362: Defeating Wan Hui, Wang Shengzhi advanced again!

Wan Hui also followed, and seeing Guo Feng, he cupped his hands, "Young Master Guo Feng, you are very formidable. I am not your opponent."

He paused, "However, I still want to fight you."

"It's fine, let's just spar."

Guo Feng was someone who responded well to politeness but not to force. If others were courteous to him, he would naturally be courteous in return.

He cupped his hands, "Then let's begin!"

"Alright!"

As Wan Hui spoke, his voice fell, and he made a hand seal. Over a dozen sharp flame blade auras appeared before him.

As he pushed forward.

Those dozen or so flame blade auras instantly slashed towards Guo Feng with extreme speed.

At the same time, he charged forward, slamming his hand onto the ground.

With a loud boom.

The arena ground vibrated.

A powerful Fire Emperor Qi, like lightning, surged from the ground, transforming into a large hand that abruptly grabbed towards Guo Feng.

Then, he soared into the sky, spreading his arms.

Behind him, sharp longswords, formed from condensed flames, appeared one after another.

He pressed his hands down.

Whooshing sounds of air being torn apart resonated as these dense longswords pierced towards Guo Feng.

His three consecutive moves were swift and seamless.

They were completed in but an instant.

So fast that people couldn't react.

Moreover, the power unleashed by these three consecutive moves was quite astonishing.

"Without exceptionally powerful cultivation techniques, to be able to devise these moves on his own is quite impressive."

And Guo Feng's combat awareness was not something ordinary people could compare to.

Just as the opponent's flame blade auras charged, he had a thought, and a barrier of Fire Emperor Qi rose before him.

The flame blade auras struck the Fire Emperor Qi barrier, emitting deafening sounds.

Yet, they were completely unable to break through.

Almost simultaneously, Guo Feng felt the attack of the large flame hand from beneath his feet.

He lifted his foot and stomped on the ground.

Boom!

The large flame hand was instantly crushed.

And the next moment, the dense flame swords, carrying rolling heatwaves, came sweeping over like ten thousand arrows unleashed, covering the sky.

However, Guo Feng merely smiled.

And vanished from his original spot.

The flame swords instantly missed, causing the arena to shake violently.

"Not good—"

Wan Hui's expression changed, as he had already sensed the spatial fluctuation.

He knew that Guo Feng had appeared behind him.

He quickly activated his flame barrier.

At the same time, without turning his head, he condensed a very powerful sword qi on his fingertip and struck it towards Guo Feng.

A tearing sound came from the space.

His reaction was also extremely fast.

However, what he faced was a giant fist formed from condensed Fire Emperor Qi, unleashed by Guo Feng's punch.

Sword qi and fist print clashed.

Unleashing a terrifying impact of power.

However, Guo Feng's strength naturally far surpassed Wan Hui's. Under the violent tremor.

Wan Hui's sword qi shattered, and his barrier crumbled.

And he himself was directly blasted to the ground, shaking him so much that he spat out a mouthful of blood.

However, just as he landed, a sharp flame saber light had already slashed at his throat.

Too fast!

The power of this flame saber light was something even a Ninth-Grade Second Layer could not withstand.

If this saber strike connected, he would likely be severely injured if not killed.

Boom!

However, just as the saber light was about to strike his throat, it trembled slightly and slashed onto the arena beside him.

It emitted a booming sound that almost made him deaf.

The entire arena also vibrated violently.

He himself was directly thrown by the aftershock, crashing into the barrier at the edge of the arena.

With a sudden impact, he immediately spat out fresh blood.

A shocking saber mark was left on the arena.

"It's over, isn't it?"

Guo Feng smiled faintly.

In fact, this time, his observation of these prodigies from various regions of the Yan Yang Empire.

Had greatly benefited him!

Although the power of these people's cultivation techniques and moves was not extremely strong, basically all at the Earth-grade Peerless level.

Few people used Heaven-grade Low-tier cultivation techniques.

However, their methods were extremely unique, and their various ingenious ideas enlightened Guo Feng.

His combat methods became much richer.

After all, what made him different from others was that he was currently cultivating a Heaven-grade Peerless cultivation technique.

His foundation was far stronger than others.

"Young Master Guo Feng is indeed formidable, I am impressed."

Wan Hui stood up and bowed to Guo Feng, "And thank you, Young Master, for showing mercy."

He paused, then said, "After Young Master completes the palace examination, I would like to visit Young Master at your residence. I wonder if I have this honor?"

He was actually a smart person.

He had already seen that Guo Feng's strength was extremely high, and he was the youngest.

This could only mean that Guo Feng's talent was exceptionally high, and his future achievements were beyond what anyone present could compare to.

Coupled with the Empress publicly stating that Guo Feng could become a prospective Emperor-Consort.

No one could predict Guo Feng's achievements.

No matter how talented Wan Hui was, he was just a commoner, and in terms of talent, he was far inferior to Guo Feng.

Now, Guo Feng clearly lacked some foundation.

If he were to join Guo Feng's command now, he would surely be heavily relied upon in the future.

His family would surely rise to prominence in the empire.

Therefore, he took the opportunity to show goodwill to Guo Feng.

"No problem."

Guo Feng naturally understood this person's thoughts in an instant.

In this world, to rise to prominence, besides strength, one needed emotional intelligence and judgment.

He admired people like Wan Hui.

He smiled, "You can go to my residence and wait for me first. I am also very happy to befriend a genius like you."

"Thank you, Young Master!"

Wan Hui was overjoyed and quickly cupped his hands.

Subsequently, Marquis Shenwei Qiong Wu announced their results, and Guo Feng directly returned to his position.

Wan Hui then left according to the rules.

The subsequent matches held no suspense.

Ming Hao, Lou Yu, Tang Ru, and Chong Ming all advanced, along with Wang Shengzhi from before, and Li Cai, a Ninth-Grade Third Layer sect disciple.

Seven people entered the fifth round.

Seven people, four matches, and one person had a bye.

Everyone was a bit expectant at this point.

It wouldn't be Wang Shengzhi getting a bye again, would it?

At this moment, the first draw was out: Ming Hao against Li Cai, the Ninth-Grade Third Layer disciple.

Both were considered dazzling prodigies of the empire.

Upon entering the arena, they immediately engaged in an intense battle.

Although the gap between Ninth-Grade Fourth Layer and Ninth-Grade Third Layer was significant, there was also a difference in the unique skills they used.

Moreover, their will and awareness during combat were also extremely important.

Therefore, when they fought, Li Cai was not instantly defeated.

They exchanged blows for over a dozen breaths, hundreds of moves, before Li Cai was severely injured and eliminated.

And Ming Hao also sustained minor injuries for the first time.

But Ming Hao was indeed the first to advance to the top four.

The second match was Tang Ru against Chong Ming.

This match also held no great suspense; Chong Ming lost after a dozen moves.

But his performance was still commendable.

And the third match was the most anticipated draw, not because of Guo Feng, but because of Wang Shengzhi.

This Wang Shengzhi was too peculiar!

"Alright, next, the third draw begins."

At this time, even Marquis Shenwei was somewhat expectant, waving his hand at his subordinate.

The subordinate quickly nodded and began to operate...