True Martial World - Chapter 326: The Memories of the Broken Sword

Below the Divine Wilderness Stage, Yang Qian slowly regained consciousness under the care of a few medical personnel. He was still coughing incessantly as he weakly said, "Sorry..."

The proud Yang Qian felt ashamed at that moment. The gap in strength between him and the fatty in yellow was too great. Being unguarded against illusions, he had fallen into the fatty's illusion, causing him to lose terribly.

Beside Yang Qian stood a young man, Yao Dao.

Yao Dao was silent. As he looked at the fatty on-stage who was enjoying the cheers of the crowd, his gaze turned grim.

The fatty was older than him, and his cultivation level was higher than his. Fighting him was very tricky!

Yao Dao was full of confidence regarding his saber techniques, but Yao Dao had never undergone training to combat in an illusionary world.

This fatty was the first illusion warrior Yao Dao had ever met.

Fighting in an illusion was completely different from actual fighting. Without experience, he was bound to suffer.

Now, Yao Dao felt like he had just mastered his saber techniques and had challenged an expert without having any combat experience.

Everything had to be discovered on his own.

"Yao Dao, just do your best."

Yao Dao's instructor, who was standing beside him, pat him on the shoulders.

Yao Dao nodded. Before the competition, he had never expected his opponent to turn out this way. He had originally looked forward to a stormy duel, but things did not go according to his wishes.

Yao Dao carried his saber up onto the Divine Wilderness Stage. The fatty who was across him revealed a playful smile, "Yet another one. Interesting."

"Cut the crap. Let's fight!"

The moment he finished saying that, Yao Dao circulated his Yuan Qi and began focusing his mind, in preparation to withstand the fatty's illusion attack.

The fatty laughed as he slowly took out a gourd from his interspatial ring.

The gourd was small and about a foot tall. It was dark gold in color.

"Oh?"

Yao Dao focused his mind as his right hand griped his saber's hilt tightly. The fatty did not take out a gourd when he was fighting Yang Qian.

Or could this scene of the fatty taking out the gourd be an illusion?

At that moment, Yao Dao hesitated attacking the fatty. He was afraid that he would fall into the illusion the moment he moved and end up in a pointless battle with the fatty inside of the illusionary world. If that happened, he was bound to lose!

But he could not just stand there watching. It was equivalent to letting the fatty use his mystic techniques. Yao Dao had a hunch that whatever was within the gourd was extremely dangerous. If he allowed the fatty to use it, only grim possibilities awaited him.

Upon thinking of this, Yao Dao suddenly bit the tip of his tongue. By biting his tongue, the pain would allow him to wake up.

"How can I be so timid? The battle has not even begun and I have lost my fighting spirit. How can I hesitate attacking my enemy just because I'm afraid of the illusion!?"

All these thoughts appeared in Yao Dao's mind. He was suddenly enlightened. As a saber user, one had to foremost press forward with indomitable will. He calmed his mind and his saber Qi exploded to slice through all that was unreal!

"Die!"

Yao Dao charged forward, and with his narrow saber in hand, he slashed at the fatty.

And at that moment, the fatty pulled out the gourd's stopper. Rainbow-colored smoke emitted from the gourd like a thin veil.

"Using the Seven Illusion Wolf Smoke against you is because I, the Fat Lord, thinks highly of you. You should be proud to lose in the Seven Illusion Wolf Smoke!"

The Seven Illusion Wolf Smoke instantly thickened, covering everyone’s vision. It formed a barrier on the stage. Everything inside could no longer be seen.

In the stands, the audience were staring widely with their eyes open, afraid to miss a single scene.

However, they could not see a thing.

The Tai Ah Divine City warriors were extremely nervous. They were worried for Yao Dao, and did not know what the outcome would be.

Yao Dao was the only person left in the Tai Ah Divine City's young adult division. The moment he lost, their Tai Ah Divine City young adult division would suffer a terrible failure!

...

In the sword tomb, Yi Yun was sitting crossed legged. On his lap was a broken sword covered in patches of rust. This sword was the one Yi Yun had taken out from the Pure Yang Sword Palace.

Yi Yun had tried to learn the way of the sword for nearly a year. He had come up with numerous scenarios and simulations in his mind regarding the huge sword scar left in the Pure Yang Sword Palace, but up to this day, he still had a vague feeling whenever he recalled the sword scar.

