True Martial World - Chapter 340: A Tiger leaving his Hill and descending to the Plains

A warrior’s Aspect Totem was usually condensed after continuously hunting desolate beasts. The beast marks condensed after killing a desolate beast might not be perfect, so for those warriors that lacked talent in condensing an Aspect Totem, they might have to attempt it hundreds of times before they would be barely able to condense an Aspect Totem.

Furthermore, for Aspect Totems that were in the shape of a beast, they became harder and harder to condense the higher ranked the desolate beasts were. It was not only the difficulty in killing a high-ranked desolate beast, even the condensing of the beast mark after killing the high-ranking desolate beast was not simple.

For example, even if a Purple Blood realm warrior were to actually kill a primordial strain he might not be able to condense a primordial strain Aspect Totem, let alone a Three-legged Golden Crow which was much more powerful than a primordial strain.

The vast arena was in complete silence. Be it the Tai Ah Divine City warriors or the Yun Long 72 Pagodas warriors, the Southern 10 countries or the other small factions, everyone found it incredulous.

"How does Yi Yun have a Golden Crow totem?" A Tai Ah Divine City Elder asked Cang Yan. Although Yi Yun's quasi-master was Grandmaster Yuehua, Cang Yan was the one who knew more regarding his cultivation.

Cang Yan froze for a while before he stuttered, "I do not know either… In fact, I was the one who took him to choose a totem mystic technique, and later on… Hai, he chose the 'Myriad Beast Totem'…"

"Myriad Beast Totem!?"

As an Elder of the Tai Ah Divine City, he naturally knew what that totem mystic technique meant.

Not only was it a remnant copy, it was also extremely difficult to cultivate. Since ancient times, no one from the Tai Ah Divine Kingdom had been able to master it.

Yi Yun mastered the 'Myriad Beast Totem'!?

Many of the present Elders from the Tai Ah Divine City had previously seen the 'Myriad Beast Totem'. Upon careful thinking, the Aspect Totem which Yi Yun conjured did greatly resemble the 'Myriad Beast Totem'.

Is… that possible?

Yi Yun actually managed to master a totem mystic technique they did not?

Many Elders were looking at Cang Yan with a questioning look, Cang Yan could only stare back as he had been rendered completely speechless.

He had tried every means to stop Yi Yun from choosing the 'Myriad Beast Totem', but in the end, this kid actually mastered it!?

This really toppled Cang Yan's perception of the world.

"Really a monster… After the tournament, I will make sure to ask him how he managed to master it."

As Cang Yan was thinking, the Tai Ah Divine City's City Lord's voice transmission resounded in his ear.

"For our Tai Ah Divine Kingdom to produce such a person is of the greatest blessings. If the Shepherd Boy really is to bring a beast horde that will bring a calamity to the Tai Ah Divine Kingdom, then maybe this will be the Tai Ah Divine Kingdom's chance to rise up from the ashes. The Tai Ah Divine Kingdom has existed for too long, causing the country to become a bit lethargic. Death might not be a bad thing, and Yi Yun might give way to the opportunity that the Tai Ah Divine Kingdom has to rise back up from the ashes…"

"In the future, he might even have the chance of becoming a Great Emperor…"

The City Lord's said it in a solemn voice.

It was not only limited to Cang Yan, many of the Elders present were greatly alarmed upon hearing the City Lord's voice transmission.

Great Emperor!

In the Tai Ah Divine Kingdom's history of tens of millions of years, there had never been a single Great Emperor. The strongest person was just a peak-Sage.

The distance between Sages and Great Emperors was separated by a huge gap. It was a gap that made people lament upon seeing it.

Yi Yun had the possibility of becoming a Great Emperor?

If that was the case, the Tai Ah Divine Kingdom would very likely undergo a quantum leap!

A Great Emperor not only guaranteed the prosperity of the Tai Ah Divine Kingdom, if a Great Emperor's bloodline was to be mixed with the Tai Ah Divine Kingdom's royal bloodline, then it would cause the Tai Ah Divine Kingdom's royal bloodline to become even more powerful.

Other than that, a Great Emperor would create many sorts of martial arts, leaving behind heritages that were obviously priceless!

After all, the sword and saber tombs were left behind by a person suspected of being a Great Emperor. Unfortunately, the sword and saber tomb was not the complete heritage of a Great Emperor.

They had been opened before, losing a lot of the valuable heritage within. Only the marks were left within the sword and saber tomb, and even they looked as if they had been casually drawn by the owner, so it was not considered a heritage. However, the sword and saber tombs, along with the array within them allowed the Tai Ah Divine City to be opened up in the Divine Wilderness in conjunction with a peerless expert from the Tai Ah Divine Kingdom!

Just an incomplete heritage had so much value to it, so the value for a complete Great Emperor's heritage was obvious!

If there was a Great Emperor within the country, it would raise the overall strength of the Tai Ah Divine Kingdom. With a Great Emperor, the number of Sages within the country would also increase.

And a second Great Emperor might even appear not long after!

"Great Emperor, is that really possible? Yi Yun might become a Great Emperor?"

Cang Yan looked at Yi Yun and felt incredulous. To him, Great Emperors were a legend that eluded him.

Was he going to witness the rise of a Great Emperor and become one of the masters of this Great Emperor?

Just thinking of this made Cang Yan feel like he was dreaming.

If he became a Great Emperor's master, then even if he was one of the least outstanding ones amongst Yi Yun's future masters, Cang Yan would still feel extremely satisfied. It was impossible for him to become a Great Emperor in his life, but if he had a student that became a Great Emperor, he could really die without any regrets.

At that moment, the City Lord carried on, "I am afraid that Yi Yun can no longer fight. Let us admit defeat for this battle. To fight to such a level, he is already an elite amongst elites. He has obtained enough glory for the Tai Ah Divine Kingdom and he has won us precious seats. I will personally reward Yi Yun for his meritorious achievements after this battle."

Cang Yan looked at Yi Yun. At that moment, Yi Yun's face was pale after having used his Golden Crow Aspect Totem. There was not a tinge of pink left on his face and his hands, which held the sword and saber, were trembling. Although he did not sever any meridians this time, Cang Yan could feel that Yi Yun's Yuan Qi had been nearly completely expended.

Using the Golden Crow Aspect Totem for less than the time it took to take a breath completely drained Yi Yun of his Yuan Qi.

Yi Yun was now severely exhausted. It was very likely that he would not even be able to use the Saber Truth's 32 Words' moves. There was no meaning in fighting any further.

Yi Yun used the Sonic Deathblade to support himself as he breathed heavily. He barely managed to regulate his chaotic blood flow.

Although he had the Golden Crow's blood as healing medicine, he had already drunk a lot of it, and whatever he could absorb had already been absorbed.

It would still be effective if he were to drink some more, but it definitely was not enough to replenish his energy to the point of winning this alliance tournament.

"He looks like… he can't make it…"

Not only Cang Yan, others also started to discover Yi Yun's situation.

"It looked like he couldn't make it the last time too, but he still managed to finish off Murong Guang with one sword attack."

Some of the Yun Long Divine Kingdom's warriors on the participant benches were quietly discussing noveltranslationweb.blogspot.com

Previously, Murong Guang thought that he could easily take out Yi Yun but ended up being easily taken out by Yi Yun. That scene was still fresh in their minds.

In a once bitten, twice shy situation, and especially with Yi Yun nearly crippling Murong Guang, it made these elites feel fear. They lacked the courage to go against Yi Yun. No one wanted to follow in Murong Guang's footsteps.

"Hmph! He has definitely expended even more this time! His Aspect Totem is even more terrifying than that sword attack. With his peak-Purple Blood cultivation level, to be able to stand after using it is already not bad! Yi Yun is already a spent force, not someone to be fearful of!"

A purple-dressed youth said arrogantly as he looked at Yi Yun.

At that moment, on the Divine Wilderness Stage, Yi Yun's body suddenly convulsed as he placed his entire body's weight onto the Sonic Deathblade, finally spitting out a mouthful of blood.

The blood stained the cold purple tungsten ground.

"Yi Yun!"

Chu Xiaoran and company were extremely worried upon seeing this.

"He's vomiting blood! Haha!" The purple-dressed youth, who spoke earlier, laughed loudly upon seeing this scene. His eyes were shining with excitement. He looked back at his peers and gave a very pleased look.

"As I said, he can't make it anymore, yet all of you don't believe me!"

The others looked at each other before someone nodded, "Indeed, Yi Yun should not be able to make it. This is our chance."

"Hmph! The Seven Star Pagoda Owner had transmitted his voice, saying that Yi Yun has a tiny possibility of becoming a Great Emperor. Although I do not believe he will become a Great Emperor, so what if he becomes one the future? Wasn't he still defeated by us in his youth?"

"You're right. Just thinking of defeating a young Great Emperor makes me excited. In the future, we can all say that we were people who could defeat a young Great Emperor, hahaha!"

