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

"The power of heaven and earth..." Ye Wuxi pondered for a moment. She had once met someone in the martial arts arena who seemed to be able to trigger the power of heaven and earth, but that person did not use the power of heaven and earth to fight like Qin Xuan.

Those on the platform in the middle seemed to have a sudden realization. Everyone was familiar with the concept of momentum; sword momentum and saber momentum were both types of momentum. However, they had never heard of cultivating by borrowing the momentum of heaven and earth before. Now, Fu Miao's terrifying spear momentum was completely suppressed by the momentum of heaven and earth...

A strange light flashed in the old man's eyes. "This child has come into contact with the cultivation of the great forces so quickly. I wonder if he has been guided by a master or figured it out on his own. His talent is quite good..."

"I concede!" On the battle stage, Fu Miao said helplessly. She was completely suppressed in this battle and it was not satisfying at all. There was no point in continuing to fight like this.

"You flatter me!" Qin Xuan bowed slightly, showing considerable politeness.

"Number 43, your turn!"

"I choose Yuan Lan!" Qi Jian quickly made his choice.

Ye Wuxi smiled. Yuan Lan was the eldest disciple of the Brahma Valley, and her weapon happened to be a fan. Perhaps that was why Jian'er chose her.

"Miss Qi, may I ask who your teacher is?"

Yuan Lan, holding a greyish-white folding fan, stepped onto the battle platform, looked at the woman in green opposite her, and smiled gently. She had been paying attention to Qi Jian's battle; he hadn't used any martial arts techniques at all, and the folding fan in his hand had never been unfolded.

"No sect, no school, no master!" Qi Jian said with a faint smile.

"Then I shall come and learn from your skills today!"

Yuan Lan dared not be careless. She unleashed her true essence, unfurled her fan, and charged towards Qi Jian. She was at the peak of the eighth level of the Earth Martial Realm, while Qi Jian was only at the later stage. If Qi Jian didn't possess powerful martial arts techniques, he wouldn't be her match…

As the fan danced, a desolate aura spread through the void, and the fan blades transformed into a raging storm, sweeping towards Qi Jian.

Qi Jian lightly tapped his folding fan, took a step forward, and his body immediately radiated endless pale golden light. All attacks that came into contact with the golden light dissipated.

"Hmm?" Yuan Lan took dozens of steps back, her eyes filled with astonishment. She still couldn't figure out the secret behind the golden light.

“Miss Yuan, there’s no need to test her in this situation!” Qi Jian said casually. She had chosen to challenge Yuan Lan because she was interested in her weapon.

"Miss Qi, be careful!" Yuan Lan's face flashed with seriousness, and she unleashed her full power as she stepped lightly into the void, shouting, "Mysterious Annihilation Technique!"

The gray-white fan emitted an eerie black light. With a single wave, an aura of annihilation appeared around the battle platform, and countless fan blades converged into a death storm, slashing towards Qi Jian's location.

Under the terrifying aura of death and annihilation, Qi Jian also moved.

"Heaven and earth possess righteous energy, which manifests in various forms!" Qi Jian unfolded his folding fan and leisurely took a step forward.

As she spoke softly, it seemed to resonate with the heavens and the ancient characters on the fan. A mysterious, pale golden aura soared into the sky, and her body shone with golden light, as if she could suppress evil and be impervious to all influences.

Yuan Lan's gaze narrowed slightly, and she unleashed all her true essence, soaring into the void. With another wave of her fan, she shouted, "Annihilation Annihilation!"

In an instant, eighteen blades of annihilation and death rolled out, rushing towards the golden light surrounding Qi Jian.

"Lower Zhenhe Qiaoyue, upper Yao Sun, Moon and Stars!"

Qi Jian, fan in hand, took a step forward, her voice echoing between heaven and earth like the sacred chant of the Great Dao. Her righteous aura soared to the heavens, and she was bathed in golden light, her green robes fluttering, like a celestial being.

