Yun Ge explained a bit to Jian Ruyan, then remained silent and didn't bother watching the battle between Wei Ziping and Di Shitian.
As the second representative of the Heavenly Sword Faction in this Four Sects Martial Meeting, he couldn't stand by idly. Naturally, he had to step up and challenge the other sects' champions to exhaust the True Yuan and energy of Mu Jinyu's opponents!
And the opponent he chose was his long-time archenemy, Lin Tianxue, who ranked second on the Four Sects' Genius Ranking!
"Senior Brother Lin, long time no see. Are you well?"
Yun Ge leaped onto Lin Tianxue's combat platform and said with a smile.
The disciples from the Blood Sword Sect who originally wanted to challenge Lin Tianxue saw that Yun Ge had already taken the first step and could only back off reluctantly, starting to consider whether to challenge Mu Jinyu instead.
Lin Tianxue remained expressionless, exuding an unapproachable aura. He looked at Yun Ge coldly and said softly, "I didn't expect we would meet so early in this Four Sects Martial Meeting!"
He was mocking Yun Ge.
After all, Yun Ge was supposed to be like him, a chief senior brother and a defending champion. They shouldn't be meeting this early on the combat platform; at least they should have met in the following champion battles!
But now, Yun Ge met him in the first defense match, which inevitably made him look down on Yun Ge a bit.
Yun Ge was not annoyed by Lin Tianxue's words, instead, he smiled and said, "After all, our Heavenly Sword Faction is blessed with fortune and full of rising talents. It's normal for me, with my mediocre aptitude, to not become a chief senior brother, right?"
After finishing speaking, Yun Ge took out his sword, and with a flash of the sword light, he said, "Please!"
He then launched an attack on Lin Tianxue!
Right from the start, he went all out, displaying his newly comprehended My Way State of Mind and his strongest divine skills, radiating brilliance that made the usually expressionless and arrogant Lin Tianxue lose his composure.
On the other side.
At the platform where Mu Jinyu was.
When Wei Ziping went up to challenge Di Shitian, Mu Jinyu wanted to see what Di Shitian was capable of.
However, before he could see the fight between Wei Ziping and Di Shitian start, a disciple from the Blood Sword Sect came up to challenge him.
"I am Wu Feng, ranked second on the Blood Sword Sect's List of Outstanding Talents. Upon hearing that Senior Brother Mu made a name for himself in a Sword Mountain Fiery Sea battle, I've come to seek your guidance."
This was a rather slim young man with an ordinary appearance, except for his eyes, which were as bright and sharp as two blades.
Mu Jinyu turned to look at Wu Feng, sized him up a bit, and said, "Please!"
With a wave of his hand, he took out the Sacred Wood Branch given to him by Elder Cheng.
Wu Feng was quite strong, having been at the Ninth Layer of the Divine Transformation Realm for many years, and his strength was not much inferior to Yun Ge's.
Mu Jinyu didn't want to waste time, so he naturally prepared to go all out and defeat Wu Feng quickly to switch to another opponent.
Seeing Mu Jinyu confronting him with just a wooden branch, a flash of anger swept through Wu Feng's eyes.
He didn't know that Mu Jinyu was holding Lin Feng's Sacred Wood Branch and only thought it was an ordinary branch. To him, Mu Jinyu was insulting him!
"Fine, Senior Brother Mu, you indeed have courage. I hope your skills are as wild as your arrogance!"
Wu Feng snorted coldly, holding his blade as he charged at Mu Jinyu!
On the other side.
On the platform where Dao Wuming was.
The platform was still empty.
No one came to challenge him.
Whether it was disciples from the Heavenly Sword Faction or Beixue Mountain Villa, seeing that the other three platforms' champions were all being challenged, they would rather wait for the next round than challenge Dao Wuming first.
However, Liuyun Sect, the new addition to the Four Great Sects, was somewhat eager to try and challenge the empty Dao Wuming platform.
"Second Senior Brother, members from the Heavenly Sword Faction and Blood Sword Sect have already gone up to challenge the champions. We should go up too. If we don't even dare to fight, wouldn't that tarnish the reputation of our Liuyun Sect?"
Several disciples said to their second senior brother from Liuyun Sect.
This second senior brother, named Gu Yu, was in the Seventh Layer of the Divine Transformation Realm, and was the most talented disciple in Liuyun Sect, second only to Di Shitian.
He always believed that if he had the same resources as Dao Wuming from Liuyun Sect, his strength would certainly be on par with Di Shitian's.
Upon hearing the encouragement from his junior disciples, he didn't get too arrogant, knowing that with his Seventh Layer of the Divine Transformation Realm strength, he wasn't a match for Dao Wuming.
"No, he's too strong. I wouldn't last a single move!"
Gu Yu shook his head and said.
One of his junior disciples continued to egg him on, "Second Senior Brother, think about it. Knowing you'll lose but still daring to challenge is also a kind of courage. Sooner or later, Senior Brother will leave Liuyun Sect. When that happens, won't Liuyun Sect be yours? But if during our first Four Sects Martial Meeting, we from Liuyun Sect dare not fight, won't the Sect Leader and Elders be greatly disappointed in you?"
Gu Yu felt moved by these words as if seeing a vision of Liuyun Sect's first-ever participation in the Four Sects Martial Meeting but not a single one daring to challenge others, leading to disappointed looks from Fang Xiuyuan and the other leaders.
He swallowed hard, knowing that what the junior disciple said was true. If everyone was afraid to fight, his standing in Fang Xiuyuan's eyes would only continue to drop!
"Alright then, I'll give it a try!"
While Gu Yu was being coaxed by his junior disciple to challenge Dao Wuming.
In the other three platforms, one had already seen a victor!
"Puh!"
Wei Ziping was struck by Di Shitian's palm. He felt a burning pain in his stomach and could not control the blood spurting from his mouth as he uncontrollably fell off the high platform!
"Brother Wei!"
The disciples from the Heavenly Sword Faction, seeing Wei Ziping defeated so quickly by Di Shitian, couldn't help but be shocked.
Even though they normally didn't like Wei Ziping, they couldn't just leave him here. They all rushed to support him, checking his injuries and administering elixirs to heal him.
"Hmph, such ignorance!"
Di Shitian forcibly repressed his killing intent and said coldly.
In fact, during the fight with Wei Ziping, he had the confidence to kill him in one move.
But he realized that losing control just now had already made the other three sects pay special attention to his every move.
If he dared to kill Wei Ziping now, he might become a target!
Which could prevent him from having a chance to kill Mu Jinyu and avenge Di Yin!
So, Di Shitian chose to swallow his pride and not kill Wei Ziping for now, deciding to wait until his battle with Mu Jinyu to strike and kill him!
By then, with Mu Jinyu dead, he'd have avenged Di Yin.
Even if Mu Jinyu's death would stir up a huge response at the Four Sects Martial Meeting, he was confident he could escape!
Afterward, he planned to go to Huaxia to seek revenge on Xiang Mantang, then return to Kunlun Ruins to prepare for the restoration of his country!
With these thoughts, Di Shitian ignored the angry glares from the Heavenly Sword Faction disciples below the stage and turned to watch the challenge between Mu Jinyu and the disciple from the Blood Sword Sect on another platform!