Martial Sovereign of Myriad Realms

However, a day later, Ye Feng came out of the cultivation space. Although his aura had become much more refined than before, his cultivation was still unable to break through.    

He spent four consecutive days in the training space to break through. Ye Feng had spent a total of forty days, yet he still failed to do so. This was the first time that he had encountered such a situation.    

"The harder the breakthrough, the greater the increase in power. "Ye Feng, with your current Third Level of King Stage, you can easily defeat those at the seventh or eighth level of the King's Realm. If you were to break through to the fourth level, even those at the half-step sage realm might not be your match."    

"This is the benefit of having a solid foundation."    

Elemental Spirit comforted him, "Besides, the further you cultivate, the more difficult it will be. It's normal for people to spend their entire life to breakthrough to the next stage every time after the sage realm."    

Actually, even without Elemental Spirit's explanation, Ye Feng still understood.    

As his cultivation level became higher, the time it would take to reach the next level would also be longer. Moreover, his dantian's capacity was astonishing. Once he entered the sage realm, he would need to consume more elemental energy than Martial Cultivator.    

Fortunately, he had the training space, so he didn't have to worry about time.    

… ….    

After the first round of eliminations, of the more than one hundred people that participated in the Sword Dao Gathering, only fifty or so remained.    

In two more days, the top ten would be decided.    

When Ye Feng and Sha Shenyue arrived, the drawing of lots was already over.    

His opponent today was a person called Wei Jitong. However, this time, the two of them were ranked at the second half of the competition. Ye Feng would need to finish his match before it was Ye Feng's turn.    

This gave Ye Feng an opportunity to watch other people's matches.    

Previously in the Full Moon Tower, although Ye Feng had heard of some geniuses, he didn't see them fight personally. Ye Feng also wanted to see who would participate in the competition.    

The first one to come on stage was actually Sikong Chang.    

Sikong Sheng had a handsome face, like a jade crown. He could be considered a rare handsome man.    

He wore a black robe and stood on the arena like a giant mountain that supported the heaven and earth. His cold face didn't show any emotion.    

Ye Feng's heart froze the moment he saw Sikong Sheng.    

Sikong Changsheng's cultivation had reached the ninth level of the King's Realm. His aura was very condensed and he was not much weaker than Ye Feng. Moreover, the cultivation technique he practiced seemed to be very special.    

Of course, he still hadn't made a move yet, especially since Ye Feng couldn't sense where.    

Ye Feng was almost certain that this person was a formidable opponent.    

On the stage, Sikong Sheng's cold gaze swept over to his opponent. That person's body was trembling. Just that one glance was sufficient to make the opponent feel like he couldn't take it anymore.    

"I... "Admit defeat."    

Without the slightest intention to fight, the latter raised his hand and said while trembling.    

When the others beneath the arena heard the other party voluntarily admit defeat, none of them actually mocked him.    

It was likely that everyone believed from the bottom of their hearts that admitting defeat at the hands of Sikong Chang was a normal thing, instead of admitting defeat, it was abnormal.    

Although his cultivation base was only one level higher than his opponent's, Sikong Changsheng's true combat power was comparable to his opponent's Half Saint Stage Expert.    

Most importantly, everyone who knew Sikong Changsheng knew that once he made a move, he would not show any mercy.    

To be able to directly kill an opponent, he definitely wouldn't just cripple his opponent.    

In yesterday's first battle, Sikong Chang won with lightning speed, directly killing those who dared to fight against him. Even the elder who was in charge of the competition beside him did not have the time to rescue him.    

The Sword Truth Assembly allowed for casualties, but of course there was a limit. As long as the opponent admitted defeat and deliberately killed the opponent, the sect would tolerate it.    

When they fought, it was impossible to avoid casualties.    

To put it in a popular saying, training was supposed to be against the heavens, so it was normal for one to die halfway.    

"The winner of this match is Sikong Chang!"    

Elder Tian announced.    

