73: The fight begins

The two met like sworn enemies, their eyes burning with rage. As soon as they exchanged blows, they ruthlessly unleashed their killing moves.

Without hesitation, Wang Caiwei poured sixty percent of her Sword Intent unreservedly into the Intermediate Earth Rank Sword Technique, attacking the man like a violent storm.

In an instant, sword shadows flickered, and killing intent swept across the area.

The two went back and forth, fiercely fighting for over twenty moves.

However, Wang Caiwei was ultimately slightly inferior. The man unleashed seventy percent of his Spear Intent. A spear light flashed, like a Flood Dragon emerging from the sea, and a single thrust violently shattered Wang Caiwei's chest.

Seeing this scene, Ji Mo and Bai Ling's eyes were about to split, and the rage in their chests burned fiercely, as if they wanted to incinerate the entire world.

At the same time, the battles on the other nine Platforms were also intense.

Among the Jade Maiden Sect, there was a beautiful woman wielding a long whip, locked in an inseparable fight with a Disciple of the Fist Dao.

The two were evenly matched, going back and forth, fighting for over a hundred rounds.

Finally, the Fist Dao Disciple cleverly utilized the momentum of heaven and earth, condensing all his strength into a punch that erupted with the force of overturning mountains and seas, instantly ending the battle.

The Divine Blade Gate was fighting He Wenguo of the Peerless Sect, but He Wenguo faced an insurmountable gap in strength against these "sea turtle" experts returning from training in the Endless Sea Region.

His opponent ruthlessly killed him in just one move.

A young talent from the Azure Cloud Gate also faced off against a Disciple of the Sea Overturning Sect on the Platform.

One side wielded a sword, the other swung a hammer. Sword shadows and hammer lights fiercely collided, setting off bursts of booming sounds.

Ji Mo keenly noticed that the man wielding the hammer clearly had richer combat experience.

Sure enough, it wasn't long before the Azure Cloud Gate Disciple was struck flying by the opponent's powerful offense and admitted defeat.

Bloody and cruel battles were unfolding on every Platform. Ji Mo realized that once a match started, it seemed the fight would only end when one party fell.

Soon, it was Zhou Hao's turn to go on stage.

His opponent was a sword expert from the Heavenly Sword Sect, also a Peak expert of the Innate Condensing Gang Realm, and a "sea turtle" returning from training in the Endless Sea Region.

"Peerless Art, Heaven and Earth Sealing!"

With a low shout from Chu Feng, Ji Mo witnessed his formidable strength firsthand.

As soon as Chu Feng executed this move, the Spiritual Power of the man opposite him was instantly restricted, as if bound by an invisible force.

In just a moment, his Dantian was sealed.

This man was not a Body Cultivator. Without the support of Spiritual Power, Chu Feng easily killed him instantly with a casual move.

This scene made Ji Mo truly feel the terrifying power of the Peerless Sect's Foundational Ultimate Technique for the first time. It truly lived up to its reputation as an Earth Rank Great Perfection martial art.

A Disciple of the Fist Dao named Pang Ban attracted Ji Mo's particular attention.

He saw Pang Ban execute a Heaven-rank Cultivation Method. It was the first time Ji Mo had witnessed the shocking power of a Heaven-rank Cultivation Method.

When Pang Ban unleashed his punch, the entire heaven and earth seemed to tremble instantly. The sun, moon, and stars seemed to flip over the Platform, and a world-destroying force surged out.

His opponent had no time to react at all, and was instantly blasted into dust, unable to even maintain a molecular state.

On the other side, Qi Tian also made his move, instantly drawing Ji Mo's gaze.

His opponent was a Disciple of the Sea Overturning Sect.

Qi Tian stepped onto the Platform without saying a word. As his Cultivation Technique circulated, the tattoos on his face glowed, and a magnificent phantom, unrivaled under heaven, slowly appeared behind him.

"Six Cuts of the Demon Saint!"

Qi Tian shouted softly. Although his opponent was an expert in the Condensing Gang Realm, the difference in strength was still immense before the terrifying power of this ancient Legacy.

A fierce slash flashed by, and the body of the Sea Overturning Sect Disciple was instantly shattered, turning into a shower of blood.

