170: One punch can break all laws! I am invincible among my peers!
"Please."
Li Qing looked at him, a trace of approval appearing in those indifferent eyes.
Not bad.
This person was somewhat interesting.
He could feel that the young man before him named Xiao Jue was completely different from those who came before.
His heart was very pure.
So pure that it was like a sword polished to the absolute limit.
"Good."
Li Qing slowly nodded.
His hands, which had always been clasped behind his back, finally lowered.
For the first time, he assumed a fighting stance.
This youth's Heart-Nature was astonishing.
With a heart solely dedicated to the Way of the Sword, if he did not fall prematurely...
He would surely become a Grandmaster of the Way of the Sword!
Seeing this scene, the entire audience was in an uproar once again!
He moved!
He finally moved!
He was finally treating this match as a true duel!
On the Viewing Platform, a brilliant light erupted in the Emperor of Great Xia's eyes, and he couldn't help but lean forward.
The Crown Prince also clenched his fists, his face filled with anticipation.
And in Grand Princess Xia Qingyue's previously lifeless eyes, a small flame of hope was rekindled!
Xiao Jue!
You must create a miracle for me!
On the stage.
Xiao Jue's aura changed.
His entire being seemed to transform into an unsheathed sharp sword, its edge fully revealed, pointing straight at the firmament!
"Brother Li, be careful."
He gave a low shout and held his fingers together like a sword, pointing from a distance toward Li Qing!
"Ten Thousand Swords Returning to the Ancestor!"
Buzz—!
In that instant, it felt as if all the Heaven and Earth Spiritual Qi was being drawn in by him!
Behind him in the Void Realm, thousands of energy sword shadows condensed from pure Yuan Force materialized out of thin air, flickering with a grim, cold light!
Each sword shadow contained a terrifying power sufficient to easily pierce through the Protective Aura of a Late Stage of Meridian Connecting Realm expert!
"Go!"
Following his command.
The sky full of sword shadows, like a swarm of locusts that had found their target, transformed into streaks of light and shot toward Li Qing, blotting out the sky!
A rain of swords!
This was a true rain of swords composed of death!
In that instant, the entire stage was shrouded in that brilliant sword light!
"My god! What Martial Skill is this? Is it Profound Rank?"
"Controlling swords with Qi! This is a method that only Spirit Transformation Realm experts can master!"
"This Xiao Jue is indeed a monster! He already has half a foot in the Spirit Transformation Realm!"
Facing this world-destroying attack, Li Qing's face remained as calm as ever.
He merely, slowly, raised his right hand.
Then, he clenched his fingers into a fist.
Against that sky full of sword rain, he threw out an unremarkable punch!
This punch still lacked any Yuan Force fluctuations.
But the moment it was thrown!
"Boom—!!!"
An invisible, domineering punch force—so extreme it seemed as if it would cause the entire space to collapse—erupted from his fist!
The moment the sky full of sword rain touched this punch force, it was like snow meeting its nemesis, instantly dissolving and disintegrating back into the most primitive Heaven and Earth Spiritual Qi!
One punch!
Just one punch!
It broke that seemingly world-destroying "Ten Thousand Swords Returning to the Ancestor"!
Poof!
Xiao Jue's body trembled violently, and he spat out a mouthful of blood.
A look of shock appeared on his handsome face.
One Force Breaks All Laws!
This man had actually used the purest strength to break the sword move he was so proud of!
How was this possible?!
However, Li Qing did not give him time to be shocked.
After the punch, his figure instantly vanished from the spot!
In the next second, he had already appeared in front of Xiao Jue!
Fast!
Fast to the absolute limit!
So fast that even Xiao Jue's "Clear Sword Heart" couldn't fully react!
Li Qing threw out another simple punch!
This punch aimed directly at Xiao Jue's chest!
That fatal punch, carrying unrivaled and terrifying power, crossed the distance between the two in an instant!
The wind from the punch whistled, even pressing tiny cracks into the hard Obsidian Arena!
Xiao Jue's pupils suddenly constricted!
He could feel what kind of pure and domineering destructive power was contained within this punch!
Take it head-on?
He would definitely die!
At that moment, his "Clear Sword Heart" frantically screamed a warning!
In a flash, Xiao Jue made the most correct choice!
He did not retreat, nor did he dodge!
Because he knew that in the face of Li Qing's terrifying speed, any attempt to dodge would be futile!
Buzz—!
A sword hum that seemed to come from beyond the Nine Heavens abruptly resounded from within Xiao Jue's body!
In the next second.
A translucent, illusory sword-shaped phantom that seemed condensed from moonlight shot up from the crown of his head!
Immediately after, this sword phantom transformed into a barrier, enveloping his entire person within it!
Sword Intent!
It was actually Sword Intent!
Uproar—!!!
The moment they saw that sword phantom, the entire Central Martial Arena erupted into an earth-shaking uproar once again!
Especially on the Viewing Platform, those heavyweights from various Sects and great families in the Divine Power Realm and even the King Realm suddenly stood up from their seats, their faces filled with indescribable shock and horror!
"Sword Intent! That... that is Sword Intent!"
"My god! A junior in the Meridian Opening Realm has actually comprehended Sword Intent?!"
"Although it's only Entry-Level Sword Intent and hasn't even reached its embryonic form, it is indeed Sword Intent!"
"Unbelievable! Simply unbelievable! This old man has cultivated bitterly for a hundred years and still hasn't touched the threshold of Intent, yet a kid not even twenty years old has managed to do it?"
"A Prodigy! Another Prodigy! What has happened to this year's Martial Selection?!"
"The Xiao Family of Southern County is about to produce a True Dragon!"
The elders completely lost their composure.
They knew better than anyone just how difficult it was to comprehend "Intent"!
It was a true chasm on the path of martial arts!
It was the final watershed that distinguished geniuses from the mediocre!
Countless Martial Artists spend their entire lives stuck at the Peak Spirit Transformation Realm, unable to break through to the Divine Power Realm because they cannot comprehend their own "Intent."
Whether it be Saber Intent, Spear Intent, or Sword Intent.
They were all mysterious and profound Realms that could be understood but not expressed in words!
And once comprehended, even if only at the Entry-Level, one's strength would undergo an earth-shaking transformation!
It could be said that Xiao Jue, having comprehended Sword Intent, could no longer be measured simply as a Meridian Opening Realm!
His true combat power was enough to contend head-on with, and even defeat, a true Early Stage Spirit Transformation Realm expert!