The lake water rippled and undulated. The blue sky and white clouds churned in the water. Although the lake looked calm, there was an undercurrent.
Xiao Chen gently pushed off the water and landed firmly on the surface. Then, he looked calmly at Gui Wu.
Gui Wu's cultivation had indeed broken through the bottleneck of Inferior Grade Martial Monarch, reaching middle-stage Medial Grade Martial Monarch.
Gui Wu was indeed quite capable for him to make such progress in such a short time. However, that was all.
This was not enough to shock Xiao Chen. His target had never been Gui Wu. He just did not want to waste too much effort.
Once he did, he would trample on the other party forever, settling things once and for all. This had always been Xiao Chen's principle.
Gui Wu's skinny face looked cold and emotionless. A murderous intent surged in his eyes as he looked at Xiao Chen. He said, "I knew that you would not submit so willingly. Unexpectedly, you caused such a huge problem for me."
Xiao Chen had publicly refused to hand over the Spirit Gathering Pearls and easily defeated his subordinates. His actions dealt a severe blow to Gui Wu's faction.
Gui Wu's prestige plummeted. At this moment, the leaders of the other factions all gathered here, hiding in the crowd.
If Gui Wu could not defeat Xiao Chen, then Gui Wu's faction would immediately be attacked by the other factions, and they would be eliminated.
Xiao Chen found this funny. He said indifferently, "Submit? That word does not exist in my dictionary. You are taking it for granted. "
"Xiao Chen, I'll ask you one more time. Are you really going to go against me? If you apologize for what happened that day and hand over the Spirit Gathering Pearls, I can let you off today."
Gui Wu shouted coldly and unleashed his aura, pressing down on Xiao Chen. He wanted to suppress Xiao Chen with his aura first.
Xiao Chen did not say anything, allowing the other party's seemingly solid aura to surge over.
The berserk aura was as heavy as a mountain. It caused the lake water on both sides to churn endlessly. As the waves churned, they moved up and down.
The inner sect disciples who received the news that Gui Wu purposely leaked all looked over without blinking.
They all wanted to know where Xiao Chen, an unknown disciple from the Sky Dome Realm, got his confidence to challenge the new giant of the inner sect, Gui Wu.
"Who do you think will win?"
In an inconspicuous corner of the lake, the leaders of the five inner sect factions were also quietly watching the duel.
The one who spoke was the leader of the five factions, Yu Zhiqiang. Beside him were Meng Hongguang, Feng Wuheng, Bai Zihao, and Lan Feichen.
Upon hearing this, Lan Feichen, who had fought with Gui Wu before, said, "There is nothing much to say. Xiao Chen will definitely lose. Gui Wu has an extremely strange technique for deflecting force. I exchanged a thousand moves with him and exhausted his Quintessence before I defeated him."
"Furthermore, back then, Gui Wu was an Inferior Grade Martial Monarch. Now that he has advanced to Medial Grade Martial Monarch, he is probably even stronger."
Feng Wuheng said calmly, "Although this Gui Wu is nothing in our eyes now, it should not be difficult for him to defeat Xiao Chen."
Bai Zihao and Meng Hongguang also expressed the same opinion: they believed that Xiao Chen would definitely lose.
Yu Zhiqiang smiled gently and said, "Since that is the case, then why are you all here to watch this fight that has no suspense at all?"
The four all smiled awkwardly. Bai Zihao said, "Everyone's goal should be the same. There are still a few months before the true inheritor selection begins. For this Xiao Chen to be able to kill the Seven Black Wind Killers, he must be quite capable."
"It would be best to have him test Gui Wu's limits. You all should also want to see how much Gui Wu has grown, right?"
Feng Wuheng sighed softly, "These two fellows from the lower realm are indeed unexpected. Situ Gang's strength goes without saying. However, this Gui Wu is a great threat to us as well."
As the four spoke, Gui Wu slowly lost his patience. Under the pressure of his aura, Xiao Chen did not feel uncomfortable at all.
Xiao Chen appeared calm and composed. Waves surged up and down, and his white robes fluttered in the wind. His figure was like a majestic mountain, not moving at all.
"Let's see how long you can continue pretending!"
Gui Wu shouted ferociously. With a flip of his hand, he drew a sword. Then, he casually sent out a strand of sword Qi at Xiao Chen.
Gui Wu shifted his feet slightly, and that strand of sword Qi brushed past Xiao Chen. With a 'chi' sound, it entered the lake.
Gui Wu had just dodged that sword Qi when he arrived before Xiao Chen. His sword flickered with a withdrawn light as it pierced towards Xiao Chen.
"Dang!"
Xiao Chen quickly drew his Lunar Shadow Saber. As the saber light danced, he casually knocked away the surging sword strike.
"Bang!"
Suddenly, a pillar of water erupted from behind Xiao Chen. The sword Qi that Gui Wu sent out earlier exploded at the bottom of the lake.
The huge explosive force formed a whirlpool, and the surrounding water sank by two meters. Suddenly, Xiao Chen's feet hovered in the air as he fell towards the bottom of the lake.
Taking advantage of the critical moment when Xiao Chen fell, Gui Wu laughed maniacally and sent out a series of sword flowers. Then, he pulled back his right hand.
Hundreds of sword images suddenly gathered together. The one-meter-long sword instantly released a dazzling light, and a sharp sword intent filled the air.
It turned out that Gui Wu had not casually sent out that initial sword strike. He had been waiting for this critical opening.
"Great! This move should be able to end the battle!"
Meng Hongfei could not help but exclaim when he saw the situation.
Gui Wu's scheming was indeed outstanding. Since his opponent did not have an opening, he created one for his opponent. Then, he seized the opportunity to deal with his opponent in one move.
