Chapter 111: Destined Duel 85! The Real Destined Villain VS. The False Son of Destiny (10,000 words) _3
As several stewards planted the banner for the competition.
The martial arts tournament officially began!
"Elder Sister Chu, forgive me!"
Chen Qiuyue's eyes gleamed. Her form was like a royal spear as she unleashed a cascade of sword attacks, aimed at Chu Youwei who sat composedly playing her zither.
"She's attacking! She's attacking!"
"This Junior Sister Chen is truly a fearless young challenger! She's going all out right from the start!"
"Indeed! This Through Rain Cloud Sword Style from Red Cloud Peak, in the hands of Junior Sister Chen, has unleashed at least 120% of its power!"
"Alas, the pressure's on Elder Sister Chu now!"
"My heavens, a martial tournament isn't a dinner party! Why is she still acting so elegantly composed?"
"Tsk, tsk, the outcome seems decided! Luckily, I bet everything on Junior Sister Chen!"
"Me too!"
"Junior Sister Chen, forever the goddess!"
Seeing Chen Qiuyue attack so decisively and with such overwhelming momentum, the whole arena was in an uproar!
Those disciples who had bet on Chen Qiuyue were beating their chests and stamping their feet, their cheers thundering through the air!
The scene devolved into a wild revelry for the bettors!
"Little Youwei, hurry up and end this. Your Eldest Senior Brother can't wait to step in," Lin Xiao squinted his eyes leisurely.
Just then, a scene unfolded that left him utterly astonished!
He saw his usually gentle and dignified Third Junior Sister, Chu Youwei. Her eyes suddenly turned blood-red, and her entire body began to radiate an overwhelming, bloodthirsty aura. The gentle lady from a second ago seemed to have instantly transformed into the Six-Fingered Guqin Demon!
Then, she focused her mind and, with a single jade-like finger, lightly plucked a zither string—
WHOOSH!
As the first sharp and piercing sound of the zither echoed, a gigantic blood-colored demonic blade materialized in the void, slashing towards Chen Qiuyue!
This terrifyingly immense power startled the entire audience!
Chen Qiuyue was naturally terrified. She pushed her True Power to its absolute limit, thrusting her sword straight at the blood-colored demonic blade!
The next moment—
BOOM!
A thunderous, metallic clang echoed.
Under the stunned gazes of hundreds of thousands of spectators!
Chen Qiuyue, the previously arrogant rookie from Red Cloud Peak, saw her Spirit Sword shatter. The flesh between her thumb and forefinger split open, gushing blood, and an instant later, an intimidating force struck her solidly, flinging her from the fighting ring!
One move!
This Third Junior Sister from Divine Phoenix Peak, known as the gentlest and most delightful, had defeated the fierce, up-and-coming prodigy with just one move, ending the battle!
At that instant, the entire audience was stunned!
Pin-drop silence!
Even on the high platform, the assembled Chairmen and Supreme Elders were visibly shocked!
Especially True Master Chisong, the monkey-faced Chairman of Red Cloud Peak, wore an expression of utter disbelief!
He knew Chen Qiuyue was a genius he had painstakingly selected at a disciple recruitment ceremony a few years prior.
For years, to restore Red Cloud Peak's reputation at the Five Branches Martial Arts Tournament, he and a group of sect Elders had poured countless efforts into her training.
It wouldn't be an exaggeration to call her their ultimate secret weapon!
However...
Yet... she was defeated by the third direct disciple of Divine Phoenix Peak in a single move?
If the Third Disciple, Chu Youwei, was already this formidable, how terrifying must the Second Disciple, Guo Yourong, be?
He despaired completely, turning to look at his Junior Sister, Xiao Hongling.
He saw her face alight with excitement as she busily worked an abacus, cross-referencing a betting ledger with Elder Qi!
She didn't resemble a Peak Chairman in the slightest!
"Monsters."
"Everyone from Divine Phoenix Peak is an unfathomable monster!"
True Master Chisong sighed to the heavens. Then, in a flash, he appeared beside the stage and helped his disciple, Chen Qiuyue, down.
Meanwhile, the spectators gradually regained their composure.
The atmosphere reignited!
Beyond the cheers of the regular audience, the bettors on site had mixed reactions; some were overjoyed, others deeply troubled:
"Heavens! The dark horse, nurtured for five years with the painstaking efforts of Red Cloud Peak's Chairman and Elders... defeated in a single move?"
"Dark horse? Damn that horse! I bet my entire fortune on Chen Qiuyue!"
"Tell me about it! I never expected Elder Sister Chu to be this powerful! She hid her strength so well!"
"Enough talk. I've lost everything. I'm off to jump into Sword Burying Valley!"
"Hey, buddy up front, wait for me!"
"Hahaha! Was I the only one who bet on Elder Sister Chu? This win just secured me a spacious Blessed Abode! Elder Sister Chu is the eternal goddess!"
At this moment, Lin Xiao, who had been watching comfortably, felt the corner of his eye twitch.
My god, Youwei has... already completed the final layer of the Heart Devouring Demonic Sound – the Ultimate Demonic Sky Shattering Sound? In the original novel's mid-storyline, she only mastered this devastating technique by burning her own life essence to help Ye Chen conquer the Emperor City of Great Zhou! In that battle, kind-hearted as she was, she inadvertently killed countless innocents. And Ye Chen, that damn bastard, even used her terrifying display of power to build a tower of human heads a hundred layers high before the Great Zhou Imperial Palace, attempting to intimidate Empress Wuyue into surrendering! How... how could she have mastered the Ultimate Demonic Sky Shattering Sound at this point in time? Or rather, who did she master it for? Could it possibly be for... me... her Eldest Senior Brother?
An alarming thought flashed through his mind.
Lin Xiao looked towards the stage.
He saw that beautiful figure, adored and cheered by the entire arena, looking around as if searching for someone.
Suddenly, her gaze crossed the crowd and locked onto him!
As their eyes met.
Lin Xiao realized his Third Junior Sister... was crying!
"Eldest Senior Brother, ever since I received the Heavenly Path's script in my mind, I, Weiwei, swore an oath to myself: I must become stronger than everyone else!"