"Don't misunderstand. I'm not interested in men either."

Lei Shoye let out a sigh of relief.

"I'm only interested in my sword, in the way of the sword, and in formidable opponents that I can challenge."

"Too much nonsense."

"Then let's fight."

"Alright, is it just you and me, or are you going to team up?"

"Heh, the power of a team is naturally a power of one’s own. Individual strength is important, but so is the eye for choosing partners.

This is a grand competition; as long as we don't break the rules, we can do as we please.

If my partners defeat your partners, they will naturally come to help me fight you, and vice versa."

"Good."

Grandmaster Lei nodded, took out the Array Bead, and in an instant, the Myriad Lightning Extinction Array enveloped the area.

"Wan is indeed cautious, setting up a grand array to protect himself before the fight even begins."

"No, it's mainly to keep you from running away."

"..."

Jian Xunhuan stopped wasting words, raised his sword, and immediately unleashed a sword qi toward the myriad lightning.

Wan Lei activated his armor and took out the Thunder God's Hammer, swinging a bolt of lightning toward the sword qi.

However, the sword qi in mid-air actually transformed into a lotus flower, and in the blink of an eye, it arrived at Wan Lei's feet.

Immediately afterward, the lotus flower condensed five beams of light swords, slashing toward Wan Lei.

"One lotus, one world; one sword, one life!"

Azure Lotus Sword Array.

Good heavens, he's coming at me with his finishing move right away.

Judging from the power alone, this move used by Jian Xunhuan alone far surpasses the combined power of the Azure Cloud Four Swords.

Wan Lei didn't dare to underestimate this move, and immediately summoned Lei Yu. At the critical moment, Lei Yu's protective shield appeared on his body.

Swish, swish, swish!

The five light swords quickly slashed at Wan Lei's protective shield, making a clanging sound.

Fortunately, the shield was not damaged.

But to Wan Lei's surprise, the five light swords did not dissipate. Instead, under Jian Xunhuan's command, they attacked him again.

Wan Lei clearly remembered that the last time the Azure Cloud Four Swords used this move, the light swords dissipated directly.

But now, under Jian Xunhuan's command, the light swords were still as easy to control as limbs, showing how profound Jian Xunhuan's understanding of this move and the way of the sword was.

Wan Lei pointed to the sky, and thunderclouds appeared. Immediately, a thick lightning bolt struck down on Jian Xunhuan's head.

Jian Xunhuan didn't even lift his head, laughing heartily as he slashed upward with his sword, the sword qi colliding with the thunder and dissipating into nothingness.

Oh, he's quite powerful.

Lei Shoye was seeing for the first time someone being able to so easily counter his lightning.

Immediately, Wan Lei ignored the five Azure Lotus light swords and charged toward Jian Xunhuan, swinging his hammer.

Anyway, the five light swords weren't breaking his shield.

Sword cultivators generally don't train their bodies, and Wan Lei planned to fight Jian Xunhuan in close combat, using his strengths to attack the enemy's weaknesses.

Seeing Wan Lei charging over, Jian Xunhuan also swung his sword and engaged him in battle.

For a time, the field was filled with sword qi and flashing lightning, making for an intense battle.

"They're fighting, they're fighting!"

"Wan Lei is facing off against Jian Xunhuan. Anyone want to place bets? Who do you think will win?"

"I think Jian Xunhuan will win. After all, Jian Xunhuan is a veteran expert. This Wan Lei is just starting out. Who knows what his strength is?

I guess he can only bully ordinary contestants. When he meets a veteran expert, he'll still have to shrink back."

"I don't think so. Wan Lei is a powerful figure who defeated twelve people alone. Can Jian Xunhuan do that?"

"For the first time! The grand competition has been going on for more than half a month, and finally, the first-tier contestants have met."

The people outside the array called the top dozen or so contestants the first tier.

They were the top prodigies of the nine major forces, plus Wan Lei, Wan Liuchuan, and Fang Xiaoyu.

While they were fighting, He Shiqi, Wang Chao, and Li Lei also fought against the other three members of the Kaitian Sword Sect.

Unlike Wan Lei and Jian Xunhuan, who were fighting one-on-one, they had formed a team.

After all, the three of them had been working together for a long time and had a deep understanding of each other's methods.

At this time, Wang Chao was still holding his heavy shield, standing in front and enduring most of the attacks from the opponents.

Li Lei waved his kitchen knife, and sharp knife beams constantly attacked the enemies in front of him.

He Shiqi held a small leather whip, which extended to a length of three zhang, constantly harassing the enemy.

The three members of the Kaitian Sword Sect had originally coordinated with Jian Xunhuan, but they were, after all, from the same lineage. Although Jian Xunhuan had left to fight Wan Lei, their coordination was still seamless.

The two sides, separated by three zhang, released magical attacks at each other.

The scene was extremely harmonious.

It was obvious that they were just going through the motions and killing time.

In general, the combined combat power of He Shiqi, Wang Chao, and Li Lei was inferior to their opponents, and they were subtly at a disadvantage.

But the three members of the Kaitian Sword Sect had to face not only the three opponents in front of them, but also the lightning that struck down from the sky from time to time.

Wan Lei was focused on fighting Jian Xunhuan, so naturally, he had no energy to attack them.

Currently, the one responsible for bringing down the lightning from the thunderclouds was Little Yellow.

Wan Lei was five against four, everyone understands the joy of exploiting a rule bug.

"Ninefold Sword Array!"

Jian Xunhuan shouted loudly, retreated, and at the same time, flying swords continuously emerged from his storage bag, attacking Wan Lei.

The flying swords in front restrained Wan Lei, allowing the flying swords behind to form a sword array. Gradually, these flying swords formed a circle, trapping Wan Lei inside.

The number of these flying swords far exceeded the sword array of the Azure Cloud Four Swords before. Wan Lei didn't count them carefully, but he heard Little Yellow say that there should be nine hundred and ninety-nine of them.

As expected of the top prodigy of the Kaitian Sword Sect. It took the Azure Cloud Four Swords four people to gather ninety-nine flying swords, but this Jian Xunhuan easily took out nine hundred and ninety-nine.

Moreover, judging by the quality, they were much better than the Azure Cloud Four Swords'.

Fortunately, Wan Lei had experience in dealing with this sword array.

He first endured the attacks of these flying swords, then continuously attacked the sword array with violent lightning, causing the sword array to become chaotic, carefully observing it, and searching for the leading sword.

"Wan Lei, this sword array is a magical power from the Golden Immortal Secret Realm. According to legends, the Golden Immortal was the leader of the six immortals, and his magical powers are naturally extremely strong.

This magical power has been in my Kaitian Sword Sect, and after generations of ancestors' improvements, it has been able to exert its maximum power.

Don't struggle anymore. Just wait patiently to have your cultivation depleted. Since we are both first-tier cultivators, I'll spare your life and allow you to crush the token and be eliminated."

"Hmph, how can a mere sword array trap me?"

"Hmph, if you can break this Ninefold Sword Array, I'll kneel down and kowtow in surrender, what do you say..."

Before Jian Xunhuan could finish speaking, he was dumbfounded, staring wide-eyed at the front.

Flying swords were scattered all over the ground.

"You... what did you just say?"

Lei Shoye raised his head and asked leisurely.

"No... I didn't say anything, did I? You must have misheard me?"