Translator: Nyoi-Bo Studio Editor: Nyoi-Bo Studio
After the All Beginnings Holy Land members came back to their senses, they immediately went over to support their fellow member.
The young woman looked at the horse-faced manâs injuries and said angrily, âYou attacked him too viciously. Did you want to destroy an outstanding swordsman?â
âIâm not surprised by such words. But why donât you ask your saint?â Jiang Chen said. His unspoken implication was that it was the horse-faced man who had first harbored vile designs, and Jiang Chen had just retaliated in the same way. It was a pity that the young woman didnât notice it. But the elders and the saint were aware of it.
âSenior brother Ma was just impulsive for a moment. So why werenât you willing to forgive him?â The saint asked.
Jiang Chen didnât say anything and just rushed toward her. He almost ended up bumping into her. The saint thrust her sword at him by instinct. However, Jiang Chen had already expected it and just held her waist, turned her around, and hid behind her.
Everything had occurred very quickly, and she still hadnât managed to respond. But now the saintâs calm expression changed, and she looked at Jiang Chen angrily with her face flushed.
âI was just impulsive for a moment. Saint, you are so pretty. So why werenât you willing to forgive me?â Jiang Chen said.
Jiang Chen didnât want to argue with her and just let her experience it personally. Jiang Chen looked at the saintâs chest, which heaved up and down, and coldly sneered. He said, âYou arenât willing to accept it, are you? Didnât you just hear similar words?â
âPlease have a duel with me!â The saint wore a stern look. She didnât want to waste her breath with him.
âYou have said just now that you want to challenge all Three Middle Realms, and it just happens that I can also be considered a part of them. So I will accompany you and duel with you.â
Upon hearing what Jiang Chen had said, the other peopleâs imaginations ran wild. He could be considered a person from the Three Middle Realms? They became more curious about his true status and started guessing what he meant by this.
âIs it possible?â Those people suddenly had a spark of insight and came up with an assumption.
âIs he a Sacred Lordâs illegitimate child?â
This wasnât an impossible matter because some Sacred Lords were fond of touring all the Plane Realms and play around. Jiang Chenâs mother was probably someone from the Three Middle Realms. They all didnât know that what Jiang Chen meant was that since he was from the Nine Heavens Realm, his participation wouldnât violate the rules of the saint who wanted to challenge all the Three Middle Realmsâ experts.
However, Jiang Chen didnât expect that his words would be interpreted in such a way.
âI wonât use my whole power, and I will just compete with sword techniques against you,â the saint said. If she didnât do this, she would be just bullying him.
âI said several times that I donât want to waste time. Didnât you listen to me?â Jiang Chen spoke in displeasure.
âThis isnât up to you to decide,â the young woman reminded him.
âJust use your whole power.â These words came out of Jiang Chenâs mouth at the same moment, and it caused the ambiance to become strange.
âHe is too arrogant!â The young woman said. Did he assume that he could rival the saint just because he defeated their junior brother Ma? These two werenât on the same level.
However, Jiang Chen still accepted the fight in the end, and the young woman could only draw back and make way for them.
âWhat is your name?â
âThe Heavenly Fault Swordâs Master,â Jiang Chen replied.
âA Sword Master? You are really arrogant.â
Once a personâs expertise in sword arts reached a certain level and he had gotten the sword he wanted, he would start using his swordâs name. But this couldnât be done by just anyone because if one wasnât powerful enough and traveled while using a Sword Masterâs title, he would surely end up challenged by many people.
There wasnât anything wrong for Jiang Chen to call himself a Sword Master in the Three Lower Realms. But it was an unacceptable matter for him to do so in front of a group of people, who could be considered the best in all Nine Realms.
âIâm Yao Xinyue!â The saint just furrowed her brow and didnât say anything else.
After the saint announced her name, she unsheathed the sword in her hand. She didnât unsheathe it slowly nor quickly, and, at that moment, one could clearly feel a mystical connection between her, the sword, and the world.
