Chapter 27

"Prince Nine, you must be careful!"

Xue Kai’s lips curled into a smile as he infused his true qi into the sword, simultaneously activating three force-type inscriptions. The battle sword in his hand immediately weighed 350 catties, incredibly heavy.

He held the sword with both hands, his sword technique expansive and open, the battle sword slashing out, immediately bursting with a shockwave.

The sword technique seemed simple, yet it was flawless, without any flashy moves, each strike carrying terrifying power.

Zhang Ruochen also infused his true qi into the Bishui Sword, activating one ice-type inscription and one force-type inscription. A bone-chilling cold emanated from the sword, forming white frost particles in the air.

Zhang Ruochen knew his strength was inferior to Xue Kai, so he did not engage in a direct confrontation.

Zhang Ruochen’s feet moved in a mysterious step, swinging the sword while moving around, almost always managing to dodge Xue Kai’s attacks.

At this moment, Lin Fengxian, standing outside the training ground, stared intently at Zhang Ruochen’s steps, slightly startled, thinking to himself, "How can his steps be the steps of the Heavenly Heart Sword Technique?"

Spirit-level sword techniques all have accompanying steps.

Only when the steps and the sword technique are combined can the full power of the sword technique be unleashed.

At this moment, the steps Zhang Ruochen was using were precisely the accompanying steps of the Heavenly Heart Sword Technique. Seeing Zhang Ruochen perform these steps, how could Lin Fengxian not be shocked?

Xue Kai’s sword was very heavy, naturally consuming a lot of true qi.

As the battle time extended, Xue Kai finally felt some strain, sweat pouring down his forehead, and the true qi in his body had already been consumed by more than half.

Originally, he wanted to defeat Zhang Ruochen in a few moves, but after dozens of moves, he had not even touched Zhang Ruochen’s sword.

Trouble!

He had been tricked!

"He is deliberately exhausting my stamina and true qi."

Realizing this, Xue Kai immediately retracted some of his true qi, only activating one force-type inscription. The heavy sword in his hand immediately became half as light!

At this moment.

Zhang Ruochen took the initiative to attack!

"Heavenly Heart Guiding the Way!"

Zhang Ruochen’s arm moved, slashing out a sword strike. An eight-meter-long sword aura shot out from the ground, leaving a sword trail on the ground, extending towards Xue Kai.

Xue Kai had not expected Zhang Ruochen to be able to perform a spirit-level sword technique.

In a hurry, Xue Kai had to mobilize all his true qi, blocking horizontally with his sword.

"Bang!"

The sword aura collided with the battle sword in Xue Kai’s hand, sending Xue Kai flying, his clothes tearing into pieces.

When he landed again, he was already outside the training ground.

Xue Kai looked at his bloody hand, then at Zhang Ruochen standing in the training ground, and said bitterly, "I have lost!"

When the battle ended, the crowd was still in shock.

A Great Yellow Realm Great Position martial artist had actually been defeated by a Great Yellow Realm Small Position martial artist?

"He actually used the Heavenly Heart Sword Technique, how is that possible?" Lin Nishan was extremely surprised, unable to believe that Zhang Ruochen also knew the Heavenly Heart Sword Technique, and that his proficiency in the Heavenly Void Sword Technique seemed to be even higher than hers.

"Could the mysterious person we met at the central auction house be him?"

Lin Fengxian’s expression was serious, saying, "This matter is not so simple. Nishan, don’t forget, the Heavenly Heart Sword Technique we bought was not the original, but a copy made by a Heaven Extreme Realm expert."

"Father, do you mean that the reason for Zhang Ruochen’s rapid cultivation speed is that he has a Heaven Extreme Realm expert backing him?" Lin Nishan exclaimed in surprise.

"Shh!"

Lin Fengxian made a gesture to hush, saying in a low voice, "It’s best not to let outsiders know about this. We’ll discuss it in private when we get back."

Lin Nishan nodded, her gaze fixed on Zhang Ruochen, her resentment deepening, "No wonder he could easily dodge my ‘Heavenly Heart Guiding the Way.’ It turns out he has also cultivated this sword technique. Zhang Ruochen, how many more secrets do you hide?"

"Even Xue Kai has been defeated?"

"Prince Nine seems to have cultivated a spirit-level sword technique. It’s not unjust for Xue Kai to be defeated by his sword."

"Prince Nine has probably reached the ‘sword follows the heart’ realm, indeed a sword genius."

...

No one dared to underestimate Prince Nine anymore, instead viewing him as a monstrous martial genius. Some even felt that his talent was not inferior to Prince Seven’s.

The next martial duel was between Prince Five and Situ Linhai.

Prince Five had activated a third-grade Divine Martial Mark, and at nineteen years old, he had reached the Great Yellow Realm Great Position.

Situ Linhai, the first genius of the Situ family, had activated a fourth-grade Crimson Flame Divine Martial Mark, and at seventeen years old, he was also at the Great Yellow Realm Great Position.

