Accept the Challenge!
After being silent for over 20 days, the Heavenly Court was finally in an uproar again.
And the reason was because Gu Xuan had issued a challenge before heading to the 25th pavilion!
This result wasn't out of many people's expectations. After all, it was impossible for Gu Xuan to avoid this kind of challenge. Once a month passed, Gu Xuan would owe everyone who hadn't challenged him 500 treasure points.
Thus, most people guessed that Gu Xuan would issue a challenge in the last few days of the month. As long as he was lucky enough to beat one or two people, he would save over a thousand treasure points.
However, most people weren't optimistic about Gu Xuan's chances. The difference between a 9 star Mystic rank and a peak Mystic rank was like a natural chasm that couldn't be crossed. Gu Xuan's strength wasn't much stronger than the 26th rank. Back then, the 26th rank wanted to challenge the 25th rank, but was defeated in one move!
This was the strength of a peak Mystic rank expert. The strongest 9 star Mystic rank expert in the Heavenly Court was defeated by the weakest peak Mystic rank expert in one move.
Although there were many coincidences involved, it was undeniable that a peak Mystic rank expert was strong!
This time, almost everyone who had been challenged by Gu Xuan ended their cultivation and rushed to the 25th pavilion to watch the battle.
If Gu Xuan could defeat the 25th warrior, it meant that Gu Xuan had the ability to challenge them.
The one with the ugliest expression was Ye Cang. When Gu Xuan had challenged him before, he had only treated it as a joke. But now, it seemed that the gap between the two of them wasn't as big as before. As for the words he used to look down on Gu Xuan, they were more like mockery to himself.
"You don't need to think too much about this. Gu Xuan's strength is just a bit heaven-defying. As long as he hasn't broken through, he's no threat to us." Qin Feng glanced at Ye Cang and said indifferently.
Organizing the top 30 students to challenge Gu Xuan was his idea. But now, it seemed that the result was far from what he had planned. Five people had already lost 500 treasure points.
Ye Cang also nodded. From beginning to end, the two of them had only lost a bit of face. As for whether Gu Xuan could threaten them, it would depend on whether Gu Xuan had broken through. If Gu Xuan could only challenge those of a higher rank, the two of them wouldn't have put him in their eyes. After all, as long as they didn't have any problems, they would soon reach the supreme rank.
On the other hand, it would take an unknown amount of time for an ordinary person to step into the Paragon realm. It was possible that when the two of them were in the middle stage of the Paragon realm, Gu Xuan would still be struggling in the Mystic realm.
However, if Gu Xuan's cultivation realm had a clear improvement, it meant that Gu Xuan was an exceptional genius not inferior to Zhou Juechu!
Therefore, the outcome of this battle was actually not important. What the two of them cared more about was the realm of Ancient Mystic.
As if they had agreed beforehand, when all the people who had yet to challenge Gu Xuan had arrived, the elite student ranked 25th slowly walked out of the pavilion.
"Gu Xuan, sorry to keep you waiting. Let me introduce myself. I am Yang Chen." That elite disciple smiled at Gu Xuan, "You're just a new student, and a five-star Profound Grade student, yet you're able to rank twenty-sixth. You're pretty good. However, your first defeat in the Heavenly Court will be completed by me."
"I'm afraid that your wish will not come true." Gu Xuan smiled as he looked at his opponent who was brimming with confidence.
"Oh?" Yang Chen raised his eyebrows and squinted his eyes: "Looks like you still don't know the strength of the peak of the Profound Rank. I heard you mastered an Earth Rank martial art? Let's use it! "
"Alright!"
Without wasting any words, Gu Xuan raised his palm. Star patterns lit up one after another, reaching a total of 22.
In this month, although Gu Xuan did not deliberately train in the Divine Weapon Art, his realm had increased, and the strength of his palm had also increased.
"No progress?"
Feeling the aura from Gu Xuan's body, Qin Feng and Ye Cang were stunned. Under normal circumstances, as long as one's talent wasn't too weak, one would be able to make some progress in a month. The Star Picking Hand had also increased, but only by a little. The most important thing was that he had to temper himself through fighting with others.
However, Gu Xuan's aura had not changed at all. It was still the same as when he had just broken through to five-star Profound Grade.
The corner of Ye Cang's mouth raised into a cold smile: "This Gu Xuan is really ordinary. So what if his battle strength is heaven-defying? He actually cultivated for so long and still hasn't made any progress. He probably won't be able to break through to the supreme rank in this lifetime."
"Indeed." Qin Feng also nodded. "We were too nervous before. How could a genius like Zhou Juechu appear so easily? We overestimated Gu Xuan. I didn't expect that not only was he not a cultivation genius, but he also didn't make any progress."
The two of them immediately lost interest in Gu Xuan. There was a limit to fighting above one's rank. The most important thing was to raise one's realm. A person who couldn't raise his realm, even if he could fight above his rank, was nothing in the eyes of geniuses like them.
