Chapter 2702 - 551:
After hearing his name, Xingchen Zi didn’t think much and leaped forward, landing directly on the arena, while a silver longsword appeared in his hand.
It was the first time he took out his divine weapon since joining the martial arts competition.
Star Sword.
This was the divine weapon casually refined for him by his master.
Opposite him, Sun Zhiliang arrived almost simultaneously.
Sun Zhiliang was wearing an elaborate robe adorned with flame patterns, embroidered with burning flame designs, seemingly bringing the surrounding flames to life. The robe material seemed to echo the flames, slightly emitting an orange-red glow.
Just by standing on the arena, he exuded a scorching heatwave and an intimidating majesty.
He saw the divine weapon appearing in Tong Xingchen’s hand, and a strong battle intention surged within him. Then, a longsword materialized in his hand.
The longsword was crimson, seemingly formed from condensed fire. Behind him, the enormous phenomena Golden Core appeared, from afar resembling a massive sun.
The temperature of the entire arena significantly increased due to the appearance of this phenomena Golden Core.
Suddenly, the next moment, behind Tong Xingchen, a gigantic phenomena Golden Core also emerged, each star shining brightly, creating an illusion of nightfall, and the temperature of the arena returned to normal.
Sun Zhiliang gently twirled his sword, indicating to Xingchen Zi: "It turns out you’re a guest; I am from the Eastern Wilderness Sect. You may start first."
"Alright."
Upon hearing this, Xingchen Zi nodded slightly, not exchanging many words with Sun Zhiliang before grasping the sharp sword in his hand.
At this moment, his entire demeanor transformed dramatically. Previously, he seemed like an ordinary person, but now, he merged entirely with the sharp sword in his hand, becoming a pure swordsman!
On Four Treasures Peak, Qin Yao and others displayed a surprised expression.
"He is actually a swordsman."
"In his previous battles, he never used his divine weapon."
"What a surprise, we always thought his strength lay in his divine skills, but now he is showcasing his swordsmanship."
Suddenly, the next moment, a crisp clang resounded across the arena.
Xingchen Zi abruptly drew his sharp sword, and instantly, a silver light flashed.
This thrust seemed like a meteor streaking across the sky, as if the vast sky was split into two under this sword.
One sword descended, filled with the illusion of no return, a single sword deciding life and death.
At this moment, Sun Zhiliang suddenly sensed a deep fear, an instinctive thrill of goosebumps erupting across his body.
With this sword, he smelled the scent of death.
Almost spontaneously, he drew out his longsword, bracing against the opponent’s one slash, the sword enveloped in fiercely burning flames, giving the illusion of setting everything ablaze.
However, the momentum of his slash was clearly much weaker than Xingchen Zi’s sword.
The next moment, the sword collided with the sword.
Immediately, a sound resembling a thunderous explosion echoed out.
Sun Zhiliang suddenly felt an unmatched force on his arms, and subsequently, the longsword in his hand uncontrollably swung aside.
The next moment, intense pain surged from his chest, accompanied by a sharp sword qi.
"Puff..."
Sun Zhiliang spurted a mouthful of blood and flew backward. When he stabilized himself, his chest had a bloody hole, with crimson blood continuously flowing from the wound.
He was injured, and just now, that sword was terrifying!
He had been careless!
Sun Zhiliang tried to circulate mana to seal the wound and continue fighting, but below the arena, the referee’s voice was already ringing.
"No need to strike further. The opponent already held back. Otherwise, that sword could have penetrated your body, and even if you survived, you’d be severely injured and lose your combat ability. You’ve already lost."
Sun Zhiliang, at the Golden Core Stage, couldn’t see the opponent’s moves clearly, but the judge, at the Earth Immortal Realm, could naturally see the opponent’s actions and even observe the opponent restraining his aura.
If it was a disciple from another sect or a loose cultivator, he wouldn’t speak up, but since Sun Zhiliang was a disciple of the Eastern Wilderness Sect, he wasn’t biased towards others and thus reminded Sun Zhiliang.
"What? I’ve already lost?" Sun Zhiliang couldn’t accept the fact of his defeat, his mind filled with disbelief that he lost by a single sword!
Is the gap between him and the opponent really that vast?
On the surrounding mountains, other disciples at the Golden Core Stage were also displaying a face of astonishment.
"So quick?"
"Both are masters at the Ten Different Phenomena of Golden Elixir Great Perfection, is the gap really this big?"
"A single sword ended the battle!"
"This..."
Xingchen Zi was slightly stunned. Usually, only those extremely confident would let the opponent attack first, plus the opponent was a master at the Ten Different Phenomena of Golden Elixir Great Perfection, so he used a bit more force with his sword.
Unexpectedly, he defeated the opponent with just one sword.
This was indeed high-profile; realizing this, he should’ve held back even more.
As for his swordsmanship, it was still quite miscellaneous.
Because he was a junior disciple on Four Treasures Peak, the senior brothers and sisters would often teach him.