At that moment, Chao Zhilin seemed like a completely different person.

Shi Chun, who was watching closely, didn't know what spell the other party was casting, but he could feel a mysterious and moving wave around him, one that even with his cultivation, he couldn't clearly detect.

His right eye, with its superpower, was also activated at this moment, something he had planned to do from the beginning, intending to use all his abilities to study the capabilities of the Su Yuan Sect.

Within his right eye, the scenery suddenly flipped, revealing the illusory world once again.

The white, foggy figure of Chao Zhilin was dispersing strands of white fluff from his body, as these wisp-like fluffs rapidly infiltrated the pale blue background, creating a silver radiant, hazy mass in his dantian area that bobbed and flipped.

In the illusory vision, the infiltrating strands were like meridians flowing through the pale blue matter.

Some of these strands rapidly mixed with a patch of pale blue matter directly in front of Shi Chun, causing it to undergo a swift transformation. The area began to gleam with silver radiance, and then quickly twisted into a human figure holding a sword.

This figure bore a faint resemblance to Chao Zhilin himself.

Another sword-wielding form quietly materialized on Shi Chun's right side in the obscure space, its blade nearly touching Shi Chun's body, only about a foot away.

In front of him was yet another figure, glowing with silver radiance, lying in ambush below ground, reminiscent of an assassin.

Another mass of silver radiance seemed to be forming to the left of Shi Chun, but Chao Zhilin's mudra gesture wavered slightly, seemingly overextending his power, undoubtedly due to the severe injuries he had sustained. Ultimately, the mass dissipated back into the white fluff dispersing into the void.

The whole process seemed slow when told, but in reality, it was completed very quickly.

Sensing something odd, Shi Chun covertly surveyed his surroundings and the ground beneath him. He noted no other silver radiance sword-bearers except for the one in front of him, the ambusher beneath, and the one silently to his side—just three in total.

These were only visible to his right eye; his left saw everything as normal, with nothing out of the ordinary.

But as someone who had witnessed the intertwining of illusion and reality created by immobilization charms, he knew all too well that these illusory objects were not harmless; they coexisted with reality and could inflict real damage, so he dared not be careless.

Meanwhile, Chao Zhilin had stepped into the void and retreated; his entire body floated three feet above the ground, appearing as a one-armed deity, his eyes cast down with joined fingers—an image that was indeed visually impactful.

The silence of the royal training grounds was broken by a succession of exclamations.

"Good gracious, suspended in air without support."

"At most, those in the High Martial Realm can cross the air. To suspend in midair, one must at least be at the Human Immortal Realm."

"Has he really broken through to the Human Immortal Realm after entering the West Pole?"

"Nonsense, he can't have advanced two levels consecutively so absurdly fast."

"It must be due to his skill. Worthy of being the number one sect on Shengshen Continent, the mere prelude to his actions is extraordinary."

On the sides of Ji Qinghe, the elder of the Su Yuan Sect, and his disciples—amidst the praise—they looked around with a sense of pride. However, Ji Qinghe's expression became more solemn as he stared at the light screen.

Contrary voices also emerged, "Then who wounded him? If Shi Chun dares to let him fight freely, he must not be afraid."

"A disciple from the Initial Martial Realm of Wukang Mountain in a duel with a High Martial disciple from the Su Yuan Sect—on what basis?"

"That's why he injured the opponent first."

"Stop talking nonsense. Wukang Mountain is the sect that crafts immobilization charms—of course, they rely on their charms."

As a sect renowned for its talisman crafting, the upper echelons of Wukang Mountain were acutely aware of the weaknesses of talismans and knew well that immobilization charms were ineffective against disciples of the Su Yuan Sect.

Yin Huixin subconsciously turned her head and quietly asked Elder Ke beside her, "Did you talk to Shi Chun about the gap between the immobilization charm and the Su Yuan Sect? They just came out of the Land of Exile, and they might not know these things."

Elder Ke, with his face tightened, responded, "Better dead than naive."

Clearly, he had not informed them.

He didn't expect this situation to arise, nor would he normally discuss this with two disciples of questionable origin.

Yin Huixin thought about it and realized that there was truth in what he said. If Shi Chun were to be killed by someone from the Su Yuan Sect in front of everyone, the trouble would indeed be over—yet, she still sighed softly.

In the eyes of the two elders, it was clear they assumed Shi Chun's victory would depend on the immobilization charm.

They could think of no other way for Shi Chun to win and naturally believed that since the cultivation techniques of the Su Yuan Sect could counter the charm, Shi Chun was courting death.

Hidden beneath her cloak, Feng Chi had a different view. Seeing Xiang Laner present, she knew Xiang Laner was aware that the Su Yuan Sect could break the immobilization charm, and thus expected that Shi Chun would not use the charm in the duel.

In the stands, Miao Yilan, whose nature was pure, also knew the strength of the Su Yuan Sect. The current standoff, coupled with the atmosphere of the scene, made her quite nervous. She couldn't help turning her head to ask, "Dad, can Shi Chun win?"

Miao Dingyi did not know the outcome and answered her question with another, "Does he look scared to you?"

Indeed, those onlookers in the best seats, observing with detached eyes, were watching Shi Chun's response. Until the end came, no one would prematurely declare Chao Zhilin the certain winner.

