Chapter 593
is so heavy it's suffocating.
Faced with the combined might of one Heavenly Realm expert and four Earthly Realm experts, even if Jiang Xuan possessed extraordinary abilities and concealed deadly moves, he would likely be powerless to turn the tide.
She seemed to be quite well-informed, revealing such a shocking inside story.
On the other side, Yun Zitong, dressed in purple and with a beautiful face, also nodded, her delicate eyebrows slightly furrowed.
"What Senior Sister Yu said is correct."
Although Jiang Xuan displayed combat power far exceeding his realm in the first two rounds, we both know the strength of Senior Brother Le Zhiyou.
Even if Senior Brother Yue doesn't make a move, Liu Kesheng and his three companions alone are enough to give Jiang Xuan a hard time.
If he can hold out for ten breaths, then he'll be considered quite capable.
Upon hearing this, Xue Shaolin sighed softly and said no more.
Although he had high expectations for Jiang Xuan's strength, he also knew that in the face of absolute strength and a large number of people, the power of an individual sometimes seemed insignificant.
However, not far away, Wen Mingxiu listened to Xue Shaolin and the other two's discussion, and the corner of her mouth twitched almost imperceptibly, a hint of disapproval flashing in her eyes.
"Join forces to attack? It's not that easy..."
She thought to herself. Having come from the Bloodthirsty Camp, she had witnessed far too many of these small-scale melees, sieges, betrayals, and alliances.
Sometimes, having more people isn't necessarily an advantage, especially when facing an unpredictable and ruthless opponent.
Although she couldn't be certain that Jiang Xuan would ultimately prevail amidst the encirclement of five formidable opponents, she had a strong intuition—Jiang Xuan would not be easily eliminated! Those five would likely have to pay a considerable price to remove him from the competition!
"Want to eliminate Jiang Xuan? I'm afraid he might not be the first one to be eliminated..."
Wen Mingxiu gazed wistfully toward the direction of the ninth arena, silently chanting in her heart.
……
"Cultivators of the ninth group, please ascend to the ninth arena!"
As the staff announced his arrival, Jiang Xuan took a deep breath, stepped out from the crowd, and steadily walked onto the ninth arena under the gazes of various people, some with sympathy, some with schadenfreude, and some with pure curiosity.
Almost the instant he stepped onto the stage, five other figures also appeared like ghosts, rushing onto the stage from different directions and each occupying a position, forming a siege.
Jiang Xuan stood still, his gaze sharp as lightning, quickly sweeping over the other five people on the arena.
Le Zhiyou stood slightly to the left of the center of the arena, dressed in a blue robe. His face was ordinary, but his eyes were like deep pools, calm and still, seemingly indifferent to everything around him.
He simply stood there, yet he naturally exuded a calm and composed aura that commanded respect.
The other four—Liu Kesheng, Wu Cen, Zhai Xiuyuan, and Chen Cheng—occupied several other corners of the arena.
These four individuals possessed powerful auras and were surrounded by faint spiritual light; they were all experts in the Earthly Gang Realm.
When Jiang Xuan's gaze swept over them, his heart sank.
He keenly sensed that from the moment he stepped onto the stage, the gazes of these four people had been fixed on him like leeches clinging to a bone! Their gazes carried undisguised hostility, scrutiny, and a tacit understanding that seemed to have been pre-arranged!
Even Yue Zhiyou, who had been expressionless the whole time, raised his eyes slightly at this moment. His deep gaze fell on Jiang Xuan. Although he was still calm, he brought Jiang Xuan an invisible pressure that was far greater than that of the other four people!
"Just as I thought..."
Jiang Xuan's last shred of hope vanished completely.
These five people had clearly reached some kind of consensus before, or even earlier, before they took the stage—to prioritize joining forces to eliminate him, the biggest variable, first!
A chilling atmosphere instantly filled the ninth arena.
The air seemed to freeze, so heavy that it was hard to breathe.
Below the ring, nearly 100,000 spectators held their breath, all eyes focused on this moment.
Everyone wanted to know how long this young man, who had repeatedly created miracles, could withstand the combined attack of one Heavenly Realm expert and four Earthly Realm experts. Could he stage another comeback? Or would this dark horse, who had risen so powerfully, finally come to a quiet end?
Jiang Xuan slowly moved his wrists, and the spiritual energy within his body, which was like a millstone in a storm, began to accelerate quietly, with powerful forces surging and flowing through his limbs and bones.
His gaze became incredibly focused and calm at that moment, as if all the noise and clamor of the outside world had faded away from him.
His gaze swept across the faces of Liu Kesheng, Wu Cen, Zhai Xiuyuan, and Chen Cheng in turn, finally settling on Le Zhiyou, the one who put the most pressure on him.
