Conquer the game world

Chapter 88 Sword Qi

"Battle, begin." Hongda's voice echoed once again in the challenge room.

Ye Feng flicked his wrist and took out the Crimson Fire Sword from his pack. Qiu Jian, on the other hand, also took out his weapon, a knife.

"Ye Feng, do you think you're so great just because you passed the sixth level of the Illusion Tower? That thing is nothing but a low-level test for new disciples. Today I'll show you the difference between you new disciples and us." Qiu Jian said confidently, looking at Ye Feng.

"You talk too much nonsense. If you want to fight, then come on." Ye Feng looked at Qiu Jian, who was his first opponent in the Yanluo Sect. Since someone was looking for trouble, he had to establish his authority. Otherwise, anyone would dare to come and cause trouble for him in the future.

"This Ye Feng is too arrogant." Some of the older students around Lin Dong frowned. Although they said they would take care of Ye Feng out of respect for Lin Dong, seeing how Ye Feng disregarded Qiu Jian as if he didn't respect his senior brother, they naturally sided with Qiu Jian and expressed their dissatisfaction.

"Good kid, wait till I beat you down, then let's see how arrogant you are." Qiu Jian grinned ferociously, his body suddenly moving forward and heading straight for Ye Feng. If it weren't for the sound of his footsteps, one would think that Qiu Jian hadn't moved at all. There was even a phantom of Qiu Jian in the spot where he had been standing. His movement technique was incredibly fast.

"Whoosh—" Suddenly, a sharp, trembling sound of a blade rang out. Qiu Jian's blade flashed out like lightning in front of Ye Feng, coming down straight for Ye Feng's weak spot, with the intention of killing Ye Feng in one blow.

This strike was devoid of any fancy moves; it simply approached Ye Feng at high speed, with a large amount of soul power infused into the blade, making the power of this attack incredibly strong and unstoppable.

Ye Feng, standing still, seemed to have not yet reacted and remained motionless, looking as if he had been stunned by Qiu Jian's speed. However, some observant people noticed that Ye Feng, who should have been stunned, actually had a smile on his face. That's right, this smile now looked more like the smile of the Grim Reaper.

"Has Ye Feng gone mad? Qiu Jian's strength is undeniable, yet he didn't dodge. You should know that this blade is infused with such powerful soul energy; even Yan Feng, ranked number one, wouldn't dare to take this attack head-on," someone below said.

In that instant, Qiu Jian's knife was almost about to fall on Ye Feng.

'That's it? This guy is so damn weak, yet he dares to show off to me like this.' Qiu Jian thought to himself. Originally, Qiu Jian's attack was only intended to repel Ye Feng. Qiu Jian had already prepared for Ye Feng's next move after dodging. He didn't expect Ye Feng to be unable to even withstand this move. It seems that he really overestimated this guy. The strength of this batch of freshmen is really not that great.

"Clang—" In that split second, just when everyone thought Ye Feng would be killed in one blow, Qiu Jian felt his knife strike the thick mountain wall, making his arm go numb.

The smile that had been on Qiu Jian's face suddenly froze. Qiu Jian couldn't understand why this was happening. He felt his hand go numb and almost lost his grip on the knife.

"What's going on?" Qiu Jian had not expected this turn of events at all, and Ye Feng immediately took action at that moment, slashing out with his sword. This sword was also aimed at Qiu Jian's weak point, which was to use his own methods against him.

Ye Feng's sword strike utilized his Flaming Twin Slashes skill, amplified by the Crimson Fire Sword, making it extremely powerful. To onlookers, the power infused in this strike was no less than that of Qiu Jian's previous attack. It could be said that if the stone were to strike him, it would be an instant kill.

Well, as for how Ye Feng survived Qiu Jian's attack unscathed, people assumed that Ye Feng must have been wearing super-strong defensive soft armor underneath, otherwise how could he have withstood that blow?

Qiu Jian was a ruthless and fierce man. When Ye Feng unleashed his sword, Qiu Jian reacted quickly. Facing Ye Feng's sword, Qiu Jian also felt the powerful and terrifying force. He dared not take it head-on. Qiu Jian used his movement technique to the extreme and retreated backward, narrowly dodging Ye Feng's attack.

Although he narrowly dodged Ye Feng's attack, Qiu Jian still passed right through Ye Feng's sword. After the sword strike, a large tear was ripped in Qiu Jian's clothes, revealing the soft armor he was wearing underneath.

"Oh dear, I made a mistake. I should have drawn my sword earlier." Ye Feng thought regretfully. When Qiu Jian attacked just now, Ye Feng used a counter-strategy, neither dodging nor blocking, but simply used the skill Righteous Shield to block the attack. Ye Feng was also preparing to kill Qiu Jian in one blow before he could react in time. He did not expect Qiu Jian to react so quickly and actually avoid his attack.

Qiu Jian had planned to catch Ye Feng off guard, but unexpectedly, he missed his attack and was instead caught off guard by Ye Feng. Qiu Jian's face was extremely ugly. In front of his fellow disciples, he had been beaten so badly by a new disciple, which made Qiu Jian feel that he had lost face.

