Chapter 686: Defeating Him!
Chapter 686: Defeating Him!
Dust and smoke filled the air.
The landscape had originally been covered in mist and rain, but all of it had long since dissipated. No trace of it remained.
The radiant, pure springtime sunlight poured onto the world below, but it couldn’t disperse the chills in the people’s hearts.
Before the battle began, many of them thought Su Yi had come here seeking out his own demise. They thought he was doomed beyond a doubt.
After all, his opponent was Dongguo Feng, the heaven-defying figure in seventh place of the Ranking of Stars.
They suddenly realized that they’d made a huge error in judgment!
Months ago, Su Yi was a modern legend, and his name shook the Great Xia. After just a few months of dormancy, he’d changed completely. He was nothing like the Su Yi they thought they knew!
This was a new chapter of his legend!
“I just knew it! Brother Su dared come here, so of course he had the ability to win,” muttered Wen Xinzhao. Her starry eyes blurred and rippled with emotion.
Daoist Master Coldsmoke had a complicated look on her face, and she agreed completely.
As for Qing Ya? She’d never once worried about Su Yi.
She was pure and innocent by nature. Right from the start, she’d believed that since Su Yi hadn’t lost before, he naturally wouldn’t lose this time either…
Hers was the confidence of one who found this outcome perfectly obvious.
Meanwhile, beneath the dome of heaven.
Su Yi placed one hand behind his back and gazed at the distant Dongguo Feng. “Shall we continue?”
Dongguo Feng coughed violently and took several deep breaths in rapid succession. Then, he silently wiped the blood from his lips and straightened his spine once more.
He was bleeding all over, but it was as if he didn’t even notice it.
When Dongguo Feng fixed his gaze upon Su Yi from afar, he’d already recovered his typical calm conviction. “Death does not scare me. Fellow Daoist, please, allow me to witness your third strike. Even if I die, I’ll die without regret!”
Every word clanged like a sword, reverberating throughout the nine heavens.
The crowd was astonished.
Dongguo Feng was obviously severely wounded, yet his presence had, if anything, become even firmer, sharper, and stronger than before!
“Young master, a prudent man doesn’t place himself in danger. Why risk your life?” one of the Dongguo Family experts cried out frantically.
Dongguo Feng’s expression remained calm, but when he spoke, he emphasized each and every word. “If any of you dare interfere, I won’t let you off!”
The entire area fell deathly silent.
Everyone couldn’t help but look stunned.
The Dongguo Family experts were all struck dumb, and they felt helpless.
“Living without fear of death. Even if you die, you’ll die without regret…” Su Yi muttered, his gaze rueful.
Dongguo Feng’s talent and cultivation base were, perhaps, inferior to the monsters and holy sons of the Wilds’ top orthodoxies.
However, his dauntless sword heart outshone theirs!
“Since you want to see it, I’ll do as you request.”
Su Yi no longer hesitated. His clothing fluttered around him as he thrust his finger into the air like a sword.
The gesture was simple, without any flourishes.
However, a streak of sword qi carved through the air with unstoppable momentum, headed straight toward Dongguo Feng.
His simple thrust was practically the same as ever. There was naturally anything profound or mysterious about it.
Ordinarily speaking, sword cultivators would only use a thrust like this when ambushing an opponent. Their aim was to catch their opponent off guard and kill them in a single strike!?Like an assassin.
However, Su Yi’s thrust was different. Everyone could see it clearly; it naturally couldn’t catch a foe off guard.
It was to the point that the onlookers couldn’t help but feel confused.?Don’t tell me that Su Yi is showing mercy in his third strike?
Only Dongguo Feng knew that Su Yi wasn’t showing any mercy at all.
Anyone could have executed this unremarkable, unassuming strike. It was only when one faced the sword force emanating from it that they’d realize just how terrifying this attack really was.
It seemed to condense Su Yi’s cultivation base, Dao intent, and strength to the limit. Everything had fully fused into this attack, with no unnecessary dissipation of power.