"You want to team up and eliminate me?"
A cold and arrogant smile slowly curved Jiang Xuan's lips, his fighting spirit burning fiercely within him.
"Then... let's give it a try!"
Although almost no one in the audience had high hopes for him and believed that he would inevitably lose under the siege of what could be called the group of death, Jiang Xuan's expression did not change at all, and his eyes became even sharper and brighter.
In the first two rounds of assessment, whether facing Tan Long or Yue Zhongtian, he suppressed them with an absolute advantage and did not encounter any real danger, not even a warm-up.
At this moment, facing four formidable Earthly Realm experts and the unfathomable Heavenly Realm expert Le Zhiyou, he finally felt the long-lost pressure.
But this pressure did not frighten him; instead, it made his blood boil! He saw this as an excellent opportunity, a chance to truly understand his current limits and test the power of the [Nine Shaking Heavens Dao] in high-pressure combat!
"Om-!"
Within his body, the "Storm Millstone," like a vortex of a storm, began to spin wildly at an unprecedented speed, emitting a deep hum. Vast and pure spiritual energy, like molten lava surging from the earth, rushed and flowed through his limbs and bones, bringing explosive power! His brows were sharp as knives, his black eyes flashed like lightning, and a layer of azure light faintly emanated from his body. His aura suddenly surged, as if he had transformed into a bottomless, mysterious abyss, or a volcano about to erupt, radiating a powerful aura of dominance and unparalleled dominance!
"Huh? His aura... has changed!"
"Such a strong sense of pressure! Much stronger than in the first two rounds!"
"Could it be that he hadn't been giving it his all all along?"
"Impossible, right? That punch he threw at Yue Zhongtian was terrifying enough. Could he have been holding back?"
"Perhaps feeling a deadly threat, they were forced to use their most trump card?"
In the audience, countless people keenly noticed the significant change in Jiang Xuan's aura, and immediately, exclamations of surprise and doubt arose.
On the arena, Le Zhiyou, Liu Kesheng, and the other four naturally felt Jiang Xuan's suddenly increased aura, and their expressions all hardened.
They originally thought that the five of them working together would be enough to crush Jiang Xuan in a short time, but they did not expect that he could unleash such an amazing aura when he was in dire straits!
"This boy is indeed strange! We must not be careless!"
Liu Kesheng gave a low shout, reminding his companion.
"Let's move! We need to finish this quickly to avoid any unforeseen complications!"
A fierce glint flashed in Wu Cen's eyes.
Without any hesitation, the five of them simultaneously gathered their strength and unleashed their respective spiritual weapons! In an instant, the arena was ablaze with spiritual light, and killing intent soared into the sky!
Le Zhiyou now wielded a simple, black longsword with a dark blade that seemed to devour light; Liu Kesheng opened a large bronze umbrella, its surface swirling with runes and crimson spiritual energy swirling like fireworks.
Wu Cen swung a giant golden axe the size of a door panel, unleashing a fierce and domineering aura; Zhai Xiuyuan wielded a pale white bone chain, the links clashing and producing a teeth-grinding sound that reverberated through the void; Chen Cheng held a pair of short brass axes, their blades gleaming coldly and slicing through the air with a sharp whistling sound.
The five warriors unleashed their spiritual weapons simultaneously, their blades gleaming and swords gleaming. The powerful spiritual pressure intertwined, causing the spiritual pattern shield surrounding the arena to ripple violently. A chilling aura permeated the air. Despite their overwhelming numerical advantage, none of them dared to underestimate Jiang Xuan in the slightest; the previous two battles had already amply demonstrated his terrifying combat prowess.
Even Yue Zhiyou, the strongest in the Heavenly Gang Realm, was on high alert, a hint of solemnity flashing deep within his usually calm eyes.
He was also a little puzzled. Faced with such an attack, Jiang Xuan still did not use his signature broadsword, but instead chose to fight with his bare hands.
"clang--!"
Just as the tension was at its peak, the clear and melodious bell tolled, marking the official start of the duel, like a stone thrown into a still lake!
Before the bell had even finished ringing, Lezhiyou and the other four, as if they had agreed beforehand, launched a fierce attack at the same time!
"Annihilation Slash!"
Le Zhiyou made the first move, his black longsword slicing through the void. A condensed black sword beam, like a bolt of lightning tearing through the night, arrived with an aura of annihilation and heaviness, heading straight for Jiang Xuan! Wherever the sword beam passed, the air emitted a piercing tearing sound, demonstrating the domineering and unparalleled power of a Heavenly Gang Realm expert!
