Chapter 256: I Just Don’t Like You

The abrupt turn of events stunned everyone. They truly didn’t expect that Yu Yichao would decisively burn her fleshly body and soul for the sake of bringing Ye Guan down with her.

Even Ye Guan was shocked. When Yu Yichao grabbed his shoulders, a terrifying Invincible Sword Intent burst out of him, and it protected him at the critical moment.

Boom!

The entire world seemed to tremble as the explosion rocked the battlefield.

The explosion was so loud that everyone felt pain in their ears.

Ye Guan flew several kilometers away, and blood haphazardly spurted out of his mouth like arrows he streaked across the skies. Eventually, he managed to recover and stop, but his clothes were already drenched in blood. Blood was also dripping out of his lips.

The denizens of the Guanxuan Universe were horrified.

Meanwhile, the expressions of the Divine Spirits were incomparably ugly. Yu Yichao was gone; she had become yet another casualty in this war. Three prodigies on the Martial List had already perished since they started fighting.

The Divine Spirits had to admit that this was out of their expectations.

The Divine Spirits’ expressions were gloomy as they stared at Ye Guan.

Ye Guan wiped the blood off his mouth and smiled.

He turned to the Divine Spirits and roared, “Next!”

Next?! He still wanted to fight?!

The Divine Spirits glared at Ye Guan, but they were inwardly reeling in shock.

Just then, a Divine Spirit walked out of the golden spacetime tunnel. The Divine Spirit was a tall man clad in a simple white robe with a saber in hand.

“Sui Xin!” a Divine Spirit exclaimed. Sui Xin was ranked sixth on the True Martial List.

Sui Xin was here rather than the one ranked seventh on the list!

The Divine Spirits’ expressions turned pensive, but they were also hopeful.

Sui Xin was a legendary saber cultivator in the True Universe. It was rumored that he somehow managed to kill a Time Immortal Realm cultivator, who was three realms above him at the time. Yes, three realms above him.

He was a heaven-defying monstrous talent whose overall prowess couldn’t be measured by his cultivation base.

After that battle, Sui Xin disappeared and focused on cultivating. People would occasionally hear news about him, but that was about it. He had completely secluded himself to focus on cultivating.

And that was exactly why everyone was so surprised to see Sui Xin here. After the initial surprise and shock, however, the Divine Spirits were thrilled.

Sui Xin slowly walked up to Ye Guan.

His gaze was steady and without even the slightest ripple.

Ye Guan was about to attack when Ye Qing appeared beside him. Ye Guan wanted to speak, but Ye Qing berated him and said, “If you’re not going to let us fight, then why are we even here? Are we here to watch you die fighting?”

Ye Guan grinned. He wanted to say something, but Ye Qing looked away and shouted, “Help him out!”

Yue Chen and Gu Taizi appeared to help the staggering Ye Guan walk away.

Ye Qing turned to look at Sui Xin and said, “I will fight you.”

Sui Xin shook his head. His eyes were on Ye Guan as he said, “I want to fight him.”

Ye Qing frowned.

“I’ll give him time to heal. Once he has recovered, I’ll fight him,” added Sui Xin.

Ye Qing stared deeply at Sui Xin and suggested, “You can kill me, heal, and then you fight my Brother Ye Guan afterward.”

Sui Xin pondered over it before nodding. “Okay.”

As soon as his words fell, he rushed toward Ye Qing with his saber. A kaleidoscope of saber lights manifested, suppressing everyone within ten kilometers of it.

Ye Qing’s eyes narrowed. He didn’t hold back as he raised his hand and shouted, “Open!”

Boom!

A door manifested and opened above him—the Door of Laws!

Ye Qing didn’t dare to underestimate the talents on the True Martial List.

The Nine Dao Laws emerged from the Door of Laws.

Ye Qing kicked off of the ground with his right foot and rushed toward Sui Xin while the Nine Dao Laws orbited him.

He had chosen to fight Sui Xin head-on.

Boom!

An ear-shattering explosion echoed throughout the Xuzhen Battlefield.

Ye Qing and Sui Xin retreated at the same time, but a shrill noise gradually became clearer in Ye Qing’s ears as he retreated. It turned out that a saber was flying toward him, and it carried with it a deluge of saber light akin to a tsunami.

The saber light was both towering and mighty, seemingly capable of inundating the entire Xuzhen Battlefield.

Ye Qing smiled sinisterly. He opened his arms and roared, “Converge!”

The Nine Dao Laws rushed toward him and melted into his glabella.

