Chapter 1721: I Concede

Xiahou Yun's expression changed, a strong sense of crisis surging into his heart.

But the arrow was already on the string, and he had no choice but to shoot!

"Die!"

The power of the world transformed into an invisible fist force, distorting space itself.

Just then, Ye Yuan also moved.

"Ethereal Sword Art... Spirit Shadow Sword!"

This sword was the strongest move Ye Yuan had created after comprehending the triple spatial laws, combining them with the laws of the sword.

With a flicker of his form, he turned into a blur and lunged straight at Xiahou Yun!

Chi!

There was no earth-shattering collision; the crowd only heard a faint sound.

The battle came to an abrupt halt!

In the blink of an eye, it was all over.

In that mere instant, the two touched and separated.

Ye Yuan sheathed his sword and stood still, the Junyi Sword reappearing.

"So... who won?"

"I don't know, it was too fast, I didn't see clearly!"

"What a bizarre battle!"

...

The crowd stared at the two motionless figures on the arena, utterly bewildered.

The referee's face was full of shock, unable to snap out of it for a long time.

That sword strike just now was too stunning!

Those geniuses were all very weak in strength, so it was normal that they couldn't see it.

But he was a strong cultivator at the Eighth Heaven of the Divine Lord realm, so he naturally saw it clearly!

Ye Yuan's sword strike was a moment of brilliance.

It was fleeting, yet dazzling and eternal.

With one sword strike, it directly broke through Xiahou Yun's fist force and killed Xiahou Yun!

"Ye Yuan wins, Xiahou Yun is defeated and dead!" the referee said solemnly.

"What? Dead?" From the stands, a series of exclamations of surprise immediately came.

Just then, Xiahou Yun's body suddenly split in two from the middle and fell straight to the ground.

Xiahou Yun had actually been cleaved in half, but because Ye Yuan's sword was too fast, he had remained standing, and others simply couldn't detect it.

Everyone stared at this scene in shock. Xiahou Yun, at the Sixth Heaven of the Divine Lord realm, who had comprehended the laws of wind and destruction, had actually been killed by Ye Yuan with one sword strike!

Those who had previously mocked Ye Yuan for overestimating himself now had their mouths wide open.

They finally understood that he wasn't showing off—he was truly formidable!

At the Third Heaven of the Divine Lord realm, he had killed Xiahou Yun at the Sixth Heaven with one sword strike. This achievement was too dazzling.

Not far away, two figures happened to meet.

"Eh, you're here too? Looks like you also care about Xiahou Yun!" Jiang Nan said lazily, looking at Mo Fei, who had come over from Arena No. 4.

Mo Fei was another genius at the Sixth Heaven of the Divine Lord realm.

Mo Fei glanced at Jiang Nan and said, "Aren't you the same?"

Jiang Nan smiled and said, "Hehe, you're a bit weaker. In this Hundred Battle Arena, the only one who can spark my interest is Xiahou Yun."

Mo Fei's face turned cold. Jiang Nan waved his hand with a laugh and said, "Haha, save your energy for the arena. I'm not interested in fighting now. Since we've met, let's go take a look together."

Mo Fei glared at Jiang Nan, snorted coldly, and walked toward Arena No. 6.

"Eh, it's already over? Looks like Xiahou Yun really didn't encounter any decent opponent... Huh?"

Jiang Nan stopped mid-sentence, his expression suddenly changing, and his lazy demeanor vanished completely.

Because he saw, on the arena, a corpse being dragged away.

Mo Fei also shuddered and said in disbelief, "Dead... dead? In this Hundred Battles Arena, someone actually managed to kill Xiahou Yun?"

"Heh heh, looks like a remarkable fellow has emerged this time!" Jiang Nan said.

Mo Fei looked at Jiang Nan and asked doubtfully, "Could it be that a powerful Divine Lord Fifth Heaven has appeared this time? But I haven't heard anything about it!"

At this moment, Jiang Nan had returned to his usual lazy demeanor and said with a smile, "We'll know who it is tomorrow."

...

The next day, the arena was packed to capacity.

Compared to the previous group matches, today's ultimate battle was the main event.

Not only because those selected were the best among the best, but also because the finals would determine who would receive guidance from the Mysterious Mechanism Pavilion Master.

The eight winners stood in a row on the first arena, but the eyes of the other six were all fixed on the young man in the sixth position.

One person remained, wearing an expression of entitlement; that person was naturally Ning Tianping.

Ning Tianping had ultimately overcome all obstacles and secured a spot.

At that moment, he was filled with pride!

Once upon a time, he too was a genius, but only the lowest tier of genius in the imperial city.

Now, however, he had managed to stand out among hundreds of young talents in the imperial city and become a winner.

As for Ye Yuan securing a spot, it was only natural.

What did Divine Lord Sixth Heaven matter? Before the great one, it was nothing.

But in the eyes of others, it was a completely different story.

Especially Jiang Nan and Mo Fei; when they saw Ye Yuan, their jaws nearly dropped.

Divine Lord Third Heaven!

The one who killed Xiahou Yun was actually a Divine Lord Third Heaven!

Throughout the night, they had considered countless possibilities, but never imagined it would be a Divine Lord Third Heaven.

If Xiahou Yun had been defeated, they wouldn't have been so shocked.

But Xiahou Yun was dead!

In a duel between experts, defeating and killing are two entirely different concepts.

Especially on the arena, killing the opponent is far more difficult!

Because the opponent can surrender.

To kill an opponent, you must ensure they have no time to surrender, just like Xiahou Yun did to Gao Shun earlier.

A Divine Lord Third Heaven actually made it so that Xiahou Yun had no time to surrender—this was utterly unbelievable.

Jiang Nan shed his usual laziness, his face filled with shock.

Experts like them only had one or two opponents in their sights; why would they pay attention to others?

Although Ye Yuan had caused quite a stir in the sixth group, no one had thought highly of him before his match with Xiahou Yun.

Thus, Jiang Nan had no idea who Ye Yuan was.

At this moment, the Mysterious Mechanism Pavilion's Grand Elder spoke a few words, then addressed the eight: "Three days from now, you eight will come to the Mysterious Mechanism Pavilion, where the Supreme Elder will provide you with guidance. Now, you will each face off to determine the ultimate winner! At that time, the Pavilion Master himself will observe your qi and perform divination."

The other five were overjoyed, but Jiang Nan and Mo Fei could not be happy at all.

They had come here precisely for the Mysterious Mechanism Pavilion Master.

But now... things seemed a bit tricky!

The two simultaneously looked at Ye Yuan, their expressions turning grave.

As luck would have it, in the round of eight to four, Ye Yuan's opponent turned out to be Ning Tianping.

Before the two even stepped onto the arena, Ning Tianping directly forfeited.

Are you kidding? Fighting the great one—wasn't that asking for a beating?

When he was at Divine Lord Second Heaven, he had already been beaten like a dog; now that he was at Divine Lord Third Heaven, he could instantly kill a Divine Lord Fifth Heaven.

At home, no matter how much he was beaten, it was fine.

Outside, he still had to save face.

The final four were decided, and this time Ye Yuan's opponent was Jiang Nan.

In the stands, the audience was excited, for they were about to witness another great battle.

Jiang Nan had once again become that lazy noble son. He stared at Ye Yuan for a long while, then suddenly spoke: "I concede."