Jiang Kai was also very surprised inside. The Dongfang family's mirage movement technique, after being combined with Ghost Star skills, actually had such good results.
It was actually on par with his own first seven steps of Battle Eight Desolations!
This time, Jiang Kai truly felt the pressure of an ancient martial arts powerhouse!
The shock in Dongfang Ming's heart was no less than Jiang Kai's.
With the mirage combined perfectly with Extreme Shadow Treading the Void, this guy actually appeared calm and unhurried!
What was baffling was that this guy was never misled by the mirage. Every single time, he accurately found the position of Dongfang Ming's real body!
His own consumption was greater than his opponent's. If this continued, he was afraid he wouldn't gain any advantage.
At this moment, Dongfang Ming found a flaw in Jiang Kai's evasive movement. He was overjoyed. "Han Yi, your time to die has come! Die for me!"
"Transcendent talent, true qi rampage!"
Elder Hu of Mount Hua widened his eyes. "God level talent, true qi rampage?"
In the War God Hall, the more a talent was related to true qi, the more it was valued. And Dongfang Ming's talent was clearly true qi rampage. Just hearing the name made it obvious how closely it was tied to true qi!
Most terrifying of all, he was also a warrior with an ancient martial arts inheritance!
"Haitian Sword Art · Sword of Dusk!"
With Dongfang Ming's sword swing, the sky above the Dongfang Guild's base was instantly lit up by a streak of cyan light. The intense light shot out and surged straight into the heavens!
"Blue white true qi. This guy's true qi strength is approaching level two true qi!" Zhou Chu exclaimed!
Elder Wan's eyes widened. "Such powerful true qi, such a terrifying sword strike. Even a super six War God wouldn't dare take it head on!"
Dongfang Canghai smiled faintly and said with some pride, "Ming'er's sword combines the essence of my Dongfang family's Haitian Sword Art. It truly lives up to the phrase, sword qi stretching thirty thousand miles, one sword chilling nineteen states!"
"He's only super five level seven, but with this sword, even a super six War God would need to avoid its edge!"
"What Nine Heavens Immortal Slayer Sword? In front of my Haitian Sword Art, it's not worth mentioning!"
Elder Hu nodded blankly. "Among the super five generation in our ancient martial arts circle, fewer than five people can unleash such a terrifying sword!"
Sun Yuan didn't care about any of that. In his eyes now, there was only the white figure at the center of the blinding light.
"Han Yi!" Sun Yuan clenched his teeth. "Nine Heavens Immortal Slayer Sword! Hurry and use the Nine Heavens Immortal Slayer Sword!"
However, Elder Wan and Elder Sun beside him both fell silent.
The terrifying part of Dongfang Ming's sword lay not only in the perfect coordination of the Haitian Sword Art and the Sword of Dusk, but also in his true qi strength!
True qi strength and attack power were two different things. For example, true qi strength was like the material of a weapon, while true qi attack power was the force used to swing it.
With the same strength, swinging an iron sword versus a wooden sword would obviously have different results.
Under the same attack power, the side with higher true qi strength could even directly crush the weaker side!
In Ghost Star, there were very few ways to increase true qi strength. Dongfang Ming's true qi strength being this high was most likely related to his status as an ancient martial arts inheritor.
Ancient martial arts cultivating qi techniques was nothing unusual, but qi techniques emphasized persistent cultivation. In other words, what they needed was time and accumulation.
Dongfang Ming was only about twenty years old, yet his accomplishments in qi cultivation were already so terrifying. There were very few people who could surpass him.
The true qi attacks Jiang Kai had unleashed several times before were all semi transparent, which showed that his true qi strength was not high.
At this moment, facing Dongfang Ming's overwhelmingly powerful strike, even if Jiang Kai used the Nine Heavens Immortal Slayer Sword, it would just be like an egg hitting a rock…
Just as Dongfang Ming's sword struck, Jiang Kai finally made his move.
"No Gods' Land! A Fool's Dream!" Jiang Kai activated two talents in succession!
Holding the Demon Slaying Sword, Jiang Kai's gaze was sharp as a torch as he stared at the overwhelming cyan sword qi sweeping toward him. "Today, I will clear the name of the Nine Heavens Immortal Slayer Sword!"
"Demon Slaying Sword, let me see how much of your former master's style this strike has!"
"Tempering!"
With a boom, the originally plain ancient sword instantly burst into blazing flames!
"Blazing Flame · Nine Heavens Immortal Slayer Sword · Vast Heaven Demon Slaying Sword!"
