CH 51

Chapter 51.1: Unexpected Accident During the Duel (Part One)

(TLN: 3 Extra Chapters again! Chapter 51 is the length of 2 chapters, so I count it as 2 as originally planned. (Don’t worry, this chapter is worth more in terms of excitement since we see the main antagonist in action <3)

Taking advantage of Long Aotian’s delay, Zhan Yan thrust toward him at extremely fast speeds. In the blink of an eye, he reached Long Aotian, yet no one could see when he did. But Long Aotian wasn’t someone who was easy to deal with; he effortlessly moved sideways to dodge Zhan Yan’s assault.

Zhan Yan’s strike failed, so he rapidly switched directions. Douqi poured into his pike as he suddenly rotated around to pierce his weapon into Long Aotian’s shoulder.

Long Aotian was slightly astonished and urgently escaped from the offensive.

Zhan Yan did not give him time to react and continued to attack. His technique reached perfection as it hid his killing intent. If it wasn’t for his quick instincts, Long Aotian didn’t know how many holes would be opened in his body.

Long Aotian inwardly frowned. Although it seemed to be an ordinary technique, he didn’t expect the technique to be so complicated. It seemed that he had underestimated this bullshit knight’s ability.

This human of a different world truly wasn’t weak!

“Hey!”

Despite attacking for a long time, Zhan Yan’s attacks were unsuccessful. Suddenly, he stopped in his tracks and then initiated another exchange of earth-shattering blows. His figure flickered as he incessantly continued his jabs.

Currently, Zhan Yan had the upper hand, causing the audience to cheer excitedly. Furthermore, Edgar’s commentary was also very impressive. “Zhan Yan’s technique is called the Torrential Rain technique, which is one of the multitudes of consummate skills he created. I heard that even eighth-level fighters can hardly escape his intensive rapid-fire attacks.”

Chris stated, “However, Classmate Long Aotian was able to completely escape from such a terrible attack. It is obvious that he’s also powerful!”

During this high-level battle, those who were low-leveled didn’t know what was happening. So with new-found understanding from his commentary, the audience became even rowdier.

“You, young fellow, why do you keep on avoiding my attacks?” Even after quite a while passed, Zhan Yan’s blows never reached Long Aotian, so he became a little anxious. Instantly, he felt that this situation was baffling as he soon became speechless.

“You’re the stupid one, should I just stand there and let you hit me? I’m not that stupid.” Long Aotian rolled his eyes. He then did a backflip and successfully distanced himself away from Zhan Yan.

Zhan Yan obviously did not expect that Long Aotian would say such brazen words. Fortunately, the shouts of the audience drowned Long Aotian’s voice out, otherwise, he would lose face. Zhan Yan stood his ground. He ruthlessly inserted his pike into the floor as the Douqi within his whole body began to surge.

The audience encircling them suddenly calmed down.

The commentator, Brands, smiled and stated, “Hey! Ox-head, is this one of Classmate Zhan Yan’s three famous consummate skills?”

“Yes, that is correct.” Ox-headed Chris nodded and replied, “To further explain the effects of this move, I think it is best if Linglong comments. During last year’s martial arts battle between geniuses, Linglong lost precisely because of this move. ”

Zi Linglong replied, “This move is really powerful. It gives people a feeling of pressure. At first, it may seem like it has a lot of weaknesses. But as long as you face this attack head-on, you will understand that this move is, in truth, very powerful. At that time, I did not comprehend that fact and suffered a devastating defeat.”

“Then, are you saying that Long Aotian will also be defeated?” asked Edgar.

“I don’t know about that, but Long Aotian appears to have something up his sleeve.” As soon as those words sounded, Long Aotian pointed a three-foot sword forward as he released his milky-white internal force.

“Hua!”

The crowd suddenly exploded.

Milky-white Douqi internal force. That was the unique Douqi color of Saints! Did Long Aotian already reach the Saint-level?

The crowd discussed this topic spiritedly.

