Chapter 16

Under the attention of the five great clans and the eight great Dao Academies, the white-robed youth calmly walked up the arena with his sword on his back . His hands reached behind his back . Inside the scabbard were two swords .

He held a sword in each hand and left them pointing askew to the ground as he coldly stared at the tiger demon .

“Another young fellow . ” The tiger demon’s face twitched . There was a wound on its face, and more than ten wounds littered its body—the wound on its abdomen was especially large .

“Kill!” It didn’t wish to delay any further as it charged forward .

The white-robed youth charged forward head-on with a sword in each hand .

Bang! Bang! Bang!

The tiger demon and the white-robed youth, Yan Jin, clashed head-on . Although the tiger demon looked more powerful with greater strength and speed, its advantage seemed limited! The white-robed youth’s two longswords corresponded to Yin and Yang . When one sword was suppressed, power would be accumulated in the other sword before erupting . The stronger the suppression, the stronger the rebound force .

They were fighting head-on .

The white-robed youth’s sword technique had clearly reached the Unity realm . His technique was brilliant . His sword would occasionally add another wound to the tiger demon .

“The white-robed youth’s sword technique has reached the Unity realm as well . He’s in no way inferior to Meng Chuan . ”

“Furthermore, he is likely born with tremendous strength . Otherwise, he wouldn’t be able to match the tiger demon’s strength . ”

“He’s born with tremendous strength despite looking so young and tender?”

Everyone was astonished . Meng Chuan was too .

With high population numbers, there were occurrences of special people who were born with tremendous strength or exceptional speed . For example, his fellow disciple—Wan Mang—was born with tremendous strength . His strength at the Marrow Cleansing realm was comparable to someone at the Mortal Shedding realm! However, the majority of those who were born with tremendous strength were very muscular . It was rare to see someone like the mysterious youth—Yan Jin—to be born with tremendous strength while having such a figure .

Being at the Unity realm, the white-dressed youth’s body, mind, and technique fused as one . The strength he unleashed was 80 percent of the tiger demon’s! His speed was also 70 to 80 percent of the tiger demon’s . With the addition of his dual sword technique, he was in no way inferior to it at all . The direct clash worsened the tiger demon’s injuries .

Roar! The tiger demon roared again as its black and red fur lit up . The might of its claws increased as it once again unleashed the demon monarch bloodline!

Boom!

There was a loud bang .

The white-dressed youth used both his swords to block as he was knocked back several steps from the impact . Blood trickled down the corner of his lips . He forcefully stabilized himself and stared coldly at the tiger demon .

He dared to block it head-on? Meng Chuan was somewhat surprised . That’s right . The tiger demon’s demon monarch bloodline can completely crush me, but it’s not that useful when dealing with Yan Jin . Besides, his sword technique is clearly good at deflecting forces .

Oh? The tiger demon couldn’t believe it and immediately pounced forward to continue its barrage of attacks .

But with a squishing sound…

The huge wound at its abdomen could no longer withstand it using its full strength . The wound split open again, and blood splattered everywhere . Even the other wounds on its body began to bleed .

Seeing this, the white-robed youth charged forward without any hesitation, continuing his attack with both swords .

Damn it . Damn it . If it weren’t for the punk from before dealing this much damage to me… The tiger demon was infuriated . The other wounds were all superficial, but the wound at its lower abdomen was too deep . Under the explosive power of its bloodline, it couldn’t suppress the wound from being aggravated .

If it were in perfect shape, it would be more willing to fight this white-robed kid .

Although the white-robed kid was stronger and more ferocious in close combat, it wasn’t afraid of ferociousness .

Instead, it was the one who used the saber! He employed hit-and-run tactics! He was extremely slippery, his saber swift and unpredictable . It was how it suffered such serious injuries .

Pfft! Pfft! Pfft! The severe injuries prevented it from unleashing the strength of the demon monarch’s bloodline . The tiger demon could only resist with great difficulty, but its strength and speed had clearly weakened . It was completely suppressed by the white-dressed youth as more and more wounds appeared on its body .

My fate was determined the day I was captured by that human Godfiend . The tiger demon sensed that its life was coming to an end . When the white-robed kid stabbed out with his final strike, it didn’t resist .

Pfft .

The sword stabbed into the tiger demon’s glabella and penetrated its head .

The tiger demon was dead!

It had not been able to fight ten matches in a row, dying in just two rounds . It had even died under the hands of two Marrow Cleansing realm youths .

“He actually killed him…” For a moment, there was utter silence .

The white-robed youth retracted his sword and walked down the stage .

“Jadesun Palace’s Yan Jin, are you not going to continue?” the official from the Imperial Court asked . Logically speaking, as long as they won and stayed in the arena, Jadesun Palace would arrange for even more powerful demons .

