Chapter 61: Silent Swordsmanship

Chapter 61: Chapter 61: Silent Swordsmanship

Yi Xiaoyao walked toward Shi Tong, his gaze icy.

"Shi Tong, where are the Star Points from our bet?"

Shi Tong’s eyes were filled with a cold light. Hearing Yi Xiaoyao’s words, he flicked his hand, and a Jade Token shot into Yi Xiaoyao’s grasp.

Yi Xiaoyao saw the 20,000 Star Points on it and smiled with satisfaction, but he didn’t return it to Shi Tong.

Shi Tong sneered. In his eyes, everything Yi Xiaoyao was doing was pointless.

Next, he would easily defeat Yi Xiaoyao, take back the Star Points, and make Luo Yi spare him another glance.

"Yi Xiaoyao, you must have learned my true cultivation level by now. I’m surprised you still dared to show up."

As Shi Tong spoke, he unleashed the aura of the fifth realm of Foundation Establishment, a cruel look on his face.

"Why wouldn’t I dare? It’s only the fifth realm of Foundation Establishment. Is that supposed to be strong?" Yi Xiaoyao scoffed.

The moment he said this, a chorus of boos erupted from the surrounding crowd.

"’Only’ the fifth realm of Foundation Establishment? Is that something a newcomer should be saying?"

"Yi Xiaoyao is not only involved with my goddess, Luo Yi, but he’s also this arrogant. I can’t wait for Shi Tong to teach this brat a good lesson."

"Look, Shi Tong is making his move! I’m certain Yi Xiaoyao is going to lose!"

Before, everyone had felt it was unfair to Yi Xiaoyao that Shi Tong had hidden his cultivation. But after seeing Yi Xiaoyao’s intimacy with Luo Yi just now, they were gritting their teeth in jealous hatred. So, they all hoped and were convinced that Yi Xiaoyao would suffer a miserable defeat.

At this moment, everyone’s attention was focused on Shi Tong, who had drawn his sword and shot forward.

The longsword in Shi Tong’s hand let out a sharp cry. The full force of his fifth-realm Foundation Establishment Spiritual Power erupted, condensing on the blade’s edge and forming over a hundred silver steel feathers.

"I’ll show you the price of arrogance!"

With a furious roar, Sword Shadows flashed, and countless steel feathers sliced through the air with a SWOOSH. The sheer sharpness of it made the pores on everyone’s skin tighten.

"Mystic Feather Swordsmanship!" The onlookers’ expressions changed as they recognized the swordsmanship Shi Tong was using, and they cried out in alarm.

Evidently, this swordsmanship was not only famous, but its power was clearly extraordinary just by looking at it.

Yi Xiaoyao’s gaze narrowed. ’So Shi Tong is using a killing technique right from the start. It seems he wants to end this fight quickly.’

’In that case... let’s end it now!’

Yi Xiaoyao’s lips parted slightly. Countless streams of Sword Qi from the black Sword Scabbard in his Dantian gathered in his palm, and the Bloodthirsty Sword’s crimson color was quickly covered by the black Sword Qi.

One after another, Sword Shadows devoid of any gleam appeared before Yi Xiaoyao. A destructive aura swirled around him as a chilling ripple of power spread outward.

"Silent Swordsmanship."

Finally, the icy words were spoken.

Yi Xiaoyao stomped his foot and shot toward the approaching Shi Tong. He faced Shi Tong’s fierce assault without any intention of dodging, a sight that left many onlookers stunned.

"Comparatively, Shi Tong’s Sword Momentum is astonishing, while Yi Xiaoyao’s swordsmanship has no gleam at all. But why do I feel a heart-pounding sense of utter destruction from it?"

"Yi Xiaoyao’s swordsmanship seems a bit like the Withered Silence Swordsmanship."

"No way. The Withered Silence Swordsmanship and the Spirit-Devouring Swordsmanship are listed as the two great Fierce Techniques of the Star Spirit Pavilion. To this day, no one has been able to cultivate them."

Someone seemed to have noticed the profundity of Yi Xiaoyao’s swordsmanship, but they couldn’t be certain.

Where the blades pointed, the two figures crossed.

In that instant of collision, there was surprisingly no sound, no ripple of energy.