Long Shiyan had already expected this. In addition to his strength as a seventh-level magician, Long Aotian also had internal force, which could be said to be Jin Yong’s style of martial arts. According to the original work, he knew how to use Jin Yong’s martial arts.

Moreover, it was extremely difficult to deal with.

His “Eighteen Subduing Dragon Palms” could hold out against a Sword Saint. His “Ride the Waves; Walk over Ripples” technique could make the enemy completely unable to fight. Its unparalleled existence allowed him to easily run away whenever he pleases. For example, Long Aotian was able to avoid Zhan Yan’s assaults without any injuries solely because of this move.

(TLN: The author is listing out common moves in Jin Yong’s novels.)

In the original work, it was a fact that the author fully exaggerated Chinese martial arts. Although Chinese martial arts was 5,000 years old, could the martial arts of this world, with its a hundred million years of history and techniques, not compare to the wisdom of 5,000 years? Truly, how could the people of this world have less wisdom than the other?

Clearly, the humans of this world weren’t foolish.

Moreover, their powers were different. In the original work, Sword Saints could fly and could use a single blade to split a small mountain. Saint Magicians could destroy a city as their existence was equivalent to a living nuclear bomb.

Long Shiyan decided to stop pondering about how illogical the original work was. Instead, she wanted to see if Long Aotian would use any of the unreasonable skills from the original work. Just a moment ago, she saw him use the “Ride the Waves; Walk over Ripples” technique. Supposing he used that move against her, she could still easily crack that technique. After all, it was not as heaven-defying as in the original work.

Zhan Yan seemed to have found a method to defeat that technique, which was reasonable considering how much time had passed.

At the same level, it was relatively simple for one to break each other’s moves.

After processing this slight variation, Long Shiyan was able to judge that Long Aotian was no longer the same as the one in the original book. Although his powers were still somewhat heaven-defying, it was already within a range that could be suppressed.

At this moment, she felt relieved.

“Milky-white Douqi!” the commenter exclaimed with a startled tone.

“Is he really a Sword Saint?”

“No! That’s not the Douqi of a Sword Saint; it’s just a special kind of Douqi, nothing more.”

“That is no more than an insignificant skill!” Zhan Yan’s expression grew pale and solemn, but he quickly recovered. He had to admit that was shocked by the sudden white-colored Douqi, which almost made him completely lose his ability to judge properly.

“Piercing Magical Disorder Dance!” Zhan Yan roared as if he were a dragon while his strike was like a tiger’s. He leaped forth and grimly hacked at Long Aotian.

“It’s nothing much!” Long Aotian remained still like a mountain as his sword resisted against the attack. Although it seemed as if his movements were ordinary and without any attack power, he was able to defend against Zhan Yan’s terrifying attack power. It was truly inconceivable.

“Don’t talk so arrogantly!” Zhan Yan was becoming a bit frantic as his Douqi poured into his pike. The violent Douqi swept across the entire battlefield. Immediately after the bout of Douqi, the duo engaged in a close combat showdown.

“Boom!”

Under Long Aotian’s feet, the ground blew up, creating a large hole. His legs sunk deeply into the earth. He held a long sword against Zhan Yan’s pike as his internal force wildly pressed against his foe. However, his defenses would soon break along with his internal force shield.

A large enchantment was spread across the field, which completely kept the duo’s Douqi from leaking out of the stage during their fight. The audience clamored with excitement.

“Terribly! Amazing!”

A young man next to Long Shiyan sighed.

“Yes! I didn’t expect him to be able to match with Zhan Yan. I’m really not sure who will win. It is difficult to see who will Nikaela ends up with,” another one of the women’s protectors replied.

“Zhan Yan won’t easily lose! He most definitely won’t lose against a pervert! Hateful!” said Sharon.

“It looks like it. Long Aotian stands no chance against him.” Ling Qingwu displayed a complex expression. She didn’t think that her fiancé, whom she had never been concerned about, had such skills. Besides, his strength had completely exceeded hers.

