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Wenbo took a deep breath and continued to explain, "Miss Xia may not know that there are different levels within the Grandmaster realm."

"Gu Changfeng is a mid-stage Grandmaster, already considered a figure of some importance, but there is a vast chasm between Yan Zonghan, a peak Grandmaster, and a mid-stage Grandmaster."

"Although there won't be a difference as great as the difference between instant kills, it's perfectly fine for Yan Zonghan to fight five or six Gu Changfengs at the same time and even kill them."

Upon hearing this, Xia Wantang's heart tightened.

Chu Nan did win against Gu Changfeng, but that doesn't mean Chu Nan can handle five or six strong opponents of Gu Changfeng's caliber at the same time, let alone turn the tables and kill them.

Wenbo continued, "Moreover, this person's martial arts are completely different from Gu Changfeng's. Gu Changfeng comes from a sect, which means he has received systematic training in modern terms."

"Yan Zonghan was forged on the battlefield. His Seven Forms of Breaking the Army had no feints; they were all aimed at killing."

"Back then, three grandmasters from the North joined forces to kill him, but he killed two of them and chased them across the border to kill another. Although that battle almost cost him his life under military law, no one will ever think that a siege could kill him again."

Jiang Yingxue's fingers unconsciously clenched the hem of her dress.

Xia Wantang saw this, reached out and enveloped her hand completely, "You said he didn't break through to the Celestial Realm, is that true or false?"

She didn't understand the different levels of martial arts, but from Wenbo's few words, she had already grasped just how vast the gap between levels truly was.

If Yan Zonghan is a celestial being rather than a grandmaster, then Chu Nan's outcome of going to the appointment this time will definitely not be optimistic.

"There were rumors ten years ago that he had sensed the urgency of breaking through to the level of a celestial being."

Wenbo patiently explained, "The celestial beings are like the Dragon Gate. If you leap over it, you become a god; if you can't, no matter how strong you are, you're still just a human."

"He only emerged from seclusion yesterday, without revealing any information or having any combat record, so no one can guess whether he has actually achieved a leap in status and ascended to the celestial realm."

Jiang Yingxue couldn't help but ask, "What if you manage to cross that?"

Wenbo sighed, "If he has truly entered the realm of the Celestials, Mr. Chu probably won't even have a chance to escape."

"But becoming a Celestial is not so easy. For at least the last hundred years, there has been no news of a single extraordinary person in the entire Great Xia Dynasty leaping over the Dragon Gate and becoming a Celestial."

"However, given Yan Zonghan's personality, even if he truly ascends to the Celestial Realm, he wouldn't challenge Mr. Chu to a duel."

Wenbo carefully chose his words before stating his deduction: "His act of challenging Mr. Chu to a duel as soon as he came out of seclusion, rather than saving face for the Jin family, seems more like he wanted to use this battle to cross the final threshold from Grandmaster to Celestial Being."

Xia Wantang was somewhat puzzled, "Advancing to the Celestial Realm through combat?"

"In our world of supernatural beings, this kind of behavior of using battle as an opportunity to break through one's realm has a specific term: 'borrowing momentum'."

Wenbo said solemnly, "He most likely wants to use Mr. Chu's blood to sacrifice his own Dao. If he succeeds, he will be a new generation of celestial being. If he fails, he will use this battle to tell the entire capital that the Jin family cannot be humiliated."

It's obvious, to put it bluntly, that Yan Zonghan's challenge was full of absolute confidence; he was using Chu Nan as a stepping stone!

Jiang Yingxue gripped the hem of her clothes tightly. "He won't succeed. Chu Nan won't be his whetstone!"

"Our little cutie won't just be that old man's whetstone; rather, that old man is just our little cutie's whetstone."

Compared to Jiang Yingxue's stubbornness, which tends towards self-comfort, Xia Wantang appeared quite relaxed and at ease.

But both Qian Xinya and Wenbo could sense that neither of them was at ease.

If they were really that optimistic, they wouldn't have come along.

Therefore, a tacit silence fell inside the car.

About half an hour later, Wenbo's voice broke the silence, "Wangjingyuan...we've arrived."

Forty miles north of the capital, the terrain suddenly opens up.

There are no high mountains on any side, only a few low hills stretching across the north, like the slightly arched spine of the earth.

In the middle was a vast, barren grassland, spanning several miles in circumference.

This place is so open, so boundless, that it seems as if heaven and earth have yielded a step here, leaving behind a desolate wilderness that no one has claimed.

It is precisely because of its vastness that it has become a battlefield today.

In a life-or-death battle between Grandmasters at their peak, the arena itself becomes meaningless.

Only on this vast, boundless wasteland can two people standing at the pinnacle of the supernatural world truly unleash their full potential and push their cultivation to its limits.

That's why Yan Zonghan chose this place.

The Wangjing Plain is no longer the desolate place it once was.

However, compared to the crowds covering the mountains and fields, the officials clearly arrived much earlier.

A checkpoint was set up three kilometers outside Wangjing.

A black military-plated vehicle was parked across the official road, and heavily armed guards checked passes one by one.

One kilometer further in, at the second checkpoint, there were patrol teams dressed in dark uniforms, holding walkie-talkies, with two armored vehicles parked behind them.

From the second checkpoint onwards, no vehicles are allowed to enter.

People who abandoned their cars and walked were divided into several groups and led by designated personnel through a temporary metal fence.

Further in, there is the last line of defense.

Wenbo parked the car on the side of the road, and the four of them got out and walked.

After walking a short distance, a red and white guardrail appeared in front of the entire road, completely blocking the way.

Behind the guardrail stood a dozen or so people in dark uniforms, their expressions stern, checking the passing vehicles and pedestrians one by one.

Several others stood in front of the railing, occasionally raising their hands to stop people.

Qian Xinya lowered her voice and explained, "These are the Imperial Guards. During the Extraordinary People Conference, security is jointly maintained by them and the capital's government. Today's scene has probably even alarmed the royal family."

"A life-or-death battle between Grandmasters, unprecedented in a century, and it happens during the Extraordinary People Conference..."

Qian Xinya's expression was solemn, but she did not stop walking. "The influence of today's battle at Wangjing Plain has almost surpassed the Extraordinary People Conference itself."

Even without her saying it, the atmosphere alone was enough to make people feel that this challenge was far beyond Xia Wantang and Jiang Yingxue's imagination.

The surrounding area was filled with a dense mass of people, all rushing madly in the same direction.

Before the four of them even got close, the man in uniform raised his hand to stop them. "This is a restricted area. Please show your identification and the strength level of yourself or your accompanying guards."

Qian Xinya was prepared and immediately took out her identification. "I am Qian Xinya of the Qian family, and this is Wenbo, the patriarch of my Qian family."

The uniformed man took the identification and whispered a few words to the person next to him.

After a short while, the other party spoke up: "So it's Miss Qian and Master Wen. You meet the requirements to enter and watch the battle, but these two are probably..."

Although the words were not finished, the meaning was clear.

That means Qian Xinya and Wenbo can enter, but Xia Wantang and Jiang Yingxue cannot!