Zhang Ruochen, holding the Valley Water Sword, ascended the battle platform and stood opposite Xie Yunfan, the two of them ten feet apart.
“Eternal Life Academy, Lin Yue.”
When Xie Yunfan saw that number seventy-eight was actually Lin Yue, the corners of his mouth immediately rose slightly, and there was an indescribable joy in his heart.
He had wanted to teach Lin Yue a lesson for a long time, only, Lin Yue had been hiding in the Violet Cloud Spirit Mountain, making it impossible for him to find a suitable opportunity.
Unexpectedly, the three hundred and sixty-eight person Sword Dao Competition had actually allowed him to meet Lin Yue as well.
How else to say, a narrow road between wrongdoers.
Today, Xie Yunfan was going to humiliate Lin Yue in front of all the attention, so that he would never be able to raise his head again in the Two Yi Sect in the future.
At that time, let’s see what kind of face he still has for Senior Sister Qi.
Thinking back to the image of Senior Sister Qi being embraced in Lin Yue’s arms, Xie Yunfan’s mood was hard to calm down, it was hard to think of frustrating Lin Yue.
“What? You’re hesitant to mount the battle stage, could it be that you’re scared?”
Xie Yunfan finally managed to control his emotions and exhaled a long breath, pinching the short sword between his two fingers and gently playing with it, appearing relaxed and natural, as if he was certain of Zhang Ruochen.
Zhang Ruochen, with one hand behind his back and one hand cupping the Valley Water Sword, was really a bit anti-Xie Yunfan.
Just because of a woman, every time Xie Yunfan saw him, it was as if he had seen an enemy who killed his father and took his wife, either sneering or dog-eyed, always feeling as if Zhang Ruochen was far inferior to him.
Once or twice, Zhang Ruochen would tolerate it, not wanting to bother with him.
But every time he was so self-righteous, Zhang Ruochen was really a bit fed up with it.
Below the battle stage, a chorus of jeering voices resounded, it was obvious that those inner disciples and contestants were of the same mindset as Xie Yunfan, all of them felt that Lin Yue was a goon.
“Senior brother Xie, kick that coward off the battle stage, how can senior sister Qi be with someone like him.”
An inner disciple of the Eternal Life Academy, standing in the crowd, with a look of contempt, coldly said, “If you’re scared, quickly admit defeat, don’t disgrace our Eternal Life Academy.”
Xie Yunfan’s mood, even more pleasurable, a smug smile finally appeared on his face as he said, “Lin Yue, it’s already quite good luck for you to have met me. The most I can do is stomp on your face twice, if you meet those other ill-tempered guys, I’m afraid your life will be in jeopardy.”
“Is there an end to it or not, are we still fighting?”
Zhang Ruochen was a little impatient, even the best patience had been worn out by Xie Yunfan.
Seeing that Lin Yue dared to be so arrogant in front of him, Xie Yunfan’s good mood was swept away and he snorted coldly, “Since you want to seek death, I will fulfil you.”
In Xie Yunfan’s hand, a foot-long short sword, spun rapidly, about to stab at Zhang Ruochen.
The sword, before it could be stabbed out, Xie Yunfan felt a powerful wind force, surging towards him, blowing his body a little unsteady.
Not good.
Sensing that it was not good, Xie Yunfan’s face changed violently, immediately bracing up a layer of thick Body Protecting Holy Deity.
Xie Yunfan was at the cultivation level of the Fish Dragon Eighth Transformation and had already opened up all five of his Saint Veins.
As such, the Saint Qi in his body was very majestic, and the Saint Deity that condensed into his body protector was like a layer of spherical iron walls that were impenetrable.
Zhang Ruochen appeared in front of Xie Yunfan’s body and slapped a palm forward, hitting the top of the Body Protecting Holy Deity, which immediately sent out a ripple and sent Xie Yunfan flying.
“With a loud rumble, Xie Yunfan flew ten feet backwards.
Afterwards, his feet landed on the ground, and his body was uncontrollable as he rapidly retreated backwards, all the way to the edge of the battle platform before he was able to stand firmly on his feet.
Xie Yunfan gasped for air, being so shocked that his soul almost flew away, he simply did not expect Lin Yue’s cultivation to be so terrifying. If it wasn’t for his quick reaction, he was afraid that he would have fallen off the battle platform and lost the match.
Having just come back to his senses, Xie Yunfan wasn’t ready to meet the battle when, in his pupils, a sword shadow, from far away, kept enlarging.
“Swish!”
In the next moment, a sword was already against Xie Yunfan’s neck, and the cold air emanating from the sword froze his neck.
Zhang Ruochen’s body stood straight and appeared cloudy, still with one hand behind his back and one hand holding the sword, attached to the scabbard, pointing it at Xie Yunfan’s neck as he said expressionlessly, “Admit defeat or not?”
Before many people could react, Xie Yunfan was already defeated.
Seeing the result of the battle stage, the entire arena was silent, everyone’s eyes were wide open, and all of them sucked in a breath of cool air.
“How could it be so strong?”
Originally, Xu Changsheng was sitting smoothly in his chair, ready to watch Xie Yunfan teach Lin Yue a lesson.
But at this moment, his hands clenched together tightly, and his entire body stood up violently, staring unbelievably at Lin Yue on the battle stage.
A mere newly promoted Sacred Transmission disciple had defeated Xie Yunfan?
If one were to say that Xie Yunfan had deliberately let the water out, that would never be possible, and it was more like Xie Yunfan had treated Lin Yue as a life and death enemy.
The five Half-Saints sitting above also saw the amazing scene on the A-word Battle Stage.
Even with their state of mind, they were actually quite shaken, and they all looked at each other.
