"You think this kid is easy to deal with?"
Darklight King frantically defended against the flying swords while furiously sending a Zhen Yuan transmission back. It had to be said that the second layer of Life-and-Death Challenge was indeed the second layer of Life-and-Death Challenge. His Protective Zhen Yuan was exceptionally strong. Even if he missed one or two Zhen Yuan flying swords, they wouldn't be able to injure him for the time being, unless the real body of the Thunder Disaster Sword arrived. However, Darklight King was no fool. How could he allow the Thunder Disaster Sword to approach him?
"Hehe, you, Darklight King, have shaken Gemstone Islands for decades. You must have a lot of trump cards. Otherwise, you would have been replaced long ago."
The head steward seemed confident that Darklight King could make a comeback.
"Hmph! Seems like you've studied me quite well."
Darklight King coldly snorted, not bothering to explain.
Ding Ding Ding Ding Ding …
Fifteen flying swords crazily attacked Darklight King, especially the true body of the Thunder Disaster Sword. Each strike was like a thunderbolt, splashing sparks everywhere.
"Black Star Explosion!"
Defending for a long time would lead to a loss. Darklight King naturally understood this principle. After knocking away the true body of the Thunder Disaster Sword, he roared and suddenly curled up his body. As his body curled up, a blazing black radiance erupted and condensed outside his body in a hundredth of a second.
In the next moment, the Darklight King was enveloped by a two-meter-wide scorched earth ball. The surface of the earth ball was shockingly hot, and its hardness was unimaginable. The Zhen Yuan flying swords could only create sparks and shallow scratches on its surface.
"Explode!"
A deep roar came from inside the earthen ball.
Rumble!
The scorched earth ball was like a small star as it exploded with a loud rumble. A powerful impact swept out in all directions, not only destroying Ye Chen's Defensive Sword Art, but also breaking the tip of the Thunder Disaster Sword. As for the other Zhen Yuan flying swords, they had long since been annihilated, no longer existing.
Rip!
A beam of blue cold light shot towards him. Ye Chen reached out two fingers and caught it.
It was the tip of the Thunder Disaster Sword.
"Fusion of Fire and Earth Profound!"
Ye Chen's eyesight was extremely sharp, and he could tell that Darklight King's Black Star Explosion was a move created from the explosion of stars. In Elysium, Life and Death realm experts could roam the starry sky and descend upon beautiful stars. Some of these stars were very small, and Life and Death Kings could easily destroy them. However, when a small star exploded, ordinary Life and Death Kings would retreat three feet, fearing that they would be caught in the center of the explosion. Although Darklight King's Black Star Explosion was crude, it was undoubtedly frightening to experts of the same level.
After breaking Ye Chen's Imperial Sword Art, the Darklight King's aura rose again and again. A flickering black radiance surged around his body like a black flame.
"You are the first and last person to force me to this extent."
The Darklight King's voice rumbled like thunder. The violent sound waves raised towering waves with a shocking momentum.
"Really?"
Ye Chen's complexion didn't change as he flung the Thunder Disaster Sword's tip.
"I didn't intend to reveal too many of my trump cards, but you've made me make an exception. So, die! Darklight Palm Art's second style, Blazing Earth! "
His whole body soared into the sky, and his right hand was scorched black as he pushed it toward Ye Chen.
Rumble!
Black light and scarlet flame light interweaved together like a volcanic eruption, as if the earth's crust had cracked open. The space Ye Chen was in was completely submerged. From the outside, it was impossible to see Ye Chen's figure. What was going on?
"Look! The Yuan Qi there is exploding!"
A person pointed at the submerged sky and said with a dumbstruck expression.
Everyone looked over and sucked in a breath of cold air.
Black and red intertwined in the sky. Lightning flashed and thunder rumbled. Wind and rain intertwined. Waves of fire soared into the sky. They were accompanied by beams of intense light. Purple, white, green, black, everything was there. It was unknown how many colors and how many kinds of Yuan Qi they contained.
"How can he survive like this?"
Nobody could imagine that the Darklight King's strength had reached such a level. A single palm strike had detonated a large area.
"I'm afraid this kid is done for!"
Someone sighed.
"Yeah, he's already strong enough. If the Darklight King doesn't reveal his trump cards, he won't be able to beat him. But, he's still young and doesn't have a deep foundation. How can he compare to a hundred-year-old 'strongest' half-step King like the Darklight King? Any one of his trump cards would be enough to dissolve his advantage and turn the tables."
"Aunty!"
Yue Bingxin became anxious upon seeing the situation.
Yue Lingshuang squinted her eyes and said solemnly, "I can feel that his aura hasn't disappeared. Moreover, it's getting stronger."
"Aura getting stronger? Could it be that young master Ye is preparing for a counterattack?" Yue Lingshuang's words made Yue Bingxin sigh in relief.
"Perhaps!"
Yue Lingshuang didn't know either.
"Break!"
Ye Chen's voice was like a thunderclap from the nine heavens. Nothing could isolate or weaken it. Following this shout, the sky that had been submerged started to churn violently, and the five-colored radiance clapped against each other. It was as if the sky had truly turned into an ocean wave, a wave made of countless energies.
Rip!
In the next moment, a black sword light shot out, tearing apart the energy waves and tearing open a huge gap. Ye Chen's figure shot out from the gap and launched forty-nine sword strikes at the Darklight King. Each sword strike was fast to the extreme.
"Golden Cicada Shedding!"
The Darklight King's expression turned gloomy. His body repeatedly turned, leaving behind vivid images. After forty-nine images, he suddenly pounced at Ye Chen. Along the way, he launched dozens of Darklight Palm Imprints. At this moment, he was prepared to go all out. Ye Chen's strength had far surpassed his expectations. He could actually break through his Blazing Earth and instantly counterattack.