“Are you worried about him?” Nangong Lingli was dumbfounded.

“I am not worried about him at all.”

“If Long Aotian only has this level of ability, then he will undoubtedly lose.” Long Shiyan interrupted several people’s side-talk. “Zhan Yan has yet to fully reveal his true strength, you all should keep watching!”

“Gravity Spell!”

Sure enough, as Long Shiyan voice sounded, the battlefield had undergone a great change. Zhan Yan suddenly lost balance, falling to one knee. Long Aotian stabbed at him using his sword, but Zhan Yan swiftly avoided it. Afterward, he instantaneously widened the distance between them.

“My God! Linglong, did you see it? Just a moment ago, Long Aotian was using gravity! It was an advanced gravity spell! Not only is he an earth magician, but his level also isn’t low.” As a commentator, Brands was awfully impressive at shouting out commentary.

“It was indeed a gravity spell!” Zi Linglong frowned.

“He’s a magician!”

“Magic and martial arts dual cultivation!”

After these words were stated, the audience was boiling in excitement.

Long Shiyan understood that while Long Aotian exposed his strength, he most likely did not want to become famous and have a difficult time. He not only had the extremely rare magic and martial arts dual cultivation but also cultivated to the advanced realms. This will definitely attract the unwanted attention of all parties.

Since the audience was shouting around them, the two on-stage could barely hear anything coherent. Long Aotian finally felt pressured. However, he simply laughed and said, “You actually do have some good abilities, but you are still too weak. Under the restriction of my gravity spell, can you still properly display your fighting strength?”

Under the influence of gravity, it was not easy to move a step, but he was not in a hurry. He suddenly whipped out a small ball from his sleeves, and the ball quickly turned into a white tiger.

“Roar!”

The white tiger charged toward Long Aotian and roared.

Zhan Yan leaped into the air and landed on the tiger’s back.

“That’s an eighth-level radiant tiger!” Long Aotian frowned. Although bringing a pet to combat seemed unfair, the opponent was a knight. Without a mount, a knight’s combat power would be weakened by a lot. So even if it was a duel, he was allowed to use his mount. On the other hand, if Long Aotian used a mount, it would be unfair.

Of course, he could care less about fairness right now.

However, against the enemy in front of him, he did not need to make his dragon appear.

Also, he wanted to test out his true strength. He didn’t know how powerful his internal strength and seventh-level magic currently was.

“You still have yet to experience my strength first-hand!” Zhan Yan sneered and commanded his tiger to charge at Long Aotian.

Chapter 51.2: Unexpected Accident During the Duel (Part Two)

(TLN: Second extra chapter!)

“Gravity spell!”

“Quagmire spell!”

“Storm spell!”

“Fireball!”

“Thunder spell!”

Five consecutive primary magical spells were cast instantaneously, and the power of the spells was increased by several folds using his internal force. Zhan Yan and his mount were directly hit, but the heavy armor coated in Douqi allowed Zhan Yan to escape completely unscathed. It was needless to say the eighth-level radiant tiger had no problem at all with enduring the blow.

However, he certainly delayed Zhan Yan’s attacking speed.

“Not bad! Not bad! These little spells are quite formidable!” Observing the effects, Long Aotian was satisfied and continued to frantically send out primary magical spells.

Zhan Yan suddenly fell into a disadvantageous position.

Although Zhan Yan desired to close the distance, Long Aotian had the “Ride the Waves; Walk over Ripples” technique and his wind magic, which increased his speed. Acceleration skills have always had an advantage against the enemy.

And since Long Aotian was practicing in order to increase the proficiency of his magic, he did not stop.

“Will this guy continue to cast magic spells forever? When will he run out of magic power?” Zhan Yan clenched his teeth. He was helpless after he encountered Long Aotian’s abnormal magic spells. Although they only primary spells, he did not know how much magic power they were amplified by. Besides, there were so many primary magic spells that they became a hindrance to Zhan Yan.

