Chapter 53

Long Tai's move was the Dragon Seizing Hand!

Using a high-quality iron weapon to perform the Dragon Seizing Hand was far superior to using bare hands, both in speed and power. Countless claw shadows, conjured by yuan force, shot out from the Cloud Piercing Claw, all converging on Lu Xuan. In an instant, dozens of attacks reached Lu Xuan, with an extremely formidable momentum.

Facing the overwhelming claw shadows, Lu Xuan instantly drew his long sword. With a flick of his wrist, the Sword of Yearning turned into a blur. The sounds of clashing metal echoed continuously, each sword strike accurately hitting a claw shadow. In a moment, all the claw shadows were shattered and vanished without a trace.

Although Lu Xuan did not use any martial technique, he employed the essence of the Blink Sword Technique, which was simply speed and accuracy. However, while it sounded simple, it was extremely difficult to achieve.

After breaking through Long Tai's attack with a single sword strike, Lu Xuan pressed his advantage, his speed increasing dramatically. He lunged forward and swung his sword again, a thunderous sound accompanying the strike. A flash of lightning appeared on the sword, which was the Lightning Sword Technique.

Lu Xuan moved extremely fast, leaving Long Tai no time to launch his next move. He could only勉强 swing the Cloud Piercing Claw to block Lu Xuan's sword. At the moment of impact, he felt a tremendous force from the Sword of Yearning, almost causing the Cloud Piercing Claw to be knocked out of his hand. He was utterly shocked; the Lightning Sword Technique, a low-grade yellow martial technique, had such immense power!

What Long Tai didn't know was that the same sword technique could vary greatly depending on who used it. Lu Xuan had already grasped the threshold of sword intent and had a profound understanding of the Lightning Sword Technique, almost able to unleash its full potential. Moreover, the Lightning Sword Technique he used was improved by the sword crystal.

Failing to achieve his goal with one sword strike, Lu Xuan immediately withdrew his sword and launched another horizontal slash, giving Long Tai no time to react.

This time, Long Tai was even worse off. His previous strength had dissipated, and he had not yet gathered new strength. He could only force himself to take a deep breath and roar, barely blocking the sword. However, his body could no longer maintain its stance, and he was forced back two steps. His internal organs churned, and he almost spat out a mouthful of blood.

This sudden turn of events left the onlookers stunned. No one had expected that the battle would turn into this situation. Long Tai, with a high-quality iron weapon and a cultivation level of the fifth stage of Body Tempering, was being dominated by Lu Xuan, who only had a cultivation level of the fourth stage of Body Tempering and used a medium-quality iron weapon!

Long Tai was completely at a disadvantage!

However, it wasn't over yet. After two consecutive sword strikes, Long Tai was already pushed to his limits. Lu Xuan launched his third sword strike!

The Lightning Sword Technique was designed to become stronger with each strike. The first two strikes had not been blocked, and now Lu Xuan's third strike was even more powerful.

Lu Xuan roared, his sword slicing down with the force of a thousand thunderbolts.

This time, Long Tai also went all out, forcing down a mouthful of blood and roaring in anger. He instantly channeled all his yuan force into the Cloud Piercing Claw and swung it fiercely, determined to see who was stronger.

A sharp clang echoed as the Sword of Yearning struck the Cloud Piercing Claw, instantly numbing the ears of the onlookers.

At the moment of impact, a mysterious force suddenly burst from the Sword of Yearning, instantly increasing the power of Lu Xuan's strike by thirty percent!

This force had already exceeded Long Tai's limit, and he could no longer stand. A mouthful of blood spewed out, and he was instantly sent flying by Lu Xuan!

This sudden burst of power left Lu Xuan somewhat surprised. He was well aware of the power of the Lightning Sword Technique. If the eighth form of the Lightning Sword Technique, after accumulation, had this power, it would be understandable, but for the third form to burst out with such power was truly incredible.

But after a moment of thought, Lu Xuan quickly understood what had happened.

"It's the enchantment effect!" Xia Chenxi stood up, somewhat excited.

