Huo Hong flew back to the high platform, and after sitting down, his face was full of displeasure.
He represents the highest combat power of the Lieyan Sect, but now he has lost to Hao Renyi.
This almost means that Lieyan Sect is inferior to Haoran Sect.
So it's normal that his face doesn't look good.
Emperor Tuoba Hongwu smiled lightly:
"Master Huo, there is no need to blame yourself. The Lieyan Sect is the backbone of our Haoyang Empire. Just work hard."
Huo Hong clasped his fists at Emperor Tuoba Hongwu in response to his words, but said nothing.
Tuoba Hongwu looked around and said:
"Who else wants to play?"
No one spoke.
Tuoba Hongwu said "hmm", suddenly looked at Gu Chen, and said with a smile:
"The Ancient Peak Master."
"Xiuyuan Sect is the protector of our country, the Holy Sect of the Haoyang Empire. I believe that everyone in the world wants to see the grace of the peak master of Xiuyuan Sect."
"I wonder if you three are willing to let the world see it?"
Gu Chen frowned:
"Your Majesty, our Xiuyuan Sect has never participated in worldly competitions."
"It is an exception for the disciples to participate in the battle of geniuses this time."
"Besides, our various sects, aristocratic families, and people in the world should all unite in order to become stronger together."
Emperor Tuoba Hongwu nodded lightly:
"That's why we need to communicate with each other to have a harmonious relationship."
As he spoke, he looked at a royal minister sitting on his right.
This worshiper came from the royal family, and based on seniority, he should be Tuoba Hongwu's imperial uncle.
Tuoba Hongwu smiled and said:
"Master Ancient Peak, my uncle, the Three Emperors, is in the middle stage of the Fusion Realm. I should be able to withstand your attack."
"You can be merciful and make a few random gestures at the end, which can be regarded as satisfying the world's yearning and expectations for Xiuyuan Sect."
Hao Renyi, the leader of the Haoran Sect, smiled and clasped his fists at Gu Chen:
"Gu Peak Master, everyone knows that the Xiuyuan Sect is the number one sect in the Haoyang Empire."
"As one of the ten peak masters of the Xiuyuan Sect, don't hide your clumsiness."
Seeing that Gu Chen still didn't speak, Hao Renyi said jokingly:
"We won't let the world say that Xiuyuan Sect's peak master dare not go to war, right?"
Not only that, Hao Renyi also looked at the countless spectators below and said:
"Do you want to see Xiuyuan Sect's Peak Master show off his skills?"
"think!"
"think!"
"think!"
A wave of applause and cheers instantly resounded.
In this situation, if Gu Chen does not fight again, the world will inevitably doubt that he, the majestic Xiuyuan Sect Peak Master, dare not accept the challenge.
Gu Chen glanced at the royal minister, Emperor Tuoba Hongwu's third emperor uncle Tuoba Ming.
This is not an unknown person, he was a famous genius when he was young.
Against him, Gu Chen was confident that he would not lose.
But if you want to win, I'm afraid you have to go through a hard battle.
Ye Qingcheng snorted coldly at this time:
"Master Gu Peak, then you go on stage."
Gu Chen stood up, jumped up, and was already in the middle of the competition arena.
Tuoba Ming also stood up expressionlessly and flew to a place less than a hundred meters in front of Gu Chen.
He didn't talk nonsense at all, and the aura in his body rose sharply.
On the surface it was a competition, but in reality it was a competition between the Xiuyuan Sect and the royal family.
If the royal family loses, the world will not belittle the royal family. After all, Xiuyuan Sect is the number one sect in the Haoyang Empire.
But if Gu Chen loses, the majesty of the royal family will definitely rise to a higher level, and the prestige of Xiuyuan Sect will definitely fall.
Everyone in the world will say that Xiuyuan Sect has begun to go downhill.
Therefore, Gu Chen was under great psychological pressure.
In just a moment, Gu Chen's momentum exploded.
Tuoba Ming had already rushed up at this time.
His whole body was covered with a layer of blazing flames, like a sea of fire rushing towards Gu Chen.
Gu Chen's eyes were sharp and he pointed at it as a sword.
Streams of sword energy burst out, instantly covering Tuoba Ming.
The sound of swords resounded throughout the audience, and those with lower strength couldn't help but cover their ears, feeling as if countless sword energies were stabbing themselves.
In the battle between the two, every move was made with all their strength.
As if this is not a sparring session.
After fighting dozens of moves, the two of them were neck and neck.
Tuoba Ming flicked his wrist.
A golden sword flew from the depths of the palace and fell into Tuoba Ming's hands.
Gu Chen's eyes flashed, and he stretched out his hand to make a move. On the high platform, next to his seat, the sword was instantly unsheathed.
The two continued to fight.
Every move was aimed at the opponent's weak point.
Ye Qingcheng's eyes turned cold.
Xiao Zhan remained expressionless.
On the sidelines, the disciples of Xiuyuan Sect were stunned.
"What does this royal minister want to do? This is beyond the level of discussion, right?"
"The ancient peak master will definitely win."
Tuoba Qingyun's eyes narrowed.
He is now Gu Chen's personal disciple.
And Tuoba Ming is his royal relative.
But speaking from the bottom of his heart, he hoped that Gu Chen could win.
Because he is Gu Chen's disciple, Gu Chen's victory will, to some extent, make him more confident.
As for Tuoba Ming, he was not familiar with him at all.
Both Tuoba Ming and Gu Chen are masters of swordsmanship.
Gu Chen even has the reputation of being the best swordsman in the Haoyang Empire.
In fact, after the two used swords, Gu Chen slowly gained the upper hand.
But as the golden sword in Tuoba Ming's hand erupted with more fierce sword energy, Gu Chen suddenly frowned.
