Seeing that no one had any objections, the Second Princess smiled and said, "Everyone, I have already thought of the sparring method. Please listen to me."
Hearing this, everyone looked at the Second Princess, Gu Feifei, waiting for her to speak.
Su Mo's interest was piqued. Although he did not want to participate in the sparring, it was a good opportunity for him to see the strength of the other geniuses.
After all, many of the people at the banquet were going to participate in the Sky Dragon Contest.
Know yourself and know your enemy, and you will not be defeated.
The Second Princess fell silent for a while and said, "If we go to the starry sky, it will be too conspicuous. Let's spar here!"
Everyone nodded their heads. Since the Second Princess had said to hold the sparring here, she must have had a plan.
The Second Princess then flipped her hand over and a round talisman the size of a palm appeared in her hand.
The talisman was pure white in color and there were many complicated runes on it.
Then, the Second Princess tossed the talisman into the air.
The Second Princess then pointed her finger forward and a sharp Finger Radiance instantly hit the talisman.
The Finger Radiance did not shatter the talisman. Instead, it merged into the talisman and the talisman expanded rapidly.
As the talisman grew bigger, it became more illusory and transparent.
In a breath, the talisman had expanded to a radius of more than a thousand feet. It was like an illusory shadow that covered the entire square.
Right at this moment, everyone felt the space around them suddenly solidify like iron, and it restrained their bodies.
"Spatial Solidification Talisman?"
Everyone was shocked. They had not expected the Second Princess to use such a talisman. This talisman was extremely precious and it could solidify the space like iron, greatly reducing the destructive power of a martial artist.
"Hm?" Su Mo was also surprised. He realized that the space around him was extremely sturdy.
With the sturdiness of the space, he might not be able to break it even if he attacked with all his strength.
Fighting in such a space not only limited the martial artist's speed of movement and attack, but their combat strength would also be greatly reduced.
"Everyone, this Spatial Solidification Talisman has increased the strength of the space by a thousand times. Under such circumstances, the battle will not affect the outside of the square." The Second Princess said with a smile.
"That's great!"
"This way, we can fight without any worries!"
"Hehe, I didn't expect the Second Princess to have such a treasure!"
Everyone spoke up one after another, agreeing with this situation. They were only sparring, and there was no need for a normal battle.
"This is only one of them!"
The Second Princess smiled. She was already prepared. She flipped her hand and two more jade pendants appeared.
These two jade pendants were exactly the same. They were only the size of eggs, completely green, sparkling, and translucent, and similarly covered in inscriptions.
"These two jade pendants contain seals that suppress cultivation. As long as you wear them, your cultivation will be suppressed!"
The Second Princess looked at the crowd and explained in a clear voice, "Everyone's cultivation base is different. If we were to spar like this, it would be too unfair. Therefore, it would be best for everyone to be of the same cultivation base. What do you all think?"
"I agree. This is the only way to learn from each other!"
"That's for the best. We don't have to worry about the gap in cultivation anymore!"
"Haha, I like this rule!
The Second Princess's suggestion immediately gained the support of many people. After all, many of the people present did not have high cultivation levels.
On the other hand, the First Prince, Second Princess, Taishi Yuan and the others were all Rank 9 Martial Honorables. If they did not suppress their cultivation ranks, they would not be able to spar.
"Second Princess, what cultivation rank will this jade pendant suppress?" Taishi Xiang Yue of the Taishi Family asked.
"Rank 1 Martial Honorable!" The Second Princess replied.
The crowd nodded their heads in agreement. If everyone's cultivation ranks were suppressed to Rank 1 Martial Honorable Realm, everyone would be able to spar fairly. In addition to the effect of the Spacetime Freezing Charm, there would not be much destructive power.
"Since no one has any objections, let's begin. We will spar and drink at the same time!" The First Prince said impatiently.
"I wonder which two friends are willing to go first and let us feast our eyes!" The Third Prince Gu Yuanji said.
When Gu Tian Yi saw this, he glanced at the First Prince and then at the Third Prince as a cold light flashed in his eyes.
Looking at the two of them, he was afraid that they would play some tricks again. They definitely wanted to suppress him during the spar.
With regards to this, Gu Tian Yi sneered in his heart. In a same-rank battle, his strength would not lose to the First Prince or the Third Prince.
Turning his head, Gu Tian Yi saw Su Mo, who was drinking alone not far away. His heart was filled with confidence.
"Haha, let me start!"
A burst of laughter rang through the air. A young man in a yellow robe stood up from his seat and strode towards the middle of the square.
The aura around this young man was thick and dense. He was a peak Rank 6 Martial Honorable.
"I will fight with you!" A young man in a black robe immediately stood up and walked towards the middle of the square.
