C936 Tantai You
Boom!
Almost as soon as Ling Jian's voice faded, Ling Jian's figure had already taken action. His speed was extremely fast, like the peak of a mountain. Without giving his kin any chance to react, he had already arrived in front of him. At the same time, his fist was also aimed at Qin Wuyou's body in an instant.
Initially, Qin Wuyou had already made preparations for Ling Jian's tentacles after Ling Jian had appeared. However, Ling Jian's speed was too fast, so he could only accept the tentacles.
Ling Jian's fist directly smashed onto his body. Although Qin Wuyou had already prepared himself at the first moment, he circulated all the Spiritual Qi in his body, but he could still feel it. A huge force suddenly erupted from Ling Jian's fist, even though she was prepared for it. Her body was sent flying by Ling Jian's punch.
"So powerful. The power of a single punch is actually so terrifying!"
At this moment, regardless of whether it was Chen Xuandong or the dark horse genius that was not on the Genius Ranking, their expressions all changed. They were all shocked by Ling Jian's sudden powerful lock.
Although the lock's target was not them, the power of Ling Jian's punch just now was not them. However, they could still feel it. If they were in Ling Jian's shoes... They would have been defeated immediately.
After all, they were weaker than Qin Wuyou. It was inevitable that they would be defeated immediately.
"Whoosh!"
Instantly, the sound of rushing wind was heard by the three of them. They saw Qin Wuyou, who had been sent flying by Ling Jian, fly back.
However, the expression on Qin Wuyou's face had indeed become extremely gloomy. Similarly, the aura on his body had become completely unstable. Now, although he had flown back, when he looked at Ling Jian again... He had already become completely fearful and no longer had the courage to continue dealing with Ling Jian's tentacles.
Regarding Ling Jian, it could be said that before Qin Wuyou had a conflict with him, he had never taken Ling Jian to heart.
In Qin Wuyou's opinion, although Ling Jian's battle achievements in Tongxuan City were astonishing, the rumors were only rumors after all. The other reason was that he had the powerful background of the Tantai Emperor.
After all, it was ridiculous and absurd to say that a mere Heavenly Source Realm cultivator had killed a Half-Sage.
If such a powerful cultivator really existed in this world... Didn't that mean that Ling Jian was the only cultivator in this world who dared to call himself a genius? As for the rest of the cultivators, regardless of how outstanding their talents were, they were nothing more than mediocre geniuses.
However, after a direct confrontation with Ling Jian, he had indeed completely changed his original thoughts.
Yes, it had completely changed.
Although the circle of Ling Jian's tentacles just now did not really cause him any irreparable injuries, however, Qin Wuyou could also feel that it was because Ling Jian did not intend to truly harm his tentacles. He also did not intend to directly kill him.
Otherwise, just by relying on the strength of that fist earlier, there was a high possibility that he would die under Ling Jian's attack. There was simply no chance for him to survive.
"How is it? Do you want to continue fighting?" Ling Jian looked at Qin Wuyou and sneered.
"Hmph." Qin Wuyou only snorted coldly, although he was deeply shocked by the formidable strength displayed by Ling Jian. However, he was still the number one on the Genius Ranking after all. Naturally, he could not lose this bit of arrogance. Although his pride was still there... However, at this moment, Qin Wuyou no longer had the desire to fight with Ling Jian. He continued to clash with Ling Jian.
Obviously, he had already given up on competing for the first core disciple identity token.
Ling Jian looked at Chen Xuandong and the dark horse beside him.
"Where are the two of you?" Ling Jian glanced at the two of them and said coldly.
When Chen Xuandong and the black horse heard Ling Jian's words, their expressions turned ugly. The two of them were able to directly appear here after three rounds of selection. Naturally, they were extremely powerful, especially Chen Xuandong. In the past, in the East Taitian, only Qin Wuyou could truly suppress him.
However, when he was facing Ling Jian now, he did not dare to be careless at all. In fact, even his words showed the discipline committee's cautiousness and cautiousness.
"Alright, since you don't have any objections... Then... This badge belongs to me." After Ling Jiandan spoke, he stretched out his hand and grabbed. He directly grabbed the identity token that represented the number one core disciple.
Immediately, the surrounding gazes all gathered on Ling Jian. When they saw this scene, all of them revealed a shocked and surprised expression.
After all, to cultivators like them... In their opinion... The selection of the top core disciple should be extremely intense, but no one would have thought... The final result was indeed that Ling Jian had only used the power of a single punch. It had directly decided the final destination of this token.
