"Even if they only use the introductory moves of Supreme True Meaning, it will drain ninety percent of their True Essence."
"This is also why Du Gu Yun Meng and the others conceded in the previous rounds after using Supreme True Meaning."
Everyone did not believe that Chang Yang Gu Shuo still had True Essence to continue fighting, but Xin Ci and Mu Qing Qing both knew clearly that Chang Yang Gu Shuo was not a Peak Heavenly Venerate, but a One-Star Saint Emperor.
From the very beginning, Chang Yang Gu Shuo had hidden his true cultivation level.
He had initially thought that a Peak Heavenly Venerate realm would be enough to defeat Li Jian Xing, but Li Jian Xing's strength had far surpassed his imagination.
Therefore, Chang Yang Gu Shuo had no choice but to reveal his true cultivation level.
As Chang Yang Gu Shuo's aura continued to climb, his True Essence power grew increasingly formidable.
Seeing this, Li Jian Xing's eyes became serious.
A commotion immediately erupted among the crowd!
"Chang Yang Gu Shuo has actually entered the Saint Emperor realm!"
"This is the first time I've seen a disciple at the Saint Emperor realm in the Sacred Land Martial Competition. This Chang Yang Gu Shuo has hidden himself too deeply."
"Not only that, but Chang Yang Gu Shuo is only around twenty-five years old and has already reached the Saint Emperor realm. Compared to those who took hundreds of years to reach the Saint Emperor realm, Chang Yang Gu Shuo can be considered exceptionally talented."
Those who could enter the Saint Emperor realm within a hundred years had a great chance of becoming an Emperor in the future.
Chang Yang Gu Shuo, a One-Star Saint Emperor, versus Li Jian Xing, a Peak Heavenly Venerate.
All the Sacred Land disciples had implicitly assumed Li Jian Xing would surely lose.
Wan Gui Mang even grinned from ear to ear and said triumphantly to Ji Jue Kong, "Holy Master Ji, your disciple from the Burial Sword Pavilion is still a notch below Chang Yang Gu Shuo. This year's Sacred Land Martial Competition first place will likely belong to my Divine Firmament Palace."
"That's not necessarily true."
Ji Jue Kong suddenly smiled and looked at Li Jian Xing on the Immortal Martial Stage.
Chang Yang Gu Shuo gripped his Immortal Yuan Staff, radiating a dazzling golden light all over his body, like a golden war god.
A terrifying pressure swept towards Li Jian Xing. As the Immortal Yuan Staff swept out, multiple golden staff shadows appeared in the sky above the Immortal Martial Stage.
Li Jian Xing remained calm and composed, executing profound footwork to evade the staff shadows, while his figure rapidly shuttled towards Chang Yang Gu Shuo.
With a flash of sword light, his white sword streaked across the sky like a meteor, directly piercing Chang Yang Gu Shuo's chest.
However, he was repelled back repeatedly by the even stronger True Essence power that Chang Yang Gu Shuo unleashed.
"I told you, you can't possibly be my opponent!"
"That's not certain."
Li Jian Xing finally spoke. He raised his long sword, its tip pointing skyward, and poured all his remaining True Essence into the sword's edge.
At this moment, Li Jian Xing seemed to transform into a sharp sword himself, emitting a terrifying aura.
Chang Yang Gu Shuo felt a trace of danger emanating from him.
What followed was a strange phenomenon. In the audience stands, the swords of some Sacred Land disciples suddenly flew out uncontrollably.
"What's going on? My sword! Come back quickly!"
"My sword flew out too."
"What did Li Jian Xing do? Why can he control our swords?"
Subsequently, countless swords flew out from the audience stands, all of them involuntarily flying towards Li Jian Xing under the influence of the aura on the Immortal Martial Stage.
Even Xin Ci's Xuan Yang Sword trembled slightly. If Xin Ci hadn't held onto it tightly, it would have flown out as well.
This scene also caught the attention of the five Great Holy Masters.
Wan Gui Mang stood up, his face filled with disbelief, and murmured, "This... This is the number one sword technique in the world!"
"This Li Jian Xing has actually learned the supreme sword technique of your Burial Sword Pavilion!"
