Evenly matched! Return to the Arena

Young Master Xueyi raged, his anger turning into a laugh.

"You want to kill me? Why don't you take a piss and look at what kind of dog you are!" Young Master Xueyi said contemptuously, "Ants of the Spirit Sword Sect, you don't even know what kind of great existence you've provoked!"

"Now, open your dog eyes wide and see what Cultivation Level I, Young Master Xueyi, am!"

The moment his voice fell.

A powerful aura transformed into a storm, roaring, as Young Master Xueyi revealed his true Cultivation Level.

Divine Sea Realm early stage!

His aura permeated the air, and Young Master Xueyi continued disdainfully, "I have to admit, you do have some minor abilities, especially those two little fellows in the Danhu Realm mid-stage, who were actually able to challenge above their Cultivation Level and kill two of my Great Perfection subordinates."

"However, the game ends here. Today, you will all die!"

With that, Young Master Xueyi stood proudly, his expression utterly contemptuous.

It seemed to him that Xiao Ming and the other two were already corpses.

Xiao Ming didn't care about Young Master Xueyi's threat; instead, a look of confusion appeared on his face.

According to what Li Changfeng had said before, Young Master Xueyi was a cruel and decisive person who acted swiftly. So why was he being so long-winded now?

Subconsciously, Xiao Ming looked at Lin Feng beside him.

Lin Feng had a nine-colored halo that forcibly lowered intelligence; any enemy of his would babble and talk a lot of nonsense during a fight.

Could it be that Lin Feng's intelligence-lowering halo was at work?

"Vice Sect Leader, why are you looking at me? I didn't do anything," Lin Feng scratched his head, puzzled.

Xiao Ming remained silent, then withdrew his gaze and looked again at the proudly standing Young Master Xueyi.

"Lin Feng, Wang Hao, you two step aside. I will personally deal with this Young Master Xueyi," Xiao Ming stood with his sword, his voice low.

"Alright!"

"Go, Vice Sect Leader!"

Lin Feng and Wang Hao reacted quickly, instantly retreating a thousand meters away, quietly observing the scene.

And as Lin Feng retreated, Young Master Xueyi seemed to clear his head a bit. He suddenly drew the Heaven-grade sword, Blood Crying Sword, from his waist and, without a word, unleashed an enraged strike at Xiao Ming!

With a 'swoosh'!

A illusory sea of blood appeared out of nowhere in the void, and then a thick, blood-red sword qi shot out from the sea of blood. The sword qi was incomparably sharp, emitting dazzling bloody light.

Its length was a colossal two hundred meters!

"Good heavens! As soon as Lin Feng left, this guy instantly attacked me. The intelligence-lowering halo is really something!"

While marveling at the power of the intelligence-lowering halo, Xiao Ming raised his wrist and unleashed the sword shadow, Severing Qiankun!

The sword shadow was also two hundred meters long, emitting a dark golden light and exuding a terrifying and awe-inspiring sword might.

"Boom!!"

The blood-red sword qi and the dark golden sword shadow collided violently, erupting in an earth-shshattering roar. The aftermath of the collision spread out in all directions like ripples, visible to the naked eye.

All the flowers, plants, and trees hit by the aftermath exploded on the spot, turning into a pile of dust!

And then.

The sword qi and sword shadow intertwined, rapidly merging, and finally annihilating each other.

It was a draw!

"You actually managed to block my Blood Sea Surging Slash!?" Seeing such an evenly matched scene, Young Master Xueyi was astonished, his eyes filled with shock.

He had not held back just now; his first move was a terrifyingly powerful sword technique.

The Blood Sea Surging Slash was extremely powerful, enough to kill an ordinary Divine Sea Realm early-stage cultivator!

Young Master Xueyi originally thought that after unleashing this move, Xiao Ming would undoubtedly die, after all, Xiao Ming's Cultivation Level was only Danhu Realm Great Perfection.

But!

Who would have thought!

Xiao Ming actually blocked his sword technique; the dark golden sword shadow he unleashed was just as powerful as his sword technique, and the two were evenly matched!

Being able to block the Blood Sea Surging Slash... didn't this mean that Xiao Ming's true combat power could also kill an ordinary Divine Sea Realm early-stage cultivator?!

At this moment, Young Master Xueyi suddenly became serious.

He already understood that Xiao Ming was no ordinary person and could not be underestimated!

"Kid, I didn't expect you to be so formidable. I underestimated you!" Young Master Xueyi said angrily, "However, even if you have some ability, you won't be able to leave the Demon Beast Forest today!"

Before his voice even fell, a blood-red figure suddenly shot out from Young Master Xueyi's body.

