Chapter 237

"Chen Ruiyang... an inner clan disciple of the Chen Shixian Race?"

"Not bad, not the Chen clan that changed their surname, but a true Chen clan disciple; three wins in three matches in the group stage."

"So that's how it is."

The Si Xian Jian officials went to the major immortal gardens to escort the list, immediately making the originally quiet dusk become lively.

Wen Siyuan also came to Ji You's room at this time, handed the duel list to him, and exchanged with him about this Chen clan disciple he was to encounter in the next match.

"In the three battles of this Chen Ruiyang, he once used the immortal techniques used by the Chen Shixian Race, which is different from the opponents you encountered before."

"Inherited Dao techniques?"

"Correct, accurately speaking, it is inherited Dao techniques."

Inherited Dao techniques in the Azure Cloud World are very scarce, because there is a barrier between heaven and man, and many things can only be understood and cannot be taught in words.

Ordinary noble family disciples can only comprehend and fuse techniques through their own realization upon reaching the Merging with the Dao Realm.

And Xian Sects, or noble families with deep foundations, after thousands of years of accumulation, can indeed pass techniques to their descendants.

According to what Wen Siyuan has seen, this Chen Ruiyang's combat power can also be listed as top-tier among the sixty people in the second round, and can be considered a formidable enemy.

"By the way, there is one more thing that needs attention; this Chen Ruiyang is the same as you, Junior Brother Ji."

"How is it the same?"

"He is also a person in the Chen clan who has once sat and watched the Dao monument."

Wen Siyuan actually also doesn't know what Ji You's combat power peak is like, and even less knows how strong those people who entered the second round are, so he can only say everything he knows and leave it to him to judge for himself.

Among those Xian Sect disciples and millennium noble family comers, not many have revealed their true strength so far; some duels require adapting to circumstances.

Ji You understood after hearing this; he knows the holy artifact held by the Chen Shixian Race is the Dao monument, just like the Heavenly Academy's Heavenly Book and Spirit Sword Mountain's Spirit Mirror.

Those who can watch their own holy artifact are all outstanding figures among them; such things, when spoken out, will make opponents solemn by a few points.

Ji You has also experienced this stage, so naturally, he understands.

The duel list for the second round was freshly released, and discussion was naturally constant; many people were secretly concerned about the next opponent encountered by the people they cared about, measuring the strength gap and the probability of winning or losing from their previous understanding.

At this time, Ding Yao and Zhuo Wanqiu were on the building opposite, looking at that duel list, already knowing that Ji You was about to encounter an Xian Sect disciple, and then reported the news to their own Inspector.

The Spirit Sword Mountain little Inspector had just 'gone to teach a lesson to the man who doesn't use Spirit Sword Mountain sword Dao', making her own mouth red, and at this time, her eyes lowered, falling onto that list.

At about the same time, the Lou family was also looking at the name of Ji You on this list.

Their own genius didn't compete in the final round; although they didn't say exactly why, they were definitely concerned about the opponent he should have encountered.

And like them, there were others who were curious about this name, who were looking at the duel list at this time, lost in thought.

The next morning, faint sunlight sprinkled into the Sages Garden.

The nine major arenas began to gather crowds one after another; although there were still arenas with few people and arenas with many people, because the status of the participants had been raised by a large margin, there was no situation like the Cangwu Arena where there were only a scattered few onlookers.

Ji You got up and finished washing, and was sitting in the room having morning food when Cao Jingsong, Wen Zhengxin, Pei Ruyi, and Ban Yangshu came early to look for him.

They lived in Zhongxing County, so the news was not well-informed; they only knew the list for the second round was out, but didn't know specifically who was against whom; only upon meeting did they learn from his mouth that his next opponent was a disciple of the Chen Shixian Race.

And this person was not one who changed his surname and returned to the clan later, but a proper Chen clan bloodline.

However, after knowing this matter, Cao Jingsong and the others didn't say anything, or give any suggestions.

Because Cao Jingsong felt he no longer had any way to give any suggestions to the current Ji You...

Having the same psychology were Wen Zhengxin and the others who had been following and watching the battles these past few days.

However, Ji You was different from what they thought in their hearts.

"This Chen clan disciple is said to be very strong; I didn't sleep all night after getting the list last night, feeling uneasy in my heart, feeling I might not be able to beat him."

Ji You ate rice porridge and couldn't help but speak: "I feel that if I want to increase my winning rate by a few points, I should still buy a few sets of magic artifacts, just in case."

After Cao Jingsong finished listening, he glanced at him, his beard curling up in anger, thinking to himself that you are purely talking nonsense.

