C7 Contending

"He's at the early stages of the Sixth Heavenly Layer of the Congenital Realm, so he's a pretty good junior. But compared to …" As Sikong Yu spoke, his gaze swept across Nie Yunhe and he said indifferently: "In the end, I'm still lacking a bit."

"Murong is indeed a unique person." Lang Shuo smiled, but there was not much sincerity in his voice. The five courts seemed to be one, but in reality, they were separated, each of them being one. Every year, there would be a ranking in the Five Courtyards Competition.

And other than the Sacred Dao Academy being able to steadily take first place, the other four Academies had always been fighting for it, and even the Blue Phoenix Academy, who was ranked third, had been slightly lacking in these past few years. If there were no extremely talented disciples in this year's session, it was likely that the rankings of the other five Academies would fall out of the top three.

This was not a good thing for the Blue Phoenix Academy.

Murong Qianer did not reply to the words of the other four people. She only looked at Xiao Chen, and her eyes trembled slightly as she observed the battle.

This was because she could sense the aura of the Divine Phoenix from Xiao Chen's body.

This was the reason why she chose Xiao Chen.

After a day had passed, there were still fifty young prodigies left on the battle stage. Xiao Chen and Nie Yunhe were both present.

After that, under the gazes of everyone, the two of them stepped onto the same stage.

Everyone's gaze froze.

"Nie Chen, I never thought that you would really give me so many surprises. To be able to come back alive and even step into the Congenital Realm, I've truly underestimated you after so many years." Nie Yunhe looked at Xiao Chen; his voice could only be heard by two people.

Xiao Chen looked at him with killing intent in his eyes.

He could not forget how Nie Yunhe had humiliated him back then. If he had humiliated his mother, he would have to repay this debt.

Use his blood to wash it.

"Nie Yunhe, do you remember what I said when I first left the Nie clan? I said that I would definitely kill you in the future." Xiao Chen's eyes were calm, but he was like a sharp sword that revealed its edge as he ruthlessly thrust at Nie Yunhe.

Sensing Xiao Chen's killing intent, Nie Yunhe smiled.

"Kill me? "What a coincidence, today I will kill you too."

No one had heard the conversation between the two. The five examiners on the stage hadn't expected to see the two of them exchanging blows.

"Going against Nie Yunhe, it looks like that Xiao Chen is going to be eliminated. What a pity." Qin Yao clicked her tongue, a smile appearing in her eyes.

Sikong Yu, Luan You and the other two all looked at each other, then laughed and said: "We are really looking forward to this match, let's see whether the person chosen by the Sacred Dao Academy is strong, or the person chosen by the Blue Phoenix Academy is strong."

Below the stage, the eyes of the people from Nie clan were also filled with viciousness.

Against Nie Yunhe, Nie Chen simply had no way out.

This time, he wasn't going to die?

"Make your move. You'll have to get what you owe me back today. Then, it'll be the entire Nie clan's." As he spoke, a wisp of raging flames appeared behind Xiao Chen. The flames were like a sea of fire; the phoenix walked within the sea of fire and was reborn from the flames.

BOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOM!

Since Xiao Chen had already made his move, Nie Yunhe would naturally not be indifferent.

His palm didn't have a palm print, and instead had a bit of profound energy that turned into a sharp sword that smashed forward. The sword light was biting cold, and his killing intent was limitless, causing strong gusts of wind to blow out with rustling sounds.

"Ten Thousand Swords Return to Sect!"

Xiao Chen took a step forward and formed a hand seal.

In the next moment, the Divine Phoenix flew out with an ancient seal on its back. It was extremely tyrannical. Flames surged, and the temperature in the air suddenly rose.

BOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOM!

The two cultivation techniques clashed, and an explosive sound was heard.

The two of them retreated a few steps, and in their first exchange, they were actually evenly matched. This was not only the case for Sikong Yu and Murong Qianer, even the people from the Nie clan were shocked.

In their eyes, although Xiao Chen was strong, he was still a level lower than Nie Yunhe after all. He was actually able to be on par with Nie Yunhe, even on the same level. Such a talent caused Murong Qianer to unconsciously curl the corners of his lips.

It looked like she was indeed not mistaken.

At the side, Sikong Yu's expression also slightly changed as a trace of deep seriousness flashed through his eyes.

"This evil child is actually this strong?" Even Nie Tianhai was shocked by what he saw just now. In his eyes, Xiao Chen was just a trash that could not cultivate. Now, he was seeing him fight to a draw with the son he was so proud of. How could he not be shocked!

"Nie Chen, I'm starting to get curious now. Did you purposely bear with it? Just what kind of lucky chance did you get for you to have such strength? I'm getting more and more confused by you." Nie Yunhe's eyes revealed a sharp glint, as he said indifferently.

