It wasn't long before.
A figure in red emerged, brandishing a sword and landing smoothly on the central stage.
"Sword Hall's Xin Hongyi. Where are The Cottage's people? Come up and fight!"
Seeing this, Lu Changsheng nearby couldn't help but be stunned, "Did Netherworld King provoke this girl? Why is she specifically asking for him?"
Beside him, the Sword Hall Elder heard this and his face darkened, saying irritably, "To be precise, it was you who provoked her."
"Ah?"
Lu Changsheng pointed at himself, puzzled, "That can't be right. I haven't even touched a woman's hand yet. How could I have provoked her?"
Covering his face, the Martial Hall Elder said irritably, "During the recruitment of disciples, it was Xin Hongyi who specifically asked to join your Cottage, but you dismissed her with a word saying you would not accept any disciples."
"The key point is that you accepted another disciple at that time, so she likely wants to prove that she is stronger than Ye Qiubai."
Lu Changsheng had a strange expression.
The others naturally recognized Xin Hongyi too.
"Wasn't she the one who was turned away by The Cottage back then?"
"So now she wants to challenge Ye Qiubai, a disciple of The Cottage?"
"However, Xin Hongyi is very strong too. Her previous performance in the martial arts arena was even better than Ye Qiubai's."
Hearing the surrounding conversation, Ye Qiubai also understood.
He picked up a wooden sword.
And leaped up.
Seeing this, Xin Hongyi raised her eyebrows, looking at the wooden sword in Ye Qiubai's hand with displeasure, "What, using a wooden sword? Are you looking down on me?"
Ye Qiubai said indifferently, "Master has said that if there's a sword in your heart, every leaf and every wood, everything can be a sword."
The Sword Hall Elder looked at Lu Changsheng with a complex gaze, commenting, "It seems your understanding of the Sword Dao is quite profound."
"Ah?"
Lu Changsheng scratched his head, thinking hard.
Did I say that?
On the stage.
Xin Hongyi murmured, "A sword in the heart, everything can be a sword, huh..."
Saying this, Xin Hongyi put away her Mystic-Tier Sword and similarly took out an ordinary iron sword with no special aura, saying, "Alright, I won't take advantage of you. Draw your sword."
Both were at the peak of the Golden Core Pill Realm.
But Xin Hongyi was extremely arrogant. She wanted to crush Ye Qiubai without relying on any external objects to prove to Lu Changsheng.
Proving how wrong it was for him to not choose her back then.
Thinking this, Xin Hongyi even gave Lu Changsheng a provocative glance.
Ye Qiubai shrugged his shoulders, his feet lightly tapping the ground, and at that moment, the ground cracked explosively!
Xin Hongyi's eyes slightly narrowed, her iron sword thrusting diagonally as flames burst forth from the blade!
The flames scorched, distorting even the space as they sliced towards Ye Qiubai!
Calm and collected, Ye Qiubai held the wooden sword with both hands, slashing towards the fire whip!
Dark demonic energy started to emanate from the sword!
Filled with a demonic nature, as though it demanded submission from the heavens!
"Eh, Nine Heavenly Demon Sword?"
Below, a bearded man stroked his chin and chuckled lightly, "Interesting, he even practiced that incomplete scroll."
Another man holding a feather fan approached, "Quite courageous. The Nine Heavenly Demon Sword gets increasingly difficult towards the end, especially with an incomplete scroll."
People around noticed these two and couldn't help but exclaim.
"Martial Hall's Huo Qingming! Array Hall's Lin Ce!"
"These two are currently the top figures of their respective halls!"
"Both are at the Intermediate Stage Purple Mansion Realm, yet they possess the strength to slay those at the Peak Stage Purple Mansion Realm!"
After the Golden Core Pill Realm, comes the Purple Mansion Realm.
At this moment, a man approached Huo Qingming and whispered, "Big Brother Huo, that's the Ye Qiubai I told you about."
"Oh?"
Huo Qingming stroked his chin, looking at the man with a mysteriously amused expression, "Ye Yan, are you sure you want me to cripple him? After all, he is also from your Ye family, your cousin, right?"
Ye Yan's eyes flashed fiercely as he harshly said, "He must be destroyed!"
"Agreed."
Huo Qingming sighed quietly and said, "Years ago, I owed the Ye family a favor; today, I return it to the Ye family."
Ye Yan stared at Ye Qiubai above and sneered, "Although I'd love to deal with you personally, for safety's sake, I will let Huo Qingming be your opponent. You should feel honored."
Let us discuss what happened on the platform.
Ye Qiubai's wooden sword had already struck the fire whip!
The fiery sword beams did not consume the wooden sword; instead, they began to tremble violently, as if they were being dispersed!
"Nine Heavenly Demon Sword?"
Xin Hongyi, on the other side, was startled; her iron sword began to tremble wildly, and even her concentration started to shake!
The reason was the demonic aura emanating from Ye Qiubai, which seemed poised to suppress everything!
This was the terrifying aspect of the Nine Heavenly Demon Sword.
It could not only slash everything but also subjugate opponents with its dominating presence!
Xin Hongyi immediately stabilized her concentration, clenched her teeth, and her iron sword slashed out once more.
The fiery sword beams suddenly intensified, and the entire platform seemed to start burning!
The Sword Hall Elder commented from that side, "Xin Hongyi's fiery sword qi is unique to her family's cultivation techniques and can burn everything, extremely tyrannical.
It's just unknown to what extent Ye Qiubai has cultivated the Nine Heavenly Demon Sword and how many moves he can execute."
After saying this, he looked towards Lu Changsheng, clearly asking him.
Lu Changsheng, with his eyes closed, lounging in his chair, casually answered, "He just started practicing it two days ago."
"Then he is probably... not a match for Xin Hongyi's fiery sword qi."
You see, the Sword Hall Elder had also practiced the Nine Heavenly Demon Sword.
It took him a whole month to grasp the first move.
It took him several years to barely reach the threshold of the third move.
Ye Qiubai, seeing the intensified fiery sword qi, narrowed his eyes slightly.
"The second move..."
Suddenly, a commanding force exuding submission radiated from Ye Qiubai's body!
The demonic qi surged!
Xin Hongyi's face drastically changed.
It seemed like she was facing not Ye Qiubai, but an enormous Heavenly Demon towering above!
Scorning heaven and earth!
"The second move!"
The Sword Hall Elder suddenly stood up!
It had only been two days!
Xin Hongyi gritted her teeth, knowing that her current techniques were no match for Ye Qiubai's move.
Unable to resist.
Thinking this, Xin Hongyi bit her finger, and drops of blood essence seeped out.
She then put away her iron sword and drew out that Mystic-Tier Sword!
Instantly, she smeared the blood on the sword's blade!
"To offer a sword with blood!"
Xin Hongyi's complexion turned pale, but the increasingly solid fiery sword qi made her pale face appear blood-red!
With one slash!
It collided thunderously with Ye Qiubai's wooden sword, radiating dark demonic energy!
Pfft!
With just a touch, Xin Hongyi spat out a mouthful of blood essence!
The fiery sword qi, in front of the dark demonic energy, directly dispersed.
Crumbled into disarray!
At that moment, Xin Hongyi was blasted backward, falling to the ground, her hands covered in blood.
Even the hand holding the sword trembled uncontrollably, clearly devoid of the strength to fight.
Ye Qiubai sheathed his sword, his expression serene, showing no surprise.
"Thank you for the match."