265: Chapter 265 Li Xingchen's Shock

When the referee announced the result, his voice carried a hint of uncertainty.

The audience fell silent for a moment, followed by an explosion of discussion even more heated than before.

"He won?! Li Muchen actually defeated Li Yufeng, who had refined a top-grade origin fruit?"

"That recovery power of his is insane! He's practically immortal!"

"Could he have awakened some special Physique?"

Upon the high platform, Li Xingchen, who had remained indifferent, looked at Li Muchen below. Despite his tattered clothes, Li Muchen's aura was stable. Li Xingchen's brow furrowed slightly, and a faint, almost imperceptible flicker of surprise crossed his eyes.

"Such recovery power... it seems even a few degrees stronger than the sense of endless life brought by my Five Elements Rotation? How did he achieve this with only a High Grade origin fruit?"

Next, it was Li Yunyi's turn to take the stage.

His performance was exactly the same as Li Muchen's.

It was the same exchange of injuries for injuries, the same terrifying instantaneous recovery and immortal essence endurance.

His opponent, a Disciple known for defense who had refined an earth-attribute top-grade origin fruit, was ground down until his immortal essence was exhausted by this cockroach-like fighting style, eventually suffering a humiliating defeat.

Li Yunyi's fighting style was even more rigid than Li Muchen's; his eyes were incredibly calm, devoid of any emotion.

For two consecutive matches, two branch lineage Disciples who had only achieved a Breakthrough using High Grade origin fruits had actually defeated opponents who had refined top-grade origin fruits.

And both did so in the same inconceivable manner.

Now, the entire square was in a complete uproar!

"It's happening again! That unkillable recovery power!"

"Li Muchen and Li Yunyi... just what kind of Opportunity did they get?"

"This is definitely not normal! A High Grade origin fruit could never have such miraculous effects!"

Every gaze was focused on Li Muchen and Li Yunyi, filled with shock, doubt, and envy.

Li Muchen felt the shocked gazes around him, and his heart was filled with immense excitement.

He had previously worried about losing early in the Coming-of-Age Ceremony, but he hadn't expected this body to give him such a massive surprise.

Relying on his near-immortal recovery power and endless immortal essence endurance, Li Muchen swept through his opponents, even grinding down a powerful Main Lineage Disciple who had refined three top-grade origin fruits.

That battle left everyone dumbfounded.

No matter how many Divine Abilities the opponent unleashed, leaving him heavily injured and on the brink of death, Li Muchen would always recover to his original state in the next moment, then continue his assault in the most arrogant manner.

Ultimately, that Main Lineage Disciple ran out of immortal essence and was unwillingly defeated by Li Muchen.

Li Muchen's name resonated throughout the square in an instant, his fame even overshadowing many of the Main Lineage Prodigies for a time.

Countless gazes were fixed on him, full of disbelief and scrutiny.

However, when the final match list showed that his next opponent would be Li Xingchen, Li Muchen's boiling blood instantly cooled by half.

He looked at the figure on the stage, surrounded by five-colored Dao rhymes and possessing an unfathomable aura; his reason quickly suppressed the arrogance brought by his immortal body.

"It's enough... getting this far has already far exceeded my expectations. The current rewards are generous enough; there's no need to challenge Li Xingchen."

Li Muchen quickly weighed the pros and cons in his mind.

He knew that he had already made enough of a name for himself.

To continue would only be overdoing it.

Stepping onto the stage and facing Li Xingchen's gaze, which remained gentle yet carried an air of scrutiny, Li Muchen cupped his hands and said:

"Young Lord Xingchen, please grant me your guidance."

The battle began, and Li Muchen still displayed his astonishing recovery power, taking several of Li Xingchen's seemingly casual but terrifyingly powerful Five Elements Spells head-on, rapidly healing from every injury.

But after seven or eight moves, Li Muchen keenly noticed that Li Xingchen's attacks were gradually becoming heavier, and the rotation speed of that five-colored wheel had also quickened slightly.

He knew in his heart that he couldn't continue.

