Chapter 10

"Thud" "Thud" "Thud"

The sound of a mighty eagle flapping its wings and stirring up dust could be heard.

Ye Yun, after a few leaps, instantly closed the distance and rushed to Liu Yu’s front, delivering a punch straight at Liu Yu’s face.

"What’s going on?"

At this moment, Liu Yu was truly terrified to the extreme. Just now, that aura, it was clearly only the overwhelming soul pressure far surpassing his own that could cause such a situation.

This was absolutely an incomprehensible matter.

"Ye Yun, you dare to be so reckless even at the brink of death!" He let out a scream, rolling on the ground to barely dodge Ye Yun’s punch.

Just as Ye Yun was about to launch another attack, he suddenly paused.

In an instant, a beam of light burst forth from Liu Yu’s hand, emitting a black glow.

It was a sword, a pitch-black long sword. At the tip of the sword, a three-inch blade of light flickered like a snake’s tongue, undulating continuously.

A spirit weapon, this was a spirit weapon.

Each spirit weapon was extremely precious; even the outer disciples of the Heavenly Sword Sect could not have one each. It was unexpected that Liu Yu actually had a sword-shaped spirit weapon. The spiritual energy fluctuations emitted from the undulating blade of light were enough to make one’s heart tremble.

"The Heavenly Sword Sect is naturally famous for its swords. Ye Yun, I believe you can see that this is a sword-shaped spirit weapon. Although it is only a low-grade spirit weapon, it is not something you can handle. If you kneel and beg for mercy now, I might spare your life," Liu Yu was forced to take out the hidden spirit weapon, but feeling the terrifying soul pressure just now, he still lacked absolute confidence.

Ye Yun’s expression was solemn. He had only heard of spirit weapons but had never seen one. According to legend, such sword-shaped spirit weapons could cut through iron like butter, and as long as spiritual energy was injected, they could be remotely controlled, turning and flipping at will, like an extension of one’s arm, with immense power.

Spirit weapons were divided into lower, middle, and upper grades. Although he did not know the exact grade of this sword, as long as Liu Yu could control it with spiritual energy, even if it was the lowest-grade lower spirit weapon, it could likely hold out for a considerable amount of time, even if it could not kill Ye Yun.

Ye Yun coldly watched the black spirit sword, observing the undulating blade of light.

Suddenly, his figure shifted, shooting out like a bolt of lightning.

For him, any hesitation was now meaningless.

He had not practiced any martial techniques, nor had he cultivated even the lowest-level cultivation method. Ye Yun relied entirely on his body, transformed by the black and white light, to drag out a faint afterimage in the air, achieving such incredible speed.

In just a blink, a punch infused with all his spiritual energy appeared before Liu Yu, completely disregarding the black spirit sword in his hand.

Liu Yu’s eyes were filled with despair. Although he had a spirit weapon, it could only serve to intimidate. At this moment, he did not have enough spiritual energy to control the weapon.

Who would have thought that Ye Yun would be so decisive, with the attack arriving in an instant.

He could sense that the next moment, the unstoppable punch would land on his body, shattering his internal organs and causing instant death.

"How can this be!"

Liu Yu’s heart was filled with despair and deep confusion.

He knew that without the overwhelming pressure just now, he would not have been caught up by Ye Yun so quickly.

"Bold!"

Suddenly, a stern voice came from a distance, and a fierce gust of wind rushed toward Ye Yun’s attack, striking Liu Yu hard.

Liu Yu’s body tilted slightly, and Ye Yun’s iron fist landed on his left arm.

With a crack, the entire left arm was shattered, exploding and splattering blood and flesh.

"Bold!"

Another stern voice echoed.

This voice was already close, like a thunderclap in the air, making everyone’s eardrums ache.

In the next moment, several figures descended from the sky, sharp like several long swords.

Three black-clad Heavenly Sword Sect disciples, with cold expressions and slender builds, had a purple sword embroidered on their chests, the mark of the Sect Law Hall disciples.

Even the Sect Law Hall disciples who managed this place were at least the elite of the outer peaks, and it was said that each of them had already broken through the Body Tempering Realm, comprehending the trajectory of the flow of heaven and earth’s energy, achieving the second level of cultivation, the Qi Condensation Realm.

