Dual Cultivation: A Carefree Journey Through Another World, the Empress Falls into My Hands

However, when Chu Yunfan stepped onto the competition stage, he discovered that Jian Shisan's strength was even greater than he had imagined.

Because at this moment, the cultivation aura emanating from Jian Shisan was not the peak of the Martial Venerable Realm that everyone thought, but rather a half-step Martial King!

The term "half-step Martial King" is a specific title for certain special cultivators at the peak of the Martial Venerable realm.

Half-step Martial King, although he has not yet condensed a complete soul, has officially broken through to the Martial King realm.

However, they have already converted some or all of their spiritual power into the King Yuan Power, which is only possessed by Martial King Realm experts.

The power of Wang Yuanli is at least twice that of ordinary spiritual power, but the exact amount varies depending on each cultivator's physique and the cultivation method they practice.

Therefore, a cultivator at the half-step Martial King realm is far stronger than a peak Martial Venerable realm cultivator.

Prior to this, Jian Shisan's cultivation level had only been at the peak of the Martial Venerable Realm.

This shows that Jian Shisan had been hiding his strength all along.

Of course, this also shows how much Jian Shisan values ​​Chu Yunfan.

When Jian Shisan's cultivation at the half-step Martial King realm was fully unleashed...

Not only was Chu Yunfan, the opponent, surprised, but so were all the other spectators.

Somewhere in the stands, Xiao Yi, also the chief disciple of the inner sect, sensed the half-step Martial King aura emanating from Jian Shisan. His gaze was first filled with shock, then he gave a self-deprecating smile:

"I never imagined that his strength had reached this level."

It seems that he didn't even use his full strength when we sparred before, yet he still defeated me.

The power of the sword is indeed terrifying!

Upon hearing Xiao Yi's remark, the other chief disciples beside him also shook their heads with wry smiles.

Only now have they realized how vast the gap is between themselves and Jian Shisan.

At the same time, where the seven peak masters were, Li Wujiang, the peak master of Tianji Peak, turned his head to look at Jian Wuchen, the peak master of Tianquan Peak, with a hint of surprise in his tone.

"Jian Wuchen, I never expected that the one who was hiding the deepest secret was actually you!"

"Your precious son has actually broken through to the half-step Martial King realm so quickly!"

It should be noted that Jian Shisan is the youngest among the seven chief disciples.

Unexpectedly, his cultivation level surpassed that of others.

Upon hearing Li Wujiang's words, Jian Wuchen smiled faintly and said:

"We can't just allow you to be the dark horses and steal the spotlight all by yourself."

My son, Jian Wuchen's son, will naturally make a name for himself!

As soon as she finished speaking, Yu Feixuan, the peak master of Tianxuan Peak, chuckled softly:

"Sword Peak Master, it's a bit premature for you to be happy right now."

Don't forget the bet from before. It wasn't about who would win the inner sect competition, but rather where Chu Yunfan would rank in the top ten.

It now seems that Chu Yunfan can at least make it into the top three.

"And I'm the only one betting on him to make it into the top three!"

Upon hearing Yu Feixuan's words, Jian Wuchen's smile vanished instantly.

He then retorted:

"Master Yu, you're probably a little too happy for now."

You're betting that Chu Yunfan will get third place.

Currently, it seems that Chu Yunfan's strength is second only to Wu Chen after defeating Wu Pojun.

"I'm afraid the most likely candidate is to get second place in the inner sect competition!"

……

While the peak masters were arguing about Chu Yunfan's ranking, Chu Yunfan on the competition stage had already fallen into a predicament.

Because as soon as Jian Shisan entered the arena, he immediately summoned thousands of magical swords to form a sword array and trap and kill him.

His method of using the sword intent of wind to conceal his figure was completely ineffective at this moment.

As for using the "Tianji Shadowless Sword" to ambush Jian Shisan, that's just wishful thinking.

The entire arena was enveloped by Jian Shisan's sword formation. Even if Chu Yunfan used the teleportation technique of the Tianji Shadowless Sword, he was completely unable to break through the sword formation's blockade and get close to Jian Shisan.

Moreover, almost all of Jian Shisan's thousands of spiritual weapon longswords are high-grade spiritual weapon longswords. With the support of Jian Shisan's half-step Martial King cultivation, each sword strike is equivalent to the full-force attack of a peak Martial Venerable Realm expert.

In other words, at this moment, it is equivalent to having a thousand peak Martial Venerable Realm experts simultaneously besieging Chu Yunfan.

This shows just how much pressure Chu Yunfan is under right now.

Worse still, among these thousands of spiritual swords, some are not high-grade spiritual weapons, but are even stronger top-grade spiritual weapons.

These top-grade spiritual weapon longswords were even more powerful. Mixed with the other high-grade spiritual weapon longswords, they would launch surprise attacks on Chu Yunfan from time to time, making it impossible for him to defend against them. He was almost injured several times.

Fortunately, Chu Yunfan managed to stabilize the battle situation by using his astonishing sword speed and perfected Wind Sword Intent to create an impenetrable defense around himself.

However, Jian Shisan's sword formation attack is equivalent to thousands of swords being attacked simultaneously, making the attack airtight and continuous.

It is said that two fists can't beat four hands, let alone thousands of hands attacking at the same time. No matter how fast Chu Yunfan's speed is, he gradually shows signs of being unable to hold on.

But aside from desperately resisting, Chu Yunfan had no better options at the moment.

In order to withstand Jian Shisan's sword formation attack, Chu Yunfan has even revealed his true cultivation level of the late stage of Martial Venerable Realm.

Otherwise, he would not have been able to withstand the powerful attack of the Thirteen Sword Formation.

The only thing that made Chu Yunfan feel gratified was that his Earth-rank sword technique, "Thousand Hundred Swords," had stagnated after reaching a level of 500 swords per second, making further progress difficult.

But at this moment, under the pressure of Jian Shisan, Chu Yunfan's "Thousand Hundred Swords" began to improve at a visible speed.

Soon, he reached the level of wielding a thousand swords per second.

This realm is the legendary pinnacle of martial arts cultivation.

The so-called "realm of transformation" means reaching a state of divine mastery.

At the Transcendent Realm, Chu Yunfan had already unleashed the power of a Heaven-rank sword technique from the original Earth-rank beginner sword technique, "Thousand Hundred Swords."

It was precisely because "Thousands of Swords" had broken through to the pinnacle that Chu Yunfan finally regained his footing and began to have time to think about how to counterattack.

However, just as Chu Yunfan regained his footing, Jian Shisan, with his sharp eyes, saw through the change in the situation at a glance. Without giving Chu Yunfan any time to react, he directly changed his sword formation and launched an even more powerful attack.

"Seven Star Sword Formation!"

A soft sound was heard from Jian Shisan's mouth.

Subsequently, the thousands of spiritual swords were divided into seven groups, with seven of the best spiritual swords as the core, forming the shape of the Big Dipper.

Immediately afterwards, the power of the Big Dipper in the distant starry sky was drawn in by the Seven Star Sword Formation and merged into it.

Suddenly, seven enormous longswords appeared on the dueling platform, carrying the powerful force of the Seven Stars, and fell heavily towards Chu Yunfan!

To Chu Yunfan's horror, under the pressure of these seven giant swords, the arena floor, which was originally able to withstand the attacks of a Martial King realm expert, actually made a "crackling" sound as it could not bear the weight.

At the same time, the protective shield around the arena, which was capable of defending against attacks from Martial Kings, began to show cracks on its surface, showing a tendency to shatter at any moment.

This shows that Jian Shisan's attack was so powerful that it reached the terrifying level of the Martial King realm!