It was as if there was something hiding the sword scar when he tried to recall it, preventing him from identifying it.

Today, Yi Yun was still maintaining his cross-legged posture. Subconsciously, he had entered a state of forgetting everything else. It seemed like there was a heavy mist in his mind.

Yi Yun tried hard to see through it and when the mist slowly dissipated, he saw blurry figures.

Oh? This is...

Yi Yun mind lit up. He had never seen this scene before.

Amongst the figures was a man holding a sword. He was brandishing his sword without thought and every sword beam that slashed out had the power to destroy celestial bodies and cut open the Heavens.

The scene was in complete chaos. At times it was clear, but at other times, it was blurry. Yi Yun could not see the opponent of the sword-wielding man. He only felt that the chaotic battle was earth-shattering.

At that moment, a giant appeared high in the sky.

This giant was as if he was casted out of bronze. His body was like a vast mountain, emitting a suffocating aura. It was as if he was a divine spirit that came from the Nine Heavens, a controller of the Heaven and Earth, a proud being over all existence.

He held in his hand a humongous bronze halberd. Just brandishing the halberd caused the world to fracture!

This shocking crack spread through the ground, all the way to the oceans and sky!

The oceans ripped apart as the sea water formed numerous huge whirlpools. Everything that entered the crack disappeared till the oceans was completely dried up. Following that, the sky tore apart. Eventually, a complete world had been ripped apart by the giant!

A halberd attack that could split an entire world!

Yi Yun was greatly shocked. What sort of existence was this giant?

He did not have time to think carefully as light began to distort. In the blurriness, he saw the sword-wielding man turn into a beam of light as he flew towards the bronze giant.

At that moment, the man and his sword had combined into one.

The sword beam flashed past and the man stabbed the bronze giant's neck, almost to the point of cutting off the bronze giant's head!

Yi Yun’s pupils constricted. This attack was too terrifying!

The giant's strength was able to split a world apart with his halberd. Now, his head had nearly been chopped off by the man's sword?

Next, Yi Yun seemed to hear a "ping" sound. The man's sword had broken because of the enormous impact!

The man was left with half a broken sword in his hand. Because it had been stained by the bronze giant's blood, it was slowly being corroded, emitting trails of green smoke.

The divine sword was originally covered in flowing light, but now the light rapidly disappeared. The sword seemed to have a life of its own as it issued out painful cries.

The bronze giant, whose head had nearly been chopped off, also let out a painful roar. He swiped his halberd towards the sword-wielding man!

The halberd flooded Yi Yun's vision. He could only vaguely see the sword-wielding man being hit by the halberd and his body flying out. His body even flew out of this world.

And this world also shattered with the bronze giant's second attack.

An entire corner of a world peeled off and left the world's main body as it drifted into the endless universe...

Following that, this corner of the world experienced a long and aimless drifting through the universe...

And that broken sword was left in that world.

It had already completely lost its spiritual essence. As it was corroded by the bronze giant's blood, its surface began to rust.

Rust kept building up and soon, this broken sword was covered in rust, and looked no different from a piece of junk metal...

From the beginning to the end, Yi Yun was like a spectator of this world. He had silently witnessed everything.

He saw the river of time flow as he saw seas change into mulberry fields...

Yi Yun did not know how long he spent in his vision. He seemed to experience numerous lifetimes that lacked any emotion, and only after leading a long and callous life did he somehow suddenly awaken.

The awoken Yi Yun was covered in cold sweat. The dreary life he experienced refreshed his memory. He felt like he had turned into a lifeless stone residing in that world, which did nothing but be a witness.

Yi Yun looked towards a wall corner. The oil lamps were still silently burning in the chamber. From the amount of oil that was consumed, he estimated that he had only spent about an hour throughout that experience.

But in the dream, Yi Yun felt like he had experienced thousands of years.

Yi Yun lowered his head as he pondered. He looked towards his knees and there laid the broken sword motionless on his lap.

The patches of rust covered the entire blade. Vaguely, Yi Yun could see a few brown spots on the broken sword. Around the spots, there was clearly more rust.

Were these spots left behind by the bronze giant's dried up blood?

