The audience erupted in cheers.
Both are prodigies in the cultivation world, yet they are now on the verge of exchanging blows. Their battle is sure to be quite spectacular!
Suddenly, a long voice came from beyond the sky, "Since Su Nian is willing to fight, then Ye Hua, you shall accept the challenge."
Everyone looked up and saw four elders flying in from the sky on swords: the First Elder Hong Jiuquan, the Second Elder Li Moli, the Fourth Elder Mo Rouyun, and the Peak Master of Liuli Peak, the Seventh Elder Su Liuli.
The four of them knew what had happened here long ago and had been investigating with their divine senses. When Su Nian stepped onto the arena, the Fourth Elder Mo Rouyun and the Seventh Elder Su Liuli finally couldn't hold back and wanted to get closer to watch.
Upon seeing the elders arrive, the disciples bowed and greeted them in unison, clasping their hands in salute.
"Greetings, elders!"
The Second Elder waved his hand, signaling his disciples to stand up.
She led the First Elder, the Fourth Elder, and Su Liuli to the front of the arena. Her gaze lingered on Ye Hua for only a moment before she said seriously to Su Nian, "Su Nian, you two are the young prodigies of our Quanxiu. We would like to see your full strength. We elders will be in charge of this battle, so you can fight with all your might. If you encounter any danger, we will come to your rescue."
Although these words were spoken to two people, the elders' eyes were all fixed on Su Nian.
This favoritism made Ye Hua feel extremely unbalanced.
Su Nian's indifferent gaze swept across the faces of the elders, finally landing on Su Liuli.
He could see worry and a hint of relief in Su Liuli's eyes.
The concern is that Su Nian's strength will be greatly reduced due to the damage to her nascent soul, making her a laughing stock in front of her fellow disciples.
He was relieved to see that Su Nian had finally cheered herself up.
Su Nian cupped his hands and said calmly, "Disciple obeys."
The Second Elder gave a soft "hmm," then turned his gaze to Ye Hua, "Did you hear that clearly too?"
Ye Hua also cupped his hands and said, "This disciple will remember!"
The Second Elder nodded and went down with the other elders.
Su Liuli first went to help Ye Yixuan, who had been severely injured by Xu Xinrou. Then, as she passed by Xu Xinrou, she heard Xu Xinrou's cold voice.
"Does Master trust Ye Hua more than Junior Brother Su?"
Su Liuli was startled and stopped in her tracks.
Her beautiful eyes were lowered, and her voice was desolate, "Xinrou, I just... hope the sect will be alright..."
"So, in your heart, the sect's reputation is more important than the disciples who have always admired and trusted you, is that right?"
Su Liuli did not speak.
"Indeed... Although everyone respectfully calls you Fairy Liuli, you are ultimately just a mortal woman..." Xu Xinrou left these words behind and walked away from Su Liuli, her back to her, into the distance.
Su Liuli stared blankly at Xu Xinrou's retreating figure, lost in thought.
It was a distance that could be reached in just two steps, but as she reached out her hand, she always felt that the distance between them was growing ever wider...
After everyone stepped off the stage, the battle between Su Nian and Ye Hua officially began.
The Fourth Elder stood in the center and asked the two, "Are you ready?"
Su Nian and Ye Hua nodded at the same time.
"Then," the Fourth Elder shouted, "I hereby officially declare the battle between Su Nian, the third disciple of Liuli Peak, and Ye Hua, the sixth disciple, to begin!"
The moment the Fourth Elder finished speaking, Ye Hua shot up like a spring and rushed in front of Su Nian!
His speed was so fast that countless fellow disciples in the Foundation Establishment stage below the stage could not even catch a glimpse of it with the naked eye!
Even disciples at the early stage of the Golden Core realm were surprised by the speed Ye Hua unleashed.
"Such speed! This has completely surpassed the Great Perfection of the Foundation Establishment stage, hasn't it?"
"I've heard that Ye Hua is only one step away from the Golden Core stage and could break through at any time. The reason he's still in the Foundation Establishment stage is to participate in the upcoming birthday competition of the Grand Elder of the Holy Glory Sect!"
"I see. In that case, it wouldn't be an exaggeration to call his current realm a half-step Golden Core. If that's the case, then Senior Brother Su is in danger!"
Everyone's heart was in their throat.
Su Nian's nascent soul was damaged, and his cultivation level dropped to the Great Perfection of the Foundation Establishment stage. No one knows how much of his past strength he can still exert.
In the eyes of most people, it would be difficult for Su Nian to embark on the path of cultivation again.
The same applies to Su Liuli, who was watching from the stage.
As they were both her disciples, she naturally knew just how powerful Ye Hua had become.
Her expression was grave, worried that Su Nian would be blasted out of the ring by that punch and easily defeated.
Let alone Su Nian, even looking at the entire Nine Provinces, there are probably no cultivators below the Golden Core stage who can fight Ye Hua!
Under the watchful eyes of everyone, Su Nian's figure flickered slightly.
He suddenly flipped his wrist, and a vast and powerful aura of an emperor was revealed on his body!
He has indeed lost the cultivation of an emperor.
However, he still retains some of the power he once possessed.
Keep it?
Oh.
"Fists and feet have no eyes," he just said that himself.
Su Nian sneered.
Ye Hua, a wicked scoundrel, harbored demons and took advantage of the chaos between humans and demons to plunder; his crimes deserve death!
Showing mercy to Ye Hua would be tantamount to putting all living beings in danger!
The anger that had been suppressed for so long surged into Su Nian's heart at this moment, and he had only one thought!
In this battle, Ye Hua will be slain!
So what if Heaven protects us? Even if we can't kill him, we'll make him regret standing on this stage!
Su Nian's punch was extremely shocking! The shadow of the past Reincarnation Emperor possessed him, and this punch actually created a howling wind! It made the surrounding air seem illusory!
Whether on or off the stage, everyone watching felt the floor tiles beneath their feet tremble.
"W-What's going on?!"
The Fourth Elder's expression suddenly changed.
The Second Elder and Su Liuli were also speechless with shock. Su Nian's punch had completely exceeded their understanding of the Foundation Establishment stage.
“It is the origin of the Dao!” Hong Jiuquan said in a deep voice.
She narrowed her eyes, fixing her gaze on Su Nian, and said in a low voice, "Only a peerless genius who has comprehended a certain 'Dao' can cause this phenomenon. I experienced the same thing when I first embarked on the path of life and death. I never expected that... Su Nian would also comprehend her own Dao."
The Second Elder had a strange expression and asked the First Elder, "What realm were you at when you first comprehended the Dao of Life and Death?"
"Late stage of Nascent Soul." When Hong Jiuquan said this, he looked at Su Nian as if he were looking at a monster.
The elders all realized how terrifying Su Nian was. The Fourth Elder's mouth dropped open. "You're a genius that only appears once in a hundred years in the entire Xiu Sect, right? Even you only comprehended your own Dao at the late Nascent Soul stage, but Nian'er comprehended it at the Foundation Establishment stage! Isn't that too terrifying?"
The Second Elder gave Su Nian a meaningful look, and said in a long voice, "Could it be a case of destruction followed by construction? It seems that our Quanxiu has produced a genius whose name will resound throughout the Nine Provinces..."
The way all the elders looked at Su Nian changed.
It wasn't like looking at a disciple, but like looking at a dazzling diamond!
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