Fang Chen's ferocious fist caused Zhu Yuan and the other two's expressions to change. Especially Zhu Yuan, he used all the strength in his body to block Fang Chen's fist.
Bang!
Fang Chen's fist fiercely landed on Zhu Yuan's body, emitting a deafening sound. Zhu Yuan's body was forced back.
The other two stood shoulder to shoulder with Zhu Yuan, coldly looking at Fang Chen.
Just as the three of them were waiting, thinking that Fang Chen would attack again, Fang Chen suddenly revealed a cold smile. In the next instant, without waiting for the three of them to react, Fang Chen's figure flashed, directly approaching the Sky Piercing Divine Pillar.
"En!"
When the three of them saw this, their faces became completely gloomy. Shortly after, they furiously roared and chased after Fang Chen.
At this moment, Xiahou Wu was already infinitely close to the Sky Piercing Divine Pillar.
As long as one was within a certain range of the Sky Piercing Divine Pillar, they would be repelled by the Sword Intent within the Sky Piercing Divine Pillar. Xiahou Wu was the same. Even if his strength was heaven-defying, he was still repelled by the Sky Piercing Divine Pillar.
However, Xiahou Wu's strength was heaven-defying. Most importantly, his talent in the Sword Dao was too tyrannical.
Any disciple who could get close to the Sky Piercing Divine Pillar and obtain its approval were all geniuses in the Sword Dao. And the last five people in the Outer Sect Grand Competition were all geniuses in the Sword Dao.
The closer Xiahou Wu got to the Sky Piercing Divine Pillar, the slower his speed became. On the other hand, Fang Chen's speed was extremely fast.
After catching up to Xiahou Wu, Fang Chen's speed still didn't decrease. He maintained a very fast speed as he approached the Sky Piercing Divine Pillar.
This scene caused the entire Sword Reverence Sect's disciples to be shocked.
"How is this possible?"
On the platform, Tian Jianzi's face was filled with shock. Even a heaven-defying genius like Xiahou Wu would be repelled when he approached the Sky Piercing Divine Pillar. How could Fang Chen's speed be so fast? Could it be that Fang Chen wasn't repelled by the Sky Piercing Divine Pillar?
Not only was Tian Jianzi shocked, even Xiahou Wu and the others were shocked.
Zhu Yuan's team of three had originally been chasing after Fang Chen. However, after approaching the area enveloped by the Skypiercing Divine Pillar's sword intent, their speed plummeted. They simply could not catch up to Fang Chen.
At this moment, they saw how fast Fang Chen was and how he was about to make contact with the divine pillar. Their hearts were filled with stormy waves.
"Dammit, how can Fang Chen be so fast?!"
"Impossible, absolutely impossible. Could it be that he didn't encounter any resistance from the Sky Piercing Divine Pillar?"
"We must catch up to him and kill him!" Zhu Yuan and the others were extremely furious.
Xia Houwu looked at Fang Chen's back and narrowed his eyes, continuing to approach the heavenly pillar.
At that moment, Fang Chen finally took a step forward and stepped onto the Sky Piercing Divine Pillar under everyone's dumbfounded gazes.
The instant he stepped onto the Sky Piercing Divine Pillar, Fang Chen's feet hooked onto the Sky Piercing Divine Pillar. His hands also wrapped around the Sky Piercing Divine Pillar.
Others might not know, but Fang Chen was very clear that the reason he wasn't rejected by the Sky Piercing Divine Pillar's sword intent was entirely because of his golden heart.
When he approached the Sky Piercing Divine Pillar, the golden heart in Fang Chen's body began to rapidly beat. Waves of formless sword intent were emitted from Fang Chen's body. Apart from the Sky Piercing Divine Pillar, no one else was able to sense it.
It was because of this formless sword intent that the Sky Piercing Divine Pillar's sword intent was unable to stop Fang Chen.
