Victory
Faced with Lang Xiaotian's imperious command, Dongfang Yueming merely glanced at him indifferently and uttered two words: "With your power?"
Upon hearing this, the surroundings fell into an instant of deathly silence! Everyone stared at Dongfang Yueming as if he were a madman!
"This kid... how dare he?!"
"Does he even know who he's talking to? That's Lang Xiaotian of the Heavenly Wolf Gate elder!"
Lang Xiaotian was also enraged by Dongfang Yueming's nonchalant attitude! His handsome face instantly turned ashen, and a cruel glint flashed in his eyes. "Fine! Very well! I'll see what right you have to be arrogant in front of me!" Without saying another word, he leaped onto the arena, releasing his powerful aura of Qi Refining Perfection without reservation, pressing down on Dongfang Yueming!
"It's over! This kid is completely finished!"
"Lang Xiaotian is a genuine Qi Refining Perfection! It's said he's only one step away from condensing the Qi Swirl Phenomenon!"
"This is going to be interesting!"
The crowd below the stage began to whisper among themselves, their gazes towards Dongfang Yueming filled with a mixture of sympathy and schadenfreude.
Lang Xiaotian stood on the arena, his expression cold and arrogant, as if he had already pronounced Dongfang Yueming's death sentence.
Clang--!
Dongfang Yueming slowly drew the "Light Snow" longsword from his waist; the gleaming blade shimmered with a chilling light in the sunlight.
"How dare you draw your sword in front of me?!" Lang Xiaotian was furious upon seeing this! In his eyes, Dongfang Yueming's behavior was undoubtedly the greatest provocation to him! Without further hesitation, he blurred into a blur, and his sword, like a venomous snake emerging from its hole, pierced straight for Dongfang Yueming's throat!
Dongfang Yueming's eyes remained calm as his long saber struck first, precisely parrying Lang Xiaotian's sword!
Clang!
The sound of metal clashing rang out!
Lang Xiaotian's first attack failed, so he launched an even fiercer offensive! His sword flashed like a storm, enveloping Dongfang Yueming's vital points!
Dongfang Yueming remained calm and composed, wielding his longsword with effortless skill. His movements were sometimes light and graceful, sometimes bold and sweeping. Every parry was perfectly timed, and every counterattack targeted the opponent's weaknesses! His swordsmanship, seemingly simple, contained a profound and exquisite beauty, a true embodiment of simplicity and naturalness!
"This... how is this possible?!" Lang Xiaotian grew increasingly alarmed as the fight progressed! He discovered that no matter how he changed his moves, he couldn't break through his opponent's seemingly casual sword net! His opponent's swordsmanship seemed to have transcended the limitations of mere techniques, reaching a higher realm! "This... this doesn't seem like swordsmanship that Qi Refining Realm could unleash! He's only using true qi, how can it possess such power?!"
The audience was stunned! They had expected a one-sided victory, but instead... it turned out to be a close contest?!
"Damn it!" Lang Xiaotian was losing face after failing to break through the defenses for so long! He roared and his inner energy surged wildly. The sword in his hand shone brightly, and an extremely sharp sword aura detached from the blade and shot towards Dongfang Yueming!
"It's releasing his true energy! Lang Xiaotian is getting serious!" the crowd below exclaimed in surprise!
Faced with this sword energy powerful enough to shatter Stone Splitting, Dongfang Yueming's eyes narrowed, and he neither dodged nor avoided it! He poured his true energy into the "Light Snow" blade, flicked his wrist, and the longsword transformed into a streak of cold light, directly meeting the fierce sword energy!
Laugh--!
Before everyone's incredulous eyes, the sword energy that was powerful enough to threaten an expert at the Internal Force Realm was actually severed by Dongfang Yueming's single strike!
"What?!"
"He... he actually severed his true energy with a sword?!"
Another gasp erupted from the audience!
Lang Xiaotian was completely stunned! He couldn't accept that his proud attack had been so easily neutralized by his opponent! Overwhelmed with shock and anger, he was almost losing his mind!
Just as the fierce battle was raging, at the edge of the arena, two figures were quietly watching the fight on the stage.
They were dressed in contrasting colors, one blue and one yellow, and their demeanor was understated.
"This young man's swordsmanship... is truly terrifying!" exclaimed the man in green.
"To be precise, it's his astonishing comprehension of Martial Dao," another person in yellow interjected. "His swordsmanship has transcended the constraints of fixed moves, reaching a level of effortless mastery, where no moves are truly effective."
"Hmm," the man in green nodded, "His weapon looks ordinary, but the fact that it can unleash such power shows that the quality of his own true energy far surpasses that of others of the same level."
"Unfortunately..." he changed the subject, "I've never heard of this person before, so they probably don't have any powerful background. In terms of foundation, they're ultimately lacking."
The man in yellow nodded slightly. "Perhaps, he can only be considered an opponent worth remembering. Such talent, yet without a master to guide him, without any resources to support him, is truly a pity."
After exchanging a few words, the two stopped paying attention to the battle on the stage and quietly turned to leave.
Some martial artists who noticed their departure were all taken aback. "It's them, Chi Qing from the Chi Family and Qiang Feng from the Qiang Family! Although these two prodigies aren't as dazzling as Chi Chunshui and Qiang Yao, they are still geniuses who have condensed a mid-grade Qi Swirl Phenomenon! They're actually here too!"
Just then, Lang Xiaotian was completely enraged after his sword energy was severed by Dongfang Yueming's blade! His handsome face was contorted with rage, and his eyes flashed with a crazed killing intent! "Boy! You've successfully pissed me off!"
He roared suddenly, and his aura surged once more! A terrifying wave, far surpassing his previous Qi Refining martial arts, emanated from him!
"It's... it's Grandmaster- level martial art!!" The crowd below exclaimed again! "Lang Xiaotian has actually cultivated a Grandmaster- level martial art to the Entry level! This kid... he's completely finished!"
A cruel grin appeared on Lang Xiaotian's face, as if he could already see Dongfang Yueming being blasted into dust by him! He formed hand seals, and a surge of powerful true energy gathered, transforming into a gigantic wolf phantom that blotted out the sky, which pounced fiercely towards Dongfang Yueming!
However, even when faced with this terrifying attack that could threaten a master of the Internal Force Realm, Dongfang Yueming's eyes remained calm!
He formed a strange hand seal with his left hand, and a chilling and domineering palm force gathered in his palm! It was the "Heaven-Overwhelming Palm" that he had obtained from Inner Force expert of the Heaven-Surging Alliance!
Although it was only at the Entry level, under the impetus of Dongfang Yueming's extremely high-quality Primordial Yin-Yang True Qi, its power was in no way inferior to Lang Xiaotian's Grandmaster martial arts, which he had not yet fully unleashed!
Boom!!!
He met the roaring phantom of the giant wolf with a palm strike!
A deafening roar resounded!
To everyone's disbelief, the arrogant giant wolf phantom was actually smashed to pieces by Dongfang Yueming!
Lang Xiaotian was struck dumb, coughing up blood again and flying backward, landing even harder than before! He struggled to get up, only to find himself severely injured and powerless to fight! He stared at Dongfang Yueming in disbelief, his eyes filled with terror and resentment! "Impossible... impossible..."
The audience below was stunned and completely silent! A Qi Refining Perfection and could even unleash Entry- level Grandmaster- level martial arts had actually... actually lost?! Lost to an unknown kid?!