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

"Next, ten people will be eliminated to enter the final top ten competition. As for who to eliminate, it is up to you. Those who cannot withstand the pressure can activate their tokens to come out. The first one to come out will be ranked lower."

"Only one-on-one battles are allowed. The fight ends when one side concedes defeat. After each battle, the opponent must be given at least half an incense stick's worth of recovery time."

"The top ten are crucial for securing a spot as a core disciple, and the rewards vary depending on the ranking. Good luck to everyone."

With a wave of his hand, Jiang Sheng created a flat, floating city in mid-air, where the top twenty people appeared simultaneously.

Within the small town, there were twenty large altars spaced far enough apart, one for each person, which also served as battle platforms.

Baili Che sat cross-legged on the platform, closing his eyes, clearly confident in his strength.

Jingchen, holding his Buddhist prayer beads, also closed his eyes and sat in meditation.

Qin Yuan frowned and did not rush to make a move. Ye Wuxi and Chu Jiangli had both made great progress in their strength, and it would be unwise for him to make a move now.

Half an incense stick's time is not long. Once his strength is depleted, if Baili Che and the others take the opportunity to deal with him, it would be a complete loss.

Ye Wuxi glanced at them and saw that a temporary ranking was floating above each person's head, making it easier for them to evaluate and choose.

With very few exceptions, those already in the top ten seem to be planning to wait and see.

"Why don't you ten people play a round first?" Jun Moyan said first.

"Why should I? Why don't you strike first?" Hong Tian sneered. Now that their strengths were roughly equal, it wouldn't be a good thing to strike first.

They'll wear people down first, then the top ten will just make their move to eliminate the rest. Do they think people are stupid?

"A person who has been replaced barely made it back into the top twenty, yet he dares to be so arrogant." Jun Moyan stepped forward and arrived at the battle platform where Hongtian was. With the sky above his head, the Fist of Rebellion slammed down.

"I lost to the Phoenix, what are you?" Hongtian roared angrily, his Ten Thousand Demon Domain enveloping the heavens and suppressing the sky.

"There are too many people in the imperial edict, let's make room for someone." Li Murong, the woman in the moon-colored dress who was temporarily ranked eighteenth, had a crimson moon rising behind her and stepped into the dim light as she charged toward the Xiantai Pavilion of Leisurely Books.

"I'll first experience Miss Ye's strength." Ruan Hua suddenly took up the Azure Cloud Scroll, stepped towards Ye Wuxi's platform, and slammed down.

"That's exactly what I was thinking." Ye Wuxi's long hair flew wildly, and the sword aura around her surged, causing the surrounding void to crack open, with terrifying sword energy piercing through the sky.

"Painting mountains and rivers, drawing upon the vast emptiness, the sword reigns supreme over heaven and earth." Ruan Hua, dressed in plain clothes, stepped forward, her voice resounding throughout the heavens and earth, drawing upon the supreme golden light to paint across the void, as if painting another world space.

The surrounding space distorted and turned into golden light; mountains, rivers, lakes, and everything else transformed into swords, and sword clouds filled the sky.

She also cultivates swordsmanship, specifically the Supreme Azure Cloud Sword, which reigns supreme over heaven and earth.

The restless sword energy in the space calmed down, sinking into her Azure Cloud Domain, becoming her tool and submitting to her sword.

"Derivation of the Five Elements, Transformation of Life and Death." Ye Wuxi uttered, his body surrounded by five-colored divine light, and his palms unleashed a surge of energy.

The Five Elements Domain expanded rapidly, breaking through the Azure Cloud Barrier. The Heaven and Earth Dao Diagrams of Life and Death were divided, swallowing and transforming the Supreme Power.

In an instant, five-colored divine swords pierced through the surrounding area, life in the sky transformed into death swords and crashed down, while a long river of death surged upwards from the ground.

The Azure Cloud Domain and its sword energy shattered the void one after another, and Ruan Hua's body was suddenly blasted back, spitting out blood.

The Azure Cloud Sword governs heaven and earth, while Ye Wuxi is the master of the sword.

With three wars breaking out simultaneously, others should wait and see.

