Chapter 4325: The Miserable Duan Fengling

Duanmu Feng was also somewhat astonished; the outcome was beyond his expectations, but as the Grand Manager of Myriad Manifestation Heavenly Palace, he had seen much over the years and quickly regained his composure.

He publicly announced the result of the arena battle: Ye Bufan was victorious.

The third match ended, and the fourth began, with Duan Fengling, a seeded player, leaping onto the arena.

Her current strength was also Yuandi Ninth Grade, but because Qianyuan Mountain's status was slightly weaker than Lingjiu Hall's, she was ranked fourth.

Having been humiliated by Ye Bufan yesterday, she was seething with anger, and upon stepping onto the stage, her gaze immediately locked onto Xuan Yuan Linglong.

She had already made up her mind that as soon as the opponent stepped onto the stage, she would not give her a chance to leave safely, even if it meant not killing her publicly, she would heavily injure her.

Precisely because of this, she circulated her Cultivation to its extreme, full of Killing Intent.

Seeing her like this, the other eight people were terrified; they turned and ran after stepping onto the stage, fearing they would die there.

Xuan Yuan Linglong, however, looked serene, descending onto the arena like a Fairy.

"Go to hell!"

The moment her feet touched the ground, Duan Fengling lunged forward like lightning, striking out with a powerful palm, afraid that the opponent would escape.

But unexpectedly, before her palms could even touch the opponent, a powerful Aura burst forth, and a formidable Domain instantly engulfed her body.

"Ugh!"

Feeling this immense pressure, Duan Fengling's eyes widened abruptly, filled with shock and fear.

As a Core Disciple of Qianyuan Mountain, she had naturally seen strong cultivators; from this powerful Domain, one could tell that this was at least Yuansheng Stage Cultivation.

This was precisely why she was shocked; yesterday, the Sky Gazing Mirror had just tested her, and the opponent was only Yuandi First Grade, so how did she become Yuansheng Stage today?

Her Cultivation improvement was too fast!

One must know that although Yuandi Ninth Grade and Yuansheng Stage seem to be only one Rank apart, there is a substantial difference in Cultivation.

If she had known earlier that Xuan Yuan Linglong possessed this strength, she would have run away, let alone dared to act arrogant, and certainly not dared to extort Ye Bufan.

But it was already too late, so after the shock came fear.

Xuan Yuan Linglong smiled coldly, already aware of this woman's actions and her intentions.

She was not a saint and would not show any mercy; she reached out and grabbed the opponent's wrist, followed by two crisp cracking sounds as both arms were completely broken.

Then she kicked out, striking hard at the lower abdomen.

Duan Fengling's Dantian was directly shattered by this kick, and she flew off the arena, spitting blood in mid-air.

As brutal as she had been just moments ago, her fate was now equally tragic; although she survived, she was destined to be a cripple for the rest of her life.

"How could this happen?"

Many people present suddenly widened their eyes, some jumping to their feet.

Just now, Ye Bufan had defeated Chi Ao by overcoming a stronger opponent, which many of them attributed to a sneak attack.

But this arena battle was clearly displayed; Duan Fengling was the first to attack, showing Killing Intent and no restraint, clearly having nothing to do with a sneak attack.

The result, however, was a single-move defeat, and the opponent displayed extreme power, showing the Aura of a Yuansheng Stage cultivator.

"How could this happen? Wasn't Duan Fengling Yuandi Ninth Grade? How did she lose just like that?"

"That woman was still Yuandi First Grade when she was tested yesterday; how did she suddenly become Yuansheng First Grade? Is the Sky Gazing Mirror broken?"

"What's going on? Could it be that her strength just increased? But that's impossible; who can advance a major Rank in one night?"

The entire venue erupted; clearly, this result overturned everyone's understanding, including those from Qianyuan Mountain.

"Silence!"

Duanmu Feng's low shout, filled with immense pressure, permeated the entire venue, instantly quieting the restless crowd.

"This arena battle: Xuan Yuan Linglong wins!"

No sooner had the result been announced than an elder from Qianyuan Mountain, none other than Sect Master Jing Changge, stood up abruptly.

"Grand Manager, I believe this arena battle is unfair."

After he spoke, the people around stirred again, and Duanmu Feng's gaze swept over.

"Sect Master Jing, then tell me, where is it unfair?"

Jing Changge said, "This Little girl clearly concealed her strength. If she had displayed Yuansheng First Grade strength yesterday, she would surely have become the champion of the top ten arenas. How could she have clashed with my Disciple? Therefore, this match is unfair."

Duanmu Feng frowned; normally, the other party's words seemed reasonable, but according to the rules, it wouldn't work.

After all, among the regulations before the Saint Spirit Convention, there was no rule prohibiting the concealment of strength.

Due to the existence of the Sky Gazing Mirror, others couldn't conceal their strength even if they wanted to, and there was no need to conceal it; such a thing had never happened before.

But no matter what, the other party was also the Sect Master of a major Sect; since he brought it up, basic Face still had to be given, so he turned to Xuan Yuan Linglong.

"Little girl, what do you say?"

Ye Bufan had already prepared the excuse, so Xuan Yuan Linglong was naturally unhurried.

"The Saint Spirit Convention did not say that concealing strength is not allowed. Even if it did, I did not violate it, as that was indeed my true strength yesterday."

Jing Changge scoffed, "What a joke! You mean to say that in just one night, your strength increased to the Yuansheng Stage Rank?"

Even facing a Sect Master, Xuan Yuan Linglong remained neither arrogant nor humble, "I have a Spotless Spiritual Root!"

Jing Changge said, "So what? A Spotless Spiritual Root is indeed a rare Aptitude for Cultivation, but it's impossible to improve so quickly."

"My man gave me a heavenly pure divine fruit!"

When she finished speaking, the ordinary people around didn't react much, but the informed strong cultivators all changed their expressions.

A Spotless Spiritual Root combined with a heavenly pure divine fruit is a perfect match; an increase of a major Rank is inevitable.

Evil Lord of Myriad Beasts's eyebrows twitched, and he looked at Ye Bufan with some surprise; he knew very well that the heavenly pure divine fruit had been eaten by him, so how did the other party get another one?

Despite his confusion, he couldn't say anything at this moment.

In fact, no one had ever said that there was only one heavenly pure divine fruit in this world; having a second one was normal.

"This…"

Jing Changge's expression froze; as a Sect Master, he naturally knew about the Spotless Spiritual Root and the heavenly pure divine fruit.

Thus, everything was reasonable, and he could no longer question it; he could only wave his hand resentfully, and his subordinates carried Duan Fengling back.

Duanmu Feng said nothing more and continued to preside over the competition; the fifth arena battle began.

Below, the situation changed; the seeded player for the fifth arena battle was Yuandi Seventh Grade. Although his strength was also very strong, he didn't directly intimidate the others as before.

Instead, in order to secure a spot in the top ten, the remaining nine people united and collectively launched a siege against him.

The scene was much more intense than before, but it ended quickly; after all, the strength gap was there. In less than a quarter of an hour, the fifth arena battle ended, and the seeded player successfully defended the arena.

The situation in the sixth match was also similar. Soon, it was the seventh match, and Ximen Yu of Soul Chasing Sword Sect leaped onto the arena.