Ye Guan was about to leave when Fei Banqing suddenly called out, “Wait!”
He turned back to look at her. Fei Banqing stared straight at him. “Remember, you and Nan Xuan agreed on a life-and-death duel one month from now. One month means one month. Do not go kill him before that, or you will be breaking the rules and it will cause you a lot of trouble.”
Ye Guan fell silent, shocked inside.
He had never expected this woman to see through his thoughts!
The truth was, he really had planned to sneak over and finish Nan Xuan off!
He preferred settling scores on the spot.
Fei Banqing sighed softly. “Strong people can be wilful, but remember one thing: right now, inside this academy, you are not yet invincible. If you ignore every rule, everyone above you will join forces to suppress you.”
Ye Guan nodded slightly. “I understand!”
Fei Banqing smiled. “Go on!”
Ye Guan gave a small salute, then turned and left.
Fei Banqing shook her head. This disciple was good in every way, except he was far too decisive when it came to killing. He often acted without thinking things through just a little more!
Of course, that was also the reason she liked him.
Because she had been exactly the same back then!
Thinking of this, she shook her head with a smile. Now she could finally understand how her own master had felt all those years ago!
Having a troublesome student really was a headache!
…
The Trial Towers stood on Trial Peak, south of Guanxuan Academy. Trial Peak was enormous, covering hundreds of li, with nine tall summits, each one topped by a Trial Tower.
These Trial Towers were where Guanxuan Academy students trained!
Ye Guan arrived at one of the peaks through a teleportation array. Looking at the distant tower, the corners of his mouth lifted slightly.
Truth be told, he really did want to fight!
Only battle could keep pushing a person’s limits!
From his fight with Sun Xiong, he had seen the opponent’s weakness: a lack of real life-and-death experience!
These privileged clan disciples had excellent backgrounds and abundant cultivation resources. That was their strength, but also their weakness. They usually cherished their lives too much. When they met someone truly willing to risk everything, they were the ones who suffered heavy losses!
That was normal. How could a rich second-generation fight for his life against a street punk?
Ruthlessness!
After struggling for years in Desolate Ancient City, he had learned one thing: once a fight started, you had to be ruthless!
If you were not ruthless, you died!
Ye Guan walked up to the Trial Tower. An old man stood at the entrance.
Seeing Ye Guan, the elder glanced at him. “One hour, one hundred purple crystals!”
Ye Guan nodded and directly handed over two hundred.
The elder put away the storage ring, then said, “Remember to come out after two hours!”
Ye Guan gave a small salute. “Senior, within these two hours, may I go to any floor I wish?”
The elder stared at him. “Yes! Provided you have the strength!”
Ye Guan smiled slightly. “Understood!”
With that, he walked into the tower.
The moment he entered the first floor, he was teleported into a void space. In front of him appeared a phantom holding a long sword.
Ye Guan was stunned. A sword cultivator?
At that instant, the phantom charged forward, thrusting its sword straight at him.
Fast as the wind!
Ye Guan’s eyes narrowed. He shifted slightly to the side. The sword brushed past his forehead, and almost simultaneously, he swept his left leg fiercely.
Bang!
The phantom was sent flying back. In the next moment, Ye Guan rushed forward and smashed an elbow into its chin.
Bang!
The phantom shattered instantly!
Ye Guan flicked his sleeve and stepped onto the second floor.
The second floor still had one phantom.
This time, Ye Guan attacked first. He charged forward faster than the phantom could react and punched it squarely in the chest.
Bang!
The phantom dispersed!
Ye Guan proceeded to the next floor…
In no time, he reached the seventh floor!
Upon entering the seventh floor, another phantom appeared before him, silently holding a sword!
Ye Guan prepared to strike, but suddenly several after-images flashed around him!
His pupils contracted sharply. He started to dodge sideways, yet a sword instantly pierced his right shoulder!
Ye Guan’s heart jolted in horror. He hurriedly retreated, but almost at the same moment, several more bursts of blood sprayed from his body!
He backed into a corner, blood flowing from his right shoulder and torso. In seconds, his clothes were soaked red.
Ye Guan stared at the phantom, his expression gravely serious!
Such fast swordsmanship!
No fancy moves!
Simple, direct!
At that moment, the phantom turned into multiple after-images and rushed towards him!
Ye Guan narrowed his eyes. He did not draw his sword. He just kept dodging!
Only dodging!
No counter-attacking!
The phantom kept thrusting, while Ye Guan kept evading. His dodges looked pathetic: sometimes rolling, sometimes crawling…
At first, new sword wounds kept appearing on his body.
But gradually, the phantom found it harder and harder to land a hit!
He was getting used to the phantom’s speed!
He was using the opponent’s speed to train his own evasion!
One day passed, then two. By the third day, Ye Guan had completely adapted to the speed and figured out all of its patterns!
When the phantom could no longer touch him, when it thrust at his face once more, he suddenly charged forward, ducked under the blade, and punched the phantom squarely in the abdomen!
Bang!
The phantom vanished instantly!
Ye Guan let out a deep breath, then sat cross-legged on the ground to heal.
Right now, his entire body was covered in blood!
This phantom’s speed surpassed many Tongyou Realm experts, and its sword moves were sharp and simple. Ordinary people could barely block them!
What was even more terrifying was that this phantom pursued only one thing: pure speed!
When speed reached a certain level, it truly became horrifying!
About an hour later, the wounds on Ye Guan’s body slowly healed!
