Nanke's expression was stern and proud, her eyes focused and serious. She looked at Xu Yourong like two sharp awls. She did not speak slowly, but her tone did not rise or fall, seeming especially indifferent. She clearly had the appearance of a little girl, but she gave off a feeling of looking down on all living things, brimming with powerful self-confidence.
The two most noble and powerful innate bloodlines of the younger generation of humans and demons had finally met at the peak of Sunset Valley in the Garden of Zhou. It could be said that this was fate, but it could also be said that it was the manifestation of each other's wishes. This battle was destined to be recorded in the annals of history. Before it began, there naturally had to be a corresponding sense of ceremony. Nanke bowed, the white-clothed girl returned the bow, and then they began to talk.
"You're Xu Yourong."
The night wind on the mountain was rather strong, so it was not possible to hear if the white-clothed girl replied with the word 'yes', but … yes, she was Xu Yourong.
She was the reincarnated Heavenly Phoenix, the most promising young expert on the continent, the next Holy Maiden of the south, the Tianhai Divine Empress's favorite junior, the junior that Qiu Shan Jun admired and respected the most. And now, she had another identity that everyone knew — the fiancée of the Principal of the Orthodox Academy, Chen Changsheng.
Nanke looked at her, sizing her up. Her thin eyebrows slowly rose, and her indifferent face revealed an expression of displeasure and disappointment. "Those mediocre and ignorant people often compare you with me, so I can't help but be curious about you. I didn't think that seeing you today would be so disappointing."
Xu Yourong's eyelashes fluttered, her eyes bright. She asked with some curiosity, "How did I disappoint you?"
Nanke raised her hand and pointed at her, saying, "Just your current curious appearance is very disappointing. You don't have the slightest bit of magnanimity, just like a little wife. You're also not tall … I really don't know what humans admire about you. Even my elder brother treats you like a treasure."
The demon young master liking the Heavenly Phoenix Xu Yourong was no secret on the continent, even though the demon young master had definitely never seen her. Interestingly, although the humans cursed the demon young master fiercely, they were not really angry. On the contrary, they felt an indescribable pride and joy, and this was exactly what Nanke was ashamed of.
Xu Yourong was not angry at being described as a little wife. She only felt that it was rather refreshing. She also thought, you're just a village girl who gathers pigweed every day. How are you like the sinister and terrifying Nanke in the rumors?
However, there was something in Nanke's words that made her very displeased. Nanke had said that she was not tall. This was because she was not tall, especially when she was wearing the large white robe. She looked even smaller and cuter.
Xu Yourong thought about it, then smiled at Nanke and said, "But I'm taller than you."
Although this sentence was said with a smile, her tone was very serious.
Hearing these words, Nanke's expression also became even more serious. The indifference in her eyes was replaced by anger.
Xu Yourong raised her head slightly, looking very proud.
It was indeed something to be proud of. How was it not magnanimous?
Nanke's gaze moved down from her face, landing on her chest. After a moment of silence, she said, "You don't know shame, and you're not afraid of staining the blood in your body!"
Xu Yourong smiled shyly and did not reply.
Nanke became even angrier and said, "You disappoint me too much. What right do you have to be on par with me!"
As she spoke, her black hair madly danced in the darkness, actually suppressing the darkness of the night.
In the human world, the name Nanke was very unfamiliar. Only important figures like the Pope and the Divine Empress knew who she was, or perhaps youths like Zhexiu who often interacted with demons. However, in the land of demons, this name represented strength and tyranny.
Nanke was one of the Demon Lord's youngest daughters, but this was not important. This was because in his long life, the Demon Lord had had far too many companions, and there were records of several dozen children. The reason why her name could be so terrifying in Xuelao City was mainly because of her powerful bloodline and because she was Lord Black Robe's only disciple.
"You just broke into Ethereal Opening this year, but I succeeded last year. Moreover, I'm younger than you, so it's very obvious that I'm stronger than you." Nanke expressionlessly said to Xu Yourong, "Come, let us have a fair fight. Let me prove your weakness, let the entire continent know, between us, just who can fly the highest."
Xu Yourong was calm and silent. As the one being challenged, she naturally revealed a certain bearing and self-confidence.
The zither-playing old man continued to silently watch from the side. He did not dare to object to Princess Nanke's request. Seeing this, even he, who had lived for several hundred years, felt rather stunned. Why was it that from the beginning until now, this fated battle that was destined to shake the entire continent seemed like two young girls who did not understand the ways of the world?
Of course, this could not be the entire battle. In the end, a battle had to be fought to determine life and death, and then victory and defeat could be seen.
