125: One move

Li Shuangfan looked at the two people lying on the ground, his heart greatly shocked, but he did not forget his duty as a referee and shouted loudly: "You have ten seconds. If no one can stand up, this match will be declared a draw!"

"Ten!"

"Nine!"

"Eight!"

...When Li Shuangfan counted to "three," Li Jie tremblingly leaned on a pillar and stood up.

On the other hand, Hua Li made no movement.

Li Shuangfan shouted loudly: "The second match, Dragon Seeking Gate wins!"

Immediately, enthusiastic applause echoed through the hall.

Li Jie entered the fray and difficultly defeated Hua Li.

Her wisdom and her determination were worthy of everyone's admiration.

Lu Xingchen also nodded slightly.

This Li Jie indeed had some skill; Hua Li's loss was not unjust.

After Li Shuangfan announced the result, Ye Chen immediately leaped up, embraced Hua Li, and carried her back to the Cangxuan Sect's seating area.

Hua Li swallowed a mouthful of blood and said weakly: "I'm sorry, Saintess, I lost. I've disgraced you."

Yun Li shook her head indifferently.

"It's okay, you did your best. The opponent was prepared while you were not, so there was nothing you could do. Besides, we haven't lost yet; there's still one last match."

With that, Yun Li took out a fifth-grade rejuvenation pill from her Storage Ring and fed it to Hua Li.

Having just been defeated, Hua Li was too embarrassed to speak further.

But Ye Chen frowned deeply and said in a low voice: "Saintess, regarding the choice for the third match, I hope you will consider it carefully. Lu Xingchen is, after all, only ninth on the earth ranking, and the difference in strength with a Martial King expert is too great."

"If it really doesn't work, we can choose Li Hua. He is at least fourth on the earth ranking and stronger than Lu Xingchen."

Before Yun Li could speak, Li Hua stepped forward and spoke up.

"Junior Brother Lu's strength is far above mine; I am merely his follower. Having Junior Brother Lu participate is the optimal choice."

Upon hearing this, Ye Chen was shocked.

A master ranked fourth on the earth ranking acting as a follower for someone ranked ninth?

He had never heard of such an odd combination!

What virtue and ability did Lu Xingchen possess? How could he deserve this?

But now that Li Hua had refused, only Lu Xingchen could participate.

Ye Chen said in a deep voice: "Since that's the case, then Junior Brother Lu will participate! I hope you can hold on for a few more seconds and not disgrace the Cangxuan Sect."

Clearly, Ye Chen did not trust Lu Xingchen.

Lu Xingchen smiled faintly: "I will do my best."

Immediately, Lu Xingchen walked towards the center of the hall.

On the other side, the one participating for the Dragon Seeking Gate was none other than Xiao Ye, the same Xiao Ye who had repeatedly caused trouble for the Cangxuan Sect.

Seeing Lu Xingchen, Xiao Ye's heart was also filled with joy.

This kid had just composed a better poem, stealing his thunder, and now he even dared to participate!

He was merely an Outer Sect Disciple, at most a Martial Spirit cultivator; it was impossible for him to be his opponent.

If there was an opportunity later, he would try to cripple his martial cultivation!

"Dragon Seeking Gate, Five-Star Martial King, Xiao Ye, please enlighten me!"

"Cangxuan Sect, ninth on the earth ranking, Six-Star Martial Spirit, Lu Xingchen, please enlighten me!"

As soon as Lu Xingchen spoke, the entire audience was in an uproar.

"What are you kidding? Since when did a mere Martial Spirit dare to represent the Cangxuan Sect?"

"No way? These two are nine small Realms apart; how can they fight?"

"Has the Cangxuan Sect run out of people?"

"It can't be that bad. Ye Chen, who participated earlier, was only eighth rank on the heaven ranking, which means the Cangxuan Sect still has people stronger than him. It's just that the Cangxuan Sect happens to be short-handed right now, and their other sectarian masters haven't been brought out."

"A Martial Spirit against a Martial King; this match isn't worth watching. Xiao Ye can end the battle in one move."

"This Lu Xingchen writes good poetry, but his strength is a bit lacking."

In the center of the hall, Xiao Ye gave Lu a provocative smile.

"Lu Xingchen, how many moves do you think you can withstand from me?"

Lu Xingchen said indifferently: "One move is enough."

Upon hearing this, Xiao Ye was slightly stunned.

This Lu Xingchen wasn't playing by the rules.

Shouldn't it usually be a provocation or a plea for mercy?

"At least you have some self-awareness."

Lu Xingchen said again: "What I mean is, to take you down, one move is enough."

Upon hearing this, Xiao Ye was greatly surprised.

"How can you be so arrogant?"

Lu Xingchen smiled faintly: "I, Lu Xingchen, never boast. If I say one move, I will definitely resolve you within one move!"

Xiao Ye said in a deep voice: "Alright, I'll stand here motionless and let you have one move. I refuse to believe you can truly fight across Realms!"

"Match start!"

Xiao Ye beckoned to Lu Xingchen with his finger.

Lu Xingchen drew his shadow sword and activated the "Heaven Swallowing Art."

His aura immediately surged. In just three breaths, his Realm rose from Six-Star Martial Spirit to Ten-star Martial Spirit, only one step away from a Martial King expert.

Feeling the change in Lu Xingchen's body, Xiao Ye was also somewhat surprised.

"A secret art that can temporarily boost one's Realm? So that's your confidence. But unfortunately, the gap between you and me is still insurmountable!"

Lu Xingchen didn't waste words. He gripped his shadow sword with both hands, raised it high, activated "Thousand Jin Slash," and activated "Jade Shatter."

A powerful Sword Qi condensed on the shadow sword.

Feeling the powerful Dou Qi on the shadow sword, Xiao Ye was greatly surprised, and his disdain for Lu Xingchen immediately vanished.

He hurriedly mobilized all his Dou Qi to form a Dou Qi Shield around his body, not daring to be careless in the slightest.

Half of his internal Dou Qi instantly disappeared, in exchange for five times the attack power.

Lu Xingchen held his sword with both hands and slashed forward fiercely.

A white Battle Qi Sword Blade shot towards Xiao Ye.

The Blade Edge struck the Dou Qi Shield, and after a moment of stalemate, Xiao Ye's Dou Qi Shield shattered with a bang.

Immediately, he was directly sent flying by Lu Xingchen's Battle Qi Sword Blade, spitting several mouthfuls of blood in mid-air, and slammed heavily into the palace wall.

"How is this possible?"

Xiao Ye lay on the ground, his eyes fixed on Lu Xingchen, muttering.

Immediately, he spat out another mouthful of blood and fainted.

In an instant, the entire hall fell silent.

The guests present had all anticipated that the victor would be decided in one move, but they had not expected that the one lying on the ground was not Lu Xingchen, but Xiao Ye!

How could this be?

The silence lasted for a full ten seconds. After ten seconds, exclamations resounded throughout the entire hall.

"Damn it, Lu Xingchen won! How is this possible? He's just a Six-Star Martial Spirit! And Xiao Ye is a Five-Star Martial King!"

"On the Tianyuan Continent, being able to fight above one's Realm is already a prodigy, but this Lu Xingchen, he can fight across Realms!"

"If I hadn't seen it with my own eyes, I would never have believed it."

"A heaven-defying genius! Lu Xingchen's strength is too great. In the future, stepping into the Martial King, Martial Emperor, or even becoming the third Saint of the Cangxuan Sect, is not impossible!"

Even the King Cloud Mountain, who had been sitting calmly on the Dragon throne, stood up excitedly, his eyes fixed on Lu Xingchen.