The entire Cangyue City was thrown into complete chaos as Qi Xian and Feng Ming clashed.
Both were confidants of the Primal Martial King, and their strength surpassed that of ordinary envoys.
Even Bai Xiaosheng ranked first in the Martial Dynasty, a significant margin above the second-ranked Sword Saint Lu You. This was even more so for Qi Xian and Feng Ming, who were considerably stronger than Bai Xiaosheng.
Qi Xian and Feng Ming were among the apex powerhouses in the entire Extreme Martial Domain. If the overseers were to enter the Extreme Martial Domain, they would likely be no match for Qi Xian and Feng Ming.
Qi Xian and Feng Ming's martial arts competition in the Martial Dynasty was akin to a dimensional reduction attack for other martial artists in the Martial Dynasty!
As the battle between Qi Xian and Feng Ming intensified, more than half of the houses in the vast Cangyue City collapsed. Countless martial artists and envoys of the Extreme Martial King gathered on the city walls, watching the grand battle between Qi Xian and Feng Ming in Cangyue City from afar.
The fact that Cangyue City had only collapsed halfway was due to Qi Xian and Feng Ming maintaining a basic level of composure and not unleashing their full power initially.
After all, Cangyue City housed a large population of citizens from the Martial Dynasty and the Spirit Dynasty.
As an envoy from Bai Xiaosheng's Martial Dynasty, Qi Xian would, for Bai Xiaosheng's sake, prevent a large number of civilian casualties. Feng Ming, being an envoy from the Spirit Dynasty, would certainly not allow his fight to affect the citizens of the Spirit Dynasty.
Under their deliberate suppression, and with other observing envoys not wishing for the situation to escalate, any ordinary citizens caught in the crossfire either fled or were rescued by the observing envoys and taken outside Cangyue City.
As Qi Xian and Feng Ming fought, the once prosperous Cangyue City gradually became an empty city. Only those who had some confidence in their own abilities dared to remain within the city to watch.
"Hahaha! Feng, now that Cangyue City is empty, I can finally let loose. I'm taking your head!"
Qi Xian stood amidst the ruins of a mansion, laughing heartily at Feng Ming. He then took a gourd from his waist and downed the wine within.
"Hahaha! Good wine!"
Qi Xian burst into laughter again, his voice imbued with potent internal energy, echoing throughout Cangyue City and causing the ears of the watching martial artists to ache.
Feng Ming stood atop a tall building, looking at Qi Xian in the ruins, and snorted, "A mere drunkard, you think you can defeat me!"
As he spoke, Feng Ming flicked his sleeve, and a torrent of silver needles shot towards Qi Xian like a torrential downpour.
"Well done!"
Qi Xian laughed, unfazed by the downpour of silver needles. He gripped his sword and swung it upwards, lifting an entire section of the ground. A thin wall formed in the air, blocking a large number of Feng Ming's silver needles.
The next moment, Qi Xian tore through the lifted earth and lunged towards Feng Ming with incredible speed, sword in hand.
In an instant, Qi Xian closed the distance to Feng Ming.
Seeing Qi Xian rush before him, Feng Ming remained unperturbed. Silver needles reappeared between his fingers. "Hmph! Petty tricks, watch me... Ugh!"
Just as Feng Ming was about to use the silver needles to seal Qi Xian's acupoints, he suddenly felt a small pebble strike the back of his neck, disrupting the circulation of his internal energy and causing him to lose his grip on the silver needles!
"Behold my sword!"
Qi Xian thrust his sword forward. Feng Ming, unable to resist, could only narrowly dodge.
*Ching!*
The precious sword pierced Feng Ming's left shoulder, and scarlet blood bloomed vibrantly in the air.
In a restaurant, Bai Lan asked Ye Ling, "Master, did you just ambush Feng Ming?"
"Did I?" Ye Ling asked innocently, discreetly discarding the small pebble in his hand.
"Yes! I saw it!" Bai Lan pointed to the pebble at Ye Ling's feet. "Master, Feng Ming is in a martial arts duel with Qi Xian. Is it a bit despicable for us to play dirty from behind?"
"It's not us who are fighting, so why should we observe martial ethics?" Ye Ling smiled at Bai Lan, seeing that he had been discovered.
"It seems... that makes sense." Bai Lan nodded thoughtfully, unable to find fault with Ye Ling's words for a moment.
Ye Ling continued, "Moreover, Feng Ming attacked me first. I'm merely returning the favor... Besides, although the fight between Feng Ming and Qi Xian is fierce, it's been slow to draw blood. I don't think the Primal Martial King would intervene in such a bloodless duel. We need to escalate their conflict."
"Feng Ming, is that all the strength you possess?" After piercing Feng Ming's shoulder with his sword, Qi Xian did not press his advantage but instead taunted Feng Ming.
"Despicable fellow, you are only fit for dirty tricks!" Feng Ming spat a mouthful of blood at Qi Xian's face, his voice filled with rage.
It was clear that he mistook the pebble thrown by Ye Ling as something orchestrated by Qi Xian.
Just as Qi Xian stood bewildered, not understanding where he had been despicable, Feng Ming continued, "Since you broke the rules first, I won't hold back either!"
*Boom!*
Feng Ming snorted coldly, directly igniting the power of the Primal Martial King within him, his aura soaring wildly!
"You damned bastard, you've truly gone mad!"
Seeing Feng Ming directly unleash the power of the Primal Martial King, Qi Xian couldn't help but curse. He dared not be careless and also mobilized the power of the Primal Martial King within him!
*Boom!!!*
Two forces that did not belong to the Extreme Martial Domain collided in Cangyue City. The ferocious power swept outwards, leveling everything in its path!
"Not good! Run!"
The martial artists watching in the city, seeing the energy erupt from the city center, were filled with terror. They immediately fled in all directions, fearing they would be caught in the aftermath of their battle and end up with mutilated corpses!
In the restaurant, Bai Lan sighed as she saw the energy erupting from the city center. "The beings of the Extreme Martial Domain cannot use spiritual energy, only internal energy... And these two confidants of the Primal Martial King can directly use a portion of the Primal Martial King's power. This is simply cheating and too unfair to the other martial artists in the Extreme Martial Domain."
Ye Ling offered no judgment on this matter, saying, "Let's retreat outside the city to watch. Cangyue City cannot withstand such power. There will be no survivors in the city from now on, and if we continue to stay here, we will be exposed."
With that, Ye Ling and Bai Lan, carrying the sleeping Bai Xiaosheng, retreated to the city walls outside Cangyue City and mingled with other envoys who had come to Cangyue City for the gathering, as well as unsuspecting martial artists.
"It's a mess! Everything is a mess! How are Qi Xian and Feng Ming getting more and more out of control?"
"How can the power of the Extreme Martial King be used so recklessly? Once their power goes out of control, let alone Cangyue City, perhaps the Martial Dynasty and several neighboring dynasties will be razed to the ground!"
"What should we do? With such a huge commotion, the Ten Thousand Dynasties Martial Gathering probably can't proceed, right?"
The envoys watched the battle between Feng Ming and Qi Xian, whispering amongst themselves, their words filled with worry.
Upon hearing the envoys' conversations, Ye Ling's lips curved slightly, feeling that the situation was not yet explosive enough.
"It seems... I need to add a bit more fuel to the fire!"
Saying this, Ye Ling quietly broke off a brick from the city wall. While everyone was not paying attention, he fiercely hurled it towards the back of Feng Ming's head in the city!
The brick flew as fast as lightning. The crowd didn't even see the trace of the brick flying. The back of Feng Ming's head, which was still raging with energy, was struck hard by the brick, and the power within him completely lost control!