On the peak of Sunset Valley, a sudden gust of wind blew, and the darkness was thrown into disorder. Nanke floated up, and using the wind, her sword was already in her hand. She stabbed through the air at Xu Yourong!
On the surface, Nanke's sword did not seem special, but in reality, it was very special.
This sword was very thin, but it was definitely not delicate. This was because this sword was very long, abnormally long, even longer than the ancient scholar trees at the foot of the mountain!
The sword style that Nanke used also did not seem special. It was as if it was a straight thrust, but because of its simplicity, it had an unimaginable power.
The night wind instantly became violent, and it let out a terrifying roar as it revolved around the plateau.
Suddenly, a bright arc appeared in the sky several thousand feet above the peak.
In the abyss several dozen zhang below the cliff, a relatively dim arc also appeared.
This was the edge of the void that the zither-playing old man had forcefully created with the sound of his zither.
Such a profound void that even Xu Yourong could not help but temporarily stay within was actually forced out by the sword intent of her seemingly simple strike!
What kind of tyrannical sword energy was this!
The sword rose up from several hundred zhang away, but it still arrived in front of her!
Seeing this strike, Xu Yourong's face did not reveal any expression of shock, nor did she show any vigilance. Instead, she felt that it was natural.
This was because she knew how strong she was, so she knew how strong Nanke should be. She had long since prepared herself for this strike.
In the instant that Nanke struck, she took off the longbow from behind her and stood it in front of her.
Perhaps because the strike came too quickly, she did not have the time to pull out an arrow from the quiver, so the bowstring was empty.
Her two delicate fingers came together, and she gently and firmly pulled the bowstring, then released it.
The entire movement was like moving clouds and flowing water, but it was also abnormally concise and clear, as if one could see every scene when it was broken down.
The zither-playing old man had already stopped plucking the bowstring, and the sound of the zither had already ceased.
At this moment, she plucked the bowstring, and the sound of the zither once again appeared in the cliff.
A clear and drawn-out sound … Hum!
From several hundred zhang away, Xu Yourong pulled the bowstring and shot at Nanke!
However, there was no arrow on the bowstring, so how could she shoot?
Just as the sound of the bowstring began, the sound of an arrow resounded in the night sky.
This arrow sound was very clear, and even longer. It was as if it had already been silently ringing in the night sky for a very long time, and only now was it heard by the world!
An arrow came from the depths of the night sky. Like a bolt of lightning, it shot towards the space between Nanke's eyes!
Where did this arrow come from?
This was the arrow that Xu Yourong had previously shot at the side of the lonely tree after a long time of calculation!
Everyone thought that because of the interference of the Void Realm, this arrow had disappeared between the cliffs. Who could have thought that this arrow had actually been flying in the night sky the entire time, and only now was it seen by the world!
The arrow beside the lonely tree had risen a few moments ago, and now it had landed!
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A loud bang resounded!
The gravel on the peak of Sunset Valley tumbled, and powerful Qi splashed everywhere. Even the dusky night was unable to hide the turbulence created by the collision.
On the hard surface of the cliff, countless fine cracks appeared.
Those cracks all came from under Nanke's feet.
Her feet were very small, and she wore a pair of dragon-skin boots. As she stepped on those cracks that extended towards the edge of the cliff, the scene was very shocking.
Those cracks represented the collision of an incomparably terrifying power.
Nanke did not think of this arrow, but she blocked it.
Two extremely clear sword intents intersected in front of her, blocking the arrow that came from the depths of the night sky.
The tail of the arrow trembled at high speed, and the two sword intents that intersected in a cross also trembled with it. The space on the cliff also began to tremble, and the light refracted and distorted!
Behind the scene of Qi splashing everywhere was Nanke's face. Her expression was still indifferent, and her eyes were still lifeless.
With a light clap, Xu Yourong's arrow was shaken into countless pieces, and the two extremely tyrannical sword intents also dissipated with it.
At the same time, a transparent barrier between the two also disappeared, but it was unknown whether it was the Void Boundary or something else.
At this moment, Nanke's skirt gently swayed, and then turned into nothingness.
In the next moment, she appeared on the other side of the cliff, several dozen zhang away from Xu Yourong. The sword in her hand directly pierced forward.
However, Xu Yourong's speed was even faster.
She did not move. Instead, she once again raised the longbow in her hand, and plucked the bowstring.
This time, there was an arrow on the bowstring.
The cry of the arrow arose from the night mountain.
Nanke's skirt swayed again, and her figure once again turned illusory. In an instant, she appeared on the other side of the cliff.
Whoosh.
At the same moment that her figure appeared, Xu Yourong's third arrow shot over.