He changed into a clean robe, then looked at a nearby teleportation array. As long as he stepped into it, he would reach the eighth floor.
The eighth floor would definitely be even more terrifying!
Afraid?
No, only excited!
Ye Guan stepped straight into the array. In a flash, he arrived in a boundless void world. Not far ahead, another phantom appeared, still gripping a sword!
Ye Guan grew wary, his right hand slowly clenching!
Just then, the phantom swung its sword.
A sword light flashed across the arena!
Seeing this, Ye Guan’s expression changed drastically!
Sword qi!
Bloody hell!
This thing could actually release sword qi!
He was a sword cultivator himself, yet he could only emit sword intent, not sword qi!
And this one could actually release sword qi!
Moreover, it was incredibly fast. In the blink of an eye, it was already slashing towards him!
Many times faster than the seventh-floor phantom!
Deadly!
Ye Guan did not dare meet this sword qi head-on. He could only dodge sideways. Fortunately, he had practised dodging below, so he barely evaded the first strike. Yet in the next instant, another sword qi came slashing!
Ye Guan’s pupils shrank. At this moment, he smelled the scent of death!
He no longer hid his strength!
He directly summoned the Path Sword!
Whoosh!
The Path Sword flew out and cleaved the sword qi apart!
The sword qi shattered instantly!
Ye Guan was stunned. That simple?
At that moment, the sword in the distant phantom’s hand suddenly broke free, floated in front of Ye Guan, and began trembling violently.
Fear?
Submission?
Ye Guan was dumbfounded!
The distant phantom also seemed stunned.
Ye Guan stared at the quivering sword, utterly confused.
Soon, he looked at the Path Sword in his hand. That sword was not afraid of him. It was afraid of this sword!
Ye Guan swallowed hard, then asked, “Tower Master, it’s scared of the Path Sword, right?”
The little tower replied, “Probably!”
Ye Guan was puzzled. “Why?”
The little tower fell silent.
Ye Guan pressed, “Why?”
After a brief silence, the little tower said, “Maybe it’s tired from fighting and wants a rest.”
Ye Guan’s face darkened. “Tower Master, please don’t brush me off!”
The little tower continued, “Your sword is rather special. For now, only two swords in existence are not afraid of it. Every other sword that meets it can only submit and dare not reveal its edge!”
Ye Guan blinked. “So according to you, Tower Master, if I meet sword cultivators in the future, I’ll be invincible?”
The little tower answered, “I can only say that you might not beat the swordsman, but your sword will definitely beat his sword!”
Ye Guan instantly grew excited. “Amazing! Tower Master, was Sister Plain Skirt once a great sword immortal? I heard that even in the Upper Realm there are no sword immortals!”
After a moment of silence, the little tower said, “She was a great sword immortal!”
Ye Guan burst out laughing. “I have a great sword immortal as my master. How awesome is that! Haha…”
As he laughed, something seemed to occur to him. He quickly asked, “Tower Master, can Sister Plain Skirt cleave a huge mountain with one sword strike?”
After another pause, the little tower replied, “If she used her full strength, she probably could!”
Hearing this, Ye Guan became even more excited!
But soon he forced himself to calm down. “Stay low-key. I must stay low-key! Sister Plain Skirt is amazing, not me. I still have to work hard so that one day I can become a sword immortal too!”
The little tower smiled. “Exactly!”
Ye Guan took a deep breath!
This time, he had a new goal!
Sword immortal!
He absolutely had to become a sword immortal!
The day he became one, he would return to Desolate Ancient City and show everyone his mountain-splitting skill. Honestly, he had wanted to chop down that barren mountain behind the city for a very long time!
Inside the little tower, the mysterious voice suddenly spoke. “This kid… aren’t we being a bit too harsh on him?”
The little tower sighed softly. “Think about his father!”
The mysterious voice fell silent.
Indeed, they could not raise another King of Backers!
A short while later, Ye Guan picked up the sword from the ground, walked over to the phantom, and handed it back. “Let’s fight again fairly!”
The phantom said nothing.
Ye Guan hesitated, then placed the sword in the phantom’s hand. He put away the Path Sword and condensed a sword from profound energy instead!
At that moment, the phantom suddenly slashed, releasing a burst of sword qi!
Ye Guan narrowed his eyes, charged forward, and thrust his own sword!
He met the sword qi head-on!
Bang!
His sword qi did not break, but Ye Guan himself was sent flying backwards. At the same time, the phantom dashed forward at blinding speed. In an instant, a cold glint appeared right before his face.
A ruthless glint flashed in Ye Guan’s eyes. This time, he did not draw his sword. He resumed dodging frantically!
Just like on the lower floor, he dodged like mad!
He knew that if he attacked, he could not beat the opponent. The opponent could release sword qi and was several times faster than him. Under these conditions, he had no chance to strike.
Therefore, he could only dodge!
First get used to the speed, then figure out the patterns.
Of course, he suffered terribly!
Extremely terribly!
In the early stage, he could not fully evade the sword speed of this phantom sword cultivator!
In less than a little while, Ye Guan had turned into a man of blood!
At that point, Ye Guan suddenly took out the Path Sword. “Hold on!”
The sword cultivator immediately stopped, because its sword had surrendered again!
Ye Guan’s voice trembled. “Let me heal first. Once I’m healed, we’ll fight again!”
With that, he confiscated the phantom’s sword outright!
The phantom: “…”
