Chapter 61: Whip Shadows Thick and Heavy

  No one had expected that Yun Xuan would be defeated by Gu Chen in just a dozen or so breaths, the Qing Xiao flag was incredibly powerful, who could have predicted that it would actually be broken by Gu Chen's brute force.

  It's impossible...

  Yun Xiong's face was filled with incredulity as he suddenly stood up. With his innate third-layer cultivation and the Cloud Family's treasured Qing Xiao Flag in hand, he had originally held all the advantages. Even if Gu Chen also possessed an innate third-layer cultivation and the ancient family heirloom Yin Yang Split Origin Sword, it was impossible for him to defeat Yun Xiong within a short span of just over ten breaths...

  But the fact was right in front of him, and he couldn't help but believe it.

  "Good......" Gu Xian and San Zhang Lao simultaneously took a sip, their faces filled with great joy.

  The Great Elder and Gu Cang Yue, although surprised on their faces, also showed a rare smile. The Gu family won, at least they secured the second place. Although they disliked Gu Chen, they were still happy in their hearts at this moment.

  Liu Huayuan furrowed his brow, staring at Gu Chen, thinking deeply. Gu Chen's performance was truly unexpected, and Liu Huayuan had not anticipated that with the same First Heaven Realm third layer cultivation, Gu Chen would defeat Yun Xuan so quickly. This kind of strength could completely rival a Fourth Heaven Realm cultivator.

  In the blink of an eye, another person appeared on the stage. The Yun family had already been eliminated, and the Liu family had also eliminated three people, leaving only one person, Liu Baisheng.

  Liu Baisheng's eyes were no longer as arrogant as they had been in the living room, but instead held a sense of solemnity. Gu Chen's earlier defeat of Yun Li was enough to make Liu Baisheng take him seriously.

  He asked himself in his heart, if it were him who made a move, he wouldn't be able to defeat Yun Xuan that quickly either.

  "As expected, you're the only one worthy of being my opponent." Ryu Hyosuke said with a raised head.

  Gu Chen nodded and said: "En, your strength is not great, but your vision is not bad."

  The people around him took a cold breath, and he actually said that Liu Baisheng's strength was not good. He is a fourth-layer cultivator of the Innate Realm, and among the second-generation disciples, his strength is not bad at all. The fourth layer of the Innate Realm belongs to the middle stage, and compared to the initial stage of the third layer of the Innate Realm, his strength has increased by at least three times.

  If it were Gu Tai, he would have been furious if Gu Chen had said that, and even Yun Xuan would have been provoked.

  However, Liu Baisheng was not affected at all and said: "Strength can only be demonstrated in battle, and judging by the eyes is not necessarily correct. You dare to say such arrogant words, it seems that you have not brought out your true strength against Yunxuan."

  Gu Chen smiled, neither denying nor admitting it.

  Liu Baisheng's expression turned serious as he said, "Then let me see just how far your abilities have reached."

  As soon as he finished speaking, Liu Baisheng stretched out his right hand, and a long whip appeared in his hand.

  This whip is over three zhang long, with a pure white body, one section connected to another. It's not made from some kind of metal ore, but rather a long, long vertebral column - it's actually a bone whip.

  Everyone's face was shocked, and the instrument held by Liu Baisheng was naturally the town treasure of the Liu family - the soft bone whip.

  The Leech Worm is a demonic beast, all adult Leech Worms have congenital boundaries. This soft-boned whip of the Leech Worm was made by the ancestors of the Liu family using the spine of an adult Leech Worm and is also the most pinnacle existence among middle-grade artifacts.

  The soft-boned whip appeared in Liu Baisheng's hand, as if it had come to life. It twisted and turned like a snake made of bone, and a white light emanated from the whip, suddenly transforming into a dazzling radiance.

  Liu Baisheng's right hand drew a circle, and the soft whip of the leech python followed his gesture, forming wave after wave. In an instant, the soft whip transformed into more than ten circles, pushing towards Gu Chen.

  The innate true energy followed the waves in a circle, constantly pouring into the whip tail, forming a whip-like aura that shot straight at Gu Chen.

  This whip's radiance was dazzling to the extreme, like a sharp awl. The dozen or so circular ripples behind it continuously pushed the innate true energy onto the whip, making its light grow more and more resplendent.

  That whip-like energy was only a small segment, like a dagger, but in Gu Chen's eyes, it was extremely solemn. The power of that whip-like energy was several times stronger than Yun Xuan's earlier Qing Xiao flag attack.

  And behind the whip, a dozen or so circles formed by the whip body continuously push the innate true energy into the whip, with a dozen or so circles having more than a dozen after-strengths.

  If you want to hard connect the next whip, not only must withstand the whip's super strong drilling force, but also in an instant, withstand more than a dozen back forces behind. If it is not for cultivation that surpasses Liu Bai Sheng by one level, it would be difficult to block this wildly incoming whip.

  The whip's most distinctive feature is its flexibility, making it extremely difficult to dodge its attacks. Although the whip lash shoots straight at Gu Chen, within a three-zhang radius around him, no matter where he moves, the whip lash can instantly change direction and continue its assault.

  And once he takes the first step back, Liu Bai Chang's whip momentum will become even stronger, and if he tries to retreat a second time, it will be ten times more difficult. At that point, the power of his whip will also increase several fold.

  So, can't escape... Can only face the enemy head-on.

  Liu Baisheng relied on his python-like soft whip, almost sweeping away the four-layer cultivators of the Innate Realm. Unless one's cultivation was a level higher than his, it would be impossible to face this whip head-on.

  The people around all widened their eyes, and Liu Baisheng's whip was even more powerful than Yunxuan's earlier attack with the green python. However, unlike before, they didn't think Gu Chen would definitely lose. On the contrary, they had a sense of anticipation in their hearts, wanting to see how Gu Chen would block Liu Baisheng's whip and create a miracle.

