Boom!
Under the suppression of the Shattered Jade Seal, Sang Boquan was like a salted fish, lying flat on the ground, completely unable to move.
It should be said that under such humiliating circumstances, Sang Boquan was still struggling, but to no avail; he tried hard to lift his head, but the most he could do was blink.
Supporting himself with his palms, he tried to stand up, but the most he could manage was to move his fingers slightly; his entire body seemed to be cast in the air, completely immobilized.
"Ah!"
"Ao!"
Sang Boquan erupted with struggling roars from his throat time and time again, but each time, apart from the sound, there was no effect.
This scene made the spectators, especially the other seven Marquis candidates, involuntarily gasp in shock, including Nian Xinghe.
All of them began to look at Ye Zhen differently immediately.
The pride of a Second Stage of Vein Forging Realm strong warrior vanished completely in that instant when they gazed at Ye Zhen, and even a few revealed a hint of fear in their eyes.
Sang Boquan, with his strength and combat power ranked high among them, had been brought down by Ye Zhen in just two moves; if it were them who went up...
"Not bad, interesting, this Seal Skill, good!" The Sun and Moon Divine Sect Leader, Jian Qianxiong, sincerely praised.
But this statement, when heard by Vice Sect Hierarch Yao Sen, turned into a slap in the face sound. Just recently, he had assured the Sect Leader Jian Qianxiong that Sang Boquan would definitely win.
Now, in front of Ye Zhen, Sang Boquan was like a tiny shrimp; rather, he was even less than a shrimp.
This defeat was truly ugly.
It made Yao Sen’s face burn, especially when he heard the laughter of his old rival Tian Guizhang nearby; Yao Sen felt an urge to enter the arena himself to regain some dignity.
In fact, Tian Guizhang was laughing, but his eyes could not hide the shock, nor could Fengh Qingyue’s.
Before this, they had believed that Ye Zhen would win, certainly win, but they never anticipated it would be such a crushing victory, as destructive as it was.
It was simply like torturing Sang Boquan as if he were a mere ant.
Head of the Inner Affairs Hall, Zhu Ling, narrowed his eyes into lines, continuously sizing up Ye Zhen with a face full of surprise.
By contrast, Yua Hanjing was the most shocked, subconsciously glancing at Yub Hea, whom she had arranged; suddenly, she lost her confidence. The only thing she was glad about was that moments earlier, she had not taken up Fengh Qingyue’s bet; otherwise, losing a Low Grade Spirit Artifact would be painful enough to make her vomit blood.
Everyone wore a face of shock, but Grand Commander Jio Yuanxiu was horrified!
Almost at the moment when Sang Boquan had been crushed into a salted fish, Grand Commander Jio Yuanxiu suddenly shouted sternly, "Stop, Ye Zhen!"
Though he shouted, Grand Commander Jio Yuanxiu did not dare to move; he was afraid that his intervention might trigger Ye Zhen’s Qi detection, which could truly be dereliction of duty on his part.
Following Grand Commander Jio Yuanxiu’s shout, everyone else looked at Ye Zhen astonishingly, revealing a look of horror upon seeing him.
Because of the shape of Ye Zhen’s mouth.
The word "explode"!
Right then, the shape of Ye Zhen’s mouth was indeed the word "explode", but he just hadn’t shouted it out yet.
Thinking of the power of the previous small purple seal exploding, cold sweat broke out on the heads of several Marquis candidates.
If the word "explode" really came out, perhaps Sang Boquan could no longer even be a salted fish, but only minced meat.
The high ranks of the Sun and Moon Divine Sect stiffened, all eyes fixed on Ye Zhen intently, only Sect Leader Jian Qianxiong still smiled calmly as he watched Ye Zhen.
Relaxing his jaws, Ye Zhen’s "explode" disappeared, and, more importantly, his Divine Sense dissipated. Along with Ye Zhen’s dispersing Divine Sense, the Shattered Jade Seal that had been suppressing Sang Boquan disbanded, turning into the purest Heaven and Earth Primordial Qi.