Such a solemn competition as the Heavenly Dao Assembly, and your brain is full of vulgar things.

Wicked disciple!

After the morning food ended, the five of them merged into the crowded crowd together, walking toward one of the arenas in the Sages Garden.

Nine matches in the morning, three in the Merging with the Dao Realm, six in the Profound Understanding Realm; and among these six duels in the Profound Understanding Realm, the most eye-catching one is the duel of Mountain Sea Pavilion disciple Qiao Mo.

However, the one receiving much attention was not him, but the opponent he encountered, named Ba Yang.

The Ba clan is located on the northwest side of Qingzhou, a small noble family with no fame, only slightly larger than the Qiu family that is attached to the He family and Zuoqiu family; according to reason, this Ba Yang and those participants in the Cangwu Arena who only have their own family members paying attention should be equally ignored.

But in reality, this Ba Yang is the most popular figure among the Profound Understanding Realm participants in this Heavenly Dao Assembly.

Even during the group stage, there were once people who compared him with those Xian Sect disciples.

Because up to now, there are a total of three people who broke through their realm before the match in the Profound Understanding Realm, and this Ba Yang is one of them; that is to say, the one Qiao Mo is facing is not a contestant of the same realm, but a contestant in the Initial Realm of Merging with the Dao.

With a buzz!

As the void vibrated, a blue barrier suddenly rose at the edge of the circular stage, sealing the battlefield like an inverted crystal dome.

Mountain Sea Pavilion disciple Qiao Mo tapped his toes lightly on the edge of the stage, the saber body reflecting a cold light, the sharp aura sweeping across the high platform in an instant, the bright cold light instantly igniting the entire circular stage.

"It's the Mountain Sea Pavilion's Peerless Edge; the killing intent at the start is actually already this full."

"In the end, he is worthy of being an Xian Sect disciple."

While everyone was holding their breath and gazing, they saw that long saber already rushing over like a wild wolf.

Coincidentally, Ba Yang, who is in the Initial Realm of Merging with the Dao, also used a long saber; following his tower-like body leaning forward, the black saber at his waist had already turned into black clouds rolling on the ground, slashing horizontally.

With a clatter, the iron saber collided fiercely.

While the flashing figures were constantly entangled, sparks splashed back and forth.

Qiao Mo is worthy of being an Xian Sect disciple; even when facing a powerhouse who had crossed the threshold of two realms, he was still not panicked, his hands clenched the saber hilt until they were red, and his slashing was hidden with sharp aura, the energy condensed on the saber blade, bursting forth surgingly while trembling.

The sharp taste, even through the barrier, could still make people feel a chill.

And Ba Yang was unreservedly opening and closing, his posture extremely large between rising and falling, pressing over angrily with wind and waves all over his body, every slash bringing up hunting saber wind, appearing to have the momentum of ten thousand horses galloping.

It can be seen that the two at this moment did not hold back at all, and their entire body's spiritual energy had already stirred into a huge vortex within the barrier.

The sabers they held were originally similar, so much so that during this intense duel, some cultivators with weak spiritual sense couldn't even distinguish who was slashing, only hearing the sound of metal colliding constantly sounding.

Several back and forths, the saber wind was fierce.

What was displayed by one of the first matches of this second round was a heat that had never been seen in the previous group stage.

The Peerless Edge condensed by Qiao Mo is one of the techniques passed down by the Mountain Sea Pavilion, sharp and extraordinary, with an unstoppable cutting momentum, the saber slash trembling like a meteor.

However, following the saber light constantly flashing, on the south side of the spectator platform, the faces of the Mountain Sea Pavilion disciples watching the battle changed slightly.

With a boom, the iron saber fell.

Under the fierce saber edge that could split mountains and crack stones, Qiao Mo stumbled out from the entanglement of energy, the iron saber in his hand trembling slightly, then flew backward, his brows furrowed while panting, the aura of his whole body becoming somewhat chaotic.

At this time, Ba Yang spun his body to unload the force, and the iron saber slashed out again plainly and unadornedly while trembling...

Seeing this scene, besides the Mountain Sea Pavilion disciples who were nervous about their own sect members, other Xian Sect disciples also vaguely changed their faces.

This Qiao Mo cannot be considered the strongest among the four Profound Understanding Realm disciples sent by the Mountain Sea Pavilion, but being able to represent the Xian Sect in the battle means he is definitely not a person who is unworthy of his name.

Some people had been paying attention to him since the previous group stage, knowing that his Peerless Edge was truly sharp and extraordinary, and could even tear apart the opponent's protective spiritual energy.

