Even Li Daoxuan, Yan Chihuo, and Bing Ling, who came from the same place as Ye Chen, felt that Ye Chen did not have much of a chance. It was not that Ye Chen was weak, but that Dugu Jue was just too powerful. One blade, he had beaten Xiao Chuhe, who was one of the top five young warriors, to the point that he could not even fight back. This kind of power had already surpassed the top five young warriors. Even if it were Bai Wuxue, he would not have much of a chance to win against him, not to mention Ye Chen.
Bai Wuxue looked at Dugu Jue with a serious expression. He shook his head and did not say anything.
Ting!
Lu Shaoyou's sword kept vibrating, letting out a clear sword hum. The second Dugu Jue beat Xiao Chuhe, the sword hum reached its peak, almost flying out of its scabbard.
"Ah, we have all underestimated Dugu Jue. Who knew that he would grow to this level within a year? Right now, not to mention Ye Chen, no one under the age of forty could beat him." Hai Wuya looked at Ye Chen and sighed.
Yan Fengfeng said, "The final battle has not started yet. Perhaps there will be a chance."
"Let's hope so!"
Hai Wuya moved his gaze away and looked at Ye Chen.
Under everyone's gaze, Ye Chen stood up. A heavy wind blew past, causing his blue robe to float in the air. His long black hair danced in the air like ink.
"Dugu Jue, you have the right to challenge me now."
The first sentence that Ye Chen said after standing up had caused a huge commotion.
"Did I hear it right?"
Some people thought that they had heard it wrong.
"I have the right to challenge you?" Dugu Jue squinted his eyes. He was different from the others. If it were someone else who said this, he would not care about it at all. But, what Ye Chen said had given him a strong sense of danger. It was like a great sword was about to be pulled out of its scabbard.
"This is Ye Chen?"
Lu Shaoyou frowned. Xiao Chuhe had lost to Dugu Jue, so there was nothing for him to do today. He knew that he did not have that much confidence in fighting against Dugu Jue, which was undeniable. But, he and Ye Chen were both sword artists, so what Ye Chen said was obviously way too arrogant.
"Ye Chen, today is the day of your duel with Dugu Jue. However, I would like to know what level your sword art has reached."
Ye Chen nodded, "Sure, let's decide the winner in three moves!"
"Alright, let's limit it to three moves."
Stretching his body, Lu Shaoyou soared into the sky like a white dragon, flying towards Ye Chen at an extreme speed. Before he arrived, a sharp sword Qi had already pierced through the air.
"Lu Shaoyou and Ye Chen want to fight too!"
Many people were surprised.
"Sky Kill Sword Art!"
Lu Shaoyou's sword art could only be described in three words: fast, brutal, and accurate. And, the most powerful attack would be his Sky Kill Sword Art. Once performed, the space seemed to have shrunk, just like Xia Houzun and Ye Chen's Void Shattering Finger Art, which could ignore the distance between them. However, the Sky Kill Sword Art did not contain the space profound, but the profound of wind. The wind was everywhere, and so was the Sky Kill Sword Art. Lu Shaoyou waved out his sword, and all of the wind turned into sword Qi, attacking toward Ye Chen.
"No wonder Xiao Chuhe had lost to him before."
Ye Chen's expression changed, not daring to take it lightly. Since the two were limited to three attacks, it was obvious that it was not a real battle of life and death. Therefore, losing one move was still a loss.
Taking out his longsword, Ye Chen took a deep breath and took a step forward. Something strange happened: Ye Chen's soul seemed to have left his body as he walked out of his body. He threw out a sword attack toward that sword Qi. Then, he changed his step art, and another Ye Chen walked out, waving his sword toward the sky as well.
Three!
Five!
Seven!
Within that second, Ye Chen had taken seven steps, turning into seven Ye Chen's. Although they were waving their swords in an orderly manner, it gave people the feeling that there were seven Ye Chen's waving swords at the same time. Pooh!
Pooh! Pooh!
The sword Qi disappeared completely, and the space twisted a bit.
"Such a fast sword!"
Everyone watching the battle was shocked by Ye Chen's sword art. They could not help but open their eyes wide.
"Sky Slaying Sword!"
Lu Shaoyou's expression changed as the Zhen yuan inside his body burst out and poured into his longsword. A sword artist's Zhen yuan had always been pure, not to mention that Lu Shaoyou's cultivation base was already at the peak of Late Sea of Souls Realm. As a huge amount of Zhen yuan poured in, the sharp longsword in his hand seemed to twist like a beam of twisted light. His hand grabbed onto the end of the light tightly as he stabbed toward Ye Chen.
Pop!
This sword stab seemed to have broken through some kind of barrier. The mountain peak where Ye Chen was at started to twist. At first glance, it seemed like there was a mirror there, and it could shatter at any moment. Being inside the 'mirror', Ye Chen would not be able to escape.
"Breaking the space is not that far away."
Xu Yuan knew how powerful this sword attack was. Normally, only Life and Death Realm warriors could break the space. But of course, Life and Death Realm warriors were way too powerful. Even a normal punch would be able to shatter the space, not to mention Life and Death Realm warriors. Below Life and Death Realm, even the half step king warriors would have the power to break the space. However, if they wanted to escape into the surreal space, it would still be a long way off. As for warriors below the half step king warrior level, no one had ever heard of anyone being able to break the space. But this sword attack of Lu Shaoyou was able to twist the space like a mirror.