"Eh, I originally thought that there would be a fierce battle between two tigers and a dragon, but now it seems like it really is surprising."
"This... this decision was made too quickly, right?"
"I never expected that the strongest person would be Ling Jian. He's too strong. He only used the strength of a single punch, yet he directly slapped Qin Wuyou's thigh."
"Previously, I thought that the rumors weren't reliable. I didn't expect him to possess the power to kill cultivators at the Half-Step Saint Realm. Now that he's ranked first among the core disciples, he deserves it."
"I also thought that Ling Jian would be able to obtain first place easily. I never thought that it would be true."
"Interesting, I didn't expect Qin Wuyou to do so. Chen Xuandong and the black horse did not dare to have the courage to touch Ling Jian. "
"It's not that they don't have the courage. It's just that Ling Jian is too strong. He's so strong that it makes their hearts tremble."
"When a person is strong enough, besides worshipping, there is no other possibility."
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One after another, voices reverberated in the surrounding space.
Even Sun Wuji and the rest of the people from the Great Void Palace did not expect this to happen.
After all, they were not cultivators from Tongxuan City. Even in the sect... The Holy Maiden had mentioned Ling Jian to them, but they could not deliberately inquire about Ling Jian's past achievements. Although Ling Jian had displayed great strength when he fought the disciples of the Supreme Void Palace, they could not tell how powerful Ling Jian was at all.
Furthermore, when Ling Jian had just walked out, they similarly did not feel that there was any chance for Ling Jian to succeed. After all, his cultivation was merely at the initial-stage of the Heavenly Source Realm. Although his combat strength was powerful, there was still a huge gap between him and the quasi-Heavenly Execution Realm.
However, he had never thought that with just one round of strength, he would defeat Qin Wuyou and obtain the identity token representing the number one core disciple.
"Based on this speed, this should be the first time in history that our Taixu Palace has taken first place in the recruitment of disciples so quickly, right?" At this moment, some of the disciples of the Taixu Palace were extremely shocked.
Clearly, they were shocked by Ling Jian's terrifying speed.
In the past, during the Great Void Palace's disciple recruitment, in order to fight for the first place, did they not experience a fierce battle? He did not expect that the battle this time was actually so simple.
"This Ling Jian is indeed not simple." Elder Sun thought so in his heart.
Suddenly, Sun Wuji also understood. He suddenly understood why the Saint had asked him to pay attention to Ling Jian. Ling Jian's strength was enough to make the saintess pay attention to him.
"Ling Jian is now ranked first. I wonder if Ling Yun, the young man who is closer to Ling Jian, will give me a discount?"
Sun Wuji was thinking the same thing as well. At this moment, his gaze swept across Ling Jian. Seeing that Ling Jian had already flown back to the original position of the Heaven Supporting Pillar, he did not hesitate at all. With a raise of his hand, he took out a token.
Qin Wuyou, Chen Xuandong, and that black horse genius... Even now, Fa Sheng did not leave immediately. Although Ling Jian had already taken away the token of the number one core disciple, however, they also had a lot of thoughts about the badge of the second core disciple.
Similarly, they all felt that there would definitely be a place for them this time.
"This second-ranked core disciple badge is mine."
However, just as the three of them were about to take action, a human voice suddenly sounded. Next, a human figure appeared in front of the three of them. It was none other than Ling Yun.
"This second core disciple token is mine. You can go and fight for the other tokens." As Ling Yun spoke, his colleague did not give the three of them any chance to react. He reached out his hand and grabbed the second token.
"Hmph, what a joke. Do you think you're Ling Jian?" However, before Ling Yun's palm could reach the second token, qin Wuyou's voice was heard. His voice was filled with disdain.
At the same time, his attack did not stop. It flew straight towards Ling Yun.
Previously, after he had a head-on clash with Ling Jian, he had felt how powerful Ling Jian was. Naturally, he gave up on the right to compete with Ling Jian and gave up the position of number one.
However, he did not intend to give up the second position as a core disciple so easily.
Secondly, he also had the same desire to fight Chen Xuandong and that dark horse genius. The two of them had also made the qualifications to fight for it and looked eager to give it a try. They did not take Ling Yun's words seriously at all.
"Hmph, do you really want to have a match?" Ling Yun's gaze landed on the three of them in an instant as he spoke in a deep voice.
"Hmph, there's no point in talking nonsense. Let's decide who the winner is!" Qin Wuyou had already made his move. After hearing Ling Yun's words, he frantically directed his attack towards Ling Yun's position.
