"Rumble!"
"Bang—"
The Yan Sheng Saber sliced through the sky, its blade burning with golden saber energy, piercing clouds and breaking through the void, arriving at the martial ranking arena. The saber possessed a spirit, and then the blade was planted in the arena.
Radiating a fierce and overbearing saber energy, it announced Chen Jiuyang's imminent arrival!
"This is Chen Jiuyang's personal saber!"
"Did Chen Jiuyang break out of the Six Doors?"
"That should be impossible. Chen Jiuyang wouldn't be that foolish. If he broke out of the Six Doors, all his titles and status would be stripped, and he'd become a prisoner!"
"...Then there's only one possibility left: Chen Jiuyang was released."
"It's finally worth the wait. With Chen Jiuyang's appearance, the martial ranking truly feels like a battle of dragons and tigers!"
Seeing the long saber planted in the arena of the martial ranking, countless people's eyes lit up, their blood boiling with anticipation!
Where there was joy, there was also fury.
"This! Is! Impossible!"
The smiles on the faces of those who had been cheering and laughing moments ago froze stiffly, then they blurted out in disbelief, filled with rage!
Hong Jiangjin's face turned grim, and he said in a deep voice, "Call those trash below and ask how Chen Jiuyang was released."
A moment later, Hong Jiangjin received a reply: "Young Master, it was Du Manying himself who went to the Six Doors and released him."
"This! Old! Bastard!"
Upon receiving the news, Hong Jiangjin's eyes instantly revealed a cold killing intent.
He had accepted many favors to handle this matter, but now his plan was disrupted, and Chen Jiuyang was released. He would have to return all the benefits he had received.
His previous boasts had become nonsense because of this old man Du Manying. After today, he, Hong Jiangjin, would become a joke in Longjing.
What a humiliation!
But he also couldn't figure out why Du Manying knew about Chen Jiuyang's affairs.
He had calculated everything, yet he never expected Du Manying to help Chen Jiuyang!
This made it difficult for many to understand!
"Damn it!"
Hong Jiangjin was so enraged that he shattered the rosewood chair he was sitting on into powder with a single palm, his eyes turning extremely sinister.
"Rumble!"
Not long after, the sound of something breaking through the void echoed above the martial ranking. A figure, burning with golden points of light, appeared, then descended like a god, landing on the martial ranking arena and onto the stage.
"Jiuyang!"
Yao Zixuan, Lin Yuexian, Ji Lengyue, Qiu Yihan, and the other women became extremely excited.
The Chen family patriarch weakly opened his eyes. Seeing the tall figure on the stage, strength surged through his body. He breathed a sigh of relief, "Thank heavens..."
"Buzz!"
Chen Jiuyang gently raised a hand, and the Yan Sheng Saber, planted in the arena floor, flew into his hand.
Chen Jiuyang's upper body was bare, covered in bloodstains. His upper clothing was gone, leaving only tattered trousers to cover him.
But!
This did not affect his peerless and domineering aura at all!
Countless gazes fell upon Chen Jiuyang, and countless people were sizing him up, commenting on him.
"This is Chen Jiuyang. He's quite good." Gong Luo Que nodded slowly.
Yan Hongming gently stroked his spear, "He is a worthy opponent."
Ye Taisheng's eyes gleamed, "A skilled saber user. I wonder whose saber is sharper."
Tang Jingxian: "This martial ranking will only be exciting with him here!"
Zhou Wushuang's eyes held killing intent, "Chen Jiuyang, you'd better not let me face you!"
Huangfu Tianqi remained silent.
Ye Tiannan pressed the long sword in his hand that was stirring restlessly, "No rush, no rush. Brother Chen has arrived. A full-power battle with him will happen, it will happen."
...
Chen Jiuyang tilted his head slightly, his deep, star-like eyes slowly looking at the referee at the edge of the arena. His voice was as calm as water, but his aura was like an abyss, like hell. "...It hasn't been five minutes yet, has it?"