He turned around and walked off the stage. From head to toe, his face did not reveal the slightest bit of emotion, as if he was a wooden statue.    

"Feng, if you were to fight against this person, how confident are you in winning?"    

Below the stage, Sha Shenyue was a little worried, so she tightened her grip on Ye Feng's hand.    

Ye Feng thought for a while and said honestly, "If it was just a competition and I didn't use any special methods, I can at most make it to the 3rd level."    

In the end, the arena competition was just a competition. There were many special techniques that could not be used. For example, Ye Feng's current trump card … Demon Emperor's Divine Bow.    

The might of the Demon Emperor's bow was too great. If he used it even once, it would affect the spectators below the stage and cause unnecessary casualties.    

If this was a battle of life or death, there was no need to care about these worries.    

Ye Feng could use all kinds of methods, whether it was deceit, illusion techniques, formations, etc., to deceive his opponents, or even directly kill them.    

"What if it's a fight to the death?" Sha Shenyue asked curiously.    

Even Sha Shenyue did not know Ye Feng's real strength very well.    

"Hard to say."    

Ye Feng shook his head.    

To be able to become a genius of the Xuanyi Sect, who didn't have a card up their sleeve?    

Sikong Sheng was not an ordinary person. No one knew what kind of trump card he had.    

However, if they were to fight to the death, Ye Feng still had quite a bit of confidence that he could defeat this person.    

"To be able to receive such an evaluation from you, this Sikong Chang Sheng is indeed not simple."    

Sha Shenyue nodded slightly. Although she was a sage realm expert, her ability to judge others was inferior to Ye Feng's.    

… ….    

"Next match, Main Courtyard Xie Cheng versus Mo Bei Courtyard and Xiong Chengshan."    

Elder Tian's voice sounded out from the stage, followed by Xie Cheng and a burly man leaping onto the stage at the same time.    

Seeing this, Ye Feng was in high spirits.    

Last time, when he exchanged blows with Xie Cheng, Ye Feng could feel that this person was indeed not weak. At least, he was more than a step stronger than his shoddy little brother, Xie An.    

He really wanted to see just what ability Xie Cheng still had.    

After confirming the identities of the two, the battle began.    

With a cold smile, Xie Cheng did not hold back and waved his hand in the air. A long spear made out of flames condensed from Origin Energy appeared in his hand. As he waved it, a sea of flames immediately appeared above the arena.    

His opponent, Xiong Chengshan, also had a decent cultivation base.    

With an explosive shout, a wave of Origin Energy rippled out from his body, instantly causing the surrounding flames to extinguish and retreat.    

Xiong Chengshan blasted away the flames, his figure turning into an afterimage as he pounced towards Xie Cheng.    

His speed was extremely quick, and in the blink of an eye, he was already in front of Xie Cheng.    

However, Xie Cheng had been prepared for this, so he stabbed out with the fiery spear in reverse. At the same time, he leaped backwards and swept the back of his spear towards Xiong Chengshan's chest.    

With a "peng" sound, a Barbarian Cow Shadow flew out from Xiong Chengshan's body. He gritted his teeth as if he was trying to block the fire spear's attack.    

"Give it to me, defeat."    

Xie Cheng let out a light snort, and red high temperature suddenly surged out from the tip of his spear.    

With a 'Chi la' sound, the 'Barbarian Cow Shadow' was burned through, causing a look of shock to appear in Xiong Chengshan's eyes.    

He tried to dodge again, but it was too late. He was struck by the flaming spear and sent flying back down the stage.    

Xiong Chengshan was clearly a body cultivator with tyrannical physique. Although he was only at the "Inner Appearance" stage, his strength was already far beyond that of an ordinary eighth level King's Realm cultivator like Martial Cultivator.    

Even so, even after unleashing that illusory shadow of his on the path of martial arts, he was still unable to withstand the high temperature attack from Xie Cheng's flaming spear, and directly vomited a mouthful of blood and was defeated.    

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