Facing Luo Qibu's fierce assault, Qin Hanchu's situation was extremely perilous.
Despite the Five Elements Divine Banners' defenses remaining resilient, Luo Qibu's attacks were still formidable.
"Go!"
At this moment, Luo Qibu waved his hand again, and the surging Heavenly River water once more surged towards Qin Hanchu.
Due to the mountain collapse force's attack, Qin Hanchu could only continue to defend.
Swish!
The surging river water struck the protection of the Five Elements Divine Banners like countless sword energies.
Qin Hanchu's expression was grave in the face of such an assault.
In this state of attack and defense, the secret technique powers of the two were rapidly depleting.
In another ten-odd minutes, their secret techniques would lose their efficacy.
At that point, both would suffer the backlash from their secret techniques.
However, secret techniques also varied in quality; the more advanced a secret technique, the weaker its backlash.
Qin Hanchu knew he couldn't just keep defending.
At this moment, a black vortex suddenly appeared beneath his feet.
Luo Qibu had been intently watching Qin Hanchu. Upon seeing the black vortex appear, he immediately knew Qin Hanchu intended to escape.
With a wave of his hand, Luo Qibu split the river water into three streams.
One stream continued to attack Qin Hanchu, while the other two flowed in different directions. Should Qin Hanchu appear, they would immediately surge towards him.
At this moment, Qin Hanchu suddenly entered the black vortex.
And at that very instant, a black vortex appeared above Luo Qibu's head.
Boom!
Qin Hanchu burst forth from within, unleashing a powerful sword energy towards Luo Qibu.
Luo Qibu had been prepared. A stream of river water rushed towards Qin Hanchu.
At this moment, the black vortex blocked the path of the river water.
Swish...
As the river water poured into the vortex, a black vortex suddenly appeared beneath Luo Qibu's feet, and then Luo Qibu's own attack surged towards him.
This black vortex was extremely close to Luo Qibu. Although Luo Qibu had adjusted the direction of the river water at the first opportunity, he was unable to block Qin Hanchu's sword brilliance at this moment.
Under Qin Hanchu's attack, Luo Qibu was sent flying backward.
Although Qin Hanchu had struck him, this blow did not heavily injure Luo Qibu.
Qin Hanchu used the Five Elements Divine Banners to disappear again, and when he reappeared, he was already to Luo Qibu's right.
Qin Hanchu first struck with a sword, and then a black vortex suddenly appeared behind Luo Qibu.
Qin Hanchu did not charge forward, but instead turned and swung his sword towards the vortex behind him.
This meant Qin Hanchu's two attacks were heading towards Luo Qibu from different directions.
Leveraging the mobility of the Five Elements Divine Banners, Qin Hanchu shifted from defense to offense.
Luo Qibu hurriedly used the Mountain River Fan's attack to protect himself.
"Five Elements Divine Mountain, Suppress!"
At this moment, Qin Hanchu suddenly appeared above Luo Qibu.
Immediately, a five-colored divine mountain descended to suppress Luo Qibu!
This strike was an ancestral-level divine skill of the Five Elements Divine Banners, possessing earth-shattering power.
Although the Mountain River Fan was also powerful, its creator was merely a Divine Emperor-level artifact refiner, and the divine skills matched to it were only of the Divine Emperor level.
As Qin Hanchu unleashed the ancestral-level divine skill, the gap between them immediately became apparent.
Rumble...
How terrifying was an ancestral-level divine skill! With the appearance of this five-colored divine mountain, the mountains and rivers transformed by the Mountain River Fan were suppressed.
The flowing river water also seemed to freeze in place.
"Ancestral-level divine skill!"
Luo Qibu's eyes widened in shock. He hadn't expected the Five Elements Divine Banners to possess such a terrifying divine skill.
"The divine skill of the Five Elements Divine Banners is ancestral-level?" Qingyue Divine Maiden, usually composed, also exclaimed in surprise.
"This is a top-tier divine artifact crafted by an ancestor of the Jiang clan, so it's understandable for it to possess ancestral-level divine skills!"
"This ancestral-level divine skill alone is enough to elevate his strength to another level!"
The Divine Emperors outside watched Qin Hanchu in shock. While they recognized the Five Elements Divine Banners, they had not known that their accompanying divine skill was ancestral-level.
This elevated the grade of the Five Elements Divine Banners to the level of a quasi-Primordial Chaos Supreme Treasure.
The gazes of these Divine Emperors turned fervent as they looked at Qin Hanchu; they all desired to obtain the Five Elements Divine Banners.
"Break!" Luo Qibu exerted all his strength, and the Mountain River Fan suddenly collided with the divine mountain above his head.
Boom boom...
Under the suppression of the five-colored divine mountain, the Mountain River Fan could no longer hold on and was directly pressed down.
With a resounding crash, Luo Qibu was pinned beneath the five-colored divine mountain!
Immediately thereafter, Luo Qibu reappeared outside the arena.
Qin Hanchu had finally won by utilizing the ancestral-level divine skill of the Five Elements Divine Banners!
"The Five Elements Divine Banners are too powerful!"
"Such a powerful top-tier divine artifact is in the hands of a rogue Divine Venerable; it's a complete waste."
If it were merely an ordinary top-tier divine artifact, these Divine Emperors would have disdained it.
But a top-tier divine artifact possessing an ancestral-level divine skill was different.
The ancestral-level divine skill alone was enough to incite greed in these Divine Emperors.
Qin Hanchu had anticipated this, but he did not care.
As long as he became a true disciple, these people would not dare to openly snatch his Five Elements Divine Banners.
Moreover, after leaving Gu Dao Academy, Qin Hanchu had even fewer fears.
With Pangu's physical body and the Sky-Opening Divine Axe, he could completely counter-attack.
Anyone who dared to snatch them would be sending themselves to him as a gift.
The next moment, Qin Hanchu also vanished from his spot, but he reappeared shortly after.
At this moment, Qin Hanchu had recovered to his peak condition.
Taking advantage of the fact that no one came to challenge him, Qin Hanchu looked at the other arenas.
During his battle, other arenas had also seen various outcomes.
Heavenly Curtain Divine Venerable had also won again; like Qin Hanchu, he had secured two consecutive victories.
As for Gu Tianyi, he had also completed two consecutive victories.
Hua Qiuyu, though very strong, was defeated by a new opponent.
As of now, Qin Hanchu, Heavenly Curtain Divine Venerable, and Gu Tianyi were the most likely candidates to contend for the championship.
"Are there any other challengers?" Qingyue Divine Maiden's voice echoed through the Mirror Lake World.
The Divine Venerables looked around, but no one else stepped forward.
The Divine Venerables who possessed top-tier divine artifacts had already made their move. The remaining Divine Venerables, without the enhancement of top-tier divine artifacts, did not dare to fight Qin Hanchu and the others.
This meant that Qin Hanchu had secured a spot as a true disciple.
Since Qin Hanchu and the other two had the same number of consecutive wins, the champion could not be determined yet.
Seeing that no one else stepped forward, Qingyue Divine Maiden said no more.
After several hours, the battles on the other arenas also concluded.
"Do those who have won one match wish to contend for the championship seats?" Qingyue Divine Maiden inquired of those who had only one victory left.
"I wish to participate!" A middle-aged woman stepped forward.
"I also wish to participate," another young man said as he stepped forward.
"I will not continue!"
"I will not continue either!"
In the end, only two people wished to continue vying for the championship seats.