Youyou glanced at the other person, then raised her hand, "It's me!"

The Heavenly Maiden then looked over, sized her up, and smiled, "Oh? That Qi Refining Level 7 cultivator named Du Liang is your sect's disciple? To be able to enter the top twenty with only Qi Refining Level 7 cultivation, Heavenly Maiden's disciple is quite lucky. However, the next opponent is Wei Xiao of my Heavenly Martial Sect, who has Qi Refining Perfection cultivation. It seems your disciple needs to be more careful."

Her tone was polite, but it was full of provocation, almost as if she were saying that the other person got into the top twenty by luck.

"Thank you for the reminder, celestial maiden." You You didn't argue with her any further. After all, it's a competition, and it's normal to have wins and losses. She didn't insist that her disciples win.

Wu Yue, who was standing nearby, leaned closer and whispered a reminder, "Sister You, the Wei Xiao that the Martial Sect Heavenly Maiden mentioned the other day is a disciple of one of her followers. I heard that he has extremely high talent and is highly regarded by the sect. He was even personally taught unparalleled martial arts techniques and is considered one of the top elite disciples of his generation. He was originally about to reach the Foundation Establishment stage, but he suppressed his cultivation for the Grand Competition. Your disciple has indeed met his match."

You You nodded. It seemed that the opponent's provocation wasn't entirely without merit. After thinking for a moment, and fearing it might affect his disciple's mindset during the competition, he refrained from directly sending a message to Du Liang.

The match below had already begun. Junior disciple Du Liang stepped onto the stage and immediately recognized the gap in strength between his opponent and himself, a chill running down his spine. This was unlike any of his previous opponents; although his opponent was at the peak of Qi Refining, he clearly already possessed the strength of a Foundation Establishment cultivator. There was an insurmountable gap between them, and Du Liang's cultivation had only just reached the seventh level. If it weren't for his habit of being frequently beaten by Foundation Establishment stage senior brothers and sisters in the sect, he truly wouldn't have been able to stand calmly on the stage.

Du Liang felt a little flustered. After all, this wasn't a friendly sparring match between fellow disciples. Every move and technique his opponent used was something he had never encountered before. If he missed even the slightest movement, he could be defeated instantly. So he took a deep breath and focused all his attention.

Wei Xiao walked steadily to the center of the stage. Perhaps because he had watched his opponent's previous matches, he did not lower his guard because of his lower cultivation level, but attacked him immediately, and used his ultimate move without hesitation.

The sword in the opponent's hand flashed like afterimages, creating a large expanse of sword light as he leaped into the air and attacked Du Liang, shouting the name of his sword technique, "Qiu Zhang Sword Technique!"

puff……

Youyou, who had just been holding her breath and planning to have a cup of tea to calm down, couldn't help but spit out a mouthful of tea.

You're fucking kidding me!