"So the younger generation of the Li Heavenly Clan really is that impressive."
As the two clashed in fierce combat that neither seemed able to gain the upper hand in, everyone from the Great Thousand Upper Realm wore deep frowns.
After all, Chu Zhiyuan was the strongest young cultivator of the Great Thousand Upper Realm, yet that woman was merely the weakest among the Li Heavenly Clan disciples present.
Though this was only a battle between juniors, it often served as a reflection of the gap between the Li Heavenly Clan and the Chu Heavenly Clan.
Although they had long known that the Li Heavenly Clan was far more powerful than the Chu Heavenly Clan, actually witnessing it firsthand still left the people of the Great Thousand Upper Realm shocked — and their unease only deepened.
Even though the speed at which the Upper Realm Gate was opening had already slowed…
No matter how slowly the Upper Realm Gate opened, it would eventually open completely.
If the Li Heavenly Clan insisted on attacking the Great Thousand Upper Realm, they would still be doomed.
Rumble— At that moment, a tremendous boom suddenly rang out. Powerful ripples of energy transformed into raging waves that surged outward in every direction.
Chu Zhiyuan and the Li Heavenly Clan woman had unleashed a devastating exchange.
And when the dust settled, every elder present saw their expressions twist in shock.
Through the dissipating ripples, they could clearly see that Chu Zhiyuan had been knocked to the ground — and the woman had already appeared before him, her foot pressing down on his head.
This battle had ended with Chu Zhiyuan's defeat.
Chu Zhiyuan — the greatest prodigy of the Great Thousand Upper Realm — had actually lost to a woman of the Li Heavenly Clan.
Whoosh— With a sweep of her wide sleeve, the woman dispersed the vast ripples that had blanketed the enormous arena.
Once the ripples faded, the figures of the woman and Chu Zhiyuan were fully revealed to everyone's gaze.
Earlier, only the elder-generation powerhouses had been able to see what happened. The younger cultivators couldn't pierce through the ripples and had no idea that Chu Zhiyuan had already lost.
But now, everything was laid bare before their eyes, and the expressions of every junior changed drastically.
"Heavens, this!!!"
Every young cultivator stood frozen, mouths agape, utterly unable to believe what they were seeing.
The strongest junior of their Great Thousand Upper Realm — not only lying on the ground, but having his head stepped on by a woman. This sight was simply too hard to accept.
Because this wasn't just Chu Zhiyuan's defeat. It wasn't just Chu Zhiyuan's humiliation.
This was the defeat of the entire Great Thousand Upper Realm — the humiliation of the Great Thousand Upper Realm.
"Trash, with your pathetic strength, you actually had the nerve to claim you destroyed the main formation inside the Upper Realm Gate?"
"Send that guy called Chu Feng out here instead. You don't even qualify to make me use my full power."
The Li Heavenly Clan woman not only had her foot on Chu Zhiyuan's head — she was verbally mocking him as well.
Hearing this, Chu Zhiyuan was consumed by fury. If she had used someone else to humiliate him today, he might have been able to endure it.
But using Chu Feng to humiliate him — that was something he could not stomach.
In his rage, the look in Chu Zhiyuan's eyes began to change — it became a gaze of extreme ruthlessness, one that no normal human being could possibly produce.
Soon, his eyes themselves transformed, turning a deep, blood-red color.
And it wasn't just his eyes. Blood-red runes began to emerge across his body, their crimson light flickering and piercing right through his clothing.