The white-robed youth didn’t say a word as he walked towards his seat .

The Imperial Court official could do nothing .

Since he had already left the arena, that meant that he had naturally given up . He immediately waited for the Jadesun Palace soldiers to remove the tiger demon’s corpse and send a new demon over .

“Oh?”

The seated Meng Chuan noticed that the white-robed youth came to the Mirror Lake Dao Academy seats and stopped . He turned to look at Meng Chuan and coldly said, “If you hadn’t injured it, its speed would have been thirty percent faster . It would have been able to unleash its demon monarch bloodline for a longer period . I would have no choice but to flee . ” With that said, he continued walking towards his seat .

His voice was a little cold . As he spoke, the dean and six disciples from Mirror Lake Dao Academy remained silent .

Yan Jin returned to Jadesun Palace Lord’s side and sat down .

“This person named Yan Jin only spoke once the entire time and it was directed at Senior Brother Meng,” Wan Mang said in surprise .

“Indeed . From the arena to his seat, he only said one sentence . He’s really cold . ” Bai Guan nodded .

Meng Chuan stared curiously at the white-robed youth .

He could sense the pride in the white-robed youth’s bones . He appeared to be so cold that he couldn’t be bothered with others . He didn’t even respond to the official’s question, but he had ended up saying such words to Meng Chuan . Clearly, he didn’t want to take advantage of the situation .

“This Yan Jin looks very young, seemingly younger than Meng Chuan?” the Meng family’s clan leader, Meng Yanping, said in a low voice .

“He doesn’t look very old,” said Meng Dajiang . “His talent is high, yet he’s still in the Marrow Cleansing realm . He’s probably fifteen-years-old at most . ”

With high talent, even if he didn’t have a large family clan behind him, he would still be groomed by the Dao Academy . His cultivation speed wouldn’t be slower in any way .

“It’s beginning,” Clan Leader Meng Yanping said . Another demon had entered the arena .

“This is also a greater demon . However, it’s only an ox demon . It looks like Jadesun Palace Lord specially prepared the tiger demon for Chuan’er,” Meng Dajiang said with a smile . Tiger demons were rarer and all-rounded, with almost no weaknesses . If not for the long-term starvation that led to a decrease in strength, both Meng Chuan and Yan Jin wouldn’t be qualified to fight a tiger demon that was a greater demon .

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The disciples of the eight great Dao Academies went up the arena one after another .

Disciples at the Mortal Shedding realm were generally older . The youngest disciples were 16 years old and the oldest ones were 20 years old . They wouldn’t be at the Dao Academies if they were any older . They would be serving in the military!

According to any Dao Academy’s rules, those at the Marrow Cleansing realm could only cultivate there to the age of 18 . 20 for those at the Mortal Shedding realm . As for the Seamless realm? As long as one attained the Seamless realm, they would leave the Dao Academy as it no longer had anything to teach them .

The battles continued . In the blink of an eye, it was noon .

The Mortal Shedding realm disciples had also finished their battles .

The 24 disciples at the Mortal Shedding realm were generally much more powerful . Three of them had figured out the secret technique, and these three had Mortal Shedding realm foundations . They were even more powerful than Meng Chuan and Yan Jin! Thus, the battles were even more exciting . However, the three disciples who had figured out the secret techniques were inferior to the duo in terms of potential . Two had figured out the secret technique at eighteen-years-old, while the other had figured out the secret technique at the age of nineteen . Their chances of becoming Godfiends were much lower than the duo .

Meng Chuan’s father—Meng Dajiang—and another member of the Meng family—Meng Zhu—had comprehended the secret technique when they were nineteen . Similarly, their chances of becoming Godfiends were slim .

Presently, the person with the highest talent amongst the Eastcalm Prefecture’s younger generation was Mei Yuanzhi—who had figured out “Force . ”

The second was Meng Chuan!

Ranked behind them were the three Mortal Shedding realm fighters who had comprehended the secret technique .

Of course, the white-robed youth—Yan Jin—was also on par with Meng Chuan . In fact, he was even more outstanding . But, he was likely to be a foreigner . Otherwise, it was impossible for the five Godfiend family clans to never hear of him .

1“All the disciples of the eight Dao Academies have had their battles,” the official from the Imperial Court said loudly, his voice echoing throughout the area . “Next up is the final demon-slaying battle . ”

“Final battle?” Everyone was astonished . Even Meng Chuan listened carefully . He thought that it was over .

The official from the Imperial Court continued with a smile . “The last battle will pit Mei Yuanzhi against a centipede greater demon that has condensed a demon core . ”

Mei Yuanzhi? I never expected him to be fighting today . Meng Chuan’s eyes lit up .