The spectators’ cheers still echoed around the arena after Guan Yu had ended her fight in less than three seconds.The girl walked down from the platform with light steps, as though her recent victory were nothing worth boasting about.However, for the participants who remained in the competition, that brief fight served as a warning. Guan Yu’s strength far surpassed what one might expect from her cheerful appearance and occasionally childish behavior.The Inner Courtyard Disciple Examination continued.Of the eighty participants who had passed the first test, only forty remained.Some had already demonstrated extraordinary abilities, while others had been forced to accept defeat after realizing that their opponents were far stronger than they had anticipated.On one of the arenas, Bao Shan had just defeated his opponent with a powerful punch reinforced by the Stone Fist Technique. His opponent’s body was sent flying several steps backward before finally falling beyond the arena’s bou

The examiner's hand came down firmly. “Match Seven... Begin!”As soon as the signal sounded, Cang Ming did not charge forward immediately. Instead, the corners of his lips lifted as he moved sideways with light steps.Whoosh!His body shot several steps away from its original position. Before Xiao Chen could follow his movements, Cang Ming had already changed direction, circling the arena at a startling speed.Xiao Chen's eyes narrowed slightly.His opponent's speed was indeed impressive. However, what caught his attention even more was Cang Ming's control over his body. Every change of direction was remarkably smooth, without the slightest sign of losing his balance.Xiao Chen shifted his left foot to maintain his position facing his opponent. He did not pursue him. As long as Cang Ming had yet to attack, there was no reason to waste energy simply trying to follow his every movement.“Quite cautious,” Cang Ming remarked after stopping several meters away from Xiao Chen. “However, rel

The thick dust billowing above the stone platform gradually began to settle.The spectators surrounding the arena leaned forward, trying to peer through the dusty haze to see what had happened at the center of the collision.Sima Ruoxi gripped the railing of the stands tightly, while Guan Yu held her breath, staring straight at the arena with a tense expression.On the supervisory platform, several outer-courtyard elders furrowed their brows. A simultaneous attack from six directions using the Ten-Direction Shadow Technique was not something to be taken lightly. Even a cultivator with strong defenses would struggle to withstand attacks arriving almost simultaneously from multiple angles.However, when the wind finally cleared their view, the sight on the platform plunged the entire arena into silence.At the center of the cracked and shattered stone circle, Xiao Chen was still standing upright.His gray robe was slightly dusty, while both feet remained firmly planted on the platform.