A Mid Qi Hai Realm warrior could not even force Fang Chen to use his full strength. With just one punch, the warrior was sent flying.
Bang
The warrior who was yelling at the beginning fell heavily onto the ground. His face was pale, and he wished he could find a hole to hide in.
Fang Chen's body had reached the level of a Three Star Dao Body. Just the strength of his body was not something he could withstand.
Fang Chen sent the disciple flying with one punch, causing an uproar. Even Tian Jianzi, who was on the VIP platform, was shocked.
"Three Star Dao Body!"
Tian Jianzi was strong and knowledgeable. Naturally, he could see the strength of Fang Chen's body.
"This kid is not bad. He is able to reach the Three Star Dao Body at such a young age." Tian Jianzi thought to himself.
After Fang Chen's battle ended, the rest of the matches were more intense.
The second round of matches lasted for two hours before it ended. In total, twenty disciples were eliminated in the second round. The remaining twenty disciples entered the third round.
In the third round, twenty disciples would fight in pairs. There would be ten matches in total.
The first to go up was still Xia Houwu. His strength was too strong. His opponent did not even have the courage to fight him, and directly admitted defeat.
Fang Chen's match was in the seventh match. His opponent was Liang Han, a top ten outer disciple. He was at the late stage of the Seventh Qi Hai Realm.
When Liang Han saw that Fang Chen was his opponent, a sinister expression appeared on his face. Mo Yiqing, who was at the back of the VIP platform, saw this scene and sneered in his heart. Liang Han was a disciple that he had arranged to kill Fang Chen. He did not expect to meet him in the third round.
"Fang Chen, you are dead." Mo Yiqing said coldly.
In the square, countless disciples were staring at Fang Chen and Liang Han. At this moment, on the martial arts stage, Liang Han's face was filled with an arrogant smile.
"Fang Chen, although you are strong, you can only stop when you meet me, Liang Han." Liang Han laughed coldly.
Fang Chen squinted his eyes. He could feel a trace of killing intent from Liang Han.
"Killing intent!"
Fang Chen thought to himself. Then, he quietly observed Liang Han. Even though Liang Han tried her best to hide it, Fang Chen still managed to catch it.
Liang Han did not give Fang Chen too much of a chance. His figure flashed, and he directly displayed his overbearing Cultivation Method, wanting to take the opportunity to kill Fang Chen.
After feeling Liang Han's killing intent, Fang Chen took out the Hidden Star Sword, this was the first time that Fang Chen had taken out the Hidden Star Sword.
Huala
The blade of the Hidden Star Sword exuded a terrifying aura. Then, Fang Chen displayed the sixth level of the Water and Fire Sword Art.
Swoosh
A majestic sword-light instantly shot out from the Hidden Star Sword. In the next moment, this sword-light directly collided with Liang Han's longsword.
Crack
Liang Han's long sword instantly shattered. At this moment, the smile on Liang Han's face disappeared and was replaced by a look of fear.
"How is this possible?"
Before Liang Han could finish his words, Fang Chen's Water and Fire Sword ruthlessly pierced into his body.
Bang
Liang Han's body fell heavily onto the ground. His Qi was weak, and his life was fading away.
"How is this possible?"
The whole square was in an uproar. Countless disciples were shocked, and their hearts were in turmoil.
In the second round, Fang Chen sent a Mid Qi Hai Realm warrior flying with a punch. And in the third round, Fang Chen seriously injured Liang Han with a sword.
Before the crowd could recover from the shock, Liang Han had already lost his life.
"Liang Han is dead!" A disciple shouted.
Suddenly, many elders on the rostrum frowned.
At this moment, Mo Yiqing's face was cold as he said: "Sovereign, this kid is too vicious. He actually killed a fellow disciple in the Large Competition."
"That's right, Sovereign. With this kid's strength, he could easily crush Liang Han. But he chose to kill Liang Han directly, breaking the sect rules. He should be crippled of his cultivation and expelled from the sect."
A few elders said one after another. They were furious at Fang Chen's actions.
Tian Jianzi squinted his eyes and looked at Fang Chen. He realized that even he could not see through Fang Chen. The more it was like this, the more curious Tian Jianzi was about Fang Chen.
Under the condemnation of the crowd, Tian Jianzi finally spoke.
"Fang Chen killed Liang Han by mistake. In the past Large Competitions, there have been many disciples who have died because of mistakes. So, I believe that Fang Chen did not break the sect rules." Tian Jianzi said in a deep voice.
Even Tian Jianzi stepped out to protect Fang Chen. The other elders did not dare to say anything, especially Mo Yiqing. He stared at Fang Chen angrily. If looks could kill, Fang Chen would have been killed by him many times.
Fang Chen's expression was calm. He bowed slightly to Tian Jianzi to express his thanks.
Fang Chen's attack was too shocking. Even the top five outer sect disciples were looking at Fang Chen. Within the crowd, the outer sect's number one disciple, Xiahou Wu, had a golden light flash in his eyes.
"It's been a long time since I've met a worthy opponent in the outer sect. I wonder if you'll be able to make me use my full strength," muttered Xiahou Wu.
The third round of the competition ended in a state of shock.
Once the third round was over, everyone's eyes were filled with envy. The disciples who could enter the fourth round would be able to enter the top ten of the outer sect.
