Chapter 273: Bloody Opening

Ye Liuyun's blood‑soaked opening once again ignited the atmosphere of the whole arena.

A series of gasps erupted from the Zhan Tai.

"Today's opening is insanely explosive!"

"This kid's blade intent isn't simple!"

"Too bloody! This kid says he killed more than ten Xuemo Sect Elders? Is it true?"

"This grand tournament is really lively! This kid is definitely a dark horse!"

In the Holy Martial Academy's area, Jin Holy Son had been mocking Ye Liuyun for overreaching and bragging. But after seeing his Yi Dao, he fell silent, his face solemn.

"How is that possible! When did this kid become this strong? That Yi Dao would be hard for me to even block! Could he have the strength to duel me?"

Thinking of that, he shook his head again. "Impossible! He must be bluffing, he can't be this strong! Let's see how he fights next!"

The Palace Master of the Divine Sword Palace nodded slightly and said, "A complete blade intent; this kid isn't simple!"

The black‑robed man suddenly asked, "Help me investigate what grudges this kid has with these Sects."

"Yes!" the Palace Master of the Divine Sword Palace immediately ordered an Elder beside him to investigate.

They communicated via Divine Sense, without attracting others' attention; otherwise it would cause a huge stir. That the Palace Master of the Divine Sword Palace obeyed the black‑robed man so unquestioningly shows how extraordinary the black‑robed man's background is.

Ye Liuyun's second opponent was a disciple from Lingyang Academy. Again with a Yi Dao, he was cut in half.

The remaining two disciples from Water Moon Palace and Ancient Demon Sect stared at each other. "Come up," they feared death; "don't come up," yet they had already stepped forward.

"Next!" Ye Liuyun's calm voice reached their ears, startling them into a full-body shiver and an involuntary step back.

"You two, still want to challenge?" the Divine Sword Palace Elder, seeing their fear, asked with a scornful expression.

"I won't challenge!"

"I won't challenge either!"

The two shrank before the crowd; embarrassing, but at least they saved a life.

The whole arena hissed at their cowardice! The two lowered their heads, wishing they could crawl into a crack, their legs ready to retreat.

But Ye Liuyun had no intention of letting them go. "Did I let you leave? I will challenge both of you!"

"Hahaha!" the arena burst into uproarious laughter.

Their faces turned ashen, yet helpless, forced to step onto the stage and admit defeat.

One of them stepped onto the platform, about to shout surrender, when Ye Liuyun gave him a glance, and he fell straight down!

"Sss!"

The crowd inhaled sharply. They realized Ye Liuyun wasn't humiliating them, but intended to kill them outright.

The last person froze in place, never daring to step up. She was a female disciple of Water Moon Palace, looking pitifully delicate!

"Elder, in this situation, what should be done?" Ye Liuyun asked the Steward Elder of the Divine Sword Palace.

The Steward Elder kept urging the disciple to step up, but the disciple wouldn't move. Going up means death; how could she dare?

The crowd was heckling, yet she kept her head down, unwilling to step onto the stage.

Finally the Elder had to say, "If you don't step up, your Water Moon Sect's participation rights are revoked!"

Around the stands, many Divine Sword Palace disciples saw the pitiful female disciple and pleaded on her behalf.

"Forget it, she's just a female disciple; spare her!"

"Exactly! A big man can't go against a woman!"

Everyone urged Ye Liuyun to abandon the challenge against this female disciple.

Ye Liuyun replied calmly, "I rescued your Water Moon Palace disciples in the Secret Realm, yet your Elders incited the disciples against me! After I killed them, they bore a grudge and sent people to ambush me. Now you, unaware of life and death, are the first to challenge me. I respect your Young Master's face, so I don't want to make things difficult, but that doesn't mean I'm easy to bully! I tell you now, Water Moon Sect, however many come, I will kill them all!"

After Ye Liuyun finished, everyone guessed the gist, and for a while no one spoke.

"Come up here!"

Ye Liuyun shouted loudly, employing illusion. The female disciple, who hadn't dared to step up, now staggered onto the platform in a daze, and Ye Liuyun's Yi Dao slashed her neck!

"Killed! Truly killed! This kid is ruthless!"

"This guy really doesn't know how to be merciful!"

The spectators whispered about Ye Liuyun's cold‑bloodedness.

The Qingfeng Academy and Divine Sword Palace disciples naturally wouldn't wade into the murky waters at this moment, getting tangled in their grudges. So no one rushed to the stage.

Ye Liuyun, domineering on the stage, declared, "I will sequentially challenge the Xuemo Sect, Ancient Demon Sect, Water Moon Sect, and all disciples of Lingyang Academy!"

The audience below erupted again with a series of shrieks!

"One person challenging all disciples of four sects!"

"I'm going! This year really has big excitement to watch!"

"Are you sure you can fight so many?" the Elder asked.

"I'm sure!" Ye Liuyun said calmly.

The Elder looked awkwardly toward the Palace Master of the Divine Sword Palace.

"Agree to him!" the black‑robed man sent a Transmission Voice to the Palace Master of the Divine Sword Palace.

The Palace Master of the Divine Sword Palace immediately announced loudly, "It meets the rules; the challenge is allowed!"

When he said that, the whole arena cheered. These people enjoy the spectacle and don't mind the scale!

The four sect members wore very displeased looks. Since Ye Liuyun's first challenge was the Xuemo Sect, their Elder immediately began devising a response.

After deliberation, they decided to send their strongest disciple: the Holy Son of the Xuemo Sect, whose realm is Second Stage of Yuan Dan. Immediately, an Elder presented a sacred artifact of Soul defense to the disciple for protection.

Ye Liuyun's mouth twitched slightly, unconcerned. As long as they dare step onto the stage to fight, he will not use Spiritual Soul Attack.

With the Soul‑defense artifact, the disciple confidently took the stage. Over at the Holy Martial Academy, Jin Holy Son finally felt at ease; he even considered lending a Soul‑defense artifact to the Xuemo Sect.

"Ye Liuyun, no matter how strong your blade intent, it's merely a Sea Transformation Eightfold realm; today you cannot escape death!"

After the Holy Son of the Xuemo Sect stepped onto the stage, he proudly said, "Let me use your blood to forge my Iron‑Blood Battle Banner!"

Speaking, he flung his hand open and took out a blood-red great banner; in an instant, a bloody smell permeated the entire arena. This banner was originally a holy artifact, inscribed with a Formation, capable of both attack and defense, and with his second-level Golden Core cultivation, the threat he posed to Ye Liuyun was indeed considerable.

He shook the banner, and a boundless sea of blood surged toward Ye Liuyun, directly dragging him into it. Those below the stage could not see at all what was happening inside the blood sea.

"Haha! Ye Liuyun is dead this time!" Seeing this, the Golden Holy Son laughed triumphantly.

At this moment, Ye Liuyun, in the blood sea, felt the blood sea's attack. This blood sea, who knows how many people's blood it was refined from, exudes an extremely strong foul aura, capable of corroding a person's Physical Body and blood.

Ye Liuyun's whole body flashed with Golden Light, tightly wrapping himself. That Golden Light was the Buddha Light he had once absorbed; it can block and purify all foul things, ensuring he is not eroded by this blood sea.

At the same time, he used his Golden Pupil to observe the flaw in the Formation within the banner. Then he threw a punch toward the center of the banner. That spot is the banner's Formation eye; if his strength is sufficient, a single punch can shatter this blood sea.