143: The true battle, even if defeated, is still glorious

“This… this… this… has Peak Lord Lu even taught this?”

Sect Master Li Tian pointed at the suspended longsword, his lips trembling.

Beside him, the Peak Lord of Xuanjian Peak, who had previously been at odds with Lu Yuchen, now looked ashen, slumping into his chair, his eyes filled with nothing but… fear and lingering dread.

He finally understood now why his Sect Master held Peak Lord Lu of Star Sword Peak in such awe!

The strength of someone who could teach such a Prodigy Disciple… must have long exceeded his imagination!

Li Huowang envied, “Now this is what you call showing off!”

Above the arena.

Su Qingxue looked at the longsword suspended three inches from her brow, constantly spewing sharp Sword Qi.

She knew she had lost.

Completely defeated.

If the opponent wanted, with just a thought, he could take her life.

But she was unwilling!

Who was she?

She was the favored Young Miss of the Su family! She was a future Martial Emperor!

How could she… how could she lose to an unknownKid?!

“I… haven’t lost yet!”

Su Qingxue gritted her silver teeth, a hint of extreme madness and determination flashing in her eyes!

She forcibly suppressed the terror in her heart, gathered all the Internal Energy in her body to a single point, and was about to unleash her ultimate life-saving secret technique!

However, what greeted her was not Chen Ping'an’s thunderous strike.

Instead, the suspended longsword, with a “whoosh,” flew back and returned to Chen Ping'an’s hand.

“You win.”

Chen Ping'an looked at her calmly and spoke slowly.

He did not kill her, nor did he even harm her in the slightest.

Because his Revered Master had taught him.

Among fellow Disciples, sparring was acceptable, but taking a life was not.

Upon hearing this, Su Qingxue’s delicate body trembled, and the madness that had burned in her eyes instantly dimmed.

She looked at the seemingly ordinary yet infinitely mysterious young man before her, her heart a mix of emotions.

There was unwillingness, humiliation, frustration, but also… a hint of curiosity.

…

This astonishingly spectacular competition thus came to an end.

Chen Ping'an won.

“Senior Brother Chen! Do you want to continue?”

The referee walked forward, his gaze at Chen Ping'an filled with flattery.

“Next up are the duels between True Disciples.”

“Continue.”

He hadn't completed his Revered Master’s task yet.

And so.

Chen Ping'an, this new Disciple who had only joined the Sect less than two months ago, fought his way through, advancing into the True Disciple Battle, which represented the highest combat power of the Lichen Sword Sect Disciples!

His first opponent was An Xin, the Head True Disciple of Yujian Peak.

A top-tier expert whose Cultivation had reached the Peak of the Heavenly Human Realm, and whose strength was enough to rank among the top five among all True Disciples of the Lichen Sword Sect.

When An Xin saw that his next opponent was Chen Ping'an, who had just displayed the divine technique of Yujian Technique, he couldn't help but show a wry smile.

“Junior Brother Chen, please.”

An Xin took a deep breath and respectfully cupped his hands towards Chen Ping'an.

“Please.”

The two instantly engaged in battle!

This battle was fought from dawn till dusk, obscuring the sun and moon!

An Xin was indeed a seasoned True Disciple; his Cultivation was incredibly profound, and his swordsmanship had long reached the Transcendent, each move possessing terrifying power.

But Chen Ping'an was like an unkillable cockroach.

Relying on his Foundation Establishment Stage magic power, which was far more abundant than a Martial Artist’s True Qi, he actually fought An Xin to a standstill!

The two fought from early morning until dusk.

Finally, when everyone was already numb from watching.

Chen Ping'an thrust out a sword.

An Xin was unable to dodge in time, and a deep, bone-visible cut appeared on his shoulder!

And Chen Ping'an was also struck in the chest by An Xin’s desperate palm, sending him flying backward, a trickle of fresh blood at the corner of his mouth.

A draw!

This battle actually ended in a draw!

The entire Lichen Sword Sect completely erupted.

A new Disciple who had only joined for two months, able to fight a Head True Disciple at the Peak of the Heavenly Human Realm to a standstill?!

Had an immortal descended to the mortal world?!

…

Chen Ping'an stepped off the arena and returned to Li Huowang’s side.

“Well done.” Li Huowang chuckled and handed him a Medicinal Pill for healing.

“Unfortunately, I still lost by half a move.” Chen Ping'an shook his head, somewhat unwilling.

“Alright, don’t be greedy after getting a good deal.” Li Huowang pouted, “How long have you been Cultivating? Being able to fight a Heavenly Human Realm to this extent is enough to shake the entire Tianwu Continent.”

“Hahaha! It’s finally my turn!”

Li Huowang suddenly let out a long roar to the sky, erupting with terrifying Battle Intent!

In an instant, he had appeared on the huge arena!

Without even waiting for the referee to announce, he directly looked at the True Disciples of the other ten Peaks, his voice arrogant.

“All of you, come at me together.”

As soon as these words came out, the entire audience was once again in an uproar.

How could the people of Star Sword Peak be more arrogant than each other?!

The True Disciples of the other ten Peaks were even more enraged, their faces flushed.

“You’re courting death!”

“Too arrogant!”

“Senior Brother! Let me go meet him!”

Before they could make a move, Sect Master Li Tian’s voice already rang out.

“Since Worthy Nephew Huowang has such an interest, then let it be as you say.”

He knew very well that the strength of this eccentric young man before him was probably more than ten times more terrifying than Chen Ping'an.

With the Sect Master’s permission, how could the True Disciples of those ten Peaks still hold back?

One by one, they charged forward like chickens injected with stimulants, howling.

Among them, there were even two top experts whose Cultivation had reached the Early Stage of the Shattered Void Realm!

However, what awaited them was not a hard-fought battle of equal strength.

But a… one-sidedRolling!

Li Huowang’s black long saber let out an excited hum!

He himself seemed to have transformed into a mad demon returned from Hell.

Wherever the saber light passed, no one could withstand a single blow.

Those True Disciples who usually held their heads high were as fragile as chickens and dogs in the face of his overbearing saber techniques!

In just a short dozen breaths, they had all been defeated.

“Bang!”

As the last True Disciple of the Shattered Void Realm was sent flying by Li Huowang’s saber and fell unconscious.

Li Huowang carried the demonic saber and looked around, a hint of “loneliness of a Revered Master” boredom on his face.

“Is that all?”

…

Finally, this once-in-a-decade Sect Grand Competition ended, and Li Huowang of Star Sword Peak won first place without any suspense!

Chen Ping'an, on the other hand, was tied for twelfth place with the True Disciple of Yujian Peak.

The name of Star Sword Peak resounded through the sky overnight!

…

Inside Su Qingxue’s Immortal Cave on Yujian Peak.

“Pfft!”

Spitting out a mouthful of reverse blood, Su Qingxue’s pretty face was as pale as paper.

Her pride, her self-confidence, had been utterly crushed by that Star Sword Peak Disciple today!

Her Dao Heart had actually cracked.

Just as she lost control of her mind and was about to suffer Qi Deviation.

A black shadow emerged from the shadows behind her.

“Young Miss, calm your anger.”

“They are merely two insignificant clowns, why should you trouble yourself?”

“Let your subordinate go and deal with them for you.”

As soon as the words fell, the black shadow once again merged into the shadows and disappeared.

“No! Come back!”