Qiu Jian felt that Ye Feng was able to block that attack because the soft armor he was wearing was a good treasure. He thought that Ye Feng had already reached his limit in delivering such a strong attack. Qiu Jian wondered what he would think if he knew that Ye Feng was still disappointed with the attack.

"Wow, Ye Feng is so powerful! I heard that Senior Brother Qiu Jian is ranked 105th on the leaderboard." Some of the new disciples whispered among themselves.

"Yeah, yeah, Ye Feng is so amazing, he really brings honor to us disciples!" In the eyes of these newly initiated disciples, Ye Feng represented their reputation. Initially, they only came to cheer for Ye Feng out of camaraderie from their fellow initiation, without much expectation that he would win. But now, their feelings were different. Ye Feng seemed to genuinely possess the strength to rival Qiu Jian, which excited these disciples greatly. Although the newly initiated disciples' discussions were not loud, they still reached Qiu Jian's ears. Upon hearing these words, Qiu Jian's face flushed red, and he became even angrier.

However, when Qiu Jian looked at Ye Feng, thinking about how his attack just now felt like hitting a mountain, he couldn't help but feel a sense of fear.

"Damn it, this kid's got a lucky life, he has such a treasure on him." Qiu Jian muttered. Although he was dissatisfied, the challenge platform allowed the use of any weapon, which was the rule. Ye Feng's actions did not violate any rules, so Qiu Jian could not say anything. However, considering the situation, he thought that close combat would probably not be very effective. Ye Feng's attack also made Qiu Jian feel threatened.

Gritting his teeth, Qiu Jia unconsciously tightened his grip on the hilt of his knife, his fingers turning white from the force. "Ye Feng, you are indeed surprising. As expected of the strongest fighter in this new disciple assessment, your time ends here."

If I can't fight you in close combat, then I'll take you down from a distance, Qiu Jian thought to himself.

With a roar, Qiu Jian unleashed his powerful aura, desperately channeling his soul power into the narrow blade in his hand. A touch of crimson began to appear on the originally white blade, and gradually this crimson color began to cover the entire blade.

"That's sword energy! Qiu Jian has actually mastered sword energy!" The crowd below exclaimed in surprise as soon as Qiu Jian unleashed this move.

Blade aura is just a name; it's a type of martial force that compresses soul power through a weapon and then unleashes it for long-range attacks. Because Qiu Jian uses a blade, it's called blade aura; if it were used with a sword, it would be called sword aura. This type of attack is collectively known as spiritual pressure.

Blade energy is the hallmark of a Spirit Form martial artist, but not all Spirit Form martial artists can use it. One needs to reach the Spirit Form realm to use it, and even then, one must constantly comprehend and practice within that realm to master it. Qiu Jian has been in the Spirit Form realm for some time now, so it's not surprising that he has mastered blade energy. However, using it now seems to be tantamount to sentencing Ye Feng to death.

"It seems Ye Feng has no chance." The crowd below said. If Ye Feng's performance originally raised people's expectations for him, then when Qiu Jian unleashed his sword energy, people no longer had much hope for Ye Feng.

Seeing this, Ye Feng unleashed his strongest attack, "Heavenly Wrath Strike," concentrating his power into the Crimson Fire Sword. "You want to use blade energy? Then I'll use sword energy too. Let's see who's stronger."

Qiu Jian gritted his teeth and urged his soul power. This sword energy was something Qiu Jian had only recently comprehended, and it was still somewhat difficult to activate.

"Die."

Qiu Jian roared and swung his narrow blade down. With a powerful aura, the surrounding air roared as the blade struck Ye Feng fiercely, seemingly about to tear everything in its path.

The newly initiated disciples who were standing nearby couldn't help but take a few steps back under this powerful aura, their faces filled with disbelief. They had never seen such strength before; it was too powerful.

Such power left these newly initiated disciples with no thought of resistance. They even thought that if they were in that situation, they would be torn to pieces without any surprise. At this moment, the newly initiated disciples looked at Ye Feng with deep sympathy. After all, although this was the challenge room of the illusion, death would still leave them with considerable psychological trauma.

No one believed that Ye Feng could withstand this attack, even though Ye Feng seemed to have some decent defensive magic items on him.

At that moment, Ye Feng also moved. Compared to Qiu Jian's powerful aura as he prepared his sword, Ye Feng's sword did not emit any force, and Ye Feng did not take as long to prepare as Qiu Jian.

But just as Ye Feng swung his sword, a red sword aura stronger than Qiu Jian's swept out and met Qiu Jian's sword aura head-on.

Qiu Jian's sword aura, seemingly domineering, was actually uncontrolled. A large amount of power leaked out due to the lack of control. Even before he swung his sword, the surrounding disciples felt a powerful pressure, but this pressure actually caused the power within his sword aura to dissipate.

Ye Feng's sword never revealed even a trace of its power; all its strength was concentrated in the sword energy. At this moment, the difference in their strength was immediately apparent.

(End of this chapter)