90: Xiao Wuqing, do you dare to fight?

Soon, the second round all ended.

Twenty-five people advanced.

The Presiding Elder announced the next rules: "Twenty-five people will be divided into five groups, with five people per group. Within each group, a round-robin battle will be held, with each person fighting four matches. The person with the most wins in each group will advance to the top ten and obtain a slot for the Sword Soul Secret Realm. The remaining twenty people will be grouped again, four people per group, and the person with the most wins in each group will advance to the final five slots. Now, let the drawing of lots for grouping begin."

The results of the drawing of lots came out quickly.

Lu Yu was assigned to Group A. In the same group were an Immortal Seed from the Star Holy Land, an Immortal Seed from the Heavenly Sword Divine Sect, an Immortal Seed from the Fentian Sacred Valley, and an Immortal Seed from the Purple Cloud Divine Palace.

The quality of this group was very high; the lowest among them was an Immortal Seed. One must know that every Immortal Seed is a well-deserved Prodigy!

Xiao Wuqing was in Group B, and Tang Jia Third Young Master was in Group C; the two were not grouped together.

"Group A, first match: Lu Yu of the Heavenly Evolution Immortal Sect versus Zhao Yan of the Fentian Sacred Valley!"

Lu Yu took the stage once again.

Zhao Yan was a burly youth at the ninth level of the Nascent Soul stage. He used a flame heavy sword and followed a fierce and forceful path.

As soon as he stepped onto the stage, he stared at Lu Yu with a burning gaze: "Fellow Daoist Lu, Gu Yan lost to you yesterday. Today, I will reclaim his honor!"

Lu Yu smiled slightly: "Fellow Daoist Zhao, please."

"Watch my sword!"

Zhao Yan gave a loud shout, and his heavy sword slashed down with raging flames.

The Burning Fire Sword Intent was like burning the heavens and boiling the sea!

Lu Yu did not dodge or avoid. He flicked the flowing cloud sword upward at an angle.

"Spring Birth."

The sword light was gentle and moist, with the Myriad Phenomena Sword Intent hidden within, yet it perfectly intercepted the force of the heavy sword.

Zhao Yan only felt as if the flames on his sword had met their nemesis, as they quickly dimmed.

His expression changed, and he hurriedly changed his move, sweeping the heavy sword horizontally.

Lu Yu shifted his footsteps lightly, letting the flowing cloud sword follow the momentum.

"Summer Growth."

The sword light was blazing, forcing Zhao Yan to retreat repeatedly.

After ten moves, Zhao Yan was already covered in sweat. No matter how he attacked, his moves were effortlessly neutralized by Lu Yu.

With his current attainments in swordsmanship, these Immortal Seeds of the same Rank were no longer his match.

That feeling was like punching cotton—extremely frustrating.

Zhao Yan gritted his teeth and put away his heavy sword.

"I admit defeat! Fellow Daoist Lu's sword techniques are profound; Zhao is impressed."

"Thank you for the match." Lu Yu sheathed his sword.

"Lu Yu wins!"

In the next few matches, Lu Yu didn't expend much effort.

The Immortal Seed from the Star Holy Land in the same group had swordsmanship slightly stronger than Zhou Yue's, but before Lu Yu's Four Seasons Sword Art, they still couldn't last more than thirty moves.

The Sword Cultivator Immortal Seed from the Heavenly Sword Divine Sect did make Lu Yu take a few more looks; their Sword Intent was chilling, carrying the sharpness of ice and the keenness of Geng Metal.

Unfortunately, their cultivation was only at the seventh level of the Nascent Soul stage, and they ultimately fell to Lu Yu's sword.

The Loose Cultivators were even less worth mentioning; their strength was average, and Lu Yu won without even using his Sword Intent.

With four wins and no losses, he was first in Group A and directly advanced to the top ten.

Xiao Wuqing and Tang Jia Third Young Master also advanced with complete victories.

The top ten list was released: Lu Yu, Xiao Wuqing, Tang Jia Third Young Master, as well as another Immortal Seed from the Purple Cloud Divine Palace and an Immortal Seed from the Heavenly Evolution Immortal Sect.

Among the five people currently advanced in the Nascent Soul group, the Heavenly Evolution Immortal Sect occupied two spots.

Later, the second round of group battles began.

Finally, the remaining five people were decided. There were almost no commoner prodigies; they were all Sword Cultivator Immortal Seeds from various major Sects, specifically from the Purple Cloud Divine Palace, the Great Yin Dynasty, the Heavenly Sword Divine Sect, the Fentian Sacred Valley, and the Star Holy Land.