His eyes swept across the crowd, noticing that many of his classmates cast worried looks toward him. Looking at the girl he liked, he noticed she was looking back at him with an odd expression.

At this moment, Zhan Yan became really angry.

Long Aotian did not summon his dragon but instead silently recited a spell. Instead, Long Aotian’s mount slowly vanished, causing his strength to rapidly rise.

Seventh-level peak, eighth-level fighter, eighth-level peak, ninth-level fighter…

His strength had advanced by leaps and bounds.

“Tiger’s Roar of the Mountains and Forests!” Zhan Yan raised his voice and let out a deafening howl. His skill began to pull the surrounding area toward him. Even if it was Long Aotian, he could no longer use the wind magic step nor “Ride the Waves; Walk over Ripples” technique to avoid it. His body would soon be smashed by Zhan Yan’s formidable Douqi.

He believed that if he moved along with the attractive force, he would certainly be torn apart by Zhan Yan. However, he didn’t dare to resign to his fate. He quickly raised his long sword, inserted into the ground, and stood still, intending to use his own unique skills to break Zhan Yan’s.

His strength also improved rapidly, and in the blink of an eye, his strength was equivalent to a ninth-level fighter’s.

“Dragon’s Roar of the Ninth Heavens!” Long Aotian finally released his own super large mount. He jumped up as a huge golden dragon’s head slammed onto Zhan Yan’s area of attractive force.

“Get lost!” Zhan Yan snarled furiously as the power of his sound wave instantly weakened the draconic power that Long Aotian had agglutinated by half. Then, he continued the suction of his surroundings. The draconic power made it hard to move, but Long Aotian continued to condense it. Then, the draconic power once again pressed against Zhan Yan.

Zhan Yan was unwilling to fall far behind and ordered his white tiger to charge.

“Boom!”

The dragon and the tiger intersected with each other. The confrontation between the two forces immediately caused the area to tremble, and a deafening explosion echoed throughout the school.

“Boom! Boom!”

The explosions continued, and the sky was covered by dark clouds. With a breaking sound, several cracks slowly appeared in the school’s enchantment.

The two people on the battlefield didn’t know what catastrophe was about to break out. The two were still exerting their various forces. Violent Douqi, magic, and internal force engulfed everything, making it difficult to see the duo in the center.

“Bang! Bang! Bang!”

The skies roared and the earth shook.

Now, the people who were watching this fight became afraid.

“What’s going on?” The crowd was in turmoil.

A powerful teacher was able to sense the energy riots in the martial arts hall, but it was too late.

“Get out of the way!”

Suddenly, a loud roar sounded.

“All of you, make way for me!”

The roars continued and spread to everyone’s ears.

“All of you should get out of the way!” Although unfamiliar, it was a clear and powerful voice. The crowd inexplicably grew silent, obeying the command.

“Break!”

“Boom!!”

The first enchantment was broken, and the fragments from the enchantment violently scattered. Those fragments of debris rushed toward the weaker students. They could not resist.

The more powerful classmates dealt with the fragments, saving the weaker classmates. The referees and the commentators also could not sit still as they jumped off the stage in order to avoid any injuries.

However, the fragments from another part of the enchantment shot out as fiercer and stronger forces erupted once again. This issue couldn’t be solved by the Students Holy Spirit Group nor the several teachers in the area.

“What are you doing? Don’t blank out! Get down!”

It was the same voice that made people settle down earlier. A tall boy who didn’t have time to react was dragged to the ground and scolded. Then, the owner of the voice took a large sword and scattered several pieces of the enchantment to protect a group of dimwitted students.

This person was Long Shiyan.

When she was observing the battle between the two, she felt that something was wrong and quickly evacuated the crowd. The strength of these two had completely exceeded her expectations.

Her eyes swept across the already crumbling enchantment; it would soon be shattered completely. If it was broken, the strength of those two people would surely sweep through the entire area. The number of casualties caused by the strength of the two ninth-level fighters would be absolutely immeasurable.

There was no time to think so Long Shiyan rushed in with her sword.

