Chapter 1519 - 1516: Private Duel Before the Tides 2

The great sword raised high emits an orange glow, striking towards Ye Qiu. Truly befitting a member of the strongest clan, overall, his quality is quite good, and the speed of his sword swing is faster than Ye Qiu imagined. The intense and dazzling blade quickly approached Ye Qiu.

Even though it's a duel that ends with one strike, if Ye Qiu were to face this lethal strike head-on, with Ye Qiu's current strength, he shouldn't be harmed. But the tide is coming soon, and Ye Qiu demands that his body must be in perfect condition to fight.

When Ye Qiu was sure he would defeat his opponent, he couldn't hide the joy on his face. But—

Ye Qiu seized the initiative, and before the opponent's sword tip swung out first, he traced a diagonal path, carrying yellow-green light, directly hitting the side of the great sword still in mid-swing without creating an attack judgment. An intense burst of sparks exploded instantly.

When weapon and weapon conflicts occur, there can be another result: "Weapon Damage."

Of course, this doesn't happen frequently. It only occurs when intense strikes are directed at vulnerable positions or directions on the weapon's construction, in situations without attack judgment.

But Ye Qiu was confident it would break. Because ornate weapons usually don't have good durability.

More importantly, Ye Qiu's wielding the legendary divine artifact—the strongest weapon, Profound Celestial Ice Sword. If it collided head-on with other weapons, the opponent's weapon would definitely be destroyed...

As Ye Qiu expected—a metallic sound scattered all around, like it was going to break through the eardrum, and the guard's two-handed sword broke completely in the middle. The exaggerated light effects burst out like an explosion.

Ye Qiu and the opponent passed by each other in the air, landed, and switched positions, standing where they were just waiting for the battle. That guy's half-broken sword spun and flew high, reflecting the dazzling sunlight in the sky, then fell and embedded in the stone slate ground between them. After that, the half-sword tip and the grip part in the guard's hand turned into countless polygonal shards.

The entire plaza fell into a brief silence. All the spectators with opened mouths stood rigidly. As for Ye Qiu, he stood up from the landing position, as per his habit, swinging his sword left and right. Then, cheers erupted from the crowd.

Listening to the crowd's comments like "So incredible! Was it aiming at the sword attack just now?" on the recent defensive maneuvers, Ye Qiu could only swallow his sigh.

Although it's just Dong's credit. Someone of that level could easily be defeated even if Ye Qiu didn't use the Profound Celestial Ice Sword.

Holding the sword in his right hand, he slowly walked towards the guard squatting with his back to Ye Qiu. It's clear that the body wrapped under the white cloak was trembling. When Ye Qiu sheathed his sword deliberately making a sound, he said softly:

"If you want to change weapons and fight again, I'll accompany... but I see no need."

The kneeling guard didn't look at Ye Qiu, clutching the stone ground with both hands, his body trembling as if having malaria, shortly muttering in a hoarse voice: "I give up."

As soon as those words fell, the surrounding people in the same position as at the start erupted into a frenzy again.

"This is not a performance! Move away! Move away!"

He then turned and shouted towards me:

"You bastard... I'll kill you... I will definitely kill you..."

Ye Qiu had to admit that the guard's eyes at that moment did feel a bit chilling.

Nothing is more terrifying than someone desiring revenge.

His intense emotion did seem a bit exaggerated, the hatred in the guard's white eyes can be said to be scarier than a monster. At this moment, a shadow quietly emerged from beside me, not saying a word.

"Bai Zhuotian, with my authority as the Vice Clan Leader of the Lantian Clan, I order you from today onwards to relieve your guard duties. Without my orders, you may not follow me anymore. That's it."

Fang Wushang's voice had an even colder feel than her expression. However, Ye Qiu could hear the worry suppressed within her voice. Unconsciously, Ye Qiu placed his hand on Fang Wushang's shoulder. Fang Wushang's tense and rigid body shook slightly, then leaned wholly against Ye Qiu.

"...What... what are you saying... you..."

Until this part, Bai Zhuotian's voice could still be heard. But then the mutterings coming from his mouth seemed to be hundreds of curses, while he fiercely stared at Ye Qiu and Fang Wushang. Ye Qiu thought he must be preparing to equip a reserve weapon, and even knowing he'd be stopped by crime-prevention orders, he'd still attempt to strike at himself.

However, that guy finally managed to restrain himself, and put his weapon back inside his cloak. In the last instant Bai Zhuotian disappeared, he cast an extremely hateful gaze at Ye Qiu.

Bai Zhuotian, the plaza was engulfed in an uncomfortably silent atmosphere. The spectators were all frightened by Bai Zhuotian's rude behavior, but soon dispersed in twos and threes. In the end, only Ye Qiu and Fang Wushang remained on the scene.

Even desperately thinking to say something, the past two years, Ye Qiu focused solely on enhancing his strength, hence couldn't figure out anything comforting to say. In fact, Ye Qiu wasn't even sure if listening to her and accepting the duel, then achieving victory was the right thing to do.

Soon, Fang Wushang stepped back, speaking softly to Ye Qiu without her usual high-profile tone:

"... Sorry for involving you in this troublesome matter."

"No, it's alright... I'm okay but you, is it really fine to do this to him?"

Fang Wushang slowly shook her head; the famous Vice Clan Leader of the Lantian Clan showed a strong yet fragile smile on her face.

"Hmm. For the clan to become like this, always prioritizing self-interest without any basic moral standards for members, I believe I am partially responsible..."

"That couldn't be helped... On the contrary, if you weren't around, the Lantian Clan might have been worse than now... Hmm, how should I put it..."

Even Ye Qiu didn't know what exactly he wanted to say, only hurriedly continued:

"...So, I think you relaxing with me is a good thing..."

As a result, Fang Wushang showed a dazed expression, blinking several times before a slightly bitter smile appeared on her face, but her tense expression finally eased.