139: Chapter 139 Unable to Distinguish Reality from Illusion, Sword Intent Discovered

Among these Shadow Demon Spirits, some were illusions and some were real; furthermore, Kawashima Hikari's true body was hidden among them.

This made the difficulty of distinguishing them even higher.

Moreover, Kawashima Hikari's true body possessed even more terrifying power; any casual attack made Chu Lingyan feel an oppressive sense of impending death.

Every time Kawashima Hikari's true body struck Chu Lingyan, he would shift positions and swap places with another Demon Spirit.

As a result, Chu Lingyan had no opportunity to hit the true body at all.

Her powerful offensive strikes basically all landed on the Shadow Demon Spirits.

Looking at Chu Lingyan, she had endured multiple impacts from the Shadow Demon Spirits, coupled with the rapid attacks from Kawashima Hikari's true body.

Chu Lingyan's condition was already very poor; she had many wounds on her body, her Qi and Blood Power was mostly depleted, and she could barely even hold the sword in her hand.

But even so, Chu Lingyan continued to fight hard, putting her full strength into every sword strike.

However, the absolute gap in strength made Chu Lingyan's desperate struggle seem so powerless.

"Ling Yan, enough, leave it to me!"

Seeing Chu Lingyan's condition worsening, Mu Qinghuang shouted from below the stage.

Chu Lingyan acted as if she hadn't heard, continuing her fierce assault.

"Little girl, the farce is over!"

A few minutes later, Kawashima Hikari's true body struck rapidly once more, his spiritual sword thrusting directly at Chu Lingyan.

Kawashima Hikari's sword was too sharp; it pierced through Chu Lingyan's armor and stabbed through her abdomen.

Chu Lingyan's face instantly turned pale. A complex look filled Kawashima Hikari's eyes. "If we were in the same rank, I would definitely not be your match. But, there are no 'ifs'!"

At this moment, the black cloth covering Chu Lingyan's eyes fell away. There was no trace of fear in her gaze, only a pure devotion to the Sword Dao.

Then, an Invisible Sword suddenly condensed in Chu Lingyan's hand.

This Invisible Sword seemed to contain a majestic Sword Dao Will as it also pierced toward Kawashima Hikari.

Kawashima Hikari's pupils constricted, and his body instinctively dodged.

However, the Invisible Sword had already thrust forward and still struck Kawashima Hikari's shoulder.

The impact of the Invisible Sword was equally astounding, as if it wanted to tear everything apart, carrying Chu Lingyan's unyielding will.

*Rip!!!*

In an instant, the Invisible Sword tore through Kawashima Hikari's armor, leaving a wound on his body. Blood seeped from the wound and slowly flowed down...

"You... I underestimated you. You actually managed to wound me. But unfortunately, at the fifth rank, you are too weak; you can only manage to wound me and nothing more..."

Seeing the shallow wound on his shoulder, a look of astonishment crossed Kawashima Hikari's face before he spoke slowly.

"Chu Lingyan of Xia Country has lost her combat capability. Defeat!"

At this time, Ivan noticed Chu Lingyan's condition and hurriedly announced.

With eyes turned red, Mu Qinghuang rushed onto the stage and carried Chu Lingyan down.

"Sword Intent!"

Before losing consciousness, Chu Lingyan's delicate face was completely devoid of color as she spoke with a tremble.

After saying that, Chu Lingyan fainted...

"Ling Yan, I know you were amazing. To comprehend a embryonic form of Sword Intent at only the fifth rank... you did very well!"

Holding Chu Lingyan, Mu Qinghuang comforted her softly.

"Qinghuang, let the healer treat Ling Yan!"

Ye Wushang, standing nearby, was also deeply moved. For Chu Lingyan, who had not long entered the fifth rank, to be able to wound Kawashima Hikari—who was in perfect condition and had already opened seven spiritual apertures—it truly made Ye Wushang marvel.

Mu Qinghuang nodded and then handed Chu Lingyan over to the healer for treatment.

"This young girl is so fierce. Only at the fifth rank, yet she could wound the sixth-rank Kawashima Hikari..."

