Chapter 1721 — Chapter 1721 Divine Fist Manifestation

"Heavens… a lot has happened since I went to sleep…" Feng Yuxiang couldn't believe how much had happened in such a short amount of time.

'Thank the heavens I woke up this soon. If I had slept any longer…' Feng Yuxiang swallowed nervously. She could imagine sleeping for a decade and waking up to Yuan already achieving immortality. Just the thought of missing Yuan's growth gave Feng Yuxiang a sense of dread.

"So, when do you plan on letting them know your true identity?" Feng Yuxiang asked Yuan a few moments later.

"I don't," Yuan said with a smile.

"Huh?" Feng Yuxiang muttered in a surprised voice.

"Now that I am hunted by the Celestial Emperor, I need to keep 'Yuan' away from them. I could be endangering them just by being near them. Of course, that's not to say I'll keep my identity a secret forever. Once the tournament is finished, I'll find a way to tell them."

"Then why stay here at all? Wouldn't it be better if you'd just left and never interact with them?" Feng Yuxiang asked.

"I thought of that, but with so many people from the upper heavens coming down to the lower heavens, my identity won't raise any suspicions. There'll also be many witnesses who will have seen us acting like strangers to each other."

"I see what you're trying to do. Fooling your own allies to fool your enemy, huh?"

"Yes, but I will also admit that I want to see how much they've grown, even if it's a little risky. They wouldn't fight me with the same intensity if they knew my identity, after all."

Sometime later, Kelan returned to the booth.

"By the way, I never got your name."

"Surnamed Xiao."

"Surname? You can't tell me your full name?" Kelan raised an eyebrow.

"My background is a bit unique. I am not allowed to disclose my true identity carelessly."

"Ah, so you're from one of those families, huh?" Kelan nodded his head as if he understood.

Hidden families were not uncommon in the Nine Heavens, particularly in the upper heavens. These families were known for keeping their backgrounds, techniques, and talents as secretive as possible, rarely revealing their true strength or lineage to the outside world.

Their reasons for doing so also varied from family to family, so they were typically shrouded in mystery.

'So he's from a hidden family. No wonder why I have never heard of him.' Kelan thought to himself, and he wondered how many more monsters like Yuan were hidden from the rest of the world, growing in secrecy.

Sometime later, Xi Murong finally defeated his opponent after messing around for many minutes.

As time passed, more and more members of the Demon Sealing Faction entered the stage. Their unusual background and high cultivation base attracted a lot of attention from the other sects. "Heavens. They have another at the Spirit Enlightenment, and he's even at the fifth level." "They are standing with the Grand Mystic Sect. Are they disciples? How come I don't recognize any of them?"

"Just where in heaven's name are they finding so many monstrous talents? Finding a single one of them every thousand years would already be considered a miracle, yet there's a dozen of them together at this moment."

"Ah, I know about them. I heard this from a disciple of the Grand Mystic Sect, and they're apparently being trained by someone from the Celestial Overlords. They're also not disciples of the Grand Mystic Sect."

"What?! Someone from the Celestial Overlords is here in the Fourth Heavens?!"

"My god! No wonder! This explains everything!"

Information of the Demon Sealing Faction being related to the Celestial Overlords quickly spread throughout the spectators' area, shocking everyone.

Several hours later, two members of the Demon Sealing Faction had been matched against each other.

"What a coincidence, Sister Wang," Hong Xiuqian said, pressing his fists together, the steel gauntlets on his hands gleaming as he stared intently at his opponent, Wang Bingbing.

"Do you remember the last time we fought each other in an official competition?" he asked.

"Yes, I do." Wang Bingbing calmly responded, recalling their fight during the Spirit Competition at the Jaded Garden.

"Then you also remember being defeated by me, right?" "Yes, I remember barely losing to you. However, things are different now."

"Are they, really? We both trained under the same teacher."

"Hmph! Enough talking! I will show you the difference right now!" Wang Bingbing raised her sword, enveloping it with a sharp aura.

"Sword Aura! That young lady knows Sword Aura at such a young age?!" The audience gasped in shock.

Hong Xiuqian remained unfazed by her Sword Aura, knowing it wasn't a secret. He calmly bashed his gauntlets together, and a silver aura appeared around them a moment later, emitting a destructive aura.

"That young man also achieved Divine Fist Manifestation!"

While masters of sharp weapons could achieve an "aura," such as Sword Aura or Spear Aura, those who rely on their fists can achieve Divine Fist Manifestation. This concept is similar to Sword Aura, but instead of enhancing sharpness, its power lies in its overwhelming destructive force, amplifying the raw strength of every blow.

Not only can Divine Fist Manifestation block weapon auras, but they are also just as difficult to cultivate and train as weapon auras.

Wang Bingbing and Hong Xiuqian clashed with each other a moment later. When their Sword Aura and Divine Fist Manifestation collided, a powerful ripple swept the arena, disturbing the nearby fights.

While every platform had formations in place to prevent projectiles and debris from flying outside and harming the spectators or other participants, these formations did not block the ripples of energy created when two powerful forces clashed.

Wang Bingbing went on the offensive while Hong Xiuqian played defense, repeating their match during the Spirit Competition, almost as if they were trying to prove something to each other.

But compared to their fight previously, they were both incomparably stronger with much more fighting experience.