Under the instigation of the purple-dressed youth, many of the Yun Long Divine Kingdom youths laughed excitedly. They were eager to defeat Yi Yun.

"Yi Yun, I'll challenge you!"

The purple-dressed youth swaggered up to the Divine Wilderness Stage and looked at Yi Yun with a haughty look.

At that moment, Cang Yan's Yuan Qi voice transmission rang in Yi Yun's ears, "Yi Yun, do not eat into his provocation. This person may look like a retard, but he is still very strong. Of the ten people the Yun Long Divine Kingdom have left, he is probably ranked third or fourth. The current you is no longer his match. You just need to admit defeat. If you do not want to say it, I will represent you in admitting defeat."

Cang Yan was afraid that Yi Yun would be foolhardy due to his young age. Recklessly fighting against this shameless person and only end up falling into his ploy. Once they started fighting, the other party would definitely use various sorts of methods to severely injure Yi Yun.

Although Yi Yun's life was not in peril with Cang Yan around, Cang Yan would still feel extremely pissed if the number one person of the Tai Ah Divine Kingdom was being brutally beaten by such a person.

Yi Yun remained silent and did not respond.

This purple-dressed youth was probably stronger than Jun Yue due to his age!

Currently, it was too demanding for Yi Yun to fight someone stronger than Jun Yue.

"I am Murong Fei. Remember my name because you will be defeated by me. In the future, even if you are to accomplish great things, it will not change the fact that you are like a woman I f**ked. No matter how distinguished she will be in the future, she would still be someone that I f**ked, hahaha!"

The purple-dressed youth roared with laughter.

He had already guessed that Yi Yun might surrender, but how could he allow that?

If Yi Yun were to surrender, then he could not brutally beat up Yi Yun and he could not be the person who defeated a young Great Emperor.

He did not care if Yi Yun was currently completely exhausted, as long as he defeated Yi Yun, it would still become a fact. Be it within his family clan or in his circle, he would have the rights to flaunt himself.

Just thinking of defeating a figure known as a young Great Emperor felt great!

True Martial World - Chapter 339: Lightning Snake against Golden Crow

Just as Bai finished speaking, the presence of the phantom image of the lightning beast grew stronger. The lightning force field around Bai also began to create thunder, as if it was going to spit out all of its energy. noveltranslationweb.blogspot.com

Crackle!

The force field formed a lightning barrier around Bai, placing him under its protection.

"Roar——"

The lightning beast issued a roar that shook the heavens and earth, piercing through people’s eardrums. Even from behind the array barrier, the audience could still feel the powerful energy that resided within the sound. This sort of energy seemed like a bolt, hitting their insides, causing their blood to go into disarray. It was extremely uncomfortable.

"So terrifying!"

People were alarmed. Just the lightning beast’s roar alone was something they could not handle. If they were to stand where Yi Yun was, how would it be like to experience the frontal impact from the lightning beast?

At that moment, Bai extended his hand out and grabbed the lightning beast's neck.

"Roar! Roar! Roar!"

The lightning beast began to roar crazily as its body began to intensely convulse. While convulsing, it was actually reducing in size.

As its size reduced, the lightning beast's lightning energy grew even stronger. The lightning's color turned from a purplish black to pure black!

Just as people thought Bai would conjure the lightning beast to attack Yi Yun, a shocking scene happened. Bai actually pressed the lightning beast into his own chest.

Whew! The lightning beast entered Bai's body and with a "Chi La" explosive sound, the clothes Bai was wearing exploded after the lightning beast entered his body. A strong wind blew the remnant cloth and Bai's hair around until they stood up vertically.

What!?

People were alarmed. They could not help but stand up.

At that moment, the lightning beast's phantom image appeared on Bai's chest, it was like a tattoo on his skin.

Many of them were completely speechless upon seeing this scene.

Bai had actually devoured the lightning beast!

The lightning beast tattoo spread across Bai's body. Wisp after wisp of tiger stripes slowly encroached Bai's neck and face like Lichtenberg figures. Bai seemed to have completely transformed into another person. With this look, Bai made everyone tremble with fear.

At that moment, the lightning barrier around Bai contracted once more. Finally, all the energy condensed together, forming into the phantom image of a long, thick snake.

The snake became more and more realistic and increased in presence. It was 70-80 feet long and completely black. It had six heads and its body stripes looked like lightning.

"Six-headed Lightning Snake!?"

Someone exclaimed in the audience stands. This was Bai's Aspect Totem!

Bai's Aspect Totem turned out to be a Six-headed Lightning Snake. It was a terrifying existence amongst lightning-elemental desolate beasts. In the Divine Wilderness, even late-stage Human Lords might not be able to handle Six-headed Lightning Snakes.

And Bai had actually obtained a Six-headed Lightning Snake as an Aspect Totem.

Typically, the Aspect Totems that were in the forms of beast, corresponded to the desolate beast a warrior killed.

The desolate beast killed would form the corresponding Aspect Totem.

To condensed an Aspect Totem, one had to personally kill the desolate beast. It did not work if it was killed by someone else. This was a law that even the Purple Crystal could not violate.

And Bai had actually condensed a Six-headed Lightning Snake Aspect Totem.

This proved that he might have personally killed a Six-headed Lightning Snake!

It was also possible that Bai had killed a lot of Three-headed Lightning Snakes, causing his original Three-headed Lightning Snake Aspect Totem to evolve into a Six-headed Lightning Snake. If a Six-headed Lightning Snake were to evolve once more, it would become a primordial strain-grade Nine-headed Lightning Snake.

However, even Three-headed Lightning Snakes were strong desolate beasts that even early stage Human Lords would not be able to handle.

How did Bai manage to kill Three-headed Lightning Snakes?

With the appearance of the Six-headed Lightning Snake, black clouds started to gather together as lightning started to cover the sky.

Boom!

As the lightning flashed, the dark clouds grew bigger. From the open dome of the arena, the spectators could see the dark clouds gather, as water vapor began to appear.

Not a second later, it started to rain in the arena!

"Thunderstorm?"

People felt the cool raindrops pattering on their face as they felt appalled.

Lightning resulted in rain. So when Bai conjured his Six-headed Lightning Snake Aspect Totem, due to the powerful lightning he released, it affected the weather, causing it to pour down.

It was simply inconceivable for a Yuan Foundation realm warrior to influence the weather.

"Is this Bai in his strongest state?"

People looked at Bai with alarm.

"Hahaha! It has been a while since I have felt this good!" Bai loudly laughed. Currently, he was naked from the waist up, revealing his taut muscles. His body was covered in tiger stripes and lightning tattoos, and on his chest, there was a roaring black tiger lightning beast, while a Six-headed Lightning Snake was rising up from behind him. The Black Light sword in his hand also manifested a large amount of black lightning. All of this made Bai look like a statuesque thunder god!

Yi Yun took a deep breath upon seeing Bai’s state, his expression turning solemn.

After devouring the black lightning beast, inserting its energy into his own body and then conjure up a Six-headed Lightning Snake Aspect Totem. The present Bai, who was at his peak, was too strong.

He had to go all out against Bai. However, by using all of his strength, that would mean that he would not be able to fight in the subsequent matches.

"Yi Yun, make your move! In my current state, what I look most forward to is the sword attack that you used to defeat Feng Lin! I really want to know how much damage it will cause me to take on that attack."

Bai did not say whether the attack would defeat him or not, he only questioned how much damage it would cause him. Clearly, he believed that he could withstand that attack completely! He would only be injured and not defeated!

Bai had complete confidence in himself, that he could handle the sword attack that nearly killed Feng Lin, this showed how presumptuous he was!

However, no one said anything about how presumptuous Bai was, this was because his strength gave him the right to say such words!

"Unfortunately, you can no longer use that attack. I feel regret, but I will still use my strongest state to defeat you. Make your move, maybe… you will surprise me and not disappoint me!"

Bai pointed the Black Light sword at Yi Yun!

Yi Yun sighed as he touched the Distinguished Light sword and smiled helplessly.

"Indeed, I can no longer use that sword attack… I was still having that tinge of hope about winning this overall group championship. After all, I am grateful towards the Tai Ah Divine Kingdom, so I have been reserving my strength and not use certain moves if I could help it. The energy consumption of using them will be too great, resulting in me not being able to fight the battles after. However…"

Yi Yun paused upon saying this and gently swiped his hand across the Distinguished Light sword, opening up a gash on his palm, resulting in blood flowing onto the sword.

Yi Yun's blood seemed to be like hot lava. It started burning the moment it flowed onto the Distinguished Light sword.

"However, against you, I indeed have no other choice. So be it! I will not care so much anymore and fight a magnificent battle with you!"

Yi Yun's eyes were burning with fighting spirit as he said those words.

Yi Yun was staring right at Bai, with Bai staring back at him.

"Oh? Do you still think that you have the capital to fight against me? In my upcoming attack, I will be going all out!" Bai loudly said.

