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The situation was almost entirely one-sided.

Under the powerful sword energy of Xiao Wuchen, the number one disciple of the Heavenly Sword Sect, the disciples of the Taixu Sect had almost no room to fight back.

Even Linghu Xiao was no match at all.

Xiao Wuchen suppressed Linghu Xiao completely with just a few swords.

Each sword was simple, grand, and seamless, possessing a charm that subtly conformed to the Dao of Heaven and blended into the void.

Each sword carried powerful sword energy formed by condensed spiritual power.

Linghu Xiao had to give his all against each sword.

Xiao Wuchen took a step back every time Xiao Wuchen struck with his sword.

Xiao Wuchen, dressed in a white sword-patterned Taoist robe, had a handsome and indifferent expression, a straight posture, and an elegant demeanor.

Linghu Xiao, who had been placed with high hopes, a sword dao genius of Chongxu seen once every five hundred years, could only grit his teeth and struggle to support himself, in a very embarrassing state.

He was no longer the same as before, sweeping across with sword energy and killing in all directions.

At this moment, everyone finally understood intuitively.

What is a true genius, after all?

What is a true sword dao genius?

Reputation may be partly true and partly false.

But the sword does not lie.

As soon as they clash, the strong and the weak are immediately apparent.

Seeing Linghu Xiao's embarrassed appearance, everyone felt a little emotional, but there was not much ridicule or kicking someone when they're down.

They knew that Linghu Xiao was already strong enough.

He had already proven his strength in the previous sword discussions.

It was just that Xiao Wuchen was even stronger.

The Four Great Sects are, after all, the Four Great Sects.

Xiao Wuchen, the head of the sword dao of the Four Sects and the number one disciple of the Heavenly Sword Sect, was a figure floating in the clouds.

And the geniuses of the Eight Great Sects, no matter how strong they are, are only standing on the top of the mountain.

The sword dao is like this.

In terms of cultivation, Xiao Wuchen was also a level higher.

Xiao Wuchen was at the peak of Foundation Establishment.

And Linghu Xiao was only slightly stronger than the average late stage of Foundation Establishment.

Strictly speaking, the Foundation Establishment stage is only divided into three stages: early, middle, and late. After that, any further breakthrough in cultivation would be the Golden Core stage.

But forming a Golden Core is too difficult.

Most Foundation Establishment cultivators will be stuck for a period of time before forming a Golden Core, unless they are particularly lucky.

During this period, cultivators will continue to cultivate, and their spiritual power will slowly increase and gradually settle down, until they settle down with a solid foundation and have the opportunity to break through to the Golden Core...

Or, they have already tried to break through to the Golden Core, but failed.

Or the embryo of their natal magic weapon has been formed, but the Golden Core has not yet been formed...

All of the above stages are collectively referred to as the peak of Foundation Establishment.

It means above Foundation Establishment, but not yet Golden Core.

Xiao Wuchen was at this stage, but Linghu Xiao was not.

Therefore, there was a huge gap in cultivation, which further aggravated the disadvantage in sword dao.

In the sword discussion arena, Linghu Xiao was no match for Xiao Wuchen, and his movements were embarrassing.

The situation of the others was even worse.

The Heavenly Sword Sect's team was one of the top teams in the sword discussion tournament. In addition to Xiao Wuchen, the other four Heavenly Sword Sect disciples were not weak either.

The strength of these four people was slightly weaker than that of Linghu Xiao.

Compared with Ouyang Xuan, they were stronger.

Compared with Cheng Mo and Situ Jian, they were much stronger.

This was a complete crushing in terms of the "hard power" of the sect's disciples.

Therefore, under the terrifying sword energy of the five members of the Heavenly Sword Sect, everyone in the Taixu Sect was struggling and extremely difficult.

Mo Hua's situation was also not good.

His teammates were completely suppressed, and his spells were not of much use.

He could only rely on his movement technique to "preserve his life" under the swords of the Heavenly Sword Sect disciples.

