It turned out that Mei He had deliberately exposed a flaw, and her main body being injured had led to laxity. Then she annihilated the opponent's Heavenly Cosmos Divine Soul avatar and attacked the opponent's main body with her own Heavenly Cosmos Divine Soul avatar, which had twelve parts of her cultivation.
Little did she know, An Tianyi had developed feelings for her: "I lost."
Only then did Mei He retract the divine artifact from his neck: "Senior Brother, you yielded."
Ming Xuan Shuang observed, "An Tianyi at the peak realm, fourth heaven, fighting Mei He at the peak realm, third heaven, he shouldn't have lost. If Mei He hadn't used trickery, An Tianyi wouldn't have been careless and lost."
Er Xuan Yue Fei Xing Xuan Master chuckled: "Even so, my Mei He is not weak. This was a fair, just, and open competition. Victory is victory, defeat is defeat. As they say, all's fair in war. Your disciple needs more cultivation of the mind."
"Hmph!" Ming Xuan Shuang found him unreasonable and turned away, no longer looking at him.
Next was the duel between Yong An Tu Tu of the Third Xuan, peak realm, second heaven, and Wai Guo Lao of the Fourth Xuan, peak realm, third heaven!
Jiang Qiu He of the Third Xuan opened her mouth: "Tu Tu, his cultivation is slightly superior to yours. Do not be careless."
Yong An Tu Tu cupped his hands in salute: "Yes, Master. Your disciple will bear it in mind."
Wai Guo Lao instantly took his position on the stage and, without a word, unleashed his divine artifact. It hummed, held in his hand: "Don't rush. Today, you must drink blood. I know you're thirsty. Wait a moment, soon."
Yong An Tu Tu pointed at him: "Foreigner, we finally meet on the dueling stage."
"..."
Wai Guo Lao was enraged: "Wai Guo Lao, Wai Guo Lao! It's Wai Guo Lao! My name is Wai Guo Lao, not foreigner!"
Yong An Tu Tu shrugged: "Isn't it all the same? Foreigner, bring it on. Today, if I, Yong An Tu Tu, don't beat you down, then I am not..."
This genuinely amused Ming Zhi Tian. On the other side, the two direct Xuan disciples of the Sixth Xuan, who had just returned from their travels, were looking around to see what their new junior brother looked like.
Wai Guo Lao immediately attacked with his sword! "Sword Dance Wind and Cloud Art!"
Yong An Tu Tu flicked his sword: "Heaven Collapse Divine Slash!"
"Boom!..."
"Bang explosion!..."
Their Heavenly Cosmos Divine Soul avatars were unleashed, and the four individuals respectively wielded their divine arts!
The scene instantly became chaotic, and for a moment, it was impossible to tell who was who.
Yong An Tu Tu shouted: "Foreigner, I'm here!"
Wai Guo Lao flashed and swung his sword! He missed. Yong An Tu Tu's casual sword strike also missed.
Yong An Tu Tu seized the opportunity and, with the combined might of himself and his Heavenly Cosmos Divine Soul avatar, unleashed a cross-slash: "Heaven Collapse! Divine Slash!"
Wai Guo Lao hastily summoned his Heavenly Cosmos Divine Soul avatar and swung two swords: "Sword Dance Wind and Cloud Art!"
The fierce wind churned thousands of sword energies that entwined in the sky, colliding with the Heaven Splitting Divine Slash!
The four were still gathering their strength when suddenly! Yong An Tu Tu instantly retreated. His Heavenly Cosmos Divine Soul avatar was instantly turned into nothingness by the sword slash.
At that very moment, Yong An Tu Tu resolutely appeared behind Wai Guo Lao and delivered a backstab!
"Uh..."
Wai Guo Lao was careless and didn't dodge. Yong An Tu Tu exploited the opening, causing him to lose.
Wai Guo Lao still retorted: "Your strength is far beyond this. Have you hidden your cultivation?"
Yong An Tu Tu twirled his index finger at his temple: "Crazy bastard."
The official announced: "Third Xuan inner disciple Yong An Tu Tu wins!"
...
There were other inner disciple duels to follow, but they were all mediocre and uninteresting.
In previous years, the direct Xuan disciples almost always occupied all ten seats, monopolizing resources. This year, thanks to Ming Zhi Tian, almost half of the direct Xuan disciples were still recuperating from injuries.
A few outer disciples occupied seats. Afterward, except for the last two, the top eight seats were filled by inner disciples.