Chapter 2741 - Yu Guangjun Interrupts

Chapter 2741 - Yu Guangjun Interrupts

Wen Zhong was dead.

The hundred-plus Eternals from Bluebird Palace, Fire Dragon Temple, and the Yu Family reacted as if struck by lightning.

Not even the Immeasurable Realm Dao Lords among them were a match for Wen Zhong, yet now, Wen Zhong had been killed.

And by an Unfettered Realm expert at that!

The battle had not yet begun, but Wen Zhong was already dead! This came as a heavy blow to their will to fight.

Meanwhile, above the palace, the experts of the Qin Family were gobsmacked.

Earlier, they’d assumed that Pu Xuan was their strongest combatant. He was, after all, an Immeasurable Realm sword cultivator, and he’d displayed astonishing strength earlier.

None of them had anticipated that an Unfettered Realm Dao Lord like Su Xuanjun would be this terrifying.

Not even Qin Suqing had anticipated this, and she felt a bit dazed.

Wasn’t he supposed to be a newcomer from a lower realm? So how... could he possibly be this unreasonably strong?

They weren’t simply astonished by Wen Zhong’s death, either, as before that, Su Yi had effortlessly suppressed Yang Lingxiao, forcing him back and making him cough up blood!

Yang Lingxiao’s face was deathly pale, his brow full of lingering terror. If Wen Zhong hadn’t intervened, Su Yi would most likely have pushed harder and harder, plunging him into grave peril!

The smell of blood permeated the air. Wen Zhong was dead, but his Eternal Source still hovered there, covered in flowing light.

Su Yi reached out and grabbed it. After examining it briefly, he stuffed it into his robes.

At his level of cultivation, he could casually use spatial divine abilities, much like bags of holding.

“I know there’s something strange about you. I suspect you’ve been keeping a powerful weapon in reserve. Why not reveal it?” said Su Yi, looking at Yang Lingxiao. “Please broaden my horizons.”

Yang Lingxiao wiped the blood from his lips with his thumb, his eyes glinting like swords. “You’ll die an unseemly death!”

A blue talisman shaped like a weaver’s shuttle suddenly floated above his palm.

But it was then that a streak of dazzling white light shot over from afar, arriving in the blink of an eye.

It transformed into a young man in azure robes, a tall hat, and a broad belt. His robes were loose and flowing, and he carried two empty sheaths on his back, one black, one white.

A tyrannical momentum swept throughout heaven and earth, stunning everyone present.

And who is this?

“My friend from the Heart-Tempering Sword House, might you give me face and let me play with this unfamiliar sword cultivator?” asked the tall young man in azure, smiling as he greeted Yang Lingxiao.

Yang Lingxiao was obviously stunned. “Are you perhaps Yu Guangjun from True Martial Sword Court?”

The young man in azure was briefly stunned, but then he burst into hearty laughter. “I doubt anyone in this world would dare to impersonate me!”

The crowd exchanged glances. They were at a complete loss.

Yang Lingxiao’s gaze shifted subtly.

True Martial Sword Court was one of the top five factions of sword cultivators in the Eternal Heavens Domain.

Its disciples famously “cultivated hearts like iron and lived for the sword.”

Their foundations were far beyond those of the Heart-Tempering Sword House, but their overall strength was a notch inferior.

This was because the Heart-Tempering Sword House was led by Jiang Wuchen, the Greatest of the Unthroned.

Yu Guangjun was the most dazzling, unparalleled sword cultivator to rise to prominence in the past thousand years.

He’d proven his Dao and entered Eternity just one thousand years ago. During his tribulation, he invited unparalleled strange phenomena, drawing attention from older-generation cultivators throughout the five great continents.

Apparently, even Heavenly Sovereign Wen had asked which faction this Qilin son of the Eternal Dao had arisen in.

Heavenly Sovereign Wen’s interest further boosted Yu Guangjun’s reputation.

He was still an Unfettered Realm Dao Lord, but although he was only in the first stage of Eternity, his combat strength was heaven-defying. Even long-established Eternals could only sigh over their own inferiority!

The sect leader of True Martial Sword Court had even broken precedent twice to give two rare and precious swords to Guang Lingjun, “White Flood Dragon” and “Black Hornless Dragon.”

Rumor had it that even Divine Reverence Pavilion was keeping tabs on Yu Guangjun. They saw him as a strong contender for a spot in their rankings. Apparently, next time they revised and published a list, his name was sure to be on it.

It remained to be seen whether or not he’d crack the top hundred, but this had already become a popular topic of debate.

Divine Reverence Pavilion’s Unfettered Ranking included top Unfettered Realm cultivators from the

entire

Eternal Heavens Domain, including the thirty-three continents, four seas, five celestial capitals, and the six pure lands.

There was no counting how many factions existed within the endlessly vast territories of the Eternal Heavens Domain.

That meant that anyone who made it into the top hundred of the Unfettered Ranking was a rare, heaven-defying genius. People like that would receive personal attention and care even in Heavenly Sovereign-level factions!

Those who made it into the top hundred were all blessed with good fortune. They were unparalleled chosen of heaven, as dazzling as the sun shining overhead.

If someone like that appeared in an ordinary faction, there was no way they’d stick around. Even if they didn’t want to leave, their sects would insist on sending them to the top factions to continue their cultivation.

