So young mbers of noble families secretly lanted in their hearts: "Such an opportunity to elevate one's reputation was seized by Gong Shunyi."
Most young mbers of noble families look down on people from the Celestial Court Army. Although many young nobles also hold positions in the Celestial Court Army, it is rely so their families can gain insights about it and maintain so influence.
In fact, it's not just the young nobles. In the minds of most people in the Divine Land, the Celestial Court Army is powerful, but its top combat power is not as strong as the Ten Great Families.
Therefore, many young nobles believe that Xiu Jie Ming's proposal for such a battle is overly arrogant, thinking that Gong Shunyi, who rushed to the front, took the easy way out.
However, so people know that soone like Xiu Jie Ming would never be at a disadvantage; there must be so hidden reason behind it.
So, many young nobles like Qin Qiu just watched without any intention of participating in the battle, unlike Gong Shunyi, who was so eager.
It's understandable why Gong Shunyi was in a hurry. The Gong Family urgently needed to prove themselves again, as their dominance and interests within the Grotto Heaven were declining day by day.
Chen Guan saw that Gong Shunyi entered the battle without consulting him and said nothing, just watching coldly.
He wasn't clear about others, but he knew Xiu Jie Ming would never attack soone's strengths with his weaknesses—there must be a problem, so it was fine to let Gong Shunyi take the risk.
"Who are you?" Ma Tianjun pointed his spear at Gong Shunyi, who rode out on a Thunder Lion, and asked.
"Rember, the one who defeats you is Gong Shunyi of the Celestial Void Palace." As Gong Shunyi spoke, he summoned his Celestial Destiny Secret Treasure, the Three-Stranded Transformation Sword, a gigantic Demon God silhouette rising from his body, and then pierced towards Ma Tianjun with one sword.
From the start, he unleashed Celestial Destiny Star, Celestial Destiny Secret Treasure, and Secret Collection all at once, clearly eager to establish his might by knocking Ma Tianjun off his horse with one strike.
It must be said, although Gong Shunyi wasn't a great person, his strength was indeed exceptional, worthy of being from the Celestial Void Palace.
As he thrust his sword, the Three-Stranded Transformation Sword blossod brilliantly, and suddenly, several death vortexes appeared in the space around Ma Tianjun.
The corners of Ma Tianjun's clothes turned to ashes upon touching the death vortexes, as if their life force had been drained.
The surrounding space was filled with death vortexes, leaving Ma Tianjun unable to evade or dodge.
"This Gong Shunyi has a terrible personality and sinister abilities, truly up to no good," Zhang Chunxiang snorted coldly.
Chen Guan found those words harsh; his capabilities weren't better than Gong Shunyi's, maybe even more sinister.
If that were the standard, wouldn't that make him a bad person too?
Chen Guan was just about to say that one should not judge people solely based on their abilities; perhaps there are so with sinister abilities but who are genuinely good people.
Before he could voice this, he saw Ma Tianjun thrust out his spear to et Gong Shunyi's Three-Stranded Transformation Sword.
Before the spear could touch the Three-Stranded Transformation Sword, it began to wither under the death vortex brought forth by the sword.
The originally shiny steel spear seed as though it had weathered a thousand years of wind and rain, rusting beyond recognition.
At the instant it contacted the Three-Stranded Transformation Sword, the spear crumbled into iron rust, being blasted apart directly.
Feeling triumphant in his heart, Gong Shunyi accelerated the sword's speed, heading unstoppably towards the now barehanded Ma Tianjun.
Ma Tianjun directly reached out to grab the Three-Stranded Transformation Sword, which Gong Shunyi saw as a desperate struggle.
Yet Chen Guan noticed sothing subtle: throughout it all, Ma Tianjun's expression didn't change, not resembling a cornered beast's fight.
"Die for !" Gong Shunyi shouted, intending to use his bizarre transformation power to kill Ma Tianjun, who touched the Three-Stranded Transformation Sword.
However, as Ma Tianjun grasped the Three-Stranded Transformation Sword, Gong Shunyi's face suddenly changed drastically.
His Celestial Destiny Secret Treasure, the Three-Stranded Transformation Sword, suddenly stopped obeying him, and he couldn't even sense its presence.
Thud!
Gong Shunyi spat out a large mouthful of blood; his Celestial Destiny Secret Treasure was forcibly stripped from his body and snatched by Ma Tianjun.
Only after Ma Tianjun seized the Three-Stranded Transformation Sword and stabbed it towards Gong Shunyi did the people of Southern Heavenly Kingdom react, utterly shocked.
That Ma Tianjun could seize a Celestial Destiny Secret Treasure barehanded and even utilize it was truly unheard of and unseen.
Gong Shunyi, having his Celestial Destiny Secret Treasure forcibly taken, suffered physical damage, and, caught off guard, was nearly stabbed by Ma Tianjun.
Fortunately, he reacted quickly, flipping and rolling off the Thunder Lion, avoiding disaster.
But the Thunder Lion took the hit for him, pierced by the Three-Stranded Transformation Sword, turning instantly into a pile of decaying corpses, falling to the ground.
Gong Shunyi dared not face the battle anymore, rolling and dodging Ma Tianjun's onslaught, seizing a chance to soar into the sky and hastily flee back to the Southern Heavenly Kingdom.
"So this is all the son of the Gong Family from the Celestial Void Palace can amount to," Ma Tianjun mocked scornfully, further humiliating the retreating Gong Shunyi, who wished for the ground to swallow him up.
"Chen Guan, this round goes to us, doesn't it?" Xiu Jie Ming said.
"Naturally." Chen Guan didn't make any excuses.
"Well done." Xiu Jie Ming had Ma Tianjun return to the formation, then said to Chen Guan, "In the last round, our side dispatched a general to battle; now it's your turn."
Chen Guan scanned the crowd; many of the usually self-assured young nobles now had evasive expressions.
With Gong Shunyi as a precedent, they had now realized profoundly that Xiu Jie Ming was not soone to be underestimated.
Facing battle now, they didn't know what sinister ability their opponent might possess, and no one was willing to risk it, as being the first to attack was indeed too passive.
Chen Guan didn't rely on them, knowing that losing this battle would an losing two consecutive rounds; losing three would spell the end, making this round incredibly critical.
"Qiemo, I can only rely on you for this round." In such a passive situation, Chen Guan could only choose the most reliable person.
Jiang Qiemo nodded and went out of the city, standing on the open ground outside, waiting for the Celestial Court Army to send out their general.
Xiu Jie Ming turned back to look at their lineup of generals, finally fixing his gaze on one person, calmly saying, "Tianqing, for this round, you go out to battle. Victory is mandatory, and defeat unacceptable, or else et
with your head."
Upon hearing this, the faces of the many young nobles of the Southern Heavenly Kingdom changed.
Jiang Tianqing and Jiang Qiemo were cousins who grew up together, their close relationship requiring no further ntion.
Xiu Jie Ming's move was not about letting Jiang Tianqing win by ability, but by threatening Jiang Qiemo with Jiang Tianqing's life to force a surrender.
"Well done, Xiu Jie Ming!" Qin Qiu couldn't help but exclaim in admiration.
He could see clearly that Xiu Jie Ming's move was to force Jiang Qiemo into surrender, and if retreating, one of Xiu Jie Ming's objectives might be to make Jiang Tianqing rebel against the Celestial Court Army.
He intended to remove mbers of the Ten Great Families one by one from within the Celestial Court Army, turning it into a force that could truly contend with the Ten Great Families, rather than a compromised Celestial Court Army full of loopholes.
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