This figure was five meters tall, with a mouth, nose, and four limbs, standing behind Young Master Xueyi like a giant.

Seeing this, Xiao Ming's vigilance increased greatly, and he immediately summoned the Five Elements Power of heaven and earth.

If he wasn't mistaken, the blood shadow behind Young Master Xueyi should be the so-called Blood God's Wrath.

With the enhancement of Blood God's Wrath, Young Master Xueyi's strength would skyrocket, reaching the Divine Sea Realm mid-stage.

But Xiao Ming was no slouch either!

His sword shadow Severing Qiankun combined with the Five Elements Power could also reach the Divine Sea Realm mid-stage level!

Who would win, who would lose, remained to be seen!

Just as the two were about to decide the victor, a sharp bell chime suddenly rang out from the Arena in the distance.

"Clang!!"

The sound of the bell made the heated atmosphere between Xiao Ming and Young Master Xueyi cool down.

"Disciples of the Eight Sects who have entered the forest! I must remind you that you only have ten breaths of time left," Lü Ziyang's voice came from afar.

"If you cannot reach the Arena within ten breaths, you will be automatically disqualified!"

After the voice came, Xiao Ming and Young Master Xueyi both became tense.

If they couldn't reach the Arena in time, defeating their opponent would be meaningless!

"You just wait, I won't let you off!" Young Master Xueyi left a harsh warning, then grabbed the storage bags of his two subordinates and directly soared away.

As he left, Young Master Xueyi couldn't help but glance at Xiao Ming, only to see that Xiao Ming's hands had already gathered a massive amount of Five Elements Power, and the five forces were emitting dazzling light.

"This kid can actually summon the Five Elements Power of heaven and earth. He's probably not that easy to defeat..." Young Master Xueyi thought angrily, his mood growing more irritable.

And Xiao Ming, seeing Young Master Xueyi leave first, couldn't sit still either.

He quickly gathered Lin Feng and Wang Hao and rushed towards the Arena at the fastest possible speed.

At this moment.

At the Arena.

Li Changfeng anxiously looked in the direction of the Demon Beast Forest, the anxiety in his eyes almost bursting out!

Beside him sat an old man with a profound aura. This old man was named Jiang Tianyou, the Master of Famous Sword Villa.

Looking at the anxious Li Changfeng, Jiang Tianyou shook his head and said, "Old Li, don't worry unnecessarily. Your Spirit Sword Sect is no better than our Famous Sword Villa; you'll definitely be disqualified."

"Shut up, you jinx!" Li Changfeng said discontentedly, "Our Spirit Sword Sect is different; we will definitely enter the next round of competition!"

"I'm kindly advising you, why are you getting angry?" Jiang Tianyou said strangely, "You and I both know the strength of the Spirit Sword Sect. I'm not talking nonsense."

"Take last time as an example. In the last Eight Sects Tournament, our Famous Sword Villa was last, and you were second to last."

"I estimate this time won't be much better."

Upon hearing this, Li Changfeng's face immediately darkened.

Jiang Tianyou pretended not to see it and continued to speak to himself, "This tournament is different from before. Only two sects can enter the second round. The remaining six will all be eliminated."

"What? Do you think your Spirit Sword Sect can suppress other sects and become one of the top two? Don't be ridiculous!"

Jiang Tianyou's voice had just fallen when a blood-red figure shot out from the distant forest, then landed in the Arena.

When the blood light dissipated, Young Master Xueyi's figure was revealed.

"It's Young Master Xueyi of the Blood Sword Hall. Well, it's not surprising that they took the lead," Jiang Tianyou said, then asked in confusion, "But why is only Young Master Xueyi left? Where are the other two disciples of the Blood Sword Hall?"

While he was still wondering.

Three more figures rushed out of the forest, rapidly heading towards the Arena.

"It's our Spirit Sword Sect people! Xiao Ming and the others have arrived!" After sensing the familiar auras of the three figures, Li Changfeng instantly became excited. He stood up on the spot and waved his arms vigorously.

Seeing this, Jiang Tianyou laughed.

"What are you talking about? How could those be people from your Spirit Sword Sect?" Jiang Tianyou sneered, "If your Spirit Sword Sect can also make it into the top two, then wouldn't my Famous Sword Villa be soaring?"

"Old Li, Old Li, I think you're crazy from wanting to be famous."

With that, Jiang Tianyou laughed to himself.

But very quickly, he stopped laughing.

Xiao Ming and the other two returned to the Arena just as time was running out, revealing the sect emblem on their robes.

The chest of their robes was clearly embroidered with the three small characters: 'Spirit Sword Sect'!