On the Sword of Yearning, Lu Xuan had inscribed a Frenzy Rune. The principle of the Frenzy Rune was to automatically absorb a certain amount of yuan force from the air during combat and store it. When the time was right, it would burst out.

The effect and the probability of the burst were closely related to the runes inscribed. The more powerful the enchanter, the better the effect.

At this moment, Lu Xuan had only launched four sword strikes, but the burst had already occurred, increasing the power of the sword technique by thirty percent. This was enough to shock Xia Chenxi, as even the Frenzy Rune inscribed by her teacher did not achieve half the effect of Lu Xuan's.

"Is this the power of ancient enchantment? It's truly astonishing!" Xia Chenxi couldn't help but exclaim.

Similarly shocked were the other martial artists and the elders on the judging platform.

"Impossible! He's only at the fourth stage of Body Tempering. How can he have such power? Long Tai is at the fifth stage and has the Cloud Piercing Claw!" Elder Sun said, his face full of disbelief.

Even if Long Tai lost, Elder Sun could accept it, but the fact that Long Tai was being completely dominated and brutally beaten by Lu Xuan was something he could not accept.

Regardless of what others thought, the battle was not yet over.

Lu Xuan, having paused to consider the enchantment effect, did not immediately pursue, giving Long Tai a moment to catch his breath.

Quickly getting up from the ground, Long Tai wiped the blood from the corner of his mouth, his eyes almost spitting fire!

Being beaten so badly by someone he once considered a mere ant was something Long Tai could not accept. He felt like he was going mad!

"Very well! You are very well! You have thoroughly enraged me! Today, I will not only kill you, but I will also exterminate your entire family! Your sister, after I'm done with her, I'll sell her to a brothel, where she will be a common prostitute!" Long Tai roared, almost mad with rage.

Long Tai's words completely enraged Lu Xuan. Family was his Achilles' heel! A dragon has its Achilles' heel, and touching it would surely provoke its wrath!

His eyes instantly turned blood red, filled with intense killing intent. No one could stop him! He knew that if he did not kill Long Tai today, what Long Tai said would become reality!

"You are courting death!" Lu Xuan roared, the Taiyi Reversal Technique running wildly. All his yuan force was instantly channeled, and his speed reached its peak. He transformed into a blur, instantly rushing toward Long Tai!

Lu Xuan's sudden burst of power stunned everyone present!

Long Tai had no time to react, only gaping in horror as Lu Xuan approached like lightning.

"Stop!" Elder Sun roared, instantly rushing from the judging platform toward the battlefield. He had already seen that Long Tai could not block this strike. Even though it was a life-or-death battle, he had to save Long Tai.

"Sun, what are you doing! Do you want to break the rules!" Uncle Jiu also roared, following closely behind.

The sudden turn of events caused a commotion among the martial artists. What were the elders doing, trying to stop the life-or-death battle? The battle between the two contestants had actually drawn the attention of two elders.

Amidst the sudden change in the battlefield, Lu Xuan paid no attention to the elders. As for Elder Sun's words, he ignored them completely. Now, his eyes were only on Long Tai, and his mind was set on one thing: kill!

"Die!" Lu Xuan roared, his Sword of Yearning instantly spinning, its path invisible.

The Blink Sword Technique, unleashed!

Long Tai only managed to raise the Cloud Piercing Claw, and Lu Xuan's sword had already pierced through. This strike, fueled by extreme anger, was the most powerful he had ever unleashed!

Almost instantly, Lu Xuan had struck a dozen times, each strike hitting a vital point!

Throat, heart, chest, dantian...

Long Tai's body instantly had over a dozen wounds, and he died instantly.

Instant kill!

As Long Tai's body hit the ground with a thud, Elder Sun finally reached the battlefield.

Looking at the lifeless Long Tai, Elder Sun was momentarily stunned, his face full of disbelief. He slowly raised his head, looking at Lu Xuan, his eyes filled with murderous intent: "I told you to stop! Didn't you hear me? Who told you to kill him!"