Because the distance was too far, Ye Chen's Spiritual Sword couldn't injure the Darklight King. However, it cleanly destroyed the latter's images.
After forty-nine strikes, Ye Chen's aura turned sluggish. This was a sign that he had exhausted all his strength.
Right at this moment, the Darklight King pounced at him. Even if his timing wasn't as good as Ye Chen's, it was still extremely frightening. He was worthy of being a veteran 'strongest' half-step King.
Unfortunately, his opponent was Ye Chen, who had never been defeated in a battle of the same level as Ye Chen.
"Sword Steps!"
Like a sword light, Ye Chen shuttled back and forth among the countless scorched palm imprints. His speed was like a flickering shadow, like a ray of sunlight. The Darklight King only saw a blur before Ye Chen arrived before him. As for his palm imprints, they were completely ineffective.
"How can he be so fast!"
The Darklight King's face turned pale with fright. In their first exchange, he had already sensed that Ye Chen's explosive power was very powerful. However, this time, the latter was much faster and craftier. Rather than calling it a movement art, it would be better to call it a sword art, a sword art that used one's body as a sword.
What the Darklight King didn't know was that Ye Chen's Sword Steps was a sword art intent. Sword arts were naturally extremely fast, and their trajectories were ever-changing. It wouldn't be an exaggeration to say that even Murong Qingcheng, with her innate speed, was inferior to Ye Chen in short-range bursts.
In fact, Ye Chen could be even faster. His Green Lotus Sword Arts had already been upgraded to a heaven grade cultivation technique, which provided an inconceivable boost to his sword steps. After all, one was a sword artist's cultivation technique, while the other was a sword artist's sword steps. The two naturally complemented each other.
As soon as he arrived, Ye Chen waved his sword at the Darklight King. This sword emitted a black sword Qi that slashed at the Darklight King.
The Darklight King's reaction was half a beat slower, but in this life and death crisis, he subconsciously used Cicada Shedding Carapace, using his image to block Ye Chen's sword while his real body darted to the right. As a wily old fox, he didn't forget to turn around and launch an attack to prevent Ye Chen from approaching.
"Truly a wily old fox!"
Ye Chen didn't show any mercy. Up until now, apart from Bewitching Mirror Shattering and Sword Domain, he had used almost all of his strength. If it were another 'strongest' half-step King who had just stepped into the second layer of Life-and-Death chamber, they would've long since been defeated or even killed. However, the Darklight King was different. Not only was his cultivation base profound, but he also had countless trump cards, especially the Cicada Shedding Carapace, which allowed him to evade Ye Chen's sure-kill attacks several times.
Therefore, even if Ye Chen held the upper hand, he couldn't deal any substantial damage to the Darklight King.
As for why he didn't use Bewitching Mirror Shattering and Sword Domain, Ye Chen had the same thought as the Darklight King. With so many people present, revealing his trump cards was an extremely unwise choice. Bewitching Mirror Shattering contained space profound, while Sword Domain was a sword artist's domain. Neither could be casually used, unless no one was present or there was no other choice.
"However, I've already seen through the secret of Cicada Shedding Carapace."
After tangling for so long, Ye Chen had finally seen through the weakness of Cicada Shedding Carapace, or rather, the weakness of Darklight King's Golden Dynasty Shedding Carapace.
This time, the Darklight King couldn't escape this calamity.
"Damn it! Do I have to use the third style of Darklight Palm Arts?"
Pulling open the distance, the Darklight King revealed a hesitant expression. Although he could summon the wind and summon the rain in Gemstone Islands, this was because he had never revealed his strongest trump cards. Others couldn't see through him, but once he did, he would lose all his secrets. This was an extremely dangerous situation. In a confrontation between experts, strength was not the most important factor, but the element of surprise.
In Gemstone Islands, there were two 'strongest' half-step Kings — one was him, and the other was Huang Mei. He was sure that once he used the third style of Darklight Palm Arts, Huang Mei would study it for a long time. The next time he fought with her, he would undoubtedly suffer a great loss.
"Forget it, if I don't use the third style, I can't take down this kid today. Future matters can be left for later."
His mind turning at lightning speed, the Darklight King quickly made up his mind.
"With this palm, you'll die without a doubt."
Coldly looking at Ye Chen, the Darklight King seemed as if he was looking at a dead man. He had no doubt that Ye Chen would die under this palm without any suspense. This was because even he himself hadn't fully grasped this palm. Once he used it, he couldn't control it and could only allow it to continue.
"Bring it on!"
Ye Chen was somewhat flabbergasted. Darklight King's expression told him that the opponent's next move would be no small matter. However, he didn't feel the slightest bit of fear. On the contrary, he was somewhat expectant. He wanted to see just how profound Darklight King's ultimate trump card was.
One had to know that apart from Bewitching Mirror Shattering and Sword Domain, he hadn't used Waning Moon to its full power. This was because the Evil Shattering Sword consumed too much Zhen Yuan. Apart from Spiritual Sword, all of his other moves would consume at least ten to twenty percent of his Zhen Yuan. He couldn't use them more than a few times.
Letting out a breath, the steward revealed a smile and said in a relaxed tone, "It's over!"
"Steward, how did you know?"
A half-step King of Glorious Exchanges asked.
The steward said mysteriously, "Just wait and see. This kid's chance of survival is zero."
Buzz!
The Silvermoon Arctic Fox phantom appeared behind Yue Lingshuang. She could sense that Ye Chen was truly in danger this time. His life might be in danger, and if she didn't make preparations, she wouldn't be able to save him in time.
"That old geezer even created the third style." Huang Mei's brows creased. The last time she exchanged blows with the Darklight King was ten years ago. At that time, he had only created two styles, and the third was Distant Shadow.
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