After the cage constructed by the water cloud silk collapsed instantly.

Shui Qingxi originally intended to continue controlling the Martial Spirit and imprison Qin Xin within it once again.

However, Qin Xin would not give her another chance. After leaping forward, he rushed out and the Nine Flames Battle Immortal Sword in his hand was almost touching her brow in an instant.

Just as the attack was about to strike, Qin Xin dodged and dissipated his true energy.

After patting her chest, Shui Qingxi was also surprised by Qin Xin's attack, which came as swiftly as a storm.

The look in her eyes as she looked at Qin Xin had subtly changed. When she returned to Tianyuan City with Qin Xin before, he was only at the Opening Aperture Realm. Now, he had not only reached the seventh level of the Earth Qi Sea Realm, but his strength was also much greater than hers.

At this moment, he felt somewhat fortunate. His father naturally did not support his decision to go to Tianyuan City to help Qin Xin. After all, Tianyuan City belonged to the Great Xia Dynasty, while their Zhennan Prefecture was just a vassal state of a different surname. Too much interference would only incur the dissatisfaction of the royal family. In addition, the subsequent inclusion of the Qin clan of Tianyuan City into Zhennan Prefecture for protection also drew opposition from many generals of Zhennan Prefecture.

Qin Xin's strength has grown so terrifyingly that Shui Qingxi feels that the decisions she made back then were very wise.

After Shui Qingxi withdrew her true energy, her water cloud silk also dissipated rapidly, and the true energy armor around her slowly dissipated. She could feel that if Qin Xin hadn't stopped his attack at the last moment, she would have already fallen. She chuckled softly at Qin Xin and said, "Only after truly fighting did I realize how strong you are now. I lost."

Qin Xin replied with a smile, "It was just luck. If I hadn't been able to break through that Water Cloud Silk Cage, I'm afraid I would have been the one to lose."

"Let's stop flattering each other and just keep up the good work! Whether Kunmen's main peak can be preserved depends on you."

After saying that, Shui Qingxi didn't linger. She turned around and left, heading towards the direction where Hua Jin and the others were.

Qin Xin sat down cross-legged and began to recover his depleted internal energy in preparation for the next match.

However, just as Shui Qingxi left the square, the leader of the Spirit Beast Sect on the high platform whispered something to the disciples behind him, and then the disciple disappeared from the high platform.

While recovering his depleted true energy, Qin Xin also observed the situation of the battle in the arena.

Both Wei Xiaotian and Wang Hao easily defeated their opponents without much effort.

After the competition ended, only twenty disciples remained in the arena. Wu Fa, Ji Ju, and Ruan Yuan were among them. However, Wu Fa's eyes were fixed on the direction of Qin Xin, and a faint smile appeared on his lips.

When Qin Xin felt Wu Fa's gaze coming his way, he also glanced back.

Next, during the second draw, Qin Xin frowned slightly after seeing the number eight red slip in his hand. At that moment, Wu Fa waved the white slip in his hand at Qin Xin, and the number on it was also eight.

Qin Xin had not anticipated this outcome. He had thought that the Second Elder would put him in a match against a strong opponent like Wei Xiaotian or Wang Hao, and that after eliminating him, the Kunmen main peak would inevitably be devoured by the other five peaks.

Of course, Qin Xin had made some preparations for Wu Fa's confident gaze, knowing that the other party must have some trump card up his sleeve.

As the bell rang for the competition, Qin Xin headed to the competition venue.

Wu Fa slowly stepped inside, then stared intently at Qin Xin with his slightly reddened eyes.

A blood-red broadsword instantly appeared in his hand. Wu Fa's gaze darkened slightly as he stared at Qin Xin and said, "Last time I lost to you, it took me a lot of suffering. This time, you should be the one to lose!"

As soon as he finished speaking, bursts of crimson true energy instantly rose around Wu Fa, and the powerful aura surprised Qin Xin slightly.

"Ninth level of the Qi Sea Realm!"

Qin Xin was slightly surprised after sensing the aura emanating from Wu Fa. After their last encounter, Wu Fa had actually broken through to the next level.

For a moment, Qin Xin was somewhat wary of Wu Fa, after all, Wu Fa's martial spirit pattern and his ability to combine man and sword were quite formidable.

"Although I admire you, my teacher has given orders to cripple you this time," Wu Fa said softly, seemingly unable to disobey his teacher's command.

Immediately afterwards, a red light streaked across the sky, and Wu Fa gripped his sword with both hands.

With a sudden stomp of his foot, powerful true energy surged forth, creating a loud bang as it collided with the ground.

Just as Qin Xin swung the Nine Flames Battle Immortal Sword, the Blood-Drinking Blade was already slashing down in front of him.

"bite!"

The sound of a violent collision echoed around, followed by powerful true energy spreading out in all directions, creating ripples of energy.

The impact of the collision caused both of them to stagger back a few steps. Qin Xin felt a tingling sensation in the palm of his hand, and his eyes showed some surprise.

His Desolate God Battle Body had now reached the third level, and even with the defense provided by his True Qi Armor, he still suffered some injuries from this attack.

It's clear that Wu Fa is much stronger now than before.

"It took a lot of effort for the teacher to cripple you," Wu Fa said with a smile, a hint of madness in his eyes.

Qin Xin immediately became serious, realizing that Wu Fa must have used some means to enhance his strength.

With the activation of the Heavenly Phoenix Martial Spirit Pattern, the true energy within the Martial Core instantly became violent, and the true energy armor on his body was also covered with wing armor transformed from the Azure Rock Fire—the Heavenly Phoenix Battle Armor.

The two clashed once again, producing a series of sounds.

However, after only a few rounds, Qin Xin quickly retreated. Wu Fa's attack methods were extremely strange, and after each attack, a strange blood-red aura would rush towards Qin Xin's body.

As they retreated, Qin Xin's spiritual sense also detected that the members of the Xuan Tian Sword Sect all had smiles on their lips. At the same time, the four peak masters of the Kun Sect, including Yun Lei, were also looking at Wu Fa in the arena, as if they were very confident.

At this moment, Qin Xin also realized that Wu Fa not only wanted to defeat him, but also that his words about crippling him were not empty talk.

After several crimson fire blades flew from his hand, Qin Xin took the initiative to launch an attack.

As the fire blade exploded violently, Qin Xin's attack also came close to Wu Fa's body.

Just as Qin Xin's Nine Flames Battle Immortal Sword was about to pierce Wu Fa, the latter dodged the attack with a strange posture, and then quickly swept his Blood-Drinking Blade horizontally.

A burning sensation spread across Qin Xin's back.

Although the Blood-Drinking Blade did not directly pierce Qin Xin's Heavenly Phoenix Armor, the chilling blade energy left a bloody gash on Qin Xin's back after slicing through him, from which a trickle of blood flowed.