Chapter 97

Looking at the young man fighting on the battlefield, Meng Jing's small face was filled with pride and admiration.

She knew all along that Jiang Ping'an would not fall behind her as her elder sister and mother had said.

Jiang Ping'an was excellent. He was like a pot of boiling water; you wouldn't know how scalding and outstanding he was until you touched him.

When her mother received news of Jiang Ping'an, she would surely be shocked, hah!

In the audience, Zhou Feng, wearing a bamboo hat, looked at the scene before him with disbelief.

"It's impossible! How can such a piece of trash be so strong? Absolutely impossible!"

Zhou Feng was defeated by Jiang Ping'an in the first battle, which filled his heart with resentment and unwillingness.

He came today to see Jiang Ping'an's defeat.

But he never expected that Jiang Ping'an would display strength beyond his understanding.

This terrifying combat power was almost on par with the top geniuses in their sect!

The Divine Battle Technique had brought Jiang Ping'an to a new level. Even without flying, he could still move through the air by stepping on the blood qi he released.

Speed, strength, reaction, defense... all his abilities had doubled!

Zhou Feng's face under the bamboo hat was distorted with jealousy.

How could Jiang Ping'an, who was severely injured by his two swords just a few months ago, become so strong now?

Jiang Ping'an's fist smashed towards Ye Wuqing's face.

At the same time, Ye Wuqing's sword pierced towards Jiang Ping'an's heart.

"Bang!"

"Phew~"

Ye Wuqing was sent flying.

Jiang Ping'an's shoulder was pierced, and blood stained his clothes.

Due to the influence of the Divine Battle Technique, his pain was significantly reduced.

In battle, pain can affect combat. Many people, when injured, would see a sharp decline in their combat power.

However, the Divine Battle Technique could reduce pain and maintain combat power.

Of course, the pain did not completely disappear.

Jiang Ping'an endured the pain, pulled the sword out of his shoulder, and threw it to Ye Wuqing.

Ye Wuqing caught the sword, wiped the blood from his nose, and his cold but pleasant voice echoed.

"Continuing like this is meaningless. For the final strike, if you can block it, I will admit defeat."

"But you'd better hold on. If this strike kills you, my spot will be gone."

Ye Wuqing exuded an indescribable cold aura, with no emotion in his eyes.

In his eyes, everything seemed insignificant.

Although Ye Wuqing didn't release any energy, a fierce wind swept across the battlefield.

Ming Chen, Xia Qing, Hua Qingyu, and other strong figures widened their eyes in shock.

Ye Wuqing had actually triggered the laws of nature!

Although he hadn't reached the level of utilizing the laws, he had indeed triggered a trace of them!

The laws are a special rule that only cultivators at the Core Formation stage and above can comprehend.

Attacks with the laws are stronger, healing techniques with the laws are more effective, and poisons with the laws are more potent...

The reason why the strong are strong is that they have glimpsed the laws of nature and know how to utilize them.

Some exceptionally talented cultivators might trigger the laws at the late Golden Core stage.

However, cultivators who can trigger the laws at the Foundation Establishment stage are only the top geniuses of the Great Xia!

At this moment, Ye Wuqing had triggered the power of the laws!

This guy's talent...

Zhou Feng in the audience stood up abruptly, exclaiming in shock, "Heartless Sword! Could he have inherited the legacy of the Heartless Ancestor!"

As a sword cultivator, he was familiar with many sword techniques.

The only sword technique that could trigger the laws at this stage and match Ye Wuqing was the Heartless Sword!

Hearing the name "Heartless Ancestor," the surrounding crowd shuddered.

"Heartless Ancestor? The one who slaughtered tens of thousands of his own clan members for cultivation?"

"Didn't that guy die long ago?"

"Ye Wuqing inherited the legacy of the Heartless Ancestor?"

Over three hundred years ago, a cultivator named Heartless Swordsman emerged.

He was a ruthless killer, heartless and merciless, plundering and slaughtering for resources, and using any means to become stronger, committing countless atrocities.