Entering the top ten would not only allow them to obtain a large amount of resources, but they would also obtain unimaginable benefits. Many disciples were filled with envy.
As expected, Fang Chen easily entered the top ten. Now everyone was guessing whether or not Fang Chen would be able to enter the top five.
That would be revealed in the fourth round.
The fourth round of the competition was about to begin. Tian Jianzi ordered the ten disciples who had entered the fourth round to take a break.
Fang Chen nodded and sat down in the resting area, preparing to recover his spiritual qi.
At this moment, a tall and sturdy man walked in front of Fang Chen. His face was filled with resentment as he looked at Fang Chen.
"Fang Chen, you killed Liang Han," icily said the tall and sturdy man.
"So what?" Fang Chen raised his head and looked at the tall and sturdy man.
"If you want to kill someone, then you have to be prepared to be killed." The tall and sturdy man sneered.
"So?" asked Fang Chen.
"So in the next round, you'd best pray you don't run into me. Otherwise, you won't live past today." The tall and sturdy man turned and left.
After the tall and sturdy man left, a disciple beside Fang Chen said in a low voice, "Fang Chen, you have to be careful. Zhu Yuan is a vicious and merciless person. Since he dared to say that, he will definitely kill you in the next round."
Fang Chen nodded and didn't say anything.
Zhu Yuan was one of the top five disciples in the last round. Although he was only ranked fifth, his cultivation had reached the peak of the seventh level of the Qi Hai realm. Although they were both at the peak of the seventh level of the Qi Hai realm, he couldn't compare to Xia Houwu.
However, Zhu Yuan believed that he could kill Fang Chen.
The time it took for a stick of incense to burn passed quickly. The resting time was also over.
In the third round, a total of ten disciples were eliminated. The remaining ten disciples entered the fourth round.
The disciples who were able to last until now were all very strong.
When the fourth round began, Fang Chen's opponent was a slightly weaker disciple. When he saw that Fang Chen was his opponent, his face was filled with helplessness.
In the end, under the watchful eyes of the crowd, he admitted defeat.
With his opponent admitting defeat, Fang Chen easily entered the top five. This made many disciples sigh.
The five rounds ended quickly. Among the top five disciples, besides Fang Chen and Xia Houwu, there was also Zhu Yuan who had threatened Fang Chen before. The other two were also the top five disciples in the last round.
After the fourth round ended, the next round would be the competition to determine the top three.
This round of competition wouldn't be carried out in a duel format. Tian Jianzi had already thought of the competition's process. At this moment, Tian Jianzi slowly stood up and looked at the five disciples. "The five of you are able to enter the top five. Very good. The next round of competition will be different from the previous rounds."
Many disciples listened to Tian Jianzi's words.
"In this round of competition, the five of you will climb the Sky Piercing Pillars. After the time it takes for a stick of incense to burn, the final ranking will be based on the height each of you climbed the Sky Piercing Pillars." Tian Jianzi said.
Suddenly, countless disciples cried out in surprise.
The Sky Piercing Pillars had been sealed in the Sword Reverence Sect for many years. Who would have thought that it would reappear in the world for the five disciples.
The Sky Piercing Pillars were originally just an ordinary stone pillar. However, after a long time, the Sky Piercing Pillars had absorbed the Sword Intent of every generation of martial artists in the Sword Reverence Sect.
Finally, after a long time, the Sky Piercing Pillars contained boundless Sword Intent. Ordinary martial artists couldn't even get close to the Sky Piercing Pillars.
Only those extremely talented sword cultivators could get close to the Sky Piercing Pillars. Wanting to climb the Sky Piercing Pillars was an impossible task.
This time, Tian Jianzi unsealed the Sky Piercing Pillars because he wanted to see how strong the Sword Dao potential of this batch of outer disciples was.
"The Sky Piercing Pillars have been unsealed. Could there be a Heaven Sword Son in this batch of outer disciples?"
"In the previous rounds of the competition, whenever the Sky Piercing Pillars appeared, there would be a Heaven Sword Son. This time is no exception."
"This is really exciting. I didn't expect that after so many years, a Heaven Sword Son would appear in our Sword Reverence Sect."
"There's no need to think about it. The Heaven Sword Son is Xiahou Wu. No one can shake Xiahou Wu's position."
When they heard that the Sky Piercing Pillars were about to be unsealed, many disciples went crazy. Even Xiahou Wu's group of five were filled with excitement.
If they could climb the Sky Piercing Pillars and become the champion of this batch, they would become the Heaven Sword Son of the Sword Reverence Sect.
The Heaven Sword Son was a title given to the top disciples of the Sword Reverence Sect. If they could become the Heaven Sword Son, they would definitely become a sword cultivator that would shock the entire Ancient Sword Continent.
Among the Heaven Sword Sons of the Sword Reverence Sect, except for those who died prematurely, the rest of the Heaven Sword Sons would eventually become powerful sword cultivators that would shock the entire Ancient Sword Continent.
This time, the Heaven Sword Son would definitely appear among the five of them when the Sky Piercing Pillars were unsealed.
Becoming the Heaven Sword Son also meant that he would become the next Sect Master of the Sword Reverence Sect.