The folding fan blade sliced towards Li Guanqi’s neck in an instant.

Yet, Lu Chengyan found that his fan blade remained perpetually three inches from the opponent’s neck!

It took a full moment before he realized that the other was retreating at the same speed as himself.

With a slight frown, Lu Chengyan’s wrist flipped, and the fan swiftly changed direction, chopping towards Li Guanqi’s shoulder!

However, Li Guanqi seemed utterly disinterested at this point.

The opponent’s movements were as exasperating to him as the old lady at the entrance of Fulong Village.

With a subtle shift of his feet, he turned and arrived beside Lu Chengyan.

With a slight shrug of his shoulders, Li Guanqi took the opportunity to unhook the sword box from his back and then forcefully slapped it onto Lu Chengyan’s shoulder!

Bang!!

The crowd saw Li Guanqi’s feet move slightly, then the two figures retreated at the same speed.

Immediately after, Lu Chengyan’s figure was smashed away like a cannonball for dozens of feet!

Pfft!!

Lu Chengyan was still in mid-air when blood spurted out!

Thrown dozens of feet away, Lu Chengyan felt as if his whole body was falling apart!!

Without time to think, he forcibly rolled in the air and dragged two long streaks on the ground with his feet.

His entire left shoulder was dislocated, and even the forearm bone he used to block had cracked!

It was then that Lu Chengyan realized how heavy the sword box on the other’s back was!

“Hmph!”

Lu Chengyan once again created distance, his body surging with Primordial Energy as he bellowed, “Four Yangs! Blade Aura Long!”

Buzz!!!

In an instant, an inch-long blue blade light flickered ceaselessly on his folding fan blade!

Li Guanqi smiled faintly, murmuring softly, “No wonder he’s so fast, it’s the rare wind-type Spirit Root.”

“Releasing blade light at the Foundation Establishment stage… Interesting!”

Watching the youth who still stood unmoved, a flicker of unease crossed Lu Chengyan’s eyes, then he suddenly swallowed a very special green pill.

The moment he swallowed the pill, veins bulged on Lu Chengyan’s neck, and his face turned unusually ruddy!

The glowing ancient book in his hand flipped open again!!

“Five Yangs! Power Immense!!”

Immediately after, a very powerful Pressure burst forth from within Lu Chengyan.

The muscles under his green robe suddenly swelled!

Crack crack!

With bloodshot eyes, Lu Chengyan stomped fiercely on the ground, and the flagstones of the arena suddenly exploded!

His figure flashed and instantly appeared in front of Li Guanqi!

Clang!!

The long sword instinctively blocked in front of his chest, and a massive force transmitted from where the blades met.

Li Guanqi’s figure was instantly knocked back dozens of feet!!

The onlookers around the arena shook their heads slightly at this scene.

“Alas, that’s youth for you, too overconfident.”

“The True Word artifacts of the Six Yang Academy are just too heaven-defying.”

“Indeed, that power is even more pronounced than the amplification of a Spirit Talisman.”

On the arena, Lu Chengyan’s figure turned into a blurry shadow as he charged towards Li Guanqi!

Clang clang clang!!

In an instant, the sound of clashing swords echoed in all directions, and two figures flickered and darted around the field.

Lu Chengyan’s folding fan was a deadly weapon, transforming into myriad illusions in his hand.

Clang clang!!

The sounds of battle rang out in the arena, each of Lu Chengyan’s strikes carrying the force of ten thousand jun!

However, Lu Chengyan soon sensed something amiss.

Suddenly!

Out of the corner of his eye, he caught a glimpse of disappointment in the other’s eyes.

As he was caught off guard, he only felt a flash of cold light before his eyes!!

Swoosh!!

Clang!

Li Guanqi, having passed by, sheathed the Cang Lang Sword.

Lu Chengyan’s front sash was cut, revealing the white undergarment beneath for all to see!

The blood in Lu Chengyan’s eyes receded, leaving them hollow and lifeless.

He didn’t understand how the other’s sword had been so fast, or why his own pride in his speed was like a turtle’s walk in front of the opponent.

Lu Chengyan’s eyes were filled with disbelief, his chest heaving more and more violently.

Then, he suddenly turned around, his folding fan tracing a strange arc as it once again sliced towards Li Guanqi’s back!!

“Eight Extreme Shadow Fan!!”

The blade light on the folding fan instantly grew to over a foot long!!

A crazed look flashed in Lu Chengyan’s eyes!

“Die!!”

With a ferocious face, Lu Chengyan had gone mad, unable to accept such a clean defeat.

It was as if the opponent had never taken him seriously from the start.

In his twisted heart, Lu Chengyan thought, “I am the chosen one!! I am the one to lead the Academy to glory!!”

“Die, die, die!! Die!!!”

Li Guanqi, who had been ready to turn and leave, now had cold murderous intent flickering in his eyes!

Swoosh!!

The dark green long sword cut through the heavy fan shadows with a fierce slash!!

A sword to the throat!!

Two arms fell from the sky, blood spurting more than three feet!

Until his death, Lu Chengyan never understood why his sword was so slow, why his pride in his speed was nothing in front of the opponent.

Thud!

Lu Chengyan fell dead, blood gushing from his throat!

Clang!

Li Guanqi shook his wrist lightly to flick off the blood and sheathed his long sword.

Turning to look around the arena, he found that Ye Feng and the others seemed to have only him finishing the fight.

An aged voice echoed from within the barrier.

“Li Guanqi of the Great Xia Sword Sect wins, scoring three points!”

Li Guanqi frowned as he looked at the fallen Lu Chengyan, not understanding why the other had clearly perceived the gap between them.

Yet he still forced a confrontation, even daring to launch a sneak attack from behind after he had held back!

“Ah!!! I admi…”

Bang!!

A scream rang in his ear as the barrier naturally dissipated with the end of the arena fight.

Li Guanqi saw that a Foundation Establishment early-stage disciple of the Great Xia Sword Sect was being pursued by a disciple of the Six Yang Academy!

This deepened his frown even further.

Finally, after the disciple endured two sword strikes with his back, he managed to shout out a complete “I surrender!”

Buzz!!

The barrier’s light flashed, and the Great Xia Sword Sect disciple was teleported out of the barrier.

“Geng Luo of the Six Yang Academy wins! Scores one point!”

Following that, two disciples of the Great Xia Sword Sect were forced to shout “I surrender!”

However, as the female disciple shouted her surrender, the sinister-eyed disciple of the Six Yang Academy threw his long sword at the last moment, killing the Great Xia Sword Sect disciple!!

Upon seeing this, rage surged in Li Guanqi’s heart!!

Qin Xian appeared above the barrier in a flash, smashing the barrier with a punch!!

Bang!!

At that moment, Ge Qing instantly blocked in front of Qin Xian and said sternly, “Old Qin! Don’t be rash!!”

“Let me handle this, you must not strike!”

Qin Xian’s face darkened as he said, “They are targeting us on purpose, can’t you see?”