The Great Daoist Brush Master! Ye Guan stared hard at the man. Honestly, he wasn't too surprised. When the man attacked Slaughter earlier, Ye Guan had already guessed as much. Someone with such overwhelming strength, who still insisted on being sneaky and wretched? Among all the people Ye Guan knew, there was only one possible candidate. Still, it was unexpected that the man actually dared ignore his uncle's warning, and even more shocking was that he had shown up in person. His true body was here. That meant things were about to get real. The Great Daoist Brush Master looked at Ye Guan and chuckled. Clearly, Ye Guan's earlier mention of his uncle had been a deliberate probe. "No need to test me," the man laughed. "I'm the real deal. No avatar, no projection, haha!" Ye Guan frowned. "So we're dropping the act already?" The Great Daoist Brush Master didn't answer, only turned toward Sang Mei not far away with an amused grin. "Lady Sang, I'm curious about your choice?" However, Sang Mei didn't respond. Instead, she looked at Ye Guan. "Feel like sparring?" Ye Guan glanced at the Great Daoist Brush Master, who waved his hands. "Don't look at me. No way you're beating me. Lady Sang meant this lady here, Lady Jun You." Ye Guan turned toward Jun You. Jun You replied calmly, "I'm fine with that." Ye Guan nodded. "Me, too." Sang Mei smiled. "Be careful. Lady Jun You is the most monstrous genius in all of the East Desolates. Don't underestimate her." "I understand," Ye Guan replied. With a flick of the Great Daoist Brush Master's sleeve, Ye Guan and Jun You were transported into a boundless void. Ye Guan slowly closed his eyes. He understood Sang Mei's intention. His Order Sword Dao had just advanced, and he needed a real fight to solidify it. This was the perfect opportunity. Of course, he wouldn't underestimate Jun You. Anyone who could carry herself with such poise had to have the strength to back it up. Jun You stood still, her expression serene. Her right hand, hidden behind her back, began to tighten into a fist. Without warning, a sword cry tore through the air. In an instant, a sword condensed from Ye Guan's Order Sword Intent was already in front of Jun You. He hadn't used the Qingxuan Sword, but pure sword intent. It was as fast as lightning, too quick for most to even see. Jun You didn't flinch. Her concealed right hand suddenly punched forward. The sheer force of her punch stopped Ye Guan's sword intent dead in its tracks. Just as Ye Guan prepared to strike again, Jun You's right hand surged forward, grabbing the sword intent and yanking. With that pull, she dragged Ye Guan into a strange, shimmering spacetime. Once Ye Guan was within, Jun You's left hand clenched. In an instant, the entire Time River ignited. Then, the entire river condensed into a flaming ball in her palm. Holding the Time River in her hand, she punched. A punch layered with infinite weight that was equivalent to billions of Daos in one. The sheer force shattered Ye Guan's Order Sword Intent and sent him flying nearly a hundred thousand meters. When he stopped, Order Sword Intent kept trying to form around him, only to collapse again and again, dozens of times. Outside, Nun Shepherd and the others looked grim. They hadn't expected Jun You to be this terrifying. Sang Mei watched calmly while the Great Daoist Brush Master only smiled as he stared at Ye Guan. Within the Time River, Jun You didn't follow up. She just said, "I've heard you're undefeated among peers in your generation. Coincidentally, so am I." She walked forward, flames of time burning behind her back. Though the Time River had burned, it hadn't vanished. Instead, it began reforming, surrounding her once again. This was her Dao—the Dao of Time. Walking within billions of timelines, she bent time to her will. Her body was illusory and was constructed from Time Dao. This Time Dao suppressed all time within the Time Dao, allowing her to use them to her pleasure. Ye Guan felt a crushing pressure like never before. He wasn't facing Jun You alone; he was facing time itself. The sheer pressure was enough to annihilate any normal Divine Realm cultivator. Ye Guan clenched his newly formed Order Sword. Then he struck suddenly. This time, the endless Order Sword Intent did not shatter from