Looking at Ba Yang, he actually had no exquisite techniques added to his body, walking almost a path of brute force, only caring about slashing the saber between opening and closing.

But even so, in the duel between realms with a gap of one, Qiao Mo still couldn't make up for the gap in the spiritual energy breathing speed and the fierceness of the energy between the two, gradually being suppressed by the opponent's aura.

Boom!

Amidst the discussion, a burst of air explosion suddenly sounded.

The two iron sabers on the high platform collided violently again, Qiao Mo's mouth corner already overflowing with blood, his aura gradually beginning to become unstable, looking at Ba Yang, the offensive was becoming more and more dense...

"The realm gap is indeed difficult to make up for; these people who broke through their realm before the match and took advantage of the Heavenly Dao Assembly's loopholes will perhaps become big trouble next."

"Not bad, I think someone has already started to be vigilant."

"Oh?"

"I just heard someone say it's too terrible, completely unable to beat, asking the instructor for money to buy magic artifacts, seemingly scared quite badly."

The duel between Ba Yang and Qiao Mo can be considered to have opened the prelude to the Profound Understanding Realm battle of the Heavenly Dao Assembly, displaying the powerful combat power that the Profound Understanding Realm should have with biting saber aura.

And in the duels of the second round of the Heavenly Dao Assembly, there were also two other matches that were very worthy of everyone's attention.

One was the duel at the Qiyun Arena between Wei Bo, a disciple of the millennium noble family of Yongzhou, and Chen Shuo of the Chen Shixian Race; one was the duel at the Tianji Arena between Li Yunlang, of the old imperial family of Central Province, and Shang Shan, a female disciple of the Ask Dao Sect.

Wei Bo and Li Yunlang were both popular figures in this Heavenly Dao Assembly duel, having been paid attention to early on.

And this Chen Shuo and Shang Shan, representing the Xian Sects in the battle, their strength was naturally not weak; like this kind of millennium noble family challenging the Xian Sect, the attraction was naturally extraordinary.

Even those elders with white hair and beards, looking like immortal bones, couldn't help but come, whether to assist or watch the match, standing in a row.

According to Wen Siyuan's suggestion, after watching the first match, Ji You should go to the Qiyun Arena to watch the battle.

There was no other reason, just because Chen Shuo and Chen Ruiyang were both disciples of the Chen Shixian Race, and since they came from the same lineage, Wen Siyuan felt that Chen Shuo's methods and Chen Ruiyang's should have similarities, which could be used as a reference for Ji You.

However, if Ji You chose for himself, excluding extra factors, he felt that no matter what, watching the battle, a duel with a woman appearing might be more pleasing to the eye...

It is said that Shang Shan's appearance is extremely good, the kind that Long Xiandi would like but cannot lick.

Ji You felt that as a friend, he should go and see the beauty of this world for him.

However, considering there was still a vinegar essence who comes and goes without a trace living in the garden, Ji You still walked toward the Qiyun Arena with a righteous aura, sitting in the spectator stands with the crowd.

The disciple of the Chen Shixian Race used a slightly shorter iron saber, only longer than a kitchen knife.

It is said that the Chen Shixian Race uses this kind of wide and short weapon, just like Spirit Sword Mountain likes to use the thin and long three-foot green blade.

And the disciple of the Wei family standing opposite him was holding a long sword.

Sabers and swords are recognized by all cultivators in the Azure Cloud World as the weapons most easily used to carry the Dao, so the appearance rate is very high, unless one is cultivating special techniques and Dao arts that require other weapons to cooperate.

Just like the previous match, the two started with surging killing intent.

No hiding, no holding back.

Because both knew that this battle was already different from the group stage with uneven strength; a slight carelessness would lead to a total loss.

At this time, Chen Shuo let out a low shout, his arm muscles knotted like iron, the heavy saber carrying the momentum of wind and thunder to meet the attack, instantly cutting out the sound of wind and thunder.

And this Wei Bo obviously also had frequent involvement in sword Dao, his steps steady as an abyss, the moves between them sharp and powerful, the Dao sword slashing with the biting glow of flowing light suddenly flashing, following the edge and falling.

This is the Wei family's inherited Dao technique, and also the foundation possessed by the millennium noble family, named Heavenly Light Guide.

Specifically what kind of Dao method is fused, outsiders do not know, but one can feel a powerful air pressure from the Dao sword entangled by ten thousand rays of glow.

Clang!

Between the collisions, the wind and waves raised by the two instantly collided together.