âA fusion with the Greatest Doctrine?â Jiang Chen was startled, and he felt like the sain in front of him was even more mysterious than he had thought. He felt like her whole body was engulfed by fog, and she seemed dreamy. Jiang Chen realized through observing this unusual phenomenon that she would be a pretty good opponent. But this was still limited to just sword techniques alone.
âSword Aspiration Move!â The saint used the same move as the horse-faced disciple.
If one didnât have the former to compare it to, one wouldnât have realized anything. But, once compared, he knew how great the disparity between the two was. It was like the disparity between a child and a master. Even the horse-faced disciple himself felt like he could never surpass her in his whole life.
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Jiang Chen took a deep breath, and he finally realized what was amazing about the saint. She had a special constitution which rivaled Holy Pulses, while her Sword Doctrineâs power was already above a masterâs level.
Jiang Chen couldnât block such a sword move regardless of what he did. But he still didnât cower. Instead, he became more excited and he started using the Sword Scripture to face her. Jiang Chen didnât manage to successfully block the Sword Aspiration Move, but he still wasnât overwhelmed by such a sword strike.
âWell?â
Unlike during his confrontation with the horse-faced disciple, now even the other people realized what was extraordinary about Jiang Chen. They were all amazed by this. If Jiang Chen hadnât been so arrogant, they might even revere him for achieving such a feat at such a young age.
âHe will be shortly defeated.â The young woman was the person who couldnât accept this the most, and the status of the saint in her heart couldnât be exceeded by a little brat.
At first, the saint held back some of her power while using the sword moves, but this gradually changed, and it was also the case for Jiang Chen. Regardless of how the saint changed her sword moves, she still couldnât get the upper hand and defeat Jiang Chen.
âItâs enough!â Jiang Chen shouted and drew back. He spoke before the crowdâs confused gazes. âI already said that you donât need to hold back anything, and you should come at me with your full power. If you continue like this, you will surely end up defeated.â
The saint didnât just suppress her Realm Level. She didnât even use her greatest powers and abilities, and she just competed with him with Sword Doctrineâs power. It was tantamount to Jiang Chen fighting without using the Wind and Fire Swords Realm and just with dual swords moves alone.
âIf you want to win, you should use your Doctrine Embryo as you like.â
The saint didnât reply and just furrowed his brows. It was obvious that she didnât want to accept this. The next time she attacked with her sword, her whole beingâs aura changed. She seemed as dazzling as the moon and the sun, and it seemed like she fused with the world.
âOur senior sister got into that state once again.â
âThis is the first time she used it since she came to the Three Middle Realms. This guy is amazing!â
âItâs also time to put an end to this.â
The All Beginnings Holy Landâs members discussed this matter spiritedly.
They should have all rejoiced because they could feast their eyes on the saint in her special state. But, as they thought back to the fact that someone as young as Jiang Chen had forced her to use it, they felt like this matter didnât seem real at all.
It is time to put an end to it, the youthful woman thought to herself.
What hope was left for Jiang Chen while he was facing the saint in such a state?
However, it was then that Jiang Chen pulled out the Red Cloud Sword and began to use the Wind and Fire Swords Realm. If someone from the Three Middle Realms had been here, he might have been able to recognize it.
âOh my God! Two Lore Swords Realm?â
âHow can his Sword Doctrineâs power support such a matter?â
âWhat is his Sword Doctrine? This is surely a mighty Sword Doctrineâs power.â
The people, who assumed that this battle was about to come to an end, were all dumbfounded, and they realized that it had just begun.
The saint was also astounded. But she just got rid of all distracting thoughts and immersed herself wholly in her Sword Doctrine.
The people in the immediate vicinity witnessed a spectacular fight the likes of which most people wouldnât witness in their whole lives. Regardless if it was the saint or Jiang Chen, their expertise with swords reached perfection, and every time they crossed swords, it would seem like this was a performance done by the most outstanding dancers.
âI...â As the horse-faced man thought of what he had done, he felt ashamed, and he realized that it was him who didnât deserve to use a sword.