Chapter Eighty-One: Fist Might and Sword Might

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  No wonder Tian Xuanzi had such feelings! This "Burning Blood" is not an ordinary divine ability, even if it's Tian Xuanzi, a Transcendent Being of the Heavenly Realm, who obtained it with great difficulty. Although "Burning Blood" is not enough to be considered a major divine technique, even if it's not, it's already very close.

  Moreover, the most precious thing about "Ran Xue" is not how rare it is, but rather that the cultivation process is extremely arduous. Even for someone like Tian Xuanzi, a supreme being of the highest order, it took nearly ten years of bitter effort to fully master and integrate it.

  If it were someone like Chu Yi, a minor cultivator who had only reached the Spiritual Dynamics stage, no matter how high their innate talent was, they would still need to spend over a hundred years to barely grasp its subtleties.

  Tian Xuanzi didn't mind sacrificing a hundred years of his life span, and forcibly used the Great Divine Mind Technique to pass it on to Chu Yi. This opportunity was something that others couldn't find even with a lantern in hand. If not for the current special circumstances, even if Chu Yi was Tian Xuanzi's acknowledged son-in-law, he might not have obtained this benefit.

  At this point in Chu Yuxuan's "Blood Burning", the subtlety of the situation had already determined the outcome of the trial.

  Situ Kuangsheng used up all his magical powers and treasures, but still couldn't defeat Fengliu Yun's single treasured artifact, once again proving the great benefits of a strong treasure to a cultivator.

  With the current display of fighting power, even if it's an ordinary Golden Dan True Person, he can still have a fight, and at worst, he can rely on the "Hunyuan Zhenmu Flag" to escape with his life, without worrying about losing his life.

  A black flag suddenly rose ten feet, emitting a strange light that transformed into a giant hammer and struck down with great force, finally shattering the last vestiges of Situ Kuangsheng's defense. The outcome was already decided, but Situ Kuangsheng quickly retreated, flashing out of the trial arena in an instant.

  Looking back at the elegant clouds. On the surface, it seems to have won quite easily, but he knows his own bitterness, the original power consumed by using precious instruments is too great, and this Si Tu Kuang Sheng is also too wasteful.

  Fighting to this moment, his own yuan li had already been exhausted. If it weren't for the special cultivation method he practiced, which made his yuan li thicker than ordinary cultivators by more than two times, it would be hard to say who would win or lose in this battle.

  The departure of Feng Liu Yun was an inevitable matter in the eyes of onlookers. When he arrived at his side, Chu Yi smiled and nodded, saying in a firm tone: "Feng brother, from now on, leave it to me."

  A very brief sentence, yet it made Feng Liu Yun sense Chu Yi's unshakeable confidence in defending the supreme honor of the Xuanyang Sect.

  "I have stored several jars of thousand-year-old celestial wine, waiting for your triumphant return to share a drink together."

  Fengliu Yun revealed a set of snow-white teeth, smiling in response. Only then did he take out a handful of Yiqi Lingdan and swallow it, sitting cross-legged on the ground, and couldn't even be bothered to watch the rest of the battle.

  Chu Yi's appearance was also cheered on by a group of inner sect elite disciples, who were still excited about the previous battle where Fengyun Yun defeated Situ Kuangsheng, venting out their pent-up frustration. As for Chu Yi, although many inner sect disciples didn't even know who he was, anyone who could represent the Supreme Void Sect in battle was someone they would cheer on.

  However, there were also some insightful people who were not optimistic about this. After all, both sides had chosen three people, and now their side only had Chu Yi left, while the Da Luo Tian Zong still had two people.

  Outside the trial grounds, Li Lingyun, Nie Mengshan, Tie Niu and Dongfang Ruo gathered together. With Li and Nie's sharp eyesight, they naturally saw their own awkward situation clearly. On the other hand, Tie Niu and Dongfang Ruo had absolute faith in Chu Yi, this husband of theirs.

  "Haha, I'm going on stage now, this time it's going to be a show, I must smash those guys from the Daluo Tianzong into meat patties."

  Tie Niu was excited as if he were on stage himself, wildly waving his arms and shouting encouragement.

  "That's for sure, Chu Ge is one of us from the mine" Dongfang raised her thumb, a hint of pride appearing on her delicate face.

  Li Lingyun hummed and said: "I didn't expect that this little Chu Shidi of mine is so charming, I hope you guys are right, and I wish he can win!"

  Nie Mengshan was a straightforward person, his thick black eyebrows slightly furrowed, and he shook his head slightly: "Chu Shidi indeed has strong and powerful strength, but the incoming person is not weak either. Moreover, in terms of cultivation and strength alone, none of them are not on the same level as Master Wan. This battle will be very difficult."

