These words seemed polite, but they sounded extremely grating to Deputy City Lord Jiang Boyuan's ears.
Coming from the mouth of Hun Qianxue, whom he had mocked earlier, it made him even more furious.
"Brother Qianxue is right."
Deputy City Lord Jiang Boyuan squeezed out a smile, his voice steady:
"Han Xuanji indeed has some skill. This old man was mistaken.
Zhiyi's skills were lacking, so his defeat is not undeserved."
He paused, then changed the subject:
"However, Cangyue City is not limited to Lu Zhiyi alone.
My worthless Disciple lost, but Cangyue City still has another Heaven-Grade seed.
He is the true representative of Cangyue City's Prodigies."
These words were spoken casually, but the underlying meaning was obvious.
What does it matter if your Qianhun City won against an Earth-Grade seed?
The Heaven-Grade seed is the truly tough nut to crack.
Hun Qianxue smiled and did not reply.
He knew who Deputy City Lord Jiang Boyuan was referring to.
Zhou Yunhe of Cangyue City's Zhou Family, a Heaven-Grade seed whose cultivation had already reached Eternal Dao Lord Perfection, with his specialty being the Dao of Time and Space.
This person was also ranked among the top few in the younger generation of Jiuxuan Prefecture.
Hun Qianxue felt a faint trace of worry in his heart, but his face remained expressionless.
"Then let us wait and see."
There was no need to make any harsh statements; he did not want to get hit by a boomerang like Deputy City Lord Jiang Boyuan.
Deputy City Lord Jiang Boyuan snorted and stopped talking, his gaze falling back onto the light screen. Deep in his eyes lay a hidden trace of anticipation.
Han Xuanji, you had better not run into Yunhe.
If you do, you'll be in for a rough time!
However, this time Deputy City Lord Jiang Boyuan thought about it and decided not to say it out loud. He always felt that this kid Han Xuanji was a bit strange.
Not far from the two, Elder Meng showed a hint of surprise in his eyes upon seeing Han Xuanji's performance, silently noting down Han Xuanji's name.
Wang Chong nodded secretly, noticing that not long after Han Xuanji finished his battle, Xiao Yan had also resolved his.
To hide his identity, Xiao Yan used a pseudonym, posing as an Earth-Grade seed from another major province. He breathed a sigh of relief that the two had not crossed paths yet. Although he believed in Xiao Yan, he still didn't want them to clash so early.
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The Mirror World.
On the wasteland, Han Xuanji stood with his hands behind his back, gazing toward the gray horizon in the distance. The battle was over, but he had not been teleported out.
The rules of the yingtian mirror were like this.
After each round of battles, the victors would remain in the Mirror World, waiting for the results of the other matches.
Only after all matches had been decided would the next round of battles begin.
The last person remaining in the Mirror World would be the champion. This meant that if he finished too quickly, he would have to wait for a long time.
Han Xuanji, however, was in no rush.
He sat cross-legged, closed his eyes, and replayed the details of the previous battle in his mind.
Lu Zhiyi was not weak; he would definitely be among the very best in Qianhun City.
Although his Five Elements Dharma Image was easily shattered, it was because the essence of the Profound Heaven Power far exceeded the opponent's imagination, not because Lu Zhiyi was too weak.
"If not for the thirty years of accumulation on the Creation Platform, although it wouldn't have been too difficult for me to defeat him, it certainly wouldn't have been this easy."
Han Xuanji silently reviewed the battle in his mind, examining every detail of his performance.
Unfortunately.
The opponent's strength was still too weak, so there didn't seem to be much worth reviewing. After all, he was just a guy who got knocked out in a single punch.
"Pride goes before a fall... I cannot get arrogant."
Han Xuanji thought silently to himself, then calculated when the next round would begin.
The rules dictated that the maximum duration for each battle was one day.
If neither side could determine a victor, special measures would be used to force a decision.
Although this situation was uncommon, it did indeed occur. Han Xuanji did not want to encounter such a situation. Not because he feared losing, but because it was simply too slow. He wondered who he would meet in the next round.
"The Heaven-Grade seeds... each of them indeed has some tricks up their sleeves."
Han Xuanji had seen all the Heaven-Grade seeds and already knew their backgrounds through the System's investigation.
They were all Prodigies who had reached the limit of the Eternal Dao Lord realm.
Each of these people was a level stronger than Lu Zhiyi.
This was mainly in terms of Dao laws; every one of them was a figure who had condensed several top-tier Dao laws. Of course, they were still somewhat lacking compared to him. The most powerful among them had only condensed four top-tier Dao laws and six high-tier Dao laws.
He felt that instead of him worrying about running into a Heaven-Grade seed, those Heaven-Grade seeds should pray they did not run into him.
Otherwise, wouldn't it be humiliating to lose to a plain, ordinary Earth-Grade seed like him?
Han Xuanji retracted his thoughts and closed his eyes once more. There was no rush; he would take them on one by one. The previous battle had not consumed much of his energy, allowing him to maintain his Peak state.
All he needed to do now was relax.
The wind on the wasteland blew by, kicking up dust from the ground that swirled around him before dissipating into the gray sky.
Time passed slowly.
On the light screen, other battles were reaching their conclusions.
Some were fast, others slow, but regardless, they were all advancing toward the final stage. On the high platform, Hun Qianxue's gaze swept back and forth across the light screen, searching for Han Xuanji's figure.
When he saw the image of Han Xuanji sitting cross-legged with his eyes closed to rest his mind, he breathed a small sigh of relief.
This kid's mindset is indeed steady.
Soon, the first day came to an end.
Only two people from Qianhun City advanced to the next round: Centurion Zhou Lie and Han Xuanji.
Everyone else had been eliminated, including Li Tiantong.
Although Li Tiantong was formidable in actual combat, his cultivation deficiency was too obvious. None of those who could reach this stage were mediocre, and external assistance was not permitted, so naturally, no drama of successfully challenging someone of a higher level occurred.
However, Li Tiantong was only disappointed for a short while before quickly adjusting his mindset.
Being able to reach this point was entirely thanks to Han Xuanji, so he had nothing to be dissatisfied about.
If not for Han Xuanji, he might still be staying in some minor faction. Now, despite his defeat, he returned with honor. Upon returning to the Hun Family, countless people cheered for him, knowing it was already no easy feat for him to have reached this stage.
If this had been any previous Qianhun City Law Conference, placing in the top ten would not have been an issue.
In a sense, he might be the biggest victim of the anomalies in this Law Conference.
Soon, three days passed, and the rest period was over.
The next round of battles began.
In this round, the Heaven-Grade seeds joined the fray, immediately sending the Law Conference into a fever pitch. Many people wanted to see what kind of grace the Heaven-Grade seeds possessed, and whether they were as formidable as rumored.
In this round, Han Xuanji's matched opponent was a level nine Eternal Dao Lord Cultivator from Qixing Province.
He was highly skilled in the Dao of the Sword and extremely fast.
The opponent initially found Han Xuanji's face unfamiliar, and seeing that he was not a Heaven-Grade seed, he had just breathed a sigh of relief. But in the next second, his entire being dissolved into light and vanished. Han Xuanji achieved a two-game winning streak.