85: Defeating the enemy in one move!

In the spectator stands, many people held their breath.

Mu Lingxi clenched her hands nervously, and Liu Yunshu also pursed her lips, staring at the arena without blinking.

Only Yun Guying remained expressionless, as if everything on the field had nothing to do with her.

On the arena, Lu Yu looked at the giant fire dragon pouncing toward him, a hint of a smile curling the corner of his mouth.

"Playing with fire?"

He raised his right hand, palm upward, and gently made a fist.

Boom—!!!

Nine phantoms of blazing suns suddenly emerged behind him, rotating endlessly, forming a scorching Domain.

Fierce Sun Nine Heavens!

Among the nine blazing suns, the first sun emitted an even more dazzling light!

Sword Dao Art: Myriad Phenomena Prison Suppression!

The moment the giant fire dragon rushed into the Domain, its speed suddenly slowed down.

The high temperature, which was originally enough to melt gold and iron, seemed to have met its nemesis within 'Myriad Phenomena Prison Suppression'. The flames visibly dimmed to the naked eye, and the sharp Sword Intent was absorbed and dissipated by the Myriad Phenomena Sword Intent. The Sword Qi, as fierce as a blazing sun, was burned away completely!

"Disperse."

Lu Yu softly uttered a single word.

The giant fire dragon let out an unwilling wail as its massive body crumbled inch by inch, turning into a sky full of sparks and dissipating within the Domain.

This Sword Dao Art, Myriad Phenomena Prison Suppression, was a technique he evolved from his own Myriad Phenomena Sword Intent, based on the principles of the Myriad Phenomena Sword Intent he had comprehended previously in the second stage, the Sword Intent Stele Forest.

Afterward, during Dual Cultivation with Liu Yunshu, he combined it with one of the suns from his Divine Ability, Fierce Sun Nine Heavens, to create this Sword Dao Art!

He had previously speculated whether each of the nine suns of Fierce Sun Nine Heavens could be fused or combined with other Daos to create nine exclusive arts!

Through two sessions of Dual Cultivation with Liu Yunshu's Desire Heart White Lotus Body, coupled with the Yin Yang Chaos Art, his Comprehension Ability was greatly enhanced during the process, allowing him to create the first art from the first sun of Fierce Sun Nine Heavens!

Seeing his ultimate Move broken so easily by Lu Yu, Gu Yan's expression changed drastically.

"How is this possible?!"

His Fentian Sword Art was actually broken so easily?!

"It's my turn."

Lu Yu took a step forward, his figure appearing before Gu Yan like a phantom. He joined his fingers on his right hand, Sword Qi crisscrossing at his fingertips, and pointed toward Gu Yan's chest.

This finger strike seemed unremarkable, but the trace of scorching Sword Qi lingering at the fingertip made the hair on Gu Yan's entire body stand on end!

It was the 'Summer Growth' sword technique Concept, one of the four seasons from the Four Seasons Sword Art!

The sword momentum was violent and blazing like fire, and the Sword Qi erupted like a volcano, continuous and unending. Incorporating his Myriad Phenomena Sword Intent, its power reached its peak!

The vast amount of Sword Qi, which was almost overflowing from the arena, was terrifying to the extreme!

Why was the Sword Qi of a Nascent Soul Stage Sword Cultivator so vast?

Whether a Sword Cultivator's Sword Intent is powerful depends on their level of comprehension of the Sword Dao Concept.

However, the vastness and depth of a Sword Cultivator's own Sword Qi depend on their understanding and insight into sword techniques and Moves!

The more profound one's insights into Sword Dao techniques, the more unfathomable their Sword Qi becomes.

Those who have reached the pinnacle of understanding sword techniques can even have their Sword Qi cover the entire world, truly Encompassing Heaven and Earth!

Lu Yu had received top-tier insights into sword techniques as a reward from the System; his understanding of Sword Dao Moves had long reached the level of returning to simplicity.

The reason he couldn't display even more vast and abyssal Sword Qi now was still due to the limitations of his own cultivation.

Danger!

Gu Yan's face was filled with terror as he instinctively held his sword horizontally to block with all his might. His shimmering Blazing Heaven Sword Bone flashed with a dazzling red light!

Clang—!!!

Under Lu Yu's finger, thousands of strands of Sword Qi struck the blazing heaven sword like a tsunami, producing a deafening roar.

Gu Yan only felt an irresistible force surge toward him. It felt as if he had been struck by a mountain, and he was sent flying backward!

He crashed heavily into the protective light barrier at the edge of the arena and bounced back, kneeling on one knee as he spat out a mouthful of blood.

The entire audience was dead silent.

One Move.

