Chapter 18: Teasing Arrogance

  Yang and the four others arrived at the eighth arena, only to see Luo Man shouting encouragement for Yilin, cheering her on. Nangong Yao Yun stood quietly beside Luo Man, intently watching the martial competition on stage.

  To the left of Nan Gong Ao Yun, stood a beautiful and proud woman. Her beauty was comparable to that of Murong Jing. Unlike Murong Jing's gentle and elegant beauty, this woman's beauty was cold and proud.

  Yang looked away and gazed at the stage, where a white-robed disciple of Lingchi was currently fighting with Yiyao. The white-robed woman was also a beauty, and two beauties were fighting on the stage, no wonder it attracted so many people to watch. Yang took a closer look and knew that the white-robed woman's cultivation was only in the middle of the fourth layer of spiritual power, still some distance from Yiyao's upper segment of the fourth layer.

  However, Ling's skill level was not high, and the mysterious soldier was at a disadvantage. On the other hand, that woman's mysterious technique seemed to be quite exquisite, and she was able to cleverly avoid danger time and again when she fell into a desperate situation.

  Yī Líng sent out the Two Extremes Sword Technique of Mount Shu, a white sword aura swung out and struck towards the woman in white. The woman in white did not receive the attack but instead moved around with agile movements, using her nimble body to evade Yī Líng's attacks. Occasionally, she would strike back at Yī Líng with one sword.

  Actually, Yilin's use of Treading on the Blue Sky Step was more advanced than the White Dress Maiden's movement skills. However, Yilin thought that she wanted her to counterattack and didn't pursue too tightly.

  Yang saw that the white-clothed woman was using guerrilla warfare, so he loudly reminded Yi Ling: "Yi Ling, your cultivation is higher than hers, and your movements are faster than hers. Use the Heaven and Earth Net to force her into a fierce battle."

  Ling was getting anxious as she had been attacking for a long time without making any progress. Upon hearing Yang's reminder, she let out a tender shout: "Watch out, Heaven and Earth Net!"

  She brought her footwork to the fastest, quickly surrounding the white-clothed woman in all directions, constantly making sword moves towards her. The audience below saw it and cheered in unison, seeing a green figure circling around a white figure.

  The white-clothed woman was caught off guard by Yilin's sudden acceleration, and several openings appeared in succession. She was caught by Yilin and had to wield her sword to fight back hard.

  After a few more exchanges, due to the disparity in their cultivation, she was shaken to the point of pain in her tiger's mouth, and her internal energy surged. Seeing that this wouldn't work, the white jade woman leapt into the air, attempting to jump out of Yiling's encirclement.

  Ling saw a woman in white clothes jump into the air, her mouth slightly smiling, her feet continuously treading on air, jumping to several meters high above the woman in white clothes, holding a sword and standing upside down. She shouted: "Tian Wai Fei Xian!"

  He infused his right hand with spiritual energy onto the Long Sword, and the sword emitted a dazzling light, striking towards the woman in white.

  The white-clothed woman was in mid-air, unable to borrow strength, and could only hard-receive the "Dependent Spirit" move. The two swords touched, and the white-clothed woman only felt a huge power coming from Dependent Spirit's long sword, she could no longer withstand it, her chest opened up, and a hot blood spurted out of her mouth, and she fell to the stage.

  Yī líng jiàn duì fāng yǐ jīng méi yǒu fǎn kàng zhī lì, yě shōu zhù jiàn shì, chí jiàn gǒng shǒu shuō dào: "Chéng ràng le."

  English Translation:

  Seeing that the opponent had no strength to resist, he also stopped his sword and cupped his hands, saying: "I concede."

  He immediately walked down from the stage. As Yī Líng walked down from the stage, a loud cheer erupted from below, and Yī Líng thought he had won first place in the Silver List. The woman in white also walked down from the stage and went to the side of the Ice Mountain beauty, the two whispered for a while before leaving the edge of the stage.

  "Awesome, Yiliang!" Li Lian praised.

