True Martial World - Chapter 323: Luminous Moon against the Radiant Sun

Being covered in metallic heavy armor and with the Totem beam sword in hand, Jun Yue looked like a war god.

"Yi Yun! I've conjured my Aspect Totem to fight you, even though I am one realm higher than you. You should be proud!"

Jun Yue's voice resounded throughout the arena. It was a shockingly powerful.

"My Totem sword is 100% faster than my flying swords. Your movement technique is extremely fast; but now we shall see, how you are going to dodge my sword."

As Jun Yue said this, the Yun Long Divine Kingdom warriors began to cheer.

"Jun Yue! Attack!"

Many of them were shouting as the atmosphere went into a frenzy. In the world of warriors, nothing was more exciting than watching experts fight on the same stage. National pride also rested on the outcome of this battle, so their emotions were easily incited.

With the beam sword in hand, Jun Yue raised it above his head. Although he had an indifferent attitude, he could not help but become intoxicated by the excited cheers.

He gave a deep roar as the 24 swords around him shot out like raindrops in a storm!

After Jun Yue conjured his Aspect Totem, the 24 swords were much faster than before!

Yi Yun constricted his pupils and quickly retreated.

"Cha! Cha! Cha!"

The purple tungsten tiles where Yi Yun originally stood cracked. At the same moment, Jun Yue's beam sword already came slashing down at Yi Yun!

This sword had locked onto Yi Yun's location and it came at him with an irresistible force!

Extreme Kill – Vault of Heaven Luminous Moon Sword!

The moment Jun Yue brandished his sword, Heaven Earth Yuan Qi gathered behind him, forming a emerald green phantom image that resembled the luminous moon.

The luminous moon dangling in the sky was covered in mist, making it look mysterious, as if it was something untouchable.

As for the Totem sword in Jun Yue's hands, it suddenly rose up. The sword became like a light pillar, shooting straight into the clouds. This slash from the sword seemed to be able to split apart the vaults of heaven.

At that moment, Jun Yue's domineering armor and his beautiful swordplay made a perfect combination. It created a strong visual impact, making the cheers in the crowd reach a crescendo!

Yi Yun's mind was as still as water when facing this sword. With both of his hands holding the saber, he circulated his body's energy as the Radiant Sun Qi began to burn.

Yi Yun knew that the Saber Truth's 32 Words' saber intent and the 'Tai Ah Sacred Technique' were not enough to withstand Jun Yue's attack. Neither could they break through Jun Yue's absolute defense.

Yi Yun sent his thoughts into the Purple Crystal, within the Purple Crystal's core was a small flame, quietly burning.

This small flame was the pure Yang spirit Yi Yun had captured in the burning hell.

The pure Yang spirit was a divine item that had been condensed from the infinite pure Yang essence within Fallen Star Gate. Even sages would find it difficult to refine it in a few hundred years alone. And now, it was sealed within the Purple Crystal, becoming the Purple Crystal's own source of pure Yang energy.

"Your strength shall be given to me!"

In his spiritual world, Yi Yun looked straight at the pure Yang spirit within the Purple Crystal. His voice had a domineering aspect to it.

The Purple Crystal began to gather Heaven Earth Yuan Qi as energy began to rapidly circulate. With an explosive boom, what was at first a small flame quietly burning suddenly shot up!

Extremely pure Yang energy surged throughout Yi Yun's meridians. At that moment, burning pure Yang Qi poured out from all of the pores of his body as he circulated the burning flame.

It was as if Yi Yun's body had changed into that of the Sun.

The Saber Truth's 32 Words – Reigning Supreme!

With the Sonic Deathblade in hand, Yi Yun’s slash was as if a mighty god had descended, as if a Sun had entered the mortal realm.

The Tang Valley image behind Yi Yun was like a huge picture scroll. It covered the entire arena. If one looked from up high, they would see that, above the arena's dome, was a burning Yuan Qi flame.

"Huh!?"

Jun Yue was greatly alarmed but he still powered his Vault of Heaven Luminous Moon Sword and slashed at Yi Yun.

The Luminous Moon against the Radiant Sun, Metal against pure Yang!

"Boom!"

A terrifying explosion happened and the world turned silent. The expressions of everyone present froze as they could only stare. They looked at the pure Yang flame, burning in the air. It was like as if a Sun had swallowed the luminous moon!

Metal melted while pure Yang Qi flared.

Jun Yue let out a deep growl as his Totem sword was split apart by Yi Yun's slash!

Yi Yun's saber did not stop and carried on slashing at Jun Yue's armor. From his shoulder to his thigh, the saber slashed diagonally!

"Peng!"

Jun Yue flew out and heavily slammed into the purple tungsten walls by the side of the Divine Wilderness Stage.

A foot-long purple tungsten wall was brought down by Jun Yue's impact!

"Ka Ka Ka!"

Jun Yue's battle armor was torn apart. His metallic armor could not withstand the burning power of the pure Yang energy. It began to melt from the middle while Yi Yun's pure Yang saber Qi entered deeply into Jun Yue's body, burning all his internal organs and meridians.

Jun Yue spit out a mouthful of blood as his face flushed red while his body trembled.

A bloody line went from his shoulder to his thigh as blood spurted out, but it was instantly incinerated by the burning hot armor.

Yi Yun's attack had completely cut through Jun Yue's flesh and ribs!

Besides his saber injury, there was the internal injuries caused by the pure Yang Qi. The injuries he suffered were horrible.

Yi Yun landed on the tip of his feet with the Sonic Deathblade in hand. The Sonic Deathblade was not covered in blood but had turned heated red from the pure Yang Qi.

The attack Yi Yun used was powered by the pure Yang spirit's energy. As a medium between the Heaven Earth Yuan Qi and the pure Yang spirit, Yi Yun had consumed a lot of Yuan Qi himself.

At that moment, the pure Yang Qi around him was still burning. The rising golden flames left a long trail from Yi Yun's descent. They looked like the beautiful scene of a phoenix's tail feathers fluttering.

The entire audience turned silent upon seeing this.

Especially the Yun Long Divine Kingdom warriors. They went from frenzied cheers to dead silence. Everything had happened in just a few seconds, resulting in many of their frenzied expressions still being fixed on their faces.

Jun Yue was defeated?

At the last moment, Jun Yue had conjured his Aspect Totem and went all out, but he still lost to Yi Yun even at his peak.

The Yun Long Divine Kingdom warriors could not believe it.

Many of the obsessed girls that were crazy over Jun Yue still had their mouths agape.

Many of them had admired Jun Yue for a long time. He was the unbeatable war god in their hearts, but now, Jun Yue had been defeated.

"How was Yi Yun's last attack so powerful?"

Many people were privately discussing. In the beginning, Yi Yun clearly could not cut through Jun Yue's defenses, but his last attack actually defeated him in one strike!

"I do not know. Maybe this is his hidden move."

People could only comprehend it this way. The pure Yang spirit was hidden within the Purple Crystal which was within Yi Yun's body. When it spewed out pure Yang energy, it was not much different from the pure Yang energy that Yi Yun usually gave off. As such, no one noticed it. They only felt that Yi Yun's Yang Qi's purity and strength rose a level during this sudden explosive display.

Medical personnel rushed to the side of the stage and began checking on Jun Yue's injuries.

Jun Yue's was badly injured. In the last instant, Yi Yun was fighting against Jun Yue who was at his peak. He could not go easy or he would definitely be defeated.

"Yi Yun vs Jun Yue. Victor, Yi Yun!"

The Tai Ah Divine City law-enforcer announced the outcome of the battle. Even the law-enforcer, who was usually cold, was so excited that his voice actually trembled.

The victory in this match meant that the teenager group champion most likely belonged to the Tai Ah Divine Kingdom!

After a few moments of silence, the audience burst out into a tumultuous cheer.

"Yi Yun! Yi Yun!"

The Tai Ah Divine City warriors were all shouting loudly. Their expressions were that of joy and frenzy!

From the beginning, as the Tai Ah Divine City warriors were lacking in strength, they did not bear too much hope. When they suddenly obtained the final victory, this unexpected joy made them become ecstatic.

"This kid sure fought well! Hahaha!" In the Elder stands, Cang Yan began laughing loudly. The grin on his face nearly reached his ear lobes. Yi Yun's victory made this old man, who did not have much of an image, become highly conceited. He suddenly recalled something and looked sideways at the two Yun Long Divine Kingdom Elders who previously looked down on Yi Yun. That expression seemed to read, "The two of you, shall we talk about my ass from yesterday?"

The two Elders, whose expressions were already ugly, now saw Cang Yan's wretched smile dangling in front of them like a chrysanthemum flower. It looked as if they had swallowed a huge house fly, and it was the type that had a green head.

