She glanced casually, then tossed aside the brick in her hand, muttering, "What kind of 'Soul Annihilation Flying Dagger'? So flashy, not as useful as a brick!"
"You..."
Although Mu Qingqing's complaint wasn't loud, Zhou Teng could hear it clearly, making him so angry he nearly fainted.
Liu Muming, on another Ascension Stage, also heard the remark and couldn't help but chuckle, then burst into laughter:
"Hahaha, as expected of Little Xin Xin, I'll play like this too."
Then, Liu Muming, finding a brick from somewhere, looked at his opponent with a mischievous grin.
"You… What are you doing?! Didn't you already defeat me?!"
Seeing Liu Muming pull out a brick, his opponent's face changed drastically.
"Don't concede yet, let me pat you with it, okay?!"
As Liu Muming spoke, he reached out to strike his opponent's face.
"Ah, no!"
The young man was terrified and hastily dodged.
But as soon as he dodged, another brick descended.
"Thump!"
With a muffled sound, Liu Muming's opponent also fell onto the Heavenly Ladder, just like Zhou Teng.
After that, people kept falling from the Ascension Stages onto the Heavenly Ladder. The reason for their fall was unanimous: they were all knocked down by a brick.
In a short while, the Heavenly Ladder was filled with people lying on it.
"Holy crap, is this kid a devil?"
"Exactly, he knocked me off the Ascension Stage even though I had already surrendered!"
"This kid must be insane! Now we have to start all over again."
Everyone was stunned by this perverse behavior and couldn't help but complain.
Liu Muming grew more and more addicted to using his brick. As he knocked people down, he even hummed a song:
"Gently pat to awaken sleeping souls, slowly open your eyes..."
Hearing his song, the crowd couldn't help but roll their eyes.
"Gently pat to awaken sleeping souls"? We've all been hit by your brick and fallen onto the Heavenly Ladder!
And you're still singing?!
This guy is doing it on purpose, right?!
Mu Qingqing stood on the Ascension Stage, looking down at the dense crowd below.
Her mind was filled with questions, and she couldn't help but murmur, "When did so many people get down there?"
Over at the Star Gazing Tower, someone noticed a particular scene in the projected light screen.
"Quick, look! The prodigy from the Four Symbols Academy is facing off against Wan Shuwen from the Ten Thousand Treasures Chamber of Commerce!"
Everyone looked.
They saw Mo Qian and Wan Shuwen confronting each other on an Ascension Stage in mid-air.
"Wan Shuwen is a seeded player in this Eastern Continent Grand Competition, his strength is unfathomable!"
"The person from the Four Symbols Academy is in trouble."
In the light screen, Wan Shuwen's appearance also triggered screams from the women in the audience.
"Ah!"
"Wan Shuwen is so handsome!"
"Ah! Wan Shuwen, I love you, keep going!"
"Quickly take down that Mo Qian from the Four Symbols Academy!"
"Wan Shuwen! Go!"
"Wan Shuwen, go!"
"..."
Wan Shuwen was dressed in a clean and neat white robe, his sleeves fluttering, appearing like an immortal descended to earth.
His background from the Ten Thousand Treasures Chamber of Commerce already gave him an extraordinary aura. Coupled with his handsome and dashing face, and his gentle and elegant smile.
No wonder he drove all the young girls wild.
Mu Qingqing also noticed Mo Qian's situation and frowned upon seeing him facing Wan Shuwen.
In the original plot, Wan Shuwen was a master who placed third in the Eastern Continent Grand Competition. His strength, at the half-step King realm, was overwhelmingly formidable.
Mo Qian's cultivation speed was very fast. After emerging from the Sinkhole Secret Realm, he quickly broke through to the late Heaven realm.
However, compared to Wan Shuwen, it still seemed insufficient.
Regardless, Mu Qingqing had a good impression of Mo Qian and hoped he could survive this battle.
"I am Wan Shuwen, from the Ten Thousand Treasures Chamber of Commerce. Greetings to His Highness, the Fifth Prince."
Wan Shuwen elegantly bowed to Mo Qian.
Mo Qian frowned displeasedly and replied coldly, "I am no longer the Fifth Prince of the Mo Yuan Empire. I am just an ordinary disciple of the Four Symbols Academy. You don't need to show me such deference!"
Upon hearing this, Wan Shuwen's expression flickered slightly, but he quickly regained his composure, maintaining his humble and polite demeanor.
"Very well, Senior Mo Qian. Since we are now opponents, I will not hold back. I hope Senior Mo Qian can give his all."
"Naturally."
Mo Qian's tone remained extremely cold.
Wan Shuwen looked at Mo Qian, smiled faintly, and said, "Senior Mo Qian, please enlighten me."
As the words fell, Mo Qian clenched his fist, and a terrifying spiritual power erupted.
"This is a top-grade spirit-tier martial skill, the Wind Cloud Palm!"
The Ten Thousand Treasures Chamber of Commerce had very detailed information on all sorts of martial skills.
Therefore, Wan Shuwen recognized Mo Qian's top-grade spirit-tier martial skill at a glance and understood its power.
A greenish palm print formed in Mo Qian's palm.
"Wind Cloud Palm."
The power of this move was comparable to an attack from a half-step King realm expert.
Wan Shuwen was slightly surprised, but he didn't take it to heart.
He then unhurriedly took a brush from his Spatial Ring and wrote a line of text in the air.
Then, he pointed the tip of the brush at the palm print.
The Wind Cloud Palm instantly dissipated into the air.
"What kind of move is this? It can easily break even a top-grade spirit-tier martial skill."
"This young master of the Ten Thousand Treasures Chamber of Commerce is not simple!"
"That's natural! That is the unique skill of the Ten Thousand Treasures Chamber of Commerce—《Thousand Character Art》!"
"Thousand Character Art, what kind of martial skill is this? It's so powerful!"
People at the Star Gazing Tower chattered amongst themselves. The martial skill Wan Shuwen displayed was indeed extraordinary.
Mu Qingqing's eyes lit up as she watched Wan Shuwen's martial skill.
She knew the power of this 《Thousand Character Art》.
In the original work, this 《Thousand Character Art》 could combine thousands of characters into a set, forming various martial skills.
It was said to be able to break any martial skill below the True Meaning realm!
This Wan Shuwen indeed had some talent to comprehend such a martial skill and wield it with such mastery.
Mo Qian's expression became solemn.
After his attack was broken, he knew that this Wan Shuwen before him was not to be underestimated.
"Senior Mo Qian, I have a suggestion for you. You are no match for me. It would be best to leave early to avoid getting hurt."
Wan Shuwen said to Mo Qian.
However, Mo Qian did not heed Wan Shuwen's advice and replied coldly, "Wan Shuwen, attack!"
"Since Senior Mo Qian is insistent, I will not be polite!"
As the words fell, Wan Shuwen moved rapidly, his brush constantly waving.
Several ink-like black lines appeared in the air, winding towards Mo Qian.
Thousand Character Art, Ink Entanglement.
Mo Qian dared not be negligent and tried to strike to disperse these ink lines, only to find that these ink lines followed his arm,
instantly binding Mo Qian's limbs, rendering him unable to move.
"Ink Entanglement! What a powerful martial skill!"
"Wan Shuwen is indeed the top genius of the Ten Thousand Treasures Chamber of Commerce!"
People at the Star Gazing Tower exclaimed in admiration.
"Senior Mo Qian, you should surrender! The gap between us is too vast!"