Firmament Sword

As the battle between the two grew more intense, gasps of astonishment rose from the stands one after another.

Many people’s blood was already boiling with excitement from the fight, and they began to shout wildly as the battle raged on.

”Nice one! Harder!”

”Yeah!”

”This is exhilarating!”

”Get more ruthless!”

In the stands, the normally elegant and proud Heavenly Brilliance Disciples had all transformed into hot-blooded youths, screaming their lungs out as the two fought.

Even those from the Heritage Clans, who had originally maintained their composure, couldn’t help but rise to their feet as the fight’s intensity escalated, their blood surging with excitement.

Many of the older members were hesitant at first, too embarrassed to shout. But seeing everyone around them so completely absorbed, with no one paying them any mind, they gradually forgot their status and began to cheer along.

BOOM!

Lv Di threw a punch at Xu Luo. A dragon-shaped wisp of gas coiled around his fist. Not only did the punch carry the roar of a dragon, but it was even shrouded in protective Dragon Qi!

In a private box, Lv Di’s master, Feng Venerable, lost his composure and shot to his feet. He stared at Lv Di on the stage in disbelief and cried out, ”Protective Dragon Qi... Lv Di is still so young, yet he can summon protective Dragon Qi. That’s incredible!”

In the private box, several other Elders on good terms with Lv Di now all wore grave expressions, watching as Lv Di, who had summoned protective Dragon Qi, furiously attacked Xu Luo.

One of the Elders said solemnly, ”For a boy his age to be able to summon protective Dragon Qi, his future accomplishments will surely be limitless!”

Another Elder nodded. ”It’s truly remarkable. At the very least, we were completely incapable of that at his age!”

Feng Venerable sighed. ”What’s even more remarkable is that Luo Tian! My boy is no match for him!”

The other Elders all looked surprised. They looked down carefully, then nodded one by one. ”That old coot Yuwen Ji, his luck is just off the charts! He did nothing and stumbled upon such a top-tier disciple!”

Similar sentiments echoed through many private boxes. Many of Celestial Brilliance’s older generation had come to watch in person. Their gazes burned as they watched the imposing, unmovable figure on the stage, all muttering to themselves, ’If only he were my disciple!’

”My Brother Xu Luo, he’s the best!” Su Qianqian sat in the stands, surrounded by her sisters who were all exclaiming in amazement and admiration. Hearing them made Su Qianqian incredibly happy. At Celestial Brilliance, she was the one who knew all of Xu Luo’s secrets.

She wasn’t even jealous of the recent wild rumors about Xie Yurou and Xu Luo.

’My Brother Xu Luo is the best! It’s only natural that others admire him...!’

Beneath her neat bangs, Qi Yue’s eyes were fixed on Xu Luo on the stage, her face flushed red. She thought to herself, ’First Senior Brother is the true strongest of Celestial Brilliance’s younger generation!’

In the Xie Family’s section, many young women were gathered around Xie Yurou, congratulating her with envious tones.

Xie Yurou smiled happily, her bright eyes curving into crescents. But in her heart, she was thinking: ’That stinking jerk... he’s as dense as a block of wood. I asked him to take a walk with me somewhere secluded, and he asked, ”What if we run into a pervert?” This young lady wants *you* to be the pervert! Idiot! Blockhead! Stinking jerk!’

’Damn you, acting all mysterious back in Baihua City. Hmph, you still don’t know, do you? This young lady has eyes that can see through all illusions!’

’I couldn’t see through your disguise in a short time, but after all this while, did you really think this young lady wouldn’t figure out it was you?’

’And you even pretended to be poor!’

’You just wait! Sooner or later, I’ll expose you to your face!’

The battle on the stage continued. In the stands, countless people had gone wild, roaring and screaming, venting all their pent-up emotions.

Disciples of a Supreme Great Sect must be elegant, proud, and reserved!

But they were young!

They too had their own pursuits and dreams. They too needed to be passionate, just like other young people!

This emotion was normally suppressed because the general environment and overall atmosphere at Celestial Brilliance didn’t allow them to be too zealous.

Acting that way would get them labeled as brainless...

But now... to hell with all that!

We love this kind of fight!

Fight on!

Make it even more intense!

BANG BANG BANG!

Xu Luo executed Breaking Army Seven Kills, channeling his Yin Yang Power. He threw three consecutive punches, slamming them into Lv Di, whose fists were wreathed in protective Dragon Qi.

Lv Di’s wooden face was now contorted into a fierce snarl. This strange and introverted young man had finally unleashed his own passionate fighting spirit.

”Luo Tian, you are... the physically strongest opponent I have ever met. It is my honor to fight you!” Lv Di roared.

Everyone who knew Lv Di’s personality was utterly astonished, because normally, you couldn’t get him to say such things even if you killed him.

Xu Luo laughed loudly as well. ”It’s my good fortune to meet an opponent like you! Let’s fight!”

”Fight!” Lv Di roared, his fist smashing against Xu Luo’s.

The shockwave produced by their clash made even the distant Referee, an expert at the Venerable Realm, feel his heart pound with trepidation.

