"True Qi Realm sixth layer, a powerful saber technique of the yellow mid-grade martial skills, and yet it's not even a match for a single move from Ye Chen!"
When Bai Xiaolong made his retreat from the main stage like fleeing for his life, those who knew his strength were all shocked.
Bai Xiaolong fought his way into the top thirty, winning seven consecutive bouts in the nine sub-rings, and only lost to another sub-ring contestant, Qian Shan.
With such formidable strength, he still suffered a devastating defeat at Ye Chen's hands, and he was utterly incapable of fighting back.
Others no longer dared to speculate about Ye Chen's strength.
They finally realized that Ye Chen's movement technique was extremely formidable, and his combat martial skills were equally unparalleled!
They finally understood that Ye Chen's dominant performance in the first round of the "Bell Snatching" competition was no fluke!
Patriarch Ye, who was watching Ye Chen's battle from outside the stage, was greatly relieved. He knew that Ye Chen hadn't exerted his full strength just now; he had probably not even used one-tenth of his combat power.
The challenge in this sub-ring could not incite Ye Chen's true combat prowess; perhaps in this match, only a few individuals like Bai Xiaodie and Qian Ming could make Ye Chen exert his full strength!
Patriarch Ye was already envisioning the scene of Ye Chen's battle among the top ten.
Meanwhile, Bai Xiaodie, the main stage contestant of the second combat zone, had her eyes light up when she saw Ye Chen's movement technique, which seemed like taking objects from the void, and his storm-like sword strikes.
After repelling the contestant challenging her sub-ring, she waved her palm and directly swept the contestant off the main stage.
Bai Xiaodie was eager to break into the top ten and truly cross hands with Ye Chen!
When Ye Chen forced Bai Xiaolong to admit defeat with a single move, Bai Xiaodong and Qian Yun exchanged glances, both smiling wryly and shaking their heads.
From the moment Ye Chen helped the two of them snatch the bell, they knew that he was far stronger than he appeared to be on the surface.
Now, Ye Chen's first battle had once again proven their guess.
Before the tri-clan competition, the two were saying that Ye Chen only had the possibility of making it into the top thirty. Now, it seems pointless to mention the top thirty, as Ye Chen might very well make it into the top ten or even top five, the top three!
Bai Xiaodong and Qian Yun had no idea where Ye Chen's true limits lay.
Now, with Bai Xiaolong's defeat in challenging Ye Chen, only one sub-ring contestant, Qian Shan, was left in the first combat zone who hadn't challenged Ye Chen yet.
Qian Shan, looking at Ye Chen on the main stage holding a twig as if it were a divine sword, felt a numbness in his heart.
His strength was only slightly stronger than Bai Xiaolong's, who couldn't withstand a single move from Ye Chen. Qian Shan knew it would be difficult for him to block even a few moves from Ye Chen.
However, the only chance for a sub-ring to challenge the main ring was not to be wasted.
Even if he were to lose, he wanted to personally cross hands with Ye Chen, to personally gauge Ye Chen's strength.
This was a respect for the strong, respect for Ye Chen!
With this thought in mind, Qian Shan hesitated no longer and leaped onto the main stage. He respectfully said to Ye Chen, "I, Qian Shan, also seek to learn a couple of moves from Brother Ye Chen!"
Ye Chen smiled and nodded at Qian Shan, "Brother Qian Shan, come, Ye Chen also wishes to see your flying needle technique!"
This Qian Shan, with True Qi Realm seventh layer, was about the same as Ye Chen in the realm of True Qi. Of course, that was not considering the Gang Yuan True Qi that Ye Chen cultivated, the internal cultivation of Heaven and Earth True Qi was about the same.
As for the practiced martial skill, Ye Chen remembered that when he observed the fight earlier, Qian Shan seemed to be using a set of flying needle martial skills, which had caught his attention at the time.
The flying needles were extremely small and thin, and their speed was very fast.
Ye Chen thought that he would directly compete with Qian Shan on speed!
After making their salutations, the two commenced their true battle.
Qian Shan's flying needles were controlled with True Qi, and as he made his move, an immense wave of True Qi swept out from within him, immediately enveloping the entire main stage. In the instant that the True Qi engulfed the space, no less than a hundred gleaming needles were thrust towards Ye Chen.
The True Qi spread, and hundreds of flying needles shot out—an event far more spectacular than Bai Xiaolong's previous attempt.
Clearly, Qian Shan had exerted his full strength from the onset!
In crossing hands with Ye Chen, he dared not be the least bit neglectful or reserved!
As the hundreds of flying needles came stabbing towards him, the twig in Ye Chen's hand burst apart, turning into hundreds of splinters.
At the same time, Ye Chen reached out with his hand, and the seven vortexes of True Qi within his dantian vibrated simultaneously, causing a vast True Qi to sweep out. He immediately controlled the hundreds of splinters, which collided with Qian Shan's flying needles.
Ye Chen did not use Sword Intents to control them; he wanted to compete directly with Qian Shan using True Qi.
On one side, the flying needles zoomed through the air, on the other, the splinters burst forth!
In the void, the two vast waves of True Qi collided, and countless needles and splinters clashed together.
The audience watching below could clearly see that each of Qian Shan's flying needles was met with a splinter.
Not one more, not one less!
In the thunderous clash, Ye Chen's splinters even caused Qian Shan's flying needles to fly back toward him!
Qian Shan took the initiative, while Ye Chen was responding, but Ye Chen was able to detect the position and number of all Qian Shan's flying needles in an instant.
Moreover, he controlled the splinters that resulted from the exploding twig to repel back all those needles.
It was obvious to see that Ye Chen's speed of execution was much faster than Qian Shan, who was known for his quick needle control. Ye Chen's True Qi was also much stronger than Qian Shan's!