Cao Yang, his face full of arrogance, didn’t even consider Li Guanqi worth his attention.

To him, Li Guanqi was nothing more than a jumping clown.

Cao Yang held a cyan-colored sword, a high-grade magical artifact.

As the war drums thundered, Ge Qing personally took to the arena to preside over the duel.

The old man raised his arm high and with a sudden swing, he bellowed, “Begin!”

Boom!!

A flash of cyan light suddenly appeared beside Cao Yang, revealing him to be a rare possessor of a Wind Spirit Root!

A powerful pressure burst forth, and Cao Yang, moving with the swiftness of a gale, lunged towards Li Guanqi.

The blade of his long sword was surrounded by intense fluctuations of Primordial Energy, shrouding it in a layer of cyan light.

Boom!!

Cao Yang swung his arm, and the sword light swept towards Li Guanqi like a fierce wind.

The overwhelming sword intent enveloped the area within ten meters around Li Guanqi.

“Boundless Heavenly Gang Sword!!”

The onlookers gasped in surprise; such exquisite sword intent was at least the power of a high-grade Xuan-level technique.

“Such swift sword light, truly worthy of a Wind Spirit Root!”

“If you ask me, that disciple from the Great Xia Sword Sect is more likely to meet misfortune than fortune.”

However, just as everyone was worrying for the Blind youth,

Thud!

A sound like thunder exploded by everyone’s ears, and as their vision blurred, they turned to look at where Li Guanqi had been standing.

The flagstone where Li Guanqi had been was shattered, but his figure was already gone.

Then, a violent roar resounded.

As the dust settled in the arena, the disciples from Xuanmen Hall stood rigidly in place.

Cao Yang’s sword was mere inches from the figure in white.

But at that moment, Cao Yang was completely immobilized, not daring to change his stance.

The onlookers saw the youth in white robes dodge the incoming long sword with a low crouch.

His own sword pointed directly at Cao Yang’s throat!

Blood slowly slid down the blade, and Cao Yang, pale and trembling, spoke with a dry voice.

“I… I concede…”

Clang!

Li Guanqi slowly stood up, sheathing his sword, and spoke calmly.

“Next.”

One breath! One sword!

Li Guanqi’s display of formidable strength left countless onlookers in awe!

The youth had seen through the swift attack in an instant and had devised a countermeasure in the blink of an eye.

And those with higher realms could clearly see what had happened in that moment.

It turned out that Li Guanqi had seen through Cao Yang’s attack as soon as he prepared to strike.

That was the scene that had just unfolded.

Li Guanqi’s strength had everyone looking sideways.

This naturally included Ji Linglan and other widely recognized prodigies.

Ji Linglan’s beautiful eyes were filled with disbelief!

A disciple of Xuanmen Hall at the late stage of Foundation Establishment, even in any Sect, would be a main force.

They enjoyed the best resources, the best techniques.

But now, he had been defeated by a sword from an unknown Sect disciple!

One sword!

The girl looked dazedly at the youth on the stage with the sword box on his back, murmuring softly.

“He’s… so strong!”

“What kind of person are you?”

All the disciples of the Great Xia Sword Sect were excitedly looking at Li Guanqi, cheering him on with raised arms.

Roar!!

At that moment, cheers erupted from the crowd atop Tianyu Mountain.

It was as if the youth standing on the stage was one of their own.

The anticipated scene of the youth being slaughtered like a stray dog by the Xuanmen Hall disciples had not occurred.

Cao Yang, pale-faced, leaped down from the platform.

He was met with a fierce slap from Guan Qingyun!

Li Nanting, with clenched fists hidden in his wide sleeves, watched the youth on the stage with complex eyes.

The limping man’s body was now radiating even more intense Primordial Energy fluctuations!

Qin Xian’s eyes sparkled as he took out a jade slip and whispered, “Sect Master, Heavenly Thunder Peak disciple Li Guanqi has initiated the Inferno Challenge.”

“Perhaps… this generation of disciples will become the hope for the rise of the Great Xia Sword Sect.”

The Elder of Xuanmen Hall, his eyes flickering, looked at the youth on the stage and completely put aside his previous contempt!

At their level, they could naturally see the formidable strength the youth had just displayed!

It was a level of dominance against peers that could be described as crushing.

Even a genius disciple like Guan Qingyun might not dare to claim a one-strike fatal victory against Cao Yang just now.

Without waiting for the Elder to speak, Guan Qingyun, with a fierce expression, said harshly, “They’re all trash!”

“This battle, I’ll take it!”

Swoosh!

Guan Qingyun, uncharacteristically not waiting until the end, leaped onto the platform.

His eyes burning, he stared intently at the youth.

Li Guanqi was slightly taken aback; he, like everyone else, thought Guan Qingyun would be the last to take the stage.

In fact, everyone was not wrong in their thinking; Guan Qingyun had not taken Li Guanqi seriously at all.

He believed that Li Guanqi would fall to the Xuanmen Hall disciples before facing him.

But reality had slapped him hard; the opponent’s strength far exceeded that of other disciples at the same realm.

Xuanmen Hall could not afford to lose!

Because they could not afford to be seen as weak!

They were one of the six great halls of the northern domain, and they could not allow Li Guanqi alone to steal the limelight.

If Guan Qingyun lost, it would be acceptable; others would only say that the Xuanmen Hall disciples should win duels decisively.

But if Li Guanqi continued to win duel after duel, the outside world would look down on Xuanmen Hall!

This was now a matter of face for Xuanmen Hall.

Guan Qingyun, looking at Li Guanqi, moved his body slightly, and a series of popping sounds like bamboo exploding ensued.

“Kid, if you’re seeking death, don’t blame me.”

“An overestimating fool!”

Li Guanqi frowned slightly and spoke softly, “Do you all love to talk so much?”

Guan Qingyun was taken aback, then with a forced smile, he said, “I hope your skills are as strong as your mouth!”

Ge Qing’s eyes gleamed with a sharp light!

With his strength, he could naturally see that both participants were very powerful.

Although he had not seen Li Guanqi display more of his abilities, just based on that one sword, the old man was certain that his strength was no less than Guan Qingyun’s!

As the old man’s arm swung down, a cold gleam flashed in Guan Qingyun’s eyes as he said sternly.

“Don’t worry, I’ll make you kneel and beg me!”

Li Guanqi gave a cold smile and softly uttered two words.

“Noisy!”

Boom!!

Li Guanqi certainly wouldn’t underestimate his opponent, so he unleashed his full strength from the start!

A ferocious pressure erupted instantly, and the flagstones within a courtyard’s distance shattered!

With the movement technique ‘Cloud Traverse,’ his figure turned into a white rainbow in an instant, striking towards Guan Qingyun!