Tianhuang was quite satisfied with Liu Bai's answer.
Now all that remained was to see whether this boy truly had the ability, or if he was simply arrogant.
His gaze shifted slightly toward the elders below, and instantly they understood their clan leader's intent.
The first to step forward was the green robed elder, who spoke coldly, "Fine words are meaningless. Everything must be proven through real strength."
"Boy, since you believe yourself powerful, then spar with the younger generation of my Nine Nether Sparrow Clan and prove that you are not speaking empty boasts."
Liu Bai smiled faintly. "That is exactly what I hoped for."
The green robed elder sneered and looked over the many young members of the Nine Nether Sparrow Clan below, his gaze ultimately settling on the figures standing at the front.
"Young ones, which of you will spar with this human youth?"
"I will!"
"Let me do it!"
"This has to be me!"
"..."
Watching the eager figures step forward one after another, the green robed elder revealed a satisfied expression.
"Elder Qing, allow me to test this man's skills," a young man said as he stepped out from the crowd. Upon hearing his voice, the other eager challengers immediately fell silent.
The green robed elder looked at the speaker and nodded. "Very well. Qin Xuan, you will take the field. Remember, do not disgrace the Nine Nether Sparrow Clan."
"I will not."
There were many within the Nine Nether Sparrow Clan who held affection for Jiu You, and Qin Xuan was naturally one of them. Ever since learning of Liu Bai's existence, anger had already begun to brew within his heart.
Especially after witnessing the earlier interaction between Liu Bai and Jiu You, he could no longer restrain himself. He was determined to teach this human boy a harsh lesson and make him understand that the little princess of the Nine Nether Sparrow Clan was not someone a mere human could covet.
Various thoughts flashed through Qin Xuan's mind as he stepped forward under the gaze of countless clan members, eventually coming to a stop at the center of the plaza.
Seeing someone step out, Liu Bai naturally did not retreat. He too walked to the center and stood opposite Qin Xuan under innumerable gazes.
"If I were you, I would obediently admit defeat. That way you would avoid being publicly beaten and then slinking away in disgrace. That would only be more humiliating," Qin Xuan said calmly as he stood before Liu Bai.
"Thank you for the advice," Liu Bai replied, seemingly oblivious to the contempt in Qin Xuan's words. He smiled sincerely and clasped his fists once more. "Please enlighten me."
"You are courting humiliation."
Anger surged within Qin Xuan as he stopped wasting words and stepped forward heavily.
In an instant, a powerful surge of spiritual energy erupted from his body like a storm. This energy carried extreme cold, and as it burst forth, even the temperature of heaven and earth began to plummet rapidly.
A visible layer of frost spread swiftly from beneath Qin Xuan's feet, covering that section of the plaza in just a few breaths.
"Not bad. You are indeed stronger than Liu Qing," Liu Bai remarked casually, as if he had not noticed the danger at all.
This only further enraged Qin Xuan. Terrifying frost rushed toward Liu Bai, clearly intending to freeze him solid.
Boom.
Suddenly, purple flames surged upward. In an instant, all surrounding frost and ice melted at a visible speed, and even the moisture in the air evaporated completely.
"That is… Undying Flame?" Qin Xuan's expression turned extremely grim.
The spectators around them erupted in shock. They all recognized the terror of those purple flames. Although Liu Bai's usage was not entirely orthodox, the level of the Undying Flame was more than enough to suppress Qin Xuan's ice.
"How does this human possess the Undying Flame?"
"Hmph. Have you forgotten? This fellow is bloodline linked with Her Highness Jiu You."
"Damn it. He is actually using Her Highness Jiu You's power against us."
"Shameless human."
"..."
Liu Bai remained unmoved by the curses surrounding him.
Jiu You could only cover her face, wearing an expression that said she did not know him. She knew it. He was deliberately provoking their fragile nerves.
"Is this all you can do? Borrowing someone else's power?" Qin Xuan said coldly, his disdain for Liu Bai growing even stronger.
"Oh? So in your eyes, this is not my own power?" Liu Bai replied calmly. "Very well. Then allow me to show you my own strength. Come again."
"Arrogant!"
With an angry shout, an icy storm erupted from Qin Xuan's body. Amid the swirling snow, a gigantic ice sparrow gradually manifested behind him.
Chirp.
