108: The name of Qingyun resounded throughout the dynasty

The sword fell.

The Dao Heart shattered.

Sword Without Dust, that peerless Sword Genius in white, his blood-red eyes, which were originally filled with endless Battle Intent, all their light completely dimmed at this moment.

He stood there, dazed, his eyes hollow, as if all his Divine Soul had been extracted, leaving only an empty shell.

Ten moves.

It only took ten moves.

The young man, who in his eyes should have been as fragile as an ant, didn't even draw his sword.

He merely used two fingers to utterly refute his proud Sword Dao, which had long reached the supreme realm of "Man and Sword as One"!

"Thud."

Sword Without Dust's knees slowly bent, and finally, he heavily knelt on the cold, black meteorite ground.

He knelt silently, like a statue whose faith had been completely shattered... lifeless.

The thousands of Genius Disciples from the six great Sects were like thousands of statues instantly petrified by a Spell, each with their mouths agape, eyes hollow, and minds blank.

On the high platform, the Monarch of Tiannan and the Sect Masters and Elders of the other six Sects had already, unknowingly, risen abruptly from their seats!

Their eyes were filled with nothing but endless shock and... disbelief!

"He... he used his fingers as a sword to break the 'Heartless Sword Domain'?!" The Sect Master of Heavenly Sword Manor, an old man with white hair and beard and an unfathomable Aura, was trembling all over at this moment, his originally immortal-like face filled with a dazed expression, "Who... who exactly is he?!"

"A Prodigy... a true Prodigy!" Elder Wang of Xuanhuo Sect had lost all his previous arrogance and malice, replaced only by endless lingering fear!

Su Changqing looked at that slender back, still standing calmly in the center of the arena.

He knew that he had still... underestimated him!

..."This battle... Qingyun Sect, Lin Ye, wins!"

The Dynasty official in charge of officiating announced the result with a trembling voice.

Several Elders from Heavenly Sword Manor walked onto the stage, dazed, and helped the now lifeless Sword Without Dust down.

The arena became empty again.

"Final Battle, Second Match!"

"Beast Taming Sect, versus, Hundred Illusions Pavilion!"

...The subsequent battles, compared to the astonishing and world-shaking duel before, seemed so... unremarkable.

Ultimately, Beast Taming Sect, relying on the absolute strength of its chief Disciple Shi Potian and his Treasure Body Realm Golden Armored Flood Dragon, defeated Hundred Illusions Pavilion.

At this point, the final championship battle of this Seven Sect Martial Gathering had finally... arrived!

"Final Battle — Grand Finals!"

"Qingyun Sect, Lin Ye, versus, Beast Taming Sect, Shi Potian!"

When this match-up was announced by the Monarch of Tiannan, in a manner filled with supreme Divine Might, the entire Wentian Platform erupted once more!

"Roar—!!!"

A terrifying Dragon roar, filled with endless Divine Might and ferocity, suddenly resounded through the sky!

Shi Potian, and his terrifying twenty-zhang tall Golden Armored Flood Dragon, like two moving mountains, slowly walked onto the final arena that symbolized supreme glory!

His face, which was originally full of wildness and unruliness, had at this moment lost all its previous arrogance.

He stared intently at the other end of the arena, at the slender figure slowly approaching, his voice deep as thunder: "Lin Ye!"

"I admit, you are very strong! Stronger... than I imagined!"

"But!" He suddenly slapped the cold scales beneath him, and a blazing flame erupted in his tiger-like eyes, "In the dictionary of my Beast Taming Sect Disciples, there are no words for 'surrender'!"

"Today, I, Shi Potian, will use my strongest partner to contend with you, this formidable Dragon from across the river!"

"Fight!"

Facing his soaring Battle Intent, Lin Ye's face remained as calm as an ancient well.

He merely slowly raised his head, his dark eyes calmly looking at him, and the terrifying Treasure Body Realm great demon beside him, and slowly spoke, his voice not loud, but every word clear.

