The First Marquis of Daxuan

"Li Tianzun, you can announce the results now."

Su Mu's voice echoed in everyone's ears.

All eyes were on the arena.

On the arena, where Liu Rufeng had originally stood, only a few fragments resembling dragon scales remained, and Liu Rufeng himself was nothing but ashes.

Is it even necessary to announce this result?
Even the neutral He Tianzun and others no longer had the desire to inquire about the Zhutian Dragon God Technique.

Regardless of whether Liu Rufeng truly cultivated the Heavenly Dragon God Technique, he is already dead.

There's no need to ask any further questions.

However, the shock in their hearts lingered for a long time.

The Heavenly Dragon God Technique is a skill that even the Heavenly Venerables are somewhat wary of.

They knew how difficult it was to kill someone who cultivated the Heavenly Dragon God Technique, and they never imagined that someone who might have cultivated the Heavenly Dragon God Technique would die so easily at Su Mu's hands.

The Celestial Venerables were somewhat alarmed when they thought of the spear in Su Mu's hand.

Fortunately, Su Mu's spear perished along with Liu Rufeng, eliminating two potential threats and bringing them a sigh of relief.

"Li Tianzun, there seems to be no doubt about this result, you can announce it now."

Lei Tianzun said coldly.

He had known about the existence of the Breaking Formation Heaven-Burning Spear for a long time, but when Su Mu actually used it, he was still quite startled.

However, the more powerful the Heaven-Breaking Spear was, the more excited Thunder Celestial Venerable became.

The Heaven-Breaking Spear is a Chaos Divine Weapon, and Su Mu still owes him a Chaos Divine Weapon.

Su Mu's Chaos Void Heaven Technique is not yet perfect, yet he has already been able to forge such a powerful Chaos Divine Weapon. What if Su Mu's Chaos Void Heaven Technique were to advance further?
Lei Tianzun is now increasingly looking forward to his own Chaos Divine Weapon.

"The victor in this battle is Su Mu."

Li Tianzun was extremely reluctant, but now he had no choice but to announce the result.

He couldn't help but curse Liu Rufeng in his heart, "What a piece of trash!"
This guy is supposed to be a prodigy of the Great Qian Dynasty, yet he can't even kill a single Su Mu!

He believed all those exaggerated claims before.

"Who else wants to come up and take on the challenge?"

Li Tianzun spoke through gritted teeth.

His gaze swept over Du Rongcheng, gesturing for him to come up on stage.

Du Rongcheng was completely unaware of Li Tianzun's gaze; he was looking down, plotting his escape.

With Liu Rufeng dead, his betting operations are going to suffer huge losses.

Even he couldn't afford such a large sum of spirit stones.

The best course of action now is to escape before those people come to cash out their bets, and get as far away as possible.

This place is too terrible; he wants to go back to the Great Qian Dynasty and never come back.

What a nonsense.

The Seven Absolute Dragon Scale Armor was pierced by a spear. Is Su Mu even human?

Du Rongcheng no longer had any thoughts of revenge; he only wanted to return to the Great Qian Dynasty alive.

Liu Rufeng has been stabbed to death, what can he do now that he's in power?
Although he still had a piece of armor on him, it wasn't much better than the Seven Absolute Dragon Scale Armor.

Li Tianzun gave several winks, but Du Rongcheng just kept his head down and pretended to be a quail, without reacting at all.

Li Tianzun couldn't help but sneer inwardly.

I originally intended to use these two people from the Great Qian Dynasty as tools, but I didn't expect them to be such useless people!
One was killed on the spot by Su Mu, and the other didn't even dare to step onto the arena.

In the end, it was still up to the Azure Sky Sect to stabilize the world!
A glint flashed in Li Tianzun's eyes as he looked down towards the area below the stage.

At the edge of Li Tianzun's line of sight, a person slowly stood up.

"I want to give it a try."

The man raised his hand and spoke.

Swish!
Upon hearing the sound, everyone's eyes immediately turned to that direction.

The speaker was a young man dressed in the robes of the Azure Sky Sect, clearly a disciple of the sect.

"Cai Tonghui, how could it be him?"

A martial artist exclaimed in surprise.

"You know him?"

The martial artist beside him couldn't help but ask.