Yi Yun laughed, "I will also be going all out. I believe that my full-powered attack will at least 'not make you disappointed'!"

Yi Yun used Bai's words back at him.

Bai laughed loudly, "Great! I look forward to it! Let me remind you that you might die from this attack!"

As Bai spoke, killing Qi surged from his body.

The Tai Ah Divine City warriors, especially Wen Yu, Chu Xiaoran and company who knew Yi Yun, held their breaths. Bai, in his peak state, was indeed too terrifying. He was so strong that he made people not have the courage to resist him.

In the Elder stands, Cang Yan was even more concentrated. He was afraid that Yi Yun would suffer a mishap. In his opinion, even sages in their youths did not match up the current Bai!

The rain became heavier.

Water vapor permeated the visions of people.

Bai and Yi Yun, two contemporary proud sons of Heaven, were less than 200 feet away from each other. They were looking at each other, separated by a curtain of rain.

At that moment, Bai made his move!

He brandished the black sword in his hand, and like a black bolt of lightning within the rain, he cut through the thick curtain of rain!

The power of that one sword attack was enough to shake the heaven and earth!

The entire Divine Wilderness Stage, as well as the thick purple tungsten ground, was slashed open by the sword, resulting in a huge sword scar!

Bai's sharp sword beam, along with his Six-headed Lightning Snake, rushed at Yi Yun!

Yi Yun constricted his pupils. At that moment, he too made his move. It was still the move from the sword tomb, but within it, there was now a trace of the pure Yang sword intent. This was also the strongest sword intent Yi Yun could handle at the moment.

However, just this sword intent alone was far from enough.

At that moment, a clear cry rang from within Yi Yun's body!

This clear cry seemed to be the cry of a phoenix that transcended the heavens. No matter how loud the falling rain and the rumbling thunder was, they were drowned by that clear cry.

"What was that!?"

The spectators became alarmed as the sound was too loud. It was as if it was ringing within their own ears, straight into their hearts. Yet, it was not harsh on the ears, it instead had the power to refresh their minds!

Boom!

The pure Yang flames burned, and like a Radiant Sun that exploded behind Yi Yun, the phantom image of a Tang Valley appeared behind Yi Yun. Before people could react, they saw a divine light rise up into the sky. Like a divine sword, it charged into the clouds, splitting them apart!

"Xiao!"

They once again heard that clear and loud cry. The audience helplessly watched on as a Golden Crow, covered in pure Yang flames, rushed out from Yi Yun's body, following the divine light's path all the way up!

This Golden Crow had a wingspan of tens of meters and nearly covered the entire Divine Wilderness Stage.

Under the burning of the pure Yang flames, the raindrops and water mist around it immediately evaporated!

"Heavens! What is that?"

People were extremely shocked. The divine bird that rushed out had the eyes of a crow, the beak of an eagle and the feathers of a phoenix. It had three legs and all of its feathers were burning with golden, pure Yang flames!

"Golden Crow!? Three-legged Golden Crow!?"

Some people incredulously shouted out the name. This Golden Crow had rushed out from Yi Yun's body. Could it be Yi Yun's Aspect Totem!?

"How is that possible!?"

A typical warrior, whose Aspect Totem was in the form of a king-grade desolate beast, was already extremely stunning!

Bai was such an example.

If it were a primordial strain. it would be even more fascinating. However, only Sages would have these types of aspect totems.

After all, the Aspect Totems warriors gained were obtained from the process of their hunting. Typically, those who could hunt primordial strains were only Sages.

Even Human Lords, who might have the fortuitous luck of killing a primordial strain, might not have the ability to absorb it!

A Three-legged Golden Crow!

It was a level higher than a primordial strain.

How could it appear on a Purple Blood realm warrior!?

The audience did not have time to think about it carefully. All they saw was the Three-legged Golden Crow rush at the Six-headed Lightning Snake and with a fierce cry, stretch out the sharp claws of its three legs to grab the Six-headed Lightning Snake.

Crackle!

The purple lightning roared as the pure Yang flames engulfed it. The lightning snake and Golden Crow fought a fierce battle in the sky!

Snakes, were by nature, not the match of eagles, so how could a Six-headed Lightning Snake be the match of a divine beast like the Golden Crow?

In just a few seconds, the three legs managed to hit its mark and the Golden Crow tore the Six-headed Lightning Snake open!

The Six-headed Lightning Snake began to bleed like it was a real desolate beast, made up of flesh and blood!

Yi Yun's sword followed right after the Three-legged Golden Crow killed the Six-headed Lightning Snake, sending a slash down along with the Three-legged Golden Crow!

At that moment, it was as if Heaven and Earth had lost their sound. A golden sword beam was all that was left in the sights of people. The beam illuminated the world and even the dark clouds in the sky were split apart!

Boom!

The lightning broke apart as the pure Yang flames engulfed it, burning everything to cinders.

Yi Yun's sword heavily smashed into Bai's lightning force field, and the force field shattered like it was made out of paper!

Bai was greatly alarmed and raised his sword to face the incoming attack. However, under the pressure of the terrifying pure Yang flames, as well as the Three-legged Golden Crow divine beast, he felt it was impossible to compete with them with his power alone.

Peng!

The sword beam exploded and Bai felt a strong surge rushing towards him. He was like the leaf of a tree, helpless in a stormy hurricane!

"Bai!"

Beside the Tai Ah Divine City's City Lord, the Seven Star Pagoda Owner constricted his pupils and rushed out straight away. The chair beneath him was instantly smashed to smithereens!

At the same time, Bai spat out a mouthful of blood. His protective Yuan Qi had shattered, and his sternum had completely collapsed. He was sent flying like a piece of paper. As for the deadly pure Yang sword Qi, it was still locked onto his body, wanting to take his life!

However, at that moment, the Seven Star Pagoda Owner seemed to instantaneously appear beside Bai and grabbed him.

"Peng!"

With a flick of the Seven Star Pagoda Owner's sleeves, that terrifying pure Yang sword Qi completely shattered, before even coming close to him.

Seeing the Seven Star Pagoda Owner grab the heavily injured Bai, no one spoke a single word.

The outcome of this battle was completely different to what was expected. Bai had been defeated by Yi Yun!?

In the end, Bai actually needed the strongest person of the Yun Long Divine Kingdom's entourage, the Seven Star Pagoda Owner, to personally come and save him!

The audience felt like they were in a dream, especially the Yun Long Divine Kingdom warriors who could not accept this.

Bai was their Yun Long Divine Kingdom's god of war, yet he was defeated by a youth who was younger than him and of a lower cultivation level than him. How was this possible?!

People looked up at the sky. The rain had actually stopped. Yi Yun's attack had slashed apart the dark clouds, dispersing the rain clouds that resulted from Bai's lightning!

One could cause rain, while the other had the ability to disperse clouds!

It was difficult to imagine that this battle actually reached such an extent. It was difficult to imagine that they were both only warriors from the younger generation!

However, what was most shocking of all was the Three-legged Golden Crow that flashed past in the final moments of that battle.

The mysterious phantom image that burned with golden pure Yang flames was still lodged in the iris of everyone in the audience, unable to be removed.

That was no doubt a Three-legged Golden Crow, but how could it have appeared? Was it Yi Yun's Aspect Totem?

People looked at Yi Yun and felt incredulous.

How could a Purple Blood realm warrior have a Three-legged Golden Crow as an Aspect Totem!?

True Martial World - Chapter 338: Terrible

Being trapped in the lightning force field, Yi Yun felt the current passing through his skin, which made his whole body feel numb.

"Since I can't defeat you just with speed alone, let me fight you directly!"

Bai's body was encased by purple lightning in a spasmodic manner. His clothes and hair moved along with the purple lightning.

By setting aside his speed, Bai's energy soared. At that moment, he was like a god that controlled thunder and lightning.

"Roar——!"

It was as if a behemoth roared from Bai's body as he made his move. This was the first time he was using all of his strength.

The Black Light sword, which gathered the divine lightning within the lightning force field, slashed towards Yi Yun as it emitted a tumultuous whizzing sound. The purple lightning gathered in the air as it reached an extremum, turning black in color. This black lightning eventually condensed into the shape of a lightning beast that was tens of feet long!

This lightning beast looked life-like and it’s appearance was that of a black tiger. It charged at Yi Yun.

"Lightning Kill!"

When the black lightning beast flew at Yi Yun, the purple tungsten ground beneath it melted into a molten metal.

This sort of power made the audience hold their breaths.

Seeing the black lightning beast attacking him, Yi Yun's body surged with Radiant Sun Qi, as a Tang Valley phantom image appeared behind him.

Yi Yun knew that this attack from Bai was extraordinary. Due to the difference in their cultivation levels, it was impossible for him to withstand it just with the 'Tai Ah Sacred Technique'.

