It seemed as though Xie Qing was speaking almost in a whisper, but his voice echoed throughout thehugespace of the arena and the stands. Every spectator held their breath.


    And not in vain.


    "Kh-h..."


    Those who did not have time to breathe in enough air clutched their throats. They felt all sorts of pressure falling on their frail bodies. Even the protective barrier did not help.


    Lian Lin was pleasantly surprised. Xie Qing''s level was not high enough for her to feel the danger, but of course, the girlwas able tofeel all the changes in his qi and aura.


    "Amazing... is this the technique you''ve been working on for so long?" Lian Lin asked admiringly, a faint smile appearingon her face: "A worthy result!"


    The young man did not answer - he simply could not. This technique wasvery difficulttoperform,but very powerful.


    The Nameless Sword made creaking sounds, and it seemed that it would break at any moment, but surprisingly, the simple-looking sword held up well.


    And finally, when Xie Qing could no longer hold back, he clenched his teeth and swung down.


    "sh!"


    His voice was neither loud nor quiet, but the audience heard every word. In the end, a powerful pressure fell on the stage, and clouds of dust and dirt rose into the air.


    The elders were stunned, feeling the surrounding space begin to shake. They stood in a circle, andthensomeone among them took out a golden core.


    "Pour your qi into the Space Core! Don''t let the Sword Aura cause too much damage!"


    "Yes!"


    Under themand of the chief elder, the other elders poured their qi into the core with all their might.Thisturned out to be effective.


    Fortunately, with the increase of qi flows into the space ecosystem, the barriers also strengthened, and this helped the spectatorse to their senses from suffocation.


    They looked at the stage with trepidation. There was still dust and dirt there, which obscured the view.


    "What happened there? Is the sect master okay?!"


    "Of course she''s okay! She''s a Divine Transformation cultivator!"


    "This guy really shocks..."


    On this day, they had felt too much "surprise." It seemed that there would be nothing else in their lives that could knock them off bnce.


    ...And so, while the spectators were discussing something, a wind rose on the stage, which carried away all the dirt and dust. In the end, people were able to see what was happening.


    "This..."


    "Heavens..."


    "What a horror!"


    There was not even a name left on the stage, thesituation was sobad. Although Lian Lin and Xie Qing were standing, not having received anydamage,but...


    "The mannequin... cracked!"


    "Wh-what..."


    A wave of exmations swept through the stands whenthis detail was discovered. Themannequinhad cracked in the neck area - it extended along the torso.


    Moreover, the color had be dark red...which meant one thing.


    Instant kill! Merciless kill!


    "Th-this..."


    "Now I understand why he''s called Destroying de..."


    "The Immortal Stone cracked from the attack of a Soul Nascent cultivator... ha-ha-ha-ha... ha-ha..."


    "Stop hystericallyughing, I''mabout to go crazy."


    "Look! Did you see it? Did you see?!Thisis freaking crazy!"


    Various bad words and exmations made the stands noisy. Many discussed Xie Qing''s technique, someeven tried to contact their family to share the new information.


    One way or another, everyone remembered one name.


    "Sword God Strike..."


    It seemed that even afterthe strikewas made, the scenewas still filledwith that suffocating aura.Moreover, the Sword Aura had deeply prated the stones, whichin the futurewould be a little dangerous.


    Xie Qing blinked when he heard the characteristic sound "ding." He turned his head and looked at the system message.


    Ding!


    [The user has created their sword technique...]


    Ding!


    [Sword God Strike] | [Rank: Elite] | [Description: ording to legends, there once was a Sword God whowithoneattackcould divide the heavens, destroy hundreds of worlds, and at the same time y cards. His swordwas madeof simple materials, histechnique was unremarkable - an ordinary vertical strike.


    However, those who underestimated this strike did not survive, nor did they remain in history. Following these legends, you have created a sword technique that delivers a powerful strike. If the Sword Aura gets into the enemy''s body, then it will immediately burst from the inside. The effect of the strike increases with each second of using this skill] | [Original technique]


    Ding!


    [Achievements arebeing counted... a category isbeing created...]


    ...


    ...


    ...


    Ding!


    [The category "Lord of the Nine Realms and Heavens" has been created.All your original techniques will be cedthere].


    Ding!


    [The appropriate reward isbeing calcted...]


    Ding!


    [Received item: Veil of the Heavenly Maiden]


    [Veil of the Heavenly Maiden] | [Rank: Elite] | [Description: A beautiful veil made of Silver Star Spider silk.Hasspecialprotective properties, can enhance qi absorption, andlooksveryelegant...heh...]