They could only ignore Cang Yan. They knew that, the moment they responded, they would end up being ridiculed.

"Yi Yun really gave me a great surprise!"

Even the calm and indifferent Tai Ah Divine City’s City Lord was in a good mood as he gave a heartfelt laughter.

Beside him, the Seven Star Pagoda Owner's face was now gloomy.

The outcome of the battle had completely gone beyond his expectations.

He had originally proposed the alliance tournament because he knew of the Yun Long 72 Pagodas' few geniuses in the younger generation. They were invincible against their peers. And with the Tai Ah Divine City facing the pressure of the Shepherd Boy appearing within the borders of the Tai Ah Divine Kingdom, they had no way but to compromise.

However, now, Jun Yue's failure was a severe blow to the Seven Star Pagoda Owner! With his loss, the plan of taking 60% of the seats came to an end.

The Seven Star Pagoda Owner took a deep breath and said to the middle-aged scholar, "The teenager group is just the beginning. Sir City Lord, are you not laughing too soon?"

The Seven Star Pagoda Owner did not mince his words towards the middle-aged scholar. He believed that, in the young adult and the overall groups, the Tai Ah Divine City did not have anyone left. Yao Dao and Yang Qian were far from enough. The Yun Long 72 Pagodas would sweep it all, leaving the Tai Ah Divine Kingdom with nothing.

Unfortunately, they had lost the teenager group. Although the Yun Long 72 Pagodas would eventually win, the Seven Star Pagoda Owner could no longer laugh.

He had not expected someone like Yi Yun at all. If he knew about him earlier, he would not have separated the teenager and the young adult matches. There would only be an overall group and all the seats would be determined by the overall group's results. Then, no matter how much of a genius Yi Yun was, he would definitely not be able to win against opponents 4-5 years older than him.

The middle-aged scholar laughed, "I do not ask for much. Your country aimed for the fact that in this year, our Tai Ah Divine City's new crop has yet to come in to replace the old. And, with the pressure from the Shepherd Boy, you forced me to accept the proposed alliance tournament. However, now that the Tai Ah Divine City has won a third of the seats from your hands. Why shouldn’t I be laughing?"

"Hmph!"

The Seven Star Pagoda Owner snorted and remained silent. He had divided the cultivators into a teenager and young adult group so that he could showcase the strength of the Yun Long 72 Pagodas, but he had ended up lifting a stone only to drop it on his own feet.

True Martial World - Chapter 322: Fighting Jun Yue

Jun Yue stood on the stage where his entire body felt like a sword. He looked at Yi Yun and smiled, "I've been paying close attention to you for a long while."

Yi Yun looked at Jun Yue as his heart jumped.

"Amongst all the Tai Ah Divine City cultivators, you are the one I want to fight the most! Now, without anyone interfering with our battle, you will be able to fight in your best condition, so this battle is how I like it. I have been looking forward to this battle with you!"

Jun Yue said as he took a weapon out from his interspatial ring. It was a sword.

The sword was extremely long. It was even longer than the Thousand Army Saber. The sword's blade was broad, its width was about a foot long. The blade’s central ridge was about an inch thick. noveltranslationweb.blogspot.com

It was an extremely heavy sword.

The audience gasped when they saw the sword. Not many of them had seen a sword with such an exaggerated size like that before. Even if they did, it was usually an ornamental sword. They had never seen one being used to kill enemies.

This sword looked like it was like a door that was split in the middle, with the two halves connected together.

It did not look easy for a person to hold such a sword.

"How do you brandish such a heavy sword? It cannot be used agilely." A Tai Ah Divine City warrior said. Although there was a saying that the longer a weapon was, the stronger it was, it did not really mean that it was that much better the longer it became.

A sword that exceeded one's height by more than 100% would be severely constricted them when it was brandished.

But just as the Tai Ah Divine City warrior was midway through his words, he shut himself up.

This was because he was shocked at what he saw. Jun Yue had casually released his hand and the sword began floating in midair. Following that, Jun Yue landed on the sword's blade with a gentle leap.

"What?"

Many of the audience were dumbfounded. You could do that?

Wasn't this flying on a sword?

Yuan Foundation realm warriors could not really fly, but by standing on the large sword, Jun Yue was able to fly in any direction. This was no doubt the advantage of having a large sword.

When one's insight into the laws reaches a certain realm, they are able to use all sort of bizarre combat techniques. This was the power of the laws.

"I'm going to attack."

Before Jun Yue attacked, he warned Yi Yun, showing his great confidence!

"Cha!"

A sword beam flashed as Jun Yue flew towards Yi Yun while standing on the large sword!

This sword's speed was extremely fast. It was very difficult to tell its trajectory!

Just as the sword was about 30 feet away from Yi Yun, a “Ka" sound rang, and the sword's body split!

"What!?"

Yi Yun constricted his pupils. He saw that the large sword had split into 24 flying swords.

The huge sword was not one sword, but it was made up of 24 swords. No wonder it was that big!

In this split second, Yi Yun did not have time to think carefully. The 24 flying swords had surrounded him!

Minute Subtlety!

Yi Yun's body began creating multiple after-images as he retreated hurriedly!

"Cha! Cha! Cha!"

There were about 20 sword marks on the purple tungsten tiles on the ground. At the same time, two of the flying swords flew close to Yi Yun's cheek and body. The sharp sword wind cut through Yi Yun's Yuan Qi protection and two bloody slashes appeared on Yi Yun's face and body.

"Your speed is very fast, too bad..."

Jun Yue gripped both his hands, "Ka Ka Ka!"

The purple tungsten tiles underneath Yi Yun's feet sprouted out metallic poles about the thickness of a thumb.

These metallic poles immediately formed a cage the moment Yi Yun landed, trapping him in it.

"How are you going to dodge this time?"

With a thought, more than 20 flying swords flew towards Yi Yun who was in the metallic cage!

At that split moment, Yi Yun roared, and his body's Radiant Sun Qi erupted like a volcano!

The power of the pure Yang flames burnt the metallic cage and turned it into molten metal. Yi Yun flew out of it.

"Cha! Cha! Cha!"

The place Yi Yun was originally standing was instantly diced.

And at that moment, Yi Yun changed directions in the air. With the Sonic Deathblade in hand, he attacked from top to bottom while charging straight at Jun Yue.

The Saber Truth's 32 Words – Reigning Supreme!

An emerald green saber beam with its formidable presence tore through the air, emitting a sharp howling whistle!

The Sonic Deathblade could kill people just with its sound waves!

Against this attack, Jun Yue remained calm. He stretched out his palm and blocked Yi Yun's attack with just his bare palms.

What!?

The audience were shocked. But just at the moment when Yi Yun's saber was about to slash at Jun Yue's palm, a huge metallic shield appeared in front of Jun Yue's palms.

"Boom!"

The Sonic Deathblade slashed on the metallic shield. The half foot-thick shield was split into two by the Sonic Deathblade. But the remaining saber force had dissipated.

"Good saber technique!" Jun Yue gasped in admiration from the bottom of his heart.

He had always been proud but against a younger Yi Yun, whose cultivation level was lower than his, Jun Yue was still unable to suppress him.

Yi Yun's insight into the the saber truths startled Jun Yue.

The exchanges between the two were so fast that the audience were too engrossed to take a breath.

Jun Yue moved his fingers and the huge metallic shield dissipated, turning into flowing metal that covered Jun Yue's entire body. Slowly, it formed into a metallic armor.

This metallic armor was much more exaggerated than the armor Qiuniu wore. It was impossible to estimate its weight, but Yi Yun knew that the metallic armor would not give Jun Yue the slightest feeling of heaviness. This was because Jun Yue could manipulate it as he wished.

"This battle armor specially made from Tai Cang metal. It follows my every wish. If I were to inject Yuan Qi into it, it will be indestructible. As long as your Yuan Qi is weaker than mine, you have no way of breaking through my defense. Even though my cultivation level is suppressed to the early stage of the Yuan Foundation realm, the amount of Yuan Qi I have far exceeds yours. Therefore, you will not be able to hurt me." Jun Yue's voice was calm as if he was narrating a fact.

"Can't break through your defense?" A flashed beamed in Yi Yun's eyes. He was always very confident in his own attacking power, "Let me try!"

Yi Yun took one step forward before his body transformed into a beam of light, heading straight for Jun Yue!

Boom!

The Radiant Sun Qi exploded behind Yi Yun, forming the phantom image of the Tang Valley.

Yi Yun's Sonic Deathblade began burning with pure Yang flames.

Saber Truth's 32 Words–One With the Saber!

"Cha!"

