Chapter 389: Crippling His Cultivation

Chapter 389: Chapter 389: Crippling His Cultivation

"A sparring partner?"

Yi Xiaoyao raised an eyebrow, a flicker of surprise in his eyes. He lifted his gaze slightly. Before him stood Ji Min, radiating an innate pride and nobility, like an unapproachable princess.

Just as Yi Xiaoyao was about to speak, the blue-robed youth’s expression changed. He turned to Ji Min and said, "Miss Min, this friend here doesn’t know the rules. Why don’t you let someone else spar with you first to demonstrate?"

Ji Min frowned and beckoned to the man she had just defeated.

Immediately, the blue-robed youth pulled Yi Xiaoyao aside.

"Miss Min is giving you a chance, so you’d better take it. But there’s something you must remember: when you spar with her, you have to go all out. The more you push her to reveal her true strength, the more satisfied she’ll be. However, you must not harm her in the slightest. As for whether to win or lose, just watch how the others handle it first," the blue-robed youth whispered to Yi Xiaoyao.

Yi Xiaoyao’s brows furrowed slightly at his words. By then, Ji Min had already begun to clash with her new opponent. The two figures flickered back and forth, producing a series of explosive booms.

Watching the fight, Yi Xiaoyao’s expression grew even more peculiar.

Ji Min was at the Second Realm of Void-Entering, while her opponent was at the Void Third Realm. Ordinarily, while Ji Min was strong, her opponent’s attacks were clearly more formidable. It shouldn’t have been difficult for him to defeat her.

But this man seemed to be exposing openings, whether intentionally or not. Ji Min would narrowly evade his techniques and then seize those openings to launch a furious assault.

Even so, the man shouldn’t have been defeated outright. Yet, he skillfully played along with Ji Min’s techniques, allowing himself to be "accidentally" defeated by a single palm strike.

Even Ji Min herself seemed to notice how strangely her opponent had lost. With extreme dissatisfaction, she snorted coldly. "You could have completely dodged that palm strike!"

"I was too careless. Besides, Miss Min, you are so powerful that even if I had dodged that one move, I would have lost sooner or later. A loss is a loss," the man replied with a slick smile.

"’A loss is a loss!’ Well said!" Upon hearing this, Ji Min suddenly burst into a smile, looking quite pleased.

Seeing this, Yi Xiaoyao finally understood the blue-robed youth’s advice. When sparring with Ji Min, even if you could win, it was best to lose "beautifully."

The blue-robed youth had seen Yi Xiaoyao shatter Liu Ting’s arm with a single punch. He also remembered that Ji Min had not had an easy time defeating Liu Ting. It was clear that Ji Min was no match for Yi Xiaoyao, so he once again shot Yi Xiaoyao a meaningful look as a reminder.

"Don’t worry, I won’t hurt her," Yi Xiaoyao said softly, smiling helplessly.

The blue-robed youth grew anxious. "Hey, why don’t you get what I’m saying? It’s not about hurting..."

Before he could finish, Ji Min’s expression hardened. "What are you two whispering about? Get over here, now!" she snapped.

Yi Xiaoyao’s gaze shifted, and he walked toward Ji Min.

"A Sword Cultivator, are you?"

Noticing the longsword on Yi Xiaoyao’s back, Ji Min crooked her finger and said arrogantly, "Draw your sword! Use your full strength and defeat me. If you do, I’ll help you take care of your problems with the Liu Family."

Yi Xiaoyao was taken aback for a moment. ’My combat strength is beyond what anyone in the Same Realm can handle. I can even kill them instantly. This girl really is audacious, telling me to draw my sword and use my full power.’

But since Ji Min was Ji Hao’s sister, Yi Xiaoyao just smiled. "It’s only a friendly spar. There’s no need for swords. If I were to accidentally injure you, it would be difficult for me to answer for it."

