In the face of Pan Chenyu's challenge, Tangyu smiled and nodded, "Come on, you've cultivated the Pangu Nine Axes to the second axe, and I am also at the second axe. I will compress my realm to the Mystic Law Realm Ninth Layer to fight with you; otherwise, I'm afraid I might hurt you."

Pan Chenyu slightly nodded and said nothing more. He quickly entered into a combat state, his expression turning intensely cold and serious. His gaze was like two sharp treasured swords, directly stabbing toward Tangyu.

Boom——

Suddenly, Pan Chenyu moved, and the Nine Plate Axe in his hand rose up to the heavens. In an instant, a thousand-foot beam of light broke through the sky, reaching the highest heavens, transforming into a giant axe. Then, it slashed down as if tearing the sky apart, causing the earth to shake, the Five Mountains to tremble, and the universe to seem like it was being opened up. One axe swung down truly gave the impression of heaven-splitting earth-cutting might.

The Pangu Nine Axes are claimed to be the axes Pangu used in ancient times to split heaven and earth. Of course, the tales on Earth are just folklore and not factual. However, it is said that Pangu indeed created the Ancient Martial World.

Tangyu, holding a Pangu Axe, also unleashed the second axe of the Pangu Nine Axes, suppressing his realm to the Mystic Law Realm Ninth Layer to avoid taking unfair advantage over Pan Chenyu. The two of them were completely engaged in a battle of axe force power. The two axes clashed in the air like a heavy explosive bomb, visibly causing rippling energy waves that seemed to want to overturn the entire space.

Rays of light clashed together, and the momentum from the single strike by the two was terrifyingly strong.

Pan Chenyu's body flew backward amidst the light, flying back several hundred feet before landing on the ground, dragging along a bit before coming to a stop. If one looked closely at his hands, they'd find his hands trembling slightly. This confrontation clearly showed that he had been defeated. Pan Chenyu's eyebrows furrowed slightly, and scenes from their earlier exchanges flashed through his mind. Although the exchange seemed brief, it was not; during that brief time, the two had completed a series of intense collisions that were too fast for the naked eye to catch.

But this defeat had allowed Pan Chenyu to grasp something in his heart, causing him to fall into contemplation.

After a while, Pan Chenyu returned to his senses, looked at Tangyu, and cupped his hands in respect, "I admire you. The Pangu Nine Axes, cultivated to such an extent by you, truly impresses me. My understanding of the Pangu Nine Axes is far inferior to yours. However, from this exchange, I've seen many of my shortcomings, providing some enlightenment for me. Fighting you today, though lost, brings honor." With that, Pan Chenyu turned and left, clearly going off to cultivate.

Having just gained many insights, immediately going to cultivate would yield the best results.

After this battle ended, the first-place spot had settled, and Elder Yu announced that Tangyu had secured the first place in this disciple selection. For this first place, Tangyu was quite calm; after all, it was something he had foreseen. If he hadn't secured the first place, that would've been truly strange. However, the five hundred merit point reward stirred his heart, and he couldn't help but feel grateful to the Sect Master Immortal.

Indeed, having such a connection can provide some benefits.

Having a good master is indeed a joy. Though, this master is excessively irresponsible, thoroughly acting as a hands-off manager.

Tangyu was just about to step down when a figure jumped out, landing in front of him, dressed in fiery red attire, with eyes exuding intense aggression, standing there like a fierce beast, glaring at Tangyu. Such a gaze indeed made Tangyu very uncomfortable. As for the person before him, Tangyu recognized who he was; another disciple of Flame True Monarch. Flame True Monarch didn't take many disciples, adding Yan Huohuo, he only had three disciples.

This time, he brought the second disciple Ba Yan and the third disciple Yan Huohuo. The one who jumped out now was Ba Yan. Seeing Ba Yan jump out, Tangyu's eyebrows furrowed, naturally knowing the opponent's intention. He had just harshly manhandled Yan Huohuo, and it didn't take long for a senior brother to come out to defend him. It seems Flame True Monarch's protection of his disciples isn't just an ordinary matter. But facing Ba Yan, there was nothing for Tangyu to fear.

Other disciples and elders saw Ba Yan about to make a move on Tangyu and began to discuss.

"Isn't this just outright bullying? Ba Yan has been in the Jiuzhou Immortal Sect for almost ten years, yet such an old disciple comes to bully a new disciple, truly shameless?"

"Shh, say less, such matters aren't ours to handle."

Zhuang Qian and Shengyang were also indignant, but there was nothing they could do about such matters.

Wang Qiutian worriedly said, "Brother Tangyu won't be in trouble, will he? Flame True Monarch is too protective; even the elders aren't stepping in?"

Only Hua Wuliang smiled grimly, "Don't worry, Brother Tangyu won't be in trouble. If anyone tries to bully him, it's not certain who will end up bullying whom. We might as well just enjoy the show."

