Yao Yanliang coughed up mouthfuls of blood, never expecting that Bai Ying, who hadn't used any magic weapons, could seriously injure him!
He could even sense that Bai Ying had held back; if she had used her full strength, he would not only be injured, but probably dead.
How could that be?
He looked at Bai Ying in disbelief.
The young cultivators present were all stunned.
They couldn't sense Bai Ying's cultivation level and always thought it was very low, so why was she acting so powerful?
Zhou Jingmo stroked his beard and couldn't help but laugh.
"Yao Yanliang, do you admit defeat now?"
Yao Yanliang stared intently at Bai Ying, his eyes clearly still filled with resentment.
After a long while, he gritted his teeth and shouted at Bai Ying, "Why?"
"I clearly couldn't sense your cultivation level. Your cultivation should be very weak! How could you defeat me?"
The young cultivators present also had the same question, their eyes fixed on the direction where Bai Ying was.
Could it be that...
Yao Yanliang shouted at Bai Ying, "Did you secretly use some kind of magical artifact? I thought you were acting strangely just now. Your magical artifact was completely unaffected by the Hunyuan Starry Sky Formation, and you were even able to steal other people's magical artifacts. This can't be your strength. You definitely cheated."
Yao Yanliang was not convinced at all.
Who knows how much effort he put in to cultivate himself to the early stage of the Golden Core realm?
For someone his age to have cultivated to such a level, he truly is a prodigy.
Although he couldn't compare to the senior brothers and sisters in the sect who had already cultivated to the late Golden Core stage, he could still say that, apart from those few prodigies, he was truly formidable.
He simply couldn't believe he would lose to such a young girl.
She must have cheated.
Yao Yanliang suddenly remembered that his grandmaster had just given Bai Ying a celestial-grade magic artifact. Bai Ying's alchemy skills were so impressive; she must have received many powerful artifacts from influential figures in the past. Of course, she could defeat him.
But that's not fair.
"It was agreed that magical artifacts cannot be used during the competition. You have broken the rules."
Zhou Jingmo looked at Yao Yanliang with some disappointment, not expecting him to attribute his loss to Bai Ying cheating.
Bai Ying walked towards Yao Yanliang step by step, steadily and slowly. With each step she took, the ground seemed to tremble slightly, and an inexplicable pressure, like a surging tide, rolled towards Yao Yanliang, tightly enveloping him.
A faint smile played on Bai Ying's lips, her eyes gleaming with an unfathomable light. Just a few steps away from Yao Yanliang, she finally spoke leisurely: "Have you ever considered that perhaps my cultivation is higher than yours?"
The voice was deep yet clear, like a thunderclap, exploding in the ears of everyone present.
Yao Yanliang's eyes widened, his face filled with disbelief, and his lips trembled slightly. "How is this possible?"
He is now at the early stage of the Golden Core realm, and he can detect all Golden Core cultivators.
“Unless… Bai Ying is at the Nascent Soul stage, there is absolutely no way she could escape my detection.”
Yao Yanliang secretly plotted in his heart, but as soon as the thought popped into his head, he ruthlessly extinguished it. His gaze was like two sharp blades as he looked Bai Ying up and down again. She looked to be no more than seventeen or eighteen years old, still immature, and her face still carried the vigor of a young man.
A Nascent Soul stage cultivator at such a young age? Yao Yanliang shook his head vigorously, as if trying to shake this absurd idea out of his mind.
He had heard that some people were exceptionally talented and could successfully break through to the Nascent Soul stage before the age of one hundred, but even those exceptionally talented people were mostly eighty or ninety years old when they broke through.
Where could one find someone at such a young Nascent Soul stage? This was completely beyond Yao Yanliang's comprehension.
However, in the next instant, Bai Ying seemed to hear the doubt in his heart. A cold light flashed in her eyes, and she released the overwhelming pressure of the Nascent Soul stage without reservation.
In an instant, the air seemed to be gripped tightly by an invisible hand, and a terrifying pressure raged like a storm, causing everyone present to feel a sudden jolt of fear.
Those with weaker cultivation levels collapsed to the ground, their legs giving way, staring in terror at where Bai Ying was.
Yao Yanliang was the first to be hit. The oppressive aura was like a mountain pressing down on him. His legs buckled, and with a thud, he collapsed to the ground in disbelief, his eyes vacant, muttering to himself, "She really is a Nascent Soul cultivator..."
Bai Ying coldly said, "My magical artifacts are completely unaffected by the Hunyuan Starry Sky Formation because I modified the formation. The reason I was able to take your artifacts is because my divine sense is far superior to yours; I could directly erase your mark from the artifacts and then inscribe my own!"
At this moment, not only Yao Yanliang, but all the young cultivators present were completely stunned.
Especially Ding Yan and Yang Anqi.
Ding Yan had previously made a point of rejecting Bai Ying, saying that he and Bai Ying were from two different worlds.
Now it seems they really are from two different worlds, but the one who is unworthy is actually myself!
Yang Anqi was even more dumbfounded.
She had previously thought Bai Ying was just a country bumpkin, looking down on her and making things difficult for her at every turn. She never imagined Bai Ying was actually a Nascent Soul cultivator.
It's a Nascent Soul stage cultivator who could be crushed with a single finger.
Yang Anqi's face turned extremely pale, as if the sky was about to collapse.
Zhou Jingmo smiled dismissively. Dressed in a black robe, his posture was as upright as a pine tree. He stood with his hands behind his back, staring seriously at the group of young disciples before him. His gaze slowly swept over each of their youthful and spirited faces.
“I know you are all arrogant. At your age, you are full of pride when you achieve a little success, and you think you are so great.”
Zhou Jingmo's deep and resonant voice rang in everyone's ears like a resounding bell, awakening these young souls immersed in self-satisfaction. "But you must remember, there are always people stronger than you. Don't think you're so great; there will always be someone stronger than you in this world!"
Having said that, he paused slightly, his gaze sharp as an arrow, piercing precisely at Yao Yanliang. He raised an eyebrow slightly and asked, "Yanliang, are you convinced?"
At this moment, Yao Yanliang was a completely different person. He seemed to have lost his backbone, slumped to the ground like a madman, his former spiritedness vanished without a trace, replaced by utter despair. He closed his eyes unwillingly, his lips trembling, and after a long while, he murmured:
"I... give up."
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