Chapter 42

The battle had just begun, and Zhou Jian was already questioning his life.Seeing his evident panic, Li Fadu from below the stage shouted,

“Nephew Zhou, even if Jiang Chen can wield an exceptional spirit sword, his cultivation is still insufficient. You just need to focus on defense!”

Focus on defense?

Upon hearing this, Zhou Jian’s eyes lit up.

Just as Li Fadu said, what if he could fully wield an exceptional spirit sword?

Insufficient realm meant a lack of vital energy!

Zhou Jian secretly estimated that with Jiang Chen’s early Human Origin cultivation, a full-force sword swing like the one before could be performed at most three times. And if he could just withstand those three times, Jiang Chen would deplete his vital energy and directly lose!

With this in mind, Zhou Jian quickly took a step back.

After taking a deep breath, he no longer took the initiative to attack but held his sword at the ready.

“Aren’t you coming over?”

Seeing this, Jiang Chen asked.

Zhou Jian shook his head, indicating that only a fool would go through with it.

The two flame dragons from before had truly frightened him. If he were to be caught by one, he didn’t even want to imagine what would happen!

“Since that’s the case, I’ll make a move.”

Jiang Chen shrugged indifferently.

With those words, his figure shifted. Then, a flash of azure light appeared.

In the next second, Jiang Chen appeared behind Zhou Jian.

At the same time, he raised the Flame Blood Dragon Sword in his hand.

From start to finish, Zhou Jian’s eyes couldn’t keep up with this speed.

It was only when the Flame Blood Dragon Sword swung down that he felt a powerful sense of crisis.

He turned his head abruptly.

Relying purely on instinct, Zhou Jian swung his sword to block.

“Clang—”

The two swords touched in mid-air, emitting a piercing sound.

Jiang Chen only exerted a little force.

“Roar—!”

The dragon’s roar resounded once again!

This time, the two flame dragons did not burst forth from the blood sword, but the hardness of the blood sword itself was not something an ordinary spiritual sword could withstand!

“Crack!”

The crisp sound echoed once more.

Zhou Jian watched as the Flame Blood Dragon Sword cleaved his spiritual sword in two, then swung towards his forehead!

In a moment of winning or losing, Zhou Jian shouted loudly while holding half of his spiritual sword and gathering all the vital energy from his Core Formation into it, then he switched to holding the sword with both hands and swinging it down fiercely!

The half-sword suddenly shone brightly, instantly slashing out a waterfall-like pale blue Sword Qi.

The Sword Qi flowed like water, surged like waves, and increased layer upon layer!

Its speed was so fast that it caught up with the Flame Blood Dragon Sword, which had swung first.

Its power was so great that it changed the direction of the Flame Blood Dragon Sword’s attack.

This was Ocean Surge Sword Art Second Form: Flowing Water!

In the end, the Flame Blood Dragon Sword barely passed by Zhou Jian’s nose.

Although it didn’t touch his skin, he could still feel the scorching heat of the Flame Blood Dragon Sword, and this heat seemed to burn his skin through the air, causing a soul-deep pain.

Zhou Jian took advantage of the sword technique not dissipating and retracted the half-sword while Enduring the intense pain, then thrust it towards Jiang Chen’s neck!

“Good!”

Such a scene earned high praise from Zhang Lingfeng!

Finding an opportunity to counterattack at the moment of life and death, Zhou Jian indeed did not disappoint him.

The second form of the Ocean Surge Sword Art was known for its speed, and at such a close distance, almost no Core Formation cultivator could dodge it!

“Ah.”

Xiao Hongyi also sighed, ready to intervene.

At this point, the outcome of the spar was no longer important.

Because in just a few moves, Jiang Chen, with his Human Origin realm cultivation, had pushed a sword cultivator of the Earthly Origin realm to such a state, which was already a matter of pride!

But in the next second, both of them were stunned!

Zhou Jian was also stunned!

The half-sword thrust out a pillar of water, but ultimately, it was stabbing nothing!

Jiang Chen, who had been within arm’s reach, had suddenly vanished!

The only trace left was on the ground tiles, a lotus formed from condensed Sword Qi.

“This is… Azure Lotus Sword Art?!”

Zhang Lingfeng looked as if struck by lightning, his expression as if he had seen a ghost.

Xiao Hongyi, who knew little about the Way of the Sword, looked puzzled.

“This is a very special sword technique. Although it has no specific moves, it can enhance the power and speed of other sword techniques for cultivators of the Way of the Sword.” explained Zhang Lingfeng.

“Oh? But what does this have to do with Jiang Chen’s incredible speed?”

Xiao Hongyi was puzzled.

Others might not have seen it clearly, but she had seen it distinctly.

When Zhou Jian’s attack came, Jiang Chen was calm and composed. He simply shifted his figure and stepped on several azure lotuses, instantly leaving his original position.

“This is the most precious aspect of the Azure Lotus Sword Art. Cultivators who practice this secret technique can store Sword Qi in the Purple Mansion and use the Sword Qi to form azure lotus Sword Qi at critical moments. The azure lotus Sword Qi can be used to fend off enemies and also to increase speed by stepping on the lotuses! Simply put, this is a Way of the Sword secret technique that combines sword techniques with movement skills!” Zhang Lingfeng explained again.

