Chapter 243

Ye Liuyun played with Lei Ming for a while, and soon went back on stage.

The disciple sharing the stage with him dared not fight him and was about to concede.

Ye Liuyun spoke up: "You're not a disciple of Clear River Pavilion; I won't use the Initial Pupil Technique, nor will I kill you."

Upon hearing that, the disciple performed a bow and said, "In that case, you might not be my equal. If I were to accidentally hurt you, please forgive me!"

"No problem! Come fight!" Ye Liuyun laughed.

"My apologies!" The disciple dared not be bold, fearing Ye Liuyun might change his mind, so his words were very courteous. In his heart he had already decided, and would stop at the point.

No matter how fast his fist, it cannot outpace Ye Liuyun's glance. If he overstepped, there's no guarantee Ye Liuyun wouldn't use the Initial Pupil Technique to wipe him out in an instant.

Unexpectedly, Ye Liuyun didn't use the pupil technique at all; he simply pointed a finger. Nine strands of finger light flickered erratically, vanished in an instant, and reappeared right beside him.

Ye Liuyun read his mind and refrained from a killing move; otherwise, by the time he reacted, those nine strands of light would have pierced nine holes in his body.

Even so, his hurried defense barely managed to block it.

But the power of Blood Thunder and Golden Crow Holy Fire had already seeped into his body.

He instantly realized Ye Liuyun had shown mercy. He clasped his fists and said, "Junior brother, your strength is great; I feel inferior!"

After speaking, he surrendered to the Steward, voluntarily stepped down to treat his injuries.

This caused the competing disciples in the audience to be even more shocked.

"So this kid's combat power is inherently that strong!"

"That single finger was so fast; if it were me, I'd probably be unable to resist!"

Everyone furrowed their brows. It seems Ye Liuyun truly has the strength to claim a spot! No wonder he entered the competition.

Later, when Ye Liuyun took the stage again, he encountered Jiang Yuan.

Jiang Yuan asked with a grin, "How shall we fight? If you use the pupil technique, I'll concede outright. If you use finger methods, I'd like to see your strength."

"What if I use my fist?" Ye Liuyun laughed.

They wouldn't think he only knows finger technique!

"Oh?" Jiang Yuan was also startled, then said, "Fine, as long as you don't use the pupil technique, I'll duel you."

"Alright, it's settled." Ye Liuyun replied calmly.

The audience grew interested. If Ye Liuyun could defeat Jiang Yuan by strength, he'd be among the top few strong ones here.

Even if Ye Liuyun secured a spot, no one would raise objections.

Jiang Yuan immediately produced a long spear, which turned out to be a False Holy Artifact.

"Does this… count as taking advantage of you?" Jiang Yuan asked apologetically. He was accustomed to using this spear and had no other weapon prepared.

"No problem!" Ye Liuyun smiled lightly.

"Alright then! I'm about to strike! I won't hold back!" Jiang Yuan warned him.

After all, given his relationship with Hao Chengfeng, he originally didn't intend to hurt Ye Liuyun. His duel with Ye Liuyun was purely out of curiosity about his strength.

But that's just his nature; whenever there's a fight, he gives his all.

"Senior brother, please!" Ye Liuyun said, and his True Essence surged throughout his body.

At that moment, his erupting aura revealed to everyone that his realm was Sixth Sea Transformation.

Jiang Yuan paid no heed to his realm and immediately unleashed his full power, the True Essence of Ninth Sea Transformation, thrusting his spear toward Ye Liuyun.

Ye Liuyun slowly delivered a punch. Though it seemed slow and weak, it actually mobilized the surrounding Heaven and Earth Power.

At the same time, this punch was the third move of Overbearing Heaven Fist, Thunderfire Breaks Heaven, containing the power of bloodline.

When the punch was released, even the Steward Elder was startled.

"Truly worthy of being the Grand Elder's disciple! Bloodline, realm, even can compare with the Holy Son!"

A booming sound rang on the arena, their True Essences exploded, and Jiang Yuan was flung outward, holding a broken spear segment.