The sword went out!
In the sky, a fire dragon soared up, carrying the force of a thousand jun, pouncing toward the sky filled with cyan light!
"Damn it… this, this Junior Brother Han Yi… has gone crazy!" Sun Yuan couldn't help but curse as he stared blankly at the decisive clash between the two on the field!
He seemed to hear, beside his ears, the furious roar of the fire dragon as it raised its head to the sky.
In his eyes, it was as if he saw flames surging into the heavens… the red dragon devouring the sun!
With a thunderous boom, a huge burst of energy erupted from the center of the arena, spreading outward in all directions.
A scorching heat wave rushed toward them. Everyone's clothes flapped wildly, their bodies unsteady!
Jiang Kai's Fool's Dream didn't increase true qi strength. What it increased was flame strength!
He knew very well that his true qi strength was inferior to Dongfang Ming's. So even if his attack power was far higher than his opponent's, it would still be hard to match him!
But his flame strength was not low. Plus the amplification from Fool's Dream and No Gods' Land, using overpowering flames against overpowering true qi… under evenly matched conditions, Jiang Kai's attack power finally had room to shine!
In an instant, the fire dragon directly shattered the cyan light. The gigantic dragon pierced through Dongfang Ming's body. In just a moment, Dongfang Ming was burned to ashes by the flames!
The super genius Dongfang Ming was instantly killed by Jiang Kai's Blazing Flame · Vast Heaven Demon Slaying Sword!
The heat waves on the field lingered for a long time, but the atmosphere beneath the stage dropped to freezing point!
Dozens of ancient martial arts powerhouses were watching outside the arena. Faced with the final outcome, there was dead silence. Everyone's mind was completely blank, unable to believe what they had just witnessed!
Jiang Kai looked at Dongfang Ming, whose body and bones were gone, snorted coldly, and said, "That's it? You still wanted to compete with me over Si Yao? You should be glad you didn't run into me back then!"
After speaking, Jiang Kai formed a sword finger with his left hand and wiped away the flames on the Demon Slaying Sword.
Looking at the completely ordinary ancient sword in his hand, Jiang Kai shook his head, not knowing when this Demon Slaying Sword would be fully restored.
Then, Jiang Kai walked toward the edge of the arena.
When he came in front of everyone, he realized that not a single person had commented on his performance just now. This made Jiang Kai feel a little disappointed.
He had just cleared the name of the Nine Heavens Immortal Slayer Sword. At least say something, so the Dongfang family wouldn't dare to show off blindly in the future.
"Ahem… what I used just now was the Nine Heavens Immortal Slayer Sword…" Jiang Kai疯狂 hinted at Zhou Chu. "Our Qingyun Sect's sword art really is different. Some Haitian Sword Art isn't worth mentioning at all."
However, Zhou Chu didn't dare respond to Jiang Kai.
Strictly speaking, that sword strike of his had already gone beyond the scope of the Nine Heavens Immortal Slayer Sword!
Back then, Mister Three Swords left behind three swords. The Immortal Slayer Sword was the Immortal Slayer Sword, the Demon Slaying Sword was the Demon Slaying Sword. Although they were of the same origin and both came from Mister Three Swords, there were still differences.
Now, only one sword was passed down in the Qingyun Sect, and that was the Immortal Slayer Sword!
Besides, the advantage of ancient martial arts was true qi. What Jiang Kai used just now was flame… in other words, Jiang Kai could defeat Dongfang Ming with this move, but if the Qingyun Sect sent someone else, that wouldn't necessarily be the case.
Dongfang Canghai finally couldn't hold back anymore. "Han Yi, you, do you even understand? What you added was flame attack. You only won because your flame strength was high!"
Jiang Kai didn't care about any of that. He looked at Dongfang Canghai and said disdainfully, "Who said flame attacks can't be added? My true qi isn't as strong as his. Does that mean I just have to stand there and get beaten? Ridiculous!"
As he spoke, Jiang Kai jumped off the arena and walked up to Elder Hu. "Elder Hu, I won this match, right? Then the wager…"
Only then did Elder Hu come back to his senses. He wasn't here to watch the fight. He was here to serve as a witness!
He hurriedly handed all the wagers from both sides to Jiang Kai.
While handing them over, Elder Hu deliberately slowed his movements. When Jiang Kai took the items, he said, "Han Yi… in some time, the number one beauty of our Mount Hua is going to hold a martial arts matchmaking event. Do you have time to come?"
