Hoo hoo hoo...
As the energy of the Pure Lotus Light wreaked havoc, the spectators' gaze shifted from initial excitement and anticipation to horror. They suddenly realized that under such a fierce energy bombardment, Yang Wanliu, the Princely Heir of the Yang Family, seemed to be unharmed; his aura remained stable and strong.
"Qi Seeking Realm... Middle Stage?!"
Some Meridian Masters, with keen senses like strong Soul Power, were the first to discover a fact and exclaimed aloud. These shouts of surprise made everyone at the scene instantly understand the reason for Yang Wanliu's current state.
It seemed that not only had Hu Ying'er concealed her strength, but this Princely Heir of the Yang Family had also hidden his cultivation level, albeit for a longer period.
Sensing the Qi Seeking Realm Middle Stage aura emanating from Yang Wanliu, everyone felt contemplative and also understood a principle: The Princely Heir of the Yang Family dared to set up the arena, relying not only on the formidable Thunder Wood but much more on his strong cultivation in the Qi Seeking Realm Middle Stage.
A genius who had cultivated their Meridian Qi to the Early Stage of the Qi Seeking Realm before the age of thirty was already considered extremely remarkable. A Middle Stage of the Qi Seeking Realm, in this small town in the Southern Territory of the Tenglong Continent, was undoubtedly an extremely rare existence.
It appeared that Yang Wanliu was not a reckless person and had considered some possibilities. Cultivation in the Early Stage of the Qi Seeking Realm did not guarantee his invincibility among the younger generation of Ancient Moon City, but the Middle Stage had much fewer surprises.
It must be said that Yang Wanliu's prudence indeed worked wonders. If it were not for his Qi Seeking Realm Middle Stage cultivation, he might have been severely injured or even killed under Hu Ying'er's Pure Lotus Light earlier.
But now, no longer concealing his strength, Yang Wanliu felt unprecedentedly powerful. Those energy lotus flowers that had been extremely painful for him just a moment ago, now hardly posed a threat to him.
Pop pop pop...
A series of energy burst sounds followed, and moments later, the Lotus Light energy that had enveloped Yang Wanliu dissipated one by one, revealing a young man with a faint cold smile on his face, looking quite dashing.
"If this is your final trump card, then I regret to inform you that this arena battle is about to end!"
Revealing himself, Yang Wanliu stared at the slightly gloomy-faced young girl nearby and spoke with immense confidence derived from his Qi Seeking Realm Middle Stage cultivation.
On this continent, demonic geniuses capable of fighting beyond their levels were few and far between. Such individuals were mostly concentrated within the top sects and families. How could they easily appear in this small Ancient Moon City?
Moreover, in the Qi Seeking Realm, which is a stage within the Earth Rank Third Realm, fighting beyond one's level was even rarer. Therefore, Yang Wanliu had absolute confidence to crushingly defeat this young girl in the arena next.
To be honest, Yang Wanliu was quite furious that this unremarkable-looking young girl had forced him to unleash his true cultivation. To regain his face, he had to do something, and the most effective way was to kill his opponent.
Swoosh!
Now in the Qi Seeking Realm Middle Stage, Yang Wanliu was much faster than before. After finishing speaking, his figure instantly neared Hu Ying'er, and his raised palm chopped straight at the vital area at the back of her neck.
With such quick speed, Hu Ying'er hardly had time to react, mainly because she had just forcefully used Pure Lotus Light, consuming too much of her Meridian Qi.
If it was only a matter of using the Pure Lotus Light for protection, that might have been alright. But Hu Ying'er, in an attempt to kill Yang Wanliu in one strike, had forcefully externalized the Protective Lotus Light, which was beyond what she could smoothly operate at the moment, leading to a terrifying extent of Meridian Qi consumption.
This was precisely why, when facing a Qi Seeking Realm Middle Stage Yang Wanliu, even as a one-in-a-billion Double Flower Pure Lotus Body, Hu Ying'er looked significantly distressed at that moment.
Bang!
After a loud noise, Hu Ying'er's slender body staggered backward several steps. To the crowd's astonishment, with this clash, the young girl's Meridian Qi Cultivation had suddenly dropped back to the Early Stage of the Spirit Vein Realm.
"This... This..."
Sensing this scene, people grew exceedingly puzzled. Logically, a cultivator who took heavy damage might at most be gravely injured with depleted energy, but how could their own cultivation level be literally chopped down a Great Rank?
"Could it be that she wasn't hiding her strength just now, but used some kind of secret technique to boost her strength?"
Many people thought of this possibility, but immediately suppressed the thought, thinking that it was virtually impossible. After all, in this world, what secret technique exists that can raise one's strength by an entire Great Rank even in the Earth Rank Third Realm?