“Cai Tonghui is a disciple of the younger generation of the Cangqiong Sect. Although he is one of the best among the younger generation of disciples of the Cangqiong Sect, there is still a big gap between him and Su Mu. I remember that he only broke through to the Tianxuan Realm not long ago.”

The martial artist looked puzzled.

"Heavenly Profound Realm? Is he kidding me? A Heavenly Profound Realm cultivator probably couldn't even stop Su Mu with a single finger."

The other martial artists were stunned.

Amid the discussions of the martial artists, Cai Tonghui walked step by step toward the arena.

His movements appeared slow but were actually fast; after a few steps, he had already arrived on the arena.

First, he bowed to Li Tianzun, and then Cai Tonghui cupped his hands in greeting to Su Mu.

“Cai Tonghui, a disciple of the Azure Sky Sect, greets Brother Su.”

Cai Tonghui said loudly, "I greatly admire Brother Su's strength, but since this concerns the ownership of the position of Lord Yang, even though I know I am no match for him, I would like to give it a try today. I beg Brother Su to show mercy."

"Fists and feet have no eyes. Once you step into the ring, you are responsible for your own life and death. If you are afraid of dying, it's not too late to get off now."

Su Mu said with a half-smile.

"I have long heard that Brother Su is ruthless and vicious, and seeing him today, I can confirm that his reputation is well-deserved."

Cai Tonghui said, shaking his head.

Su Mu sneered.

The other party is trying to tarnish his reputation.

A ruthless person is not suitable to be the Lord of the Yang Realm.

Even if he were to become one, he would become a tyrant.

This is what Cai Tonghui wanted people to connect with Su Mu.

However, Su Mu was too lazy to argue with him.

"So much nonsense."

Su Mu lightly stomped his foot, and with a loud boom, the arena shook violently.

The next moment, Su Mu's figure had vanished into thin air.

Cai Tonghui's expression instantly turned extremely solemn, and his eyes gleamed with a sharp light.

With a flick of his wrist, a longsword appeared in his hand.

With a casual wave of his hand, the sword light split into two, then four, then eight.

In an instant, countless sword lights appeared in the air, forming barriers in front of him.

With a hissing sound, Su Mu's vanished figure reappeared before everyone's eyes.

At this moment, he was only a foot away from Cai Tonghui.

Su Mu then pointed his fingers together to form a sword and swung it forward.

Rumble!
Countless sword lights collided and were instantly annihilated.

Cai Tonghui bent his body slightly and slid backward with his feet close to the ground.

He slid all the way to the edge of the ring before stopping.

Su Mu stopped where Cai Tonghui had just stood, one hand behind his back and the other hand pointing diagonally at the ground.

In this clash, Cai Tonghui was clearly defeated.

But the audience below the stage still looked surprised.

It was normal for Cai Tonghui to be no match for Su Mu; in fact, no one was surprised that he was killed by Su Mu in one move.

Surprisingly, although Cai Tonghui was defeated by Su Mu in one move, in a sense, Cai Tonghui also managed to withstand one of Su Mu's attacks.

The power of that sword strike that sealed the heavens was definitely not something a Heavenly Profound Realm martial artist could unleash.

Moreover, even a typical Heavenly Fate Realm expert probably couldn't use that sword strike.

At this moment, everyone realized that Cai Tonghui's courage to go on stage was not due to madness; he truly possessed the strength to fight Su Mu.

"I understand now. The Azure Sky Sect is secretly cultivating more than just Liu Rufeng; there's also this Cai Tonghui!"

Among the audience, a martial artist slapped his thigh and said.

"The Azure Sky Sect is a large and powerful family, so it's not surprising that they secretly cultivate some powerful individuals."

The martial artists unanimously agreed.

It's not surprising that the Azure Sky Sect, being the number one sect in the Yang Realm, has some hidden experts.

"I originally thought that the position of Lord of Yang was already Su Mu's for the taking, but now it seems that it is still uncertain who will ultimately take the position."

Everyone's face lit up with excitement.

Martial artists are all combative, and the more intense the battle on the stage, the more excited they become.

Du Rongcheng's eyes darted around a few times as he secretly glanced at his surroundings.

Everyone's attention was focused on the ring, and no one noticed him.

He lifted his buttocks off the chair and slowly moved his feet.