Ba Yan looked at Tangyu, a faint smile on his lips, and said, "Junior Brother Tangyu, you are the first in this disciple competition, quite impressive in strength and extraordinary talent. With your strength, you can surpass most of the senior disciples. Today is the disciple competition, and we, as senior brothers, can't just sit idle. I, your senior brother, would like to spar with you, Junior Brother Tangyu, and exchange a few pointers as a small bit of guidance. What do you think?"

The words sounded nice, but in truth, he just intended to teach Tangyu a lesson.

However, such things were not uncommon in past disciple competitions. Senior disciples guiding new disciples was indeed a reasonable matter. Moreover, such occurrences were also acknowledged by the Jiuzhou Immortal Sect. This served as a reminder for new disciples, to prevent some from becoming arrogant. As long as both parties were willing, anyone could take the stage for a duel today.

Listening to Ba Yan's provocative words, Tangyu smirked coldly and said, "Since Senior Brother Ba Yan is willing to instruct and guide, it is naturally a great honor for me, your junior brother. My strength is lacking, so I must ask you, Senior Brother, to cut me some slack."

Ba Yan chuckled and said, "Of course, rest assured, Junior Brother. I will show mercy and ensure that you are not harmed. It's merely a friendly exchange, ending at a simple point."

Inwardly, Tangyu was laughing coldly, deliberately showing weakness to give Ba Yan a moment of triumph. Let Ba Yan throw down all his words now, and then see how he handles it later, how he faces embarrassment.

On the surface, Tangyu didn't show much reaction and made a gesture of invitation to Ba Yan.

Ba Yan waved his hand grandly, "Junior Brother, I won't bully you. I'll let you have the first three moves. Just show me any formidable techniques you have, and let me see the level of your strength."

"Hmph, you'll let me have three moves? Then don't regret it," Tangyu sneered internally. This Ba Yan was indeed boastful, daring to underestimate him and say he'd give him three moves. In that case, Tangyu wouldn't be polite. He wanted to see just how formidable Ba Yan was.

Although Ba Yan's reputation was not bad, Tangyu was not afraid of prodigies like Lei Dong and Zhu Xiaotian, let alone someone like Ba Yan. Compared to Lei Dong and the others, Ba Yan's fame was significantly inferior.

"Senior Brother, then I won't be polite." Tangyu said, and indeed, he was not polite anymore as his power erupted. He still wielded Pangu's might, still performed the second axe of the Pangu Nine Axes, Golden Core Second Layer, Second Transformation of the Undying Nine Transformations, Divine Demon Body Refinement Second Layer initial stage. Although he used all three powers, Tangyu didn't go all out and held back, using only about seventy percent of his strength. If Tangyu had gone all out, it would have been intimidating even to someone at the Golden Core Realm Ninth Layer.

Ba Yan's realm could not possibly be the Golden Core Ninth Layer, so Tangyu didn't want to appear too dazzling as to cleave Ba Yan with one axe.

When Tangyu made his move, not only Ba Yan but also those elders and even Flame True Monarch's expressions drastically changed. Everyone's hearts were filled with exclamations: "What, such terrifying power, such formidable strength. Golden Core Second Layer, clearly Golden Core Second Layer, how can such fearsome power be unleashed? No, no, this power shouldn't belong to the Golden Core Second Layer, this should be at least Golden Core Seventh or Eighth Layer strength, how can this be?"

The power of this axe strike was something even Flame True Monarch dared not belittle.

Feeling the power of this axe, Ba Yan's face instantly changed dramatically, turning extremely unsightly, and his heart felt very uncomfortable. This kind of impact was too significant for him. He had already seen that Tangyu's realm was merely Golden Core Second Layer, while he was Golden Core Sixth Layer. He was confident he could teach Tangyu a good lesson and regain some face for Yan Huohuo. But he never imagined that after one exchange, it would come to this.

How could this be?

He was clearly only Golden Core Second Layer, so how could this axe strike be so terrifying?

Ba Yan was indeed somewhat stunned, feeling like he had been hit hard, and all the grandiose words he had previously uttered were now thoroughly reflected back on him. Realizing this, his face instantly turned ashen, as dark as charcoal.

But with danger approaching, Ba Yan could only temporarily cast aside all distracting thoughts, and with a crimson blade in hand, his attacks were like a fierce storm, erupting with blazing red light like a volcanic eruption, scorching as if to incinerate an entire space. This blade's slash was terrifyingly powerful enough to cut a mountain in half if struck.

Ba Yan, when making his move, exerted all his strength. As a Golden Core Sixth Layer cultivator, forced to use his full strength, otherwise he had no confidence he could withstand Tangyu's axe strike.

Crash—

Like a giant sword slicing through waves, a crisp sound of cutting fell, not unlike the light of dawn breaking through all darkness. Ba Yan's sword force was utterly destroyed under Tangyu's giant axe. Tangyu's giant axe cleaved heavily onto Ba Yan's giant sword.

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