jdhmnovel Chapter 435 Admit Defeat, Senior Brother Chen
Chapter 435 Admit Defeat, Senior Brother Chen
Her longsword flashed with lightning, and every strike was cunning and ruthless, forcing Chen Feng to defend.
"Is all you can do is hide like an eel?"
Chen Feng's frustration grew as he failed to gain the upper hand, and his swordplay became more impulsive and less precise than before.
Zhao Xiruo parried his sword, used the force to retreat a few steps, slightly panting, and sneered, "The worst thing in a battle is to be impatient and agitated. Senior Brother Chen... your mind is in disarray, and so is your sword."
"Shut up! It's not your place to lecture me!" Chen Feng was furious when he heard Zhao Xiruo dare to lecture him.
With a flick of his wrist, a long sword was suddenly drawn, carrying a sharp sword light, and slashed down at Zhao Xiruo's head.
Zhao Xiruo's eyes turned cold, and with a flick of her wrist, her longsword swept horizontally, colliding with his longsword.
Ding!
A crisp metallic clang rang out, and Zhao Xiruo felt a numbness in her arm, almost losing her grip on the longsword. She quickly let go and retreated.
However, the sword, propelled by inertia, continued to thrust forward, heading straight for her neck.
"not good!"
With a thought, Zhao Xiruo slashed horizontally with her longsword, blocking the sword, but her arm was still injured.
Seeing this, Yun Chen immediately became anxious.
He was about to stand up when Shen Nan pressed down on his shoulder.
"No one is allowed to interfere in the qualifying rounds; otherwise, it would be breaking the rules."
“But…” Yun Chen’s eyes showed worry.
Seeing this, Liu Yanran quickly comforted her, "Since you've chosen to trust Junior Sister, let's wait and see. Besides, even if we have to take action, we still have Elder Lei, right? Don't worry."
Yun Chen calmed down upon hearing this. He looked up at Elder Lei on the high platform and found that he was staring intently at the arena.
It seems that with Elder Lei around, there's really no need to worry about Ruoruo's safety.
"All right!"
Yun Chen nodded.
……
In the arena.
Zhao Xiruo gritted her teeth and met Chen Feng's longsword once again.
The two exchanged blows, each move ruthless and deadly, their fight incredibly intense.
"boom!"
The two swords clashed fiercely in mid-air, scattering sparks and creating a deafening roar that echoed throughout the arena.
Everyone stared wide-eyed, their faces filled with shock.
"I thought it would be a one-sided victory, but it turned out to be a close match. Just who is this Zhao Xiruo?"
"I heard he was personally taught by the head of the Divine Thunder Palace and was only recently accepted as a disciple. His talent is simply too extraordinary."
"Damn it! Where did the Thunder God Palace find so many geniuses?"
The disciples from different factions below the stage had varying expressions and were discussing among themselves.
On the high platform, Yu Shu was also somewhat dumbfounded.
The fact that a Golden Core cultivator was fighting a Foundation Establishment cultivator for so long made him feel that Jade Void Palace had lost face.
"What's wrong with this little girl?"
He turned to look at Elder Lei beside him.
The disciples who can enter the sect are all exceptionally talented, and as long as they are at the same level, the difference between them will not be too great.
But Zhao Xiruo was actually able to challenge opponents of higher levels, and... her opponent was a genius.
Clearly, Zhao Xiruo's talent is greater than Chen Feng's.
But... didn't the Divine Thunder Palace already have Yun Chen? How come there's another disciple with such high talent?
"Ahem...! She is Yun Chen's Daoist partner, so perhaps... she received guidance from Yun Chen?" Elder Lei said casually, trying to change the subject.
Zhao Xiruo's identity as an innate Dao body must not be revealed, otherwise she might get into trouble.
"What? She's Yun Chen's Daoist partner?"
Upon hearing this, Master Yu Shu's eyes widened immediately.
He naturally knew about Yun Chen's Daoist partner.
Lu Beiyou mentioned it more than once after returning to the palace last time.
But he felt that no woman from the outside world was good enough for his disciple, so he didn't take it seriously at all, and even scolded Lu Beiyou for it.
But no one expected that the woman Lu Beiyou liked would have such high talent.
"Well, let's just watch quietly."
Elder Lei gave a casual reply, his gaze remaining fixed on the stage.
He needed to keep an eye on the situation in the ring, so he naturally didn't bother with him.
Upon hearing this, Master Yu Shu said nothing more, gave a cold snort, and looked towards the stage.
But the next moment... his eyes widened, filled with disbelief.
“This…this is…?”
On the arena, Zhao Xiruo suddenly burst forth with dazzling lightning, her entire being transforming into a blazing blue sun.
She held her long sword high, and fine arcs of electricity gathered at the tip of the sword, emitting a chilling buzzing sound.
"This is... the Nine Heavens Thunder Summoning?"
On the high platform, Lin Xuantong couldn't help but exclaim in surprise: "She has actually mastered this divine ability?"
Elder Lei's expression was solemn. He was both shocked by Zhao Xiruo's talent and worried that she would expose the secret of her innate Dao body.
On the arena, Chen Feng felt the terrifying power of thunder, and his expression changed drastically.
He dared not delay and hurriedly circulated his spiritual power, the slender sword drawing a mysterious trajectory in the air.
"Chasing the Wind, Breaking Through the Clouds!"
A sharp sword aura shot into the sky and collided violently with the lightning summoned by Zhao Xiruo.
"boom--!"
A deafening roar echoed throughout the square, and the blinding light forced everyone to close their eyes.
As the light faded, a deep pit appeared in the center of the arena. The two men each took several steps back, a trickle of blood oozing from the corner of their mouths.
Chen Feng wiped the blood from the corner of his mouth, a ruthless glint in his eyes: "I didn't expect you to have such abilities. However, Foundation Establishment is still Foundation Establishment. I'll see how long you can last!"
Having said that, he lunged forward again, his swordplay becoming even more ruthless.
Although Zhao Xiruo tried her best to hold on, she gradually lost ground due to the absolute difference in their cultivation levels.
"puff!"
It was another head-on clash. Zhao Xiruo was forced to retreat repeatedly, her right hand holding the sword trembling slightly, and blood was seeping from the tiger's mouth.
"Junior Sister!" Liu Yanran exclaimed in surprise from below the stage.
Yun Chen clenched his fists tightly, his nails digging deep into his palms.
He could tell that Zhao Xiruo was nearing her limit, but the rules of the ranking competition prevented him from interfering.
Just when everyone thought the outcome was decided, Zhao Xiruo suddenly smiled.
"Senior Brother Chen, underestimating your opponent is a grave mistake."
Chen Feng was stunned. Before he could react, he suddenly felt a numbness in his feet.
Looking down, he noticed that the arena was now covered with fine lightning patterns, which were rapidly converging into a complex array centered on him.
"This is... a lightning binding array? When did you..."
Chen Feng was shocked and tried to back away, but found himself firmly bound by the power of thunder.
Zhao Xiruo wiped the blood from the corner of her mouth and smiled slightly: "I've been setting up this formation since the very first move..."
It turns out that every time Zhao Xiruo dodged or blocked, she was secretly using her spiritual power to inscribe array patterns on the arena.
She deliberately feigned weakness to lull Chen Feng into a false sense of security, ultimately causing him to fall into this meticulously laid trap.
Chen Feng struggled desperately, but the lightning binding array trapped him tightly like a spider web, and the more he struggled, the tighter it bound him.
"Admit defeat, Senior Brother Chen."