The Unparalleled Sword Emperor Chapter 3003 - 2978: The Mysterious Tianji Tribe

When Lin Bai and Shangguan Cun were still discussing Yan Ji’s strength, the entire crowd of warriors erupted in a mountain-crumbling sea-roaring exclamation.

The violent-tempered woman Qin Yijun, who had just stepped onto the Lotus Platform, was unexpectedly defeated in one move by Su Tingzong.

Hearing the exclamations, Lin Bai and Shangguan Cun turned around and saw the violent-tempered woman Qin Yijun, in a sorry state, collapse beneath the Lotus Platform. Her face pale, her eyes filled with resentment, and blood constantly spewing from her mouth as she struggled to get up but was too weak to stand.

Meanwhile, on the Lotus Platform, Su Tingzong expressionlessly drove his Treasure Sword into the sword sheath, gracefully descended from the Lotus Platform, and returned to his seat.

"My God, defeated in one move!"

"Is the gap really this big?"

"This is truly the strength of a legendary genius, defeating the opponent in one strike!"

"Su Tingzong, really strong!"

A chorus of astonished voices filled the air around the warriors.

Lin Bai and Shangguan Cun looked around, their expressions slightly flustered.

Shangguan Cun chuckled lightly, "It seems Su Tingzong isn’t as easygoing as Yan Ji. Once on stage, even if the opponent is a woman, he is ruthless and defeats her cleanly with one strike!"

Lin Bai nodded, "Indeed, quite remarkable!"

Venerable Lord of Thousands Treasures saw Su Tingzong defeat the violent-tempered woman with one move, and his smile froze slightly as he faintly murmured in his heart, "Could it be Su Tingzong?"

"Is this truly Su Tingzong, who has been seeking my magic tools in recent years?"

Venerable Lord of Thousands Treasures gazed at Su Tingzong’s back, reminiscing about the Nine Black Death Crisis before the Birthday celebration, and his eyes fell absent-mindedly on Su Tingzong’s form.

Even though they had not recovered from Su Tingzong’s overwhelming prowess, the third martial competition had already begun.

The third duel was between Li Can, holding the Tiger Pearl, and Liu Yuan!

Li Can, a talent hidden by the Jiuli Tribe for many years, came to participate in the Birthday celebration of the Venerable Lord of Thousands Treasures, marking Li Can’s first appearance on the Southern Continent.

Therefore, many warriors were uncertain of Li Can’s strength and cultivation.

Liu Yuan’s origins were more mysterious than Li Can’s; it was only known that he hailed from a minor tribe called the Tianji tribe, but few knew how strong Liu Yuan truly was.

Li Can and Liu Yuan stepped onto the Lotus Platform, exchanged a smile with folded fists, and said, "Please!"

"Please!"

After bowing, the two unleashed their auras.

Instantly, a fierce battle unfolded on the Lotus Platform.

The two exchanged blows for hundreds of rounds.

But by the five-hundredth round, Liu Yuan exposed a flaw that Li Can seized upon, unrelentingly attacking with martial techniques and swiftly knocked Liu Yuan off the Lotus Platform.

Li Can chuckled lightly, "Thank you for letting me win."

Liu Yuan let out a bitter smile, "I concede!"

And thus, the duel concluded.

Shangguan Cun chuckled lightly, "Li Can does have some strength!"

"Brother Lin Bai, what do you think?"

Lin Bai frowned without speaking.

Shangguan Cun noticed Lin Bai’s frown and asked, "Brother Lin Bai..."

Lin Bai came back to his senses and looked at Shangguan Cun.

Shangguan Cun smiled and asked, "Brother Lin Bai, what are you thinking?"

Lin Bai smiled slightly and said, "I’m pondering why Liu Yuan fell so quickly!"

Shangguan Cun paused, looking at Lin Bai in confusion.

Lin Bai said blandly, "From their hundreds of exchanged blows, Liu Yuan’s strength appears quite formidable, perhaps even surpassing Li Can!"

