Chapter 680 - 182: Acupoint Invincibility? Sorry, Wrong Place.

Chapter 680: Chapter 182: Acupoint Invincibility? Sorry, Wrong Place.

"Heart Sword Seven Techniques, Sword Control Technique!"

He roared, his body spinning like a top to evade the saber’s edge.

The longsword in his hand actually flew from his grasp!

WHOOSH!

The longsword transformed into a streak of light, slicing through the air toward Chu Fan, so fast it left a residual image in its wake!

CLANG CLANG CLANG CLANG!

Guided by Baili Guanhai’s Divine Sense, the longsword moved as nimbly as a swimming dragon, relentlessly assailing Chu Fan from treacherous angles.

Though it was only a single sword, its lightning-fast changes in direction created a continuous blur of sword images.

In the eyes of many, it was as if countless swords were attacking Chu Fan from all directions at once!

In the stands, many spectators who didn’t understand the intricacies of the art couldn’t help but shake their heads.

"It’s over for him. He can’t even touch the hem of Baili Guanhai’s clothes..."

"The Sword Control Technique of Sword Heart Island’s Heart Sword Seven Techniques is in a class of its own."

"Legend says a Great Achiever can take a person’s head from hundreds of miles away. It’s both fast and fierce, a perfect counter to Hard Skills."

"With Chu Fan taking a beating so passively, his Protective Primordial Qi won’t last long."

"With just that much skill, he dares to defend the Acupoint Realm arena? It’s utterly laughable!"

Amidst the crowd’s discussions and sighs—

A cold glint flashed in Chu Fan’s eyes as he suddenly activated the Ghost Shadow Illusionary Body Step!

SWOOSH!

His figure blurred where he stood, and he actually found a nigh-imperceptible opening amidst the impenetrable storm of sword images.

Like a wisp of smoke, his entire body passed through and closed in on Baili Guanhai, who was controlling the flying sword!

’How is that possible!?’

Baili Guanhai’s pupils shrank, and his heart skipped a beat.

’My Sword Control Technique does have a momentary opening while my Qi recovers, but the sword techniques are relentless, and the follow-up attacks are more than enough to compensate.’

’Even my fellow disciples from Sword Heart Island, who are experts in this swordsmanship and know exactly where the flaw is, could never have passed through so effortlessly.’

’To do that, there’s only one way: speed!’

’Extreme speed! Speed that completely crushes mine!’

’This Chu Fan... he’s not just overwhelmingly strong?!’

Just as these thoughts arose in his mind, a series of residual images on the stage had already closed the distance.

That face with its indifferent expression had appeared right in front of him!

’So fast!’

Baili Guanhai was scared out of his wits. His fingers twitched as he tried to recall his flying sword to defend himself.

The longsword behind Chu Fan closed in like a venomous snake, slashing toward the back of his neck!

Baili Guanhai had assumed this strike would be enough to force Chu Fan to dodge or turn back to block it and save himself.

But unexpectedly, Chu Fan didn’t even glance behind him, simply taking a step to the right to avoid the vital point.

He didn’t strike with his Long Saber. Instead, his left elbow shot up with shocking abruptness, like a siege hammer, and smashed into Baili Guanhai’s jaw with lightning speed!

BOOM!

The roar of exploding Force was cringe-inducing, accompanied by the crisp sound of shattering bone and Baili Guanhai’s distorted scream.

Baili Guanhai was sent flying backward as if struck by lightning, his feet leaving the ground!

The flying sword that had been about to pierce Chu Fan instantly lost its aim as its master’s Divine Sense scattered from the injury.

It grazed past Chu Fan’s shoulder and embedded itself deep into a distant arena pillar, the hilt vibrating with a low hum.

In the center of the arena, Chu Fan pursued him like an inescapable specter, his figure blurring as he caught up to Baili Guanhai before he even hit the ground.

He raised his Long Saber high, but instead of bringing down the sharp blade, he flipped his wrist, reversed his grip, and jabbed downward with the hilt!

The heavy blow struck Baili Guanhai right on his Chest Acupoint!

THUD!

It was another muffled impact, like the beating of a war drum.

Baili Guanhai grunted, and the Protective Primordial Qi around his chest instantly shattered.

He spat out a mouthful of blood and crashed heavily to the ground, smashing a deep pit into the hard arena floor and sending up a cloud of dust.

The dust settled.

Chu Fan stood proudly over the fallen and twitching Baili Guanhai, looking down on him.

With a hint of genuine confusion on his face, he slowly asked:

"I just have one question... Why do you have to shout out the name of every move you make?"

"..."

Baili Guanhai, barely breathing, replied, "Don’t you normally shout out your moves?"

"...I do too," Chu Fan admitted, nodding.

’Then what the hell are you talking about!’

But Chu Fan added, "I just shout random nonsense."

"Pfft—!"

Baili Guanhai spat out another mouthful of blood—it was hard to tell if it was from injury or anger—rolled his eyes back, and fainted dead away.

On the high platform, a flicker of appreciation crossed Qingyangzi’s eyes as he announced loudly, "In this match, Chu Fan of the Demon Suppression Bureau is victorious, and Baili Guanhai of Sword Heart Island is defeated!"

The entire arena fell deathly silent.

Everyone’s jaws dropped, their expressions frozen.

Something was wrong... Something was very wrong!

Baili Guanhai’s world-shaking swordsmanship, his legendary ultimate technique "Burning Shadow"—he hadn’t even had a chance to use it before he... lost?

He hadn’t even used his Magical Treasure Secret Artifact!

...

"Speed..."

In the seating area for Celestial Sword Mountain, Sword Traceless stared at the figure in the center of the arena, who was now boredly wiping his saber hilt. His pupils contracted slightly.

Many in the audience had looked on in a daze. To them, things had just blurred for a moment before Baili Guanhai was sent flying. They hadn’t understood what happened at all.

But Sword Traceless, Zhang Tianyu, and the others who stood at the apex of Qing Province’s younger generation had seen it all crystal clear.

And it was precisely because they had seen it so clearly that a chill ran through their hearts.

Chu Fan’s speed was too fast...

This was definitely not a speed that a Divine Power Realm Martial Artist should possess.

It wasn’t even a speed that an ordinary Acupoint Realm practitioner could possess!

Baili Guanhai was an expert at the Fifth Heaven of the Acupoint Realm, and his Body Technique was by no means weak.

But in front of Chu Fan, he was like a stumbling toddler, completely unable to track his opponent’s movements.

His loss was not unjust in the slightest!

But the one thing Sword Traceless, Zhang Tianyu, and the others couldn’t figure out was the principle behind Chu Fan’s speed. They couldn’t comprehend it at all.