As the foremost genius, Xiahou Zong's arrogance, Xiahou Zong's confidence, had truly reached an unreasonable level — but everyone had to admit that his arrogance and his confidence were absolutely justified.
An ant? A towering tree?
It could be said that before this battle, no one saw Jiang Chen as a threat, including the Grand Sacred Chief of the Eternal Sacred Land.
But there was one exception — and that was Jiang Chen himself.
"Xiahou Zong, a towering tree only needs a single axe to bring down. Perhaps among the geniuses of the Eternal Divine Kingdom, you truly are a towering tree. However, today, I am willing to be that axe, to shatter your laughable confidence and arrogance, and to tear away these clouds for the kingdom's geniuses so they may see the clear sky once more."
As Jiang Chen finished speaking, his divine sense stirred, and both eyes blazed with the Evil Golden Eye. Sharp and domineering, the Evil Golden Eye converged into a massive beam of divine light and shot forth.
Eye technique!
From the very start, Jiang Chen employed an eye technique.
"Xiahou Zong, I've heard you cultivate an eye technique called the Blazing Sun Eye Technique. Today, why don't we compare eye techniques first?"
Jiang Chen's voice was cool and detached, yet it echoed all around Xiahou Zong, as though wind and clouds stirred together and the mountains and rivers changed color.
This aura was in no way inferior to Xiahou Zong's by even the slightest measure.
Such a bizarre scene left the spectators utterly astonished. The highest expectation anyone had for Jiang Chen was to guess whether he could withstand a few of Xiahou Zong's attacks.
Even the most wildly imaginative among them had never considered that this Shao Yuan could actually match Xiahou Zong blow for blow in sheer presence.
That level of momentum, that degree of aura, and that composed, unhurried tone at the verge of battle — every last detail made it clear that this might not be a one-sided fight, might not be a slaughter, a steamrolling, a crushing defeat.
The underestimated Shao Yuan actually had a hidden depth no one had imagined.
In all these years, had anyone ever seen someone from the younger generation stand on equal footing with Xiahou Zong? Had anyone ever seen someone from the younger generation dare to challenge Xiahou Zong?
Today, everyone's eyes were truly opened.
This young man had not only declared war on Xiahou Zong, but in every detail, he was not losing out to Xiahou Zong in the slightest.
Even the aura suppression that Xiahou Zong excelled at showed not the faintest sign of gaining the upper hand. In other words, Xiahou Zong had not gained any advantage at the outset of this battle.
Forget the spectators below — even Xiahou Zong himself felt quite surprised. All those words he had spoken earlier were, in truth, a build-up of momentum.
As the battle began, Xiahou Zong's divine sense, Xiahou Zong's aura, had been constantly expanding outward.
Yet what stunned Xiahou Zong was that his opponent truly possessed the depth and the backbone to stand against him head-on, and moreover, his opponent's aggression was remarkably fierce — a clear declaration that he intended a frontal confrontation.
Eye technique?
Xiahou Zong let out a cold laugh and gave a light scoff: "Boy, being an eye technique cultivator is no easy feat. But compared to me in eye technique, you're still far behind."
Xiahou Zong's Blazing Sun divine sense blazed like the midday sun, scorching and overwhelming. Terrifying Blazing Sun energy roiled and gathered between his pupils like two noble flames, like two plump suns. In an instant they flared brilliantly.
Whoosh, whoosh!
The fearsome Blazing Sun Eye Technique erupted forth, two majestic streams of fire surging outward.
"Tricks." Jiang Chen smiled with contempt. The Evil Golden Eye, sharp as an unstoppable blade, lanced out and slashed directly into the Blazing Sun Eye Technique.
BOOM!
Two equally domineering eye techniques met in the void, clashing like blood-sworn enemies driven to madness.
The Evil Golden Eye was demolishing the Blazing Sun Eye Technique, while the Blazing Sun Eye Technique's power was melting away the Evil Golden Eye's radiance. Between them, a terrifying stalemate formed.
At the same time, both figures moved in a flash. Between the opening and closing of their eyes, the terrifying eye-light continuously erupted.
The two of them were actually battling each other in the void with nothing but their eye techniques.
A single graze of that eye-light against the body would be enough to reduce a person to dust. The entire arena was crisscrossed with their clashing eye-light.
In that moment, the danger level of this arena rivaled the depths of hell. There was virtually no space that was safe.
Yet their figures wove and darted through the void with reckless abandon, both sharing an unspoken combat intuition as they attempted to kill their opponent with eye technique alone.
It had to be said that on the path of eye techniques, Jiang Chen had never truly met his match. But this time, it was truly a case of meeting one's equal, a worthy adversary for a worthy champion.
Below, the Sacred Land spectators watching the fight watched as their dull eyes gradually lit up with a spark of excitement. Yan Qingsang in particular was clenching his fists tightly, a sharp gleam flickering continuously in his eyes.
His lips trembled softly: "I knew it — he could do it. He really could do it."
"Brother Qingsang, what are you muttering about?" Wu You asked curiously.