Seeing this, the host, Grand Commander Jio Yuanxiu, breathed a sigh of relief.
To be honest, he was really worried.
Based on the power displayed by Ye Zhen’s first Shattered Jade Seal, if he had detonated the second seal, he, as the Great Commander, doubted he could save Sang Boquan. Worse still, he might have needed to ask the Sect Leader to intervene right in the first match, which would have been a great embarrassment. Thus, he had shouted.
What Jio Yuanxiu did not know was that, just now, Ye Zhen had indeed harbored thoughts of testing the Sect Leader’s strength.
Although Grand Commander Jio Yuanxiu possessed the strength of the Seventh Stage of Vein Forging Realm, terrifying though it was, given the distance and the might of Ye Zhen’s Shattered Jade Seal, saving Sang Boquan was simply impossible.
Ye Zhen really wanted to know if, at that critical moment, the Sect Leader could somehow rescue Sang Boquan from his hands.
In the end, Ye Zhen had abandoned this dangerous thought.
Since discovering half a quarter-hour earlier that the Sun and Moon Divine Sect’s venerated idol might be related to the Mirage Dragon Pearl, Ye Zhen’s mentality had shifted.
From merely thinking of using the Sun and Moon Divine Sect as a stepping stone, his goal had shifted, aiming now to embed himself within the high ranks of the Sun and Moon Divine Sect, at least to earn the privilege to worship this idol. Ye Zhen wanted to clarify the connection between this idol and the Mirage Dragon Pearl inside him!
"Ah!"
Feeling a lightness in his body, Sang Boquan let out a roar, leaping up with a face full of humiliation. The Silver Spear in his palm burst into brilliance, ready to strike at Ye Zhen again.
"Ye Zhen versus Sang Boquan, Ye Zhen wins!"
A flash of brilliance, and Great Commander Jio Yuanxiu timely stepped in front of Sang Boquan to announce the result of the match. A very slight divine fluctuation passed by, probably Great Commander Jio Yuanxiu using Divine Soul Telecommunication to say something to Sang Boquan, which immediately made Sang Boquan’s expression turn exceptionally dim.
"I told you, you are just my first stepping stone!"
With a snort, Ye Zhen turned and left the arena, thus ending the first match.
Sang Boquan’s face instantly turned beet red.
From the beginning to the end, since entering the arena, Ye Zhen had not moved at all, he had used only two Purple Jade Seals to finish the battle!
To everyone, there was one feeling—they had considered that Ye Zhen might be very strong and monstrous, but they had not anticipated that he would be monstrous to this extent!
With Third Stage of the Soul Sea Realm cultivation, he easily crushed someone with Second Stage of Vein Forging Realm cultivation!
"Next match, who will come!" The voice of the Great Commander Jio Yuanxiu rang out.
"I will come!"
The sound of Zuo Xiong’s voice alone was enough to slightly shake the eardrums of everyone present, "Brother Yub, I specifically come to ask for your instruction!"
Yub He, with his unusually long arms, was startled for a moment before descending from the ring.
"Roar!"
The next instant, a terrifying roar of a tiger erupted, Zuo Xiong’s feet stomped hard, and he pounced out like a fierce tiger. His surrounding Spirit Light transformed, and in the blink of an eye, he turned into a hundred-meter-long fierce tiger, violently pouncing towards Yub He!
Divine Power Martial Skill, Tiger King Transformation!
Yub He also had Second Stage of Vein Forging Realm cultivation, wielding an oddly peculiar Golden Spirit Power, which was extremely strange, following an agile and tricky path! Holding a pair of daggers reversed in his hands, his Body Skill was marvelous even when hit by Zuo Xiong, but every time Zuo Xiong struck, he only hit afterimages.
This could be considered a match where the opponents were evenly matched, however, Zuo Xiong’s advantage was very clear. Ye Zhen could sense that Zuo Xiong was still holding back some of his strength!
