"Senior Brother Zhong, please continue to make your move."

Ji Haoyuan gestured to Zhong Tianhao with a calm expression.

Zhong Tianhao took a deep breath.

Then he opened his mouth and spat out.

A flying sword, its whole body entwined with gusts of cyan wind, slashed towards Ji Haoyuan.

Swish! Swish! Swish!

The flying sword, still in mid-air, split into two, then four, then eight.

In the blink of an eye, eight identical flying swords, both in appearance and aura, shot towards Ji Haoyuan's vital points like his brow, dantian, neck, and chest.

As Zhong Tianhao infused more Magical Power.

The light on those eight flying swords grew increasingly radiant.

A terrifying intent of tearing and slicing filled the air, giving the onlookers a chilling illusion of being instantly divided.

"Could that be Senior Brother Zhong's third-grade high-quality Magical Treasure, the Duan Chen Sword?"

"Indeed, it is Senior Brother Zhong's Duan Chen Sword.

It's said that this sword can split its body to attack all the vital points around a cultivator.

Once locked on, even with a Defensive Magical Treasure, one would be dismembered in an instant.

But how will Senior Brother Nanhua respond?"

...

While a group was discussing, Ji Haoyuan similarly waved his hand.

Swish!

A silver-white Sword Pill suddenly darted out mid-air.

With a clang.

The Duan Chen Sword, aiming at his chest, was instantly struck by his Primordial Star Sword Pill.

Clatter—

At this moment, the Duan Chen Sword seemed severely damaged, its whole body dimmed abruptly.

It let out a wail.

Soon after, the remaining seven split swords all vanished simultaneously.

"Is that? The One Sword to Break Ten Thousand Laws!"

Many people's pupils contracted sharply.

Zhong Tianhao, on the Magical Combat Platform, staggered back over ten steps before barely steadying himself, looked at Ji Haoyuan in disbelief.

The skill Ji Haoyuan just displayed.

The crowd below all recognized it, and clearly so did Zhong Tianhao.

But it was precisely because of this that his heart was filled with surprise.

One Sword to Break Ten Thousand Laws.

This was an exceedingly advanced Sword Dao Realm, something even many Golden Core cultivators who focus solely on Sword Dao might not achieve in their lifetime.

Yet Ji Haoyuan, evidently not a cultivator of primary Sword Dao, could...

Unbidden, a trace of dread rose in Zhong Tianhao's heart.

But the next moment, he extinguished this thought.

In his eyes, a brilliant light suddenly flared as he looked at Ji Haoyuan and slowly said:

"Junior Brother Nanhua, my next move will be an attack on the Divine Soul level. If you can withstand it, I will concede."

With that, Zhong Tianhao spoke no more.

Only to see on a level, both invisible to the naked eye and Divine Sense.

An extremely bright white light swiftly formed into a sharp white spike, stabbing straight towards Ji Haoyuan's consciousness sea.

Hmm? This sensation, it's somewhat like my Illusory God Stab back then.

However, compared to the transformative abilities of Illusory God Stab, this Divine Soul Attack Secret Technique seems slightly inferior.

This thought flashed across his mind, and a faint shadow of a blade appeared in Ji Haoyuan's eyes.

In the next moment, on the Divine Soul level, a faint phantom of a long blade also emerged, gently slicing towards the approaching white spike.

Crack—

It felt as if something had been severed.

Zhong Tianhao, standing in place, suddenly had two lines of blood tears flowing from his eyes, and then he involuntarily retreated several dozen steps.

He wiped the blood tears from the corner of his eyes and suddenly clasped his fists deeply towards Ji Haoyuan.

"Junior Brother Nanhua, thank you for holding back just now. I lost this bout."

Having said this, Zhong Tianhao did not linger on the Magical Combat Platform, quickly stepping down.

Upon seeing this, True Monarch Yanfa smiled and addressed the crowd present:

"Is there anyone else who wishes to challenge Nanhua?

If not, then Nanhua will be the leader in this Magical Combat competition."

Hearing True Monarch Yanfa's words suddenly, everyone present was taken aback.

But they quickly understood.

True Monarch Yanfa clearly saw Ji Haoyuan as the winner of this Magical Combat.

The question about further challenges was merely to let everyone be convinced genuinely.

In fact.

After Ji Haoyuan defeated Zhong Tianhao, everyone present knew that likely no one could compete against him.

Yet despite this, a few still stepped forward to spar with Ji Haoyuan.

This time, it truly was just sparring.

Ji Haoyuan was well aware of this and held back during the spar, ensuring they didn't lose too badly.

Once no one else stepped onto the platform, True Monarch Yanfa no longer wasted time and promptly announced:

"In this bout of Magical Combat, Nanhua takes first place.

The others like Zhong Tianhao, Beichen, and Lei Xia will each receive a Fuya Token."

As he said this, True Monarch Yanfa's gaze shifted to Ji Haoyuan with a slight smile.

"Nanhua, would you kindly accompany this old man? I have something to discuss with you."

"Yes, Sect Leader!"

Ji Haoyuan immediately responded respectfully.

Shortly after.

On a picturesque mountain with wind chimes.

True Monarch Yanfa smiled at Ji Haoyuan.

"Nanhua, would you be willing to become a formal elder of the Demonstration Sect?"

The implication being an official membership in the Demonstration Sect rather than remaining an Honored Guest Elder.

This was something Ji Haoyuan had not anticipated before.

True Monarch Yanfa continued, "Do you know the true origins of our Demonstration Sect?"

Without waiting for Ji Haoyuan's reply, True Monarch Yanfa continued:

"To be honest, the founder of this sect was not originally a cultivator from the Southern Wilderness Realm."

"Hmm? Not originally from the Southern Wilderness Realm?"

Hearing this, Ji Haoyuan was visibly surprised.

But more surprising was the curiosity about why True Monarch Yanfa suddenly shared this with him.

True Monarch Yanfa's gaze turned to the distance.

Soon after.

He slowly began speaking, "Our sect's founder initially came from the Ten Thousand Laws Celestial Sect in the Central Celestial Realm.

Due to being severely injured in a battle against a great external foe, he tore open a Void Passage, ending up in the Southern Wilderness Realm.

At that time, knowing his end was near, he chose to sever his cultivation and established his teachings here, which became what's now our Demonstration Sect."

True Monarch Yanfa's words seemed few, but the information and content revealed left Ji Haoyuan deeply shaken.

Neither the Central Celestial Realm nor the Ten Thousand Laws Celestial Sect were things he'd heard of before.

Though he vaguely knew there were other major cultivation realms beyond the Southern Wilderness Realm.

What exactly those were, he didn't have enough information to understand yet.

Of course.

These were not what shocked him the most. What truly left him astounded was...

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