  "Master brother, I'm sure Chu Ge can do it." Tie Niu, a rough and simple-minded big fellow, grumbled discontentedly.

  Nie Mengshan was also used to Tie Niu's straightforward and quick words, smiled and said: "I hope Chu Shiyu can win just like you guys."

  "Look quickly, they've sent someone onto the field! Oh my, it's actually a beautiful older sister!" Dongfang Ruo's voice caused everyone to focus their attention back on the trial grounds once again.

  After Shang Xue entered the trial field, she did not put on a domineering air like Si Tu Kuangsheng. A robe with a hidden and visible aura was worn on her body, which was neither tacky nor dazzling, but rather set off her innate and elegant temperament that was detached from worldly dust.

  A snowy forehead with a small, crimson mole at the front makes her sacred and inviolable ethereal quality even more extraordinary.

  A fairy who does not eat human smoke and fire

  This was Chu Yi's first impression of Shang Xue Rou, but it couldn't shake his determination to defeat his opponent.

  "Da Luo Tian Zong Shang Xue Rou, has seen the teachings."

  Shang Xue Rou's voice was as elegant as her appearance, and a simple sentence carried a power that touched the deepest part of one's soul.

  On the high platform, a faint divine light appeared between Tian Xuanzi's eyes, as if something unusual was happening on Shang Xue Rou's body.

  Suddenly, Tian Xuanzi turned to the side and smiled at the old monster Xuanxu, saying in a low voice: "Brother Xuanxu, is this girl related to the treasure from the ancient ruins of the Heavenly Punishment Plain 26 years ago?

  Having heard Tian Xuanzi's words, the old monster of Xuanwu was clearly impressed by Tian Xuanzi's extraordinary eyesight and nodded slightly. "Well done! Tian Xuanzi has good eyesight." That time in our sect's Thousand Cups Trace, only that Condensed Frost Pearl with nine Yin Snow Mother essence was the most precious. After returning to the sect, I spent three years with five senior protectors of the sect to refine it. We finally refined ten drops of Nine Yin Snow Mother essence from it. This girl is born with a body of absolute coldness and darkness, and she received three drops from the Sect Master's gift.

  "No wonder!"

  Tian Xuanzi let out a sigh, his eyebrows furrowing slightly. If he had originally had 40% confidence in Chu Yi winning the first round with her own abilities, now that was down to only 20%.

  It's not that Chu Yitao is too weak, but rather that Shang Xue Rou, who has taken three drops of "Shu Yin Xue Mu Jing", is too strong.

  Everyone knows that the best things in the world are heavenly materials and earthly treasures, but for strong people like Yuan Ying Zhen Jun and Huashen Zizun, heavenly materials and earthly treasures are not what they desire most. The really good stuff is a kind of spiritual material called "alien treasure".

  It is said that this spirit material was already considered a rare treasure by ancient gods, true immortals, heavenly demons and heavenly devils in the distant past. It is an extraordinary spirit material born at the beginning of the universe, which has been extinct since ancient times.

  But nothing is absolute, and some things still remain to this day. The "Nine Yin Snow Mother Essence" mentioned by the mysterious old monster is a genuine rare treasure.

  Shang Xue Rou was born with a Nine Yin Cold Absolute physique, which already gave her an innate advantage. Moreover, she had also obtained the "Nine Yin Snow Mother Essence" that even the Three Drops of Continuous Transmutation and the Supreme God would envy. With these two combined, a direct path to the Yuan Ying and even the Transcendent Realm was already laid out for her.

  From now on, her cultivation path will be smooth and easy to travel, not to mention the many other benefits. In short, although Xue Rou's current cultivation is only at the level of forming a Wisdom Pill, she has the actual strength to compete with Golden Dan True People, which is extremely unfair for Chu Yi.

  Of course, this is unfair, and it's based on the premise that Tian Xuanzi doesn't know that Chu Yi has a divine yuan force, an attribute that goes against heaven.

  But in the trial grounds, Chu Yi also vaguely sensed that Shang Xue Rou was different from the others. It wasn't that Chu Yi already possessed the same level of profound vision as Tian Xuanzi, but rather it was entirely due to the subtle sensitivity of his divine yuan power.

  "This icy beauty doesn't mess around, it's better to be cautious."

  Chu Yi had never been one to cling to face and suffer in silence. As soon as the thought arose, he decisively took out two top-notch defensive artifacts and even released the Unbroken Divine Light without any reservations, with an air of facing a formidable foe.

  Shang Xue Rou did not expect Chu Yi to be so cautious. Surprised, she instead looked at Chu Yi with more importance in her heart, after all, only a fool would not consider a woman who looks weak on the outside as a threat.

