Zhang Ruochen stopped and looked over towards Ao Xinyan, smiling, “I am now the leader of the first group, is it really appropriate for you, as a Saint of the first group, to call me by my name?”
Ao Xin Yan performed a very skillful stance, almost without her feet touching the ground, travelling away from the air until she reached Zhang Ruochen’s ten zhang away, then she stood on her feet and snorted coldly, “If you are unable to defeat me, I won’t recognise you as the leader of this group, much less listen to your orders.”
Zhang Ruochen really didn’t want to fight with Ao Xinyan, but she was stalking her to death, and was really a headache-inducing woman.
In the distance, a man’s voice was heard.
“Well said, in the Holy Academy, everything is honoured by strength. Zhang Ruochen, your strength, is it really as powerful as the legends?”
As he spoke, there were four more people, walking out from the Sacred Mountain.
Three of them were figures that Zhang Ruochen was quite familiar with, namely Xu Hai of the Xu Sacred Gate Valve, Xi Yunxi of the Xi Sacred Gate Valve, and Zuo Quling of the Left Sacred Gate Valve.
There was another person that Zhang Ruochen did not recognise.
However, his powerful aura could be felt, and he was clearly an expert as well.
The sentence just now came out of Xu Hai’s mouth.
Zhang Ruochen glanced towards Xu Hai and the four of them, saying, “How strong I am doesn’t seem to be any of your business, does it?”
Xi Yunxi gave a charming smile and said, “We are all Saints of the Sword Dao Department, and you are the leader of the first group of the Sword Dao Department, representing the facade of our Sword Dao Department. If your strength is too weak, wouldn’t it look like our entire Saints of the Sword Dao Department have no face?”
Xu Hai nodded and said, “Senior Sister Ao is the princess of the Divine Dragon Half-Human Race, not only does she possess the body of a half-dragon, but also, her realm in Sword Dao is incomparably profound. I think that she is qualified to fight you. Zhang Ruochen, if you don’t fight, aren’t you looking down on Senior Sister Ao?”
Ao Xinyan said, “Zhang Ruochen, if you are able to defeat me, in the future, I will acknowledge your position as the leader of the group, and look up to you, and I will never have half a word of complaint.”
Zhang Ruochen stared Avray at Ao Xinyan, exhaled a breath, and said, “Alright! Since you must fight, I will fulfil you.”
Ao Xinyan was too innocent and was being used as a gun by the heirs of those Saint Clans without realising it.
Zhang Ruochen also had no choice but to fight her, lest she continue to be used by those Saint Sect’s people.
Ao Xin Yan’s that beautiful face revealed an expression of joy as she immediately mobilised her True Qi, and at the same time, pulled out the Dragon Marked Aqua Sword, cupping it in her hand and pointing it at Zhang Ruochen, who stood on the opposite side of the room.
The Dragon Marked Aqua Sword, like it was forged from green crystal, was turquoise and translucent, and on the surface of the sword body floated a piece of dragon scale, at a glance, it was not a mortal product.
Zhang Ruochen did not take Ao Xinyan lightly, the fact that she was able to enter the first group of the Sword Dao Department with the third place already showed the power of her own strength.
“Clang!”
The Sinking Abyss Ancient Sword left its sheath and flew out, dragging a piece of black light as it hovered in front of Zhang Ruochen.
Ao Xinyan’s eyes narrowed as she said, “Indeed, it is the realm of the Sword Mind.”
Ao Xin Yan activated the inscription in the Dragon Marked Aqua Sword, and instantly, with the sword as the centre, a large wave of water appeared, spinning rapidly around her body like a stream, emitting a “clattering” sound.
“Bijou Yellow Spring.”
Ao Xin Yan leapt through the water curtain and stabbed out with a sword that broke through the air, striking at Zhang Ruochen’s brow.
She was executing a Ghost Grade Lower Grade Sword Technique, the Bijou Sword Technique, and with the power with which she executed the sword move, it could be seen that she had already cultivated the Bijou Sword Technique to its grand completion.
The strength displayed by Ao Xin Yan was no longer weaker than Lu Flipping Tian and the Orange Moon Star Envoy.
