Chapter 688: If You Keep Babbling, Fight Him Yourself

Chen Kaitai left peacefully.

...

After Chen Kaitai's defeat, the disciples from the Sword-Hanging Kingdom were left dumbfounded. In fact, even the disciples of the Mount Shu Sect were shocked.

They had known before the spar that the Demon-Slaying Sword belonged to Chu Liang, but they were still surprised to see him draw it in such a moment. Although they now held high positions within their sects, owning a legendary artifact ranked among the top thirty in the Catalog of the Mortal World's Ten Thousand Treasures seemed like an unachievable dream.

Eventually, a disciple from the Sword-Hanging Kingdom behind Chen Kaitai muttered a quiet complaint. "Isn't it... a bit too much to use the Demon-Slaying Sword in a duel against our crown prince?"

He sounded hesitant, clearly afraid that Chu Liang would retaliate.

However, when Chu Liang heard what he said, he actually put the Demon-Slaying Sword away.

"My apologies, Your Highness," Chu Liang said with an apologetic smile. "I just bought this legendary sword and was just eager to test its power. I'll put it away now, and we can spar again."

Chu Liang hadn't gone all out earlier, so Chen Kaitai wasn't seriously injured, just a little confused.

After getting back to his feet, Chen Kaitai thought for a moment before saying with a nod, "Alright."

An ordinary swordsman might have felt too humiliated to continue, but a descendant of the Sword Emperor of the West Sea would never behave that way. Once defeated, they would always seek an opportunity to win again. As long as even the slightest chance of victory remained, they would never give up.

Chen Kaitai embodied this spirit, and since Chu Liang represented an obstacle in his heart, defeating him was essential for Chen Kaitai in breaking through and advancing to the Dao Attainment Realm.

He stood up and said once again, "In that case, please enlighten me, Young Hero Chu."

After adjusting his Sea of Qi, he twisted his wrist and summoned his flying sword into the air.

Whoosh!

Then, with a sharp command, he bellowed, "Go!"

Boom!

The sword light suddenly fractured into hundreds of streaks, fanning out into a dazzling horizontal line. In an instant, it erupted with a surge of powerful sword qi, crashing forward like a relentless tidal wave!

"The West Sea's Decisive Slash!" someone exclaimed in shock.

Chen Kaitai had underestimated Chu Liang's strength earlier, which was why he did not use his most powerful technique at the start.

However, being defeated in a single strike made him realize that Chu Liang's abilities could not be measured by conventional standards.

He learned from his mistake and he now unleashed the legendary strike that made the Sword Emperor of the West Sea famous.

The wave of sword light surged forth like the roaring tides of the West Sea and was about to engulf Chu Liang!

The intensity of the sword qi was overwhelming. If it struck Chu Liang, even his exceptional physical endurance wouldn't spare him from injury. Without a moment's hesitation, he sprang into the sky, attempting to evade the oncoming force.

Chen Kaitai raised two fingers, and the massive wave of sword qi veered upward, surging toward its target with a thunderous roar. At this moment, even a mountain would have been crushed beneath its weight.

But Chu Liang wasn't a mountain; he could move.

Swish!

Chu Liang suddenly leaped forward, covering a distance of more than ten zhang. He now stood just a few zhang from Chen Kaitai.

With a flick of his fingers, Chen Kaitai directed the enormous sword wave to chase after Chu Liang once more.

In that instant, Chu Liang used his right hand to flick out three translucent beads toward Chen Kaitai, and they surrounded him in an instant.

Before he could see clearly what those things around him were, his vision went dark, his hearing was cut off, and his divine sense was sealed.

In a flash, his senses were distorted, leaving him lost in an endless whirlpool of disorder!

However, with his high cultivation level, the chaos lasted only a brief moment before he regained his focus and cleared his mind of all distractions.

"Your Highness, thank you for letting me win," Chu Liang's voice sounded from behind him.

While Chen Kaitai was in that moment of disorientation, Chu Liang made his move. With the use of Dimension Compression, he instantly appeared behind Chen Kaitai and pressed his palm onto his back.

A simple push from Chu Liang could have ended Chen Kaitai's life. The outcome of this fight was obvious.

"I've lost again..." Chen Kaitai murmured to himself, his voice barely audible, filled with sadness.

Chu Liang raised his hand and retrieved the three Bewildering Beads that had fallen. The reason he insisted on a second match with Chen Kaitai was to test the beads' effectiveness.

While it was unlikely these beads could affect a seventh-realm cultivator, they were good enough if they were effective against cultivators at the peak of the sixth realm.

Chu Liang was highly satisfied with the strength of the

Bewildering Beads

.

As the crowd slowly realized the match had ended in an instant, a voice from among the Sword-Hanging Kingdom disciples murmured, "Isn't it a bit dishonorable to use hidden weapons?"

Even before Chu Liang responded, Chen Kaitai's eyelid twitched involuntarily.

With a sheepish grin, Chu Liang replied, "You're right, it wasn't fair of me. Let me put my enchanted tool away, and how about a rematch, Your Highness?"

"This..." Chen Kaitai muttered hesitantly.

Having already lost twice, he wanted to say it wasn't necessary. However, he couldn't shake the feeling of dissatisfaction. Deep down, he was convinced that in terms of raw strength, he was far stronger than Chu Liang.

