The Golden Crow hanging from Han Qianshan's long saber emitted overwhelming flames, displaying extraordinary power.

Meanwhile, Ye Chen's Ten Thousand Swords Return to the Sect technique radiated with dazzling grandeur, and the sharp Sword Qi seemed unstoppable by anything!

When that colossal Sword Qi struck the mysterious Golden Crow.

The Sword Qi was incinerated and obliterated by the flames on the Golden Crow!

And the Golden Crow also shattered continuously under the sharpness of that Sword Qi!

"Boom!"

In the end.

The Sword Qi and the Golden Crow simultaneously crumbled.

Ye Chen, holding his sword, and Han Qianshan, wielding his saber, charged at each other, and the blade and sword directly clashed together.

"Clang!"

A crisp sound rang out.

Both of their figures shot backward simultaneously!

They were evenly matched, neither gaining the upper hand!

Not far away.

With the assistance of Ouyang Xiaoling, Sun Siming, whose power also surged, decisively injured two First Layer of Transcendence experts from the Emperor Star Martial Arts Academy.

One was severely injured, the other lightly injured.

Of course, Sun Siming was more seriously injured, with his chest pierced through.

Fatty and Qu Xiao, however, were not much harmed; their opponents were in a similar state.

Han Qianshan's gaze swept over the few remaining from the Emperor Star Martial Arts Academy, then he looked at Ye Chen with a serious expression and said, "If we keep fighting like this, someone else benefits."

Ye Chen replied calmly, "But we have to fight eventually."

Han Qianshan took a deep breath and said, "You and I will compete to see who can reach the mountaintop first. If I do, the remaining four from our Emperor Star Martial Arts Academy will go up, and Cangxing Martial Arts Academy must not obstruct us. If you go first, then your Cangxing Martial Arts Academy and the rest of you go up, and we from the Emperor Star Martial Arts Academy will not obstruct you!

How about it?!"

Han Qianshan had no choice but to decide; though Cangxing Martial Arts Academy had only one person at the Mortal Transformation Realm, he was too troublesome. If Emperor Star continued to fight, they might win, but defeating Cangxing would be meaningless.

If they settled the outcome, other academy teams would have already reached the summit.

Ye Chen looked at Sun Siming.

He could decide on behalf of Fatty, Ouyang Xiaoling, and Qu Xiao.

But he could not represent Sun Siming.

Because it was a thorn in Sun Siming's heart!

Sun Siming was fighting with his life on the line to reach the summit quickly.

The seriously injured Sun Siming, face pale, saw Ye Chen looking at him and then took a deep breath and said earnestly, "Junior Brother Ye, I trust you!"

Sun Siming's words of trust weighed heavily!

Ye Chen nodded, then looked at Han Qianshan and said, "If others from the Martial Academy rush up while we're competing, what should we do?"

Han Qianshan glanced at the mountain summit position not far off and said, "At the very top, there's a staircase, and probably only that path leads to the summit; no other directions work.

When you and I go up and confirm, our four from the Emperor Star Martial Arts Academy and your four from Cangxing Martial Arts Academy move forward together. Anyone who wants to rush forcibly, we'll push them back together!"

"Alright!"

Ye Chen agreed outright.

In fact, he also didn't want to continue fighting with the Emperor Star Martial Arts Academy.

Not to mention giving an advantage to others, it would be a problem if excessive consumption occurred. The individual competition later was equally important.

The team competition would decide the academy rankings.

The individual competition would decide individual rankings.

Before coming, Yang Tianji had told Ye Chen that the top ten of the Wind and Cloud Grand Competition could go to Lingyun Mountain!

Although the royal family would additionally award three spots to Cangxing Martial Arts Academy, Ye Chen did not want to depend on that; if he could secure a spot directly through the competition, Cangxing could send one more person to Lingyun Mountain.

With Ye Chen and Han Qianshan having reached an agreement, both sides stopped fighting. Although they had fiercely battled just now, it wasn't a life-or-death enmity, even if they found each other unpleasant, they could restrain themselves.