Among them, the Zixia Half-Saint’s state of mind fluctuated the most, and the eyes that looked at Lin Yue became both shocked and bitter, and more than anything else, they were heartfelt joy.
“So it turns out that his strength is actually so powerful.”
The Zixia Half-Saint already didn’t know what to say, originally thinking that, Lin Yue had received a miraculous encounter, and had momentarily over-inflated his heart, and only then did he sign up for the Sword Dao Competition at the level of the Fish Dragon’s Eighth Transformation.
However, he didn’t realise that he truly had the strength to call the shots with Fish Dragon Eighth Transformation cultivators, and the reason why he was so stubborn was entirely from his inner confidence.
“This little fellow is truly surprising.”
The Violet Cloud Half-Saint laughed lightly, a hint of smugness appearing on his face.
Next to him, a Half-Saint with a red mole growing on his brow let out a loud laugh, “Fearful in later life, truly fearful in later life. Violet Cloud Half-Saint, I didn’t expect that there would be a time when you would look away, such an outstanding disciple, you Everlasting Academy doesn’t want him, but this seat would love to access him into the Mo Kong Academy.”
The Violet Cloud Half-Saint coldly glanced at that Half-Saint and said, “Try moving a finger and see if this seat doesn’t turn the Mo Kong Academy upside down.”
The Pure Lan Half-Saint also revealed a joyful look and nodded, saying, “This son’s heart is extraordinary, he is not arrogant or impatient, and in his steadiness, there is a kind of sharpness that only young people have, plus he climbed to the top of the second heavy mountain at such a young age, if he can continue to persevere, he might become a generation of Sword Saints in time, and make a name for himself in the world.”
For the Two Yi Sect to be able to sprout such an outstanding talent, the Half-Saints were of course quite pleased, and it could be predicted that Lin Yue would definitely shine at the Sword Dao Conference, becoming one of the hot figures among the Sacred Transmission Disciples in one fell swoop.
On the battle stage.
Xie Yunfan didn’t dare to utter a single breath, quite unconvinced, gritting his teeth, “I’m not convinced. I wasn’t even ready and you made a sneak attack, even if you win, what kind of skill is that? If you’re capable, you can put away your sword first and we’ll fight again.”
Zhang Ruochen shook his head and withdrew his sword.
Xie Yunfan’s face was delighted as a killing intent flashed in his eyes, and a lightning fast sword stabbed out, striking at Zhang Ruochen’s heart.
Before Xie Yunfan could touch Zhang Ruochen’s body, he was kicked in the face by Zhang Ruochen, imprinting a bloody shoe print, and with a bang, he crashed down the battle stage and fell into the crowd, fainting from the fall.
In fact, when Zhang Ruochen kicked him in the face, Xie Yunfan had already fainted, but it wasn’t that Xie Yunfan wasn’t able to withstand the fall.
If it was someone else, Zhang Ruochen might have given him a chance.
As for Xie Yunfan, Zhang Ruochen really did not want to see him again.
Carrying his hands behind his back, Zhang Ruochen walked down the battle stage, returned to his position and sat down.
At that moment, the inner disciples of the entire A-word battle platform completely boiled up, loudly shouting the name of “Lin Yue”, the sound shook half of the Imperial Spirit Mountain.
Those Everlasting Academy disciples who had originally looked down on Lin Yue now also straightened their spines, being able to become Lin Yue’s senior brother or nephew, they all felt quite honoured.
“Senior Brother Lin Yue’s talent is matchless, his cultivation is world-class, we can only look up to him.”
“No wonder Senior Sister Qi would fall for Senior Brother Lin Yue, originally, Senior Brother Lin Yue was not only handsome and extraordinary, his own cultivation was also so powerful. As long as one is a woman, one would definitely like such a man as well.”A young female disciple said rather flamboyantly.
In addition to Silkworm Winter, another supreme pride of the Everlasting Academy had risen.
Next was number seventy-nine and number eighty fighting each other.
Zhang Ruochen began to carefully observe as the two of them fought.
Because, Zhang Ruochen’s next opponent was the winner of the two of them.
“Tai Qing Palace, Zhao Wuyan.”
A young man standing on the left side said with a cold and deep voice.
Opposite him, was a rather old crone with a full head of silver hair, but appeared to be in high spirits as she said, “**Yuan, Fan Jing.”
Elder Fan Jing was a green-clothed elder of the **Yard, over a hundred years old, and his strength was certainly quite formidable, and the first move he performed was the Ghost Grade Middle Grade Sword Technique, the Snow Mountain Sword Technique.
“Snow Mountain Remnant.”
A ghost grade mid-grade sword technique was naturally infinitely powerful.
As soon as Elder Fan Jing’s sword move came out, hundreds of sword qi appeared on the entire battle stage.
In the sky, flakes of snow flew down.
On the ground, a thick layer of cold ice formed.
“Swish!”
As she stabbed out with her sword, hundreds of sword qi converged together and coalesced into the form of a mountain, emitting a heart-stoppingly powerful aura.
Even the Inner Sect disciples below the battle stage were able to feel the chilling aura that came over them, as if it was truly a snowy mountain pressing down.
“Elder Fan Jing’s Sword Dao realm is truly extraordinary, he should have already cultivated Sword One to the second level of the realm, coupled with the power of the Ghost Grade Middle Grade Sword Technique. There are definitely not many people within the cultivators of the Fish and Dragon Eighth Transformation who are able to block one of her swords.”A Sacred Transmission disciple said.
Just as everyone, all of them, were marvelling at Elder Fan Jing’s sword technique, only Zhang Ruochen was the only one who had his gaze fixed on Zhao Wuyan’s body.
In the face of such a powerful sword from Elder Fan Jing, Zhao Wuyan nevertheless still appeared quite calm.
