Chapter 466: Chapter 254: Subduing the Dragon

Everyone was stunned. Li Chuyang had been defeated just like that. Even Jiang Fan had fought for hundreds of exchanges before knocking Li Chuyang from the arena.

The fight between Xu Yang and Li Chuyang had, strictly speaking, been just a single exchange. His combat strength was far greater than Jiang Fan’s.

"First place!" Lu Ren was dumbfounded!

The talent Xu Yang had displayed was, arguably, the best among all disciples of the Purple Sun Sect, surpassing even Li Chuyang and Jiang Fan.

He had simply started cultivating later than the others; otherwise, he could have competed for the very top spot among the ten greatest disciples.

"Li Chuyang lost!"

"He lost so quickly. It turns out Li Chuyang was the one who was all talk."

"To think he has such talent, yet he’s been so low-key."

"I heard that because Xu Yang had a falling-out with Li Chuyang, the Ten Thousand Treasures Pavilion tore up his contract. They must be kicking themselves now."

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The entire crowd was in an uproar. Very few had thought that Li Chuyang would be the one to lose.

"I told you Xu Yang was guaranteed to win. What do you have to say now?" Sun Tao said with a smile, looking toward Qi Xuancheng and Zhang Hanzhou.

Their eyes were wide. The combat strength Xu Yang had displayed was already enough to challenge them.

"Well, Old Ghost Li? I told you your judgment was terrible. You admit it now, don’t you?"

Elder Huoyun was grinning from ear to ear. Xu Yang had brought him a great deal of honor.

"You old fool, your judgment is nothing to brag about either. I heard that when he was first assigned to you, you griped that the Peak Masters had already taken all the good disciples, leaving you with nothing but the dregs," Li Songhe shot back.

This wasn’t the first time Xu Yang had made him eat his words; he was pretty much used to it by now.

"This boy is lacking a Superior Martial Technique!" Zhang Jingyuan, who had been sitting silently in the main seat of honor, suddenly spoke.

Everyone was taken aback!

It was true. The Fuyue Bear King’s Palm was completely unworthy of a genius like Xu Yang. It wasn’t even a top-tier Martial Technique among the Outer Disciples, let alone in the Inner Sect.

For a genius like him to be practicing such a Martial Technique was a monstrous waste of natural talent.

If Xu Yang possessed a Superior Martial Technique, his palm strike earlier wouldn’t have just fractured Li Chuyang’s arm—it would have shattered the bone entirely.

Elder Huoyun nodded and said, "Previously, I only had him focus on improving his Cultivation. Now, I’m planning to teach him a Saber Technique."

Among the traditions of the Purple Sun Sect, the strongest was its Sword Technique, followed by its Saber Technique.

However, the Sword Technique was the heritage of Tianquan Peak. Although Li Fire Peak also had Sword Techniques, they were not as powerful as its Saber Techniques.

"What do you plan to teach him?" Zhang Jingyuan asked.

Elder Huoyun smiled. "I plan to teach him the Extreme Prison Heaven-Slaying Technique."

Zhang Jingyuan shook his head. "That’s not suitable. The Extreme Prison Heaven-Slaying Technique is too extreme. Xu Yang has a placid disposition; it doesn’t suit him."

’Too extreme... not suitable?’

Elder Huoyun was taken aback for a moment before he understood. "What does the Sect Leader believe he should be taught?"

Zhang Jingyuan smiled. "This boy’s talent for Body Refining seems excellent, and his physical body is extremely strong. Why not teach him the Eight Ferocious Hidden Dragon Strength? That will bring out the full potential of his Physique."

A brilliant light flashed in Elder Huoyun’s eyes. "That technique would indeed suit him, but isn’t it incomplete?"

"No matter. The portion our Purple Sun Sect possesses is enough for him to practice. As for the rest, if he has the ability to get into the Celestial Strategy Academy, he can naturally learn the complete Eight Ferocious Hidden Dragon Strength," Zhang Jingyuan said with a smile.

Elsewhere, Liu Qingyuan and Song Yushao listened to the exchange between Zhang Jingyuan and Elder Huoyun, the killing intent in their hearts flaring ever stronger.

The more of a genius Xu Yang proved to be, the more they couldn’t sit still. If they truly waited until Xu Yang underwent his Secondary Dragon Ascension, it would be useless even if both of them attacked him at once.

"He actually defeated Li Chuyang!"

Tao Hujin’s mind was in turmoil. A seed of regret was sown. It was as if Xu Yang’s talent was actively growing.

He then let out a sigh. It wasn’t that he hadn’t seen Xu Yang’s potential; it was that the higher-ups at the Ten Thousand Treasures Pavilion didn’t want to offend the Li Family.

"Does anyone wish to challenge Xu Yang!"

Yang Yuanzhou’s voice rang out from the arena platform.

Qi Xuancheng and Zhang Hanzhou both felt the stirrings of battle lust for Xu Yang. Unfortunately, their ranks were higher than his, and by the rules, they could not challenge down.

"Do you wish to challenge anyone ranked ahead of you?" Yang Yuanzhou asked, turning to Xu Yang.

With Xu Yang’s strength, he should be able to climb even higher. Even if he couldn’t, he could still contend with the likes of Zhang Hanzhou and Qi Xuancheng.

Xu Yang shook his head. Just as he was about to speak, a hearty voice called out from far beyond the arena.

"I never expected we would arrive at such an opportune time, with all the brilliant talents of the Purple Sun Sect gathered in one place."

As the voice sounded, everyone felt the very air tremble. A strange power enveloped the entire Martial Arts Arena, delivering the voice to every single person’s ears.

Everyone turned to look. They saw a middle-aged man in magnificent robes, holding a gem-encrusted longsword, walking up from the base of the peak with three young people.

The three youths, two men and a woman, all carried themselves with a calm and composed demeanor, their bearing extraordinary.

The young woman, in particular, was in no way inferior to Ye Qiuling in terms of aura and appearance, drawing the eyes of the young Purple Sun Sect disciples.

Their pace did not seem fast, but each step covered a distance of twenty to thirty feet. Within a few breaths, they had arrived just outside the Martial Arts Arena.

"Brother Zhang, we’ve come uninvited. You won’t hold it against us, I hope," the leading middle-aged man said with a laugh.

On the high platform, Zhang Jingyuan stood up with a smile. "So it’s Valley Master Huang. Please, take a seat of honor."

The high platform was thrown into a sudden flurry of activity. The patriarchs and old ancestors of Cyan Yang City’s great families all rose and cupped their fists, showing immense respect.

The ordinary disciples of the Purple Sun Sect, on the other hand, remained impassive, as they had no idea who these people were.

Bai Shaoling hastily rearranged things on the high platform, bringing out a large, gilded chair and placing it beside Zhang Jingyuan’s own. Only then did Zhang Jingyuan invite "Valley Master Huang" to sit.

By this time, Xu Yang had also learned the identity of this Valley Master Huang from the whispers of some of the more knowledgeable disciples around him.

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