Chapter 2008: Chapter 1976: Elder Xiao’s Defeat (Part 2)
Buzz buzz buzz...
Elder Xiao, with formidable strength, charged at Chen Yang, bringing with him a deafening sound explosion within his palm wind.
"Ha." This time Chen Yang saw it clearly.
This Lingxin Sect is clearly siding with Gu Xuanyu and his people, leaving no room for reasoning.
Since this is the case, he couldn’t be bothered to waste words.
With a cold laugh, the spiritual energy within him immediately surged. As Elder Xiao closed in, he raised his hand abruptly and unleashed a full-force palm strike forward.
The two palms faced each other in mid-air, and their powerful spiritual energy collided, instantly exploding.
The intense waves directly knocked aside the surrounding disciples and even forced both of them back several steps due to the exploding spiritual energy.
Skid skid skid...
Elder Xiao retreated four and a half steps before he barely stabilized his posture.
Looking up at Chen Yang again, his eyes were filled with astonishment.
Because he clearly calculated that Chen Yang only retreated four steps before regaining his stance, half a step less than him!
What does this imply?
It implies that in terms of strength and internal spiritual energy, Chen Yang is slightly stronger than him.
A junior as young as him being stronger than him—how could he not be shocked?
He even had a rather cautious look towards Chen Yang in his heart.
Such a young Gathering Spirit Cultivator being a loose cultivator without a powerful backing?
Unlikely.
Hmm?
As Elder Xiao was shocked internally, the watching Tang Young Master and Gu Xuanyu naturally noticed the nuances of the previous clash.
From their distant vantage point, they saw it even clearer.
In that skirmish, Elder Xiao actually fell behind!
"Interesting, no wonder you suffered at his hands; he does possess some skills." Tang Young Master curved his lips into a peculiar smile, looking at Chen Yang with newfound interest.
Gu Xuanyu smiled awkwardly.
Though Tang Young Master’s words sounded innocuous, being publicly called out for losing to Chen Yang still stung his pride.
"This guy is quite uncanny, Brother Tang, since he’s come here to court death today, we can’t let the tiger return to the mountain." Gu Xuanyu said aloud.
Tang Young Master didn’t respond immediately, his face maintained an amused smile.
After a few seconds, he slightly nodded and casually said, "Don’t worry, since he’s here today, I certainly won’t let him go back easily."
As he spoke, Tang Young Master turned and gave a nearby person a look.
The person beside him instantly understood and turned to head up the mountain.
On the other side, Chen Yang also noticed this, and his brows furrowed.
He realized something.
Without hesitation, he drew the Stone-Cutting Sword and fiercely struck at Elder Xiao.
Earlier, he’d held back slightly, as he didn’t want to completely offend the Lingxin Sect.
After all, there wasn’t a direct conflict between the two parties, and it wasn’t necessary to make a mortal enemy.
But now, knowing Lingxin Sect’s stance, he wasn’t going to be polite; saving the old man was priority!
"Presumptuous!!"
Seeing Chen Yang slashing at him with the sword, Elder Xiao was instantly both shocked and furious!
As an elder of Lingxin Sect, did he dare strike him dead-handedly? Were they not taking Lingxin Sect seriously?
Elder Xiao felt the pressure and immediately pushed his spiritual energy to the extreme.
Instantly, the formidable spiritual energy condensed into a wind wall that enveloped his body, used to defend against Chen Yang’s sword.
Bang!!
The Stone-Cutting Sword struck the spiritual energy-created wind wall, immediately emitting a deafening crash.
Crack crack...
Just as everyone thought Elder Xiao had successfully neutralized Chen Yang’s strike, the sound of shattering followed.
"This... how is this possible?"
Elder Xiao looked up to see the cracks in his wind wall, formed with all his spiritual power, and his eyes widened, full of disbelief.
No matter how incredulous he was, what was happening before him was reality!
Crack crack...
With the first sound of shattering, the fractures rapidly spread around, and in no time, it showed signs of a complete collapse.
Despite this being as it was, what was more fatal was that Chen Yang’s force somehow continued to increase, and the cold glint on the sword was particularly striking!
Elder Xiao felt a strong sense of crisis.
