Chapter 430: Saint Child Xu Yuan

In the void arena, the over one hundred Heaven-Flying Reserve Members had already heard the True God Chi Yang's words.

"Challenging the tenth place?"

"Ji Yan! Someone is challenging you."

"Sure enough, it's Xu Yuan. I heard about him before. I heard that a fierce person was going to come out this session, but I didn't expect him to be so fierce."

"Challenging the tenth place directly, leaving no room for himself at all. Could it be that he isn't afraid of accidents?"

"Does he really have the limit strength of a Demigod?" These hundred-plus Heaven-Flying Reserve Members were all discussing in low voices.

One must know, being able to become a Reserve Member of the Ancient City at the Heaven-Flying rank, each of them could be called a proud son of heaven, and quite a few had awakened seven star pulses... their comprehension of laws was even higher.

It could be said that each of these Reserve Members of the Ancient Awakening City could erupt with at least mid-rank Demigod strength, and those who could rank in the top ten among them... were geniuses among geniuses.

"Hmph."

"Challenging me?" That Reserve Member named Ji Yan didn't look very good.

Normally, in this kind of challenge match, these old-generation Reserve Members were mostly challenged between the fiftieth and one hundredth place.

Those ranked higher mostly just went through the motions.

Ji Yan didn't expect that he would be the first to be challenged, and he was naturally unhappy in his heart.

"Ji Yan, don't be careless." The woman in purple gauze said softly: "Rumors all say he has the limit strength of a Demigod, but his battle process with the Void God assassin was very short, and that was his only battle..."

"But even if the rumors are false, he was able to survive the Void God assassination, so he shouldn't be a fool. Daring to challenge you, he definitely won't be weak."

"Mm."

"Qi Xia, don't worry." Ji Yan's eyes were cold, and he said in a low voice: "I don't believe that a little guy who has only cultivated for thirty-plus years, and hasn't even cultivated in the Ancient City, can erupt with the limit strength of a Demigod?"

Whoosh!

Ji Yan's figure moved, and he drifted into the void arena.

In fact, Ji Yan's thoughts represented the thoughts of a considerable portion of Reserve Members... Most of them had obtained intelligence about Xu Yuan, at least knowing who Xu Yuan was.

But regarding the speculation in the intelligence that Xu Yuan had "limit strength of a Demigod," many Heaven-Flying Reserve Members sneered at it.

Merely surviving an assassination by a god could not become ironclad proof of one's own strength.

Moreover, most of them were amazing geniuses from their respective kingdoms, and they had received cultivation in the Ancient Awakening City for decades. What kind of strength could he have?

Judging others by oneself, it was very difficult for Li Yuan to convince them without showing real combat results.

Whoosh!

Li Yuan's figure moved, and he also turned into a stream of light, rushing into the void arena.

The two were dozens of kilometers apart, facing each other from afar.

At this moment.

Whether it was the thousand Void Gods or the ten thousand Heaven-Flying Demigods on the square, their gazes fell on the two.

"Big brother, can Brother Xu win?" Jiang Xuan was incomparably nervous: "This is a top genius ranked in the top ten among the Heaven-Flying ranks of the Ancient Awakening City."

"Hard to say."

"If Brother Xu Yuan really has the strength rumored... but I'm just worried that when he blocked the law secret treasure, it was relying on external objects." Jiang Shan transmitted: "After all, you also know that for a Heaven-Flying rank to erupt with the limit strength of a Demigod is how incredible."

"Mm." Jiang Xuan nodded slightly. The heart she had been hanging actually relaxed quite a bit.

Because!

Back then, in the Yuan Demon Blood Cave, she had watched Li Yuan defeat two blood demons with her own eyes.

Inside the void arena, Li Yuan and Ji Yan looked at each other.

Whoosh— Accompanied by the operation of the array in the arena, an invisible force shrouded the heavens and earth, and a layer of hazy green light had already covered the two of them.

This was a kind of protection, similar to the duel in the Nine Sounds Pavilion... Once the damage suffered by either side exceeded the upper limit of the protective green light, they would be judged as having lost.