"Yet Li Can’s cultivation is not high, and his combat experience is lacking; he exposed flaws multiple times, but Liu Yuan didn’t seem to seize them!"

"Instead, after the five-hundredth exchange, Liu Yuan deliberately exposed a flaw, allowing Li Can to defeat him!"

"It seems as though Liu Yuan didn’t want to win at all!"

"This seems a bit puzzling to me."

Lin Bai spoke blankly, his gaze directed at Liu Yuan.

At this moment, Liu Yuan returned to his seat, sitting behind the Bald Elder alongside Scholar Ye Jing and the violent-tempered woman.

Led by the Bald Elder, the Tianji tribe, having three members advance to the second round, were all unlucky as they successively lost to Yan Ji, Su Tingzong, and Liu Yuan.

The Tianji tribe talents were all eliminated.

Shangguan Cun chuckled lightly, "Perhaps he already saw that he wasn’t a match for Li Can, so he decided to end it directly, not wasting any time."

Lin Bai shook his head, "Something’s not right; these three seem very off! Moreover, that violent-tempered woman, her strength should be considerable as well, even if she’s not Su Tingzong’s match, she shouldn’t have been defeated with one move by Su Tingzong!"

Shangguan Cun murmured, "Indeed, Su Tingzong’s one-strike defeat of Qin Yijun is quite puzzling!"

As Lin Bai and Shangguan Cun whispered their discussion.

The voice of the Venerable Lord of Thousands Treasures came, "Next matchup, the warrior holding the Leopard Pearl, step forward!"

Shangguan Cun heard the voice and laughed, "Let’s set that aside for now; Brother Lin Bai, it’s your turn!"

Lin Bai nodded slightly and stood up from his seat.

Ye Suxin merely smiled at Lin Bai without saying anything.

Lin Bai promptly walked onto the Lotus Platform.

Once Lin Bai departed, Shangguan Cun spoke coldly, "Didn’t you say Lin Bai is your fiancé? He’s about to face the Wind and Snow Tribe genius, Feng Siyun; aren’t you going to say a few words?"

"Are you being a qualified fiancée?"

Shangguan Cun laughed while speaking to Ye Suxin.

Ye Suxin chuckled lightly, "Why do I need to say anything? He’s destined to win! Do you truly believe the Saint of the East Continent’s title is empty pride?"

Shangguan Cun paused, chuckling bitterly, "Indeed, though he was expelled from the East Continent Academy and stripped of his Saint title, he did once stand at the pinnacle of the youth in the East Continent!"

"His strength, naturally, speaks volumes!"

Shangguan Cun said plainly.

As one reached the Lotus Platform, it coincided with Feng Siyun stepping onto the platform as well.

Venerable Lord of Thousands Treasures chuckled lightly, "Begin!"

Feng Siyun heard the Venerable Lord’s words, smirked coldly, and gazed icily at Lin Bai, saying, "If you surrender now, you can avoid the pain!"

Lin Bai laughed, "Come on, show me if you possess the skill to cause me pain!"

Feng Siyun’s expression turned displeased, sensing the provocative tone in Lin Bai’s words, immediately unleashing a suffocating icy power that rapidly spread over the entire Lotus Platform.

"Seeking death!"

Feng Siyun snorted coldly, stepping forth to rush towards Lin Bai.

The icy palm, like a cold wind leaving no grass behind, surged towards Lin Bai’s body.

At the moment Feng Siyun’s palm reached Lin Bai, a wave of Three-Colored Divine Thunder suddenly surged from Lin Bai, forming a shield that effortlessly blocked the strike.

Simultaneously, it rebounded Feng Siyun over a hundred meters.

"This is..." Feng Siyun gazed at the Three-Colored Divine Thunder retracting into Lin Bai with astonishment, her expression surprised; she didn’t understand what sort of Thunderbolt could deflect her strike!

Lin Bai smiled slightly, coldly eyeing Feng Siyun!