Chapter 46

**Casting Peak Seventh Level?**

Jiang Yunshe and Jiang Yunshan exchanged another glance, their eyes filled with anger. If Jiang Yi had been sentenced to death in their hearts before, at this moment, they could have killed him dozens of times over.

The two recalled that Jiang Yi said he had taken a thousand-year-old blood ginseng to boost his strength. Now, they realized there was a huge doubt. Could a warrior at the first level of the Casting Peak realm casually consume and refine such a high-level spiritual medicine? Wouldn't the powerful medicinal power cause his body to explode and die?

If it wasn't the thousand-year-old blood ginseng, then Jiang Yi must be hiding a lot. If Jiang Yi were a member of the Jiang family and that incident hadn't happened, perhaps everyone in the Jiang family would be happy and proud of his increased strength. But Jiang Yi had already been labeled as an ingrate by the two. Now, hiding so many things, he must have ulterior motives, and they should kill him even more...

"Five hundred thirty-six, nine consecutive wins!"

The voice of the elderly man in the华丽 robe sounded again, followed by Jiang Yi's deliberately altered, sharp and provocative voice: "Next!"

This time, no one in the crowd made a fuss; instead, there was a dead silence. Even the battles on the other stages seemed to pause. The vast square echoed with Jiang Yi's arrogant voice.

No one stepped up to the stage. Ma Heiqi and the young masters of the Ma family's lips twitched but they all held back. Ma Gu had already lost face. If the Ma family's people went up and lost again, it would be a blow to the Ma family's reputation and the morale of the Ma family's young. The key was that Jiang Yi's strength was still unclear. Everyone still felt he was only at the fourth level of the Casting Peak realm. Who would dare to step up without a clear understanding?

"I'll go!"

A white figure gracefully ascended, his legs moving as if walking in the air. After just seven or eight steps in mid-air, he was already on the stage, his figure incredibly graceful, drawing a chorus of cheers.

"Liuhé!"

Jiang Yi was secretly startled. As one of the top ten geniuses, Liuhé had come up so early? If he won, everyone would think it was normal, but if he lost, would he still have the face to participate in the subsequent competition?

"Good! Lord Liu, your son is truly courageous!"

An elder of the Leng family sincerely praised, and the others nodded slightly. Even the academy's mentors and the deputy general glanced at Liuhé a few more times. To dare to step up in such a situation, this person either had great confidence in himself or was a fool. A genius who could cultivate to the eighth level of the Casting Peak realm at sixteen or seventeen could be a fool?

"Ha ha!"

Lord Liu, Liu Feng, smiled slightly, but inwardly he was cursing. What was wrong with Liuhé? To step up now? This Jiang Yi is so strange. If he loses, he will lose face.

Jiang Yi had already won nine consecutive matches. If he won against Liuhé, it would be ten consecutive wins. The key was that Liuhé was one of the strongest participants. If Jiang Yi won against him, he could very well achieve a hundred consecutive wins.

Therefore, all the gazes in the stands were focused on Jiang Yi's stage, and most of the gazes on the square below also turned to this side. Many people were secretly excited. This was the highest-level battle of the day.

"Liuhé, eighth level of the Casting Peak realm, Brother Canglang, please guide me!"

As the eldest son of the Liu family, Liuhé had an extraordinary demeanor, gentle and elegant. He bowed slightly to Jiang Yi, his face calm, but his eyes full of fighting spirit.

Others were polite to him, and Jiang Yi was often even more polite. He put away his previous arrogance, nodded, and said, "Canglang, fourth level of the Casting Peak realm, Brother Liu, you go first!"

"I won't be polite then!"

Liuhé roared, stomping his leg, causing the entire stage to tremble slightly. His body moved like a gentle breeze, swiftly approaching Jiang Yi. His speed was not only as fast as lightning, but his body also seemed to float in mid-air, making it hard to distinguish between real and fake.

"Clear Wind Dance!"

Jiang Yi's eyes narrowed, and he quickly moved to the side, his eyes locked on Liuhé. He had practiced with the Liu family's young and experienced the power of the Clear Wind Dance. Liuhé's realm was much stronger than the other Liu family's young, making this technique even more bizarre.

This technique was a high-level human-grade martial skill. When used, the user moved like a gust of wind, unpredictable. When you attacked him, his body could float like the wind, making your attack ineffective. Once he got close, he would follow you like a gust of wind, making it impossible to shake him off, leaving you to be attacked. Therefore, the only way to fight the Liu family was to prevent him from getting close and then find an opportunity to strike a fatal blow.

Liuhé was at the eighth level of the Casting Peak realm, while Jiang Yi was at the fourth level. Without using the black essence energy, could he prevent Liuhé from getting close?

The answer was no.

Liuhé quickly closed in, his long, pale hands lightly slapping. Jiang Yi quickly used the Garuda Hand to block. Their palms touched, and Jiang Yi's body shook, retreating. He dared not engage in a prolonged battle and tried to avoid again, but Liuhé's figure followed like a ghost, his hands continuously slapping.

"Slap, slap, slap!"

The sound of essence energy colliding kept coming. In a short time, Jiang Yi and Liuhé had exchanged countless palm strikes. However, the situation was clear: Jiang Yi was constantly dodging, while Liuhé was chasing and attacking. Liuhé was clearly not using his full strength, and Jiang Yi did not have the same combat power as when he injured Ma Gu. Each time, he was pushed back a few steps, and a few times he almost fell off the stage.

"Good, Lord Liu, your son is very smart. He knows that 536 is cunning and devious, so he is steady and cautious, refusing to fall for any tricks. I think if this continues, Liuhé will definitely win easily!"