Zhang Ruochen appeared calm and collected, and with a casual wave of his hand, the Sinking Abyss Ancient Sword chopped out.
“Wow!”
The seemingly casual sword carried a subtle and overwhelming realm of sword dao, presenting thirty-six shadows of sword qi, each of which was a variant, which meant that it contained thirty-six variations of sword techniques.
In just an instant, Zhang Ruochen broke Ao Xinyan’s Bijou Sword Technique.
Afterwards, Zhang Ruochen did not stop and immediately performed his second sword technique.
Only when he took a step forward, the Sinking Abyss Ancient Sword had already stabbed into Ao Xinyan’s chest, and using the naked eye, one could also see the sharp sword qi spitting out from above the tip of the sword.
Ao Xin Yan’s face changed drastically, immediately releasing her martial soul.
“Ow!”
An ear-shattering dragon roar emanated from within her body.
Above her head, a pillar of cyan-coloured light rushed out, and a particle of light coalesced into a dragon-shaped silhouette that coiled behind her as if it was a large cyan-coloured mountain.
Ao Xin Yan’s martial soul was actually a “divine dragon martial soul”.
One must know that only true dragons of the Divine Dragon Race could cultivate the Divine Dragon Martial Soul.
It was impossible for a divine dragon half-human to cultivate a divine dragon martial soul, and there were even very few half-humans who cultivated a flying dragon martial soul or an earth dragon martial soul. From this, it could be seen that the strength of Ao Xin Yan’s martial soul was truly mind-boggling.
“What a powerful martial soul. Her martial soul is probably already comparable to a cultivator of the Fifth Transformation of the Fish Dragon, and it’s one step more powerful than even Lu Flipping Heaven’s divine wood martial soul.”
The green divine dragon, more than a hundred metres long, coiled behind Ao Xinyan, with a huge dragon head, sharp claws, and fierce eyes, its entire body exuding a powerful and unparalleled aura.
In the distance, Xi Yunxi and Zuo Quling were both shocked by the martial soul released by Ao Xinyan, their faces changed drastically, and they kept falling backwards.
Xu Hai’s eyes lit up as he said, “It’s actually a Divine Dragon Martial Spirit, no wonder Ao Xin Yan is called a wunderkind of the Divine Dragon Demi-Human Race that rarely comes out in a hundred years, with her strength, it’s really possible for her to defeat Zhang Ruochen.”
The Saint standing beside Xu Hai, who looked to be close to thirty years of age, had a waxy and somewhat sickly face as he coldly said, “To be able to cultivate a martial soul to a level comparable to a cultivator of the Fifth Transformation of the Fish Dragon at the Great Extreme Realm of the Heavenly Extreme Realm is indeed quite remarkable. When I was at the Heavenly Extremity Realm Great Extremity Position, I only reached my limit by cultivating my martial soul to a level comparable to a Fish Dragon Fourth Transformation.”
“It is said that Zhang Ruochen’s martial soul is also very powerful, I wonder how it compares to Ao Xinyan?”Xu Hai Dao.
The two of them stopped talking and continued to look at the battlefield, wanting to see if Ao Xin Yan could force Zhang Ruochen to use his full strength.
“Bijou Wuqian.”
Ao Xin Yan leapt up and rushed to a height of more than ten feet in mid-air, holding the sword with both hands and slashing downwards.
The Dragon Marked Aqua Sword emitted a piercing sword sound, and the sword body became incomparably huge, tens of zhang long, as if it was going to tear the earth apart.
At the same time, the huge green dragon that was coiled behind her also violently struck down with a claw, reuniting with the sword.
The sights in front of Zhang Ruochen’s eyes all disappeared, and the sound of water waves curling resounded in his ears, as if all the water in an ocean was surging towards him. A green-coloured divine dragon, swimming in the water and turning the river, swung its claws and struck at the top of his head.
“Wow…”
Zhang Ruochen also released his Martial Soul.
The Martial Soul hovered above his head, mobilising heaven and earth aura, which gathered towards him in an unending stream.