The scenes in his vision seemed to be the origins of the broken sword...

And the corner of the world that the bronze giant ripped off with his large halberd must have been the world that had drifted amongst the stars for a long period of time before crashing into this world. It was the so-called meteorite that fell into Fallen Star Gate?

Normal warriors believed that a meteorite had crashed into Fallen Star Gate, while there were reclusive family clans that thought that it was a mystic cave.

But no matter what they believed, it was not right.

It was a corner of a world that a bronze giant had cut off.

Yi Yun's mind became clearer. He finally understood that the vision he previously saw was the memories of the sword.

A sword could also have memories?

Yi Yun lifted up the broken sword from his lap as he examined it from all angles.

No matter how he examined it, the sword was like a piece of scrap metal. It was unbelievable that before it lost its spiritual essence, it was the sword of a peerless expert that could kill gods.

Could the sword-wielding man be the Pure Yang Sword Palace's owner...?

Many thoughts flashed past Yi Yun's mind. It was hard to believe what sort of martial arts realm the Pure Yang Sword Palace owner and that bronze giant had reached.

After being hit by the bronze giant's blow, did the Pure Yang Sword Palace owner die?

That terrible blow could ever shatter a world, and with the tens of millions of years, the odds of him still being alive were low.

If he was still alive, how could he ignore the Pure Yang Sword Palace?

It was such a pity for this peerless expert!

True Martial World - Chapter 325: Qianshui Family Clan

As part of the Tai Ah Divine Kingdom's royalty, Yang Qian was the second most important person in the Tai Ah Divine City for this alliance tournament. Yang Qian was always proud, but against someone from the Yun Long Divine Kingdom, he held back his pride and focused all his spirit and mind.

Before the battle, he had also gathered information regarding the Yun Long Divine Kingdom geniuses.

However, as the alliance tournament had happened too suddenly, and due to the large distance between the Yun Long 72 Pagodas and the Tai Ah Divine City, it was difficult to obtain detailed information of the Yun Long 72 Pagodas in such a short time. Yang Qian was also unable to use the royal family's powers, so whatever he gathered was just general information. noveltranslationweb.blogspot.com

The general information he gathered that dealt with the Yun Long 72 Pagodas geniuses was extremely limited. Yang Qian only knew their weapons and commonly used attacks. As for their trump cards and killer moves, Yang Qian was also not able to probe in detail.

For example, the information on Jun Yue was very little. And it was same for the fatty in front of him.

Yang Qian only knew that this fatty came from a Divine Wilderness mystic tribal clan. Anything related to the Divine Wilderness tribal clans was not simple. They had unknown blood heritage and their tribe's mystic techniques.

For example, Kui Yu, the puppet master from before was also from a Divine Wilderness mystic tribe. But there was no doubt this fatty was much stronger than Kui Yu.

Although Yang Qian had not lost his presence in this battle, he knew that this battle would be extremely difficult.

"Let the match… begin!"

With the referee's announcement, light circulated around Yang Qian's body as a tiger appeared behind him. It was Yang Qian's Aspect Totem.

"Roar!"

The tiger roared as Yang Qian rushed forward. While moving forward, his body began burning with flames.

It was pure Yang flames.

As one of the elites of the Tai Ah Divine City and as a royal house member, Yang Qian's core cultivation technique was also the 'Tai Ah Sacred Technique'.

Compared to Yi Yun's 'Tai Ah Sacred Technique', Yang Qian's 'Tai Ah Sacred Technique' was unable to conjure the Tang Valley Radiant Sun phantom image. However, with his cultivation level being at the mid-stages of the Yuan Foundation realm, the pure Yang flames burning around his body encompassed an even greater area!

"Phew–"

Slashing with his sword, the pure Yang flames flared. At the same time, the tiger behind Yang Qian charged at the fatty.

The tiger roared and swiped downwards with its sharp claws. The fatty grinned as he stretched out his right hand, and blocked the tiger's claw attack with just his arm alone!

Courting death! Yang Qian's expression revealed killing intent. This fatty obviously did not want his arm anymore by using it to block the Totem tiger's sharp claws!

"Peng!"

With a powerful impact, the fatty's body shook as he took a half step back. He pressed his feet into the purple tungsten ground, creating a deep footprint.

