Sword Sovereign of the Celestial Emperor-Chapter 276, The First Battle

At this moment, Zhao Tianlei appeared like a giant shrouded in purple lightning. He swung a punch at Xu Zhen, and immediately lightning roared, like a purple aurora, aiming to suppress Xu Zhen.

A trace of astonishment flashed in Xu Zhen’s eyes. As Zhao Tianlei’s opponent, he naturally understood Zhao Tianlei’s techniques. It was precisely because of this that his heart was shaken.

Back when Zhao Tianlei fought him, Zhao Tianlei’s Purple Light Infinite Skill could only summon two suns and had been suppressing him. But now, he could summon three suns! Although his Black Python Fist had reached Great Success, he didn’t think he could contend with the present Zhao Tianlei!

"I admit defeat!"

Xu Zhen’s body shot backward as he loudly declared, knowing that being injured by Zhao Tianlei would be very disadvantageous for his next challenge!

Whew!

Zhao Tianlei breathed out, the purple lightning around him vanishing instantly. However, though he had won, his face didn’t look good; the trump card he displayed could no longer be considered a trump card.

In the audience, Chu Ming watched Zhao Tianlei and couldn’t help nodding. With Zhao Tianlei’s current strength, though he couldn’t enter the top hundred of the Celestial Travel Sect’s Inner Sect, he wasn’t far off!

At the highest point, Yan Nanxing gazed at the lightning qi on Zhao Tianlei with some interest. He could naturally see through the cultivation technique Zhao Tianlei was using with a glance.

But to say he had malicious intent was impossible. Though the Purple Light Infinite Skill was precious, there were many things more precious than it in the Celestial Travel Sect’s Treasure Pavilion. He was merely a little interested.

Moreover, the Celestial Travel Sect always had a rule— as long as sect disciples didn’t do anything harmful to the sect, the sect wouldn’t inquire about their fortuitous encounters. This was also what countless disciples admired about the Celestial Travel Sect!

A full two hours later, the first round officially ended. The top nine hundred of the Inner Sect competition were truly decided. Each had a long-lasting presence, and now, it was as if countless stars swirled around, their auras clashing in the sky, stirring up numerous waves of air!

"Next is the second round, the duel matches. This round will also proceed by drawing lots, with number one against number two, number three against number four, and so on. Victors gain one point, losers gain none, and rankings will be determined based on the points!"

The voice of Grand Elder Kong Qianren boomed, resounding throughout the Central Hall. The disciples within the hall instantly wore expressions of excitement!

"Be careful, and if you can’t win, just admit defeat!"

Chu Ming said to Zhu Hongxue beside him.

"Got it!"

Zhu Hongxue nodded in response, but a trace of stubbornness also flashed in her eyes. She too was a genius, and at this moment, she felt her own insignificance but secretly resolved to train twice as hard in the future!

Whoosh!

By now, Chu Ming and the other disciples who advanced to the second round were seated in the open area of the Central Hall. The Grand Elder gently waved his hand, and nine hundred beams of starlight shot towards them. Within these beams were jade tokens!

Chu Ming casually caught one, and a jade token appeared in his hand with the number "21" written on it.

He didn’t expect to go up so soon; with a total of one hundred arenas, those who went first were surely numbers one to two hundred.

After glancing at Zhu Hongxue’s jade token, which was number nine, he realized she would also compete soon!

"Now, disciples numbered one to two hundred, please step onto the arena for the matches!"

The Grand Elder announced.

Whoosh, whoosh, whoosh!

Streaks of light lit up the sky. Chu Ming steadily landed on the arena and took one look at his opponent, who turned out to be Zheng Qiu, ranked over eight hundred in the Inner Sect!

Feeling Chu Ming’s disdainful gaze, Zheng Qiu immediately grew furious. Although he knew he wasn’t Chu Ming’s opponent, being looked down upon by Chu Ming still made him uncomfortable!

"I may not be your match, but defeating me won’t be easy either."

Zheng Qiu said coldly, as the qi within his body instantly erupted, enveloping Chu Ming like a volcanic explosion.

"Make your move, or else you won’t even get the chance to strike."

Chu Ming’s gaze remained unchanged as he spoke indifferently,

"Arrogant!"

Furious to the point of laughing, Zheng Qiu’s purple longsword at his waist instantly unsheathed, turning into a purple afterimage aimed at Chu Ming’s chest like a specter!

Chu Ming’s eyes narrowed, his right hand slowly moving to the hilt of his Conjugate Sword. Not until Zheng Qiu was within three meters of him did he swiftly draw his sword!

Whoosh!

A sharp sword light burst from his blade!

Immortal Sword Intent erupted!

Slaughter Sword Intent erupted!

The golden and red interwoven sword light moved with extreme speed, containing Chu Ming’s Sword Dao Qi, unstoppable and invincible!

Thud!

Zheng Qiu’s body was instantly sent flying, along with his purple longsword. A thin line of blood slowly appeared on his chest, and blood splattered from it!

Zheng Qiu stared wide-eyed, his face pale, looking at Chu Ming as if he had seen a ghost. Only now did he understand the vast gap between them.

"Chu Ming wins, gaining one point!"

An Inner Sect Steward loudly announced!

The Inner Sect Stewards of the Celestial Travel Sect were mostly Guiyuan Realm powerhouses. Of course, some were True Dao Realm martial artists, but even among them, there were Invincible Martial Artists. They were originally disciples of the Celestial Travel Sect, but due to age, they were forced to give up their disciple status!

Chu Ming returned to his seat at a steady pace, as some matches on other arenas were still ongoing!

Not far away, Blood Madman Han Zhen watched Chu Ming with a look of dread. Despite his rough appearance, he was actually meticulous.

His defense was invincible, but he feared swordsmen like Chu Ming the most. It was well-known that swordsmen excelled at killing, so their attack power far surpassed other martial artists of the same level!

"Heh, if that’s all his strength, I’ll defeat him within ten moves!"

Windstream Su Xin’s eyes showed a trace of disdain. He scorned the Five Great New Stars, considering them a bunch of frogs at the bottom of a well, foolishly trying to shake their rankings, as ridiculous as ants trying to topple a tree!

Seeing Chu Ming defeat Zheng Qiu with one sword strike, Bai Hanyan’s face subtly twitched!

Chu Ming sat back in his seat, looking towards other arenas. Zhu Hongxue’s opponent wasn’t strong, ranked just over seven hundred in the Inner Sect, and was defeated by her in ten moves!

As for people like Mo Ling and Ning Fei, when they stepped onto the stage, their opponents didn’t even dare to strike and admitted defeat straight away. It wasn’t that they lacked courage, but Mo Ling and Ning Fei were too strong to bother courting disaster!

Ten minutes later, the first match ended, and the second began. Chu Ming’s gaze turned towards Bai Hanyan, who stood there in white, looking like a celestial fairy!

Her opponent was Zhang Yuanxing, ranked ninety-sixth!

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