Chaos Heavenly Emperor Technique

”Brother Ling!”

As Ling Feng was observing the competition arena and some remarkable opponents, Xiao Juanyun suddenly appeared from nowhere and greeted Ling Feng.

”Brother Xiao!”

Ling Feng glanced at Xiao Juanyun and nodded slightly. The aura around this guy seemed more condensed. Although he didn’t manage to secure a high ranking last time, a night of cultivation in Xuanjian Villa’s private room was well worth the ten days of fierce battles in the Sword Pavilion.

However, the Sword Master List competition lasts for about five days. Once eliminated, one can only become a spectator, losing the qualification to stay in the private rooms.

Thus, even for a few more days of cultivation at the villa, everyone gave it their all, unwilling to give up easily.

The Newcomer Sword Master List, held every five years, has always been a way for the nine major families to select excellent talents.

Most of these talents are absorbed into the nine major families, which is the unwritten rule of the Newcomer Sword Master List. For an ordinary Martial Artist, joining one of the nine major families means finding a great patron, and why not.

Before the competition officially began, Xiao Juanyun was at Ling Feng’s side, chattering incessantly about the rules of the Newcomer Sword Master List.

The so-called Sword Master List is naturally a contest of sword masters, and victory must be determined through swordsmanship.

This inherently limits the contestants from using other forms of Soul Dao attacks or various secret techniques.

Take Xiao Juanyun’s fourth brother Xiao Hen, for instance. In terms of strength, he’s many times stronger than Xiao Juanyun and is under fifty years old, fully meeting the qualifications to compete in the Sword Master List.

Sadly, he chose to focus on cultivating soul skills, and thus lost interest in the Sword Master’s title.

”Brother Ling, you come from the Eastern Spirit Domain, so you might not be used to a competition purely based on swordsmanship.”

Xiao Juanyun solemnly cautioned, ”But you must not try to use other abilities to defeat your opponents. I recall you seem to possess a remarkably powerful flame, which is not allowed here. The competition for the Sword Master List must relate to swordsmanship. For instance, if you execute Fire Element swordsmanship and fuse the rules of the Fire Element into your sword move, then that’s fine.”

Ling Feng nodded, ”Thanks for the reminder, Brother Xiao.”

”Hehe, it’s just a minor matter.” Xiao Juanyun grinned, casting an encouraging glance at Ling Feng, ”Brother Ling, good luck!”

Among everyone, only Xiao Juanyun knew Ling Feng’s true purpose, which was why he must claim the top spot on the Sword Master List to achieve his objective.

However, the top talents from the nine major families are not weaklings. Defeating them to take first place will be tough!

”According to past rules, first you need to participate in some swordsmanship tests, which serve to better select seed players and prevent strong competitors from clashing too soon, and also to verify the contestants’ abilities.”

Xiao Juanyun smiled and said, ”The standards for the Sword Master List have always been rather stringent. They’d rather have fewer than a hundred participants than compromise the quality, ensuring every Martial Artist on the list is truly outstanding and deserving of the Sword Master title.”

Ling Feng nodded slightly, realizing how unusually the nine major families operate.

Du Yue Heaven Palace stands atop the West Sword Domain as an Overlord-level entity, not by chance.

”To truly step onto the Sword Master List stage, one must first pass the Sword Master Three Trials.”

Xiao Juanyun explained in detail to Ling Feng about the so-called Sword Master Three Trials, which essentially are assessments of swordsmanship techniques.

The other contestants, besides Ling Feng and Xiao Juanyun, gradually arrived, chatting non-stop about topics related to the Newcomer Sword Master List and the Sword Master Three Trials.

”Ahem!”

Eventually, amid everyone’s eager anticipation, the Elders from the nine major families arrived.

Xuanyuan Longteng led with a spirited speech, then announced the official commencement of this Newcomer Sword Master List, calling all Martial Artists to undergo the Sword Master Three Trials sequentially.

Passing all three tests is necessary to truly earn the title of Sword Master.

On the vast square’s left side, there were several rows of relatively short open-air huts, where the Martial Artists from the nine major families had been waiting for quite a while to oversee the Sword Master Three Trials.

”That’s the place for the Sword Master Three Trials.”

Xiao Juanyun pointed at the arranged houses, speaking calmly.

Ling Feng squinted his eyes. These huts looked utterly simple in appearance, hardly interesting enough to warrant a second glance under normal circumstances.

The interior setup appeared equally plain, merely rows of weapon racks with simple swords placed on them.

Ling Feng sensed for a moment, only to find these swords were merely Mortal Iron.

Not even the most basic Spiritual Artifact!

This level of sword is likely incapable of withstanding the Elemental Power of King-level Experts, let alone the talents broadly possessing Emperor Realm cultivation here?

At this point, the audience was already in an uproar.

”Look, that’s Fung Yun’er of the Fung Family, the most outstanding talent among Fung Family’s juniors, hailed along with Zhuge Wan’er of the Zhuge Family as the peerless duo! So stunning!”

”I think Zhuge Wan’er is prettier!”

”Fools lusting after swan meat, as if you gentlemen could dream of the two young ladies?”

”Tch, a bunch of indecent guys!”

Many Female Martial Artists couldn’t help but mock the leering guys constantly ogling at Zhuge Wan’er and Fung Yun’er.

Suddenly, a man dressed in luxurious clothes, exuding a somewhat lazy demeanor, emerged from the crowd.

His appearance immediately caused an almost frenzy among the female Martial Artists in the audience!

”Wow, Xuanyuan Yu! Xuanyuan Yu!”

”So handsome! Oh my, he’s killing me with his looks!”

”Brother Yu is handsome, handsome, handsome, fangirls adore, adore, adore!”

Periodically, shrieks of female Martial Artists erupted from the crowd, with some fainting in excitement, making the scene difficult to control.

The spectacle sparked Ling Feng’s curiosity; who exactly is this extraordinary Xuanyuan Yu?

Fixing his gaze on the man, he noticed his breathtaking handsomeness, sharply defined features like sculpted art. His sword-shaped brows framed a pair of slender, amorous eyes, potentially captivating one’s heart.

He just lazily stood there, externally resembling a gentle youth, yet the subtle brilliance flashing from his eyes suggested not to underestimate him.

Admittedly, he was an exceptionally handsome man, explaining why those mundane women couldn’t help but be infatuated at first sight.

”Xuanyuan Yu, undoubtedly the talent from the Xuanyuan Family.”

Ling Feng squinted slightly, sensing that this Xuanyuan Yu could perhaps be a formidable opponent in his quest for championship.