"What else? I am well aware of Ye Xuan’s strength," Gongsun Qingyue said confidently. "He is someone from a small town with merely a cultivation base at the Super Spirit Realm. In a town, he is indeed considered strong, but in a city, such a cultivation level is only mediocre. Does he really think he can defeat Tu’Er?"
"Gongsun Qingyue, you are truly too arrogant, and Gongsun Tu is exactly like you. However, Gongsun Tu is destined to lose," Gongsun Xin replied.
"Impossible. If Tu’Er loses to an ant at the Super Spirit Realm, I’ll eat shit!"
Gongsun Xin glanced at him and asked in confusion, "You have such a hobby?"
Gongsun Qingyue was somewhat speechless. Then, he questioned, "Big Brother, do you really think Ye Xuan can win? That’s completely impossible!"
"You think it’s impossible? Then what if I tell you that back at the Liu Family, Ye Xuan, relying solely on his cultivation at the 5th Layer of the Super Spirit Realm, defeated Liu Ruoxi, who was at the 1st Layer of the Demon Spirit Realm? What are your thoughts on that?"
"What!" Gongsun Qingyue was instantly stunned. "Big Brother, is what you’re saying... true?"
"Of course it’s true. Otherwise, why do you think Liu Ruoxi, a wealthy young miss, would wash clothes for Ye Xuan? It’s because she couldn’t resist him."
"Then Tu’Er..." Gongsun Qingyue finally panicked. He knew that Gongsun Xin was most likely not lying. If Ye Xuan was truly such a Demon, wouldn’t Gongsun Tu be...
Oh no!
He couldn’t let Gongsun Tu fight! But it was already too late for him to stop it.
"Direct Lineage, Gongsun Tu."
"Ye Xuan."
"Please advise."
At the No. 10 combat ring, Ye Xuan and Gongsun Tu had already announced their names.
The battle began.
"It’s starting! Gongsun Tu, do not disgrace our Gongsun Family’s Direct Lineage. Use your Full Moon Saber Technique and instantly kill this arrogant bastard!"
"Hmph, to think he wouldn’t choose a weapon when facing you. Such an arrogant person deserves to die."
The onlookers surrounding them were all cheering for Gongsun Tu.
"Ye Xuan, die!" Gongsun Tu didn’t hold back either. Above his head, a Beast Soul appeared. What Gongsun Tu awakened was a high-level Fierce Beast Soul. After the Beast Soul Power enhanced his body, his overall aura skyrocketed.
"Full Moon Saber Technique!" With a low roar, the scimitar in his hand left trails of flowing light in the air. The flowing light was not only brilliant but also somewhat dazzling. The grade of this Saber Technique was definitely not low.
Standing opposite him, Ye Xuan could clearly feel the coercion brought by the approaching saber gleam. He knew that Gongsun Tu wanted to kill him instantly. However, with the opponent’s meager strength, it was completely impossible.
Ye Xuan’s eyes turned cold, and a twenty-meter-tall Divine-Demonic Overlord Body suddenly appeared.
Ye Xuan’s current cultivation base was at the 9th Layer of the Super Spirit Realm. Combined with his physical strength and the Heaven-Defying Battle Intent Technique, his innate combat prowess was two layers higher than his actual cultivation. In other words, within the Super Spirit Realm, he was absolutely invincible.
After unleashing his physical Overlord Body, his combat power increased by another two layers. For Cultivators in the same realm, the gap in power between each layer was threefold. With Ye Xuan’s combat power boosted by four layers, it meant it had increased by eighty-one times.
Meanwhile, the gap between the 1st Layer of the Demon Spirit Realm and the 9th Layer of the Super Spirit Realm was merely tenfold. Even for the 2nd Layer of the Demon Spirit Realm, the gap compared to his base was only thirty times.
That meant Gongsun Tu’s strength was far weaker than his. Even if Gongsun Tu unleashed his Beast Soul Power and gained a strength enhancement—calculating with a one-time multiplier—his strength would still be inferior to Ye Xuan’s. Unless he was at the 3rd Layer of the Demon Spirit Realm, where the gap with Ye Xuan’s base would reach ninety times.
