by Feng Yise
If Xiahou Yun was defeated, they would not be so shocked either.
But Xiahou Yun was dead!
Experts exchanging blows, defeating and killing were two completely different concepts.
Especially on the ring, the difficulty of killing the other party was even greater.
Because the other party could concede.
Want to kill the other party, unless the other party did not have time to admit defeat at all, just like Xiahou Yun versus Gao Shun previously.
A Third Firmament Divine Lord could actually make Xiahou Yun not even have the time to admit defeat, this was simply too inconceivable.
Gone were Jiang Nan's old laziness. Shock was written all over his face.
Experts like them, there were only that one or two opponents in their eyes. How could they pay attention to others?
Even though Ye Yuan caused quite a considerable stir in the sixth group, before battling with Xiahou Yun, no one was optimistic about it at all.
Therefore, Jiang Nan did not know Ye Yuan at all.
At this time, the Profound Secrets Pavilion's head elder said a bunch, then said to these eight people, "Three days later, the eight of you come to the Profound Secrets Pavilion. There will naturally be the grand elder to give you all guidance. Now, the eight of you each face-off, and decide the final winner! At that time, Profound Secrets Pavilion will personally view your aura and perform divination for you."
The other five people were very happy at this time. But Jiang Nan and Mo Fei could not become happy no matter what.
They came here aiming for the Profound Secrets Pavilion Lord.
But now … it seemed a little tricky!
The two people looked at Ye Yuan without prior agreement, revealing solemn looks.
Speaking of which was coincidental too, the final eight, Ye Yuan's opponent was actually Ning Tianping.
The two people had yet to go up the ring and Ning Tianping directly forfeited.
Got to be joking, fighting with His Excellency, wasn't it looking for abuse?
He was abused like hell even at Second Firmament Divine Lord. Now that he was Third Firmament Divine Lord, it was sufficient to one-shot Fifth Firmament Divine Lords.
At home, no matter how he was abused, it was fine.
Outside, he still wanted face.
The final four was born. But the opponent that Ye Yuan ran into this time was Jiang Nan.
On the grandstands, the audience was incomparably excited, because they could see another great battle.
Jiang Nan became that lazy noble young master again. He stared at Ye Yuan, sizing him up for a while, and suddenly opened his mouth and said, "I admit defeat."
Chapter 1722 - This Was a Difficult Problem!
"What did Jiang Nan say? Admit defeat?"
"Is there a mistake? A favorite to win the championship, he actually conceded …"
"This … actually withdrew without a fight, this guy is so timid!"
...
Everyone originally thought that they could see an exciting showdown. Who knew that Jiang Nan directly admitted defeat the moment he came up. This made everyone's jaws drop.
Everyone thought that this final eight showdown would startle heaven and earth and make gods and ghosts weep.
Who knew that the first round, Ning Tianping directly forfeited. In the second round, Jiang Nan directly admitted defeat.
Could it be funnier or not?
If it were others, forget it. But Jiang Nan was a favorite to win the championship.
Although Xiahou Yun was very strong, no one felt that Jiang Nan was worse than him. He was even a notch stronger.
Now, he actually directly admitted defeat without even fighting.
"You could kill Xiahou Yun, but I can't do it. So … there's nothing to fight about. You're stronger than me. Things that waste strength, better not do it." Jiang Nan waved his hand dismissively and went straight down the ring.
Ye Yuan was stunned too, not expecting that this guy was actually so shameless.
Reaching his level, even if he clearly knew that there was no hope, he would always struggle.
But this guy did not seem to have any interest in anything.
But being able to win without fighting, Ye Yuan naturally had nothing to complain about.
On the other side, Mo Fei also defeated his opponent neatly and tidily.
This way, the final showdown was between Ye Yuan and Mo Fei.
During the break, Mo Fei went to find Jiang Nan and said with an unhappy look, "Do you still want face or not? To actually directly admit defeat!"