He muttered, ”Truly, each generation brings forth new talents. The physical prowess of these two... even I... would be far inferior in close combat!”

Jin Ming hid in a corner of the stands, still completely concealed by his black cloak. Watching the crazed audience and the two impassioned fighters on the stage, he cursed in his heart: ’Two idiots! And Lv Di is the bigger idiot! His power has already reached the mid-stage Great Saint Realm. If he just suppressed him with Magical Power, how long could that Luo Tian last? But no, he just has to fight up close with his physical body. Only a moron would do that!’

’These spectators... are idiots too! Have they lost their minds? What’s there to cheer about? Is a fight between two country bumpkins really that interesting to watch?’

’Blood boiling with excitement? I just find it laughable!’

A venomous jealousy he had never felt before spread wildly in the depths of Jin Ming’s heart, almost consuming his sanity.

But at this moment, Jin Ming was completely unaware of it. In truth, he too was fired up by their battle, but he refused to admit it. By forcefully suppressing the feeling and adding his intense jealousy, his state of mind, at this moment... became somewhat unbalanced.

BOOM!

Another powerful wave of energy erupted between them, its impact twisting the very space around them.

The protective Dragon Qi coiling around Lv Di’s fist was finally shattered by a punch from Xu Luo. Lv Di’s body shot back dozens of zhang, stomping deep pits into the incredibly hard, restriction-covered stage beneath his feet!

WAH!

A mouthful of blood sprayed from Lv Di’s mouth, drawing a wave of gasps from the stands!

This kind of blood-pumping battle didn’t just win respect for Xu Luo; Lv Di had also earned many supporters!

”Lv Di! Hang in there!”

”Lv Di, we support you!”

A sudden chorus of shouts erupted from the stands.

Lv Di, who had never had any friends, looked momentarily blank. Faced with this sudden support, he was at a loss for what to do.

Xu Luo gave Lv Di a small smile. ”They are your supporters!”

”Supporters...” Lv Di mumbled. Suddenly, an incomparably intense aura erupted from his body, shattering the surrounding space to pieces.

”AHHH!”

Lv Di tilted his head back and let out a roar like thunder!

As he roared, a layer of armor covered in silver scales actually formed over his body!

The dense scales protected him from head to toe, radiating an immensely powerful aura!

BOOM!

The entire crowd in the stands went absolutely wild!

”True Dragon Armor!”

”Heavens... what am I seeing? A second person... has appeared in Celestial Brilliance who can cultivate the True Dragon Armor!”

”Lv Di! It’s Lv Di! He was actually forced into manifesting the True Dragon Armor! Heavens, today is definitely Lv Di’s lucky day!”

”In all of history, Celestial Brilliance has only ever had one expert who could form the True Dragon Armor, and that was in ancient times. But when that senior formed the True Dragon Armor, he was already over thirty thousand years old, wasn’t he?”

”That’s right! That senior formed the True Dragon Armor at thirty thousand years old and was still called an unparalleled, peerless genius!”

”This is incredible! To think we’d get to see a scene worthy of being recorded in the annals of Celestial Brilliance today! That senior back then was unprecedented, and now... a successor has appeared!”

There were almost no weaklings among those seated in the stands. The moment Lv Di formed his True Dragon Armor, the entire stadium was like a giant powder keg that had just been lit.

Everyone went insane.

In his private box, Lv Di’s master, Feng Venerable, also went wild. An Elder’s composure, grace, and elegance—to hell with all of it... he’d thrown it all to the winds.

Tears streamed down Feng Venerable’s aged face as he roared, ”With a disciple like this, I can die without regrets!”

The other Elders beside him were stunned speechless, muttering, ”True Dragon Armor... Heavens, it’s actually the True Dragon Armor!”

An unbelievably tyrannical aura erupted from Lv Di. Every inch of his body seemed to burn with an unimaginable, terrifying power. With every move, he was like a giant dragon lying in wait!

Xu Luo could see an invincible aura radiating from Lv Di!

”The bearing of the invincible!” At that moment, countless people couldn’t help but shout these words.

Jin Ming, who had been gnashing his teeth in hatred, was now frozen as if struck by a Body Fixation Technique. He stood there, unable to speak or move, completely dumbfounded.

’True Dragon Armor... How is this possible?’

At the same time, countless important figures who hadn’t originally attended suddenly received notifications. One by one, they tore through the void and teleported directly to the scene.

They had to witness this moment, one that would be recorded in the annals of Celestial Brilliance!

In a high-class private box in the Celestial Brilliance Medicine Garden, the previously cheerful and chatty room was now silent. Yuwen Ji’s smile was frozen on his face as he stood by the window, looking down at the stage with a worried expression.

He muttered, ”In all of martial arts, only speed is unbreakable. But the True Dragon Armor... is also unbreakable! Could it be... is he going to lose?”

The second person in history to master the True Dragon Armor had appeared, and the whole world was going wild. Only Xu Luo stood quietly on the stage, watching Lv Di with a look of appreciation.

But at the same time, he too felt immense pressure.