NOVEL WEB Chapter 15:
Chapter 15:
On the Sword Arena, it was as if two divine suns had risen, with two dazzling sword lights continuously clashing. Countless sword auras erupted from these lights, tearing through the void.
Within the two sword lights, two figures slowly emerged.
Xiao Yang stood with his left hand behind his back, his right hand forming a sword finger, directly pointing at the tip of Li Xingyao’s oncoming sword.
Dressed in flowing white robes, Xiao Yang exuded an effortless grace, like an unrivaled Sword Immortal descending from the heavens, captivating the female disciples of the sect, leaving them starstruck.
At this moment, the power of the flying sword within his body converged on his sword finger, completely ignoring the sharpness of Li Xingyao’s blade.
The fierce sword aura surged outward from the two of them, leaving countless sword marks on the ground beneath them.
The arena floor was no ordinary surface; it was reinforced by formation power. To leave sword marks on it was a testament to the extraordinary strength of both Xiao Yang and Li Xingyao.
The surging sword aura shook the protective barrier of the Sword Arena.
All the disciples of the Azure Sun Sword Sect watching outside the arena were utterly astonished by the sight.
Fortunately, the protective shield of the arena absorbed the explosive sword aura. Otherwise, the disciples surrounding the arena might have been in grave danger.
The two figures hovered mid-air, their sword energy growing increasingly intense. Even the space around them trembled.
“This…”
Li Daozhen’s expression finally changed. She never imagined Xiao Yang possessed such formidable combat strength.
After all, her disciple, Li Xingyao, was a prodigy of the Fuyao Sword Sect, an unprecedented genius in a thousand years. At a young age, she had already reached the peak of the Heavenly Martial Realm and was on the verge of breaking through to the Divine Martial Realm.
Yet Xiao Yang, whose cultivation appeared to be at the mid-stage of the Heavenly Martial Realm, could rival her in combat?
How was that possible?
Using the Hidden Sword Technique, Xiao Yang had suppressed his true cultivation to the mid-stage of the Heavenly Martial Realm. Even experts like Li Daozhen and Jiang Qitian, both Sword Gods of the Divine Martial Realm, couldn’t discern that Xiao Yang had already reached the Great Accomplishment stage of the Heavenly Martial Realm.
He had deliberately held back.
Jiang Qitian and the elders of the Azure Sun Sword Sect were equally stunned, watching the duel on the arena with wide eyes.
Xiao Yang could truly stand on equal footing with Li Xingyao?
His combat power far exceeded their expectations.
Only now did they realize how long they had neglected Xiao Yang. They didn’t even know the extent of his abilities anymore.
“Senior Brother truly lives up to his reputation…”
“Senior Brother Xiao Yang is indeed the number one of the younger generation in the Azure Sun Sword Sect.”
The disciples of the Azure Sun Sword Sect were filled with admiration.
“So what if she’s the Holy Maiden of the Fuyao Sword Sect? Our Holy Son, Senior Brother Xiao Yang, is no pushover either!”
Excitement swept through the disciples of the Azure Sun Sword Sect.
Even Li Xingyao herself was deeply astonished.
Since her debut, she had never encountered an opponent among her peers.
Figures like Lei Renjie and Qin Fei didn’t even qualify to make her draw her sword.
Yet today, she had finally met her match.
“Impossible…”
In a pavilion by the square, Qin Fei stared at Xiao Yang, who was fighting Li Xingyao on the arena, in utter disbelief.
“Why hasn’t it taken effect yet?”
He clenched his fists tightly.
Xiao Yang had clearly drunk the tea Jiang Ting handed him.
How could he still last so long against Li Xingyao?
Qin Fei had been looking forward to Xiao Yang’s humiliation, to seeing him crushed under Li Xingyao’s feet. But contrary to his expectations, Xiao Yang remained completely unharmed.
Could the elder of the demonic sect have given him fake poison?
That was impossible!
He had personally tampered with the tea and watched as Xiao Yang drank it.
