"Arrogant words!"

Ling Hai's eyes darkened, and he suddenly stepped forward. A remnant shadow appeared in his original place, while his true form transformed into a sword light, rushing straight at Ling Chen with stunning speed.

Swish!

Ling Hai's speed was astonishingly fast. In a flash, he appeared in front of Ling Chen, his eyes cold. The sword light pierced through space, carrying an incredible chill, slashing down at Ling Chen like a lightning bolt!

The sword light hadn't yet fallen, but its sharp aura had already carved a deep mark on the ground.

Clang!

Facing Ling Hai's thunderous onslaught, Ling Chen's palm suddenly tilted, and the Snow Spirit Sword in his hand drew a cold trajectory in mid-air, flashing out.

The two sword lights, both slashed out with amazing speed, then clashed head-on together!

Clang!

The earth-yellow sword light and the snow-white sword light intertwined, causing the ground to instantly crack with dense fissures. A violent gale exploded in the arena. Ling Hai's body trembled and retreated several steps swiftly, but clearly, his combat experience was extremely extensive. In the instant of retreating, he continuously swung the Stoneheart Sword, slicing out eight sword lights straight at Ling Chen.

Facing such a dense sword light attack, Ling Chen's face remained unperturbed. He deftly rotated the Snow Spirit Sword, creating a sword flower that intercepted all eight approaching sword lights.

"You have some skill."

Ling Hai stabilized his body, then let out a cold laugh, his momentum suddenly changed. Two clusters of purple light emerged in his eyes, resembling sharp swords.

With the change in his pupils, Ling Hai's aura surged rapidly, his power skyrocketing.

"Purple Extreme Sword Eye!"

Many disciples' gazes hardened at this moment. The Purple Extreme Sword Eye was one of the Ling Family's secret techniques, incredibly powerful, and among many of the Ling Family's secret techniques, it ranked at least in the top ten, perhaps even the top five.

A strong surge of purple energy erupted from the sword, infusing into the sword body, turning the entire treasure sword completely purple.

"Ling Yu, now you'll taste the might of my Ling Family's secret techniques!"

Under the empowerment of the Purple Extreme Sword Eye, Ling Hai's momentum increased sharply and his confidence soared. With his relentless urging, purple patterns climbed swiftly up the sword body, boosting the sword's sharpness, raising Ling Hai's sword light to a height of forty or fifty feet.

Swish!

The sword light condensed, Ling Hai suddenly stepped forward, making a feint slash, the space in front of him distorted violently. A purple sword light tore through space at a terrifying speed, engulfing Ling Chen.

The purple sword light rapidly enlarged in Ling Chen's pupils, and his gaze suddenly turned sharp. Facing Ling Hai's ferocious attack, he chose not to retreat, instead, he stomped his foot and dashed straight out in the shocked gazes.

Meanwhile, Ling Chen's body was running his eight extraordinary meridians. A blue sword body was distinctly visible within his body's network, seemingly merging with the Snow Spirit Sword in his hand.

Stimulated by Ling Chen's True Qi, the Snow Spirit Sword flickered madly, and as Ling Chen suddenly swung it, a white trajectory suddenly appeared in mid-air.

From within the Snow Spirit Sword, a white energy seemed to erupt, resembling a snow-white fox. Wherever it passed, space froze, and the moisture in the air condensed into ice crystals, falling gracefully.

On the platform, the purple sword light, carrying a force sufficient to crush a mountain, slashed down harshly, ultimately clashing directly with the snow-white sword light.

Clang!

An incredible sound echoed across the platform, and along with it, a force ripple akin to a gale spread out.

Ling Hai's eyes watched the two-colored light waves dispersing in the sky, a slight surprise flickered deep in his eyes. After activating the Purple Extreme Sword Eye, his previous sword was more than capable of effortlessly demolishing the defenses of an Eighth Layer Sky Apex Realm expert, yet it was blocked by Ling Chen.

Moreover, after neutralizing his sword light, Ling Chen actually turned defense into offense, slicing out another snow-white sword light that slashed directly towards Ling Hai's face.

"Courting death!"

A trace of a sinister glint flashed in Ling Hai's eyes. With a flip of his hand, he struck a purple sword light against the snow-white sword light.

Clang clang clang!

After drawing close, their two swords collided continuously, generating dozens of sparks flying in all directions.

Surrounding the exchange platform, gusts of wind swept like tangible entities, and the nearby ground was carved with sword marks, stones swirling wildly in the air.

Everyone held their breaths slightly. After exchanging over a dozen blows, the two figures finally clashed swords again, and then, under the gaze of the entire audience, were blasted apart, their feet tapping the ground more than a dozen times before regaining their balance arduously.

This swordsmanship duel ended with neither side gaining the upper hand!

On the plaza, the atmosphere was somewhat calm, everyone quietly watched the fierce confrontation between the two, and as both were repelled, many drew in a sharp breath. Even Ling Xue and others were slightly moved, evidently not expecting Ling Chen could hold his ground evenly against Ling Hai.

Although Ling Hai hadn't used his strongest move yet, in terms of True Qi cultivation, he was four levels ahead of Ling Chen...

From not far away, Ling Tingfeng and Ling Lie watched the scene, their eyes also flickered with unusual light.

"You're quite a difficult opponent to deal with, kid."

Ling Hai's face was now completely replaced with seriousness. If he had underestimated Ling Chen before, now he had started genuinely considering the latter as an equal opponent.

"Thanks for the compliment."

Ling Chen remained calm, still composed. If he were to go all out, Ling Hai wouldn't be a match for him. So far, he hadn't utilized the Green Lotus Sword Song nor employed the Ancient Saint King Battle Technique to amplify his power, relying solely on the Perfect Sword Spirit Physique to fight Ling Hai to a standstill.

This result surprised even Ling Chen himself. Having perfected the Sword Spirit Physique, his Supreme Sword Saint Bloodline was fully activated. Ling Chen didn't even know his body had such immense potential.

"Don't be too smug. If you can withstand my next move, then I won't have any objections to you becoming a direct lineal descendant!"

Ling Hai's face was solemn as he stepped forward. Under the Purple Extreme Sword Eye, he once again gathered momentum, his aura rising, an extremely sharp sword intent burst from his brow, piercing through the sky above him, forming an astonishing whirlwind.

As Ling Hai's aura climbed, the whirlwind continuously expanded from a few feet to several dozen meters wide. Simultaneously, when Ling Hai moved, it seemed to compel the whirlwind to move as well, resonating violently, engaging all the forces of heaven and earth into this one sword.

"This is... the Sky-breaking Sword Technique!"

Everyone's expressions changed.