All of a sudden, everyone turned to look at Ye Chen.
Those leaders who had been to the Sky Cloud Martial School to watch the inner disciple ranking competition all knew him, while those who had never been there were all talking about him.
"He is that Ye Chen, he is so young!"
"At such a young age, he has already mastered the half-step sword intent, how incredible!"
"Once he masters the real sword intent, his potential will be as great as that of the Emerald Childe. Unfortunately, he is still not there yet."
"Yeah, that Cheng Jun, the number one inner disciple of the Emerald Martial Palace, has such a strong Zhen Qi vibration, he has obviously reached the peak of the Late Condensing Reality Realm. Since Zhuang Qingxian let him fight, he must be very powerful, maybe he is already at the top of the core disciples."
"Top of the core disciples of the Emerald Martial Palace, this is very valuable, Ye Chen should be able to win."
Most of the people did not think highly of Ye Chen, but they were very optimistic about his future. After all, he was the first one among the young generation who had mastered the half-step sword intent, it was very likely that he would be able to master the real sword intent in the future.
Slowly standing up, Ye Chen did not say anything and walked straight onto the stage.
"You have mastered the half-step sword intent, not bad, but you have to remember, in this world, power is everything, no one cares about what you have actually mastered." Seeing Ye Chen walk onto the stage without hesitation, Cheng Jun sneered, slightly raised his chin and looked down at Ye Chen.
Ye Chen said calmly, "You are right, power is everything, you are barely enough to make me fight with all of my power."
"Don't be so arrogant, don't think that just because you are the number one inner disciple of the Sky Cloud Martial School, you are just an ordinary inner disciple in the Emerald Martial Palace." Cheng Jun did not give any face to the Head Elder of the Sky Cloud Martial School, he tried his best to belittle the average level of the disciples of the Sky Cloud Martial School.
The Head Elder's face was filled with anger. The Emerald Martial Palace was getting more and more arrogant. Even a small inner disciple did not put the Sky Cloud Martial School in his eyes. In the past, they only talked behind their backs, but now, they said it right in front of him.
"Huh!"
The Head Elder snorted coldly. His voice contained a Clasping Yuan Realm Zhen Qi. Everyone could sense the Head Elder's anger.
Zhuang Qingxian glanced at the Head Elder of the Sky Cloud Martial School and scolded Cheng Jun, "Everything will be judged by the public, how dare you judge it yourself?"
Although Cheng Jun didn't sense Zhuang Qingxian's anger, he knew that he couldn't go overboard. He immediately cupped his fists towards the crowd and said, "Cheng Jun is a straightforward person. I've made a fool of myself."
After that, his eyes turned sharp and he said to Ye Chen, "Whether what I said is true or not, let the results prove it!"
Buzz!
The storage ring flickered with a dim light, and the Hidden Cloud Sword appeared in Ye Chen's hand. He slowly unsheathed the sword and pointed it at Cheng Jun. Ye Chen said coldly, "If I can't defeat you within five movements, I lose."
Everyone was shocked by his words.
The Head Elder's face darkened. Before he came here, he had told Ye Chen not to act impulsively. In here, he was not only representing himself, but the entire Sky Cloud Martial School, and he had to think about the Sky Cloud Martial School first. How could he have completely forgotten about that? Defeating Cheng Jun within five movements was not an easy task, and if he failed to do so, everyone would undoubtedly look down on him and think that he was a braggart.
Luo Hanshan couldn't help but say, "Brother Ye, you are too impulsive!"
"Not necessarily." Xu Jing was a man of few words.
The Fourth Elder gave a bitter smile and said, "Do you really think that Ye Chen can defeat Cheng Jun within five movements? If I'm not wrong, this Cheng Jun is at least one of the top core disciples of the Emerald Martial Palace. Although I hate to admit it, judging only from the sense of power released from his body, he can be ranked in the top seven or even the top six among all the core disciples of the Sky Cloud Martial School."
