Unrivaled Martial Emperor

Chapter 782 - Xia Qingyuan

“I lost.”

The outside world had fallen silent.

Who lost?

Jian Qi lost!

Inside the spatial arena, everything had returned to calm.

Both Jian Qi and Wanxin stood in the air, having withdrawn their terrifying power and aura.

Jian Qi looked at Wanxin, his eyes flickering slightly.

Lost.

He had lost.

His strongest move, Innate Sword, had shattered Wanxin’s Six-Characters Great Bright Mantra; in the process, his Innate Sword also disintegrated.

His strongest attack had failed to harm Wanxin—he lost.

Wanxin pressed his palms together and said, “Amitabha, Benefactor Jian Qi, you let me win.”

Jian Qi did not say anything. A pillar of light enveloped him, and he vanished from the spatial arena, reappearing in the central plaza.

Walking over to Peerless Peak’s assigned area, Jian Qi said, “I’m sorry, Second Senior Brother. I lost and disappointed you all.”

Di Chen smiled and said, “You win some, you lose some.”

“That’s right, Seventh, it’s just a competition. No need to take it to heart. He only won because he held the advantage in terms of cultivation level. At the same cultivation level, you would have wiped the floor with him,” Zhu Yue said, smiling.

“Senior Brother, I’ll win it for you!” Chen Fan said.

Jian Qi nodded and said, “Then I will leave it to you.”

Whoa!

The central plaza erupted in commotion.

“It’s over? Jian Qi lost?!”

“Heavens, this match is too terrifying, especially that final move. That sword from Jian Qi was terror itself, but Wanxin is even more amazing!”

“That’s right. Who knew he would turn the tables at the end!”

“It’s a pity. If Jian Qi’s cultivation were a bit higher, Wanxin would have lost despite being in the half-step Manifestation realm.”

“That’s right. It was an honorable defeat.”

The crowd’s gaze often lingered on Jian Qi. Though he lost, his power had made a lasting impression.

“But with this, there should be no doubt that the champion for the Heavenly Star realm group will be Wanxin.”

“Of course. Given their performance, they’re clearly above the rest. No one can compete with them.”

“I wonder if any miracles will happen going forward, or if anyone else has reached the half-step Manifestation realm.”

“......”

The crowd’s eyes flickered. The champion for the Heavenly Star realm group seemed obvious. It seemed like no one could shake Wanxin’s position in their hearts.

After the intense clash between Jian Qi and Wanxin, other matches failed to capture the crowd’s attention. Even top-tier, peak Heavenly Star realm battles seemed lackluster by comparison.

The competition continued, and fewer than ten contestants remained in the Heavenly Star realm group.

These ten people were, without a doubt, the strongest in this group. They were all at the peak of the Heavenly Star realm, apart from Chen Fan.

With just his sixth-level cultivation, he had overcome numerous obstacles, with no one able to rival him. Even peak Heavenly Star realm experts were no match for him.

Being among the top ten felt slightly out of place for him.

The crowd was given a four to six-hour break. Everyone seized the time to recover.

Before the sun set, its rays bathed the central plaza in a blood-red glow, and the sound of war drums echoed once again. A faint odor of blood lingered in the air as light began to shine on the remaining thrones.

The battles resumed.

The fights between top-tier, peak Heavenly Star realm experts were fierce and brilliant, drawing excited gasps from the crowd.

Chen Fan was no exception. His throne lit up, revealing his opponent for the round: “Myriad Transformations Fairy Palace, Xia Qingyuan.”

“Hmm?” Chen Fan’s heart stirred, surprised by his next opponent.

Xia Qingyuan was a strong woman who had defeated several top-tier, peak Heavenly Star realm experts.

Chen Fan stood up and walked out, entering the spatial arena.

With a flash, Xia Qingyuan appeared in front of him.

Chen Fan could not help but admit that she was indeed stunningly pretty. Her beauty was exceptional, yet she carried a heroic spirit, giving off a unique charm.

Xia Qingyuan wore golden battle armor, which outlined her graceful and delicate figure. Her slender, snow-white neck was as elegant as a swan’s, and her fine black hair was like a waterfall. Under that golden battle skirt, her straight, slender, jade-like legs were so dazzling that others could not shift their gazes away.

She was like a female battle goddess, standing proudly in the air. She stood opposite Chen Fan with her long, shapely eyebrows slightly raised.

He looked at Xia Qingyuan, his gaze slightly narrowed.

Naturally, he would not look down on her just because she looked like a delicate flower. If he did, he would have to pay an extremely heavy price.

“Chen Fan, I’ve long heard of your great name. Today, I shall test you for myself.”

Her phoenix-like eyes surged with intense fighting spirit.

Chen Fan nodded and said, “Just because you are a beautiful woman, don’t expect me to go easy.”

Xia Qingyuan raised her shapely eyebrows slightly, and her voice also became slightly colder as she said, “Is that so? Do just that, or you won’t leave this stage alive.”

She took a step forward. A dazzling, sacred light flowed around, looking like a banished immortal. n/o/vel/b//in dot c//om

As she stepped forward, heaven and earth boomed and the space trembled. It was as if her steps were precisely pressing down on spatial nodes.

A vast amount of true primeval erupted from Xia Qingyuan, forming a storm.

Her aura was even more powerful than Zhao Wuji’s. Her surrounding space became somewhat erratic.

Chen Fan narrowed his gaze slightly, feeling an extremely powerful oppressive force sweeping over.

It seemed like Xia Qingyuan had transformed from an exceptional beauty to a ferocious beast.

A powerful aura also flowed around Chen Fan, like heaven and earth were one.

Jian Qi had lost to Wanxin; Chen Fan could not afford to lose.

Peerless Peak’s fierce reputation was on his shoulders. No matter how powerful Xia Qingyuan was, she could not stop him from going further.

Stepping forward, heaven and earth shook. His aura rumbled like thunder, going toe to toe against Xia Qingyuan’s aura.

The two stood in front of one another, setting off fierce winds.