With these resources, he achieved the Soul Formation stage in just a hundred years, becoming the fastest to break through to Soul Formation in five thousand years.

From then on, he called himself the Heartless Ancestor.

He could have continued to grow, but he was ultimately killed by a group of strong figures for slaying a genius from a major clan.

If not for the group attack, the self-proclaimed Heartless Ancestor would not have died.

The Heartless Sword he created was even more extraordinary, killing one and severely injuring three among a group of Soul Formation strong figures.

It was unexpected that Ye Wuqing had inherited this legacy.

The terrifying blood-colored sword intent stirred the clouds in the sky, and many cultivators of lower realms felt a bone-chilling cold.

This strike, Jiang Ping'an absolutely couldn't block, and he would surely lose!

After the shock, Zhou Feng's face twisted into a sinister smile, and he shouted wildly, "Kill him! Kill him!"

He couldn't wait to see Jiang Ping'an fall, to vent his inner anger.

Ming Chen was ready to intervene and save Jiang Ping'an.

Ye Wuqing's sword strike carried the power of the laws, and ordinary defenses were useless.

Suddenly, Jiang Ping'an turned into a bolt of lightning, instantly flashing from seventy meters away to behind Ye Wuqing, and smashed a fist into his face.

The beautiful face twisted under the impact, and his body flew backward.

The terrifying blood-colored sword intent suddenly disappeared, and Ye Wuqing crashed heavily into the wall.

The crowd held their breath, ready to witness Ye Wuqing's strike.

But they never expected that Jiang Ping'an would launch a sneak attack!

"I'm not stupid enough to stand there and let you hit me."

Jiang Ping'an sensed a terrifying aura. Knowing it would be difficult to block the strike, he directly used the Lightning Flash technique for a close-range attack.

"Phew~"

The power Ye Wuqing had gathered didn't release, instead raging wildly inside him, causing him to be injured by his own power, spitting out a large mouthful of blood that stained the ground.

Ye Wuqing tried to mobilize his power, but his meridians were broken, and he could no longer launch an attack.

He gave Jiang Ping'an a deep look, took healing pills from his storage tool, and swallowed them.

Shakily standing up, he said nothing, leaning on his sword, and walked towards the exit.

The moment he took the pills, it meant he had admitted defeat.

Ming Chen stared blankly at the scene, never expecting that the seemingly honest and simple Jiang Ping'an would launch a sneak attack.

Of course, this was also his skill, and most people didn't have such speed.

The result was truly unexpected.

"I announce that this genius competition has ended successfully. The first place goes to Jiang Ping'an!"

The audience, recovering from their shock, barely heard the cheers. They picked up things in their hands and threw them into the arena.

"Despicable Jiang Ping'an! Sneak attack!"

"Damn! I lost all my money again!"

"This match doesn't count! He attacked by surprise!"

The audience who lost money roared in anger.

Most people never expected that the winner would be Jiang Ping'an.

If Ye Wuqing's sword strike had landed, the loser would definitely have been Jiang Ping'an!

But Jiang Ping'an's sudden sneak attack caused Ye Wuqing to be severely injured by his own energy, leaving the stage in disappointment.

Jiang Ping'an also didn't expect this result, winning first place unexpectedly.

Looking back a few months ago, he was still worrying about the genius quota for Blackwind County.

Ming Chen and Zhou Feng from the Ethereal Sect could make him feel overwhelmed.

A few months later, he stood at the top of the competition for geniuses in the Netherworld State.

This made Jiang Ping'an feel a bit dazed.

But upon reflection, everything made sense.

Using the Heavenly Profound Pill to improve his talent, using the Holy Body's blood to strengthen his body, using the Fire Lotus Enlightenment Seed to increase his comprehension speed, and learning the Divine Battle Technique in just a month...

In the end, it was all thanks to the Treasure Basin providing him with a large amount of resources.

Anyone with as many resources as he had could also become strong, perhaps even stronger.