Seeing this, Ling Yun's expression suddenly turned cold. When he saw Qin Wuyou start over, his body suddenly shook. In the next instant, a terrifying and violent aura surged out from his body.
Boom! Boom!
A low and deep rumbling sound suddenly shot out from this spatial zone like a thunderbolt. Ling Yun's gaze was cold as he raised his hand and aimed at the Cosmos Sack in a row. Instantly, the Heavy Xuan Sword was tightly grasped by him. Then, he ruthlessly slashed at Qin Wuyou who was charging over.
At this moment, Qin Wuyou instantly felt an enormous pressure. At the same time, the powerful aura emitted from Ling Yun's body... It also caused his heart to tremble slightly. When he saw Xuan Zhong's long sword slashing down furiously, his pupils violently contracted at this moment. In the next moment, suddenly, he let out a wild roar. At the same time, the spiritual energy in his body was being crazily stimulated. Then, he directly collided with the charging Ling Yun.
"Heaven grade top-notch spirit technique, Thunder King Seal!"
Qin Wuyou roared madly. At the same time, he struck out with the most powerful attack that he could currently grasp.
Although this Thunder King Seal was only a Heaven grade spirit art, it was still a peak Heaven grade spirit art. But because of the lightning, when used, the power far exceeds that of an ordinary Heaven grade spirit art. It could contend against ordinary Saint grade spirit techniques. This was a Heaven grade spirit technique. It was the type with the most explosive power.
At this moment, Qin Wuyou's colleague, who had displayed the Thunder King Seal, had collided violently with Ling Yun's Heavy Xuan Sword in an instant under the gazes of many people.
At this moment, the Thunder King Seal and the Heavy Xuan Sword collided. At that moment, it seemed as if the entire world had quieted down.
Secondly, this silence did not last for long. In the next instant, this violent storm crazily surged out from the position of their tentacles.
However, although the aftermath of this violent force was very unexpected... However, it did not really spread out. Almost at the instant that this wild and violent shock wave had just passed through... Sun Wuji raised his hand for a moment. Immediately, an inexplicable Wei Ya appeared. She controlled all the aftershock within an extremely limited range.
Instantly, the surrounding people looked in the direction of Ling Yun and Qin Wuyou in unison. Then, they saw a human figure violently falling down from the aftershocks.
Boom!
Because the falling speed was too fast and the huge force was tilted, after the human figure fell, it smashed a hole into the ground below.
Many pairs of eyes continuously looked downwards at this moment. After which, their pupils suddenly shrunk.
Subconsciously, their gazes looked towards the figure above. Then, they immediately saw a figure that was not very tall and sturdy. He was holding the Heavy Xuan Sword in his hand. At this moment, he was still maintaining the same posture of slashing down furiously.
"That is..."
"Ling Yun!!" At this moment, the gazes of countless cultivators in the surroundings became completely lifeless. When they saw the human figures appearing in the sky, they all exclaimed in unison.
This was because the feeling that this human figure gave off was too overbearing.
That's right, this human figure that appeared in the sky was none other than Ling Yun.
At this moment, Ling Yun was standing in the void with the Heavy Xuan Sword in his hand. At this moment, a violent energy fluctuation was lingering around Zhou Shen. His entire person looked like an ancient god of slaughter. He was extremely terrifying.
"This!"
"Qin Wuyou was actually directly thrown into the depths of his younger brother under his sword!"
"This... How is this possible? I didn't expect that Qin Wuyou, the number one cultivator on the Genius Ranking List, would not be a match for Ling Yun!"
"This Ling Yun is actually so powerful?"
"I thought it was unbelievable that he defeated Wu Wuhao in the Tantai Family. I didn't expect him to defeat Qin Wuyou with just one sword attack!"
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At this moment, all the cultivators looked at the scene in front of them in shock. At the same time, they were completely stunned by the powerful force that Ling Yun had displayed.
One had to know that in the battle between the Tantai Family's Ling Yun and Wu Wuhao... Even though he had defeated his opponent with a single strike, they hadn't witnessed it with their own eyes. The other reason was that if the rumors were true... There was more or less a possibility that it wasn't true.
However, even so, they only thought that Ling Yun being able to enter the top three this time was already very good.
However, with Ling Yun's true tentacles, they finally understood that they were still Xiao Qiao and Ling Yun.
Even Qin Wuyou, who was the number one genius among the geniuses, could not withstand the power of a single sword strike. It could be imagined that this time, if not for the existence of Ling Jian... In this disciple selection competition, the number one position would undoubtedly belong to Ling Yun.
