In the void, the gaze of Yue Shichan, who watched this battle from afar, appeared somewhat elusive.
She had the appearance of a sixteen or seventeen-year-old girl, dressed in white, carrying a sword, and with a yellow gourd hanging from her waist. She seemed ethereal and otherworldly, like a fleeting illusion.
But at this moment, this legendary figure hailed as a once-in-a-millennium genius couldn't calm her restless heart.
The fact that even a formidable existence like You Tianhong was slain by Su Yi's single sword strike was something she hadn't expected.
"May praises be sung to the boundless luminous Buddha."
Silent River, the Chief Elder of the Arhat Hall in the Shanglin Temple, clasped his hands together and chanted Buddhist mantras, his expression complex.
Both You Tianhong and he hailed from Daqin, and he knew best of all the high status You Tianhong held among the sword cultivators in Daqin.
Without exaggeration, with You Tianhong's strength, he could easily rank among the top five Pigu realm cultivators in Daqin.
But now, on the pinnacle of Jiuzi Mountain, You Tianhong had been defeated by Su Yi, who was only at the Fourth Stage of the Martial Grandmaster realm!
It sent a chill down his spine, and his countenance was filled with gloom.
This battle made him break out in a cold sweat, realizing that if he hadn't withdrawn in time on the Qinglan River, he might have suffered the same fate as You Tianhong!
Cloud Bell Qǐ, who held the Dao Seal in one hand and the Dusting Broom in the other, sighed inwardly.
This Elder Supreme from the Great Wei's Moon Sect had originally planned to take advantage of the situation and make his move. However, reason told him that now was not the best time to strike.
Su Yi was too strong!
From the beginning of the battle to its conclusion, not a single hair was harmed on him. The method he used to kill You Tianhong was so powerful that even Cloud Bell Qǐ felt a chill in his heart.
Hong Can Shang remained silent, his brow furrowed as if he had encountered a great dilemma.
Far away, an old Daoist who had been blending in with the crowd released his clasped hands from his sleeve and shook his head silently, quietly turning away.
...
At this moment, the world fell silent, devoid of even the sound of birds or insects.
All the spectators were left dumbfounded and stunned, their minds in a state of blankness.
Their gazes were fixed on the distant figure of the young man in the green robe, standing in emptiness. Their hearts were filled with indescribable shock, awe, and fear.
"How can an ordinary master possess the power to slaughter the immortals on land?"
A venerable figure trembled all over, expressing one-third amazement, one-third fear, and deep shock, muttering in a low voice.
Before this battle, no matter how highly they regarded Su Yi, they never expected that even when You Tianhong unleashed his ultimate move, he couldn't harm Su Yi.
It's worth noting that You Tianhong's final strike could threaten cultivators in the Yuanfu realm!
But in the end, You Tianhong still lost...
If Su Yi were also a Yuan Dao cultivator, it could be reluctantly accepted.
However, he only had the cultivation level of a Grandmaster, yet he displayed a terrifying ability to slaughter Pigu realm experts with ease. This was simply horrifying!
"Brother Su won!"
King Zhenyue, Mu Xi, finally revealed a smile on his face.
Pu Yi, Jiang Tanyun, Lu Changfeng, and others around him also let out a sigh of relief.
The previous battle was too intense and world-shaking. Until the end, their minds were highly focused. Now, as they relaxed, they realized that their clothes were soaked with cold sweat.
"After this battle, who in the entire Da Zhou can be an opponent to Su Yi?"
Some profound thinkers had already begun to contemplate the outcome of this battle.
Su Yi publicly killed the Sword Lord You Tianhong on the pinnacle of Jiuzi Mountain in front of everyone. The strength he displayed would place him at the forefront of the Da Zhou realm!
And he was only seventeen years old this year. If he were given more time to grow, what kind of earth-shattering power would he possess?
...
Clang!
Su Yi reached out and grabbed the Silver Snow Ancient Sword dropped by You Tianhong from a distance.
After taking a quick look at it, he shifted his gaze and looked towards the crowd in the distance.
"Before I arrived at Yujing City, I heard that many people wanted to take my life. Now is the opportunity to step forward and settle it once and for all."
He calmly spoke, his soft voice clearly resounding in everyone's ears.
The scene became uproarious, breaking the silence. The dignitaries in the field couldn't help but inhale sharply.
Killing You Tianhong wasn't enough?
And figures like Silent River, Cloud Bell Qǐ, and Hong Can Shang, all remained silent.
At this moment, Su Yi had just killed You Tianhong, and his momentum was at its peak. Who would be foolish enough to step forward and confront him now?
Haven't you noticed that throughout the entire battle, Su Yi remained unscathed, without a scratch?
From beginning to end, no one dared to respond.
Seeing this, Su Yi shook his head and took a step forward in the air, landing gracefully.
"Friend Su, before this duel, you uttered the phrase 'what a pity.' Is there any significance behind it?" an elder figure couldn't help but ask.
As soon as these words were spoken, they immediately attracted the attention of many people. They all recalled the inexplicable statement Su Yi made before his battle with You Tianhong.
"It's nothing special, I can tell you," Su Yi casually replied. "What I lamented was that You Tianhong obtained that great opportunity too late. If he had inherited the power of that ancient heritage when he was in the Martial Four Realm, perhaps he could have laid down a foundation for the Great Dao that far exceeded imagination. In that case, if I wanted to kill him, it would have required some effort."
