"How did you two get there?" Yuan Ye looked at Rui Xi and Murong Qiang, forcing a smile. "Since you hadn't come back for so long, something must have happened. Of course, we went to check," Murong Qiang said very naturally. Yuan Ye looked at him with disdain. "Are we that close?" "Wow!" Murong Qiang suddenly put on an exaggerated expression, pointed at Yuan Ye, and roared, "I saved your life. Instead of thanking me, you're saying such hurtful words!" "Okay, okay. Thank you, although it was Xi'er and the little rascal who actually saved me," Yuan Ye said gloomily. "If my Thunder Tribulation Sword weren't in your hands, I wouldn't have been in such a miserable state." "Hey, you gave me the sword. Challenging a Martial Emperor without a weapon? Are you tired of living?" "Who knew that bastard would start a fight just because he didn't like the look of me and then try to kill me as soon as the fight began. Damn him. Refine a better sword for me quickly. I'll get a chance to kill him," Yuan Ye flared up at the mention of Jiang Zan. He hadn't intended to fight, but he almost got killed. "You'd better focus on healing your wounds. Even if your sword is better than his, as long as it's not a treasure above immortal grade, you won't be able to defeat Jiang Zan. Since Jiang Zan is a Martial Emperor, his strength is definitely not that simple. In other words, today he just wanted to toy with you until you died. Besides, your Thunder Tribulation Sword is gone. I used it to make dozens of Hongxin heavy - iron arrowheads. To make arrows that even a Martial Emperor can't shatter, these arrowheads are the key. I didn't have such good materials, so I had to melt your sword. Otherwise, the little girl's arrow wouldn't have hit Jiang Zan today." "Damn it. Then what am I supposed to fight Jiang Zan with?" Yuan Ye's eyes widened, but he didn't say much. After all, the arrowheads were for Rui Xi's arrows, and Yuan Ye didn't feel it was a pity. It's just that a swordsman without a sword is really in a pitiful state. "The snow Qilin and I found a material. Although it's not good enough to make a sword, it's fine for making armor. I made a breastplate and armor to protect your dantian, the source of your aura, for you. At least it can protect your vital parts and save your life in a critical moment," Murong Qiang continued. "It's a pity that I don't have my spatial ring anymore. Otherwise, my Xingyue armor would ensure that you don't need to defend and can just focus on attacking." "Really? Little Qiang, you're the indestructible cockroach. Do you still need armor?" Yuan Ye's eyes widened in surprise. Murong Qiang blushed. "Well, I've offended too many people. My defense is strong, but the people I've offended are all Mingshen - level experts, and even Zhun Zun - level experts. These guys have all kinds of powerful means. Some people's sword attacks not only harm your surface but also your internal organs. It's terrifying. For us who refine our bodies through weapon refining, only by making the inside strong and the outside weak can we resist such terrifying attacks. Otherwise, it's a dead end. So I had to make myself a piece of armor." Hearing Murong Qiang's words, Yuan Ye furrowed his brow, as if lost in deep thought. Looking at Yuan Ye's pensive look, Murong Qiang smiled. "The 'inside - strong - outside - weak' concept in weapon - refining - body - refining is actually to train your bones and muscles to be as hard as divine weapons, but the skin on the outside is no different from that of ordinary people. This is the highest state of weapon - refining - body - refining. As the saying goes, as long as your bones and muscles aren't damaged, it's not a big deal. Even ordinary people are like this, and for us martial artists, as long as our bones and muscles are intact, even if we're slashed a few times, we'll recover quickly. As for the appearance being the same as ordinary people, it's mainly for some daily needs. For example, when being intimate with your lover, if your whole body is as hard as steel, how can you make love? As long as one part is soft, right?" Murong Qiang looked at Yuan Ye with a naughty smile. Rui Xi, who was beside them, blushed and ran out. But Yuan Ye still had a furrowed brow. "Hey, I've explained it so clearly. Stop pretending to be deep," Murong Qiang complained. "You said that an attack on the surface can also injure the internal organs. How is that possible?" Yuan Ye looked at Murong Qiang solemnly, without any of his usual playfulness. "I'm also very puzzled. It's really strange. You know, our ordinary attacks start from the surface. A sword has to pierce your skin first, then your flesh, then your bones and muscles, and finally