Chapter 978: Jiu Tian

Jiu Tian was a genius that had resonated with the Nine Palace Sword Formation at birth. He was destined for greatness, and the Nine Palace Academy had always taken great care of him. He had only been released to the public during this competition.

He was young yet had a mature look, and was dressed in a gray outfit that made him look older than he was. His eyes reminded one of an old man who had seen the vicissitudes of life.

His appearance caused much excitement among the Nine Palace Academy disciples. They all wanted to personally witness Jiu Tian's might. The other disciples also looked over, curious as to just how strong the number one disciple of the Nine Palace Academy was.

"I had thought that you would only step on the stage at the very end," said Zhan Wushuang.

"That was the plan, but you guys are wasting too much time. So here I am," replied Jiu Tian indifferently.

"Let the fight begin," said Zhan Wushuang as he made the first move.

This was the very first time Zhan Wushuang had felt such pressure from an opponent. This pressure was stronger than what he felt facing Baili Yixiao in the past. He was displeased with it, and he wanted to personally smash the pressure apart and prevail over it.

Wolf Breaker!

His battle intent was as boundless as ever, and his fists had always been his strongest weapons with which he could punch a hole in the sky. He was at the very peak of the Emperor Realm, and after this competition, he would focus on forging his soul foundation. He was confident that he was currently strong enough to defeat anyone below the Soul Foundation Realm.

Naturally, Jiu Tian had the same confidence. He emanated the same presence of someone who believed that he was unrivaled. Blades of wind started swirling around him. These blades were powered from a unique wind found only high up in the sky, the purpleflame wind.

The wind was purple in color and could ignite everything it blew through. It felt more like fire than wind, but it also had a fearsome power that could rip everything apart. When one obtained full mastery over it, one would be able to tear even space apart.

The purpleflame wind was a top-tier wind, and it was not the type of power an Emperor was supposed to be able to harness or tame. In fact, even a Soul Foundation Realm expert would need to flee when faced with this wind.

However, Jiu Tian had actually tamed this power and was wielding it freely—quite the shocking discovery for many people present.

The purpleflame wind was even slicing open Zhan Wushuang's indestructible fists. Zhan Wushuang hurriedly retreated in panic. As he watched the blood flow out of his gold, shining fists, an ominous feeling welled inside him.

"Surrender. You are not my match," said Jiu Tian with the same indifference.

"There is no such thing as 'surrender' to me," roared Zhan Wushuang as he released his Indestructible Avatar. His body started growing, and a burst of destructive gold energy erupted from him. It was as though he had transformed into a war god, and he charged Jiu Tian in his avatar form.

Heaven Smasher!

Zhan Wushuang was fighting with all his strength. A pair of fists smashed forth like a golden mountain that was going to smash even the sky apart. A heavy pressure descended upon the surrounding disciples, and some of them paled.

They could clearly feel that the might of his attack was comparable with the might of True Martial Academy's number five genius, Zhou Haoyu. The fist energy crushed forward with a might to reduce all in its path to nothingness. This was what gave