Chapter 28

Chapter 28: Wang Xuzhi VS Xiao Yi

“This is the finals for the Foundation group?” Yan Yuehong was at the Foundation Paragon level, same as her .

Wang Xuzhi nodded . “Third senior-martial brother is actually really amazing . He’s the one who was first to obtain the qualifications to enter the finals among all of the participating Foundation disciples . ”

“Is it very difficult to enter the finals?”

“Extremely difficult!” He continued to explain . “Every participating disciple is an elite of the various sects . Every sect will first conduct an Intra-Sect Tournament to select three participants, and there’s a total of three different groups in the Inter-Sect Tournament . There are more than ten participants in each group, and only after defeating everyone in the group, can you enter the finals . ”

I see . It looks this person called Yan Yuehong is actually really skilled . “In that case, you’re really amazing too . You have entered the finals as well, haven’t you?”

Wang Xuzhi smiled a little shyly, and nodded a little embarrassingly . This kid, back then, he was so arrogant and prideful . I didn’t expect to see him change so much in just five years . I simply praised him a little, and his face reddened so easily .

Zhu Yao suddenly recalled that she promised to see his preliminary matches a few months ago . She had actually forgotten about it .

“Sorry, Xuzhi . Back then, I promised to see your matches . However, four months ago, something happened, so I never had the chance to leave the mountain . ” In the few days he was participating in the preliminary matches, she was recovering from the outburst of spiritual energy . When she fully recovered from it, he had already finished with the preliminaries .

“It’s… It’s alright!” Wang Xuzhi’s face reddened even more, and then, he raised his head and looked at her in the eyes . “You… What did you call me just now…?”

“Xuzhi?” Zhu Yao looked at him a little weirdly . “Didn’t you always want me to call you by your name? You’re a grown-up now, I can’t be calling you twerp or little wimp forever, right? What? I can’t call you that?”

“You can! Of course, you can!” Wang Xuzhi hurriedly nodded his head forcefully, as though he was afraid she would change her mind .

This little wimp sure is hard to please . “When’s your match?” On the ring, Yan Yuehong had already obtained victory .

Wang Xuzhi turned to look at the ring as well . “It should be the next match . ”

Already? Zhu Yao was a little startled, and she just happened to hear the announcement that the final match of the Essence group was next . It was between Wang Xuzhi and Xiao Yi, who had won just earlier .

“Big sister Zhu Yao, I’m going . ”

Zhu yao nodded, and habitually, she reached out her hand to stroke his head, smiling . “That person should be specialized in formations . You must be careful . ”

“Mn . I will . ”

“Good luck . ” Zhu Yao did a ‘good luck’ gesture . “Remember, it doesn’t matter if you win or lose, it’s fine if you come back safe and sound . ”

Wang Xuzhi was startled, as though he had never thought that she would say something like that . A moment later, he revealed a brilliant smile, as though rays of light were being emitted out from him, blinding and sparkling .

Zhu Yao reflexively raised her hand to block the shine, and when she regained her senses, Wang Xuzhi had already entered the ring . Was that just her imagination? Why did she feel that the little wimp’s smile was so brilliant, it almost blinded her?

The match on the ring had already begun . Facing his last opponent, Wang Xuzhi had no choice but to be even more cautious . Adding the stunning battle his opponent displayed earlier, he could not help but pay extra attention to the person in front of him .

Of course, the same went for Xiao Yi as well . Five years . He had been ousted out of the Inner Sect for five years . Today, he was finally able to cleanse all his shame, and retain his former glory . Today, he, Xiao Yi, would have everyone who had bullied him understand, what was true strength .

When experts collide, only the brave will prevail . Almost at the same time, the two initiated their attacks .

Wang Xuzhi had the Fire Heavenly Spirit Vein, however, what he first used was not the Fire-type Mystic Arts he specialized in, rather, he summoned several wind blades . Xiao Yi did not put a barrier, instead, he slammed his palm onto the ground, erecting an earth wall to block the wind blades .

However, Wang Xuzhi’s wind blades were just a feint . When his opponent formed the earth wall, he had already moved towards Xiao Yi’s back . He summoned his flying sword, and swung it down . The sword was filled with spiritual energy, a strike with astonishing might . And, his opponent no longer had the chance to defend against it .

“Good!” Zhu Yao could not help but applaud Wang Xuzhi .

The sword slashed past the human figure, landed on the ground, and emitted out a ‘dang’ sound . And the human figure in front of him actually slowly dispersed, disappearing into thin air . It was actually a false image . Wang Xuzhi’s expression changed . As he did not have the time to find Xiao Yi’s true body, he immediately erected a defensive barrier .

Sure enough, the moment his barrier was formed, a piercing sword strike came attacking towards him, and it struck the barrier heavily .

Wang Xuzhi swung his sword to force his opponent back, and leapt backwards himself, his defensive barrier had already shattered soundingly . As he thought, his opponent was not easy to deal with .

Similarly, Xiao Yi held onto the hilt of his longsword as he stared at him . Both of them were disciples who wielded swords, and they trained in the ways of the swords . Compared to Mystic Arts, they were most specialized in their sword techniques . Almost at the same time, the two of them abandoned their Mystic Arts, and collided with their sword techniques .