Jiang Nan said with a nonchalant look, "Clearly know that can't beat, still waste that strength for what? What if he cleaves me into two with one sword? That death state is too disgusting, I don't wish to become like Xiahou Yun."
Mo Fei's expression could not help changing when he heard that. Recalling Xiahou Yun's death state, a chill immediately welled up in his heart.
Jiang Nan said it lightly, actually, he was the same as him, scared!
If they really exchanged blows, life and death were hard to say.
Just how strong Ye Yuan was, they did not see it with their own eyes. No one could say for sure.
Moreover, if Ye Yuan was a bloodthirsty person, then the consequence … could only be being split in half.
Thinking up to here, Mo Fei's face fell and he said angrily, "Jiang Nan, you despicable villain!"
Jiang Nan shrugged his shoulders and said with a lazy look, "Don't you malign a good person, I only don't want to make a fearless sacrifice."
Mo Fei was angered until his expression turned livid and he said, "Don't you want to see how he killed Xiahou Yun?"
Jiang Nan smiled lazily and said, "Of course I want, but I don't want to use my life to go and see!"
Mo Fei gnashed his teeth in hatred and said, "So, you intentionally conceded to let me go and test his depths?"
Jiang Nan smiled and said, "You can decide not to test him. I am not forcing you."
"You!" Mo Fei gnashed his teeth in hatred but was helpless about it.
This guy's curiosity was absolutely not less than his.
Reaching their realm, it was already very hard to encounter a match in the same rank.
But now, an incredible Third Firmament Divine Lord suddenly popped out, jumping three minor realms to kill Xiahou Yun. How could they not be curious?
But curiosity kills the cat!
Sometimes, wanting to satisfy one's curiosity had to pay with one's life as the price!
Very unfortunately, Jiang Nan ran into Ye Yuan first, then he admitted defeat very shamelessly.
He looked at Ye Yuan on the stage for a long time and finally said those three words. It could be seen that he had also experienced a struggle in his heart.
In the end, this massive difficult problem was thrown to him.
Then, was he admitting defeat or not?
This was a difficult problem!
It was also precisely because so that Mo Fei would curse Jiang Nan for being despicable.
Mo Fei immediately felt a headache come on. He really wanted to see just what Ye Yuan relied on to kill Xiahou Yun.
However, if his outcome was the same as Xiahou Yun, then it would be really fun.
"The final showdown begins, Ye Yuan versus Mo Fei!"
Right at this time, the judge's voice sounded out, making Mo Fei's heart tighten.
Ye Yuan slowly walked up the stage. Mo Fei's expression changed again and again, but he did not move his feet.
Jiang Nan saw him not moving and reminded him nonchalantly, "Hey, your turn."
Mo Fei was currently struggling fiercely in his heart, his feet seemed to have taken root.
At this time, everyone's gazes were focused on Mo Fei.
Under the watchful gazes of the people, Mo Fei moved his feet. It just appeared rather heavy.
Arriving on the ring and meeting eyes with Ye Yuan, Mo Fei felt like he was dreaming.
Because ta
king part in the Hundred Battles Arena, he never thought that his last opponent was actually this young man in front of him.
He had thought before that his opponent would be Xiahou Yun or Jiang Nan. He even thought of the possibility of facing some very formidable Fifth Firmament Divine Lords..
But a Third Firmament Divine Lord, he would not even think about it.
The pressure that this Third Firmament Divine Lord in front of him brought to him was too great.
Test the sword with his life or not?
"What's with Mo Fei? He wasn't like this before!"
"Isn't that so? His aura that showed disdain on all under the heavens when on the ring, who can block it? What's going on now?"
"He wouldn't be the same as Jiang Nan, also directly admitting defeat, right?"
...
On the grandstands, there were still many people who did not know the truth.
Even in the match before this, Mo Fei still had the air of an expert, cold and fierce.
But now, his temperament changed drastically, making quite a few people feel extremely puzzled.
Ye Yuan looked at Mo Fei and also had a blank expression.
Did fighting with him have so much pressure?