your internal organs. Internal organs are protected layer by layer, and at the same time, they are the most fragile and important. Even a little force hitting them would cause severe injury. But some experts' techniques are extremely strange. They can make your internal organs bear the same attacking force as the surface even when they are attacking your skin or even when you are clashing swords with them. Who can withstand that?" "Then can you demonstrate that attacking move for me?" Yuan Ye immediately said. Murong Qiang's face stiffened. "Are you kidding? If I had such powerful swordsmanship, why would I have had most of my cultivation abolished and been beaten from an Ancient Immortal to a Wu Jun? Once, a late - stage Mingshen bastard slashed at me with his sword. I almost died with just one sword. I just saw his sword moving fast and slow, with the sword shadow floating towards me. It didn't seem to have much attacking power, but it was so insidious." "Fast and slow, floating sword shadow! The second sword of the Sealing Demons Swordsmanship, Yuan Zhen. I've never been able to understand its mystery. So that's how it is. So that's how it is!" Yuan Ye muttered to himself and got up from the bed. "Hey, where are you going?" Murong Qiang immediately stopped Yuan Ye. "Probably Jiang Zan will be the number one in the Hundred Young Elites Battle. But to determine the first place, it will take at least three months. Don't disturb me during these three months. I need to practice in seclusion." "Come on. I just bandaged your wounds," Murong Qiang was about to say more, but Yuan Ye had already left the room. Outside Hun Luo City, in a deep forest, Yuan Ye was alone. Sometimes he closed his eyes and thought quietly, sometimes he stretched out his hands and gestured back and forth, and sometimes he picked up a branch, jumped up, and slashed, stabbed, and cut with his sword. Streams of auras shot out. Each move was slightly different from the previous one as Yuan Ye was constantly experimenting. Yuan Ye was desperately trying to understand the essence of the second sword of the Sealing Demons Swordsmanship, Yuan Zhen. Three months later, in the largest arena in Hun Luo City. "Ha!" Jiang Zan let out a low shout. His right leg turned into a whirlwind and kicked a black - clothed man hard, sending him flying. Immediately, the sound of bones breaking rang out. With one move, the winner was clear. The man shouted, "I give up!" But Jiang Zan didn't stop at all. His figure instantly caught up with the black - clothed man. His right hand turned into a silver light and instantly pierced the man's chest, crushing his heart. "Boom!" Jiang Zan kicked the black - clothed man out of the arena with a flying kick. "Jiang Zan wins! Liao Ai died in battle. According to the rules, the 101st place advances to the top 100 and is eligible to participate in the top 100 competition in Yaoyan Prefecture to compete for the right to enter the City of Hope. Jiang Zan will face Cen Sen tomorrow. The winner of the final battle will be the top of the Hundred Young Elites in Hun Luo City and will be eligible to directly enter the City of Hope," an old man in white immediately announced. Immediately, two people came up and carried the black - clothed man's body away. If you don't surrender immediately when fighting against Jiang Zan, you will definitely die. He, Jiang Zan, is from Guyang Province. Now almost all the high - ranking officials and nobles in Hun Luo Province are watching this battle. He wants to defeat all his opponents with overwhelming force, and he wants to kill them all. His adoptive father, Cui Zhihao, gave him this opportunity to enter the City of Hope and also gave him an order, which is to show off the military might of Guyang Province to the entire Hun Luo Province. A random person sent by Guyang Province can look down on the entire Hun Luo Province. After all, Hun Luo Province is the weakest among the nine provinces. From the start of the battle until now, Jiang Zan has also mostly completed the task given to him by his adoptive father. Except for those who surrendered immediately and were hard to kill, none of his opponents have survived his hands, and each time he has done it beautifully, even without using weapons. The opponents are too weak, really too weak. The strongest one is only at the middle - level Wu Jun. A Wu Jun has no chance against a Martial Emperor. "Hey, old man. I hope to fight that Cen Sen right now. As for the little strength I used to kill this loser, it doesn't matter. Anyway, even if I only use 50% of my strength, there's no one in your Hun Luo Province who can defeat me," Jiang Zan arrogantly stopped the referee old man.