The cultivation rank of this young man in a black robe was far lower than that of the young man in a yellow robe. He was only a Rank 4 Martial Honorable.
"The two of you, I will give you the jade pendants!" The Second Princess waved her hand and the two jade pendants flew towards the two young men.
With that, the two young men stretched out their hands to catch the jade pendants. The moment they put on the jade pendants, the aura around their bodies instantly dropped to the Rank 1 Martial Honorable Realm.
Afterwards, the two of them did not speak much. They each took out their own weapons and stared at each other as the aura around their bodies rose.
Seeing this, Su Mo silently shook his head. The strength of the two did not seem to be equal.
Previously, when they had not suppressed their cultivation ranks, the Rank 6 Martial Honorable Realm young man in a yellow robe's aura was obviously stronger due to his higher cultivation rank.
However, after suppressing his cultivation rank to the Rank 1 Martial Honorable Realm, the aura of the young man in a black robe was much stronger.
This meant that the combat strength of the young man in a black robe was obviously much stronger than that of the young man in a yellow robe.
In actual fact, this method of suppressing one's cultivation ranks was not completely fair. Those with higher cultivation ranks still had a greater advantage.
After all, those with higher cultivation ranks would have an advantage in terms of physical body strength, martial arts comprehension, and mental strength.
Under the watchful eyes of everyone, the young man in a black robe was the first to attack. He slashed his saber towards the young man in a yellow robe. The sharp Saber Qi was like a gust of wind that tore through the air and slashed out angrily.
The young man in a yellow robe did not back down as he waved his sword to block the attack. Sword Qi was like a dragon.
Boom!
The Saber Qi and Sword Qi collided and the Sword Qi immediately collapsed. The Saber Qi was invincible and after tearing the Sword Qi apart, it continued to attack the young man in a yellow robe.
"What?" The young man in a yellow robe was shocked to see this and hurriedly raised his sword to block the attack.
Clang!
A metallic sound rang out as the Saber Qi hit the long sword. The force of the explosion caused the young man in a yellow robe's body to shake violently and he was immediately pushed back a few hundred feet until he was in front of the seats.
Although the two of them were Martial Honorables, they were affected by the frozen space and the aftershocks of the attacks could only spread a few hundred feet around them.
One blow!
In just one blow, the young man in a yellow robe, who was a Rank 6 Martial Honorable, was at a disadvantage.
"Thank you for letting me win!" The young man in a black robe did not continue to attack. He immediately kept his weapon and cupped his fists towards his opponent.
"Thank you for letting me win!" The young man in a yellow robe's face turned slightly ugly. He wanted to continue fighting but since his opponent had stopped, if he asked to continue fighting, it would seem that he was a sore loser.
Immediately after, the young man in a yellow robe immediately retreated and returned to his seat.
"Who else wants to spar with me?" The young man in a black robe did not step down and continued to challenge his opponent.
Very quickly, another person stepped up and fought with the young man in a black robe. However, the young man in a black robe still defeated him.
In the next moment, another person stepped up and fought with the young man in a black robe. In the end, he was also defeated.
The young man in a black robe had defeated three people consecutively and his combat strength was indeed extraordinary. Many people started to talk about him. The young man's identity was also revealed among the crowd. He was from one of the three big families of the Imperial Ancestor Court Faction, the Zhang Family.
Su Mo knew about the three big families of the Imperial Ancestor Court Faction. They were the Zhu Family, the Jin Family and the Zhang Family.
Among the three big families, the Zhu Family supported the Third Prince, the Jin Family supported the First Prince and the Zhang Family did not support any one of them. They were in a neutral position.
Finally, after winning three battles consecutively, the young man in a black robe was defeated.
In the following period of time, many of the geniuses of the Imperial Ancestor Court Faction went up to fight. The various martial techniques that they used dazzled the crowd.
For example, the geniuses of the Taishi Family, Chixia Caves and the other 12 big forces had yet to fight.
Only one or two geniuses from each of the 12 big forces had come and they were all top geniuses. Due to their status, they naturally would not fight with the average geniuses of the Imperial Ancestor Court Faction.
Taishi Yuan of the Taishi Family and Lady Xiang Yue occasionally glanced at Su Mo, a faint light flashing in their eyes.
Time passed by quickly and the crowd continued to drink as they discussed and evaluated the people who went up to fight.
Su Mo was also watching with great interest. Although these geniuses were weak, some of their martial techniques were quite unique and they surprised him.
Very quickly, it was noon. At that point, the First Prince Gu Cangtian glanced at Gu Tian Yi and the Third Prince Gu Yuanji and his lips curled into a slight smile.
How could he not suppress his two younger brothers in such an occasion!
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