Chapter 241 - 143: Gu Yun’s Strength

A sky full of sword phantoms tore through the heavens like a River of Sword Qi, radiating a brilliant, starlike light.

Its terrifying Sword Intent seemed to pierce the heavens and shake the very earth.

The sky full of sword phantoms rained down upon Zhou Yuan!

"Bring it on!"

Zhou Yuan watched as the dense, overlapping sword phantoms cascaded down from the sky like a tsunami, rushing to engulf him.

He let out a thunderous roar. Far from being intimidated, his fighting spirit surged, as if to pierce the very heavens.

"Blood Slaughter Celestial Spear!"

The next instant,

standing tall in midair, his blood-red robes whipping in the wind, a cold glint flashed in Zhou Yuan’s eyes. He radiated an incredibly vast and terrifying momentum.

Suddenly, fierce winds howled across the sky. It grew grim and dark as the clouds were torn asunder!

Then, a spear radiating a crimson light and possessing an overwhelming power suddenly tore its way out of the void.

The terrifying, massive, blood-red Battle Spear seemed as though it had traversed countless alternate dimensions.

It descended abruptly into this world, exuding an almost invincible momentum capable of suppressing heaven and earth!!

"SWOOSH!"

In the next instant, the massive, blood-red Battle Spear, radiating a bloody light and overwhelming momentum, shot through the firmament, tearing through space as it blasted toward the River of Sword Qi pouring down from above!

RUMBLE!

The two exceedingly powerful Techniques clashed violently in midair, instantly triggering a world-shaking explosion.

The surrounding space shattered into large fragments like a mirror, and through the pitch-black fissures of the void, one could almost glimpse the terrifying, chaotic energy roiling within.

Endless gales of astral wind leaked out, surging forth like monstrous beasts and inspiring fear in all who witnessed it!

A terrifying shockwave swept out in all directions.

The entire arena seemed to tremble violently. The Array at its edge had already raised shields of defensive light, completely withstanding the horrific shockwave.

The sky-spanning blood-red Battle Spear and the immense River of Sword Qi continuously intertwined in the void, emitting a dazzling light that covered every inch of the massive arena!

Suddenly,

a few moments after the two tyrannical Techniques began to clash,

CRACK, CRACK,

countless fissures were suddenly blasted into the river of overlapping silver sword phantoms by the sky-spanning, blood-red Battle Spear.

The next moment,

"BANG! BANG! BANG!"

The overlapping sword phantoms, like a River of Sword Qi, suddenly shattered, scattering as brilliantly as fireworks and emitting a crisp, sharp hiss of energy.

Immediately after, the massive, sky-spanning blood-red Battle Spear pierced through the void and, with vast and immense momentum, shot toward Qi Yu!

"This... This is impossible!"

Qi Yu’s pupils contracted. His perpetually cold and unchanging face, for the first time, revealed a trace of shock.

However, he had no time to process it,

for the massive, space-piercing blood-red Battle Spear was already upon him.

An overwhelming sense of pressure crushed down on him instantly!

Qi Yu’s heart sank to the pit of his stomach.

The sense of being locked on made it impossible for him to evade!

But in a flash, relying on his vast experience, Qi Yu formed a hand seal at the last possible moment.

"Ten Thousand Spirits Water Shield Technique!"

Endless waves instantly surged around him,

which then formed into layers of rushing Water Shields.

In an instant, the surging, light blue Water Shield formed a solid barrier, enveloping Qi Yu completely.

BANG!

The next instant, the massive, sky-piercing blood-red Battle Spear slammed into the spherical Water Shield, and the area around it immediately began to shudder!

Immediately after, cracks like a spiderweb instantly spread across the seemingly impenetrable, light blue Water Shield!!

BOOM!

The next moment, the Water Shield shattered, and the massive blood-red Battle Spear slammed into Qi Yu!

Even in such a perilous moment, Qi Yu drew on his life-and-death combat experience to summon a Defensive Spiritual Artifact out of thin air, managing to protect his vital points.

Still, the overwhelming force sent him flying like a cannonball through the air, and he crashed violently onto the hard stone slabs outside the arena.

The stone slabs instantly shattered, sending debris flying as dust and smoke filled the air.

At this moment,

WHOOSH!

Zhou Yuan, suspended in midair, let out a heavy sigh of relief.

’This was no easy victory.’

His body was covered in wounds,

and his robes were soaked in blood.

During the fight, his concentration had been so absolute that he had no time to pay attention to his injuries.

Now, the excruciating pain from all over his body flooded his mind. Even with his iron will, the agony was so intense that he couldn’t help but let out a muffled groan.

Even so,

he couldn’t hide the look of joy in his eyes.

’In the end, I won.’

’In these semi-finals,’

’every victory improves your ranking. The higher the rank, the richer the rewards.’

"Senior Brother Qi... actually lost."

A white-robed Inner Sect disciple muttered in disbelief.

"I never thought Zhou Yuan would improve this fast.

Now that he’s defeated Qi Yu, his strength must be comparable to the True Martial Ninth Layer Late Stage! How terrifying!"

someone exclaimed in amazement.

...

"Just as I thought."

In the distance, Gu Yun saw that the one left standing on arena number nine was the man with the Battle Spear and couldn’t help but sigh in admiration.

’This guy withstood Qi Yu’s assault with astonishing perseverance, while simultaneously building up power for a Technique. The moment the time was right, he unleashed it all in a single explosive move and won the match!!’

’It seems you can’t underestimate anyone.’

’A thousand men have a thousand skills, and ten thousand men have ten thousand techniques.’

’If you’re not careful, you could find your ship run aground in a ditch.’

After that,

after watching a few more matches, Gu Yun

closed his eyes.

He adjusted his condition,

preparing to face his own match in peak mental form.

「After half a day of rest,」