The referee looked at Chen Jiuyang, who had descended from the sky, with some surprise. After a moment, he said, "No."
Most people were convinced that Chen Jiuyang would not be able to participate in the martial ranking competition. Who knew that at the last moment, Chen Jiuyang would descend onto the arena of the Dragon Country martial ranking like a god, making everyone's blood surge!
Chen Jiuyang slowly turned his head and looked at his opponent standing not far in front of him, Fang Hanyu, the champion of the Guang Province martial ranking. His calm voice echoed in all directions:
"Can the match begin then?"
Chen Jiuyang's calmness, yet his incredibly domineering aura, made the referee swallow his saliva and say, "The match, begins."
Fang Hanyu sized up Chen Jiuyang, the Xuan Yang Marquis, in front of him. He slowly swung the great saber in his hand and said in a deep voice,
"You are very good!"
"I am very happy that you could make it to the martial ranking."
Chen Jiuyang looked at him and said indifferently, "Did you and your family's forces participate in intercepting me on my way to Longjing this time?"
Fang Hanyu was silent for a moment and said, "I am the champion of the Guang Province martial ranking. I disdain doing such things, but family matters are beyond my control."
"...In other words,"
Chen Jiuyang's icy eyes looked at him, "You participated, didn't you?"
"Yes," Fang Hanyu nodded and admitted frankly.
"If that's the case, then DIE!"
The next moment, Chen Jiuyang let out a roar, and a terrifying, heart-palpitating aura surged from his body. Golden light points burned on him, and the Yan Sheng Saber in his hand suddenly grew in phantom form!
Then, this terrifying saber strike was cleaved towards Fang Hanyu.
"Rumble!"
The rolling saber momentum, like thunder, instantly echoed throughout the entire martial ranking arena. In an instant, its sharpness was fully revealed, carrying a ferocious killing intent—
Fang Hanyu's expression suddenly changed. He swung his great saber forward, his true qi and divine soul surging, trying to resist Chen Jiuyang's saber strike.
It wasn't just his expression that changed.
The forces that had participated in intercepting Chen Jiuyang on his way to Longjing changed their expressions at this moment. The consequence of allowing Chen Jiuyang to enter Longjing to participate in the martial ranking had arrived!
This awe-inspiring saber strike, filled with killing intent, made people's hearts palpitate. Whether Fang Hanyu could withstand it was a question!
"Bang—"
"Zing—"
The sound of a terrifying explosion of energy erupted on the stage. The two sabers met, emitting a piercing metallic collision.
"Ah!" Fang Hanyu withstood Chen Jiuyang's saber strike, his scalp tingling, his face flushed red as he roared, channeling all his strength to resist Chen Jiuyang's blow.
However, the force of Chen Jiuyang's saber strike was still far beyond his imagination. He felt as if he was carrying a great mountain.
"Crack!"
Fang Hanyu's physique was not weak. Under Chen Jiuyang's saber strike, even the special stone surface of the arena could not withstand the force. Fang Hanyu's feet sank into the arena floor.
"I can't beat him!"
"And he will kill me!"
Terror surged in Fang Hanyu's heart. Although he was the champion of the Guang Province martial ranking, after personally experiencing Chen Jiuyang's strength, this thought involuntarily arose in his heart.
His eyes filled with fear, "If I don't surrender, I will die on this stage!"
He withstood Chen Jiuyang's saber strike, his face flushed red, and he shouted with great difficulty to the referee, "I... want... to... sur..."
"Rumble!"
Chen Jiuyang pressed down with his saber, the cold glint intensifying!
"Ch—"
Before Fang Hanyu could utter "render," he was cleaved in half by Chen Jiuyang's saber strike, along with his saber, split into two.
Still wanted to surrender and live?
Sorry, no chance.
Blood and visceral fragments splattered across the arena. The entire martial ranking arena suddenly froze, falling silent.