This arrow still did not hit Nanke. It only hit the night wind, and then disappeared into the distant night sky.
Seeing Nanke's strange and indescribable movement technique, Xu Yourong's face finally revealed an expression of caution for the first time.
However, the speed at which she drew the bow and shot the arrow was not affected at all. Her movements were still simple and natural, so natural that it did not seem like she was fighting.
Nanke's movement technique was too fast.
Xu Yourong's archery, on the other hand, possessed the same level of speed as Nanke.
If a normal person were to spectate this battle, they would only see Nanke disappear from where she stood, and then appear in the next moment somewhere else. Similarly, they were also unable to understand what Xu Yourong was doing. In their vision, they could only roughly see the arrowhead trembling in the night sky, and see countless scenes of Xu Yourong drawing the bow, but they were unable to see what she was doing.
Only by combining all these scenes could they see the real world.
The real world that only belonged to them.
But if Chen Changsheng were to see this battle, he would be able to very easily understand.
Xu Yourong was using the Icebreaker Sword of Holy Maiden Peak as … an archery technique!
And what Nanke was using was the strangest and most unfathomable movement in the entire continent … the Yeshi Step!
What's more, she wasn't using the simplified version of Discerning Steps that Chen Chang Sheng learned through his unimaginable memory and willpower, but the complete version of Discerning Steps. It could even be said to be the perfect version of Discerning Steps. Compared to the demon elite that tried to assassinate Luo Luo in the Tradition Academy, her movement technique was many times better!
Logically speaking, if one was not a member of the Yeshi race, it was impossible to learn the complete version of the Yeshi Step, let alone the perfect version. However, Nanke was of the imperial family, so she naturally possessed the bloodline and innate talent of the various races in the demon domain. From this perspective, cultivation had never been a fair matter.
Xu Yourong's cultivation level was not inferior to Nanke's, and the archery technique that she rarely revealed in the world was even more exquisite and incomparable, conforming to the principles of nature. Facing Nanke's strange and indescribable movement technique, she was calm and silent, without the slightest panic. Accompanied by the twang of the bowstring, she sent out arrow after arrow, actually preventing Nanke from approaching her!
But … the number of arrows in the quiver was limited, and there would eventually be a moment when they were all shot out.
This was reality, and reality meant that at a certain moment, it would definitely happen, perhaps at the next moment.
Just at the next moment, Xu Yourong's quiver was empty.
She was no longer able to affect Nanke's strange movement technique.
With the sound of breaking through the air, Nanke's figure became illusory in the night, and arrived several zhang away from her.
An extremely tyrannical roar exploded from Nanke's petite body.
At the same time, an extremely bright sword ray also exploded!
The sword ray that was several feet wide came from the longsword that she tightly gripped.
The sword ray drew an arc in the night sky, and chopped towards Xu Yourong's body with incomparable violence!
This sword ray carried an incomparably tyrannical sword force, and directly sealed off all the directions around Xu Yourong's body, giving off a feeling that it could not be dodged!
The night wind blew wildly on the peak of Sunset Valley, and the sword ray was as bright as lightning.
Xu Yourong's hairband, invaded by the sword intent, silently broke apart, and her black hair fell onto her shoulders.
If she was hit by this sword ray, she would definitely die.
How would she receive this sword?
She extended her hand towards the sword ray.
That hand was very white, and very delicate.
Compared to the violent and terrifying sword ray, it seemed so tiny and weak.
But her expression was still so tranquil, so confident.
Separated by the bright sword ray, she calmly looked into Nanke's eyes.
Her black hair lightly danced in the wind created by the sword.
An invisible Qi was emitted from her hand into the night.
This Qi was very gentle, and did not have any killing power, as if it was summoning something.
Suddenly … Hum! Hum! Hum! Hum! Hum!
In the night sky around the peak of Sunset Valley, countless extremely mournful cries of arrows suddenly rang out!
More than ten arrows pierced through the night sky, coming from all directions!
These arrows were all the arrows that she had shot before. They seemed to disappear into the night sky, but just like the first arrow that was shot on the mountain path, they did not go far at all. They were only waiting for her summons!
She extended her hand towards the night sky.
Over ten streaks of light appeared in the night sky. Like meteors descending from the sky, they shot towards Nanke!
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Hengheng, the greatest improvement I've made in the past few years is writing fighting. That scene, tsk tsk, it's beautiful … Hengheng. In the next few days, I can only do my best to guarantee one chapter. I have to leave the day after tomorrow. Excellent, excellent. In any case, what I promised was a month's worth of chapters, not a month's. Everyone, see you tomorrow.
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