NOVPUBZhou Bai and Christina’s move had instantly astonished everyone present.
The entire audience stands buzzed incessantly with noise.
"This Zhou Bai is only at the third realm, right?"
"He just instantly killed Li Gui from the fifth realm, was the introduction wrong?"
From the Dao School’s team direction, Qian Wangsun, Zuo Dao, and Zheng Wentian all widened their eyes as they looked towards the stage, although they knew early on that Zhou Bai was formidable, they didn’t realize he was so formidable that he could instantly kill someone from the fifth realm.
Qian Wangsun looked at Zhou Bai on the stage, "Did this guy take some kind of drug? How is he so fierce?"
"What nonsense are you talking about?" Lu Wanzhen elbowed Qian Wangsun, "He’s someone who entered the Dao School at the same level as you, look at him, then look at yourself."
Zuo Dao only felt as if Lu Wanzhen’s words stabbed him in the chest, recalling the words Zuo Lu had said to him, he also remembered the various rumors about Zhou Bai: ’One must lower their limits, and diligently absorb everything that can make oneself stronger...’
Zheng Wentian’s feelings at that moment, however, were even more profound, as he had personally clashed with Li Gui, though he was instantly defeated, he was very aware of Li Gui’s strength.
’Li Gui was already so fast that I nearly couldn’t react. Zhou Bai is even faster than him?’
At the same time, on the spectator stands of Ying Hui’s side, You Tu from the Evil Sect twitched his eyelids, he couldn’t imagine how Li Gui, who returned from cultivating in heaven, was defeated by Zhou Bai so suddenly, it was simply inconceivable.
Xu Luobai from Jijian Pavilion sharply turned towards Ying Hui, "What’s the deal with this Zhou Bai? Why is his speed faster than Li Gui’s? What attack did he just use? How could it knock Li Gui out in one hit?"
Hui Jing from Leiyin Temple also looked over, her face full of puzzled light.
A third realm defeating a fifth realm in an instant, this was indeed too fantastical.
Ying Hui laughed, "Are you surprised by that? Zhou Bai hasn’t even used his full strength yet."
On the VIP seats, the Abbot of Leiyin Temple, Wu Fa, turned his head to Zhao Shouyi, "Old Zhao, I didn’t expect this Zhou Bai to be so formidable; your school must have invested a lot of resources in him."
Zhao Shouyi smiled faintly, "Actually, we haven’t spent much resources; it’s all the child’s own talent and hard work." He thought back on Zhou Bai’s cultivation process, musing internally, ’Indeed, a bargain, we didn’t spend much resources at all.’
Ming Yue the Immortal, however, was looking at Zhao Shouyi with a serious expression, asking, "The move Zhou Bai just used, was that the Tianhe Star Explosion Sword?"
As these words came out, everyone on the VIP seats were shocked senseless, clearly they hadn’t been able to discern the move Zhou Bai used to defeat Li Gui with his final strike.
Behind Ming Yue the Immortal, Meng Ruocun was also greatly shocked by the result of the match, she never expected Zhou Bai’s strength to have reached such a level.
And the words spoken by Ming Yue the Immortal behind her were even more shocking. As a top student from the Dao School, she naturally had also practiced the Twilight Taoist Skill and had attempted to challenge the five Supreme Divine Powers.
Except she had failed, but that only made her more aware of the difficulty involved.
"Zhou Bai... mastered the Tianhe Star Explosion Sword?"
At the same time, on the stage, Christina gestured towards the direction of Jijian Pavilion, "Who from your side will it be? Come on up."
Just as Zhu Lingwei from Jijian Pavilion was about to take the stage, Jian Hui stopped her, "Senior Sister, you are no match for him, let me go instead."
Zhu Lingwei said, "What are you doing? Zhou Bai is very strong, let me wear him down a bit. He still has to face people from Leiyin Temple and the Evil Sect next, it’s too early for you to step up."