It was as if his heart and mind had been locked onto. More than ever before, Dongguo Feng felt he had nowhere to run and nowhere to hide.
This level of swordsmanship was indeed on the level of “transforming trash into treasure”!
Dongguo Feng’s eyes lit up, as if they’d been set on fire.
He wasn’t afraid of death, so he naturally didn’t attempt to dodge.
Hah! ｂｅｄ𝚗ｏ𝚟𝚎𝚕.𝚌𝚘ｍ
His qi roared like wind and rumbled like thunder. Completely disregarding his injuries, he unleashed the full extent of his cultivation base, making his skin crack and split.
However, he didn’t care about that at all.
Su Yi’s sword stirred an incomparably powerful longing in his heart. He wanted to attempt to discern its secrets, even if it meant his life!
“Break!” Dongguo Feng bellowed, his voice shaking the nine heavens.
Clang!
His blunt sword, Heart Killer, thrust as well.
Its momentum was like a mountain in motion. It bore down on the surrounding skies, throwing them into disarray and making them collapse. His sword light was so powerful that it seemed to split the skies and burn the mountains and rivers.
The onlookers felt a stinging pain in their hearts and minds, and they couldn’t bear to open their eyes.
Only the strongest among them could just barely endure that terrifying, dangerous aura and bear witness to this clash.
They watched as—
Two perfectly straight streaks of sword qi clashed in midair. The surrounding skies exploded on impact, scattering dazzling currents of destruction.
Beneath the onlookers’ astonished gazes, Dongguo Feng’s mountainous sword qi suddenly split apart, inch by inch.
A rapid-fire series of explosions followed, like firecrackers reverberating throughout heaven and earth.
Su Yi’s streak of sword qi struck with unstoppable power, slamming into Dongguo Feng’s Heart Killer.
Clang!!!
The natal weapon that had accompanied Dongguo Feng in battle for years flew from his hands as if struck by a deity.
Its wails shook the heavens.
The fingers holding the sword shattered, and even Dongguo Feng’s wrist broke.
There was no longer anything left to defend him!
This is bad!?Everyone’s heart was on tenterhooks.
The Dongguo Family experts had already soared into the air, ready to rush to his aid.
However, Su Yi’s strike was too overpowering, like an axe through bamboo. Furthermore, it was unbelievably quick. By the time the Dongguo Family experts tried to intervene, it was already too late.
Even now, Dongguo Feng was completely fearless. He showed no sign of shrinking back or retreating.
His eyes sparkled like stars, revealing shock, fascination, and fervor.
He was like a child gazing upon his most beloved toy. That earnest happiness was pure and unadulterated.
Time seemed to slow down.
Numerous thoughts flashed through Dongguo Feng’s head.
He remembered the shock and longing he felt the first time he saw a sword cultivator flying through the sky in battle.
He remembered his elders’ lectures. They said of all the possible paths of cultivation, none was stronger than the Dao of the Sword.
He remembered all of the trials and tribulations he’d overcome in pursuit of greater heights of swordsmanship.
In the end, these scattered thoughts disappeared in a puff of smoke. Only one scene remained——
The image of a child still learning to walk and talk, choosing from a wide selection of items beneath his elders’ watchful gazes. Those tender little hands took firm hold of a tiny wooden sword.
“I, Dongguo Feng, have spent my life in pursuit of the Dao of the Sword. If I die pursuing the path of swordsmanship, I’ll die without regret…” Dongguo Feng murmured.
He accepted his fate without fear or concern.
However, a moment later, he was stunned.
Su Yi’s streak of sword qi had stopped in midair, and it was hovering three inches from his throat.
The sharpness of Su Yi’s sword intent pricked at the skin of his throat, giving him goosebumps.
Then, beneath his befuddled gaze, the streak of sword qi silently dissipated into nothingness.
When the onlookers saw this, they subconsciously sighed in relief.
