In full view of everyone, Changyang Gushuo suddenly kneeling down made his expression less than pleasant.
What was supposed to be a heroic entrance turned into an embarrassing spectacle for him.
Seeing Changyang Gushuo's mishap, Mu Qingqing couldn't help but burst into peals of laughter.
Fortunately, she was in the consciousness space, where no one could see the expression on her face.
The disciples below the Immortal Martial Stage couldn't help but snicker at Changyang Gushuo's comical display.
Li Fulan's stomach ached from laughter, and she reached out to wipe away the tears.
"Brother, is this Changyang Gushuo really a peerless prodigy? Why does he seem more like a jester to me!"
Listening to his sister's laughter, Li Fulong also began to doubt if he had overestimated Changyang Gushuo.
On the Immortal Martial Stage.
Although Xuan Yihan felt a bit smug about Changyang Gushuo kneeling before him, the competition was more important at the moment.
He glanced at Changyang Gushuo with a half-smile and said, "Great prodigy Changyang, I've received your grand gesture. Can we proceed with the match?"
Changyang Gushuo naturally heard the mockery in Xuan Yihan's words, and his face turned beet red.
However, to maintain his image, he awkwardly coughed, immediately got up from the ground, and nonchalantly said, "I was just testing the smoothness of the Immortal Martial Stage to avoid falling and getting injured during the match!"
Keep pretending!
Seeing Changyang Gushuo's forced explanation, the disciples below the Immortal Martial Stage couldn't help but roll their eyes.
They were more inclined to believe that he had fallen due to showing off too much.
"Is that so? Then Brother Changyang is truly extraordinary." Xuan Yihan, not bothered to expose the young man's trickery, continued to tease.
Upon hearing this, Changyang Gushuo glared angrily at Xuan Yihan.
Damn it!
Has this kid become addicted to sarcasm?
Unable to contain his anger, Changyang Gushuo became serious. He intended to use a magnificent victory over Xuan Yihan to regain his lost dignity!
Xuan Yihan's expression also turned solemn.
Although Changyang Gushuo's behavior had been like a comical clown, he would not underestimate the top disciple of the Divine Firmament Palace.
Thus, Xuan Yihan made the first move, circulating the supreme technique of Xuan Kong Mountain, the Xuan Ming Wuji Jue, within his body.
A chilling and profound true essence energy instantly filled the area around Xuan Yihan.
Gathering this true essence energy in his hand, he struck out with a palm.
Xuan Yin Palm!
The Immortal Martial Stage was immediately engulfed in a howling gale.
Xuan Yihan unleashed a high-level true meaning of Xuan Kong Mountain with his first move. The profound cold energy emanating from this palm strike was enough to freeze the surrounding space.
Changyang Gushuo's pupils contracted slightly.
He felt as if the palm strike from Xuan Yihan was like a colossal ice mountain pressing down on him, radiating immense power!
Any other disciple would have been defeated on the spot under this palm strike.
But Changyang Gushuo was the strongest disciple of the Divine Firmament Palace; such an attack could not harm him.
Changyang Gushuo merely glanced at Xuan Yihan's move and then, with a raise of his hand, replicated an identical move to meet it.
Xuan Yin Palm!
As these two palms collided, violent true essence exploded on the Immortal Martial Stage, stirring up a terrifying wave of energy.
Disciples close to the Immortal Martial Stage were nearly blown away by the shockwave.
This demonstrated the terrifying power of even a simple exchange between two peerless prodigies.
Seeing his move being replicated, Xuan Yihan frowned slightly and stared at Changyang Gushuo, saying, "Is this the Myriad Manifestations Heavenly Evolution Technique of the Divine Firmament Palace?"
"That's right."
Changyang Gushuo replied with ease.
As the unique cultivation technique of the Divine Firmament Palace, the Myriad Manifestations Heavenly Evolution Technique was naturally wondrous.
Any cultivation technique or move could be replicated simply by observing it once. However, this technique also had limitations: if the user themselves did not match the replicated move, they could not use it.