The female Fairy leading the Jade Maiden Sect also possessed extraordinary skill.

Her opponent was Liang Shiming, and the female Fairy's name was Moon Shadow.

As her Cultivation Technique circulated, she resembled the Fairy Chang'e descending to the mortal world, dancing gracefully and lightly under the moonlight.

However, hidden within this seemingly gentle dance was deadly intent.

Before Liang Shiming could react, he was unknowingly struck and his Soul returned to the Underworld.

Next, the Prodigies from each Sect appeared on stage one after another.

The leading Disciples of the various Sects were all extraordinarily powerful, quickly defeating their opponents with clean and decisive methods, displaying astonishing strength.

Finally, it was Ji Mo's turn to appear.

His opponent was Jiang Ye, a sword expert from the Heavenly Sword Sect.

As soon as the two stood on the Platform, the special connection between them, as Sword Cultivators, began to clash fiercely.

Centered around Jiang Ye's body, waves of surging, red, billowy Sword Intent spread out, like ferocious giant beasts, maniacally strangling towards Ji Mo.

Ji Mo showed no weakness. Ninety percent of his Sword Intent instantly shot up from the top of his head, seemingly intending to pierce the heavens.

In an instant, the entire Platform's atmosphere changed color. Heaven and earth seemed to be reshaped, transforming into Ji Mo's ocean of Sword Qi.

Jiang Ye's Sword Intent, under the pressure of Ji Mo's powerful Sword Qi, was compressed to the limit into a small space only five meters in radius around his body.

"Sizzle! Sizzle!"

The sounds of space being sliced and Sword Intent colliding and wearing each other down were endless.

Witnessing this sight, Jiang Ye was greatly shocked and murmured in disbelief:

"My Sword Intent has actually been suppressed!

This is absolutely impossible! I am a Disciple of the Heavenly Sword Sect, specializing in the Sword Dao, and his cultivation base is only at the Late Stage of the Zhen Gang Realm. How can his comprehension of Sword Intent be so terrifying?"

The two continued to contend using Sword Intent. Veins bulged on Jiang Ye's face, and the entire Platform had already transformed into a Sword Domain.

Where the Sword Intents clashed, they sometimes expanded, sometimes compressed, sometimes annihilated, and sometimes erupted in bursts of booming sounds, as if the entire space was tottering under this immense power.

"Your Sword Intent is too weak. Although your cultivation base is one Realm higher than mine, as fellow Sword Cultivators, the competition relies on Sword Intent, so your advantage in cultivation base is not very useful.

If you don't make a move soon, your Soul might even collapse."

After Ji Mo finished speaking, his Mental Energy suddenly surged. The Sword Intent storm intensified, and the pressure on Jiang Ye grew stronger and stronger.

Jiang Ye was forced to the edge of the Platform by this powerful force, and his Sword Intent Domain was compressed to a mere two meters in radius.

In the viewing stands, the Emperor and his ministers were discussing animatedly.

"Many Prodigies have emerged in this Martial Arts Gathering! In the previous session, every one of them would have had the strength to win the championship.

The leading figures of the major Sects not only possess unique skills but also have outstanding talent. They defeat their opponents in every battle with overwhelming force, and their Heart-Nature and methods are excellent."

The Emperor turned his head to look at the Platform where Ji Mo was fighting, and spoke to the Sect Master of Peerless Sect with a face full of admiration:

"Minister Chu, your Peerless Sect has truly brought Us a great surprise!

You have produced two Prodigies. Looking at Ji Mo's bone age, he is not yet twenty,

yet his Sword Intent cultivation base has already reached ninety percent, suppressing a Heavenly Sword Sect Sword Cultivator to this extent. He is truly a once-in-a-generation Prodigy!"

The Sect Master of Peerless Sect, Chu Feng, twitched his mouth slightly, inwardly filled with shock.

One must know that Ji Mo had only just achieved a Breakthrough to the Xiantian Realm a month ago. At the time, he had intended to take Ji Mo as a Disciple, but was refused.

Afterward, he secretly investigated and discovered that Ji Mo held a deep enmity toward his Personal Disciple, Song Jianyi, so he signaled Zhou Hao to deal with Ji Mo.