Emperor Qiankun

At this moment, Li Changtian turned to Elder Ren beside him and said with a smile, "Elder Ren, everything depends on you from now on."

Ren Yuxuan nodded slightly and stood up.

Her figure flashed, and with a "whoosh", in the blink of an eye, Ren Yuxuan disappeared from the stands. The next moment, she appeared above the martial arts field.

At this moment, she was quietly floating above the many young disciples participating in the competition.

"First round, a miniature version of the Soul-Exterminating Sword Formation!"

Ren Yuxuan said in a deep voice with a blank expression on her face.

Although her voice was not loud, it was clearly heard by everyone.

Upon hearing this name, the faces of the young men participating in the competition changed instantly.

"What? It's the Soul-Exterminating Sword Formation?"

"Did I hear correctly? Soul-Destroying Sword Formation?"

"Huh? This is not a joke, right?"

"All of us are only at the Martial Realm level. How can we possibly withstand that terrifying sword formation?"

For a moment, complaints and questioning voices filled the air.

They had all heard of the Soul-Destroying Sword Formation, which was an extremely powerful sword formation!

This sword formation is composed of countless spiritual swords, and its power is so great that it is enough to destroy the heavens and the earth!

With their current strength, it is simply a pipe dream to want to withstand such an attack.

"Don't worry, it's not as difficult as you think, but it's not easy either."

Perhaps seeing the pale faces of many young disciples, Ren Yuxuan explained.

She continued, "What I'm testing you with is a miniature version of the Soul-Exterminating Sword Formation. The destructive power of this sword formation is vastly different from the real Soul-Exterminating Sword Formation. However, it's a sustained attack, which is what the Heavenly Sword Sect has been using to recruit disciples in recent years. Each of you must enter the sword formation. If you can stand within it for more than thirty breaths, you'll pass the first round. If you collapse, you'll be eliminated."

Ren Yuxuan spoke calmly, but everyone on the scene was extremely nervous.

After looking at everyone again, Ren Yuxuan said no more and raised her hand.

She just waved her hand lightly, and a huge sword formation fell on the training ground as if it had fallen from the sky.

In this sword formation, countless spiritual swords surged like a tide, so dense that it was dazzling.

In the eyes of the young men below, they seemed to have become the targets of these spiritual swords.

Every time a sword hit their bodies, the burning pain immediately raged through their bodies.

This burning pain not only affects the body, but also the soul is suffering.

The family members in the sword formation did not dare to be negligent at all. They all displayed their own unique skills and tried their best to contend with the power of these spiritual swords.

However, these spirit swords were extremely fast and carried a strange power.

Most of the young disciples could only withstand the attacks of a few spiritual swords before being overwhelmed by the burning sensation all over their bodies.

Every time the spirit sword hit the body, a crisp "Swish! Swish! Swish!" sound would be heard, as if it were the sound of flames burning wood.

Gradually, people began to fall down, and Ren Yuxuan would reach out and lead the fallen people away from the range covered by the sword formation.

All the people who fell down had dejected expressions on their faces, and they sat on the ground helplessly, like eggplants hit by frost.

Thirty breaths passed in a flash. Ren Yuxuan waved her hand again, retracted the sword formation, and then lightly returned to the stands.

And out of the nearly fifty young men who had originally participated in this competition, only six were still standing!

Li Qingyuan is one of them.

Of the remaining five people, three are from the main lineage, and the other two are from the side lineage. Each of them has reached the peak of the ninth level of the Tongwu Realm.

Among them, the three main members are: Li Muqiu, Li Miao's son Li Long and Li Yan's son Li Hao;

The two people from the side branch are: Li Yu and Li Qi.

Li Sen stepped forward and ordered, "Send all the injured away to have a good rest."

He then continued, "As for you guys, I'll give you one stick of incense to recover. After that, the second round of the competition will officially begin."

After hearing Li Sen's words, all the young men participating in the competition immediately took action. Those who needed to rest went down to rest quickly, and those who needed to recover their strength also took the time to start recovering.

The martial arts arena was already in an uproar.

After all, this first round of competition was too cruel. More than forty people were eliminated at once, leaving only the final six.

Such an elimination rate is really hard to accept.

However, when everyone thought that the person in charge of this assessment was an elder of the Tianjian Sect, they felt relieved.

After all, as an extremely powerful sect, the Tianjian Sect naturally has extremely high requirements for its disciples. Without sufficient strength and talent, it is indeed difficult to pass such an assessment.

In the stands.

"That young man is not bad! He is at the seventh level of Tongwu Realm and he actually managed to hold on in the Soul-Exterminating Sword Formation."

Ren Yuxuan pointed her slender finger at Li Qingyuan beside Li Muqiu and spoke softly.

"Haha, that's my son!"

Li Changtian responded proudly, with a proud glint in his eyes.

The elders standing by had happy and proud smiles on their faces, and they all began to praise their children.

......

An incense stick of time passed quickly, and the six people who passed the first round came forward again.

"The second round is the ring battle! This round, one person will serve as the defender, while the others will take turns taking the stage as challengers. The winner of each battle will continue to defend the ring and accept the challenge of the next challenger. This cycle will repeat until only one person remains! Now, among the six of you, are there any who dare to step forward and serve as the defender? If no one volunteers, I will preside over the drawing ceremony. Whoever draws the bamboo stick with the word 'empty' will be the defender this round."

Li Sen glanced at the few people and announced the rules of the second round in a loud voice.

As soon as he finished speaking, Li Qingyuan stood up without hesitation.

The reason why he was so decisive was not because he was rash or reckless, but because he had already made up his mind.

He felt that it would be unfair to fight later, and even if he won, it would be difficult to convince the crowd, so it would be better to stand out from the beginning. This showed his absolute confidence in his own strength!

"Fuck! Is Li Qingyuan so brave?"

Everyone in the martial arts arena was shocked by Li Qingyuan's sudden action.

After all, his current level of cultivation was indeed two levels lower than that of other young disciples.

No one had expected that he would suddenly show up at this time and take the initiative to ask to be the defender.

Li Sen couldn't help but frown and looked at Li Changtian in the stands.

Li Changtian thought for a moment and nodded to Li Sen. Although he was a little worried, he believed that Li Qingyuan must have something to rely on to dare to do so!

Seeing Li Changtian nod, Li Sen finally announced, "Since you want to be the defender, let's begin the second round."

At this time, a young man named Li Yu, who was a little famous in the side department, came forward.

Li Yu looked at Li Qingyuan with contempt, thinking that this kid really didn't know his place and dared to be the first to stand up and defend the challenge. He must teach him a lesson.

So he didn't say any more nonsense and directly activated his profound power. In an instant, his cultivation level of the ninth level of the Tongwu Realm was fully revealed.