Chen Shuo's saber momentum was very strong, which also had to do with the Chen Shixian Race's techniques; where the saber edge pointed, the energy driven was actually more terrifying than Ba Yang's.

However, just as the iron saber slashed down, Wei Bo, whose sleeves were puffed up by the wind and waves, suddenly turned his wrist, the Dao sword suddenly changed moves, the glow entangled toward the saber blade like a living thing, carrying ten thousand jun of force to unload the saber.

Chen Shuo suddenly felt a burst of wild dragging, immediately sinking his waist and dropping his horse to pour his entire body's force into the saber body, directly vibrating the saber to slash back, cutting off the glow that splashed everywhere, bright and scorching to the eyeballs.

With a clatter, the scorching iron saber returned.

Chen Shuo's feet breathed spiritual energy, first borrowing the force to open the distance between the two, then his entire body's spiritual energy rushed, turning around to slash again, the heavy footsteps stepping on the ground directly causing the high platform to rumble.

With a clatter, even greater wind and waves roared over.

Wei Bo immediately gritted his teeth, slashing diagonally from top to bottom to meet the attack, the technique inducing the heavenly light splashing out a thousand rays of auspicious color on the sword body.

With a clatter, Chen Shuo's iron saber slashed into that glow again.

Afterwards was the third saber, a more powerful saber momentum slashing across, slashing into that glow, but the saber edge did not touch Wei Bo.

Seeing this scene, a trace of hostility immediately flashed on Chen Shuo's face, and he saw Wei Bo slashing with his sword, the sword style from slow to fast, the glow beginning to run constantly on the ring...

Seeing this scene, Ji You's gaze couldn't help but lock onto Chen Shuo for a moment, golden light flashing in his eyes, carefully watching Chen Shuo's saber fall several times.

Because of the cultivation of adding flour when there is too much water, and adding water when there is too much flour, Ji You's spiritual sense at this moment could not only capture the saber track, but also see the bursting of different energy.

This Chen Shixian Race's saber technique... sure enough, every saber is heavier than the previous one.

It's just that Chen Shuo did not exert it to the extreme.

It wasn't because he held back, but because his opponent Wei Bo seemed to have prepared for this early on, not leaving Chen Shuo any opportunity.

"Truly amazing, I said it, I have to save money to prepare some magic artifacts; must not be careless."

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Cao Jingsong came back to his senses at this time, glanced at Ji You, and couldn't help but mutter 'wicked disciple' again.

However, although he understood Ji You was finding an excuse to rob money, Cao Jiaoxi's heart was still slightly shocked, and Wen Zhengxin and Ban Yangshu beside him were all the same.

Those who can be called Xian Sect disciples outside are basically starting from the inner courtyard status.

And those who can participate in the Heavenly Dao Assembly are even less likely to be ordinary inner courtyard disciples.

Similarly, although the four words 'noble family disciple' summarize everyone, in reality, a century-old noble family and a millennium noble family are not on the same level at all.

They have seen countless Profound Understanding Realms on weekdays, but only at this moment can they understand that these top Profound Understanding Realms who have been taught techniques and carry the family foundation actually have combat power far exceeding their estimation.

This feeling is just like that day in the Yecheng Mountain, they, these Xian Sect Merging with the Dao, and those Xianzhuang people who endured with time, the difference is very far.

Actually, Ji You also has this feeling, beginning to understand why everyone says the second round is the true beginning of the Heavenly Dao Assembly.

Because the two kinds of duels are actually completely different.

The person he encountered in the group stage's first battle was Tang Jingming; in the segment of releasing harsh words before the duel began, Tang Jingming had said he had gone everywhere to watch battles, feeling that if he tried his best, he might not be worse than those Xian Sect disciples.

But now it seems, that is not necessarily the case.

In the first round of the group stage, those Xian Sect disciples actually did not display their full strength, but were hiding their back moves.

The them that Tang Jingming thought he could defeat if he tried his best were just them hiding their clumsiness...

Surging spiritual energy, magnificent immortal light, flowing saber light and sword shadows, for a time brilliant and filling the sky, gorgeous and eye-catching, making people unable to watch in time.

There are many cultivators who lost in the group stage and still harbored some unwillingness in their hearts; after seeing the duels of the second round, they suddenly felt a feeling of untying their knots, immediately feeling that the previous winning or losing was irrelevant.

Because they suddenly discovered that even if they encountered inferior contestants in the group stage, relying on luck to reach the second round, it is estimated that walking to this point is the end.

Noble family disciples all compare themselves to geniuses, but there is ultimately a difference between genius and genius.

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