Immediately after, the crowd was stunned.

Because Yi Xiaoyao had already sheathed his sword and was walking toward Luo Yi, Jin Sanbao, and the others without a second glance.

"Is Yi Xiaoyao giving up?"

"He’s going to forfeit again? Is he giving Shi Tong ten thousand Star Points for free twice in a row?"

"No! Look at Shi Tong!"

Someone cried out in alarm. Behind Yi Xiaoyao, Shi Tong was standing frozen in place, but his longsword and his right arm were completely gone.

"What just happened? What’s going on?"

Not only were the others wondering, but even Shi Tong himself was asking: ’Where is my sword? Where is my right arm?’

The next moment, blood sprayed and excruciating pain washed over him. Shi Tong finally let out a piercing scream.

The scene left everyone dumbfounded. It was too bizarre.

"Shi Tong actually lost?"

"How did he lose?"

A clamor of questions erupted from the surrounding crowd, but no one could provide an answer.

Only Yi Xiaoyao remained composed, a faint, satisfied smile playing on his lips.

’This is the first time I’ve truly used the Silent Swordsmanship. Its power is very satisfactory.’

Shi Tong’s missing sword and right arm had been annihilated by a single strike of Yi Xiaoyao’s sword.

Yi Xiaoyao’s gaze swept over the crowd, which had fallen silent in shock, and landed on the equally stunned Jin Sanbao and Xuan Mo.

"Three Treasures, Xuan Mo."

With a wave of his hand, the Jade Token with 20,000 Star Points shot toward them.

"Of the twenty thousand Star Points in here, ten thousand is to pay you back, and the other ten thousand is to thank you."

This was the promise Yi Xiaoyao had made to his two brothers ten days ago, and now it was fulfilled.

Then, Yi Xiaoyao turned to Luo Yi, whose small mouth was slightly agape in surprise.

"Senior Sister, since that Shi Tong was disrespectful to you, I’ve crippled one of his arms. Consider this my way of venting your anger and getting revenge for you."

Luo Yi’s beautiful eyes, looking at Yi Xiaoyao, shone with a strange light. But in the next moment, her expression changed drastically.

It turned out that Shi Tong, having lost an arm and failed the task Cultivator Duan had given him, had decided to launch a sneak attack to kill Yi Xiaoyao.

"DIE!!!"

Shi Tong’s savage face suddenly appeared behind Yi Xiaoyao, his left palm striking violently toward Yi Xiaoyao’s head.

"Junior Brother, look out!"

Before Luo Yi could finish her warning, Yi Xiaoyao sensed the sound of rushing wind behind him. He instantly spun, raised his hand, and drew his sword, completing the series of actions in the blink of an eye as he slashed out.

Shi Tong’s left palm, infused with all his Spiritual Power, had no power to resist Yi Xiaoyao’s returning sword. It was completely shredded by the Destructive Sword Qi that erupted from the strike.

"Those who try to kill me, I will kill!"

After this declaration, the longsword in Yi Xiaoyao’s hand fell without mercy.

A diagonal, palm-width void opened up in Shi Tong’s body. That section of his torso had, once again, bizarrely vanished.

"Soul-Devouring Forbidden Technique!"

Before Shi Tong could die naturally, Yi Xiaoyao raised his hand and devoured the man’s soul, extracting his final bit of value before his life ended.

THUD!

The sound of the two halves of the corpse hitting the ground sent a violent roar through the crowd.

"Yi Xiaoyao actually killed Shi Tong!"

"His swordsmanship... it’s terrifying! The destructive aura within it can actually annihilate anything and make it disappear!"

"A newcomer easily killing a fifth-realm Foundation Establishment opponent... It’s impossible!"

Hearing this, Yi Xiaoyao gave a cold smile.

’Impossible?’

Back when Yi Xiaoyao was at the first realm of Foundation Establishment, he could already fight the fourth-realm Shi Tong to a standstill. Now that he had advanced to the second realm of Foundation Establishment and created a terrifyingly powerful technique like the Silent Swordsmanship, killing a fifth-realm Foundation Establishment Shi Tong was nothing remarkable.

For Yi Xiaoyao, nothing was impossible!