"This little girl's future is limitless; she definitely won't lose to Ye Wushang. This amazing fighting will is simply too terrifying..."

"If the two were in the same rank, I have no doubt this little girl would handle Kawashima Hikari as easily as beating a dog..."

The surrounding ability users discussed among themselves after seeing the battle between Chu Lingyan and Kawashima Hikari.

Although Chu Lingyan had lost, her incredible fighting will and that final courageous strike made many people remember her name.

"Xia Country's next opponent, Mu Qinghuang!"

A moment later, Ivan announced the next contestant for Xia Country.

With a cold expression, Mu Qinghuang rushed directly onto the stage.

Once on the stage, Mu Qinghuang went all out. Domineering flames covered the entire battlefield, and the temperature on the stage suddenly climbed significantly.

Her flames were like swimming spirits, constantly battering Kawashima Hikari's Shadow Demon Spirits.

However, because the flames were spread out over a large area, their power was weakened considerably. Moreover, with Kawashima Hikari's true body mixed among the illusions and the real Shadow Demon Spirits, the flames found it difficult to defeat the enemy.

Furthermore, Mu Qinghuang's spiritual power was not top-tier, making it fundamentally difficult for her to distinguish between illusion and reality, let alone identify the true body.

After several minutes of fierce fire attacks, although Mu Qinghuang appeared peerlessly domineering and was suppressing him heavily,

Any discerning eye could see that Mu Qinghuang's spiritual energy and Qi and Blood were being consumed at a high rate.

In the end, after consuming a large amount of her Qi and Blood and spiritual energy, even if she could defeat this Kawashima Hikari,

Mu Qinghuang would surely find it difficult to resist Sakura Country's final sixth-rank fighter.

Mu Qinghuang also realized this. She reined in her emotions and stopped squandering her spiritual energy, instead wanting to first find Kawashima Hikari's true body and defeat him with one blow.

But Kawashima Hikari's Shadow Demon Spirits were truly too difficult to distinguish. Without the suppression of the fire, Kawashima Hikari's Shadow Demon Spirits began to show their arrogance, attacking frantically.

The mix of reality and illusion, interspersed with the rapid impacts of the true body, put Mu Qinghuang in a very wretched situation.

"Hahaha, fall in defeat! Our Sakura Country is destined to enter the battle for the Champion!"

On the stage, all the Shadow Demon Spirits let out loud laughter.

That noisy, ear-piercing sound made Mu Qinghuang incredibly irritable, making her want to release all her flames to suppress them ruthlessly.

But reason told her that was not the right choice.

"Calm your mind, I definitely, definitely can find the true body!"

Mu Qinghuang suppressed the many irritable emotions in her heart and began to carefully sense the many Shadow Demon Spirits around her.

"Hehe, I'm over here, Mu Qinghuang, come hit me!"

While Mu Qinghuang was searching carefully, the surrounding Shadow Demon Spirits would occasionally make noisy sounds, attempting to interrupt her thoughts.

"Dammit, I'm really not suited for this kind of delicate operation. Just be destroyed, I'm not playing with you anymore!"

A few minutes later, Mu Qinghuang still hadn't found him, and her expression became extremely ugly.

She knew that if she dragged it out any longer, it would only get more troublesome.

She might as well use her trump card divine ability to clear the field directly...

Then, a terrifyingly intense fire rose from Mu Qinghuang's body; the scorching flames were almost enough to melt the space itself.

"Come on, come on, Mu Qinghuang, let me see how strong your blazing flames are!"

The many Shadow Demon Spirits on the stage sensed that Mu Qinghuang seemed to be preparing a major divine ability. Their faces were full of joy as they spoke.

Clearly, Kawashima Hikari also wanted to consume as much of Mu Qinghuang's power as possible.

"Wait, that... that is..."

A moment later, just as Mu Qinghuang was preparing to use her top-tier divine ability, she discovered a faint embryonic form of Sword Intent on a Shadow Demon Spirit in the corner.

The Sword Intent Ling Yan told me about was to remind me!!!!

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