Thus, after being knocked back once more by a Spell mixing the powers of water and fire, Li Muchen did not immediately stand up.

Instead, he propped himself up with one hand, panting heavily. His face turned pale, and his aura fluctuated wildly, as if his instantaneous recovery ability had finally reached its limit.

He raised his head with difficulty and looked at Li Xingchen, a look of unwillingness appearing in his eyes:

"Young Lord Xingchen, Muchen... concedes..."

Li Xingchen gave him a deep look, as if trying to discern something from his eyes, but ultimately only gave a slight nod.

"Cousin Muchen, thank you for the match. Your recovery ability is indeed marvelous."

"In this match, Li Xingchen wins!"

Li Muchen's defeat was seen by everyone as only natural, and even an honorable loss.

The fact that he could force Li Xingchen to use a few extra moves had already proven his worth.

But the next duel caused the atmosphere in the square to suddenly turn eerie.

Li Yunyi was matched against Li Xingchen.

He stepped onto the stage with calm eyes and an expressionless face.

Li Xingchen looked at the strangely behaving Li Yunyi, his brow furrowing imperceptibly, yet he maintained his poise:

"Cousin Yunyi, please."

As soon as the words were spoken, Li Yunyi charged at Li Xingchen.

His movements were completely unorganized, showing only a rudimentary application of immortal essence.

Li Xingchen's gaze narrowed as he sidestepped to dodge. The five-colored wheel behind him rotated, and an earthy yellow halo lit up, as he attempted to neutralize the attack as he had before.

Li Yunyi completely ignored his own defense. When one strike missed, he immediately followed up with a storm of continuous attacks, a fighting style that completely disregarded his own life.

At first, Li Xingchen tried to hold back, only using exquisite Five Elements Spells to neutralize and block, occasionally counterattacking with power controlled just enough to heavily wound his opponent.

But soon, something happened that made his and all the spectators' scalps tingle.

A Spell of his, containing the Dao rhymes of both fire and earth, slammed solidly into Li Yunyi's chest, shattering his sternum and making his internal organs clearly visible!

Li Yunyi flew backward and crashed heavily to the ground.

Within a mere breath, that horrific injury on his chest healed in an instant, and he stood up once more, expressionless.

Li Xingchen's pupils constricted; he no longer held back.

"Geng-Metal Divine Lightning!"

"Mystic Ice Seal!"

"Azure Wood Strangle!"

"Lihuo Burning Heavens!"

"Houtu Demon Suppression!"

Five Elements Divine Abilities were unleashed in turn, each containing the majestic Dao rhymes of a top-grade origin fruit, their power terrifying.

On the stage, lightning raged at times, ice froze for thousands of miles at others, vines acted like Dragons, seas of fire reached the heavens, and gravity became immensely heavy.

Under these terrifying Divine Abilities, Li Yunyi's body was repeatedly torn, pierced, frozen, burned, and crushed... becoming fragmented and a gruesome sight.

But it was useless!

No matter how horrific the wounds were—even if half his head was sliced off or his heart was completely pierced through—he would always return to a perfectly intact state in the next moment.

His gaze remained calm, his aura steady, and then he would once again charge at Li Xingchen without fear of death.

This was no longer a battle; it was a one-sided slaughter.

The composure on Li Xingchen's face finally vanished, replaced by a hint of anxiety.

The recovery speed of the immortal essence within his body could fully keep up.

But Li Yunyi opposite him was like a bottomless pit that could never be filled.

"What... what on earth is this?!"

For the first time, doubt arose in Li Xingchen's heart.

Upon the high platform, the Clan elders who had been sitting securely also stood up, their faces filled with shock and gravity.

"An immortal body... this is practically an immortal body!"

"This is definitely no ordinary Physique or secret technique! Just what happened to Li Yunyi?"

"Such a sinister recovery power is unheard of!"

A deathly silence hung over the square.

Every Disciple held their breath.

On the stage, the strongest Disciple of the Main Lineage was actually at a loss against a branch lineage Disciple.