Chapter 124: Overlord Blade Sect

Chapter 124: Chapter 124: Overlord Blade Sect

"Brother Lu, that’s the Overlord Blade Sect up ahead. Shouldn’t we pick a different place?" Liu Zhi cautioned carefully. The men of the Overlord Blade Sect were reckless brutes. They struck with immense power and wielded heavy weapons; a mere graze meant serious injury. Members of the Demon Suppression Bureau generally disliked coming around here.

"The Overlord Blade Sect is exactly who I’m looking for," Lu Yuan smiled.

Fighting opponents who were too weak was boring, especially since he possessed great strength himself. The heavy weapons of the Overlord Blade Sect were actually countered by him.

"Huh?" Liu Zhi was puzzled. What kind of logic was that? He felt like Lu Yuan was a bit abnormal.

"I am Lu Yuan, and I wish to seek guidance from the genius experts of the Overlord Blade Sect!" Lu Yuan announced as he stepped up to the main gate.

WHOOSH.

The Overlord Blade Sect’s compound instantly fell silent, with dozens of gazes turning toward him in unison.

Looking up, Lu Yuan couldn’t help but hold his breath for a moment. The entire courtyard was filled with dozens of burly men, all standing over 1.8 or 1.9 meters tall. Men over two meters tall with bulging, knotted muscles and arms thicker than his thighs were everywhere. Wielding massive weapons, they looked like giant beasts. At this moment, they were all staring at him with mocking and amused expressions.

"You want to challenge us?" A 2.3-meter-tall giant, carrying a massive blade the size of a door, looked down at Lu Yuan and grinned.

"That’s right," Lu Yuan nodded, walking inside without a trace of fear.

"Haha, good! You’ve got guts!"

"You’re alright, kid. I’ve got high hopes for you!"

"It’s been a long time since anyone came to challenge our Overlord Blade Sect. I’ve really missed this."

"I hope he can last more than two rounds."

"Everyone, go easy on him later. Don’t beat him to death and ruin our Overlord Blade Sect’s reputation."

"Don’t talk nonsense! That never happened! That has absolutely never happened!"

The atmosphere inside the Overlord Blade Sect flared to life, and the disciples stared at Lu Yuan with fervent eyes. Everyone was rubbing their hands together, eager for a fight.

"I will only fight the top ten of the Outer Sect," Lu Yuan stated his condition.

"The top ten of the Outer Sect?"

"Are you joking?"

"You think you can be picky?"

"Do you even know how powerful the top ten of our Overlord Blade Sect’s Outer Sect are? They’re practically unmatched in the East District Third Ring! They could crush you into minced meat with a single finger!"

"Exactly. The genius experts of our Overlord Blade Sect aren’t comparable to the geniuses of other sects."

"Senior Brother Qil, he wants to challenge you!"

The Overlord Blade Sect disciples completely boiled over.

The Overlord Blade Sect focused primarily on Body Refining and followed the Extreme Daoist path. They didn’t focus on techniques or forms, completely relying on overwhelming power to crush their opponents and remain invincible. Therefore, anyone who could fight their way into the top ten among several hundred Outer Sect disciples definitely possessed top-tier aptitude. Furthermore, under the development of the Overlord Blade Sect’s special Cultivation Technique, every single one of them had pushed their strength to the absolute limit.

The kid in front of them wasn’t short, but he looked far too slender. His face was also tender, suggesting he was quite young. Yet, he actually dared to open his mouth and challenge their top ten.

"Let me test you," a Martial Artist stepped forward. He stood 1.9 meters tall with a Middle Tier Eighth Grade Cultivation, ranking somewhere in the middle within this courtyard.

"So you aren’t going to listen to my request, right? I just defeated Zhen Zilong from the Huasha Sect." Lu Yuan slowly drew a single blade.

"What?"

"You just defeated Zhen Zilong of the Huasha Sect?"

The air in the courtyard stagnated. Zhen Zilong had quite a bit of fame in this area, especially after unifying his inner and outer body and reaching perfection in his Gang Qi. The number of people who could beat him had grown scarce.

"It seems you came prepared." A burly man standing around two meters tall, located at the very back of the courtyard, stood up and walked forward with a large blade in hand.

"Senior Brother Qil!"

"Senior Brother Qil!"

The crowd from the Overlord Blade Sect bowed respectfully one after another. This was the number one expert of the Outer Sect in the courtyard.

