The audience area was now in complete uproar. This outcome had exceeded everyone's expectations; Cheng Yi, with such formidable strength, had actually lost! It was simply unbelievable!
So who exactly is Xuan? He's said to be from the Qian Yuan Continent, but all they remember about the Qian Yuan Continent are weak contestants. They've basically never seen any disciples from the Qian Yuan Continent in the front row.
However, Shi Xuan, with his cultivation at the eighth level of the Golden Core stage, was able to defeat three Golden Core Perfection cultivators in a row, including Cheng Yi, who was also a top-tier Golden Core Perfection cultivator!
So, if she were to challenge the 38th person, she might succeed, since the person who defeated Cheng Yi did indeed take advantage of someone's vulnerability last time.
The cultivator who had threatened to swallow the sword had completely cowered, remaining silent and head bowed regardless of what others said. Even the rest of the team members weren't celebrating their captain's victory; they were too busy teasing this fellow.
Celebrating the captain's victory is nowhere near as fun as mocking this guy. It makes you want to say: the best team members are definitely not doing their jobs properly!
Shi Xuan could tell that Cheng Yi was an upright man. Compared to Lai Youfu, he readily admitted defeat when he felt he was not as strong as his opponent, and did not resort to any dirty tricks to win the battle, unlike Lai Youfu, who would still try to sneak up on him after being defeated.
The cultivators here also made their own assessments. The two matches on the same day, Cheng Yi's generous admission of defeat and Lai Youfu's sneak attack from behind, formed a stark contrast. In an instant, everyone's impression of Lai Youfu plummeted to the lowest point. People who would stop at nothing to win could not be trusted to associate with.
After Cheng Yi conceded defeat, he turned and left, but Shi Xuan did not move.
She turned to face the audience, channeled her spiritual energy into her voice, and called out to the crowd, "Which one of you is ranked thirty-eighth on the Prodigy Ranking? You happen to be in this arena, so why don't you come out and fight!"
This is an open declaration of war!
The audience looked at each other in bewilderment. Wasn't he supposed to rest after this fight before immediately challenging someone else? And Wan Rong, who was ranked thirty-eighth on the Heavenly Pride Ranking, was he really defeating Cheng Yi in an unfair way?
So, is this revenge for the previous opponent? And, did they just fight Cheng Yi without resting? One battle after another?
At that moment, Wan Rong was among the onlookers. He wished he could turn back time; he would never have come here to join in the fun.
He came to watch Cheng Yi's antics, but ended up getting caught up in his own drama.
But Xuan had been fighting Cheng Yi for over an hour, and he must have exhausted a lot of spiritual energy. How dare she challenge him at such a time!
Wan Rong repeatedly weighed Shi Xuan's current strength in his mind, but before he could reach a final conclusion, someone in the crowd had already recognized him.
"Hey, Wanrong, come out and say a few words."
"Yeah, you have to give them an answer, whether you agree or not. Don't just play dead."
"So Wanrong is here. He challenged you right after someone else finished fighting. If you don't dare to accept the challenge now, I'll look down on you!"
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The people around him quickly stepped back, clearing a space and exposing Wan Rong alone, making him stand out conspicuously.
In fact, Wan Rong didn't have much of a choice. Shi Xuan challenged him, and since he was ranked higher, if he didn't accept, it would be treated as a failure, and Shi Xuan would take his place in the rankings.
Wan Rong gritted his teeth and replied with a forced smile, "I am Wan Rong, ranked thirty-eighth on the Prodigy Ranking. I accept your challenge!"
Refusing to accept it will only lower your ranking and make you seem timid, so it's better to accept it readily.
At this moment, Xuan Gang had just finished fighting Cheng Yi and should be short of spiritual energy. Facing her now would be like a two-on-one battle against Cheng Yi. Although winning would seem a bit unfair, this is the best time, isn't it?
If he misses this opportunity, he will be even less likely to win if she challenges him next time when her spiritual energy is abundant.
With this in mind, he was filled with confidence that he could win.
Wan Rong leaped into the air, landing in the center of the training ground with a few bounds, where he stood opposite Shi Xuan.
Wan Rong was a fair-skinned, beardless young male cultivator. He looked very dashing in his white robes, but Shi Xuan disliked his appearance. His high cheekbones and prominent eyebrows gave him a mean look.
Those who cultivate immortality pay particular attention to the idea that one's appearance reflects one's heart, and Wan Rong clearly doesn't seem to be a magnanimous person.
"Please," Shi Xuan gestured to him, and the two of them immediately began fighting without saying another word.
Shi Xuan remained silent because she was too lazy to waste words with him, and Wan Rong didn't want to say much either, because he believed that Shi Xuan's spiritual power was insufficient at this time, and the longer it dragged on, the more she would recover.
Wan Rong thought to himself, what could a newcomer like Shi Xuan possibly know? She must have overheard gossip about him and Cheng Yi. Those people must think that Shi Xuan's victory over Cheng Yi was just luck, giving her the illusion that he was weak and easy to beat. Today, he would teach her a lesson in life, the first being: never listen to hearsay!
Shi Xuan's first sword strike was the seventh move of the Concealed Edge Sword Technique. The soaring sword intent rushed towards him, and the first move alone made Wan Rong tremble with fear.
This sword intent doesn't seem to have been used up at all!
Wan Rong quickly dodged, simultaneously raising his defensive magical artifact to resist the sword intent's attack. His weapon was a folding fan, or rather, a hidden weapon. He was a weapon cultivator, carrying magical artifacts all over his body, and was skilled in using hidden weapons.
After Shi Xuan's attack, Wan Rong, though having a hard time dodging, managed to get through it without serious injury. He turned around and flicked his folding fan, from which a burst of fluorescent steel needles flew out.
Those steel needles all gleamed with a ghostly blue light; just looking at them, they were clearly not good things. If you were to be pierced by them, you would definitely suffer from poisoning.
However, with Shi Xuan's divine sense, he had already seen through his movements, easily dodging his hidden weapon attack, and then countered with a sword strike. The sword technique seemed very simple, but the sword intent contained within it was as heavy as Mount Tai pressing down, making it hard to breathe.
That was Shi Xuan's own sword intent. After gaining enlightenment from the Lianfeng Sword Sect's mountain gate and comprehending so many sword intents in the Silver Frost Secret Realm, Shi Xuan also honed her own unique sword intent.
By integrating her own sword intent into her sword style, the entire Concealed Edge Sword Technique seemed to bear her mark, possessing a unique soul belonging to Shi Xuan. When used, it differed from that of her teachers, and one could not immediately detect that it was the same sword technique.
This surging sword intent, like a giant wave, rushed towards Wan Rong, suffocating him.
How could that be!
Wan Rong couldn't believe it was real. Hadn't she just fought Cheng Yi? They had been at it for so long, where did Shi Xuan get the spiritual power to unleash such a powerful sword strike!
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