Refining Ruins Cauldron

Seeing that Gu Qingyun was stubborn and unyielding, Zhang Yong's face turned completely cold.

"If you're so eager to die, then I'll grant your wish!"

As soon as he finished speaking, he took a step forward and his figure shot out like a cannonball, attacking Gu Qingyun!

At first glance, it wasn't particularly fast, but it was incredibly powerful, and it crashed into Gu Qingyun with tremendous force!

This guy intends to defeat his enemy in one move using only his physical strength!

With a single punch, the force seemed to roar like a dragon and howl like a tiger, as a savage spiritual power gathered in his fists.

Zhang Yong immediately unleashed his killing move, knowing that Gu Qingyun's sword technique required charging up.

Then you can't give your opponent a chance; you have to strike first!

Facing a formidable foe head-on, Gu Qingyun showed no intention of dodging and instead charged forward against the wind.

Holding the Green Serpent Spirit Sword in his hand, his gaze was calm as he watched Zhang Yong rapidly approach.

Within his body, spiritual energy circulated rapidly, and the "Circulation Qi Cultivation Technique" was pushed to its limit.

Having broken through to the eighth level of Qi Refining, Gu Qingyun's methods were no longer what they used to be.

Although Zhang Yong guessed correctly that the Seven Star Sword Technique required preparation time, that was in the past.

Mountain-Crushing Fist!

At close range, Zhang Yong made a sudden move, unleashing a high-grade Yellow Rank martial art. Combined with his exceptional external martial arts skills, the attack was incredibly powerful.

Let alone a person, even if there's a huge rock in front of you, you can smash it to pieces with one punch!

Finally, Gu Qingyun, who had been inactive until now, made a move.

He shifted his body to the side and swung his sword in a horizontal slash!

Seven Star Sword Technique, Burn the Heavens!

A single sword strike, carrying endless heat waves, seemed capable of burning through and slicing through everything!

Two beams of spiritual light, one red and one yellow, collided and exploded in front of everyone with a loud bang!

Even the granite arena now has countless cracks.

Dust billowed as everyone stared intently at the arena.

In the end, who will be able to stand on that ring?!

Once everything became clear, Zhang Yong's figure appeared before everyone.

He knelt down on one knee, his right hand, which had been used to throw a punch, was now crippled, charred and black, and hung limply at his side.

Zhang Yong's face was deathly pale, and the pain caused him to break out in a cold sweat that dripped down like rain.

In contrast, Gu Qingyun, alone with his sword, remained calm despite his slightly pale complexion.

He pointed his sword at Zhang Yong, looking down at him from his superior position.

In this situation, the outcome is already decided.

Everyone fell silent; the room was so quiet you could almost hear each other's heartbeats.

Gu Qingyun clearly held back his strength in that sword strike just now, otherwise his spiritual energy would have been drained instantly.

Even so, he could still defeat his enemy with a single sword strike!

Zhang Yong struggled to lift his head, and when he looked at Gu Qingyun again, his expression had changed from disdain to horror and disbelief.

He lost, he lost completely!

With a single sword strike!

Moreover, if Gu Qingyun hadn't stopped, that sword strike would have been enough to destroy half of his body!

What are all those external martial arts techniques and physical defense methods? In the face of absolute destructive power, everything is as fragile as paper!

Even the defensive magical artifacts that Zhang Yong had prepared beforehand shattered in that instant, saving only his life.

On his right arm, the shocking wound continued to bleed.

Gu Qingyun's sword strike seemed to possess boundless destructive power; even now, Zhang Yong is still terrified!

It would have struck his own hand; if it had landed on his head, he would have died instantly!

Should we continue fighting?

What can we use to fight?!

Is it truly a fight to the death, a battle to the very end?

Zhang Yong clearly couldn't do it.

His voice trembled as he managed to utter a few words with difficulty.

"I...I lost..."

After saying that, he deflated like a punctured balloon, kneeling down and supporting himself with one arm.

Even so, he still looked extremely disheveled.

Gu Qingyun did not make another move, but put away the Green Serpent Sword, along with the undying heat.

Burning Heaven was still terrifying. Fortunately, he had held back 40% of his strength, otherwise that one sword strike would have drained all his spiritual energy.

Fortunately, breaking through to the eighth level of Qi Refining gave Gu Qingyun some spare energy.

Otherwise, if you forcefully use the Heaven-Burning Technique, it will still drain your spiritual energy and severely damage your meridians, just like last time.

That was truly a life-or-death struggle, injuring the enemy a thousand while losing eight hundred of one's own!

"this……"

After a long while, there was finally some movement from the audience.

Everyone stared in disbelief at the scene, and a cacophony of gasps of surprise slowly rose from the crowd.

"Really?! He defeated his enemy with a single sword strike?! How did he do that?!"

"It was the same last time! But at least last time we prepared for so long and laid the groundwork for so long..."

"Was Senior Brother Zhang Yong's protective magic weapon also destroyed by that sword strike?!"

"What a terrifying sword technique!"

"What kind of monster is this kid...?"

Gu Qingyun's sword strike completely ruined his reputation among the public.

Now no one dares to underestimate him anymore; the transformation before and after was so dramatic that it was like a complete upheaval.

Just when everyone thought that Gu Qingyun would be defeated without any doubt, and that he would be defeated miserably, he used the sword in his hand to slap everyone in the face.

If last time was just luck, how should we judge this time?

This time, no one dared to underestimate him!

This disciple, who was just a handyman when he first joined the sect a few months ago, has now grown to be among the top ten outer disciples!

As for how far you'll end up in the queue, you'll only know after you play!

On Tiandu Peak, Mingji's expression became more serious.

At that moment, he also realized that the boy he had taken for granted was far more capable than he had imagined.

Even he could barely see that sword strike clearly just now.

Destruction, destruction, the purest fire-attribute sword technique!

With such power, its grade must be quite high!

Even a prodigy like Mingji, who was nurtured with abundant resources after entering the sect, had never come into contact with a sword technique of this level!

"I underestimated you..."

These four words, spoken from the bottom of his heart, also ignited the fighting spirit within Mingji, a spirit that shared the same pride.

The strong wield their swords against the stronger!

At this moment, Gu Qingyun has already earned the right to be his opponent!

He and I will eventually fight in the ring!

On the high platform, Ziyan's face was stiff. She had been waiting to see Gu Qingyun get a beating and suffer a crushing defeat, but reality slapped her in the face.

Her body seemed to be frozen in place.

That useless person with mixed spiritual roots, whom I could once manipulate at will and kill with a single finger, has actually grown to this level!

Zi Yan's expression was complicated, but it was quickly replaced by anger!

In order to deal with Gu Qingyun, she even sacrificed a protective magic artifact this time!

The magical artifact was shattered along with Zhang Yong by Gu Qingyun's sword!

"Gu Qingyun!"

Zi Yan gritted her teeth!

Bai Feng defected, practiced demonic arts, and was personally reported by the Tiandu Peak Master. He has been expelled from the sect and is even wanted by the authorities!

But Ziyan didn't believe it; she was sure Gu Qingyun was behind it all!

He framed him; he's the one who harmed Senior Brother Bai Feng!

It's all because of him!

"He's just a useless person with mixed spiritual roots; there must be someone else behind this..."

"It's Nalan Feixue!"

"Those two scoundrels!"

Ziyan's body trembled, but her mind was already insane.

Rage and hatred completely consumed the last shred of reason...