The dark black liquid looked unremarkable, and if one didn't pay attention to it, it would be easy to overlook it.

However, when these few drops of black liquid fell, they silently melted the spiritual energy light screen.

This scene was clearly something that Zhou Yan did not expect.

Thus, when the spiritual energy light screen was broken, his face was filled with disbelief and fear.

This was because he knew very well that with his opponent's strength, he would never miss such a big flaw.

In fact, this was indeed the case. When the light screen was broken, the giant pale hand brazenly reached down.

Even though there were still six round shields in front of Zhou Yan.

However, even the combined Spiritual Energy light screen formed by the six round shields was broken through. One could only imagine how much resistance these scattered round shields had at this moment.

As a result, under the watchful eyes of the crowd, the several round shields and the illusory figures behind them could no longer withstand the descent of the giant pale hand and began to collapse inch by inch.

In just a few breaths, Zhou Yan's defense was completely broken.

At this moment, how could the green-robed youth hesitate for a moment? Under his control, he used his remaining strength to slap the former's body from afar.

When this palm slammed down, Zhou Yan's protective spiritual energy immediately shattered.

Unable to withstand the pressure, he spat out blood from his mouth. Like a dead dog, he directly smashed into the ground dozens of feet away.

"Boom …"

Along with the rumbling sound of the landing, the world gradually returned to calm.

However, this calmness clearly caused the faces of every disciple of the Cloud Sky Faction to become unprecedentedly ugly.

This was because they never thought that the result of Zhou Yan's battle would be so one-sided.

If they were defeated after a fierce battle, then they could accept it. After all, both of them were at the peak of the fifth level of the Heaven Mansion Stage.

But how could they accept such a result?

In contrast to the deathly silent atmosphere on the Cloud Sky Faction's side, the disciples of the Kongtong Faction couldn't help but sneer.

Following which, there were many mocking words that continuously sounded from all over the crowd.

It wasn't until Shen Junyao, who was dressed in red, smiled faintly in front of the Kongtong Faction's camp that the atmosphere behind her calmed down.

"Alright, it's just the first round. I presume that the first round is just a test for the Cloud Sky Faction."

No matter how infuriating the words of the winner were, they couldn't find any reason to argue.

Thus, regardless of whether it was Yuan Yang or Ba Hong, they could only turn their gazes towards the remaining nine people with gloomy expressions.

Losing the first round, and losing so thoroughly at that, it was a huge blow to the morale of his Cloud Sky bloodline.

Thus, they urgently hoped that someone would be able to stand forth. It would be best if that person could also suppress their opponent with overwhelming strength.

However, among the remaining nine disciples, was there really such a candidate?

When he sensed the gazes of Ba Hong and Yuan Yang, Yan Chutian originally wanted to take the initiative to step forward. However, before he could, another black clothed figure had already taken a step forward.

The moment the black-robed figure stepped out, he immediately attracted a lot of gazes. When the disciples of the Cloud Sky Faction looked at him, they could not help but have many expressions in their eyes.

Clearly, this black-robed figure was a fellow with quite a reputation within the fifth level of the Cloud Sky Faction.

Although Yan Chutian didn't know the identity of the black-robed figure, Mai Hanyi, who was beside him, quickly whispered.

"He's called Cheng Lie. In terms of strength, he's even a little stronger than Zhou Yan from before."

"With him taking action, the second round might really be able to turn the situation around."

Hearing this, Yan Chutian could only lightly nod his head. There was nothing else he could do.

He could only hope that Cheng Lie would be able to win the second round. Otherwise, two consecutive defeats at the start of the match would be too damaging to the morale of their Cloud Sky Faction.

Returning to the main topic, after Cheng Lie stepped onto the stage, one of the remaining nine people from the Kong Tong Faction also took a step forward. Spiritual light surged around him as he appeared in the middle of the arena.

Different from the silent and arrogant azure-robed youth from before, this man had light surging around him. His face was filled with ridicule and arrogance as he directly said, "Looks like this is the next pitiful fellow that the Cloud Sky Faction has sent out."