"Are you sure?"

"Enough nonsense!!" Shi Potian roared, "Little Gold! Tear him to shreds!!!"

"Roar—!!!"

The terrifying Golden Armored Flood Dragon let out an earth-shattering roar, its massive body suddenly arched, and like an arrow leaving the bowstring, it charged towards Lin Ye with supreme Divine Might capable of shattering mountains, intending to devour him head-on!

However, just as that blood-red maw, capable of devouring everything, was about to reach him—

Lin Ye slowly raised his eyes.

Boom!!!

An indescribable, terrifying Aura, filled with ultimate yang, ultimate hardness, and extreme dominance, suddenly erupted from his slender body!

Within his Dantian, that boundless sea of fire, which had already reached the Treasure Body Realm, completely boiled over at this moment!

His dark eyes, under everyone's gaze, instantly transformed into two deep-red suns capable of completely igniting heaven and earth!

A top-tier Divine Beast pressure, originating from his Bloodline, from his Soul, as if from primordial times, instantly swept across the entire Wentian Platform like an invisible tide!

That was the Bloodline suppression brought about by the Heaven Burning Heart Sutra after advancing to the second layer!

"Roar... woo..."

The Golden Armored Flood Dragon, which had been aggressive and arrogant, suddenly stiffened the moment it came into contact with those two "suns"!

Its golden vertical pupils, as large as lanterns, expanded to their limit in an instant!

Its massive body, as if encountering a natural predator, trembled violently and uncontrollably!

From those two "suns," it actually felt a fear... enough to make its Divine Soul collapse!

It was as if an ancient Dragon stood before it!

"Little Gold?! What... what's wrong with you?!" Shi Potian discovered with horror that the psychic link between him and his battle pet had been forcibly... severed by an invisible force at this very moment!

He watched with his own eyes as his strongest partner, capable of rivaling a Treasure Body Realm expert, let out a mournful cry filled with endless fear and subservience, as if it had seen a ghost, and then, with a "thud," its massive body... prostrated itself at the young man's feet!

Trembling!

This scene was like an invisible, resounding slap, harshly striking the face of everyone present!

The entire venue once again fell into a deathly silence!

If Lin Ye defeating Yan Lie with one punch was "shocking."

And breaking the Sword Heart with a finger was a "miracle."

Then at this moment, with just a glance, he made a Treasure Body Realm great demon bow in submission... "I... I concede..."

On the arena, Shi Potian, dazed, uttered these three words... "Final Battle... Grand Champion..."

"Qing—Yun—Sect!!!"

When the final verdict from the Monarch of Tiannan, filled with endless excitement and fervor, resounded like a heavenly decree from the top of the Wentian Platform—

The entire world erupted!

"We won! We won!!!"

"Champions! We are the champions!!!"

Within the Qingyun Sect's ranks, all the Disciples went wild, embracing each other and weeping!

Su Changqing even let out a long howl towards the sky, his laughter filled with endless exhilaration and... pride!

He looked at the young man slowly walking down the arena, and a moist mist slowly rose in his deep old eyes.

A hundred years!

A full hundred years!

His Qingyun Sect had finally, once again, stood at the peak of Tiannan!

Lin Ye slowly walked back to the team.

Wherever he passed, Disciples from all Sects lowered their proud heads, making way for him... a path to the throne!

He walked in front of Su Qingyue, meeting her eyes that had long melted all their ice, leaving only endless shock and brilliant light.

"I did not fail my mission."

...That day, the entire Tiannan Dynasty was... shaken!

Qingyun Sect, this Sect that had been in decline for a hundred years, returned with a powerful and dominant stance!

And Lin Ye, this mysterious, powerful name, full of endless enigmas, instantly illuminated the sky of the entire Dynasty like the most brilliant sun!

His legend, from this day forward, began to be sung by countless storytellers and bards to... every corner of the Dynasty!

The name of Qingyun resounded throughout the Dynasty!