Li Qiye said nothing upon hearing Ye Xiu’s words.

He merely glanced at Ye Xiu, sensing his immense strength. If he didn’t use the Seven Kill Sword Art taught to him by his master, he estimated he truly wouldn’t be able to defeat Ye Xiu.

"If you’re not going to speak, then forget it. Given your decent talent, let’s have a fight. It’ll also show you the gap between us. Otherwise, you’ll always think I’m spouting nonsense." After Ye Xiu finished speaking, he once again struck a palm towards Li Qiye’s direction.

A "rumbling" sound caused the entire space to tremble.

The giant handprint reappeared. Li Meng’er, seeing this, worried Li Qiye couldn’t handle it and was about to step forward when Li Qiye gave her a firm look.

He then glanced towards Wang Yufan’s direction, but Wang Yufan wasn’t looking at him. At this moment, Wang Yufan was yawning, his eyes slightly closed, and his body reclined. Yet, he extended a hand and waved it at Li Qiye.

This scene was noticed by Ye Lingtian, who was seated on the Emperor Lord’s throne. His sharp gaze swept towards Wang Yufan, accompanied by a powerful surge of his divine sense.

"Hmm? An ordinary person, without any cultivation. Could he be this Li Qiye kid’s brother?" Ye Lingtian muttered to himself.

He then saw a white-haired old man, who had previously been sitting at the very front of the Jidao Imperial Court, now sitting not far from Wang Yufan, seemingly saying something. The more Ye Lingtian looked, the more confused he became. He always felt there was something off, but he couldn’t pinpoint it.

He had a feeling that this grand competition wouldn’t proceed as he had imagined.

Meanwhile, in the arena, Li Qiye watched the enormous palm strike towards him. A sword aura instantly condensed in his hand.

"One Sword Breaks All Laws," Li Qiye uttered in a low voice.

A colossal sword phantom, over ten meters long, appeared and pierced towards the giant palm.

However, the moment Li Qiye’s colossal sword phantom appeared, Ye Lingtian’s heart trembled slightly. He felt a very familiar sensation. He looked up at the sky and instantly recalled the Tongtian Giant Sword that had previously emerged from the Jidao Imperial Court.

"Both feelings are so familiar. Could they originate from the same source?" Ye Lingtian couldn’t help but ponder. He then looked at Changtian.

"Extreme Dao Emperor Lord, the sword art your disciple uses is somewhat familiar," Ye Lingtian finally couldn’t resist transmitting a message to Changtian.

Changtian was stunned by the voice, then thought for a moment and transmitted back to Ye Lingtian:

"His Majesty, Emperor Ye is joking. I’m not familiar with this sword art. It’s not a sword art from our Jidao Imperial Court. Perhaps they learned some cultivation techniques and martial arts after arriving at our Imperial Court."

Hearing Changtian’s words, Ye Lingtian shook his head and continued to transmit:

"No, Extreme Dao Emperor Lord should know that’s not what I mean. I’m talking about the Tongtian Giant Sword that previously extended from your Jidao Imperial Court. Does Extreme Dao Emperor Lord know who unleashed it? To be able to unleash such a terrifying sword art, this Emperor believes that person’s strength is unfathomable, so I wish to make their acquaintance. I wonder if Extreme Dao Emperor Lord could introduce me. What do you think?"

Changtian hadn’t expected Ye Lingtian to want to meet Wang Yufan. That was a formidable individual who didn’t even give his own ancestor face. He couldn’t make that decision.

"Hahaha, His Majesty, Emperor Ye is joking. Your strength is already unparalleled within this Dao Realm. Who else could possess your strength? As for the Tongtian Giant Sword that appeared in my Jidao Imperial Court before, I also saw it. It was unleashed by that disciple, but after that one time, this disciple has never been able to release that aura again. I also don’t know why.

So, please forgive me, but I also cannot tell His Majesty, Emperor Ye what you wish to know," Changtian said with some shame.

Hearing Changtian speak like this, countless thoughts flashed through Ye Lingtian’s mind. He stared at Changtian for a while, feeling that Changtian shouldn’t be lying to him. Otherwise, such a significant event would have spread long ago, and it wouldn’t be unknown to everyone. As long as no one stronger than himself appeared, Ye Lingtian believed that his subsequent small tricks wouldn’t be discovered.

What he didn’t know was that on that day, after Wang Yufan unleashed the Seven Kill Sword, Liu Wuxie had ordered Changtian to make everyone who knew about it change their story to the same version.

Meanwhile, in the arena, although Li Qiye’s colossal sword phantom wasn’t as earth-shattering as the one Wang Yufan unleashed, he was already displaying a martial art beyond his current realm, which was already remarkable.

In everyone’s eyes, the enormous sword shadow and palm shadow collided, and a terrifying current of air spread out from the center of the two attacks. Even the protective barrier originally set up on the arena was constantly trembling.

"My goodness, these two are so strong! Even if that mysterious kid from the Tiandao Imperial Court is strong, we have no doubts, after all, his talent is evident. At his current age, reaching such a level is already astonishing. But this kid from the Jidao Imperial Court is also so terrifying."

"You’re wrong, the most terrifying is still the Jidao Imperial Court. You have to know there’s still a masked woman who hasn’t even appeared yet."

"No, everyone, look at the arena now!" Someone shouted loudly.

Everyone looked in the direction of the sound, only to see Li Qiye retreating over a dozen steps under that attack before stopping. In contrast, Ye Xiu hadn’t moved an inch. Everyone was shocked, not expecting the people from the Tiandao Imperial Court to be so formidable.

However, what they didn’t know was that Ye Xiu was also greatly startled in his heart. Although he himself didn’t show much change from that attack, he had used the cultivation of the Celestial Immortal Realm, while Li Qiye had used the cultivation of the Mid-stage Earth Immortal Realm.

This meant that Li Qiye had withstood his Celestial Immortal Realm attack with Mid-stage Earth Immortal Realm cultivation.

Such a fact was a bit difficult for Ye Xiu to accept. How was this possible? In his eyes, even if Li Qiye’s talent was decent, the Celestial Immortal and Earth Immortal realms were not on the same level. To be able to block his attack proved that if Li Qiye reached his realm, he would be able to easily neutralize his attacks.

Ye Xiu’s mind was a bit chaotic. He suddenly raised his head and looked at Li Qiye, saying:

"You’re very good, I misjudged you. Just now, I only used thirty percent of my strength, and you were able to take my attack, which is pretty good, quite normal. Next, I’m going to increase my strength. Don’t disappoint me, okay?"