Fang Chen easily stepped onto the Sky Piercing Divine Pillar. At this moment, of the other four people, the one closest to the Sky Piercing Divine Pillar was Xiahou Wu.
Fang Chen glanced at Xiahou Wu behind him, and then slowly climbed up the Sky Piercing Divine Pillar.
In the blink of an eye, half an incense stick's worth of time had passed. There wasn't much time left for Xiahou Wu and the others. At this moment, Fang Chen had already climbed over a meter on the Sky Piercing Divine Pillar. As for Xiahou Wu, he had just stepped onto the Sky Piercing Divine Pillar.
As for Zhu Yuan and the other two, they still hadn't touched the Sky Piercing Divine Pillar.
As time passed, everyone was already convinced that if nothing unexpected happened, Fang Chen would definitely be this year's Heaven Sword Son. Everyone's hearts were filled with tempestuous waves. At the beginning, they had thought of many possible outcomes, but they hadn't thought that Fang Chen would be so far ahead of the others.
"The Heaven Sword Son is mine."
Xiahou Wu looked at Fang Chen, his eyes filled with a fiery light. In the next instant, a terrifying sword intent erupted from Xiahou Wu's body, and his speed suddenly increased.
"Look, Xiahou Wu is using his full strength. He wants to surpass Fang Chen and take the Heaven Sword Son."
"Xiahou Wu's speed has increased greatly. In just a moment, he'll be able to surpass Fang Chen."
"As long as Xiahou Wu can maintain this speed, the Heaven Sword Son will be within reach. Fang Chen won't be able to compete with him."
"However, Fang Chen is also powerful enough. To be able to leave Zhu Yuan and the other two in the dust, he should be proud of himself."
Seeing Xiahou Wu's speed increase, many disciples began to discuss amongst themselves.
At this time, many of the Elders on the platform had already stood up. Even Tian Jianzi was excitedly standing, his eyes fixed on Fang Chen.
"Junior apprentice-brother, who do you think will obtain the Heaven Sword Son this time?" asked Tian Jianzi.
Jian Wufeng muttered to himself for a moment. "I originally thought that no one would be able to compete with Xiahou Wu. But now it seems that Fang Chen has the strength to compete with him. There's still a bit of time before the competition ends, but Xiahou Wu has also begun to use his full strength. The Heaven Sword Son should be one of them."
Tian Jianzi nodded when he heard Jian Wufeng's words.
Above the Sky Piercing Divine Pillar, a majestic Sword Intent enveloped the entire Sword Reverence Sect. Countless disciples stared fixedly at the figures on the Sky Piercing Divine Pillar.
Through their tireless efforts, Zhu Yuan and the other two had finally stepped onto the divine pillars. But the difference between them and Xiahou Wu was already enormous.
Unknowingly, Xiahou Wu had already caught up to Fang Chen. He was on the verge of surpassing Fang Chen.
Seeing this scene, the golden heart in Fang Chen's heart started beating even faster. Suddenly, the aura around Fang Chen's body skyrocketed. The formless Sword Will was integrated into the Sky Piercing God Pillar.
SWISH!
Just as he was about to be overtaken by Xiahou Wu, Fang Chen's speed suddenly increased once more.
In the blink of an eye, Fang Chen had shaken off Fang Chen. No matter how Xiahou Wu chased, he was unable to catch Fang Chen.
"How is this possible?!"
Looking at Fang Chen's back, Xiahou Wu's heart was extremely complicated. He hadn't expected Fang Chen to still be hiding his strength.
An incense stick's worth of time passed in the blink of an eye.
After the time it took for an incense stick to burn, Fang Chen had already climbed to the ninth meter of the Heavenly Divine Pillar, while Xiahou Wu was right behind him at the eighth meter. As for Zhu Yuan and the other two, they were at the third meter.
"Time's up."
Following Tian Jianzi's roar, the competition for the Heaven Sword Son title came to an end. All the martial artists looked at the figure at the top of the divine pillar with disbelief.
