Peerless Empress: One Woman, One Sword, Slaying Through Myriad Realms

Lin Tianba stood up and announced loudly, "You are all the most outstanding young disciples of my Tianfeng Kingdom. Next, we will proceed with the final round of the competition. Those who win the top ten will receive generous rewards..."

The remaining fifty disciples in the arena all looked excited. Spirit stones were valuable; even for scions of powerful families in the imperial city, the monthly amount of spirit stones they received after breaking through to the Profound Martial Realm was not much.

Seeing this, Lin Tianba continued, "The rules remain the same. Based on previous performances, ten outstanding disciples have been selected to defend the arena. Next, the ten whose names are called will come to the arena, and the rest can choose their own opponents. The ten who successfully remain on the arena will advance."

Ye Wuxi understood. Presumably, the Ye family's previous internal selection was based on this competition, allowing them to familiarize themselves with the rules beforehand…

"Qin Hao, Lin Yu, Ye Wuxi, Shi Changkong, Wu Yuan, Chen Zhuo, Liu Shanshan, Luo Jun, Zhou Kai, Ye Hu"

Apart from Ye Wuxi, they had all broken through to the Xuanwu Realm, and all of them had reached the middle fifth rank in the previous talent test.

Those whose names were called all stepped firmly onto the arena.

Ye Wuxi glanced around; apart from the three people, the rest were all from the imperial city's forces. Qin Hao's overall strength was undoubtedly the strongest.

"The competition continues, everyone. Anyone who believes they are stronger than them may step up and challenge them, and take their place!"

The remaining forty people did not make any rash moves. Although Ye Wuxi was only at the ninth level of the Spirit Martial Realm, her talent was undeniable, and they did not believe they could defeat her...

After some deliberation, someone finally made a move...

With a few "whoosh" sounds, many people fell in front of Liu Shanshan, Luo Jun, and Zhou Kai.

Ye Wuxi looked at Liu Shanshan, the only other woman besides herself, in the court.

"Please enlighten me, Miss Liu," a young man said in a deep voice, standing before Liu Shanshan.

Liu Shanshan, dressed in a long purple dress, chuckled twice, "Little brother, you've chosen the wrong opponent."

The man blushed. Both women on the stage were extremely beautiful, but Ye Wuxi was too aloof, while Liu Shanshan was too enthusiastic.

Liu Shanshan said with a smile, "Little brother, how can you be distracted when challenging your older sister?"

The man suddenly came to his senses and said, "Miss Liu, I won't stand on ceremony..."

He immediately drew a long sword and uttered a soft shout, "Breaking Sword Slash!" Instantly, sword energy crisscrossed the arena.

Liu Shanshan still wore a friendly smile, and suddenly drew a cold sword, saying lightly, "Mirror Flower, Water Moon."

The gentle sword energy collided with the powerful broadsword, exploding instantly.

Forced back to the edge of the ring, the man said helplessly, "I admit defeat..."

Liu Shanshan chuckled and withdrew her hand. "Little brother, that's more like it!"

Ye Wuxi, who had been watching the battle, couldn't help but raise an eyebrow. This Miss Liu was quite interesting, and her strength was also formidable...

After Liu Shanshan revealed her skills, she intimidated many people, and many who had intended to target her changed their minds.

"Miss Ye, please enlighten me," a figure suddenly appeared in front of Ye Wuxi.

Ye Wuxi glanced at the man in front of her and said with a faint smile, "You make the first move."

The man nodded gently, showing no politeness, after all, this man had previously blasted Lin Yang down with a single palm strike.

"excuse me"

Without any probing, the man drew his longsword and unleashed his strongest technique.

"Sky-Splitting Strike"

Ye Wuxi's longsword twitched slightly, his aura surged, and he circulated his Five Elements True Qi, unleashing a powerful slash of the Setting Sun.

A terrifying sword aura emanated from the void, instantly overshadowing the man's sword energy.

The man's eyes widened suddenly. It was the same swordsmanship, but Ye Wuxi's strike inexplicably gave off a chilling feeling.

Putting aside power, its sheer imposing presence completely overwhelmed what he considered his strongest sword strike.

"I admit defeat..." the retreating man said, somewhat dejectedly.

Ye Wuxi nodded; she had only used half her strength in that sword strike…

Yan Jingyao's eyes lit up slightly in the stands. "She has actually grasped the essence of sword intent. Coupled with her eighth-grade dual-attribute affinity talent, she's qualified to join our Heavenly Sword Sect."

Sun Sheng didn't refute, "Apart from his slightly weaker cultivation level, he's qualified in every other way."

Lin Dongxu frowned slightly. He knew Yan Jingyao's background very well. Yan Jingyao was a core disciple of the Heavenly Sword Sect and also served as an outer sect elder. She was also from the Purple Cloud Empire, and was his master. He didn't dare to say much to her.

Now that Ye Wuxi has gained her favor, her entry into the Heavenly Sword Sect is a foregone conclusion. However, judging from the current situation, Ye Wuxi doesn't seem to know that it was someone from their royal family who crippled her cultivation. Perhaps it's still worth trying to win her over.

Soon, this round of defending the title ended. It must be said that the people above had a keen eye; of the ten chosen, only Zhou Kai was defeated by a man named Li Fan; the others remained unchanged.

Upon hearing this, Lin Tianba's voice rang out again from the stands, "Very good, congratulations..."

Before he could finish speaking, Yan Jingyao suddenly said, "Your Majesty, why don't you arrange for Ye Wuxi and Qin Hao to compete first, but everything should be done in moderation..."

Interrupted, a flash of displeasure crossed Lin Tianba's eyes. "Elder Yan, this?"

Yan Jingyao smiled and said, "I've decided to recruit Ye Wuxi into the Heavenly Sword Sect. This competition is just a formality."

The people from Tianfeng Kingdom were surprisingly weak. Watching them compete one by one was exhausting for her. Apart from that kid named Qin Hao, whose cultivation was slightly higher, she believed that no one could be Ye Wuxi's match...

It would be better for her to fight Qin Hao directly, so she could see the girl's true strength. However, the difference in their cultivation levels was still too great. She had already decided that even if Ye Wuxi was no match for him, she would still bring her back to the Heavenly Sword Sect.

Lin Tianba nodded, "It is a great fortune for our Tianfeng Kingdom that Wuxi has gained the favor of Elder Yan of the Heavenly Sword Sect."

"The first match: Ye Wuxi versus Qin Hao," the voice slowly drifted down from the stands.

Everyone was taken aback. One had the highest cultivation level, and the other had the strongest talent. Shouldn't they be reserved for the final competition?

Ye Wuxi and Qin Hao were slightly surprised, but they didn't hesitate and landed on the arena with a light step.

The two stood facing each other, and Qin Hao slowly said, "No regrets..."

Ye Wuxi's eyes were icy cold. "Stop talking nonsense, let's fight."

Qin Hao said softly, "Why are you doing this? It wasn't my wish to break off the engagement. Don't you really care about our years of relationship?"

Ye Wuxi sneered, "Feelings? Weren't you just thinking about eliminating me and the Ye family?"

Qin Hao said gently, "A competition is a competition; you should know that."

Ye Wuxi couldn't help but roll her eyes.

Yan Jingyao, standing in the stands, frowned slightly and turned her head to ask the person below, "General Ye, were they ever engaged?"

Ye Xicheng, somewhat flattered, cupped his hands and said, "That's right, but after Wuxi's dantian was destroyed, the Qin family came to annul the engagement..."