The supervisor announced, "Next up are the disciples who have undergone 'Qin Xuan' cultivation."
"One Xuan has no 'Qin Xuan' disciples, so that's void. Two Xuan's 'Qin Xuan' disciple didn't show up, void. Three Xuan... Four Xuan... Five Xuan... void!"
"Please, the 'Qin Xuan' disciples of Six Xuan, Seven Xuan, and Eight Xuan, come up for verification."
Six Xuan: Yin Dongmei, Ren Qiuyue, Ming Zhitian. Seven Xuan: Gu Feng, Luo Hua Jiu. Eight Xuan: Wu Shuangting, who is also the daughter of Xuan Lord Wu Tianxuan.
Several people presented their jade tokens. First, Gu Feng was to duel Ming Zhitian. However, Gu Feng immediately conceded, claiming he couldn't win.
The crowd began to murmur, "What a joke! Gu Feng is recognized as the strongest 'Qin Xuan' disciple in the entire Eight Xuan Sect. Someone at the Supreme Ultimate Realm, Fourth Heaven, is not an opponent for someone in the mere Divine Emperor Realm? What kind of international joke is this?"
If Ming Zhitian accepted Gu Feng's concession, Ming Zhitian would receive a bye and directly secure a spot in the top ten. However, Yun Shu wanted to see how Ming Zhitian's newly learned Taoyuan Divine Palm was.
"Zhitian, come here."
Ming Zhitian walked over, confused, "Master, what is it?"
Yun Shu whispered a few words in his ear and smiled at him. Ming Zhitian understood, "Since Master wishes to see it, then this disciple shall fight."
Ming Zhitian walked up to Gu Feng, "I refuse!"
"What?!..." The crowd was bewildered. Ming Zhitian could have easily gotten a bye without doing anything and simply waited for the next challenger, but he chose not to.
"What is going on?"
"Is he out of his mind?"
"Hey, I just saw his master, Xuan Lord Yun Shu, whispering to him. Could it be that she told him to throw the match?"
"Nonsense! Senior Brother Gu Feng's strength is evident for all to see. Why would he need to fake a loss with such pretense?"
"That's true."
Sisters Yin Dongmei and Ren Qiuyue were also puzzled by their junior brother, but more than that, they admired him. The spirit of relying on one's own hands and avoiding shortcuts as much as possible was commendable.
In truth, Ming Zhitian only wished to win a smile from his beautiful master. That was all.
The two went onto the stage. Gu Feng laughed heartily, "I remember telling you at Fengyang Terrace last time that I couldn't beat you. Although I've wanted to spar with you, you've forced me onto the stage now. Are you trying to embarrass me in front of everyone?"
Ming Zhitian quickly waved his hands, "Senior Brother Gu Feng, you've misunderstood. That's not what I meant, not at all."
"Hahaha!" Gu Feng laughed again, "Just kidding. Since we're on stage, let's have a friendly spar. Shall we?"
Ming Zhitian smiled and nodded, "Alright, just a friendly spar then."
Gu Feng immediately summoned his divine artifact, the Divine Rainbow Trident. "Where is your supreme divine artifact? Bring it out."
Ming Zhitian raised his palms and shook his head slightly, "I won't use it."
Gu Feng's expression soured instantly. "You look down on me?"
Ming Zhitian tried to explain, "It's not... Ah, you'll know soon enough."
Gu Feng thrust his Divine Rainbow Trident forward! "I will give it my all!"
"Luo Hua Jiu!"
Cherry blossoms swirled, imbued with fairy spiritual energy, and attached themselves to the divine artifact. It pierced through space fragments from the sky!
"Boom! Rumble!!..." The destructive blow sent ripples through space.
Coincidentally, this was a powerful technique created by Gu Feng himself, his junior brother from Seven Xuan, Luo Hua Jiu! Falling! Flower! Nine!
Ming Zhitian dared not be careless and quickly unleashed the Taoyuan Divine Palm! A phantom of peach blossoms appeared behind him. Power surged from the ethereal phantom and was fiercely unleashed from his palm!
It smashed through the shattering space with immense force!