Invincible Beyond Heavens: Cultivating With A Broken EXP System

“He won!”

“Ye Beichen really defeated Han Lingxue in three moves without even drawing his sword!”

“Unbelievable!”

The moment the outcome became clear, the arena erupted into an uproar of disbelief. No one had expected that Han Lingxue, who ranked fourth among the new disciples, would be crushed so decisively, unable to put up any real resistance.

The scene left everyone shaken, and countless people began to speculate just how terrifying Ye Beichen’s true strength had become.

“Young Master Ye’s power is truly overwhelming. I accept this defeat completely.”

Han Lingxue’s injuries were not serious. If the rules of the arena had allowed it, she could still have continued fighting.

However, she understood very clearly that even if the battle went on, the result would not change. With Ye Beichen’s current strength, her defeat was only a matter of time. Rather than persist uselessly, she chose to concede outright.

Ye Beichen did not spare her another glance. Instead, his gaze shifted past the arena and settled on Li Yun. His voice was calm and indifferent as he spoke.

“Li Yun, did you see that? This is my current strength. With your shallow cultivation, you have no chance against me. If you surrender now, I may show you mercy when we face each other later. Otherwise, do not blame me for being merciless.”

Li Yun showed no reaction to those words. Under the countless gazes fixed upon him, he rose from his seat and walked slowly onto the arena. A faint grin appeared on his face as he looked at Ye Beichen.

“Ye Beichen, if you are finished, then get lost. Stop standing there and making noise.”

The crowd was instantly stunned.

“This Li Yun is incredibly bold. After seeing Ye Beichen’s strength, he still dares to provoke him!”

“For him to act like this, there are only two possibilities. Either he is a fool who does not understand the immensity of heaven and earth, or he truly has the confidence to fight Ye Beichen.”

“Even Han Lingxue, with Xiantian Realm Fourth Level cultivation, was easily suppressed in a few moves. Li Yun is only at the Xiantian Realm First Level. There is no way he can be Ye Beichen’s opponent. This Li Yun must be an idiot who does not know his place!”

Voices rose and overlapped one after another. Mockery filled the air, and countless gazes landed on Li Yun with open ridicule, as though they were watching an ant challenge a towering mountain, or a mayfly attempting to shake a great tree.

“Li Yun, I didn’t expect you to have so little strength yet so much nerve. I guarantee you will pay for your words and actions. When we finally fight and you are crushed beneath my feet, I hope you still have the courage to act so arrogantly.”

Ye Beichen’s face was dark with fury as he spoke, his killing intent barely concealed.

Li Yun simply rolled his eyes. He could not even be bothered to respond.

“Hmph!”

Although Ye Beichen wished nothing more than to cut Li Yun down on the spot, the rules of the competition restrained him. No matter how confident he was, he did not dare to violate them. He could only snort coldly, turn around, and leave the arena with heavy steps.

As soon as Ye Beichen stepped down, another figure walked up onto the arena.

It was Zhu Ximen.

“Brother Zhu.”

Li Yun held a favorable impression of Zhu Ximen and cupped his hands politely.

“Brother Li.”

Zhu Ximen returned the greeting with equal courtesy, then spoke calmly. “Brother Li, given our current strength, if we truly fight to decide a winner, both of us would have to go all out. If this were the final battle, it would not matter, but unfortunately it is not. If we exhaust ourselves now, it will be disadvantageous for the matches that follow. How about we decide the outcome in another way?”

“Brother Zhu, please explain,” Li Yun replied.

“Three moves. We clash for only three moves. After that, whoever holds the greater advantage will be considered the winner. What do you think?” Zhu Ximen suggested.

“This method saves qi, saves time, and avoids damaging our harmony by forcing us to fight to the limit. I see no reason to refuse.” Li Yun smiled and nodded, clearly agreeing with Zhu Ximen’s proposal.

“Excellent. I am glad Brother Li agrees.”

Zhu Ximen smiled in return. His palms trembled slightly, and a pair of dark, gleaming gauntlets appeared on his hands. Mountain and river runes were engraved across their surface, exuding a heavy and imposing aura.

“These are the Mountain River Gauntlets, a top grade profound rank artifact.”