"Sigh, I've already said so." Standing at the side, Wu Hao also spoke with great regret.
Because he was still fighting with Ling Yun, he knew how powerful Ling Yun was. It could be said that when Qin Wuyou fought with Ling Yun, the outcome of Qin Wuyou was already determined.
"Such powerful physical strength. I didn't sense too much spiritual energy fluctuation from his body earlier. He is a cultivator with a body link. I didn't expect his physique to be so powerful!" Sun Wuji's eyes were also fixed on Ling Yun at this moment, because earlier on... Ling Yun had already given him a good impression, even though he had also displayed quite a bit of strength. However, he did not display the heaven-defying fighting strength of Thailand.
However, after that violent aura surged out of Ling Yun's body, he suddenly realized something. That was, Ling Yun's strength had more than doubled...
Not to mention Qin Wuyou, even the ordinary disciples of the Supreme Void Palace who were in the Heavenly Execution Realm might not be able to withstand the power of the previous strike.
Even the ordinary cultivators of the Heavenly Execution Realm wouldn't be able to withstand it. It was imaginable that those who were on the same level as Ling Yun wouldn't be a match for Ling Yun.
"Ling Jian and Ling Yun are both so powerful?" Sun Wuji felt a shock he had never felt before. He felt that even with his cultivation level, his heart was shaken violently at this moment.
In his opinion, Ling Jian and Ling Yun were both existences that were akin to a knight's monstrous genius. Especially Ling Jian, who was a monstrous genius amongst monstrous geniuses. Such a monstrous genius... It was almost a miracle that one of them had appeared. However, now... ... Indeed, two people had appeared at the same time. It could be imagined how great the luck of East Taitian was to welcome such a genius.
Besides that, Ling Jian was an existence that the saintess had personally mentioned.
Although Ling Jian's cultivation was not high, his combat strength was indeed quite formidable. It was a little too terrifying.
"The sword in Ling Yun's hand doesn't seem to be simple. Looks like he's also someone who has a fortuitous encounter." At this moment, Sun Wuji's gaze was also fixed on the Heavy Xuan Sword in Ling Yun's hand. Even with his cultivation at the early stage of the Sage Realm, he could still feel an extremely dangerous aura from afar.
"What a monster! His physical strength has actually reached such a terrifying extent!"
At this moment, the disciples of the Taixu Sect saw Ling Yun display such a powerful physical body. All of them had thick expressions on their faces. Fear was written all over their faces. Once again... Because they were from the older generation of the Grand Illusionary Palace, when they faced these vacuum machines... They always carried a sense of superiority.
However, after Ling Yun and Ling Jian's continuous tentacles, they realized that neither Ling Jian nor Ling Yun seemed to be existences they could contend against.
The value of this kind of disciple was undoubtedly much higher compared to previous years.
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Secondly, it was the shocking strength displayed by the numerous cultivators around Ling Yun. Secondly, it was the colleague who was shocked. As the person involved, Ling Yun... He had indeed placed his gaze directly on Chen Xuandong and some dark horse genius.
At this moment, as Ling Yun's gaze landed on him, regardless of whether it was Chen Xuandong or the black horse genius, they both felt a terrifying pressure sweep over them. Even though Ling Yun didn't reveal any pressure or aura, however, the look in his eyes... It does give people the feeling of a prehistoric beast.
"Which one of you wants to fight me first?" Ling Yun said in a deep voice. His voice was so deep that it made the two of them feel as if their eardrums couldn't withstand it at the same time.
Chen Xuandong and the dark horse genius fell into silence at this moment. Both of them were naturally no match for Qin Wuyou. Secondly, now... Qin Wuyou was directly smashed into the depths of the ground by Ling Yun's sword. They had not appeared yet, so it was very likely that they were seriously injured.
"Since you have chosen to remain silent, I will take it that you have given up this opportunity." Ling Yun's voice rang out once again as he extended his hand to grab the token in front of him. He directly grabbed the token that represented the second core disciple in the palm of his hand.
Chen Xuandong and the black horse genius could only watch Ling Yun take the token away with wide eyes. However, neither of them chose to touch Ling Yun.
If they gave up now, even though it would be embarrassing, they still had more chances to compete for the third rank. If they chose to fight for face now, they would definitely clash with Ling Yun. At that time, they would probably only be facing serious injuries from being beaten by Ling Yun.
At that point, under the premise that they were heavily injured, it was impossible for them to fight for the third place. From the second place, they could only choose the rankings at the back.
