Chapter 373: Annihilation at Sword Coming Peak

The low valley had been leveled, and a gentle breeze blew, stirring up dust.

However, both outside the valley and beyond the mountain range, countless gazes were fixed, as if frozen, on the figures in what had been the valley floor.

At this moment, blood mist was still dissipating.

Yet, the disciples of Sword Cometh Peak were collapsing backward, one after another.

Streaks of light descended from the sky, sweeping up the severely injured disciples and casting them out of the mountain range...

Only then did those countless shocked gazes gradually regain their focus.

However, at this moment, in the desolate valley floor, the many disciples of Sword Cometh Peak had vanished, with only two figures remaining.

The one in front was Le Tian. His hair was disheveled, his face pale, and he appeared utterly disheveled.

Behind him was Lu Xuanyin, completely unharmed. Earlier, her primary focus had been controlling the "Sea Spirit Pearl," so she hadn't channeled her vital energy into the glowing vital energy sword, and thus, she hadn't been affected.

However, despite appearing to be the least injured, her beautiful face was deathly pale, and her eyes were filled with terror. She trembled as she looked forward, only to see that the bluestone where Zhou Yuan had been meditating had long turned to dust, so Zhou Yuan was simply standing there quietly.

Zhou Yuan's sleeves had burst open at some point. His face was expressionless, and blood even trickled from the corner of his eye, giving him a rather terrifying appearance.

Zhou Yuan ignored the blood at the corner of his eye. His gaze was fixed solely on the pale-faced Le Tian.

Under his gaze, Le Tian's chest rose and fell slightly. Just as he was about to speak, a mouthful of blood gushed from his mouth, and then a bitter smile appeared on his face.

"Zhou Yuan, you are truly formidable," he said hoarsely.

Le Tian hadn't expected this hunt for Zhou Yuan to end with such a result!

Nearly twenty of Sword Cometh Peak's most outstanding Gold Sash disciples, working together, not only failed to easily eliminate Zhou Yuan but instead allowed Zhou Yuan to successfully set up a barrier, ultimately annihilating all their Sword Cometh Peak disciples.

Facing this outcome, even Le Tian could only give a bitter smile. He had no lingering resentment, because he had already taken Zhou Yuan seriously enough; otherwise, he wouldn't have disregarded his own reputation to directly mobilize so many Gold Sash disciples from Sword Cometh Peak to deal with him.

He had done his utmost, yet in the end, he had still lost to Zhou Yuan.

This wasn't about him not taking Zhou Yuan seriously enough; rather, Zhou Yuan simply had too many hidden methods.

"Zhou Yuan..."

"You are very formidable..."

"In the future, you might become one of the top disciples of our Cangxuan Sect..."

Le Tian gave a hoarse laugh, then slowly closed his eyes, and his body toppled forward. The previous clash had also completely depleted his vital energy.

A streak of light descended from the sky, swept him up, and he vanished.

Zhou Yuan watched as Le Tian and the others vanished. He finally slowly raised his hand and wiped away the bloodstains from the corners of his eyes. His brow was stinging intensely at this moment, and he even felt a dizzy spell.

That was a sign of his spirit working to its absolute limit.

If Le Tian and the others had managed to hold on for a little longer, it was likely that he would have been the one to finally collapse. After all, none of his opponents were easy to deal with; they were the most outstanding Gold Sash disciples of Sword Cometh Peak's generation.

The strength of each of them was probably no weaker than that of the previous Wei Youxuan.

If not for the power of the barrier, Zhou Yuan knew that by himself, it would have been absolutely impossible to contend with so many people.

Fortunately, he had still stood till the end.

The moment Le Tian's figure was also swept out of the selection area, both inside and outside the mountain range, there was an absolute sensation, with earth-shattering cheers erupting.

What had they just witnessed?!

Zhou Yuan alone had actually managed to eliminate all the most outstanding Gold Sash disciples of Sword Cometh Peak's generation!

Countless disciples were dumbfounded, their faces filled with shock.

One person eliminating an entire peak — in the history of Cangxuan Sect's Purple Sash selection, this had seemingly never happened before!

