Wu Tian's smile deepened, and he said softly, "Keep watching."
"Next, it's time to witness a miracle."
At this moment, not just Lei Qianjiao, but everyone present was stunned by Li Xingyun's transformation.
This was an internal competition of the Heavenly Sword Divine Sect, not a match between the Heavenly Sword Divine Sect and the Sacred Thunder Sect.
But how could Li Xingyun manifest lightning-attribute immortal energy?
Ling Jianxiao wore a thoughtful expression.
He was also quite interested in the changes occurring with Li Xingyun.
"You... what's going on with you?"
"Am I seeing things?"
Seeing the lightning sparks erupting from Li Xingyun's hand, Zhang Qi felt his mind go half-empty.
He said incredulously, "How do you possess lightning-attribute immortal energy? This shouldn't be!"
Li Xingyun revealed a mysterious smile and said, "Surprised, aren't you?"
"To be honest, I'm quite surprised too."
"But that's the reality, what can you do about it?"
According to Zhang Qi's understanding, such a thing was absolutely impossible.
Li Xingyun had been cultivating sword techniques since childhood, and his immortal energy had long since stabilized into sword qi attribute.
Under such circumstances, cultivating lightning-attribute skills was almost impossible.
The more he looked at Li Xingyun, the stranger he found him, and a strong sense of unease arose in his heart.
But he refused to yield.
No matter what tricks Li Xingyun was about to play, a lower-grade immortal could not defeat a higher-grade immortal; this was the natural order!
He refused to believe that Li Xingyun could defy fate today!
Therefore, his expression became particularly contorted, and he gritted his teeth, saying:
"Stop trying to be mysterious!"
"I'm telling you, you can't defeat me, and you can't defeat me!"
"Even if you pull out the greatest of tricks today, don't think you can change this outcome!"
With that, Zhang Qi's aura suddenly surged to its peak.
He roared, "Glazed Sword Break!"
Instantly, the crystal-clear long sword began to vibrate at high speed in the air.
The next second, the sword pierced through the void with a whoosh and shot directly towards Li Xingyun!
The sword emitted a piercing shriek in the air, as if nothing could stop its advance.
With a move like this, even a mid-grade immortal trying to block it with all their might.
Would likely have no chance of stopping it!
At this moment, everyone's hearts were in their throats, and their eyes widened involuntarily.
This was the decisive move!
For Li Xingyun, there were only two possible outcomes.
Either life.
Or... death!
As the sharp aura rushed towards him at high speed, Li Xingyun's gaze became extremely serious.
The violent lightning flowed through his hand, finally solidifying at his fingertips.
He suddenly let out a powerful shout:
"Thunder - Annihilation Finger!"
The moment his finger thrust out, a pure golden lightning bolt immediately shot out from his fingertip!
This lightning appeared to contain immense destructive power.
But unexpectedly, it flew without making a sound.
As if... it could utterly destroy everything in silence!
"This is!"
When Li Xingyun unleashed his move, many people recognized what level of skill it belonged to.
For a moment, they all stood up in shock.
Even their immortal energy was faintly about to erupt!
The annihilation lightning rapidly collided with the Glazed Sword.
When two powerful skills collide, there should have been a violent explosion.
However, reality did not unfold that way.
Because... the annihilation lightning actually pierced through the Glazed Sword and then flew directly towards Zhang Qi!
It was like a laser at hundreds of thousands of degrees Celsius shining on an ice sculpture.
It met no resistance and could pierce through it in an instant!
"How, how can this be!"
Seeing this, Zhang Qi was greatly horrified, his face turning pale in the blink of an eye.
He instinctively wanted to flee, but with his strength, how could he escape?
The annihilation lightning seemed to have locked onto him, and it was about to reach him.
At this moment, he could no longer care about anything else and could only shout at the top of his lungs, "I surrender! I surrender!"
At this moment, a powerful surge of immortal energy flew from outside the arena and struck the annihilation lightning.
Under the immense pressure of that immortal energy, the annihilation lightning stopped its advance and then exploded into scattered light dust.
The one who made the move was naturally Ling Jianxiao.
Ultimately, this tournament was primarily about sparring, and no one wished to see anyone die.
Therefore, as long as one surrendered, Ling Jianxiao would intervene to stop the match.
Watching the lightning dust slowly dissipate in the air, Zhang Qi was so scared that his soul seemed about to scatter.
His eyes were wide open, his face devoid of any expression.
Then, his legs went weak, and he slumped down.
At this time, Li Xingyun's complexion also rapidly turned pale.
He felt a bone-piercing pain akin to lightning coursing through his body.
He endured this torment and then said to Ling Jianxiao, "Sect Master."
"Since he has surrendered, this match should count as my victory, right?"
Ling Jianxiao nodded and said, "That's right."
"Congratulations, Li Xingyun."
"You have now successfully advanced to the finals."
As Ling Jianxiao spoke, the outcome of this match was sealed.
Instantly, the entire audience erupted in an uproar!
Li Xingyun actually won?
A lower-grade immortal defeated a higher-grade immortal in a head-on battle?
This was completely unheard of!
Some were shocked, some were excited, and many more were regretful.
After all, the majority of people had bet on Zhang Qi to win this match.
Some of them had probably lost everything they owned...
Facing this result, Zhang Qi was in a daze for quite some time before he snapped back to reality.
And when he realized he had lost, an intense feeling of displeasure erupted in his heart.
He stood up abruptly and shouted at Li Xingyun, "Wait a minute! I'm not convinced!"
"He must explain to me what's going on today!"
"As a disciple of the Heavenly Sword Divine Sect, how could he possibly use lightning-attribute skills!"
"And that's a supreme-grade immortal skill!"
"Everyone, do you also think this is normal!"
Zhang Qi's words were not wrong.
Only a supreme-grade immortal skill could so easily break a high-grade immortal skill.
But supreme-grade immortal skills were skills that only true immortals could use.
For Li Xingyun, a mere lower-grade immortal.
Even if he were squeezed dry, it would be impossible for him to use it!
Hearing Zhang Qi's words, the crowd finally reacted.
Yes, what was going on here?