This battle allowed everyone present to understand that Chen Ming’s strength, even among those seven people, was outstanding and unparalleled.

As long as he defeats the other three undefeated opponents, he will become the sixth person among the young generation in Jiangzhou City.

When Chen Ming stepped off the stage and heard the crowd talking about him this way, he almost couldn’t hold back, his lips twitching. Have I become the best sixth person?

This kind of statement isn’t entirely wrong, considering there are five other even more extraordinary individuals among Chen Ming’s peers in Jiangzhou. At the age of twenty-five, they’re of the fourth rank, a level above everyone else present.

The gap is truly enormous, not even on the same level.

However, the title "sixth person" sounds too unpleasant, and he must remove it in the future.

The subsequent matches seemed somewhat uneventful.

Anyone with decent judgment, after watching the competitions for a few days, had gained some understanding of each participant’s abilities, and could basically guess who would win even before they fought.

The only one worth watching was still Chen Ming. In his next match, he was going to face Li Yuqi from the Wushan Sect. Both had yet to taste defeat, making it arguably the strongest clash.

Li Yuqi wielded a saber technique, wide and aggressive, and had previously defeated Fan Dongsheng, making his strength arguably top-notch.

People originally thought this fight would have some suspense, but it ended up being no different from Chen Ming’s previous battles. From the surface, the two seemed to be evenly matched, with Li Yuqi even appearing to have a slight edge.

In reality, Chen Ming was firmly controlling the rhythm of the fight. After more than thirty moves, he once again narrowly claimed victory.

It was as if Li Yuqi, to him, was no different from his other opponents.

Only then did everyone realize that his strength was indeed unfathomable, likely far exceeding that of Li Yuqi and the others.

...

When all the matches of the day ended, only two people remained undefeated: Chen Ming and Jiang Shihua.

Huang Zhuocheng faced Ji Qianxing today and narrowly lost by one move.

After three days of competition, the situation became relatively clear. The three most likely to make it to the Cyan Cloud Ranking were Chen Ming, Jiang Shihua, and Ji Qianxing.

Ji Qianxing had only lost one match, which he didn’t even attend, voluntarily conceding. Reportedly, it was because his brother owed the opponent, so he did not want to fight them.

There’s also some gossip regarding the previous top of the Cyan Cloud Ranking, Ji Baichuan. Rumor has it that this woman was engaged to Ji Baichuan, who broke the engagement a few years ago.

For this reason, Ji Qianxing was too embarrassed to fight.

On their way back, Feng Siyuan and Zhou Weihao were chatting about this gossip.

"I heard that after Ji Baichuan became the top of the Cyan Cloud Ranking, while traveling, he encountered a stunningly talented woman and fell in love with her at first sight. When he returned, he called off the engagement with the He Family and has remained unmarried ever since."

"Who exactly is that woman? Some say she’s one of the Beauties Ranking, while others say she’s the daughter of a noble family in the Capital City."

"Who knows..."

As they were talking, the carriage suddenly stopped. Before the driver could speak, Ji Qianxing’s voice rang out, "Young Master Chen, my master invites you to meet."

The people in the carriage fell silent, glancing at each other.

Previously, they thought Ji Qianxing was degrading himself, acknowledging someone as his master, which they found somewhat disdainful. But after witnessing his strength, they no longer dared to look down on him.

Instead, they became more curious about his master.

What kind of person could make him willingly acknowledge such a master?

Chen Ming pushed open the carriage door, stepped down, and politely said, "Thank you, Brother Ji, for leading the way."

Ji Qianxing maintained his aloof demeanor, holding his sword as he walked toward a nearby tavern.

This tavern was not the one from last time; it was larger and more luxurious.

It was already evening, and there was not a soul inside the tavern.

Chen Ming noticed four guards standing at the entrance of the tavern, preventing anyone from entering. These four had a sharp aura, clearly not to be underestimated.

He followed Ji Qianxing up to the second floor and arrived at a private room door.

Ji Qianxing stood at the door and reported, "Miss, I’ve brought the man."

"Please let him in."

"Yes."

The door opened, and Chen Ming once again saw the stunning woman. Today, she wore a light blue dress, and as her beautiful eyes looked at him, it made his heart beat uncontrollably faster.

Even though it wasn’t their first meeting, he still felt a strong sense of amazement.

He cupped his hands and said, "I greet the lady. May I ask why you’ve summoned me here?"

Yu Haitang gazed at him for a while, then suddenly reached for a sword on the table and said, "The sword I sent for you a couple of days ago, you wouldn’t accept. I thought it over and decided that you must feel I’m not sincere enough. So, today I’m personally delivering it to you."

Before he could respond, she continued, "This sword is called the Mingfeng. It was forged by the Divine Abyss Pavilion a thousand years ago on the orders of the former royal family, and it is said to incorporate the divine spirit of a Phoenix Divine Bird. It was once ranked first in the Divine Weapon Ranking by the World’s First Pavilion. Unfortunately, during the battle of Divine Capital five hundred years ago, its primordial spirit was extinguished, and the sword broke into two parts. Later, a princess of the current dynasty ordered a divine artisan to rejoin the severed pieces. I obtained this sword by chance and was quite fond of it. Today, I am giving it to you."

After speaking, she handed the sword over to him.

Chen Ming, somewhat helpless, said, "The lady already has talents like Brother Ji under her command. Why bother seeking me?"