Qin Fei couldn’t figure out where things had gone wrong.
Meanwhile, Xiao Yang’s parents and sister were equally shocked by his performance.
Only now did they recall that their son was a prodigy in the way of the sword.
“Clang!”
On the Sword Arena, Li Xingyao’s long sword suddenly shattered.
The hearts of everyone present leapt at the sound of the sword breaking.
Countless fragments shot outward in all directions.
A small shard grazed Li Xingyao’s temple.
The radiant sword lights enveloping Xiao Yang and Li Xingyao shattered instantly, and both figures were thrown backward by the burst of power from the other. Their backs hit the protective shield of the arena heavily before rebounding and landing on the ground.
A strand of black hair floated down from mid-air.
Li Xingyao instinctively touched her temple.
“You…”
Li Xingyao’s gaze was icy as she stared at Xiao Yang.
Xiao Yang’s lips curled into a faint smile. In his past life, it was at this exact moment that he had provoked Li Xingyao, and the drug in the tea took effect, rendering him powerless.
The result was a crushing defeat, his reputation tarnished.
But now, given a second chance at life, how could he let himself fall into the same trap?
Everyone watched the duel on the Sword Arena with bated breath.
Jiang Qitian stood up abruptly.
Li Daozhen’s expression was grave.
“Senior Brother never disappoints,” Jiang Ting whispered, taking a deep breath to calm her nerves.
“This rebellious son may be defiant, but he does have some skills,” Xiao Zhenshan said, his feelings complicated.
“He’s just too unruly,” sighed Chen Ruolan, Xiao Yang’s mother.
She couldn’t understand why Xiao Yang treated Qin Fei so poorly.
In recent years, their relationship had become increasingly strained because of Qin Fei.
And lately, it had only worsened, with Xiao Yang framing and violently beating Qin Fei. It was simply unacceptable.
Little did she know, Xiao Yang couldn’t fathom why his own parents treated Qin Fei, their adopted son, better than their biological one.
“Brother is so amazing. Why can’t he treat Brother Qin better?” muttered Xiao Yue, clearly unhappy.
Meanwhile, Qin Fei was on the verge of losing his mind. He glared at Xiao Yang on the arena, his eyes bloodshot.
“Why hasn’t the drug taken effect? How is he still able to fight?”
Qin Fei was deeply frustrated.
Previously, he had framed Xiao Yang, resulting in Xiao Yang being punished to meditate in the back mountain for three months. But in the end, Xiao Yang retaliated, breaking two of Qin Fei’s ribs.
What infuriated him even more was that Xiao Yang went unpunished by the sect.
Qin Fei couldn’t swallow this humiliation.
Knowing Xiao Yang liked Jiang Ting, Qin Fei had used her to deliver the drugged tea. His plan was to make Xiao Yang suffer a humiliating defeat in his duel with Li Xingyao.
If Xiao Yang ever discovered that the tea was poisoned by the very junior sister he cherished, how would he feel?
The thought alone filled Qin Fei with malicious glee.
Yet, despite everything, Xiao Yang remained unaffected, his sword aura vibrant and his fighting spirit undiminished.
“You’ve angered me,” Li Xingyao said, her eyes sharp as a blade.
“And what of it?” Xiao Yang retorted, the memory of his past defeat at her hands fueling his determination.
“Hmph!”
Li Xingyao clasped her hands in the air, and the shattered fragments of her sword instantly flew back, reforming between her palms.
“Divine Phoenix Soars to the Ninth Heaven, A Sword to Shake the Universe!”
Li Xingyao thrust her hands forward. The reformed sword before her let out a resonant cry, transforming into a divine phoenix that charged toward Xiao Yang.
The phoenix spread its wings, unleashing searing flames that filled the sky. A terrifying heatwave rippled outward, causing the Sword Arena to tremble violently. Cracks began to appear on the protective barrier.
The might of Li Xingyao’s attack was truly earth-shattering.
She was genuinely furious now.