Just then, a hand suddenly landed on his shoulder.

Du Rongcheng subconsciously turned his head to look and saw a large, fat cat hovering beside him, with one paw resting on his shoulder.

"Celestial Cat Nine?"

Du Rongcheng's face fell.

Cat Nine smiled faintly, "Kid, sit still and don't force me to take action."

"Liu Rufeng managed to escape from me once, but you don't have that ability."

Mao Jiu's voice entered Du Rongcheng's ears like a thin thread, and even the martial artist sitting next to Du Rongcheng did not hear it.

Du Rongcheng knew perfectly well that at such close range, there was no way he could escape from the clutches of a Celestial Venerable.

"Master Cat, these spirit stones and the Heavenly Net Umbrella are all yours. How about you let me go?"

Du Rongcheng looked around and also used the method of sound transmission to speak to Mao Jiudao.

He didn't care about the outcome of the match; all he wanted to do was leave before Su Mu officially became the Lord of Yang.

He didn't even want those bets anymore.

He has a grudge against Su Mu. If Su Mu were to take the position of Lord of Yang, wouldn't he be in big trouble?

Even assuming Su Mu wasn't seeking personal revenge, the betting odds for Su Mu were 3 to 1 when he first opened the market.

Countless martial artists have bet on Su Mu to win; even if he went bankrupt, he couldn't afford to pay them back.

If he can't pay out his bets, do you think those martial artists will let him off the hook?

This isn't the Great Qian Dynasty; those martial artists don't care who his father is.

His father, Du Bao, couldn't even get close to this place.

"These are not enough."

Cat Nine sneered, "Kid, as far as I know, you're someone with connections. How much do you think your life is worth?"

Du Rongcheng cursed inwardly.

His life is, of course, priceless.

But if you're willing to let me go, I don't care how worthless my life is.

"Master Cat, I'm really gone."

Du Rongcheng pleaded, "I only have this many spirit stones on me. Why don't you let me go first, and I'll have someone send you more spirit stones later? You can have as many as you want."

My dad is very rich!

"Really?" Cat Nine seemed somewhat tempted.

Du Rongcheng was immediately invigorated and nodded his head vigorously, like a chicken pecking at rice.

"Yes! I swear on my life! My father is the number one weaponsmith in the world, and he is the richest man in the world. You've seen the kind of armor that Liu Rufeng is wearing, right? I have several of them at home!"

Du Rongcheng said, "Tens of millions of top-grade spirit stones are just a small amount of money for my father."

"I'm my father's only son. He'll give me as many spirit stones as I want, no matter how many!"

"If that's what you're saying, then I'm even less likely to let you leave."

Cat Nine chuckled and said, "Have you ever heard of 'rare goods are worth hoarding'?"

"As long as you're in my hands, I won't have to worry about running out of spirit stones anymore!"

Du Rongcheng: "..."

It seems that his boasting went too far and backfired.

Du Rongcheng wanted to cry but had no tears.

…………

Li Tianzun narrowed his eyes. If it weren't for the fact that Tianzun couldn't participate, he would have already taken action himself.

Cai Tonghui was a trump card he had secretly cultivated.

He was worried that something might go wrong with Liu Rufeng, so he spared no expense in cultivating Cai Tonghui.

Unfortunately, Cai Tonghui was still somewhat inferior to Fu Canglan.

If Fu Canglan hadn't died, he would definitely be able to defeat Su Mu now.

Unfortunately, Fu Canglan died at Su Mu's hands, and Cai Tonghui's skills were ultimately lacking.

Even though he had spared no effort to cultivate him, his current strength was still quite far behind that of Su Mu.

At first, fueled by youthful arrogance and fearlessness, he was able to hold his own against Su Mu.

But as time went on, his lack of stamina became apparent.

Seeing Cai Tonghui completely losing ground and being forced to retreat step by step by Su Mu, Li Tianzun sighed inwardly.

Putting aside differing stances, Su Mu was indeed the most talented junior he had ever met.

If it weren't for the limitations imposed by the environment, Li Tianzun had no doubt that Su Mu would have become a Tianzun.

Even now, given enough time, Li Tianzun believes that Su Mu will eventually become a Tianzun, as long as he doesn't die.

Unfortunately, Su Mu was destined not to be used by him.

