Boom!
The Spiritual Energy between the heavens and earth seemed to have gone berserk at this moment as everyone looked at the sky with shock on their faces. Ji Xuan stood in the sky with his hands hugged together, as if he was holding the sun and moon in his palms. Behind him, space was constantly distorting, fluctuating and even showing signs of cracking.
Vaguely, a vast and endless ocean could be seen in the distorted space. The ocean was exceptionally dazzling, filled with sacred Spiritual Energy. The vastness of it looked like it could crush mountains.
An indescribable pressure was being emitted from the illusory ocean. It was precisely this pressure that caused the countenance of countless students to change as astonishment gushed out from their eyes. That's because this pressure wasn't something that a Spirit Disaster expert could possess. That familiar pressure belonged to a Sovereign expert!
"That's the Sovereign Sea?"
Someone couldn't help inhaling a mouthful of chilled air as he muttered as he looked at the faintly discernible ocean in the shattered space.
A genuine Sovereign expert possessed two unique symbols. One was the Sovereign Celestial Body and the other was the Sovereign Sea. That's because, upon reaching that level and successfully stepping into the Sovereign Realm, the Aura Sea in a person's body would shatter and be replaced by the Sovereign Sea!
Shattering the Aura Sea to form the Sovereign Sea!
Everyone knew that the Aura Sea was the place where the Spiritual Energy in a person's body gathered. Excluding the various external means, the Spiritual Energy in the Aura Sea was the most robust and powerful.
Thus, his strength would naturally be the strongest.
However, upon stepping into the Sovereign Realm, the Aura Sea in one's body would shatter and be replaced by the Sovereign Sea.
It would shatter and be replaced by the Sovereign Sea. That's because the Sovereign Sea was more perfect than the Aura Sea.
Although the Aura Sea was extremely important in the body, it was also the weakest from a certain point of view.
If the Aura Sea was destroyed, then the path of cultivation would come to an end.
Years of bitter cultivation would also vanish.
As for the Sovereign Sea, it was extremely profound. It didn't just exist in the human body, it had opened up a profound small world in the human body.
A small world.
Hidden within the body, it was even more secretive than the Qi Sea. Furthermore, it was even more vast and powerful. That level of toughness was far beyond the so-called Qi Sea.
Most importantly, once the Sovereign Sea was formed, cultivators would be able to hide their Spirit within it.
In that case, even if his physical body was destroyed, he would not be able to escape.
His Spirit could still survive under the protection of the Sovereign Sea. As long as he could refine his physical body in the future, he would naturally be able to rise again.
Therefore, the Sovereign Sea and Sovereign Celestial Body were the most distinct symbols of a Sovereign Realm expert. One could be used to protect one's life, while the other could increase one's fighting strength. This was also the reason why everyone coveted that realm.
Right now, the illusory ocean behind Ji Xuan was the Sovereign Sea!
Since Ji Xuan had refined his Sovereign Sea, didn't that mean that he had stepped into the Sovereign Realm?!
Countless people looked at each other and quietly swallowed a mouthful of saliva. Their eyes were filled with shock.
Wasn't Ji Xuan hiding his strength too deeply? If that's the case, then what's the point of this competition?
That's because the Sovereign Realm wasn't a level that students like them could confront.
In Hokuang Reiwon's direction, the faces of Ye Qingling, Yu Xi and Su Ling 'er were pale. Before a genuine Sovereign Realm expert, all means seemed a little unrealistic.
"His Sovereign Sea isn't complete." Ling Xi, who had been staring at the Battle Stage, suddenly said.
When Ye Qingling and the rest heard her words, they immediately directed their gazes over.
"This Ji Xuan's talent is truly outstanding to be able to touch the threshold of the Sovereign Realm at such a young age. However, a genuine Sovereign Sea is extremely perfect. But right now, there are signs of it shattering at the edge of that space. Clearly, he had barely managed to refine the embryonic form of his Sovereign Sea. Furthermore, the Spiritual Energy in his Sovereign Sea is a little mottled, so I believe that he must have borrowed external help."
