Chapter 218: It’s Finally Our Turn
Jiang Ting finally realized how cruel she had been to Xiao Yang over the past few years.
Seeing Xiao Yang getting so close to Hua Mengli and the others, she felt jealousy, anger, and desperation. She wished she could chase away all those enchanting women beside Xiao Yang.
She was feeling sour.
Now she understood why Xiao Yang had been angry about her closeness to Little Junior Brother Qin Fei.
Because right now, she was experiencing what Xiao Yang had gone through these past few years.
She truly empathized.
Before, she didn’t get it.
She was just concerned about Little Junior Brother; he was so pitiful! What’s wrong with caring about him?
After all, we’re all from the same sect, right? Isn’t it normal to look out for each other?
But now, when she saw other women around Xiao Yang, she felt unsettled.
Especially since Xiao Yang was so indifferent to her, like a complete stranger.
She could feel him drifting away from her.
At this moment, she finally realized that her relationship with Little Junior Brother Qin Fei was too close—it had crossed a line, and she hadn’t understood the need for distance.
Jiang Ting was filled with regret.
If she could start over, she would definitely keep her distance from Qin Fei, avoiding any misunderstandings or actions that would hurt Xiao Yang.
But was it still too late for her?
No one could answer that question.
“We concede!”
Jiang Ting looked at Xiao Yang with sorrow.
Yet Xiao Yang remained cold, completely ignoring her.
“Are you four done?”
Li Xingyao’s gaze swept over the Supreme Dao Child, Li Fan Yin, Wang Kunpeng, and Dan Yangzi.
She let them unleash the powers of their mystical weapons.
This was Li Xingyao’s confidence.
Xiao Yang knew she was deliberately pushing Li Fan Yin and the others to unleash the full power of their artifacts, intending to defeat them when they were at their strongest.
At this moment, the four powerful practitioners erupted with an overwhelming aura.
Seeing this, Jiang Ting quickly retreated with Qin Fei.
Although they had conceded, Qingyang Sword Sect still had Xiao Yang as the Senior Brother.
As long as Xiao Yang didn’t concede, Qingyang Sword Sect wouldn’t be eliminated.
As long as they could secure a top-ten ranking in the competition, Qingyang Sword Sect wouldn’t fall from grace.
Xiao Yang watched as the four powerful practitioners maximized their mystical weapons.
The Supreme Sword in the Supreme Dao Child’s hand emitted visible sword light.
These sword lights surrounded him, tearing through the void.
Li Fan Yin plucked the strings of her zither, its music rolling like a galloping army, with terrifying sonic waves spreading in all directions, creating visible ripples in the air.
Wang Kunpeng’s Ten Absolute Battle Armor unleashed an unprecedented fierce aura, like a peerless beast awakening from a deep slumber.
Meanwhile, the Heaven-Subduing Cauldron in Dan Yangzi’s hands was covered in countless runes.
His hands struggled as if he were supporting a massive mountain.
The power of the cauldron surged, emanating an oppressive force that seemed ready to crush all beneath it.
“They’re making their move!”
Xiao Yang said as he retreated.
Nie Ruhua and Hua Mengli hurried to follow him.
“Hmph, just a bunch of trash.”
Li Xingyao regarded the four powerful figures striving to boost their strength, hardly even glancing at them.
Among everyone present, only Xiao Yang was worthy of being her opponent.
These others were mere fodder.
With the Fuyiao Sword in her hand, the phantom of a divine phoenix surged from her.
The blazing sword aura erupted from her Fuyiao Sword.
The Fuyiao Sword actually had another name: the Divine Phoenix Sword.
Containing the power of the true phoenix, it was the mightiest sword among the three great swords of the Northern Territory.
Li Xingyao, being a Half Saint and wielding the Fuyiao Sword, had no rival among those present.
As the scorching sword aura from her Fuyiao Sword rolled out, everyone felt the heat wave crashing down.
At this moment, the four powerful figures had reached their peak strength.
They could no longer hold back.
“Kill!”
Wang Kunpeng roared and leaped from the ground; in the next moment, countless beams of cold light erupted from his Ten Absolute Battle Armor, pouring toward Li Xingyao like a tidal wave.
“Boom…”
Simultaneously, a massive cauldron leaped from Dan Yangzi’s hands, instantly growing as large as a small mountain, then it crashed down towards Li Xingyao.
The terrifying power from the Heaven-Subduing Cauldron threatened to collapse the very void beneath it.
“Buzz!”
Almost simultaneously, the Supreme Dao Child, wearing a smiling mask, unleashed his sword.
The Supreme Sword in his hand transformed into an immortal sword light that sliced right before Li Xingyao.
Li Fan Yin also fiercely struck the strings of her zither; the music came crashing toward Li Xingyao like a stampede.
The invisible sound wave force smashed everything in its path, seemingly shattering the air.
Everyone stood aghast at this scene.
The combined might of four powerful practitioners was simply staggering.
The space around Li Xingyao began trembling unsteadily.
Only Xiao Yang remained calm.
Having once traversed the Northern Territory for centuries, he had seen far greater spectacles.
Everyone believed Li Xingyao was in danger.
However, in the next moment, countless beams of sword light flared up.
The sword light was everywhere, sweeping through the chaos.
All the beams aimed at Li Xingyao were blocked.
Then, four figures surged forth.
Everyone was dumbfounded.
