Chapter 217 - 203: You Will Die

Chapter 217: Chapter 203: You Will Die

The only thing that could decide the outcome was Chen Yue’s own strength.

On the opposite viewing platform, many disciples of the Liuyun Sword Sect had already grown restless and excited.

It was as if they could already see the scene of their Senior Brother Guan Duhai cutting down that arrogant brat from the Panshi Sect on the Martial Arts Arena with a single strike.

As some of the few Major Sects within the Celestial State Prefecture, their relationships with one another were mostly average.

There were only so many resources to go around; if you took a bigger bite, I naturally got a smaller one. Although no large-scale conflicts had ever broken out between the Liuyun Sword Sect and the Panshi Sect, friction and disputes among their disciples had never ceased.

Now, seeing a disciple from the Panshi Sect dare to come to their doorstep for a Life and Death Decision was, in their eyes, simply an act of courting death.

Guan Duhai slowly walked onto the Martial Arts Arena and came to a stop. With his hands clasped behind his back, he watched coldly as Chen Yue approached from the other side.

Chen Yue stopped about ten zhang across from Guan Duhai.

In that instant, all the clamor from the surroundings vanished. Everyone’s gaze was fixed upon the two figures in the center of the Martial Arts Arena.

Guan Duhai looked at Chen Yue, the corners of his mouth curling up into a mocking smile. "The day has finally come. I was starting to think you’d back out and spend the rest of your life hiding in the Panshi Sect, too scared to show your face."

Chen Yue said nothing. He simply raised his right hand slowly, spread his five fingers, and grasped at the empty air.

VMMMM!

A clear, high-pitched ring of a saber echoed above the Martial Arts Arena as the Jinghong Saber landed steadily in Chen Yue’s palm.

The body of the saber glinted coldly in the sunlight. Though the blade was still, a sharp Saber Intent was already radiating outwards in invisible ripples.

Seeing Chen Yue draw his saber, the smile on Guan Duhai’s face faded slightly, but the killing intent in his eyes grew even stronger. "In such a hurry to die? Fine by me. My little brother has been waiting for you down below for a long time."

Chen Yue gripped the Jinghong Saber, its tip angled toward the ground.

He lifted his head and met Guan Duhai’s gaze calmly. He began to speak, his voice soft, yet it carried clearly throughout the entire Martial Arts Arena:

"I don’t know who killed Guan Duzhou. But you will die by my saber today."

Guan Duhai’s eyes instantly went wide!

An irrepressible rage, accompanied by a heaven-storming killing intent, erupted from within him!

"Insolent!"

He roared, and with a sharp upward flick of his right hand, the azure longsword at his waist let out a crisp ring from its scabbard and shot out on its own.

Guan Duhai grabbed the hilt. With a flick of his wrist, the Azure Sky Sword cut an arc of green light through the air, and a sharp Sword Intent swept out in all directions like a tangible gale.

The surrounding Liuyun Sword Sect disciples felt that sharp Sword Intent and their spirits couldn’t help but lift.

"Senior Brother Guan’s Sword Intent is even stronger than before!"

"It seems his gains from the Sword Grinding Pool were truly immense!"

"That brat is a dead man!"

On the viewing platform, the Liuyun Sword Sect Elder in charge of this Life and Death Decision saw that both combatants were ready. He took a deep breath and shouted in a deep voice, "Begin!"

The moment the word "Begin" was spoken, Guan Duhai’s Sword Intent surged to its peak.

He took a step forward. The greenstone ground beneath his feet let out a muffled BOOM, and cracks spread out from his foot like a spiderweb.

His Azure Sky Sword thrust forward without any flourish.

The air before the blade’s edge was violently torn asunder, creating a roar like that of thunderous waves crashing against the shore!

In a daze, the disciples standing around the Martial Arts Arena felt as if they were not facing a sword, but a vast, boundless, and turbulent sea.

Its majestic momentum and endless pressure couldn’t help but give one the illusion of being as insignificant as an ant!

The Thunderous Waves Sword Technique!

One of the top sword techniques in the Liuyun Sword Sect for those below the Innate Realm. Once mastered, its strikes were like thunderous waves crashing on the shore—relentless and majestic!

Guan Duhai had been immersed in this sword technique for several years and had long since cultivated it to its peak. Now, bolstered by his Sword Intent at the Great Success stage, the power of this strike reached the absolute apex of his entire life.