With a slash, the pure Yang flames exploded, flooding everyone's vision with white light.

Yi Yun's saber had made its impact on Jun Yue's armor. From the right shoulder to the left thigh, the blade edge slashed past. The vicinity of the blade mark on the metallic armor had been melted. There was a shocking one meter long blade mark!

"Oh?"

Yi Yun was surprised. He did not hold back with this attack, but at the moment the Sonic Deathblade slashed on Jun Yue, he felt Yuan Qi surge in Jun Yue's armor. Jun Yue's Yuan Qi had combined with the metallic essence as one, and had greatly dissipated his Radiant Sun Qi.

He had not been able to hurt Jun Yue's body!

"Good attack!" Jun Yue gritted his teeth. He began circulating his Yuan Qi. After enduring Yi Yun's attack, the veins on his forehead bulged, making him look ferocious.

"But...you are still lacking by just a bit..." Jun Yue grinned. A flash appeared in his eyes!

"Cha!"

24 flying swords around Jun Yue suddenly came stabbing towards Yi Yun!

"Boom!"

The 24 flying swords impaled the purple tungsten ground. With his Yuan Qi exploding, Yi Yun used his large success stage of Minute Subtlety. However, he was still hit by the energy. He flew back and when he landed, he moved back another tens of feet. His Qi and blood was in chaos.

Jun Yue's defense was too strong. It was completely on a different level from Kui Yu who Yi Yun had previously defeated.

Jun Yue was not bragging about the so-called absolute defense. Anyone whose Yuan Qi was inferior to his could not break through his armor.

At that moment, Jun Yue's armor had already begun repairing. The large saber mark that Yi Yun had left behind was slowly disappearing.

Soon, the saber mark had completely disappeared, and the armor looked as good as new. It was as if Yi Yun had never slashed on it before.

The Tai Ah Divine City audience did not know what to say upon seeing this scene.

This kind of manipulation of the laws was too terrifying. If one could not break through Jun Yue's defense in one strike, then he would just restore it again.

"Jun Yue! Jun Yue!"

The Yun Long Divine Kingdom cultivators began cheering.

The female cultivators were the ones who screamed the most passionately. In the world of warriors, the men who were strong and had extraordinary talent would easily win the hearts of women.

"Jun Yue is sure to win!"

"Wipe the Tai Ah Divine City! Kill all these useless fools!"

People from the Yun Long Divine Kingdom began shouting even louder,while the people from the Tai Ah Divine City did not look so good.

At that moment, Jun Yue was indeed mighty. He was wearing armor that had incredulous weight and 24 flying swords were revolving around him.

These swords were all of different weights and lengths. The presence they gave off was full of power.

With his strong defense and incredible attacking strength, it made others not be able to muster the courage to fight him.

Yi Yun's expression was solemn.

This opponent was indeed tricky.

The five-elemental laws may be lower in grade than the pure Yang laws, but when the other party's insight into the laws exceeded his, then the power the laws would give could not be measured by the differing grades in the laws.

Yi Yun only wanted to use his Aspect Totem as a last resort as it was too shocking. He would have to come up with explanations if he were to use it.

But now, it seemed like typical attacks would not be able to beat Jun Yue.

By controlling the metallic armor, Jun Yue began to slowly fly. Up in the air, he looked down at Yi Yun with a commanding presence.

The 24 swords were around his body, arranged in a manner similar to a peacock's revealed tail.

"Your speed is very fast and your movement techniques are strong. Even when I power my swords with all my strength, I still can't seriously injure you, so I have no choice but to use my last sword."

Jun Yue said this as his body began sparking with streams of rainbow light. A purple energy sword appeared from behind him before landing in his hand.

This energy sword was thin and long. It looked like a purple light beam had shot out from Jun Yue's hand.

Many in the audience were greatly alarmed seeing the purple beam.

"Aspect Totem, this is Jun Yue's Aspect Totem!"

A sword-shaped Aspect Totem was the Aspect Totem that swordsmen dreamed of.

By conjuring his Aspect Totem, Jun Yue was prepared to go all out!

True Martial World - Chapter 321: The Precise Saber

The five foot long Sonic Deathblade had stabbed right through, till the base of the blade. The front portion of the shell had already started to crack. Due to the powerful impact, the purple tungsten tiles below the turtle shell had slightly cratered downwards.

It was obvious how powerful Yi Yun's attack was.

And at that moment, Yi Yun was still holding onto the Sonic Deathblade's hilt. Behind him, the eight puppets that had been rushing to attack him had all lost their ability to move and just stood in their spots like straw men.

The entire arena turned silent. Everyone was extremely shocked, especially the people from the Yun Long Divine Kingdom. They found it impossible to accept the situation right in front of them.

Yi Yun's saber had pierced through Kui Yu...

Kui Yu's main body, whose defense he was proud of, was not even able to withstand a single blow from Yi Yun.

Originally, people thought that Yi Yun would attempt to look for Kui Yu's weakness.

However, he unexpectedly, brutally, attacked Kui Yu's main body. In front of an absolute attack, Kui Yu's defense as well as his puppets lost their meaning.

"Is Kui Yu dead?" The Yun Long Divine Kingdom warriors said as if they just woke up from a dream.

That impact, coupled with his body being pierced through like that, likely meant that the odds were greatly against him being alive.

"This Yi Yun is too ruthless!"

Many of the Yun Long Divine Kingdom warriors saw the killing intent that accompanied Yi Yun's gaze. Although the alliance tournament would not hold someone accountable if they did not have the intent to cause death, the killer would still be hated by others if someone really died.

A Yun Long Divine Kingdom Elder disappeared and appeared on the stage. His face was sour as he pressed onto Kui Yu's turtle shell puppet with one hand.

"Ka-cha!"

The turtle shell was removed by the Elder through some unknown technique.

At that moment, everyone could clearly see that Kui Yu's chest had been penetrated straight through by the Sonic Deathblade.

His face was pale and his forehead was covered in sweat as his body slightly trembled.

The Yun Long Divine Kingdom Elder's face turned increasingly ugly.

He did not dare to rashly pull out the Sonic Deathblade. He placed one hand on Kui Yu's chest, intending to inject Yuan Qi into him to extend his life.

At the same moment, he took out a sacred healing pill from his interspatial ring to feed Kui Yu.

However, the moment he rested his hand on Kui Yu's chest, the Yun Long Divine Kingdom Elder's expression suddenly changed.

"Oh?"

He realized that Yi Yun's saber had pierced right through Kui Yu's body, without causing much damage to his meridians, even his organs were intact.

Yi Yun's saber had pierced through a narrow gap between Kui Yu's heart and right lung.

Although it seemed to have pierced through his chest, he was not greatly injured.

"The saber pierced through the gap between the organs!?"

The Yun Long Divine Kingdom Elder looked incredulously at Yi Yun.

The organs of a human body were basically stuck to each other. It was difficult to explain this phenomena just by luck.

The organs' placement are slightly different in everybody's body, so to avoid stabbing an organ was extremely difficult to do. Some saber users could sometimes do it with their intuition. However, just now, Kui Yu's body had been hidden within his turtle shell puppet. Not even his position was clear, so how was Yi Yun able to attack him so precisely with his saber?

The Yun Long Divine Kingdom Elder looked deeply at Yi Yun, "Yi Yun right? I will remember you!"

This Elder tapped on Kui Yu's acupuncture points to stop the flowing blood.

"Can I pull away my blade?"

Yi Yun had opened his Purple Crystal's energy vision in his attack. He was able to see the placement of Kui Yu's organs, so although his attack looked fatal, Kui Yu was not severely injured at all.

"Hmph!" The Yun Long Divine Kingdom Elder grunted as he flicked the blade with his fingers.

"Clang!"

The Sonic Deathblade emitted a clear sound as it flew straight out and into Yi Yun's hands.

Yi Yun wiped the blade with one hand, and all the blood on the Sonic Deathblade had been cleanly dropped off. Not a single blood drop was left on the blade.

A saber was chief amongst weapons. In terms of variations of moves, it was inferior to a sword, but in terms of attack power, it exceeded that of a sword.

In the countries of mortals, to prevent citizens from rebelling, sabers and crossbows were banned while swords and bows were permitted. This explained things clearly. In the hands of mortals, a saber's destructive power exceeded that of a sword by a lot.

After Kui Yu was defeated, there were only five people left on the Yun Long Divine Kingdom side.

Yi Yun stood on the stage with the Sonic Deathblade in hand. His blade formed an angle with the ground as he waited for the next person to come on stage.

"Yun Long Divine Kingdom, who is fighting next?"

The referee shouted loudly on stage as he looked at the people from the Yun Long Divine Kingdom.

Who should go up?

