Jue Wuqing was a menacing-looking fellow with unpredictable, shifting eyes and a face that exuded an air of superiority.

"I’ll take you on!" the blue-haired Jue Wuqing shouted.

Zuofa immediately responded, "Good. I hope you don’t chicken out too quickly!"

Jue Wuqing retorted, "You’re the one who’s going to chicken out!"

"Is that so?"

Zuofa immediately activated an Array. As soon as it was deployed, the two men on the stage vanished. The crowd of geniuses was shocked, but Ye Fan knew they hadn’t actually vanished—they had just turned invisible. More precisely, Zuofa had used his Array to obscure their forms, though the sounds of their battle could still be heard clearly.

There must be a trick to this. Why make them invisible within the Array? It can’t deceive Main God Experts, so this must be a signal.

Indeed, thirty minutes later, the Array was torn apart. Zuofa flew backward, crashing onto the stage. Jue Wuqing, however, stood in his original spot, completely unharmed. Without a doubt, he had defeated Zuofa.

"I’ve lost!" Zuofa declared.

Then he returned to his position. Normally, this would have been a moment of celebration for the Righteous Divine Lineage, but this time, no one cheered. They all knew that in this battle, the Evil God lineage had simply thrown the match.

Evil Punishment Main God and Red Sand Main God exchanged a glance, each understanding—and approving of—the other’s thoughts.

Mu Keqing was not present, as she had gone to attend to the injured Mu Chen Dong.

Strange, what could be the reason for their actions? I’ve thought it over and over, but I can’t figure it out. Could it be that they’re just colluding with Qin Heavenly Main God and decided to let Jue Wuqing win? No, that seems unlikely. I think they’re luring the Righteous Gods, trying to lull the Righteous Divine Lineage into a false sense of security. They want our geniuses to attack recklessly so they can be picked off and killed.

If that was the case, Ye Fan quickly turned and said to Wu Fa, "Be careful later. If it’s not going well, just surrender!"

"Understood!" Wu Fa nodded immediately.

But to Ye Fan, it was clear Wu Fa hadn’t truly grasped the warning. He still doesn’t get it. I’ll have to act first and deny him the chance to even fight.

But by then, Wu Fa had already stepped onto the stage.

Evil Punishment Main God almost cursed aloud. His agreement with Ye Fan was that Ye Fan would fight first, and he had instructed Wu Fa not to fight until absolutely necessary. But now, Wu Fa had completely ignored his words. He was furious, but with Wu Fa already on the stage, what was done was done. There was no way to take it back.

Ye Fan could only shake his head helplessly. I can only hope his opponent isn’t Fu Hu, the son of Hu Ben Main God, or Huang Ji. Otherwise, he’ll be in real danger.

Wu Fa shouted, "I am Wu Fa! Who dares step up and fight!"

"I will!" Yan Xun immediately rushed forward.

"He’s mine!" another voice roared. It was Yun Xiao Zhi Shui, who had fought Ye Fan the day before.

Yan Xun said coldly, "You want to fight me for him?"

"What if I do?" Yun Xiao Zhi Shui shouted back.

Before an opponent was even chosen, they had already started fighting among themselves.

Wu Fa cursed, "I’ll beat each of you down, one by one!"

"Really?" the two mocked.

At that moment, Yunxiao Main God spoke up, addressing Yun Xiao Zhi Shui, "Zhi Shui, come down for now."

"Yes!" Obediently, Yun Xiao Zhi Shui stepped down.

Now, only Yan Xun and Wu Fa remained on the stage.

Wu Fa and Yan Xun are evenly matched; I’m familiar with both of their techniques. But in a real fight, I still don’t favor Wu Fa. It’s not that Wu Fa’s talent is inferior to Yan Xun’s. Rather, the Righteous Divine Lineage has scarce resources, so their cultivation of geniuses can’t compare to that of the Evil God lineage. There’s still a considerable gap. Furthermore, Yan Xun’s main strength is his Swordsmanship. If I could just warn Wu Fa, he could at least fight Yan Xun to a draw, even if he couldn’t win. But an Array separates the stage from the outside, and no one besides Main God Experts can send a message through. And Main God Experts would never lower themselves to advise a junior during a match, even if that junior were their own child. I can only hope Wu Fa figures out the situation for himself during the fight.

At this moment, Yan Xun condensed a longsword in his hand and said, "Come on!"

With a shout, Wu Fa immediately made his move, engaging Yan Xun in battle.

WHOOSH!

Yan Xun instantly employed the Supreme Sword Skill from the Spirit Taming Sect. He split one sword into two and chopped down toward Wu Fa. Wu Fa reacted quickly, summoning the Evil Punishment Power to block the two strikes.

But in the next moment, Wu Fa was shocked. Both swords were fakes; the real blade was already at his throat, lunging for it. If he hadn’t dodged in time, he would have died by Yan Xun’s sword.

Wu Fa quickly retreated.

"Hmph!" Yan Xun sneered disdainfully.

His Swordsmanship has improved again! It wasn’t this sharp before. To think it has risen to a completely new level in just a few short months...

"Breaking Sword!" Yan Xun struck again, his sword technique unleashing an even stronger attack that shot toward Wu Fa.

Shocked, Wu Fa shouted, "Evil Punishment Power!"

His power struck out and collided with the sword attack, but Yan Xun’s Swordsmanship was too deceptive. Although the Evil Punishment Power shattered that attack, a new sword strike immediately thundered toward him, drawing Wu Fa into their fiercest clash yet.

This time, Yan Xun unleashed Ten Thousand Flying Swords. When he fought Ye Fan, the technique hadn’t produced nearly this many blades, but now there were thousands.

Ye Fan was shocked. His improvement is immense! In such a short time, he’s become incredibly strong.

Thousands of Illusion Swords pressed down, making it impossible to tell which were real and which were fake.

There are only two ways to break this killing move. The first is to kill him before the thousands of swords come crashing down. But that’s impossible. The swords have already surrounded Wu Fa, and he isn’t strong enough to kill Yan Xun instantly. I might be able to do it, but he can’t.

The second method is to counter with a force so immense that it shatters all the swords at once. Other than these two options, breaking this attack is next to impossible. But Wu Fa can’t possibly summon that much power.

The thousands of swords descended, blanketing the sky.

BOOM!

As the swords fell, Wu Fa unleashed his strongest Evil Punishment Power to resist. Although he destroyed most of the Illusion Swords, he couldn’t block them all. The two powers collided, destined to erupt in the most brilliant flash of light.

When the intense light faded, both men stood motionless. But soon after, the sound of dripping blood could be heard. Wu Fa was injured.

He clutched his wound and glared fiercely at Yan Xun.

Yan Xun merely gave a scornful smile.

Ye Fan looked toward Evil Punishment Main God, his intention clear: make Wu Fa admit defeat. There was no other way.

At this, Evil Punishment Main God hastily transmitted a message to Wu Fa.

Regrettably, Wu Fa remained unmoved.