Had he been more wary of Chu Liang's crafty enchanted tools, he wouldn't have fallen for the same trick again.

If he left now, who knew when he'd cross paths with Chu Liang again?

Not wanting to leave with unresolved matters, he forced a nod and said, "Let's go for another round. Regardless of the result of the next match, I will have lost today. From now on, it's just friendly sparring."

"Alright," Chu Liang replied, moving back to his spot with a smile once again.

Chen Kaitai stared at Chu Liang, thinking silently to himself,

This man has a never-ending amount of enchanted tools and rare treasures. If I let him act freely again, I might fall into his traps once more.

I might as well move closer and force him to engage in close combat. My cultivation has advantages in every aspect, and surely his physical body can't match mine...

Before Chen Kaitai could finish his thoughts, Chu Liang had already made the first move, closing the distance with Dimension Compression. He was shrouded in darkness, and behind him rose two dark dragon wings, formed by condensed foundational qi.

It was the Mystical Winged Divine Dragon Transcendent Form!

Seeing an almost fully realized transcendent form from a fifth-realm cultivator like Chu Liang, Chen Kaitai's feelings could only be described as utter shock. The successive surprises had left him somewhat numb, so he wasn't as shocked as he would have been otherwise.

He swung his sword to meet the attack, but in the next moment, his vision went dark once again.

Before Chu Liang even arrived, the mark on his forehead flashed, and a divine lightning bolt descended from the heavens.

Boom!

The divine lightning didn't completely crush Chen Kaitai's foundational qi, but it left him paralyzed and unable to move. And then, Chu Liang appeared in front of him.

Bang!

With one punch, Chen Kaitai's body shot out like a projectile, embedding itself into the wall.

"Your Highness!"

"Crown Prince!"

A group of Sword-Hanging Kingdom disciples rushed forward and pried him out of the wall. Chu Liang had held back his strength, so Chen Kaitai did not sustain any serious injuries. Still, it was far from a pleasant experience for Chen Kaitai.

Chen Kaitai, in pain from his injuries, shut his eyes for a moment.

A disciple of the Sword-Hanging Kingdom turned toward Chu Liang and complained again, "As a disciple of the Mount Shu Sect, why are you using techniques of the dragon race..."

Chen Kaitai suddenly opened his eyes with difficulty and snapped as he grabbed the person complaining, "That's enough... Just shut up already..."

Fucking hell.

If you keep babbling, go fight him yourself.

...

When Jiang Yuebai arrived at the courtyard, the large person-shaped hole in the wall still hadn't been repaired. After all, it wasn't like any Mount Shu disciple carried bricks with them—well, specifically the kind of bricks for mending walls.

Through the gaping hole in the wall, the disciples of Mount Shu in the courtyard immediately spotted the figure outside.

It was Jiang Yuebai. She had been away from Mount Shu for six years, and back then, these disciples had been her most loyal supporters. They quickly gathered around the door.

"Senior Sister Jiang!"

"Jiangjiang!"

"Jiangjiang, Jiangjiang!"

Around a dozen people blocked the entrance, scrambling to get out to greet her, but no one managed to do so.

Xu Ziyang, however, remained calm as he stood in the courtyard and observed, knowing someone would eventually welcome her. Meanwhile, Ling Ao continued sipping his tea. He realized that no one would notice him even if he were to rush out there. He might as well enjoy his tea in peace.

Seeing the entrance completely blocked, Chu Liang went out through the person-shaped hole in the wall.

He greeted her with a wide grin. "You're here!"

Obviously, Chu Liang had been the one who invited Jiang Yuebai over. For the past several days, they had kept in touch using the United Hearts Jade. When Chu Liang found out that she would also be in Sword-Hanging City, they made plans to meet.

Upon seeing Chu Liang approach her, the disciples of the Mount Shu Sect at the entrance stood still, quietly observing the pair.

"Mm." Jiang Yuebai gave a slight nod before turning her gaze past Chu Liang, her eyes resting on the other disciples at the entrance.

The group immediately averted their gazes, pretending to look at the sky, the ground, the flowers, and the grass...

"Hehe, seems like everyone really missed you... Let's go for a walk," Chu Liang remarked with a smile.

"Alright," Jiang Yuebai responded.

The two of them walked side by side down the long streets of Sword-Hanging City.

With dusk settling in, the fiery evening glow bathed the western skies, casting a reddish veil over their shoulders as they walked. It gave off the feeling that they were headed toward something magnificent.

The disciples of the Mount Shu Sect behind them watched in a daze until the pair vanished from sight.

Once they were out of everyone's view, Chu Liang gently took Jiang Yuebai's hand without saying a word.

Jiang Yuebai didn't pull away but gently whispered, "My father might be watching us..."

Chu Liang's hand froze for a moment. Then he gripped her hand even tighter.

He muttered, "He owes me a favor. Was I not the one who gave him half of the pieces that make up the Divine Ruins' Scroll?"

"You little rascal!" A voice rang out in Chu Liang's ears, sounding like a mix of teasing, scolding and laughing. "Just behave yourself! Enjoy your walk. I'll go wander somewhere else."

The Whale-Riding Immortal had indeed been watching over his daughter with his divine sense, but after hearing Chu Liang's comment, he left.

Jiang Yuebai didn't hear the Whale-Riding Immortal. She only heard Chu Liang's remark, in which she responded with a sigh, "

Haaaaaaa.

"