The few people from the Yun Long Divine Kingdom looked at each other. They did not know who to send. Many of them were even weaker than Lin Tong.

As for Kui Yu, he was stronger than Lin Tong. In the previous small team matches, Kui Yu fought as the leader and defeated Qiuniu, proving his strength.

Yi Yun had instantly defeated Kui Yu, so if they were to go up, they would most likely end up worse than him.

Against such a strong opponent as Yi Yun, the people from the Yun Long Divine Kingdom were experiencing tremendous pressure. With so many important figures focusing on them, not one of them wished to be tortured by Yi Yun on stage. It was a very embarrassing outcome.

"I'll fight..."

At that moment, a deep voice said. Jun Yue stood up.

"Jun Yue..."

When they saw Jun Yue standing up, they clearly showed greater respect.

Jun Yue said, "The Tai Ah Divine Kingdom side still has three people who have not gone on stage. However, this group championship is eventually still a contest between me and Yi Yun."

As he was speaking, Jun Yue had already walked up on the stage. He stood 100 feet away from Yi Yun.

"Jun Yue has gone on stage. The number one person amongst our Yun Long Divine Kingdom's younger generation. To think that he went on stage so early… against Yi Yun..."

People originally thought that Jun Yue was the leader amongst their leaders. That he only needed to fight at the end, or might not even need to at all.

However, now, before even 15 minutes had passed, Jun Yue had already gone up on stage to have a showdown with Yi Yun.

And the outcome of this battle determined the group champion.

Jun Yue...

Yi Yun opened his Purple Crystal's energy vision. In the Purple Crystal's vision, Jun Yue's body was surging with energy. Standing on stage, he looked like the bright moon in the night sky.

"Senior Yi, this person's attainments in the Metal laws are extremely high. When fighting against him, be careful of the ground beneath you. He can control even the purple tungsten ground."

At that moment, Wen Yu's Yuan Qi transmission reached Yi Yun's ear.

Yi Yun nodded slightly. The Yun Long Divine Kingdom was filled with elites. Their areas of expertise and their battle strategies were all different. To fight against them on the same stage benefited him by broadening his horizons.

"Jun Yue, just over fifteen years of age, and more than a year older than Yi Yun. You will need to suppress your cultivation level by half a small realm." The referee in charge of the group match said.

Jun Yue's cultivation level was at the peak of the early stages of the Yuan Foundation realm. After suppressing it by half a small realm, he was still in the beginning stages of the Yuan Foundation realm, which was still higher than Yi Yun's.

Jun Yue nodded. Suppressing his cultivation level was very easy. It could accomplished by injecting a seal mark into his body.

True Martial World - Chapter 320: The Saber that Pressed forward with Indomitable Will

"Well done, senior Xiaoran!"

As Chu Xiaoran got off the stage, a few of the Tai Ah Divine City juniors rushed forward to give Chu Xiaoran some healing medicine. However, Chu Xiaoran's complexion was unnaturally red. The moment she got off the stage, she suddenly shook and spat out a mouthful of blood.

"Senior Xiaoran!" Wen Yu and company jumped with fright. They quickly rushed to grab Chu Xiaoran.

Yi Yun looked at Chu Xiaoran's wounds and frowned, her injuries were more serious than he imagined. Lin Tong was indeed not an average cultivator. He had cultivated the uncommon concept of rotation, so all of his attacks included a spiral force to them.

Although Chu Xiaoran did not seem to have been hit in any vital spots, but the spiral force from the flywheels had penetrated Chu Xiaoran's meridians through the wounds, causing her meridians and organs to be damaged.

This sort of injury needed at least one to two days for it to completely heal. It was highly unlikely that Chu Xiaoran would be able to use half of her strength in battle with an injury like that.

With so many strong enemies to face, Chu Xiaoran’s 50% battle power was clearly insufficient.

"Sorry...I wanted to finished it quickly, but I never expected it that...the gains could not make up for the losses."

After spitting out a mouthful of blood, the redness in Chu Xiaoran's face disappeared and she turned pale.

Yi Yun shook his head, "If you did not finish it quickly, you would have consumed too much Yuan Qi and end up too weak to fight. The outcome would have been the same."

Lin Tong was indeed very strong. With Chu Xiaoran's strength, she was unable to battle again after beating Lin Tong.

The people in the Elder stands saw the scene of Chu Xiaoran spitting blood.

"Such a pity. It seems that there is only Yi Yun left. And he has six opponents left." A Yun Long Divine Kingdom Elder took pleasure for their misfortunes.

Yi Yun was facing an elimination tag team battle. He might not enough last long enough to face Jun Yue.

At that moment, a person from the Yun Long Divine Kingdom walked up the stage. This person was extremely thin. He gave a sense of fragility but his eyes looked like a blade. There was some killing intent in them.

"It's Kui Yu! He is actually second up! He defeated Qiuniu before!"

A junior standing beside Yi Yun exclaimed after seeing this skeleton-like person walk up the stage.

"Oh?" Yi Yun was slightly shocked. So this was the person that Qiuniu lost to.

"Kui Yu was born in a Divine Wilderness mystic clan. His mystic clan has the ability to create puppets. And this Kui Yu is a puppet master himself!"

"Kui Yu? An odd name..." Yi Yun had heard of Divine Wilderness mystic clans in the past. There were some tribal clans that had a long history of living in certain areas of the Divine Wilderness. This tribal clans were not as backward as the small tribal clans in the Cloud Wilderness. As the Divine Wilderness was extremely dangerous, for any mortal tribe clan to survive and live on in the Divine Wilderness, they had certain fortes.

They often had a unique heritage that was very difficult to deal with.

"I never expected a descendant from a Divine Wilderness mystic clan to go to the Yun Long 72 Pagodas for training..."

"Brother Yi, be careful. That Kui Yu is very tough. A puppet master's weakness is his own body, but when puppet masters fight, they would enter into a puppet with super strong defenses. It would be like a turtle shell. Although it does not have any offensive power, nor does it have the advantage of speed, it is extremely resistant to attacks."

"Kui Yu is no different. When he enters his 'turtle shell', he would command his puppets to battle from within. If you were to attack his main body, then it would be over. Because as you are attacking, his puppets would take advantage of the moment when you run out of Yuan Qi and launch killing blows!"

Wen Yu finally showed her usefulness at that moment. She knew a lot about the Yun Long Divine Kingdom experts, and she searched for a lot of information about Kui Yu as well.

Wen Yu carried on, "To deal with Kui Yu, the best approach is to attack all of his puppets first. Once you get rid of all his puppets, he would be like a tiger without claws and teeth. It would not be sufficient to cause fear. Although his main body would still have strong defenses, he would not be able to fight without his puppets. At that point, he would just be a moving target, so it will be easy to defeat him then!"

"But... dealing with Kui Yu's puppets is not easy!"

Wen Yu really did do her homework. She again introduced Kui Yu's weaknesses. "Puppets are refined using special techniques. It is either made of metallic armor or strong scale armor from desolate beast corpses. These puppets have high defenses, so it would be very difficult to damage a puppet directly!"

"But thankfully, puppets have a weakness… Every puppet has a core array within their body. It is used to receive the instructions from their owner. Although each core array have layers of protection, just destroying the array will make destroying the entire puppet much easier. As long as you destroy the array, then the puppet will be an immobile object. If so, then Senior Yi can win!"

Wen Yu said all of that in one breath. Yi Yun nodded upon hearing it and gave a simple reply, "Got it."

Wen Yu was overjoyed. She had finally made herself useful.

After this, Yi Yun walked up onto the stage.

Kui Yu laughed without any restraint and quipped, "Are you discussing battle strategies? Hehe! That young lady seems to be prepared. She must have told you to attack my puppets' core array, right?"

Wen Yu had spoke to Yi Yun using Yuan Qi transmissions, so it was impossible for Kui Yu to have heard them. However, he was able to guess what she had said.

Wen Yu's expression changed. It did not feel good to be completely grasped by others.

"Unfortunately, although the battle strategy given by this young lady is good, it is useless against me. I am completely different from other puppet masters. It has to do with my blood lineage, Je Je Je Je!"

Kui Yu laughed strangely. Wen Yu's expression turned increasingly ugly after she heard what he said. She lost all confidence the moment Kui Yu said those words.

With blood lineage coming into play, it was hard to tell. It was possible that Kui Yu did not need to use a core array to control his puppets.

Wen Yu felt a sense of defeat. Was all the intelligence she gathered wrong?

"But, that young lady said something right. That is… my main body's defense has no weaknesses!"

Kui Yu suddenly let out a hoarse scream. His body shrank and completely entered a turtle shell-like puppet.