Phew–

Within Yi Yun's body, the pure Yang spirit’s energy surged as he pushed the Purple Crystal to an extreme. The pure Yang spirit rapidly absorbed the pure Yang energy from the surroundings. The pure Yang spirit, which was originally burning quietly, transformed into a blazing brilliant Sun.

The pure Yang spirit nearly charged out of the Purple Crystal. It's searing power was like a tidal wave that filled Yi Yun's limbs. Yi Yun felt as if his body was burning up.

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

Yi Yun slashed his saber. His body and the Sonic Deathblade combined into one, and shot out like a meteor.

Boom!

The strong impact resulted in an aftershock that cut the purple tungsten ground up like sharp sabers.

"Careful!"

The warriors closest to the Divine Wilderness Stage could clearly feel the terrifying sword and saber Qi. Even with the protective shield separating them, they still felt the immense pressure.

The first direct clash resulted in Yi Yun's body shuddering as his hand numbed from it.

He felt the lightning entering his body as it wantonly surged through his meridians. Bai's lightning seemed to have an endless flow of power that even the pure Yang energy could not easily dissipate.

Similarly, Bai did not feel any better. Yi Yun's saber Qi was too sharp. Besides, after gaining an insight into the Pure Yang Sword Palace's sword intent, Yi Yun's Yuan Qi had an additional trace of an undying property to it. This undying power would appear even when Yi Yun did not use the Pure Yang Sword Palace's sword intent on purpose.

As such, Yi Yun's pure Yang energy was like an inextinguishable flame that burned in Bai's body. It was ineradicable so Bai's entire body felt the pain.

Both of them retreated more than a hundred feet from each other. Their faces were pale as their blood was in turmoil.

"Yi Yun!" Seeing Yi Yun's pale face with a deep frown, Wen Yu, Chu Xiaoran and company started to worry for him.

Bai was too strong!

From the strength Yi Yun had displayed up till now, it was already very difficult for him to win this battle. Even if he had won, it would have been a Pyrrhic victory!

Just from that clash of blows, both of them sustained severe internal injuries.

Bai being injured was no big deal, but with Yi Yun injured, the situation turned sour.

After all, after Bai, there were still 10 more Yun Long Divine Kingdom warriors left!

These people may be far inferior to Bai and Feng Lin, but they were also strong. Relatively speaking, Murong Guang, who Yi Yun defeated in one sword attack, was just average amongst the group.

Yi Yun had expended a lot of Yuan Qi when handling Murong Guang, even though it appeared as if it was easy.

If he were to fight against these people after fighting Bai, how much Yuan Qi would he have left?

At that time, it was unlikely Yi Yun could use that sword move again.

"Good saber attack! Such strong pure Yang energy!" As Bai said, an unnatural flush appeared on his face. He wiped the corner of his mouth, and a tiny stream of blood flowed out.

In the direct clash with Yi Yun before, his meridians had been damaged.

"However, you can't be feeling too good now. My lightning isn't that easily annihilated!"

Bai looked at Yi Yun as the corners of his mouth turned into a smile. This was a smile that arose from the excitement of meeting someone his equal. Fighting against Yi Yun made him more and more excited.

Opposite from Bai, Yi Yun looked straight into Bai's eyes as he clenched his Sonic Deathblade tighter.

It was indeed extremely difficult fighting Bai. In the end, it was too demanding for him to face fifteen elites from the Yun Long Divine Kingdom alone!

If he were to conjure his Golden Crow Aspect Totem, Yi Yun believed that his energy would be emptied out in a short period of time!

But if he did not use his Golden Crow Aspect Totem, how was he going to beat Bai?

"Again!"

Bai roared loudly and attacked once again.

"Roar——!"

Again with another roar, the black lightning beast appeared behind Bai once again.

The lightning beast was infused in Bai's Black Light sword, resulting in radiant black beams being emitted by the entire sword!

Bai leaped up high in the air, with countless number of lightning current flowing around him. It was as if numerous thick purple snakes were surging towards Bai. Within the lightning force field, he could use his full power!

Bai came attacking from the top as he charged downwards at Yi Yun.

Yi Yun constricted his pupils. With the Sonic Deathblade in his hand, a Tang Valley phantom image appeared behind him. However, this time, a mountain of corpses and sea of blood that resembled Ashura Hell appeared as well!

"Hum Hum Hum..."

Wailing sounds accompanied the burning pure Yang flames. The two powers, which were nearly exact opposites in terms of properties, were injected into the Sonic Deathblade as Yi Yun attacked from bottom to top and slashed at Bai!

"Saber Truth's 32 Words – Killing At Its Core!"

Ka-cha!

A fierce impact with the high temperatures made the purple tungsten ground below Yi Yun's feet crack and a crater formed. Yi Yun's entire body was nearly piled deep into the Divine Wilderness Stage!

However, Bai's body was sent flying tens of meters back from the impact, while he spit a mouthful of blood out in the air.

Boom!

Bai slammed heavily into the purple tungsten wall outside the Divine Wilderness Stage, deforming it. He slipped to the ground before using his Black Light sword as a crutch to stand up. His eyes sparkled with fighting spirit that exuded excitement.

Yi Yun also leaped out from the purple tungsten hole. The Sonic Deathblade formed an angle with the ground as its tip trembled slightly.

At that moment, Yi Yun's shirt was torn. One could see the contours of his chest muscles, but there were blood stains and numerous spots that had been burnt black from the lightning on them.

Bai's attack this time was even stronger than before. It was as if he had compressed all the lightning force field's energy into that sword attack, causing Yi Yun's blood to go into chaos!

The audience were quiet. From the speed battle in the beginning to the direct head-on clashes now, the battle was intensifying. Furthermore, Yi Yun and Bai's injuries were getting more severe!

What would be the outcome of this battle?

"This really feels great!"

Bai was extremely excited. It was as if he became more excited the more injured he was. "Amongst the younger generation, it has been a long time since someone has managed to fight me to my heart's content."

As Bai said this, his aura did not decrease but increased!

It was as if the injuries he had sustained were nothing to him.

"Oh!? Bai's aura is increasing?" People were alarmed. They had originally thought that the battle between Yi Yun and Bai would slowly become less intense as their energies were depleted, but now, looking at Bai, it looked like the battle would become even more intense!

"Bai still has a lot of strength he has not revealed. Or maybe it should be said that due to the excitement from fighting Yi Yun, he was able to release his body's hidden potential power."

"Bai still hasn't conjured his Aspect Totem!"

People from the Yun Long Divine Kingdom turned excited.

To them, although the overall group championship was filled with ups and downs, and even though Yi Yun was extraordinary, the eventual outcome still wouldn’t change.

Bai was their Yun Long Divine Kingdom's god of war. Other than Bai, there was no lack in strong experts amongst the other ten people. Many of them were stronger than Jun Yue because they had the advantage of age!

"This mad man..."

In the Elder stands, Cang Yan looked at Bai as he swore.

Even he had to admit that this battle was getting harder. Bai was the type that grew stronger the more he fought. Fighting such a war junkie was the trickiest!

"Cang Yan!" At that moment, a Yuan Qi transmission rang in Cang Yan's ear. Cang Yan turned his head and saw that it was the Tai Ah Divine City's City Lord.

"The outcome of this battle is still up in the air. If Yi Yun is defeated, you have to make a move and save Yi Yun. Do not allow him to have any mishaps in his battle with Bai."

"Similarly, if Yi Yun were to defeat Bai, then we shall call it quits for the overall group championship. There is no need to fight the battles after this as there is no way we can win. Instead, I fear that someone will deliberately hurt Yi Yun severely, and gain fame within the Yun Long Divine Kingdom from this battle. I do not want to see Yi Yun severely injured under the hands of these weak juniors."

Hearing the City Lord's words, Cang Yan felt heart-warmed.

Cang Yan had already treated Yi Yun as if he was half a disciple of his. Seeing the City Lord not pursue victory for this overall group championship, and prioritizing Yi Yun's safety first, Cang Yan could only feel grateful.

"I know, with me around, I will not let Yi Yun get into an accident."

...

On the Divine Wilderness Stage, Yi Yun and Bai were standing about a hundred feet from each other.

Both of them could feel the other's powerful strength.

"Yi Yun! I know you are worried about the battles after this, but… I think your worries are unnecessary. That is because you will not have a single chance defeating me if you do not go all out!"

"Even if you were to go all out, the chances of you winning is slim. Without being able to use that sword move, it is nearly impossible for you to defeat me!"

Bai felt regret as he really wanted to encounter Yi Yun's sword attack. He wanted to battle a Yi Yun that was at his peak!

As Bai was speaking, a black lightning beast phantom image appeared behind him for the third time, "I wish that our battle was able to decide the champion of the overall group match between the Tai Ah Divine Kingdom and the Yun Long Divine Kingdom. However, it is is a pity that I do not have the power to make this decision. Letting you rest for two hours was the limit!"