Among the young generation of the entire royal city, Situ Linhai was definitely a top-ranking figure. With his talent, he even had a chance to break through to the Profound Yellow Realm before the age of twenty.

Situ Linhai held a black long spear, standing proudly in the training ground, staring at Prince Five across from him, and said confidently, "Your Highness Prince Five, you are not my match!"

Prince Five said, "We are both at the Great Yellow Realm Great Position. For you to win me, it won’t be easy."

"You should know better than anyone that I have activated a fourth-grade Crimson Flame Divine Martial Mark, and my true qi carries the power of crimson flames. At the same realm, no one is my match. With your cultivation, it will be difficult for you to withstand ten moves of my spear." Situ Linhai’s eyes were firm, his gaze sharp, carrying an invincible aura.

At the same realm, martial artists who activate attribute Divine Martial Marks are indeed stronger than those who activate ordinary Divine Martial Marks.

"Is that so? Who is stronger, we’ll know after the battle." Prince Five lifted the battle sword in front of him, true qi flowing rapidly through the twelve meridians in his body, all infused into the battle sword.

"Whoosh, whoosh, whoosh!"

He simultaneously activated the power of three inscriptions in the battle sword.

The battle sword immediately emitted a meter-high sword light.

Prince Five took the initiative to attack, performing a medium-grade human-level sword technique, continuously swinging the battle sword, forming a sword light vortex, slashing towards Situ Linhai.

To achieve a brilliant ranking in the year-end assessment, most of the young martial artists had prepared one or several medium-grade human-level techniques. They wanted to become famous in one battle during the year-end assessment.

Prince Five was no exception, spending half a year cultivating a medium-grade human-level technique, the Heavenly Light Sword Technique. This sword technique had eight moves, and Prince Five had cultivated three of them.

"The Heavenly Light Sword Technique is nothing special." Situ Linhai sneered.

Under Prince Five’s continuous attacks, Situ Linhai seemed at ease, swinging the black long spear in his hand, continuously blocking Prince Five’s attacks.

"Bang, bang!"

The long spear and the battle sword collided, immediately bursting with sparks.

"Cloud Rain Sword."

Prince Five roared, his body springing up, flying six meters high in the air, holding the sword with both hands, slashing down.

The light of the battle sword became even brighter, like a rain of light, pouring down on Situ Linjiang.

Situ Linjiang had opened thirteen meridians, one more than Prince Five.

True qi flowed rapidly through the thirteen meridians, surging into Situ Linjiang’s hands.

Situ Linjiang’s hands were like burning flames, the flames surging into the black long spear, simultaneously activating the power of three fire-type inscriptions in the spear.

"Scarlet Fire Spirit Snake!"

A high-grade human-level technique, the Fire Snake Spear Technique.

One thrust of the spear was like a fire snake rushing out, shattering all the sword light Prince Five had unleashed.

"Bang!"

Prince Five was sent flying, his imperial python robe ignited by the flames, burning to ashes in an instant.

Situ Linhai rushed forward, striking again with the back of the spear, the tail of the spear colliding with Prince Five’s chest, sending him flying out of the training ground.

Prince Five got up from the ground, a trace of blood at the corner of his mouth, staring at Situ Linjiang standing in the center of the training ground like a reincarnated spear god, and said, "Fire Snake Spear Technique! Impressive! If you had used the Fire Snake Spear Technique from the start, I probably wouldn’t have lasted three moves."

Just now, the spear technique Situ Linjiang had performed was incredibly impressive, definitely at the ‘spear follows the heart’ realm, combined with the inherent crimson flame power in his true qi, making him a formidable opponent at the Great Yellow Realm Great Position.

Outside the training ground, Mo Hanlin said indifferently, "Now it’s just Prince Nine and Situ Linjiang left! Situ Linjiang, as the first young genius of the Situ family, the final battle probably doesn’t need to be held."

"Why?" Qin Ya’s beautiful eyes blinked lightly, her long and neat eyelashes making her alluring gaze seem capable of stealing a man’s soul at any moment.

Mo Hanlin said, "With Situ Linjiang’s cultivation, he is rarely matched even among the Great Yellow Realm Great Position, definitely a young powerhouse. Prince Nine, although more outstanding and talented than Situ Linjiang, is still at the Great Yellow Realm Small Position. He could defeat Xue Kai, but he absolutely cannot defeat Situ Linjiang."

Many people present shared Mo Hanlin’s thoughts.

They acknowledged that Prince Nine was a martial genius, but they absolutely did not believe that Prince Nine could defeat Situ Linjiang now.

"If Prince Nine had another year to cultivate, defeating Situ Linjiang would not be difficult. But now, there is still a significant gap between Prince Nine and Situ Linjiang."

Qin Ya’s red lips curled slightly, smiling, "That’s not necessarily true. The reason geniuses are called geniuses is because they can create miracles. I’m looking forward to Prince Nine creating a miracle. If he does, I will be even more interested in him! Hehe!"

Qin Ya’s eyes narrowed slightly, curving like two bright crescent moons.