Sword Sect Outer Sect

Chapter 168 Showdown! Kong You

The air on the battlefield seemed to freeze.

Song Yan and Kong You stood several dozen feet apart.

At this moment, the teardrop pendant on Kong You's chest slowly began to glow.

A light mist began to rise from the ancient vine forest, and the moss on the stones gradually became damp.

The fog grew thicker and thicker. Kong You's gaze became solemn, and his hands hung naturally at his sides, with a faint sense of lightning gathering in his palms.

Song Yan slightly raised his right hand, shielding Gu Qingqing behind him.

"Qingqing, go further away."

Gu Qingqing nodded frantically like a chick pecking at rice, then quickly ran back.

Kong You also spoke up, saying, "Ayun, go further away."

"..."

Kong Yun glanced at Song Yan with some apprehension, then silently retreated.

This scene left the surrounding cultivators somewhat bewildered.

"Are these two... going to have a one-on-one duel?"

"I know Senior Brother Kong, but who is this person on the other side... that he can make Senior Brother Kong take this so seriously?"

An inner disciple from Taiping Peak frowned slightly and said, "He looks unfamiliar, but he actually dared to confront Senior Brother Kong head-on. Just for that, this kid has some guts."

A cultivator nearby recognized Song Yan: "Huh? I've seen this person before, his name is Song Yan."

"Song Yan?"

"The rumors that circulated about Changping before...?"

"It should be him, that's him."

The man looked into the arena, his tone full of apprehension: "I heard that some time before the Sword-Touching Competition began, this man defeated Senior Brother Kong in three moves on the Sword-Debating Stage."

"what?"

"Junior Brother Ye is joking. Senior Brother Kong is at the peak of the eighth level of Qi Refining and is about to break through to the ninth level. The other party is only at the seventh level of Qi Refining..."

"This...I do not know."

"Ah."

Someone nearby sneered, "If fighting is only about cultivation level, what's the point? Just rank them according to their cultivation level, wouldn't that be better?"

"This……"

The man was speechless for a moment, but after realizing what had happened, he still tried to argue back.

"I'm afraid it was just that Senior Brother Kong You was careless for a moment, and underestimated his opponent, so he didn't go all out."

"...You'll see when you look."

"..."

Kong Yun stood at the edge of the battlefield, his expression shifting between anger and uncertainty.

He stared intently at Song Yan, gritting his teeth as he said, "Brother, this time, you will not lose again!"

In the midst of the battlefield, Kong You actually spoke up: "Junior Brother Song, in the previous battle at the Sword Debate Platform, you taught me the lesson that pride comes before a fall."

"I underestimated my opponent that day, but I will not hold back this time."

Song Yan simply nodded slightly: "I didn't have the chance to learn from Senior Brother Kong's formidable skills back then, but I am fortunate enough to learn from him today. I will certainly do my best."

These words were extremely grating to Kong You's ears.

It was as if to say that he had no chance to fight back that day.

Kong You said no more, and immediately formed a hand seal, causing a great burst of lightning.

His spiritual power surged like a tidal wave.

"Om."

Purple lightning rapidly condensed in Kong You's palm, and then, as if out of control, it hurtled towards Song Yan.

Suddenly, Song Yan's sword energy surged, and amidst the chaotic arcs of lightning, he easily dodged them.

Then, he slightly raised his hands, flicked his sword fingers, and two sharp cyan sword energies suddenly rushed towards Kong You.

At the same time, a dozen white sword shadows slowly flew out from the sword box behind Song Yan.

They fought against Kong You.

In fact, Song Yan can now control more than eighteen sword shadows.

Firstly, the eighteen sword shadows are relatively stable, and secondly, they are sufficient to handle most situations.

Meanwhile, in the audience seats of Wipe Sword Peak outside the boundary, a disciple was startled.

"Sword light splitting?"

"Eighteen sword lights? Such powerful divine sense..." At this moment, a disciple beside him sneered, "This person imitates ancient sword cultivators, carrying a sword box, but how come he doesn't even have a flying sword..."

Flying sword?

Yes, with such exquisite sword control skills, why doesn't he use a flying sword?
On the elders' seat, an elder stroked his beard and pondered.

"This young man's sword energy is solid and powerful; no wonder he can fight Kong You."

"Kong You hasn't used his full thunder magic yet, so the outcome is still uncertain." Another elder from Zuowang Peak disagreed.

A female elder whispered with a smile to Qin Xijun beside her, "Xijun, your last disciple is showing her true colors."

Qin Xijun said indifferently, "The Sword-Touching Tournament is meant to be a place for these disciples to show their skills. Let's just watch."

The elder continued, "Unfortunately, we have to fight Kong You with all our might now. I'm afraid we'll have our spirit runes taken away and be eliminated from the competition."

The name Song Yan was not particularly unfamiliar to the elders.

When Xu Ziqing recounted the events of Changping, many elders had heard of this name.

This person's abilities certainly sound remarkable.

However, under the rules of this sword-wielding contest, if they encounter a strong enemy now, they may run out of steam.

"Hey……"

Qin Xijun snorted coldly and offered no comment.

But in his heart, he was roaring furiously: "Good disciple... take them all down!"

boom--

In the battlefield of the Cave Heaven Realm, thunderclouds rolled in the sky above the ancient vine forest.

Three streaks of purple lightning crashed down from the clouds.

With a slight movement of his sword fingers hidden in his sleeve, Song Yan caused the eighteen sword shadows to merge into one, converging in the air and transforming into an extremely condensed sword light.

Go against the lightning!

boom! ! !
The explosion was so intense and blinding that it was impossible to look directly at it.

The disciples watching all turned their gazes, and one exclaimed in surprise, "That power..."

The words have not yet fallen.

The wind pressure was instantly detonated, and a shockwave whipped up a strong wind that swept outwards from the battlefield to the surrounding ancient vine forest.

The sharp sword energy, mixed with some scattered energy, dispersed the fog on the battlefield.

"Such power..."

Some of the spectators who had never heard of Song Yan before looked on in disbelief.

"Is it really something a Qi Refining stage cultivator could possess...?"

"it is good!!!"

Just as everyone was watching the duel with rapt attention, a hearty laugh rang out.

"Hahahahaha..."

A young man dressed in black, carrying a halberd, was seen on the hilltop, watching the battle from afar.

He laughed heartily and clapped his hands.

One of the onlookers whispered, "That's... Li Yi?"

"It came so quickly."

"Hehe, it seems that Song Yan and Kong You are going to be caught in one fell swoop by this person."

With the strength of the ninth level of Qi Refining, he advanced to the Demon-Slaying Peak...

The super combat maniac with a ninety-seven-game winning streak on the dueling stage would never let these two go.

Strangely, Li Yi did not make a move from beginning to end.

Instead, they watched the fight between the two very carefully.

"It's probably to make the two of them wear each other down again, so that they can get the most spirit runes with the least loss."

The onlookers in the distance made various guesses.

Li Yi, however, showed no intention of making a move.

In his view, both of them were already exhausted, and it would not be honorable for them to win at this point.

"I have never fought with Junior Brother Kong before. I never expected that his personal grudges would involve another interesting junior brother."

"That's great! Hahahaha..."

For him, this sword-wielding experience was extremely interesting.

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