When the True Essence dissipated, everyone saw Ye Liuyun standing on the stage, hands behind his back, as calm as a breeze, as if he hadn't acted at all.

"That must be the power of the Holy Realm, right?"

"Even the False Holy Artifact was shattered?"

"Jiang Yuan suffered a crushing defeat? Ye Liuyun's strength is that great? Why wasn't he famous before?"

Someone, incredulously, rubbed their eyes, unable to believe Ye Liuyun had won so easily.

The abilities Ye Liuyun displayed were enough to make everyone take a second look. Especially the Heaven and Earth Power triggered by that punch, causing many discerning disciples to sigh in envy.

Jiang Yuan stood up, dazedly examined his broken spear, then tossed it aside and bowed to Ye Liuyun, saying, "Thank you, junior brother, for your mercy!"

He felt that Ye Liuyun had withdrawn his force at the last moment; otherwise he would have been seriously injured.

"I accept your courtesy!" Ye Liuyun replied politely, returned the bow, and the two of them stepped down.

After stepping down, Ye Liuyun produced a False Holy Artifact—a long spear—and handed it to Jiang Yuan.

"Senior brother, I accidentally broke your weapon earlier. I don't need this spear either, so please take it!"

Saying that, he handed the long spear to Jiang Yuan with both hands.

"This… how can I accept!" Jiang Yuan was at a loss.

"Just take it! We're all comrades, why the pretense? Don't make my junior brother keep holding it!" Hao Chengfeng said nearby.

He passed by Ye Liuyun's Dongtian Dadian, and of course knew the kid was rich. A False Holy Artifact, Ye Liuyun certainly didn't mind, so he thought to give it as a favor.

"Haha, then I won't be pretentious!" Jiang Yuan said, took the spear, stored it, and patted Ye Liuyun's shoulder.

Even a high-level disciple like Jiang Yuan needs many Merit Points to amass a False Holy Artifact. Getting one for free naturally made him happy.

"This junior brother is not only strong but also a good person! Worth befriending!" He immediately acknowledged Ye Liuyun in his heart.

After this battle, Ye Liuyun never got another chance to step onto the stage.

The eight spots had already been selected, so there was no need to continue fighting.

Ye Liuyun, Hao Chengfeng, Jiang Yuan, and Liu Shengnan all secured spots.

At this time, those disciples who had initially not wanted to deal with Ye Liuyun also took the initiative to come over and greet Ye Liuyun.

Especially the disciple who had said Ye Liuyun was wasting the quota hurriedly came over to apologize.

Ye Liuyun also dealt with them in turn; after all, one does not strike a smiling face, and he saw no need to utterly offend these people.

However, what he did not expect was that Liu Shengnan also walked over.

"Junior Brother Ye, let me introduce myself. I'm Liu Shengnan!"

This senior sister seemed not very good at dealing with people, and her speech was rather direct.

Ye Liuyun, on the other hand, thought this personality was quite good. He immediately bowed to Liu Shengnan and said, "Senior Sister Liu, please give me your guidance in the future!"

"I don't have the ability to instruct you; rather, I'd like to ask for your advice!" Liu Shengnan's face showed a slight smile.

"How could that be! Senior Sister, you're being too modest. We each have our own strengths." Ye Liuyun said humbly.

"I'm not joking. I want to ask you about boxing techniques; I don't know what conditions you have, Junior Brother." Liu Shengnan asked sincerely.

"So he's a martial arts fanatic!" Ye Liuyun thought to himself.

He then laughed and said, "Welcome, Senior Sister, to come anytime to exchange moves; just bring something tasty."

Liu Shengnan also smiled and then left directly!

"Junior Brother, you're really something! You've even handled that woman; I truly admire you!" Hao Chengfeng gave Ye Liuyun a thumbs-up.

Immediately, Ye Liuyun went together with Hao Chengfeng back to Tianqian Feng, reported the selection results to their master, and then they both returned to cultivate.