Chapter 2748: First Taste of Defeat!

Many were unconvinced and also tried their hand.

But without exception, they were almost instantly defeated.

Only Dahuang managed to last beyond ten moves.

For a time, the confidence of the Yuhuangtian and Shenghuangtian was crushed to the extreme.

"Brother Ye, want to give it a try?" Daoyun Shengzun signaled with a glance.

It was Ye Yuan who proposed cultivation, yet now the situation made cultivation impossible!

They wanted to see how Ye Yuan would cultivate.

In fact, they didn't hold much hope for Ye Yuan's combat strength.

Ye Yuan's one-sword kill of a high-level Yuhuangtian relied more on the sharpness of his weapon.

How powerful could a fourth-rank celestial pharmacist be?

Ye Yuan just smiled and returned to the first cultivation chamber.

Without wasting words, he directly selected the hundredth-ranked Sun Qi.

Seeing this, everyone exchanged glances.

This guy, too confident, wasn't he?

Sun Qi's phantom appeared again. He looked at Ye Yuan and frowned slightly, saying, "Yuhuangtian? How weak!"

Ye Yuan smiled and said, "Weak or not, you'll know after fighting."

With that, Ye Yuan pointed his finger, and sixteen transformed flying swords shot out with a roar.

Sun Qi's eyes lit up, and he chuckled, "Interesting!"

As he spoke, Sun Qi also pointed into the void, and a long sword condensed out of thin air.

Sun Qi was also a Dao Manifestation cultivator!

"Dao Manifestation! Good heavens, no wonder Brother Ye is so confident. I didn't expect him to be a Manifestation powerhouse! And he's already evolved to the third form!"

"Such monstrous talent in alchemy, yet his martial arts are also terrifying!"

"It seems he wants to temper himself and elevate his Dao Manifestation to the fourth form!"

"That won't be easy! Advancing the Three-Dao Manifestation is extremely difficult!"

Everyone nodded in agreement.

In fact, most of the Shenghuangtian present were exceptionally talented individuals.

Otherwise, they couldn't have broken through to Shenghuangtian.

Many of them had once mastered Dao Manifestation.

But the further Dao Manifestation progressed, the harder the transformation became.

The difficulty of comprehending the power of rules followed an inverted pyramid shape.

The higher one went, the difficulty increased geometrically.

By the time one reached Zhenhuangtian, comprehending sixth-order rule power was harder than ascending to heaven.

Compared to realm advancement, comprehending rule power was undoubtedly more difficult.

Realm advancement could be aided by celestial pills and enhanced by cultivation techniques.

Good techniques could double the efficiency of cultivation.

But rule power relied entirely on the martial artist's gradual insight and accumulation.

Or, more often, comprehension through battle.

Comprehending rule power was inherently difficult.

And comprehending rule power to the point of being recognized by the Heavenly Dao was even harder.

Especially at the fifth level, the comprehension of rules became extremely difficult.

Thus, these people simply gave up.

Rather than using a low-form Dao Manifestation, it was better to combine realm with rule power for greater effectiveness.

From the Extreme Realm to the Imperial Realm was already a huge leap.

Single-Dao Manifestation was extremely difficult, let alone Three-Dao Manifestation.

So in their eyes, Ye Yuan's approach was a complete waste of time.

In the blink of an eye, Ye Yuan and Sun Qi had exchanged dozens of moves.

Such combat prowess left everyone stunned.

However, after dozens of moves, signs of Ye Yuan's defeat gradually emerged.

Sun Qi, as the hundredth in the history of the Lost Spirit Palace, possessed extremely powerful combat strength.

Moreover, on his sword hilt were four halos, indicating he was at the fourth form!

Ye Yuan also felt the pressure; his opponent was truly too strong.

Sun Qi only had Single-Dao Manifestation, but he specialized in one path and had gone very far in the way of the sword.

His combat power overwhelmed Ye Yuan, making it hard to breathe.

Pfft!

After a hundred moves, Sun Qi finally found a gap in Ye Yuan's sword array and pierced through Ye Yuan's chest with a single thrust.

Ye Yuan, defeated!

Sun Qi's figure did not immediately dissipate. Instead, he said to Ye Yuan, "You are strong! When your Dao Manifestation breaks through to the fourth form, I will not be your match! But I was not outstanding when I was at Yuhuangtian; I truly became powerful only after becoming a disciple of the Lost Spirit Palace! However, I look forward to fighting you again after you break through to Shenghuangtian!"

Everyone was dumbfounded. So Ye Yuan was telling the truth!

The minimum threshold for entering the Lost Spirit Palace was Shenghuangtian!

In such a powerful sect, which disciple could join without being exceptionally talented?

And Ye Yuan could fight a top-hundred powerhouse to such an extent!

This also indirectly proved Ye Yuan's formidable strength!

In other words, at the same level, if they encountered Ye Yuan, they would only be beaten!

Ye Yuan's gaze darkened slightly, and he nodded, saying, "When I break through to Shenghuangtian, I will definitely come here again!"

Throughout his journey, Ye Yuan had always crushed his peers and challenged those above his level.

This was the first time he had been defeated by a martial artist of the same level.

Ye Yuan had a steady temperament, so he naturally could accept this outcome.

But this defeat reignited his competitive spirit!

In this match, from the very first move, he had been on the defensive.

Surviving a hundred moves was entirely due to his keen combat instincts.

For anyone else, even if they had mastered Three-Dao Manifestation, they would be hard-pressed to last thirty moves!

His opponent was suffocatingly powerful!

This cultivation chamber could record the strongest form of a disciple and project it.

Those who made it into the top hundred in history were all extremely powerful!

Because this cultivation chamber only recorded the top thousand!

Later disciples would constantly refresh and eliminate their predecessors, leaving their own forms here.

Those who remained were the cream of the crop, the geniuses among geniuses!

In fact, Ye Yuan lasting this long with Three-Dao Manifestation was already a miracle.

But that wasn't what he wanted!

So what if it was the Lost Spirit Palace?

So what if it was the top hundred in history?

He, Ye Yuan, would never admit defeat!

If you are better than me, then I will cultivate until I defeat everyone!

Sun Qi nodded slightly and asked, "Want to go again?"

Ye Yuan nodded, swallowed a celestial pill, and his injuries quickly healed.

Without hesitation, he leaped up and entered the training ground again.

"Brother Ye's combat instincts are terrifyingly strong! Even if his cultivation and rules were exactly the same, it would be extremely difficult to defeat him!" Ziyang Shengzun said gravely.

He had seen geniuses before.

But he had never seen a genius like Ye Yuan.

None of those present were novices; they were old fellows who had lived for a long time.

Ye Yuan showed signs of defeat at the thirtieth move, yet he managed to last a hundred moves!

That was not something anyone could do.

Daoyun nodded and said, "This guy is born for battle! At Sun Qi's forty-third move, I thought Ye Yuan would surely lose, but he actually used spatial rules to dodge it! Such application was exquisite to the extreme! Even a slight difference would have failed! This guy has immense potential!"