41: Battle results

Jian Wenxuan was also incredibly surprised by this result, but there was no sign of fear in his eyes; instead, a raging Battle Intent ignited within them.

As a Sword Cultivator, he was inherently combative. Encountering such a powerful opponent naturally caused his Battle Intent to soar higher and higher.

However, he did not impulsively continue with close-quarters attacks. Instead, he retreated slightly and used his sword techniques to slash out arcs of Sword Qi towards Kelli.

Facing the overwhelming Sword Qi, Keli was momentarily flustered. She could only raise her hands, her two revolvers firing frequently to shatter the incoming Sword Qi.

For a moment, the two sides seemed to be in a stalemate, neither able to gain the upper hand.

As Kelli fought, a look of impatience appeared on her face. One of her pistols suddenly lit up with a glow, and a moment later, a bullet carrying a silver light suddenly shot toward Jian Wenxuan.

Jian Wenxuan also noticed the unusual nature of this strike and immediately swung out several arcs of Sword Qi to Block it.

The silver bullet collided with the Sword Qi at extreme speed, instantly shattering several arcs without its momentum decreasing at all, heading straight for Jian Wenxuan's head.

Jian Wenxuan was greatly alarmed. In his panic, he subconsciously placed one leg in front of the other, bowed his body slightly, and held his long sword vertically in front of him for protection.

With a 'ding', Kelli's bullet hit Jian Wenxuan's long sword. The massive force pushed Jian Wenxuan back several meters.

“Oh? Block? So you also know the Ghost Swordsman's Martial Skill,” Kelli said with interest.

Cold sweat broke out on Jian Wenxuan's forehead. He hadn't expected that in his panic, he would use a Martial Skill learned in the Secret Realm to withstand such a powerful strike from Kelli.

Before Jian Wenxuan could react, the revolvers in Kelli's hands flew out, circling toward him like two goshawks.

Jian Wenxuan immediately used a movement technique to dodge, but he was surprised to find that the two revolvers seemed to have eyes, chasing after him directly.

He retreated rapidly while keeping an eye on the twin guns behind him. Seeing that he was about to be caught, and sensing the immense power contained within those guns, he had no choice but to prepare to Block again.

Unexpectedly, just as the twin guns reached him, they suddenly flew back and landed in Kelli's hands again.

“Oops, it seems the distance wasn't enough; I didn't hit you,” Kelli said with a smile.

Jian Wenxuan wiped the cold sweat from his forehead and said, “You are very strong, but I have one more move. If you can withstand it, I will admit defeat.”

Without waiting for Kelli to reply, Jian Wenxuan suddenly vanished into a blur, followed by an overwhelming number of sword shadows that attacked Kelli directly.

Kelli immediately raised her twin guns, and countless bullets met the sword shadows.

As the bullets and sword shadows collided, a massive explosion rang out, showing the great power of both sides' Martial Skill.

Spiritual Void Master quickly grabbed the Dragon Coiling Staff, and an isolating Formation immediately appeared. At this time, no Disciple must approach; otherwise, the mere aftershocks of the battle could shake a person to death.

Kelli moved forward while firing. It was the Ranger's Moving Shot skill.

But at that moment, the figure of the disappeared Jian Wenxuan suddenly appeared behind Kelli, before even Spiritual Void Master could react.

Just as Jian Wenxuan's figure was about to swing his sword down from behind Keli, Kelli, who had been facing forward, seemed to sense something.

She turned around at a speed Jian Wenxuan couldn't comprehend. One of her revolvers emitted a familiar glow and was pressed directly against Jian Wenxuan's forehead.

“Stop!” Spiritual Void Master shouted immediately.

Feeling the powerful energy contained within the revolver pressed against his forehead, Jian Wenxuan's face was covered in cold sweat. This was the first time he truly felt the pressure of death.

The light on the revolver Kelli held against Jian Wenxuan's forehead slowly faded. She tucked the pistol back into her waist and said, “Oh my, why are you so impulsive? Isn't it normal for an enhancement to fail?”

Jian Wenxuan wiped the sweat from his face and lowered his head, saying, “I lost.”

He waited for a while, and seeing that Kelli had not responded for a long time, he looked up curiously.

He saw that Kelli had returned to her lazy posture, leaning against the enhancement machine, and smiling at him, “Well, do you want to try enhancement again?”

This scene was deeply etched into Jian Wenxuan's mind. Many years later, having never suffered a single defeat, he would recall Kelli's appearance at this moment and slowly reveal an unfathomable smile.

Spiritual Void Master stepped forward to smooth things over and laughed, “Haha, Jian Wenxuan, didn't she say so? There's a probability that enhancement will fail. Just try again, don't be so angry.”

Jian Wenxuan looked at Kelli's lazy smile again, stood up, and said, “I was wrong. Come, let me try enhancement again.”

After saying that, he handed the long sword to Kelli, his mindset much more stable. He didn't even realize that he cared less about the result of his long sword's enhancement than the first time; instead, he was full of curiosity about the woman in front of him.

As the roar of the enhancement machine ended, Jian Wuchen took out the wenyuan sword and found it had returned to Earth Rank Low Grade.

He smiled, handed the long sword back to Keli, and after paying 50,000 Spirit Stone, laughed, “Continue.”

The result of this enhancement was no surprise; his wenyuan sword returned to Earth Rank Medium Grade once again.

Having seen Jian Wenxuan's enhancement fail, Spiritual Void Master was conflicted, not knowing if he should also try enhancement again.

He turned and coaxed Jian Wenxuan, saying, “Continue, your wenyuan sword is about to be earth grade high-rank.”

To his surprise, Jian Wenxuan didn't take the bait. He slowly shook his head and said, “Forget it, my luck is bad today. Let's leave it at that. What about you? Aren't you going to try again?”

In truth, it wasn't that Jian Wenxuan didn't want to try; he simply had no more Spirit Stone.

Spiritual Void Master avoided Jian Wenxuan's topic and said seriously, “Should the news here be suppressed? After all, this enhancement matter is too incredible; I'm afraid it might cause a commotion.”

Jian Wenxuan nodded in agreement, “If you put it that way, it is indeed not suitable to be made public.”

While the two were discussing, they heard a faint voice from behind them, “You want to stop this old lady from doing business? From earning Spirit Stone?”

The two turned around and saw the originally lazy Kelli now holding her twin guns, looking at them with a face full of wariness.

Jian Wenxuan gave a bitter laugh and said to Spiritual Void Master, “Forget it, this matter is no longer up to us. Would she even agree?”

Spiritual Void Master nodded, “Indeed, with her strength, there are probably not many rivals in this Southern Border. Since that's the case, we'll just leave it be.”

After saying that, Spiritual Void Master turned to Kelli and said, “Haha, no, how could we stop you from doing business? You've misunderstood.”

Kelli then put away her revolvers, returned to her lazy appearance, and waved her hand, “Since you aren't doing any more enhancement, hurry up and leave. Don't delay my business.”