But this kind of "preservation" was meaningless at all.

The situation was very clear.

The Taixu Sect was gradually sliding towards the edge of defeat.

Some viewers were also expecting some "miracles", expecting someone to turn the tide and change the battle situation.

But unfortunately, no miracle happened.

The weak will lose.

Linghu Xiao was the first to be defeated.

He struggled to support himself under Xiao Wuchen's sword, trying his best to find a turning point, but in the end, he failed to turn the tide.

Under the double disparity in cultivation and sword dao, Linghu Xiao fought until he was exhausted, and was finally beheaded by Xiao Wuchen, who had an indifferent expression, with a single sword.

Linghu Xiao died under Xiao Wuchen's sword.

The situation took a sharp turn for the worse.

The others also began to run out of strength and were defeated one after another...

The watching cultivators were a little silent.

On many faces, the expectation faded, revealing a dull expression.

They originally thought that this would be a fierce match between geniuses, a clash of sparks.

Even if one team was destined to lose, they would definitely contribute a wonderful match between geniuses.

The sword dao geniuses of the Heavenly Sword Sect and the Taixu Sect would also have a peak duel of "reaching the top of the mountain".

But the result disappointed them greatly.

The Taixu Sect was defeated too thoroughly, and there was almost no suspense from beginning to end.

Linghu Xiao was completely unable to compare with Xiao Wuchen, the number one of the Heavenly Sword Sect.

Not to mention that Mo Hua.

At this time, some people gloated:

"Is this all there is to the Taixu Sect, which merged three sects?"

"Three 'Eight Great Sects' level sects combined together, and the result is not enough for one Heavenly Sword Sect to chop, it's really funny..."

"The three sects merged, but merged into nothing."

"Looking at it from another angle, they were able to fight to this point because they merged. If they didn't merge, they would definitely be weaker..."

"The disparity is indeed too great, there's no way to fight..."

"What a waste of expectation..."

"Boring..."

"The strongest team of the Taixu Sect, undefeated, is going to lose this time..."

"Definitely lose, everyone is dead, only Mo Hua is left. Can he kill anyone?"

"Don't even mention Xiao Wuchen, any of the other four people in the Heavenly Sword Sect team, if you pick one at random and put them in the Eight Great Sects, they would be top disciples, not someone that Mo Hua can 'bully'."

Some people jokingly said, "Don't say that, maybe this Mo Hua can even defeat all five of them?"

Everyone was stunned for a moment, then couldn't help but burst into laughter.

But as they laughed, they felt that it was meaningless.

The Taixu Sect performed too poorly, and even if they went to "mock" them, it would be a bit boring.

The only thing that was a little interesting was Mo Hua:

"This time, this Mo Hua should die once, right?"

This was the only thing that could still arouse interest in this sword discussion competition, which had gone from "full of expectations" to "dull".

It even made people feel refreshed.

Someone agreed: "The Taixu Sect is going to lose, he will definitely die at the hands of the Heavenly Sword Sect disciples."

"Good! Good!" Many cultivators clapped their hands and cheered.

"Finally someone can kill Mo Hua once."

"The pity is that dying at the hands of the Heavenly Sword Sect disciples is not too much of a humiliation."

"After all, the Heavenly Sword Sect disciples are too strong, especially Xiao Wuchen. Dying under their swords seems a bit... taken for granted?"

"It's a bit less interesting..."

"It's best to be in that kind of fatal 'critical situation', where both sides can't lose, and then fight desperately to win, with both sides evenly matched, fighting back and forth, fighting so hard that you want to beat your brains out..."

"And then at the most critical moment, Mo Hua makes a careless mistake, reveals a flaw, and is humiliatingly beheaded, the Taixu Sect is completely defeated, Mo Hua becomes a sinner for all time, is nailed to the pillar of shame, and becomes a laughing stock for everyone..."

"That kind of death is worthy of Mo Hua."

"What a pity..."

"Yes, this kid got off cheap."