Elder Hu said eagerly with a smile, "That girl Ling Sha has many admirers, but she relies on her good talent. Her mindset has been lofty since childhood, and she always hoped to find a capable young man. I think you fit her requirements very well. Maybe the two of you could really hit it off!"
Jiang Kai was stunned for a moment, then shook his head. "Elder Hu, I won't hide it from you. I was already hurt last time, and during this period I don't want to talk about relationships anymore."
"Well, about you and Miss Si Yao, I've also heard about it." Elder Hu first showed a regretful expression, then raised his head and said, "But little Han, as someone who's been through it, let me advise you. There's no shortage of fragrant grass at the ends of the earth. Why cling to just one flower!"
"You haven't really been to our Mount Hua much. If you saw Ling Sha, I think you might change your mind."
Jiang Kai had no interest at all in dating right now. But Elder Hu kept insisting, and Jiang Kai couldn't keep refusing, so he could only put it off. "I've been a bit busy recently and really can't spare the time."
"Oh? What are you busy with?"
"I'm going to investigate something…"
"How long will it take?"
"That's hard to say, but I hope to settle it within two months."
"Two months. Alright. I'll go back and talk to the sect master. We'll hold off on the martial arts matchmaking until you come back!"
"No… Elder Hu, that's not what I meant!" Jiang Kai panicked instantly. Elder Hu's comprehension skills were truly worrying!
Couldn't he tell that Jiang Kai was rejecting him? Now it was even worse. He directly said they'd wait until Jiang Kai came back. This put enormous pressure on Jiang Kai…
Zhou Chu stepped forward and said with a smile to Elder Hu, "Young people nowadays aren't in a hurry. We're the ones who are anxious instead! Han Yi, then hurry up and get things done early so you don't delay Ling Sha's big matter."
"Master, you…" Jiang Kai looked at Zhou Chu in shock. This guy actually said that too.
"Exactly!" Elder Hu said happily.
Zhou Chu grabbed Jiang Kai by the sleeve and pulled him aside, whispering, "Didn't you see the Dongfang family? Every single one of them looks like they want to eat someone alive. We have to stabilize Elder Hu right now!"
"Besides, Grandmaster, you should also come out of heartbreak. You're not young anymore. You can start thinking about finding a grandmaster's wife for your disciples."
Jiang Kai's head was full of black lines. Now even Zhou Chu was worrying about his lifelong affairs?
Grandmaster's wife… it sounded so strange!
No matter what, Elder Hu showing great interest in Jiang Kai was also a good thing for the Qingyun Sect.
Since Jiang Kai wanted to support the Qingyun Sect, this bit of sacrifice wasn't too much.
Besides, if worst came to worst, he could just muddle through it. Ling Sha might not even like him.
So Jiang Kai agreed with Elder Hu that after he came back, someone would notify them.
"Elder Hu, then let's head back together." Zhou Chu said with a smile.
Elder Hu glanced over at the Dongfang family and smiled faintly. "Alright. Since it's on the way. Patriarch Dongfang, everyone, we'll be leaving first."
After Jiang Kai left, Dongfang Canghai finally exploded completely.
"Han Yi, Qingyun Sect, just you wait. Today's humiliation, my Dongfang family will absolutely not let it go!"
...
After Jiang Kai and the others returned to the Qingyun Sect, Jiang Kai immediately checked the Armor of Regeneration.
Its attributes were indeed very well suited to him.
"Grandmaster, I've already found the people you wanted. The four young people are all strong, have great potential, and react quickly. Most importantly, they keep their mouths shut. You can use them with confidence."
Jiang Kai nodded.
"Grandmaster, give me the ring. I'll help you upgrade it. Also, you should prepare as well and set out as soon as possible. I'm afraid the Dongfang family will come looking for revenge."
Jiang Kai handed the Critical Hit Ring and the Blood Essence Stone to Zhou Chu.
That very night, Zhou Chu finished upgrading the Critical Hit Ring. Meanwhile, Sun Yuan, Wang Zhong, Liu Xuefei, and Ye Qingwu were already fully prepared and ready to depart.
Jiang Kai looked at the four of them. "Senior brothers and sisters, I'll have to trouble you this time."
"It's nothing. We're all family." Sun Yuan said.
Jiang Kai smiled slightly, thinking to himself how well that was said. Family… the Qingyun Sect was more and more like another home to him.
"Let's go!" After Jiang Kai spoke, he led the four of them out of the main city of Zone One under the cover of night.
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