Facing this strike that came at him like a tsunami, Chen Yue’s body sank slightly as the Pan Yuan Infinite Skill within him began to circulate wildly.

In an instant, the entire world seemed to slow down in his perception.

He could clearly see the frenzied, flickering Inner Strength on the edge of Guan Duhai’s sword. He could see the violent backlash of force formed as the air was torn apart by the blade.

He could see the undisguised killing intent in Guan Duhai’s eyes.

Within Chen Yue’s body, the Ten Thousand Forms Tiger Roar Golden Bell was pushed to its absolute limit. His Copper Skin Iron Bones Talent was fully activated, and from the depths of his bones came a low hum, like the clashing of metal and stone.

’Mixed Element Infinite, activate!’

The vast Inner Strength in his body instantly split into two streams of yin and yang, intertwining with each other like a pair of coiling flood dragons, awaiting the moment to erupt.

Deep within his Sea of Consciousness, the Furious Wave Saber Intent erupted like an ignited star! That Saber Intent, so sharp it could tear through the void, flowed along his Heart Spirit and poured into the Jinghong Saber in his hand!

’Celestial Demon Burning Technique, activate!’

A trace of his Heart Spirit and a wisp of his Qi Blood were instantly ignited, transforming into a violent power that, like pouring oil on a fire, was injected into his already-gathered Saber Momentum.

Everything was completed in a flash of lightning!

The Jinghong Saber began to tremble violently, letting out a high-pitched, soaring ring!

In the next instant, Guan Duhai’s Azure Sky Sword thrust before Chen Yue.

The Jinghong Saber in Chen Yue’s hand swung out fiercely!

"CLANG!!!"

An earth-shattering CRACK exploded above the Martial Arts Arena!

A violent shockwave swept out madly in all directions with the two of them at its center. The greenstone tiles on the ground were shattered inch by inch.

Debris shot out in all directions. The Liuyun Sword Sect disciples closest to the Martial Arts Arena felt a gale blast them in the face, whipping their robes about and making it almost impossible to keep their eyes open.

And in the center of the Martial Arts Arena, Guan Duhai’s cold expression changed completely the moment the saber and sword clashed!

He felt a terrifying power, like a landslide and a tsunami combined, surge into his body from Chen Yue’s blade.

His pride and joy, the Thunderous Waves Sword Technique, was utterly crushed by this power as if it were rotten wood. Its relentless Sword Momentum was severed by a single strike!

The webbing between the thumb and forefinger of Guan Duhai’s sword hand had already split open, a mangled mess of flesh and blood. His entire arm trembled uncontrollably, and he could barely hold onto the Azure Sky Sword.

"PFFT!"

A metallic, sweet taste welled up in his throat as he violently spat out a large mouthful of blood mist. Guan Duhai was sent flying backward uncontrollably!

Outside the Martial Arts Arena, a dead silence fell in an instant.

Every disciple of the Liuyun Sword Sect stared wide-eyed, their faces filled with utter disbelief.

’Senior Brother Guan... was sent flying by a single saber strike?’

Chen Yue gave Guan Duhai no chance to breathe. The moment Guan Duhai was sent flying, Chen Yue stomped his right foot back forcefully!

"BANG!"

A deep crater exploded in the ground beneath his foot!

Chen Yue’s figure, like a streak of cyan light, vanished from the spot. The next instant, he reappeared in front of the still-airborne Guan Duhai!

He brought the fingers of his left hand together into a palm strike, slamming it down viciously on Guan Duhai’s chest.

Guan Duhai’s pupils contracted violently. He desperately tried to dodge, but his body was still flying backward with no way to gain leverage. He could only instinctively hold the Azure Sky Sword horizontally in front of him.

"BANG!!!"

Another muffled, tremendous sound!

The Azure Sky Sword let out a mournful cry as if under unbearable weight. The blade was bent backward from the palm strike, slamming hard into Guan Duhai’s chest.

"CRACK!"

The crisp sound of bones breaking echoed clearly across the entire Martial Arts Arena.

A visible depression caved into Guan Duhai’s chest. He spat out another large mouthful of blood and was smashed heavily onto the ground!

"BOOM!"

His body smashed a shallow crater into the hard ground before the violent impact sent him tumbling and dragging backward!

He left a long, shocking trail of blood on the ground!