Seeing the affectionate manner between Ling Xiao and Lan Yu’er, Hei Suo felt as if his entire vision had turned pitch black.
He was an Inner Sect Disciple and still felt this way; not to ntion the Outer Disciples.
They were all gnashing their teeth, wishing they could imdiately take Ling Xiao’s place.
"Senior Sister, I’m heading over," said Ling Xiao as he turned his head back.
"Go ahead, be careful," Lan Yu’er wanted to show her concern, but her words were still icy cold. It seems she had grown accustod to this façade, and it was truly difficult for her to change so suddenly.
Ling Xiao walked towards the challenge platform in the square.
This challenge platform was a specially crafted treasure, so sturdy that not even Transcendent Realm Martial Artists could easily destroy it.
The strongest among the Outer Disciples was rely a Half-step Grandmaster, not having reached the Transcendent Realm; the platform was decidedly robust.
Standing on the challenge platform, Ling Xiao looked around; Yang Cheng and Li Anle hadn’t arrived yet, but Zhao Zhi, Xu Ying, Zhao Ci, and other mbers of the Outer Sect were already there.
Actually, everyone wanted to challenge for the status of prospective Inner Sect Disciple.
Because not only would their stipend increase, but they would also have more ti to cultivate without the burden of tedious physical labor, only needing to be responsible for managent.
And the higher their rank, the greater their power and status; they might even be relieved of managing duties, requiring only daily cultivation, to receive much more generous rewards than other Outer Sect Disciples.
That’s right, the top ten ranked Outer Sect Disciples could also possess their own cave dwellings, which not only provided comfortable living but also abundant spiritual qi, allowing for cultivation progress at twice the speed.
Soon, Yang Cheng and Li Anle also arrived.
Even Elder Bai had co.
For challenges related to the top ten ranked Outer Disciples, Elder Bai would always be present; this was also a way for the Sect to show its importance.
"Ling Xiao, you step down first. Today, Yang Cheng also needs to face two challenges. Let him fight others first, then you and Li Anle can fight. Staggering the fights is conducive to the fairness of the challenges," Elder Bai called Ling Xiao down from the challenge platform.
Ling Xiao looked at Yang Cheng.
He could probably understand Yang Cheng’s thoughts.
If Ling Xiao dared to face two opponents, then Yang Cheng, the tenth-ranked expert of the Outer Sect, was there any reason he couldn’t face two?
"The challenge begins now: Outer Sect’s 15th ranked Liu Qiang challenges the 10th ranked Yang Cheng!"
This was a battle between prospective Inner Sect Disciples.
One ranked fifteenth.
One ranked tenth.
Both were Half-step Grandmasters, formidable in strength.
It turns out that Liu Qiang had previously challenged the third-ranked Jin Ming and was thoroughly defeated.
For this challenge opportunity, he learned from his lesson, and thus, he chose Yang Cheng, who was at the bottom of the top ten rankings.
Under normal circumstances, Yang Cheng was considered the weakest among the top ten; defeating him would secure one’s own cave dwelling and significantly more resources.
The first thirty were considered one tier.
The top ten comprised another tier.
Those ranked after thirty strived to enter the top thirty.
And those within the top thirty aspired to break into the top ten.
Seeing Liu Qiang, Yang Cheng rely smiled faintly, "You challenge because you couldn’t beat Jin Ming; do you really think I’m an easy target?"
"Wind and Rain Sword Technique!"
As Yang Cheng’s voice fell, he thrust his sword, creating a fine, dense light, enveloping Liu Qiang like wind and rain.
Continuous and shockingly terrifying.
Liu Qiang, holding a steel blade, exerted all his strength to parry, his blade repeatedly blocking in an attempt to fend off Yang Cheng’s attacks.
The clash between two half-step grandmasters was so intense that, as their breath collided, the residual energy spread out, covering the spectators surrounding the challenge platform.
Many outer disciples could feel the shock waves of energy, as if their true essence were being forcibly extracted, causing extre discomfort.
"Such terrifying power, and it doesn’t belong to the Transcendent Realm?"
"This is the power of a half-step grandmaster. Although they haven’t ascended to the Transcendent Realm, the might of so of their martial skills already rivals that of fighters at the First Layer of the Transcendent Realm!"
"Indeed, it’s obviously far stronger than the force of a martial artist at the Ninth Layer Pinnacle of Martial Veins!"
Amongst the observers below the platform, whether they were new outer disciples or veterans planning to challenge the top thirty ranks, all were petrified by this overwhelming scene.
They had never seen a battle between half-step grandmasters before, and only upon witnessing it did they understand its invincibility to them.
In the Moon Hua Sect’s hundred thousand years of history, there were indeed cases of martial artists at the Ninth Layer Pinnacle of Martial Veins defeating half-step grandmasters, but those were exceedingly rare.
For those with cultivation levels below the late stages of the Martial Pulse Ninth Level, it was virtually impossible to overco a half-step grandmaster. This had almost beco an undisputed truth within the Moon Hua Sect.
That’s why, when they heard Ling Xiao intended to challenge Li Anle and Yang Cheng with his Eighth Layer Peak cultivation level, they looked down on and mocked Ling Xiao, thinking he was out of his depth.
Even Elder Master Yang and Lan Yu’er did not believe that Ling Xiao could achieve this feat.
On the challenge platform, although Liu Qiang and Yang Cheng were both half-step grandmasters,
There’s still a huge gap between half-step grandmasters. Including martial skills, true essence, combat techniques, and other factors combined, Yang Cheng was much stronger.
Pu pu pu pu pu...
Those seemingly not very fierce sword moves suddenly erupted with astonishing power.
Poor Liu Qiang, despite defending with all his might, found his protective true essence to be like tofu, riddled with holes, utterly pitiful.
Even his body was already wound-ridden, small punctures continuously oozing blood.
Ling Xiao’s brow furrowed slightly.
The Wind and Rain Sword Technique that Yang Cheng was using, although rely a beginner level gold-class martial skill, had been refined to the Transcendental Realm. Utilizing it with single-minded focus, he had nearly achieved perfection.
By comparison, Liu Qiang was far inferior.
This Yang Cheng had reasons to be arrogant.
In just over a dozen moves, Liu Qiang hadn’t even had a chance to counterattack before he was already covered in wounds, looking utterly embarrassed.
Fortunately, he had so self-awareness, conceding directly to avoid further humiliation.
"So strong, is this Yang Cheng’s power, no wonder he’s ranked in the top ten!"
"Indeed, Liu Qiang was already terrifying, said to have defeated Li Anle in three moves. Now, he’s been defeated by Yang Cheng in just over a dozen moves, completely overwheld."
"Can Ling Xiao even withstand one strike?"
"Heh, I doubt it!"
The murmurs ebbed and flowed, and those who were already skeptical of Ling Xiao’s chances grew even more doubtful after witnessing Yang Cheng’s prowess.
Zhao Zhi was deeply furrowing his brow at this mont. He had assessed that if he were to spar with Liu Qiang, he probably wouldn’t last one move. And yet, such a formidable Liu Qiang was defeated so miserably.
He couldn’t help but draw a deep breath, feeling sowhat relieved that he hadn’t rashly issued a challenge, or else as a crown prince, being defeated so embarrassingly, he would lose all face.
"Compared with Yang Cheng, Ming Tian is nothing, at least in terms of strength,"
This was Xu Ying’s judgent.
Ming Tian might have more potential than Yang Cheng, but when Ming Tian left Baiyun Province for the Moon Hua Sect, he was indeed far behind Yang Cheng.
Even Liu Qiang was much stronger than Ming Tian at that ti.
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