Xiao Chen's expression turned grave. Indeed, this Gui Wu could not be underestimated. With just two moves, he created such an excellent opportunity for himself.
Seeing that the sword was about to strike his chest, Xiao Chen could not be bothered to dodge.
Xiao Chen circulated his Quintessence and infused his sixty-percent-comprehended saber intent into his saber, forming a dense saber Qi. Then, he hovered in the air and clashed with Gui Wu.
"Bang!"
Something strange happened. Gui Wu, who carried a strong aura, attacked at lightning speed when Xiao Chen was in the air and could not borrow any force.
Unexpectedly, Gui Wu got knocked back by Xiao Chen's saber strike. His feet slid on the water, and two walls of surging waves appeared on both sides of his body.
"What's going on?"
Everyone was astonished. They could not understand what happened. Gui Wu, who held the absolute advantage earlier, got knocked back by Xiao Chen's Decisive Saber Strike.
Lan Feichen, who had exchanged moves with Gui Wu before, was even more astonished. He said, "That should not be the case. Given Gui Wu's deflecting techniques and Xiao Chen's low cultivation, he should be able to casually dissipate the Quintessence of this saber strike."
Xiao Chen turned around and pushed off into the air. Now that he had a chance to catch his breath, he immediately stood on the Blue Dragon image and charged at Gui Wu.
The shock in Gui Wu's heart could not be described with words. The Martial Technique that he relied on to survive was actually unable to disperse the force of Xiao Chen's saber strike.
Before Gui Wu could be shocked, Xiao Chen had already pressed forward. He infused his perfect sixty-percent-comprehended saber intent into his saber, and a clap of thunder resounded.
Xiao Chen executed the Four Season Saber Technique's first move, the Spring Thunder Chop. Gui Wu did not believe it. He circulated the Quintessence in his body and tilted his body, trying to dissipate all the force of this saber strike.
"Bang!"
Gui Wu vomited a mouthful of blood and went flying back. Then, he landed miserably on the water.
"Burning to Desolation!"
After knocking back Gui Wu with one move, Xiao Chen was not surprised. He took advantage of the momentum and executed the most explosive move of the Four Season Saber Technique. "Bang! Bang!
Bang! "
Gui Wu executed the strong Four Season Saber Technique one after another. Despite being only an Inferior Grade Martial Monarch, Xiao Chen forced Gui Wu into retreat. His earlier ferocious aura was swept away.
Such a scene flabbergasted everyone. The expected one-sided victory did not happen. Instead, it turned out to be such a situation.
"Fated Person in Autumn Water!"
A gentle saber light flashed, like a fated person smiling faintly. Then, it knocked Gui Wu into the bottom of the lake like a cannonball.
Up in the air, Xiao Chen stood on the Blue Dragon image. His face was expressionless as he stared at the calm surface of the lake, looking like he was searching for something.
The surrounding inner sect disciples were all shocked speechless. Four moves. Xiao Chen used only four moves to defeat Gui Wu. No one had expected such a result. "Cycle of Seasons, Endlessly Multiplying!"
Suddenly, Xiao Chen's gaze stopped on the calm surface of a lake. Spring, summer, autumn, and winter, the cycle of seasons, all sorts of mysterious phenomena appeared. Then, a seven-colored saber light leaped out.
"What is he doing? Isn't the fight over?" the many inner sect disciples could not help feeling suspicious. They could not understand Xiao Chen's actions.
"Boom!"
Before the confused voices faded away, a huge whirlpool appeared on the calm lake. A three-kilometer-tall, three-hundred-meter-wide pillar of water burst into the air.
The sound was deafening, like the sky was collapsing and the ground was collapsing. It stunned everyone for some reason.
When everyone looked up, they saw a person in tattered clothes at the highest point of the pillar of water. That person was tossed high into the air by the pillar of water and landed heavily on the ground like a sandbag.
Gui Wu's body landed on the shore. The huge impact gave off an explosive sound. His naked body bounced a few times on the shore before landing on the ground.
Blood flowed continuously from the corner of Gui Wu's mouth. Wounds covered his entire body. He looked incredibly weak, and his gaze turned hazy.
"Xiu!"
The Blue Dragon under Xiao Chen's feet roared. As it moved up and down, Xiao Chen instantly arrived in front of Gui Wu. The surrounding inner sect disciples all moved back, their gazes filled with fear as they looked at Xiao Chen.
Earlier, Xiao Chen had clearly defeated Gui Wu, forcing him into the lake in a sorry state, not daring to get up. However, he had not let Gui Wu off, forcefully blasting him out even when he was at the bottom of the lake.
It was clear that this White Robed Bladesman, who did not seem to have a temper, was a ruthless character.
Gui Wu, who was on the ground, recovered a little. As he looked at Xiao Chen in front, fear filled his heart. He pushed himself off the ground with both hands and retreated continuously.
Xiao Chen said indifferently, "Do you still think that there is a need for me to submit to you now?"
Today, Xiao Chen had completely defeated Gui Wu, ruthlessly defeating him in front of everyone. The wounds on Gui Wu's body would take at least half a year to recover. As for the shadow in his heart, he would never be able to get out of it.
When Xiao Chen made a move, it was like a thunderbolt, ruthlessly trampling on his opponent, not giving him a chance to make a comeback.
When Xiao Chen saw this person's sorry state, he smiled coldly and ignored this person. He turned around and stepped on the lake surface, flying back to his residence.
"That is a perfect sixty-percent-comprehended saber intent!"
Suddenly, Yu Zhiqiang, the strongest of the five factions on the other side of the lake, exclaimed.
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