It turns out, they were the main characters.

“This is the most reasonable thing to do. If he really undergoes tribulation with these dozen or so cultivators, Mu Zhian himself will hardly escape. Anyone with a modicum of sense should negotiate with them.”

"Hey, I'm afraid that some of the cultivators who are currently being threatened by Mu Zhian will see through his plan and refuse to compromise... If pushed too far, the arrow will be on the bowstring, and I don't know what Mu Zhian will ultimately decide."

On the other side, Wang Teng and Tang Sufei exchanged a palm strike. He took several steps back, then suddenly looked up at the sky and said in a cold voice, "Young Master Mu, I am Wang Teng of the Wang family. Could you please give me some face and release my good-for-nothing brother?"

His voice traveled through spiritual energy to Mu Zhian in the distance.

Mu Zhian seemed to have heard the voice as well, and turned his head to look under the dark sky.

A voice, carried by spiritual energy and tinged with mocking laughter, came: "Who are you sending this to?"

When he arrived, he clearly saw that Wang Teng was also planning to step into the tribulation area to seize the Heavenly Dao Qi, but he was intercepted by Tang Sufei in the end.

Do you still want him to release them?

Wang Teng's face suddenly darkened, and some cultivators who had not intervened in the matter looked at Wang Teng with a hint of schadenfreude.

This genius from the Wang family was quite arrogant before entering the martial arts world, and his way of speaking and attitude made many people feel disgusted.

However, because the other party was from the royal family of Dongzhou, they could only swallow their anger and try their best to avoid direct conflict with them.

Those outside the Eastern Continent were fine, but the cultivators from the Eastern Continent naturally didn't want to offend a behemoth like the Eastern Continent royal family.

Wang Teng stared at the direction where Mu Zhi'an was with a grim expression. After a long while, he sneered: "Even if he manages to escape from the lightning tribulation in the end, he can forget about passing the martial arts world assessment."

Upon hearing this, many people couldn't help but feel more sympathy for Mu Zhian.

Wang Teng is a sixth-grade Refining Spirit cultivator, and with the Wang family's special cultivation techniques, he is invincible among those of the same grade. Even if Mu Zhi'an manages to escape the tribulation with a backup plan, he will still have to face Wang Teng's wrath in the end.

People had heard about Mu Zhian's past deeds within the Liangyi Sect, but no matter what, Mu Zhian's strength was probably no match for Wang Teng's. In addition, there were many cultivators in the martial world who were on good terms with Wang Teng, and those who owed Mu Zhian favors in the past probably wouldn't want to offend Wang Teng.

Not only that, the most likely candidates to inherit the position of Wang family patriarch in the future are Wang Ying and Wang Teng. If Wang Teng becomes the patriarch of the Wang family in the future, with the influence of the Wang family in Dongzhou, it should not be difficult for him to make things difficult for Mu Zhian.

Unless Mu Zhian can stay in the Liangyi Sect for the rest of his life.

At this moment, a melodious voice suddenly came from behind the crowd: "The Wang family is indeed extremely powerful, but it's probably not up to you to decide who can pass the martial arts assessment."

The calm and indifferent voice seemed to carry the disdain of a superior, causing everyone's gaze to involuntarily fall on the speaker.

Immediately afterward, someone recognized the speaker and almost blurted out, "Ye Lingxuan?!"

Some cultivators in the Eastern Continent had heard of Ye Lingxuan, but most did not know that she belonged to a forbidden area. However, there were only a handful of disciples in a place like the Liangyi Sect who could be considered geniuses, and Ye Lingxuan was one of them.

Wang Teng turned his head and looked at her. His gaze narrowed slightly, and his face immediately turned ugly: "Miss Ye, this matter should not concern you."

Other cultivators were unaware of Ye Lingxuan's identity, but as the eldest son of the Wang family, Wang Teng naturally knew that the elegant and charming young woman before him was the Holy Maiden of the forbidden zone.

Ye Lingxuan showed no respect for Wang Teng, her expression cold: "Since you can use your power to intimidate others, you should have made corresponding preparations."

Among the crowd, some cultivators who had some dealings with Wang Teng seemed to be itching to make a move.

