Many eyes were already fixed on the direction of the Qingcheng Sect.
At the same time, they shouted "Wu Kehang's" name, urging him to quickly attack and defeat me, a rogue cultivator.
Wu Kehang did not hesitate for long. Amidst the clamor of voices, he slowly stood up.
Carrying his personal sword, he walked out from the Qingcheng Sect's seating area.
"He's on, he's on! Wu Kehang is on!"
"He's the last remaining seedling from the Eight Great Sects."
"I wonder who the final victor will be!"
"..."
Wu Kehang leaped and landed on the arena stage.
He was quite handsome, though not as stunning as Nan Yang, but still a very good-looking man.
His skin was slightly darker, and his eyes were very dark and exceptionally clear.
Upon reaching the stage, Wu Kehang raised his sword, clasped his fists, and said:
"Wu Kehang of the Qingcheng Sect. Fellow Daoist Qin, please offer your guidance!"
"Please proceed!"
I replied calmly.
Wu Kehang did not hesitate. He trembled, unleashing his full cultivation.
Like me, he was in the Xuan Dan mid-stage, and the intensity of his Dao energy was comparable to mine.
The opponent had also touched the threshold of the Xuan Dan peak.
This did not surprise me.
Xia Qiuxi was in the Xuan Dan early stage; her senior brother was several times more astounding than her and had cultivated earlier.
Reaching this level of cultivation now was within expectations.
Furthermore, Wu Kehang was the only opponent I had encountered so far whose cultivation was entirely on par with mine.
However, the difference between us now was that I was injured, while he was fresh and ready.
Wu Kehang drew his peach wood sword and called out to me again:
"Fellow Daoist Qin, behold my sword!"
"Come on!"
With my full cultivation unleashed, I raised my sword to meet the challenge.
The opponent possessed fire-elemental Dao energy. In terms of attributes, there was no advantage of suppression.
As Wu Kehang approached, he immediately unleashed a sword spell:
"Golden Light Sword Qi!"
A golden sword beam shot out with extreme speed. kuAiδugg
I had seen the unique sword spells of the Qingcheng Sect before.
Daring not to be careless, I did not attempt to block it directly.
I swiftly dodged backward.
And drew a talisman, flicking it out.
"Hurry, as if by decree, Break!"
"Boom!"
The talisman exploded, forcing Wu Kehang back.
With one hand, I formed another seal:
"Heaven and Earth Without Bounds, Yin and Yang Borrowed Power, Enforce!"
"Swish, swish," golden swords and wooden swords unsheathed themselves, piercing towards Wu Kehang.
Wu Kehang swept his sword energy.
He also formed a seal with one hand, shouting:
"Wind Come, Wind Go, Unimpeded.
Great Wind Technique;
Hurry, as if by decree, Enforce!"
As the spell seal emerged, a powerful Dao energy fluctuation erupted from Wu Kehang's body.
My pupils also contracted.
The Great Wind Technique, the Great Elder of the Qingcheng Sect had previously used this technique, which was very imposing.
The next moment, gusts of wind suddenly appeared on the arena stage.
"Whoosh, whoosh, whoosh," they blew towards me, stinging my face and making it difficult to stand steady.
Below the arena, many people's hair was disheveled and their clothes fluttered from the strong wind.
Although not as formidable as the Qingcheng Sect's Great Elder Yun Qing's display, it was still quite powerful.
"Holy crap, wind manipulation!"
"Wu Kehang is awesome!"
"Wu Kehang, in his twenties, has already mastered the Qingcheng Sect Great Elder's wind manipulation technique. He is truly a genius."
"..."
Within the Great Wind Technique, my movement speed was heavily suppressed.
My actions became somewhat sluggish.
However, Wu Kehang, the caster, was unaffected.
He charged directly at me.
Seeing this, I gritted my teeth and fully activated the Qiankun True Method.
Instantly, the true qi within my dantian began to flow at an accelerated pace.
My own Dao energy flow rate also began to multiply.
The Qiankun True Method, as the most powerful cultivation technique passed down by my master.
Besides its three powerful profound spell incantations.
Its inherent casting could accelerate the flow of true qi in the dantian, making the Dao energy flow faster and stronger.
Thus, gaining greater explosive power and strength.
However, the spiritual energy consumption was also two to three times that of normal circumstances.
Therefore, in this situation.
The suppression from the Great Wind Technique was directly offset.
My movement speed returned to normal.
Wu Kehang thrust his sword, and I parried it away with a sweep of my sword.
Wu Kehang was shocked, not expecting my speed to still be this fast, and that I was not suppressed by his Great Wind Technique.
Below the arena, many people had the same question.
"What's going on? Under the Great Wind Technique, Qin Ze's movement speed didn't slow down. I feel like it even got a little faster than before?"
"Yeah! Does this Qin Ze have some special method?"
"Junior Sister Qiuxi, this Qin Ze is your friend. Who do you think will win between him and Senior Brother?"
"Yes, Junior Sister Qiuxi, what kind of Dao technique does this Qin Ze cultivate? He seems so powerful!"
"..."
Hearing this, Xia Qiuxi looked at us battling on the arena stage.
One was her Senior Brother who treated her like a sister, and the other was me, whose life was on the line.
She shook her head:
"Qin Ze cultivates a technique called the Qiankun True Method.
It is a very powerful Dao technique, and it wouldn't be inferior even when compared to our sect's Qingcheng Jue.
Senior Brother and Qin Ze are both the most talented geniuses I've ever seen, and..."
Xia Qiuxi paused here.
Then she continued:
"Moreover, Qin Ze's talent might even be above Senior Brother's, because he only started cultivating two years ago."
As soon as these words were spoken, all the disciples of the Qingcheng Sect, including some elders, turned their heads to look at Xia Qiuxi.
"What, two years?"
"No way! In two years, he can fight evenly with Senior Brother and defeat the number one person from the Western Realm and the Five Great Sects?"
"..."
But Xia Qiuxi nodded firmly.
This was the truth.
The disciples of the Qingcheng Sect collectively gasped.
Disbelievingly, they looked at us on the arena stage, fighting neck and neck with their Senior Brother, engaging in a back-and-forth battle...