Novel Full Chapter 462
Chapter 462: Chapter 95: A Word of Anger, A Word of Joy Chapter 462: Chapter 95: A Word of Anger, A Word of Joy White Jade Capital, the second round.
Qiu Changtian gently descended with the fading Sword Light, only to see Guan Shanyue already waiting there, offering a graceful bow.
The rules of the Cultivation Realm’s competitions dictated that the junior must arrive at the scene first, wait, and bow before launching an attack.
Guan Shanyue’s actions and demeanor quite clearly placed herself in the weaker position.
However, neither Qiu Changtian opposite her nor the Shushan disciples present felt that anything was amiss.
After all, Qiu Changtian was indeed very strong, and as the Chief Disciple in the Foundation Establishment Realm, his title alone indicated a higher seniority.
After exchanging a few courtesies, the competition properly began.
Guan Shanyue didn’t hesitate to achieve Man-Sword Unity; her verdant Sword Light surged several zhang, fiercely charging at Qiu Changtian.
Qiu Changtian raised his arm, the Tianyuan Yiqi Sword slashing towards the verdant Sword Light, only to see Guan Shanyue abruptly change tactics mid-attack, dodging and continuing her thrust without losing speed.
Clearly, although she had assumed the Man-Sword Unity stance and appeared to use all her might, she still kept her speed within a margin she could easily manage.
Qiu Changtian turned his head, glancing at Guan Zhan who stood expressionless outside the arena, thinking that Guan Shanyue was indeed trying hard, just to see if Guan Zhan could understand that.
Guan Shanyue withdrew from Man-Sword Unity after her strike missed, promptly casting Two-Handed Sword Control Technique with a reverse grip and activated an incantation for the Guan Family’s secret Sword Qi Shaping Technique, attacking Qiu Changtian from three different directions.
Qiu Changtian then drew the Tianyuan Yiqi Sword back to his side, rotating it around his body to block the attacks.
Indeed, Guan Shanyue’s three-pronged attack was extremely similar to the beginning of Guan Zhan’s fight against Luo Yan, but her offense was well-ordered and not as wildly aggressive as Guan Zhan’s; instead, she always maintained a formation of “two attacking fronts with one in reserve.”
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Being proficient in swordsmanship and experienced in controlling three swords, Qiu Changtian naturally knew this method was more discomforting than attacking with full force.When a sword flies, one only needs to keep a clear eye on its path; but when a sword remains sheathed, one must be constantly vigilant, placing far greater strain on the mind than the former.
The question was whether Guan Zhan could grasp this.
As he defended himself with the Tianyuan Yiqi Sword, Qiu Changtian suddenly flicked his sleeve, releasing a strike of Tai Yi Thunder, repelling the surrounding attacks.
Seeing her attacks had no effect, Guan Shanyue didn’t panic, instead reciting an incantation aloud to activate Sword Dao Techniques:
“Vines so rugged, ancient woods reaching skies!”
Copious trees and vines broke through the ground of White Jade Capital’s plaza, instantly occupying a vast expanse of space.
Qiu Changtian hurriedly rose with his Sword Control, thinking that such exaggerated power must not be Daoist Magic, but was undoubtedly a Wood System Forbidden Technique.
How had he never seen Guan Shanyue using this Forbidden Technique in the past?
Well hidden indeed!
The thick ancient trees rose tens of zhang high, their branches and leaves extending in all directions.
Upon closer inspection, the edges of those leaves gleamed with a metallic hue, clearly not ordinary tender leaves, but as hard as steel.
If a Cultivator were to fly among them carelessly and get scraped by the leaf edges, they could very well be severed flesh and bone.
Also, copious verdant vines rapidly climbed around the tree trunks, swinging forcefully like tentacles with each movement.
With each swing, a deep whistling sound emerged, indicating that if it struck a Cultivator’s body, it would immediately tear flesh and split skin.
Qiu Changtian watched with a wry smile, thinking that wide-spread Daoist Magic covering the entire field, obscuring vision, and limiting movement-a tactic usually monopolized by Kunlun Cultivators (like Junior Sister Xu’s Great Bright Fire)-was unexpectedly being mimicked by Guan Shanyue.
