Dongfang Xin stood on the arena, holding a folding fan. His face was effeminate, with a strange smile on his face. The spiritual power surging around him was very profound and vast, like the sea, which made the people around him keep praising him.
No one noticed that Emperor Xuan Yan's expression was different from before.
He looked at Xia Shiying, who noticed his gaze. Their eyes met in mid-air, and the tacit understanding they had cultivated over the years allowed Xia Shiying to understand her brother's meaning almost instantly.
If you are no match for them, just admit defeat.
But her cultivation level is clearly similar to Dongfang Xinxiang's, so how could this be... wait!
Xia Shiying's eyes widened slightly.
"Seventh level of the Divine Tribulation Realm?"
She has been diligently cultivating for the past two months and has now reached the third level of the Divine Tribulation Realm. She originally thought that even if there was a gap between her and Dongfang Xin, it wouldn't be too much and she could make up for it completely with the Crimson Feather Blood Soul. Unexpectedly, he has already broken through to the seventh level of the Divine Tribulation Realm!
I still remember that half a year ago, Dongfang Xin was only at the fourth level of the Divine Tribulation Realm. How did he break through so quickly?
Xia Shiying immediately noticed something was wrong.
Dongfang Xin waved his folding fan and said with a smile, "So, Princess Chang, will you admit defeat yourself, or shall we have a good fight?"
Xia Shiying looked proud.
"Let's fight!"
"They're so stubbornly persistent!"
Dongfang Xin snorted coldly, and the folding fan in his hand emitted bursts of golden light. At the same time, a wisp of extremely pure spiritual energy dissipated.
"Golden Magic Treasure Technique!"
The countless proverbs hovered behind Dongfang Xin, carrying incomparably pure power, and blasted towards Xia Shiying.
"This Dongfang Xin is actually a Confucian cultivator?"
Lin Feng shook his head and said, "It only captures the form, not the essence."
"Indeed, he doesn't have much expertise."
Shen Xiaohong, with his benevolent and sagacious heart, was most sensitive to righteous energy. Now, he not only couldn't detect any righteous energy in Dongfang Xin, but also felt something strange about him. It seemed that this person had indeed cheated.
Xuan Yanhuang hurriedly fiddled with the string of beads in his hand.
Xia Shiying was his most beloved and valued younger sister. If something really went wrong on the stage... he was afraid he wouldn't be able to resist exposing the Dongfang clan directly.
However, as the ruler of a dynasty, the Emperor of Xuan Yan was still shrewd. He said in a low voice, "Young masters, if there is anything unusual about Dongfang Changming, after we expose him, we will give the martial artist who was defeated by them a second chance to defend the arena. What do you think?"
“That’s right, very fair,” Shen Xiaohong agreed.
Lin Feng had no objections whatsoever.
Emperor Xuan Yan finally breathed a sigh of relief.
The cultivation of a seventh-level Divine Tribulation Realm cultivator is as vast as the sea, and Xia Shiying is naturally no match for him. Even with the help of the Crimson Feather Blood Soul, she still appears quite disheveled under Dongfang Xin's offensive.
"Indeed, Patriarch Dongfang teaches according to aptitude, which is perhaps the reason why the Dongfang clan has been prosperous for so long."
"We should learn more about the art of educating people from Patriarch Dongfang in the future."
"Six months ago, I remember Dongfang Xin was only at the fourth level of the Divine Tribulation Realm. Why has his cultivation improved so quickly? Even Dongfang Changming and Shangguan Qingning don't seem to have such a cultivation speed, do they?"
Some people raised questions, but they were quickly dismissed as jealousy by the supporters of the Eastern Clan and soon dared not raise any more questions.
Standing on the arena, Dongfang Xin was not at ease despite constantly pressuring Xia Shiying. The terrifying heat from the opponent's Crimson Feather Blood Soul had already burned black marks on his body.
"This is terrifying! This person must not be allowed to live!"
Dongfang Xin gritted his teeth. He had swallowed the pills given to him by his father, but he could only barely defeat Xia Shiying. This was enough to show that the other party was exceptionally talented and that she was a threat to their Dongfang clan just by being alive!
However, in front of Emperor Xuan Yan, Dongfang Xin could not kill her directly, so he could only make Xia Shiying suffer more.
"Since you refuse to admit defeat, then don't blame me for being ruthless!"
boom!
A burst of golden light suddenly erupted, and Xia Shiying was blasted off the stage, spitting out a mouthful of blood.
Xuan Yanhuang remained calm, but Mo Yuandao scrambled forward to help Xia Shiying up from the ground and handed her a few healing pills.
Dongfang Xin sneered and stood proudly.
"The number one on the Xuan Yan Martial Ranking, apart from Dongfang Changming and Shangguan Qingning, probably no one can rival Dongfang Xin now."
"You bastard, where do you put these two young masters? If they were to make a move, even someone like Dongfang Changming might not be a match for them!"
After Dongfang Xinshou stepped onto the arena, the Shangguan family members began to take to the stage. The central Tianzi arena had clearly become a competition between the Dongfang and Shangguan families, leaving the other leaders of the forces completely bewildered.
The head of the Dongfang family was equally confused.
"That old codger Shangguan Jining is usually so steady, what's wrong with him today? We've always kept to ourselves, so there's no need for him to go against me, right? Could it be that he was scared out of his wits by his rebellious daughter's foolish actions a few months ago and is now thinking of winning Lin Feng's forgiveness by currying favor with the Xuan Yan Dynasty?"
"How foolish."
Dongfang Changming coughed lightly and said in a low voice, "Patriarch, do you need me...?"
"Go."
The head of the Dongfang family pursed his lips and sneered, "It's about time. It's your turn to go on stage."
Dongfang Changming had a sinister face and a pale complexion, looking like a sickly person. He stood on the arena, swaying back and forth. Even so, no one around him dared to underestimate him. Moreover, the cultivation method and path that Dongfang Changming practiced were even more bizarre, as it was the path of corpse control.
"That is..."
Shen Xiaohong frowned as he smelled the stench emanating from the corpse of the martial artist.
"It's the art of controlling corpses."
Xia Shufan explained from behind, "Dongfang Changming received the ancient Corpse Path inheritance, so he did not cultivate the Dongfang clan's inherited techniques. The Dongfang clan claims that the corpses Dongfang Changming used for cultivation all came from deceased members of the Dongfang clan, and that he has never indiscriminately killed innocent people, but as for the specifics..."
His words were cleverly worded. The ancient path of corpses was only one step away from being linked to the demonic path, and Shen Xiaohong had always disliked people of the demonic path. Xia Shufan deliberately spoke vaguely, yet deliberately guided Shen Xiaohong to associate it with the demonic path.
As expected, as soon as Xia Shufan finished speaking, Shen Xiaohong's expression became even more displeased.
Those who cultivate the Corpse Path must have a natal corpse. Dongfang Changming's natal corpse is the long-dead Supreme Elder of the Dongfang Clan, who was at the seventh level of the Divine Soul Realm in life. Even after his death, he can still exert the strength of the eighth level of the Divine Tribulation Realm under Dongfang Changming's command. In other words, those who fight against Dongfang Changming will not only face two Divine Tribulation Realm experts, but also have to deal with his strange Corpse Path techniques.
Dongfang Changming stood on the arena and defeated many of the Shangguan family's prodigies with an almost overwhelming force.
Finally, he fixed his gaze on Shangguan Qingning.
"It's been several years since we last met. I wonder what level of cultivation Miss Qingning has reached?"
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