Jun You's aura. It surrounded him, growing sharper and stronger with every step. As he slashed out, his Order Sword Intent transformed into multiple swords that cleaved through the oppressive aura of time and then through the Time River itself. Jun You didn't retreat. Instead, she charged forward. Billions of time energy streams surged into her, empowering her body. Then, her punch exploded outward, a force drawn from every moment in existence. The aura of her punch alone nearly disintegrated Ye Guan's Order Sword Intent again. But then, time froze in the spacetime region where the battle was taking place. Jun You's punch slowed dramatically. Ye Guan seized the moment, fusing his Invincible Sword Intent with his Order Sword Intent. Together, they formed a new sword that stabbed directly toward her chest. With time slowed, the sword struck first. Jun You's eyes narrowed, but she didn't panic. Her right arm surged with power, bursting outward like a dam breaking. The Time River exploded and both were blasted back. Ye Guan flew back hundreds of thousands of meters before stopping. His chest had been punctured, Jun You's punch had gone straight through. Far away, Jun You had also come to a stop. A sword hole now pierced her chest. Both had returned to the original spacetime void. Jun You looked down at her wound, then raised her gaze toward Ye Guan. Two types of sword intent now surged around him, both growing stronger by the second. His sword intent began repairing his body but slowly. Jun You's lingering power was still raging within his chest, and only his dual sword intents kept it from destroying both his fleshly body and soul. Likewise, Jun You was suppressing the sword intent that still lingered in her wound. Ye Guan gripped his sword intent tightly. His Order Sword Intent was still evolving. He hadn't found its limit yet because his Dao Heart had not stabilized yet. It was now transforming to steadfastly pursue what he truly wanted. Ye Guan took a deep breath and grinned at Jun You. "Let's go again!" Then he became a streak of sword light, charging forward. His sword cry ripped through the heavens. Outside, the Great Daoist Brush Master watched him and laughed. "He only gets stronger under pressure." Sang Mei glanced at him and smiled. "A clever setup." "Haha!" the man roared. "Lady Sang, these so-called schemes are just little tricks... hardly worth mentioning." Sang Mei looked at Jun You. "Looks like the genius from the East Desolates has finally taken that step." The Great Daoist Brush Master looked at Ye Guan and Jun You still battling. "Lady Sang, I gave you a chance back then." ᴛʜɪs ᴄʜᴀᴘᴛᴇʀ ɪs ᴜᴘᴅᴀᴛᴇ ʙʏ 𝓷𝓸𝓿𝓮𝓵⚑𝓯𝓲𝓻𝓮⚑𝓷𝓮𝓽 She only smiled and said nothing, turning to gaze at the elites of the Divine Continent kneeling below. The man said nothing further. Everyone had made their choices. Those Divine Continent cultivators knelt in despair, faces pale and hopeless. Sang Mei sighed softly, withdrawing her gaze. She turned back to Ye Guan, eyes fixed on him as she was lost in thought. Inside the void, Ye Guan launched wave after wave of sword strikes at Jun You. She didn't back down, instead clashing with him head-on. Both were growing stronger by the second. It was a good thing they were in a special spacetime. If this battle had taken place in the Divine Continent, the entire land might have been obliterated. Ye Guan's mind was focused on the battle. He hadn't used his bloodline power or the Qingxuan Sword. For Ye Guan, as long as a duel was fair, he wouldn't rely on artifacts. Even if he lost, so be it. Jun You, too, hadn't used any artifacts, relying solely on her Great Dao. This wasn't because she didn't have them, but like Ye Guan, she had her pride. This was a clash between the two greatest prodigies of their respective civilizations, a truly fair duel. Even the special spacetime was beginning to collapse under their power. Bit by bit, it cracked and shattered. Jun You was covered in dozens of sword wounds, while Ye Guan was battered and broken, blood pouring out endlessly from his wounds. Just then, the Great Daoist Brush Master looked at the distant stars. "Lady Sang," he said calmly, "the ones we've been waiting for... they're here." Moments later, wave after wave of terrifying auras surged toward them.