Bai said frankly as Yi Yun nodded, "I understand!"

Bai could at most make decisions in his own battle, but he could not arrange the battles of the other people in the overall group championship.

Bai flicked his sword blade and a glimmer flashed in his eyes, "Being able to fight with you to such an extent has left me greatly satisfied. To show you my respect, I will use my strongest move to defeat you next!"

True Martial World - Chapter 337: Lightning Force Field

No matter who faced Bai, that person would end up experiencing extreme pressure!

Other than his extreme speed he also had unfathomable strength.

Yi Yun's speed clearly could not keep up with Bai’s. This worried many of the Tai Ah Divine City warriors.

At that moment, Yi Yun closed both his eyes. A human's eye would have the after-image of a person left behind in it if the opponent was faster than a tenth of a second. As Bai's speed was too fast, one would only see numerous after-images due to his blazing speed. As a result, it was very difficult to lock onto Bai's location.

Yi Yun opened up the Purple Crystal's energy vision. Within the energy vision, all the after-images disappeared, only leaving behind a energy beam that moved at high speeds!

The energy vision could see through to the most fundamental energy flow, leaving no after-images behind.

In his energy vision, Yi Yun was able to clearly see Bai's location.

"Yi Yun closed his eyes!?"

"Is he only relying on his perception?"

Seeing Yi Yun close his eyes, people were alarmed. To Purple Blood realm and Yuan Foundation realm warriors, their Yuan Qi perception was relatively weak so it was inferior to using their own eyes.

In this split second, people had no time to think over it carefully as they saw a purple beam flash past!

"Cha!"

The Black Light sword's trajectory left an energy ripple in the air.

Yi Yun felt as if he was standing on a lake. Bai's sword was like a swimming fish, and as it swam, it agitated the lake's water, forming ripples that reached Yi Yun's heart.

At that moment, Yi Yun made his move. With a saber and sword, Saber and Sword Combined!

Yi Yun did not use the Pure Yang Sword Palace sword intent. Having entered the saber tomb as well as the sword tomb, he had gained insight into both sword and saber intents from this heritage ground of sword and saber.

Although the saber and sword tombs were greatly inferior to the Pure Yang Sword Palace, they still far exceeded the realms of many Tai Ah Divine Kingdom sages!

"Ka-cha!"

Yi Yun's sword and saber clashed against the Black Light sword!

The energy collision set off a fierce explosion as purple light swept across the area, as if many purple snakes were dancing in the air. And within this surging wave of purple, there was also burning pure Yang energy!

Yi Yun's saber and sword Qi were burning like the Sun. He had blocked Bai's attack head on!

Bai's attack speed was fast, faster than Yi Yun by a lot, but Yi Yun's sword and saber moves had characteristics that Bai lacked. They were steady, as Yi Yun's domineering stance was like a towering mountain. His energy was like the roar of the ocean!

In a blink of an eye, Bai and Yi Yun had exchanged hundreds of blows!

During this period, the number of attacks Bai did were at least twice those of Yi Yun's as their speed differed by a level.

If this was any other person, an opponent whose speed was inferior to Bai, that person would have been defeated by Bai's fast attacks.

However, this time it was against Yi Yun, as such, the situation was completely different.

Although Bai's attack speed was faster, he was not able to break through Yi Yun's defenses.

That sword and saber were like a dragon and a tiger. They defended Yi Yun's body flawlessly. It was impossible to break through them.

Bai would attack twice, but Yi Yun would use a single move to block them both.

The exchange of blows became more intense. People could only see the numerous after-images in the middle of the stage. It was like a crazy storm. Bai's speed was obvious, and although Yi Yun's speed was a bit slower, that was only relative to Bai. To others, it was still an unattainable speed!

Sword beams! Saber beams!

Pure Yang energy! Lightning energy!

Marks began to appear on the purple tungsten tiles of the Divine Wilderness Stage due to the unrestrained surging energies.

"This is too terrifying. Is this the battle scene of the number one people from the Yun Long Divine Kingdom and the Tai Ah Divine Kingdom?"

Quite a number of people in the audience came from the ten Southern countries or other smaller factions. Their tournament was separate from the Yun Long Divine Kingdom and the Tai Ah Divine Kingdom.

Seeing Yi Yun exchange blows with Bai, no matter how much the ten Southern countries and the factions did not want to admit, they definitely had no temper left.

"This speed… This strength. Our country's number one person may be pretty wild, but compared to them, he will probably lose in just a few seconds..."

"Our country is about the same. There is always someone stronger..."

A few warriors from the smaller countries said as they swallowed their saliva. They had never thought that it would be possible for the younger generation to fight at such a high level, let alone see one.

At that moment a "Peng" sound rang out as some Yuan Qi exploded, sending out a shock wave. Yi Yun and Bai separated from each other.

The exchange of blows before was like a storm. It was unknown how many blows they had exchanged noveltranslationweb.blogspot.com

Yi Yun and Bai stood about 200 feet apart. The remnant Yuan Qi still lingering between them.

"I have to admit that even with my speed being faster than your’s, I still cannot beat you by using speed!"

Bai's voice was solemn. Before this, he had always won just by using his speed. However, today, against Yi Yun, he had to change that view.

One could still break through fast speeds.

Previously, the opponents he faced were all lacking. Now, against an expert, such unexpected scenarios could happen.

Yi Yun said, "When you are obsessed with speed, your attack power naturally weakens!"

"You are right. Fighting with you has not disappointed me. You and I have to battle to mature. Only by facing more experts will we learn. Only then will we no longer become flustered when we face unforeseen circumstances in a life and death battle."

Bai said as he stabbed his sword into the purple tungsten tiles.

"Zi Zi Zi!"

With the sound of electric currents being released, Yi Yun felt a current from from the tiles. It made him feel numb!

Yi Yun immediately circulated his pure Yang Qi to withstand the attack.

"Oh? Bai transmitted lightning into the purple tungsten tiles, using the ground to attack Yi Yun?" Many people were stunned. The ground seemed to be adverse against Yi Yun.

Soon however, they shut up. They realized that a purple light curtain had appeared above the Divine Wilderness Stage. Like a huge bowl, it engulfed the Divine Wilderness Stage.

"This is?"

Many people were confused.

"It's a force field!" Amongst the crowd, a person at the Human Lord level alarmedly said, "Force fields are also known as a domain. Only a very limited number of people are able to have such supernatural affinity with certain laws . Only then can they gain such insight. Unexpectedly, this youth in black can have his own force field at such a young age..."

Anyone could learn laws when they reached a high realm of cultivation. The only difference was one's level of understanding of the laws.

Force fields however, were different.

Force fields were extremely profound. Non-geniuses amongst geniuses would not be able to gain such insight.

If one's affinity with the laws were insufficient, then one would not be able to gain insight into force fields throughout their entire lives. And this affinity with laws was decided congenitally. The results from subsequent hard work was extremely limited.

Not even Yuan Foundation realm warriors, peak-Human Lords, or even sages, they could all fail at gaining insight into nomological force fields. This was because sages could be strong in other areas and still not necessarily have a high affinity with certain laws.

For example, Jian Ge focused on swords and was matchless in swordsmanship.

For laws, Jian Ge cultivated the 'Tai Ah Sacred Technique', and although he had reached a very high realm, he was still lacking affinity with pure Yang energy, so up to this day, he was still unable to create his own pure Yang force field.

When Bai used his lightning force field, even the Elders in the Elder stands were shocked, let alone the audience.

This black-clothed youth was no doubt a darling of lightning. He was a natural Son of Lightning.

His understanding and affinity with the lightning laws were shocking!

True Martial World - Chapter 336: Son of Lightning

As Bai stood up and drew his sword, the arena, which was originally very quiet, became so silent that one could hear a pin drop.

Bai was finally fighting. Due to the Yun Long Divine Kingdom's side being so strong in the alliance tournament, Bai had never needed to fight until now.

This was the first time he was actually fighting in any real sense of the word.

Yi Yun also stood up and, with his right hand, took out the Sonic Deathblade.

A saber in his right hand and a sword in his left.

"His saber is in his right hand while his sword is in his left hand. Is Yi Yun going to rely mostly on the saber?"

Many people began to worry upon seeing Yi Yun use his saber against Bai.

To them, Yi Yun's sword was much stronger than his saber.

"Why is he not using his sword?" Many people were curious.

Someone shook his head, "Against Bai, it is likely that Yi Yun cannot continuously use his sword, or maybe it is that he will not be able to handle the energy drain."

Yi Yun's sword attacks were only stronger than his saber attacks when the Pure Yang Sword Palace's sword intent was used. And once the pure Yang sword intent was used, even just a tenth of it would be beyond that which Yi Yun's body could handle.

Nonetheless, if Yi Yun was going to rely mostly on his saber, how was he to defeat Bai?

"Thank you for giving me two hours to recuperate! Are you not afraid that by giving me two hours to recover, it might led to your defeat?"

