Today is the tenth day of the ranking battle.
In the early morning, before daybreak, the ranking battle for fifth to eighth place had already begun on the sword-discussing arena. Although the participants, Ling Feiyu, Shui Wushuang, Xiao Kuanglei, and Fen Juebi, were all losers in yesterday's eight-place battle, they were already the undisputed top talents of today's young generation by being able to enter the eight-place battle.
Although Xiao Kuanglei was slashed by Xia Qingyue with thirty-three sword strikes yesterday, they were all shallow external injuries, and he collapsed on the spot only because his meridians were frozen. Today, he is basically fine, but Fen Juebi had damaged his own blood and essence yesterday, and was severely injured by Yun Che due to a despicable sneak attack. Today, he did not participate in the competition for the fifth to eighth places. Even if he was intact, he was no match for the other three. Whether he participated or not did not affect the result at all, and it did save his last bit of face to a certain extent.
Due to Fen Juebi's absence, the original four games were compressed into three. In the first game, Shui Wushuang defeated Xiao Kuanglei. In the second game, Shui Wushuang defeated Ling Feiyu with difficulty. In the third game, Ling Feiyu defeated Xiao Kuanglei.
So far, Shui Wushuang is ranked fifth, Ling Feiyu is ranked sixth, Xiao Kuanglei is ranked seventh, and Fen Juebi is ranked eighth. The power rankings of Xiao Sect and Fentian Sect are also decided in advance... Xiao Sect is ranked fourth and Fentian Sect is ranked fifth, falling out of the top four for the first time in hundreds of years.
The fundamental reason was the sudden appearance of Yun Che, the super dark horse.
White clouds floated in the sky, and the time was only nine o'clock when the ranking battle for fifth to eighth place ended. The morning sunlight was somewhat weak, but the excitement of everyone on the sword arena became even higher, because the semi-finals of this ranking battle had finally arrived.
Before the ranking battle, many people had already predicted the final ranking of this ranking battle. Ling Yun's name had long been known throughout the world, and his first place was undisputed. There were many different versions of speculation below Ling Yun, but they basically revolved around a few fixed people... Shui Wushuang and Wu Xuexin of Bingyun Fairy Palace, Ling Feiyu of Tianjian Villa, Fen Jin of Fentian Sect, Xiao Kuanglei of Xiao Sect...
However, among the four people who entered the top four, except Ling Yun, none of the other three were expected, and none of them were the core disciples of the sect that they had known about a long time ago. Not many people even knew their names. Even Ling Jie was just the son of the owner of Tianjian Villa. No one thought that he would have the strength to make Ling Feiyu surrender without a fight... After all, he was too young, and everyone thought that he came to the war just for experience.
What’s even more shocking is that, except for Ling Yun, the oldest of the other three is only seventeen years old.
This is an unprecedented first in the history of ranking battles!
In the second match of the semi-finals, the result of Ling Yun vs. Xia Qingyue was already determined in everyone's eyes. Even if Xia Qingyue was a genius, it would be impossible for her to create a different result. Therefore, the most attention was paid to the first match between Yun Che and Ling Jie.
One of them made it into the top four with his profound strength at the True Profound Realm, and the other made it into the top four at the age of sixteen. Both of them created an extremely astonishing precedent. It is no exaggeration to say that both of them are super geniuses that are rarely seen in hundreds of years.
After the battle between Yun Che and Fen Juebi yesterday, no one dared to easily judge that he would lose to Ling Jie. When he fought against Fen Juebi, although he showed his shocking true strength for the first time, it still seemed that it was not his full strength. Ling Jie was able to make Ling Feiyu admit defeat directly, proving that he had never used his true strength from beginning to end.
This was undoubtedly a historic duel full of suspense—a duel between the lowest profound strength and the youngest age in the history of ranking battles!
Yun Che stood on the sword-discussing stage early in the morning. Later, Ling Jie also walked up slowly, standing in front of Yun Che from a distance of twenty feet. He greeted him with a playful smile: “Hey, boss, good morning.”
Ling Jie's voice was not loud, but it was loud enough for Ling Wu Gou to hear. He was just about to announce the names of both parties and the factions they belonged to, but when he suddenly heard Ling Jie addressing Yun Che, his whole body trembled, his legs went weak, and he almost fell to his knees.
“Hey! You still remember to call me Boss. I thought you were going to deny it.” Yun Che crossed his arms and said with a smile.
Ling Jie raised his nose and said proudly: "I, Ling Jie, am a real man. I keep my word and will never go back on my word. Only a bear would deny his debt."
“Really?” Yun Che looked at him with disdain. “I’ve lived in the villa for more than ten days, and you, as my younger brother, didn’t even come to visit me once. You’re really incompetent as my younger brother, aren’t you?”
"Uh..." Ling Jie stared, his voice lowered, and he said softly: "I... I want to go, but my brother said that it would have a bad influence, and it's really none of my business."
Knowing that he was in the wrong, he quickly changed the subject and looked up and said, "But Boss, you really didn't let me down. When those people laughed at you, I knew you would make them regret it. Hehe, it's just as I expected, Ling Jie. Can the person who can make me admit defeat and become his younger brother be an ordinary person? But I never thought that Boss would make it to the semi-finals and face me... Hehehe, this is a super good opportunity!"
"Hmm? A chance?"
