Chapter 827 – Sword Qi

“Yu’er, that’s enough. Start fighting.” While Wu Guangyu was being smug, Wu Lian’s voice came from behind him. Wu Guangyu was still looking at the unknowledgeable Long Chen with contempt.

Indeed, in the eyes of a true Sword Warrior, it really was a waste for a person without an Armament Soul to possess the Three Thousand Star Clusters.

Wu Lian had surely condensed her Sword Root already, thus becoming a true Sword Warrior. Since Wu Guangyu had received the Azure Lotus Lord’s inheritance, he would soon become one too.

“I only need two strikes to defeat you. I don’t even need to use the techniques in the Azure Lotus Manual,” Wu Guangyu said solemnly after hearing Wu Lian’s reminder.

He spoke very slowly, not taking Long Chen seriously at all. Even though Long Chen had withstood the full brunt of Suxue’s Divine Demon Nine Spins, he was still very confident. Wu Guangyu was no idiot, so this meant that he was indeed very powerful.

From the Divine clan’s side, Xiaolang offered a reminder. “Big Brother, although the technique he’ll use is not from the Azure Lotus Manual, it still is from an intermediate Emperor-tier manual, called the Nine States Sword Manual. Be careful ...”

Although Xiaolang was very worried, he only offered a short reminder as he was afraid of affecting Long Chen’s state of mind. If Long Chen really could not withstand Wu Guangyu’s attack, he would use the Nine Devils Ancestral Fire to save him.

After the conversation, the true start of the duel arrived.

Long Chen now understood that Wu Guangyu was being all nonchalant because he had a powerful backing. Long Chen sensed immense pressure from the Azure Lotus Sword in Wu Guangyu’s hand. He had a faint feeling that there were countless connections between the sword and Wu Guangyu’s palm. It was like the weapon was a live soul, and it served and relied on Wu Guangyu like a child. Tame and loyal.

The relationship between Long Chen and the Three Thousand Star Clusters was far from this level.

However, this was not enough to scare Long Chen.

So what if you have so many things? Can you still defeat me? All of you need to reach the fourth stage of Sword Path Comprehension only to achieve ten times your current power. I was already able to boost my strength by ten times when I achieved the Dragon Realm! Why would I be afraid of you?

The ten-time boost naturally came from Long Chen’s Dragon Soul Transformation!

Wu Guangyu was already making his way towards Long Chen, preparing to attack. Long Chen was covered in red dragon scales, and his essence had turned blood-red and surging through his body. His essence was ten times stronger than normal, providing him with ten times the strength!

Although Wu Guangyu had not reached the Heavenly Martial Realm or condensed his Sword Root, he had already comprehended the first stage of the Sword Path, which was Heart Comprehension. Therefore, he was able to boost his power by three times.

This was similar to the effect of the Golden Emperor Battle Armor.

However, the Golden Emperor Battle Armor was a rare treasure. As a cultivator’s cultivation level increased, it was uncertain if it would still be useful in the future. However, the boost to a Sword Warrior’s strength would be available for the cultivator’s whole life!

It was no wonder Wu Guangyu was so confident.

He probably never saw Jin Ling as a serious opponent either.

To other people, the Three Thousand Star Clusters was Long Chen’s greatest win condition. However, to Wu Guangyu, who had the Azure Lotus Sword, this advantage ceased to exist.

Wu Guangyu’s expression was calm. Long Chen’s essence boost was within his expectations. His Beast Soul Transformation was indeed strange, but to Wu Guangyu, it was incomparable to his Heart Comprehension.

Whoosh ...

When the Azure Lotus Sword moved, several Sword Flowers appeared, which were azure lotuses. Although they were small, they contained huge amounts of energy.

Although Wu Guangyu was a male, when he waved the azure divine sword, it was a beautiful and elegant movement. The afterimages of the azure lotuses gathered around him, making him look like he was immersed in a sea of lotuses.

Wu Guangyu closed his eyes, as if he had entered a state of sleepwalking.

Then his eyes suddenly sprang open. Two azure rays of light shot out at Long Chen!

He was like a sleeping lotus, but when his eyes opened, he seemed to transform into the emperor of massacre with countless warriors standing behind him. Under his lead, tens of thousands of soldiers and horses charged at Long Chen, and Long Chen felt his whole world tremble!

Is that the Nine States Sword Manual?

Xiaolang had said that it was an intermediate Emperor-tier combat technique. Although there could be a large gap between combat techniques of the same tier, the Nine States Sword Manual seemed to be as strong as the Divine Demon Nine Spins.

Is he going all-out right from the beginning?

