Regarding Tang Miaoyin's words, Cui Lin was truly at a loss.

Ninth Layer of Energy-Introducing Realm against Third Layer of Element Transformation Realm, wouldn't lose?

If he didn't clearly know that the person before him was indeed the Seventh Princess of the Royal Family, he would have surely thought she was a madwoman.

However, since the Seventh Princess had already said so, he naturally had nothing more to say.

As for the life or death of the person on the battle platform, what did it have to do with him?

"How do you want to die?"

At this moment, Zhu An's gaze coldly fixed on Wang Ruoxie as he spoke.

"That's what I'd like to ask you."

Wang Ruoxie replied indifferently.

"You have no idea. I truly don't understand, with a mere cultivation of Ninth Layer of Energy-Introducing Realm, where does your confidence to be so arrogant come from?"

Zhu An looked at Wang Ruoxie with disdain in his eyes and spoke again.

"After the battle, you will naturally know."

Wang Ruoxie no longer wished to waste words with him and directly drew out a top-grade treasure longsword.

"Since you're tired of living, I'll send you on your way."

Zhu An sneered coldly, then drew out a top-grade treasure saber.

"Stars Cleave the Moon."

With a loud shout from Zhu An, the saber in his hand swung fiercely towards Wang Ruoxie.

The saber light was dazzling, with a violent and domineering saber aura whistling forth.

"Cloud Emergence Technique."

Wang Ruoxie also wielded his sword instantly, with incredible speed, attacking second yet arriving first.

"Clang, clang..."

With the sound of blade and sword clashing continuously, the two had already collided dozens of times in an instant.

The ferocious saber light and sharp sword light almost enveloped the entire battle platform, even leaving numerous cracks on the extremely hard platform.

It had to be said, for Zhu An to cultivate to the Third Layer of Element Transformation Realm by the age of twenty, he was indeed considered a true genius.

Moreover, the Zhu Family was also regarded as a top clan in the Royal City, with foundations not as deep as the Six Great Clans, yet considerably substantial.

Therefore, the cultivation and martial techniques Zhu An cultivated were in no way inferior to those of the descendants of the Six Great Clans like Song Qing, his strength within the Third Layer of Element Transformation Realm was enough to enter top tier.

Wang Ruoxie dared not be reckless, channeling all his True Qi, he struck one sword after another, turning into numerous sword shadows, slashing towards Zhu An.

At this moment, Zhu An also noticed that Wang Ruoxie's sword was becoming faster and sharper, his expression changed slightly, and the look of contempt in his eyes had long vanished, replaced by a deep sense of apprehension.

He dared not hold anything back anymore, furiously slashing at Wang Ruoxie with his saber.

At this instant, the surrounding spectators were all sporting expressions of disbelief.

They never imagined that Wang Ruoxie, who was in the Ninth Layer of the Energy-Introducing Realm, could battle Zhu An from the Third Layer of the Element Transformation Realm to such a standstill.

Initially, they thought Zhu An would easily defeat or even kill Wang Ruoxie with a single strike, but they never expected Wang Ruoxie's outburst of strength to be no weaker than Zhu An's.

"The Seventh Princess's friend is indeed extraordinary."

Cui Lin's eyes were filled with an unusual gleam, and he thought to himself.

Although he had heard of some monstrous geniuses who could completely disregard realm differences and had the power to challenge levels, even witnessing several young talents capable of challenging across one or two minor realms, encountering a monstrous genius capable of challenging across three minor realms was a first for him.

Most importantly, there was a major realm gap between the Ninth Layer of Energy-Introducing Realm and the Third Layer of Element Transformation Realm, which was simply unprecedented.

"Star Shining Nine Slashes!"

At this moment, Zhu An suddenly let out a loud roar, holding his saber with both hands, rapidly slashing nine times in quick succession.

Nine saber lights came at Wang Ruoxie almost simultaneously.

"Blood Eyes!"

Wang Ruoxie softly called out, then through a special technique, infused True Qi into his eyes.

Instantly, his eyes turned a shade of blood-red.

In a flash, he sensed everything around him becoming exceptionally clear, even able to effortlessly discern the trajectory of a gentle breeze passing by.

This was a special divine technique, Blood Eyes, he had comprehended in his past incarnation as a Blood Demon.

Upon utilizing Blood Eyes, he could discern all, shatter illusions, not only easily spotting the flaws and weaknesses in the opponent's attacks but also massively enhancing his visual acuity.

For example, Zhu An's attacks now appeared extremely slow in his eyes.

Of course, it hadn't truly slowed down, but Wang Ruoxie's eyesight had elevated to a profoundly subtle level.

"Buzz..."

The sword light bloomed, and in an instant, Wang Ruoxie completely neutralized Zhu An's attack.

In the next moment, Wang Ruoxie's sword light converged to a point, landing on Zhu An's saber.

"Ding!"

With a piercing sound, Zhu An's saber was directly knocked away.

"Puff!"

Subsequently, Zhu An spat out a large mouthful of blood and staggered back several steps.

"Entering the Subtle, your swordsmanship has reached the Subtle level."

Zhu An's gaze locked onto Wang Ruoxie in disbelief.

The realm of swordsmanship, Following the Heart, allows wielding the sword with the heart, the sword moves as the heart wills, going wherever the heart points.

If one achieves great success in Following the Heart, the sword cultivator's strength will be substantially elevated, even the power of cultivated swordsmanship could be exponentially enhanced.

After achieving perfection in Following the Heart, one can Enter the Subtle, where the sword light condenses without dispersing, even coagulating to a single point, possessing immensely potent power.

If one achieves great success in Entering the Subtle, sword light could further coalesce into sword qi, possessing terrifying power.

Wang Ruoxie's swordsmanship was already at the tier of perfected Following the Heart, and utilizing the Blood Eyes divine technique with its special abilities, he finally stepped into the Subtle Realm.

Of course, the main reason his swordsmanship realm advanced so swiftly was that he had already comprehended the swordsmanship realm of Sword Heart Clarity in his previous life.

Otherwise, he couldn't possibly advance to the Subtle level so rapidly, let alone step into the Subtle Realm, which even those in the Element Transformation Realm may not comprehend, while still in the Energy-Introducing Realm.

"This guy... truly is a freak."

Tang Miaoyin's eyes fixed on Wang Ruoxie, murmuring softly.

Comprehending the Subtle level of swordsmanship at the Energy-Introducing Realm, probably even in the Celestial Sword Sect, there wouldn't be many like him.

Although it's just the initial entry, the boost to a sword cultivator's strength far surpasses that of perfected Following the Heart.

"Oh my, swordsmanship at the Subtle level, could this guy be some sword cultivator senior hiding his cultivation, pretending to be weak to catch the strong off guard?"

"This battle just got interesting, Wang Ruoxie's strength originally wasn't inferior to Zhu An's, now that he has mastered the Subtle level of swordsmanship, his strength has significantly increased. If Zhu An doesn't have any other trump cards, he might just lose."

"Damn it, had I known it would be like this, I would have bet on Wang Ruoxie winning."

The spectators on the stands erupted in astonished exclamations once more, many feeling deep regret as they had almost all their assets bet on Zhu An winning.

Especially Yu Feng, Xiong Qi, and Lou Xing, their expressions were incredibly unsightly. They had not only wagered all their assets on Zhu An but also lent him all the lower grade spirit stones accumulated over several years.

If Zhu An truly lost, they would lose everything; at this moment, they could only secretly pray that Zhu An would turn the tide and defeat Wang Ruoxie.

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