As Ouyang Ling finished speaking, Nie Yucheng in the crowd lifted his steps and walked onto the battle platform.

Wang Ruoxie turned his gaze, evaluating Nie Yucheng. He was a young man around nineteen, dressed in a cyan brocade robe, with sword-like eyebrows and starry eyes, quite handsome.

Nie Yucheng had a cultivation of the First Layer of the Element Transformation Realm, with strength surpassing Zheng Hong. In several rounds, his opponents either conceded or were easily defeated by him.

It could be said that among the top ten, his strength was only second to Tang Miaoyin, Qin Wushuang, and Li Junhao. Although he likely couldn't enter the top three, he could certainly make it into the top five and might even compete for the fourth position.

As for Wang Ruoxie, his cultivation was naturally the lowest among the top ten. Although his strength far exceeded his cultivation realm, comparable to the First Layer of the Element Transformation Realm, most people did not think highly of him in this battle against Nie Yucheng.

"Who do you think will win this fight?"

"I think it's Nie Yucheng. Although Wang Ruoxie's strength is impressive, he is still somewhat lacking compared to Nie Yucheng."

"Not necessarily. Wang Ruoxie has mastered swordsmanship of the Perfection level, and the swordsmanship he cultivates seems quite formidable."

...

At this moment, the crowd below the platform buzzed with discussions, speculating on the outcome of the battle.

"Your strength is indeed formidable, but unfortunately, your cultivation is too low. Otherwise, you might have the qualification for a real battle with me."

Nie Yucheng looked at Wang Ruoxie indifferently and said slowly.

"So, you're saying I don't have the qualification for a real battle with you now?"

Upon hearing this, Wang Ruoxie chuckled and responded.

"That's right. The current you don't qualify for me to use my full strength."

Nie Yucheng nodded, speaking with an arrogant expression.

"Then I shall see if you're really that strong."

Wang Ruoxie's lips curled up with a hint of playfulness as he spoke.

"You will see."

Nie Yucheng nodded and said to Wang Ruoxie, "Draw your sword."

"You're not worthy of me drawing my sword. Go ahead."

Wang Ruoxie shook his head and said.

Hearing the exchange between the two, the crowd was left dumbfounded. These two were indeed more arrogant one than the other. Nie Yucheng said Wang Ruoxie wasn't qualified for him to use his full strength, while Wang Ruoxie said Nie Yucheng wasn't worthy of him drawing his sword.

"This guy..."

Bing Ling and Song Qing also looked at Wang Ruoxie with some helplessness.

Although Wang Ruoxie's strength was formidable, facing Nie Yucheng of the First Layer of the Element Transformation Realm without drawing his sword, wouldn't that be putting himself at a disadvantage?

"Arrogant."

Upon hearing Wang Ruoxie's words, Nie Yucheng's face darkened as if he received a great humiliation. After shouting angrily, his body trembled fiercely, and in an instant, he appeared in front of Wang Ruoxie, slashing directly with a sword.

At the same time, True Qi was wildly poured into the longsword in his hand, fully activating the ice runes inscribed on it.

The next moment, the temperature in the surrounding space instantly dropped by tens of degrees, as if the air was frozen.

The icy sword light, carrying terrifying power, slashed towards Wang Ruoxie.

With the power of this sword, even those at the same First Layer of the Element Transformation Realm would not dare to take it head-on.

He wanted to see how this arrogant fellow would defend without drawing his sword.

Facing the incoming longsword, Wang Ruoxie's expression remained extraordinarily calm. Suddenly, he raised his arm and greeted it with his palm.

"Courting death."

Seeing Wang Ruoxie dare to use his hand to catch his sword directly, Nie Yucheng sneered coldly in his heart.

"Is he crazy?"

"This time, even if he doesn't die, I'm afraid his hand will be crippled."

The crowd exclaimed in shock, clearly stunned by Wang Ruoxie's actions.

Ouyang Ling also frowned slightly, circulating True Qi within himself, ready to intervene. He would not stand by and watch a peerless genius with nine-star swordsmanship talent cripple his hand.

However, in the next moment, everyone's gaze froze there because they saw Wang Ruoxie extend two fingers and directly clamped Nie Yucheng's longsword.

"T-this... how is this possible?"

Nie Yucheng looked at Wang Ruoxie, full of disbelief.

At this moment, the entire arena fell into silence, with everyone thoroughly shocked.

At this time, Wang Ruoxie's body trembled. He instantly arrived in front of Nie Yucheng, and a finger suddenly fell on the opponent's body.

"Bang!"

Accompanied by a loud bang, Nie Yucheng, who hadn't yet regained his senses, was directly blown off the battle platform by a terrifying force, landing heavily on the ground.

From beginning to end, Wang Ruoxie's sword never left its sheath, yet he easily defeated Nie Yucheng.

It seemed unbelievable, but he knew he had used a special method to catch that sword with two fingers.

Otherwise, even if his physical body surpassed those of the same tier martial cultivators, this hand would've surely been crippled instantly. After all, Nie Yucheng's strength was not weak, even above Zheng Hong, and with the top grade treasure longsword's explosive power, even a middle-stage Element Transformation Realm expert wouldn't dare catch it barehanded.

He had just used a fragment of Qi and Blood as the price to execute a divine technique named Star Shattering Finger, to catch that sword with his fingers.

The tier of Star Shattering Finger was naturally not low; otherwise, it wouldn't be included in the Celestial Treasure Vault.

It was a Celestial Tier Upper Grade divine technique, and once executed, the fingers became extraordinarily durable. If cultivated to Great Success, the fingers could rival true Celestial Artifacts, able to shatter even celestial stars with one finger.

Of course, with his current cultivation, he couldn't exert such frightening power, and even attempting it required some price.

To use Qi and Blood to execute a divine technique to defeat an opponent was like a strategy of injuring a thousand enemies while self-damaging eight hundred for normal people. Although Qi and Blood weren't as crucial as Essence Blood, they were still extremely slow to recover.

No one would do this unless it was their last resort, especially in the top ten battles where one's Qi and Blood would not be easily expended.

However, Wang Ruoxie was different. He controlled the Blood God Essence Blood, enabling him to directly consume Essence Blood to replenish his Qi and Blood. As long as he had enough Essence Blood, he could continually use Qi and Blood as the price to execute divine secret techniques he couldn't currently control.

After stepping down from the platform, Wang Ruoxie sat cross-legged, took out some Blood Pills condensed from Demon Beast Essence Blood from his Storage Pouch, and swallowed them all, beginning to refine and recover.

In the second round of assessment, he acquired enough Demon Beast Essence Blood to suffice for his current needs.

With one Blood Pill after another refined, his internal Qi and Blood quickly returned to peak state.

However, he did not stop; while consuming and refining the Blood Pills, he operated the Nine Transformation Primordial Scripture, entering a cultivation state.

This reduced much of the shock in everyone's hearts. It seemed that Wang Ruoxie had indeed used a special method earlier to catch Nie Yucheng's sword with two fingers and paid a considerable price for it.

"Next match, Qin Wushuang versus Pei Haoran."

At this time, as Ouyang Ling's words fell, two more people stepped onto the battle platform.

"Pei Haoran is unlucky to have encountered Qin Wushuang."

"There's no suspense in this fight; Pei Haoran is bound to lose."

Looking at the two on the battle platform, the crowd whispered among themselves.

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