"Thunder Devour!"
Silver lightning gathered at the tip of the sword. Ye Chen did not back out at all as he threw out a sword attack. A perfect thunder ball appeared out of nowhere.
Boom!
The space started to shake, and the sky suddenly turned bright blue. Under this intense light, Ye Chen and Lu Shaoyou looked like two twisted shadows that could be torn apart at any second.
"Alright! I indeed did not expect that your power had already reached this level. I admit that I have underestimated you. Everyone in the world has underestimated you."
Lu Shaoyou had been shaken by that exploding thunder ball. He almost puked out a mouthful of blood. That sword attack of his had only touched the edge of breaking the space, and was still far away from actually breaking it. The space was not like a mirror, and it was not that fragile. Even though it looked like it was about to shatter, it could actually handle a couple times more power than before. So, this step was extremely difficult.
"So powerful!"
Xiao Chuhe's face was pale as a complicated look flashed through his eyes. While he was still immersed in the battle between the top five young warriors, Dugu Jue and Ye Chen had already caught up and even surpassed him. It was a huge blow to him, and it had denied him everything.
"The third attack, let me do it!"
Ye Chen did not care about the explosion. His body shook once, and that vague shadow disappeared. When he reappeared, he was already right next to Lu Shaoyou.
"Spiritual Sword Attack! Three Consecutive Slashes!"
The Spiritual Sword attack was extremely fast, leaving only a flash of light.
Ting!
Ting!
Shoo!
Lu Shaoyou's sword was indeed fast, blocking out Ye Chen's first two sword attacks. However, he could not handle the third one anymore. It was not because he was not fast enough, but because he could not grasp the timing. Without that, as long as his sword speed was not faster than Ye Chen's, he would lose.
His right arm went cold, and Lu Shaoyou was blown away.
Standing in the air quietly, that burning blue light had not disappeared yet. Ye Chen said lightly, "Three attacks have passed."
Lu Shaoyou looked at the sword mark on his right arm, his face full of shock.
"What?"
Xu Yuan had not expected this at all, so he looked at Xie Baiting with shock. The two exchanged a look, not knowing what to say.
Xie Baiting opened his mouth a couple of times as if he wanted to say something, and then closed it again. In the end, he said, "Ah, I am getting old. My eyes are getting worse. I could not even see through a young man's power."
Xu Yuan said bitterly, "It is not that we are getting worse. It is just that this young man is way too talented. He has been keeping a low profile, and no one knows how powerful he is."
First, Dugu Jue had beaten Xiao Chuhe, and then, Ye Chen, who was not expected to win, had beaten Lu Shaoyou. Two of the top five young warriors had fallen one after another. The former was still okay, since everyone had already recognized him from the beginning. But, the latter was basically not expected. They only thought that after Dugu Jue had beaten Xiao Chuhe, there would be nothing to see anymore. In their minds, no matter how powerful Ye Chen was, he would not be as powerful as the top five young warriors.
Reality told them …
Dugu Jue was a monster.
Ye Chen was also a monster.
Within one year, Dugu Jue's power could increase by a couple of times, and so could Ye Chen. There was nothing that he could not do.
"No wonder he said that Dugu Jue has the right to challenge him!"
Someone suddenly realized.
"It is still hard to say right now. We will have to see how the battle between him and Dugu Jue turns out. But, it is a bit more interesting now. Luckily, I did not leave."
"Monster against monster … This is the top battle!"
After beating Lu Shaoyou with three attacks, no one dared to underestimate Ye Chen anymore. They all calmly waited for the battle between Dugu Jue and Ye Chen.
If one had to ask who was the most emotional, it would naturally be Li Daoxuan and the other two. They felt like they were in a dream, their mouths slightly open.
Ye Chen's brilliance was too dazzling, so much so that they felt like they did not know Ye Chen at all. The Ye Chen of the past was no longer the Ye Chen in front of them.
And the Ye Chen in front of them was the real Ye Chen.
"I didn't misjudge you. You are my real opponent." Dugu Jue was slightly different, but he soon revealed an excited expression. What top five young warriors? What blade dao master? None of that mattered. He had already surpassed those that he should have surpassed, and the one that he had yet to surpass was still Ye Chen.
"Let's fight!"
After warming up, Ye Chen's blood started to boil. A destructive sword intent exploded, and the sky suddenly turned dark. It was as if they had arrived in a dark starry sky. There were signs of destruction everywhere. If one's mind was weak, they would not even have the courage to pick up their weapons and fight.
Dugu Jue's blade intent made people feel despair, but Ye Chen's sword intent was suppressing Dugu Jue's blade intent, not giving it any chance to fight back. The place where Ye Chen was at was like a sword domain. Thousands of sword intents pointed to hell.
"Although despair can't do anything to you, it can give me power."
Dugu Jue knew that he would not be able to do anything to Ye Chen in terms of will power. So, he could only let himself be in despair and absorb power. His body flashed once as Dugu Jue held his blade with both of his hands. His blade intent was pushed to its limit, and he threw out a blade attack at Ye Chen with extreme power.
Xiao Chuhe realized bitterly that this blade attack from Dugu Jue was even more powerful than when he was battling with him. It was obvious that he had not used all of his power yet.
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