Otherwise, their presence would be a disaster, not a blessing!

It was only in the top factions that these unparalleled chosen of heaven could truly shine without fear of a premature demise.

Thus, someone who read through the descriptions of the top hundred of the Unfettered Ranking would soon discover that practically everyone on it cultivated in a peak faction. There were sometimes exceptions, but they were few and far between.

And Yu Guangjun had hope of one day making it onto the list. Based on that alone, Yang Lingxiao knew he couldn’t compete.

The Heart-Tempering Sword House had unparalleled geniuses on the Unfettered Ranking, but their ranks were relatively low. Even so, their positions in the sect were far beyond an inner-sect disciple like Yang Lingxiao.

The difference was even greater than the gap between Yang Lingxiao and an honorary disciple like Wen Zhong!

Thus, the moment Yang Lingxiao realized that this new arrival was Yu Guangjun, his gaze and mentality shifted.

“It’s true. No one in this world would dare to impersonate you.” Yang Lingxiao glanced at Su Yi. “If you wish to fight him, I have no right to stand in your way. I’ll move further away, and I won’t interfere!”

He spoke with the utmost politeness.

Yu Guangjun clasped his fist and smiled. “Thank you.”

Then, he turned to face Su Yi. “This was a moment’s impulse, like a hunter spotting its favorite prey. I’d like to duel you. What do you say?”

“Shameless fool!” Pu Xuan laughed from over on the city gates. “Can’t you see that we’re in the middle of a battle? Who has time to play games with you? Why couldn’t you wait until the battle was over to arrange a duel? Why insist on adding to the chaos now? You deserve to die for this!”

He insulted Yu Guangjun without the slightest hesitation.

Yang Lingxiao’s gaze was strange, and he almost laughed. He didn’t even need to think to know that Su Yi and Pu Xuan had no idea who Yu Guangjun was.

If they did, there was no way they’d dare to be so impudent!

But Yu Guangjun thought nothing of it. He just smiled, pointed to Yang Lingxiao, and addressed Pu Xuan. “I came now because I was worried that his killer move would kill your friend, and that would be far too disappointing.”

He shifted his gaze back to Su Yi, then said, “My name is Yu Guangjun, and I’m a disciple of True Martial Sword Court. I’m a sword cultivator in the mid-stage Unfettered Realm. Defeat me, and I’ll help you resolve this predicament. What do you say?”

Yang Lingxiao frowned. The hundred-plus Eternals following him exchanged glances, but none of them dared to express their anger out loud.

They weren’t blind or stupid. They naturally could tell that Yang Lingxiao, an inner sect disciple of the Heart Tempering Sword House, feared Yu Guangjun.

Su Yi took a sip of wine. He hadn’t expected someone like this to show up out of nowhere.

It seems he’s quite the arrogant one!

“And what if I refuse?” asked Su Yi.

Yu Guangjun laughed. “Then I’ll help them defeat you!”

Pu Xuan looked askance at him. “How about we play together instead?”

Yu Guangjun’s smile broadened. “I originally planned to play with you, but I’ve lost interest. Also, you should note that if you intervene in our duel, my upright, honest, and murderous martial uncle won’t just stand back and let it happen.”

His martial uncle is here too!?

The crowd’s hearts shook. They looked around, but they didn’t see anything out of the ordinary.

But that only made their nerves increasingly taut.

Yang Lingxiao transmitted to his followers, “None of you is to act without permission. Don’t blame me for not warning you if you get yourselves killed!”

It was immediately obvious to him that Yu Guangjun’s martial uncle was an old-timer of True Martial Sword Court, as well as Yu Guangjun’s Dao Protector!

Su Yi said calmly, “Is this a battle to the death, or to victory and defeat?”

Yu Guangjun laughed. “There’s no grudge between us, so why fight to the death? I’m no indiscriminate killer, nor am I the type to kill a man over a single word spoken out of turn. In a word, I’m particular!”

Pu Xuan stroked his chin.

This bastard from True Martial Sword Court sure seems like he needs a good beating!

He was just about to say something when Su Yi waved for silence. “I’ll play with you, then.”

Yu Guangjun smiled approvingly. “That’s how a sword cultivator ought to be!”

Yang Lingxiao stood in the distance, his heart full of eagerness.

As a fellow sword cultivator, he deeply admired an unparalleled chosen of heaven like Yu Guangjun.

The thought that he’d soon get to witness Yu Guangjun’s swordsmanship for himself filled his heart with eagerness!

The Eternals following him watched Yu Guangjun with bated breath, eager to see just how lofty this mysterious sword cultivator’s attainments in the Dao of the Sword really were.

Qin Cangtu and the other Qin Family experts watched from the palace. This development infuriated them, and they all thought Yu Guangjun’s decision to demand a duel mid-battle was outrageous.

At the same time, they knew that someone bold enough to intervene at this juncture couldn’t possibly be ordinary!

This time, Su Yi attacked first.

His blue robes billowed around him, and his plain, unassuming presence silently transformed.

The onlookers couldn’t discern anything, but in Yu Guangjun’s eyes, Su Yi seemed to have transformed into a sword.

A sword that connected heaven and earth, filling the sky.

His momentum swept forth in overlapping, rising waves, and his terrifying sword force surged continuously.