Ling Xi was, after all, an Elder of Hokuang Reiwon. Her eyesight wasn't something that Ye Qingling and the rest could compare to. Thus, she could naturally see the imperfections of Ji Xuan's Sovereign Sea with a single glance.
However, when she spoke about Ji Xuan's outstanding talent, she had forgotten that her age wasn't much older than Ji Xuan. So if Ji Xuan's talent was outstanding, then she was probably a monster amongst monsters. Naturally, the main reason was that Ling Xi had been following beside Mu Chen's mother back then.
A powerhouse that was comparable to a Heavenly Sovereign had personally nurtured him. There weren't many people in the Great Thousand World that could have such an honour.
"Is that so?"
Only then did Ye Qingling and the rest feel relieved.
"But don't be too optimistic. Even if it's an incomplete Sovereign Sea, the power contained in it far surpasses Spirit Disaster. Although Luo Li possesses the Luo River's Spirit, it's a matured Spiritual Beast. So the assistance that it can provide him at this stage isn't as powerful as you guys have imagined." Ling Xi gently shook her head as she poured a bucket of cold water on them.
Ye Qingling and the rest bitterly smiled as they nodded their heads. Judging from the current situation, they couldn't provide any assistance to Luo Li. The only thing they could do was to pray that Luo Li could defeat Ji Xuan.
Ling Xi slightly raised her head as her gaze swept across the Battle Stage and looked at the Mirror of Judgement that hovered in the sky. After a brief silence, she muttered to herself, "You're going to give up just like this?"
The Spiritual Energy between the heavens and the earth crazily whistled as Ji Xuan stood proudly in the sky. With the vast ocean faintly appearing in the shattered space behind him, he gave off the feeling that he was looking down on everyone.
"Luo Li, do you still think that he's qualified to be my opponent?" Ji Xuan coldly smiled as he looked at Luo Li.
However, in the face of Ji Xuan's sneering question, Luo Li did not argue with him. Instead, she gave a faint smile that was as calm as water. However, it was precisely this indifferent attitude of hers that caused Ji Xuan's face to show signs of malevolence once again. This was because he could clearly sense the hidden meaning behind her faint smile.
She disdained to argue with him on this matter.
That's because there was an unshakable answer in her heart.
"I'll see how far you can persist. No matter what you think, at least others will understand.
He's just a defeated opponent of mine! "
Ji Xuan's gaze was dark as he suddenly took a step forth. His eyes were eerily cold as he flipped his palm and abruptly pushed it out.
Boom!
The Spiritual Energy between the heavens and earth exploded at this moment as an astonishing Spiritual Energy swept out from the vast ocean.
It turned into a corporeal palm of divine light that slammed down.
Rumble!
The sturdy golden ground cracked at this moment.
Ji Xuan did not execute any Divine Arts. He had completely relied on his majestic Spiritual Energy. But even so, that attack.
It was still indescribably powerful.
Luo Li's gaze was cold.
Her jade-like hand tightly gripped onto the Luo God Sword. The Luo River's Spirit behind her also clenched her hand as the river water gushed out, forming into an even larger longsword that slashed down at the same time.
Whoosh!
A thousand foot long sword light swept down as an incomparably sharp Sword Intent soared into the heavens.
Boom!
The sword light and the divine light palm clashed.
Shock waves wreaked havoc as if it was a storm.
"I'll see how many times you can withstand my attacks!"
Ji Xuan eerily smiled.
With a tap of his feet, his silhouette soared into the horizon. Raising both of his hands, everyone could feel the heavens and earth trembling. The Sovereign Ocean that was hidden in space lifted waves as countless beams of divine light soared into the sky, swiftly forming into huge palms of divine light.
