Lu Rang stepped forward, his voice thundering through the arena, and in that moment, all eyes turned in shock to him!
"Lu Rang? Isn't this boy an outer sect disciple of our Divine Sword Sect? Wasn't he sent to the Cangli Mountain Range? He should have died there..."
An elder from the Divine Sword Sect exclaimed in surprise, recognizing Lu Rang!
At these words, Cao Yijian burst into wild laughter, saying, "Haha, hahaha... How ridiculous! The Taiyan Holy Land and the Ziyang Holy Land, have they really run out of people? Lu Rang, this boy, is nothing but a dog of our sect!"
"To think that this dog, having betrayed the sect, was actually taken in by you."
"And to let him stand in for you? Truly laughable."
His face was full of mockery, heaping uninhibited insults on Lu Rang!
Saint Lord Lingchao's expression turned dark as he said, "Cao Yijian, I hope you won't regret the words you're saying now!"
"Regret? Because of him?"
He scoffed, looking at Lu Rang, "You're nothing but an outcast of our sect, how dare you collude with outsiders. It's not too late to take your own life!"
At these words, Lu Rang let out a cold laugh and said, "Old bastard, you're celebrating too soon!"
With that, he transformed into a rainbow light, and in the blink of an eye, landed on the platform.
His aura was also released, which was very powerful, not at all inferior to Zhang Dujian!
"Heavens, the Mahayana Realm?!"
"Another in the Mahayana Realm?"
"It seems... they are both in the Mahayana Eightfold Heaven? How is this possible!"
In an instant, the crowd gasped!
Everyone was shocked.
How is this possible...
"Does the Divine Sword Sect have so many geniuses... Zhang Dujian alone is already causing despair, and now a renegade from their sect also possesses such strength..."
"Luckly, fortunately, this person has already betrayed the sect. Otherwise, the future of the Divine Sword Sect would truly be daunting!"
"Such a strong genius, to be discarded by the Divine Sword Sect? That's really interesting..."
The crowd all started discussing!
Cao Yijian was also taken aback for a moment!
This renegade, he had reached the Mahayana Eightfold Heaven?
He immediately looked doubtfully at the elder from the Divine Sword Sect who had recognized Lu Rang.
It was this elder who had sent Lu Rang on a death mission.
"Sect Master... this is impossible, before this he was nothing but a waste at the Foundation Establishment level of the outer sect..."
The elder instantly panicked.
Lu Rang was clearly so worthless, only sent to his death to save sect resources...
How could he suddenly transform into an unparalleled genius of the Mahayana Realm?
This was simply impossible!
"Heh, what's there to fear, trash will always be trash, he can't possibly be a match for Junior Brother Zhang," Xia Tong interjected coldly.
Cao Yijian nodded, despite some surprise, this didn't change anything.
Behind them, the middle-aged man wearing a linen undergarment beneath his outer robe was now watching the platform with calmness.
"A dog-like outer sect nobody dares to challenge me?"
"Do you really think, you ant, that you can compare with a giant dragon?!"
Zhang Dujian was furious to the extreme, gripping his sword, drawing upon endless Sword Qi!
Sword Qi soared like a rainbow, he struck out with a ferocious slash!
For a moment, the air roared, winds shrieked, and the Sword Qi tore through everything!
He erupted with full power, aiming to slay Lu Rang with a single strike!
But Lu Rang suddenly closed his eyes!
In his mind, there was only one image.
—That was the sight of his teacher tilling the fields!
Raising the hoe, the great Dao roared!
Lowering the hoe, it was as light as a feather!
In his hands suddenly appeared a hoe made of condensed Spiritual Energy.
Then, the hoe swung as if digging through the earth!
At the moment the hoe swung, the overwhelming Sword Qi that filled the sky all evaporated!
Zhang Dujian's pupils contracted violently, watching the scene before him in disbelief. He didn't have time to react when the hoe, carrying an unstoppable digging force, came crashing down!
Zhang Dujian cried out loudly, and in the next moment, he was sent flying through the air!
He crashed heavily in front of the spectator seats, no different from the just defeated Dust-Clearing Monk!
At the Divine Sword Sect, an elder shouted, instantly turning into a streak of light and landing next to Zhang Dujian.
He picked up Zhang Dujian, but his expression was extremely ugly. "His meridians are all broken... He's done for!"
As this word was spoken, the entire venue was in uproar!
"Heavens, what happened? Zhang Dujian is so strong, yet he couldn't withstand even one strike from Lu Rang? That's terrifying..."
"Both are at the Mahayana Realm Eightfold Heaven, but the strength of the two is worlds apart..."
"This is too bizarre, isn't it? This Lu Rang, he actually condensed a Spiritual Power hoe? Other powerhouses condense swords and such, you know..."
"Why did I feel like I was witnessing a supreme being the moment he swung that hoe..."
For a time, everyone was discussing fervently, looking at Lu Rang with disbelief!
How is this possible?
Mahayana Eightfold Heaven versus Eightfold Heaven, and to lose so quickly... It was practically a seckill!
Even Lu Rang himself was stupefied at this moment.
Mom... Am I really that powerful?
Zhang Dujian, also a Mahayana Eightfold Heaven, was incapacitated by me in one strike...
At this moment, he was truly shocked.
"My mentor is really too terrifying. I'm just earnestly imitating his movements, I can't even achieve one in ten millionth of his strength, yet I am already invincible among my peers..."
While feeling awed by his mentor's terror, his heart also surged with confidence instantaneously!
Now, he was no longer the good-for-nothing he used to be!
On the main stage, Cao Yijian also stood up abruptly, staring at Lu Rang with shock in his eyes!
Zhang Dujian was already so strong, how could he be killed in a second...
Cao Yijian subconsciously turned to look at the middle-aged man standing behind him.
But the middle-aged man just said coldly, "Keep your composure."
The middle-aged man was also looking at Lu Rang on the field, a thoughtful look in his eyes.
"The technique he has just displayed... carries a faint sense of nascent Dao... Could it be..."
He wasn't quite sure in his heart, and turned to look at Luo Ming.
However, he saw that Luo Ming's face also held a look of deep contemplation and gravity!
"Behind this lad, there must be a true master, likely the one we're looking for... Continue probing!"
Luo Ming immediately issued the order!
Cao Yijian, upon receiving the order, looked somewhat troubled; Lu Rang was too strong, which left him feeling uneasy...
But he dared not disobey and could only say with a grave voice, "Xia Tong, you go!"
However, Xia Tong's face turned deathly pale in an instant, "Ancestor... I'm afraid, I'm afraid I'm no match for him..."
Her Cultivation Level was similar to Zhang Dujian's, who couldn't even withstand the other's one strike...
She was already scared!
Cao Yijian was anything but pleased.
Meanwhile, on the stage, Lu Rang surveyed the entire venue, filled with unparalleled confidence. He said, "Does Divine Sword Sect have any more disciples to send forth? Come at me, all together!"