"Holy Master Wan, do you still think Chang Yang Gu Shuo will win now?" Ji Jue Kong said calmly.
Wan Gui Mang's expression turned grim as he sat back down. The Burial Sword Technique, as the number one sword technique in the world, its immense power was self-evident.
Under Li Jian Xing's control, the countless flying swords all aimed and struck at Chang Yang Gu Shuo.
Chang Yang Gu Shuo sneered disdainfully, "I'd like to see how powerful this so-called number one sword technique in the world is!"
As his voice fell, his Immortal Yuan Staff flared with golden light, and with unparalleled momentum, he smashed down at the approaching sword rain.
Before the Saint Artifact-level Immortal Yuan Staff, all the swords were shattered.
However, Li Jian Xing's true killing move had only just begun.
Five top-grade True Artifact-level swords flew out from his spatial ring, hovering around Li Jian Xing.
Adding the long sword in Li Jian Xing's hand, these six top-grade True Artifacts shone brilliantly under the infusion of True Essence, emitting a potent sword intent.
Once the Burial Sword Technique was unleashed, Li Jian Xing transformed into six illusory figures.
Each figure, wielding a top-grade True Artifact sword, surrounded and attacked Chang Yang Gu Shuo from six directions.
Chang Yang Gu Shuo did not intend to sit idly by. His Immortal Yuan Staff radiated golden light, and he unleashed the Xuanyuan Staff Technique once more.
He managed to barely block the attack from the first illusory figure, but Chang Yang Gu Shuo was surprised to find that the speed of these six figures was simply too fast.
After blocking just one sword strike, he could no longer keep up with the next, and each subsequent strike was several times more powerful than the last, constantly stacking up.
The six illusory figures, like phantoms, attacked Chang Yang Gu Shuo with terrifying speed, invisible to the naked eye, delivering tens of thousands of sword strikes in an instant. Chang Yang Gu Shuo had no power to retaliate and could only endure the onslaught.
The crowd below the Immortal Martial Stage watched this scene with wide eyes, speechless for a long time.
Xin Ci and Mu Qing Qing were also stunned by the immense power displayed by Li Jian Xing's Burial Sword Technique.
"This power! It's far beyond ordinary Supreme True Meaning."
Seeing Li Jian Xing performing the Burial Sword Technique, Xin Ci couldn't help but murmur.
Mu Qing Qing nodded, "Exactly."
In Mu Qing Qing's memory, the Burial Sword Technique was the strongest single-target attack technique in the original plot.
This move could maximize the power of the sword in hand, unleashing hundreds or even thousands of times its power in an instant, making it easy to defeat opponents of higher cultivation levels.
However, the Burial Sword Technique had two major flaws. Firstly, it consumed an immense amount of True Essence. Using it would essentially drain the user's True Essence, and those with insufficient power might even suffer a drop in cultivation.
Secondly, the power of the Burial Sword Technique was mainly influenced by the quality of the sword in hand. The higher the grade of the sword, the stronger the Burial Sword Technique unleashed.
Furthermore, the Burial Sword Technique consumed the lifespan of the sword as a price. Once the attack was over, any sword, regardless of its grade, would shatter.
In other words, the Burial Sword Technique was also a costly sword art.
Moreover, Li Jian Xing directly used six top-grade True Artifact-level swords.
After the attack, these six top-grade True Artifact swords would likely turn to dust.
It could be considered extremely extravagant.
Xin Ci calmly pondered. If he were to face this move himself.
Even if he unleashed the first six layers of the Asura Battle Method to their fullest, he couldn't withstand it.
Unless he also activated his Golden Scale Technique. But if the sword in Li Jian Xing's hand was a Saint Artifact, he wasn't sure if he could withstand the Burial Sword Technique.
On the Immortal Martial Stage, the six illusory figures returned to their original bodies. Li Jian Xing's condition was dire.
The Burial Sword Technique was too powerful, and his True Essence had been completely depleted. The six top-grade True Artifact swords hovering around him had all turned to powder and vanished.
Li Jian Xing spat out a mouthful of blood, his body weak and powerless as he collapsed onto the Immortal Martial Stage, motionless.