Chapter 255: Is There Still a Chance to Go on Stage and Challenge?

He tried to use his own Holy River to lock onto Ye Xiaodie's position, but found he could not accurately determine it at all.

Ye Xiaodie also noticed this critical point; she seized the opportunity and instantly appeared behind Zuo Xinghe.

At the same time, the assassination blade in her hand flashed with a cold light.

Without hesitation, she unleashed the strongest move of the Assassination Strike, 'Shadow Kill Instant Annihilation'.

A pitch-black dagger edge, as dark as ink, brimming with fierce killing intent, stabbed toward Zuo Xinghe.

Zuo Xinghe reacted extremely quickly.

At a glance he saw Ye Xiaodie's attack pattern and tried to dodge.

But Ye Xiaodie's attack was too fast; the assassination blade still pierced his body.

Pfft.

He watched the dagger sink into his body.

He let out a painful roar.

At the same moment, the Holy River Prison collapsed like a falling skyscraper.

The powerful energy surge threw the surrounding spiritual qi into utter chaos.

Zuo Xinghe covered his wound, his face deathly pale, and slowly collapsed onto the platform.

Seeing this, everyone present stared at each other in disbelief.

"What? How is that possible? Even Holy Son Zuo Xinghe lost."

"What on earth is going on?"

Everyone looked stunned, after all Wang Shuang's defeat had already shocked them greatly.

Who could have imagined that, at this very moment, even Zuo Xinghe would lose.

Only then did the crowd seriously begin to scrutinize Ye Xiaodie.

They exclaimed in astonishment, "Ye Xiaodie is just too strong!"

The spectator crowd erupted completely.

Gasps and discussions intertwined.

Some people seemed still trapped in disbelief.

"Good heavens, both geniuses were defeated by disciples of the Qingyun Sect; the Qingzhou Grand Competition will have to rewrite its format!"

"I never expected the Qingyun Sect to hide such formidable disciples; from now on we can't underestimate the Qingyun Sect!"

Among the crowd, cultivators supporting the Qingyun Sect were moved to tears.

There were also those who had previously looked down on the Qingyun Sect, now blushing with shame.

In the spectator stands, the sect leaders and elders of the Five Great Sects were also shocked speechless by the scene.

Yang Cheng's eyes widened, his face full of disbelief, and his teacup fell with a 'pat' to the ground.

Tea splashed onto his robe, and he said, astonished, "Just where do Li Yilan and Ye Xiaodie come from?"

He had thought these girls were at most a bit strong, but he never imagined they would be this formidable.

This completely overturned his understanding.

Even within his own sect.

The strength of these two is also an invincible existence.

Chu Xiong of the Da Dao Sect also narrowed his eyes in astonishment, looking toward Li Tian Yuan of the Heavenly Sword Sect beside him.

He asked, "Sect Leader Li, was Li Yilan's sword qi just now moving the sword body?"

Li Tian Yuan also rarely showed agitation, nodding and saying, "If I'm not mistaken, that's exactly what happened."

Upon hearing that,

Yang Cheng and Chu Xiong both sucked in a breath of cold air.

Chu Xiong pressed further, "What is his Holy Body?"

Yang Cheng also said, "And how did she achieve such mastery of the sword?"

Li Tian Yuan shook his head, saying, "Such a powerful disciple—our Heavenly Sword Sect's sword dao inheritance, before her, is actually not superior at all; it's truly astonishing!"

After all, the sword dao Li Yilan just displayed rendered even their heirloom‑grade sword dao inheritance pitifully weak.

Hearing this, Chu Xiong and Yang Cheng of the Da Dao Sect grew solemn.

They gripped the armrests tightly, knuckles whitening from force, and said, "Li Yilan is already unbeatable; Ye Xiaodie's invisibility and assassination arts are equally unfathomable—such techniques I have never heard of."

Yang Cheng and Li Tian Yuan also nodded.

The two looked toward the Qingyun Sect crowd, each thinking in astonishment.

"Just how many hidden secrets does the Qingyun Sect still have?"

Everyone frowned, remained silent for a long time, their eyes full of shock.

The several elders behind him likewise whispered to each other, their faces full of disbelief.

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On the other side, Nan Gong Batian of the Huan Yue Sect stood frozen like a wooden chicken.

His folding fan snapped shut with a 'pa' sound, yet he forgot to wave it.

Only now did he truly realize how extraordinary Li Yilan and Ye Xiaodie are.

He secretly rejoiced, glad he had not easily offended the Qingyun Sect earlier.

He also dared not look down on Lin Yang, the master of Li Yilan and Ye Xiaodie, any further.

Being able to teach such outstanding disciples, Lin Yang must be truly exceptional.

Thus, his gaze involuntarily drifted, smiling, toward the Qingyun Sect seats where Lin Yang was eating fruit.

He was preparing to give him a smile.

However, Lin Yang didn't pay him any attention at all.

This made him so angry his liver ached.

However, he wasn't discouraged.

Instead, he turned to Nangong Lingling beside him and said.

"Lingling, what do you think of Lin Yang?"

Nangong Lingling replied, "He's quite good."

Upon hearing this, Nangong Batian smiled faintly.

In that case, his daughter's impression of Lin Yang wasn't bad.

He continued, "In that case, Father has given you a task—can you complete it?"

Nangong Lingling tilted her head toward Nangong Batian and asked, "Father, what task is it?"

Nangong Batian said, "Become close friends with Lin Yang."

Nangong Lingling glanced at Lin Yang, but Lin Yang didn't look at her, so she asked, "What if he refuses?"

After a brief thought, Nangong Batian said, "Then you just cry."

Nangong Lingling: "Crying……."

Nangong Batian nodded: "Exactly, just cry."

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As for Jiang Shanhai of the God-Governing Sect, his gaze was dull and complex.

He stared straight at the fighting platform, his expression wavering.

At this moment he recalled the ancestor's decision—no wonder the ancestor willingly bowed and submitted to the Azure Cloud Sect.

It turned out the Azure Cloud Sect was far from being as simple as it seemed.

To raise such a disciple, the Lin Yang behind him must certainly be extraordinary.

However, his son is still in the hands of Canlie of the Uninterrupted Sect.

Even seeing the Azure Cloud Sect's disciples possess such strength, his heart was a tangle of mixed feelings.

But……

He had to do everything as Canlie demanded.

He was powerless to change it.

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Facing the crowd's gaze, Li Yilan and Ye Xiaodie stood calmly on the fighting platform.

Looking at the shocked crowd below the platform, their eyes were firm and confident.

This victory not only proved their strength.

It also allowed the Azure Cloud Sect to stand out in the Azure Prefecture Grand Competition.

Moreover, in their view, Wang Shuang and Zuo Xinghe had been defeated by them, so this Azure Prefecture Grand Competition should now come to an end.

Because no one else had the ability to contend with them.

Indeed, even someone as strong as Wang Shuang and Zuo Xinghe had lost—what right did anyone else have?

However, the two of them still scanned their gazes over the entire arena.

They spoke, word by word.

"Is there anyone else on the field who wants to step up and challenge?"