CHAPTER 54: CHAPTER 54: CONSECUTIVE VICTORIES! DONGFANG MING’S RAGE.

Su Wanyi also heard the Big Black Horse’s telepathic message.

Seeing the Big Black Cat calm down, she couldn’t help but breathe a long sigh of relief.

If it had slapped the Elder from the Qitian Sword Sect to death, the Tri-element Martial Meeting would have been thrown into chaos.

Bai Yuanshan, holding his sword in one hand, gazed at Su Wanyi, who was backed by the Divine Dragon Phantom. An overwhelming feeling of being outmatched welled up within him.

"Die!"

Finally, unable to contain his anger any longer, he roared and slashed out with his sword.

This sword strike was like a mighty river, its light surging endlessly forward, sweeping everything before it with devastating force.

This was his family’s ancestral Big River Sword Technique.

Its Sword Intent surged powerfully, ranking it among the top ten Swordsmanship styles in Silver Moon City.

Su Wanyi’s eyes narrowed slightly. She raised her Seven-star Dragon Abyss Sword and slashed back.

Her sword light contained the phantom of a Divine Dragon.

In that instant, the Divine Dragon Sword Light blazed into existence, sharp and unstoppable. With a single strike, it cleaved through the surging river of light from Bai Yuanshan’s attack.

Bai Yuanshan was greatly alarmed and hastily raised his sword to parry.

The two swords clashed.

BOOM! A loud crash erupted.

A powerful force surged toward him. Bai Yuanshan felt his body suddenly lighten as he was blasted away.

His body, like a kite with a severed string, flew uncontrollably off the fighting stage.

Below the stage, a cultivator immediately flew up to catch him.

A trickle of blood seeped from the corner of Bai Yuanshan’s mouth. He hurriedly struggled to his feet, preparing to fly back onto the stage.

"You’ve already lost. There’s no need to come back up," Su Wanyi stood at the edge of the stage. She re-sheathed her Seven-star Dragon Abyss Sword, looked down at him, and said calmly.

I lost? How is that possible? Bai Yuanshan mumbled to himself.

He had never dreamed that Su Wanyi would force him off the stage with a single sword strike, causing him to lose the match. This was incredibly mortifying. It was utterly humiliating!

"I admit defeat!"

Bai Yuanshan clearly understood the rules of the competition. He spat out a mouthful of bloody saliva, frowned, and strode away.

"Su Wanyi wins!"

The referee’s voice rang out, announcing the end of the match.

"Wow! Sister Su is so strong! She forced a cultivator at the Fourth Level of the Origin Sea Realm off the stage with a single strike!"

Amidst the crowd, Chang Lu Die clapped her small hands and cheered.

She had vaguely guessed at Sister Su’s strength but never imagined she would be this powerful.

This girl is incredibly strong!

In the viewing gallery, Ouyang Xiu gazed at Su Wanyi, his face etched with shock.

He knew Bai Yuanshan very well; they had known each other since childhood and often sparred with their Swordsmanship. The Bai Family’s Big River Sword Technique was grand and sweeping, its power ferocious. Yet, he hadn’t anticipated that the delicate-looking beauty could knock Bai Yuanshan off the stage with a single strike. It showed her physical strength was unimaginably great. This far surpassed the physical prowess a cultivator at the First Level of the Origin Sea Realm should possess.

Su Wanyi retracted the Divine Dragon Phantom and flew back to the viewing gallery.

"Congratulations!" Xiong Chumo waved at Su Wanyi, his smile radiant.

Su Wanyi frowned, ignored him, and walked to a corner alone.

Xiong Chumo snorted coldly.

Dongfang Jade, with an air of easy familiarity, sauntered over to her, chuckling, "Su Wanyi, I didn’t realize you were so formidable, huh?"

"What, you want to test me?" Su Wanyi asked, feeling a wave of revulsion at Dongfang Jade’s smirking, flippant demeanor.

"I’m sure there will be an opportunity."

Dongfang Jade took a step back and immediately turned to leave.

At that moment, the referee called his name; he was up second.

His opponent was number four, Cui Xiao Ran.

After only a few rounds on the stage, Cui Xiao Ran lost the match.

Dongfang Jade returned, laughing triumphantly.

Xiong Chumo glanced at him indifferently, showing no further expression.

The three of them had already been pre-selected for advancement, so they were merely going through the motions now.

The competition involved ten participants and used a point-based system.