  Many times, the masters' fighting skills are matched, and the difference in their eyesight will directly decide life and death.

  Please

  Chu Yi's mouth clearly spat out a "please" word, unexpectedly without any tender loving care, fiercely striking out with a powerful and majestic "Overbearing Strike", a huge golden fist print arrived in front of Shang Xue Rou's face in an instant.

  Chu Yi's "Bastard" power, nearly a thousand inner door elite disciples have witnessed it before, deeply understanding the enormous destructive power contained within, instantly causing a burst of cheers from outside the arena. To defend the sect's honor, who cares if the opponent is a great beauty or not? She's just a smelly skin bag, as long as our side wins, that's the greatest satisfaction.

  "Ah!"

  Just as the golden fist print was about to crush Shang Xue, a clear shout was heard from the latter. In an instant of spiritual transformation, a white light like a flying sword shot out and barely blocked the fist print several feet away.

  As soon as the white light came into contact with the fist print, it released a stunningly cold current that was visible to the naked eye. Chu Yi's "Overbearing Strike" golden fist print was actually frozen by the white light in just a few short breaths.

  Following that, Shang Xue's wrist slightly trembled, and a dazzling light suddenly burst out, surprisingly shattering the frozen fist print.

  "This little girl is indeed a hidden mastermind, able to break through so easily. It seems that the first round of fighting can't be taken lightly."

  At this moment, Chu Yi still maintained his calm mind, not because he thought he was strong, but because once he entered a fighting state, he would never think that he would lose. This was also one of the precious gains from his experience of going through countless life-and-death situations in the desolate outer domain.

  Chu Yi's offensive clearly didn't weaken in the slightest due to his "Barrage" loss, on the contrary, his subsequent explosive and powerful offense was wave after wave, with the enormous power of Phantom Shadow's extreme degree, turning Chu Yi into a human-shaped mobile cannon platform.

  Ten punches, a hundred punches, a thousand punches, each punch bursting out with sonic booms that shattered the air, filled with the mighty power of a wild dragon, causing the inner disciples outside the arena to go crazy and cheer wildly.

  There were also some individuals who considered themselves no weaker than Chu Yi, but had not been as lucky to be chosen by the Grand Elder as inner door disciples. At this moment, they too had completely dispelled their previous foolish notions.

  Almost everyone is wondering, if they were faced with such a fierce and intense attack, how many seconds could they withstand?

  "Rumble, rumble, rumble, rumble, rumble..."

  Chu Yi fought with relish, while Shang Xue Rou was frustrated in her defense. With her strength, she couldn't have imagined being crazily attacked by someone who didn't even have a treasure on hand and was only at the ninth level of spiritual cultivation. Although relying on "Ice Seal Ten Thousand Miles" this defensive divine ability, Shang Xue Rou wasn't breached in her defense, but wanting to immediately regain the initiative was somewhat difficult.

  After all, the attacking power that Chu Yi is currently displaying has already far exceeded several times the actual strength that an ordinary Lingdong Ninth Realm cultivator should have.

  "This kid has a good move, but how long can he sustain this crazy attack that's exhausting his true yuan?" Looking at the whole situation, Tian Xuanzi on the high platform was both delighted and worried. For now, he still couldn't see any signs of Chu Yi being able to win in the end.

  "This is great, it's really exhilarating! I wonder how Master Gan's disciple was able to cultivate and still maintain such a powerful attack under the pressure of your counterattack, it's truly admirable"

  Nie Mengshan was also a strong warrior who rose to prominence with his close combat skills, and he couldn't help but exclaim in admiration as he saw Chu Yi's dense fist rain pouring down like a heavenly horse galloping through the air. Each punch had the power to split mountains and crack rocks, and such momentum was enough to make him sigh repeatedly.

  At the same time, Chu Yi, who was also in the trial arena, felt the true meaning of the word "painful". Previously, he had accidentally gained insight and suddenly understood the intricacies of various fist principles, and had a deeper understanding of the "Lü Tian Jue". Since then, his hands have been itching to this day. Now that he has encountered a powerful enemy, the pent-up energy in his heart suddenly exploded, and he struck with all his might, seeking only a thrilling victory.

  Shang Xue Rou had never been suppressed so miserably since she obtained the Three Drops of Jiu Yin Snow Mother Essence. The cheers of the numerous inner disciples of the Supreme Profound Yang Sect outside the arena made her ears burn with anger. A pair of bright eyes suddenly turned icy cold, and her true yuan force was released frantically. With a wave of her hand, four crystal-clear walls of profound ice, each five zhang high and five chi thick, condensed into existence.

  The four-sided mysterious ice wall was like the strongest shield in the world, and in its rapid rotation, it protected Xue Rou within, incredibly blocking all of Chu Yi's fierce punches that could split mountains and crack rocks.