Especially the Dongguo Family experts. All of them were drenched in sweat; it looked as if they’d just been dragged out of the water. Nonetheless, they rejoiced with incomparable delight.
Su Yi hadn’t struck a killing blow. Their young master was still alive!
Beneath the dome of heaven.
Dongguo Feng couldn’t help but feel stunned. He subconsciously looked up at the distant Su Yi and said, “Why… why didn’t you kill me?”
His clothes were in tatters, his hair was a mess, and he was covered in blood. He was a miserable sight, but he nonetheless stood upright, not bending in the slightest.
“I said it earlier,” said Su Yi. “It wasn't easy for me to find an opponent worthy of my attention. Whether I kill you or not depends on my mood.”
The crowd’s hearts churned with emotion, and they were visibly conflicted.
Many of them couldn’t understand the attitude Su Yi’s words conveyed.
After all, Dongguo Feng had invited him to duel with the intent to kill him to avenge his little brother, Dongguo Yun!
This was a life-or-death grudge!
Who’d have thought that, despite these circumstances, Su Yi would show mercy simply because his opponent was “worthy of his attention”?
Dongguo Feng took a deep breath. “If you don’t kill me now, I’ll attempt revenge again later. Aren’t you worried?”
Su Yi laughed. “I’m eager to see you grow stronger.”
Was Dongguo Feng his enemy?
He was!
But he was an enemy who wouldn’t resort to threatening Wen Xinzhao’s life or other such despicable, contemptuous behaviors.
Even rarer, he had a fearless Dao Heart. Su Yi quite admired him.
How could he bear to just kill him here?
Dongguo Feng’s expression was a bit conflicted.
.
A moment later, he said with staunch conviction, “Fellow Daoist, your attainments in the Dao of the Sword are lofty, and they’re indeed far beyond me. However, even if you spare my life today, I will not relent. I’ll be sure to try and avenge my little brother another day!”
Su Yi nodded. “I’ll wait. I hope the day comes that you can force me to draw my sword.”
Dongguo Feng’s pupils constricted, and he nodded silently.
From beginning to end, Su Yi hadn’t once used his weapon.
By now, Dongguo Feng naturally understood. It wasn’t that Su Yi didn’t want to draw his sword, but that his attainments in swordsmanship were far from sufficient to force Su Yi to draw it…
This truth was far too cruel.
If his Dao Heart had been any less solid, this series of shocks would have covered it in dust and left a dark shadow on his heart.
When the crowd heard their conversation, they looked bewildered.
Su Yi hadn’t killed Dongguo Feng, but Dongguo Feng would nonetheless come back for revenge.
What was really unbelievable was that Su Yi didn’t seem at all concerned about any of that!
Whoosh! Whoosh! Whoosh!
It was then that they heard figures shooting through the air.
When the onlookers looked over, they saw streaks of flowing light in the distant skies. It was a group of cultivators, and they were headed right toward them.
There were seven of them in total, both men and women. All of them emanated monstrous auras, and even the weakest was in the Spiritual Incarnation Realm.
Their leader, a tall, gaunt elder in yellow robes, was terrifying to the extreme.
Before he’d even arrived, his terrifying aura blanketed heaven and earth. Almost without exception, everyone present felt their heart tremble, and their bodies tensed.
This was a peak Spiritual Incarnation Realm cultivator, someone who already had one foot over the threshold of the Spiritual Revolution Realm!
Su Yi’s eyes revealed a hint of surprise.
This yellow-robed elder was different from most peak Spiritual Incarnation Realm cultivators. All he needed was the right opportunity, and he could become a true Spiritual Revolution cultivator with ease.
“The grand elder’s here!”
Meanwhile, the various Dongguo Family experts’ spirits soared, and their expressions filled with mad delight.
Yu Jiuzhen and the other Cloudsky Divine Palace cultivators reacted too. They sensed that this wasn’t looking good for Su Yi.
The curtains had only just barely set on his duel with Dongguo Feng. Was another wave about to start already?