Lu Zaiye nodded slightly at Xu Yi, quickly forming hand seals. A silver light shot out with a rumbling sound.
Xu Yi’s expression remained unchanged. As the silver light approached, she swung her ruler back.
The dark ruler glow fiercely collided with the silver spiritual light, sending powerful fluctuations sweeping outwards.
Xu Yi’s eyelids twitched slightly. Lu Zaiye was stronger than she had imagined.
In a flash, Xu Yi suddenly recalled the time she encountered the Black-footed Crow in the Ten Thousand Demon Ridge. When she was attacked, her connection to the Divine Movement Ship was severed, and she was almost caught by the Black-footed Crow. It was Lu Zaiye who controlled the Divine Movement Ship to teleport and dodge on her behalf.
She understood then; she had underestimated Lu Zaiye from the beginning.
Without further hesitation, Xu Yi’s figure flickered. Infused with spiritual power, the Chastisement Ruler rapidly extended, forming a phantom image of the ruler dozens of feet long before her.
“This move again.”
Someone frowned and shook their head. The first time this move was used, it had fooled them, and they wouldn't fall for it a second time.
Long Haotian and the other two were also confused, unsure if Xu Yi’s move was real or an illusion.
On the stage.
Lu Zaiye’s expression was solemn. He could sense the brewing aura in the void.
This time, Xu Yi was serious.
A strike comparable to a Nascent Soul stage cultivator.
Lu Zaiye flipped his wrist, and a brush appeared in his hand.
The brush was silvery-white, shimmering with fine light, while its tip was a dazzling gold, catching the eye.
“Could this be the Golden Mountain Sea of Clouds, the Natal Dharma Treasure of Old Ancestor Mo Bai of the Xuanji Sect!”
Elder members of the various sects immediately recognized the origin of this Dharma treasure.
Two hundred years ago, after Old Ancestor Mo Bai of the Xuanji Sect failed his attempt to break through to the Mahayana stage and perished, his Natal Dharma Treasure was a brush named Golden Mountain Silver Sea.
As it hadn't been too long, many people still remembered this past event.
The moment the Golden Mountain Silver Sea appeared, a faint pressure immediately enveloped Xu Yi.
“A Dharma Treasure of a Tribulation Transcending Ancestor.”
Xu Yi’s eyes lit up. Lu Zaiye actually possessed such a treasure. After the competition, she must borrow it for observation.
Holding the brush, Lu Zaiye moved with fluid grace, quickly forming a golden rune in the air.
With a powerful swing, the rune shot towards the giant Chastisement Ruler in the sky.
Rumble!
The golden rune entered the dark black Chastisement Ruler and churned within, its deafening sound echoing through the heavens and earth.
The Chastisement Ruler vibrated violently, showing signs of imminent collapse.
Xu Yi was affected, letting out a muffled groan, but her eyes were filled with fervent fighting spirit.
Boom!
The Chastisement Ruler disintegrated with a loud crash, enveloping the entire competition stage in dark spiritual energy, making it impossible to see the scene within with the naked eye.
Lu Zaiye stood firm, his divine sense spreading out. He quickly located Xu Yi, who was rapidly approaching him.
Without a second thought, he swung his brush again.
A golden rune once more appeared before Xu Yi.
Bang!
Xu Yi did not dodge or evade. She swung her ruler.
Lu Zaiye watched as the rune dissipated under the whip of the Chastisement Ruler.
He raised his eyebrows slightly in surprise, then immediately noticed the strangeness in Xu Yi’s eyes.
There seemed to be something else in her eyes…
To verify his thought, Lu Zaiye picked up his brush and wrote two more runes.
Xu Yi continued to decisively destroy the runes, her eyes growing brighter.
Lu Zaiye’s gaze darkened. As Xu Yi approached, he withdrew the Golden Mountain Silver Sea and instead mobilized all the spiritual power within him to slowly deliver a palm strike, black spiritual energy surging outwards on both sides.
He decided to settle the outcome with this palm strike.