  Not only that, but also generating a huge backlash force, this feeling is just like Chu Yi is wrestling with himself.

  At the same time, Shang Xue's figure rose swiftly and elegantly, her movements quick and changing. A snow-white sword like jade shot out of her hand, its icy intent piercing to the bone.

  This sword is also known as "Flying Snow". Although it's only a top-grade spiritual artifact, because Shang Xue Rou cultivated the Nine Yin Congealing Cold Body, it perfectly matches this sword, making its power rise to a new level, almost comparable to that of an ordinary precious artifact.

  Fei Xue Sword emerged, shooting out tens of thousands of needle-like cold rain, covering the sky and rushing towards Chu Yi.

  A torrent of swords, just for an instant, the defensive layer released by the two ultimate artifacts was breached. Only the Unbreakable Divine Light suddenly shone with a golden light, tightly protecting Chu Yi within it, and completely blocking and dissolving the countless sword rains.

  "Ten thousand swords cannot break it; then one sword will."

  Shang Xue Rou had been suppressed for so long, and now she was furious. Seeing this scene, she let out a soft shout, and her spiritual energy changed again. The Flying Snow Sword suddenly transformed into an aurora borealis that was difficult to discern in shape, accompanied by a swift thunderbolt that struck Chu Yi's chest with a fatal blow.

  This was the first time Chu Yi had felt a sense of danger when facing an opponent since leaving the Wilderness Domain, even when fighting against Yuwen Yun who possessed great divine abilities.

  Bang, bang, bang

  Three sonic booms, three blows enough to instantly defeat a cultivator of the same rank, "Overbearing Strike" was unleashed.

  The first punch caused "Fei Xue You" to slightly pause; the second punch sucked out all the air around, reducing the freezing cold air; the third punch split open the sword body and shot out a piercing cold light.

  With a "hiss" sound, at this moment, Chu Yi had not even thrown out his fourth punch when the flying snow sword transformed into an aurora-like light arrived in front of him. The divine light suddenly surged violently and under its glorious radiance, it finally blocked the attack one meter away from Chu Yi's body.

  On the other side, Xue Ruo's anger had completely dissipated as she gazed at this scene. The sword strike from earlier was actually her strongest attack, and the Flying Snow Sword in her hand still possessed a powerful attacking force that wasn't inferior to ordinary precious artifacts. Although Chu Yi had defended against it with great difficulty, he had ultimately managed to block it. This single point alone was enough to prove that he possessed fighting strength that wasn't inferior to hers.

  Shang Xue Rou was originally an astute and intelligent person, so she immediately gathered her thoughts and a hint of excitement flashed in her eyes. Only at this moment did she truly regard Chu Yi as a strong enemy worthy of fighting against herself.

  The sudden and drastic change in the battle situation also made the crowd below exclaim in shock, Shang Xue Rou's sudden explosion of power really made many inner disciples who had previously looked down on her feel ashamed.

  The Xiu Zhen world has always been a world where the strong are respected, and there is no concept of male chauvinism or female inferiority. Even ordinary inner disciples like Mo Qianjin and Feng Liuyu were shocked by Shang Xue's stunning counterattack.

  "Master Wan, just now when she attacked Chu Shi-di with that one sword, did you have confidence in blocking it?" Feng Liu Yun hesitated for a moment before asking Wan Qiu Shui by his side.

  The autumn water surface swept over a heavy stroke, first shaking, then nodding: "If it were me, this sword would probably not be able to withstand it. The only choice is to mutually destroy each other, or perhaps...

  Upon hearing this, Feng Liu Yun also nodded in agreement: "Even if I were to use my 'Chaotic Town Seal', I'm afraid it would only be able to block that sword five times at most. Chu Shi-di didn't even use any magical artifacts, and was able to withstand it purely with his spiritual energy and fist strength, truly admirable."

  Similarly, the five Transcendent Deities on the high platform were also very interested in the extremely strong defense displayed by Chu Yi. The old monster Xuan Xu's eyes flickered with strange light, as if he was thinking about something.

  Tian Xuanzi, Tian Qingzi, Tian Wangzi and Tian Fanzi then communicated with each other through divine thoughts.

  "This is definitely not what that little guy Pure Yangzi threw."

  "Is this incredibly powerful defense perhaps a divine technique?"

  "Not just Mo Fei, but at least a Grandmaster-level technique"

  "What's with all the fuss, this kid is unexpectedly powerful, he's giving us a good reputation. I don't care where he cultivated his rare divine abilities, as long as he can win, he'll be the champion of this inner sect competition."

  In the end, Tian Xuanzi settled it with one sentence.

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