After more than half a day of competition, the six groups that ultimately advanced to the second round were Wang Yufan, Little Zhuge, and Yang Jue.

Although Yang Jue lost to Wang Yufan, he still secured a top three position. While Wang Yufan and the others finished, the battles in the other groups had not yet concluded. Taking this opportunity, Wang Yufan also watched, as there were some talented individuals with good strength there. It was always better to make friends than enemies.

Group Two was also in its final match. At this moment, Miaofa of the Tian Chan Sect was facing a young man whose strength was in the middle stage of the Eternal Realm.

"amitabha, Benefactor, this humble monk greets you," Miaofa said.

"Greetings, young monk. Your strength is very impressive and worthy of my full effort. However, if I go all out, I might not be able to bear the consequences, so I advise you to surrender early," the young man said to Miaofa.

Miaofa, however, shook his head: "amitabha, this humble monk is fearless. Benefactor, you may proceed. My Buddha preaches compassion. If you truly encounter some uncontrollable situation later, this humble monk will do his best to help you."

Hearing Miaofa’s words, the young man was stunned for a moment, thinking that the young monk standing in front of him was insane.

"Then, I apologize for the offense," the young man did not want to continue talking. He had already stated his situation, and now it was up to the young monk named Miaofa to make his own decision.

As soon as the young man finished speaking, a blood-red battle-axe appeared in his hand. He directly cleaved it towards Miaofa. The battle-axe carried an extremely chilling killing intent towards Miaofa.

Miaofa, seeing this, smiled slightly. Then, a solemn Great Buddha appeared behind him, chanting scriptures. He pointed a finger directly at the incoming battle-axe. Seeing this, the onlookers in the Tianchan Temple’s viewing area were somewhat surprised and said:

"amitabha, this Junior Brother Miaofa has actually learned our Tianchan Temple’s One Finger Zen. This is the most difficult cultivation method to learn in our Tianchan Temple, on par with the Eight Heavenly Dragons in difficulty," an older monk said.

The other disciples also said, "Senior Brother is right, but since Junior Brother Miaofa has already learned this, it’s highly possible that the Eight Heavenly Dragons also..." He did not finish his sentence, but he knew that everyone understood. This was Miaofa’s opportunity. In their Tianchan Temple, everyone had one chance in their lifetime to come into contact with these cultivation methods, but ultimately, due to their poor talent, they failed to comprehend the profound cultivation methods.

And in the VIP area, the few observers also turned their gaze towards Miaofa. As the Grand Elder of the Tianyu Divine Sect, Shangguan Nan had kept his eyes closed, but everyone knew that all the performances of those present had been noted by him. No one had yet appeared who could make him open his eyes. With the commotion caused by Miaofa, Shangguan Nan also slightly shifted some of his attention. He wanted to see how strong the contestants were under their most powerful state. Only those who met his requirements would make him open his eyes. And so far, no talented person had fully unleashed his strength.

At this moment, in Group Two, seeing that Miaofa was about to break his battle-axe attack, the young man directly bit the tip of his tongue. A drop of vital blood surged from his fingertip and flowed towards the battle-axe in his hand.

The battle-axe, which was originally full of red light, became even more crimson after being stained with the young man’s blood. Waves of strange power continuously emanated from it.

And the power from the young man’s body was also continuously surging towards the battle-axe.

"This battle-axe is interesting. It’s very suitable for our Demon Shadow Divine Sect," Sima Chun said.

As he finished speaking, the battle-axe seemed to gain sentience. It directly slashed towards Miaofa. With one swing of the axe, a ferocious beast slowly emerged from the space cleaved open by the battle-axe, emanating a terrifying aura.

"This... This is the ferocious beast Qiongqi? What kind of battle-axe is this? It’s so terrifying," some people began to say.

Sima Chun, who had already seen through the trick, spoke in the VIP area: "If I’m not mistaken, this battle-axe was refined using the blood of that Qiongqi. However, this ferocious beast has long been extinct. According to legend, when the Four Divine Beasts were in the Primordial Spirit Realm, Qiongqi was constantly causing chaos everywhere, so the Dragon Clan’s patriarch ordered its extermination. Since then, the Qiongqi clan has vanished without a trace, meaning it was annihilated. I never expected to see a phantom of Qiongqi here today. It seems I didn’t come to the Mingyue Empire in vain this time." Sima Chun said, raising his voice a few notches.

Hearing Sima Chun speak, everyone understood, but another strange question arose in their minds: Who was this young man? How could he possess such a weapon? Everyone could see that Miaofa of the Tianchan Temple had not yet used his strongest power. But if he didn’t have a countermeasure now, then he would be in danger. The power of Qiongqi was not to be underestimated, even if it was just a phantom.

At this moment, Miaofa, seeing the move unleashed by the opposing young man, immediately began to unleash his full power. Because if he didn’t use his true strength, he wouldn’t be able to take down this attack.

"amitabha, it seems this humble monk truly needs to use his real power today. Benefactor, please be careful," Miaofa said. After speaking, he began to form hand seals on the spot. As the incantations were continuously recited, the sound of dragon roars echoed in the ears of everyone present.

The other groups that were currently competing were also drawn to the commotion.

"amitabha, it seems Junior Brother has truly learned that cultivation method," the monk from Tianchan Temple said.

And the people of Tianchan Temple were also filled with pride at this moment. They all knew what their senior brother had just said.

Just then, the hand seals in Miaofa’s hands formed, and a solemn Great Buddha once again appeared behind him. However, unlike before, eight golden dragons coiled around the Great Buddha’s entire body. As Miaofa pointed a finger at the battle-axe attacking the young man, the eight golden dragons directly transformed into one golden dragon, heading towards the Qiongqi that had just emerged from the void, as if encountering a sworn enemy.

The moment the phantom of Qiongqi saw the golden dragon, the pent-up rage in its heart continuously erupted. It roared and bellowed directly at the golden dragon, and strange flames appeared beneath its four feet. It also charged towards the golden dragon.