Can beat, then fight. Can't beat, then admit defeat, what's the big deal!
Ye Yuan completely did not know how great the psychological impact of him killing Xiahou Yun with one sword had on these two.
Under normal circ.u.mstances, Ye Yuan would not kill so viciously either.
But he had no grudge nor enmity with Xiahou Yun and the other party actually wanted to kill him in the ring, this was intolerable.
Actually, killing Xiahou Yun, it was not easy for Ye Yuan at all too.
His ease was only in the eyes of outsiders.
Right at this moment, Mo Fei seemingly made a huge resolve. S.u.c.k.i.n.g in a deep breath, he stared intently at Ye Yuan and said, "Ye Yuan, I wish to witness that move you killed Xiahou Yun with!"
Ye Yuan's brows raised up, immediately understanding something, and said with a nod, "Okay!"
Below the stage, when Jiang Nan heard Mo Fei's words, the corners of his mouth revealed a hint of a smile like his wicked scheme succeeded.
In the ring, Mo Fei was akin to facing a great adversary, waiting in full battle-array.
Ye Yuan slowly drew the Junyi Sword. The aura on his body suddenly changed, becoming fleeting and ephemeral.
Just like last time, Ye Yuan's sword vanished!
When Mo Fei and Jiang Nan saw this sword, their expressions immediately changed drastically.
"Sword Dao law fused with spatial law!" Jiang Nan's expression changed greatly as he said.
Supreme laws, wanting to fuse them was as hard as ascending to heaven.
At this moment, they finally understood why Xiahou Yun would be killed.
This sword move, who could block?
A feeling of immense danger welled up in his heart, Mo Fei opened his mouth and was about to throw in the towel.
However, it was already too late.
At this moment, Ye Yuan already moved.
Mo Fei's words were directly stuck in his throat.
Whoosh!
Ye Yuan's figure disappeared!
Chapter 1723 - Pavilion Lord Appears
Cries of exclamations came from the grandstands. The two people separated upon contact.
When he appeared again, Ye Yuan was already at Mo Fei there.
Jiang Nan retreated several steps in a row. It was as if this sword was unleashed against him.
"S-So strong! Xiahou Yun … died under this sword? Then Mo Fei …"
Jiang Nan broke out in cold sweat, incomparably rejoicing in his heart that luckily, he did not test the sword himself.
Otherwise … the consequences were too ghastly to imagine!
Even though this sword was not directed at Jiang Nan, he felt like it was.
If it were him, he would not be much better than Mo Fei.
No wonder Xiahou Yun died under Ye Yuan's sword.
Ye Yuan put away the Junyi Sword, slowly turned around, and said coolly, "Done."
Mo Fei seemed to have had a paralyzing hex cast on him. Hearing Ye Yuan's word, Mo Fei's soul finally came back.
It was only to see his pupils constricted as if he saw some horrifying thing, gasping heavily for air. The sweat on his body was like he was dragged out of the water.
"T-Thank you for showing mercy!" Mo Fei panted and said.
At this time, Mo Fei seemed to have made a trip to and back from the gates of hell.
He knew that if not for Ye Yuan showing mercy, his outcome would be the same as Xiahou Yun's.
Ye Yuan laughed in spite of himself and said, "You and I have no grievances, so what would I kill you for?"
"I … I lost!" Mo Fei directly admitted defeat.
Jiang Nan could not help being a little surprised that Mo Fei did not die.
He even thought that Mo Fei was already killed.
That sword just now was too bizarre. He could not see the reality of it at all.
The sword move that merged spatial law and Sword Dao law was too horrifying.
"Someone as strong as Mo Fei is actually without the slightest strength to retaliate in front of him!"
"No wonder Jiang Nan directly admitted defeat. Looks like … he knew that he was not Ye Yuan's match!"
"I really didn't expect that the champion of the Hundred Battles Arena this time, is actually a Third Firmament Divine Lord! It's still the first time in history, right?"
"I'm really somewhat curious now, just what color is this Ye Yuan's destiny?"
