Boom!
After Li Xuan and Xi Chuyun exchanged a punch, they both retreated. Both glanced at their bodies with their peripheral vision before their gazes returned to each other.
"I never expected that a mere intermediate Dao Yuan realm cultivator would have such a tough physique. No wonder you have the nerve to fight me." Xi Chuyun withdrew his gaze, his face, which seemed to lack any distinction between man and beast, showed no hint of surprise.
"You know too little." Li Xuan said, a slight movement in his heart, and he unleashed his speed, swift as lightning.
Li Xuan knew very well that his strength was significantly inferior to Xi Chuyun's. But in terms of explosive power, that was not necessarily the case.
"Movement techniques? Sorry, I have those too." Seeing Li Xuan rapidly approaching, Xi Chuyun's pupils contracted slightly, and he too moved, a blur of afterimages vanishing instantly from his original spot.
"As expected of the young master of a continent. Such reserves, truly beyond my reach."
Li Xuan, in the void, watched Xi Chuyun disappear from his sight and felt a moment of slight emotion. The next instant, his divine sense swept out, radiating outwards from his body in all directions.
Just then, Li Xuan suddenly felt a strong sense of danger. Without hesitation, he willed his mind and instantly moved away from his previous position.
"Your sensory ability is not weak. But how many times can you escape?" The moment Li Xuan left, Xi Chuyun's figure abruptly appeared in the void where Li Xuan had just stood. As his voice fell, he vanished again.
"Such a bizarre movement technique!" Li Xuan, who had once again merged into the void, was greatly shocked. This Xi Chuyun could actually detect his position. And his own Carefree Steps seemed utterly ineffective.
As soon as Li Xuan's thoughts finished, the sense of alert surged in his heart again.
"Overlord Fist Unrivaled!"
Li Xuan realized he had been locked onto by Xi Chuyun, knowing that any attempt at a surprise attack was now futile. He no longer concealed his intentions and unleashed a punch towards his rear.
Bang!
Perhaps sensing Li Xuan's intention, as Li Xuan's punch came towards him, a fist of similar size shot out from the void, colliding with Li Xuan's. Xi Chuyun's figure then instantly materialized from the void.
As their attacks met again, a massive shockwave erupted, and a glow lit up on both of them. One gold and one red, they were in stark contrast, evenly matched.
At this moment, Li Xuan was somewhat surprised. Clearly, even with his Transcendent realm physique unleashed to its fullest, Xi Chuyun could still maintain a stance without yielding an inch. This showed that Xi Chuyun's physical defense far exceeded Li Xuan's estimation.
In fact, Li Xuan was unaware that Xi Chuyun was also filled with shock internally.
Xi Chuyun had not paid much attention to Li Xuan's punch initially. But the moment they made contact, Xi Chuyun immediately activated the divine armor gifted to him by his father. Even so, it was still unable to fully block the attack.
Xi Chuyun understood clearly that if his strength were not far superior to Li Xuan's, he might not have been able to withstand this punch.
"Damn brat, to possess such powerful physical strength." Xi Chuyun cursed internally as he looked at Li Xuan. Then, with a thought, he pushed the divine armor to its limit, resisting the force of Li Xuan's punch.
At this moment, Xi Chuyun finally understood why Li Xuan was able to pass the eight trials alone. Such formidable physical strength and explosive power were more than enough to stand on his own.
Of course, he was mostly grateful. If he had underestimated Li Xuan from the start and sent his teammates to fight, the outcome... Xi Chuyun shuddered at the mere thought.
"So you have a reliance." Seeing a soft armor that glowed red like a piece of armor appear on Xi Chuyun's body, Li Xuan's lips curved into a slight smile. He had previously thought Xi Chuyun's own power was terrifying, but it seemed he had overthought it.
"Brat, don't get too smug. Next, it will be your downfall!" As if seeing the smile on Li Xuan's lips, Xi Chuyun gritted his teeth and roared in a low voice.
The next moment, Xi Chuyun circulated his spiritual energy and threw another punch. Then, using the recoil, he rapidly retreated.
"Are you going to reveal your trump card?" Li Xuan, who had also retreated several hundred meters, saw Xi Chuyun rapidly forming hand seals as soon as he stopped. A dark aura began to rise slowly from within him.
Seeing Xi Chuyun's actions, Li Xuan did not dare to be negligent. As the young master of a continent, Xi Chuyun's resources were definitely beyond his imagination.
In the current situation, he could only give it his all. To forcefully suppress Xi Chuyun before he could fully unleash his trump cards was the only way to have a chance of success.
Recalling his thoughts, Li Xuan moved and descended directly. Upon landing on the battlefield, Li Xuan immediately drew his Teacher Sword.
A full eleven thousand eight hundred strands of sword energy overlapped, causing space itself to collapse as if unable to bear the strain.
After completing everything, Li Xuan then looked up at Xi Chuyun in the sky.
The moment Li Xuan looked up, a red sun had already reached him. Li Xuan had no time to consider and directly unleashed a sword strike.
Boom!
A rumbling sound echoed, and Li Xuan saw the red sun launched by Xi Chuyun seemed like a real sun, emitting waves of scorching heat. The sword domain surrounding Li Xuan's body was showing signs of shattering.
Meanwhile, in the sky, Xi Chuyun, seeing Li Xuan's sword domain shatter, his expression became somewhat triumphant.
But the next moment, Xi Chuyun's pupils constricted violently. A red light instantly appeared before him. Furthermore, the soft armor on his body also glowed golden, instantly forming a barrier.
Screech!
A sword hum rang out, and the next instant, the Teacher Sword arrived.
"No!"
Concurrently, Xi Chuyun's cry of alarm, along with the sword's hum, quickly reached everyone's ears.
When Xi Chuyun's team heard his cry, their hearts sank. Unease clearly appeared on everyone's faces.
As the sword light in the sky slowly dissipated, the scene above gradually became visible to everyone.
In the sky, the Teacher Sword was pressed against Xi Chuyun's forehead. All his defenses had already been destroyed by the sword energy. If Li Xuan had not deliberately held back, the Teacher Sword would have already extinguished Xi Chuyun's life.
"You... you're not going to kill me?" Xi Chuyun, his face filled with dread, stared blankly at Li Xuan, who stood before him with a smile, and asked.
"Kill you? I have no enmity with your Xi Chu Continent, why would I kill you? Now, do you still not admit defeat?" Li Xuan shook his head slightly and replied.
Xi Chuyun stared blankly at Li Xuan for a long time, but more of his gaze was on the Teacher Sword pressed against his forehead.
After a long while, Xi Chuyun withdrew his gaze, his eyes showing an unreadable emotion. He then looked at Li Xuan and said with a hint of reluctance, "I surrender."
"Admitted." Li Xuan smiled upon hearing this and, with a thought, recalled the Teacher Sword.
"Li Xuan challenges the Xi Chu Continent. Li Xuan wins!"