The blades of the Annihilation Fan could not penetrate the righteous energy at all. Under the golden light, the eighteen death fan shadows collapsed and turned into nothingness.

boom!

Qi Jian took another light step, and his righteous energy spread throughout the void, sweeping over like a monstrous wave, directly blasting Yuan Lan away.

Qi Jian wins this battle!

She only took a few steps, recited a couple of sentences, and didn't even wave her fan, yet this senior disciple of the Brahma Valley was defeated.

"Qi Jian has already won?"

"A righteous spirit, how terrifying!"

"This woman has no problem making it into the top ten!"

The spectators on the viewing platform gasped in amazement. Even the powerful figures from various sects were incredulous. Righteous Qi was not something ordinary people could cultivate; it required a sincere heart and an upright character. This woman's Righteous Qi was so pure—she was truly extraordinary!

“Righteousness and integrity…the grand trend of heaven and earth…this generation of juniors is quite interesting…” A strange light flashed once again in the usually calm eyes of the Heavenly Mystery Elder.

Qi Jian returned to Ye Wuxi's side and waved in front of her eyes, "Are you stunned?"

Ye Wuxi chuckled, "What do you think? Look how shocked everyone around you is." First there was Qin Xuan, then Qi Jian; these two oddballs' unique cultivation methods have brought quite a bit of shock to everyone.

"Xi'er, seriously, if we encounter each other later, we must fight with our true strength!" Qi Jian said with a faint smile. She rarely came out and wanted to see the various geniuses of the Xuan Domain. Even among friends, they should respect each other and fight with all their might...

"Of course, don't hold back!" Ye Wuxi smiled. If things continued like this, there would be a battle between them.

"Number 42!" the old man of the heavens said, looking at Li Ran.

"I choose Zhang Xuan!"

Li Ran didn't hesitate at all. Among the people he could choose from, only Zhang Xuan, the eldest disciple of the Yinluo Sect, was a swordsman. Since he was going to challenge someone, his first choice was naturally a swordsman.

Both men were dressed in black robes, each carrying a long sword. Beneath their unremarkable faces lay boundless sharpness. Zhang Xuan was at the peak of the eighth level of the Earth Martial Realm, and the sword intent he had previously displayed was at the early seventh level. Li Ran, on the other hand, was at the late eighth level of the Earth Martial Realm, and the sword intent he had displayed was only at the peak of the sixth level.

"May I ask where Brother Li learned his skills?" After the two politely bowed, Zhang Xuan asked in a deep voice. Of course, the people on the viewing platform also wanted to know the answer to this question. On the surface, Li Ran's sword intent was not as good as Zhang Xuan's, but his swordsmanship was extremely exquisite.

"The answer lies within the blade, Brother Zhang, please!" Li Ran said calmly.

Without further ado, Zhang Xuan and the other man's auras surged, and they engaged in a fierce battle in the void. After exchanging dozens of close-quarters blows, they both distanced themselves from each other.

"I have three swords, please instruct me!" Zhang Xuan uttered, then slashed down with his sword, "Diamond Reverse Sword Slash!"

A magnificent golden blade shadow appeared on the horizon, piercing through the void and slashing down towards Li Ran.

Undeterred, Li Ran took a step forward, unleashing his early-stage seventh-level sword intent. He shattered the golden sword energy with a single strike and then countered with a slash towards Zhang Xuan.

"Double Slash with Reverse Blade!" The intent of the blade was somewhat concealed, but Zhang Xuan was prepared. He flashed and quickly unleashed the second slash.

A sharp, imposing aura filled the air, with no scattered blade energy; only a single blade remained in the sky. Li Ran also moved slightly, unleashing a burst of blade light—a black blade light as swift as lightning, instantly piercing through the golden blade and pointing directly at Zhang Xuan.

"Reverse Blade Triple Slash!" Zhang Xuan instantly rushed into the void, dodging the blade's edge, and gathered all his true essence to slash down fiercely.