The cloth on his arm was torn, but his arm remained fine.

The corners of fatty's mouth formed a grin. He had really used his arm to block the Totem tiger's attack!

"What!?"

Yang Qian was greatly alarmed. How was this possible? The totem tiger behind him was a mutated Golden Eyed Tiger. This kind of desolate beast's strength was immense. It could smash a tiny mountain with a swipe of its claw. It was a strength that really could smashed a mountain!

The Aspect Totem behind him may be weaker than a real mutated Golden Eyed Tiger, but its attack was not something that a Yuan Foundation realm warrior could withstand with his body.

Yang Qian believed that even Qin Haotian would not have such terrifying physical strength!

Could this be the mystic technique that belonged to the fatty's Divine Wilderness mystic tribe?

Yang Qian may have been awed by it, but his attack was treated seriously. He slashed with his sword as the pure Yang flames flared at the fatty.

"Peng!"

The fatty clasped his two big hands together, clamping Yang Qian's sword!

"Phew–"

Yang Qian powered the 'Tai Ah Sacred Technique' to an extreme. The fatty may be able to block Yang Qian's sword, but with the pure Yang flames flaring, he could not block the burning flames.

The flames engulfed his body. The fatty's body was covered in flames. Even his hair began to burn.

However, the fatty began roaring with laughter within the fire.

"So this is your strength. It feels like a fire during winter. It's pretty warm. Hahaha!"

Fatty's laughter resounded through the arena. It was like a demonic curse when it entered Yang Qian's ears. "How is this possible? He does not feel a thing with the pure Yang flames engulfing his body?"

What sort of Divine Wilderness mystic technique was this? He could both block the mutated Golden Eyed Tiger's sharp claws with his bare hands and laugh even while his body was engulfed in flames?

Yang Qian felt true fear. He felt that his opponent's strength had gone far beyond his imagination.

And he did not even know what his opponent was relying on. Logic told him that it was impossible to have such a strong body, but it was happening right in front of his eyes.

Without understanding what mystic technique this fatty was relying on, Yang Qian knew that he was bound to lose. His strongest attack now couldn’t even hurt the fatty, while his opponent had not even used a weapon!

Yang Qian panicked. He used strength in both his hands and pulled his sword out from the fatty's hands.

But fatty seemed to be invulnerable. His palms did not shed a single drop of blood.

"Tai Ah Sacred Technique: Radiant Sun Sword!"

Yang Qian's sword swept up the flames, forming a golden Radiant Sun swirl as his sword stabbed straight at the fatty's heart!

But the fatty only laughed. He did not dodge but instead, sent a palm towards Yang Qian!

"Cha!"

The sword pierced through the fatty's body, but at the same time, the palm had slammed onto Yang Qian's chest.

"Puah!"

Yang Qian felt a huge tremor in his chest as he flew backward. In the air, he spit out a mouthful of blood.

On the other hand, the fatty's body had been pierced through, however it was like as if nothing had happened. He grinned showing the blood in his mouth.

The fatty could still laugh with a sword stabbed through his body. The scene was extremely weird. His body shook a bit before he grabbed the sword with one hand. Bit by bit, he pulled out the burning hot sword.

"Good attack, too bad...It's useless against me!"

The fatty wiped the blood off his lips. It was as if Yang Qian's sword had never stabbed at him.

Seeing this scene, Yang Qian, who had always been extremely proud, nearly collapsed.

How could there be such an opponent? Did he have an undying body?

Could the Divine Wilderness mystic technique be an undying body? How could an opponent with an undying body be defeated?

Yang Qian had never felt so powerless before.

...

"What's the matter? The match has began a long time ago. What are they doing?"

In the arena, people were watching the "battle situation" on the Divine Wilderness Stage, but were confused.

After the referee declared the beginning of the match, Yang Qian and the fatty stood motionless a hundred feet apart.

The only change was a mystic mark that had appeared between the fatty's eyebrows. The mystic mark sparkled and gave off an ancient mystic aura.

"Why are they just standing? Why aren't they fighting?"

Some of the Tai Ah Divine City warriors asked. They were looking forward to an intense battle, but they were left scratching their heads with the actual situation.

But in the stands where the Tai Ah Divine City's instructors and administrators sat, many of the Tai Ah Divine Kingdom Human Lords had solemn expressions.

