The Peerless Emperor

The moment Lin Qian waved his hand to speak, Xu Meng, who had been guarding him and Li Rong, did not maintain his previous immovable posture.

In midair, he suddenly stepped forward, wielding his gigantic shield, and smashed it upwards.

In an instant, a terrifying tremor spread through the air, invisible ripples impacting the people from Overlord Hall, among others.

Even when flying midair, the people from Overlord Hall strangely felt as if the ground was shaking, making it difficult to stabilize their bodies, swaying uncontrollably and unable to stop.

They were fully aware of their own situation and secretly cursed at the predicament.

Zhao Long, Lv Bu, and Hua Ling remained as the controllers of the battlefield, dictating the pace of the combat, making it impossible for them to retreat.

"Ha!" Suddenly, a shout reverberated through the surrounding sky, drawing everyone's attention to see that it was none other than Guan Yi, who was originally motionless, wielding a massive broadsword.

After the shout, Guan Yi's broadsword was fully covered in a red glow as he charged forward.

In the blink of an eye, before anyone could react, he had already approached the Divine Stone Clan from Overlord Hall.

This member of the Divine Stone Clan was built entirely out of peculiar stone, resembling a stone figure, impressively tall and incredibly sturdy.

The strength of the Divine Stone Clan was not only immense, but their defense was also unparalleled. Even without using soul energy for protection, ordinary attacks couldn't break through.

But Guan Yi, upon reaching him, raised his broadsword and struck fiercely at his face.

With just that single blow, that member of the Divine Stone Clan was covered by a white light, disappearing from his original spot, relocated to the platform, counted as being out.

Clearly, Guan Yi's one cut forced him to endure a fatal strike, and according to the rules of the Saint Institute battle, he was naturally relocated out of the battlefield and onto the platform, hence out of the match.

With just one blow, it was evident how terrifyingly powerful that slash was, given it was against the Divine Stone Clan.

Guan Yi, one of the most formidable attacking forces.

After slashing that member of the Divine Stone Clan out of the match, Guan Yi turned to pursue the others, wielding the same devastating blade.

However, compared to others, although Guan Yi's attack might was unparalleled and formidable, his speed was a bit lacking.

But with Xu Meng's earlier slam with his giant shield midair, destabilizing their stance, they couldn't escape.

Let alone with Zhao Long, Lv Bu, and Hua Ling controlling the field from afar, they couldn't evade at all, and Li Rong's continuous strikes from a distance left them exhausted.

At the moment of their distraction, Ji Qing appeared, and Liu Jianqing couldn't even react before being utterly exterminated, disappearing from the Saint Institute battlefield.

Guan Yi had already caught up to Sheng Li, and with one direct slash, struck the opponent out of the match.

From the beginning to the end, Sheng Li didn't have the chance to use Saint Rune fusion amidst his frenzied defense, and was instantly knocked out by Guan Yi's move, pitiful beyond measure.

The remaining few were nothing more than lambs to the slaughter, utterly unable to resist Guan Yi's dominating blows, all of them ousted.

In just an instant, before everyone could even grasp what had happened, the Saint Institute battle had already concluded.

The victorious side, of course, belonged to Lin Qian and his Huaxia Alliance.

Even as the battle ended, the spectators of the Saint Institute battle hadn't recovered from it.

Not to mention them, even the defeated nine from Overlord stood dumbfounded on the aerial platform, gazing at Lin Qian and the other nine, faces showing disbelief and even confusion.

Lost?

Just lost like this?

In truth, the keen observers had already discerned that the most frightening part wasn't how quickly the Overlord Nine were defeated.

But rather, that they hadn't managed to unleash their real strength at all before losing.

Whether it was the Wood Realm Clan's Wood Realm Sealing, the dual defenses of the Hard Clan and the Divine Stone Clan, or the Saint Rune Clan's Saint Rune fusion, and so on.

Did they not want to use them?

Of course, they wanted to, but they couldn't.

The group led by Lin Qian and Huaxia Alliance had been suppressing them ruthlessly from start to end.

From the very beginning, the battle's pacing was controlled by Lin Qian and his team; it wasn't that they couldn't use their skills.

But the Huaxia Alliance's sheer power and coordination forced the Overlord Nine to be unable to exhibit their unique traits.

Initially, they thought that the coordination of the Overlord Nine had reached its peak, unmatched in the outer court, with nine battling together, invincible.

Now, everyone realized what it means to have mountains beyond mountains, there are always people better than you.

The nine from Huaxia Alliance demonstrated even more terrifying strength.

Indeed, from start to finish, Lin Qian didn't even make a move himself, yet won the Saint Institute battle.

Rumble!

The earth trembled, and the array shrouding the sky descended with a brilliance upon Lin Qian.

This scene signified that Lin Qian and his Huaxia Alliance had won this Saint Institute battle, and the previously agreed bet rightfully belonged to him as well.

In this manner, the Overlord Hall had lost their original cultivation site, and to continue cultivating, they could only instigate a Saint Institute battle to seize others' cultivation sites.

However, having already initiated a Saint Institute battle with the Huaxia Alliance, they couldn't initiate another for a year.

If they wanted revenge, they would have to wait a year later.

Many onlookers realized the implications, worrying over who would be the focus of the Overlord Nine's vengeful gaze.

"We won, haha!" On the Huaxia Alliance side, everyone was cheering, their previous worries utterly vanished.

Who could have imagined victory would come so effortlessly?

In contrast to the jubilant Huaxia Alliance, the other outer court disciples remained silent, pondering deeply.

Who could have thought that Lin Qian's followers would be so formidable in battle?

In the future, this Huaxia Alliance will likely become a force to reckon with in the outer court.

Even though they are merely the newest group in the outer court.

"Who would've thought Lin Qian's followers in the Huaxia Alliance would be this terrifying in combat, even more so than some regular academies."

"No wonder he agreed to Overlord Hall's demands; if Huaxia Alliance's own disciples were to battle, they might have struggled to win."

"In the future, if anyone considers initiating a Saint Institute battle against Huaxia Alliance, they'd better be wary; it's best to stipulate that followers cannot participate."

The spectating disciples were in heated discussion, analyzing all possibilities.

Thus, Huaxia Alliance had become the most feared student force among them, no longer just the newest force.

Deep inside the inner court, Wei Wushuang gazed at the scene before him and slowly spoke: "The fight for the sanctified fate, my disciple has already begun his first step."

"Even if it's just the first step, walking the final stretch is immensely challenging," Wei Qingqing stated helplessly on the other side, "I simply can't fathom why you set such arduous conditions back then."