Li Xingyao could even use a technique to create clones?
She actually manifested four silhouettes at once, each striking toward Li Fan Yin, the Supreme Dao Child, Dan Yangzi, and Wang Kunpeng with a single sword.
Then, Wang Kunpeng flew sideways, crashing to the ground.
The ancient zither in front of Li Fan Yin was sliced through, and she spat blood and flew back.
Dan Yangzi’s descending Heaven-Subduing Cauldron was cleaved away by Li Xingyao’s sword.
The triumphant sword aura sent Dan Yangzi spiraling away, slashing countless wounds onto him.
“Clang!”
The Supreme Sword in the Supreme Dao Child’s hand collided rapidly with Li Xingyao’s Fuyiao Sword in the air.
In an instant, the Supreme Sword flew from his hand, and he himself was swept aside by Li Xingyao’s strike.
The four powerful experts were instantly defeated.
Witnessing this, everyone almost had their eyes pop out.
Li Xingyao’s four silhouettes converged back into one.
She gracefully reappeared before everyone, sheathing her sword.
“Trash is just trash!”
Li Xingyao declared with pride.
At this moment, no one thought she was arrogant.
No one thought she looked down on everyone else.
Right then, whether at Yuanwu Mountain or in the Immortal Stage of the Yuanwu Immortal Domain, everyone was dumbfounded by this scene.
Outside the four sects of Yuanwu Mountain, the crowd was immense.
Yet at this moment, it was eerily silent.
The Carefree Saintess was just too powerful.
Once again, the Fuyiao Sword Sect had clinched victory in this grand competition.
In countless eyes, the outcome of this earth-shattering contest was already a foregone conclusion.
Though some hadn’t yet made a move.
But those remaining were no match for Li Xingyao.
Those yet to act include the heir of Divine Sword Manor, Lu Fusheng, the Carefree Palace’s Saintess, Hua Mengli, the Heavenly Medical Sect’s Holy Daughter, Ning Shu, the disciple of Heguan Sect, Nie Ruhua, and of course Xiao Yang.
How could any of them stand a chance against Li Xingyao?
To everyone, it seemed the only one possibly able to compete with Li Xingyao was Lu Fusheng from Divine Sword Manor.
After all, he held the fierce Killing Sword, the most dangerous sword in the Northern Territory.
As for Nie Ruhua, the Heguan Sect’s Senior Sister, and Carefree Palace’s Saintess, they were clearly even less capable of challenging Li Xingyao.
And the Sect Holy Son Xiao Yang from Qingyang Sword Sect, with only the pinnacle of Heavenly Martial Realm cultivation, what could he possibly use to fight Li Xingyao?
There was simply no suspense.
The Fuyiao Sword Sect would once again dominate the Yuanwu Immortal Domain for sixty years.
Was there truly no one who could shake the Fuyiao Sword Sect’s position?
At this moment, the four powerful figures had all been severely injured by Li Xingyao.
For a moment, the whole place fell silent.
Xiao Yang watched this scene, a smirk forming on his lips as he stepped forward.
“What is he trying to do?”
“Is he really going to challenge Li Xingyao?”
“Has he lost his mind?”
“This is seeking death!”
At that moment, outside Yuanwu Mountain, countless people watching through the light screen saw Xiao Yang standing up, and not a single one of them was optimistic about him—everyone thought he was being overconfident.
He only had the pinnacle of Heavenly Martial Realm cultivation; how dare he step forward to challenge Li Xingyao!?
“This ungrateful kid has gone crazy!”
Xiao Zhenshan glared at the light screen displaying Xiao Yang, scolding.
Xiao Yue, his sister, wore a face full of disdain while watching Xiao Yang on the screen.
“Ah, Yang’er, you’re too overconfident.”
Mother Chen Ruolan sighed.
Even Liu Qingyun, who blended into the crowd, thought Xiao Yang was no match for Li Xingyao.
Xiao Yang challenging Li Xingyao was an utterly foolish decision.
All he had to do was not challenge Li Xingyao, and he would most likely secure a top-ten spot in the competition.
After all, all those strong contenders had been left severely wounded by Li Xingyao!
“Senior Brother…”
“Holy Son Brother…”
Song Qiang and Lin Wangchuan couldn’t help but step forward to dissuade Xiao Yang.
“It’s fine!”
Xiao Yang replied confidently.
But Song Qiang and Lin Wangchuan were still intimidated by Li Xingyao’s previous move.
Li Xingyao was just too strong.
How could Xiao Yang possibly beat Li Xingyao?
That would simply be like hitting a rock with an egg.
“Senior Brother, think of the bigger picture!”
Song Qiang urged anxiously.
“Do you think I’m not her match?”
Xiao Yang scoffed.
Everyone nodded involuntarily at his words.
Xiao Yang was speechless.
Was he really that weak?
At that moment, Qin Fei came to his senses.
How could he miss out on this spectacular show of Xiao Yang getting brutally beaten by Li Xingyao?
Xiao Yang, oh Xiao Yang, let’s see how you die!
Qin Fei also thought Xiao Yang was too overconfident, daring to challenge Li Xingyao.
He was practically asking for death.
And yet, Xiao Yang kept advancing until he stood face-to-face with Li Xingyao.
“Finally, it’s our turn.”
Li Xingyao raised her sword, pointing it at Xiao Yang.
