Sword Sect Outer Sect

Chapter 181 Azure Dragon Probes Its Claw
Yuwen Yao's words gave people a strange feeling.

That is, let's discuss this properly, friendship first, competition second.

Let's not damage our harmony, and let's each retain some strength so that the next round of cultivators doesn't benefit from the duel.

An ordinary person might relax their guard because of this inexplicable kindness, and might even actually hold back their strength.

pity.

Standing in front of her was Song Yan, a sword cultivator.

At the same time, this is also the first extremely dangerous opponent he has encountered today, so he will naturally go all out.

His body was surging with sword energy, ready to dodge or use the Green Serpent in his sleeve to fight back at any time. His flying sword, Unmoored Boat, had also been summoned.

Against such an opponent, if you can withstand one of their moves, you can withstand the second, the third...

"let's start."

Song Yan was completely focused, and Yuwen Yao's demeanor also changed.

Strands of azure spiritual energy were rapidly gathering in her hands.

"Junior Brother Song Yan, here you are."

"The first palm strike..."

She slowly raised her eyes.

"Azure Dragon Probes with its Claw!"

sieve--

A streak of jade-like light flashed, and Yuwen Yao's figure had vanished, leaving only an afterimage.

His pupils contracted slightly as he saw a clean, white hand tear open his protective amulet and reach towards his face.

"So fast!"

Song Yan was astonished.

A surging and ferocious blue aura surrounded his hand, like the claws of some kind of demonic beast.

A triumphant smile graced Yuwen Yao's face.

Song Yan knew something was wrong. The distance was too close, making it difficult to use his flying sword. Just as he was about to use his Lingyun Intent to dodge, the hand suddenly slammed down and grabbed the collar of his Taoist robe.

Then a tremendous force struck, and he felt the world spinning!
"Uh……"

Song Yan was actually thrown hard to the ground by her.

A sharp pain struck, but before he could react, his vision went black.

Above their heads, a large blue handprint was rapidly descending.

"boom--"

A tremendous explosion came from the central dueling platform, stirring up countless plumes of dust that obscured most of the dueling area.

The Azure Dragon Seal that Yuwen Yao practiced was indeed quite powerful.

A cacophony of voices rose from all around.

"what……"

"This... Senior Brother Song Yan, has he already lost?"

"Senior Sister Yuwen Yao is truly formidable."

Everyone knew that Song Yan had a high probability of losing, but no one expected it to be so decisive.

He's at least a cultivator capable of defeating Senior Brother Kong You head-on...

Is the gap between those at the late stage of Qi Refining really that large?

There was a lot of discussion in the audience.

However, Yuwen Yao on the stage did not relax. She stared at the other end of the smoke and dust with a wary expression.

"..."

"Senior Sister Yuwen..."

Amidst the swirling dust and smoke, a pair of golden eyes slowly lit up.

"You still have two more blows."

Song Yan's figure emerged from the smoke and dust.

An uproar erupted around the arena.

Song Yan looked down and saw that the spot where the handprint had fallen had obvious signs of collapse and cracking.

The materials used to build this dueling platform are extremely sturdy; if it were made of ordinary stone slabs, it would probably have shattered by now.

Is this just the first strike, yet it already possesses such immense power?

It's unbelievable.

He felt somewhat incredulous, but now was not the time to speculate about other people's cultivation methods.

"Good, Junior Brother Song is indeed no ordinary person."

Yuwen Yao was surprised, but he did not show it on his face.

"Take another blow from me!"

Before Yuwen Yao could finish speaking, a brilliant blue light shone from his body.

She clasped her hands together, and azure spiritual light, accompanied by transparent water, rapidly condensed in front of her chest, within which the phantom of an azure dragon, its scales and claws faintly visible, appeared.

Wander the heavens!

With a sudden thrust of one hand, two enormous handprints, one on the left and one on the right, attacked swiftly.

Song Yan's sleeves billowed, and azure sword energy fully condensed and surged forth, swirling around the blade of the unmoored boat. He closed his sword and fingers, and slashed horizontally.

