Asura Mad Emperor

Mu Ziping, as a cultivator in the late stage of the Life Spring Realm, according to the competition rules, had to suppress his realm to the same level as Huang Tian.

Huang Tian practiced the Descending Dragon Subduing Tiger Fist, and was already invincible within the same realm, even capable of defeating enemies from higher realms, but he was not so arrogant as to believe he could use the strength of the Meridian Opening Realm to challenge a cultivator of the Life Spring Realm.

With a movement of Mu Ziping's entire body, his aura began to shrink rapidly, and in a moment, it stabilized just above the eighth layer of the Meridian Opening Realm.

As the elder gave the command, the match officially began!

"Descending Dragon Subduing Tiger Fist!"

With a fierce shout from Huang Tian, and a single move, he clenched a fist with one hand, and like a catapulted stone, hurled himself towards Mu Ziping.

As Huang Tian's fist came whistling through the air, the atmosphere seemed to condense into subtle Dao patterns, with the figures of a green dragon and a ferocious tiger appearing faintly on either side of his fist, alternating and soaring with the Fist Intent, accompanied by dragon roars and tiger howls.

"What!"

"It's actually Divine Skills!"

An elder from the Quicksand Holy Land suddenly stood up, looking at the vaguely visible dragon and tiger figures on the martial arts arena in shock.

Divine Skills were abilities that only cultivators who had cultivated mana after reaching the Dao Palace Realm could use, a higher level of skill.

How could this Huang Tian, currently at no more than the eighth layer of cultivation in the Meridian Opening Realm, possibly use Divine Skills?

At that moment, an elder from the Heavenly Sword Sect noticed something, "This is not a Divine Skill, but still a Mysterious Technique, it's just that the Mysterious Technique contains the subtlety of Divine Skills."

"This is a technique that lies between Mysterious Techniques and Divine Skills!"

Mu Ziping was also taken aback and enraged, seeing the opponent using Divine Skills, his first reaction was to want to summon Divine Skills.

But at this moment, with his realm suppressed to the eighth layer of the Meridian Opening Realm, his mana was completely inert, and he could not wield the power of Divine Abilities.

In his panic, he gathered all his strength in his fist, using his strongest Heaven Rank Mysterious Technique, and ferociously smashed towards Huang Tian.

Boom—

With a loud noise, Mu Ziping was sent flying out of the arena, falling off the martial arts platform and admitting defeat.

A clear-minded Huang Tian had become more proficient in the Fist Technique, no longer confined to some fixed routines.

And, having been nourished by Qinchuan's Hundred Refinements Divine Art, his Soul had become much stronger, even surpassing Mu Ziping.

Most importantly, when Qinchuan whispered in his ear earlier, he pointed out several doubts that Huang Tian had about practicing the Descending Dragon Subduing Tiger Fist, which made everything click for him, and now his understanding of the Fist Technique had reached a new level.

Thus,

Defeating Mu Ziping was a piece of cake.

"Good—"

"Junior Brother Huang Tian, well done!"

The disciples of the Burning Heaven Sect couldn't help but cheer loudly.

The competition today was originally for their Fiery Sky Lineage, first being forcibly involved by several Great Sects for no reason, then during the competition, their disciples were humiliated and oppressed by the other sects.

Everyone had been holding back their anger for a while, and now seeing Huang Tian, who had ranked last, cleanly and efficiently defeat Mu Ziping, ranked fifteenth, they finally let out a sigh of relief.

Even the elders of the Burning Heaven Sect out a rare, relieved smile at this moment.

While one side rejoiced, the elders of the Nine Great Sects wore ugly expressions on their faces.

They hadn't expected that Huang Tian, after regaining his senses, would possess such talent.

Only Ye He maintained a confident smile, utterly unaffected.

Instead, he chuckled, "Elder Qinchuan really lives up to his title. Not only are his methods unfathomable, but he also has the Wisdom Eye to recognize talents. He not only healed the lad's Soul but also recognized the boy's extraordinariness early on."

"Ye Mou admires it, truly admires it!"