“Undead Soul Killing Spirit.”
Zhang Ruochen did not cultivate the Ghost Grade Sword Technique and could only use the Spirit Grade Upper Grade Sword Technique, the Soul Pursuing Thirteen Swords, to fend off Ao Xin Yan’s attack.
Fortunately, he had already cultivated the Soul Pursuing Thirteen Swords, to the Realm of Transformation, and was not at too much of a disadvantage when it came to the top of the sword strokes.
“Zhang Ruochen actually used a Spirit Grade Upper Grade Sword Stance to resist the Ghost Grade Lower Grade Bijou Sword Stance, the power of the two sword stances is not a power level at all ……,” Xu Hai said.
Before Xu Hai’s words had completely fallen, Zhang Ruochen had already broken Ao Xinyan’s sword stance and took the initiative to meet it, striking across the sword and chopping at Ao Xinyan’s waist.
Ao Xin Yan was also taken aback for a moment, her heart startled, and in her haste, she immediately put her longsword up and blocked her body.
“Boom!”
The two swords collided, erupting into a circle of energy ripples that turned into waves of air that surged out in all directions.
Ao Xin Yan flew out diagonally and landed on the ground, sliding backwards without stopping, leaving behind a deep groove that extended all the way to ten feet away.
The few people present were all stunned.
The Spirit Grade Upper Grade Soul Chasing Thirteen Swords actually broke the Ghost Grade Lower Grade Bijou Sword Technique, which could only prove one thing, Zhang Ruochen’s strength exceeded Ao Xinyan’s by a large margin.
“It’s impossible to be this strong just by relying on the Sword Heart Passage. Could …… it be that Zhang Ruochen’s martial soul is even stronger than Ao Xinyan’s?”Xu Hai said.
The person standing beside Xu Hai, his eyes slightly condensed as he carefully observed Zhang Ruochen and said, “I can’t see through it, I can’t see through Zhang Ruochen’s true cultivation.”
Xu Hai also shook his head and said, “I can’t see through it either. Just at the Heavenly Extremity Realm, he is already so unfathomable, if he were to break through to the Fish Dragon Realm, what more?”
Just as the two of them exchanged words, Zhang Ruochen quickly chased after him, not giving Ao Xinyan a chance to catch her breath at all, and executed seven sword strokes in a row.
Ao Xin Yan only felt that her eyes were filled with sword light, piercing her eyes so much that she couldn’t even open them, and she could only rely on her spiritual power to sense Zhang Ruochen’s sword moves.
Suddenly, Zhang Ruochen’s sword stance stopped, and the tip of the sword passed through the Body Protecting Heavenly Dipper and stopped at her heart.
Ao Xin Yan’s body tightened, and it was as if her entire body was sealed by the sword qi, unable to move. Still refusing to admit defeat to Zhang Ruochen, she immediately stepped on her pace and retreated backwards rapidly.
The sword in Zhang Ruochen’s hand was like a spirit snake, always pointing at her heart.
If he was willing, he could stab out the long sword at any time and strike through her heart.
Eventually, Ao Xin Yan realised the huge gap with Zhang Ruochen and stopped dodging, letting out a long sigh, “I’ve lost! I can’t believe I only caught nine of your moves, am I weaker than both the Orange Moon Star Envoy and Lu Flipping Heaven?”
Zhang Ruochen retrieved his sword, and seeing Ao Xinyan’s disoriented look, he knew that she must have never tasted defeat before, and also lacked the exercise of her own will.
Such a person, once defeated, would most likely be devastated.
Zhang Ruochen was, after all, the leader of the first group, and didn’t want to see a supreme talent sink so low.
Thus, he said in relief, ”Actually, your strength is not weaker than the Orange Moon Star Envoy and Lu Flipping Sky, or even, a few points stronger than them. It’s just that in the last few days, I had some strange encounters, and both the Sword Dao Realm and Martial Dao Realm have risen by a large margin.”
Zhang Ruochen was telling the truth and wasn’t lying to her.
Drinking the Bikong Herb Tea had indeed caused Zhang Ruochen’s strength to increase greatly.