Yi Yun casually shook the Sonic Deathblade as he injected Yuan Qi into it.

"Weng–”

The saber blade emitted a clear hum that sounded like the roar of a dragon. The Sonic Deathblade's sound waves alone could kill.

Bai however, was not affected by the Sonic Deathblade's hum. When the sound wave was 3 feet away from him, it was destroyed by his protective sword Qi.

"If you want to thank me, just go all out! It has been a long time since last I looked forward to a fight. I can only wish for you having the ability to defeat me. It is a pity that, in the past two years, I have never suffered defeat against the Yun Long Divine Kingdom's younger generation."

"One victorious battle after another, not only does it not make me feel delighted, it also makes me feel perplexed. The Yun Long Divine Kingdom is just a tiny stage, I do not want to be blinded by the halo titles of being 'Yun Long Divine Kingdom's Number One' or 'Invincible amongst the Younger Generation'. If I do, I might not know how strong I am when I leave the Yun Long Divine Kingdom and enter a stronger faction. Maybe I would be as ridiculous as a frog in a well?"

"I do not want to end up in that situation. Therefore, your appearance has made me excited. If I were to be defeated by you, I will feel glad. I am not afraid of others surpassing me, I am only afraid that I do not know how far a real elite has progressed. If humans do not have a goal, they will be lost! Only with a goal will I be excited!"

The usually silent Bai suddenly spoke a lot.

Yi Yun was slightly stunned upon hearing this. He never expected Bai to have such thoughts and vision.

Indeed, be it the Yun Long Divine Kingdom or the Tai Ah Divine Kingdom, they were just a drop in the ocean of this vast world.

Bai could not see how vast the world was, but he could foresee it.

As for Yi Yun, he really had seen a corner of that magnificent world. In the Pure Yang Sword Palace, that bronze giant who could destroy worlds and the Pure Yang Sword Palace owner left Yi Yun shocked.

The mushroom knows not the alternation of day and night, while the short-lived cicada does not know the seasons. If one were to see the vast world yet not explore it, turning to dust hundreds or thousands of years later, then what difference was there between them and the mushrooms and cicadas?

Such a life was too insignificant for people not resigning to fate. Yi Yun wished that he could be an equal of the world, becoming a main character of the current generation.

With the Purple Crystal, Yi Yun was already standing higher than others. As such, did he have any reason to slack off?

"Words are needless, let us fight!" Bai said and with a light "Chi" sound, lightning emerged from his sword's blade.

The purple lightning were like small snakes surging wantonly.

The law Bai cultivated was Lightning!

Yuan Foundation realm elites all cultivated a certain law. Thunder-elemental laws belonged to one of the nature-based elemental laws of Wind, Snow, Thunder and Lightning. They were ranked equal to the five elements, but exceeded them in power.

"This sword's name is Black Light." Bai stretched out his index and middle finger as he gently stroked the sword's blade. The sword blade was black and did not reflect a single beam of light. It was only three feet long and the sword's pommel was unsophisticated while the sword's hilt was covered in old snake skin. Under the illumination of the lightning, the snake skin's scales had a luster sheen.

"I am going to attack!"

Just as Bai finished speaking, a purple beam suddenly flashed. The Black Light sword had stabbed straight through Yi Yun!

Bai's sword was so fast that it exceeded the limits of human recognition.

People only saw a purple flash and then Bai's sword had pierced through Yi Yun's chest!

"What?"

Some people gasped, but in a blink of an eye, Yi Yun's figure slowly blurred before completely disappearing.

Yi Yun's body had already appeared more than a hundred feet away.

It was an after-image that was stabbed.

Seeing Yi Yun look completely fine, many Tai Ah Divine City warriors let out a sigh of relief. This attack was too soul-wrenching. Before they could even react, the sword had already hit its mark. Thankfully Yi Yun's speed was very fast, if it was switched to them being on stage, they would have died.

"Your movement technique is not bad. Large success stage of Minute Subtlety!" Bai praised, "However… Minute Subtlety is just a form of controlling one's body. By perfectly doing so, one can dodge the attacks from enemies, but..."

Once Bai said that, his words took a sudden turn, "There is a limit to how well you can control your body. The potential of Minute Subtlety is only that much. It is only able to work wonders at a low level. When one's level slowly increases, especially when one begins to learn laws, the power of laws will far exceed that of Minute Subtlety and will completely replace it! As for Thunder and Lightning, it is the law that is best for speed."

"If what you just did was the limit to your speed, then I am afraid you have already lost!"

As Bai said that, purple lightning flashed all over his body. Just a simple movement of his formed multiple layers of after-images around his body.

"Extreme speed!"

Bai shook his Black Light sword and after-images began to appear. It was impossible to tell Bai's position. This time, Bai's speed was even faster than before!

Soon, the stage was completely filled with Bai's after-images. There were tens of after-images!

Many people focused their minds, trying with great difficulty to see through Bai's after-images, but it was to no avail. It was as if Bai had completely transformed into a lightning bolt. His figure was surging around on the stage freely, leaving behind traces of lightning.

There were streaks of lightning and after-images of Bai everywhere!

"Such a fast speed! This black-clothed youth can trump many just with his speed. Besides, speed should just be a small aspect of his strengths." Even a Tai Ah Divine City Elder's expression changed upon seeing this!

All the martial arts in the world could not be defeated if one was fast enough. If the speed reached an extreme limit, one could pierce through an opponent's throat before they could even react. This was the split moment that decided victory.

People looked with bated breaths as the after-images surrounded Yi Yun.

Yi Yun tightly clenched his Sonic Deathblade and became extremely wary. Bai's speed was indeed very terrifying.

"Cha!"

A purple beam flashed and like a lightning bolt, appeared before Yi Yun and sent out a hundred stabs in an instance!

These dense sword beams formed a lightning web that covered Yi Yun.

Minute Subtlety!

Yi Yun's pupils constricted as he hurriedly retreated backward. However, Bai's attack was too fast, so fast that it far exceeded Yi Yun's dodging speed.

"Chi! Chi! Chi!"

Along with the sound of lightning, Yi Yun's protective Yuan Qi was torn apart. The lightning current surged into Yi Yun's meridians and made him feel paralyzed.

Yi Yun's clothes were cut apart by the sword Qi, blood appearing on his arms and shoulders!

Tai Ah Sacred Technique!

Yi Yun circulated his body's Yuan Qi. With the pure Yang Qi, he annihilated the lightning powers within his meridians. His body flashed and he was now 200 feet away!

It was too fast!

Yi Yun felt awed. He had just used a perfect Minute Subtlety movement technique, yet he was still unable to completely dodge Bai's sword beams.

No matter what law it was, once it was understood well enough, it would be so powerful that it was shocking. And Bai was no doubt a youth that had reached an extreme level in the Thunder and Lightning elemental laws.

"I have not met my match amongst the Yun Long Divine Kingdom younger generation because none of them are able to keep up with my speed! I can easily attack anyone who is slower than me. It's even to the point where I even have many methods that I have never tried before. It is a huge regret of mine! Yi Yun, is this as far as you can go? If that is the case, then I am too disappointed. Originally, I was looking forward to going all out when fighting against you!"

As Bai said this, there were many lightning after-images around his body. Above the Divine Wilderness Stage, there were surging purple bolts everywhere. Clearly, it was very easy for Bai to maintain this speed; hence, he could speak this calmly.

Upon seeing this scene and hearing Bai's words, the Tai Ah Divine City's warriors were shocked. They finally understood how strong Bai was. If their speed was inferior to his, then they would be defeated by him. However, with such speed, who could match him?

Yi Yun's speed was already very fast, but it was still inferior to Bai's!

And taking 10,000 steps back, even if he could catch up to Bai's speed, Bai still had other tricks up his sleeve.

Extreme speed was just a small portion of Bai's Lightning laws.

Completely opposite from the Tai Ah Divine Kingdom warriors' astonishment, the Yun Long Divine Kingdom warriors were burning with excitement. Bai was their Yun Long Divine Kingdom's god of war, and was also known as the Son of Lightning.

Most of them had only heard of Bai, but had never seen him fight.

Today however, seeing Bai's prominence, they felt extremely excited and were greatly looking forward to it!

"As long as one's speed is inferior to yours, they will be defeated by you?"

Yi Yun gently wiped off the blood from his body. Yi Yun had always been confident when it came to his speed. Back when Yi Yun's strength had not greatly increased, he had relied on his speed when fighting against Liu Yuxing and Qiuniu. Yi Yun had previously amazed everyone, but now however, he could only admit that he was slower than Bai.

With slow speed, one was at a greatly disadvantaged, whether it was offensive or defensive!

If he could not block Bai's stabs or touch Bai’s sleeves when attacking, then there was no doubt that the results of this battle would end with his loss.

This was why Bai said that if Yi Yun's speed was inferior to his, then Yi Yun would be easily defeated.