Among these ten people, the Heavenly Sword Divine Sect, the Heavenly Evolution Immortal Sect, and the Purple Cloud Divine Palace each had two.

There was no one from the Canglan Sacred Sect in the Nascent Soul group, largely because they had lost many people in the previous battle with the Demon Realm; only a small portion of people had come, while most of the rest were on guard against the Demon Realm or recovering and reorganizing the Sect.

At the same time, the top ten Cultivators for the other groups had all been determined.

Mu Lingxi still failed to enter the top ten and did not get a slot for the Sword Soul Secret Realm because her cultivation had only just broken through, causing her to suffer from a disadvantage in Rank.

Lin Wanqiu, however, did not disappoint and secured a slot in the Foundation Establishment Stage group, taking first place with no room for dispute!

After all, she had recently received sword dao guidance from Yun Guying alongside Lu Yu, and with her own Nirvana Phoenix Body and Comprehension Ability, taking first place was only natural!

Across the five groups, there were fifty people in the top ten.

The Presiding Elder announced: "The top ten have been decided. In three days, you will enter the Sword Soul Secret Realm along with the Cultivators from the other groups!"

The entire audience cheered.

Lu Yu stepped down from the stage, and Liu Yunshu came to meet him, her eyes full of joy: "Congratulations."

"It's a small matter, Fourth Senior Sister. I didn't embarrass you, did I?"

Lu Yu smiled and looked toward Yun Guying.

Yun Guying opened her eyes, glanced at him, and said indifferently: "Passable."

After saying that, she looked at Lu Yu.

"Do you still remember what your primary mission for this trip is?"

Before she finished speaking, Lu Yu felt waves of icy aura; it was a massive sense of threat!

He nodded straight away.

"I remember: defeat Xiao Wuqing."

Yun Guying glanced at him.

"It's good that you remember. If you lose, then afterward... hmph! You'll be in for it!"

Lu Yu smiled; he didn't think he would lose now!

He turned his gaze toward Xiao Wuqing in the distance; their eyes met in the air.

Neither of them had forgotten their agreement yesterday to have a battle.

The Sword Intent in the air was slowly rising and clashing!

Sword Qi gradually filled the entire Sword Discussion Platform!

It made people's skin feel a faint stinging sensation.

Both of them could feel the raging Battle Intent the other had for them!

"Xiao Wuqing, do you dare to fight?!"

"Why wouldn't I!"

Just as the crowd in the spectator seats was about to disperse, two figures simultaneously soared into the air from different directions, turning into streaks of light and landing in the center of the arena.

The entire venue instantly fell silent.

Everyone's gaze was focused on those two in the center of the arena!

One was in fluttering white robes, his Sword Intent awe-inspiring.

One was in simple green robes, his gaze calm.

Tianyan Immortal Sect Divine Son, Lu Yu.

Heavenly Sword Divine Sect Sword Son, Xiao Wuqing.

"Are they... going to fight?"

"Their draws and groupings were all separate; I felt it was a great pity before that I wouldn't get to see the battle between the Tianyan Divine Son and the Heavenly Sword Sword Son! I didn't expect them to give us a surprise here!"

"Asking the Sword! This is Asking the Sword! This is another generation of sword dao competition between the younger generations of the Heavenly Sword Divine Sect and the Heavenly Evolution Immortal Sect!"

"You can't say it like that; it should be said to be a struggle between the Heavenly Sword Divine Sect and the Disciples of Senior Yun Mengli's lineage from the Heavenly Evolution Immortal Sect!"

"Indeed. The previous Sword Immortal Ye and Cold Moon Sword Immortal both won; this time, for Lu Yu, can he win?"

"You must know that this generation's Heavenly Sword Sword Son is even more powerful than the Sword Sons when those two fought!"

"I'm really looking forward to it!"

The spectator seats instantly boiled over. All the people who were originally going to leave sat back down, their eyes shining as they stared at the arena.

Even the Elders and mighty figures from various regions on the high platform showed interested expressions.

One was the most outstanding Disciple of this generation of the Heavenly Evolution Immortal Sect, with the Nine Yang Haori Body, who had just displayed the mysterious Four Seasons Sword Art, unpredictable Sword Intent, and Sword Qi as vast as the sea on the arena.

The other was a sword dao Genius rarely seen in a hundred years from the Heavenly Sword Divine Sect, with an Innate Immortal Sword Bone, whose Ruthless Sword Intent had already reached the Transcendent stage, and whose understanding of the sword dao had already reached the level of Sword Heart Illuminating Clarity!

The thought of these two clashing was enough to make anyone's blood boil.