The vice-presidents of the Students Holy Spirit Group, Belinda and Edgar, and several teachers had already noticed that something went awry. But their powers were merely at the eighth-level, and they thus could not stop the calamity.

But, a few people were still around to help give other students time to escape.

Nonetheless, Long Shiyan carried her sword and dashed in. She grabbed onto Brands’s collar, threw him aside, and angrily shouted, “As a mage, are you not worried about dying? What are you even doing here? Hurry up and help evacuate the masses!”

No one opposed her words as Zi Linglong and Belinda parted from each other in order to go help the crowd. She furiously said, “They really are acting recklessly and being hindrances.”

“Hehe, those two are still fighting!” Long Shiyan stared coldly at the two people battling each other inside. She inserted her giant sword into the ground and closed her eyes.

“Rumble!”

At this time, the enchantment finally broke apart into countless pieces, which were accompanied by violent energy bursts. During this moment, the people in the surroundings could not get away in time. In a moment, they would all suffer. However, before they could be injured, the broken enchantment was covered by another transparent enchantment.

“It closed!”

“The enchantment of the gods!”

When everyone saw a new enchantment reappearing, they all sighed in relief. All the cries for help disappeared. Everyone felt that the calamity had passed as all eyes were on the dazzling girl at the center of the enchantment.

Indeed, she gave off a faint white light, the same color as the enchantment.

Forcibly employing her spirit force to break open the enchantment, Long Shiyan felt mentally strained and almost fell. However, she understood that it was not over yet, and must stop these two geniuses.

She pulled out the giant sword and flew into the battlefield once again. With both hands, she grasped the large sword and resolutely hacked at the various forces between the two to stop them. However, she did not expect to be repelled and flung away. The two men were still ignorant of the situation and were incapable of stopping their overboard powers.

“Get out of the way!”

Long Shiyan gritted her teeth and rushed in with her sword once again.

“Épée: Glorious Heart!”

“Break!”

“Boom!”

After a violent storm, the world finally returned to its usual stillness as the white enchantment began to dissipate. Long Aotian and Zhan Yan motionlessly laid down on the stage as they panted heavily. Obviously, they didn’t die. The petite Long Shiyan landed onto the stage. Although her complexion was pale, her cold eyes swept over everyone.

“The Saint’s protective enchantment was broken! This had never happened before in hundreds of years. I didn’t expect it to break now. Who were the ones in charge of the stage?” Her eyes skimmed past the group of people with Zi Linglong. “If I didn’t guess wrong, this should be due to a lack of magical energy. Right now is an important time to prepare for the upcoming school tournament battles. Yet, you didn’t even check the stage’s equipment! This is a catastrophe! How will you explain what happened to the school’s ancestors?”

There was a dull silence in the area as no one spoke. Even Zi Linglong and the teachers did not dare to utter even a single word.

Although she was a different person than “her”, her manner of speaking was very familiar. Since it had been a long time since they were reprimanded this way, the group was completely unable to say a word.

“Okay! Let’s bring both of them into the infirmary and then administer the proper disciplinary actions.” Long Shiyan’s words faltered as she remembered that she was no longer the previous Long Shiyan, so she shouldn’t use this tone.

She hurriedly coughed a few times and changed her manner of speaking. “The safety of the school is everyone’s responsibility. I am no exception. I will not say any more. I believe that you should give the students and the headmaster a very reasonable explanation for this incident. I am feeling a little hungry, so I shall be leaving. Goodbye.”

As soon as her voice fell, she quickly tried to walk away but was soon halted by a familiar voice.

“Wait!”

“Do you have any other issues?” Long Shiyan stopped and turned her gaze toward the already mature Zi Linglong. She had beautiful eyes along with a tall and sexy figure. The description in the original novel was slightly different than the current her.

“Thank you!” After a long time, Zi Linglong responded with these two words.

“No need to thank me!” Long Shiyan did not dare to stay. She turned around and left, departing from the crowd.