However, what answered him was Xiao Chen's fist.

"I'll tell your body when you're dead." Xiao Chen's fist was filled with flames as he released his profound energy. Nie Yunhe's gaze was grave. Xiao Chen's strength had already caused him to feel pressured. Thus, he was not able to leave this hidden danger behind.

"You still don't have the ability to kill me."

Nie Yunhe shouted angrily as the profound light in his hand turned into a resplendent golden color. There was a golden lion roaring angrily behind him with great power. Seeing this, Xiao Chen's gaze turned even deeper.

He knew of this cultivation technique.

The strongest primary skill of the Nie clan, the Mystic Lion Berserk Dragon!

When he thought of this, Xiao Chen could not help but smile. As the eldest son, he had not received the slightest bit of protection since he was young. Yet, he was still kicked out of his house. As for Nie Yunhe, he was treated like a treasure by the family. They poured all their cultivation resources into him and even passed down the family's best cultivation method to him.

However, Xiao Chen did not care?

Not to mention an Earth Tier cultivation technique, so what if it was a Heaven Tier cultivation technique?!

In his eyes, it was nothing.

The profound light in his hand turned into a golden seal and erupted forth, instantly enveloping Nie Yunhe within.

"Phoenix Golden Platform Seal!"

Powerful energy spread out, and the two of them continued to glow with a mysterious light as they fought, getting stronger and stronger. Even after the other spots were selected, the two still could not determine the victor.

BOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOM!

The astral winds whirled, rumbling non-stop.

The more Nie Yunhe fought, the more alarmed he became. How could this Nie Chen be so strong?

He was one level higher than him, yet he wasn't able to suppress him. He was only able to fight him to a draw. One had to know that he had even used the supreme technique of the family, the Earth Ranked Martial Technique.

If he knew that Xiao Chen possessed the Saint Tier Cultivation Method, he would have already admitted defeat in shock. However, Xiao Chen was not able to unleash the full might of the Nirvana Pangu and Phoenix Meridians and was only able to execute the first stage of Rebirth. Otherwise, forget about killing Nie Yunhe, even destroying the entire Yunhai City would be a piece of cake.

Everyone was looking at the battle between Xiao Chen and Nie Yunhe.

The Heaven's Pride of the Yunhai City only knew of Nie Yunhe's strength. There were only a handful of younger generation who were on par with him, and yet, he was on par with a youth. They could even feel that Xiao Chen was one realm lower than Nie Yunhe.

"Nie Chen is actually so strong!"

"Could it be that they were all faked just for today?"

"I heard that Nie clan chased Nie Chen out of their family. Now that I have seen it, doesn't that mean that Nie clan is even regretting his decision? Haha."

"I reckon that the only thing the Nie clan can do now is to break teeth and swallow blood."

Everyone's words were like a slap on the face of the Nie clan. This caused the Nie clan's face to burn even hotter, and his hatred for Xiao Chen could not help but deepen.

BOOM!

After all, Xiao Chen was a grade lower than Nie Yunhe. However, Xiao Chen had the presence of the Nirvana Pangu and Phoenix Meridians, and he had also passed through the first stage of Rebirth, making him far stronger than Nie Yunhe. Thus, in this battle, he had the advantage.

"Nie Yunhe, you have called me a good-for-nothing for more than ten years, and now you can't even beat me! Didn't you say that you are inferior to trash?!

However, his eyes were still deep and unfathomable. He was like an abyss that wanted to swallow Nie Yunhe whole.

"Nie Chen, don't think that you can act so arrogantly just because you have the strength to. Today, I'll definitely kill you on the spot." Powerful profound energy instantly erupted from Nie Yunhe's body, vaguely comparable to the seventh heaven of the Congenital Realm. Xiao Chen, on the other hand, was not afraid.

The two of them faced off against each other, and they didn't give up until one of them was dead.

"Then let's see who can kill who."

The two of them attacked with explosive force, causing sand and rocks to fly in all directions. Rumbling sounds continuously rang out as the two martial skills collided against each other without holding back.

This strike was so strong that both of them spat out a mouthful of blood and were forced back.

The two of them seemed to be unable to do anything to each other.

"Enough, there's no need to compete anymore." At this moment, Sikong Yu stood up and looked at Xiao Chen and Nie Yunhe, who were on stage. A stunned smile appeared on his face before he looked at the two of them.

"You guys are of equal strength and outstanding talent. After discussing with the five of us, we are certain that we will accept both of you."

As he said that, he looked at Nie Yunhe and smiled: "Nie Yunhe, are you willing to join my Sacred Dao Academy?"