Hua Yunshu's eyes finally landed on Zui Qianchou and he said, "I challenge Zui Qianchou of the Barren State."
Ye Futian's eyes narrowed as he looked at Hua Yunshu on the grandstand.
He was seated in the servant's seat, which was not respected. However, the only good thing about it was that he could clearly hear the discussions of the people in the grandstand area behind him.
The people from Huatian City naturally knew the students of Xihua Sacred Mountain better than he did.
Hua Yunshu was hailed by many as the number one of Xihua Sacred Mountain this year. Many were talking about him when he went out to battle, but that battle did not leave a deep impression on Ye Futian, as Hua Yunshu easily defeated the other eight and won.
At that moment, many people were still talking behind him.
"The eight from the Barren State have always been here, but Hua Yunshu has challenged. Finally, someone from the Barren State is going to be eliminated."
"Yes, all eight from the Barren State have comprehended mature rules and are very powerful. But Hua Yunshu is the top existence of Xihua Sacred Mountain in this time's Nine State Forum. There's no doubt about it."
"Actually, I'm looking forward to the battle between him and Yu Sheng from the Barren State, but he obviously doesn't want to challenge Yu Sheng so early. He's probably preparing to fight in the top hundred."
Many people were talking about it. Hua Yunshu had a very high status among the younger generation of Xihua Sacred Mountain. While he was not as talented as Liu Zong, he was extremely diligent and focused in his training, able to do one thing to the extreme. As such, he stood out and became the representative of those below the Sage Plane, gaining the favor of the saints.
Zui Qianchou looked at the opponent who challenged him and naturally realized how powerful his opponent was, but he still walked out casually, seeming to not care.
"Hua Yunshu of Xihua Sacred Mountain of the Eastern State.
Pleased to meet you, "Hua Yunshu said to Zui Qianchou, appearing very polite. While he thought that the eight from the Barren State should have been eliminated, he still maintained a proper demeanor on the surface. He was the representative of Xihua Sacred Mountain participating in the Nine State Forum. Xihua Sacred Mountain was the host, so he naturally had to be polite.
"Zui Qianchou of the Holy Zhi Palace of the Barren State. Pleased to meet you," Zui Qianchou returned the courtesy.
Wisps of energy emanated from Hua Yunshu's body.
"Hold on." At this moment, Zui Qianchou made a gesture and took out a bottle of wine, pouring it into his mouth. This caused the gazes of many to freeze as they stared at Zui Qianchou. Was this guy a drunkard?
Hua Yunshu did not mind. He stood there quietly and waited. After a while, Zui Qianchou shook his gourd and smiled at Hua Yunshu, saying, "Sorry, we can start now."
"Please," Hua Yunshu said.
As soon as he finished speaking, Zui Qianchou's body disappeared from where he was, shooting straight at him like an extremely dazzling sword. The drunkard who had been so casual and lazy just a moment ago seemed to have become a different person in an instant. Dazzling sword will was all over his body.
Hua Yunshu raised his hand and clenched his fist at Zui Qianchou. In an instant, a powerful power of rules in the air headed for Zui Qianchou's body, causing his body to shine like rocks and become stiff. That was not all. The space around Zui Qianchou seemed to have been petrified, and it became extremely heavy.
Hua Yunshu majored in earth-elemental energy. He cultivated the earth-elemental energy to the extreme and delved into it. From there, he was able to comprehend several types of rule powers derived from the earth-elemental energy.
Rules of Petrification, Rules of Gravity, and Rules of Strength.
These power of rules were all derived from the earth-elemental energy as a foundation.
However, at that moment, dazzling light burst from Zui Qianchou's body. His Sword of Life Spirit burst. It was as thin as a cicada's wing, and the power of rules seemed to have been infused into the sword.
"Cut." Zui Qianchou moved his will slightly, and the dazzling sword shuttled through the air, shattering the power of petrification. Power of rules coursed on his body as well, shattering the petrification rules. That was a rule technique that he had comprehended from his own training, the Cutting Rules.
The light of rocks shattered, and sword flashes that were as thin as cicada's wings swept out, slashing at Hua Yunshu in an extremely fierce manner.
Hua Yunshu's will shrouded the vast space. Light of rocks continued to appear on Zui Qianchou's body. While it was unable to petrify him, it was still able to greatly affect Zui Qianchou's movements, making his movements somewhat sluggish.
When Zui Qianchou got close to Hua Yunshu, the rules of petrification and gravity became even stronger, restricting him.
At the same time, Hua Yunshu raised his arm and slapped Zui Qianchou's sword that was coming at him.
When Hua Yunshu lashed out with his palm, his entire body shone with dazzling light. He was as imposing as a mountain. His palm was also like a mountain, exuding an unparalleled sense of power. Illusions of mountains even manifested. It gave off the impression that what Hua Yunshu had lashed out with was not a single palm print, but a mountain that had been destroyed.