"The battle has long since begun..." A Tai Ah Divine City instructor said. His voice sounded worried, "That fatty's move is an illusion technique. The situation is not good. Yang Qian is lost in the illusion technique."

"Illusion technique?"

Many of the Tai Ah Divine City warriors were shocked hearing this. Attacking with illusion techniques?

There was such a move?

Some people suddenly recalled the mark between fatty's eyebrows. Could the shimmering ancient mystic mark be the source of the illusion technique?

As they looked at Yang Qian again, his face was covered in sweat. The hand that was holding his sword was trembling slightly. It seemed like his mental condition was extremely unstable!

"This is bad!"

Although they did not know the actual situation an illusion technique duel entailed, just from Yang Qian's condition, they knew that he could not hold on much longer.

Within the world of the illusion technique, the fatty was the absolute master. Once his opponents entered the illusion, they would fall under his control.

Whatever the fatty thought up in his mind, it would happen in the illusion. As such, in the illusion, the fatty was in an unassailable position!

"The Qianshui Family Clan really has matchless illusion techniques." In the Elder stands, a white-robed Elder, who had the bearing of an immortal, stroked his beard and laughed happily.

"Of course. It is a pity the Qianshui family clan is so limited in numbers. In this generation, they do not have many people left. Some Divine Wilderness mystic tribes have problems with reproduction due to their blood heritage."

Another white-robed Elder added on. These two white-robed Elders were the ones who had disparaged Yi Yun previously, and also the two that had bickered with Cang Yan.

As they spoke, the two of them glanced at Cang Yan with smiles on their faces. Cang Yan had just given Yi Yun a token, allowing him to enter the sword tomb. He had just returned and had been targeted by the two white-robed old men.

The white-robed old men purposely reminded Cang Yan, "The greatest advantage of illusion techniques is that it ignores the opponent's movement techniques, attack moves, cultivation techniques and laws. As long as the opponent's mental strength and Yuan Qi is lacking, then just entering the illusion would render any move meaningless."

Cang Yan understood the thoughts behind the two. They were hinting that Yi Yun's cultivation level was limited, and it would be difficult for him to stay clear-minded in the illusion.

Cang Yan grunted and could not be bothered to reply. He grabbed a handful of Spirit Abutilon Seeds. As he was munching on it, he was also beginning to worry. If Yao Dao could not defeat this fatty, then what would be the outcome when Yi Yun were to duel this fatty in two days?

As Cang Yan was thinking, something happened on the Divine Wilderness Stage. Yang Qian's body suddenly quivered as his nostrils and ears bled. His face was pale and his eyes listless. It seemed like his fighting spirit had been destroyed inside the illusion!

The fatty chuckled as he leaped forward. Like a violent bear, he rushed right in front of Yang Qian and sent a forceful punch right into Yang Qian's chest!

"Peng!"

With an explosive sound, Yang Qian's sternum fractured. His body flew out, slamming heavily into the purple tungsten wall, immediately fainting.

Yang Qian could not withstand the double attack against his soul and body.

"Haha!" The fatty began laughing loudly. "It was so easy!"

With his illusion, the yellow-clothed fatty only used one move, other than the illusion technique, from beginning to end.

Immediately, the Yun Long Divine Kingdom warriors in the audience erupted with cheers.

The fatty closed his eyes as he stretched out his arms to enjoy the cheers and shouting. This was his stage. This was his glory.

The fatty was intoxicated by the cheers the crowd gave him!

True Martial World - Chapter 324: The Young Adults Battle

"Does anyone from the Yun Long Divine Kingdom want to challenge Yi Yun?" The referee on the Divine Wilderness Stage asked loudly.

There were still four more people from the Yun Long Divine Kingdom left who had not gone up after Yi Yun defeated Jun Yue. They were eligible to challenge Yi Yun.

The four of them had ugly expressions, but none of them really went on stage to fight Yi Yun. The difference in strength was too great, going up on strength would only end with them being brutally beaten up by Yi Yun. As such, whether they went up on stage or not had lost its meaning.

No one answered the referee. After the referee repeated that statement three times, he said loudly, "No one from the Yun Long Divine Kingdom is challenging, so I shall now announce that for the alliance tournament's Tai Ah Divine Kingdom vs Yun Long Divine Kingdom teenager division, the winner is the Tai Ah Divine Kingdom!"