Yub He flickered several times, instantly rushing to Zuo Xiong’s side, his daggers’ black light fiercely stabbing out, brilliance erupted, and Yub He’s figure bounced away like lightning.
Ye Zhen immediately spotted the clues, this Zuo Xiong not only had a powerful attack but also possessed incredible defense. Moreover, it seemed that Zuo Xiong’s Divine Power Martial Skill, Tiger King Transformation, was a type of skill strong in both offense and defense.
In the end, the battle concluded with Yub He admitting defeat.
For the third match, Nian Xinghe voluntarily took the stage, challenging the only female among the candidates. The lady in blue was named Zhuang Ling, and she fought hard in the match, while Nian Xinghe was very relaxed.
His Sword Technique easily pressured Zhuang Ling into constantly retreating. Eventually, a faint sword light flashed and the lady in blue, Zhuang Ling, was defeated.
The fight ended, but Ye Zhen’s brow furrowed slightly. Two consecutive matches without much gain.
Whether it was Zuo Xiong or Nian Xinghe, both had reserved their strength. Especially Nian Xinghe, who had not even used his true strength, made it impossible for Ye Zhen to discern the reality.
Among all those present, the opponents Ye Zhen could acknowledge were Nian Xinghe, possibly counting as one, and Zuo Xiong as half. As for the others, Ye Zhen did not even consider them at all.
The fourth match was even more dull, a Martial Artist at the First Stage of Vein Forging Realm fought against another at the Second Stage of Vein Forging Realm, and yet, the one at Second Stage, Wan Liang, ended up losing. The victor was the Martial Artist at the First Stage, Pian.
However, Pian’s victory was extremely hard-fought; after the first fight, he had lost 60 percent of his combat power.
Perhaps in order to preserve strength, to face what they perceived as the strongest opponents with their strongest capability, in the second and third rounds Ye Zhen fought very effortlessly.
Ye Zhen’s opponent in the second round was the same Pian at the First Stage of Vein Forging Realm. As soon as Ye Zhen’s Shattered Jade Seal appeared, before the word ’suppress’ could even be spoken, Pian voluntarily admitted defeat.
Ye Zhen’s opponent in the third round was Wan Liang at the Second Stage of Vein Forging Realm.
Wan Liang faced Ye Zhen somewhat stronger than Pian, and after failing to counter Ye Zhen’s Shattered Jade Seal, ended up voluntarily admitting defeat after being suppressed by Ye Zhen’s Shattered Jade Seal.
After three rounds, Ye Zhen still could not see much, instead it was a case of the strong getting stronger, and the weak getting weaker, with Nian Xinghe still winning effortlessly.
It’s worth mentioning that in the second round, a match between Sang Bo’an and Zhuang Ling occurred. In terms of strength, Sang Bo’an was slightly stronger, but because he lost too badly in the first match, in his urgency to redeem himself, he unexpectedly got defeated by Zhuang Ling, which darkened Vice Sect Hierarch Yao Sen’s face a few shades.
"The first match of the fourth round, who will come? Everyone has already fought three matches, and there is not much room left to choose!" Great Commander Jio Yuanxiu spoke with a cheerful tone, "Zuo Xiong, this time, it’s your turn to choose first, whom do you challenge?"
Perhaps for the sake of fairness, after Ye Zhen chose his opponent to challenge in the first round, Great Commander Jio Yuanxiu intentionally arranged for each warrior to rotate who would fight first in each round, aiming for fairness.
Ye Zhen, however, was slightly frustrated. After the first battle, he basically had to passively wait for others to challenge him.
Zuo Xiong looked left and right, his gaze suddenly settling on Ye Zhen.
"Brother Ye has admirable seal skills, this battle, I ask for guidance from Brother Ye!"
"Please!" (To be continued. If you like this work, we welcome you to visit Qidian (qidian.com) to vote for recommendation tickets and monthly tickets, your support will be my biggest motivation. Mobile users please visit m.qidian.com to read.)

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