“…Are you making this up?”

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She had heard of such secret techniques that included movement skills, but without exception, they were all top-secret manuals exclusive to cultivators of higher realms.

Jiang Chen was merely at the Human Origin realm. Even if the Jiang family gave him a top-tier secret text, he wouldn’t be able to cultivate it!

“Why would I lie to you?”

Zhang Lingfeng became anxious while exclaiming, “Isn’t that your disciple? How do you not know anything about it? I just fought with a sword cultivator who practiced the Azure Lotus Sword Art not long ago. That person was a Grandmaster from the Seven Luminaries Sword Pavilion!”

“What?”

At this moment, Xiao Hongyi was also stunned.

She could feel that Zhang Lingfeng wasn’t lying, and indeed, the sword techniques cultivated by the Way of the Sword Grandmaster were at least of the finest quality! But this was impossible!

Cultivating a superior grade manual with Core Formation cultivation?

Such a thing had only occurred in the Upper Domain, and that person was a Human Sacred Body prodigy!

“Xiao Hongyi!”

Vigilant of their surroundings, Zhang Lingfeng asked in a low voice.

“Is Jiang Chen actually of the Human Sacred Body? How could you keep such a big matter hidden until now? No wonder he can wield a superior grade spiritual sword. It turns out he has cultivated a superior grade sword art!”

“He’s not…”

Faced with this question, Xiao Hongyi became somewhat flustered.

“What do you mean ‘he’s not’?”

“Do you understand what a Human Sacred Body implies? If word gets out, the Upper Domain Imperial Dynasty, the Four Great Sacred Lands, and the Demonic Sect will definitely come to snatch him away! The transcendence powers of this world would personally take Jiang Chen as a disciple!”

“In front of those people, our Jiuyan Sect is like ants on the ground, easily crushed to death!”

“You’ve always been wilful, and after all, the Jiuyan Sect can be considered your Xiao family’s property. But can you really keep such a thing secret?”

“I must report this matter to the ancestors so they can personally deal with you!”

“This is seriously reckless and audacious!”

“You have to face the consequences…”

As he spoke, Zhang Lingfeng noticed that Xiao Hongyi’s expression was off.

At first, Xiao Hongyi looked bewildered, but by the end, her beautiful eyes seemed to contain a volcanic fury, ready to erupt at any moment.

“Why don’t you continue?”

Xiao Hongyi asked with a cold gaze.

“Uh…”

Zhang Lingfeng felt a bit awkward but still stubbornly said,

“This is a serious matter, and we won’t be able to bear the consequences if something goes wrong.”

“He is my own disciple, you think I don’t know him well? When Jiang Chen first became my disciple, I personally tested his talent and constitution. I can tell you with certainty that he is not of the Human Sacred Body!”

Xiao Hongyi revealed the key point.

“What?”

Now, it was Zhang Lingfeng’s turn to be stunned.

Not of the Human Sacred Body? Then how could he cultivate a superior grade manual?

This didn’t make sense!

“Although there are many constitutions that are awakened later in life, the Human Sacred Body is definitely not among them.”

Xiao Hongyi said gravely, “If Jiang Chen is cultivating a superior grade manual with Human Origin cultivation and doesn’t have a special physique, then it’s possible…”

“Possible what?”

Zhang Lingfeng instinctively asked.

“It’s possible that he is the reincarnation of a great emperor!”

“Hisss—”

Zhang Lingfeng took a sharp breath of cold air!

This was getting more and more exaggerated!

That was the reincarnation of a great emperor, someone destined to become an emperor!

The bearing and potential of an empress only indicates the possibility, but the reincarnation of a great emperor? Sorry, that’s already an emperor!

“Impossible, right? A person who is the reincarnation of a great emperor carries memories from their past life, possesses complete imperial essence, and their cultivation advances by leaps and bounds everyday. Jiang Chen doesn’t seem like it.”

Zhang Lingfeng expressed his doubts.

“Maybe his memories from his past life haven’t awakened yet?”

Xiao Hongyi speculated.

“But how do you explain the imperial essence? If Jiang Chen truly had complete imperial essence, then every breakthrough would cause a phenomenon between heaven and earth!”

“…”

Zhang Lingfeng questioned again.

Xiao Hongyi was left speechless by the question.

It’s impossible! So how do you explain Jiang Chen’s across major realm battle and his cultivation of the superior grade sword technique? This is not a question of talent!

Both of them were scratching their heads in frustration.

But since they couldn’t figure it out, they eventually had no choice but to give up.

After all, there are many things in this world that cannot be explained, and being too obsessed can only disturb one’s Dao Heart.

Glancing at the arena and seeing that Jiang Chen’s aura had clearly weakened, Zhang Lingfeng stroked his beard and smiled:

“Even so, the victor of this match is still my Sword Peak! There’s no denying that the superior grade spirit sword combined with the superior grade secret manual has indeed given Jiang Chen an extremely exaggerated boost in combat power, but he still suffers from a lower cultivation level and insufficient vital energy within his body.”

Zhang Lingfeng stroked his beard and smiled.

“Hmph!”

Xiao Hongyi snorted lightly, neither agreeing nor disagreeing.

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