That scene made many people feel their scalps going numb. Such a terrifying amount of attacks would greatly exhaust a person's Spiritual Energy. But right now, Ji Xuan could casually do it.
The heavens and earth dimmed as the countless palms of divine light tore through the heavens and earth like meteorites, descending towards Luo Li from every direction.
Luo Li's face was covered in a grave expression as she took a deep breath and waved her hand. The Luo River swept out and protected her within as the Luo River coiled like a water dragon.
Boom!
Boom!
Boom!
Countless palms of divine light slammed against the Luo River. The Spiritual Energy shock wave was something that even the Golden Battle Stage couldn't bear as cracks started to spread out on it.
Everyone had their hearts raised as they watched this scene.
They could see that the Luo River, which was protecting Luo Li, was swiftly dimming down along with the terrifying attack of the Sacred Light palm.
Countless Hokuang Reiwon students clenched their teeth and their fists.
Anyone could tell that facing Ji Xuan, whose Spiritual Energy had reached a terrifying degree, even Luo Li couldn't resist. Boom!
Boom!
The Luo River started to sway as it reached its limit. Along with a crisp sound, the Luo River turned into sparkles of light and exploded. The Spirit of the Luo River had also dissipated, turning into a beam of light that charged into Luo Li's body.
A soft snort came from Luo Li's mouth as her figure trembled and flew out.
"Watch out!"
When Luo Li's defences were destroyed, Wen Qingxuan's face suddenly changed as she saw the torrential bloody light that had suddenly appeared behind Luo Li. The River Of Blood had appeared with a sinister expression as it sent a palm towards Luo Li's back.
Wen Qingxuan clenched her teeth as she tapped the ground with the tip of her foot. She circulated the remaining Spiritual Energy in her body and swiftly flew behind Luo Li. She wanted to use her body to help Luo Li block the River Of Blood's attack.
"Senior Sister!"
At the Wanhuang Lingyuan, countless girls had their faces drained of all colour.
"Xue Tianhe, you son of a bitch!"
Within Hokuang Reiwon, countless students furiously cursed. Clearly, the River Of Blood, who had repeatedly used despicable means, had once again ignited their rage.
"Hmph!"
Facing the countless curses, the River Of Blood eerily smiled. Not only did he not retract his fist, he circulated all the Spiritual Energy in his body and threw a punch towards Wen Qingxuan and Luo Li. Clearly, he wanted to destroy flowers.
Wen Qingxuan clenched her teeth as she shut her eyes, preparing to receive the ferocious attack from the River Of Blood.
The situation was extremely dangerous.
"Go to hell!" Xue Tianhe ferociously roared as he threw his fist down without any mercy.
Rumble!
However, just when the River Of Blood's fist was about to land on Wen Qingxuan's body, an extremely violent thunderous roar resounded between the heavens and earth.
Up in the sky, the Deans of the various Spiritual Academies, as well as the Five Great Deans, suddenly narrowed their eyes as they looked at the Mirror of Judgement.
At this moment, ripples suddenly appeared on the surface of the Mirror of Judgement. Thereafter, a dazzling bolt of lightning that no one dared to look at flew out. The speed of that bolt of lightning was extremely fast. In practically a flash, it had already appeared above Wen Qingxuan. Thereafter, everyone could see a fist that looked as if it was forged from lightning piercing through space and swiftly slammed against the body of the River Of Blood.
Boom!
The River Of Blood's figure instantly shot down and shot deep into the Golden Battle Stage. Half of his body looked like it had been turned into a bloody mess.
Thus, the curses between the heavens and earth came to an abrupt stop.
Innumerable people were stunned for a brief moment before they abruptly raised their heads. They saw a slender silhouette flying out from the lightning. Stretching his arm out, he wrapped it around Luo Li and Wen Qingxuan's waist before his silhouette flashed and appeared on the Golden Battle Stage. Only then did the lightning gradually weaken. In the end, a slender silhouette slowly appeared from within the lightning.
(To be continued …)