as xu nian ascended the battle platform, the entire arena had completely erupted into excitement.

    the peak battle, where the victor would be the first-place winner of this academy competition and would also become the top talent of east field county, renowned throughout history.

    how could such an important battle not be thrilling?

    "brother yun, defeat him, you''re number one!"

    "brother yun, you''re the strongest, i want to have your babies!"

    ...

    the female students of tianhen academy continuously shouted, cheering for ji yun with great vigor.

    there were also some who supported xu nian, but their voices were completely drowned out by those in support of ji yun.

    on the battle platform, ji yun looked at xu nian and said indifferently, "draw your sword, relying only on fists and feet, you can''t possibly be my opponent."

    "is that so? why don''t we try?" xu nian retorted with a cold laugh.

    "hmph, it seems you won''t shed tears until you see the coffin. well then, let me show you the power of a one-star body sect." ji yun scoffed coldly, then his figure shot out like thunder, shattering the ground underneath his feet.

    fist wind like a tiger, gang qi swirling furiously, his aura supremely domineering.

    the crowd on the field was all amazed; such a casual punch from ji yun had such formidable force, even stronger than when he previously used gang skill as a nine-star body cultivator.

    yet, xu nian''s expression remained unchanged, his fist instantly clenched, meeting ji yun''s punch head-on.

    "boom!"

    a loud explosion.

    xu nian was forced back eight steps, while ji yun was also pushed back six steps by the powerful force.

    "how is this possible?" the audience exclaimed in surprise.

    if it were said that before ji yun''s breakthrough, xu nian might still have forced ji yun back with a punch, but now ji yun had advanced to the silver moon body sect realm, and xu nian was still able to stand his ground, which was indeed shocking.

    on the high platform, prefectural governor chen tiansheng also displayed a surprised expression, clearly puzzled.

    of course, the most shocked was ji yun; he had used seventy percent of his strength in that punch. not to mention a nine-star warrior, even a nine-star body cultivator wouldn''t dare to face it.

    xu nian looked at the stunned chen tiansheng and smiled slightly, "i forgot to tell you, apart from being a nine-star warrior, i am also a nine-star body cultivator."

    having said that, an incredibly powerful gang qi burst forth from xu nian''s body, surging within him like a roaring dragon.

    at this moment, ji yun''s expression had completely darkened. xu nian''s talent instilled fear in him, and a hint of killing intent ignited deep within his heart.

    "roar!"

    a rumble of gang qi erupted, and ji yun burst forth from behind, reaching xu nian in the blink of an eye.

    his incredibly fierce and dominant gang qi smashed ruthlessly toward xu nian''s chest.

    "so fast!"

    xu nian was startled, hastily using his arms to block.

    despite that, he was still blasted nearly twenty meters away by ji yun''s punch before he could stop, his entire arm tingling intensely.

    ji yun''s gang qi was exceptionally tyrannical. had it not been for xu nian''s cultivation of divine demon gang qi and the protection of dragon energy, that punch would have knocked him out of the arena.

    "it seems junior brother xu''s strength isn''t as terrifying as imagined. his speed in body movements is probably his weakness," remarked ji yun with a teasing tone, his gaze playful.

    that punch had revealed it to him. although xu nian''s strength and swordsmanship were strong, his speed in body movements was far too slow, unable to keep up with his pace.

    in this case, even if xu nian used his swordsmanship, he could easily defeat him without even using his long spear.

    the audience frowned, wondering if xu nian was just going to lose like this?

    although xu nian had yet to utilize his swordsmanship, speed in body movements wasn''t something that swordsmanship could compensate for.

    everyone on the platform felt pity for xu nian, believing that the outcome of this duel was already decided.

    just then, xu nian suddenly spoke with a smile, "you''re right, my speed in body movements is indeed lacking, but that was just then."

    with that, xu nian slowly removed the beast skin suit he was wearing, along with the iron hammer inside it, and tossed them onto the ground.

    "thud!"

    xu nian''s beast skin suit hit the floor of the battle platform, making a sound dull as a great bell; the floor of the platform was directly smashed into fragments.

    what''s going on?

    the entire audience was startled, not understanding what had just happened.

    "now, try my speed in body movements again!" as everyone was puzzled, xu nian''s figure had already burst forth, moving like a gust of strong wind and instantly appearing before ji yun, his speed several times faster than before.

    ji yun''s pupils constricted, his eyes filled with astonishment.

    ...

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