Some people also said: "Well, be content and happy. In my life, I can see this kid Mo Hua die once, and I will have no regrets. I can't ask for too much."

"That makes sense."

"He lost in the first match of the Earth Division, and died once, which can be regarded as a 'good start'."

"Moreover, the Earth Division has just begun, and there are many more matches in the back, with many difficult situations."

"There are many opportunities for Mo Hua to die."

"There are many good shows to watch."

"Today is just an appetizer..."

Thinking like this, everyone's mood instantly improved, and the gazes they cast at the sword discussion arena became expectant.

They were waiting to see how Mo Hua would "die"...

...

Inside the sword discussion arena.

Mo Hua's figure was like water, still escaping.

Two Heavenly Sword Sect geniuses were chasing him to kill him.

Xiao Wuchen did not make a move, but only watched from the side.

It seemed that killing Mo Hua was not worth his effort.

There were also two other Heavenly Sword Sect disciples, with cold eyes, holding their swords and waiting on the side. As long as Mo Hua revealed a little flaw, they would kill him with one sword.

Their strategy was clear and obvious.

It was not so easy to surpass Mo Hua in movement technique alone.

They were the top geniuses of the Four Great Sects, and their strength was very strong.

But this kind of strength mainly lay in cultivation and combat power, and did not mean that their movement technique was also absolutely top-notch.

At least, in terms of movement technique alone, they were not stronger than Feng Zichen, the genius of the Xiaoyao Sect.

In terms of swordsmanship alone, their wind swords may not be faster than Feng Zichen's.

Feng Zichen could not catch Mo Hua and kill him with one sword.

They may not be able to either.

Therefore, they could only keep chasing and killing with their swords, putting "pressure" on Mo Hua, forcing him to make mistakes.

If Mo Hua made a mistake and his movement technique revealed a flaw, the Heavenly Sword Sect disciple who was watching covetously would take his life with one sword.

Even if he did not make a mistake, his spiritual power would be exhausted.

Spiritual power is the foundation of cultivators, and all Taoist techniques are driven by spiritual power.

Even Body Cultivation daos must use spiritual power as a guide to stimulate the body's potential.

Once spiritual power is exhausted, even the most brilliant movement techniques become "water without a source," difficult to sustain.

Low spiritual power is one of the most fatal drawbacks for Mo Hua as a Spirit Cultivator.

Mo Hua sighed.

He knew it was over.

Without Linghuxiao and Cheng Mo, he was indeed a little "helpless."

His movement technique was indeed good, but this was a Sword Debate; no matter how good his movement technique was, he couldn't kill anyone.

He couldn't possibly expect his movement technique to exhaust others to death...

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With his meager spiritual power, he would definitely be the first to be exhausted.

But Mo Hua didn't plan to give up easily.

Even the "garbage" time of the Sword Debate couldn't be wasted.

Mo Hua calmed down, putting victory and defeat aside, and then continued to use the Fleeting Steps to maneuver around the disciples of the Heavenly Sword Sect.

Firstly, he wanted to use the Heavenly Sword Sect's geniuses to practice his Fleeting Steps more.

Secondly, he wanted to take this opportunity to observe the Heavenly Sword Sect's sword techniques, familiarize himself with the Heavenly Sword Sect's sword moves, and accumulate some Sword Dao experience to prepare for the future.

The strengths and weaknesses of all sword techniques and methods in the world must be deposited in his heart and transformed into combat experience.

A mature cultivator must learn to extract nourishment from this experience and temper a powerful combat awareness.

Of course, such maneuvering also consumed a great deal of spiritual power.

Mo Hua's movement technique gradually became clumsy, difficult to maneuver, and the situation became precarious.

Outside the Sword Debate arena, Grand Elder Zhang stared intently at Mo Hua, his eyes deep, wondering what he was pondering.

The other cultivators watching the battle saw signs of Mo Hua's defeat and were all overjoyed.

"He's going to die..."