At that moment, Bai's speed increased again. There were more and more after-images appearing on the stage, and each after-image was surging with lightning, completely surrounding Yi Yun!

True Martial World - Chapter 335: Two Hours

Everyone knew that with more than ten people fighting him one after another, Yi Yun would definitely not be able to last more than a few rounds. However, everyone wanted to be the last person to end the situation. As prominent figures of the Yun Long Divine Kingdom, no one wanted to be the second Murong Guang, sustaining serious injuries that would affect their own future.

At that moment, Yi Yun's left hand trembled gently. One blood vessel after another began to bulge. Although they did not rupture, they still looked like they were under immense stress. It seemed like Yi Yun was still greatly depleted from using that sword attack.

He took out another container of beast blood and tossed his head back to drink it down.

Many people turned speechless seeing this scene. They felt that Yi Yun should suffer a calamity from the skies and be struck by lightning. He always misled people. His hands were already trembling, the meridians and blood vessels on his arm had ruptured and his Yuan Qi had been greatly depleted. From the looks of it, he should not have lasted long, yet he nearly killed Murong Guang with his sword attack. With him doing this again, he made them lose confidence.

And that beast blood, what was it?

It seemed like the effects were very noticeable after drinking it. If it was ordinary desolate beast blood, then the effects should be very typical.

If it was the blood of a primordial strain, ignoring the preciousness of it, it was not easy to absorb the primordial strain's blood with his Purple Blood realm cultivation level.

The blood of a primordial strain was no different than poison for many warriors.

Without knowing the full details, many of the Yun Long Divine Kingdom elites were in a dilemma.

They were as concerned about their future prospects as they treasured their lives. When they believed they could not beat Yi Yun, all of them hesitated as none of them took the initiative to stand forward.

At that moment, Bai quietly stood up. Without a word, he walked up the Divine Wilderness Stage.

When Yi Yun saw Bai appear, his pupils constricted. He gripped his sword’s hilt tightly and breathed slowly. At that moment, Yi Yun was a like a desolate beast that was poised to attack.

Finally, he was going to fight this youth in black!

Yi Yun could guess the difficulty of this battle. If he was still at his peak condition, he would definitely look forward to the battle with Bai and would be filled with confidence.

However…now, Yi Yun was lacking in confidence. He did not know how strong Bai really was, nor did he know what moves he had.

The entire arena immediately turned silent.

Everyone was watching the Divine Wilderness Stage quietly, awaiting the final battle.

In the participant benches, Wen Yu, Chu Xiaoran, and other Tai Ah Divine City warriors were worried for Yi Yun. Unless a miracle happened, Yi Yun was unlikely to be able to use the strong sword attack he used to defeat Feng Lin.

Without that attack, could Yi Yun win against the unfathomable youth in black, Bai?

Amongst those people included the people in the Elder stands. There, the expressions of Cang Yan and company were solemn. They did not know what the outcome of the battle would be. Now, Cang Yan no longer cared if Yi Yun won the overall group championship, he was only worried about Yi Yun suffering any mishaps. If that happened, it would not have been worth it noveltranslationweb.blogspot.com

In the corner of the arena was a girl in red clothes. She was watching all of this quietly.

She was Luo Huo'er.

Luo Huo'er gave the reason of her being bad at actual combat to not participate in the alliance tournament. However, she had quietly come to the arena to watch the final match.

Since she was just there to watch, she was not worried about having any abnormalities discovered, as long as she didn’t reveal the special energy within her body.

"Miss, that black-clothed guy looks very strong…"

Standing beside Luo Huo'er was the short-legged Dong'er.

"Tsk, are you worried about that rascal, Yi Yun?"

Dong'er immediately shut up. She slipped a glance at Luo Huo'er. She was unsure what Luo Huo'er was thinking, so at that moment, she felt that it was best she kept quiet.

Up on the Divine Wilderness Stage, the black-clothed youth was hugging his sword and did not attack Yi Yun.

"Are the two of you ready?" A Tai Ah Divine City referee asked.

At that moment, Bai extended a finger and looked at Yi Yun, "One two-hour period! I will only wait one two-hour period!"

When he said this, the entire audience became slightly stunned.

Two hours? This black-clothed youth was giving Yi Yun time to recuperate?

In the seats of honor, the Seven Star Pagoda Owner frowned.

Although he was extremely confident in Bai, that even if Bai were to fight against Yi Yun in his optimal state, he would have 80-90% chances of winning, he did not wish for Bai to give the other party time to recuperate his physical strength.

After all, this match was of grave importance. If a 100% guarantee could be accomplished, then it should not be any less. Now, having lost the teenager division championship, if the overall group championship had any mishaps, then he would be ridiculed by countless numbers of people when he returned to the Yun Long Divine Kingdom.

"Bai! You are being too arrogant!" The Seven Star Pagoda Owner said with a stern voice that rang in Bai's ear. "You do not have the right to underestimate the enemy at that moment!"

"I'm not being arrogant, nor am I underestimating my enemy. I just want to have a proper and real duel. If the Lord Pagoda Owner isn't agreeable, you can always find someone else to replace me."

"You…" The Seven Star Pagoda Owner glanced at others as he frowned even more. Without Bai fighting Yi Yun, it was useless hoping for the others to win.

The Seven Star Pagoda Owner knew Bai's personality. No matter what others said, once Bai made a decision, he would not waver. His personality gave people headaches.

The Seven Star Pagoda Owner had no choice but to accept it. He knew that punishing Bai was also pointless.

"Two hours?" Yi Yun looked at Bai with surprised. He never expected the other party to have such a request. He looked at the Yun Long Divine Kingdom's authority, the Seven Star Pagoda Owner who did not have any objections.

As such, Yi Yun sat down cross-legged, "Even if you are giving me time, I will not go easy!"

"That suits me!" Bai's voice was clear. "Resting for two hours will also not restore your arm, this actually…isn't a battle I want."

Bai looked at Yi Yun's hand and felt a sense of regret. He wanted to experience the power of that sword attack.

"You will have the chance in the future."

Yi Yun hurriedly began conditioning his breathing. He was just in need of time to absorb the two containers of Golden Crow species heart blood he had drunk.

Two hours of rest was extremely important for Yi Yun.

His opponent was not only Bai but the rest too.

He expected the fight with Bai to be even harder than the battle with Feng Lin. After finishing the battle, even if he won, he would be left with even less Yuan Qi.

There was still a bit of Golden Crow precious blood left. Using that precious blood and the remaining Yuan Qi he had to deal with the remaining 11 Yun Long Divine Kingdom members would be extremely difficult.

Time slowly passed as everyone watched the stage with bated breaths. No one spoke a word, nor did anyone leave.

People were waiting for the two hours to pass.

Yi Yun's hand no longer bled, and his meridians were slowly joining up. As long as he did not use the complete sword intent from the Pure Yang Sword Palace, Yi Yun's hands would be completely fine.

Yi Yun, who was meditating, slowly felt the Golden Crow species blood in his body burning. This energy made Yi Yun's body fill with fighting spirit.

Bai watched Yi Yun from a distance of a hundred feet away. Bit by bit, he wrapped a white cloth around his hand. When he finish winding the cloth, Bai stood up and said calmly, "The time is up."

True Martial World - Chapter 334: Golden Crow’s Precious Blood

There was extremely rich pure Yang energy in the Golden Crow species's precious blood.

It was better than any healing medicine by many times. Typical healing medicines, even very high-grade ones, were limited when used by Purple Blood realm warriors. As Purple Blood realm warriors could only absorb a tiny amount, and even after absorbing it, the medicinal essence would take a while to be digested. After all, the medicinal properties of these healing medicines were different to the warrior's energy.

However, since this was the precious blood of the Golden Crow species. The situation was completely different.

As Yi Yun had absorbed the Golden Crow species's beast mark and had condensed a Golden Crow Aspect Totem, the essence and pure Yang energy in the precious blood was highly compatible with Yi Yun considering that they came from the same source. Hence, it was very easy for him to absorb it.

After Yi Yun drank the Golden Crow's precious blood, he felt as if there was a pure Yang flame burning in his body. The wanton energy first entered his dantian, and from there, it flowed out into his limbs. This feeling was extremely comfortable!

As for Yi Yun's heavily injured arm, the muscles in it were slowly moving, giving him an itchy feeling.

This meant that the muscles in Yi Yun's arm were quickly regrowing. His wound was also healing. Although his flesh was growing rapidly, it was extremely difficult for his meridians to connect back together.

Even though the Golden Crow species's precious blood came from the same source as Yi Yun's energy, it could not recover Yi Yun's arm in such a short time span.

"Taking medicine?"

Although he did not know what Yi Yun had drunk, Murong Guang could roughly guess that it was most likely the blood of some desolate beast. How effective could it be for healing one's wounds and replenishing Yuan Qi?

"Meet your death!"

