Ji Jingqiu ascended to the final tier under everyone's watchful eyes.
But to him, this level seemed no different from any previous one.
It was still Ji Jingqiu who struck first with his blade.
He didn't even glance at the person in front of him, as if it didn't matter who it was, all would fall to a single stroke of his sword.
This stroke, compared to the previous ones, was different; it combined the momentum of cutting down the Arrogant Sun, the blade's force soaring even higher and more invincible than before!
Before Zhang Tiancheng, who guarded the final challenge, could speak, he was forced to confront this cut, which seemed as if it came from the very heavens above!
Ji Jingqiu stepped forward with an utterly domineering posture, raised his long sword, and summoned the Power of Heaven and Earth; his sword shattered Zhang Tiancheng's surrounding Law Domain, and the blade came crashing down fiercely and dominantly!
At this moment, Ji Jingqiu's aura was majestic, his Spirit God at its zenith, unrivaled in all the world!
His sword thunderously cleaved through the air.
It was as though all of Heaven and Earth had returned to Silent Annihilation.
No one expected Zhang Tiancheng to be defeated so swiftly.
A staircase leading to an unknown destination slowly emerged beneath Ji Jingqiu's feet.
The last image seen on screens by all viewers—
Ji Jingqiu sheathing his sword, glancing back inadvertently.
His gaze contained not a hint of other competitors.
Countless people, even through the screen, felt their spirits shaken, as if that gaze was meeting their own, yet no one could see their own reflection within it.
He withdrew his gaze and walked leisurely towards the stairs ahead, leaving countless onlookers with a silhouette that seemed to ascend to the high heavens.
The entire Federation was engulfed in a frenzy.
Some people were bubbling with excitement, spamming the live stream; they witnessed history, as the millennia-long history of Martial Arts in the Federation turned a new chapter, someone redefined the pinnacle of greatness!
Others fell silent, shocked to the core by today's events, by that glimpse of Ji Jingqiu's eyes; they felt as if their perspectives on life were upended, especially by those last two cuts.
How could someone in the True Seed Realm be so powerful?!
Both are at Arrogant Sun Peak, so why can Ji Jingqiu overpower all True Seed Realm Martial Artists of the past millennia with such a dominating presence?!
"Ten times twenty million, ah!" Researcher A shouted with raised arms, "Brothers, I'll pick up the tab for this weekend's party!!!"
"Ohhh! Old A, you're awesome!"
"Damn bastard, got insider info and didn't share with your brothers?!"
Beside them, Dr. Chen opened the darknet thoughtfully.
He bet quite a lot; he wondered if the bookies behind the scenes would run away.
Hmm, if they did run, he'd find someone to track them down.
No one can owe him money and get away with it.
Senior Ning wasn't wrong.
The summit of White Jade City's twelve stories and five cities marks the highest point of the Four Guardian Stars, the pinnacle achieved by True Seed Realm Martial Artists throughout the Federation's history.
Ji Jingqiu stood atop White Jade City, surveying all below—Heaven and Earth at his feet.
Underneath the vast sea of clouds, the gentle Arrogant Sun vanished from view.
He gazed out into the horizon.
The Circulation of the universe and thousands of phenomena...
All within his sight.
In this moment, aside from the pleasure of surpassing all, standing alone at the peak.
He also sensed a hint of...
At this moment, Ji Jingqiu became one with Heaven and Earth; his mind, already at the state of Pan Ding, resonated with the skies, merging into the world around him, his thoughts roaming the Four Guardian Stars.
He stood on the top of White Jade City for an entire night, combining the sweeping momentum from reaching the summit with the Perfect state of Unity of Heaven and Man, to create an original Third Form of Blade Technique unique to himself.
This cut was unrestrained.
It expressed the true intent of "I."
Fully revealing the Martial Arts will of Ji Jingqiu—