"Such bold words. If you can actually hurt me, that will be a testament to your skill. But since you’re so arrogant, I’ll teach you a lesson first!"

Clearly displeased with Yi Xiaoyao’s words, Ji Min let out a cold snort, drew the longsword from her back, and slashed forward.

Seeing the mercilessness in her Sword Technique, Yi Xiaoyao’s expression grew serious, and he drew his own sword.

"Cyan Wood Sky Splitting Sword!"

Ji Min cried out. As her body shot forward, a cyan sword light was already whistling through the air.

Yi Xiaoyao smiled faintly. "That’s not how you’re supposed to use the Cyan Wood Sky Splitting Sword."

Before the words had left his lips, he executed the very same Sword Technique. The Cyan Wood Sky Splitting Sword manifested from his hand. Though he didn’t use his Power of Will, his Eternal Life Technique inherently amplified the might of any Cyan Wood Technique. He easily shattered Ji Min’s sword light, which then tore open the void and vanished.

In the next instant, as if it had traversed space itself, the sword light reappeared directly in front of Ji Min, slashing down toward her face.

Ji Min’s face paled in horror. She tried to dodge but found that it was utterly inescapable.

This Slash was too fast, its power too fierce, and its appearance too strange!

"Ah!"

Ji Min let out a terrified shriek. A Jade Pendant on her chest suddenly burst with brilliant light, enveloping her in a layer of cyan light that formed like a suit of armor.

SWISH!

The cyan sword light descended in an instant, stopping an inch from Ji Min’s forehead. A terrifying, destructive aura enveloped her. Yet, before it could even touch the Protective Cyan Light on her body, the sword light vanished without a trace.

The sword in Yi Xiaoyao’s hand remained poised, its blade humming with a faint tremor.

The air on the training grounds seemed to freeze as everyone stared in horror.

Ji Min’s face was deathly pale. If that technique had landed, it would have been enough to claim her life. She had never experienced such a terrifying attack during a sparring session. Caught completely off guard, she felt as if she had just had a brush with death. Her clothes were already soaked in cold sweat, and her heart was still pounding violently.

Furthermore, Yi Xiaoyao had used the exact same technique as her, yet the difference in power was like night and day. This dealt an even greater blow to Ji Min.

Seeing her reaction, Yi Xiaoyao gave a faint smile. "Rest assured, miss, I have it under control. I just wanted to show you how to use the Cyan Wood Sky Splitting Sword with greater power. If you didn’t see it clearly, I can..."

The blue-robed youth, seeing this, finally reacted and slapped his thigh. "It’s over! It’s all over!"

And just as he predicted, before Yi Xiaoyao could finish his sentence, Ji Min suddenly moved. Her longsword slashed down without warning, aimed straight for Yi Xiaoyao’s arm.

Yi Xiaoyao’s expression changed drastically. But they were too close—it was impossible to completely evade the slash.

SWISH!

The sword light fell in an instant. It tore through the clothes on the shoulder Yi Xiaoyao hadn’t managed to pull back in time, cutting a bloody gash from his chest down to his abdomen.

If Yi Xiaoyao hadn’t reacted fast enough to twist his body away, his entire arm would have been mercilessly severed by that slash.

"What are you doing?!" Yi Xiaoyao instantly erupted in fury. If he hadn’t agreed to spar with this woman solely because she was Ji Hao’s sister, he never would have bothered, let alone tried to teach her Swordsmanship.

Besides, it was a combat sparring session; how could there not be any element of danger? Ji Min herself had demanded that he draw his sword and use his full strength, promising to help him only if he defeated her. Yi Xiaoyao had merely done as she asked, and he hadn’t even harmed her.

"You bastard! You’re courting death!"

Ji Min snorted heavily. Not only had she been terrified, but she had also wasted an extremely precious protective Jade Pendant.

Then, her gaze fell icily upon the stunned onlookers as she gave a cold command: "Cripple his Cultivation!"

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