When Xu Yi saw Lu Zaiye’s movement, her brow twitched violently, and a strong sense of crisis washed over her.
Bei Xinghan had been struck off the competition stage by this very palm strike.
Xu Yi’s heart pounded intensely, her expression growing calmer. Tiny stars in her eyes spun madly.
At this moment, all distracting thoughts were cleared. Xu Yi entered an extremely profound state, with only the slowly approaching palm print remaining in her sight.
The palm print slowed down infinitely in Xu Yi’s eyes, yet it was flawless.
Xu Yi could even clearly see the palm lines on it, but she couldn’t find a single point to break through.
By the time the palm print was almost upon her, Xu Yi still hadn’t figured out a solution.
A slightly wild smile suddenly appeared on her lips.
Since she couldn’t break through it, she would use absolute power to break through this palm strike.
“Chastisement Ruler.”
Xu Yi let out a low shout. The Chastisement Ruler vibrated in her hand, as if anticipating what was about to happen.
Boom!
Injecting all her spiritual power into the Chastisement Ruler, Xu Yi didn’t stop despite the tearing pain in her meridians.
She didn’t notice a tiny speck of light surging into the Chastisement Ruler along with the spiritual power.
The Chastisement Ruler vibrated more and more intensely, and Xu Yi could even feel its excitement transmitted from the ruler.
Xu Yi chuckled.
This was the first time she had seen the Chastisement Ruler so excited.
It seemed Lu Zaiye was truly a worthy opponent.
“Go!”
Xu Yi released her restraint on the Chastisement Ruler.
With a hum, the Chastisement Ruler swiftly sped towards the palm print.
The moment they collided, a violent surge of energy shot skyward, dispersing the remaining black spiritual energy.
Crack, crack, crack!
The competition stage fractured, and countless debris were crushed into powder by the powerful shockwave.
Xu Yi had no spiritual energy left within her, but fortunately, she had drawn a defensive formation at her feet at the beginning. Now, standing within the defensive formation, she looked directly at Lu Zaiye in the distance.
Then she saw Lu Zaiye look up at her as well, a faint smile appearing on his lips.
Xu Yi was stunned for a moment, and then Lu Zaiye leaped out of the competition stage following the surge of energy.
She had won.
She was the first place winner of this sect grand competition.
Unable to contain her joy, Xu Yi let out a hearty laugh.
She was rich!
“She won! She won!”
Pu Tao tightly grabbed the person beside her, jumping and bouncing with excitement.
Only she could truly understand how joyous Xu Yi must be.
From her understanding of her grand-disciple, she was certain that if Xu Yi had lost, she would have been dispirited and melancholic for a considerable time afterward.
Elder Qing Feng also nodded, smiling cheerfully.
“Senior Sister Xu won!”
A great cheer erupted from the direction of the Xuan Qing Sect.
Compared to Lu Zaiye, who had defeated their Senior Brother Bei, they naturally hoped that Xu Yi, with whom they had a connection, would win the match.
Disciples from other sects near the Xuan Qing Sect looked at them inexplicably.
Seeing the excited state of the Xuan Qing Sect disciples, one might have thought that someone from the Xuan Qing Sect itself had won.
Almost everyone in the competition arena was discussing Xu Yi’s name.
The final battle had been extremely spectacular, with both Xu Yi and Lu Zaiye displaying strength far beyond that of Qi Refining stage disciples.
They felt genuine respect for Xu Yi, who had won the competition.
Of course, there were exceptions.
From the direction of the Zhen Tian Alliance.
Chou Yuanfeng’s eyes flickered with a sinister light.
Xu Yi’s victory had completely dispelled his contempt for her, replacing it with displeasure, and even a hint of apprehension.
This sect grand competition was hailed as the most intense in hundreds of years, with countless geniuses emerging and hidden talents aplenty.
And Xu Yi, who had surpassed all these prodigies to become the champion, how astonishingly talented must she be?
If she were to grow and develop, she might pose a threat to the Zhen Tian Alliance in the future.
Chou Yuanfeng tapped his finger lightly on the armrest, his gaze obscure and unreadable.