Xiao Yi had the Metal and Wood Dual-Spirit Veins, his sword emitted out a faint golden light, and due to its incomparably sharpness and firmness, it could be used to attack and defend . While, on the other hand, Wang Xuzhi had the Fire Heavenly Spirit Vein . His strikes were filled with destructive power, and his entire sword was as though it was burning with raging fire .

The two of them collided more than a hundred of times, yet, they were still unable to determine the victor, and if they were to continue fighting like this, they would simply be depleting their own spiritual energies . Finally, the two of them came up with ideas of their own . Xiao Yi threw out two formation flags, and a formation instantly took shape .

Wang Xuzhi had already prepared himself for his opponent’s formation . He flew up, and instantly distanced himself from the formation .

Hmph . At that moment, Xiao Yi revealed a cold smile . As he thought, those from the Inner Sect were all people who were cowardly and afraid of death . “Spirit Increasing Formation, Activate!”

As those words fell, large amount of spiritual energy gathered from all directions, and the formation on the ground released a brilliant white light .

Wang Xuzhi’s expression slightly changed . Xiao Yi intentionally threw his formation flags out in a wide manner to trick him into distancing himself from the heart of the formation . In actual fact, it was not an offensive formation, but a support formation used to replenish spiritual energy . As long as the formation was completed, the person within the formation would be able to have his spiritual energy instantly raised to the perfect state .

Not good . I can’t let him complete the formation . I have no choice but to take a gamble then .

Wang Xuzhi circulated all of the spiritual energy in his body, and for a moment, a violent wind stirred . A gigantic sword as high as a tower appeared from the ground, completely surrounding the entire ring . A dense sword energy flooded the skies .

“Isn’t… Isn’t this a sword formation that can only be accomplished by practitioners at the Foundation stage?” A disciple outside the ring cried out astonishingly . Only someone who had extremely high comprehension to sword techniques, could unleash a sword formation that surpassed one’s level .

Zhu Yao’s worried heart was tightened even more . The little wimp was putting his all into this attack, and the outcome of the match would be decided with this strike of his .

“Countless Sword Formation, disperse!” When those words fell, the gigantic sword that emitted out a dense and cold sword energy dispersed into countless of small swords in an instant . With the force of an avalanche, the small swords flew towards the center of Xiao Yi’s formation .

In the end, Xiao Yi’s Spirit Increasing Formation was never completed, however, his spiritual energy had recovered to a certain extent . With extreme speed, he left the heart of the formation, and flew towards the skies . However, the Countless Sword Formation actually followed after him .

He had no choice but to cast his Earth-type Mystic Art again, erecting a earth wall that covered himself entirely . However, the countless swords simply struck onto the wall, and it seemed as though his defense was about to be broken . Xiao Yi clenched his teeth, his eyes turned cold, revealing the determination to make his aspirations come true . This match, I can’t lose, I must not lose!

The wall that was struck by the countless swords shattered in an instant, and it looked as though victory had been decided . Suddenly, a sword energy that was even more frightening than the gigantic sword earlier, exploded from the earth mound . It was as though time had stopped, and the swords that were still attacking wildly had stopped in mid-air .

Xiao Yi stood up from the mound, and did hand seals one-handedly . Although his body looked fatigued, it still emitted out a relentless aura . He then shouted out, with emphasis on every single word . “Linear . Sky . Slash!” He swung the sword in his hand with all his might, and the countless swords in the air, were instantly blown away in all four directions . Only when they struck the spectator’s barrier outside the ring, did they finally fall onto the ground .

Linear Sky Slash? That was an Azoth-stage sword technique!

With his Countless Sword Formation broken, Wang Xuzhi’s spiritual energy was completely depleted, resulting to a backlash which caused him to spit out a mouthful of blood .

However, Xiao Yi’s technique was still not finished . He pointed the longsword in his hand towards the sky, and instantly, a humongous spiritual sword appeared in the skies . The spiritual sword was more than a hundred times larger than the gigantic sword Wang Xuzhi summoned earlier .

“Destroy!” Xiao Yi shouted loudly, and the humongous spiritual sword fell towards Wang Xuzhi, who no longer had the strength to retaliate .

Zhu Yao felt her heart quivering . The ominous feeling she had ever since little wimp went onto the ring, was instantly infinitely stronger than before . A terrifying feeling instantly struck her heart, and all of the hair on her body stood on ends .

However, her body had already reacted unconsciously .

“Heavenfall!” A Heavenly Lightning split apart the air as it descended from the skies, instantly striking onto the descending humongous spiritual sword . In the next moment, the spiritual sword shattered into pieces .

Xiao Yi spit out a mouthful of fresh blood .

The entire audience was dead silent .

All of their eyes, gathered onto her face one after another .

“Uh…” ‘Embarrassment’ could no longer describe Zhu Yao’s current feelings . The hell, she herself did not know why she suddenly intervened . She looked at her surroundings, and then, she looked towards the tall stage . “Umm… My… My hands slipped . Ho . Hoho . Hohoho . ”

Audience: “……”