In other words, Ye Xuan could defeat Gongsun Tu in a matter of minutes. He didn’t even need to use his Dragon Soul Power.
"Get down."
After the Divine-Demonic Overlord Body appeared, Ye Xuan gently waved his hand. Before Gongsun Tu’s Saber Technique could even land, he was sent flying by a slap from a pitch-black Demonic Palm.
His body flew ten meters away. After landing, he skidded against the ground and rolled for another twenty meters before finally coming to a halt.
An immediate uproar swept through the entire venue.
Those who had just been clamoring for Gongsun Tu to kill Ye Xuan all shut their mouths. They had originally wanted Gongsun Tu to instantly kill Ye Xuan. Little did they expect that he would instead be sent flying by a single palm strike.
After a brief silence, they exclaimed in astonishment.
"My god, what kind of Martial Technique is this! It can actually form a twenty-meter-tall Divine Demon Statue."
"Is this Martial Technique at the middle or high grade of the Ghost Rank? But how is that possible? This kid is only at the Super Spirit Realm. How could he cross realms to learn such an advanced Martial Technique?"
"Is this Ye Xuan really that strong?"
Ye Xuan had only struck once, yet he had shattered everyone’s expectations!
"Ring No. 10, Ye Xuan wins."
At this moment, the Elder’s voice arrived belatedly. As he spoke, he glanced at Gongsun Qingyue in the distance and gave a slight shake of his head. He cursed inwardly, "Damn it! This kid has such immense combat power, yet you told me to turn a blind eye? You make it sound as if your son is a match for him!"
"Tu’Er!" Gongsun Qingyue was now quite anxious, terrified that Gongsun Tu had been slapped to death by Ye Xuan.
Gongsun Xin spoke up again. "Don’t worry, he’s fine. He merely suffered some internal injuries, which is why he hasn’t stood up right away."
"Big Brother, are you saying Ye Xuan showed mercy?"
"Not exactly. Gongsun Tu unleashed his Beast Soul Power alongside a Ghost-rank Saber Technique, so his Attack Power was extremely strong. He was sent flying simply because the Golem Ye Xuan formed was too massive. Gongsun Tu’s Saber Technique managed to shatter the approaching Demonic Palm, but the tremendous pushing force still sent him flying. His injuries aren’t as severe as you imagine."
Hearing Gongsun Xin’s words, Gongsun Qingyue finally breathed a sigh of relief.
At the same time, up in the stands, Gongsun Wenjin narrowed his eyes slightly.
"That kid’s aura just now should be the 9th Layer of the Super Spirit Realm. In just about a month, his cultivation has advanced by four layers? How did he do it? Could it be..." Gongsun Wenjin looked over at Gongsun Yanran. "Yanran... no wonder your cultivation isn’t proportional to your talent. Over the years, even though you haven’t seen Ye Xuan and Ye Ling’Er, you’ve secretly been saving up quite a lot of resources for them, haven’t you?"
Gongsun Wenjin knew better than anyone that Gongsun Xin wasn’t the only genius in the Gongsun Family. There was also Gongsun Yanran. However, Gongsun Yanran’s cultivation was far weaker than Gongsun Xin’s, and her speed of advancement hadn’t been very fast either. Now he understood—Gongsun Yanran had been saving up her resources.
As a mother, her children always remained in her heart.
"Mother, I didn’t disappoint you, did I?" Ye Xuan returned to Gongsun Yanran’s side, grinning broadly.
Gongsun Yanran glared at Ye Xuan, but a faint smile touched the corners of her lips.
Only Liu Ruoxi wore a livid expression. For this competition, she had been hoping someone would accidentally kill Ye Xuan. But looking at it now, these people simply didn’t have the qualifications.
The people of the Gongsun Family were truly useless trash.
Time passed, and the matches in the other combat rings also concluded.
Gongsun Wenjin spoke once more. "The first round of the competition has concluded. The winners will advance to the top forty. Those who lost, do not be disheartened. Most of you are still young; you will still have a chance in the next grand competition.
"Next, we will proceed with the battles for the top twenty. Come up to the stage and draw lots."
Following Gongsun Wenjin’s words, the advancing participants stepped onto the stage one after another.