The Genius of Fentian Sacred Valley, the eighth-level Nascent Soul Gu Yan, was defeated just like that?

"You..."

Gu Yan looked up and stared fixedly at Lu Yu, his eyes filled with disbelief.

"What kind of Sword Intent is this?!"

He had clearly felt just now that the Sword Intent contained in Lu Yu's finger was... grand, all-encompassing, as if it could evolve into all things.

It wasn't any known type of Sword Intent, yet it was ridiculously strong.

Furthermore, that vast, abyssal, and unending Sword Qi made him feel even more despair!

Lu Yu withdrew his finger and smiled. "Take a guess?"

Gu Yan gritted his teeth and wanted to say more, but the Presiding Elder had already spoken: "Gu Yan is down and has not risen for ten breaths. In this battle, Lu Yu of the Heavenly Evolution Immortal Sect wins!"

Whoosh—!!!

The entire venue instantly erupted.

"He won just like that?!"

"One finger! Just one finger!"

"What exactly is Lu Yu's cultivation?! Is he really at the sixth level of the Nascent Soul?!"

"I'm at the ninth level of the Nascent Soul, and I wouldn't dare say I could defeat Gu Yan with one finger!"

In the spectator stands, Mu Lingxi was jumping with excitement: "Junior Martial Uncle is awesome!!"

Li Miaoer also breathed a sigh of relief, a smile appearing on her face.

Liu Yunshu looked at the figure on the arena, her gaze still elegant.

Only Yun Guying remained expressionless, though a very faint trace of satisfaction... and confusion flitted through her eyes.

When did this kid gain such profound insights into sword techniques?

His Sword Qi had reached such a vast and boundless level?

And this Sword Intent was also so strong!

Why hadn't he displayed it during her previous Sword Dao guidance sessions?

Could it be that he was playing a prank on her, his Senior Sister?!

On the arena, Lu Yu turned to prepare to leave the stage.

Just then, a cold voice came from the spectator stands.

"Lu Yu, do you dare to take my second sword?"

Lu Yu paused and looked back.

Gu Yan had already stood up, wiping the blood from the corner of his mouth, his eyes staring fixedly at him.

"I underestimated my enemy just now. In another match, I might not necessarily lose."

Lu Yu smiled.

"Fellow Daoist Gu, the arena rules state that a single match decides the winner."

"I know."

Gu Yan gritted his teeth, his eyes unwilling. "But I am not convinced by my loss. Do you dare to have another match privately?"

Before Lu Yu could speak, Yun Guying spoke up calmly from the spectator stands.

"A loss is a loss. Where does all this 'unconvinced' talk come from?"

Her voice wasn't loud, but it clearly spread throughout the venue, carrying an unquestionable coldness.

Gu Yan's expression froze. He looked at Yun Guying and, meeting her cold gaze, swallowed the words he was about to say.

Cold Moon Sword Immortal... he couldn't afford to offend her.

"I..."

Gu Yan gritted his teeth and finally lowered his head.

"I have lost."

Lu Yu smiled and ignored him, turning to leave the arena.

Returning to the spectator stands, Li Miaoer immediately leaned over.

"Junior Martial Uncle, you were too cool! You took him down with just one finger!"

"It was alright."

Lu Yu responded casually and looked toward Yun Guying.

"Fourth Senior Sister, I didn't embarrass you, did I?"

Yun Guying glanced at him and said calmly, "Passable."

Lu Yu smiled.

He knew that for Fourth Senior Sister, this was already a very high evaluation.

During the subsequent matches, Lu Yu didn't go up again, simply watching quietly.

The Nascent Soul group matches went on one after another, each more exciting than the last.

Xiao Wuqing also took the stage. His opponent was a Nascent Soul Perfection Cultivator from the Star Holy Land. In the end, Xiao Wuqing only struck once with his Ruthless Sword Intent, and the opponent couldn't even last three breaths before directly admitting defeat.

Clean, efficient, and cold to the core.

"That guy is indeed capable."

Li Miaoer whispered.

Lu Yu nodded.

Xiao Wuqing's Ruthless Sword Intent had already been cultivated to a very high Realm.

That sword strike just now seemed simple, but in reality, it contained the Law power of severing the seven emotions and six desires. Ordinary Cultivators simply couldn't withstand it.

"Next match: Tang Jia Third Young Master of the Tang Family from Ningzhou, Heavenly Sword Domain, versus Lin Zhiyuan of the Lin Family from Jiangzhou, Heavenly Sword Domain!"

The Presiding Elder's voice rang out.

Lu Yu's eyes narrowed.

Liu Yunshu also sat up straight, staring fixedly at the arena.