...
On the grandstands, cries of exclamations linked up.
Before this Hundred Battles Arena, no one could have thought that the final winner would actually be a Third Firmament Divine Lord.
The judge looked at Ye Yuan rather surprisedly and announced, "This season's Hundred Battles Arena, the winner is … Ye Yuan! Now, the final eight all step up to the ring!"
The other six people were uncertain what it meant but still went up the ring.
Suddenly, a cl.u.s.ter of powerful auras emerged from the void, immediately causing a stir.
Seven powerful figures stepped out, they were actually all Celestial Deity Realm powerhouses!
Even Ye Yuan's countenance changed slightly too.
Seven Celestial Deity powerhouses appearing together, this commotion was truly astonishing.
More importantly, among these seven great celestial deities, each person's strength was not inferior to Jiang Jadehall's. Ye Yuan could not see through them at all.
One had to know, Jiang Jadehall was a Fourth Firmament Celestial Deity powerhouse!
This was Extreme Light Imperial City's strength!
Similar to an imperial city, a casual grand elder from Extreme Light Imperial City coming out could easily destroy Heavenly Eagle Imperial City.
However, this was not over yet.
After the seven people, another figure stepped out of the void.
Ever since after those seven great Celestial Deity powerhouses retreated behind the old man, they bowed slightly to show respect.
On the grandstands, a clever person immediately reacted.
"That's … That's Profound Secrets Pavilion Lord, Jian Hongxiao!"
"My God! The Profound Secrets Pavilion Lord is mysterious and unfathomable. No one has ever seen his true face before. I didn't expect that this time, he actually appeared!"
"Tsk tsk, looks like Extreme Light Imperial City attaches great importance to the Hundred Battles Arena this time! Really very curious just what kind of destiny that Ye Yuan has!"
...
Below was seething with excitement. Even the geniuses on the stage all felt honored seeing Jian Hongxiao's appearance.
They came here to compete in martial arts from afar, even risking their lives, wasn't it for the sake of getting Jian Hongxiao's guidance?
This was a godlike figure!
> The young geniuses that he gave guidance to all became an overlord of a region.
The talk of destiny was fleeting and ephemeral. Even though they all used the aura viewing art, different cultivation, different understanding of Dao, the things seen were completely different.
Similarly seeing seven colors, but this aura viewing art was clearly not what seven colors could summarize.
Just like Jian Ping, he could only see a blurry color when he looked at Xiahou Yun. But if it were his master, Jian Shaoning, looking, he would be able to see the divination contained within the color.
If it was Jian Hongxiao, it would be another scenery.
The stronger the strength, the clearer the divination seen. The guidance given would naturally be greatly different.
These grand elders' strength had long mastered the profound already. But compared to Jian Hongxiao, it was more than a level inferior.
Therefore, each time the Hundred Battles Arena was hosted, these geniuses still came without hesitation even though they knew that this trip was dangerous.
But Ye Yuan did not have much reaction towards this.
Because he knew that his life path, even Jian Hongxiao could not discern it too.
Moreover, he had already seen Jian Hongxiao. Jian Hongxiao was also not that mysterious in front of him anymore.
The current Jian Hongxiao looked just like an amiable grandfather and did not have much air.
Different from the powerful pressure emitting off the other grand elders' bodies, the feeling that he gave people was somewhat vague and mysterious, extremely profound.
Perhaps, this was the difference in realm.
Jian Hongxiao's face carried a faint smile as he said, "The Hundred Battles Arena this time seems to have produced quite a number of prodigious figures! Not bad, not bad, among these final eight, there's actually a purple destiny, and two blue destiny. Looks like a great era is coming!"
"What? There's actually a purple destiny?! Who is it?"
"You fool, who else can the purple destiny be still? Of course it's that Ye Yuan!"
"Goodness gracious, truly remarkable! Purple destiny, if lucky, that's an existence who can achieve the Celestial Deity Realm!"
...
Jian Hongxiao's words immediately caused an uproar.