“Who would have thought that in today’s Holy Light Galaxy, such a genius would appear?”
Watching Chu Feng raise his cultivation from Fifth Rank Supreme to Eighth Rank Supreme in the blink of an eye, even Yu Lie could not help but sigh in admiration. As he spoke, he glanced at Yu Hong and Yu Yin.
“You two did not lose unjustly to a genius like this.”
“Even I am inferior to him.”
Yu Lie’s words sent the already surging emotions of the crowd into even greater turmoil.
This was Yu Lie speaking, Yu Lie himself acknowledging it.
The genius who once shook the entire Holy Light Galaxy had personally admitted that he was beneath Chu Feng.
“Yu Lie, you are not surrendering already, are you?”
“That would be far too dull.”
Chu Feng said.
“Of course not. I will fight you with everything I have.”
“So Brother Chu Feng, do not take me lightly. Although your talent is extraordinary, I, Yu Lie, am no ordinary person either.”
Clang.
As he spoke, Yu Lie flicked his wrist. A long sword wreathed in flames appeared in his hand. It was his Incomplete Venerable Armament.
The moment the sword emerged, his battle power soared.
A streak of fire sliced across the sky, shooting straight towards Chu Feng and arriving before him in an instant.
Clang.
A piercing metallic screech rang out. The strike had been blocked.
Everyone looked closely and discovered that Chu Feng now held a long sword of his own, also an Incomplete Venerable Armament.
Swish.
Chu Feng twisted his wrist, turning defence into offence, slashing towards Yu Lie’s neck.
Yu Lie stepped back, his body flashing slightly to evade the sweeping blade, then brought his flaming sword chopping down towards Chu Feng.
Chu Feng dodged smoothly in response and thrust his own sword forward once more.
Clang, clang, clang.
Sparks flew everywhere. Their swords not only clashed directly but more often whistled past each other’s bodies.
These were not deliberate misses; each strike was perfectly parried by the opponent.
Neither used any martial skills or secret techniques; they simply fought blade against blade.
“Chu Feng is actually meeting Yu Lie sword-to-sword?”
“And he is not at a disadvantage?”
For a time, exclamations of shock echoed without end.
If Chu Feng were fighting someone else in this manner, people would not be so astonished.
But Yu Lie was different.
Yu Lie was renowned for his swordsmanship. With any other weapon, his strength might be limited.
Yet the moment he held a sword, his battle power increased dramatically, and he had never tasted defeat.
This was because, by a stroke of fate, Yu Lie had obtained a set of sword techniques.
These techniques could be integrated into any weapon, and they grew stronger as his cultivation advanced.
Back then, Shengguang Yu had also been famous for his swordsmanship.
Yet when he faced Yu Lie, he was defeated by Yu Lie’s blade.
From that day on, aside from being one of the Holy Light Galaxy’s supreme geniuses, Yu Lie earned another title: Junior Sword God!!!
Among the younger generation, he was the god of swordsmanship. No one could stand against the sword in his hand.
Not just swords, any weapon that faced his blade was destined for defeat.
Yet now, Chu Feng was trading blows with Yu Lie on equal footing, the outcome still undecided.
Naturally, this left everyone stunned.
“Has Brother Yu Lie’s swordsmanship regressed?”
“Or is he holding back?”
“How can Chu Feng possibly fight him to a standstill?”
“On what grounds? On what grounds?!!!”
Yu Hong refused to accept what he was seeing. There had to be a reason. In his agitation, he growled under his breath.
“No. Yu Lie’s swordsmanship has not regressed, and he is not going easy on Chu Feng.”
While Yu Hong remained baffled, the Yu Heavenly Clan chief spoke.
“Clan Chief, if Brother Yu Lie’s swordsmanship has not weakened and he is not holding back, how can their sword exchange end in a draw?”
Yu Hong asked, deeply puzzled.
“This Chu Feng’s swordsmanship is equally masterful. No, it is not mere swordsmanship. It is his absolute mastery over weaponry and his wealth of combat experience.”
“Chu Feng relies on extraordinarily rich battle experience to read Yu Lie’s every sword move, allowing him to fight on this level.”
“In other words, even if Chu Feng were using a different weapon, not a sword, he could still match Yu Lie blow for blow.”
The Yu Heavenly Clan chief declared.
“He could do the same without a sword?”
The Yu Heavenly Clan members were dumbfounded.
What kind of praise was this?
Yet it came from their own clan chief, so they had no choice but to believe it.
“But…”
At this point, the clan chief’s gaze turned contemplative.
“Clan Chief, what is it?”
Not only Yu Hong and Yu Yin, even some of the clan’s elders looked towards him, eager to know what their chief had noticed.
“How can a junior possess such profound combat experience?”
“Who on earth taught him?”
“Or what exactly has he been through?”
The Yu Heavenly Clan chief’s brows furrowed tightly as he stared at Chu Feng, lost in thought.
This was the first time he had ever seen the phrase “unfathomably deep” embodied in a member of the younger generation.
Swish.
Pfft.
Suddenly, a flash of cold light streaked past, followed by a spray of blood.
Yu Lie, who had been locked in combat with Chu Feng, abruptly shot backwards, retreating from the battle circle.
As he withdrew, everyone could see a wound on his cheek.
It was shallow, but unmistakably a sword cut.
Yu Lie had been injured. The one hailed as the Junior Sword God had been wounded in a contest of swordsmanship.
Meanwhile, his opponent remained completely unscathed.
Had Yu Lie actually lost?!!
“Brother Chu Feng, magnificent swordsmanship.”
“Throughout my life, my sword has sparred with countless others. Swords, spears, halberds, axes, no weapon wielded by a peer has ever bested the sword in my hand.”
“Yet today, I have lost to you.”
“It was worth it. For me, Yu Lie, to meet an opponent like you in this lifetime has truly been worth it.”
“Exhilarating. Utterly exhilarating!!!”
“Hahaha!!!”
Though defeated in swordsmanship, Yu Lie showed no sorrow. Instead, he laughed with wild excitement.
It was clear that this duel with Chu Feng had left him thoroughly invigorated and overjoyed.
Boom.
Yet suddenly, Yu Lie flicked his wrist. The flames on his sword flared even more fiercely.
At the same moment, his eyes sharpened with deadly intent.
“However, Brother Chu Feng, this duel is far from decided.”
“Next, I, Yu Lie, will reveal my true ultimate technique.”
As he finished speaking, not only his sword but his entire body erupted in flames.
These flames, however, were not red. They were silver.
“Heavens! That stance… could it be his signature ultimate skill?”
“The Third-Rank Venerable Taboo: Blazing Heavens Inferno!”
“Brother Yu Lie is finally getting serious?”
Seeing Yu Lie’s transformation, the previously dejected juniors of the Yu Heavenly Clan grew excited once more.
Though Yu Lie’s swordsmanship was peerless and earned him the title Junior Sword God,
every member of the Yu Heavenly Clan knew that while swordplay was formidable, martial techniques were Yu Lie’s true killing moves!!!
