Published: February 26, 2025
Upon hearing this, Yuwen Shu's lips curled into a slight smile as he transmitted, “Jing Yun, that wretch Xuan Yuan Rou is the woman I, Yuwen Shu, have my eyes on! I tell you, as long as you encounter me next, after I kill you, one day I will have her!”
Hearing this, Tan Yun's expression suddenly turned cold as he transmitted back, “Brat, there's no use in more words! As long as I encounter you, I will make sure you die a miserable death!”
Time passed second by second, and in the blink of an eye, half an hour had gone by.
On the Divine Altar, Mu Zihua, drenched in sweat, had defeated Lu Dian, the son of Lu Song Divine King, successfully advancing to the top four!
Now, the ones who advanced to the top four were Yuwen Shu and Tan Yun as well.
Feeling exhausted and with his left arm injured, Mu Zihua cast a serious glance at Yuwen Shu below the altar before quickly descending from the Divine Altar and sitting cross-legged to recover his strength.
“Sigh!” The defeated Lu Dian lowered his head in disappointment as he flew down from the Divine Altar, landing behind Lu Song Divine King, “I’m sorry, Father, I have let you down.”
Lu Song Divine King smiled kindly and said, “Dian'er, being in the top eight is enough to show you are a dragon among men. I am very satisfied, you need not blame yourself.”
At this moment, everyone's gaze was fixed on the Divine Altar, where Ximen Fengxi and Xuan Yuan Rou were engaged in a fierce battle.
After watching for more than an hour, everyone realized that Xuan Yuan Rou was stronger than Ximen Fengxi.
At this moment, Xuan Yuan Rou seemed to handle Ximen Fengxi's attacks with ease.
Meanwhile, Ximen Fengxi was drenched in sweat and panting heavily!
Ximen Fengxi was not foolish; he was well aware, just like everyone else, that losing to Xuan Yuan Rou was inevitable. However, Xuan Yuan Rou didn't want to defeat him but to give Tan Yun time to recover from his injuries and regain his strength!
At the same time, the reason he hadn’t admitted defeat was twofold.
Firstly, the supreme divine king and Mu Long Divine King had transmitted to Ximen Fengxi's father, instructing him to tell his son to stall Xuan Yuan Rou.
Because Mu Long Divine King believed that Ximen Fengxi's biggest rival was not Tan Yun, but rather Xuan Yuan Rou, who had received the true teachings of Mu Feng Divine King!
As long as Ximen Fengxi could hold Xuan Yuan Rou back to drain her strength, when his son eventually faced Xuan Yuan Rou, he would have a greater chance of victory!
Also, as long as he kept Xuan Yuan Rou occupied, his son could also recover his strength!
The second reason was that Ximen Fengxi still had a trump card he had yet to unleash. He wanted to play dumb, letting everyone believe he was bound to lose, and then make his move when Xuan Yuan Rou least expected it, creating a chance for him to win!
Time passed second by second, and after another quarter of an hour, Tan Yun, who was sitting cross-legged, suddenly opened his eyes and transmitted, “Rou'er, you can defeat him now!”
Xuan Yuan Rou nodded slightly towards Tan Yun. This subtle movement was keenly captured by Ximen Fengxi, who thought to himself, “Not good, she’s going to make her move!”
“I will strike first!”
Having made up his mind, Ximen Fengxi erupted with the overwhelming power of an ancient celestial god, holding the Ancient Attribute Divine Sword and rising into the air, transforming into one hundred and eight phantoms at high speed!
“Ximen's One Hundred and Eight Swords - Sword to Slay the Demon God!”
As Ximen Fengxi's deadly voice rang out, the one hundred and eight phantoms moved swiftly through the sky in an arcane trajectory, the overwhelming power of the ancient celestial god's sword aura surged wildly!
Ultimately, it surged eighteenfold before rapidly descending upon Xuan Yuan Rou!
One hundred and eight swords, every single one lethal, with boundless power!
Xuan Yuan Rou stood elegantly in the low air, glancing at the one hundred and eight phantoms charging towards her. As she transformed into a residual shadow and retreated into the sky, her hair danced in the wind while her jade hand held the sword, executing profound sword techniques at high speed!