"Heavens, Fang Chen really did become the Heaven Sword Son!"
"He snatched the title of Heaven Sword Son from Xiahou Wu's hands. He really is heaven-defying."
"Fang Chen's name will enter the annals of our Sword Reverence Sect!" Many disciples cried out in alarm.
Tian Jianzi waved his hand, indicating for everyone to quiet down. Then he solemnly said, "This time's Heaven Sword Son selection is over. According to the order of climbing, Fang Chen will be this year's Heaven Sword Son."
As soon as Tian Jianzi said this, Zhu Yuan and the other two's expressions became incomparably gloomy. They were unwilling to accept that the Heaven Sword Son title they were about to obtain had been snatched away by Fang Chen.
If it had been Xiahou Wu who obtained it, they wouldn't have said anything. But for it to be snatched away by Fang Chen, they were extremely dissatisfied.
Xiahou Wu didn't say anything. He directly jumped down from the divine pillar and calmly stood there.
"I refuse to accept this! Fang Chen's strength is inferior to ours! What ability does he have to become my Sword Reverence Sect's Heaven Sword Son?!" raged Zhu Yuan.
"That's right. My Sword Reverence Sect's Heaven Sword Son not only has heaven-defying talent in the Sword Dao, but his strength is also outstanding. I refuse to accept Fang Chen as the Heaven Sword Son."
"I also refuse to accept this. Fang Chen's strength is inferior to even the three of us. He can't be the Heaven Sword Son."
Zhu Yuan and the other two expressed their dissatisfaction.
On the platform, Tian Jianzi frowned slightly, but he didn't say anything.
Just at that moment, Fang Chen jumped down from the divine pillar with a whoosh. He narrowed his eyes and looked at Zhu Yuan and the others. He said coldly, "Then who do you think is qualified to be the Heavenly Sword Son?"
Hearing Fang Chen's words, the three of them became even more infuriated.
"Fang Chen, of the five of us, you're the weakest. You still have the nerve to call yourself the Heaven Sword Son?!"
"That's right, Fang Chen. As long as you can defeat the four of us, we'll willingly let you be the Heaven Sword Son."
"Otherwise, please scram. You don't have the qualifications to be the Heaven Sword Son."
The three of them were filled with disdain. They wouldn't accept Fang Chen unless Fang Chen defeated them.
Tian Jianzi was just about to speak when Fang Chen cut him off.
He knew that in the Sword Reverence Sect, strength was revered. If he didn't display his strength, the three of them would definitely refuse to accept him.
"The Heaven Sword Son. I, Fang Chen, will definitely obtain that title," declared Fang Chen.
If he could obtain the title of Heaven Sword Son, he would be a candidate to become the next Sect Master. Moreover, he would be the only candidate. Once Tian Jianzi stepped down, he would become the new Sect Master.
A candidate to become the Sect Master of a Two Star Sect would definitely have a high status. Fang Chen wanted to use this to get close to the Luo family branch and ask about his mother. Although he wasn't sure if his mother was a member of the Luo family.
Hearing Fang Chen's words, the three of them laughed sinisterly.
"You three, who will go first?" Fang Chen's eyes were filled with a powerful battle intent as he coldly asked.
He, Fang Chen, wanted to use a powerful stance to defeat the three of them. He wanted to let them know that he was also qualified to be the Heaven Sword Son.
"I'll go first."
The person who spoke was called Yue Kunshan. His cultivation had reached the peak of the seventh level of the Qi Hai realm. He was currently looking at Fang Chen with a gloomy expression.
Tian Jianzi wanted to stop him, but was stopped by Jian Wufeng.
"Let him deal with it himself." Jian Wufeng said.
The three of them would definitely refuse to accept Fang Chen as the Heaven Sword Son. This would leave a hidden danger for the Sword Reverence Sect. It was better to deal with it now.
Hearing this, Tian Jianzi slowly nodded.