    ***


    "My head... how noisy!" Xie Qing mentallyined, twisting the corners of his mouth.


    There were so many "dings" thathe already thoughtthey would not stop.Fortunately, they stopped at thest item.


    "A veil...?"


    The young man twisted the corners of his mouth. The veil was obviously for women. Why did the system give him such an item?


    "Well, it''ll do. I''lljustgive it toMaster" hethought, rolling his eyes.


    While he was thinking, the elders came up and began to help restore the stage. After an hour,the stage was repaired.


    Lian Lin did not leave. She decided to see this exam through to the end.


    "Xie Qing, you have already proven your qualifications. I don''t think you''ll have to fight with a main courtyard disciple."


    "Eh? Well, alright..."


    Xie Qing listlessly nodded, feeling weakness in his legs. This technique had almost deprived him of all his qi. He was saved only by the fact that his cultivation technique and physique helpedto quickly restore Qi.


    "Fuuuuh!"


    Themaincourtyard disciples,who wereon edge because they thought they would have to fight this monster, breathed a sigh of relief. Some even cried tears of joy.


    "How good. I already wrote my will."


    "Right. I''m afraid we wouldn''t have survived even underhisone simple attack...sigh!"


    "The neers this year are somehow not normal..."


    Then, Xie Qing left the stage and approached Elder Lian, who was waiting for him.


    "Congrattions. You showed excellent mastery. I admire your skills!" Lian Xinsaid with a kind smile.


    "And I admire your beauty.I wonder if the elder wouldbe so kind as to apany me to the restaurant this evening?"Xie Qing said with acoquettishsmile, gradually returning to his usual self: "Of course, I''ll treat."


    "It will be an honor for me."


    "Heh."


    Lian Xinand Xie Qing continued their conversation, while some elders could not help but cast envious nces - this applied to both men and women.


    "This guy... lucky bastard!"


    "This woman... lucky!"


    It seemed like two differentthoughts,but so simr.


    Fortunately for themaincourtyard disciples, the neers this year were rtively normal. The only abnormal one was Xie Qing.


    Some defeated their opponent - among them was the guy from the Lian family with the longname,and Bai Lan, who did not look particrlyhappy,even though he had defeated his opponent.


    "Hmph!"


    Bai Lan snorted and turned his gaze towards Xie Qing, who was discussing something with Lian Xinwith joy on his face.


    "This Xie Qing... a dangerous figure. I need to warn my father and uncle."


    Bai Lan''s father was a cousin of the head of the Bai family. Therefore, he had afairlygood position in the family.


    Because of his status, he knew something about the situation with Bai Bai.Presumably,it was this disciple whobecame the cause of the death of one of themaintalents of the Bai family.


    ording to the internal investigation, Xie Qing pretended to be a pig to eat a tiger. Thus, he attempted that, unfortunately, ended sessfully.


    Thismade the Bai family feel angry, but they were powerless against the Sword Princess and Lian Lin.


    "With such a genius as him, you need to be friends. I don''t see any point in bing his enemy because of the idiot Bai Bai..." thought Bai Lan, turning his gaze away.


    Bai Bai was indeed one of the talented members of the Bai family, but he was not worth bing hostile with the future sect master. Moreover, he was also verytalented, mostlikely, he was the future Sovereign.


    "Although I couldn''t achieve impressive results on the exam... I learned some information."


    Bai Lan smiled and left the stage.


    ***


    Xie Qing said goodbye to Lian Xin andwent tothe Xu Mei Pavilion. Unfortunately, he did not find his Master there. But...


    "Yu Yang!"


    Seeing the beautiful and sultry maid with a developed body, Xie Qing waved to her and smiled.


    "Young master?"


    Of course, Yu Yang was pleasantly surprised by his presence and sweetly smiled, putting aside the broom and running to him.


    "Wow! Have you lost weight?" Xie Qing was surprised.


    He caught Yu Yangspunaround,andthen looked at her with a smile, his hands groping her waist.


    "A little.I''ve been diligently cultivating andbroke through to the peak of Core Formation!"Yu Yang happily reported: "N-and because of this, I lost a little weight. I''m slimmer now, right?"


    "You were slimbefore" XieQing smiled and squeezed her buttocks.


    "Aaah... n-naughty boy."


    They smiled at each other, and then the young man thought for a moment and took out the veil. He handed it to the woman.


    "Yu Yang, this is my gift to you."


    "This... a veil?"


    Xie Qing nodded. Initially, he wanted to give it to the Master but realizedthat hepaid too little attention to other women. Especially to Yu Yang.