Chapter 1319: Not Yielding an Inch

Chapter 1319: Chapter 1319: Not Yielding an Inch

This situation cannot be achieved by Pei Yan’s exceptional ability to mimic alone; it must be related to the Divine Artifact! Right, the Spatial Divine Artifact Broken Prison and that strange artifact that can conceal any aura—he had used them in the Sword Discussion Conference finals, yet I was still careless!

Liu Xuanji was frustrated with his own carelessness. Mo Baiqi, observing from outside the arena, sighed and said, "Pei Yan is indeed too cunning! He positioned the Sword Qi, which includes hidden spatial slits, outside Xuanji’s probing range. The normal Sword Qi was used to attack my junior brother, and only when he lowered his guard and began absorbing all the Sword Qi around his body did he fall into Pei Yan’s trap."

"All’s fair in war! Didn’t Brother Liu successfully ambush the opponent once before as well?" The head of the White Deer Institute, Su Fengchen, chimed in with a smile but noticed no one responded, leaving him smiling awkwardly and feeling increasingly uneasy.

At this moment, Liu Xuanji, surrounded by spatial slits and unable to evade, had no choice but to wield his longsword in defense. Sword light danced and his silhouette flickered; when Liu Xuanji’s figure reappeared, his clothes were already torn in seven or eight places. Before long, his calves and abdomen were stained with red, droplets of fresh blood trickled down his pant legs.

"Elder Liu, although it wasn’t successful, this was your fifth move!" Pei Yan waved his long blade and reminded him.

"No need to remind me! I know full well!" Liu Xuanji said as he switched the long and short swords between his hands, casually tossing the short sword with a faint light not far from Pei Yan. Pei Yan looked at the faint light and then at the single-handed sword-wielding Liu Xuanji, bewildered as to why he would do such a thing.

"Pei Yan, although I repeatedly reminded myself that you are not an ordinary Child of Origin, you are exceptionally strong! Yet, I still underestimated your strength. It’s not a boast to say that pushing you back from your position isn’t hard, but to do it within thirty moves!" Liu Xuanji said, removing his coat to reveal a white undergarment, ignoring the wound on his abdomen stained with blood from his heart. He stripped off the undergarment to expose a lean but sturdy upper body, took a deep breath, and said helplessly, "I must go all-out against you! Pei Yan, do you know what I mean by this?"

"I understand! I must not move from my spot! You also have reservations and dare not attack with full force, but now, for the approval of the woman behind you, you must fight me with all your might, leaving no room for mercy!"

"Pei Yan! Cease your nonsense!" Pei Yan in the arena suddenly changed his obsequious demeanor, rudely pointing towards Lin Ruxue outside the pavilion and speaking. This statement undoubtedly embarrassed the Immortal Palace Sect Leaders greatly. Feng Tianhe, afraid he would say something outrageous again, immediately scolded him harshly.

"No matter! Let him continue," Lin Ruxue was unexpectedly magnanimous, waving her hand to stop the outraged crowd, looking at Pei Yan in the arena with great interest.

"All right! Pei Yan! In this battle, life or death is up to fate! Rest assured, when you stood up for me during the Hongjun Sword Furnace incident, if I accidentally take your life in battle, I, Liu Xuanji, will not let you die in vain. This old life will be repaid to the Pei Family! Be it servitude for atonement or directly enduring a thousand cuts to repay life, it’s up to your family to decide!" Liu Xuanji said sternly with both hands holding the sword.

"Elder Liu, sorry! If by accident, I kill you, I have no intention of selling myself to your Hongjun Sword Furnace!"

"Hahaha! No need! It will only prove my own lack of skill if I disgrace myself; I can blame no one! Since it’s settled, Pei Yan, I will make my move!"

"No more nonsense! I’ve been waiting!"

"Sixth move! Mountain Sever!"

The two exchanged words back and forth, their momentum escalating continuously. When their momentum reached its pinnacle, Liu Xuanji transformed into a stream of light charging straight at Pei Yan.

Bang! Bang! Bang!

Three consecutive gunshots!

The anticipated explosion didn’t happen immediately! The three bullets containing Pei Yan’s powers hadn’t exerted their power yet, but Liu Xuanji slashed through them, and the fragmented bullets grazed past Liu Xuanji’s sides. It was only when he reached Pei Yan did a series of violent explosions erupt behind him.

He made it! Such astonishing momentum! This is the pinnacle strength of the Heavenly Dao! And so fast! The Sword Qi is also incredibly fierce! But I can see his moves clearly! I can withstand it!

At this moment, Pei Yan felt no fear but instead, an unusual excitement. Saraf at his peak in the Heavenly Dao’s supreme state was once a top figure of this level, but he had been sealed for too long and lost his Divine Artifact. That battle, although Pei Yan witnessed it, wasn’t satisfying.

Today finally allowed him to spar with a true expert to his heart’s content! Once he conquered this high mountain, the only target left to challenge would be—

Master of Origin!

Left! Right! In an excited state, Pei Yan maintained his rationality in battle, his brain rapidly analyzing the possible directions Liu Xuanji might thrust his sword.

None of them, he wanted to face him head-on honorably! Indeed, this is what a true expert should do!

Buzz!

The sound of metal clashing rang in the arena, Pei Yan could distinctly feel the lament of the long blade in his hand as it resisted Liu Xuanji’s longsword. Just as Feng Tianhe said, if a Divine Artifact merges too many attributes, it becomes mediocre in all aspects. Blocking sixty percent of this sword’s power was already its limit.

The shock from the clash of sword and blade caused the ground beneath the two to sink slightly, and the surrounding space seemed to distort and crack as if to be slashed apart by the rampant Sword Qi.

Puh! A mouthful of fresh blood spewed from Pei Yan’s lips onto Liu Xuanji. Outsiders could see that under this sword’s attack, Pei Yan’s entire body bent backward, seemingly if Liu Xuanji exerted a little more force, he could push him away to win the victory.

Is this Liu Xuanji’s layered energy? The penetrating Sword Qi harmed Pei Yan’s body for the third time. Though as powerful as Pei Yan with his mechanically augmented body from various materials, the previously inflicted wounds began to split again, and each strand of Sword Qi was like an explosive destroying Pei Yan’s mechanism, slowing down his self-repair speed!

And even under Pei Yan’s strong suppression, the speed of this Sword Qi’s destruction was more than ten times stronger than the first time.

"Seventh move, intercept...."

"Roar!"

A sword strike left Liu Xuanji covered in Pei Yan’s blood, knowing that this wouldn’t make Pei Yan submit. As soon as his sword momentum slightly abated, he swiftly changed his move. Yet before he could unleash the seventh sword, Pei Yan suddenly opened his mouth wide, releasing an earth-shattering dragon roar from his throat.

Liu Xuanji was shocked as this sudden roar penetrated his Source Qi protection, leaving him dizzy and disoriented, blood streaming from the seven apertures in his face, halting his attacking motion, and involuntarily taking two steps back! The next second, seeing Pei Yan’s movement, he exclaimed in his heart, "Not good!"