After all, it was just a sparring match, not a life-and-death battle. The Ancient Awakening City didn't hope for its top geniuses to die in vain.

"I didn't expect."

"One day, I would actually be challenged in a trial battle." Ji Yan was also dressed in black, his eyes cold: "I will let you understand that in the Ancient Awakening City, relying on treasures is useless. The top ten of the Heaven-Flying list of the Ancient Awakening City... is not something you can shake."

Until now, in Ji Yan's heart, he still believed that Li Yuan didn't rely on his own strength to block the law secret treasure.

"Oh? Your name is Ji Yan, right?" Li Yuan smiled indifferently: "You are always this brave? More confident than me."

"Show your full strength. I hope you can be stronger than in the intelligence, otherwise, once I make a move, you won't have a chance." Li Yuan said.

Ji Yan was stunned.

The hundred-plus Heaven-Flying Reserve Members watching from the edge of the void arena heard the conversation between the two clearly and were all somewhat dumbfounded.

This Xu Yuan, is he really this confident?

One must know, even the Saint Children ranked second or third, although their strength was stronger than Ji Yan's, wouldn't have such a posture, right?

"Good!"

"Good! Good!" Ji Yan laughed out of extreme anger: "Let me see just how formidable you, Xu Yuan, really are."

Boom!

Ji Yan took a step, instantly turning ten meters tall. He had already cast a nine-fold body-refining star technique, and his life aura soared to an astonishing level, close to the mid-rank Demigod level. In his hand, a divine artifact battle saber appeared.

If he didn't erupt, he wouldn't erupt; once he erupted, Ji Yan went all out.

As a third-rank seven-star pulse powerhouse, he had the capital to be proud.

"Kill!" Ji Yan turned into a stream of light, approaching Li Yuan in just seconds, followed by a blade light like thunder and lightning tearing through the sky, containing a destructive intent, killing in front of Li Yuan.

In terms of strength and technique, Ji Yan was far more terrifying than Fang Hai when he was at the Heaven-Flying rank. After all, he had extremely high talent, a much better cultivation environment, and had cultivated for a longer time.

"Technique moves at the limit level of a Demigod? It's indeed not bad for a Heaven-Flying rank to reach this step. In terms of strength, it should be close to a peak Demigod." Li Yuan easily judged the other party's strength through that blade that was slashed down in anger.

This strength was quite good.

It was a pity that he was facing Li Yuan.

"Whoosh!"

Li Yuan didn't even take out the Dark Star Divine Spear. He just took a step and turned ten meters tall, followed by the Nine Dragon Profound Armor covering his whole body, and slashed one hand horizontally forward.

This move.

Was Li Yuan subconsciously imitating the scene of the Heavenly God An Chi slashing down with both palms together in the Law Mirror.

Palm as a blade!

Cutting through the void!

Li Yuan's palm, completely covered by metal scales, directly induced the fluctuation of the law origin in the underworld, casting the fourth move of "Boundary Cloud Spear."

Reaching his level, whatever weapon he used, even fists and palms, could exert the power of the move almost perfectly.

"Boom—"

The palm blade and the battle saber collided instantly.

"Be defeated... Mm? Not good, how is this possible!" Ji Yan, who was originally imposing, had his face change. Just at the first touch, he felt a surging, incredible impact force transmitted through the battle saber.

This impact force was so terrifying that he couldn't even hold the battle saber in his hand.

Strong!

Too strong.

"Puff!" Ji Yan's battle saber almost flew out of his hand, the tiger's mouth cracked, and his thick arms were torn instantly, countless blood overflowing... The whole person flew backward in a crash.

"Whoosh!"

But Li Yuan's speed was even faster, like a gust of wind, and he had already stuck close again, slashing out another palm blade, directly sweeping across Ji Yan's body.

"Hum~" The protective green light covering Ji Yan's surface instantly erupted with horrifying light, resisting the invasion of Li Yuan's blade energy.

"The outcome is decided."

