From now on, let Ye Qing get as far away from us as possible.

"This Move..."

"...is the Spirit Illusion Spell—Flower in the Mirror!"

As Flower Lingering Shadow's voice fell,

She immediately released the Spell.

The moment this Move was executed,

Flower Lingering Shadow's figure flickered in and out of existence, replaced by countless flower petals!

Furthermore, every petal in the arena seemed to transform into a sharp blade.

They also seemed like individual, real Clones.

From time to time, Flower Lingering Shadow's figure would reveal itself.

In this way, between the void and the reality, it was impossible to distinguish truth from falsehood.

Moreover, as the petals danced, they carried an intoxicating yet lethal fragrance, working in tandem with the petals to strangle Ye Qing.

"Oh? A hallucinogenic Spell?"

Seeming real yet false, illusory yet solid; to be able to use this Spell to such a degree was indeed rare.

However, Ye Qing stood his ground, not even moving a single step.

Facing this overwhelming offensive,

He merely raised his right hand with a calm expression and gave a casual wave toward the Void Realm.

"Disperse."

Hum!

An invisible ripple instantly spread out.

He didn't use any powerful Spell; there was no need.

Ye Qing relied solely on his powerful Divine Soul strength and keen perception of space.

He accurately located and directly shattered the key spiritual energy nodes of Flower Lingering Shadow's Move.

Bang!

The sky full of petals instantly exploded and shattered.

A pink figure tumbled out of the Void Realm, letting out a cry of surprise.

She was sent flying dozens of feet, falling off the arena stage, and only managed to steady herself after stumbling back several steps upon landing.

Flower Lingering Shadow's pretty face was pale, her eyes filled with disbelief and her heart shaken.

One Move!

With just a casual wave of his hand, without even using a Spell, he had broken the natal illusion she took such pride in?!

Is this the same Body Cultivator who was just trading blows with the Martial Maniac???

"This..."

Beside her, Lin Breaking Army's pupils constricted violently.

To be able to find the spiritual energy nodes within a Spell so accurately and destroy them instantly...

He realized in his heart that perhaps Ye Qing was not as simple as just being a Body Cultivator!

However, the Battle Intent in Lin Breaking Army's eyes did not fade.

On the contrary, it grew even more intense!

"Strong! Very strong!"

"It seems it is truly as True Disciple Ye said; we must join forces to fight!"

Clang!

The long spear in Lin Breaking Army's hand shook, the tip humming as he took a step forward, soaring into the air with an indomitable Aura.

"True Disciple Ye Qing, excuse my offense!"

Boom!

With a movement of his body, he became like a human spear, carrying a powerful sharpness as he leapt onto the martial arts stage.

Flower Lingering Shadow also bit her silver teeth, suppressed the shock in her heart, and flew up once again.

"I'm coming too!"

Just then,

The nearby Martial Maniac grew anxious upon seeing this.

While brushing the dirt off himself, he shouted and rushed up:

"Hey, hey, hey! Don't leave me behind!"

"Count me in! Count me in!"

"Battle! Awesome! The three of us against him alone, we can definitely defeat Ye Qing. Fighting like this will definitely be even more awesome!"

Boom!

The Martial Maniac landed heavily on the stage, kicking up a cloud of dust.

At this point,

The three veteran True Disciples of the Saint Academy—Martial Maniac, Flower Lingering Shadow, and Lin Breaking Army—

Gathered on the martial arts stage, surrounding Ye Qing in a triangular formation!

Flower Lingering Shadow stood on the flank, her beautiful eyes fixed intently on Ye Qing as the spiritual energy within her body circulated to its limit.

At this moment, her excitement was higher than ever before!

Ever since she had fought her way out from among countless Disciples,

And was promoted to a Saint Academy True Disciple,

Though she wasn't considered part of the top tier among the True Disciples, she felt she could look down upon the vast majority of so-called Prodigies.

Within the same Realm, those who could defeat her were few and far between.

This had also led to her rarely feeling any urgent pressure after her promotion to True Disciple.

Her cultivation progress had even become somewhat slow because of it.

Her heart for battle had been tranquil for a long time.

But now!

Facing this newly appointed True Disciple Ye Qing, whose cultivation appeared to be only at the Nascent Soul stage,

Even though she was joining forces with two great experts, Lin Breaking Army and the Martial Maniac, she still felt a long-lost, suffocating, and terrifying pressure!

It was like a rabbit facing a superior predator!

This feeling, this feeling... it made her pretty face flush! At this moment, her blood was boiling!

It made her heart feel incredibly invigorated!

"This is what cultivation is!"

"This feeling has truly... been a long time!"

Flower Lingering Shadow took a deep breath, and her gaze became incomparably sharp.

She cupped her hands slightly toward Ye Qing and said in a deep voice:

"True Disciple Ye, excuse my offense!"

The moment her voice fell,

"Kill!!!"

The three of them struck almost simultaneously!

Without any reservation, they immediately brought out their respective signature Moves!

"Heavenly Manifestation—Ancient Sky-Shaking Strike!"