"Yes, yes!" Ling Jie grinned. "Although I call you the boss without any hesitation, I still feel a little bit unwilling in my heart. After all, you only took three of my swords, not defeated me. If you want to be the boss, you should at least be better than your younger brother, right?"
“So what?” Yun Che tapped his chin with his hand and smiled faintly.
Ling Jie reached out his hand and touched the space ring, and picked up a sword box carved from white jade... Yes, it was a white jade sword box, not the Dixuan sword he had been using in previous competitions. As his hand touched the smooth sword box, Ling Jie's smile began to take on a sharp edge that was hard to look at: "If I can enter tomorrow's competition, I will never be a match for big brother, so, in this battle, I will use all my strength! Let everyone in the world remember my Ling Jie's demeanor! If you want me, Ling Jie, to be your little brother willingly, defeat me at my full strength on this sword-fighting stage! If you beat me, you will be my boss in the future. If you lose... Well, I can consider taking you in as my little brother."
“Okay!” Yun Che nodded directly, his eyes becoming serious and solemn: “If I can’t even defeat you, then I certainly don’t have the qualifications to be your boss. In that case, draw your sword, and let me see your true strength!”
Ling Jie's hand lightly moved, and the white jade sword box was opened. With a flash of orange light, a slender sword that was completely orange and about five feet and five inches long flew into Ling Jie's hand.
Zheng...
The orange sword appeared, and suddenly it spontaneously released a long sword sound. A sword force also spread quietly. The sword force was not strong or sharp, but it had an amazing penetrating power. In just two breaths, it completely covered the entire sword arena. Everyone sitting on the edge of the sword arena felt a gentle sword force quietly enveloping them, making their minds and eyes involuntarily focus on the orange sword under an inexplicable attraction. If you look closely, you will find that the space around the orange sword is slowly distorting in a small range.
"What kind of sword power is this? It's totally unheard of... Wait! The orange sword, could it be..."
"Tianyang Sword!!"
"That's right! It is indeed the Tianyang Sword, one of the three Tianxuan Divine Swords of Tianjian Villa! It is said that Ling Yun conquered the Tianyuan Sword when he was seventeen years old. He is only sixteen years old, but he has already conquered the Tianyang Sword!"
"Tianjian Villa is really full of geniuses. Ling Yun is already an amazing talent, but I didn't expect that Ling Jie is even better! Ling Yuefeng is already very happy to have two sons like this."
“It seems that in this battle, it is basically impossible for Yun Che to defeat Ling Jie who can control the Tianyang Sword.”
Yun Che had never heard of the Tianyang Sword, but when the Tianyang Sword was revealed, Yun Che felt its extraordinary and amazing sword power. The surroundings were filled with deep and astonished discussions, which made him understand more clearly the extraordinaryness of this sword. Without a doubt, this was a world-famous Tianxuan sword!
In this ranking battle, a Tianxuan weapon finally appeared for the first time!
With the Tianyang Sword in hand, Ling Jie's entire aura suddenly changed. He seemed to have turned into a sword, with a sword-like aura surging all over his body. There was no longer any playfulness in his eyes, but instead he released a sharp cold light like a sword.
Yun Che took a half step back, and with a swing of his right hand, the heavy, edgeless Overlord Sword fell from the sky, and with a bang, it stood in front of him, with half of the sword sinking deeply into the ground. Yun Che grabbed the hilt with both hands, and with a slight force, the Overlord Sword whistled in the flying gravel, and rushed straight towards Ling Jie with a heavy and domineering momentum like a mountain.
But the Overlord Giant Sword was only an Earthly Profound Weapon after all, and there was a gap in realm and level between it and the Tianyang Sword. Its domineering aura did not suppress the momentum of the Tianyang Sword much, but was instead cut in half by the Tianyang Sword's gentle sword energy.
The difference between a Heavenly Profound Artifact and an Earthly Profound Artifact is like fine steel versus grass. Yun Che was at an absolute disadvantage in terms of weapons. But his aura was not weak at all. He swung his heavy sword, and the wind whistled loudly: "Come on."
"The first match of the four-person battle: Yun Che of the Blue Wind Imperial Family versus Ling Jie of the Heavenly Sword Villa... The battle begins!"
“Not only did Jie Er directly display the Tian Yang Sword, but even then his aura did not slacken at all. It seems that he takes this battle with Yun Che very seriously.” Ling Yue Feng looked at the two people on the sword-discussing stage and said slowly.
“Yes.” Ling Yun nodded: “After all, Yun Che is the only person in this world that Xiao Jie has truly been convinced of, besides me. Half a year ago, Yun Che used the profound strength of the third level of the True Profound Realm to forcibly block Xiao Jie’s three swords, which made him very impressed and he kept talking about it for a long time. But at that time, Yun Che’s overall strength was far inferior to Xiao Jie’s. In the past six months, Xiao Jie’s strength has improved by leaps and bounds, and if he is defeated by Yun Che this time, then he should be completely convinced of him... maybe even better than me in terms of degree.”
Ling Yun's words made Ling Yuefeng frown. After thinking silently for a while, he suddenly said, "If that's the case, Yun Che must not win this battle. Yun'er, if Jie'er is at a disadvantage, use the Heavenly Yuan Sword to help him!"
Ling Yun was startled by Ling Yuefeng's words, then he understood something and nodded gently: "I understand."
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