The Top Eight
Before the start of the battle, the crowd had already made many guesses.
Although Chu Xingyun was strong, facing two people who were half a step into the Sky Spirit Realm at the same time, it was inevitable that he would be stretched thin. If he was not careful, he might even be eliminated and leave the Heavenly Sword Gathering early.
Even if he won, it would not be easy. He would have to use some trump cards and methods.
But the final result far exceeded everyone's expectations. Chu Xingyun had defeated Luo Huaimei and Ye Gui with just his sword finger. He had won very easily.
After a short moment of surprise, the crowd's expression turned into anticipation.
The stronger Chu Xingyun was, the more exciting the Heavenly Sword Gathering would be. The result would also be even more confusing.
Perhaps Chu Xingyun would really be able to take first place and win the two big bets. But the probability was too small, almost negligible.
Everyone slowly retracted their thoughts. At this moment, Fan Wujie suddenly stood up from the throne. He stared at the eight martial arenas in front of him and said, "After a series of intense battles, the top eight of the Heavenly Sword Gathering has finally been decided."
The moment his voice fell, the disciples of the Wanjian Pavilion who were standing around the Martial Arts Arena tactfully retreated, leaving only the eight people in the Martial Arts Arena.
Among the eight, there were five Core Disciples. They were Qi Yuzhen, Lu Xing, Qin Xiu, Yan Sanqing, and Zhao Luoqiu.
No one was surprised by the advancement of the five of them. After entering the Sky Spirit Realm, they could freely control Yang Energy. Their strength far surpassed the Earth Spirit Realm.
The other three were Chu Xingyun, Xia Qingcheng, and Teng Qing.
Xia Qingcheng and Teng Qing's appearance surprised many people. Their cultivations had yet to reach the half-step Sky Spirit Realm, but there were many half-step Sky Spirit Realm cultivators who had lost to them. From this, one could see how powerful the two of them were.
"Next, I will draw lots to decide the top eight participants, as well as the order of the matches." Fan Wujie's voice rang out once again. Almost at the same time, the eight blood-robed Elders stepped forward and strode onto the martial arts arena.
Each of the eight of them held a stone box in their hands. At the center of the stone box, there was an ancient wooden tablet. Soon after, they separately delivered it to the eight people on the martial arts arena.
"Carve your name." The blood-robed elder walked in front of Chu Xingyun and said expressionlessly.
Chu Xingyun didn't ask too much. With a wave of his hand, he engraved the name.
Then, the blood-robed elder turned around and left with the wooden box. The eight elders stood together and placed all the wooden tablets in a wooden box, completely messing up the order.
After doing all this, the eight people delivered the wooden box to Fan Wujie before getting up and leaving.
The eighteen Sword Sovereigns naturally knew the rules of the top eight. None of them spoke as they focused their gazes on a single point. Not only them, but everyone else also did the same as they stared at the ancient wooden box.
Fan Wujie first took out two ancient wooden tablets and placed them in his hand. In the next instant, he waved his hand and the two ancient wooden tablets floated in the air. The names engraved on them also appeared in the crowd's field of vision.
"First battle: Luo Yun versus Teng Qing."
This voice caused the crowd to be secretly excited.
Teng Qing was the strongest dark horse in this Heavenly Sword Gathering. No one knew how strong he was, and Chu Xingyun was the same. His strength was unfathomable.
For these two people to meet in the first battle of the top eight, it naturally caused the crowd to feel excited.
"Teng Qing's individual strength can only be considered average. But relying on his High Heaven Level Wu Ling talent, he can easily defeat a half-step into the Sky Spirit Realm. Such an opponent is interesting." Chu Xingyun was quite satisfied with this result.
Although he had already seen Teng Qing's Wu Ling talent, he wasn't too clear about the specifics.
This battle was just nice for him to personally experience it.
On the seventh martial arts arena, Teng Qing stared at Chu Xingyun with sparkling eyes. He thought to himself, "If I can defeat Luo Yun, not only will I receive countless honors, I will also be able to help Chang Chixiao and Qi Yangchen win the bet. At that time, I will be able to rely on the Internal Affairs Branch and obtain endless cultivation resources."
"I must win this battle!" Teng Qing swore in his heart. Even from far away, the battle intent in his eyes could be clearly felt. It was burning fiercely.
At this moment, Fan Wujie waved his hand once again and decided on the second battle. It was Qi Yuzhen and Yan Sanqing.
Compared to before, the crowd clearly didn't have much anticipation.
Yan Sanqing's cultivation was only at the 1st Level of the Sky Spirit Realm, far inferior to Qi Yuzhen.
This battle hadn't even begun, but the result was obvious.
Yan Sanqing was a skinny youth with a short sword in his hand. When he saw the result, he had a bitter smile on his face. It was obvious that even he didn't have the confidence to defeat Qi Yuzhen.
Whoosh!
Another two ancient wooden tokens rose up. The third battle was between Xia Qingcheng and Qin Xiu.
Seeing this, Xia Qingcheng's face immediately turned pale.
She subconsciously glanced at Qin Xiu and found that Qin Xiu was also staring at her. The latter's eyes were filled with madness, like a wild beast that had gone berserk. It made people shudder.
Three out of the four battles had been decided. The last battle was naturally between Lu Xing and Zhao Luoqiu.
"The top eight battles have been decided. The winner will advance to the top four. As for the top four battles, they will be decided by drawing lots at that time."
Fan Wujie slowly said as he confirmed the rules of the second round of the Heavenly Sword Trials.
"It's getting late. Tomorrow, the final ranking battle of the Heavenly Sword Trials will begin. Everyone, please disperse." Fan Wujie announced in a clear voice, causing the crowd to reveal a helpless expression.
The second round of battles was extremely exciting. They all wanted to know the result as soon as possible. Unfortunately, it was already dusk. If they continued to battle, it would indeed be inconvenient.
After a short moment of noise, the crowd didn't stay for long and left the Sky Ascension Peak. But when they left, their eyes were filled with anticipation, looking forward to tomorrow's exciting battle.
Sword Master Peak, within the bamboo forest.
Chu Xingyun sat cross-legged as he quietly absorbed the spiritual energy of heaven and earth.
Rays of faint light flickered on his body, transforming into a sharp sword light. From bottom to top, it swept through the sky, as if it wanted to cut the night sky apart. It was incomparably fierce.
Buzz!
Suddenly, Chu Xingyun's slightly closed pitch black eyes opened up abruptly, and he stared straight ahead.
After a short while, he stood up and cupped his fists. "Luo Yun greets the Pavilion Master."
Right when he finished speaking, a figure slowly floated up into appearance not far away from him. It was like a nightmarish figure that appeared without any aura or sound.
This person was a middle aged man in a violet gold embroidered robe, and a faint smile hung on his face. Shockingly, he was the Pavilion Master of the Wanjian Pavilion — Fan Wujie.
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