Li Yun smiled faintly and drew his sword, then added calmly, “This is the Dark Light Sword, a high grade mortal rank weapon, but I will not use it in our battle.”

The moment those words left his mouth, the arena exploded into noise.

“What did Li Yun just say? He will not use his sword?”

“Who does he think he is? Ye Beichen could defeat Han Lingxue without a sword because he is Ye Beichen.”

“This Li Yun thinks he is some extraordinary figure just because he got first place on the New Disciples Ranking through luck.”

Li Yun’s decision immediately stirred the crowd. Some mocked him openly, others sneered at what they saw as blind arrogance. In their eyes, someone at the Xiantian Realm First Level had no right to be so confident, let alone to face Zhu Ximen without even using a weapon.

At this moment, Zhu Ximen had completely entered a combat state and shut out the noisy discussions around him.

He did not care what his opponent intended to do. His eyes, blazing with intense battle intent, were firmly locked onto Li Yun. He laughed with open excitement and said, “I have wanted to fight you for a long time, Brother Li. Now that wish has finally come true, and it truly delights me.”

“The feeling is mutual.”

After enduring so many dull and one sided battles, Li Yun felt his blood stirring as he finally faced a powerful opponent like Zhu Ximen.

Li Yun then cupped his hands and smiled faintly. “Enough talk. Please make your move, Brother Zhu.”

“Very well. I will not hold back.”

Zhu Ximen nodded firmly and took a heavy step forward. His foot struck the arena with a dull boom, causing the entire platform to tremble. In the next instant, a violent surge of qi erupted from his body and swept outward with overwhelming force.

“Mountain River Fist Technique!”

Zhu Ximen roared as he attacked without hesitation. His fists surged forward, wrapped in vast and turbulent qi. The black gauntlets encasing his hands vibrated fiercely, and the mountain and river runes engraved upon them burst free, rising into the air and manifesting a vivid phenomenon.

A towering mountain took shape, majestic and imposing, while a vast river rolled endlessly beneath it.

Terrifying waves of qi poured from the mountain and river, making the surrounding space tremble and the air distort, as if the world itself could not withstand such crushing pressure.

The sight alone sent a chill through the hearts of everyone present. Even before the attack fully descended, its power was already so fearsome that it seemed capable of instantly crushing a Xiantian Realm Fifth Level expert into shattered flesh.

“Fist Suppressing Mountains and Rivers!”

Under the stunned gazes of countless onlookers, Zhu Ximen finally unleashed his attack.

A vast surge of qi, deep and boundless like the sea, burst forth from his body, shooting into the sky and flooding into the towering mountain and rolling river suspended in the air. What had once been nothing more than vague projections began to change as that immense qi poured in. The mountain and river slowly solidified, their outlines sharpening as their presence grew heavier.

As their forms became more substantial, the pressure they released multiplied severalfold and turned overwhelmingly oppressive. Earlier, the spectators had only felt a faint sense of pressure, but now their breathing grew strained, as if an invisible weight were pressing down on their chests and threatening to suffocate them.

Not only did the power of the mountain and river increase, but their appearance also became strikingly real, shedding their former illusory quality. In that moment, it was as if Zhu Ximen had truly summoned a divine power, lifting a colossal mountain and driving a vast river into motion before everyone’s eyes.

The sight was nothing short of astonishing.

“Brother Li, be careful!” Zhu Ximen roared as he swung his fists forward. In response, the mountain and river trembled violently, then surged ahead with a destructive force that seemed capable of annihilating everything in their path, crashing straight toward Li Yun.

“Brother Zhu, you truly think highly of me if you are willing to put on such a display from the very start,” Li Yun said with a faint, wry smile.

Zhu Ximen’s attack carried enough power to suppress even a Xiantian Realm Sixth Level martial artist, and the fact that he unleashed such a ferocious move against someone at only the first level of Xiantian Realm showed just how seriously he regarded Li Yun.

After that brief smile, Li Yun lifted his head and fixed his gaze on the raging mountain and river charging toward him. There was no trace of fear on his face.

He drew in a deep breath, and a fervent light ignited in his eyes as he spoke with steady resolve, “Since Brother Zhu holds me in such high regard, I cannot afford to disappoint you.”