Chapter 1105: My Master Is My Aunt

Li Suifeng!

Ye Guan was indeed surprised. He did not expect that Ye Chen's master would be Li Suifeng from the Ninth Heaven.

Ye Guan grinned at the sight.

Ye Chen was indeed fortunate to have such a teacher. Li Suifeng was a peerless swordsman, one of the most formidable Ye Guan had ever encountered—second only to Fu Wu and Ye Xiuran.

Ye Zhuxin's swordsmanship was also extraordinary, and her master, Ah Luo, was equally as impressive.

As soon as they both clashed, space itself seemed to tear apart under the impact of their swords.

The moment their duel began, the spectators outside grew even more excited. This was a battle of swordsmen!

Who would prevail—Qingzhou or Nanzhou?

Just then, Nan Feng stepped forward with his gaze fixed on Chen Tianchen. They were both the Representatives of their respective academy's Martial Departments!

Nan Feng grinned and exclaimed, "Let's do this!"

Straightforward and direct!

Swoosh!

The two vanished, and a series of powerful booms reverberated across the battlefield.

At the same time, Qin Youran stepped forward at Shi Xiu. Both were well-respected in their own Literary Departments! He offered a respectful bow and said, "Brother Shi, I look forward to our duel."

Shi Xiu returned the bow. "So do I."

With that, they both vanished from sight as well.

Little Pagoda murmured,

"Scholars are indeed a bit more refined."

Ye Guan laughed heartily at this remark.

An Mujin then stepped out, looking at Feng Qiu. Without saying anything, they vanished from where they were standing at the same time, diving straight into combat!

Fu Ji followed suit, stepping forward and fixing his gaze on the physique cultivator from Nanzhou. He was nervous, as this was his first time in such a martial contest, and he had never even dreamed of participating in one.

Fu Ji took a deep breath and steadied himself. He glanced at Ye Guan and saw the latter's encouraging smile.

"Go for it," said Ye Guan.

Fu Ji nodded and turned his attention back to the physique cultivator.

The physique cultivator smirked and taunted, "Qingzhou punk, I'm going to crush you in one punch."

With that, he charged at Fu Ji, throwing a punch that sent terrifying shockwaves through the air. The sheer power behind the punch was truly astonishing!

Fu Ji's expression turned resolute as he drew his sword. A resonant hum pervaded the air around him.

On the viewing platform, Aunt Jiao leaped to her feet. Pointing at the screen with excitement, she cried out, "My... my son! That's my son!"

She was laughing, but tears had unknowingly begun falling down her cheeks. Beside her, Uncle Butcher hesitated, then gently slipped his arm around her waist. Noticing that she offered no resistance, he let out a sigh of relief.

Yang Yian looked over at Aunt Jiao and Uncle Butcher with a smile before turning her attention back to the screen. Ye Guan's opponent would be the Divine Mage, and the young lady was already watching him intently.

Ye Guan smiled and gestured politely. "Please."

Rumble!

The space around Ye Guan trembled violently, and a bolt of lightning descended toward his head. The lightning bolt was incredibly fast, and by the time the spectators noticed it, it was already upon Ye Guan.

Ye Guan casually shifted to the side, dodging it effortlessly.

The young lady's brows furrowed. She flicked her sleeve, and the space in front of Ye Guan split open. A dense torrent of electricity rushed out from the fissure in space and shot toward Ye Guan.

Ye Guan calmly drew his Order Sword and began to parry, each stroke shattering a bolt of lightning. He moved with precision, each strike landing exactly where it needed to, breaking apart the lightning bolts with ease.

On the viewing platform, Song Fu frowned at the sight.

Nearby, Yue Qi's eyes flashed with surprise. Ye Guan's strikes did not seem to contain any sword intent, but his attacks targeted the weakest point of the divine's mage's spells. Once or twice could just be a coincidence, but the fact that he could do it consistently was unsettling.

Yu Ning standing next to Yue Qi stared intently at Ye Guan from afar. He had once defeated her in a similar manner, but now, his strength was clearly dozens of times greater than it had been then. Who was he, really?

Yu Ning's frown deepened. She wasn't the only one curious about him, as even Yue Qi was now intrigued by Ye Guan's true identity.

Ye Guan's swordsmanship surpassed Ye Zhuxin and Ye Chen. Outsiders couldn't see the depth of his skill, though. Unlike the flashy combat of Ye Chen and Ye Zhuxin, Ye Guan's strikes looked simple and unremarkable.

Ye Guan's opponent, the young Divine Mage, grew visibly tense, realizing that something was amiss. Her Heavenly Lightning Spell was a Sky-grade technique, but the swordsman before her had been effectively countering it.

He's no ordinary opponent!

The young Divine Mage chanted, and in an instant, the temperature around them spiked sharply. Moments later, a ball of flame appeared between her brows.