"Qil Chongguang of the Overlord Blade Sect," the burly man introduced himself.

"A pleasure to meet you," Lu Yuan cupped his fist.

"Zhen Zilong!" Qil Chongguang looked past the main gate.

Zhen Zilong stepped into view. "It’s true. Brother Lu really did defeat me just now. His Dual Blades are very formidable."

"Dual Blades?" Qil Chongguang’s gaze fell on the three blades resting at Lu Yuan’s waist. "Interesting. In that case, I accept your challenge."

"After you," Lu Yuan took two steps back. When facing such massive guys with heavy weapons, getting closer was usually more advantageous. However, he didn’t want to take that cheap advantage.

"Wait." Qil Chongguang raised a hand to stop him. "There is another rule for challenging our Overlord Blade Sect."

"What rule?" Lu Yuan raised an eyebrow.

"Heh heh," the disciples of the Overlord Blade Sect chuckled.

"We don’t accept free challenges. You have to put something on the table," Qil Chongguang grinned.

There was no helping it; these guys from the Overlord Blade Sect had massive appetites and consumed a staggering amount of food every year. The Sect couldn’t make ends meet, so they naturally had to find ways to acquire supplies and money. However, because they struck too heavily, their reputation had been ruined in the past. Many of his fellow disciples had to leave the city to hunt or participate in underground death matches. Their days were truly somewhat financially strained.

Lu Yuan couldn’t help but smile upon hearing this. He used to make money this way, and now someone was actually trying to earn it from him. Fortunately, he had money.

"How much? Is three hundred taels enough?"

"Three hundred taels! That works!" Qil Chongguang’s eyes instantly lit up, and his grip on his large blade grew even tighter. This was a massive sum of money, enough to feed everyone in the courtyard for a month. Of course, the prerequisite was winning.

"Fall back!"

"Make way!"

The surrounding crowd quickly scattered, retreating more than ten meters away. This included the members of the Overlord Blade Sect, as well as the spectating disciples from the Purple Cloud Sword Pavilion and the Huasha Sect, all terrified of being caught in the crossfire.

"You strike first," Qil Chongguang offered generously, holding his massive blade horizontally in both hands. He was confident he could sweep Lu Yuan away.

"Here I come!" Lu Yuan initiated the attack using only a single blade.

It was a probing strike, not utilizing his full strength. If they competed in sheer power, he definitely couldn’t match Qil Chongguang. If they competed in techniques, he would likely struggle to break through the defense of that door-like blade. As such, the only thing he could rely on was agility.

SWISH.

Moving like an ape, Lu Yuan dashed left and right, swinging his blade in a sweeping slash.

SWISH.

Blade qi tore through the air like a crescent moon.

CLANG.

With a simple twist of his massive blade, Qil Chongguang effortlessly blocked it.

SWISH.

Lu Yuan shifted, ducked, and delivered a horizontal slash from the side.

CLANG.

Qil Chongguang blocked it just as easily once again.

The big guy might have lacked agility on his feet, but within his immediate vicinity, the speed of his fists, palms, and weapon was still incredibly fast. The broad, thick body of his blade more than made up for any minor flaws in his defense. It was incredibly difficult for opponents to break through.

This was the Martial Dao of the Overlord Blade Sect! To defeat them, one could only crush them head-on with even greater strength or overwhelm them with absolute speed.

SWISH, SWISH.

CLANG, CLANG.

Lu Yuan tried more than a dozen times but failed to find an opening, nor did he see any signs of vulnerability to exploit.

"Why aren’t you using your Dual Blades?" Qil Chongguang asked.

"Until I figure out your Martial Arts, using one blade or two makes no difference," Lu Yuan replied.

Nevertheless, he drew his second blade. This was because he had already figured out a method and was ready to break through and secure his victory.

"Dual Blades!"

"Lu Yuan’s Dual Blade Style!"

"Senior Brother Zhen was just defeated by those very Dual Blades!"

The attention of the crowd instantly focused. The disciples of the Huasha Sect wanted to see if Lu Yuan could break through Qil Chongguang’s defense using his Dual Blades. The disciples of the Purple Cloud Sword Pavilion also wanted to witness the true power of Lu Yuan’s Dual Blades. This was very important to them.

Especially for one person...

Li Qiutong’s eyes flickered as she thought, "Do not let me down..."