Not long after sunrise, eight participants had gathered in arena D and were waiting for the quarter-finals to begin. They had been given breakfast before leaving their temporary residence. The participants had chosen their weapons and sat in the prepared seats at the sides of the arena.
Besides the participants, thousands of spectators from various martial arts families in China had also come to watch the competition. They wanted to see great matches between the younger generations and witness the birth of the strongest cultivators.
The referees had arrived before them and dispersed to their positions, leaving Jin Zhaohui in the arena. He looked at the eight participants and then opened his mouth.
"We will start the first match of the quarter-finals now. As for Gu Qingyang of the Gu family and Long Aotian of the Long family, please enter the arena immediately." Jin Zhaohui spoke using Qi so that his voice could be heard in the audience seats. Even though there was already a technology called loudspeakers, cultivators preferred traditional ways to display their strength.
Long Aotian got up from his seat and walked into the arena with overbearing momentum. He didn't do it on purpose but because of the training from the Long family. It increased his vitality and filled him with vigor, much like a dragon's.
After that, Gu Qingyang followed closely behind, and he walked over proudly. After standing in the arena, he glanced at Tenku, and his eyes showed deep hatred when he saw that boy sitting next to Wang Ruyue and chatting intimately.
Gu Qingyang clenched his fists tightly, and killing intent leaked from him. Tenku noticed it and turned his gaze to him. But he only glanced briefly at Gu Qingyang and ignored him. Tenku's actions made Gu Qingyang even angrier, but he quickly suppressed it because he was about to fight Long Aotian.
He secretly hoped that Tenku could continue to win his matches and meet him in the finals. That way, Gu Qingyang would be able to vent his hatred and defeat him so brutally. But if Tenku loses before getting into the finals, Gu Qingyang can still take care of him after the competition ends.
Gu Qingyang had to teach Tenku a harsh lesson because he dared to approach his woman, and he was the cause of his grandfather being insulted by Gu Tianba. His hatred could turn into a demon in his heart if he couldn't take it out on Tenku. It would be dangerous as it could hinder Gu Qingyang's cultivation progress. After looking at Tenku, Gu Qingyang turned his eyes to Long Aotian and spoke to him.
"You must surrender! You are not my opponent. I don't want to waste time in this useless match." Gu Qingyang said arrogantly.
His words created an uproar in the audience seats, as many of them were Long Aotian's supporters. They did not accept Gu Qingyang's words.
Blue veins appeared on Long Aotian's forehead after hearing those words. He felt angry that Gu Qingyang had looked down on him.
"Are you sure you can beat me? Aren't you overestimating your strength? Overconfidence and arrogance can sometimes bring disaster to you." Long Aotian retorted.
"In that case, we shall prove it with battle. Am I too confident in my strength or not? Then, who is the person who will get the disaster?" Gu Qingyang smiled and replied calmly.
"Those are my words." Long Aotian grinned and pointed the tip of his spear at Gu Qingyang.
"Alright, you can stop chatting. We're going to start the first match in the quarter-finals now. The rules are still the same as yesterday. Are you ready?" Jin Zhaohui looked at Long Aotian and Gu Qingyang in turn. The two of them responded to his words with a slight nod.
ραпdα Йᴏνê|(сòm) "Then the match begins!" Zhaohui announced the start of the first match and quickly left the arena.
After hearing Jin Zhaohui's words, Gu Qingyang remained silent in his position and didn't want to make a first move. Long Aotian was angry when he saw that. He felt that Gu Qingyang had underestimated him even though they were both the first geniuses of the major families.
"If you get scared and can't move from there, I will attack you first!" Long Aotian said coldly and charged toward Gu Qingyang. He arrived in front of his opponent instantly and thrust out his spear.
Gu Qingyang moved when he saw Long Aotian's attack. He swung his sword and parried it easily.
Clank!
Long Aotian's face did not change as his attack was easily blocked because he had used a little strength in that thrust. Then he gave another attack, and this time in succession.
Clank! Clank! Clank!
In the blink of an eye, they had exchanged dozens of moves, but Gu Qingyang still didn't move from his position, which irritated Long Aotian even more. He compressed the Qi in his spearhead, and a powerful strike hit Gu Qingyang.
Clank!
Gu Qingyang managed to block Long Aotian's spear, but his face changed as he was knocked back one step and finally moved from where he stood. He did not expect that Long Aotian's attack would be so powerful.
"It seems I have underestimated your power. You're a little stronger than I thought. In that case, I will be a bit more serious about dealing with you." Gu Qingyang said indifferently and compressed the aura on his sword. His Qi was a bit dark in color and related to his practice.