He could simply use the same broad-range Tai Yi Thunder to break it, but since Tai Yi Thunder wasn’t any secret trump card, Qiu Changtian did not believe Guan Shanyue would be completely unprepared.
Moreover, although he was interested in having a Magical Competition with Guan Shanyue, if it dragged on for too long, it might affect his Invincible Character Setting.
Since that’s the case, I have no choice but to use my ultimate move!
“Ah Jing, scan!”
“Over there!” Kunlun Mirror indicated.
Qiu Changtian’s gaze penetrated through the layers of leaves and quickly locked onto Guan Shanyue’s silhouette.
Somehow, she had hidden herself within the roots of a towering ancient tree.
In other words, even if Qiu Changtian used Tai Yi Thunder to crush everything in his path, he would most likely only destroy the middle and upper parts of the trunk and be unlikely to hit her at the bottom.
She could calmly hide underground, controlling leaves and vines to attack Qiu Changtian.
If a tree was destroyed, she would just use Daoist Magic to make it grow again.
If she ran out of True Yuan, she would just consume an Elixir.
Anyway, Qiu Changtian couldn’t find her…
A clever design, yet too sneaky and somewhat unlike the style of a Shushan Sword Immortal.
Qiu Changtian could guess Guan Shanyue’s intentions; she simply wanted to demonstrate to Guan Zhan in person that one shouldn’t be constrained by so-called pride and should be ruthless when necessary.
That’s about enough, am I really being used as a teaching tool?
The Tianyuan Yiqi Sword suddenly plummeted, directly targeting Guan Shanyue deep within the tree roots.
Numerous vines rushed to intercept, but they were repelled by the unstoppable momentum of the Tianyuan Yiqi Sword, until Guan Shanyue’s Life-bound Sword Artifact slashed horizontally, hastily blocking it.
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The next second, a streak of red and black thunder light flashed past.
It was the Immortal Capital Thunder from the Five Thunder True Law, the fastest in terms of speed.
It followed the gap torn open by the Tianyuan Yiqi Sword and fiercely burst in, piercing through the towering tree’s roots.
In her unsuspecting and shocked expression, it penetrated Guan Shanyue’s abdomen.
With Guan Shanyue’s defeat and her revival, all traces of the Daoist Magic on the field vanished, leaving only the devastated White Jade Capital Square.
Guan Shanyue appeared in the square and respectfully bowed, saying:
“Chief Qiu is indeed formidable, I’ve lost.”
“You’re too kind,” Qiu Changtian responded, returning the gesture.
A moment of silence surrounded them, before cheers erupted like a landslide and a tsunami.
Just as the Wood System Forbidden Technique appeared, many thought that Chief Qiu had finally met a formidable opponent amidst the daunting metallic woods.
Yet Qiu Changtian only used one sword strike, just one!
And with it, he instantly defeated Guan Shanyue.
This precisely proved the value of the great Chief Disciple of the Foundation Establishment Realm from Kunlun, without a shred of hollow reputation to his name.
Xu Yinglian watched from afar, relieved in her heart.
Just now, for a brief moment (and she swore it was only a moment), Xu Yinglian somehow harbored the absurd thought, “Elder brother might have a tough battle this time.”
In the end, he won smoothly and steadly, making Xu Yinglian chide herself for worrying unnecessarily.
If Elder Brother could be so easily stumped, what would that make me, who has never given him any trouble?
“Elder brother, how do you feel?” As Qiu Changtian approached, Xu Yinglian asked softly.
“Not bad,” Qiu Changtian replied with a smile.
“What do you mean ‘not bad’?” Seeing his seemingly innocent but actually arrogant smile, Xu Yinglian suddenly felt slightly annoyed and jealously asked, “Are you saying your looks are ‘not bad’, or your physique is ‘not bad’?”
“I just won a match, so I’m feeling ‘not bad,’” Qiu Changtian answered composedly, “As for the appearance and figure of the opponent, I didn’t really pay attention…
Oh, speaking of which, Junior Sister Xu seems to have slimmed down recently.
Is it because you’ve been losing sleep over the White Jade Capital Tournament?”
“Not at all!” Xu Yinglian at first felt delighted by his words, but upon hearing the last sentence, she became annoyed again.