When Ouyang Xiu and Dongfang Jade faced Xiong Chumo, they would feign a few exchanges and then concede.

As for the other participants, none were a match for Xiong Chumo.

But now, Bai Yuanshan, incensed by his humiliating defeat, had withdrawn from the competition, leaving only nine participants.

This would allow the competition to proceed even faster.

The first round of matches concluded.

Then, the second round began.

This time, Su Wanyi was again the first to appear, and her opponent was none other than Dongfang Jade.

Dongfang Jade, at the Fifth Level of the Origin Sea Realm, was a full four minor realms higher than her.

The two stood on the stage, each having drawn their swords, facing each other from a distance.

A great battle was on the verge of erupting.

「In the spectators’ stand.」

"Clan Leader Dongfang, you seem a bit nervous?" Ouyang Zhentian shot a sidelong glance at Dongfang Ming and chuckled softly.

"Nervous? Me? A mere girl at the First Level of the Origin Sea Realm beating my son? What a joke!" Dongfang Ming curled his lips dismissively.

Elder Luo of the Qitian Sword Sect glanced at Xiong Yinghao and asked with a smile, "Who do you think will emerge victorious between these two youngsters?"

Xiong Yinghao smiled and said, "Dongfang Jade has long since grasped the true essence of the Dongfang Family’s Swordsmanship. I believe he should be able to defeat Su Wanyi."

At this moment, he naturally had to side with the Dongfang Family.

"Hehe!" Elder Luo chuckled lightly.

If this girl could defeat Dongfang Jade, then he would make an exception this time and accept her as an inner disciple. The ability to defeat someone at the Fifth Level of the Origin Sea Realm while only at the First Level—such capacity for cross-level combat was rare, even within the Qitian Sword Sect.

While they were conversing, Su Wanyi and Dongfang Jade had already begun their battle on the stage.

Dongfang Jade’s Soul-Chasing Life-Taking Sword Technique was characterized by one thing: speed.

Once the first strike was launched, each subsequent blow was faster than the last, giving the opponent no chance to breathe, relentlessly attacking until they were slain.

Relentless streams of sword light, like life-seeking phantoms, poured down like mercury, sealing off every inch of space.

Facing Dongfang Jade’s furious onslaught, Su Wanyi activated her Nine Changes of the God Dragon movement technique.

She transformed into numerous illusory Divine Dragons, constantly weaving and drifting around the stage.

This caused every one of Dongfang Jade’s sword strikes to hit nothing but air.

Dongfang Ming stared intently at the two figures on the stage, his face grim. Deep within his eyes, a murderous intent flickered.

"Su Wanyi, stop dodging!" Dongfang Jade roared in frustration, his sword light growing even more ferocious.

He was inwardly cursing his luck; he had launched so many sword strikes, yet not one had even grazed his opponent’s robes. The Soul-Chasing Life-Taking Sword Technique comprised a total of eighty-one stances. In this short exchange, he had already executed forty-nine of them. If he couldn’t defeat this Su Wanyi after executing all eighty-one stances, then if he were to use the Soul-Chasing Life-Taking Sword Technique a second time, its power would likely diminish. This particular Sword technique consumed an immense amount of Mana.

However, Dongfang Jade had gravely miscalculated.

Before he could even complete his first sequence of attacks, Su Wanyi, having already identified several flaws in his Swordsmanship, launched a fierce counterattack.

Her Seven-star Dragon Abyss Sword unleashed a torrent of sword light, and with each flash, illusory Divine Dragons erupted forth!

In an instant, the entire stage was filled with the phantoms of Divine Dragons.

The sword light and Divine Dragons merged, becoming an unstoppable force. It exploited a momentary opening, shattering the dense curtain of sword light created by the Soul-Chasing Life-Taking Sword Technique.

The Seven-star Dragon Abyss Sword descended from above.

Dongfang Jade’s face filled with horror.

THWACK! THWACK!

Several streams of Sword Qi struck Dongfang Jade. He screamed as he was sent flying backward.

「In the spectators’ stand.」

A figure shot out and caught Dongfang Jade in his arms.

Looking at his blood-soaked son, Dongfang Ming’s face contorted with fury.

"You vicious little wench! So ruthless! I definitely won’t let you off today!"

Dongfang Ming, his expression icy and terrifying, slowly advanced towards Su Wanyi, a powerful aura of the Shaping God Realm emanating from him.