Watching Su Lianxin walk forward, Chen Xiao couldn't help but be slightly taken aback.
Especially when he saw Su Lianxin also draw her sword, Chen Xiao tilted his head, a hint of surprise in his eyes.
Is my senior sister going to take on the challenge too...?
Furthermore, isn't his talent of seven dragon walls impressive enough?
Why won't they even give me a second glance?
Senior sister, why do you still look like this? Doesn't the word "shock" even exist in your mind?
Chen Xiao was somewhat puzzled, but he didn't say anything and just watched quietly.
He felt that he had been looked down upon along the way, especially by his senior sister.
Could it be that Senior Sister saw he could activate seven stone walls and thought... she could too?
Those are seven stone walls! Even Huang Zhen, Hidden Dragon Ranking, has only activated five of them!
With my talent, even after exerting all my strength, I could only barely activate seven paths. Senior sister, do you really think this stone wall can be activated so easily?
Chen Xiao shook his head slightly and quietly looked at Su Lianxin.
He had even planned how he would comfort and console his senior sister if she was unable to light up the stone wall, or even if she could only light up one or two paths.
And it was at this moment.
The wind rises.
The sword comes.
Before the Nine-Bend Coiling Dragon Wall, a stunningly beautiful young woman with flowing robes swung her One Sword, her movements light and graceful, slashing towards the stone wall.
In that instant, as the One Sword swept across the sky, everyone in the valley felt a sense of dread, as if their throats were being choked.
A terrifying Sword Intent instantly enveloped the valley, sweeping across the Nine-Bend Coiling Dragon Wall like a breeze.
The phantom in the valley suddenly opened its eyes and looked down in disbelief.
The entire valley began to hum and tremble, and a joyous atmosphere, as if the heavens and earth were celebrating, filled the Nine-Bend Coiling Dragon Wall. Large swathes of golden light burst forth and connected together.
At the same time, the nine stone walls exploded with dazzling golden light.
On the stone wall, the inscriptions, formed by True Intention and engraved in seal script, seem to come alive like swimming dragons, swimming and celebrating within the stone wall.
All nine stone walls are now open!
The onlookers were stunned. Many who hadn't paid attention before turned their heads like madmen, staring blankly at the girl in front of the stone wall, completely dumbfounded.
Nine... nine stone walls!?
"How is this possible? Four stone walls are already enough to be called geniuses, but to have all nine stone walls activated, what does that even mean?"
Doesn't this mean that this woman's talent is comparable to that of the legendary Great Emperor?
"Half a step... No! If, if this person can grow, he will surely become an emperor!"
Many people were so shocked they trembled. Looking at the aloof girl, they even felt their scalps tingle. The way they looked at Su Lianxin was as if they were looking at a ferocious beast.
They thought that seven stone walls were the limit, but they never expected that such a monster would appear at the end!
Who exactly is this woman?
Under the soaring golden light, Huang Zhen's face was illuminated and turned golden.
Seeing this, he, who considered himself a genius, went completely mad, shouting incessantly.
"It's all fake, it's all fake, hahaha..."
Nine stone walls? How is that possible?
"I'm dreaming, I must be dreaming... There's no Nine-Bend Coiling Dragon Wall, no Great Emperor bearing, this is an illusion, it must be an illusion!!!"
He bit his tongue, refusing to believe it, but the metallic taste and pain brought him back to his senses, only making his faith crumble further.
All nine stone walls were lit up, indicating that this woman's talent was no less than that of the Great Emperor.
What the hell does that mean!?
To this day, not a single Great Emperor has emerged in the entire Profound Domain!
If this woman is a genius of the Nine Stone Walls, doesn't that mean the future empress is right before my eyes?
Looking at everything before him, Huang Zhen felt only absurdity and unreality.
He shook his head repeatedly, trying to back away, but his feet seemed to be rooted to the spot, unable to move at all. Even his gaze seemed to be glued to Su Lianxin.
Previously, there was a young man who could light up seven dragon walls; now there is a woman who can make nine dragon walls tremble with a casual One Sword.
Where on earth did all these extraordinary beings come from?!