Besides some of the leaders, the young generation all shook their heads as well. They all thought that Ye Chen was too arrogant, especially Shi Potian. He sneered in his mind, 'It would have been better if Ye Chen hadn't said those words, but if he failed to do so, then he would have lost a lot of face. I can't believe that this Ye Chen is even more stupid and arrogant than I thought.'
Ouyang Ming sneered, "Reckless."
On the Rudra Martial School's side, Yuan Xuemei had long hated Cheng Jun. She actually hoped that Ye Chen could defeat Cheng Jun within five movements, although it was almost impossible.
"You are looking for death!"
Cheng Jun's clothes started to flutter even though there was no wind. Beams of cyan and purple light burst out from his body. He moved his feet slightly, leaving cracks on the ground. His whole body shot out like a blade, his palm was as straight as a blade, and he threw out a palm attack.
Swoosh!
The air was sliced open, and a cyan and purple light blade shot out from his palm, attacking towards Ye Chen.
Ye Chen did not step back, instead, his calm temperament suddenly turned sharp. Wave after wave of sword power burst out from his body. His whole body seemed to have turned into a cloud, a sword that was accumulating power, and was about to explode with an amazing destructive power.
"First movement!" As he stabbed out with his sword, Ye Chen's whole body turned illusory. His sword power was not stable, and his figure was not stable either. He was like a floating cloud in the sky, and was not bound by his normal state.
Crack!
The cyan and purple light blade went through Ye Chen's illusory figure, leaving a deep crack on the ground. At the same time, Ye Chen's sword had already pierced towards Cheng Jun's chest.
"What kind of sword art is this?" Cheng Jun was shocked. He didn't expect that Ye Chen's sword art and body movement would be so weird. He was about to hit his opponent, but he missed it by a hair's breadth.
A trace of anger flashed past Cheng Jun's face. He crazily activated his Zhen Qi.
"Natural Purple Crystal Qi!"
The cyan and purple light gathered together and condensed into a purple crystal-like shield in front of Cheng Jun's chest. The shield was crystal clear, and had eight flat surfaces. The edges of the shield were emitting a faint halo, firmly protecting Cheng Jun's body. As for the other parts of his body, they were also covered by a layer of purple crystal Qi.
Ye Chen didn't make any changes, he still stabbed out with his Hidden Cloud Sword. The sword power contained a horrifying half-step sword intent, which made it even more condensed.
Puff!
The purple crystal shield was broken, it couldn't even block a little bit of Ye Chen's attack.
"What?! The Natural Purple Crystal Qi was broken!" Shi Potian clenched his fist so hard that the teacup he had just picked up was smashed into pieces. The tea splashed everywhere.
No wonder he was so shocked. The Natural Purple Crystal Qi was one of the [Natural Great Splitting Force], which was a low-rank Earth Realm martial art from the Emerald Martial Palace. It was not weaker than Liu Wuxiang's Blue Murderous Qi. In terms of destructive power, it was even more powerful. An ordinary Late Condensing Reality Realm martial artist might not be able to break the Natural Purple Crystal Qi even if he used all of his power. But now, it couldn't even block a single sword attack from Ye Chen.
Young master Emerald's expression slightly changed. The power of the half-step sword intent had really surprised him.
"Piss off!"
Cheng Jun yelled out. The Natural Purple Crystal Qi around his body grew thicker and thicker once again, it slowed down the sword tip. After that, he raised his right hand and slapped towards Ye Chen's head.
The strong wind blew Ye Chen's hair into the air. He also yelled out.
"Dominate the World!"
Boom!
All of the surrounding Yuan Qi was sucked out and injected into Ye Chen's left fist. Ye Chen then threw out his fist with an unstoppable power, clashing against Cheng Jun's palm attack.
There was no expected loud bang, neither were there any broken bricks or people flying away. The black light and the cyan purple light were devouring each other, trying their best to fight against each other.
Some of the weaker young warriors felt a bit uncomfortable. It was as if they knew that thunder was coming, but they could only see lightning bolts flashing across the sky, without any sound of thunder. It was both weird and depressing.