The Martial Maniac roared, his muscles bulging all over his body.

He transformed into a small golden giant, charging head-on toward Ye Qing without regard for anything else.

The air exploded wherever he passed!

"Spear Intent—Where My Heart Points, Ten Thousand Armies Perish!"

Lin Breaking Army shook his long spear, and the power of his Concept whistled out, transforming into a ferocious black Dragon.

Carrying an Aura of destruction and iron-bloodedness, it pierced straight toward Ye Qing!

"Great Spirit Illusion—All-Encompassing Vistas!"

Flower Lingering Shadow formed hand seals, and countless illusions sprang up.

Swish, swish, swish, swish, swish!

In an instant, the space around Ye Qing was completely distorted to interfere with his perception and judgment!

This kind of illusion already had a meaning similar to a Domain!

For a moment,

Spiritual light flashed violently on the martial arts stage, and killing intent lurked everywhere!

Faced with an attack sufficient to cause a common Void Returning Realm Cultivator to die instantly,

Ye Qing merely gave a faint smile.

"Not bad, this is starting to get interesting."

Ye Qing thought for a moment and did not use any overly powerful methods.

Instead, he suppressed his own combat power to the same level as these three.

"Since this is a spar, let's see what you've got."

Swish!

Ye Qing tapped the ground with his foot and moved.

He strolled leisurely through the sky full of illusions and spear shadows, then struck out casually.

Bang!

A single punch deflected the Martial Maniac's charge.

Clang!

A single finger flicked away the tip of Lin Breaking Army's spear, causing the Spear Intent black Dragon to let out a mournful cry.

Hum!

A wave of his hand shattered Flower Lingering Shadow's illusion nodes.

The two sides traded blows back and forth, engaging in several rounds in an instant.

Ye Qing was like a master looking down from a height.

No matter how tacit their cooperation or how many tricks they used, they could never even touch the corner of his sleeve.

In less than ten rounds,

Ye Qing had roughly finished experiencing their martial arts techniques and unique killing Moves.

"The Body Cultivator has plenty of ferocity but lacks agility; he's fine against ordinary Prodigies, but still not enough."

"The spear technique is sharp, but not strong enough; it needs to be able to pierce the heavens."

"The illusions are clever, but the Divine Soul is not condensed enough; the influence on me is too low."

Ye Qing made his critiques in his heart,

And then shook his head.

"It seems there's nothing new left."

"Let's end this."

Just as Lin Breaking Army, in coordination with Flower Lingering Shadow and the Martial Maniac, thrust his spear once more—at the moment when his old strength was spent and new strength had yet to arise—

A sharp light flashed in Ye Qing's eyes.

"Break!"

He took a step forward, his figure like a phantom, instantly passing through the three's encirclement.

He still used the same level of power.

But Ye Qing with incomparable precision found a flaw in the three's combined killing Move!

Slap! Slap! Slap!

Three crisp sounds rang out almost simultaneously.

Ye Qing struck a palm against the Martial Maniac's waist.

A finger tapped a critical point on Lin Breaking Army's Spear Intent black Dragon.

Finally, with a casual burst of Qi, he sealed Flower Lingering Shadow's spiritual energy circuit.

Boom!!!

The three who were originally aggressive were instantly like kites with broken strings, sent flying backward at the same time!

They crashed heavily below the arena stage!

Instantly defeated in a second!

...Below the martial arts stage, there was dead silence.

Flower Lingering Shadow, Lin Breaking Army, and the Martial Maniac scrambled up from the ground in a sorry state.

Ignoring the pain in their bodies, they looked at each other, their eyes full of self-doubt.

"This..."

"We lost?"

"And... we were taken out by Ye Qing using the same level of power in a second?"

How embarrassing!

It was simply too embarrassing!

If Ye Qing had relied on his powerful combat strength to crush them forcefully, they would have accepted it.

But Ye Qing had suppressed his combat strength to the same level as theirs.

He used the most basic of Moves, acting casually.

Yet in less than ten rounds, he had beaten them like they were children.

Finally, he had taken all three of them out in a single instant!

What did this show?

It showed that in terms of combat awareness, technique, and vision, Ye Qing was a hundred thousand miles ahead of them!

Therefore, in reality,

They didn't necessarily fight Ye Qing for ten rounds; if Ye Qing had been serious, the three of them would have been defeated in a single round!

The three were immersed in shock.

While on the martial arts stage, Ye Qing had already brushed his sleeves and turned to leave with a calm expression.

Saint Academy True Disciples, he could only say, were not bad.

In the arena, a long time passed.

Only then did the three regain their senses. Besides bitterness, their hearts held an indescribable sense of admiration.

In their hearts, they were truly impressed!

"I'm convinced."

Lin Breaking Army sighed and put away his long spear:

"This new True Disciple is truly a Divine Being."

"Hehe, I told you it would be awesome!"

Although the Martial Maniac lost, he looked excited: "No wonder he could be promoted to True Disciple in one step; this is a true Prodigy! I'm going to find him for a fight every day from now on!"