As the massive sparrow appeared, it flapped its wings, causing wind and snow to sweep across the heavens. A sharp cry filled with chilling intent echoed throughout the world.
A powerful pressure of spiritual energy spread instantly.
"Divine beast form? Qin Xuan actually summoned his divine beast form right away. Is he planning to go all out from the start?"
Several young geniuses of the Nine Nether Sparrow Clan revealed shocked expressions.
"So it is the Nine Nether Ice Sparrow…"
Liu Bai watched with interest. He was quite fascinated by the various evolutionary forms of the Nine Nether Sparrow lineage.
After summoning his divine beast form, Qin Xuan leapt directly onto the massive body of the Nine Nether Ice Sparrow.
At this moment, his eyes turned icy blue. He clenched his palm, and countless snowflakes rapidly gathered within it. In the next instant, they formed into a massive ice bow, upon which ancient snowflake patterns emerged.
Liu Bai raised an eyebrow. Qin Xuan's aura was now infinitely close to the Seventh Grade Sovereign Realm. Even ordinary human Seventh-Grade Sovereigns would feel fear when facing him in this state.
Qin Xuan's gaze locked onto Liu Bai like a hawk. Without any further words, he pulled back the bowstring in a flash. Snow swept across the sky as a snow arrow more than ten zhang long formed upon the ice bow.
At the tip of the arrow, deep blue ice gleamed with a sharpness capable of piercing space itself.
The bow thundered as the string sang.
Bang.
In that instant, it was as if all the snow in the sky shattered. Everyone only saw a streak of white light flash across the heavens, shooting straight toward Liu Bai's brow at lightning speed.
The moment the snow arrow was released, Liu Bai felt his hairs stand on end as a sense of crisis surged from the depths of his heart.
Boom.
A beam of white light suddenly tore through space and struck the figure in the sky.
This sudden scene caused everyone present to freeze in shock.
What was that?
Was it over just like that?
Where was the arrogance from before?
Where was the earlier confidence?
Was he defeated just like that?
Among everyone present, only the Earth Sovereigns seated above showed no change in expression, and none of them spoke.
As for Jiu You, although she felt some worry upon seeing this scene, she trusted Liu Bai's strength. She remained silent, but her beautiful eyes were fixed tightly on Liu Bai's position.
Under the expectant gazes of the crowd, the snow dispersed, revealing multicolored radiance. Then they saw Liu Bai standing within the radiant light, completely unharmed.
'Not bad. Even without summoning a Sovereign Celestial Body, I can now unleash the power of the Five Spirit Divine Canopy. The defensive strength is acceptable,' Liu Bai thought to himself.
The Five Spirit Divine Canopy was originally the strongest defensive divine ability of the Five Spirit Deity Celestial Body. Normally, it could only be used after summoning the Celestial Body. Previously, when Liu Bai did not use his Celestial Body, he relied mostly on Five Element Divine Light for defense.
Although the Five Element Divine Light was powerful, it would not have been able to block Qin Xuan's snow arrow. Thus, Liu Bai had made an attempt to summon the Five Spirit Divine Canopy using Five Element Spirit Talismans.
This was originally nothing more than a test. If it had failed, he could have used any number of methods to block the attack, whether it be a defensive array, the Innate Five Spirit Disk, or even summoning his Sovereign Celestial Body.
Fortunately, the result was quite good. This meant that he had gained yet another defensive method.
After enduring Qin Xuan's merciless strike, this simplified version of the Five Spirit Divine Canopy also reached its limit. It exploded together with the snow arrow, transforming into the purest spiritual energy and dispersing into the sky.
This scene left many spectators staring in shock. The Nine Nether Sparrow Clan's young geniuses, who had previously looked down on Liu Bai, now felt solemn. The pride in their hearts was reined in, and when they looked at Liu Bai again, it was as if they were facing a formidable enemy.
"It seems I truly underestimated you. I did not expect a mere human to possess such methods," Qin Xuan said in a deep voice with a serious expression. "I apologize for my earlier contempt. But next, I will use everything I have to defeat you."
Creak.
As Qin Xuan spoke, he drew his bow once more. This time, however, three massive snow arrows appeared upon the bowstring.
Whoosh.
The sound of arrows tearing through the air rang out as three streaks of white light shot across the sky.
