Chapter Twenty-Seven: The Tournament Prizes

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“Chen Yi.”

As he stepped onto the arena and faced Dongfang Tian, Chen Yi was the first to announce his name.

“Dongfang Tian.”

Dongfang Tian, who had remained silent throughout the competition until now, finally spoke. This astonished all the disciples watching below.

“Your strength is formidable. You are worthy of my full effort. I hope you won’t disappoint me,” Dongfang Tian added.

“Rainbow Piercing the Sun.”

Hearing Dongfang Tian’s words, Chen Yi responded unceremoniously. He channeled both his internal true energy and physical strength, merging the two, and unleashed his Illusory Light Sword Technique.

Three beams of sword light shot towards Dongfang Tian like arrows, moving at an incredible speed. After the sword lights passed, thunderous sounds echoed through the air.

“Heavenly Sword.”

Seeing the sword lights rushing at him like arrows, Dongfang Tian raised his long sword and executed the Heavenly Sword from the Heaven, Earth, and Human Sword Technique.

But to his surprise, the powerful Heavenly Sword merely passed through the sword lights. The beams remained undamaged and continued their assault.

Stunned by the uncanny swordsmanship Chen Yi displayed, Dongfang Tian relied on his years of combat experience. As the sword lights neared him, he hurriedly used the Earthly Sword, shattering the beams.

Though he broke the sword lights, the immense force contained within them pierced through his long sword. Dongfang Tian activated his spiritual energy to block the impact, but it wasn’t enough—his internal organs were shaken, and a trickle of blood appeared at the corner of his lips.

“No one expected Chen Yi’s sword technique to be so strange. Even the powerful Dongfang Tian suffered a huge setback and was lightly wounded. His strength surely surpasses Zhang Meng and Wang Bo, since both were defeated in a single move.”

“I heard Chen Yi used this very sword technique to defeat Wang Long and other competitors. It seems he should be able to overcome Zhang Meng and become the runner-up in this competition.”

“Yes, Chen Yi should be second. Though he managed to make Dongfang Tian suffer a little, Dongfang Tian should be able to break through that uncanny sword technique with his overwhelming power. After all, in the face of absolute strength, everything can be destroyed.”

Seeing Dongfang Tian wounded by Chen Yi’s swordsmanship, the disciples began discussing fervently.

Chen Yi was surprised to see Dongfang Tian injured. He hadn’t expected that sword strike to wound him, as it was inspired by Wang Bo’s Earth-Splitting Hammer technique, combining spiritual energy and physical strength—a stroke born of inspiration.

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It was all because Dongfang Tian underestimated Chen Yi’s sword technique. He never imagined the sword beams would carry such tremendous force. After this strike, Dongfang Tian would no longer take Chen Yi lightly; he would unleash his full power, and the true battle would begin.

“Heavenly Sword.”
“Earthly Sword.”

Having realized the peculiarities of Chen Yi’s sword technique, Dongfang Tian initiated the offensive, using the Heavenly Sword and Earthly Sword in quick succession, denying Chen Yi any chance to deploy his own sword techniques.

The majestic Heavenly and Earthly Sword swept towards Chen Yi with immense force.

“Sword Transforming into Rainbow.”
“Miles of Rainbow.”
“Rainbow Piercing the Sun.”

Facing the simultaneous onslaught of the powerful Heaven and Earth Sword, Chen Yi dared not be negligent, immediately executing three moves from his Illusory Light Sword Technique.

Twelve beams of sword light rushed toward the formidable Heaven and Earth Sword. Though potent, the beams were extinguished one by one in the overwhelming force of the Heaven and Earth Sword.

Seeing this, Chen Yi used the perilous Golden Swallow Nine Steps to narrowly avoid the Heaven and Earth Sword, then slashed thrice more—twelve sword beams surged at Dongfang Tian.

Dongfang Tian watched as Chen Yi dodged the Heaven and Earth Sword with agile movement and launched another attack.

“Earthly Sword.”

Dongfang Tian had no choice but to use the Earthly Sword again, its vast momentum breaking through Chen Yi’s sword moves. However, after breaking the attack, the initiative slipped from Dongfang Tian’s grasp and fell to Chen Yi.

Chen Yi seized his advantage relentlessly, his Rainbow Sword flashing like lightning, twelve beams slashing toward Dongfang Tian.

Dongfang Tian could only defend passively, feeling suffocated with frustration. If it were any ordinary sixth-layer Qi cultivator, they couldn’t withstand even a single move from him. Yet Chen Yi, relying on his uncanny sword technique and superhuman strength, was pressing him hard.

Everyone was stunned. No one expected Chen Yi to be so formidable. From the moment he began fighting Dongfang Tian, he had been suppressing Dongfang Tian. It seemed, unless Chen Yi’s true energy was exhausted, victory over Dongfang Tian was only a matter of time.

Dongfang Tian realized this as well; if things continued, defeat was inevitable. Waiting for Chen Yi’s energy to run out was impossible, for Chen Yi possessed the bloodline of the Celestial Dragon, which helped him recover his true energy—he grew more vigorous as the fight went on.

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“Human Sword.”

Dongfang Tian made a desperate move, slashing with the mighty Human Sword, which surged toward Chen Yi like a torrent.

Chen Yi responded with a single strike, twelve beams of sword light appearing—some real, some fake, some hidden, some revealed. The full power of the Illusory Light Sword Technique was unleashed.

Boom!

A terrifying momentum erupted from the center of the arena, spreading outward. Fortunately, the arena was protected by barriers, preventing the force from escaping.

When the dust cleared, Dongfang Tian stood on the stage, somewhat disheveled, while Chen Yi remained unscathed, though his complexion was pale from overexertion of his true energy. After all, defeating Dongfang Tian came at a cost.

Today, the Outer Sect Grand Competition concluded. Chen Yi, an unexpected dark horse, emerged as the champion.

No one could have predicted this outcome. Chen Yi—a name never before heard—became the first place winner. From now on, all outer sect disciples would remember his name.

Upon becoming champion, the sect moved Chen Yi’s residence to a beautifully crafted courtyard and promptly delivered all his prizes.

Two thousand spirit stones, a Foundation Pill, a token for the Treasure Pavilion, and a quota for the Small World—these were the rewards for the champion of this competition.

The Foundation Pill is used by cultivators at the ninth layer of Qi to break through to the Foundation Establishment stage. The pill increases the chance of success by twenty percent. Do not underestimate this twenty percent—many cultivators at the ninth layer of Qi fail to reach Foundation Establishment precisely because of this risk, and their lives end in regret.

Thus, the value of the Foundation Pill is immense. In the marketplace, a single pill fetches five hundred spirit stones, and it is always in short supply, with demand far exceeding supply.

The Treasure Pavilion token grants Chen Yi the right to select a low-grade magical artifact from the Treasure Pavilion. As for the Small World, it was discovered jointly by the Five Elements Sect and another great immortal sect, the Heavenly Sword Sect.

Within the Small World are rare herbs and treasures—so precious that even Foundation Establishment cultivators covet them. However, only cultivators below Foundation Establishment may enter; anyone above that level who enters will be destroyed by the World Force.

Even Nascent Soul cultivators cannot withstand the crushing force of the World Force. Since the Small World contains no treasures needed by Nascent Soul cultivators, the Five Elements Sect used this Grand Competition as an opportunity to grant entry quotas to the outer sect disciples as rewards.