"Good!"

On the Ling Family side, Ling Lie abruptly punched his palm, shouting loudly.

He had never been so excited. He saw a chance of victory in this battle.

This boy Ling Chen actually managed to fool even an elder like him.

On the arena, Sima Xiaoyao was stunned. He had never fought Ling Chen before and didn't know his prowess. Now, after a bout, he realized his opponent's battle experience was mature beyond comparison, always able to maximize destruction with minimal cost.

Clearly, Ling Chen's combat power had increased compared to previous matches.

Considering Ling Chen his biggest rival, Sima Xiaoyao looked extremely serious and frantically activated his True Qi.

Crack!

The surface beneath his feet couldn't withstand the overbearing force, cracking into numerous crooked fissures, dust rising.

Within less than a blink, his momentum and combat strength escalated further. He roared, leaping up, and his Long Knife tore through the air, leaving a faint dark trail in the Void, unaffected by gravity, speeding up the knife aura explosively with extreme light and fire.

"Drink the Vast Ocean!"

Below the stage, the young generation was astonished to see Sima Xiaoyao's mighty display. They hadn't imagined that revealing his true strength would be this terrifying, like a blade demon.

Ling Chen's gaze slightly focused as he retreated violently, avoiding the edge. Meanwhile, the Red Sky Sword in his hand swung swiftly, continuously striking Sima Xiaoyao's knife aura, sparking little flames.

Exclamations erupted among the audience, as the battle between Sima Xiaoyao and Ling Chen took many turns. Initially, Ling Chen had the upper hand, but now Sima Xiaoyao had the advantage, seemingly much more pronounced.

The Ling family showed signs of worry. At this point, hoping for Ling Chen to rank in the top three was inevitable. If he defeated Sima Xiaoyao, he could enter the top three, subsequently facing off against Peerless Sword and Liu Mengru. Regardless of victory or defeat, it would be enough to shake the Nine Provinces Land in honor of the Ling Family. But Sima Xiaoyao was too strong, only now releasing his full strength, shocking the entire area.

Among the crowd, only Liu Mengru remained unchanged in expression. She had always felt Ling Chen's actual power was far stronger than everyone imagined.

Retreating rapidly, Ling Chen's eyes flashed as he unleashed the Golden Sword Domain.

Golden sword qi seemed to embed in the space, crafting a Golden Kingdom. As Ling Chen swung his sword and launched a counterattack, the golden sword qi shifted, flying out and forming a golden sword river storm, sweeping across the Void toward Sima Xiaoyao.

"Cut the Blood Sea!"

Facing the sweeping golden sword river, Sima Xiaoyao's eyes flickered. He abruptly wielded his knife with both hands, channeling all True Qi into the blade. Upon slashing, a blood-colored knife aura expanded to a hundred zhang in length, cleaving forcefully.

This slash contained an exceptionally strong murderous aura, momentarily creating gusty winds on the stage, as if trapped in a sea of corpses and blood.

Puff, puff, puff!

The golden sword river collided with the bloody knife aura, like moths flying into flames, dissipating completely.

However, under such intense sword qi bombardment, cracks suddenly appeared in Sima Xiaoyao's blood-colored knife aura.

As the cracks appeared, Ling Chen's eyes flashed with a gleam. Next, he raised his right palm, pointing his index finger, shooting out a streak of ice-blue sword qi, accurately piercing the crack, then fiercely aimed at Sima Xiaoyao's face.

With an expression change, Sima Xiaoyao immediately raised his knife, blocking the sword qi.

Thunk!

A sharp sound echoed as a layer of Cold Ice formed on Sima Xiaoyao's knife, rapidly spreading as a difficult coldness invaded his palm.

"Not good!"

A numbing sensation attacked his right palm, making Sima Xiaoyao secretly anxious. He channeled True Qi into his palm, attempting to dispel the coldness. But Ling Chen, under the enhancement of Gold Sword Pupil, didn't give any chance to breathe, thrusting his sword lightning-fast.

As the sword thrust, a Celestial-like silhouette appeared behind Ling Chen. The ethereal, carefree, unrestrained figure resembled a heavenly celestial, mimicking Ling Chen's actions, stabbing out with a Long Sword.

Green Lotus Sword Song Fourth Style, Immortal Points the Way!

The sword qi trajectory warped space, resembling a comet or aurora, creating an unstoppable illusion.

Clang!

The sword light struck the raised treasure sword of Sima Xiaoyao, bright electric streaks exploded like snakes or spears.

Hit like a bludgeon, Sima Xiaoyao spat blood, his Holy Grade Long Knife slipping from his grasp, flying away as he was knocked back over ten meters.

"What?!"

Two elders from the Shen Dao Family stood up from their seats in disbelief.

In this contest, Sima Xiaoyao was defeated!

Not losing to Peerless Sword or Liu Mengru, but to Ling Chen, the dark horse!

"What swordsmanship is this?" 𝑓𝓇𝘦ℯ𝘸𝘦𝑏𝓃𝑜𝘷ℯ𝑙.𝑐𝑜𝓂

Ling Yuxuan wore an incredulous expression. The power of Ling Chen's strike had shaken him immensely, surpassing even the Breaking Sky Sword Art.

Could this sword technique also be a sword technique from the Gold Sword Pupil?

"What's the boy's name?"

At this moment, Empress Yun Yao on her throne spoke up, glancing at Ling Chen, then inquiring from the Court Eunuch beside her.

"His name is Ling Yu, a disciple from the Ling family."

The Court Eunuch responded quickly.

"Ling Yu?"

Empress Yun Yao seemed to ponder, "How curious, another disciple from the Ling family."

"The Ling family's swordsmanship is impressive. Seems the blade technique from the Sima Family falls short." said the Court Eunuch.

Yet Empress Yun Yao scoffed, shaking her head, "The Ling family doesn't possess such powerful swordsmanship. The creator of this technique is far superior to the Ling family's ancestors."

"Ah?"

The Court Eunuch was shocked, "Stronger than the Ling family's ancestors? Then, Your Majesty, who created the swordsmanship Ling Yu uses?"

The Ling family's ancestors were high-level Saints, and their ranks were rare across the Nine Provinces Land.

"If it's something you shouldn't know, don't ask."

Empress Yun Yao glanced at the Court Eunuch, then withdrew her gaze, speaking with indifference.

"Yes."

The Court Eunuch nodded, realizing he had asked inappropriate questions, and promptly kept silent.

However, his gaze toward Ling Chen grew more attentive; having attracted the Empress's interest meant this Ling family disciple was no ordinary character…