Murong Guang unsheathed his saber and his Yuan Qi exploded. Although he knew that Yi Yun could not recover greatly from drinking the rejuvenating beast blood, he did not want to give Yi Yun any time for a breather. That would only create more variables in this battle.

He wanted to defeat Yi Yun in one blow, becoming the Yun Long Divine Kingdom's hero!

Defeating the person who defeated Feng Lin, how impressive was that?

"This shameless villain!"

Off the stage, the Tai Ah Divine City warriors were fuming. Yi Yun had just consumed medicine, yet Murong Guang didn’t even wait to attack.

It was really like when the tiger enters leveled land, he would be insulted by dogs! Yi Yun may be strong, but fighting against more than 10 Yun Long Divine Kingdom warriors turn by turn in such a condition fated him to be defeated. He might not even be able to beat Murong Guang.

Just thinking of Yi Yun losing to this nameless and shameless scum made the Tai Ah Divine City warriors’ hearts burn.

Losing to Feng Lin was alright, but losing to such a person only made one furious.

At that moment, Murong Guang had already charged at Yi Yun. He was brandishing his saber while laughing loudly, "I'll show you my family's 'Murong Saber Technique'. This is a top class heritage saber technique of the Yun Long Divine Kingdom. Today, I'll open your eyes! Letting you be defeated by this top class saber technique is me valuing you."

As he said that, his saber gave rise to numerous saber images. These saber images condensed into a tiger that charged at Yi Yun.

This was a tiger condensed from saber Qi.

Roar!

The tiger gave a tumultuous roar which echoed throughout the arena, hurting everyone’s eardrums!

At that moment, Yi Yun remained ever calm against the tiger.

His brain was recalling the sword attack from before. The sword Qi condensed from the powerful Heaven Earth Yuan Qi went beyond the limitations of his meridians.

His arm had yet to recover and he could not use that attack again. However, after consuming the Golden Crow species's precious blood, Yi Yun had the ability to carry on. So what if he held back his Yuan Qi, and only used a tenth of that attack's power?

Yi Yun cleansed his soul and passed the sword to his left hand. The memories of the broken sword flashed in his mind as the scene of the Sword Palace owner cutting the bronze giant's head open once again appeared in his mind, clearer this time.

Yi Yun gently slashed with his left hand, following the Sword Palace's owner's strike.

"Cha!"

A sword beam, the thickness of a chopstick, shot out from Yi Yun's sword and it seemed to be hidden within the distortions of space-time.

This sword beam may be thin, but it did not mean that the injected energy was weak. It was because his sword Qi had reached an extreme, and it could compress the essence of the Yuan Qi greatly which resulted in this.

This sword beam was extremely sharp as it shot straight at the tiger's eyebrows!

Whew!

The sword beam did not meet any resistance as it pierced straight through the area between the tiger's eyebrows. The tiger was still charging at Yi Yun but it had been pierced by Yi Yun's sword beam!

This attack flew at Murong Guang in an unrivaled state.

"What!?"

Murong Guang was shocked. As he retreated, he brandished his saber to block!

"Ding!"

With a metallic clang, Murong Guang felt pain in his arm. The thigh of his palm felt pain. There was a small hole, the size of a pinky, melted through his saber due to the highly compressed pure Yang sword beam!

Murong Guang watched the small hole form and next, he heard the sound of his protective Yuan Qi tear apart. At the same time, he felt pain in his heart. He felt great pain in his chest as his vision turned blurry.

He saw spurting blood. He felt his entire body lose all its energy as he knelt on the ground.

Murong Guang touched his chest and his fingers were covered with blood!

"I…"

He looked disbelieving at the wound on his chest. From the small wound, blood spurted out. However, Murong Guang knew that his body had been pierced right through by the sword beam!

"How is it possible… he was clearly… heavily injured…!"

"Peng!"

Murong Guang felt dizzy as his vision became even more blurry. With that, he fell straight to the ground.

"Peng!"

After a thud, blood flowed out of Murong Guang's chest, covering the floor with a pool of blood.

Everyone around the Divine Wilderness Stage who saw this scene was horrified!

Murong Guang's body had been pierced by Yi Yun's sword attack?

Just a few seconds ago, Yi Yun was still severely injured and it did not seem like he could make it, while Murong Guang seemed to have a forceful stance, wanting to defeat Yi Yun in one strike while he was weak.

Even to the Tai Ah Divine City warriors, it was highly likely that Murong Guang would have defeated Yi Yun.

However, in a split second, the situation was completely reversed!

After Murong Guang, who was once prominent, brandished his saber, he had been penetrated by Yi Yun's attack without actually exchanging blows with Yi Yun. It was still unknown if he was dead or alive!

Yi Yun was already so injured, yet he could be this strong!?

People looked at Yi Yun with their eyelids twitching. Especially the Yun Long Divine Kingdom warriors who felt a chill looking at Yi Yun.

At that moment, Yi Yun's right hand was no longer trembling. However, he was undeniably still greatly drained and his arm was still bleeding.

Although he was in a state of nearly breaking down, he had still defeated Murong Guang with one attack.

It was shocking. His vitality and combat power could be compared to that of a humanoid desolate beast…

At that moment, with a "shua" sound, a Yun Long Divine Kingdom Elder had instantaneously appeared on the Divine Wilderness Stage.

He lifted Murong Guang up and fed him healing medicine.

At that moment, Murong Guang could no longer swallow, so the Elder had to use Yuan Qi to force the medicine down his throat.

After checking Murong Guang's injuries, the Elder's face turned sullen.

"His left lung was been pierced, hurting his heart, resulting in spasms in his heart, and this prevented the heart from delivering blood. This kind of injury would be difficult to treat even with sacred medicine. Yi Yun, you sure are ruthless!"

The white-robed Elder looked angrily at Yi Yun with killing intent.

The people around the Divine Wilderness Stage gasped. Previously when Yi Yun fought with Kui Yu, he had purposely missed Kui Yu's organs.

But this time, he did not.

For Yuan Foundation realm warriors, they might not be able to recover in more than half a year when their hearts were injured. Just a bit of intense motion would cause the heart to not be able to provide blood, causing one to lose their breath.

The teenage years were the most precious period of the elites present. This was the period when warriors grew in strength rapidly. It could be said they were different every month.

After being so heavily injured, losing more than half a year's time, it would definitely affect one's accomplishments in the future!

Facing the white-robed Elder's killing gaze, Yi Yun did not cower in fear. He did not break any rules, so the other party could not do anything to him.

Sure enough, after the white-robed Elder expressed his killing intent, all the Elders on the Tai Ah Divine City stood up and locked on to the white-robed Elder. If he were to make a move, all of them would attack.

In a split second, the entire arena turned quiet as the atmosphere became tense.

Yi Yun was holding the Distinguished Light sword with both his arms bleeding. The blood flowed down the sword's blade and onto the floor, giving rise to the clear dripping sound. It filled the quiet arena.

"My physical condition isn't good so I cannot control my strength very well. For the upcoming battles, I will go all out. Every attack I use will be aimed at a vital part and I will not hold back. For anyone who comes up, I cannot guarantee that you can live going down!"

Yi Yun's words almost made the air freeze!

"This Yi Yun is courting death!" A Yun Long Divine Kingdom warrior said angrily.

"He is too arrogant!" a person echoed.

However, those who were angry quickly understood why Yi Yun was doing so.

The Yun Long Divine Kingdom participants for the overall group championship exceeded the teenager group in strength. All of them were strong and their numbers were great.

Yi Yun would not be able to handle the challenges of more than ten people from beginning to the end.

Now, he had to save his Yuan Qi and stamina for every battle.

Just like in the previous battle, Yi Yun may seem to defeat Murong Guang easily, but how easy was it really?

The fact was that it wasn't. If it was that simple, Yi Yun could have defeated Murong Guang like he did with Kui Yu with the saber techniques from the saber tomb. That would reduce his energy consumption to the minimum.

However, he had used the sword intent from the Pure Yang Sword Palace. Although it was a small amount of energy, it was still an immense stress on Yi Yun's meridians and stamina.

If this went on, in a few battles, Yi Yun's Yuan Qi would be depleted. The meridians on both his hands would not be able to bear it and rupture. When that happened, Yi Yun would not be able to fight anymore.

When forced into this situation, would Yi Yun hold back?

Of course not!

Whoever wanted to challenge him had to pay the price!

They might be severely injured, crippled or even die!

As such, the people who wanted to challenge Yi Yun had to weigh the benefits to decide if it was worth it.

Going up was to be cannon fodder. They would consume Yi Yun's energy, but they had to give up the degrading of their future achievements. They might even pay the price of death. As such, no one was willing to come up.

This was Yi Yun's battle strategy. It was a bloody and simple, yet effective.

Indeed, after Yi Yun said those words, the Yun Long Divine Kingdom overall group participants frowned. When their gaze clashed with Yi Yun's cold gaze, they felt their confidence drop.