Since he cannot be used by him, Su Mu must die.

He absolutely would not allow such a person to exist in the world.

"Su Mu, Su Mu, you can only blame yourself for not being a disciple of my Azure Sky Sect."

Li Tianzun snorted coldly.

He placed his fingers on the armrest of the chair and tapped it lightly twice.

Hey!
Hey!
A crisp sound came from under Li Tianzun's fingers.

The celestial beings beside him subconsciously glanced at Li Tianzun.

Li Tianzun kept his eyes straight ahead, and the other celestial beings did not notice anything unusual, so their gazes returned to the arena.

On the stage, Cai Tonghui also heard the two crisp sounds. His expression changed slightly, and a deep sadness flashed in his eyes.

"Something's wrong!"

Lei Tianzun and Qi Lingyun exchanged a glance, and Qi Lingyun transmitted her voice.

"With Cai Tonghui's strength, he is absolutely no match for Su Mu from any perspective. Li Tianzun couldn't possibly be unaware of this. Knowing that he was bound to lose, why would he hand over the genius of the Cangqiong Sect to Su Mu as a stepping stone?"

Qi Lingyun frowned. Based on her understanding of Li Tianzun, she knew that Li Tianzun would never do such a losing deal.

"Cai Tonghui might still have some trump card up his sleeve."

Lei Tianzun said in a deep voice, "But there is no need to worry. Although Su Mu no longer has the Breaking Formation Burning Heaven Spear, he is still an invincible powerhouse below the Heavenly Venerable level."

Despite saying that, Qi Lingyun was still somewhat worried.

At this moment, Cai Tonghui's expression on the stage became very serious.

He looked at Su Mu and said in a deep voice, "Su Mu, if you admit defeat now, you can still save your life. Otherwise, you will die a horrible death!"

"is it?"

Su Mu smiled faintly, "Use whatever means you have. If I die here today, it's because I, Su Mu, haven't mastered my skills. I won't hold a grudge against anyone."

Before Cai Tonghui could speak, a cold snort rang out.

That was none other than Li Tianzun's voice.

Clearly, Cai Tonghui's delays had already displeased Li Tianzun.

"Since that's the case, then you'll die with me!"

Cai Tonghui knew that his last hope was gone, and his face suddenly became ferocious.

boom!
Cai Tonghui's clothes fluttered without wind, and vortexes were released from his body, frantically absorbing the spiritual energy of heaven and earth around him.

Cai Tonghui's body swelled up as if inflated, expanding many times its original size in the blink of an eye.

boom! boom! boom!
Su Mu's attack landed on Cai Tonghui as if hitting a balloon.

Cai Tonghui's body had turned into a sphere, with waves of air surging around him, and he continued to collide with it.

An aura of world-destroying power emanated from Cai Tonghui.

This happened very quickly. After realizing something was wrong, Su Mu went all out to stop Cai Tonghui.

But by then it was too late.

Cai Tonghui has entered a state of invincibility; any attack that lands on him will only make him swell even faster.

Within a few breaths, Cai Tonghui had completely lost his human form; his facial features had become blurred due to the inflation.

"Guixu Yin!"

Su Mu stared at Cai Tonghui, who was several feet away, with a solemn expression.

He had already figured out that part of Cai Tonghui's moves came from Guixu Yin, while another part was somewhat similar to the technique Liu Rufeng had used before.

Su Mu suspected that this was the Heavenly Dragon God Technique!

The fusion of the Heavenly Dragon God Technique and the Returning to the Void Guide has resulted in Cai Tonghui's current performance.

He used the Heavenly Dragon God Technique to absorb the surrounding energy, and then used the Return to the Void Guiding Technique to activate this energy, attempting to destroy everything around him. His ultimate goal was to perish together with Su Mu!

This is Cai Tonghui's real purpose in coming to power!
From the very beginning, Cai Tonghui knew that he had absolutely no chance of winning against Su Mu.

His task was to bring the Sumu along on the journey!
As long as Su Mu dies, the ultimate winner can only be their Sky Dome Sect!
Cai Tonghui was originally chosen as a death squad by the Cangqiong Sect!

Su Mu understood everything in an instant.

Not only Su Mu understood everything, but Lei Tianzun, Qi Lingyun, He Tianzun, and others also came to their senses.

