There were two people at the bottom of each staircase, and their opponents had been decided.
Wen Sansi was up against Wang Yi, Skinny was up against Zhiyi, Drunkard was up against the Hundred Lineages, Shangqing was up against Qiu Shi, Liu Tianmu was up against Lu Yin, Yao Xuan was up against Yōu Ye 'er, Linggong was up against Xia Jiuyou, Quiet Weep was up against Wu Taibai, and Little Blue was up against Jue Kong.
Ten staircases, ten battles, and the winner would become one of the top ten in Mount Supreme.
Everyone had thought that the battles would be the same as before, one battle at a time. However, when the screen at the end of the staircase opened, everyone was shocked. The staircase had opened at the same time, which meant that all ten battles could take place at the same time.
Suddenly, the screen was divided into ten, and all ten matches were shown on the screen.
The opening of the screen at the end of the staircase meant that the path to the top of Mount Supreme had been opened. Everyone could climb the staircase now, or they could wait. One day, two days, three days. In the previous battles, Wang Yi and Li Zimo hadn't fought for several days, and no one had urged them to do so now.
At the bottom of the staircase, Lu Yin looked up. The battles could actually start at the same time. Were they trying to determine the top ten as quickly as possible?
If his guess was correct, then the top ten might not be decided so easily, even if they reached the top of the mountain.
As he thought about it, he subconsciously looked at Qiu Shi, but her expression was indifferent. She didn't even look at the staircase.
At this time, the battle had already started on the screen. Yōu Ye 'er was the first to attack, using the Four Directions Dragonlock Formation to trap Yao Xuan. A blood-colored lotus appeared beneath her feet, and she raised her hand, causing a phantom lotus to sweep through the void and rush towards Yao Xuan.
She used her strongest attack against Yao Xuan, as she only had one chance. She knew that she didn't have enough spiritual force to withstand Yao Xuan's strength, and his roar had almost caused her to vomit blood.
This was the first battle at the bottom of the staircase, and it attracted everyone's attention.
Even Lu Yin was watching seriously.
Within the Four Directions Dragonlock Formation, Yao Xuan didn't care about Yōu Ye 'er. His spiritual force wasn't strong enough, and fighting him would be suicide. He could ignore physical attacks.
However, as the blood-colored lotus approached, he suddenly felt his heart palpitate. His body subconsciously scattered, and he turned into palm-sized bats that flew off in all directions.
The blood-colored lotus phantom lotus landed, and it instantly disappeared.
Yōu Ye'er was disappointed.
The palm-sized bats gradually fused together, and Yao Xuan's expression turned ugly. He didn't think that Yōu Ye'er would actually force him to split his body. He was a spiritual being, so he shouldn't be threatened.
Yao Xuan didn't realize that although the blood-colored lotus had disappeared, the traces of blood were still floating in the air, disappearing very slowly.
When his body fused, he also fused with traces of blood.
Only Lu Yin, Supreme Yi Shen, and a few others who cultivated the Eon Evolution True Scripture could see some of the rune lines entering Yao Xuan's body.
Yao Xuan's essence, energy, and spirit surged. Just like how he dealt with the Maiden of Fairies, his roar enveloped Mount Supreme, directly destroying the Dragon Locking Formation of the Four Directions and attacking Yōu Ye 'er.
Yōu Ye'er's face was pale. She clenched her teeth, and blood flowed down her ears. She resisted the urge to faint and waved her hand. Yao Xuan's expression changed drastically. Blood splashed out from his body, but it was not his own blood. He did not have any blood, only his essence, energy, and spirit. These blood splashes were tiny blood-colored lotuses.
The traces of blood that Yao Xuan had fused with turned into blood-colored lotuses that exploded from his body. Although he was not killed in one hit like Bai Ling, his essence was still injured, and he was forced back a hundred meters.
Yōu Ye'er took the opportunity to set up the Dragon Locking Formation of the Four Directions again. She raised her hand, and her star energy transformed into a sword that slashed down.
Yao Xuan was enraged; he had actually been injured. This was the first time this had happened, and Yōu Ye'er quickly approached him and slashed down with her sword.
"You're courting death." Yao Xuan's pupils shrank to the size of needles. Without any sound, a formless energy distorted the void, and it was as if the air itself had exploded. Yōu Ye'er was sent flying.
Yōu Ye'er spat out a mouthful of blood in midair, and the blood on her body quickly faded away. She fell down the mountain, landing at the foot of the mountain in an extremely miserable state.
In the Innerverse, everyone in the Yōu Court was shocked as they stared at the foot of the mountain where Yōu Ye'er had fallen. Madam You's face was pale; the strength that Yōu Ye'er had displayed surpassed that of any of the You family's successors. She had already surpassed the value of a marriage alliance.
Yōu Ye'er's strength had been witnessed by everyone, but Yao Xuan's strength was even more frightening. His strength was almost unfathomable, and his essence was invincible.
With Yōu Ye'er's defeat, the first person to enter the top ten was born: Yao Xuan, the crown prince of the Celestial Beast Empire.
Yao Xuan did not want others to think that he had it easy. Those blood-colored lotuses had injured him, and he was even more apprehensive. That woman could injure him, and her battle technique made his scalp go numb. He had wanted to kill her, but he did not know what the outcome would be. It would be best if he could kill her.
He had fought against the Human Domain for so many years, but such a strange battle technique had never appeared before. Who had created it?
Yao Xuan and Yōu Ye'er's battle seemed to be the fastest, but there was another battle that was even faster. It was the battle between Brother Skinny and Zhiyi.
At the end of the stairway, the path to the peak opened, and Brother Skinny immediately admitted defeat. He looked like an idiot, but that did not mean that he was actually an idiot. He did not even think about fighting against the Daosource Three Skies, and Brother Fat had also surrendered when he met Wu Taibai.