"Xu Yuan wins!" A low voice echoed in the void arena: "Xu Yuan's challenge is successful, ranking tenth on the Starry Sky Ancient City Heaven-Flying list."

Whoosh!

Li Yuan's figure moved, drifting backward, while Ji Yan was full of horror.

In one encounter, he had lost.

If it hadn't been for the protection of the green light, he would have been a corpse.

Moreover, Li Yuan hadn't even taken out his weapon. What kind of terrifying strength was this?

Inside and outside the arena, there was silence.

Before the battle, quite a few people thought Li Yuan would win, but they didn't expect him to win so cleanly and neatly.

"Lost just like that?"

"Palm blade? Isn't Xu Yuan's best spear technique? If he takes out his weapon, how strong would his strength be?"

"The speculation in the intelligence was actually true."

"Xu Yuan really has the limit strength of a Demigod! How long has he cultivated? Truly a monster." After the momentary silence, a burst of intense discussion erupted on the entire square.

... "Won." Jiang Xuan revealed a smile: "Big brother, Brother Xu won."

"Mm, I saw it." Jiang Shan nodded slightly, his eyes flashing with light: "My speculation before was actually true. It really is Void God-level moves. Brother Xu Yuan is indeed fierce."

"Really has such strong strength?" The Void God Shaxi's eyes lit up, revealing a smile: "Good! Good! There is really hope to rush to the position of Saint Child."

Amidst a burst of discussion.

High in the void, the True God Chi Yang had already boomed open his mouth, his voice carrying a trace of a smile: "Xu Yuan, congratulations on successfully challenging the tenth place. Are you willing to continue challenging? You still have one challenge opportunity."

"Reporting to the True God, I am willing to continue challenging." Li Yuan said.

Winning the tenth place meant having a guaranteed reward.

The next match, even if he lost, it wouldn't matter.

"Good." The True God Chi Yang wasn't surprised, asking: "Who do you want to challenge?"

"First place!" Li Yuan said directly.

Although the top three were all Saint Children, in Li Yuan's view, since the outcome didn't matter, naturally he had to see the strongest.

Li Yuan's words spread instantly, causing countless people to look at the waiting platform beside the void arena.

"Challenge the first place."

"Rush to the Saint Child!"

"Can Xu Yuan win?"

"Definitely win. Defeating the tenth place, Li Yuan didn't even cast his weapon. Once he takes out his weapon, how strong will he be?" In a very short time, many people's attitudes changed 180 degrees, believing Li Yuan could take the first place.

Swish! Swish! Swish!

And on the waiting platform, the hundred-plus Heaven-Flying Reserve Members all looked at the woman in purple gauze—Qi Xia.

She was the current number one Heaven-Flying rank of the Ancient Awakening City.

"Xu Yuan is really confident."

"Actually daring to challenge Qi Xia."

"Hmph, if I had the limit strength of a Demigod, I would also have the confidence to rush to the position of Saint Child."

"But this is Qi Xia." These Heaven-Flying Reserve Members communicated with each other.

Perhaps the ten thousand Heaven-Flying Demigods on the square didn't know, and even those Void Gods didn't understand.

But these Heaven-Flying Reserve Members knew Qi Xia's terrifying aspects deeply after so many years.

With her strength, she was absolutely qualified to compete for the title of "Strongest Heaven-Flying rank" on the entire Awakening Star Continent.

Whoosh!

The woman in purple gauze had already stood up, and under the gaze of ten thousand eyes, she drifted into the arena.

She and Li Yuan were dozens of kilometers apart, staring at each other from afar.

"Qi Xia?" Li Yuan muttered in his heart. From the aura Qi Xia emitted, he felt the other party's composure.

Seeing his own move and still being so composed, she should have some strength.

"Trouble."

"This Xu Yuan actually really has the limit strength of a Demigod." Qi Xia was composed on the surface, but panicked inside: "Since the speculation in the intelligence about his strength is true, then the speculation that his soul will has reached the Void God level is likely true too. After all, the Nine Sounds Pavilion wouldn't be fake."