Jian Hui shook his head and looked excitedly at Zhou Bai, "Not being able to battle Zhou Bai at his full strength, that would be the true loss." Saying this, he propelled himself into the air and reached the arena before anyone else.
"Zhou Bai, the technique you just used, was that the Tianhe Star Explosion Sword?" He looked at Zhou Bai expectantly and said, "Have you already mastered the Tianhe Star Explosion Sword?"
Christina attempted to maintain the indifferent expression befitting a master. With a flick of her sword finger, the Chengying Sword shot forth from Jian Hui’s shadow and stabbed towards his back.
Jian Hui chuckled and stepped aside, meanwhile tapping a sword technique; the surrounding light twisted and changed, converging into the shape of a marvelous sword that clashed fiercely with the Chengying Sword.
"The abilities of invisibility and Shadow Jump?" Jian Hui said, "These won’t overcome my Heavenly Divine Light Sword, use the move you beat Li Gui with."
Christina snorted coldly and maneuvered the autonomous Zhenjin Flying Sword in a rapid sequence of thrusts, watching to see if the flying sword could employ various swordsmanship while invisible and using Shadow Jump, stirring up extraordinary powers like wind, fire, thunder, and lightning.
On the other side, Jian Hui showed no mercy as his body flashed with changing light, forming flying swords of various shapes that engaged in swordplay and collided harshly with the autonomous Zhenjin Flying Sword.
The two swords clashed in mid-air, sparking a burst of flames and electric light everywhere, the emitted Sword Qi constantly tearing through the atmosphere and the ground.
It was a duel between two people, but their sword fight had the intensity of hundreds employing their swordsmanship, leaving the audience in continuous shock.
Christina exclaimed in surprise, "This kid is so skilled! How come I feel like he knows more sword techniques than you’ve stored in the Zhenjin Flying Sword?"
Zhou Bai said, "Relying on swordsmanship alone won’t beat him; use something else."
The next moment, as the sword seed in Zhou Bai’s sea of consciousness slightly trembled, a tremendous force bore down on Jian Hui.
Yet amidst the flickering light and shadow, Jian Hui remained unharmed and laughed, "The Heavenly Divine Light Sword transforms light into a sword, controlling the power of light. Since I can control light, I can naturally control what you see."
"As long as it’s outside the range covered by your Primordial Spirit’s power, everything you see will be what I want you to see."
Christina got angry: ’This kid is really putting on airs, let’s get him!’
Zhou Bai thought to himself: ’His light swords are formed at will, borrowing one should be doable, right? If not, I’ll switch it up.’
Zhou Bai reclaimed control over his body and calmly said, "Jian Hui... I’ll borrow your light sword for a moment."
"What... I..."
Then, out of thin air appeared Jian Hui’s figure; countless beams of light converged in his hand into a light sword over five meters long and thrust fiercely at Zhou Bai.
Zhou Bai smiled slightly and, with a flash, appeared in front of Jian Hui amidst a fierce windstorm.
He grabbed the materialized light sword with one hand.
Bang! The light sword was immediately taken into Zhou Bai’s grasp, and he swept it across Jian Hui’s body. Jian Hui felt his body sink and was sent flying out by a massive force.
Zhou Bai slightly exerted strength in his hand, and the solidified light sword was crushed into particles of starlight that dispersed into the air.
Jian Hui’s heart was filled with shock and horror: "What happened? What exactly happened just now?"
He burst forth with golden Primordial Spirit power, grasping toward the ground, but even if he left deep sword marks on the arena’s surface, even if he tore up large swathes of the ground into a mess, even if his Primordial Spirit power spewed backward like the exhaust of an engine, even if the light solidified into flying swords that stubbornly braced against his back...
Jian Hui’s body didn’t slow down in the slightest, as if pushed by an unstoppable, irresistible force.
He was directly ejected from the arena by the power of the Tianhe Star Explosion Sword and landed on the ground.
