Chapter 96 (2/2)

There were to be two hours of rest and the extra hours benefited Xiao Chen greatly. Ouyang Yu waved his robe sleeve coldly. “Don’t disappoint me in the afternoon.” He stood on his toes and floated down the platform.

Xiao Chen too turned to step down. He walked down to where the Teal Jade Sect disciples were. Ten of them immediately clustered around him. Even Liu Fenghuang was grinning. “Are you hurt, Junior Brother Han?”

Xiao Chen smiled lightly and shook his head. He walked over to Liu Yunzheng’s side and cupped his fists. “Master.” Liu Yunzheng nodded. “Well done. You’ve worked hard.”

Yu Wenji and the rest also came forward, one after another. It seemed that the Zhou State was about to lose when Xiao Chen turned the tide. Victory today would depend on the final duel. The Penglai Islanders were naturally very displeased. Many of them started to look disdainful. “That’s because we did not step out to fight. How else could you have hogged the limelight?”

Penglai Island was the strongest and their three competitors would take part on the second and third day. Even the best Qing fighter today out of the eight was only in the middle stages of the Foundation Building Realm. Their best warriors were reserved for the next two crucial rounds. They thought that they would easily win the first. They had not anticipated Xiao Chen’s interference.

Two hours passed quickly. The first day of the Immortals League Competition had reached a most intense climax. The competitors from both states went up the platform, saluted each other and began to strike.

Xiao Chen had recovered his True Energy somewhat. His palm blow was exceptionally powerful, overturning the floor tiles, causing large fragments to fly. Ouyang Yu was unwilling to be outdone. Their palms clashed and the winds and clouds turned violently. Waves of qi began to overlap; those closer to the Wind Floating Platform began to feel a massive wave of energy spreading to themselves.

“Ice Freezing Skill!” Ouyang Yu suddenly took out an Immortal’s Sword and moved his fingers to cast a spell at the sword. The surrounding temperature began to drop drastically. A 20-centimeter thick sheet of ice began to form on the platform instantly. Even Xiao Chen’s feet were caught in the ice.

“Gold Break!” With a bellow, Xiao Chen executed a stroke from the Xiao family’s ancient martial arts. His fist blew the ice half a meter away apart. Splinters of ice swirled in the air. Xiao Chen executed another stroke, almost sweeping away ten thousand soldiers. The shreds of ice in the air instantly transformed into countless blades, whistling toward Ouyang Yu.

“A mountain of peace!” Ouyang Yu chanted an incantation. With a buzz, several icebergs emerged all around him, blocking off the ice shreds assailing him.

“Sky Incinerating Sun!” Xiao Chen finally executed the fire-style magic arts of the Mystic Cyan Sect. The flames rose to 10 meters high, its dark smoke billowing. The entire Wind Floating Platform seemed wrapped in fiery flames. Numerous people felt the unbearable scorching sting on their faces and retreated backward.

When the fire had subsided, they saw Ouyang Yu’s entire body wrapped in an Ice Barrier. Suddenly, a sword radiance flashed. An icy sword streaked out to hack at Xiao Chen. Its coldness was quite extreme and it seemed to freeze the air wherever it went. Xiao Chen ducked and the flying sword skimmed past his shoulder. All at once, a chill entered his body. Even his hair and eyebrows froze with a thick layer of icicle.

“It’s cold frost! Cold Frost Sword!” All at once, someone yelled out below in astonishment.

Cold Frost Sword was ranked 17th in the Tome of Legendary Weapons. Only a Mystic Ice Body could practice it. Otherwise, the practitioner would suffer the counter-effect of the chilling cold assaulting his heart. Ouyang Yu had just such a rare Mystic Ice Body.

Xiao Chen did not dare understimate him. He hurriedly chanted an incantation and erected a Defense Barrier all around his body. He did not dare to face the sharp edge of the Cold Frost Sword since its coldness was too extreme. Soon, he was in a disadvantageous position.

The Qing warriors cheered relentlessly while Yu Wenji began to frown deeply. This duel decided the outcome of today’s battles. But Xiao Chen had no weapon to ward off the cold frost. There was really no help for it.

Originally, his Unsullied Immortal’s Sword in the Divine Vessel was ranked 7th, far above Cold Frost. However, the Unsullied Sword was a gift from Yu Yifeng and the Jade Qing Sect was from the Qing State. If he had flashed it out, they might suspect him to be from the sect.

Ouyang Yu went on a fierce offensive. Xiao Chen could not parry Cold Frost directly and his entire body was covered in a layer of ice. His actions slowed gradually. Suddenly, his fingers moved and he cast a spell. Immediately, a half-illusionary, half-substantial Immortal’s Sword appeared in his hand.

With a loud ding, it struck out and parried the stroke from Ouyang Yu’s Cold Frost Sword. Astonished gasps arose from below. “Condensing Sword with Qi! Has he reached the Core Forming Realm?”

Condensing Sword from Qi was a skill of a Core Forming Realm Cultivator. Yet this sword which appeared right now in Xiao Chen’s hand was a real Immortal’s Sword condensed out of True Qi.

Array Formation… Illusionary Duplication. And now, Condensing Sword with Qi. This anonymous young man seemed to give them so many astonishments from the start.

The crowd from the Zhou State burst into cheers. He was turning the situation around again.