The moment Yuan's Empyrean Overlord clashed with the first sword, an intense ripple swept the area while lifting a layer of the ground into the air.
When the spectators saw this, they sighed in relief knowing that they'd made the right decision by distancing themselves from the platform.
Once the dust settled and the spectators could finally see the situation on the platform, they were surprised to see an uninjured figure standing there.
"H-He actually managed to survive that?"
"And he doesn't even seem a bit fazed! What a monster!"
Before the spectators could even fully grasp the situation, the second sword appeared, and it was almost two times bigger than the first sword.
This stunned the spectators. If the second sword is already this massive, would the later swords fill the entire sky?
A few seconds later, the second sword descended from the sky, creating an even stronger ripple.
BOOM!
The entire ground shook and everyone could feel themselves being lifted off the ground for a brief second.
"Good lord! The sword may be twice as big, but the strength is at least three times stronger than the previous sword!"
"And this is only the strength of the second sword?! There's no way he's going to survive the next one!"
After blocking the second strike, Yuan could feel a slight tingly sensation in his hands, but such a thing can be neglected completely.
'The second strike is already this powerful… What's the ninth strike going to be like?' Yuan couldn't help but wonder to himself.
"The third strike will descend within 5… 4… 3…"
Yuan quickly cleared his mind and focused on the situation at hand.
"Hah!"
Yuan swung the Empyrean Overlord upwards, clashing with the colossal sword in the sky.
CLANG!
The spectators that believed they were in a safe distance were quickly swept up by the force and sent tumbling even further away.
By now, the entire platform was shattered, and there were fissures all around the area, looking as though a war had taken place there.
Once the dust settled, the people were able to see Yuan's condition, and to nobody's surprise, he wasn't in perfect shape this time.
The clothes around his arm were torn, and his arm was soaked in blood. Despite this, Yuan wasn't actually in any serious condition, and the injuries on his arm instantly healed due to his perfect regeneration.
However, Yuan would be lying if he'd said that he wasn't nervous about the remaining six strikes.
'I haven't felt this nervous in a while…' He smiled inwardly, feeling a sudden urge of excitement coursing through his profound veins.
When the fourth sword appeared in the sky, Yuan swallowed nervously. As expected, the sword had grown in size, and it was even emitting Sword Qi this time.
'If I want to defeat this trial, I will need to use more than just my raw strength.'
"That sword is exuding Sword Qi! This is my first time seeing this!"
"I have never even heard about this before!"
"Young Master… I don't doubt your abilities, but this is…" Feng Yuxiang spoke up in a worried tone.
"I'm not giving up when I'm not even halfway through the whole thing." Yuan said with a nervous smile on his face.
"Why are you pushing yourself this hard? What could possibly be worth risking your life?"
"I don't know, but I will find out soon."
Yuan could only hear a defeated sigh from Feng Yuxiang before he swung the Empyrean Overlord at the two swords in the sky that was descending at the same time.
"Young Master!"
"Brother Yuan!"
Those watching from within his body cried out loud when they saw his arms flying off his body.
Yuan gritted his teeth as intense pain circulated throughout his body.
"This isn't as bad as when I first experienced body tempering…" He muttered as his arms quickly regenerated.
"Holy shit! Did you see that?! His severed arms regenerated almost instantly! What kind of technique is that?!" The spectators were more impressed by his regenerating abilities than his strength that endured the fifth strike.
Of course, most of them were terrified, as they doubted whether Yuan was human or actually a demon in disguise.
"Impressive."
A calm voice suddenly resounded in the area, catching everyone off guard.
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