"Is that so? I wonder how strong you are when you get a bit serious." Long Aotian snorted coldly and attacked Gu Qingyang again. He thrust his spear, and his opponent responded with a slash of the sword.
Clank!
"What!?" Long Aotian was shocked to be knocked back several steps by one slash of Gu Qingyang's sword. He was confident about his physical strength because his practice had made his body several times sturdier than practitioners of the same cultivation base and age.
Long Aotian was sure that his body was no weaker than Kong Ming, who had learned the Vajra Holy Body. But now he was knocked back by Gu Qingyang with just one strike. Long Aotian wouldn't have believed it if he hadn't experienced it first-hand.
Even though he was shocked, Long Aotian was the first genius of the Long family, and he quickly regained his composure after feeling something strange about Gu Qingyang's attack.
"You… Your cultivation base is not the initial stage of the Sky Origin realm but the middle stage!?" Long Aotian said in disbelief. He and several geniuses from other families already knew that Gu Qingyang was suppressing his strength during the age and strength assessment.
They guessed that Gu Qingyang's true cultivation base must be at the initial stage of the Sky Origin realm. Long Aotian didn't care about it because he believed that the cultivation base wasn't the only important thing in battle. But he didn't expect that their guess was wrong because Gu Qingyang's actual strength was higher than they had imagined.
"You are right. You have sharp eyes. So do you want to continue this match or admit defeat after knowing my strength? I suggest the latter if you don't want to get hurt. Besides, I don't want to waste time and effort with you." Gu Qingyang admitted it without hesitation.
His words shocked Long Aotian and the other participants, except for Tenku. An uproar also broke out in the audience after they heard that statement because they only knew that Gu Qingyang's cultivation base was at the great perfection of the Earth Origin realm during the age and strength assessment.
"I won't give up just because your cultivation base is much higher than mine! The winner of this match is still unknown!" Long Aotian resolutely rejected Gu Qingyang's suggestion. His face became serious, and he compressed the Qi at the tip of his spear into a claw, and a strong wind blew around it.
Wind Dragon Claw!
Long Aotian thrust his spear at Gu Qingyang at a terrifying speed, and his figure became a blur like an afterimage.
Gu Qingyang's face changed when he saw the fast attack coming at him. Although their cultivation bases differed by almost one great realm, he couldn't underestimate Long Aotian's spear this time. Gu Qingyang quickly dodged the attack as he felt he would be injured if he fought it head-on.
"Why? Why don't you stay where you are and take my attack? Can the first genius of the Gu family only dodge? Are you scared?" Long Aotian sneered when he saw Gu Qingyang move from his position.
"You are overestimating your strength. I moved from my position not because I was scared but to counterattack." Gu Qingyang replied calmly and slashed his sword at Long Aotian. He released an aura blade that shot at high speed toward his opponent.
"What!? Sword Qi!" Long Aotian was shocked. He gripped his spear tightly and thrust it in the direction the attack was coming at him.
Booommmm!
Their attacks clashed, and Long Aotian was blown away while spitting blood. He had not expected the destructive power of Gu Qingyang's sword Qi to be so terrifying.
"You shouldn't be surprised since that attack only used a fraction of my power." Gu Qingyang smiled and slashed another aura blade.
"Damn! The destructive power of his sword Qi was on top of mine because his cultivation base was much higher! I have no choice but to use it!" Long Aotian gritted his teeth and compressed his Qi in his spear. This time it wasn't strong winds that appeared but sparks of lightning and electricity wrapped around his spearhead. Long Aotian's face turned red as his body was burdened by using that technique.
"Take my attack!" Long Aotian shouted. He thrust his spear and created deep scars in the arena along the trajectory of his attack.
Lightning Dragon Charge!
Gu Qingyang's face became severe when he felt the threat from Long Aotian's attack. He had to expend more strength to fight it.
"You pissed me off." Gu Qingyang said coldly and compressed more Qi in his sword. After that, he swung it and two aura blades shot out at a terrifying speed.
Booooooommmmmmmm!
Their attacks clashed, and both of them were knocked back. Long Aotian was blown away several meters, while Gu Qingyan was only a few steps away.
"If that attack can't beat you! Then I will use a stronger one!" Long Aotian compressed even more Qi in his spear until it vibrated violently. His clothes shattered, and veins popped up all over his body. Then sparks of lightning with strong winds appeared and enveloped his spear.
"Die!" Long Aotian roared and thrust his spear with all his might.
Storm Dragon Shattered the Void!
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