The tide has stopped.

The sword energy from the Cave Heaven Realm reappeared, but compared to then, this sword energy was extremely condensed and even more refined than before!
The sword energy splashed like ink, and was suddenly flung away by the unmoored boat!
It collided violently with the two enormous handprints.

"..."

In the stands, Kong You had finished his duel and was filled with mixed emotions as he watched this sword move.

Li Yi looked at the two on the stage with great excitement, gripping his halberd tightly.

"I really want to spar with Junior Brother Song as soon as possible."

On the sword-fighting platform, the surging sword energy instantly annihilated the handprint, but it was also completely exhausted and posed no threat to Yuwen Yao.

The cyan spiritual energy and cyan sword energy dissipated together like mist, vanishing with the wind.

"One more blow."

Song Yan reminded her that her apprehension and wariness had reached their peak.

The power of this second palm strike was a level higher than that of the first.

If the third strike is even more powerful, how should I deal with it?

Yuwen Yao could hardly hide the astonishment in his eyes: "He actually withstood the second blow..."

Having witnessed this sword strike in the ancient vine forest of the Cave Heaven Realm, experiencing it firsthand is naturally a different matter.

She suddenly opened the wine flask at her waist, took a few big gulps, and the wine dripped down her chin.

Looking down into the void, Song Yan saw that the person's spiritual power, which had been somewhat weakened, was now boiling over again.

"If you can withstand this final blow, I will lose."

A surge of azure spiritual energy coursed around her, rapidly flowing into her palms.

Suddenly, she clasped her hands together.

To the surrounding cultivators watching the match, judging from the starting gesture alone, Senior Sister Yuwen Yao's third palm strike did not seem as powerful as the first two.

But Song Yan dared not be negligent.

Because at this moment, the spiritual energy had been condensed to its maximum.

"..."

At a certain moment, Yuwen Yao's palm was casually extended towards Song Yan.

Kangye!

boom--

The immense azure spiritual energy surged out as if it had exploded.

Countless streams of azure spiritual energy and water actually condensed into a giant dragon head at the very tip of this handprint.

Suddenly, a dragon's roar echoed through the arena.

throat--

This palm strike almost covered the entire central arena.

Song Yan put the Unmoored Boat in his hand, and then his sword shone brightly as he plunged it deep into the dueling platform.

Beneath the Zhendao Sword Mansion, the Dao Seed hummed softly.

All the sword energy poured out, protecting him.

The golden eyes lifted, gazing at the approaching dragon, and a sense of insignificance washed over them.

It opened its mouth wide and suddenly swallowed Song Yan whole.

throat--

The cyan spiritual energy flow continuously tore apart the surrounding sword energy, and it was becoming increasingly difficult to resist.

"If we keep hesitating and looking back, we might really lose..."

Song Yan slowly exhaled.

The dragon's roar grew clearer and clearer, as if a sharp claw was about to tear everything apart and eliminate him from the game.

hum-

Just then, a sword's cry rose amidst the dragon's roar.

The sharp edge within his dantian rapidly disintegrated.

A faint spiritual light began to gather along Song Yan's right hand.

Soon, a solemn sword aura, refined to its extreme, condensed at Song Yan's fingertips. There was no fluctuation of spiritual power, only pure sharpness.

There was no time to pause.

The sword energy suddenly burst forth, leaving golden cracks along its path, and even the air above the central sword-wiping platform emitted a sound like shattering glass.

For an instant.

The sword energy pierced through the Azure Dragon Spirit Seal from its center, grazed past Yuwen Yao's ear, and disappeared into the distant sky.

The azure dragon seemed to be pierced through the clouds by a flying bird, and quickly collapsed and disintegrated.

All the spiritual energy dissipated between heaven and earth.

"..."

The clouds dispersed, the wind subsided, and the room fell silent.

The response to the sect's sword-testing segment was better than I expected... but it's almost over!
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