"Could this be the golden dragon sword treasured by the royal family?"
Tuoba Ming said nothing. With a flick of his wrist, the sword energy turned into a golden dragon and roared towards Gu Chen.
Gu Chen's eyes narrowed and he growled:
"Wanjian Chaozong!"
As soon as he finished speaking, countless sword energy gathered into a dazzling lightsaber and shot out.
"Boom!"
The sword energy exploded and swept the entire place.
The masters off the court took action to resist.
Otherwise, this one blow could lead to thousands of casualties.
"Okay, that's enough."
Emperor Tuoba Hongwu said calmly:
""The ancient peak master is worthy of being the peak master of the Xiuyuan Sect, and also worthy of being the number one swordsman in our Haoyang Empire."
Tuoba Ming let go expressionlessly, and the golden dragon sword in his hand turned into a golden light and flew back to the depths of the palace.
There was no hint of joy on Gu Chen's face.
Because of this "discussion", there was no winner!
This is a positive result for the royal family.
But the audience present felt doubts in their hearts.
Because they felt from the beginning that Gu Chen, as the peak master of Xiuyuan Sect and the reputation of the Haoyang Empire's best swordsman, should win.
It has to be said that Xiuyuan Sect has been mythologized.
No matter who it is, they will feel that among those in the same realm, those from the Xiuyuan Sect should be the strongest.
Gu Chen flew to the high platform and sat on his seat.
Emperor Tuoba Hongwu smiled and nodded:
"Then that's it for today, wait for the second round..."
"Wait!" Ye Qingcheng suddenly stood up, jumped, and flew over the competition field.
She had a graceful figure and a cold face, and she slowly said:
"Is there anyone willing to spar with me?"
Emperor Tuoba Hongwu had no expression on his face.
He just said it, that's it for today.
Ke Ye Qingcheng
But he didn't care about his words at all.
Tuoba Hongwu glanced at the masters on the left and right.
Ye Qingcheng is in the late stage of Fusion Realm.
It would make no sense if Hao Renyi, who had already reached the Great Perfection of the Fusion Realm, was allowed to compete with Ye Qingcheng.
Thinking of this, Tuoba Hongwu looked at Huangfucheng, the patriarch of the Huangfu family and Huangfu Qiuyue's grandfather.
Huangfu understood sincerely, jumped up and flew to the opposite side of Ye Qingcheng.
He stroked his white beard, smiled and said to Ye Qingcheng:
"Master Ye Feng, it is a rare opportunity to compete with you, so please show your respect."
Ye Qingcheng snorted coldly, raising his hand as the wind roared.
The temperature of the entire imperial city seemed to have dropped a lot in an instant.
Many people feel chilled all over.
Suddenly there were snowflakes falling from high in the sky.
Ice began to condense in the air.
The next moment, ice spikes formed by ice flew towards Huangfucheng like an overwhelming force.
Huangfucheng's expression remained unchanged, and when he raised his hands, his whole body's aura surged.
The next moment, the ground of the martial arts arena suddenly collapsed.
A sapling began to grow rapidly in the blink of an eye, spreading its huge crown and blocking Ye Qingcheng's attack.
The next moment, countless notes began to grow wildly, and in the blink of an eye, the entire martial arts arena was filled.
Countless pieces of paper were slapped towards Ye Qingcheng.
This scene was extremely shocking.
Ye Qingcheng's expression became even colder.
She spoke softly:
"Frozen for thousands of miles!"
The next moment, the ground began to freeze and the air began to freeze.
The entire martial arts arena turned into a world of ice and snow.
This towering tree was instantly frozen into ice.
"Crack!"
As Huangfucheng's power continued to be output, cracks appeared in the ice, and the blockade was about to be broken.
Ye Qingcheng's expression remained unchanged and he spoke again:
"The ice cracks!"
"Wow!" Countless ice edges protruded from the ground and instantly pierced into the towering tree, and were still expanding.
"boom!"
The entire giant tree exploded instantly.
Countless ice has grown into an ice forest, forming a cage of ice spikes, sealing Huangfucheng inside.
Huangfucheng kept punching out, and the ice edge was constantly broken.
However, more and more ice edges are formed.
Moreover, the extreme coldness had begun to freeze the energy in his body.
"Okay," Emperor Tuoba Hongwu said again:
"Master Ye is so powerful that it is a great blessing for our Haoyang Empire and Xiuyuan Sect."
"Stop it."
But those ice edges are still going crazy.
Emperor Tuoba Hongwu's eyes flashed with an unnoticed cold light.
"Master Ye Feng, it seems that the strength of the Huangfu family master is still not even close to yours."
Ye Qingcheng still did not stop the output of Yuanli.
Seeing the endless ice spikes, they were about to break through Huangfucheng's defense.
Huangfucheng could only grit his teeth and said:
"I lost!"
Ye Qingcheng snorted coldly, waved his hand, and the ice thorn cage melted instantly.
Ye Qingcheng flew back to the high platform expressionlessly, and didn't even look at Tuoba Hongwu after sitting down.
Tuoba Hongwu stood up and said:
"That's it for today. All geniuses, adjust your condition well after you go back and prepare to participate in the second round of competition."
But at this moment, Xiao Zhan picked up the wine gourd and took a sip, then jumped and flew over the martial arts field.
He smiled and said:
"I killed an old woman in the Fusion Realm in the Shenbing Pavilion."
"I believe everyone knows this."
"But His Majesty didn't pay any attention to it, which made me a little panicked. Could it be that old woman?
Not a good person? "
"I don't know either."
"But I'm thinking that if a strong Fusion Realm person can appear in the imperial city, if he is not from the royal family, then he should be from other families or major sects."
"I don't know either."
"Anyway, those who want to seek revenge from me should come and have a fight. It doesn't matter whether they live or die."