  "Really? I'm really awesome?" Yiling bounced up and down as she walked to Luo Man's side, looking at him with delight.

  "Yes, you're really amazing, the woman didn't even have a chance to fight back." Luo Man praised, and then he used his sleeve to help Yilin wipe away the sweat on her forehead: "Look at you, all sweaty and not even wiping it off."

  "I'm leaving it for you to wipe." Yiling said with a smile.

  Nan Gong Ao Yun, who was standing by, felt a sense of foreboding as he watched the scene unfold. He silently walked towards the number one arena, ready to begin his match. Yang Guo, who was also watching from the side, couldn't help but shake his head.

  The third match is about to begin, and Nan Gong Ao Yun, as the third seed, has been arranged at the first arena, while the second arena is Qing Ying from the Yao Chi Holy Land. The first arena is Nan Gong Ao Yun against Gao Ao, a disciple of Ling Jue Hall, but in comparison, there are more people under the second arena.

  Although Gao Ao is a disciple of Ling Jue Temple, his winning streak against Shang Nan Gong Ao Yun is not high. On the other hand, Qing Ying attracts a large audience due to her icy beauty and cold pride.

  Nangong Yao lightly jumped onto the stage, while Gao Ao was already standing on the stage, proudly looking at Nangong Yao as if he were the third most likely to win this competition.

  "Don't think that just because you're the champion, I'll be afraid of you. Even if you possess a top-grade mystic soldier, I'll still make you see the might of our Lingjue Hall!" He said proudly and haughtily, his head held high.

  "Hmph, then I'll see how much weight the disciples of Lingjue Temple have!" Nangong Yao Yun was originally arrogant and proud, where could he tolerate others' provocation? Moreover, with the stimulation of Yilin and Luoman's intimate behavior just now, he needed someone to vent his anger at this moment. Unfortunately, Gao Jiao would be that person.

  The two men didn't see eye-to-eye and immediately took on an aggressive stance.

  "Sky Splitting Axe Technique First Move - Opening the Mountain and Parting the Earth!" Gao Ao shouted loudly, raising his twin axes to chop down towards Nan Gong Ao Yun.

  Lingjue Temple has been using the divine soldier Pangu's Heaven-Cleaving Axe as its treasure since its founding, and a corresponding divine-level technique - the Sky-Cleaving Axe Technique, is also boundless in power. It is said that only two people have cultivated the Sky-Cleaving Axe Technique to perfection since the establishment of Lingjue Temple, and both of them have achieved enlightenment and ascended to immortality.

  Although Gao Ao was arrogant, his cultivation had reached the upper level of the fourth layer of spiritual power. He was being cultivated as an elite disciple by Ling Jue Temple and naturally received the inheritance of Lie Tian Fu. However, his mastery of Lie Tian Fu was not deep, and his twin axes were only a pair of second-rate Xuanbing, so when he wielded them, it was naturally incomparable to the true Lie Tian Fu.

  Only a white axe shadow enveloped Nan Gong Ao Yun, looking at this axe shadow that was elaborate but not practical, Nan Gong Ao Yun coldly laughed and disdainfully shouted: "A minor skill, watch my Ao Tian Nine Spears fourth spear - Dang Kong Lie!"

  After finishing the body, he leaned back and swung his hands to infuse spiritual power, swinging the Heaven Painting Halberd above his body in a circle. Only then did a white energy blade outside his body strike outwards, directly hitting the proud white axe shadow.

  He only felt a burst of power from the tiger's mouth, and a huge force came from the twin axes, but as a disciple of Lingjue Temple, he was proud and arrogant, and would not retreat half a step.

  He only saw him mobilize his spiritual power, directly confronting this massive force. Who knew that when he exerted himself against Nangong Yao Yun, the power in front of him suddenly disappeared, and he stumbled forward, his body immediately tilting forward. He hurriedly tried to withdraw his spiritual power and stop his footsteps.

