Chapter 1606: Is There Still Such a Person?

Luo Jiuyou actively suppressed her cultivation to the same level as Xu Jie, giving her no advantage in cultivation realm.

Even so, Luo Jiuyou still blocked Xu Jie's slash with only an ordinary Línglì barrier.

Seeing this, Xu Jie flashed a strange look in his eyes, and the result made him feel very uneasy.

Don't look at Xu Jie's usual lack of propriety, but he still possesses the pride of a young Heavenly Pride.

"Again."

With a low shout, Xu Jie moved his feet and charged straight at Luo Jiuyou.

A Transformation Realm-level movement technique was instantly deployed, dragging countless afterimages across the platform.

Seeing Xu Jie's speed, Luo Jiuyou's eyes finally showed a flicker.

This Transformation Realm-level movement technique, and its grade is not low either—this technique far surpasses that of an ordinary Heavenly Pride.

This surprised him a little, but that was all.

Compared to him, there still is a gap.

A single flash brought him before Luo Jiuyou, without pausing, he directly swept his sword horizontally.

Facing Xu Jie's attack, Luo Jiuyou stood there like a fool, motionless.

Seeing this, many disciples of Dao Yi Shengdi below the platform wondered aloud.

"Can't you keep up with Senior Brother Xu Jie's speed?"

"That can't be right; although Senior Brother Xu Jie's movement technique has reached the Transformation Realm, the opponent is after all a Top Prodigy of Zhu Tian Wan Jie—even if he can't keep up, it's impossible for him to have no reaction at all."

Since she was rated as a Top Prodigy of Zhu Tian Wan Jie, she surely is not just an empty reputation.

Even if possible, perhaps Luo Jiuyou's strength does not lie in her movement speed, but it's not to the point that she can't even keep an eye on Xu Jie's speed.

Many disciples of Dao Yi Shengdi felt it strange, and under everyone's gaze, Xu Jie's sword smoothly cut through Luo Jiuyou's body.

The smoothness somehow gave an unreal feeling.

Just now she easily blocked Xu Jie's attack, but now she's so weak?

Only Xu Jie, when his sword touched Luo Jiuyou, his face suddenly changed dramatically.

Because he felt no sensation of an attack landing at all.

Luo Jiuyou before his eyes..........

"An illusion?"

He thought in shock, and indeed, the next second, Luo Jiuyou before his eyes gradually dissipated.

The next second, Luo Jiuyou's voice sounded from behind Xu Jie.

"Not bad speed, surpassing the level of an ordinary Heavenly Pride."

Hearing that voice, Xu Jie hesitated not, flashing away to quickly increase the distance.

Where Xu Jie had stood just moments before, an invisible finger aura instantly pierced a thumb-sized hole in the platform.

It looks harmless, but if anyone knew the depth of that hole, they'd probably have their jaw drop.

This hole is bottomless, appearing to leave only a tiny trace on the platform, with no earth-shaking commotion.

But there's no doubt—if Xu Jie had been just a step slower earlier, this sparring match would already have ended.

Achieving this is far more difficult than that kind of heaven‑destroying, earth‑shattering attack.

First, compress the power again and again until it finally converges at a single point.

Moreover, throughout the process it must not spread.

It's like folding paper—a white sheet, the first fold is easy, the second also not, but what about the third, fourth, fifth folds?

The further you go, the greater the force required and the higher the difficulty.

So, Luo Jiuyou's move plainly demonstrates her strength, especially her control over power.

Looking at the small hole on the platform, Xu Jie broke out in a cold sweat.

And Luo Jiuyou did not press the attack.

"Good reaction; basically no one of my generation can sense this move beforehand."

I don't know what method Luo Jiuyou used, but before that strike landed, there was indeed no fluctuation at all.

Xu Jie also instinctively sensed the danger and instinctively dodged in time.

At this moment, Xu Jie felt such great pressure from a peer for the first time, and the greater it was, the more excited he became.

"Is this the youngest generation standing at the very top of Zhu Tian Wan Jie?"

He secretly thought, his grip on the sword tightened unconsciously, and the gap was larger than he imagined.

But Xu Jie had no intention of yielding; afterward, the two clashed again on the platform.

After exchanging blows, Xu Jie ultimately lost after more than twenty moves, as expected.

Xu Jie's defeat was inevitable; everyone present could see it.

After Xu Jie's defeat, Luo Jiuyou seriously said:

"Your strength exceeds my expectations; I held nothing back just now—if it were any other ordinary Heavenly Pride, they'd lose within three moves."

"Your words don't make me feel any better."

"Just speaking frankly."

Xu Jie muttered displeasedly, this defeat was clean, but the gain was also great.

Having personally felt the gap between himself and the Top Prodigies of Zhu Tian Wan Jie, this is crucial for Xu Jie.

It will also benefit him greatly in the future.

He accepted defeat openly and stepped down from the platform; Xu Jie is not lacking even this bit of magnanimity.

Afterward, Zhao Zhengping, Capture Dragon, and others also took turns going up to challenge Luo Jiuyou.

Without exception, they all ended in defeat, and Luo Jiuyou also gained a rough understanding of the abilities of the Dao Yi Shengdi disciples.

To be honest, this exceeded his imagination; the disciples of Dao Yi Shengdi are stronger than he imagined.

Like Xu Jie and the others, these inner disciples all possess the demeanor of heavenly pride.

Just this alone is quite remarkable; to put it that way, the number of young heavenly pride disciples at Dao Yi Shengdi is actually not much fewer than that of the Nine Nether Realm.

This alone is enough to show the potential of Dao Yi Shengdi.

But there is also a fatal problem: there is no top prodigy like Luo Jiuyou.

In other words, Dao Yi Shengdi will lack someone who could potentially reach the Ancestor Realm.

Like Xu Jie and the others, in Luo Jiuyou's view, achieving Emperor Sovereign in the future should be no problem, unless they die midway.

But wanting to break through the Ancestor Realm, to put it bluntly, there's probably not much of a chance.

Unless one encounters an opportunity—not just a great opportunity, but one capable of defying heaven and changing fate—only then would there be a sliver of a chance.

Moreover, even that sliver of a chance does not guarantee success.

As the dinner Fàn diǎn approached, Luo Jiuyou also had no intention of continuing further.

After greeting Xu Jie and the others, he intended to leave.

The disciples of Dao Yi Shengdi also headed straight for the canteen.

As usual, Luo Jiuyou and the strong ones from the Nine Nether Realm came to the private room to prepare for a meal.

However, just as they were waiting for the dishes to be served, the originally bored Luo Jiuyou suddenly turned his gaze toward the entrance of the private room.

It seemed as if he had sensed something interesting.

"Young Master, what's wrong?"

"Nothing much, I discovered something interesting; it seems I still underestimated Dao Yi Shengdi."

The speaking Nether Clan Emperor Sovereign didn't know what happened; after all, in Dao Yi Shengdi, he would not casually use his divine sense, so he naturally didn't perceive anything outside.