Flower Lingering Shadow gave him a sidelong glance:

"Aren't you afraid he'll find you annoying?"

Then, the three returned to the Divine Martial Peak where the Martial Maniac resided... In the Divine Martial Peak Hall.

Not long after the three sat down, they were about to review the previous battle.

Only then could they summarize the lessons and take a step further!

But—

"Is the Martial Maniac here?"

An indifferent voice suddenly came from outside the peak.

The three looked at each other, their eyes slightly puzzled.

"Is that... Xiao Chen?"

Though they were all Saint Academy True Disciples,

Xiao Chen was a top-tier existence capable of vying for the position of "First True Disciple."

His status was usually very noble, and he had almost no interaction with ordinary True Disciples like them.

"What is he doing here?"

The Martial Maniac put down the Yao Beast leg he was gnawing on, scratched his head, and still got up to greet him.

He saw Xiao Chen in a purple robe, standing with his hands behind his back, his face indifferent.

Between his brows, a faint sense of arrogance was visible.

He glanced at the grease on the Martial Maniac's hands and frowned imperceptibly.

He didn't bother to enter the hall, just stood at the door.

He asked straightforwardly:

"I heard that you, Martial Maniac, went to challenge that newly appointed True Disciple Ye Qing?"

"I thought about stopping by to watch the fun, but unfortunately, by the time I passed there, the battle was already over."

Having said this, Xiao Chen's gaze fell on the Martial Maniac as he inquired directly:

"Martial Maniac, I'm asking you now."

"How do you feel about that Ye Qing's strength?"

"How many rounds did it take you to defeat him?"

In his view, although the Martial Maniac wasn't very bright, his brute strength was somewhat passable.

And he was a veteran True Disciple.

If the Martial Maniac defeated Ye Qing, he presumed it wouldn't take much effort?

...Hearing this,

The Martial Maniac was stunned for a moment, his expression suddenly becoming rather interesting.

"Uh..."

He was slightly hesitant.

Because he felt that Xiao Chen might have some misunderstanding.

Defeating Ye Qing in a few rounds?

What a joke!

He probably wouldn't even dare to do that in his dreams!

Beside him, Flower Lingering Shadow and Lin Breaking Army also lowered their heads, pretending to drink tea.

In their hearts, they were so embarrassed they could have died.

Because thinking about it now, the actual situation was truly a bit hard to talk about.

The fact was, it wasn't the Martial Maniac dueling Ye Qing.

It was the three of them getting carried away and ganging up on Ye Qing!

And the result?

They were still defeated by Ye Qing using the same level of power in less than ten rounds.

In fact, to be precise, they were probably taken out in a single blow!

This record... it was truly shameful to speak of!

Especially in front of Xiao Chen, whom the three of them usually weren't familiar with at all.

And now this person still had a look of arrogance that he thought he was hiding well.

The three were suddenly unable to speak, fearing they would be laughed at.

Seeing the three remain silent,

Xiao Chen raised his eyebrows, somewhat impatient, and urged:

"What? Is it that hard to answer?"

"Speak! Exactly how many rounds?"

The Martial Maniac, looking like he had no choice, stammered and gestured with both hands:

"Uh, well... less than ten rounds..."

What he wanted to say was:

In less than ten rounds, the three of us were taken out by Ye Qing.

That sounded better than being defeated in a single hit.

However,

Before he could finish,

A sharp light flashed in Xiao Chen's eyes, and a look of "as I thought" appeared on his face.

He gave a cold laugh and interrupted him:

"Heh, so that's how it is."

"So that Ye Qing couldn't even last ten rounds under your hands, Martial Maniac!"

"Defeated by you in less than ten rounds?"

"Hmph! Trash!"

Xiao Chen's tone was disdainful as he flicked his sleeve, his voice cold:

"No wonder he didn't dare to accept my challenge application and directly blacklisted me."

"So he's only at this level!"

"Such a person can also become a True Disciple in one step? Heh! Principal Cang truly has overwhelming power!"

"A waste of my time!"

He had already made a plan.

The next time they met, he would casually defeat that Ye Qing.

He would let Ye Qing know that relying on connections was useless! What a Cultivator could truly rely on was their own absolutely peerless and formidable strength!

"Wait until I defeat him."

"In the future, I'll make him get as far away from me as possible!"

After saying that,

Xiao Chen didn't give the Martial Maniac a chance to explain; he turned around, transformed into a stream of light, and left without looking back... where they stood.

The Martial Maniac, Flower Lingering Shadow, and Lin Breaking Army looked at each other, feeling rather bewildered.

"This..."

Lin Breaking Army opened his mouth:

"It seems he misunderstood something?"

The Martial Maniac also spread his hands with an innocent look:

"You can't blame me for this!"

"What I wanted to say just now was... the three of us joined forces and were defeated by Ye Qing in less than ten rounds."

"And for the first nine rounds, Ye Qing was holding back, just playing with us..."

"In fact, if you really count it, we were taken out in a second."