A quarter of an hour later, Qu Xing stopped outside a collapsed palace.
"It's you!" Seeing the figure sitting on a fallen stone pillar, Qu Xing's pupils contracted slightly. "You've got guts, daring to wait for me here."
This person was Li Xuan. Seeing Qu Xing arrive, Li Xuan stood up and smiled, "Good, you didn't disappoint me. You indeed came here. If I'm not mistaken, you returned once after you left."
Qu Xing's eyes flashed with surprise, and then he sneered, "It's beyond my expectation that Rong Zhen didn't kill you. I was wary of Rong Zhen's hidden attacks before, but you don't have such good luck now."
"So, are you planning to make a move on me?" Li Xuan asked with a smile, hearing this.
Qu Xing frowned. Li Xuan seemed fearless, did he have some reliance?
Subconsciously, Qu Xing's divine sense instantly swept around.
However, to Qu Xing's confusion, within tens of miles, there was no sign of life.
"No need to sense, it's just you and me here," Li Xuan said with a smile. "So, no one will interrupt our battle like I did."
"What an arrogant face! I'm looking forward to seeing if you can still laugh when I crush you under my feet!"
Qu Xing felt an inexplicable anger surge within him. He, a peak existence in the Boundless Realm, was actually challenged. If it were someone of the same level, it would be understandable.
But the Li Xuan before him was only at the early stage of the Divine Enlightenment Realm!
A thought arose, and killing intent surged.
"Abyssal Lotus Purgatory!"
Qu Xing made a hand seal, and the world instantly seemed to freeze.
The next moment, countless spiritual energies above transformed into a giant umbrella. Spiritual light flickered within the umbrella, and a beam of light enveloped Li Xuan.
"Explode!"
Qu Xing floated in mid-air and then pointed downwards.
Boom!
The giant umbrella began to explode from its apex at a visible speed. Space collapsed layer by layer, annihilating black mist.
The speed was so fast that in just a few breaths, it was less than ten feet above Li Xuan's head.
"Slash!"
Shi Jian instantly shot up from the ground, soaring into the sky and sending out waves of sword energy. Wherever the sword qi passed, the spiritual energy explosions all dissipated.
"How is that possible?!"
Qu Xing was shocked by this, and then his pupils suddenly contracted.
Many years later, when Qu Xing sat in a teahouse recounting this astonishing sword strike, a look of intense shock still lingered in his eyes.
*Yin!*
The sword's hum echoed. After breaking Qu Xing's attack, Shi Jian instantly appeared before him. Then, it slashed down. Qu Xing, who had no time to react, was instantly sent flying by this sword.
Puff!
Qu Xing spat out a mouthful of blood, his face still bearing that shocked expression.
"You... how are you so strong!" Qu Xing spat out another mouthful of blood, his eyes filled with horror. With just one sword, his defense was broken.
"Go on your way." Li Xuan's expression was cold, and then he waved his hand, and Shi Jian instantly slashed towards Qu Xing on the ground.
"Backlight Flash!"
Seeing Shi Jian getting closer, a fierce glint flashed in Qu Xing's eyes. He quickly made hand seals.
*Buzz.*
With a humming sound, a ray of radiant light appeared out of nowhere.
"My cultivation in this life is ruined." As the radiant light covered him, Qu Xing sighed with a bitter expression.
The next instant, Qu Xing's figure instantly disappeared.
"He... he escaped?" Li Xuan was stunned, then looked down at the token imprint on his waist, his expression slightly easing.
Ten Victories Seal!
"Little Brush, what divine ability did this guy use at the end that allowed him to escape directly?" Li Xuan asked curiously in his mind.
"It's a forbidden technique, usable only once in a lifetime. After that, all one's cultivation will be lost, turning them into a mortal. Their lifespan will only be twenty years," the Heavenly Dao Brush's voice echoed in Li Xuan's mind.
A hint of surprise flashed in Li Xuan's eyes. He didn't expect Qu Xing to be so resolute. However, even if he became a mortal, he would still have twenty years to live. If it were him, he would probably make the same choice.
Boom!
As Li Xuan's Ten Victories Seal was completed, a rumbling sound echoed.
The next instant, a column of radiant light descended from the sky, engulfing Li Xuan. In an instant, Li Xuan's figure completely disappeared.
"There are already seven hundred and fifty-nine people who have passed. The powerhouses of this Ultimate Continent are indeed extraordinary." As Li Xuan emerged from the Hall of Gods, he was surprised to see quite a few successful candidates already in the hall.
However, as Li Xuan emerged, the expressions of those present turned peculiar.
The battle between Li Xuan and Qu Xing was witnessed by all the successful candidates. Li Xuan's ability to fight Qu Xing, forcing him to use a forbidden technique to escape, with his initial stage Divine Enlightenment Realm cultivation, had already drawn everyone's attention.
Fortunately, the nine lords of the dominant forces were present in the hall, so no one stepped forward to engage Li Xuan for now.
"The second round of assessment will probably not take long." After ten minutes, over a hundred more successful candidates emerged.
Li Xuan nodded slightly. The weakest among these successful candidates were in the God Extinguishing Realm. Such an assessment was ultimately based on strength.
Soon, Li Xuan clearly felt the atmosphere in the hall change.
The thousandth successful candidate appeared.