They all looked at Li Tianzun.

"Li Tianzun, isn't what your Cangqiong Sect is doing a bit too far?"

He Tianzun was a kind-hearted person, and he couldn't help but speak up.

The arena battles are only for selecting the Yang Master; it doesn't necessarily have to be a fight to the death.

The Cangqiong Sect's suicidal tactics are somewhat despicable.

"I don't understand what you mean, Celestial Venerable He."

Li Tianzun calmly said, "All of Cai Tonghui's actions were spontaneous and have nothing to do with my Cangqiong Sect."

Besides, in a martial arts arena, everyone relies on their own skills; to win, any means are acceptable.

Li Tianzun sneered inwardly. Did he care what the world thought?

He doesn't care what others think; history is always written by the victors.

As long as Su Mu dies, their Azure Sky Sect can still rule the Yang Realm for countless years.

He Tianzun sighed and shook his head helplessly.

Li Tianzun's sophistry left him speechless.

The actions of the Azure Sky Sect were indeed within the rules.

In a martial arts contest, if Cai Tonghui is willing to use a method that results in mutual destruction, no one can stop him.

Su Mu's current choice is either to admit defeat or to perish together with Cai Tonghui.

Cai Tonghui and Li Tianzun were not going to give him the chance to admit defeat.

Furthermore, Li Tianzun's power was contained and not unleashed, already preventing Lei Tianzun and others from interfering.

It's too late, but it's soon.

In reality, everything happens in the blink of an eye.

At this moment, Cai Tonghui's body had expanded to its limit, and then his body suddenly contracted rapidly.

Ten feet, nine feet, eight feet, seven feet...

Soon, Cai Tonghui returned to normal size, and then continued to shrink rapidly.

He grew from a normal person to the size of a child, and then to the size of an infant.

In the end, Cai Tonghui was reduced to the size of a fist.

This bizarre scene left everyone speechless.

Even Su Mu had never seen such a bizarre scene.

A living person, first turned into a balloon, and now into a lead ball?
Do not!
He became a dot!

The moment the thought crossed Su Mu's mind, he saw that point explode with a deafening roar.

A devastating force instantly enveloped the entire arena, moving so fast that Su Mu didn't even have time to dodge.

Rumble!
In an instant, the specially constructed arena vanished in a puff of white smoke, replaced by a bottomless pit.

After a few cracking sounds, the defenses around the arena were also destroyed.

The blinding white light spread outwards.

All the celestial beings roared in anger.

They couldn't stand idly by; if they did, the city would soon vanish completely, and who knew how many of the spectators would survive.

Fortunately, there are twenty-one celestial beings present today.

They acted simultaneously.

A series of forces formed a semi-circular light screen, confining the blinding white light to a certain range.

Seeing the solemn expressions on the faces of the Celestial Venerables, the audience and martial artists all turned pale and were filled with horror.

They all had the feeling that they had just walked on the brink of death. If it weren't for the protection of those celestial beings, they probably would have been dragged down with Cai Tonghui.

"This is terrifying! Is this the legendary Guixu Yin of the Cangqiong Sect? Su Mu is probably in big trouble."

Those martial artists who survived the ordeal couldn't help but care about the outcome of the competition.

"Even the Void Returning Technique of the Azure Sky Sect isn't this powerful. Perhaps this is an improved version. I think Su Mu will have a hard time surviving this time."

"That's what the martial artist said."

"Cai Tonghui is a ruthless man; he actually chose to take Su Mu with him on the journey."

If he were to admit defeat, Su Mu might not necessarily kill him.

"Are you stupid? Cai Tonghui came here with the intention of dying together with Su Mu from the beginning. If Su Mu dies, who will be the biggest beneficiary?"

"The Azure Sky Sect is so despicable, even if the position of Yang Lord falls into their hands, I will not accept it!"

"So what if you're not convinced? All the Celestial Venerables have reached a consensus that the winner is Lord Yang. Even if you're not convinced, you have to obey Lord Yang's orders."

The crowd was buzzing with discussion, but their eyes remained fixed on the original location of the arena.

Under the control of the celestial beings, a blinding white light surged left and right, and no one could clearly see what was happening inside.

Everyone was wondering if Su Mu would survive. (End of Chapter)