The cultivation of the Qi Condensation Realm was incomparable to that of the Body Tempering Realm. The Body Tempering Realm, as the name suggests, involved tempering the physical body, expanding the meridians, and strengthening the bones, even refining every drop of blood to be free of impurities.

No matter how much tempering, the Body Tempering Realm was still a postnatal realm, unable to communicate directly with the energy of heaven and earth. Even when cultivating to the seventh level of the Body Tempering Realm, the Qi Enlightenment Realm, one could only sense the energy of heaven and earth and gradually introduce it into the body, allowing the energy of heaven and earth to freely circulate within the body, further enhancing physical strength.

However, the Qi Condensation Realm was different. Qi Condensation involved condensing the energy of heaven and earth.

Through cultivation, the energy of heaven and earth introduced into the body would be refined into true qi, which could further enhance the physical body and be released externally to kill enemies from a distance.

Such experts of the Qi Condensation Realm, if they were to attack, even a hundred Ye Yuns would not be enough to defeat them.

Previously, the Sect Law Hall disciples gave the impression to Ye Yun, a miscellaneous disciple, of being not only astonishingly powerful but also fair.

But would these people be fair now?

The three black-clad disciples looked at Ye Yun with icy eyes.

Ye Yun took a deep breath, feeling as if needles were piercing his entire body.

"What happened?" The leading black-clad Sect Law Hall disciple turned his gaze to Liu Yu and asked coldly.

Although Liu Yu had lost an arm and was in excruciating pain, his face was pale, and large sweat drops continuously fell, he still felt a sense of relief after the ordeal. Ignoring his injuries, he panted, "Senior Brother Qin Qianhan, this person defied Liu Daolie’s discipline and even took the opportunity to attack me, committing a lower-rank offense against a higher-rank. He must be severely punished."

Qin Qianhan, dressed in black, raised an eyebrow and coldly snorted, turning his gaze to Ye Yun with an extremely cold voice, "What is your name?"

Ye Yun smiled coldly and said, "Ye Yun."

Qin Qianhan’s brow furrowed, and he also sneered, "As a miscellaneous disciple, injuring a disciple of the Heavenly Candle Peak is a capital offense. If I execute you now, will you accept it?"

Ye Yun slowly said, "Senior Uncle Qin seems to have overlooked something."

Qin Qianhan was slightly taken aback and looked at him with a mocking glance, "What did I overlook?"

Ye Yun turned to look at Liu Yu and said, "I remember the Sect Law clearly stipulates that within the sect, unless it is a formal duel, enforcement by the Sect Law Hall, or a true disciple, no disciple is allowed to use a spirit weapon. Regardless of which rule, his use of a spirit weapon against me here should be considered a serious offense."

Qin Qianhan deeply furrowed his brow, a chill and a killing intent simultaneously sweeping through his mind.

He was not like Liu Daolie and Liu Yu, who could act without restraint. The identity of a Sect Law Hall disciple was extremely special. If even a hint of this incident reached the ears of the impartial elders, the punishment he would receive would be far more severe than that of Liu Yu and the others.

"Liu Yu, what do you have to say about this?"

Liu Yu’s eyes widened; he had never thought of this point and his entire body began to tremble.

"Was it he who attacked you, or were you dueling here?"

Qin Qianhan looked at him coldly, emphasizing his words.

Under his gaze, Liu Yu immediately reacted, "Senior Brother Qianhan, I was confused by my injuries just now. I and he were indeed having a public duel here, and everyone saw it."

"If that’s the case, it’s not your fault," Qin Qianhan said indifferently, raising his eyebrows and turning to Ye Yun, "Do you have anything to say?"

Ye Yun laughed, "A pack of wolves."

Qin Qianhan’s face turned cold, and a tangible killing intent instantly burst forth from his body, "What did you say?"

Ye Yun did not even look at him, just saying, "Since it’s a fair duel, the outcome of life and death is left to fate."

Qin Qianhan reined in the killing intent in his eyes, turned to look at Liu Yu, and said, "Since that’s the case, I interrupted your duel just now, leading to Liu Yu’s severe injuries. Now, Liu Yu, tend to your injuries. Since it’s a fair duel, I won’t ask for the reason. Continue your duel."

Liu Yu laughed.

Just now, his internal spiritual energy was in turmoil, and he could not activate the spirit weapon. But now, Qin Qianhan had given him some time to recover, and he would surely be able to summon the spirit weapon and kill Ye Yun in one go!