Ye He meant these words sincerely; at this point, he had indeed started to respect Qinchuan more.

But then his tone shifted again, saying, "However, Elder Qinchuan shouldn't get too excited too soon. Even if he is strong, he is no match for Ning Pan."

Qinchuan gave a detached smile, confidently saying, "Then just wait and see!"

The competition continued.

The next challenger Huang Tian faced was the Saint Heir ranked tenth from Zhi Yan Sect.

Without suspense, that Zhi Yan Sect Saint Heir was defeated in one move by Huang Tian.

The ninth rank, the Saint Heir of the Han Shui Sect, was knocked flying with two punches!

The seventh rank was defeated in two punches!

Huang Tian was unstoppable all the way, and any enemy he met was defeated within three punches.

This unquestionably demonstrated the power of the Descending Dragon Subduing Tiger Fist below the Dao Palace Realm.

Until he reached the fourth and third ranks.

These two were the Saint Heirs of the Qian Xing Sect and a cultivator from the Red Blood Sword Sect in the Immortal Platform Realm, each wielding a King-level weapon. Even though their realms were suppressed, they were still very formidable.

However, Huang Tian still managed to defeat them both with a slight advantage due to the superior power of his technique.

By now, Huang Tian had defeated eight opponents, already earning three thousand two hundred points and ranking second.

If Huang Tian were to follow his challenge pattern, then his next opponent would be Ning Pan.

But with Ning Pan holding an Emperor's artifact, could Huang Tian really be his match?

At this moment, everyone had a big question mark in their hearts.

Just then, a hearty voice suddenly rang out from the audience, saying, "Junior Brother Huang Tian, challenge me next."

Everyone looked towards the source of the sound and saw that it was Xiao Qing speaking.

The disciples immediately understood what Xiao Qing was planning.

By then, Huang Tian had three thousand two hundred points, Xiao Qing had one thousand three hundred points, and Ning Pan had three thousand seven hundred points.

Directly challenging Ning Pan would definitely be a no-win situation for Huang Tian; it would be better for him to challenge Elder Brother Xiao Qing. Then, Xiao Qing could intentionally lose to Huang Tian, who would gain six hundred fifty points and thus surpass Ning Pan.

Many disciples under the Martial Arts Platform began shouting, "Yes, Junior Brother Huang Tian, challenge Elder Brother Xiao Qing next!"

Even the elders of the Burning Heaven Sect were now beaming with joy, sweeping away the gloom from before.

If Huang Tian were to challenge Xiao Qing next and Xiao Qing intentionally loses, then Huang Tian would be assured to take first place.

Although the victory might be somewhat shameless, compared to the Heavenly Sword Sect lending the Emperor's artifact to a disciple for the competition, it was nothing!

Some elders even began to discuss openly.

"Do you think Huang Tian or Xiao Qing would have the greater chance of winning if they fought?"

"Xiao Qing's strength has reached the Dragon Transformation Realm, and his soul is incredibly powerful, but this time it's a contest of the same realm, and the power of Divine Abilities can't be used."

"But Huang Tian's technique is bewilderingly powerful; I think Huang Tian has a better chance of winning!"@@novelbin@@

In reality, both elders knew that Huang Tian already struggled slightly against the King-level weapon-wielding Saint Heirs of the Qian Xing Sect and the disciples of the Red Blood Sword Sect. If he were to face Xiao Qing, he would be undoubtedly defeated.

But the two elders deliberately discussed loudly for the Nine Great Clans' elders to hear.

"You—"

"Shameless—"

Immediately, elders from the Nine Great Clans couldn't sit still anymore and burst out, angrily cursing.

But right then, Ye He stepped forward, pulling the angry elder back and gesturing for him to calm down.

After the elder returned to the group, Ye He meandered forward, speaking slowly and deliberately, "It seems to me that the esteemed elders may have forgotten, our Sect's Ning Pan still has one chance to challenge. Even if Huang Tian challenges Xiao Qing, Ning Pan can still continue to challenge Huang Tian!"

"You're full of shit—"

The Second Elder, who had been holding back for a long time, finally couldn't help it and jumped out, cursing.