Ye Chen and Han Qianshan, in unison, then dashed toward that final staircase leading to the peak of War Soul Mountain.

Ye Chen didn't use Heaven-Ascending Step.

No matter how fast he went, there were still many zombies blocking the way.

Han Qianshan clearly didn't intend to lead Ye Chen to rush up; maintaining equal speed was enough, and none could slack off, as they tackled the blocking zombies together!

Ye Chen's sword strikes were sharp, Han Qianshan's saber was domineering, forming two streams of light, they cleared their path with tremendous force as they charged up.

As the two reached the foot of the staircase, then dispersed, trying to ascend the summit from other places.

Indeed, just as Han Qianshan predicted, other than this staircase, an invisible barrier at other positions prevented ascent.

In that case, with Ye Chen and Han Qianshan competing, their sides guarding the staircase, indeed none could go up!

They stood in front of the staircase once more.

"Let's get them up here first," Han Qianshan suggested.

Ye Chen nodded, agreeing.

Though they had just charged up and cleared many zombies, more kept appearing to block the way.

Then, Ye Chen and Han Qianshan aggressively went back down, joined their teams, and led them forward together.

Ye Chen looked at Sun Siming and the others and said, "Later, when Han Qianshan and I go up first, you will join forces with Emperor Star Martial Arts Academy, and anyone behind us, you block them all!"

Han Qianshan also issued similar instructions.

Ye Chen looked at Han Qianshan and asked, "If someone from the Emperor Star Martial Arts Academy breaks the agreement?"

Han Qianshan remained composed and said, "If anyone from Emperor Star breaks the agreement, may I, Han Qianshan, be struck down by heavenly thunder, reduced to ashes!"

The Tier Five Earth Seal Spirit Master from the Emperor Star Academy stared at Ye Chen and asked, "What if someone from Cangxing Martial Arts Academy breaks the agreement? Can you guarantee?"

"Why not?" Fatty immediately replied, "If we break the agreement, then Ye Chen will never marry in his life."

Everyone: "..."

The people from Emperor Star were obviously dissatisfied.

But Han Qianshan waved his hand, fixed his eyes on Ye Chen, and said, "I trust you."

Ye Chen smiled and then said, "Let's begin!"

Then, the two simultaneously took a step onto the first step leading to the summit!

"Buzz!"

As soon as their feet landed on the step, a vibrating force erupted from it, trying to fling them off!

However, neither Ye Chen nor Han Qianshan were weak; they were not that easy to deal with. With a burst of power under their feet, they forcibly suppressed the vibrating force. Immediately after, the two of them charged up the steps, reaching halfway up in one go.

"Let's start too," Fatty muttered.

Then the eight members from Cangxing Martial Arts Academy and Emperor Star Martial Arts Academy simultaneously ascended the first step.

Their speed couldn't match that of Ye Chen and Han Qianshan.

Moreover, due to the agreement between Ye Chen and Han Qianshan, they did not need to compete, just maintain a consistent pace.

Fatty even had the mind to joke, glancing at Qu Xiao and Ouyang Xiaoling, saying, "You two should be more composed. I know you like Ye Chen, but you can't compete with Hua Qianxue. Don't even think about breaking the promise and leaving Ye Chen without a wife forever..."

Women.

What they can't have, they won't let others have either.

In Fatty's opinion, both Ouyang Xiaoling and Qu Xiao were likely to do just that.

The two women glared at Fatty, wanting nothing more than to tear him into pieces!

With Fatty's words, the four from Emperor Star Martial Arts Academy immediately looked tense.

Fatty chuckled and said, "Don't be nervous, I was just talking. By the way, isn't your Senior Brother Han's strongest skill not the Golden Crow Saber Technique? I heard he also has a Snow Mountain Saber Technique that's no weaker than the Golden Crow Saber Technique, right?"

One of the four from Emperor Star Martial Arts Academy appeared nervous, while the other three seemed unaware.

