783: Chapter 783 Pretending to be weak while actually being strong, the second hurdle is over.

"Speaking of which, Brother Yuan, you wiped out that beast tide so fast. I couldn't keep up with your killing speed at all."

The Aura on Chen Shenxiao's body slowly dissipated as he scratched his head and spoke to Su Yuan.

"Shenxiao, the speed of your final burst was also very fast. If you had just 0.1 seconds more, the result might not have been a draw."

Su Yuan recalled the speed of Chen Shenxiao's final burst; the figure chasing from behind had been extremely oppressive, causing Su Yuan's breathing to momentarily hitch.

At that moment, Chen Shenxiao had clearly unleashed his true strength.

Su Yuan vaguely sensed an unusual power from Chen Shenxiao's body, likely some kind of Perfection Profound Truth that provided a speed boost, though he wasn't sure which one.

This was because Su Yuan did not currently possess any Profound Truth Power related to speed.

His seven types of Profound Truth Power were mostly focused on offensive and recovery capabilities.

Regarding speed, he indeed lacked a corresponding Profound Truth Power.

Subsequently, Su Yuan and Chen Shenxiao began chatting back and forth, waiting quite leisurely for the second stage to end.

Seeing the two of them so relaxed, and then looking at how Ning Ransheng, Wang Xiuliang, and the others were fighting with all their might, Lei Chengba couldn't help but be caught between laughter and tears.

Compared to the others, Su Yuan and his companion seemed more like they were here for a scenic stroll.

They had passed the stage easily and were now chatting freely.

Others were still struggling through many obstacles, caught in bitter and prolonged battles; some were even on the verge of elimination, holding on desperately to avoid defeat.

Ning Ransheng's trio fared better; while they possessed great combat strength, they also had Star Consciousness-type Martial Skills, allowing them to raise their Realm to break through whenever they encountered a slightly higher-level obstacle.

Star Consciousness-type Martial Skills provided a massive advantage at their current stage, allowing them to bypass many obstacles through such techniques.

The 'obstacles' here didn't just refer to those within the Shenxuan Battle Realm stages, but also obstacles on the path of Martial Arts.

After a long while, Ning Ransheng stood before the tenth light orb.

He looked ahead to where Su Yuan and Chen Shenxiao were each seated in the Void Realm.

The two had stopped chatting and were each quietly waiting for the second stage to conclude.

Noticing Ning Ransheng's gaze, Su Yuan raised his eyes to meet his look.

Without speaking, the two nodded to each other.

Shifting his gaze, Ning Ransheng touched the light orb in front of him and entered the world within.

Su Yuan looked behind Ning Ransheng; Wang Xiuliang and Xiao Yuerou were progressing at almost the same pace, having just entered the ninth light orb world.

A moment later, Ning Ransheng's figure appeared, having passed the final obstacle.

Moving quickly toward the floating mountain peaks, Ning Ransheng became the third person to pass the stage.

"This boy Ning Ransheng is also not bad. While his talent is certainly not equal to Su Yuan's, it is higher than that of Wang Xiuliang and the other girl."

Ye Yuandao watched the scenes inside the Shenxuan Battle Realm and laughed while offering praise.

Leng Chenxuan glanced at Ye Yuandao: "If everyone's talent could rival Su Yuan's, I'm afraid we would have wiped out the Tenth Star Domain long ago."

"Su Yuan's talent is a rarity even in the Ninth Star Domain. Judging by his performance, even the Little Venerable Saint Zhang Yuzun's talent is inferior to his."

"Perhaps." Leng Chenxuan fell into a brief silence after saying this.

Hearing this, although Leng Chenxuan didn't explicitly state his following words, the others knew what he was about to say.

"Su Yuan's strength has already surpassed Zhang Yuzun. Zhang Yuzun has not yet made a Breakthrough to the Tongshen Realm and is still at the Peak Transcendence Realm."

"Fighting Zhang Yuzun across two Realms, based on Su Yuan's current strength, there is a very high probability he would win."

Sure enough, Leng Chenxuan's next words aligned with what everyone was thinking.

Zhang Yuzun did not have the strength to wield the seven star imperial song sword; though his Realm was higher than Chen Shenxiao's, his Martial Skill proficiency and Profound Truth Power were all inferior to Chen Shenxiao's.