Zui Qianchou's Cutting Sword became extremely overbearing as well, turning into a giant sword that cut through the air, slicing through the mountains in an extremely overbearing manner.
The mountains were cut, but there was still unparalleled power coming at him, landing on Zui Qianchou's body and sending him flying.
Zui Qianchou steadied himself and hovered in the air, staring at Hua Yunshu.
Hua Yunshu's rules were not some rare power of rules. All of them were simple, but that did not necessarily mean that they were weak. Many top-notch figures were able to bring simple powers to the extreme, bringing shocking might to bear.
A gust of wind blew and Zui Qianchou flashed, continuing to move forward. At that very moment, he split into many shadows, and many of Zui Qianchou's shadows went at Hua Yunshu from different directions.
He was the heir of the Ghost Sword, and his movements and swordsmanship were ghostly. He had trained under the Sword Demon, and his sword techniques were overbearing and fierce.
Hua Yunshu looked up. His expression was as calm as ever, and his heart was as still as water.
As the number one participant of Xihua Sacred Mountain who participated in the Nine State Forum, his confidence naturally stemmed from his formidable powers. If any one of the eight from the Barren State could have shaken him, then his title as the number one noble of Xihua Sacred Mountain would have been a joke.
Hua Yunshu extended his right hand towards the space in front of him as he watched the afterimages charging towards him. In the next moment, a terrifying storm of rocks whipped up in the air. Light from the rocks gathered in a frenzy, almost burying the space in front of him.
At the same time, there was an extremely strong gravitational rule that acted on the space, turning the space into a single entity.
The storm of rocks sealed the space in an instant, and Zui Qianchou was no longer petrified. He had petrified the entire space and sealed it. That space turned into a petrified mountain. Sword aura shot out, cutting the stone mountain, but the storm remained, burying the gap. But then again, he knew that the attack would not have been able to hurt Zui Qianchou, and it merely trapped him and his shadows within.
Hua Yunshu slowly took to the air and terrifying power emanated from his body. He stared at the stone mountain before him and retracted his arm slightly.
At the very next moment, his body shot towards the stone mountain like a bolt of lightning, moving at an unbelievable speed.
Ye Futian's expression changed right away when he saw what happened. He sensed Hua Yunshu's power, and Zui Qianchou was in danger.
Boom!
A deafening rumble was heard. Hua Yunshu's fist landed on the petrified mountain, and the space shook violently. Formless storms penetrated the stone mountain and headed for the space within. The raging power seemed to have shaken the hearts of everyone present.
The stone mountain crumbled at the very next moment, and it exploded completely.
Everyone saw dazzling flashes of the sword when the stone mountain exploded. The flashes of the sword then retreated, and a figure retreated to the edge of the forum stage along with the flashes of the sword. It was none other than Zui Qianchou.
The flashes of the sword dissipated, and Zui Qianchou's figure appeared. There was blood at the corner of his mouth, and his body was still shaking. His attack was actually ignored by Hua Yunshu, and he had no chance at all.
He knew that he had lost, and there was no way he could have beaten his opponent.
"You've won." Zui Qianchou smiled and turned around to leave. He did not care too much about winning or losing, but he would remember that battle.
Hua Yunshu stood there calmly, without any hint of joy. It was as if that was how it should have been.
"Hua Yunshu is indeed the number one noble of Xihua Sacred Mountain," everyone thought. When Hua Yunshu launched that attack just now, many people's hearts trembled as well. It was as if they could feel how terrifying that power was.
Zui Qianchou's defeat was not undeserved. He was eliminated by Hua Yunshu, and the student of the Holy Zhi Palace's trip was not in vain.
"Very powerful." Zui Qianchou's defeat meant that some of the cultivators from the Sage Hall had finally been eliminated. However, he was not surprised. This was something that would happen sooner or later. It was almost impossible for all eight of them to make it to the top 100. After all, the holy lands of the Nine States were not there to play around.
"Yes, I'm afraid only Yu Sheng can compete with him in terms of strength." Sage Wanxiang, who was at the side, nodded. He had also felt Hua Yunshu's power. A noble who relied on the power of rules to bring his power to such an extent was indeed worthy of being called a genius.
"Yu Sheng, huh?" Ye Futian looked down at Yu Sheng and the others. He was looking forward to it.
As for the remaining seven, he didn't know how many of them could fight their way into the top hundred.
Yu Sheng and the others also watched as Hua Yunshu left. Although Hua Yunshu had behaved politely, his arrogance could not be concealed.
Did the number one of Xihua Sacred Mountain pick the people of the Barren State to attack?
(End of Chapter)
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