Based on Chao Zhilin's current momentum, Shi Chun didn't show the slightest hint of fear, which to some extent had already explained a few things.

The Shengzhou Domain Master Wei Mo appeared relaxed as he leaned against the back of his chair; His finger, however, that was rubbing his beard almost never stopped, twisting his beard into knots. His gaze had not shifted from the screen either.

The sight of Chao Zhilin standing in midair tightened Wu Jinliang's nerves, and it was only now that he truly acknowledged the terror of Su Yuan Sect, as Xiang Laner had described.

Thereupon, he yelled out, "Chun Tian, can you handle it?"

The implication was, should we join in?

Shi Chun ignored him. In the eyes of the others, Chao Zhilin was suspended in the air, but in Shi Chun's eyes, Chao Zhilin was like a giant spider hanging on a web. Around the web, there was scrambling, the core of the web sunk inward, and the threads seemed stretched to their limit as if ready to fling Chao Zhilin out at any moment.

Or rather, this entire large area had become Chao Zhilin's domain, everywhere densely woven with spiderwebs.

Shi Chun calmly observed, waiting for any excess changes, and questioned himself - was this Chao Zhilin's strongest killing move?

The reason he had revealed the killings of Guan Wen and Yan Ji was to enrage the opponent, to make them afraid, to force out their ultimate move for observation, to prepare for the potential final battle at the Sky Rain Meteor Conference!

Since there were no further changes, he raised his hand over his shoulder, slowly drawing his blade in hand.

The sound of drawing the blade made Chao Zhilin, who had a calm and collected presence in midair, suddenly raise his eyes. His divine gaze, like a bolt of lightning, abruptly fixed on Shi Chun, where skill followed intent.

The Silver Radiance Knight, silently standing to Shi Chun's right, with the sword's edge only a foot away, suddenly thrust towards Shi Chun's waist.

It wasn't just that knight who moved. Those lurking underground exploded upward, unimpeded by the earth, while others in the sky disregarded the laws of gravity and charged through the air.

These knights seemed to be able to navigate through any obstacle, freely soaring to the heavens or diving into the earth.

Shi Chun, having drawn his blade, twisted to the side to dodge the thrust aimed at his waist and, in a continuous motion, brought his sword down on the knight's side waist.

The moment his sword struck, the impact revealed both an illusory and real image simultaneously.

In everyone's vision, whether present at the scene or watching through the Heavenly Mirror, the figure of a Silver Radiance Knight was seen.

The sudden appearance of this seemingly otherworldly being startled many.

The moment the Silver Radiance Knight materialized was also the moment of its disintegration. Under the No Demon Blade, a loud explosion rang out, and it burst into a vast silver mist on the spot. But then it instantaneously dissipated into the void as if it had never existed.

"What was that?" Wu Jinliang, likewise startled, exclaimed.

"The soldier from the Dispersing Soldier Spell…" Xiang Laner reflexively replied with a phrase, her expression grim and focused.

After the slash, Shi Chun twisted and struck again with another mighty blow toward the ground.

Boom! A deep crater exploded on the ground, shocking the High Martial Realm monks watching before the mirror.

For most, the force of the sword slash and the might of the No Demon Blade were as staggering as the first time Wu Jinliang had witnessed its power.

From the burst soil and rock, another vast silver mist erupted and disappeared as quickly as it appeared. Although no Silver Radiance Knight was visible, both the on-site and external audiences understood what had happened.

Elder Ji Qinghe from Su Yuan Sect's expression was especially grave, clearly not expecting Shi Chun's level of cultivation to predict the underground ambush.

Out of the burst soil and rock Shi Chun flipped to evade, avoiding the sword that thrust at him from midair, but to outsiders, it seemed like he was dodging nothing.

It was at this moment that Chao Zhilin made his move, his two fingers that had been poised in front of his chest suddenly gripped the sword at his waist, drawing it.

His burst speed was so fast it was nearly impossible to discern his figure.

With the impetus from his own lunge combined with the spiderweb's boost, the moment his sword left the scabbard, he was already in front of Shi Chun.

The speed was so severe it left no time for reaction.

At least, Shi Chun's level of cultivation couldn't respond in time.

Fortunately, as soon as Shi Chun saw Chao Zhilin's shooting stance, he already had guessed the move's trajectory. Noting the sword's motion and the collapse direction of the web core, before he even completely landed from his evasive flip, he subtly touched the ground with the tip of his foot and immediately flipped to evade again.

Whoosh, a cold gleam flashed by as the sword's edge nearly skimmed past Shi Chun's flipping form.

"Chun Tian!" At the same time, Wu Jinliang shouted in alarm.

To think that a High Martial Realm attack could be so fast, so swift it blurred, surpassed his imagination.

At the training ground mirror, almost everyone held their breath at that instant, many widened their eyes in shock. Fast, too fast – it seemed even those in the High Martial Great Success Realm would have difficulty avoiding such a sword strike.

Miao Yilan, on reflex, turned her head away and closed her eyes, unwilling to watch her old friend splattered with blood on the spot.

In the instant she turned her head, she had already seen a hint of blood spurting from Shi Chun.

Many in the crowd saw it too: a stream of fresh blood sprayed out from Shi Chun.

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