"Corefire!" someone cried out in shock outside the battlefield.

Corefire was a powerful divine flame from the depths of the earth's core, and it appeared like a blood-red stone. The moment it emerged, the surrounding temperature spiked crazily; it was so hot that it was warping space.

Ye Guan's eyes flickered with surprise at this sight.

The young lady pointed her finger at Ye Guan and commanded, "Annihilate."

With a hiss, a flame shot from her fingertip, expanding wildly in the air to form a dark red, hundred-meter-long dragon made of fire. The fiery dragon roared, surging straight toward Ye Guan, annihilating the space in its way.

Those watching outside the battlefield were stunned. Even through the light screen, they could feel the dragon's terrifying strength.

However, Ye Guan's expression remained unchanged. Instead of retreating, he stepped forward, thrusting his sword, this time, however, there was a hint of sword intent at its tip.

Boom!

The enormous fiery dragon was forced to halt in mid-air.

Ye Guan twisted his sword.

Boom!

The fiery dragon shattered completely, bursting into countless sparks that scattered all around. But just then, a small mass of flame shot toward him at an alarming speed.

It was the Corefire itself. As it approached, spacetime around Ye Guan began to ignite, and an intense, scorching force threatened to consume him. Ye Guan trembled slightly, and a flash of sword light appeared beneath his feet.

Instant Void Sword!

This was a sword technique Ye Guan had deliberately studied at the Sword Sect, as he couldn't use his sword techniques. Techniques like Heavenrend Quickdraw were risky, so he chose to learn a few ordinary sword techniques.

Yue Qi's expression changed drastically upon seeing Ye Guan's Instant Void Sword.

The sword light pierced the Corefire, and Ye Guan's sword stopped a few inches away from the young lady's forehead.

She had lost to him!

The Nanzhou spectators were disheartened, while the Qingzhou spectators erupted in cheers.

Boom!

A loud explosion sounded in the distance. An Mujin was blasted away by a streak of sword light, but before he could recover, a flying sword zipped through the air like a lightning bolt, stopping right in front of An Mujin's brows.

An Mujin had lost!

The Nanzhou spectators cheered wildly with their newfound hope while the Qingzhou supporters fell into silence.

Feng Qiu turned wordlessly toward Ye Guan. His two flying swords hovered by his side.

Ye Guan looked at Feng Qiu and sheathed his sword.

Meanwhile, the young lady asked, "Who is your master?"

Ye Guan replied, "My aunt."

The young lady frowned at his answer.

Ye Guan moved to An Mujin's side. An Mujin wiped away the blood from the corner of his mouth and smiled bitterly. "I had no idea that he had three flying swords. His swordsmanship is strange. I-I've embarrassed the An Clan and Qingzhou."

Ye Guan smiled. "On the path to the Great Dao, what's a single win or loss? Don't dwell on it. Focus on healing."

An Mujin nodded. He glanced at Feng Qiu in the distance before sitting down cross-legged to heal his wounds.

The young lady also sat down and focused on recovering.

Feng Qiu looked at Ye Guan, and without wasting any words, he disappeared into thin air.

Ye Guan slashed out with his sword. It was a simple sword slash, but Feng Qiu was blasted dozens of meters away. As he steadied himself, his eyes narrowed with newfound caution. He pointed two fingers at Ye Guan, and in an instant, a flying sword shot toward the latter.

Ye Guan raised his own sword, effortlessly deflecting it. The next moment, a second flying sword rushed toward him, and it was even faster than the first. Ye Guan moved quickly, blocking it with a light but firm slash that sent it flying back as well.

However, a third flying sword appeared, moving even faster and with no sound.

Unfortunately, even the third sword was easily deflected by Ye Guan.

Feng Qiu's expression grew tense, and he prepared to strike again when something happened.

An afterimage streaked across the battlefield.

The prodigies of Qingzhou and Nanzhou froze, and their attention was drawn to the afterimage, whose target was none other than the Qingzhou Token.

Their faces changed drastically.

Someone was actually daring enough to snatch the prize from under their noses?

Ye Zhuxin and Ye Chen reacted first, vanishing simultaneously in pursuit of the afterimage.

The afterimage flicked its sleeve.

Bam!

A terrifying power sent Ye Zhuxin and Ye Chen flying dozens of meters away. The afterimage gradually solidified, and it turned out to be Zong Wu from Cangzhou!

Zong Wu calmly took down the Qingzhou Token.

Under everyone's shocked gazes, he revealed a second Qingzhou Token.

He had both tokens!

Everyone was stunned.

Zong Wu glanced calmly at Ye Zhuxin and the others from Qingzhou and Nanzhou and said, "Don't waste your time. Come at me! All at once!"

All at once?

An eerie silence fell over the entire battlefield.

Was he trying to do what An Qinghan had done years ago? Was he going to try and overpower everyone by himself?