Yuan Zhexian was slightly startled upon hearing this. For a weapon to acquire a spirit, the conditions were extremely stringent. Currently, it was known that only individuals with powerful cultivation could willingly become weapon spirits after becoming soul entities. Once a weapon spirit, it would forget everything and possess no emotions. Furthermore, both the individual's cultivation and the weapon's level had to be exceptionally high; otherwise, failure was highly likely. Generally, powerful individuals were extremely arrogant. Therefore, even as soul entities, they would rather die than become weapon spirits to be controlled by others.
The law of sword forging allows one to bypass the entire process and directly imbue the weapon with a spirit, making it extremely powerful. A weapon with a spirit is far more powerful than a weapon of the same level without one. The number of weapons with spirits throughout the entire Nine Heavens and Ten Earths can be counted on one hand.
At this moment, Xiao Wangchuan also knelt on one knee and said to Yuan Zhexian, "In accordance with the ancestral teachings, Xiao Wangchuan will henceforth willingly acknowledge Yuan Zhexian, the divine son of the Yuan clan, as his master. If he disobeys, he will be destroyed in both body and spirit."
Yuan Zhexian was also tempted after hearing about the power of the sword-forging method. After all, a swordsmith who could imbue a weapon with a spirit would be of great help to himself or his family, and this person's talent was no less than that of the Sword Sect's Sword Master. If he were nurtured, he would become a powerful ally in the future.
Then Yuan Zhexian immediately said, "Alright, Xiao Wangchuan, you will understand how wise your decision today was. Here, you can call me Young Master. There is something I need to confirm, so don't reveal my identity for now."
Xiao Wangchuan nodded and said, "Wangchuan understands."
When Yuan Zhexian and Xiao Wangchuan returned to Yu Chenfeng's side, everyone was puzzled as to why Xiao Wangchuan was there. Yuan Zhexian immediately explained, "Cousin, cousin, Wangchuan has already acknowledged me as his master, and from now on he's one of us."
In just a short time, he had gained the recognition of a powerful sword cultivator as his master, and the Jade Clan couldn't help but admire this imperial prince. Yu Chenfeng and Yu Muyao smiled and remained silent.
The competition continued for about half a month, and the top 98 contestants were all determined. Those who were eliminated did not return to their families or sects, but chose to stay and watch the remaining battles from the high-rise pavilion.
The four top forbidden prodigies also entered the ranking competition directly without participating in the preliminary rounds. Members of the six major Jade Clan sequences and hidden families also entered the ranking competition. At this moment, Mo Ruoling returned to the battle stage and addressed the remaining contestants: "The ranking competition no longer requires drawing lots; instead, it's a self-challenge competition where you choose who you want to challenge. Each victory earns one point. The higher the points, the higher the ranking. A lower-scoring contestant who defeats a higher-scoring contestant inherits the higher-scoring contestant's points, while a higher-scoring contestant who successfully challenges a lower-scoring contestant gains the lower-scoring contestant's points." Having said this, he ignored the crowd and flew off the stage.
At that moment, a figure flew up; it was Xu Ziqian, the crown prince of the Tianxing Dynasty in the Taiyu Tianxing Star Domain. He then addressed the crowd, saying, "I wish to challenge Yun Shangtian, the divine son of the Yun family."
"Wow!" Everyone exclaimed in surprise. They never expected that the Crown Prince of the Heavenly Star Dynasty would specifically ask to challenge Yun Shangtian, the divine son of the Yun family, right from the start.
Then Yun Shangtian, the divine son of the Yun family, smiled and flew onto the stage. Upon seeing Yun Shangtian, Xu Ziqian did not waste any words and immediately stepped forward to engage in hand-to-hand combat with Yun Shangtian.
The two exchanged hundreds of blows, and the powerful shockwaves generated by their combined strength continuously erupted in the void.
Xu Ziqian then withdrew, retreating several hundred meters. His aura surged, and with a grabbing motion, a blue, round ball of energy appeared in his hand. He said to Yun Shangtian, "Heavenly Starfall."
The blue energy ball grew larger and larger in Xu Ziqian's hand, eventually rising into the sky.
Seeing this, Yun Shangtian also cast a spell. A round, ice-blue energy sphere appeared in Yun Shangtian's hand, but this energy sphere was accompanied by two white halos that kept intertwining around the sphere.
He whispered, "Ice Binding Heaven Technique." Then he headed towards Xu Ziqian's energy sphere.
"Bang!"
After the explosion, Yun Shangtian was thrown back several kilometers without any injury. Xu Ziqian, however, seemed frozen in place, though this freezing effect wasn't like ice. He withstood Yun Shangtian's attack, coughing up blood.
At this moment, Yuan Zhexian said, "Eh, Yun Shangtian's magic is a bit strange."
Xu Ziqian was also extremely angry. He didn't want to stand there and take that blow, unable to move at all.
Yu Chenfeng then explained, "Yun Shangtian's technique had this binding effect. The moment it hit Xu Ziqian, it forced his body to be bound and unable to move. Then he had to endure the blow."
Everyone present was well aware of Yun Shangtian's terrifying strength. After all, he was the most powerful person in Taiyu Heaven on the surface.
Then Yun Shangtian flashed to Xu Ziqian's side again and threw a punch.
"Bang!"
Yun Shangtian's powerful punch was suddenly blocked by a giant dragon claw as it struck Xu Ziqian. This giant dragon claw was none other than Xu Ziqian's Golden Dragon of Fortune, which was the manifestation of the fortune of the Heavenly Star Dynasty.
"Golden Dragon of Celestial Fortune!" Xu Ziqian roared.
Immediately, a huge golden dragon exuding a powerful aura appeared around Xu Ziqian and then soared into the sky.
At this moment, Yun Shangtian's aura surged, and he gathered his spiritual power, saying to the golden dragon of fortune, "Imprisonment Technique - Imprisonment".
The golden dragon of fortune that was heading towards the clouds was actually frozen in mid-air, and then said to Xu Ziqian, "Imprisoned."
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