How had Qin Youran died? There was no doubt that he’d been killed by Tang Ye. But how exactly did Tang Ye kill him without anyone noticing? This was exactly what everyone was puzzled and fearful about! They didn’t know that Tang Ye had utilized the Hidden Sword and the Sword Control Technique while he fought Qin Youran. Yes, it was the Hidden Sword that caused Qin Youran’s expression to change violently at the end of the battle. Everything Tang Ye had done before that moment was actually an effort to numb Qin Youran, cause Qin Youran to become conceited, and then utilize the combination of the Hidden Sword and Sword Control Technique to annihilate Qin Youran with a single strike! At that time, they were truly too close to each other, and Qin Youran was conceited as well. So, even if Qin Youran had sensed danger at the last moment, it was still too late in the end. It could be said that the reason Qin Youran had been killed by a single strike from Tang Ye was mostly because of his own carelessness! If he took Tang Ye to be an equal like how he had treated Yuan Tong, then even the combination of the Hidden Sword and Sword Control Technique would probably be unable to kill him. Unfortunately, the only true opponent in his heart was Yuan Tong, and the others weren’t worthy to be his opponent.... Since the ancient times until now, how many genius experts had perished because of their own carelessness? In the end, the reason Tang Ye had diced Qin Youran’s corpse up was naturally for the sake of concealing the injury on Qin Youran’s body that was caused by the Hidden Sword. The combination of the Hidden Sword and Sword Control Technique could be considered to be a trump card of his, so if he could conceal it, then he naturally had to. After all, he had even stronger enemies waiting for him! When Tang Ye walked down the arena, Li Si appeared on the arena. He glanced at Qin Youran who’d been sliced up into countless pieces, and then he shook his head lightly while a complicated expression flashed in his eyes. Qin Youran was an outstanding disciple from the younger generation of the Imperial Household, and numerous people within the entire Grand Qin Empire looked favorably upon him. He was one of the few princes in the Empire who had the strength to fight for the throne. The outsiders were unaware but numerous ministers in the Empire were watching the Ascension Rankings, and if Qin Youran was able to ascend to the top 3 positions, then there would be countless clans and ministers that would support him. However, he’d perished during the Ascension Rankings! Moreover, he’d even died at the hands of someone that possessed no reputation before this! Li Si shook his head lightly, and then he glanced at Tang Ye who was below the arena before he said, “The Sword Sect’s Tang Ye is victorious!” There was no cheering or clapping in the surroundings, and there was only silence on the entire square. Because of the incident on Ascension Mountain Range, at least 90% of all the profounders on the square didn’t have a good impression of Tang Ye, so it was impossible for them to cheer and clap for Tang Ye.... Of course, Tang Ye didn’t care about this. In his opinion, he only cared about the thoughts and actions of people that he cared about. As for the thoughts and opinions of outsiders, what the fuck did they have to do with him? Even though the spectators were still shocked and puzzled, the battles had to continue. In next to no time, two more people ascended the arena.... Although a new round of battles had begun, numerous people were still talking about Tang Ye. On the wall of the Imperial Palace, Qing Yun’zi gazed at Tang Ye who resided on the square below and said in a low voice, “This kid is slightly mysterious. Even though it’s impossible for him to defeat you, you still shouldn’t be careless. It’s better to be safe than sorry!” Yuan Tong who stood behind Qing Yun’zi smiled lightly and said, “Don’t worry, Elder Yun. The stronger he is, the happier I am! I originally looked favorably upon Qin Youran, but I never expected that he would actually be such a useless piece of trash. First, he was heavily injured by an unknown person, then he even died at Tang Ye’s hands. How disappointing!” Qing Yun’zi shook his head lightly and said, “It’s becoming more and more difficult to see through this kid, Tang Ye. Even though I don’t believe he can be a match for you, but you should be careful. Securing your position as the Martial God isn’t just a personal matter of yours, it’s also related to the Karmic Luck of my Origin School for the next few hundred years. You ought to be clearly aware that you’re only allowed to succeed, and failure is not an option!” Yuan Tong nodded lightly and didn’t say anything. Merely a wisp of a cold smile suffused the corners of his mouth! In the younger generation of the entire southern territory, besides that mysterious Darkbeast called Luo Xue from the Darkbeast Empire who was able to make him feel slightly fearful, did any other human or Darkbeast possess the qualifications to be his opponent? Sword Intent? Perhaps it was terrifying to others, but in Yuan Tong’s opinion, mere 1st level Sword Intent was truly slightly insufficient!