Chapter 55

Gu Fei so easily defeated Lei Ao, and when Lei Ao's body fell heavily onto the arena, everyone still found it hard to believe, staring at the scene with wide eyes and open mouths.

The young disciples of Tai Xu Men all drew a sharp breath. Originally, Lei Ao had the strength to compete with Gu Fei. How could it be that after just a short half-hour, Lei Ao was utterly powerless against Gu Fei?

None of the young disciples understood what had happened, all of them were completely at a loss, and many of them looked at Gu Fei, who was jumping down from the arena, with fear in their eyes.

The young disciples had long heard that the Cui Ling Peak lineage was an anomaly within Tai Xu Men, and it was indeed not an empty rumor. Without any magical power fluctuations or the use of any Daoist techniques, he had consecutively defeated the two outstanding successors of Bi Yun Peak, which was truly terrifying.

The path of martial arts had long declined in the Tenglong Continent's cultivation world. The profound principles of martial arts had long been lost in the river of time. Although there were still many martial artists in the secular world, those martial artists who roamed the rivers and lakes were like ants in the face of cultivators, not even worth mentioning.

No one understood the profound principles of true martial arts, and no one had seen genuine martial arts combat techniques. Therefore, the young disciples all developed a sense of awe and respect for Gu Fei.

It was precisely because of their lack of understanding of the path of martial arts that they felt awe and fear. Humans often hold a reverent attitude towards unknown things.

Gu Fei ignored the gazes of others and walked out after jumping down from the arena. Those who stood in his way quickly moved aside, making way for him.

At this moment, several disciples of Bi Yun Peak had already jumped onto the arena to carry the unconscious Lei Ao off. Below the arena, Daoist Dan Yang's face was terrifyingly dark, as if it could drip water.

He looked at Gu Fei's retreating back, and a sharp light flashed in his eyes.

At the same time, Gu Fei seemed to sense Daoist Dan Yang's gaze and suddenly stopped. He then turned around sharply, his eyes flashing with a fierce light, scanning the crowd behind him.

All the young disciples who met his gaze were intimidated by the fierce light in Gu Fei's eyes, feeling a chill run through their bodies as if they had been stared at by a fierce beast, making their hearts race.

Finally, Gu Fei's gaze landed on Daoist Dan Yang, but at that moment, Daoist Dan Yang had already withdrawn his gaze from Gu Fei and was bent over, examining the still unconscious Lei Ao who had been carried to him by the disciples.

"Just now, I felt a dangerous aura coming from behind. Could it have been him?" Gu Fei mused, turning around and continuing to walk out of the square.

The breakthrough in his realm had also strengthened his spiritual senses. When Daoist Dan Yang revealed his hostility, his sharp spiritual senses immediately detected the unusual presence behind him.

However, Daoist Dan Yang was a cultivator at the Transcendent Realm. Although Gu Fei felt something unusual, he could not determine who had caused the dangerous aura he sensed.

He had just broken through to the Eighth Heaven of Enlightenment and needed to calm down to comprehend and consolidate his Eighth Heaven realm, stabilizing his cultivation.

So he walked out of the square and sat cross-legged under a large tree beside it, closing his eyes to meditate. However, he did not dare to fully immerse himself in deep cultivation but subtly released a thread of divine consciousness to keep an eye on the surroundings.

Although no one would dare to harm him under the watchful eyes of the Sect Master Xuan Tian, it was better to be cautious.

When Gu Fei came down from the arena, Zhao Zirou had wanted to approach him, but it was her turn to compete. So, Zhao Zirou had to jump onto the eighth arena.

On the square, the nine arenas were all in full swing. On the other eight arenas, eight pairs of young disciples were fighting fiercely, their powerful magical power fluctuations surging, and the cheers and shouts of encouragement rising and falling.

The second round of the competition had reached a fever pitch. Among the forty-two disciples, apart from a few who had overwhelming strength, the others were all evenly matched.

On the eighth arena, Zhao Zirou of the Purple Bamboo Peak faced off against Zi Yu of the Tai Xu Peak. Because this match involved the outstanding disciple of the Sect Master's lineage, Zi Yu, it attracted the attention of many disciples from other lineages.

Zi Yu, a graceful and handsome young man, had a face so handsome that even women would feel inferior. He was a nearly perfect young man, but the softness he exuded made him lack the masculine vigor that a man should have.

This could not be said to be a flaw of Zi Yu, a handsome man as soft as a woman. If he were to change into women's clothing, he would definitely be a stunning beauty, and no one would be able to tell that he was actually a man.

The Black Tortoise Seal emerged, and the eighth arena was instantly filled with water vapor, a formidable aura surging out. The water element power, like surging waves, swept towards Zi Yu.

Facing the outstanding disciple of the Sect Master's lineage, Zhao Zirou immediately summoned the heavy treasure of the Purple Bamboo Peak lineage, because Zi Yu's cultivation was far higher than Zhao Zirou's.

Zhao Zirou's cultivation was at the peak of the Sixth Heaven of Enlightenment, while Zi Yu's cultivation, although he did not use his full strength in yesterday's competition, was conservatively estimated to be at the peak of the Seventh Heaven of Enlightenment, or even already broken through to the Eighth Heaven.

In yesterday's second match, Zhao Zirou had lost to Song Ruochen of the Tongtian Peak lineage, whose cultivation was at the peak of the Seventh Heaven of Enlightenment.

Although Song Ruochen's victory was somewhat due to a trick, it was enough to show that a Seventh Heaven cultivator, even when facing a Sixth Heaven cultivator who controlled a heavy treasure, still had an overwhelming advantage.

After a night's rest, Zhao Zirou was full of energy, and the power displayed by the Black Tortoise Seal was incomparable to before.

The Black Tortoise Seal rapidly enlarged, transforming into a mountain-sized form, and crashed down directly towards Zi Yu. The water element power it emitted made the entire area seem to be filled with water waves, as if the water element had become a tangible force, surging over the arena like a vast sea, enveloping Zi Yu in a deluge.

This was the extraordinary power of the Black Tortoise Seal, and this was not even its true full power. If the Black Tortoise Seal were to truly unleash its full power, the scene would be unimaginably terrifying.

"Rumble..." The sky was filled with surging blue water power, like waves pouring down, as if a thousand troops were charging, or a raging sea was surging, with waves crashing.

Facing such a fierce attack, a smile suddenly appeared at the corner of Zi Yu's mouth, and he calmly raised a palm to strike the descending Black Tortoise Seal.

A powerful magical power fluctuation immediately surged from Zi Yu's body, and a green palm shot up, breaking through the surging blue waves and directly striking the mountain-sized white jade seal.