The turtle shell puppet was dome shaped and made of some unknown alloy. Its surface, which was covered in mysterious lines, shimmered. These lines were injected with Yuan Qi, forming a Yuan Qi shield. noveltranslationweb.blogspot.com

There were two layers of defense!

The audience were secretly horrified. If Yi Yun wanted to harm Kui Yu's actual body, he had to break through two layers of protection. The difficulty to break through a Yuan Qi layer of protection and an additional alloy shell was obvious.

And the surrounding puppets would not let Yi Yun attack Kui Yu's main body freely.

"Ka Ka Ka Ka!"

Eight puppets appeared around Kui Yu.

These eight puppets were all sorts of shapes and sizes. Some were made of pure metal and others were made from some unknown divine wood. And he had desolate beast corpses as well.

The eight puppets held different types of weapons. They formed a battle array around Kui Yu, keeping Kui Yu in the middle!

"Oh no. Back when he was fighting Qiuniu, Kui Yu only used six puppets! Now against Yi Yun, not only is he using eight puppets in an array, but with his main body's crazy defense, Kui Yu would be invincible! And he also said that he does not have the weaknesses of typical puppet masters! How can we beat against him?"

Yi Yun's expression turned slightly sullen upon facing the puppet battle array. He rubbed his interspatial ring and pulled out a long saber from within.

This saber was entirely black. The blade was about two-fingers wide and it was exactly five feet in length.

The blade was straight and it shone beautifully. Its body was engraved with beautiful patterns that looked similar to crushed ice.

The saber's name was Sonic Deathblade and it was a weapon that Yi Yun had selected from the Tai Ah Divine City armory.

The meaning behind the Sonic Deathblade's name was that it could kill people just from the sound waves emitted from brandishing the saber!

After being used to the Thousand Army Saber, Yi Yun still preferred straight sabers that were like Tang sabers. The Sonic Deathblade was slightly shorter than the Thousand Army Saber, but its quality was far beyond it!

"Oh? Finally using your saber? This would be fun! Unfortunately, it is still useless!" Kui Yu's hoarse voice could be heard from within the turtle shell.

At that moment, Yi Yun moved. He leaped forward and charged straight at the puppet battle array.

"Phew–"

Yi Yun's Yuan Qi exploded and like the flare of the Sun, the Yuan Qi that appeared formed a phantom image of the Tang Valley behind him.

Radiant Sun Qi!

Yi Yun's eyes flashed as killing intent surged out like a tidal wave from his body!

“Phew! Phew! Phew!"

The eight puppets moved and they began to gather around Yi Yun.

At that moment, Yi Yun reduced the footprint of the Sonic Deathblade. Without using his blade, he rushed straight inside the puppet battle array with just his body.

These puppets were extremely fast, rows of sharp blades and sharp claws hacked at Yi Yun!

Yi Yun's mind was as still as water. He began to use his large success stage of Minute Subtlety and took advantage of the successive order of the puppets’ attacks to dodge every one of their attacks using incredible angles. In a blink of an eye, he had rushed at Kui Yu's main body!

The Sonic Deathblade that had been pulled back suddenly flashed a cold brilliance!

He was attacking the main body immediately!?

The audience were surprised. Yi Yun did not look for the puppets' weaknesses and he targeted Kui Yu's main body. But Kui Yu's body had two layers of protection and was almost invulnerable!

In the Elder stands, smiles formed on many of the Yun Long Divine Kingdom Elders' lips.

Attacking Kui Yu's main body was a fool’s errand. It was equivalent to digging one's grave.

They seemed to imagine the scenes of Yi Yun's attacking with no avail. And right at the moment when he lost his momentum, he would be surrounded and attacked by all the puppets, resulting in him vomiting blood from his heavy injuries.

The thoughts of the Yun Long Divine Kingdom Elders had coincided with Kui Yu's in his turtle shell.

He grinned cheekily. As he powered the turtle shell puppet's defensive shield, he gathered energy in preparation for his counter attack.

In front of him, Yi Yun was not distracted. Yi Yun's body was covered in killing intent and it was raised to an extreme, merging with the Radiant Sun Qi as one!

The saber truth, pressing forward with an indomitable will!

The Sonic Deathblade issued out a long cry and it became one with Yi Yun!

One With the Saber!

"Cha!"

The bright blade beam slashed through the sky, making the celestial bodies lose their color. The only thing that was left behind was the blade beam that shone like the bright Sun!

This saber hit the turtle shell puppet without any fanciful moves!

"Boom!"

A terrifying explosion sounded. The Radiant Sun Qi flooded the audience's visual facilities, they could not see what had happened.

After the flash disappeared, what remained was a jaw-dropping scene. The five-foot-long Sonic Deathblade had completely pierced through Kui Yu's turtle shell.

It had penetrated from one side and out the other, revealing a three-inch-long blade tip on the other side and it was dyed with blood...

Kui Yu and his turtle shell puppet had been...penetrated!?

True Martial World - Chapter 319: Cang Yan’s ass

The Human Lords and sages from the various factions gathered for the Tai Ah Divine City's City Lord's birthday banquet. But now that the small group matches were over, the arena was completely made available. All the matches from now on would be held on the Divine Wilderness Stage. And everyone was waiting for them!

In the past, when Tai Ah Divine City cultivators battled each other, the audience would only be cultivators from the Tai Ah Divine City. Since everyone was from the same faction, even if someone lost, there would not be much disgrace.

But now, every match was being watched by the different important figures.

There was no doubt that such a situation would make people tense up.

"Senior Wen..." A thirteen year old junior swallowed a gulp of saliva as he pulled on Wen Yu's sleeves before turning silent.

Wen Yu knew what he was nervous about. The three of them should have been eliminated. It was because Yi Yun had fought early, so there was no need for them to fight in the first round, and this allowing them to survive. Their opponents for the battles ahead were all much stronger than the three of them, so going up on the stage to fight was a masochistic move.

It wasn’t a big deal to be battered by others normally, but under the watchful gaze of all the important figures in the audience, the resulting embarrassment from being badly beaten was obvious.

Wen Yu was helpless. In fact, her situation wasn't any better than the junior.

Just glancing at the Yun Long Divine Kingdom participant benches, each person gave off a terrifying aura that made people fear them.

"You guys don't have to go up." Yi Yun said from behind Wen Yu. His voice was calm.

"Ah? I… " Wen Yu's face turned red as she fell into a predicament, "At least… we can test them out..."

Wen Yu felt that she had to play a tiny role, no matter how tiny it was.

Having joined this alliance tournament, she had done nothing besides gathering intelligence.

"There is no need."

Yi Yun also did not need Wen Yu to test his opponents out. In fact, they were unqualified to do so. The battles that were going to happen only involved him and Chu Xiaoran.

As for their opponents, there were seven people! The number of people was more than three times larger.

The VIPs from the various factions were observing these new people, especially Yi Yun and Jun Yue.

Everyone focused on them.

Yi Yun had defeated Viper without using a weapon and Jun Yue defeated Li Hong without moving a single step.

Both of them were absolute geniuses, but unfortunately, Yi Yun was one year younger than Jun Yue.

For geniuses in their teens, it was the period where they progressed the fastest. A year's time was too long. Even 3-4 months could unsurprisingly allow a person to increase their strength exponentially due to one breakthrough.

"Such a pity. That Yi Yun is young and he doesn’t have many team mates. One person alone can’t save the situation." said an Elder of the Yun Long Divine Kingdom, who was sitting in the Elders seats, while stroking his beard.

"If Yi Yun was a year older, he might be able to fight Jun Yue. But now...he is too young."

Another Yun Long Divine Kingdom Elder echoed. He was dressed in a plain white robe and had the demeanor of an immortal, it was as if he existed on a different ethereal plane.

The two of them believed that there was no doubt that Jun Yue would win the battle.

"Dumb ass!"

Just as the two Elders finished saying their respective statements, they suddenly heard someone exclaim that. They were stunned. In such an occasion, with so many legendary figures sitting together, who would use such low-grade words?

They turned around and saw a thin old man. He was nibbling on seeds and also throwing the shells away without thought.

The old man was looking right at the Divine Wilderness Stage and he wasn’t even looking at them.

This thin old man was none other than Cang Yan.

The immortal-looking white-robed Elder was sure that the "retard" who said those words was that old man.

"My friend, why do you say so!?" The white-robed Elder exclaimed angrily.

"What?" Cang Yan looked shocked at being shouted at. He gave a confused expression, "Are you referring to me?"

"Yes!" The white-robed Elder's expression was ugly. "Please explain the words you said just now!"

