Adding Friends Can Make Me Stronger

Chapter 189: Cloud Sea Inquiry Scroll, One Qi Transforms the Great Thousand, An Irresistible Supreme Technique!

The next day…

At dawn, the first light of the sun broke through, painting the sky in a myriad of colors.

The ancient sound of a bell reverberated once more.

Countless figures took to the skies, flying into their respective Reverse Mountains.

After the first round of selection, the extremely weak ones were mostly eliminated. Those remaining had at least some strength.

From this round onward, the chances of great sects encountering each other increased significantly, something everyone eagerly anticipated.

The battles between World-Suppressing Geniuses!

The clash of true skills!

Enough to leave anyone dazzled!

But the most anticipated was still the Tai Xuan Sect.

The greatest dark horse!

Possessing a disciple in the Life and Death Realm with thirty percent Fist Intent!

They had already surpassed the majority of known World-Suppressing Geniuses!

After a night of spreading, everyone now understood the history.

It turned out there had once been such a powerful sect, sweeping across the younger generation of the Southern Region!

Now, after nearly two hundred years of silence, they had finally returned.

It felt like they were retracing the path of invincibility!

One must know that the situation this time was almost identical to that year.

The participants were all heirs of their respective forces!

If the Tai Xuan Sect’s disciple, Meng Changqing, could still sweep through them, it would shake the entire Southern Region, leaving a bold mark in history!

He would be remembered by the world!

“Little Junior Brother is now a person of focus.” On the ancient mountain, Ku Fengchun said with a smile, “In just a few short breaths, how many soul senses have swept by?”

“This Genius Battle was originally just about competing for places in the Wild Sea, but now the great sects have an additional task.

“And that is to stop our Tai Xuan Sect and avenge their previous disgrace,” Hua Ciyan said with a smile.

Meng Changqing still stood at his original spot, hands behind his back.

The breeze gently blew, causing his robes to flutter.

At this moment, he retracted his aura, appearing like an ordinary nobleman from a wealthy family.

There was no sense of threat.

But every gaze directed at him carried immense gravity, as if facing the most dangerous of beings.

Dong!

The bell rang again.

Without any superfluous words, the first match began.

The competitors were both from great sects!

This immediately drew the attention of everyone present.

Wow.

The first match today was already so exciting?

“First match.

“Tianxuan Prefecture, Cloud Sea Academy.

“Versus.

“Tianheng Prefecture, Divine Fire Yan Sect.”

Soon, disciples from both great sects took the stage.

Although both were great sects, there was a significant gap in strength.

The Divine Fire Yan Sect was the other great sect in Tianheng Prefecture, standing alongside the Ice and Snow Divine Palace. Among the younger generation in the sect, there was only one World-Suppressing Genius.

Meanwhile, Cloud Sea Academy had three.

But after all, this was the Genius Battle. A great sect would never surrender.

And from this, one could see the bias in the competition format.

It was essentially tailored for the top-tier great sects.

In a three-on-three situation, how could an ordinary great sect compete against a top-tier one?

Unless they had someone as exceptional as Meng Changqing.

In the past, if it were a one-on-one format, the chances would have been much higher.

Boom!

With the judge’s command, both sides immediately engaged!

Though the Divine Fire Yan Sect had only one Life and Death Realm genius, his strength was formidable, thanks to his control over a rare Earth Fire!

And the two other disciples in the ninth stage of the Divine Attainment Realm seemed to also be blessed with a lesser fire.

The three formed a formation.

They managed to hold off Cloud Sea Academy’s assault for a short time.

Powerful techniques, intricate moves, and various True Intents — truly dazzling!

It left the audience cheering in excitement.

“This is the strength of a World-Suppressing Genius?” Exclamations echoed from the surrounding Reverse Mountains.

Previously, they had no chance to witness this, and all their knowledge came from hearsay. Now, seeing it firsthand, the impact was much deeper!

“Not bad.” Even Meng Changqing couldn’t help but nod.

One had to admit, these World-Suppressing Geniuses were truly extraordinary in every aspect — martial foundation, combat awareness, experience — all honed to perfection.

The Divine Fire Yan Sect’s genius, although relying on the power of the Earth Fire, was still incredibly strong to hold out for so long.

At this point, some couldn’t help but compare him to Jie Yubing from the previous day.

But in reality, Jie Yubing wasn’t weak.

If she were to face Cloud Sea Academy today, she could still hold her own for a while.

It was just that she had encountered Meng Changqing.

The absolute suppression of True Intent left no room for maneuver!

One punch severely injured her. Two punches would have killed her. How could she possibly fight back?

“Heavenly Fire Fenlong·Shenyang Suiyu Finger!”

After repelling one of the academy’s geniuses, the Divine Fire Yan Sect disciple seized the opportunity, immediately unleashing a powerful strike fueled by the Earth Fire!

However, the academy’s genius merely smirked, as if intentionally leaving an opening.

Then, he firmly planted his feet.

His arms moved like ink brushes, drawing through the air.

“Cloud Sea Inquiry Scroll·One Qi Transforms the Great Thousand!”

As he finished speaking, a gentle force seemed to spread across the void, layer by layer halting the massive fiery finger, wrapping around it, spinning it, and finally sending it back!

“You!” The Divine Fire Yan Sect genius didn’t expect his opponent to have mastered his technique to such a level!

He couldn’t defend in time.

Boom!

The formation beneath him shattered.

He was also sent flying by his own power.

His two junior brothers were similarly heavily injured, falling into unconsciousness.

Pfft!

The Divine Fire Yan Sect genius spat out a mouthful of blood.

He struggled to stand, but he had no strength left to continue fighting.

This was his strongest move, yet it had backfired on him — one could only imagine how severe his injuries were.

“Winner, Cloud Sea Academy!” The judge announced without expression.

Phew!

Excited cheers erupted from the crowd.

This battle had been truly spectacular.

From the initial stalemate to the final decisive strike, it fully satisfied everyone’s expectations of a martial showdown.

“What a brilliant move.” Meng Changqing’s eyes narrowed slightly.

That last technique had a taste of using softness to overcome hardness.

And not just that.

It could return the opponent’s attack back to them.

Truly extraordinary.

“This is the supreme technique of Cloud Sea Academy, ‘Cloud Sea Inquiry Scroll,’ said to have been created by the first dean after observing the Eastern Sea.

“It specializes in using softness to overcome hardness.

“It excels at neutralizing techniques.

“It can absorb, return, and even double the opponent’s attacks!

“That academy genius hasn’t mastered it to the highest level yet. Otherwise, that last move would have been several times stronger than what the Divine Fire Yan Sect genius unleashed!”

Hua Ciyan explained from the side.

Hearing this, Meng Changqing nodded slightly.

Although the many jade slips provided by the Grand Elder had information on this subject, they were too general and didn’t capture the essence as Hua Ciyan did.

“But this technique is useless against you.” Hua Ciyan said with a smile, “When the gap is too large, it can’t neutralize anything. If you threw a punch, the technique wouldn’t even function, and might even backfire.”