"Guess who this brat will die at the hands of?"

It wasn't just the audience guessing.

Even some of the sect's geniuses, holding "Mo Hua Execution Orders" in their hands, were both excited and regretful.

Excited that Mo Hua was about to be killed.

Regretful that they weren't the ones to kill Mo Hua.

Under the watchful eyes of everyone.

Mo Hua also felt that the time was almost right, reached out and tapped his forehead, shattered his Dao Debate Jade, and then, with a flash of blue light, he... disappeared.

He wasn't playing anymore.

He withdrew...

Seeing that Mo Hua's spiritual power was exhausted, the Heavenly Sword Sect disciple, who was about to end Mo Hua with a single strike of the Heavenly Star Sword, was immediately stunned.

The other Heavenly Sword Sect disciples were also a little taken aback.

Even Xiao Wuchen's expression froze for a moment.

Outside the Dao Debate arena, the cultivators who had been smiling and full of anticipation, all instantly froze, their expressions stiff, like stone statues, stunned in place.

After a long while, someone dared not believe it and said:

"Just now... did that kid..."

"Shatter his own Dao Debate Jade?"

"Then this... does it count as him being killed?"

"He died himself, how can it be counted as being killed?"

"Hiss——"

The sound of gasps filled the air.

At the same time, the nameless anger in everyone's hearts couldn't stop surging upwards.

"This is also allowed?"

"I really... am impressed by this little brat..."

"Couldn't he just die properly?"

"I can't anymore, my Qi and blood are rushing to my head..."

The Supreme Mystery Sect was almost certain to lose, and Mo Hua was almost certain to die.

The plot that everyone had been waiting for was about to unfold.

As a result, this kid shamelessly shattered the Dao Debate Jade and withdrew.

He just couldn't bear to be "killed" properly.

Everyone angrily said:

"I have never seen such a shameless person!"

"He can even do something like shattering his own Dao Debate Jade?"

"This is a Sword Debate, not a real life-and-death struggle. The Dao Debate Mountain formation is protecting him. Even so, he doesn't dare to fight to the end?"

"A coward is more shameful than a loser!"

"If he had any sense of shame, he wouldn't be able to do such a thing. Even just thinking about it is a heinous crime!"

"He's also a genius of the Supreme Mystery Sect and the champion of the Qianxue Formation Dao. What will his fellow disciples think of him? What will the elders think of him? What will the sect leader think of him? What will the ancestors think of him?"

"Shouldn't he feel ashamed?"

"Is there no one in the entire Supreme Mystery Sect, no, the entire Qianxue Realm, that he cares about?"

...

The crowd was indignant, and they all spoke out to denounce Mo Hua.

Gu Changhuai in the crowd sighed silently, thinking that Mo Hua was indeed that kid, always able to find a tricky angle to infuriate others...

Of course, Mo Hua was still completely unaware of this.

For him, shattering the Dao Debate Jade was nothing much.

Moreover, he was used to keeping "life and death" in his own hands.

Even if he lost, he would withdraw himself.

Letting others strike him with a sword, he always felt a little unsafe in his heart.

What if the fifth-grade formation of Dao Debate Mountain failed? Wouldn't his little life be gone if he took this sword strike?

Although this was a fifth-grade formation, and a large formation at that, the probability of failure was so low that it was almost impossible.

But Mo Hua was a formation master and always only trusted his own formations.

No matter how strong other people's formations were, they were still other people's, and he didn't feel very reliable in his heart.

Do not blindly worship, do not blindly trust.

This was the self-cultivation of an excellent formation master.

Therefore, instead of being "killed" and withdrawing, it was safer to shatter the Dao Debate Jade himself.

As for how others, and even the sect, viewed it, Mo Hua didn't care.

According to common sense, the Sword Debate Assembly had a large formation to protect it, so there would be no real deaths. Therefore, the default requirement for most Sword Debate disciples was:

"Fight to the end."

Moreover, so many sect leaders, elders, and fellow disciples were watching.