"Just now? Me?" Cang Yan looked surprised before finally understanding, "Oh, while I was chewing on these Spirit Abutilon Seeds, I suddenly remembered something about my mount, a green ass. It had overturned my herb furnace yesterday, so I cursed it. Is there a problem?"

Cang Yan gave a look of innocence, while the two Yun Long Divine Kingdom Elders' faces turned livid.

They were questioning Cang Yan in a disapproving manner but they had been scolded by this old bastard once again.

But Cang Yan had scolded them using the words "dumb ass". Now, he said he was scolding his mount, which was a green ass. So it seemed like there was no problem. After all, Cang Yan did not look at the two of them from the beginning.

This made the two white-robed Elders fume. Clearly, they had been made into fools twice, but they could not find a reason to vent their anger. They could only stare helplessly.

The two Elders were completely helpless. Who would have thought that such a rogue character would appear in this circle of large factions' legendary figures?

"That darned old fool!" One of the white-robed Elders transmitted his voice angrily.

"Forget it. He won't be able to boast much longer. We just need to hold our tongues for a while. Once the results are out, we shall see what he else he has to say!"

"Right, our Yun Long Divine Kingdom is filled with proud sons of heaven this time! This is the most flourishing generation in the past hundred years. We will disgrace the Tai Ah Divine Kingdom completely!"

As the two white-robed Elders communicated with each other, they temporarily calmed down. They looked at the Divine Wilderness Stage because the first match had just begun.

Someone from the Yun Long Divine Kingdom first went onstage. It was a very cute boy who looked about seven or eight years old.

He held a small umbrella in his hand. The umbrella had no driving force, so it was floating in the air and spinning on his fingers.

"Oh? A child?"

"He only looks young. His name is Lin Tong. He is about the same age as us. Do not look down on him. I've seen the information on him. He is very strong. And to be first to fight also illustrates that."

At the beginning of the competition, it was atypical to send a person who was too weak as they needed to establish their foothold.

"I'll fight!" Chu Xiaoran said as she walked up to the stage.

They only had two people, and naturally Yi Yun would be last. Hence, the only person that could be sent out was only Chu Xiaoran.

"Alright, be careful." Yi Yun nodded.

"Hehe..." The child laughed. He looked at Chu Xiaoran while revealing two rows of white teeth.

"Let the match... begin!"

As soon as the referee said “begin”, a Glacier Snow Wolf Aspect Totem appeared behind Chu Xiaoran as she held her long sword.

Chu Xiaoran conjured out her Aspect Totem from the beginning as she wanted to end the battle quickly.

"A wise decision!" The child praised her.

Yi Yun and Chu Xiaoran were battling against seven opponents. As such, their stamina was especially important. They had to conserve their strength for every battle and they could not drag any of the battles out for too long.

"Roar!"

The wolf howled and charged at Lin Tong.

At the same time, Chu Xiaoran slashed with her sword. A cold wave surged. One ice column after another began appearing above the purple tungsten stage as they trapped Lin Tong!

This was Chu Xiaoran's frost ice area of influence. Yi Yun had experienced this move a year ago.

But the current Chu Xiaoran was a lot more skillful with her frost ice area of influence. The power could not be compared to what it was in the past!

"Peng Peng Peng!"

The ice columns exploded into countless pieces of ice crystals as they shot towards Lin Tong.

This was an attack with no room to dodge. Even with Yi Yun's large success stage of Minute Subtlety, he would not be able to dodge this!

At the same time, Chu Xiaoran's sword and the Glacier Snow Wolf had shot at Lin Tong as two beams of light.

It was a three-prong attack!

Chu Xiaoran had used all her techniques from the beginning!

Against this storm-like attack, Lin Tong had no way of dodging, but at the same time, he did not have any intentions to dodge.

He roared deeply and all his Yuan Qi exploded as he rapidly circulated his Qi to form a huge whirlpool.

"Peng Peng Peng!"

Numerous ice crystals bounced off the Yuan Qi whirlpool the moment they collided with it.

The concept of rotation!

Lin Tong had used his rotation powers to deflect all the ice crystals!

At the same time, Lin Tong's hands extended forward. Twelve small umbrellas flew out from his palms. The large ones were the size of a face basin, while the small ones were the size of a bowl. There were all sorts of colors and they were extremely pretty.

The small umbrellas twirled around as they flew towards Chu Xiaoran.

"Cha! Cha! Cha!"

With the sharp hum of air being sliced through, shiny razors suddenly emerged from the umbrellas. What were originally pretty spinning small umbrellas now became ferocious death-seeking flywheels!

The twelve flywheels blocked off Chu Xiaoran's multi-pronged attack from twelve different directions. Lin Tong was forcing Chu Xiaoran to back away.

Lin Tong had broken through Chu Xiaoran’s three pronged attack, which seemingly had no room for dodging.

However, when facing off against the twelve flywheels, a flash of determination appeared in Chu Xiaoran's eyes. She gritted her teeth and twisted her body in an incredulous fashion and went straight through a gap amidst the twelve flywheels!

Hard-Soft concept!

"Cha! Cha! Cha!"

But no matter how perfect Chu Xiaoran's Hard-Soft concept was, she was not able to dodge the flywheels perfectly. noveltranslationweb.blogspot.com

Three flywheels scratched Chu Xiaoran's shoulders and belly.

Blood splattered!

"Die!"

Chu Xiaoran stabbed straight at Lin Tong's face with a death blow!

"What!?"

Lin Tong retreated in shock. His hands formed seals and a large umbrella opened up to protect him!

"Peng!"

With an explosion, Chu Xiaoran's sword had pierced through the large umbrella. Sword beams exploded as the large umbrella vibrated violently.

And at that moment, Chu Xiaoran's Glacier Snow Wolf had charged from behind Lin Tong biting his shoulder.

Lin Tong cried out in shock. His shoulder had been torn apart by the wolf's teeth. His Yuan Qi had diminished and he was unable to maintain the large umbrella in his hands.

And at that moment, Chu Xiaoran had barely managed to gather a little bit of Yuan Qi to shoot sword beams at him!

"Peng!"

The large umbrella exploded and dispersed into Yuan Qi. The sword beams were relentless as they collided with Lin Tong's protective Yuan Qi.

Lin Tong spit out a mouthful of blood and flew backward, landing heavily outside the stage.

That large umbrella was Lin Tong's Aspect Totem.

Some warriors' Aspect Totems would not be in the shape of a desolate beast. It could be related to their cultivation techniques or the weapons they used.

Lin Tong was the latter. He cultivated the concept of rotation. It was not a very powerful law but it was very effective.

"Lin Tong has been defeated!"

The Tai Ah Divine City camp’s spirits rose the moment they saw the battle end.

In this battle that went by like a flash, Chu Xiaoran had attacked decisively. She had defeated the storm-like Lin Tong, a strong cultivator from the Yun Long Divine Kingdom!

This was greatly encouraging.

However, there were people who worried for Chu Xiaoran. Yi Yun sighed silently after seeing the wounds on Chu Xiaoran's shoulders and belly.

The wounds were very deep. Lin Tong was very powerful and Chu Xiaoran had aimed for a quick and decisive battle. To save her stamina, she had to forcefully attack. With injuries like that, Chu Xiaoran's battle prowess would be greatly reduced.

True Martial World - Chapter 318: Metal-elemental Laws

With the metallic arrow projectiles flying towards him, Li Hong did not think twice and immediately retreated, smashing his staff down to deflect the projectiles.

"Ding Ding Ding!"

A series of metallic collision sounds rang. Li Hong had deflected the metallic projectiles, but at the same time he felt his arms go numb, and the thigh of his hands felt pain. It was difficult for him to withstand the strong attacks.

Could it be...

A thought suddenly appeared in Li Hong's mind, but at that moment, the metallic projectiles that Li Hong had deflected returned and flew at Li Hong once again!

These metallic projectiles seemed to have a life of their own and they pierced the air without any resistance. They could even dodge Li Hong's staff.

The quantity and intensity of the attacks had increased. Li Hong's forehead was covered in cold sweat.

"Metal-elemental laws!"

Li Hong finally realized what sort of attack it was.

Amongst the five elements; Metal, Wood, Water, Fire and Earth, the metal-elemental laws were the best. There were very few who could master the metal-elemental laws.

This lanky youth was a metal-elemental practitioner, and the degree of his nomological insight was extremely terrifying!

Typically for those who practiced the five elemental laws, even if they would have some achievement amongst those laws, they would only be able to inject the power of the five elements into their own attacks. Very few people could be like this lanky youth, who could control the elemental energy so easily, like it was a part of his body.

He could even manipulate the purple Tungsten tiles on the ground. This power was very terrifying.

"Ding Ding Ding!"