Just like Xin Ci's Golden Scale Technique required the blood of an Immortal Golden Dragon; even if Changyang Gushuo could replicate the technique, he couldn't use it without the Immortal Golden Dragon blood.
Xuan Yihan knew that against an opponent like Changyang Gushuo, he had to go all out.
The Xuan Ming Sword and the Gui Yuan Blade, two supreme true artifacts, flew out from his Sumeru Ring.
Xuan Yihan held the sword in one hand and the saber in the other.
With the augmentation of the sword and saber, Xuan Yihan's combat power doubled. He then turned into an afterimage and charged towards Changyang Gushuo.
Changyang Gushuo also did not underestimate Xuan Yihan. He took out his own weapon, the Immortal Essence Pearls, to counter.
Seventeen Immortal Essence Pearls revolved around him, emitting a dazzling golden radiance!
These Immortal Martial Pearls spun in front of Changyang Gushuo and then shot out like bullets at high speed.
Each Immortal Essence Pearl flew towards Xuan Yihan in a bizarre arc. The seventeen pearls attacked from seventeen different directions, instantly surrounding him.
Xuan Yihan quickly wielded his saber and sword to deflect these Immortal Essence Pearls.
What he did not expect was that although the Immortal Essence Pearls appeared to be only the size of normal pearls, the moment they collided with his Xuan Ming Sword and Gui Yuan Blade,
He felt the weight of the Immortal Essence Pearls far exceeding his expectations.
A single small Immortal Essence Pearl weighed a million pounds. When Xuan Yihan deflected it, his arm was numb and uncomfortable from the shock.
If all seventeen were to erupt simultaneously, wouldn't that be an astonishing tens of millions of pounds?!
Furthermore, his Xuan Ming Sword and Gui Yuan Blade began to crack after only withstanding them for a short while.
Could it be that Changyang Gushuo's Immortal Essence Pearls were not true artifacts, but sacred artifacts?!
Xuan Yihan mused inwardly.
Only cultivators above the Saint Emperor realm were qualified to wield sacred artifacts, and he couldn't discern Changyang Gushuo's true essence realm.
Had this guy broken through to Saint Emperor?!
Before Xuan Yihan could figure these things out, Changyang Gushuo's actions provided the answer.
Changyang Gushuo formed a hand seal, and the seventeen Immortal Essence Pearls disappeared under his control.
No, it was mastery of spatial power.
Those Immortal Essence Pearls had entered space!
Xuan Yihan was deeply shocked.
Suddenly, an Immortal Essence Pearl emerged from the void.
With his powerful reflexes, Xuan Yihan quickly used his Xuan Ming Sword and Gui Yuan Blade to block.
Clang!
The Immortal Essence Pearl struck Xuan Yihan's two supreme true artifacts, producing a crisp metallic clang.
Due to the terrifying force of the Immortal Essence Pearl, veins bulged on Xuan Yihan's forehead. He was forced back hundreds of meters on the Immortal Martial Stage, only managing to stabilize his footing as he neared the edge.
Xuan Yihan appeared to be gritting his teeth, indicating that blocking this attack was far from easy.
The moment he let down his guard, a mocking smile appeared on Changyang Gushuo's lips.
"Impressive. You managed to block a sacred artifact-level Immortal Essence Pearl with just two supreme true artifacts."
"However, you can block one. What will you do about the second one?"
As Changyang Gushuo's words fell, the second Immortal Essence Pearl flew out of space and slammed fiercely onto Xuan Yihan's saber and sword.
Clang!
The Xuan Ming Sword and Gui Yuan Blade, these two supreme true artifacts, ultimately could not withstand the sacred artifact-level Immortal Essence Pearl.
Before the eyes of everyone present, they completely shattered!
A sharp pain shot through the tiger's mouth of Xuan Yihan's hand holding the sword, and blood flowed, dripping onto the Immortal Martial Stage.