Just then, a clear, cold voice came from not far behind:

"It would be best if you all thought this through before taking action. Our sect's disciples participate in the martial arts assessment and do not look out for each other. However, if we are attacked by a group of people, we cannot stand idly by."

Everyone looked up and saw a woman in a moon-white dress gracefully appear in their field of vision.

"Lan Mulian!"

A slight commotion suddenly arose in the crowd, who looked at Lan Mulian with apprehension.

The strongest contender in this Ascension Tournament is this disciple of the Liangyi Sect Master. Although her strength will be compressed to the Refining Spirit Realm in the martial world, Lan Mulian can still use some techniques that can only be used by the Returning Void Realm.

No one wants to offend such a being.

Looking at this scene, Wang Teng felt an extreme sense of frustration and said in a deep voice, "Since you all insist on speaking on Young Master Mu's side, then I have nothing to say. But even if Mu Zhian used the lightning tribulation to defeat my brother Wang Shuo today, it was still an unfair victory. I think everyone here knows this!"

The tribulation lightning is something that can only happen when a cultivator in the Refining God Realm advances in rank. In the end, the tribulation lightning is not a manifestation of one's own strength; it is merely a matter of taking shortcuts.

"With my younger brother Wang Shuo's talent, if he were to fight him head-on, there's no way he could be eliminated from the martial world! No... those people currently trapped in the lightning tribulation by Mu Zhi'an, which one of them is weaker than him?"

At this moment, Bai Ruoxi suddenly asked, "Is that the extremely talented younger brother you mentioned him?"

She looked up at the sky.

Wang Teng turned his head to look, and then his gaze suddenly froze.

In the distance, Wang Shuo was about to turn around and escape the lightning tribulation area, but he was immediately intercepted by Mu Zhian.

Mu Zhian unleashed the Purifying Lotus, and as the array behind him activated, he delivered one simple punch after another to Wang Shuo's body. His black and gold robe seemed to be coated with a layer of pale gold light, making his eyes shine as bright as day.

Lan Mulian's eyes flickered slightly, a hint of surprise appearing in them.

A physique similar to the Heavenly Mandate Holy Body...?

Wang Teng's eyes flickered slightly as he stared intently at Mu Zhi'an with a look of disbelief.

The fact that the tribulation lightning had not descended for a long time meant that Mu Zhian was trying his best to suppress it... But logically speaking, when he was suppressing his own breakthrough time, he should not be able to be distracted by fighting others.

It's obvious that he has a constitution similar to a 'natural spirit body'...

But if that's the case, then what's with the golden glow he's radiating right now...?

This is clearly a different constitution...

Is he a twin...?

However, even with twin constitutions, if not used properly, it is not as good as specializing in one path.

As this thought flashed through Wang Teng's mind, he suddenly saw Mu Zhian pull a black sword out of the void, and behind him seemed to appear the phantom of a peerless woman.

The woman was dressed in a dark-colored palace dress, her back view was stunning, and when Mu Zhian raised his sword, the woman behind him also raised her sword.

Lone Star Sword!

boom!

The moment the sword was unleashed, a brilliant golden light enveloped Wang Shuo, causing Wang Teng's pupils to contract slightly in the distance.

A third type of constitution?!

But how is that possible? Each cultivator should only have two types of physique at most, how could there be a third type of physique?

Some of the people present naturally noticed something amiss, and their gazes toward Mu Zhian were filled with surprise and uncertainty.

Among the strongest contenders in this Ascension Tournament, no one ever included Mu Zhian.

The reason for this is that most people do not believe that Mu Zhian can win the first place in the Ascension Tournament.

However, the strength he displayed today far exceeded people's expectations.

Although he rarely takes action, his combat experience and even his extremely strange physique command respect.

Wang Teng watched the two figures fighting, his gaze fixed on Mu Zhi'an, astonished that he possessed more than three different physiques.

After some time, an utterly absurd idea popped into his head.

...A chaotic entity?

Not only Wang Teng, but even Bai Ruoxi looked at Mu Zhi'an with a hint of surprise. She knew that Mu Zhi'an was a Chaotic Body, but she did not know that he also had a similar physique to her.