Ye Qing’s aura surged dramatically as the Nine Dao Laws bestowed their power unto him. Under everyone’s astonished gazes, Ye Qing clenched his fist and sent a punch. It was a punch carrying the power of the Nine Dao Laws, and it was so powerful that the spacetime a few kilometers away from him quivered violently.

Boom!

The entire Xuzhen World seemed to tremble upon impact. The collision generated a backlash that struck both Ye Qing and Sui Xin, sending them flying away from each other at the same time.

However, just as they stopped flying and managed to stand on their feet once more, the two rushed toward each other once again as if they couldn’t wait to see who would emerge victorious amidst their bout.

Boom!

A powerful wave of energy spread across the Xuzhen Battlefield, and the spacetime between Ye Qing and Sui Xin trembled uncontrollably.

Ye Qing and Sui Xin had to retreat and widen the distance between each other.

Soon, the dust settled, and both fighters took time to catch their breaths. Sui Xin closed his eyes and placed his right hand on his saber, seemingly in concentration. He appeared as though he were a monk deep in meditation.

Meanwhile, Ye Qing gestured with his hands, and the Door of Laws trembled. The power of Laws incessantly flowed out of the door, making spacetime quiver as if it were about to shatter anytime soon.

If it hadn’t been for Mu Tiandao, the Heavenly Dao of the Xuzhen World wouldn’t have been able to keep up with the spacetime repairs.

Just then, Sui Xin’s eyes shot wide open. A horrifying saber force burst out of him, and even the onlookers standing over ten kilometers away from him could feel the terrifying pressure that he was emitting.

They all felt suffocated. Astonished, the onlookers rapidly retreated.

Sui Xin paid them no heed and rushed toward Ye Qing. He appeared in front of Ye Qing in the blink of an eye, and he swung his saber toward the crown of Ye Qing’s head. It was a scary move that made the Xuzhen World tremble.

However, Ye Qing wasn’t afraid. There wasn’t even a hint of fear in his eyes as he dashed toward Sui Xin and hurled a punch. The Nine Dao Laws turned into an imprint and strengthened his punch, sending ripples throughout the battlefield.

It was going to be another head-on collision!

Boom!

A deafening explosion reverberated, and the two were sent flying once again.

The onlookers were stunned to see a massive shockwave spread outward from where the collision had occurred. The powerful shockwave lasted for quite a while, hitting everyone within ten kilometers of it.

Everyone’s eyes fell on the distant battlefield.

Ye Qing and Sui Xin were about two kilometers away from each other, and they looked miserable through and through, as their fleshly bodies were a bloody mess. They looked as if they were shattered vases, and blood dripped down their wounds non-stop.

The Divine Spirits were gloomy. The members of the Guanxuan Universe’s younger generation are actually this strong...

Meanwhile, Ye Guan had more or less recovered. He clenched his fists, and his eyes were filled with worry as he stared intently at Ye Qing in the distance.

Just then, Sui Xin stretched his hand out and clenched it.

Boom!

His fleshly body exploded into a bloody mist. Sui Xin’s fleshly body was already a mangled mess, so he had decided to just abandon it.

Sui Xin then turned to Ye Qing. He lifted his saber and walked slowly toward Ye Qing.

The horrifying pressure boring down on Ye Qing got heavier and heavier as Sui Xin got closer to him.

Ye Qing suddenly clenched his fists, and his fleshly body also exploded into a bloody mist. With that, he looked up and grinned sinisterly at the powerful saber force Sui Xin was exuding.

“Come!” he roared, and the Nine Dao Laws burst out of his glabella.

Shwaaa!

Beams of light in nine different colors took to the skies, and the distinct power of each and every Dao Law abruptly pervaded the skies above the Xuzhen Battlefield. Every Dao Law was like a tidal wave, threatening to engulf the entire battlefield.

“Come at me!” Sui Xin roared. He picked up the pace, and he was soon running across the battlefield with a dazzling saber light in tow as his saber energy reached its peak.

Ye Qing boisterously laughed and shouted, “I’m coming!”

He ran like mad toward Sui Xin, and his momentum was no less than the latter. Clearly, he was about to unleash his ultimate move.

The Nine Dao Laws up above the battlefield converged and eventually merged, creating an amalgamation of power that the spacetime of the Xuzhen Battlefield could barely endure despite Mu Tiandao’s reinforcement.

The spectators more than ten kilometers away stared with trepidation.

Sui Xin had abandoned his fleshly body in exchange for power, and the power of his saber reached a new peak.

The two had clearly decided to perform their ultimate moves with all their might.

The onlookers could hardly breathe, and their eyes were unwittingly transfixed on both fighters as Ye Qing and Sui Xin’s ultimate moves finally collided with each other.