The referee’s voice was excited as the Tai Ah Divine City audience burst out into a tumultuous cheer.

This victory was really surprising. Having thought that their Tai Ah Divine City’s new crop had yet to come in to replace the old, they had still managed to beat the Yun Long 72 Pagodas in the teenager division competition. This result was something to be proud of.

But not all the Tai Ah Divine City cultivators were happy. At that moment, Li Hong, Yang Haoran and company's faces were ugly listening the tumultuous cheers.

In particular, Yang Haoran was clenching his fist tightly, his nails were lodged deep in his flesh.

See his arch-enemy become the Tai Ah Divine Kingdom's hero, even gaining the attention of the City Lord, together with Cang Yan, Jian Ge and Yuehua's support and favor granted to Yi Yun, the hopes of taking revenge on Yi Yun had become a joke.

Compared to the aura of being the Tai Ah Divine Kingdom hero, he, with his broken arm was no different from a lost dog. This difference made Yang Haoran feel anguish that did not need further elaborating. noveltranslationweb.blogspot.com

At that moment, the referee on the Divine Wilderness Stage was also extremely excited as he announced with an exhilarated voice, "Next, we have the young adult division competition. Yun Long Divine Kingdom and Tai Ah Divine Kingdom will have 15-18 year-old cultivators coming to the stage to battle!"

When the referee said this, the Yun Long Divine Kingdom's audience became excited. After having their moods dampened by Yi Yun, they were filled with anger. Now that it was the young adult division, their Yun Long Divine Kingdom's young adult division was filled with elites. In comparison, the Tai Ah Divine City's young adult division was like a handful of kittens. There was no doubt what the outcome of the battle would be.

"Yun Long Divine Kingdom is sure to win!" Some of the Yun Long Divine Kingdom cultivators shouted loudly.

They were looking forward to obtaining revenge for the disgrace they suffered.

"Wipe them out! Wipe out the Tai Ah Divine City!"

The Yun Long Divine Kingdom audience was excited. On the Tai Ah Divine Kingdom side, the audience went tit-for-tat as they cheered as well.

The situation looked as if the Tai Ah Divine Kingdom and Yun Long Divine Kingdom audience were almost about to fight.

"It's really crazy!"

Yi Yun, who was on the participant benches, sighed upon seeing this scene. But it was reasonable. In his past life, there were some ball-related sports matches where the audience would become so agitated watching the game that they led to stampedes and other accidents, what more, this is a warrior's world. Compared to the sports matches in his previous life, elites battling against each other was a matter of greater importance and with it came greater excitement.

Yi Yun glanced at Cang Yan who was in the Elder stands. He transmitted his voice, "Senior Cang Yan, I can't participate in the young adult division matches, right?"

Cang Yan, who was still being highly conceited, was shocked hearing Yi Yun's Yuan Qi voice transmission. "No, you can't. However, you can participate in the overall group matches in two days."

The overall group competition was scheduled in two days time to allow the competitors to rest and heal, allowing them to adjust themselves to their optimum states.

"Alright, I got it. Then, I want to go to the sword tomb."

The Pure Yang Sword Palace's sword Dao was extremely profound. Yi Yun always felt his understanding of the sword Dao was still lacking up to this point. The path of martial arts was fraught with dangers and difficulties, and could be said as defying Heaven. Yi Yun had to grab every opportunity to strengthen himself.

"Sword tomb? You are going just like that? Aren't you going to watch the young adult division matches?" Cang Yan said with a shock. “You sure are grabbing every second.”

"I'm not going to watch." Yi Yun shook his head. Actually, watching the Yun Long Divine Kingdom's experts' performance before the overall group match was necessary. However, it was not that Yi Yun was being arrogant and underestimating his enemies, but he guessed that the person he really wanted to see would not appear in the upcoming young adult division matches. Even if the person appeared, that person would not go all out.

In that case, there was not much difference whether he watched or not.

"Alright." Cang Yan nodded and stood up to guide Yi Yun.

At this point, the Yun Long Divine Kingdom audience's cheers had reached a crescendo. From the Yun Long Divine Kingdom cultivators side, a fatty dressed in yellow jumped on to the Divine Wilderness Stage.

