C59 (2/2)

In the space around Bai Chen, a layer of white frost appeared out of nowhere. It was as if the entire space around him had turned into a world of ice and snow, and a bone-piercing chill swept across the entire second floor.

A dense white cold Qi blew out from Bai Chen's mouth, blowing onto that sharp sword intent. The surrounding frost immediately condensed towards that sharp sword intent, and in the blink of an eye, that sharp sword intent turned into ice and powerlessly fell onto the ground, shattering into pieces.

When they saw Bai Chen freeze Xue Ruchen's attack in one breath, the expressions of the students who looked down on Bai Chen began to change. Their figures flashed and they quickly left the area where Bai Chen was emitting the chilliness.

At this moment, after witnessing the true might exuded from Bai Chen, all the students of Lingxiao Hall were certain that what Bai Chen said was not a joke, but the truth!

Bai Chen's hidden strength was actually this strong!

This powerful aura was comparable to a Spirit Sect powerhouse!

”Oh? It's true that I felt this powerful force from you yesterday, but according to your current aura, you should be at the peak of the Spirit Sect. Why are you hiding yourself so deeply? ” The crimson eyes hidden within the black robe of Xue Ruchen blinked, as if they were deep in thought. After a long while, his mouth was full of questions as he asked Bai Chen.

”I have also just acquired the power of the peak of the Spirit Sect.” He knew that he could not speak the truth. Moreover, even if he spoke the truth, how many people would believe that he truly possessed such power? Most likely, everyone would think that Bai Chen was unwilling to divulge the truth and would instead randomly come up with an excuse.

Therefore, Bai Chen shook his head slightly. He stared at Xue Ruchen and said with a trace of helplessness in his voice, ”As long as you can defeat me, I can tell you why I possess such powerful strength.”

”Alright!” In response to Bai Chen's promise, Xue Ruchen could see a hint of seriousness on his face. Thus, in order to resolve the doubts in his heart, he had no choice but to defeat Bai Chen.

Suddenly, a completely cold treasured sword appeared in Xue Ruchen's right hand. No one could clearly see how the sword had appeared in Xue Ruchen's hand, nor could anyone see when he had brought it with him.

With the sword in his hand, Xue Ruchen's aura seemed to have increased. In the blink of an eye, his aura had risen from the peak of the High Spiritualist realm to the half-step Spirit Sect realm. A faintly discernable blood-red sword aura was flickering on his body, as if it would fly out at any moment.

On the second floor, all the students of the Ling Xiao Hall shut their mouths as they stared at the two people battling. At this moment, all they wished for was for them to learn from Bai Chen and Xue Ruchen.

”Good method, you've actually been carrying that sword all this time, right? I didn't expect that you would actually use such a strange treasured sword. ” Suddenly, an exclamation of praise came from Bai Chen's mouth. His gaze was filled with a strange feeling as he looked at Xue Ruchen holding onto the treasured sword in his right hand.

With the eyesight of the surrounding Spirit Masters, it was indeed impossible for them to see how Xue Ruchen would use his sword. However, Bai Chen, who had already reached the peak of the High Spirit Sect, could clearly see how Xue Ruchen would use his sword.

The matching sword was always hidden on Xue Ruchen's body, because it was a special kind of soft sword. It could turn into a rope and wrap around Xue Ruchen's body, and it could also become as hard as a divine weapon. This kind of sword, Bai Chen had read about in an ancient book when he was the shopkeeper of the Bai Clan.

”Make your move.” Bai Chen extended his hand and gestured as he spoke modestly to Xue Ruchen. It wasn't that he was being careless, but that he currently possessed the strength of a peak High Rank Spiritual Sect. If he were to make the first move, then he wouldn't give Xue Ruchen the chance to make a move.

The difference in strength between Spirit Masters and Spirit Masters was like the difference between heaven and earth.

”Soaring Cloud Sword Technique, First Sword Style, Dark Strike.” Xue Ruchen poured the spirit energy from his body into the treasured sword in his hand. Following his shout, a powerful sword energy fluctuation exploded out from his body. That blood-red sword energy seemed to come from all directions, causing people to feel powerless to defend against it.

A strike of dejection focused on the mind. As long as a martial artist's mind cultivation wasn't too high, then they would be corroded by the sword move's dejection, causing them to lose any ability to resist.

Unfortunately, Xue Ruchen did not know that Bai Chen had become an expert of the Spirit Sect many years ago. If not for the existence of the Echelon's Pagoda, he would have long since broken through to the Spirit Sect level. Thus, his current mental strength was definitely comparable to the Spiritual school level.

In other words, Bai Chen would not be affected by Xue Ruchen's sword technique.