Qingtian’s eyes flashed with joy; he hadn’t expected Yun Bufan, who appeared so calm, to be so easily deceived.

He coldly said, "Come on, let me witness your strength, Yun Bufan. I hope you won’t disappoint me!"

"As you wish!" Yun Bufan waved his hand, and his black robe instantly enveloped his whole body. Finally, a mass of black fog surged from the robe, transforming into a giant claw in mid-air, reaching out towards Qingtian.

Qingtian’s eyes lit up, "It’s now; I’ve finally waited for this opportunity! Mystic Sun’s Fierce Day Explosion!"

He roared skyward, and his entire body transformed into a blazing sun, surrounded by golden Thunder Power, his whole being akin to the War God of the Scorching Sun.

"Swift!" Qingtian growled, and the Thunder and sun power on his chest merged, forming a massive Fireball that rushed towards Yun Bufan.

This was Qingtian’s strongest move, and he’d just locked onto Yun Bufan’s position through his attack, so this move was meant to hit the target!

"Humph, even if you hide in the space barrier, if you show the slightest flaw, I’ll defeat you!" Qingtian’s face showed a smug expression.

But facing Qingtian’s assured strike, Yun Bufan’s expression was not panicked, only slightly mocking.

"What arrogance! All right then, I’ll deal with you quickly so I can watch others’ battles!" Yun Bufan muttered, his right hand clenched in the air, "Claw of Obliteration!"

The black giant claw struck heavily against Qingtian’s Fireball; the claw enveloped the Fireball, but no worrying explosion occurred.

Under the black claw’s wrap, the Fireball surprisingly began to shrink slowly, and the black claw seemed to hold a ball of flour; the Fireball couldn’t harm the black claw at all!

"No, I don’t believe it! Mystic Sun’s Fierce Day Explosion! Explode for me!" Qingtian roared, but the Fireball didn’t explode; Qingtian seemed to have lost control of it!

With a dull thud, the black claw directly shattered the Fireball into countless sparks disappearing in mid-air, waves of heat surged.

But Qingtian couldn’t feel any heat; he felt drenched in icy water, as if he was frozen.

"At this moment, do you dare to be distracted?" At this moment, Yun Bufan’s playful voice came.

Qingtian shivered, felt clouds overhead, looked up, and saw the giant black claw already looming above him.

With a heavy thud, Qingtian’s all retreat slots and space were sealed; he was directly pressed to the ground by the giant claw.

Evil chilling energy poured into Qingtian’s body from the claw, although he was a master at the Pinnacle of Azure Sky Realm, faced with the chilling Yin energy, he couldn’t resist at all.

Poof! As the evil energy entered his body, it clashed fiercely with his inner Power of the Blazing Sun, causing disharmony between Yin and Yang, making him spit blood and appear weakened.

"I... I admit defeat!" Qingtian said bitterly, gritting his teeth. 𝒻𝑟𝘦𝘦𝘸ℯ𝒷𝑛𝘰𝓋ℯ𝘭.𝘤𝘰𝘮

He had no choice; if he didn’t surrender, even if he survived, his strength would drastically drop, potentially affecting his cultivation foundation.

"Want to surrender? Then kneel before me!" Yun Bufan said indifferently, "Weren’t you arrogant just now? Why so weakened now?"

"Yun Bufan, a warrior may die, but cannot be humiliated! Must you push to fishily mutual destruction?" Qingtian roared.

Yun Bufan sneered, "Mutual destruction? You think you’re worthy? If you truly had the courage and strength for mutual destruction, I’d respect you a bit, but alas... you’re just an utter coward!"

"You..." Qingtian gritted his teeth; he couldn’t muster much strength internally, to resist he only had one option—to activate the Core of the Scarlet Sun in his Dantian, but if he used it, he’d be blocking his own path, and if invaded by the evil force, he’d be done for life!

Thinking it over, he gave up the idea of mutual destruction, "Better to live to fight another day; I’ll retreat for now, when I recover fully, I’ll make Yun Bufan pay!"

But he completely forgot that once he retreated, he’d forever lose the heart of a strong warrior!

"I lost, spare me!" Qingtian knelt with a soft thud, a frown on his face.

The crowd was in uproar; the onlooking cultivators hadn’t expected Qingtian, at the Pinnacle of Azure Sky Realm, to surrender so easily, even kneeling before Yun Bufan.

"Stand up, keep fighting, what are you afraid of?"

"Right, aren’t you a man? A man’s knees are precious, this is too humiliating!"

"I thought Qingtian was a man’s man, but turns out he’s spineless!"

...

Previously, many masters at the Martial Arts Conference died on the stage, but they’d rather die than yield, earning everyone’s respect without degrading their identity as cultivators!

But Qingtian... his actions are utterly disdainful!

"You may go!" Yun Bufan saw Qingtian truly knelt, and lost interest, waved his hand and said, "You’re no longer qualified to stand here!"

Qingtian naturally heard the surrounding murmurs, his face gloomy, hearing Yun Bufan’s voice, he said nothing, just transformed into a firelight and vanished into the air.

Ling Feng on the viewing platform shook his head, uninterested in Qingtian; merely an ambitious but incompetent one, but very interested in Yun Bufan! For comprehending the Power of Space and chilling Yin energy so deeply, he’s definitely not ordinary!

But why hadn’t anyone heard of such a master before? Even the White Star Organization hadn’t heard of such a super talent.

The first match ended with Yun Bufan as the victor. Soon the second match began, between the two remaining non-championship contenders, both at the Pinnacle of Azure Sky Realm, yet closely matched in strength, engaging in hundreds of exchanges until one managed a slim victory, advancing to the top four.

Yet everyone present could see, that person had reached their peak!

Obviously, the victor knew this; his expression was unchanged, only a face of calmness, making Ling Feng somewhat thoughtful, this underestimated guy must have been underestimated all along!

"Meng Yu, this person seems somewhat interesting," Ling Feng thought pensively as he watched the victorious man.