An elder of the Ma family suddenly praised, and everyone nodded in agreement. Everyone could see that Jiang Yi's speed was slowing down, and his reaction time was decreasing, clearly a sign of significant essence energy and physical exhaustion, which couldn't be hidden.

However, everyone was puzzled. Was Jiang Yi really at the fourth level of the Casting Peak realm? Otherwise, why was he performing so poorly? The question was... how did he injure Ma Gu earlier?

Everyone was having trouble understanding Jiang Yi. Even the most powerful mentor and Ji Tian present were puzzled, their brows furrowed, their eyes locked on Jiang Yi, observing his every move.

Liuhé was also watching Jiang Yi's reactions. Many times, he could have easily knocked Jiang Yi off the stage, but he held back. Since Jiang Yi had won nine consecutive matches and easily defeated Ma Gu, he must have more strength than what was shown. Therefore, he decided to remain unchanged and wait for Jiang Yi to reveal his true killing move...

Jiang Yi couldn't hold back anymore. His tiger's mouth was already injured, and his essence energy was greatly depleted. Liuhé, on the other hand, seemed unaffected. If this continued, he would only end up losing. His eyes flickered with determination, and he decided to take a risk.

"Black essence energy!"

There were only six strands of black essence energy left in his dantian. Jiang Yi gritted his teeth and gathered another strand, increasing the power of his fist to seven horse powers. After dodging Liuhé's attack, he immediately used the Phantom Fist to attack Liuhé's head, chest, and lower body.

"Finally couldn't hold back?"

A smile flashed in Liuhé's eyes. His body moved like the wind, and his hands lightly slapped out several palm prints, heading straight for Jiang Yi's fists.

Jiang Yi's fist was predictably blocked by Liuhé. His attack speed was too slow. In Liuhé's eyes, even if there were ten phantom fists, he could block them all.

"Bang!"

But this time, Liuhé was surprised. A powerful force came, causing his left hand to ache. His face darkened as he saw Jiang Yi charging at him like lightning. He was startled and immediately used the Clear Wind Dance to quickly retreat, his eyes sharply focused on Jiang Yi's every move. He knew Jiang Yi's true killing move was coming.

"Phantom Fist!"

Jiang Yi's momentum was overwhelming, his eyes shining brightly. He simultaneously used the Phantom Fist with both hands, enveloping Liuhé in six fist shadows.

"Hmm?"

Liuhé was surprised again. Was this the killing move? His body quickly moved backward, his palms turning into a flurry of palm shadows, heading toward Jiang Yi's fists, extremely cautious and ready to counter Jiang Yi's killing move.

"Sss!"

Suddenly, a slight sound startled Liuhé. His eyes turned cold, and he scanned Jiang Yi's right hand. When he saw a green dagger suddenly appear in Jiang Yi's hand, his tense heart relaxed.

Unknown things always cause fear, but once Jiang Yi revealed his killing move, there was no need to fear.

"Treasure weapon? Hmph!"

Seeing the weapon in Jiang Yi's hand shining with a green light, Liuhé sneered. The Liu family also had treasure weapons, but Liuhé didn't like using them. The Liu family's techniques were not suitable for weapon combat, and they were not afraid of weapons. His body moved forward, turning his palms into claws, like ghostly claws, forming a series of afterimages as they reached for Jiang Yi's right hand.

Ghost Shadow Claw!

A famous Liu family martial skill, a high-level human-grade technique, the perfect unarmed combat skill when combined with the Clear Wind Dance. It could kill without a trace, and disarming an opponent's weapon was even easier.

"Sss!"

As expected, Liuhé's hand easily grabbed Jiang Yi's wrist. He squeezed, causing Jiang Yi's hand to instinctively loosen, and the essence energy-infused treasure weapon fell. Liuhé smiled faintly, and his other hand quickly reached out to grab the dagger, ready to end the game.

"Huh? Not good!"

Suddenly, a strong sense of unease surged in Liuhé's heart. He quickly scanned Jiang Yi's right hand and was instantly terrified. At that moment, a surge of essence energy burst from Jiang Yi's palm, a force that made his soul tremble. This force also strangely rotated in his palm, the blue essence energy shining with black light, making it even more terrifying...

"Tricked! This is Canglang's true killing move!"

Liuhé realized, but it was too late. Jiang Yi's right palm turned and suddenly slapped Liuhé's left hand.

"Bang!"

The explosion of essence energy caused the surrounding space to ripple. Liuhé's body was blasted away, and Jiang Yi's body was also pushed back by the powerful shockwave. However, since he was the main attacker, the explosion was directed toward Liuhé, so he was not injured. Liuhé's left arm was bloodied and mangled, the bones clearly visible, clearly a severe injury...

"Clang!"

The crisp sound of the green dagger hitting the ground echoed in the hearts of countless people, and everyone's faces turned solemn. If they initially thought Jiang Yi had won by luck and trickery, now no one doubted his strength.

Among so many participants, who could seriously injure the highly skilled Liuhé, except for the ninth level of the Casting Peak realm Ji Tingyu and Jiang Hen Shui?

"Qingming Sword!"

At that moment, countless voices of gnashing teeth also sounded, and many of the Ma family's young and several elders revealed murderous intent.

The green short sword treasure weapon was called the Qingming Sword, which the Ma family had once bestowed upon Ma Fei's father. Recently, Ma Fei had been crippled, and the treasure weapon had been stolen. Such a big event could not be hidden. Now that the Qingming Sword appeared, Jiang Yi's identity was naturally exposed.

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