BOOM!

A cataclysmic explosion tore through the Xuzhen Battlefield. An indescribably powerful energy burst out at the moment of collision, making the surrounding spacetime undulate frantically as if it were about to be obliterated.

Ye Qing and Sui Xin were sent flying at least a few kilometers away, and they struck the ground roughly after a mighty long fall. They tumbled and rolled for quite a while before finally coming to a halt.

The Xuzhen Battlefield abruptly descended into silence, and both sides glanced warily at each other.

Ye Guan stared nervously at Ye Qing’s blurry soul form. His fists were clenched as he gnashed his teeth in silence.

Just then, the Nine Dao Laws turned into beams of light that stabilized Ye Qing’s soul.

Meanwhile, the saber in Sui Xin’s right hand turned into a beam of light that shot into Sui Xin’s glabella. Sui Xin’s strong Saber Soul stabilized his injured soul.

Their conditions had stabilized, but they could no longer continue fighting.

Ye Guan abruptly vanished into thin air and reappeared in front of Ye Qing.

He looked down at Ye Qing and muttered, “Rest well...”

A middle-aged man suddenly manifested next to Ye Qing.

The middle-aged man was none other than Ye Qing’s teacher.

Ye Guan stared at the middle-aged man. The middle-aged man turned his gaze away from Ye Qing and onto Ye Guan before saying, “Young Master Ye, you have to be careful.”

Ye Guan nodded and said, “Senior, please take care of him.”

The middle-aged man nodded, and he brought Ye Qing’s soul away.

Ye Qing needed enough time to heal and recover his fleshly body.

Reconstructing a cultivator’s fleshly body wasn’t that difficult of a task for the Immortal Treasures Pavilion and the Guanxuan Academy. They could easily reconstruct the fleshly body of a cultivator and heal their soul so long as their soul was still alive.

Ye Guan slowly turned around.

Ruler An was already standing in front of Sui Xin.

Ruler An looked down at Sui Xin and muttered to no one in particular, “Take him away.”

An old man abruptly appeared next to Sui Xin, and the old man brought him away.

Ruler An’s gaze fell on Guan, and she asked, “I’m pretty young, you know? Do you mind if I fight you?”

Ye Guan opened his palm, and the Path Sword appeared in his mind. “Sure, I don’t mind.”

Ruler An glanced at the Path Sword before staring deeply at Ye Guan and asking, “You didn’t pull that sword out during your earlier fights, but you’re actually willing to use it against me. Do you mind if I ask why?”

Ye Guan stared indifferently at Ruler An and said, “If you’re that curious, then I can only say that I just don’t like you.”

“Hm, let me guess…” Ruler An smiled and said, “You’ve been refraining from using that sword, as that sword is extremely powerful. It’s beyond your league, and you’re afraid that the sword will start controlling you rather than the other way around. To be more specific, you simply don’t want to rely too much on an external tool. Is that it?”

“You’re really smart, Miss. I’m impressed!” Ye Guan said with a nod. He wasn’t lying when he said that Ruler An’s deduction had impressed him.

Ruler An stared intently at Ye Guan before saying, “I want those on the True Martial List to listen to what I’m about to say: I forbid you from using extremely powerful artifacts against Ye Guan. Let’s fight as fairly as possible, and I’m sure Ye Guan will not use his artifacts if you don’t use yours.”

Little Pagoda was astonished, and he lampooned. “Damn it, she really knows how to play this game, huh? She knows that this brat’s sword is peerless, and there isn’t any artifact in the True Universe capable of matching up to it. She knew that all too well, so she decided to make sure that Ye Guan wouldn’t use that sword during his future fights.

“If the talents of the True Universe refrain from using their artifacts, then Ye Guan will definitely not pull that sword out! Haaa, Little Guan’s enemy is too smart. I really feel like the risk is getting higher and higher the longer we’re playing this game!”

“I think it’s great,” said the mysterious voice before explaining, “There’s no way he’ll improve if he relies on the Path Sword, and it’ll also be just overkill if he uses the Path Sword against the younger generation.

”Moreover, his goal isn’t to become the king of relying on others but to reach the peak of the Invincible Sword Dao!”

Little Pagoda went silent. Yeah, that makes sense.

In addition, Little Pagoda already knew what would happen if the sword was stronger than the swordsman. The Sword Master had been there, after all.

Ye Guan stared quietly at Ruler An.

Ruler An turned and shouted, “The third placer shall fight!”

Boom!

A horrifying aura burst out of the golden spacetime tunnel.

Ye Guan ended up skipping a few ranks to fight the third placer on the True Martial List!