"I..." Li Qi looked into Ye Haochuan’s eyes and immediately felt a shiver run down his spine, cold sweat breaking out on his back.

He truly could not understand how Ye Haochuan, trapped in that marsh, could have escaped.

That was no ordinary marsh; it not only absorbed the spiritual energy from a cultivator’s body but could also move. While trapped inside, he had tried various methods, none of which had the slightest effect.

Yet Ye Haochuan had successfully escaped, which was very unusual.

"I can’t be bothered to lay a hand on you; just finish yourself!" Ye Haochuan said disdainfully.

Li Qi’s face instantly turned pale, hesitant to move, clearly struggling internally.

"What is it? Do you still want to force me to act?" Ye Haochuan’s expression cooled as he huffed lightly.

"N-No need!" Sweat beaded on Li Qi’s forehead.

During the second trial, he had fought Ye Haochuan. Although Ye Haochuan’s strength had increased at that time, he could sense that even if Ye Haochuan’s strength hadn’t increased, he couldn’t be a match for him.

After struggling for a while, he ultimately did not resist but instead walked to the edge of the cliff and jumped off.

The cliff was very high, and cultivators at the Immortal Transformation stage couldn’t fly. Directly falling to the ground would inevitably shatter their bodies.

"You’re so slow, I’ve been waiting for you here for three hours!" Ju Yuqu suddenly said expressionlessly.

All along, he hadn’t glanced at Li Qi, nor had he asked a word about the matters between Ye Haochuan and Li Qi, clearly indifferent.

"Waiting for me for three hours? Why?" Ye Haochuan asked, somewhat puzzled.

"Because I wanted to defeat you here fair and square to avenge my previous humiliation!" Ju Yuqu said slowly.

"Don’t you think you’re being cocky?" Ye Haochuan laughed mockingly.

This guy had evidently arrived early and could have obtained the Seven-Colored Mysterious Stone at any time, becoming a disciple of Half-Mountain Residence. Yet he waited here for three hours just to fight Ye Haochuan. Isn’t that being cocky?

"I don’t think doing this will change the outcome. So, I don’t mind wasting three hours avenging my shame!" Ju Yuqu said coldly.

To him, avenging his shame seemed perhaps more important than becoming a disciple of Half-Mountain Residence. After all, from birth to now, it was the only time he had suffered such humiliation.

"If it were half a day ago, it might indeed not change the result. But now, you’ve been waiting here for me, and you will regret it!" Ye Haochuan chuckled.

"You’ve only broken through to the Immortal Transformation stage. I don’t know what kind of opportunity you got to break through so quickly. But even so, the gap in cultivation between us is still large. You have no chance of winning against me!"

"Whether there’s a chance, you saying so doesn’t matter; you’ll naturally know after the fight!" Ye Haochuan said, dismissing him with a wave. "No point in talking more trash, come on then!"

Ju Yuqu glanced at Ye Haochuan lightly, seemingly curious about what gave Ye Haochuan such confidence.

Although he had lost to Ye Haochuan during the second trial, that was because their cultivation was forcibly equalized. He admitted that he had indeed underestimated him that time.

But this time, he had enough advantage and was confident he wouldn’t make the same mistake as before. Ye Haochuan wouldn’t have a chance.

"Divine Skill, Ghost Shadow!"

With a soft shout from Ju Yuqu, his figure instantly turned ethereal, while a voice emanated from all directions.

"Last time, you were lucky enough to break this move. This time, I’ll let you truly see its power!"

Ye Haochuan shook his head in disdain, "They say a setback makes one wiser, but it seems you’re such a genius who likes to stumble over the same stone!"

"Enough nonsense, die!"

Clearly lacking the talent for verbal sparring, Ju Yuqu immediately launched his attack. Instantly, countless sword shadows shot towards Ye Haochuan from all directions.

With his power restored to the Immortal Transformation mid-stage, the power of Ju Yuqu’s move surged again. Not only were there more sword shadows, but they were also faster.

"Heavenly Eye, open!"

A flash of golden light glinted in Ye Haochuan’s eyes as he pulled into view things undetectable to ordinary people.

As the Heavenly Eye opened, Ju Yuqu’s shifting, flickering figure instantly slowed several beats.

The Heavenly Eye, as Ye Haochuan’s innate skill, grew increasingly powerful as his cultivation increased and was never limited by the cultivation technique level.

The upgraded Heavenly Eye undoubtedly greatly enhanced Ye Haochuan’s power. 𝒻𝑟ℯℯ𝑤𝑒𝑏𝑛𝘰𝓋𝑒𝓁.𝒸𝑜𝘮

"With such a divine skill, how could young master possibly lose to you?"

Ye Haochuan’s lips curled up with a hint of a smile, and the Halberd of Heaven and Earth in his hand immediately transformed into countless golden dragons, darting all around.

Clang clang clang~

A series of indistinguishable sounds suddenly rang out in an instant.

The sword shadows were quick, but the halberd was just as fast. The damaged Halberd of Heaven and Earth was still as fierce as a wild dragon, regardless of how violently assaulted, it resisted them all.

"The Immortal Transformation stage truly is great, even the Long Family Technique gained such an improvement! Haha!" Ye Haochuan mused happily in his heart.

The Long Family Technique was exceptionally unique, differing not only in combat style but also in cultivation method. When Ye Haochuan was at the Nascent Soul stage, his Long Family Technique had already reached the level of the Long Family’s ancestor.

Now, with his Immortal Transformation, the level of the Long Family Technique seemed to have surpassed the boundaries initially set.

"What kind of cultivation technique is this, to be so powerful?" Ju Yuqu, his body indistinguishable, was already staring in shock by now.

Among those who could match him in speed under the skill of Ghost Shadow, Ye Haochuan was the first.

He truly couldn’t comprehend how Ye Haochuan wielded the long halberd so tightly that no matter where he attacked from, it was blocked accurately by Ye Haochuan.

In contrast to Ju Yuqu’s shock, Ye Haochuan felt more and more exhilarated, more and more excited as he fought.

The long halberd in his hand was faster with each strike, more ferocious with each blow. Eventually, Ju Yuqu couldn’t keep up. In his defense, Ye Haochuan even had some spare power to counterattack.

But even so, Ye Haochuan still felt unsatisfied. It was as if a force in his chest was building, growing more formidable as he unleashed windstorm-like attacks.

This force wanted to erupt from his chest, but he didn’t know how to release it, making him very uncomfortable.

In just a few minutes, Ye Haochuan’s face turned red from holding it in, not only that, he felt his consciousness becoming a little muddled due to the force.

"Roar~"

A dragon’s roar suddenly erupted from Ye Haochuan at last.

At this moment, the force in Ye Haochuan’s chest seemed to have found a vent, gushing out instantly.

The dragon’s roar resonated through the mountains, bringing a wave of fierce gang wind.

Wherever the gang wind passed, all sword shadows turned into shards of glass, shattering entirely.

Ju Yuqu’s figure was blown out from the void by this gang wind, nearly being blown off the mountain.

"How is this possible?" Ju Yuqu stared at Ye Haochuan in disbelief, as if seeing a specter.