Right at this moment, a thunderous boom finally broke out.
The black light and cyan purple light scattered on the stage, shooting out in all directions.
"Such a strong Qi power!" The leaders of the powerful parties all made their moves. They created a thick layer of Qi wall in front of their own area, blocking the Qi power from spreading and destroying the surrounding area. All of a sudden, the transparent Qi wall started to ripple.
The two of them separated right after they touched each other. Ye Chen was still in the air, he waved out a sword attack.
"Limitless Cloud!"
The thick sword Qi was extremely powerful. Wherever it went, the air seemed to have been swept away. It then hacked towards Cheng Jun along with a destructive power.
"Damn it!"
Cheng Jun was extremely angry. He gathered all of his Zhen Qi into his right palm and threw it towards the sword Qi.
Crackle!
The Zhen Qi on the edge of his palm was completely broken. Cheng Jun spat out a mouthful of blood. His meridians had been injured by the remaining sword Qi.
"Unbelievable! The two had only exchanged three attacks, and Cheng Jun had already been injured. Was he really defeated in five attacks?"
"Half-step sword intent is even more powerful than I had imagined! Luckily, it is not the real sword intent yet. Otherwise, Cheng Jun would not have been able to handle the first attack. "
"But there are still two more attacks left. Cheng Jun should be able to handle it."
"If he couldn't handle it, then he would lose face. Before, he had been trying to belittle the average level of the Sky Cloud Martial School's disciples. But now, he has been defeated in five attacks. It is like being slapped in the face!"
Seeing Cheng Jun being injured, everyone was shocked.
"Ye Chen, you want to defeat me in five attacks? In your dreams! I will make you regret it!" Cheng Jun's eyes were completely red. He forcibly activated his Zhen Qi and crushed the sword Qi that had invaded his body. Then, he walked towards Ye Chen step by step. With every step he took, the ground would crack, and the Natural Amethyst Qi around his body would increase by a bit. By the seventh step, the Natural Amethyst Qi had condensed into the shape of a sharp blade.
At this moment, Cheng Jun had already surpassed his own limit. He had forcibly pushed his [Natural Splitting Force] to the peak of the eighth level, and his Zhen Qi had condensed into the shape of a blade.
"Break!"
Facing Ye Chen, Cheng Jun raised his right hand high and swung it forward.
Swoosh!
The side blade phantom followed Cheng Jun's hand gesture and flew out, the aftershock cutting terrifying cracks on the surface of the square. The surrounding air was like water, with many wrinkles appearing, cut by the side blade phantom one by one, and then exploded into pieces, exploding into turbulence.
"The peak of the eighth level of the [Natural Splitting Force], I can definitely defeat him." Shi Potian's eyes were fixed on the square, he couldn't wait to see Ye Chen's body being smashed into pieces.
Ouyang Ming sneered. Ye Chen, who had mastered the half-step sword intent, would be a threat sooner or later. It was a good thing that he had been defeated now.
Xu Jing and Luo Hanshan both frowned slightly. By now, she was no longer sure that Ye Chen would be able to defeat Cheng Jun. After all, Cheng Jun's breakthrough was way too sudden. No one had expected that the pressure and humiliation would actually help him breakthrough.
Compared to Ye Chen, Ye Chen's luck was way too bad.
Facing this horrifying attack, the Zhen Qi inside Ye Chen's body exploded on its own. Vaguely, there seemed to be an invisible barrier in the deepest part of his dantian being broken. The circulation speed of his Zhen Qi increased drastically, and the natural Yuan Qi poured into his body like a funnel.
Right then, Ye Chen had also made a breakthrough just like Cheng Jun. But the difference was that his cultivation had reached the Late Condensing Reality Realm.
Feeling the powerful Zhen Qi circulating inside his body, Ye Chen raised his eyes. His sharp gaze was almost tangible, and it turned into an illusory sword Qi that shot out, piercing everyone's eyes.
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