Even with the support of such a formidable Ancestor Vein Power, it is impossible to have such a significant improvement. A minor realm increase might be possible, but to elevate a Great Rank is a complete overturning of everyone's understanding of enhancement through Secret Techniques.
In fact, only Yun Xiao and Hu Ying'er themselves knew that the latter suddenly fell into the Spirit Vein Realm Early Stage of Cultivation because the other personality of the Double Flower Pure Lotus Body had exhausted its power, leaving this personality to take the lead.
After all, the use of Pure Lotus Protection was too draining on the Meridian Qi, coupled with Yang Wanliu's sudden advancement to the Middle Stage of Qi Seeking Realm and his fierce attack, the other personality of Hu Ying'er finally could not hold on and fell into a dormant state.
Even if Hu Ying'er could escape this calamity, it would be impossible to activate the other side of her Double Flower Pure Lotus Body again in a short period of time; recovery would take a while.
But how could Yang Wanliu, as the opponent, possibly know about these circumstances? Besides, even if he knew, he wouldn't show any mercy, taking advantage of her weakness to strike a lethal blow, which might just be the consistent principle of Yang Wanliu, the Princely Heir of the Yang Family.
Whoosh!
Therefore, without any hesitation, as Hu Ying'er was blasted back several meters by him and her Meridian Qi fell back to the Spirit Vein Realm Early Stage, Yang Wanliu followed like a shadow. Seeing his palm fall, that astonishing girl couldn't help but perish in an instant.
"It seems that within Ancient Moon City, no one can shake the position of young Yang Wanliu as the number one!"
This thought arose in almost everyone's mind, filled with melancholy, envy, and unwillingness. After all, Yang Wanliu had a very poor reputation, and most people didn't want to see him gain such prominence, hoping someone would appear to put him in check.
Unfortunately, while Yang Wanliu was still in the Early Stage of Qi Seeking Realm, people might have held onto a sliver of hope. But once he displayed the Middle Stage Cultivation of Qi Seeking Realm, no one entertained such thoughts anymore.
Perhaps only those geniuses from the top four powers, or the thirteen premier powers, could handle Yang Wanliu, but how could such geniuses possibly appear in small Ancient Moon City?
"The Princely Heir really didn't disappoint us!"
On a nearby pavilion, Yang Family's Great Elder, Qiwu, cast a sidelong glance at the proud Family Head and sighed with emotion, indirectly flattering him.
Yang Dingshan naturally accepted this flattery without any objections, for at least in his view, this battle was about to end soon.
Next, it seems unlikely anyone would dare to challenge Yang Wanliu in the Middle Stage of Qi Seeking Realm, and the Yang Family's status in Ancient Moon City has been further solidified by these three days of arena battles.
"Die!"
On the platform above, Yang Wanliu had none of the many thoughts of those below. At this moment, he only desired to kill his opponent outright and reclaim his own dignity.
With a triumphant shout, Yang Wanliu invoked a trace of Earth Power, already binding Hu Ying'er. This is the unmistakable method for a Qi Seeking Realm powerhouse to deal with a cultivator of the Third Realm of Spiritual Rank, making it utterly unavoidable for the opponent.
Seeing Yang Wanliu's Hand Blade about to strike the girl's throat, which would have instantly killed her, many diverted their gaze, unwilling to witness this bloody scene. The battle, after all, would not have any suspense.
"Ah!"
But just when these reputable individuals had just cast down their gazes, they heard a shout in their ears, hastily turning their attention back to the platform.
"She's... not dead?!"
Upon looking again, confusion filled their eyes because the girl on the platform had not died under Yang Wanliu's strike, but at the last moment, had dodged this fatal blow.
"Who is that?"
But in the next moment, everyone noticed a third figure had appeared on the platform, an unrecognized young man dressed in black—not someone known as a prominent young genius from Ancient Moon City.
"Hehe, it's just a friendly contest. Aren't you being a bit too harsh with a deadly move all of a sudden?"
The black-dressed young man who saved Hu Ying'er didn't care about the many strange gazes from below. Instead, he turned directly to the gloomy-faced Yang Wanliu, letting out a chuckle. However, his voice contained an unmistakable reproach, making the audience's gazes even stranger.
This young man in black was naturally Yun Xiao. He had been watching the battle from below all along. Seeing Hu Ying'er's life hang by a thread, how could he not intervene? Besides, he was still fixated on the Thunder Wood in Yang Wanliu's hands.
Although jumping onto the platform to save someone during another's battle was somewhat against the rules, this was not a formal competition platform. Secondly, Yun Xiao was confident he could settle this matter as he had his own plans.