He raised a fist and shouted loudly, "Yun Long is sure to win!"

"Yun Long is sure to win!"

"Yun Long is sure to win!"

The Yun Long Divine Kingdom audience responded like a surging tide.

At that moment, the fatty lowered both his hands, motioning for the crowd to be quiet. He gave a faint smile and looked at the Tai Ah Divine Kingdom cultivators, "Today, I will represent the Yun Long Divine Kingdom and declare war on the Tai Ah Divine City!"

As he said that, he pointed out his index finger and pointed towards the Tai Ah Divine City's side, "Just me alone will be sufficient! Who will fight me? I'll take on as many as you send!"

The fatty's words were highly rousing and it had a provocative vibe to it. When he declared war in such a domineering and arrogant fashion, the Yun Long Divine Kingdom audience cheered once again. Previously, Yi Yun had won despite being up against five people in the teenager division matches. This made them fume inside, but now with the fatty's domineering declaration of war, all the shame they had suffered was being vented.

All of them were extremely excited.

“Your Tai Ah Divine City may have gone one against many, but so can our Yun Long Divine Kingdom!”

"This darn fatso, who does he think he is?"

On the Tai Ah Divine City side, the participants were furious.

Yang Qian's expression was extremely ugly, "Is he bullying our Tai Ah Divine City as if we don't exist? What does he mean, ‘take on as many as you send’. Those words sound so arrogant. We only have two people we can send out for the young adult division."

According to the alliance tournament's rules, everyone was only allowed one defeat. Once they were defeated, they could not carry on participating in the group championships.

Previously, in the Tai Ah Divine City young adult division small group matches, three of the four groups had been wiped out. There was only one group left. And in that group, only Yang Qian and Yao Dao remained undefeated.

The fatty's words were nicely put, but it was in actual fact, one against two, and that wasn't much of an exaggeration.

"He is just going with the Yun Long Divine Kingdom audience's wishes. By declaring war in such a manner, he can increase his popularity. This fatso sure is crafty!" Yao Dao, who was beside Yang Qian, gave his evaluation. These two former rivals were now comrades in arms.

"Hmph! How powerful can a fellow, who just messes around, be? Although there's only two of us left in the Tai Ah Divine City young adult division, we will not be defeated by him. I'll go up and finish him off!"

Yang Qian said as he jumped up the Divine Wilderness Stage, "I'll challenge you!"

"Yang Qian! Yang Qian!"

The Tai Ah Divine City cultivators shouted loudly to cheer on Yang Qian. As one of the top ranked people on the Tai Ah Divine City's Earth roll, he was extremely popular.

Yang Qian and Yao Dao were the only hopes that the Tai Ah Divine City young adult division had.

"Hehe!" The fatty looked at Yang Qian as his lips curled into a sinister smile. To establish his reputation, he began with Yang Qian.

In a short while, it would be his personal performance.

After today's young adult division match, there was no doubt he would become the brightest person in the Yun Long Divine Kingdom!

He was looking forward to the fame gained from this one battle! By performing well in the tournament, besides being rewarded, he would also gain the attention of the upper echelons of the Yun Long Divine Kingdom. There were many benefits!

The fatty smiled as he subconsciously glanced at the Tai Ah Divine City teenager division participant benches. He knew that in two days time, he would meet Yi Yun in the overall group match.

He wanted to let his future opponent see his performance.

But this glance made his expression go stiff.

Because, at that moment, Yi Yun was carrying his Sonic Deathblade and walking towards the arena's exit. From the fatty's perspective, he could only see Yi Yun's back.

"What!? That kid!"

The veins on the fatty's forehead bulged. He had been ignored?

Yi Yun had actually left the arena without watching his match? Who did he think he was?

Seeing Yi Yun leave the arena without even turning back, the fatty's expression turned gloomy.

"In two days time, I will teach you manners."

The fatty clenched his fists and began thinking hateful thoughts. Next, he turned towards Yang Qian and said coldly, "Yang Qian, right? I will defeat you in less than ten moves!"

"The nerve!" Yang Qian unsheathed a sword and pointing straight at the fatty's eyebrows.

"The person who will be defeated is you!"

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!?