The two of them only talked for a moment, but Gu Xuan and Yang Fan had already exchanged blows several times. Gu Xuan was only at a draw against someone at the peak of the Profound Grade. This made many people click their tongues in wonder, but it was not unexpected. Gu Xuan's strength was originally a bit stronger than those at the peak of the Profound Grade.
"Using five-star Profound Grade strength to fight against a peak of the Profound Grade is still a bit of a stretch. However, this is better for my Star Picking Hand!"
After clashing with Yang Fan again and again, Gu Xuan also felt a bit of strain.
The difference between five-star Profound Grade and the peak of the Profound Grade was still too big. However, Gu Xuan was still not prepared to use six-star Profound Grade strength. The cultivation of the Star Picking Hand required constant collisions to raise his strength.
Suppressing his realm to five-star Profound Grade would make it easier for him to break through under the pressure. Previously, there were too many opponents in the Heavenly Court, so Gu Xuan was too lazy to suppress his realm. However, as the number of people he could fight decreased, he had no choice but to suppress it.
"Buzz!"
A moment later, another Star Picking Secret Rune was finally formed on the back of Gu Xuan's hand.
"Very good!" Gu Xuan's face was filled with satisfaction. The Star Picking Hand with twenty-three secret runes was much stronger than before. Gu Xuan's initial advantage had also turned into a draw.
Bang!
After dozens of palms, Gu Xuan felt that the pressure Yang Fan gave him was not enough. He increased the strength of his palms and the latter was sent flying.
He challenged the twenty-fifth rank and won!
"He's finally reached his limit!"
Many people heaved a sigh of relief when they saw this scene. From the 131st place to the 26th place, it was finally an evenly matched situation with Yang Fan, although they were a little surprised when Yang Fan won in the end.
After accepting Yang Fan's treasure points, Gu Xuan continued to walk towards the twenty-fourth pavilion.
This action stunned everyone. Based on this battle, Gu Xuan had obviously reached his limit. If he continued to challenge, he would definitely lose. What was the point of continuing?
"Gu Xuan, are you sure you don't want to admit defeat?"
A burly young man walked out from the crowd and stopped Gu Xuan. He frowned slightly and said, "Your current strength is similar to Yang Fan's. Are you sure there's a need to continue fighting with me?"
"Why not?" Gu Xuan raised his eyebrows and said.
The burly young man shook his head and said helplessly, "Looks like you're still unwilling to give up. Don't think that the gap between me and Yang Fan is not big. He has just broken through to the peak of the Profound Grade. However, I have broken through to the peak of the Profound Grade for a long time. In terms of strength, two of him might not be my match."
Taking a step forward, the burly young man's aura suddenly burst out. It was extremely condensed and was much stronger than Yang Fan's aura.
Just breaking through to the peak of the Profound Grade and stabilizing at the peak of the Profound Grade for a long time were obviously not on the same level.
"Gu Xuan, Yang Fan's strength can't be compared to mine. You barely beat him. You're definitely not my match. Admit defeat yourself. I don't want to fight with a five star Profound Grade warrior!"
The burly young man looked at Gu Xuan and said slowly as his aura surged.
Gu Xuan's gaze was calm. When he heard the burly young man's words, a smile appeared on his lips and he said, "If you don't want to fight with a five star Profound Grade warrior, then do you want to fight with a six star Profound Grade warrior?"
"What do you mean?" The burly young man was stunned and did not understand.
Boom!
Before the crowd could react, the aura on Gu Xuan's body suddenly increased by a few points. It was a whole level higher than before.
Six star Profound Grade warrior!
"What!"
Many people couldn't believe their eyes.
What Gu Xuan displayed now was a genuine six star Profound Grade warrior's aura.
"God, am I seeing things? Six star Profound Grade warrior?"
"Impossible, this doesn't make sense. Didn't Gu Xuan just enter five star Profound Grade warrior a month ago? How did he suddenly reach six star?"
"Breaking through one star in a month? What kind of speed is this! "
Many people were so shocked that they sucked in a breath of cold air. They only thought that Gu Xuan's battle strength was heaven-defying, but his cultivation level was only average. Otherwise, it would be impossible for him to only be five star Profound Grade warrior.
Hence, they didn't pay much attention to Gu Xuan's cultivation level.
But now, Gu Xuan actually increased by one star in front of them!
Increasing by one star in a month's time. This speed was several times faster than them who were known as cultivation geniuses …
As for Gu Xuan hiding his strength previously, this thought only flashed in their minds once before it was eliminated. It was still possible to hide one's cultivation level for a while, but after a long time, there would be a time when it would be exposed.
And Gu Xuan had fought more than a hundred battles previously. It was impossible for there to be no mistakes every time!
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