"Unfortunately, he gained that opportunity only after stepping onto the path of Yuan Dao. The flaws he left behind in the Martial Four Realm are irreparable."
After hearing this, the people present were astonished and their hearts churned.
It turns out that even before the battle began, Su Yi was already confident of victory and believed that You Tianhong was inherently lacking and not worthy of fear.
"Friend Su, your brilliance today has left us in awe. However, we are all curious, on the fourth day of May, did you really intend to confront your father, Su Hongli?" Yun Zhongqi spoke in a deep voice at this moment.
Su Hongli!
The master of the Su family in Yujing City, a man so mysterious and low-profile that it was terrifying. For the past ten years, information about him had been almost nonexistent. No one knew how powerful Su Hongli had become.
But one thing was certain, everyone believed that ten years ago, Su Hongli was an extremely dazzling legendary figure even in the realm of Da Zhou.
His might was comparable to that of the National Teacher, Hong Canshang!
And as Su Yi was Su Hongli's son, the conflict between him and the Su family in Yujing City was already widely known.
Who wouldn't be curious about the kind of confrontation that would unfold between father and son?
"What's it to you?" Su Yi frowned slightly and glanced at Yun Zhongqi.
Yun Zhongqi's face stiffened, feeling somewhat embarrassed by the rebuke.
Su Yi paid him no further attention and turned away, his tall and straight figure disappearing. From beginning to end, no one dared to stop him!
...
On that day,
As numerous martial artists dispersed from Jiuzhi Mountain, news of this battle spread through Yujing City like lightning, causing shock and silence among the major forces that had been following the updates.
Su Yi had won!
He had killed You Tianhong of Da Qin!
It was said that even though You Tianhong had unleashed power capable of threatening the Yuanfu Realm in his final moments, Su Yi had still broken through it unscathed. The implications behind this were terrifying.
"Could Su Yi truly be invincible?" Countless exclamations filled the air.
In recent times, news about Su Yi had spread throughout the world like a tsunami, and he had never been defeated in any battle he was involved in.
At the peak of Mount Xishan in Gunzhou, he had turned the tide of the situation and decapitated his enemies.
In the battle at the Governor's Mansion of Gunzhou, he had annihilated powerful figures like the Flame Emperor Xiahou Ling and the White Eyebrow King Cai Jinghai.
On his journey from Gunzhou to Yujing City, he had experienced battles at the Dragon Bridge Post, the Cloud Wave Pavilion, and the Precious Temple Demon Mountain, slaying countless renowned Precelestial Martial Ancestors along the way.
Especially in the battle at the White State's Moyun Military Camp, he had killed the Da Qin land immortal Li Changning with his Triple Grandmaster Realm cultivation.
This battle had ignited a frenzy throughout the world, causing countless waves and propelling Su Yi's name to be unrivaled and shining brightly.
Compared to that, the battle where he repelled Shi Fengliu on the Qinglan River was not particularly surprising.
Although his previous victories had not yet made the land immortals wary of him.
However, after experiencing the battle at Jiuzhi Mountain today, who among those land immortals, no matter how powerful they were, dared to underestimate Su Yi?
What was even more astonishing was that every time people thought Su Yi's opponents might win, he always displayed an unexpectedly terrifying combat power, achieving complete victory as if crushing dry weeds and smashing rotten wood!
Naturally, this was no different from being invincible.
"Is there anyone in this world who can restrain Su Yi? How can a grandmaster-level individual like him possess such terrifying power?"
Many major forces were analyzing the situation.
"It is said that in the battle with You Tianhong, even until the end, Su Yi only used his sword when You Tianhong forced him to, and he emerged victorious without sustaining any injuries. This undoubtedly means that slaying a Qi Condensation Realm cultivator like You Tianhong is no longer a challenge for Su Yi!"
Someone analyzed the situation in this manner.
"This also means that in order to truly suppress Su Yi, one must possess extraordinary combat power that cannot be measured by conventional means. Otherwise, it is feared that only a cultivator at the Yuanfu Realm can accomplish this!"
This was a reasonable analysis.
However, someone refuted it without reservation, "You're wrong. It's likely that Su Yi didn't even exert his full strength when he killed You Tianhong. In such a case, nobody knows the extent of his power, nor whether he possesses any forbidden trump cards. In this situation, how can anyone talk about suppressing Su Yi?"
The argument caused a heated debate among the people.
Yet, no one could deny that in the present Great Zhou Empire, Su Yi was no longer a character that any ordinary land immortal could ignore!
However, in the end, nobody knew how Su Yi possessed such extraordinary combat power at the Grandmaster Realm level.
It was like a puzzle that troubled cultivators in this world.
Characters like Yue Shichan, Hong Canshang, and Shi Fengliu had vaguely speculated and guessed some clues, but they too only had a fragmentary understanding.
It was precisely because of this that the image of Su Yi in people's minds gained an additional sense of mystery.
When the news of the battle at Jiuzhi Mountain reached the Su family in Yujing City,
You Qingzhi's vision darkened, and she felt a dizzying sensation as if the world was spinning. She nearly fainted from the impact.
She was completely devastated!