Fatty looked at this person and said, "Looks like I was right, huh? There's no point hiding it. Sooner or later, people will know these things. In my view, Han Qianshan is already on the wrong path, lacking a pure mindset!"

"Yu Hui, I don't know what you're talking about!" The obviously informed student from Emperor Star Martial Arts Academy shouted angrily, "Besides, you have no right to judge our Senior Brother Han!"

"It's okay, forget it if you don't know, no need to get so worked up. I was just speaking casually. Cultivators should also cultivate their minds, and your mindset isn't great." Fatty continued to provoke, making the people from Emperor Star Martial Arts Academy quite angry.

"I think your Cangxing Martial Arts Academy's Ye Chen has exhausted all his cards, right? If he hadn't received assistance from Ouyang Xiaoling earlier, he would've already lost to our Senior Brother Han." One of the Emperor Star Martial Arts Academy members quickly changed the topic.

Fatty nodded indifferently.

With the situation as it is, Ouyang Xiaoling's role is still significant.

However, Fatty nodded and said, "Actually, Ye Chen still has a very powerful trump card he hasn't used."

The few from Emperor Star Martial Arts Academy's eyes lit up.

Ouyang Xiaoling shouted angrily, "Fatty, shut up!"

Sun Siming and Qu Xiao also glared at Fatty.

The three of them didn't know if Ye Chen still had any hidden cards, but since Fatty and Ye Chen got along, maybe Fatty really knew. The greatest value of a trump card is its element of surprise. Once revealed, its effect is halved at least!

One of the Emperor Star Martial Arts Academy members quickly said, "Yu Hui, do you think we would believe you? Who are you trying to fool?"

Fatty replied, "There's no harm in telling you. Ye Chen's strongest trump card is that he can fight without regard for his life. Who dares to do that?"

The few from Emperor Star Martial Arts Academy wanted nothing more than to pin Fatty down and beat him up.

They got played by him!

Moments later.

No one spoke.

The higher they climbed, the stronger the recoil from the steps became. In addition, there was an extremely heavy force crashing down from the summit, making everyone's foreheads start to sweat!

And at this moment.

The people from Tongming Martial Arts Academy finally rushed up beside the steps.

"He Xiao, the people from Emperor Star Martial Arts Academy and Cangxing Martial Arts Academy seem a bit off," Qin Yi said, looking above.

He Xiao replied, "They just had a fight; they probably don't want us to benefit from it, so they made peace."

"What should we do then?" Jiang Shiyin asked.

He Xiao thought for a moment and said, "Let's catch up first and charge through!"

The strength of their team was definitely not weak.

He Xiao was at the Second Layer of Transcendence.

Qin Yi and Jiang Shiyin were both at the First Layer of Transcendence.

They also had a Tier Five Spirit Master with three attributes and a Martial Artist at the Primordial Embryo Realm Eighth Layer.

If Han Qianshan or Ye Chen were in the team, He Xiao would still be somewhat concerned.

But with Han Qianshan and Ye Chen not present, and several of the eight from Emperor Star Martial Arts Academy and Cangxing Martial Arts Academy injured, He Xiao felt the difficulty of breaking through wouldn't be too high.

...

At this point, Ye Chen and Han Qianshan had already reached the top of the steps.

Only less than ten steps remained to reach the summit.

Their speed had slowed, and each step forward felt like they were carrying a mountain of immense weight, incredibly challenging!

Ye Chen gave a light shout, unleashing the Invincible Sword momentum, and took another step forward!

Just as he stepped up.

A sudden, mournful and majestic voice echoed in Ye Chen's ear.

In bits and pieces, Ye Chen faintly caught some phrases.

"Blood stains the sky, yet I fear nothing!"

...

"The broken body paves the way, never retreating a step!"

...

"Kill!"

"Kill!"

"Kill!"

Ye Chen's mind was moved, and a scene appeared before his eyes.

Dark clouds loomed over a city, yellow sand stretched for miles, a human army clad in black armor charged with a do-or-die spirit toward a Land of Nothingness!

(Seeking some gifts~)

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