At this moment, Lu Yin did not have the time to look elsewhere. Liu Tianmu had already unsheathed his sword.
The Multiverse's screen split into ten, and one of them was Lu Yin and Liu Tianmu.
When Liu Tianmu unsheathed her sword, at least half of the people in the universe looked over.
Liu Tianmu was the inheritor of the Thirteen Swords and the strongest disciple of the Sword Sect. She was also known as one of the strongest existences among the Ten Arbiters. Her actions had not only shaken the Innerverse and Outerverse, but also the Astral Beast Domain, the Technocracy, and even the Sixth Mainland.
Countless people in the Neoverse were also paying attention to her, as she was the only person who had managed to injure a Prime Clear expert in the Mountain and Sea Realm.
Lu Yin's reputation was even greater, as his battle with Yuhua Mavis had pushed him to the peak.
At this moment, Lu Yin was already one of the top experts in the eyes of countless people. If the top ten rankings were rearranged, he would definitely enter the top six.
Lu Yin and Liu Tianmu's battle represented the Outerverse's Great Eastern Alliance and the Innerverse's Sword Sect. Their battle was like a battle between the Great Eastern Alliance and the Innerverse's various great powers.
Almost everyone in the Innerverse and Outerverse was watching their battle.
On Mount Supreme, at least half of the participants were also watching them.
"This isn't your first time fighting the Thirteen Swords. My Thirteen Swords is different from Shaoqiu's." Liu Tianmu raised her sword and looked at Lu Yin. The sword's light was so bright that it illuminated the mountain peak.
Lu Yin raised his head. "I know. The Thirteen Swords are the same, but the users are different."
Liu Tianmu gripped the hilt of her sword tightly. "I watched your Tournament of the Strongest, but I never thought that you would be standing in front of me today. Be careful, First Sword of the Thirteen Swords." As she spoke, her sword slashed down diagonally. The First Sword of the Thirteen Swords could shock even gods and ghosts.
This familiar scene made Lu Yin feel as if he had traveled through time and space and arrived at the scene of the Astral Combat Tournament. This was the first time he had met Liu Shaoqiu and the first time he had encountered the Thirteen Swords. It had been a long time since he had felt that kind of excitement that made every cell in his body tremble.
Yuhua Mavis had given him a cathartic release of power, while Liu Tianmu had made him feel a sharp sense of danger. This feeling was very comfortable.
Bang!
There was a loud explosion as a shockwave whizzed out and tore through the void. Liu Tianmu's first sword had been deflected by Lu Yin's middle finger, and Liu Tianmu's domain whizzed out in front of him as the second sword slashed out.
Lu Yin deflected it again. "It's useless." He raised a hand and flicked his finger, causing a huge force to tear through the void and descend in front of Liu Tianmu.
Liu Tianmu's sword swept out and deflected the finger wind, and then his domain suddenly contracted. Man and sword became one, sword and domain became one, and then man and sword and domain became one. This was the Fifth Sword.
This sword seemed to have descended from the heavens, and it instantly descended in front of Lu Yin. All he could see was a trace of the sword's edge, and that trace of sharpness became the focus of countless people.
Not just anyone could witness the Thirteen Swords.
At this moment, the mysterious veil of the Thirteen Swords was unveiled to the entire universe.
Only those who were directly under the sword's edge could feel how terrifying it was.
In the distance, Yao Xuan, Shangqing, Amukong, and the rest all looked over.
Lu Yin's lips curled up. "Now this is interesting." He then shifted the Fatesand within his body, and a huge force filled his entire body. He flicked his finger again, but this time, the sword's edge was distorted. Lu Yin opened his palm and slashed at Liu Tianmu.
This attack was definitely not inferior to the second punch that he had exchanged with Yuanhua Mavis. Yuanhua Mavis could use his body and strength to block it, but Liu Tianmu could not.
However, the Thirteen Swords were not just about offense.
The Sixth Sword, Defensive Sword Force.
Lu Yin's palm slashed down, but it did not touch Liu Tianmu. The attack was completely blocked by the Defensive Sword Force, but Liu Tianmu himself was sent flying by the enormous force.
Lu Yin clenched his fist and punched out, causing the void to collapse and black cracks to appear. The vibrations in the air even affected the other competitors, and many of them felt stifled and almost couldn't breathe. A force comparable to Yuanhua Mavis' third punch descended.
Liu Tianmu forcefully twisted his body, and the tip of his sword rotated. The light illuminated everyone and the statue on Mount Supreme, causing the screen of light to blur.
The Tenth Sword, Star Slasher.
Stars twinkled as sword qi filled the air. This attack was beautiful, but also deadly.
Lu Yin's fist was forcefully torn apart by the sword qi, and the Star Slasher tore through the void and headed straight for Lu Yin.
Nine lined battle force surged from Lu Yin's body, and he punched out once more. The Star Slasher was broken apart, and the wind from his fist blasted towards Liu Tianmu.
Liu Tianmu's expression was calm, and his sword rotated once more. "The Eleventh Sword, Sourcesplitter."
Across from him, Lu Yin's expression changed slightly. He had encountered the Eleventh Sword before. Back then, Quiet Weep had borrowed the Eleventh Sword from someone named Liu Guai. At that time, Lu Yin had been forced to dodge the Eleventh Sword, and he had even had to use a secret technique to do so.
Lan Si had been injured by the Eleventh Sword.
Now that he was facing the Eleventh Sword again, Lu Yin still could not see through it. However, that did not matter as he did not believe that the Eleventh Sword could suppress his strength.
Sourcesplitter soared through the sky, ignoring the distance between them as it descended directly in front of Lu Yin. Lu Yin's expression changed; where had this sword come from?