But today, it had occurred before their very eyes...

"Isn't this too fierce?!" a disciple muttered, feeling somewhat as if in a dream.

Countless disciples swallowed hard. As they gazed at the young figure in the vital energy light mirror, a hint of awe appeared in their eyes. After today's battle, Zhou Yuan's reputation in Cangxuan Sect might even surpass that of some veteran Purple Sash disciples.

Listening to the widespread shouts of shock and commotion, Gu Hongyi's beautiful face lit up. She puffed out her chest slightly in pride and looked at the dumbfounded female disciples beside her, saying, "How about that?"

You laughed at me before, but now you're shocked, aren't you?

The female disciples exchanged glances, clearly too stunned by Zhou Yuan's brilliant achievement to speak.

Gu Hongyi smiled triumphantly, then cast a sidelong glance at Qin Lan, whose face was fluctuating between green and white, and said nonchalantly, "Senior Brother Qin Lan, what do you think?"

Qin Lan's expression was somewhat ugly. He let out a dry laugh and said, "Heh heh, he was quite lucky. His barrier was also pushed to its limit earlier; if Le Tian had persisted a bit longer, he might have been the one to lose."

However, the moment he uttered these words, not only did Gu Hongyi look at him with disdain, but even the female disciples who had previously admired him curled their lips, clearly feeling that Qin Lan was too narrow-minded, lacking the courage to even admit simple facts.

For Zhou Yuan to contend against all of Sword Cometh Peak's Gold Sash disciples by himself, what incredible courage that was! Yet, Qin Lan refused to acknowledge it, revealing his narrow-mindedness for all to see.

Gazing at those disdainful looks, Qin Lan's face burned. He could only retreat somewhat awkwardly, but when he looked at Zhou Yuan's figure in the vital energy light mirror, he was filled with resentment.

"Hmph, you brainless brat," he thought, "do you really think it's so glorious to wipe out Le Tian and the others here?"

"The two Saint Sons of Sword Cometh Peak are notoriously protective of their own. You've gained a lot of attention this time, but you've also completely offended them. In the future, you'll be in for it!"

The disciples of Shen Taiyuan's lineage were already cheering and shouting at this moment, their faces flushed red with excitement.

The gazes from the other peaks around them no longer held their usual disdain, but instead, a hint of curiosity. Clearly, Zhou Yuan's performance in the Purple Sash selection made other disciples no longer dare to ignore their Saint Genesis Peak as they had before.

"Junior Brother Zhou Yuan is truly formidable," Zhou Tai exclaimed.

Zhou Yuan's victory brought great honor to their lineage.

Shen Taiyuan stroked his beard, and his usually stern and unyielding face was now covered with a smile. The look in his eyes as he gazed at Zhou Yuan was filled with increasing satisfaction.

"Old man Shen, you've really hit the jackpot this time," Elder Lu Song said as he walked over, smiling at Shen Taiyuan. A hint of envy was unavoidable in his voice.

In today's battle, Zhou Yuan had stolen all the thunder, and since Zhou Yuan belonged to Shen Taiyuan's lineage, this would clearly bring great honor to Shen Taiyuan.

Such a brilliant achievement had not appeared in their Saint Genesis Peak for many years.

Not far away, Lu Yan and others were also wide-eyed.

"This kid is truly too strange, simply a monster!" Lu Yan couldn't help but say.

Beside her, a disciple quietly asked, "Senior Sister, do you think he's now qualified to compare with Senior Brother Chu Qing?"

Lu Yan made a gesture as if to hit him, and snapped, "Are you looking for a beating...?"

She paused, then pursed her red lips, and said, "I admit this kid is formidable, but comparing him to Senior Brother Chu Qing now would be a bit unfair to him."

She gazed at the slender figure in the vital energy light mirror, remained silent for a moment, then slowly began to speak.

"But if he's given another three years, I think he might become like Senior Brother Chu Qing, one of the top disciples of our Cangxuan Sect."

"Perhaps... he truly will become the hope for our Saint Genesis Peak's rise."