41: The third sword, ownerless!

“We accept this round!”

he shouted at Chen Qingfeng, with almost no hesitation.

“Then who do you want to send up?”

In an instant,

Lu Xuanzong, Qiao Zhenfeng, and Wan Jianyi scanned the Elders of their respective Peaks.

Although they were all in the Golden Core Realm or above,

somehow, the more they looked, the more uneasy they felt.

“How about…”

Suddenly,

Lu Xuanzong glanced at Qiao Zhenfeng and Wan Jianyi, who happened to be looking at him, exchanging glances.

Their three gazes met.

Everything was understood implicitly.

Lu Xuanzong immediately stepped forward and said aloud:

“I will personally go up—”

Boom!!!

Those six simple words were like a thunderclap, stunning everyone in the entire Altar of Heaven Square.

The three major Peaks sent out Lu Xuanzong?

What does that mean?

The Peak Master of Eight Treasures Peak is going up personally?

“Shameless!”

“Truly, utterly shameless!”

“Lu Xuanzong is personally coming out; is he really not planning to be a human anymore?”

“He is a genuine Late Stage Golden Core Realm cultivator, while Chen Qingfeng is only in the Late-stage Core Formation Realm. Even the weakest Elder from their three major Peaks could easily crush him. What is he thinking?”

The entire scene.

All the people of Tianyi Sect went crazy.

Even He Qianqiu and Luo Hongchen and others hadn't expected that Lu Xuanzong and the other two would abandon their last shred of dignity.

Were they so afraid of Chen Qingfeng hiding his cultivation and strength?

Afraid that other Elders wouldn't be stable enough on the field?

Were they overthinking it?

While Chen Qingfeng's talent and strength were indeed rare, the gap in cultivation Realm was still an insurmountable chasm.

When a Golden Core Realm cultivator attacked, they barely needed any flashy techniques; even the most ordinary attack was something a Core Formation Realm cultivator couldn't withstand.

“What’s wrong?”

“You seem very surprised by my appearance, don’t you?”

“You proposed this bet, and you said that we, the three major Peaks, could send anyone we wished. What, now that I’m personally going up, you’re unwilling?”

Slowly stepping into the center of the Altar of Heaven Square, he stood not far in front of Chen Qingfeng.

Lu Xuanzong did nothing but stand there with his hands behind his back, yet his entire body exuded an immense pressure that forced Chen Qingfeng to hastily retreat several steps.

A Golden Core Realm expert!

Truly terrifying!

Just the Qi pressure from his every move could create such a suffocating sensation.

If his true cultivation hadn't already reached the Peak Core Formation Realm, and if he were still only in the Late-stage Core Formation Realm, he would probably have been directly forced to his knees by this Qi pressure.

“A little surprised, yes!”

“However, what surprises me is that you three major Peaks didn’t send the strongest, Wan Jianyi, but instead sent you, the weakest Late Stage Golden Core Realm cultivator!”

“If you lose, don’t you think your three major Peaks will directly disband on the spot and cease to exist within the entire Tianyi Sect?”

What does that mean?

The weakest Late Stage Golden Core Realm cultivator going up?

Is this…

Looking down on him, a Late Stage Golden Core Realm cultivator?

“Still as arrogant as ever, aren’t you? Do you not know the true methods of the Golden Core Realm, and that’s why you’re still so ignorant even when death is imminent?”

“Let me tell you, Core Formation and Golden Core, though only a single word apart, the difference in strength between them is like a Dragon and an ant, the clear sky and a mayfly!!!”

Boom—

As soon as these words were spoken,

his Qi surged. Waves of unique, rolling pressure instantly swept over Chen Qingfeng like crashing tides, ceaselessly pressing down on him.

“Thump!”

“Thump!”

“Thump!”

Under such immense pressure, Chen Qingfeng’s body trembled again, his feet heavily stomping the ground as he retreated more than a dozen steps.

“Do you understand the gap between me and you now?”

“Just a wisp of my Qi is something you, a Core Formation ant, cannot withstand. So, do you think you have any hope of defeating me?”

Lu Xuanzong stood with his hands behind his back, a sneer spreading across his face.

As he slowly took a step forward…

“Boom—”

In that instant,

the pressure, like raging waves, once again stirred up immense Qi currents, rolling and pressing towards Chen Qingfeng.

“Kneel!!!”

Those two short words,

exploded like muffled thunder. Chen Qingfeng’s eardrums buzzed, and his feet slid across the ground as he retreated relentlessly once more.

“Not strong enough!!!”

“Compared to the Golden Core Realm I imagined, you are still far too lacking!!!”

Stubbornly raising his head, he stared at the figure in the distance.

A sinister smile hung on Chen Qingfeng’s lips as he forced his body to stop at the edge of the Altar of Heaven.

No more retreating.

Then there was no need to retreat further!

Only forward!

“Tap—”

One step!

“Tap—”

Two steps!

“Tap, tap—”

Three steps!

Just as everyone thought Chen Qingfeng would eventually be unable to withstand Lu Xuanzong’s vast pressure, Chen Qingfeng moved!

He pushed against the waves of pressure, which were like a violent storm, and advanced step by step!!!

Ten zhang!

Nine zhang!

Eight zhang!

Closer and closer.

As Chen Qingfeng took step after step, Lu Xuanzong’s boundless pressure grew stronger.

But the distance between Chen Qingfeng and him also grew shorter.

Until…

When his position returned to where he had stood before, Chen Qingfeng finally raised his head again and smiled at Lu Xuanzong:

“You said the gap between Core Formation and Golden Core is like a Dragon and an ant, a mayfly and the clear sky!”

“Then, I dare to ask, if I, this mayfly, can withstand the vast heavenly might of you, this clear sky, can you, this clear sky, withstand the magnificent power of me, this mayfly!!!”

Dustless Sword Art!

Third Sword!

Masterless!

“Rise—”

Boom!!!

In that instant,

as Chen Qingfeng lightly tapped his brow with two fingers, an endless Sword Intent, like a surging river, instantly covered the entire Altar of Heaven Square, forming a new Sword Domain!

Beneath the Domain,

Sword Qi surged wildly.

And then,

they converged frantically, continuously solidifying, and in just a moment, thousands of light swords formed, rolling and devouring towards Lu Xuanzong’s direction!!!