Many projectiles flew in the air as Li Hong conjured his Aspect Totem. However, the projectiles pierced right through his Aspect Totem!

Li Hong felt his soul tremor and his face went white.

His limbs numbed from the relentless attacks. He could not take it any longer.

"Whew!"

A projectile had finally bypassed Li Hong's defenses and penetrated his shoulder. It exited his shoulder from the back, bringing with it a shower of blood!

Li Hong grunted and fell backward.

At that moment, another projectile pierced through his belly. Li Hong's protective Yuan Qi was like paper in front of these sharp metallic projectiles.

Li Hong's body was sent flying before he landed heavily on the ground, while his entire body twitched.

Jun Yue's metallic arrows moved in a spiral and after the arrows the thickness of a thumb pierced through Li Hong’s body, the wounds inflicted were the size of a cup of alcohol. Li Hong's entire arm had nearly been twisted off.

"I...admit defeat..."

He said those words with difficulty. Li Hong's face was pale and it was covered in sweat. The two open wounds made him lose a lot of blood.

The Tai Ah Divine City's medical staff rushed up to save Li Hong.

Jun Yue's expression remained calm. He only nodded and from beginning to the end, Jun Yue did not move a single step. He had only used the metal-elemental laws to control those arrow projectiles and eventually, he gained victory.

The gap was too large!

Li Hong was extremely depressed. This alliance tournament had become an unforgettable experience for him.

After Jun Yue clinched victory, he stared right through the crowd, straight at Yi Yun who was meditating in the participant benches.

Yi Yun heart thumped. He did not open his eyes but using the Purple Crystal's energy vision, he could feel the existence of this person.

It was because he was too striking.

In the energy vision, human Sages like Cang Yan and Jian Ge only gave off a dim light as they kept their energy within. Even for figures like the Tai Ah Divine City City Lord, they were no different from mortals.

As for people like Wen Yu, they were too weak so their presence was very small.

He could pick Jun Yue out clearly. Not only was he strong, his energy was willfully displayed. His existence was like a fire in the night. It was extremely visible.

"This person does not seem typical."

Yi Yun quietly took note of this person. But he was currently trying to comprehend the sword truths, so he was unable to check up the other party.

But beside Yi Yun, Wen Yu and company had already dug out all the information of Jun Yue.

The world was vast, and there was always someone stronger. Even though Jun Yue's nomological insight reached such a perverse level, he was not very famous. From the information gathered by Wen Yu, there was less information on Jun Yue than that of Viper.

"Senior Yi has met his match..."

"This Jun Yue is really terrifying." A few juniors lacked confidence. It was hard to determine who would win when Yi Yun faced Jun Yue.

After Jun Yue defeated Li Hong, the results of Chu Xiaoran and Qiuniu's battles also came out. Chu Xiaoran had won and Qiuniu had lost!

For the under-fifteen teenager group matches between the Tai Ah Divine City and the Yun Long 72 Pagodas, it ended in a draw with both groups securing two wins and two losses.

Cang Yan was very satisfied with this result.

After all, the Tai Ah Divine City only had three main powerhouses; Yi Yun, Qiuniu and Chu Xiaoran. They were not even fifteen years of age, so they had a handicap in terms of age. Even so, they managed to tie with their opponents.

At least they had managed to hold on to 4 seats.

But following the under-fifteen group matches was the teenager group championship. To become group champion was the most important thing.

If someone became a champion, their camp would gain at least eight seats.

The person who could win the championship for the Tai Ah Divine City was none other than Yi Yun, but he had to face Jun Yue.

Cang Yan frowned slightly. Previously, in Li Hong and Jun Yue's battle, it was clear that Jun Yue did not use all his strength. Cang Yan found it hard to determine how Yi Yun would compare with Jun Yue. This was a serious challenge.

Immediately following that, the results of the above-fifteen groups' matches came out.

Yao Dao's team had managed to clinch victory, while the other three teams were undoubtedly annihilated.

In fact, when the three teams faced their opponents, their opponents only sent out one or two people and they fought all the way to the end.

As they belonged to teams that were abandoned, those members lacked fighting spirit because they knew no matter how much they fought, they would end up defeated as well.

"The Tai Ah Divine City's cultivators' battle strategy is very effective!" On the seats of honor, the Seven Star Pagoda Owner laughed while saying that. He still had a sarcastic tone. "To give up on three groups and concentrate all your power into one group, and win that match. That match was against my Yun Long 72 Pagodas' weakest team, and that is all thanks to your luck."

"Luck is also a kind of strength." The Tai Ah Divine City’s City Lord was unaffected by his words. No matter what the Seven Star Pagoda Owner said, he would respond with a smile, not taking it to heart.

"Unfortunately, luck does not mean anything in the final match. There's no avoiding it."

The Seven Star Pagoda Owner was full of confidence. The outcomes of the matches before did not matter much. What was most important were the matches ahead.

A group's champion could win at least 8 or 10 seats.

The Seven Star Pagoda Owner was confident that the Yun Long Divine Kingdom was able to win all those seats.

His goal was to obtain more than 60% of the seats, and that was including the Southern 10 countries and the other neutral factions!

The battle carried on.

After the small group matches, there was a break for an hour. Following that was the group championship!

The teams that won in the group matches and those cultivators who were not defeated could participate in the group championship.

The group championship rules were very simple. There was freedom to challenge anyone.

The Yun Long Divine Kingdom and the Tai Ah Divine Kingdom would send one person out and challenge one person from the other side. The person who lost was eliminated. The person who won would carry on fighting. It would be fought to the end and the last man standing would be the group champion.

For the under-fifteen group, the group champion would win eight seats.

For the over-fifteen group and the overall group group champions would win ten seats.

If there were more than ten people left on one side, an additional two seats could be won.

The group championships were what the Seven Star Pagoda Owner cared the most about.

There were nearly 30 seats. In contrast, the 6 seats lost in the small group matches did not mean anything.

"Kid, the group championship is beginning soon!" While Yi Yun was meditating, Cang Yan's voice rang in Yi Yun's ear.

Yi Yun opened his eyes. The Pure Yang Sword Palace's sword truths were too profound. Even with the Purple Crystal's help, Yi Yun found cultivating it impossibly difficult. This was definitely the most difficult and hardest to understand cultivation technique that he had faced in his martial arts career until now.

"The group championship is an elimination tag-team tournament. The more people you have, the more advantageous for you would be. We do not hold the advantage in numbers. Do your best." Cang Yan said while pointing to a girl not far from Yi Yun. She was none other than Chu Xiaoran.

"We have become teammates now..." Chu Xiaoran said with a smile.

Yi Yun looked at Chu Xiaoran and noticed that she was alone.

Chu Xiaoran smiled coyly. "My teammates had all been defeated. Qiuniu and Li Hong's groups lost, so there's really only me. Together with the people from your team, there is a total of five people..."

Uh...

Yi Yun's eyebrows scrunched together. Around him, there were Wen Yu and two other juniors who lacked any presence.

The three of them were there to make up the numbers.

No matter how it was counted, there were only two people who were actually participating in this championship, Yi Yun and Chu Xiaoran.

Looking back at his opponents, they were a group of powerful people that were like wolves and tigers.

This number sure was "not holding the advantage"!

True Martial World - Chapter 317: Jun Yue

"Senior Yi, were you using the 'Tai Ah Sacred Technique' just now!?"

When Yi Yun got off the stage, his team members asked as they gathered around him.

As the Tai Ah Divine Kingdom's top cultivation technique, the "Tai Ah Sacred Technique" was very famous.

Many rookies had long heard of its name, but had never seen it before.

"Of course, is there a need to ask!?" Another junior said, "The 'Tai Ah Sacred Technique' is so powerful. All that poison was burnt away in a second."

These juniors had previously heard rumors that the 'Tai Ah Sacred Technique' was extremely difficult to cultivate. Many geniuses had attempted cultivating it but ended up failing.

For the outstanding leaders amongst the rookies like Wen Yu, they set mastering the "Tai Ah Sacred Technique" as their goal. But this goal was extremely distant.

Now, Yi Yun could use the 'Tai Ah Sacred Technique' in a very well-versed manner. He could easily use it even with the metallic brick as a weapon. Yi Yun was not much older than them, yet he had reached such an amazing level with the 'Tai Ah Sacred Technique', which made them admire and envy him.

"Hehe, this kid Yi Yun did well!" Not far away, Cang Yan was rubbing his chin with a satisfied look.

Beside Cang Yan was Jian Ge who had seen the entire match. He said, "Yi Yun's 'Tai Ah Sacred Technique' has improved a lot since he went out for almost a year."

The current Yi Yun not only had a simple transformation in his cultivation level, he experienced a qualitative improvement in every aspect.