Bang!!
Finally, the wind wall formed by spiritual power could no longer withstand Chen Yang’s force and shattered with a crash.
Without the hindrance of the wind wall, Chen Yang swung his sword down, aiming directly at Elder Xiao’s forehead.
Elder Xiao was terrified! Under the threat of death, he couldn’t care less about face or anything else.
Without a word, he turned around and fled!
His reaction was quick enough. At the moment the wind wall was about to break, he turned without any hesitation, causing Chen Yang’s sword edge to merely graze his body without actually harming him at all!
Elder Xiao fled rapidly, dodging to stand beside Young Master Tang and Gu Xuanyu.
He was drenched in sweat, his expression tense!
Just a hair’s breadth! Just a hair’s breadth away from being split in two by a single sword!
Elder Xiao was extremely fearful, and Gu Xuanyu was even more shocked!
In his heart, he asked himself, if that sword from Chen Yang had been aimed at him, he surely couldn’t have defended against it.
He would probably have been killed by a single sword!
Fortunately, after his cultivation grew, he hadn’t blindly sought revenge on Chen Yang.
Otherwise...
"It’s truly strange, how has he become so powerful." Gu Xuanyu gritted his teeth, his heart filled with unwillingness.
If he had known earlier, he should have eliminated Chen Yang at any cost when he had not yet fully grown.
No need to wait until now when things are so troublesome!
"Young Master Tang! This guy is powerful; I’m afraid I can’t handle him alone." Elder Xiao, having escaped danger, ignored his dignity and immediately spoke to Young Master Tang.
Always calm, Young Master Tang’s face also showed a change now.
Unexpectedly, the formidable Elder Xiao was so vulnerable in front of Chen Yang.
Too surprising.
The strength of the person before him was truly beyond his expectations.
"Elder Xiao, you’ve done your best, but rest assured, with me here today, I won’t allow him to leave Tianhua Mountain in peace." Young Master Tang squinted his eyes, his cold tone.
Upon hearing this, Elder Xiao didn’t speak further but turned his gaze to Chen Yang not far away.
And at this moment, after breaking Elder Xiao’s defense, Chen Yang didn’t stop.
His momentum remained strong.
He turned wielding his sword, directly meeting Young Master Tang’s eyes.
"Your name is Chen Yang, right? You’re very strong! I admire you a lot, how about becoming my subordinate? I can let bygones be bygones, and even offer you many benefits!" Young Master Tang suddenly spoke, with intentions to recruit Chen Yang.
To Young Master Tang’s behavior, Chen Yang naturally treated it as a joke.
"Done talking?" Chen Yang’s expression was indifferent.
"What, not considering?"
Young Master Tang asked.
"Once you’re done talking, I’ll send you on your way!" Chen Yang’s figure suddenly disappeared, turning into a streak of cold light charging straight at Young Master Tang!
He knew that dragging on would only become more unfavorable for him!
After all, this was Tianhua Mountain, right at the doorstep of Lingxin Sect.
He must quickly seize the advantage to save the old man!
"Brother Tang, be careful!"
Gu Xuanyu reacted, immediately blocking Young Master Tang.
"How dare you!!"
Elder Xiao also shouted in anger, stepping forward to stop Chen Yang.
Chen Yang could clearly see.
This Young Master Tang’s status was extremely high, to the point where Gu Xuanyu and Elder Xiao responded like this.
"Those who block me will die!"
Chen Yang charged forward, immediately executing the first slash of the Triple Slash Sword Technique!
Swish!!
Because he went all out, Chen Yang’s sword unexpectedly emitted a faint sword light, darting straight at Gu Xuanyu and Elder Xiao.
The sword light sparkled with cold glow, shocking Gu Xuanyu and Elder Xiao to their cores.
But facing this situation, they had no other choice but to jointly take action, channeling spiritual power to forcibly withstand this strike!
Boom!!
The sword light hit their combined defense, creating a powerful wave of spiritual energy, exploding.
Swish swish swish...
Under Chen Yang’s sword, Elder Xiao and Gu Xuanyu struggled to defend, and the two retreated two or three steps before stabilizing themselves.