  Nan Gong Ao Yun's figure flashed, and he moved to the back of Gao Ao. His right foot lightly tapped on Gao Ao's back, causing him to lose his balance. He fell directly to the ground, landing with a thud.

  Seeing the proud fall so badly, the audience couldn't help but burst out laughing immediately, and the laughter was thunderous.

  At this time, Gao Ao was so ashamed that he had no place to hide. Just now, he boasted loudly, but now he was being played by his opponent in just two moves. He let out a strange cry and immediately stood up, turning around to glare fiercely at Nan Gong Ao Yun.

  Nan Gong Ao Yun looked at his embarrassed and angry expression, coldly saying: "Isn't it said that the disciples of Ling Jue Temple are very powerful? It turns out they only know how to eat dog feces."

  When Nan Gong Ao Yun said this, the audience laughed even harder, while the disciples of Ling Jue Dian looked at him with hostility.

  Nan Gong Ao Yun ignored the hostile gazes from below, instead gazing at Gao Ao with a sharp and piercing gaze, saying disdainfully: "Let me see what kind of skills you Ling Jue Temple disciples have, take my one move - Gun Challenge!"

  As soon as he finished speaking, his body flashed and he arrived in front of Gao Ao, swinging the Fang Tian Hua Halberd towards him. Gao Ao was humiliated earlier, but now seeing Nan Gong Ao Yun taking the initiative to attack, he didn't care about the difference in strength, pouring all his spiritual energy into his twin axes, directly attacking the Fang Tian Hua Halberd, wanting to force a confrontation and use the power of the Lie Tian Axe Technique to inflict damage on Nan Gong Ao Yun.

  But just as the two sides' weapons were about to make contact, Nangong Ao Yun dodged to the side, avoiding Gao Ao's twin axes and launching a sideways attack on him. Gao Ao saw that Fang Tian Hua's halberd was coming at him from the side again, and he had originally planned to use his previous move to turn the tables, but now he had to passively defend against Nangong Ao Yun's offensive.

  But Nan Gong Ao Yun seemed to not want to directly confront Gao Ao, Fang Tian Hua halberd changed direction again, and went towards his feet, Gao Ao could only swing his axe to defend.

  Nan Gong Ao Yun made a move with his spear, using this trick to make the opponent unable to react in time, revealing an opening. At this moment, although Gao Ao was full of openings, Nan Gong Ao Yun did not rush to defeat him, but instead wanted to tease him thoroughly.

  After attacking for a long time, the crowd under the stage burst into laughter again. On the stage, Nangong Ao Yun stood calmly in his original position, while Fang Tian's spear quickly pointed at Gao Ao's body. Gao Ao, on the other hand, was dancing with his hands and feet, looking utterly disheveled, like a complete clown.

  After a brief stalemate, Nangong Yao Yun suddenly accelerated his attack speed. This time, Gao was even more overwhelmed and retreated continuously, while Nangong Yao Yun pressed forward step by step.

  Watching him retreat tens of feet away, Nangong Yao Yun withdrew his attack and stood quietly in place. Meanwhile, Nangong Yao Yun continued to swing his twin axes rapidly as he retreated nonstop.

  Seeing this scene, the laughter under the ring became even louder. The disciples of Lingjue Hall all felt that they had lost face and left the ring one after another to watch Qingying's match on the side.

  It just so happened that Qingying's match had already ended, and the original audience had all gone to watch Nangong Yao's match at Arena No. 1.

  Many Lingyue Temple disciples were left with nowhere to hide, and could only retreat to the distant fighting platforms on both sides. Gao Ao, however, was still swinging his double axes for a good while before he realized what was happening. When he stopped, he saw Nan Gong Aoyun smiling at him from over a dozen zhang away, while he himself was only a few steps away from the edge of the fighting platform behind him. If he retreated a few more steps, he would probably end up being defeated by his own hands.

  And the loud laughter from the people below made him even more furious, he glared at Nan Gong Ao Yun and said: "Nan Gong Ao Yun, if you have the ability, let's have a fair fight, always playing these small tricks is not heroic!"