The phantom that appeared behind Mu Zhian at this moment was Gong Lianyue, who was sleeping inside Bai Ruoxi's body!

Seeing that Wang Shuo had been caught off guard so quickly, Nigati and the others seized the opportunity and immediately turned around and rushed towards the area outside the lightning tribulation!

Mu Zhian did not take any action, but instead raised his hand and summoned the Eight Desolate Dream Map, which blocked the group of people.

Feeling the terrifying suction of the Eight Desolate Dream Map, the group who were about to flee stopped in their tracks. Nigati turned around abruptly, shouting in shock and anger, "Mu Zhian, how dare you—"

"Guess if I dare?" Mu Zhian laughed freely, kicked Wang Shuo back into the lightning tribulation, and then the previously suppressed cauldron completely relaxed.

boom!

Spiritual energy burst forth, and in that instant, the lightning tribulation in mid-air sensed the presence of more than ten cultivators, and the sound of the lightning tribulation resounded loudly.

The many cultivators trapped in the lightning tribulation by Mu Zhian were both shocked and furious.

Mu Zhian simply closed his eyes.

A lightning tribulation affecting nearly twenty people would be unbearable even for cultivators at the Returning Void Realm; this move could be described as injuring the enemy a thousand while also injuring oneself a thousand.

boom!

In mid-air, dozens of thunder dragons coiled beneath the sky. The immense thunder tribulation moved all the cultivators present, who stared in awe at this magnificent sight.

Nigati and the others cursed under their breath, but they had no time to care about Mu Zhi'an. They all urged their spiritual energy, wanting to go all out and survive this terrifying tribulation.

"This Mu Zhian is truly ruthless. He kills his enemies, he kills himself, and he doesn't even spare himself." A cultivator in the distance watched this scene and couldn't help but sigh softly.

"What a pity. With the strength he just displayed, he would definitely have a place in the Ascension Conference."

"But his personality is quite good. He's willing to risk everything for a woman. It seems he and the maid beside him have a really good relationship."

“Miss Wei’s talent and appearance are both top-notch. If it were me, I would also be furious if I saw someone bullying my Daoist partner.”

These cultivators were completely unaware that as they discussed these matters, the atmosphere behind them had unknowingly become incredibly cold.

Mu Zhian naturally had no idea what was being discussed here, and he didn't have the energy to think about such things right now.

The thunder dragon hovered in mid-air, its lightning fragments swirling around, seemingly exuding an aura of death. Its flight was so slow, yet so elegant, as if it were preparing for a life-stripping ritual.

Boom!

Finally, the Thunder Dragon descended from the sky, carrying a black aura as it attacked Mu Zhian.

Is this the tribulation lightning of nearly twenty cultivators? Its power far exceeds that of the Refining God Realm... Mu Zhian took a deep breath, drew his sword again, poured spiritual energy into it, and blasted it towards the lightning dragon!

The sword strike, accompanied by the stars, was calm yet contained an aura of supreme power and violence, colliding with the thunder dragon.

The power of the Thunder Dragon was indeed weakened by the Lone Star Sword. However, the power of this Thunder Dragon had far exceeded that of the Refining God Realm. Moreover, as it approached, Mu Zhi'an found that his spiritual energy was gradually becoming difficult to circulate.

No wonder so many cultivators perish in the tribulation of lightning... If the tribulation of lightning could also restrict the circulation of a cultivator's spiritual energy, how many people could successfully overcome the tribulation?

The light of the Lone Star Sword was completely swallowed by the thunder dragon. The screams of the cultivators around him came one after another. Mu Zhian turned his head and saw that Nigati and the others were swallowed by the thunder dragon before they could even resist.

It seems that Ye Yu managed to summon the old man inside him at a crucial moment, barely managing to resist the thunder dragon.

However, even so, it was to no avail.

Because the second thunder dragon in mid-air was already stirring.

No one could escape this tribulation.

Looks like I really need to get ready to get married... Mu Zhian grinned.

However, it was worth it to have one person replaced by a group of people.

He released the black sword, spread his arms, and plummeted straight down from mid-air!