19: Shocking the entire audience

"Hiss, a disciple of the Xuanlei Sect, just... died?"

"That was too fast, wasn't it? A complete instant kill!"

"What kind of cultivation method did this Qingtian Sect disciple practice to possess such strength?"

"What kind of monstrous talent is this? Killing a cultivator of the same realm so easily?"

Seeing Night Owl smash Li Kun's head with one punch, and then blow up his body with another.

The spectators from the various sects in the arena were all stunned.

They had hoped to watch an exciting martial arts competition, but unexpectedly, the Xuanlei Sect disciple was instantly blown apart.

How could this be a match? This was clearly a massacre.

"Hehe, there's a good show to watch now, a really good show."

"That's right. The Qingtian Sect might be this year's dark horse. How should the Three Great Sects respond?"

The spectators from the various sects on the field sobered up, their faces filled with excitement.

They all paid close attention to the three Qingtian Sect disciples on the stage, afraid of missing a good show.

Meanwhile, the martial arts stages for other realms were completely ignored by them.

With such an exciting match happening, who would bother watching those childish play-fights?

"You're courting death! How dare you kill my Junior Brother Li Kun? I will also kill your Qingtian Sect disciple to avenge Junior Brother Li!!"

The male disciple of the Xuanlei Sect who was on the same stage as Gu Chen.

Seeing Li Kun instantly killed by a punch, he furiously charged towards Gu Chen, looking determined to avenge Li Kun.

"Little Sister, your Qingtian Sect people are too ruthless! They didn't even leave Senior Brother Li a complete corpse. Then don't blame this Elder Sister for being merciless!"

The female Xuanlei Sect disciple on the same stage as Qin Fei'er also attacked her, clearly intending to kill her.

"Hmph, it won't be that easy to kill me. I'm not weaker than Senior Brother Night Owl."

Gu Chen used his finger as a sword and swung a Sword Qi at the charging Xuanlei Sect disciple.

"Boom!"

The Sword Qi passed through the Xuanlei Sect disciple's body and violently struck the stage, causing loud rumbling sounds.

The Xuanlei Sect disciple's body was split into two pieces and slowly fell to the ground.

"I cannot disgrace the sect. Since you want to kill me, I will kill you too." Qin Fei'er's eyes were resolute. She activated her cultivation and struck out at the female Xuanlei Sect disciple.

The cultivation method she was currently practicing was chosen from the Cultivation Method Hall. It was called the Nine Nether Frigid Ice Art, a very powerful ice-element cultivation method.

It was said that upon cultivating it to the extreme, even time could be frozen—it was absolutely terrifying.

"Bang!!"

The moment the two made contact, the frigid qi on Qin Fei'er's palm instantly spread over the female Xuanlei Sect disciple.

In the blink of an eye, the female Xuanlei Sect disciple was frozen into an ice sculpture standing on the stage.

The exchange between the two on the stage seemed long, but it actually happened in an instant.

"Holy sh*t! Holy sh*t! Holy sh*t!"

"These Qingtian Sect disciples are too abnormal! They all instantly killed their opponents in a single move?"

After the dust settled.

A chorus of shocked exclamations erupted across the field.

They thought the Qingtian Sect was already formidable just by having one monstrous talent, Night Owl.

They never expected Gu Chen and Qin Fei'er to be equally powerful, both achieving instant kills.

If other sects had just one such monstrous talent, they would be overjoyed.

But the Qingtian Sect actually had three! This was truly terrifying.

"Huh, why isn't the Xuanlei Sect sending anyone up? This is only the first wave; there are still two more groups needed."

"That's right, three disciples died. Shouldn't they at least avenge them?"

"Could it be that they are scared and dare not go up?"

"Heh, you spectators don't mind stirring up trouble. The Xuanlei Sect isn't stupid. With the Qingtian Sect disciples being so powerful, how dare they easily send anyone else up?"

"It's a pity. If these Qingtian Sect disciples had hidden their strength at the start, at least half of the Three Great Sects' disciples would have died by their hands."

The spectators from the major sects on the viewing stands looked at the stage, still wanting more.

But now, besides Night Owl and the others, none of the Xuanlei Sect disciples who were supposed to challenge the stage later had appeared.

At this moment, the Xuanlei Sect Master, sitting below the Out of Body Realm stage, had a terrifyingly gloomy expression.

"Damn it! How dare they kill my Xuanlei Sect disciples right in front of this Sect Master!!" The Xuanlei Sect Master clenched the Spirit Stone Chair tightly, the immense force causing the chair to crack.

These disciples were all elite disciples of the Xuanlei Sect. Once they broke through the Heavenly Soul, they would all be Elder-level figures.

Now, three disciples died so easily right before him, and he couldn't even intervene to save them. It was utterly humiliating.

"Sect Master, are we really not sending anyone else up?" A Xuanlei Sect Elder approached the Xuanlei Sect Master and asked.

"Slap!"

The Xuanlei Sect Master was utterly enraged. He slapped the questioning Elder across the face and roared, "Send who?! Didn't you see how outrageously strong every single Qingtian Sect disciple is? Are we sending them up to die?"

"Yes, yes, I'll go announce the surrender immediately." The questioning Elder covered his face and hurried toward the Out of Body Realm stage.

Meanwhile, the Xuanlei Sect disciples who had been preparing to go up all breathed a sigh of relief.

The three Qingtian Sect members were simply too terrifying.

Although some among them were stronger than the three on the stage, how much stronger could they be while still at Soul Projection Peak?

Judging by the Qingtian Sect trio's ability to instantly kill a Soul Projection Peak cultivator in one move, if they went up, they would all end up dead.

In their hearts, they were all shouting, "The Sect Master is wise!"

"Xuanlei Sect Master, you surrendered just like that? Where does that leave us? Where does that leave our Three Great Top Sects of Yunzhou?"

"That's right, you should at least hold out a bit and set an example for us."

The Sect Master of Huangji Sect and the Sect Master of Ziyan Sect spoke up from the side.

The strength of the three Qingtian Sect disciples truly startled them.

If they had sent their disciples up, the result would likely have been the same.

However, since the Xuanlei Sect was the first to suffer the loss, they still had to say a few polite words.

"Hmph, if you think your disciples are strong enough, feel free to send them up to try. Don't stand here talking trash afterward." The Xuanlei Sect Master was in a foul mood.

He had lost three elite disciples, yet these two Old Things hadn't lost a single disciple and were still spouting nonsense.

"Hehe, forget it then. I'll surrender too."

"Exactly. Although our Three Great Sects are usually not very harmonious, at such a crucial moment, we must show solidarity."

The Sect Master of Huangji Sect and the Sect Master of Ziyan Sect looked awkward. They were just putting on a show; asking them to actually send their disciples up was impossible.

After all, the Xuanlei Sect was a lesson learned; how could they possibly send their disciples to their deaths?

"Gentlemen, if we surrender, the reward will go to the Qingtian Sect. That's three years' worth of resources for a sect. Are you two sects really willing to accept that?" The Sect Master of Huangji Sect reminded them.

"How could that be? Everything will proceed according to what we discussed earlier." The Xuanlei Sect Master revealed a cruel smile.

He had only mentioned it casually before, but unexpectedly, it was actually useful now.