  Just like just now, blocking the green jiao's attack and instead getting hurt by the green jiao.

  When something that is logically impossible happens once, people will expect it to happen a second time.

  Gu Chen did not disappoint the crowd, and he didn't retreat. With his right hand, the Yang Sword burst forth with a powerful sword aura, striking straight at the whip's aura. His left hand raised the Yin Sword to the sky, then immediately slashed down, unleashing another sword aura that exploded forth, slashing towards the whip-wielding figure.

  Nail...

  A shrill sound rang out, the sword aura and whip aura collided head-on, a wave of air burst forth from the point of impact in all directions, shooting out a full ten zhang before gradually dissipating.

  Yang Jian's sword tip collided with the soft whip of the leech python, neither retreating half a step, and they fought to a stalemate.

  Liu Baisheng's mouth corners slightly raised, his right hand drew a circle, the innate true energy followed the soft bone whip of the leech python to form more than ten circles, like waves, one wave after another pushing towards the tip of the whip, more than ten powerful forces, suddenly rushing over.

  These dozen or so powerful sword strikes, each one possessed the same massive power as the whip strike from earlier. If they were to collide with Yang Jian's sword, even Gu Chen would find it difficult to withstand.

  At this moment, the sword aura of Yīn Jiàn flashed and chopped down, hitting the soft bone whip of Pí Yuǎn Huǒ right in the middle. The power was so great that if it had hit Liǔ Bǎi Shēng's physical body, it would have easily cut him in half.

  The soft whip of the leech python let out a mournful cry as it was split in two by the sword's slash, and at that moment, one circle after another was completely scattered by Gu Chen. More than ten circles were linked together, and when one circle dispersed, the powerful force behind surged forward, but suddenly lost its way to spread, and the strong force suddenly went wild on the whip body.

  The entire whip formed a circle, suddenly dispersing, the tip of the whip also shook violently, randomly swinging to one side, moving away from its original position opposite Gu Chenyang's sword.

  Gu Chen's sword suddenly cut off Liu Baisheng's control over the soft-boned whip, and with the whip's obstruction gone, the sword aura burst forth and shot forward in a swift thrust, directly stabbing towards Liu Baisheng's body.

  Everyone was shocked. This powerful whip, which seemed to have endless momentum, was actually broken so easily by Gu Chen. It was beyond their expectations, yet within their desires.

  Gu Xian and the three elders all had excited smiles on their faces, just a moment ago they were still full of worry, afraid that Gu Chen couldn't withstand this whip, but Gu Chen not only withstood it, but also gained the upper hand.

  At this moment, they suddenly saw the hope of winning. The Liu family had been in the top position for several consecutive sessions of the Sanjia Martial Arts Conference, occupying half of the interests of the entire Lesui City. If this continues, the Gu and Yun families will be gradually swallowed up by the Liu family.

  If one can win first place in the Three Houses' martial competition, the situation would be greatly different. The first-place winner will obtain two-tenths of the Third House's family business, and the second-place winner will obtain one-tenth of the First House's family business. The family's strength will explosively increase.

  Facing Gu Chen's swift and fierce sword aura, Liu Baisheng's legs kicked back rapidly as he quickly retreated. At the same time, his right hand moved swiftly, soon controlling the soft-boned whip of the leech python. He raised his right hand to the top of his head, constantly changing into strange postures, and the soft-boned whip of the leech python suddenly let out a burst of joyful humming, like a bone snake flying in mid-air.

  In an instant, the Bone Snake had danced in mid-air countless times, transforming into layer upon layer of whip shadows. The tip of the whip flashed in and out of sight, each time it appeared, a whip blast shot out. In just a few breaths' time, over a dozen whip blasts appeared in the air, like shooting stars falling to earth, all hurtling towards Gu Chen.

  Gu Chen's right leg stepped onto the stage, and he immediately stopped in his tracks. His body rotated around his right foot as a pivot, and in that instant, his yin-yang twin swords continuously chopped out in all directions, striking out over a dozen times in the blink of an eye.

  A series of sword auras appeared around Gu Chen, exploding with a loud bang, blocking all the whip auras. Even several sword auras flew straight towards Liu Baisheng.

  On the stage, a brilliant light burst forth, with whip-like and sword-like flashes of light shooting out like stars in the sky. The entire stage was filled with layer upon layer of flying whip shadows, making it hard to see clearly. Underneath these layers of whip shadows, what was the outcome of their battle?

  But looking at the whip shadows filling the sky, it seemed that Liu Baisheng had the upper hand. However, the sword auras constantly appearing in the whip shadows indicated that Gu Chen was not defeated either, and the two were engaged in an intense battle.

  The fierce battle had lasted for only half a moment, and everyone's eyes widened, but no one could tell who was winning or losing, as if they were still in a stalemate.

  Only, gradually, the whip shadows on the stage became more and more, gradually covering the entire stage, while the sword aura, however, was gradually losing its trace.

  One breath...

  Two breaths...

  Three breaths...

  ……

  For a span of ten breaths, no one saw the sword flash appear, but looking at the whip shadows filling the sky, it was clear that the battle had not ended. Everyone's eyes were wide open, and no one dared to blink, fearing they would miss the sudden change in an instant.

  After nearly twenty breaths, many people thought that Gu Chen had reached the end of his road, but suddenly... a sword aura burst into the sky.

  The sword aura extended over 40 feet, and outside the sword aura, a large amount of innate true energy transformed into sword energy, forming a giant sword with a length of over 100 feet, shooting straight into the clouds.

  Everyone was shocked at once, Gu Chen's counterattack began again...