"Of course, who do you think taught him!?" Cang Yan was very pleased.

Jian Ge turned speechless upon hearing this. This old man sure liked to boast without shame.

Old man Cang had naturally given a lot of help to Yi Yun, but as for teaching him, old man Cang had obviously never taught Yi Yun anything.

But, Jian Ge did not argue with Cang Yan over this. He knew that it was indeed Cang Yan who first discovered Yi Yun. At the beginning, it was also Cang Yan who brought Yi Yun into the saber tomb.

"He has already won two seats. Yi Yun's batch is the strongest batch our Tai Ah Divine City has seen in recent years. It even exceeds Qin Haotian's batch. Unfortunately, they haven't grown up yet. If they were to break through to the Yuan Foundation realm, it would be even better."

The competition rules set the demarcating age to be fifteen years of age. This was extremely disadvantageous for Yi Yun, Qiuniu and Chu Xiaoran.

In this tournament, the third year cultivators were actually the most important. Unfortunately, there was only Li Hong amongst the Tai Ah Divine City's third year cultivators that was worthy.

And Li Hong clearly could not hold the ground.

The first match had ended, so Yi Yun had nothing to do. There was still some time left for the remaining matches.

Yi Yun sat in the participant benches and began meditating.

He was trying to understand the sword truths from the sword tomb.

Upon seeing Yi Yun meditating, a few of the juniors looked at each other. Yi Yun still had matches he had not fought. noveltranslationweb.blogspot.com

At that moment, Yi Yun should have gone to learn about the other teams’ battle situation and understand his competitors, yet he was sitting there meditating.

If it was 15 minutes ago, Wen Yu would have despised Yi Yun in her heart for his actions. But now, after easily taking down Viper, Wen Yu no longer said a word.

Different people doing the same thing would have completely different results. Weaklings who did so were retards, but when the strong did so, they had the bearing of experts.

"What are you dazing for. Let's get some information!" Wen Yu tapped on a junior's head. As they did not play a significant role, this was the time for them to do something.

The four factions’ alliance tournament began with the small group battles happening concurrently.

Later on in the championship match, the under-fifteens groups would first compete before the above-fifteen and the overall group matches.

They split up to watch the battle situation of the various teams.

Yi Yun, who was meditating, ignored Wen Yu and company's departure. He felt that there were a few stares watching him. The stares came with both hostility and fear.

Yi Yun did not need to see to know who they were.

"This kid actually defeated Viper despite being a level lower..."

Not far away, Yang Haoran was clenching his only fist so tightly that his whole hand shook.

The outcome of Yi Yun and Viper's battle was unexpected to him. He had handpicked the ruthless and powerful Viper to get rid of Yi Yun.

To what extent...did Yi Yun's strength reach?

He suddenly realized a possibility that made him despair. Even now, with Yi Yun not grown up, he with his severed arm might not be Yi Yun's match!

This made Yang Haoran experience an extremely great setback.

"Haoran...It's better we...don't target him anymore..."

Beside Yang Haoran, Li Hong was beginning to lack confidence.

Li Hong was a vengeful person. He would think of ways to retaliate more than ten times worse against anyone that provoked him.

However, who the other party was mattered. If he knew that the other party far exceeded him, it would only be him being stupid to provoke the other party.

Li Hong initially went against Yi Yun because he thought Yi Yun would be easily bullied.

But now, Yi Yun's strength and talent was greater than his. Yi Yun already exceeded him in several aspects. The only advantage he had was his family clan behind him. But compared to the high regard given to Yi Yun by the Tai Ah Divine City Elders, it was nothing.

And after not being able to deal with Yi Yun, he would only end with a tragic fate when Yi Yun eventually became a mighty figure in the Tai Ah Divine Kingdom.

Li Hong already had thoughts of backing out.

"Are you afraid?" Yang Haoran looked angrily at Li Hong.

Li Hong shook his head. He was afraid of Yi Yun, but he did not want to offend Yang Haoran. "I only feel that we might not be his match..."

"Not his match..." Yang Haoran gritted his teeth. He had to admit that what Li Hong said was the truth.

Yi Yun was a person who had shown brilliant results in the alliance tournament, and was being highly regarded by the Divine City's Elders, and also taken in as a disciple by Grandmaster Yuehua. Their families would not offend someone like him just for them.

And what was most critical was that a family clan would weigh the pros and cons. They might even give up on him. After all, he had lost an arm.

This was the cruelty and the reality of a large family clan.

Upon thinking of this, Yang Haoran felt extreme sorrow.

"Yi Yun broke my arm, ending my martial arts career. Yet, I, Yang Haoran have to endure this...When have I ever suffered such humiliation..."

The world of warriors respected those who were strong. When Yi Yun proved his strength, even as a son of a prominent family clan, he had to bow.

As Li Hong was talking with Yang Haoran using Yuan Qi voice transmissions, a loud scream from the stage sounded out from behind Li Hong.

Li Hong turned around and saw that one of his team members had his arm broken, and had been thrown down the stage.

That team member was also a rookie. His face was pale and laid on the ground twitching. The outcome was obvious.

The groups that progressed the fastest was Li Hong's team other than Yi Yun's.

This was because Li Hong's team was also filled with a bunch of ineffective troops. It was about the same as Yi Yun's team.

But with similar ineffective troops, Yi Yun had shone. He managed to win two seats in less than 15 minutes after the competition began. As for Li Hong’s side, they were almost wiped out.

Seeing the 'forerunners' that were supposed to protect him get defeated one after another, Li Hong could no longer sit at ease.

This difference was too great!

"Really so weak!"

On the stage was a stout youth. He was laughing, "You are the group that was given up, right? You sure are humiliated being the leader of this group."

The youth's words struck a nerve with Li Hong.

Li Hong's expression turned cold as he carried his long staff up the stage. His team no longer had anyone left except him, so he had to go on stage anyway.

He swung his staff and pointed at the stout youth, "Cut the nonsense. Let me see what allows you to be this arrogant."

Li Hong was after all the best cultivator amongst the Tai Ah Divine City's third years. How could he not be angry after being provoked by a forerunner.

"Ah Jun, come on down. Let me take him on."

At that moment, an indifferent voice came from off the stage. A tall and thin man stepped onto the stage.

This man did not look anything like a youth. He looked cultured and his eyes were slender but had spirit in it. He gave off a different kind of aura.

Upon seeing this man, the arrogant youth immediately became a lot more respectful.

"Senior Jun Yue, you are the leader. Why would there be a need for you to deal with a small fry?"

Although the youth said such words, Jun Yue did not mind and laughed, "I actually thought that I didn't need to do anything, but...I saw Viper being defeated on the eighth stage. The person, who defeated Viper, is very interesting. As a result, my hand is itching. I should be battling him, so this will be my warm up before it."

Jun Yue's voice was very casual. While speaking, he kept looking far away at Yi Yun who had his eyes closed. A smile formed on his lips.

And at that moment on the stage, Li Hong's face had already turned green.

Jun Yue was taking bullying to an extreme!

This Jun Yue only saw Yi Yun as his opponent. He actually treated the battle with him as a "warm up"?

Courting death!

Li Hong clenched his fist. The veins on his fist started to twist like earthworms. He had to fight well to regain his dignity in this match!

He too was a proud son of Heaven. By being disregarded in such a manner, he wanted to bite off a piece of his opponent's flesh even if he would be sent flying.

As this was another battle between leaders, a Tai Ah Divine City law-enforcer came forward to be the referee. After he asked if both parties were ready, Jun Yue's hands remained empty. He did not take out a weapon.

"Not taking out a weapon?" Li Hong's expression turned sullen. But he did not shout for his opponent to take out his weapon.

He knew his opponent was very strong. Even though his opponent did not have a weapon, he would still have to go all out. The only way of obtaining victory was to take advantage of his enemy's underestimation.

"The match begins!"

With the announcement from the Tai Ah Divine City's law-enforcer, Li Hong charged forward with his staff in hand.

At the same moment, an Aspect Totem the shape of a gray bear appeared behind him!

Over the past year, Li Hong had also gained his own Aspect Totem. Against Jun Yue who was unfathomable, Li Hong had to go all out from the beginning!

However, Jun Yue stood on the stage like a sword even though Li Hong was charging forward.

At the moment Li Hong reached 30 feet in front of him, Jun Yue's pupils contracted, emitting an eye-catching cold glimmer.

"Cha! Cha! Cha!"

Below Li Hong, the metal tiles suddenly underwent an incredulous change. Metallic arrow projectiles that were the thickness of a thumb began separating from the ground, shooting at Li Hong!

What!?

Li Hong's expression changed. What sort of attack was this!?