"I'm not afraid to say it out loud. Compared to that fellow from before, I, Zhao Yang, am a little lacking. However, it's more than enough to suppress you ants from the Kong Tong Faction!"

At the end of his words, Zhao Yang's voice had already turned into a cold roar. At the same time, spiritual light surged around him as he sent a palm over. The palm was filled with dazzling azure light.

Although this attack was sudden, Cheng Lie was clearly not unprepared.

He immediately stomped his right foot on the ground, causing cracks to appear on the ground. From the cracks, a layer of dark spiritual light rushed out.

In the next instant, a huge explosion rang out between the heavens and the earth, announcing the start of the second round.

With the first round as a foreshadowing, the expressions of the many disciples from the Cloud Sky Faction naturally couldn't be good.

They all stared intently at Cheng Lie, hoping that the former would be able to win this round.

In contrast, the many disciples from the Kong Tong Faction weren't too worried. It was clear that Zhao Yang's previous words about his strength had already obtained their approval.

Boom …!

The exchange continued. After the first attack failed, the two continued to exchange over a dozen blows.

However, each time, Cheng Lie did not retreat in the slightest. This caused the eyes of the disciples from the Cloud Sky Faction to ignite with hope.

However, at this moment, Zhao Yang suddenly retreated several dozen feet. Immediately after, he formed a hand seal and the light surging around him became even more dazzling.

"Tianyang Divine Fire!"

With a sudden roar, the dazzling light around him rapidly converged into his body like liquid.

But soon after, it turned into a mouthful of True Fire that poured out from Zhao Yang's mouth and enveloped Cheng Lie.

As the Divine Fire descended, the space became void. Only that mouthful of True Fire burned everything between heaven and earth as it enveloped Cheng Lie.

This scene naturally made the disciples of the Cloud Sky Bloodline extremely worried, because of the first battle just now.

They were truly worried that Cheng Lie would be defeated just like this.

However, facing this attack, Cheng Lie was actually quite calm at this moment.

As the mouthful of True Fire enveloped him, he slowly formed a hand seal and once again stepped on the ground. Once again, a large amount of spiritual light surged up.

However, this time, the spiritual light that surged up was no longer chaotic and formless. Gradually, it condensed into the shape of a huge sword.

In the next instant, under his control, the huge sword slashed out horizontally. The aura that swept out seemed to be able to cut apart the space between heaven and earth.

The moment the two's attacks appeared, they naturally clashed together.

What caused the disciples from the Cloud Sky Faction to breathe a sigh of relief was that the might of the heavy sword in Cheng Lie's hand was extraordinary. It actually showed signs of cutting apart the True Fire.

Of course, at the same time, the heavy sword was also enduring the terrifying burning power of the True Fire.

An extremely eye-catching melting intent could be clearly seen on the body of the heavy sword.

In short, the collision of the two's attacks was more like a situation where they were evenly matched.

After several breaths of time, the heavy sword really did melt. At the same time, the True Fire also shattered.

To the disciples from the Cloud Sky Faction, such an outcome could be considered as good news. However, it clearly caused the disciples from the Kongtong Faction, including Zhao Yang himself, to be somewhat dissatisfied.

Even from Zhao Yang's point of view, his Tianyang Divine Fire should have been able to injure his opponent.

"Haha … truly tenacious. However, since you were able to coincidentally block my Tianyang Divine Fire, I would like to see if you still have the ability to block this Heavenly Deity's True Fire."

After saying those words, before the gazes of tens of thousands of people, Zhao Yang formed another hand seal. This time around, several rays of fiery light soared into the sky from his back.

The fiery light soared into the sky and continued to converge high up in the sky. After a long period of fusion, they finally began to slowly squirm and gradually formed the appearance of a huge flaming finger.

At this moment, although the huge flaming finger had only fused together, its appearance had yet to completely take shape.

However, even now, there was absolutely no one who doubted the might of the huge flaming finger.

The reason for that was because its aura was simply too powerful. The aura of the waves of fire that faintly spread out was enough to suffocate many cultivators at the fifth level of the Heavenly Palace stage.