The shattered Fire Dragon exploded like fireworks in mid-air. Pei Yan walked forward amidst the scattering fire rain, casually catching a fragment in his palm and exclaimed, "It seems that this compressed Source Energy Cannon has a good destructive effect on techniques also made of source energy."

After saying this, Pei Yan turned his gaze towards the three Round Table Knights, who were intimidated by his display, and waved his longsword with a sneer, "Sword Qi with appended magic? To be honest, compared to the Sword Techniques created by the Daoist Realm, which focus more on Sword Intent, your attacks are too flashy and impractical."

Upon Pei Yan's words, not only did the faces of the three Round Table Knights on the stage become extremely unsightly, but even the cultivators from various factions of the Magic Realm, who pride themselves on martial arts, also showed indignant expressions. In contrast to the dissatisfaction of the Magic Realm, the bigwigs in the Daoist Realm audience frequently voiced their approval, whispering praises about Pei Yan's insight, deeming him a teachable youth. Pei Yan's initially arrogant demeanor when he first came to the Daoist Realm was dissipated by his series of friendly gestures over the past six months.

"Boy, how dare you, at such a young age, comment on sword techniques! The martial contest between the Daoist Realm and the Magic Realm has been ongoing for over a thousand years. Do you think a junior like you can offer a conclusive judgment? Since you're brazen enough to speak such arrogant words, I'd like to see what extraordinary martial skills your Foundation Plane possesses, so I, this old relic, can broaden my horizons!" To retrieve his dignity, Lanloste, holding a longsword, stood at the forefront and challenged.

Facing the challenge, Pei Yan calmly accepted, turning his longsword horizontally and said indifferently, "Earlier, I was merely expressing a direct feeling based on past combat experiences with both realms' strengths. Martial skills? In comparison to the vast cultivation experience of the Four Major Planes, I dare not discuss martial skills from the Foundation Plane, which are merely petty tricks. Since you want to see, I'm not a stingy person. It so happens I've recently honed a new attack method during special training, so let this self-proclaimed old relic of a senior appreciate it."

Though Pei Yan spoke politely, his tone was full of barbs. As soon as he finished speaking, without further ado, he casually waved his arm, slicing two Qi Blades out from his longsword, which flew straight towards the three Round Table Knights.

"Let me do it!" Earlier, after Pei Yan had destroyed the Fire Dragon and mocked, Exeter shoved Lanloste aside, rushing to the frontline, holding his longsword, infusing it with Source Energy as if embodying the Sword God. Like Pei Yan earlier, he stood there without dodging, slashing twice, enveloping it with earthy, massive Source Energy. The moment the incoming Qi Blades hit, it was like erecting a Qi wall, and both exploded in mid-air, forming a wild airflow. The sharp fragments of the Qi Blade scraped across Exeter's armor, making crisp metal friction sounds, yet not leaving a single mark on the armor.

In the gale, Exeter, who hadn't taken a step back, couldn't help but taunt, "I thought you had some superior technique, but it's just compressing Source Energy into Qi Blades. Any Holy Knight can casually do that, and yet you claim it takes special training to achieve it, hahaha! No wonder the Foundation Plane is called the wasteland of energy and magic. You boast about this level of skill."

"OK!" Unfazed by the ridicule, Pei Yan gestured an OK with his hand, smiling amicably, "Just ensure you can maintain this optimistic attitude after a while!"

Saying this, Pei Yan again lifted the hand holding the blade, casually swung it twice at Exeter, and sent out two more Qi Blades, which were easily shattered like before. Yet, just as Exeter prepared to mock once more, Pei Yan's arm continued to swing, releasing three more Qi Blades.

Boom! Boom! Boom! The sound of Qi Blades shattering echoed in the arena, and the initially disdainful major faction leaders seated outside now looked solemn. Gradually, many stood up in amazement, stepping forward to watch in surprise.

"Does this kid have infinite source energy?!"

"The Child of Origin inherently has more abundant and faster-recovering source energy than ordinary cultivators, that's nothing! The issue is how he's doing it."

Abundant source energy within the major planes isn't unusual. Those in powerful positions here, considering the talent discussion, wouldn't be much less than Pei Yan. Similarly, compressing source energy as an attack method is not a sophisticated tactic. As Exeter said, this attack method is achievable by any Holy Knight, that is, a level seven awakened supernaturally powered person. The Daoist Realm sword cultivators focus more on cultivating Sword Intent, adding their comprehension of the Dao into source energy, while the Magic Realm's method directly adds various magical elements into the source energy attack, making the attacks diverse with immediate effects.

Neither has been proven superior over thousands of years. The Daoist Realm's attack method has a difficult entry point, often causing average cultivators without talent to end up imitating clumsily. But if a Sword Dao genius trains to the grand accomplishment, they become the top dominators among their peers. Meanwhile, the Magic Realm's attack methods are easy to learn. Every qualified Holy Knight masters one to two magic-element-augmented combat techniques. However, further progress often proves challenging, making it difficult to stand out among peer Daoist Realm experts.

Pei Yan on the current stage diverges from both. The Qi Blade he swings is merely a compressed, primitive source energy Qi Blade, with no Sword Intent nor any magical elements added. The reason for astonishing the onlookers among the major figures is simple: speed and quantity!

Onstage, Pei Yan swings his longsword in a disorderly fashion, akin to a child swinging a bamboo stick cluelessly, but terrifyingly, each swing of the longsword releases a compressed Qi Blade. Since he initiated the attack, in just two minutes, over a hundred Qi Blades have swept across the arena.

This is terrifying! Even if a Qi Blade doesn't carry any attributes, to invoke source energy to a level capable of attack, it requires internal compression and conversion. Though this process isn't lengthy for top experts, it's hardly feasible to be done as swiftly and as recklessly as Pei Yan does.

At this moment, the situation onstage has shifted. After hundreds of Qi Blade cuts, the central tarmac, unable to sustain such ravage, broke into pieces. The shattered stones, yet to land, were crushed into dust mid-air by the subsequent Qi Blades, leaving cracks on the ground. These collided with the Qi Blades released by the three Round Table Knights, and hundreds of Qi Blades amassed, forming a growing Qi Blade whirlwind.