It could be said that based on Ling Yun's previous display of strength, no cultivator felt that it was inappropriate for Ling Yun to take the second position.
Furthermore, because Ling Yun's sword energy had directly affected Qin Wuyou's fate, most of the cultivators present felt that Ling Yun even had the qualifications to compete for the first place.
This time, after seeing Ling Yun take away a token, Sun Wuji did not continue speaking. Immediately, he raised his hand and the token representing the third core disciple flew over.1
Seeing that the token representing the third position of the core disciples had appeared, Chen Xuandong's expression revealed a hint of joy. His eyes were filled with greed as if he had already taken this token as his own.
After all, other than him, there was no other cultivator present who was his match. Hence, it would be extremely easy for him to obtain this token and become the third core disciple.
Originally, Qin Wuyou was stronger than him, but now that Qin Wuyou had been injured, even if he were to fight him now, he would definitely not be his match.
Under such circumstances, his ranking would be higher than Qin Wuyou's. Even if Qin Wuyou recovered in the future, so what? At that time, the disciple selection competition would have ended, right?
However, although Chen Xuandong had a beautiful thought in his heart, just as this thought appeared, a crisp and moving voice suddenly resounded beside him.
"I'm sorry, I want the identity of the third core disciple."
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At this moment, after hearing such a clear and melodious voice, Chen Xuandong did not feel any joy in his heart. Instead, he became a little unhappy. He even wanted to curse.
The previous two fights for the spots had been ruined by Ling Jian and Ling Yun's fierce interference. He originally thought that the third spot would definitely belong to him. Who would have thought that under such circumstances, there would actually be someone who would choose to compete with him?
He looked over abruptly and saw a beautiful figure that was also identical to her fly out from the Sky Supporting Pillar and rush towards him.
"Tantai You, I really didn't expect that you would come. However, do you think that you would want to compete with me with your strength?"
Chen Xuandong looked at Tantai You who was flying over and said in a deep voice. Tantai You was ranked twenty-second on the Genius Ranking, so it was impossible for him to be a match for him. However, his gaze did not land on Tantai You. Instead, it swept past the illusionary figure beside Tantai You.
He could sense an extremely powerful energy fluctuation from this illusionary figure. This energy fluctuation was not even half a point higher than Tantai You's. Could it be some mysterious and powerful clone that Tantai You cultivated?
In his memories, the only technique that could truly possess a clone that was on par with his main body was the One Qi Three Clarities.
If this technique was cultivated to completion, it would be able to condense three powerful clones that were on par with his main body's strength. Furthermore, the Three Pure Ones in One Qi could be divided into three stages: Emptiness Realm, Reality Realm, and Void Reality Realm.
If this was the Three Clarities of One Qi that Tantai You cultivated, then it was very likely that Tantai You had already reached the Emptiness Realm.
If that was the case, this situation of two versus one was indeed somewhat disadvantageous to him, Chen Xuandong.
However, it was fortunate that Tantai You's ranking on the Genius Ranking was not too high. If he was ranked in the top ten or so positions, Tantai You might not be able to resist in such a manner.
However, what he did not expect was that Tantai You's subsequent words had indeed caused him to be extremely stunned.
"With my personal strength, I am naturally not a match for you. However, this time, I will be fighting this phantom." After saying that, Tantai You nodded at the phantom image of the Six Demons.
The phantom image that was exactly the same as Tantai You was naturally the Six Demons. Now that the Six Demons' cultivation base had increased, there was another function that had been added to their opened acupuncture points. It was the ability to transform into anything.
Previously, the six devils could only transform into the phantoms of Ling Jian, but now, they could transform into any cultivator's phantoms at will.
However, the only difference was that the Six Demons could not transform other people's attacks as well. However, this wouldn't stop for too long. As long as the Six Demons could truly step into the Saint realm, the functions of the acupuncture points would be enhanced one step at a time. At that time, it would be extremely normal to unleash other people's attacks.
At this moment, Tantai You, who had transformed from the Six Demons, also looked at Chen Xuandong. A hint of battle intent flashed across his eyes.
"What do you mean? You want your clone to attack me?" Chen Xuandong squinted his eyes. He could naturally sense it. This was only Tantai You's clone. Even though this clone could consume him for a period of time... However, it would not consume too much of his energy.
"Six Demons, attack." Tantai You smiled and instructed the six demons. He did not care about Chen Xuandong's thoughts.
In her opinion, if Chen Xuandong thought so, then he would definitely put her in a passive position.
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