Fighting to the end and doing your best, even if you lost, you wouldn't be criticized.

But if you shattered the Dao Debate Jade and fled without a fight, then the problem would be big.

A "genius" without courage would be looked down upon by fellow disciples and rejected by elders and sect leaders.

But these common people's views were invalid for Mo Hua.

His situation was very special.

Among his peers in the Supreme Mystery Sect, he had a lot of "prestige." No matter what he did, in the eyes of his fellow disciples, he was an "wise and mighty" little senior brother.

The elders of the Supreme Mystery Sect often had to look at Mo Hua's attitude when doing things to make Mo Hua happy.

The sect leader of the Supreme Mystery Sect was very kind to Mo Hua, after all, he was an "illegitimate son."

The ancestor of the Supreme Mystery Sect doted on Mo Hua even more, after all, he was a "dear grandson."

No one in the entire Supreme Mystery Sect cared about Mo Hua at all.

Shattering a Dao Debate Jade was nothing. It wasn't like he had blown up the gate of the Supreme Mystery Mountain.

Thus, this Sword Debate ended like this.

Mo Hua clearly lost, but it was even more infuriating.

The audience held their anger in their hearts, cursing and swearing, wishing they could drag Mo Hua out and beat him up.

But not all of them were angry at Mo Hua.

Among the crowd, there were also many who really cared about Mo Hua and hoped he would win.

Zhang Lan sat behind the Grand Elder, his face expressionless, but he sighed silently in his heart, feeling deeply regretful:

"In the end, he still lost..."

Originally, he wanted to watch Mo Hua show off again at the Sword Debate Assembly and display his power.

Now it seemed that he had thought too simply.

The Qianxue Sword Debate Assembly was indeed a top event in Qianzhou. The geniuses were stronger than the last. There were indeed people beyond people...

Even Mo Hua was going to lose.

Zhang Lan sighed.

On the other side, on the Shangguan family's viewing platform.

Yu'er, who had been full of expectations, also had a somewhat disappointed look on her little face and said in a low voice:

"Brother Mo, lost..."

Wenren Wan's eyes dimmed slightly, but she still smiled and rubbed Yu'er's head:

"Victory and defeat are common occurrences in military affairs. Even your Brother Mo can't always win..."

Yu'er nodded, but she was inevitably still unhappy.

Wenren Wan smiled and comforted him: "Losing one game is nothing. There will be more matches later. Brother Mo will definitely win back little by little..."

Hearing this, Yu'er's eyes lit up again, and she looked forward to it, nodding earnestly:

"Yes!"

Wenren Wan touched Yu'er's little face, her eyes gentle.

But her brow was also covered with a faint worry.

She naturally saw that the gap between the Supreme Mystery Sect and the Heavenly Sword Sect was too great.

Xiao Wuchen's strength was also too strong.

And the Heavenly Sword Sect was only one of the four major sects.

There were at least three other geniuses of the same level as Xiao Wuchen of the Heavenly Sword Sect.

The games behind them would only become more and more difficult.

Wanting to win against such top geniuses and get points from the four major sects was really... as difficult as ascending to heaven.

Wenren Wan couldn't help but sigh.

...

Two days later, in the next Earth-ranked Sword Debate, Mo Hua's luck was not good either.

He encountered Ao Zhan, the strongest disciple of the Dragon Cauldron Sect, one of the four major sects, and also one of the top geniuses in the Qianxue Sword Debate.

Ao Zhan's ancestors had the bloodline of the Dragon race.

Ao Zhan was the most talented disciple of the Ao family in this generation, and his bloodline was the closest to his ancestors.

His Dragon Cauldron Body Refining Art was also extremely strong.

With his indestructible muscles and bones tempered by Dragon blood, Ao Zhan of the Dragon Cauldron Sect was a top genius comparable to Xiao Wuchen, the number one person in the Heavenly Sword Sect.

In this Sword Debate, Mo Hua lost again.