Chapter 63 Awe in a Single Move (2/2)

“Oh oh oh!”

Zhou Yuan’s words instantly drew countless strange noises from the watching crowd. Soldiers from the both the Canglan army and the imperial guard could not help but cheer. Disregard Zhou Yuan’s strength for the moment, just his boldness alone was very to their liking.

Wei Qingqing was momentarily stunned before she remarked, “Bold words.”

Beside her, Wei Ting smirked in disdain.

Qi Hao chuckled softly before retrieving a long fiery-red blade and handing it to the lean man. “Go. If you win, this mid grade Genesis Weapon will be yours.”

The lean man quickly received the weapon, joy bubbling in his eyes. A mid grade Genesis Weapon was worth over a thousand Genesis crystals, something that a soldier like him would never be able to afford.

Blade in hand, the lean man leapt onto the stage, eyes practically burning as he stared at Zhou Yuan.

Zhou Yuan ignored the searing gaze, his expression akin to deathly still water. The surrounding Genesis Qi flowed into his body through his nose and a split second later, he suddenly shot forward, headed straight for the lean man.

“High grade Genesis skill, Flaming Blade Beheader!” The lean man did not dare to delay. With a roar, he grasped the blade with both hands and swung it downwards as flames emerged on its body.

It was an extremely deadly chop that gave off an air of violence. It was evident that the lean man’s strength was top tier amongst eight channel practitioners.

His attack was both fiercer and more ruthless than Qi Yue’s had been during the class ranking exam.

However, Zhou Yuan’s body did not even flinch in response to such a powerful blow. His charge continued, the tip of the Heavenly Yuan Brush bringing up sparks as it streaked across the ground.

Huu.

Zhou Yuan suddenly took in a deep breath as Genesis Qi poured into his body. With a sudden jolt of the Heavenly Yuan Brush, green light spilled from its tip.

“Auraflare technique!”

This time, the green aura extended several inches from the brush tip. This combined with the power of the Heavenly Yuan Brush far exceeded the time when Zhou Yuan had used it during the class ranking exam.

Swish!

The Heavenly Yuan Brush was thrust like a spear as his body shot forward, accompanied by a piercing sound while it shredded even the air itself. In the end, the brush clashed against the flaming blade of the lean man under the watching eyes of the crowd.

Clang!

The sound of metal against metal rang out as sparks flew.

At the same time, everyone watched as one of the figures miserably shot backwards, taking step after step on the ground, only managing to steady himself several dozen steps later.

Uproar!

While he was stabilizing his body, everyone looked towards him before bursting out into noise. The figure was the eight channel lean man.

No one had expected him to be incapable of handling even a single blow from Zhou Yuan!

The lean man’s face was filled with shock. He slowly raised the fiery-red long blade in his hand, only to discover the numerous cracks that had emerged on its body, before it shattered soon after…

Astonishment rose in the eyes the onlookers. Did prince Zhou Yuan just destroy a mid grade Genesis Weapon? Just how much power was needed to do that?

Near a certain bonfire, Wei Qingqing’s eyes widened slightly when she saw this. She could clearly feel just how destructive Zhou Yuan’s previous blow had been.

Even an initial Qi Nourishing stage expert would feel threatened by its power.

A sliver of amazement flashed in Wei Qingqing’s eyes as she stared at Zhou Yuan’s figure and mumbled, “So the rumors are true.”

On the stage, the Heavenly Yuan Brush in Zhou Yuan’s hand was slanted towards the ground as he smiled, “Thanks for letting me win.”

Qi Hao had believed that sending someone who was about to open a Qi Dwelling would be enough to defeat Zhou Yuan, but the former never imagined that Zhou Yuan had grown stronger after the class ranking exam and unblocked his seventh meridian channel.

It was likely that only a handful of people under the Qi Nourishing stage would be capable of receiving a single blow from the current him.

*Cheer*!

Countless Canglan army soldiers burst out into cheers below the stage. Respect and admiration was now present in the eyes that looked towards Zhou Yuan. His beautiful move had evidently won over all of these soldiers who respected the strong.

“Prince Zhou Yuan! Prince Zhou Yuan!”

No one knew who started it, but deafening cheers began to sound out one by one, echoing across the entire barracks.

Beside one of the bonfires, Qi Hao’s face appeared a little rigid under the fire light.

It was obvious that he never imagined his original plan to ruin Zhou Yuan’s reputation would instead do the opposite. The prince from Great Zhou City had gained the acknowledgement of the Canglan army warriors.

This was a little akin to a certain saying: go for the wool and come home shorn.

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