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

Growing increasingly alarmed, Zhang Haonan was forced back a few steps, his expression grave. "You are indeed very strong..."

Ye Wuxi didn't even lift her eyelids. "So you're planning to admit defeat?"

"Hmph, you think you can make me admit defeat? You're still too green. I'll let you taste the power of my final sword strike..."

"..." Ye Wuxi rolled her eyes, no need for more nonsense.

Zhang Haonan sneered, frantically channeling his true energy into the ancient sword, and softly uttered:

"Overlord's Sword!"

Suddenly, a magnificent golden sword light appeared, filled with boundless domineering power, causing the air to buzz and hum, sweeping towards Ye Wuxi like the might of heaven descending upon the world...

"Is this the final blow?" Ye Wuxi murmured, a dismissive smile playing on his lips.

The next moment, Ye Wuxi's two dantian powers surged wildly into the longsword...

"Phoenix feathers fluttering..."

Although this was still only a high-grade Xuan-level sword move, she had mastered it and it was enhanced by two sword intents. Zhang Haonan's final sword strike was only a high-grade Xuan-level move; how could she possibly block it...?

Seeing the power of this sword strike, the eyes of the other nine outer disciples narrowed.

"Junior Sister Ye has a profound understanding of swordsmanship; I am no match for her..."

"This swordsmanship talent is terrifying..."

"Zhang Haonan is going to lose..."

Jiang Chen, Yuan Xin, and the others curled their lips and couldn't help but look at Duan Hong. Ye Wuxi must have used the White Jade Spirit Fruit to advance her swordsmanship to this level so quickly...

Duan Hong smiled back, his sword-like eyebrows slightly raised, as if to say: You're not convinced?

Jiang Chen snorted coldly and turned his gaze back to the stage...

In the void, two sword lights exploded with a loud "boom". Zhang Haonan took a few steps back with a livid face, and his true energy became somewhat unstable.

"Damn it, Zhang Haonan is actually no match for him! My spirit stones..."

"Damn Zhang Haonan, give me back my spirit stones..."

"..."

Seeing Zhang Haonan's defeat, those who bet on him to win couldn't help but curse angrily, "What kind of bullshit number one outside sect disciple is he? Is this all the strength he has?"

Hearing the surrounding curses, Ye Wuxi said calmly, "If you don't have any other tricks up your sleeve, you should just admit defeat..." If she hadn't wanted to keep her true energy from being exposed in front of so many people, Zhang Haonan wouldn't have been able to jump out like this until now...

“Don’t even think about it…” Zhang Haonan said angrily. Of course, he also heard the chorus of curses directed at him from the onlookers.

The majority of disciples bet on him to win, so it's easy to imagine that if he loses this battle, he'll be unable to hold his head high in the outer sect in the future. He'll cut off their source of income and lose his title as the number one outer sect disciple, and he'll be criticized to death in the future...

Zhang Haonan's expression changed, and he gritted his teeth, saying, "You forced me to this. Today, the victor will ultimately be me..."

After saying that, he took out a black pill and swallowed it without hesitation...

After swallowing the pill, Zhang Haonan's aura rose steadily within a few breaths, only stopping when he reached the peak of the eighth level of the Xuanwu realm...

"It's a Demon Transformation Pill!" the crowd exclaimed in surprise...

The Demon Transformation Pill is a pill that can temporarily enhance a martial artist's cultivation level, but it has extremely severe side effects. After using it once, the martial artist can only recuperate for three months, and their cultivation level will not improve at all. For a genius, falling behind by three months can be fatal.

Su Lingyi and Huang Ruxin exchanged a glance, then said with disdain, "Zhang Haonan is such a sore loser... using pills to deal with a junior sister of a lower cultivation level..."

Some onlookers cursed under their breath, while others gloated. Those who gloated had placed large bets on Zhang Haonan to win; they didn't care how he won, as long as he won...

"Damn it, this shameless bastard actually used pills to improve his cultivation..." Liu Yu'er couldn't help but curse.

However, the competition didn't explicitly prohibit the use of elixirs, so what Zhang Haonan did wasn't exactly against the rules, but it was still disgusting. He was willing to risk damaging his cultivation just to win this title...

"Brother Duan, what should we do? Zhang Haonan's cultivation is at the peak of the eighth level of Xuanwu. With his other methods, even a ninth-level Xuanwu cultivator could fight him..."

Liu Yu'er said anxiously. She knew Wu Xi was strong, but she didn't think she could defeat someone at the ninth level of the Xuanwu realm. If she admitted defeat, she would have to kowtow to that guy, and Wu Xi definitely wouldn't be able to stand it...

Duan Hong, however, remained calm and smiled reassuringly, "Yu'er, don't worry. Even if Zhang Haonan has taken the pill, he won't be a match for Wuxi. We'll just watch quietly..."

Others may not know, but he knows very well that in the previous battle, Wuxi did not display his true strength at all. Not to mention, Wuxi still had the trump card to easily kill Xuanwu Ninth Level. At that time, the power of the Five-Colored Palm Print was no less than his Azure Heaven Seal.

Hearing this, Liu Yu'er was still somewhat skeptical, but seeing Duan Hong's incredibly confident demeanor, she thought that perhaps it was true...

Zhang Haonan's eyes on the stage had turned bloodshot. Because of the Demon Transformation Pill, his originally pale golden true energy had turned into a strange red.

Seeing his sudden change, Ye Wuxi quickly distanced herself, cursing inwardly, "Damn it, he can do this too!"

"Hahahaha, Ye Wuxi, today you will finally kneel before me," Zhang Haonan laughed wildly a few times, and with a flick of his hand, an even more imposing black spirit sword appeared in his hand.

"A Rank Earth Spirit Sword!"

"Ye Wuxi is in danger..."

Seeing Zhang Haonan's actions, the people around him couldn't help but gasp. With the peak of the eighth level of Xuanwu and a Di-rank spiritual sword, how could Ye Wuxi, with his cultivation of the third level of Xuanwu, possibly withstand it?

"Shameless! What kind of bullshit 'first place' is this? I think 'first place in shamelessness' is more like it!" Liu Yu'er said, hands on her hips, unable to hold back her outburst.

Duan Hong, standing beside him, shook his head helplessly. "Yu'er, calm down! Wuxi also has a Level 1 Earth-rank spiritual sword; he can't gain the upper hand."

As soon as she finished speaking, Ye Wuxi on the stage smiled slightly and took out the low-grade Earth-rank Shadow Reflection Sword that Elder Taishao had given her. Zhang Haonan was very well prepared. Fortunately, she also had some trump cards, otherwise she would have been defeated by him today...

"Hmph, so what if you have it? The power of a Rank 1 Spirit Sword is not something you can unleash..." Zhang Haonan sneered.

Ye Wuxi's lips twitched. "This pill has a limited lifespan, right? You still have the nerve to waste time talking nonsense. I admire you..."

"Hehe, what follows is my strongest sword strike. This strike might kill you. You can still admit defeat now," Zhang Haonan's bloodshot eyes revealed a cruel smile...

"Stop talking nonsense. You look like a ghost, and I find you disgusting. Admit defeat? I'll admit defeat to you..." Ye Wuxi curled her lips in disgust.

"Okay...okay...okay..."