At the same time, Liu Kesheng's bronze umbrella spun rapidly, and countless crimson spiritual energies rained down on Jiang Xuan like shooting stars, blocking his escape route; Wu Cen roared, and his golden axe, carrying the immense power to split mountains and shatter rocks, slashed horizontally at Jiang Xuan's waist; Zhai Xiuyuan's white bone chain, like a venomous snake emerging from its hole, cunningly and ruthlessly coiled around Jiang Xuan's legs; Chen Cheng moved like lightning, and a pair of brass short axes drew a shrill arc, aiming straight for Jiang Xuan's throat!
The five-person teamwork wasn't exactly exquisite, but it was excellent in sync. Their attacks covered almost every possible direction Jiang Xuan could dodge, with spiritual light flashing and their power fully unleashed. Their intention couldn't be clearer—to eliminate this biggest threat in the shortest amount of time with overwhelming force!
Faced with this overwhelming attack, which could instantly crush an ordinary Earthly Realm cultivator, Jiang Xuan's pupils suddenly contracted, but the fighting spirit in his eyes burned to its peak!
"Good timing!"
He let out a deep roar, and instead of retreating or dodging, he charged forward like a cannonball the instant the five attacked! His target was none other than the strongest of the five, the one who put the most pressure on him—Le Zhiyou!
He disregarded the attacks of the other four and chose to confront them head-on, directly bracing against Le Zhiyou's "Destroy Kun Slash"!
"Mountain collapse!"
Jiang Xuan silently chanted in his heart, clenched his right fist, and pushed the Storm Millstone in his body to its limit. The azure spiritual energy gathered on his fist like a raging dragon, carrying a tragic will that could destroy everything and was unstoppable. Without dodging or avoiding, he fiercely slammed into that sharp and incomparable black sword light!
"boom--!!!!"
The force of the fist clashed fiercely with the sword's edge!
Contrary to expectations, the black sword light containing the power of the Heavenly Gang Realm shattered like fragile glass the moment it made contact with Jiang Xuan's fist, turning into countless black specks of light!
Although the extremely condensed dark blue fist wind on Jiang Xuan's fist had dimmed considerably, its momentum had not diminished. It still slammed into Le Zhiyou, who was holding a sword behind him, like a runaway bull!
Le Zhiyou's expression changed slightly. He hadn't expected Jiang Xuan's power to be so domineering, capable of shattering his sword light with a single punch! He flicked his wrist, and the black longsword drew an arc in front of him, barely deflecting the remaining force of the punch. However, his body was still shaken slightly by the immense force!
"what?!"
"He...he actually shattered Le Zhiyou's Annihilation Slash with a single punch?!"
"How is this possible! Le Zhiyou is at the Heavenly Gang Realm!"
This scene caused an uproar in the audience, with countless people standing up from their seats in shock!
Jiang Xuan felt the same chill in his heart.
"The Heavenly Realm is indeed worthy of its reputation! My full-force Mountain-Splitting Collapse could only barely shatter one of his sword beams and could not pose a real threat to him!"
In the blink of an eye, the attacks from Liu Kesheng, Wu Cen, and the other three arrived one after another! Jiang Xuan's old strength had just dissipated and his new strength had not yet been generated. His body was still in the inertia of his forward momentum, and it was too late to completely dodge!
"drink!"
He twisted his body abruptly, throwing out both fists simultaneously. The azure spiritual energy spread out from him like a surging wave! He held nothing back, pushing the power of the [Nine Shaking Heavens Dao] technique to its current limit. His fists flew like dragons, sometimes collapsing, sometimes shaking, sometimes blocking, forcefully shaking off attacks from all directions!
"Bang! Bang! Bang! Boom—!!"
On the arena, divine light burst forth in an instant, and the roar of colliding spiritual energy was like a series of thunderclaps! Crimson flames, golden axe beams, white bone chain shadows, and the light of brass axes intertwined and annihilated with the rising, tenacious, sky-blue fist energy! Countless plumes of smoke and mist flew, and turbulent energy swept across the entire arena like a storm, causing the spiritual pattern shield to shake violently and emit a hum that could not bear the burden!
Jiang Xuan's figure was completely engulfed by the colorful and violent attack.
Everyone held their breath and stared wide-eyed.
However, the next moment, something happened that left everyone speechless!
As the blinding light faded slightly, Jiang Xuan was still standing on the arena! His clothes were torn in several places, and a trickle of blood spilled from the corner of his mouth, clearly indicating that he had been shaken by the violent attack just now. However, his body remained straight, like a pine tree rooted in a rock!
He actually withstood the first round of combined attacks from four Earthly Realm experts and one Heavenly Realm expert with just his bare fists! Although he looked a little disheveled, he was not instantly defeated!
"hiss--!"
"He blocked it?! He actually blocked it!" (End of Chapter)