Jun Moyan and Hongtian clashed in a power struggle. Xian Shu held a golden book, reflecting all kinds of attacks, but Li Murong was not weak at all. He controlled the years and the laws of desolation, submerging all the golden books in the desolate flow of time.

"Ruan's paintings and calligraphy are all doomed to fail."

Under the watchful eyes of everyone, no matter how Ruan Hua painted all living beings and the universe, none of his paintings could break free from the Five Elements and the cycle of life and death.

“You win.” Ruan Hua uttered three words, then retreated to her altar and closed her eyes to meditate.

Ye Wuxi sat down cross-legged and leisurely looked at the other two battles.

Her inner world is different from that of ordinary Emperor Realm cultivators. It contains far more divine essence and life force, so there is no problem of excessive consumption.

Li Murong's laws were peculiar, seemingly designed to make even the idle books lose their way in the desolate flow of time. Under the erosion of his immense power, even the idle books' hair turned white, and they eventually conceded defeat and retreated.

"At this point, the outcome is uncertain, and neither side is weak."

“Hongtian is only suppressed by the Phoenix bloodline. His true combat strength is terrifying. He is not at a disadvantage against Jun Moyan at all.”

"Cease fire first." Jun Moyan's expression darkened as he was unable to quickly defeat Hongtian, and he sternly ordered.

"Hmph." Hong Tian glanced around and decided not to continue the fight.

Continuing the fight to the death would not benefit either of them, so it ended in a draw.

"Let's fight." Fu Ya, dressed in a silver robe and temporarily ranked nineteenth, suddenly strode towards the platform where Chu Jiangli was.

"You shall fight me." Ji Nanyan glanced at him and strolled toward Ling Qingcheng, who was ranked seventh.

"The top ten should be moved up a bit." Ye Wuxi raised an eyebrow and took the initiative to approach Yin Tianjue, who was currently ranked eighth.

This person had previously attacked them, and even his cultivation of the Path of Breaking Emotions made her feel uncomfortable.

Another round of three battles broke out simultaneously. Pei Zhou and Shen Yun Ning couldn't help but exchange a glance. Now, from eleven to twenty, only the two of them had not yet made a move.

"Let's see who to choose first." Shen Yun Ning really didn't know who to choose. The people who had just fought hadn't had time to recover yet, and Pei Zhou wasn't considered an enemy, so it seemed unnecessary for the two of them to fight first.

Fu Ya Xiu's Three Lives Eyes and the Law of Movement and Annihilation can see through the trajectories of all kinds of laws and energy, and can also disrupt and dissipate the power of others' laws, which is quite extraordinary.

"I'm also curious if you can see through the void." Chu Jiangli looked at him, and the moment his calm voice fell, the Gate of Nothingness and the Mirror of Space rose up, engulfing the original void.

The terrifying gale-force winds swept across the heavens and earth, and with each fluctuation of power, Chu Jiangli's figure appeared, each carrying a real attack, pressing down on Fu Ya.

"Any power I wield will be destroyed." Fu Ya's silver robes fluttered, and a single emerald vertical pupil suddenly opened between his brows, shooting out a terrifying brilliance.

One begets two, two begets three, three begets all things. The azure eye evolves endlessly in heaven and earth, reflecting on every empty mirror of the gate, aiming to pierce and annihilate the void of space.

"This kid is impressive, but if spatial trajectories were so easy to decipher, how could there be so few people who control the laws of space?"

The crowd was not very optimistic about Fu Ya. Among the supreme laws, the difficulty of cultivating the law of space is second only to that of time. It is inherently ethereal and intangible, not to mention that Chu Jiangli also possesses the power of nothingness. With the combination of nothingness and emptiness, how could he possibly break through it?

On the other side, the two fairies were fighting, and Ling Qingcheng finally revealed her physique to everyone.

It was a terrifying star, burning with starlight and thunder.

Ji Nanyan remained expressionless; no matter her constitution, nothing seemed to move her in the slightest.

"A rare star-lightning body, no wonder."

"This year's Tianxu prodigies are quite formidable..."

On the floating city, several forces spoke with surprise, clearly not from the main realm of Tianxu.