Long Chen’s gaze turned cold. He could indeed sense that as an Armament Warrior, Wu Guangyu was more familiar with the Azure Lotus Sword than Long Chen was with the Three Thousand Star Clusters. As if it was very easy to master.

Everyone watched with great anticipation as two rays of azure light shot out from Wu Guangyu’s eyes. The immense aura of a king rushed towards Long Chen!

He swept the Azure Lotus Sword sideways, and a bright sword light shot out of the blade!

“Nine States Sword Manual, Far-Reaching Sword Qi!”

If Long Chen had not blocked the sword Qi, it could have spread very far. It was only a flash, but the violent sword Qi was already right in front of him. Even the crowd’s hearts skipped a beat.

Heart Comprehension boosted Wu Guangyu’s attacks by three times. Just a simple Far-Reaching Sword Qi would’ve been enough to defeat Jin Ling. Jin Ling was also here today, and after seeing Wu Guangyu’s attack, he felt completely defeated. Wu Guangyu had unleashed this attack using the advanced Emperor-tier Azure Lotus Sword after all!

How was Long Chen going to deal with it?

While his opponent used the Azure Lotus Sword, he used the Three Thousand Star Clusters. Although Long Chen was not a Sword Warrior, he had an advantage in physical strength. He had the intermediate Emperor-tier Seven Star Body, making him much tougher than Wu Guangyu. While Wu Guangyu also had body tempering techniques, they were nothing compared to Long Chen’s.

He held hands together and gathered immense power in his palms. His red scales were pulled taught, and blood-red dragon images even appeared on his scales, as if countless dragons were roaring on his body!

“Roar!”

Long Chen let out a low roar that resembled that of a dragon. Under his control, the Dragon Soul Essence from his nine meridians was completely injected into the Three Thousand Star Clusters, aggregating into a blood-red dragon on the spear. Purple celestial Qi also appeared and formed a purple dragon. Both dragons spiraled around the Three Thousand Star Clusters!

The Far-Reaching Sword Qi arrived in front of Long Chen now!

Everyone was on the edge of their metaphorical seats!

“Haargh!”

In contrast to Wu Guangyu’s sophisticated elegance, Long Chen was more like a wild beast that had been slumbering for many years. With a loud roar, it was born again. The shining Three Thousand Star Clusters Spear was activated, and when he waved it, it turned into a terrifying blue light that collided with the Sword Qi!”

Boom!

There was a loud explosion. The Far-Reaching Sword Qi was shattered into pieces after Long Chen hit it with his Three Thousand Star Clusters, boosted by his Seven Star Body and Dragon Soul Essence. However, the force that came with the Far-Reaching Sword Qi slammed into Long Chen’s arm!

“Ugh!”

Long Chen cried out in pain and immediately stumbled backwards. The Three Thousand Star Clusters almost flew out of his hand. Both of Long Chen’s arms went numb and there were already many cuts on his arms, some even bleeding slightly.

Long Chen stabilized himself with great difficulty.

The Azure Lotus Sword, a threefold strength boost offered by the first stage of the Sword Path Comprehension, and an elementary Emperor-tier combat technique. Even a normal Heavenly Martial Realm expert would not dare face this combination directly.

Everyone had only heard about how strong Wu Guangyu was, but after witnessing this attack, they knew that he was indeed extraordinary. No one below the Heavenly Martial Realm was a match for him.

The Demon clan was a bit worried for Long Chen. Although Long Chen’s previous performance was beyond their expectations, it seemed he was far weaker than Wu Guangyu. Wu Guangyu was not someone he could beat.

“Father, what now?” Suxue asked anxiously after she saw Long Chen get pushed back by Wu Guangyu’s first attack. Previously, she had only attacked Long Chen over a misunderstanding. No one present was more concerned about him.

Other than Xiaolang, of course.

“Don’t worry. Long Chen was able to neutralize the attack even without using any combat techniques. That’s very difficult to do,” Bai Lan said.

Although that was what he said, he was not actually confident either.

Many people on the Divine clan’s side were already smiling. They had been sweating anxiously just now, but after the exchange, they saw that Long Chen was nothing special.

The Nine States Sword Manual is the technique of kings. The next move will surely take Long Chen’s life. Even the Long-Bearded Guest would not be able to stop it

, thought Feng Zhilin, nodding.

Looking at Wu Guangyu, who was like a hero in his prime, Feng Zhilin’s heart slowly melted.

Wu Guangyu has already reached this level in strength ... A man like that ... After the matters in the Ancient Graveyard are over, I’ll marry him. I must not hesitate any longer. And I’ll need to treat him better in the future.

Long Chen had a rough understanding of what everyone was thinking.

This brat really is quite strong. Looks like I need to go all-out,

he

thought while squinting at Wu Guangyu, who was already launching his next attack.