Everyone was shocked and bewildered.
What was truly astonishing was Su Lianxin's talent.
Confused, are they really living in the same Profound Domain? It's truly infuriating to compare oneself to others!
The only one who was truly excited was probably the phantom in mid-air.
He stared at Su Lianxin's figure, trembling with excitement.
"Excellent, excellent! The younger generation is truly formidable!"
"It is a worthy fortuitous opportunity that I risked my life to preserve."
"If you ever become Great Emperor, do not forget to come here and offer incense; it will comfort my heart..."
Only Su Lianxin could hear his voice. She subconsciously looked up to find the voice, but when she did, she only saw a flash of light, and something seemed to have entered her forehead.
Su Lianxin subconsciously reached out and touched it, but all she touched was ice-cold.
The figure in the void watched the stream of light converging from the nine dragon walls disappear into Su Lianxin's forehead. It chuckled, half relieved and half regretful, shook its head, sighed, and then vanished.
No one witnessed this scene.
At this moment, Chen Xiao was stiff all over, unable to take a step. He stared blankly at the scene before him, his previous pride and smugness seemingly poured over him like a bucket of cold water, leaving him with nothing.
Nine stone walls—those are the Nine-Bend Coiling Dragon Wall, left behind by Half-Step Great Emperor, for testing one's aptitude!
With his aptitude, seven stone walls would be his limit; anything beyond that would be considered legendary talent.
Let alone the Ninth Path, even the Eighth Path, regardless of the power outside, would fight tooth and nail to snatch people.
But where are there so many unparalleled geniuses?
Before this, Chen Xiao never even thought that some people were born with the talent to be Half-Step Great Emperor, or even destined to Great Emperor.
You must be joking!
However, now, this monstrous talent has appeared right before him.
As long as Su Lianxin doesn't perish, given time, she will surely become Great Emperor!
No wonder...
No wonder!
Chen Xiao trembled all over, feeling as if the clouds had finally parted and he was seeing the real impact.
No wonder his senior sister never even glanced at him; it turned out he had never even caught her eye.
Who would care about someone whose qualifications and abilities are inferior to their own?
Recalling his behavior along the way, Chen Xiao's face flushed red, overwhelmed by an indescribable sense of shame.
Especially considering that I even pulled off that hero-saves-the-damsel-in-distress act...
Previously, when my senior sister was surrounded, no wonder she was so calm. It turns out she had a plan in mind... No, no, that wasn't a plan at all, she was clearly watching a clown!
He even swore he'd be a hero and save the damsel in distress...
Recalling his mental journey at the time, and his self-perceived dashing demeanor, Chen Xiao felt so embarrassed that he wanted to disappear into a crack in the ground.
This time, he really looks like a clown...
Unfortunately, the area is riddled with formations, and the ground itself can withstand their bombardment, let alone the fissures in the ground.
After thinking about a whole bunch of random things, Chen Xiao finally calmed down, scratched his head, and let out a long breath.
However, although it was awkward, it wasn't all bad.
If my senior sister has such qualifications, how terrifying must the Sword Pavilion I joined be?
He originally thought that with his talent, joining the Sword Pavilion and ranking first would be a piece of cake.
Now it seems that this is not the case!
Putting everything else aside, Su Lianxin alone could easily overpower him.
No wonder Chen Xiao is so arrogant.
After all, he had never seen anyone with more talent than himself.
In his eyes, even the most outstanding talents on the Mystic Ranking were nothing special.
So what if he's been cultivating for longer?
If his cultivation level increases, he'll easily defeat him!
But now, gazing at that aloof, moon-like figure not far from him, Chen Xiao was completely captivated.
He approached step by step, stood next to Su Lianxin, and changed his previous arrogant expression, respectfully cupping his hands in greeting.
"Senior sister, from now on in the Sword Pavilion, you'll be number one, and I'll be number two!"
Su Lianxin glanced at him, then remained silent.
As the senior sister, she naturally wouldn't embarrass her junior brother.
However, Su Lianxin remained noncommittal about Chen Xiao's words.
She's in first place, and it seems there's no problem with that right now.
But Chen Xiao is second...?