Chapter 331 - The Champion of the Golden Core Group (2/2)

There was a suppression greater than that belonging to a cultivator in his Soul Formation Stage. The suppressive force headed straight for Yi Qing. Hundreds of thousands of spirit swords appeared, pointing toward Yi Qing and shooting straight toward him as well. Each one of those swords seemed to have a life of its own. Each one brought different elements with it – wind, lightning, fire, light…

Yi Qing tried to dodge, but he was not quick enough to dodge all of them. A moment later, his body became covered with open wounds. The suppression from the pearl was restricting his movement so much so that he could hardly move his limbs anymore.

“Five-Elemental Lightning and Fire Array!” The stage was itself protected with an array, so that the audience could not feel the suppression. Yet, every single one of them recognized the array that Jing Qi was using. They looked on with shock. This was not the kind of array that a cultivator in his Nascent Soul stage could set up, yet here Jing Qi was, conjuring it up and having so much control over it. This kind of skill was unparalleled in the Three Azure Realms.

Yi Qing had no choice but to summon sword Qi as a protective shield around his body to block off the spirit swords that were coming at him from all directions. The suppressive force, however, was so strong that his chest was now beginning to tighten up. He tasted something sweet in his mouth as he fell onto one knee. Yi Qing did not expect his opponent to have this much skill, but this array…

Just as he was questioning Jing Qi’s skill, he heard something flying toward him from behind. Instinctively, he moved to dodge it. He heard cracks as a gray air flashed past him.

This was… demonic Qi?

Yi Qing hesitated. Before he could figure out what was going on, he heard Jing Qi’s voice. “Hmph! I did not think that you would be able to dodge that. But how long can you hang on?”

The next moment, Yi Qing found himself surrounded by all kinds of strange auras charging at him from all directions. Each one of those auras brought with it an unmistakable killing intent. Yi Qing’s expression hardened as he forced himself to stand back up despite the pressure. Using his sensitivity toward auras, he began to block off the invisible yet potent auras flying around him.

“You’re still forcing yourself to hang on!” Jing Qi’s voice was cold and filled with hatred. “Let’s see how long more you can stand there.”

He had been using his arm to support the array. Suddenly, he drew his sword and ran toward Yi Qing with a victorious expression. “Yi Qing, from the first time I saw you, I knew you were my greatest obstacle. Is that what you think as well?”

“…” What?

“I must get rid of all my obstacles! Nobody will know that I’m the one who killed you! Everybody will think this was an accident!” His sword reached Yi Qing’s neck. “My immortal journey will be smooth once you’re dead.”

“…” So who was this?

“After today, I will be the strongest Golden Core cultivator in the Three Azure Realms. I will then become the strongest sword cultivator.”

“…” Sword cultivator?

“As for your master, who’s gifted in sword techniques… I will take care of her.” He suddenly burst out laughing.

Master…

Yi Qing’s gaze turned cold. A burst of cold air emanated from his body. “What did you say?”

“I think she will be happy to take in an exceptional disciple like me.” The more he spoke, the prouder Jing Qi sounded. He pressed the sword into Yi Qing’s neck with more gusto. “As long as you’re dead-”

“Shut up!” Before he could finish speaking, strong sword Qi exploded around Yi Qing, who looked defeated just moments ago. It resembled a tsunami, which swallowed up the spirit swords and special aura around him, causing Jing Qi to rebound backward.