Chapter 194

Chapter 194: Nemesis of Great Sects! Restless Movements!

The leaders of various great powers also stood up, their expressions serious.

“Dual True Essence.” The master of the Nine-Colored Glazed Pavilion slowly spoke.

Even for someone of his stature, there was an unmistakable tremor in his voice.

Although Meng Changqing hadn’t used his sword intent, just the level of that one sword was enough to confirm that he definitely possessed sword intent!

And it wasn’t just any sword intent — it was likely on par with his fist intent!

“Dual True Essence, advancing side by side?

“It’s truly terrifying potential.”

The pavilion master sighed softly, “Xi Yingqing, this young junior far surpasses what you were in your day!”

Strictly speaking, this generation’s geniuses are not inferior to those of his generation. They might even surpass them!

After all, in his time, Xi Yingqing only had a 20% grasp of fist intent, though his martial foundation was incredibly deep in other areas.

Back then, there was no such format as now. It was always one-on-one, gradually progressing upward.

There wasn’t a scenario like today, where it was one against three.

The atmosphere grew somewhat silent.

Even Yu Hongxue, with her stunning face, no longer had any casual expression. Her gaze was tightly fixed on that tall figure below.

Dual True Essence.

Even she had never achieved such a feat.

It’s not that it couldn’t be done in a lifetime, but at her current age and stage, it wasn’t possible.

But now, this genius from a once-weak prefecture had reached a level she had longed for!

“However, even with Dual True Essence, I’m not without a chance to win.” Recovering her composure, Yu Hongxue’s expression returned to normal. “Dual True Essence only mean he has another source of power. As long as his true essence doesn’t surpass mine, I won’t lose!”

Upon hearing this, others hesitated for a moment before nodding slightly.

Indeed, Yu Hongxue’s palm intent was also at 30%.

So, in terms of level, there wasn’t a difference.

Now, it would come down to other aspects of their martial foundations.

As the successor of a top sect, Yu Hongxue naturally had an extremely deep martial foundation.

Moreover, she herself was extraordinary, with a powerful constitution!

Her strength far exceeded Li Jin’s.

With these thoughts, everyone relaxed slightly. Meng Changqing’s performance had been so overwhelming, defeating three at once with ease, that they had momentarily forgotten their own young master wasn’t weak!

The pavilion master stood with his hands behind his back, still at the edge of the platform.

Though there were many encouraging words behind him, to him, the current scene was all too familiar.

It had been the same back then.

“The wind is rising.” The pavilion master looked slightly into the distance.

“Father.” Yu Hongxue looked at the silent pavilion master, her hands clenched slightly under her sleeves.

Her eyes also showed determination.

“I will win!” She told herself this in her heart.

—

“Useless!

“All of them are useless!”

Yuan Cang directly smashed the teacup in his hand!

The shards flew, some landing on the cheek of the subordinate beside him, but the subordinate didn’t dare make a sound.

He knew that Elder Yuan’s anger had reached unimaginable levels.

To make a sound now would definitely make him a target for venting that anger.

“A dignified top sect!

“Three geniuses combined!

“And yet they were so easily crushed!

“Useless to the extreme!”

Yuan Cang cursed.

It took a long while before his anger began to subside.

Now that even the Proud Sword Sect had been defeated, he no longer expected any other great power to be able to stop Tai Xuan Sect’s advance.

Even the Nine-Colored Glazed Pavilion likely wouldn’t have a good chance.

So, he wouldn’t bother tampering with the matchups anymore.

Once was enough, twice was obvious, but three times would be too blatant!

“Go, fetch Elder Lin for me!” Yuan Cang ordered.

“Yes!” The subordinate trembled and quickly left.

“Tai Xuan Sect.” Yuan Cang’s eyes were cold.

He no longer cared about this Genius Battle.

Whatever the final result, he needed to quickly prepare for what came next!

—

The three geniuses from the Proud Sword Sect had already been carried off.

Meng Changqing naturally left the battlefield as well.

Only the noisy discussions remained.

After all, this battle had been a shocker. None of the anticipated outcomes occurred!

Even with three geniuses combining their strength, they were still crushed by Meng Changqing!

“Who could have expected that the Proud Sword Sect, a top sect, would be eliminated in the second round, losing their chance to compete for a spot in the Wild Sea!”

Someone remarked.

Others nodded in shock.

Everyone had expected the Proud Sword Sect to make it to the end, competing with the Nine-Colored Glazed Pavilion.

Who knew they would exit so early!

Not only did they lose their spot, but they also lost access to high-level resources!

“This Meng Changqing is truly a nemesis of great sects!”

“Whoever comes, he knocks them out!”

Someone said excitedly, “But that means the chances for the other factions have greatly increased.”

“Yes, with the Ice and Snow Divine Palace and the Proud Sword Sect out of the picture, if Tai Xuan Sect faces a few more…”

People couldn’t help but start speculating.

Many great powers were now restless, as if they could see a glimmer of hope!

With the Shi brothers, Meng Changqing returned to the Hanging Ancient Mountain.

He was greeted with respectful gazes.

Mo Xiaoyu, Han Luoyu, and the other disciples were all trying to remain composed, but their eyes couldn’t help but show admiration.

After all, that was three geniuses defeated with ease by the young sect master alone!

All severely injured and unconscious!

“Hahaha!”

The Grand Elder’s laughter was almost unrestrained, coming straight from the heart. “You really had more hidden than I thought.”

To be honest, he had been quite worried at first.

But who could have expected that Meng Changqing would still be able to maintain his overwhelming dominance!

He hadn’t even used his most proficient swordsmanship.

As for that last sword strike, it didn’t really count. The result would have been the same either way.

Throughout the battle, he had simply used his fist techniques.

Of course, there were also various power-enhancing methods involved.

The Grand Elder knew about the “Linglong Daluo Tian” technique, but the others he wasn’t sure of.

But that was Meng Changqing’s secret, and he wouldn’t pry.

After all, for him, the more trump cards Meng Changqing had, the better!

“A very strong Sword Twenty-Four!” Hua Ciyan walked over and sighed with admiration, “That sword was far stronger than mine. I could see many different schools of thought in it.

“So, from the start of this battle, you were planning to use them to test your moves, weren’t you?”

“Yes.” Meng Changqing smiled slightly.

Hearing this, many disciples were shaken. Using the geniuses of the world as test subjects for his moves. Only someone like the young sect master could dare think, dare do, and actually succeed!