Having grown to this point, Chen Shenxiao could defeat Zhang Yuzun even without using the seven star imperial song sword.

During the last battle with Zhang Yuzun at the Chizhen Pavilion, Chen Shenxiao hadn't used the seven star imperial song sword.

Besides sword techniques, Chen Shenxiao had many other means of attack.

Among his many methods, his strongest offensive means were his sword techniques.

If Chen Shenxiao were to use the seven star imperial song sword, Zhang Yuzun would fall even faster.

Once the sword was drawn, Zhang Yuzun wouldn't be able to resist for long and would likely be defeated within a few moves.

It was even possible for Chen Shenxiao to instantly defeat Zhang Yuzun with a full-power strike.

The reason he was called the strongest of the three little saints was proven by the results of the mutual challenges between the three little saints last time.

Chen Shenxiao ranked first with two wins, and both battles were total crushes.

Neither Zhang Yuzun nor the Little Imperial Saint were his match, having been beaten soundly.

Zhang Yuzun ranked second with one win and one loss, while the Little Imperial Saint ranked third with two losses.

The combat process was not open to the public; the results were announced by the Shenyuan Holy Land after the battles.

At that moment, Leng Chenxuan sent a voice transmission to Ye Yuandao: "Old Ye, you mentioned last time that the Little Imperial Saint isn't simple."

"I did a bit of investigating after I went back, and the Little Imperial Saint really isn't as simple as he appears on the surface."

"The Little Imperial Saint is hiding his strength, pretending to be a pig to eat the tiger."

"Furthermore, this boy hides himself very deeply; most of the information he releases is deceptive."

Leng Chenxuan had spent most of his time recovering in the Shenyuan Holy Land over the years, so his knowledge of outside secrets was limited.

He didn't know much about this descendant of the Imperial Saint, the Little Imperial Saint.

Hearing Leng Chenxuan's transmission, Ye Yuandao replied: "Perhaps the Little Imperial Saint is waiting for an opportunity."

"Waiting for the day when his strength can fully bloom."

"Or perhaps it's the Imperial Saint's instruction that it's not suitable for the Little Imperial Saint to expose his true strength too early."

"Lying low first, to amaze everyone later."

"The Little Immortal Saint seemed to have seen through this; he didn't show much emotional fluctuation when he won the sparring match against the Little Imperial Saint back then, likely knowing that the Little Imperial Saint was hiding his true ability."

"The Little Venerable Saint probably doesn't know this; his face was particularly excited when he defeated the Little Imperial Saint, not realizing why the Little Imperial Saint was defeated so easily."

These people hadn't personally watched the battle, but they could sense the combat fluctuations of the three little saints.

They could sense who was using full strength and who was holding back.

The sparring ground for the three little saints was right in the Shenyuan Holy Land, and there was only one witness: the eleventh on the world ranking, Venerable Qing, who was also a member of the Holy Palace.

As Ye Yuandao and the others chatted, time flew by rapidly.

Wang Xiuliang and Xiao Yuerou were competing with all their might for the fourth spot to pass.

Ultimately, Xiao Yuerou was slightly superior, reaching the floating mountain peak first and becoming the fourth person to pass the second stage.

Standing on the floating mountain peak, Wang Xiuliang looked at Xiao Yuerou with an expression of slight helplessness.

He was one Realm higher than Xiao Yuerou, but his improvement from Star Consciousness-type Martial Skills wasn't as good as hers.

After multiple rounds of struggle, he ultimately suffered a narrow defeat.

In the time that followed, people continuously broke through the ten obstacles and stood upon the fifty floating mountain peaks at the end.

Soon, the fiftieth finisher appeared. He stood on the floating mountain peak with a face full of excitement, his fists clenched tightly as his whole body trembled incessantly.

Although he was the last to pass, at least he wasn't the fifty-first.

Being off by just one rank would have been agonizing, as it would mean losing the Emperor-grade Peak Martial Technique.

Seeing this, Lei Chengba instantly moved in front of the fifty floating mountain peaks, facing the people who were still breaking through obstacles.

Looking ahead, Lei Chengba said in a loud voice: "The fifty finishers have been decided."

"The second stage has officially ended."

With a thought, all the Martial Artists still inside the light orb worlds were teleported out by a surge of power.