How did a bastard like him become an immortal?

Everyone present was stunned by Li Muyun's domineering aura, and Lü Chengyu was no exception. After regaining his senses, Lü Chengyu roared and his peerless true energy burst forth.

"Forcibly boosting your cultivation, let's see how long you can last! Peak Spirit-level Martial Skill - Peerless Halberd!"

Lu Chengyu stomped his foot hard on the ground, and the ground instantly melted like magma. A crimson-black light rose from the ground and shot straight up to Li Muyun in the sky along the black halberd.

A flash of light appeared in Li Muyun's hand, and a gourd of wine appeared. He took a sip, and a hint of drunkenness appeared in his strange eyes. A nonchalant smile appeared on his lips. He pointed with the Wine Immortal Sword and said lightly, "A sword of fine wine... Drunken River!"

Suddenly, sword light burst forth from the Wine Immortal Sword, countless sword lights condensed into a long river, sword energy crisscrossed, chilling and overwhelming, and poured down!

While both are using the Drunken Immortal Sword Technique, Li Muyun's current move is far superior to before. He has now broken free from the constraints of mere sword techniques and has touched the threshold of sword intent. Therefore, this sword strike is as powerful as a mighty river!

The crimson-black light and the river of sword light clashed together, neither giving way, and emitted explosive light.

Seeing this, Li Muyun took another sip of wine, becoming even more intoxicated. He flapped his wings slightly, his eyes flashing with sword intent, and the Wine Immortal Sword slashed down. A huge long sword phantom seemed to tear the earth apart with a single strike!

"The Celestial Immortal's Drunken Dream Slays Demons!"

Lu Chengyu's face showed fear upon seeing this move. Not only had Li Muyun forcibly increased his cultivation level, but his immortal technique was also so terrifying. The domineering sword energy revealed in each move made him dare not touch it in the slightest.

So, he once again summoned his peerless true energy, causing his entire body to surge wildly. The black halberd in his hand burst forth with intense light, and with a leap, he instantly jumped to a spot not far from Li Muyun in the air, dodging the sword's edge.

Black Halberd's fighting spirit surged, and Lu Chengyu's eyes also revealed a mad look. A faint molten lava phantom appeared behind him, and the light of Black Halberd soared into the sky. He actually threw Black Halberd directly, and it blasted out like a black lightning bolt!

"Peerless Heaven-Splitting Halberd!"

"Well done!"

Li Muyun neither dodged nor evaded, taking a large gulp of the fiery liquor down his throat. His intoxication had reached its peak, and his aura surged once more. He pointed the Wine Immortal Sword to the sky, and a buzzing sword sound actually rang out in the air.

Flames and lightning began to burn and flicker from the tip of the Drunken Immortal Sword, and then spread all over Li Muyun's body. He roared and a huge crimson-gold phantom appeared behind him. At this moment, Li Muyun's Drunken Sword Intent also reached its peak!

"The god of wine descends from the heavens, and the sea pours down!"

A crimson greatsword descended from the sky, turning the surrounding air crimson. Flames surged and crimson lightning filled the air, as if a god had descended to earth, the god of wine, Lingchi!

This sword cleaved through the darkness of the training ground, cleaved through the unparalleled lava, and shattered the pride of that so-called War Lord!

The black halberd shone brightly, but it dimmed when it collided with the giant sword. With a crack, the black halberd broke into two pieces. The sword light was still powerful and directly enveloped Lü Chengyu, covering him like a mountain of swords!

"No! This is impossible!"

Lu Chengyu roared in despair, his expression ferocious, as he unleashed his unparalleled true energy with all his might in an attempt to resist.

However, Li Muyun's golden eyes shone brightly, exuding an overwhelming aura, while his silver eyes were domineering and indifferent, as if he were ruling the world. The Dionysian Curse descended with divine assistance.

"No! Ah!"

With a scream, the phantom of the God of Wine's longsword slammed Lü Chengyu directly into the ground, embedding it fiercely into the training ground!

"boom--!"

Centered on the landing of the longsword phantom, a bottomless crater appeared, and then the entire training ground shattered with a roar, with dust filling the sky like churned-up clods of earth, leaving a scene of utter devastation!

Moreover, the attack seemed to have pent-up power, continuing to spread. If such power were left unchecked, not only would the entire training ground be destroyed, but it could even affect the civilians in the nearby streets. However, due to the assassination attempt in the imperial city, all four Grandmasters had been transferred away. Without their protection, it would be dangerous for this immortal technique to spread outside.

Just then, a huge Bagua formation lit up on the ground, instantly covering the entire training ground. Zhuge Danqing's eyes shone brightly as he formed hand seals and whispered, "Bagua suppresses heaven and earth!"

The Bagua formation erupted with a blinding yellow light, and a rich, heavy aura emanated from it. All the remaining power of Li Muyun's move was suppressed, and the entire training ground returned to calm.

Zhuge Danqing chuckled and dusted off his hands. "You actually made such a commotion, Li Muyun. I knew I hadn't misjudged you."

Huo Polu laughed gleefully, "Hehe, that kid Lü Chengyu is in big trouble now. He'll be skinned alive if he doesn't die."

Qin Wuyang was almost in tears. If anything happened to this young marquis, how could he explain it to the Marquis of Zhongyi's mansion? He scrambled towards the center of the battlefield.

In the middle of the crater lay a figure covered in blood, his armor shattered into small pieces, and two broken black halberds beside him. Blood continued to spill from his mouth, and his eyes were filled with resentment and bitterness.

Beside him stood Li Muyun, sword in hand, not much better off. His face was ashen, the burden of his domineering transformation on his body was too heavy, and countless blood vessels throughout his body had burst and were bleeding, staining his white clothes red.

However, Li Muyun was smiling at this moment, his eyes full of contempt. He slowly said, "The successor of the War Marquis is nothing more than this."

"Don't be so smug, you little bastard, I—pfft!"

Lu Chengyu wanted to say something, but overwhelmed by his serious injuries and grief, he spat out a mouthful of blood, his eyes rolled back, and he lost consciousness.

"I'm listening, go ahead and say it."

Li Muyun's lips curled up, and then he raised the Wine Immortal Sword.

"The successor of the Warlord is nothing more than this!"

Seeing that Lü Chengyu and Li Muyun were only seriously injured and no one had died, Qin Wuyang breathed a sigh of relief. "Li Muyun won. The training ground is ruined today and we can't continue the competition. After it's repaired, the remaining three of you can compete again."

Shi Miaochan rushed to Li Muyun's side, her eyes red as she saw Li Muyun covered in blood, and helped him up.

Li Muyun smiled and turned to Qin Wuyang, saying, "Lord Qin, I participated in the Autumn Examination only to vindicate my mother. Now that I have entered the top three, I only wish to obtain the title of Lady of the Imperial Decree for my mother. I have no other requests, so there is no need to compete any further."

Upon hearing this, Qin Wuyang's eyes revealed a hint of admiration and respect, and his expression became serious. "I, Qin, will report this to His Majesty without missing a single word."

"Thank you, Master Qin."

After Li Muyun finished speaking, he felt a sense of relief throughout his body. His eyelids were also a little heavy, but his expression was one of complete relief. He had cleared his mother's name... He had done it!

Immediately, Li Muyun's vision went black, and he fainted...