Liu Bai twitched the corner of his mouth. As someone who had once used a bow himself, he naturally understood Qin Xuan's intention.
This was a plan to wear him down using numbers and long range harassment.
Relying solely on the simplified Five Spirit Divine Canopy was clearly not enough to block three snow arrows at once. A golden fire bird phantom rose around Liu Bai's body, and he narrowly avoided the attack.
"The Golden Crow Rainbow Transformation Art. This boy actually has a connection with the Golden Crow Clan?" Tianhuang frowned slightly and looked toward Jiu You.
Jiu You shook her head and said, "He obtained it by chance. I was with him at the time, so there is no need to worry about anything else. Aside from the Golden Crow Rainbow Transformation Art, he also coincidentally obtained the Hao Tian True Flame."
"Oh? The Hao Tian True Flame that has disappeared for many years according to legend? It seems Liu Bai's luck is quite good." Tianhuang revealed a hint of surprise for the first time.
"His luck has always been good," Jiu You said, lifting her chin slightly, as though she were talking about herself rather than Liu Bai.
Boom. Boom. Boom.
As Liu Bai evaded, the three streaks of white light slammed violently into the ground where he had been standing. The earth shattered instantly, revealing three enormous deep craters filled with frost.
Several dozen zhang away from the craters, Liu Bai's figure reappeared.
He glanced at the craters, a trace of shock flashing through his eyes. He could clearly sense that the rocks within the pits had been eroded by terrifying cold energy and would crumble into powder with the slightest touch.
Qin Xuan looked at Liu Bai expressionlessly. He was not surprised that Liu Bai had avoided the attack. However, when he drew his bow again, five ice arrows were condensed at once.
"If we are competing at long range, then let us see whose attacks are stronger."
Liu Bai also spread his hand. Instantly, bolts of lightning gathered in his palm, condensing into five arrows of different colors.
Without even drawing a bow, the five lightning arrows shot forward as if accelerated countless times, colliding directly with the snow arrows fired by Qin Xuan.
A terrifying burst of spiritual energy erupted. Ice and snow filled the sky as lightning raged. From the elder seats above, a figure swiftly stepped forward and raised a hand, releasing a solid spiritual energy barrier that isolated the two combatants and their surroundings.
The violent fluctuations slammed against the barrier, yet it did not shake in the slightest.
When everything finally settled, Qin Xuan could be seen lying on the ground, his body scorched black. Faint arcs of lightning still flickered across him.
"It seems the victor has been decided," Jiu You said with a smile, looking proudly toward her father.
Clan Leader Tianhuang nodded calmly and replied, "Indeed, not bad."
Previously, he had thought Liu Bai would rely on arrays to win. After all, Elder Tianque had mentioned that Liu Bai was at least a Heaven Grade Spiritual Array Master.
But he had not expected Liu Bai's own combat power to be so formidable.
"That lightning power should be the Five Element Divine Thunder. Moreover, this child cultivates five element attributed spiritual energy."
Jiu You nodded and did not hide anything from her father. "We once went to the Five Element Continent, where Liu Bai obtained some opportunities. The Hao Tian True Flame I mentioned earlier was also acquired at that time."
This was a positive factor for Liu Bai. Those who obtained ancient inheritances rarely had low achievements. If the inheritance was strong enough, a super powerhouse could truly be born in the future.
"However, defeating only a Qin Xuan is not enough to intimidate so many youngsters."
Just as Clan Leader Tianhuang finished speaking, he immediately saw Liu Bai's next action.
"Is this really all the strength you have?" Liu Bai looked at the Nine Nether Sparrow Clan's young geniuses present and said, "Enough. I have no interest in fighting you one by one. I have an array. If you can break through it, then I will admit defeat."
As soon as these words were spoken, public outrage erupted. Everyone glared angrily at Liu Bai.
"Arrogant indeed. Do you think defeating Qin Xuan allows you to trample on the Nine Nether Sparrow Clan's geniuses?" A figure stepped forward, spiritual energy surging as he shouted angrily.
"That is right. Next, we will come and experience your skills."
Another person stepped out.
One after another, every talented young member of the Nine Nether Sparrow Clan stood forward.
Even the normally taciturn Mo Feng showed signs of eagerness. After witnessing Liu Bai's combat strength, his battle intent had been stirred.
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