"How should I win?" Qi Xia felt he was not easy to provoke.

From Li Yuan, Qi Xia felt a terrifying determination and sharpness.

It was as if a divine spear tearing through the sky, containing a terrifying sharpness that could break through heaven and earth.

And Qi Xia also knew that Xu Yuan had only cultivated for thirty-plus years and had such strength.

"Truly a monster, reaching a very high level in all aspects, almost without shortcomings."

"To keep the first place, I can only fight with my life." Qi Xia thought in her heart.

She had fought many Demigods, but had never seen such a terrifying Heaven-Flying rank.

Boom!

Qi Xia's eyes stared fixedly at Li Yuan. First, an invisible fluctuation swept past, followed by her figure turning into a hazy, unfathomable purple light, slashing down like lightning.

The purple light split into two, killing toward Li Yuan like a wave.

The speed of this light attack was much fiercer than Ji Yan's blade light.

"Whoosh!"

That invisible soul attack instantly invaded Li Yuan's mental world, but it was like a clay ox entering the sea, without any reaction.

Qi Xia's soul attack was incomparably fierce, but it couldn't influence Li Yuan in the slightest.

"Soul attacking me? Naive." Li Yuan's expression was indifferent.

The moment he endured Qi Xia's soul attack, he had already launched a comprehensive counterattack.

"Boom!"

A soul fluctuation invaded Qi Xia's body in reverse. In an instant, it caused Qi Xia's eyes to flash with a trace of confusion.

Before, when fighting Ji Yan, it wasn't worth Li Yuan using a soul attack.

With "Six Realms of Heart Illusion" as the cornerstone, the power of the soul secret technique "Nian Soul" cast by Li Yuan soared to a terrifying level, far exceeding when he first descended on the Awakening Star Continent. Even Qi Xia, whose soul will was close to the Void God level, couldn't avoid being hit for a moment.

And Li Yuan was waiting for this moment.

"Even peak Void Gods find it difficult to shake my soul." Li Yuan had a thought in his heart: "Similarly, my soul attack is also very terrifying."

"This kind of soul attack, even most Demigods can't withstand. Dealing with a Heaven-Flying rank, even if she is a Heaven-Flying Saint Child, seems a bit bullying." Li Yuan thought secretly.

"Whoosh!" "Whoosh! Whoosh! Whoosh!" Li Yuan's palms moved one after another.

Palms like heavenly blades, perfectly carrying the mystery of the "Boundary Cloud Spear fourth move" intent that Li Yuan had comprehended, slashed fiercely on Qi Xia's body.

"Boom—" The terrifying palm blade attack, six consecutive attacks, Qi Xia's consciousness had just regained clarity when she felt the terrifying attack contained in the palm blade, which had already slashed her flying backward.

The protective green light on her body surface was also torn apart in an instant.

Heaven-Flying Saint Child Qi Xia.

Defeated!

A silence.

As the strongest Heaven-Flying Saint Child, Qi Xia didn't have much resistance in front of Li Yuan, and her performance wasn't much better than the tenth-ranked "Ji Yan."

"I concede." Li Yuan cupped his hands.

"Such a powerful soul attack, I have never heard of it in a Heaven-Flying rank." Qi Xia had also regained clarity, and she was surprisingly calm: "If neither of us used soul attacks, the probability of me losing would still be very high. It just so happens that my soul attack is the strongest."

"In the strongest point, I was easily defeated by you."

"I have nothing to say about losing."

"Xu Yuan, congratulations. From today on, you are the number one Heaven-Flying rank of the Ancient Awakening City." Qi Xia cupped her hands and turned into a stream of light, flying into the waiting platform in the distance.

Everyone's gaze was focused on Li Yuan.

They all knew that the Ancient Awakening City had welcomed another incomparably monstrous Heaven-Flying Saint Child.

In the first trial battle, he seized the title of First Saint Child. It hadn't appeared for who knows how many years.

"Heaven-Flying Saint Child!"

"Xu Yuan!"

(End of chapter) ===== CHAPTER 431 =====