Chapter 590: Kingship (1/2)
Chapter 590: Kings.h.i.+p
First Elder Jiang Chi asked, “Xiao Chen, how is your practice of the Lightning Tribulation Saber Technique’s last move going?”
Xiao Chen thought awhile before answering, “I don’t dare to say that it is comparable to the ancestor’s but I can bring out seventy or eighty percent of that might.”
Jiang Chi smiled and nodded. Then, he seemed to feel some regret. “The Lightning Tribulation Saber Technique was created by the founding ancestor of our sect. If you could comprehend the state of wind, state of clouds, and state of thunder, you might be able to fight on equal terms with this Bai Qi.
“Ha ha! However, that is fine as well. If you are able to get into the top ten, that would already be the best result in the history of the Heavenly Saber Pavilion. Xiao Chen, there is no need to be too dejected.”
Xiao Chen gripped his Lunar Shadow Saber while smiling gently, not saying a word.
“Match fifty: Sima Lingxuan versus Gong Yangyu!”
This was now the ninety-second round since the start of the ranking matches. This match would be the last one for the day—a fight between favorites for the top ten, which made the crowd rather excited.
“Gong Yangyu is pretty strong; his golden dragon is now twenty meters long. He has lost only three times in the ranking matches. Even if he loses this match, he still has a good chance of making it into the ninth or tenth rank.”
“I wonder, how much of Sima Lingxuan’s strength can he force out? Since the start, Sima Lingxuan has been winning rather easily.”
“Indeed, just his overwhelming self-confidence makes others feel like they can’t breathe. How can they be confident of fighting him?”
No one doubted the result of this match. The only question that the crowd had was, how much of Sima Lingxuan’s strength could Gong Yangyu draw out?
After all, no matter what, Gong Yangyu was still quite strong.
This was especially so for Gong Yangyu’s Tossing Heaven and Earth; it could even shatter s.p.a.ce. Several of the giants of the compet.i.tion would not even dare to clash head-on with it. How would Sima Lingxuan deal with this move?
Sima Lingxuan’s clothes fluttered in the wind as he stood on the Wind Cloud Platform. There were no discernable expression on his handsome face. The self-confidence that he exuded seemed very natural.
When one looked, there was an indistinct glow around Sima Lingxuan. It flickered occasionally, allowing one to know that he was extraordinary with one glance.
Under the suppression of Sima Lingxuan’s strong self-confidence, Gong Yangyu took a deep breath. He stopped thinking of negative things. Then, without speaking any nonsense, he twirled his black staff and charged at Sima Lingxuan.
One step…two steps…three steps…seven steps!
With every step Gong Yangyu took, another afterimage would appear. The posture of each afterimage holding the staff was different every time. By the seventh step, his momentum was already raised to the peak.
The pressure that Gong Yangyu felt from Sima Lingxuan was swept away. His gaze turned sharp as his staff moved about like a snake, whistling in the wind.
This was one of Gong Yangyu’s best moves. When the seven peak staff strikes merged together, its absolute offensive power would pressure his opponent.
Back then, Xiao Chen had not faced this move head-on. Because it was actually extremely strong, he would have had to risk everything to clash head-on against it; he had not considered it worth the risk.
Sima Lingxuan had a calm expression. He took a step forward as he looked at the staff strike that could shatter mountains.
One step—just that one step—and the situation immediately reversed.
A boundless wind blew from Sima Lingxuan. The clouds in the sky churned without pause, like a storm gathering. The boundless state of kings.h.i.+p poured out from Sima Lingxuan. It rushed into the clouds and exploded.
The state of kings.h.i.+p was tyrannical, honorable, unrivaled, exceptional, and imposing. Unexpectedly, the state that Sima Lingxuan comprehended was the state of kings.h.i.+p.
There was a saying, “all the land under the sky belongs to the king, all the land in the state belongs to the officials.” Unexpectedly, Sima Lingxuan already had the aura of a king and used it as the state for his main cultivation.
Gong Yangyu had taken seven steps to gather the might of heaven and earth. Yet, it was immediately suppressed by Sima Lingxuan with one step.
“Ka ca!”
Sima Lingxuan grasped his sword with his right hand and drew it. Using the momentum of a king, he gave off a brilliance that was unrivaled and imposing.
When the sword and staff clashed, cracks appeared in the Wind Cloud Platform underfoot. The two strong forces clashed continuously. Gong Yangyu clenched his teeth and endured. Unexpectedly, he was not pushed back.
“Weng! Weng! Weng!”
The sword started to vibrate quickly. A majestic sword intent poured out, increasing the sword’s might. Gong Yangyu’s resistance instantly collapsed. He took nine steps back and vomited a mouthful of blood.
“King Ruling the World!” Sima Lingxuan shouted and took another step forward. The vast state of kings.h.i.+p pressed forward ruthlessly, like an ancient mountain river.
He swung his sword, very much like a king ruling over the world. The wind-attributed Essence in the surroundings all surged over to the sword, as if they were wors.h.i.+ping the king.
With the support of the boundless strong wind, this sword strike was unimaginably fast. Gong Yangyu could only react instinctively and use his staff to s.h.i.+eld his chest.
“Bang!”
Despite doing all that was mentioned, Gong Yangyu did not have enough time to focus all his Essence into his defence. The sword strike landed on his staff and hacked it in half.
After being struck by the sword wind, Gong Yangyu flew backwards like a kite with a broken string. He crashed into the Wind Cloud Barrier and bounced off heavily before falling to the floor.
Gong Yangyu knelt on one knee. Horrifying sword cuts all over his chest were visible through his tattered clothes. The sword intent on the wounds had not faded away yet, appearing to prevent healing.