Whose Physique is Stronger Between the Two Sides

Nalan Shisan didn't act immediately. Instead, she first checked her surroundings to see if, just as Xu Mu had guessed earlier, there were others acting alongside her.

Sure enough, within just a short minute, no less than a dozen people stood up from their seats and walked toward the outside of the formation.

"Xu Mu guessed it right after all."

Nalan Shisan looked at Xu Mu in the front row.

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She wasn't surprised at all by the power Xu Mu had displayed. In her eyes, unless he encountered someone at the level of the chief disciple of the Five Great Sects, it was impossible for Xu Mu to lose.

Nalan Shisan hesitated for a moment but decided to follow those people for now. When the time came, she just wouldn't make a move.

With this thought in mind, she stood up and took the initiative to leave.

Xu Mu was currently watching the battle on the field, but his perception remained wide open.

He looked back toward Nalan Shisan's direction and found that she had already left.

So, barring any accidents, the people from the Abyss Chapel had already prompted her to act.

Xu Mu stroked his chin in thought. Right now, he couldn't be in two places at once.

However, according to the plot, Kunlun Mountain possessed a very powerful foundation. Logically speaking, no matter what these people's goals were, they should ultimately fail.

After thinking it over, Xu Mu decided to focus his main objective on Wu Tian.

A male protagonist who held a grudge against him like this had to be dealt with early.

If he waited until the later stages when they had fully developed, he would be in extreme danger.

This was Xu Mu's primary conflict.

On the field, the battle continued.

As an alchemist of Shennong Ding, Yan Jingqiu had incredibly strong fire control abilities.

The entire arena was filled with flames.

The scorching temperature could not transmit outside.

But looking at the glowing red scene inside, one could still feel the intense heat.

Yun Yao clenched one hand and walked toward Yan Jingqiu step by step, his long hair fluttering, his pace effortless and graceful.

Yan Jingqiu aimed both hands at Yun Yao. The surrounding flames gradually condensed, making it seem as if a second sun had appeared in the arena.

The blinding light made it impossible for countless people outside the arena to look directly at it.

Clang!

A flash of white light slashed through. Even the burning flames were effortlessly cut apart.

In the next moment, Yun Yao arrived above Yan Jingqiu's head and swung his longsword down with force.

Boom!

Yan Jingqiu didn't make a single movement, but a pillar of fire suddenly erupted from his body.

The terrifying flames expanded a full ten meters outward, shooting straight up to the formation barrier in the sky.

Yun Yao was sent flying by this force.

Above the white clouds.

Dong Chengdao looked down at the arena in surprise. The flames had already engulfed the entire field.

He suddenly frowned and said, "Is Yan Jingqiu carving a formation?"

Pan Chenggong nodded slightly. "That's right. Yan Jingqiu knows formations, though his alchemy skills are stronger."

The other experts around them all looked at the arena. Yan Jingqiu had barely moved from the beginning until now; clearly, he was preparing something major.

"A level eight amplification formation?"

Wang Chi suddenly stared at Yan Jingqiu below. "Could it be that he wants to..."

On the field.

The surrounding temperature grew higher and higher. Yun Yao raised his hand and glanced at it; his skin had already been burned red.

With just a single breath, he felt a wave of heat enter his lungs, making him incredibly uncomfortable.

Suddenly, the surrounding flames continued to intensify. Yun Yao felt as though the meridians in his body were starting to malfunction.

"Yan Jingqiu, are you trying to refine me?"

Yun Yao suddenly frowned.

"You guessed right. This is exactly my method for dealing with you. I usually have to study alchemy, so I can't practice combat all the time like you do. This can be considered the weakness of our Shennong Ding."

Hearing this, Yan Jingqiu revealed a smile. "However, with disadvantages come advantages. This arena is a sealed formation, just like an alchemy furnace. You simply cannot escape."

Above the white clouds.

Pan Chenggong also nodded. "Our combat strength isn't high, but this terrain is advantageous to us. With Yan Jingqiu's current power, he can completely cover the arena with flames. Yun Yao has nowhere to hide."

"Sect Master Dong, your eldest disciple is in danger."

Ning Kai looked at Dong Chengdao with a smile.

Dong Chengdao merely smiled and waved his hand. "This attack method is indeed beyond my expectations, but that's all it is. Yun Yao is smarter than I am; he knows what to do."

Just as he finished speaking, Yun Yao suddenly erupted with power down below.

Holding his sword with both hands, he raised it high. A dazzling white light completely enveloped his entire body.

The longsword in his hands also flashed with white light, extending to a height of a hundred meters.

"Long Song Severance!"

Yun Yao swung the longsword radiating a hundred meters of white light toward Yan Jingqiu.

Ah...

This hundred-meter sword light slashed through the air, but the expected sound of tearing through the air did not appear.

Instead, a sound like a woman's singing echoed in the air.

Boom!

A pillar of fire erupted from Yan Jingqiu's body once again.

However, this white light paused for a mere half-second before instantly cleaving the pillar of fire apart and striking toward Yan Jingqiu's body.

Buzz!

Right at this moment, Yan Jingqiu's figure disappeared from the field, evidently having been teleported outside.

The white light continued its slash, striking all the way to the formation wall on the other side.

Bang!

The formation runes and marks were all slashed out by this attack.

"In a limited space, it's also much easier for me to hit you."

Yun Yao sheathed his longsword and walked off the field. "Clearly, my attack is superior."

"Yun Yao! Yun Yao! The stars shine for you!"

"Yun Yao, I love you!"

...

Seeing Yun Yao win, the women watching outside the arena all stood up and cheered frantically.

Yan Jingqiu had already left the arena. A gash had been cut across his waist, and blood was continuously spilling out.

If he hadn't been teleported out, given the terrifying attack just now, he might have been sliced in half at the waist.

The crowd watching outside all let out gasps of shock.

Too terrifying!

As expected of the champion from the previous tournament.

Seeing this scene, Xu Mu was also quite shocked. It seemed that even between chief disciples, there could be massive gaps in strength.

Above the white clouds.

Pan Chenggong shook his head slightly. "I didn't expect this Yun Yao to have advanced another tier. Sect Master Jiang, it's a good thing you sent First Elder Duan Musong there. Otherwise, Yan Jingqiu would have been in real danger just now."

"It's what should be done. These people are the future of our Yanhuang; they certainly can't be put in life-threatening danger."

Jiang Zhenqi said with a smile.

Yun Yao smoothly advanced to the top six, and the next match was subsequently initiated.

Two names quickly appeared.

Xu Mu, Shi Yao.

Seeing these two names, the audience outside the arena cheered once again.

Shi Yao went without saying, the chief disciple of the Strength Faction, whose physical attainments had reached the pinnacle.

As for Xu Mu, judging from the abilities he had displayed so far, his physique was also incredibly formidable, capable of ignoring early-stage Grandmaster attacks.

A fight between these two would definitely be a brutal, hand-to-hand brawl.

"Good heavens, I didn't expect them to run into each other."

Ning Kai felt somewhat helpless. In his eyes, he already considered Xu Mu a member of his own Strength Faction.

"We're in for a good show. We can take this opportunity to see whose physique is truly stronger."

Jiang Zhenqi said with a beaming smile.