Chapter 660: Chapter 659 Narrow Victory
The surge of spiritual power surged forward, as if pulling a person back into the past.
The eyes of Gao Kun ahead of the torrent were electric. Through the twisted spiritual force, the crowd seems to glimpse an undefeated king rising.
Indeed, this is the case.
Given the means shown by Gao Kun today, who among their peers can rival him? And in the history of the Yiling Clan, who at his level can compare with him?
The answer is none.
The eyes of everyone changed.
"Having such a person born is a great fortune for our Yiling Clan, and also a good fortune for you, Qi Sina."
Despite his reluctance, despite his discomfort, the Ninth Elder still turned his head and said meaningfully to Qi Sina.
"I understand."
Qi Sina smiled bitterly.
She found herself not as disappointed as she thought. Probably because she knew that Gao Kun would reign over the younger generation early, and his aptitude just exceeded expectations and advanced the process.
The competition for the divine stone, in the end, is just a benign competition within the Yiling Clan. However, the emergence of a rare genius like Gao Kun can make the future of the Yiling Clan stronger and even surpass the past, breaking the Yiling Barrier...
Qi Sina suddenly glanced at Shi Xiaole, looking somewhat sympathetic.
Everyone’s luck is created by stepping on one powerful enemy after another. And Shi Xiaole, undoubtedly became the first stepping stone on Gao Kun’s path to becoming a king, with full value.
But just then, there was a change in the twisted spiritual sea.
"I have a sword, please enlighten me."
This was the words of Shi Xiaole, who apparently was not ready to admit defeat yet.
"If you have the means, I allow you to display them all."
Gao Kun didn’t care, if Shi Xiaole was defeated so easily, he would not be worth his attention.
Just when the spiritual torrent was about to engulf Shi Xiaole, Shi Xiaole summoned with his left hand. A sharp sword flew out from the weapon rack placed on the left side of the square, hanging above his head.
The sword was just an ordinary sword, but for some reason, the sword light at this moment was exceptionally brilliant, and the cold light at the tip of the sword was reflected by the sun and swept over everyone’s eyes.
The previously confident Gao Kun instinctively felt his hair stand on end, and his pores bulged out.
"Qiankun Limitless!"
His pupils contracted sharply, almost subconsciously, Gao Kun pushed his spiritual power to the limit, and released the ultimate technique corresponding to the third level of the Qiankun Eye—Qiankun Limitless.
A sense of dread, as if a great demon had descended upon the world, flashed from Gao Kun’s eyes, as if it would shatter the void in the next moment.
However.
"Heart Thunder Sword!"
The words were strung together, but the sword light was too fast.
Only a few people could see that layers of spiraling blue light sprayed from the top of the sword light, like countless ribbons circling around the sword light, making its speed increase again and again, seemingly endless.
The spiritual torrent was directly pierced by a sword-shaped hole, the inner side of the hole was filled with a mysterious aura, causing the surrounding spiritual force to be unable to mend for a long time.
Feeling a chill from head to toe, but Gao Kun did not panic, facing an extreme danger made him exceptionally calm. In his sight, the sword light surrounded by countless green ribbons began to slow down.
But so did Gao Kun.
Under this sword, his spiritual power could react, but his body lagged behind. Not fully deployed, the third layer of Qiankun Eye was directly discarded by Gao Kun.
Almost squeezing the power out of his blood, Gao Kun sidestepped with a roar while his spiritual power flowed out without regard for cost, forming a firm barrier in front of him.
A first-class intermediate spiritual martial art, the barrier of refusing guest!
Crack!
All in an instant, with a crisp sound, the barrier of refusing guests that was far from being fully deployed was touched by the quickly advancing tip of the sword.
Then the barrier started to collapse, a ray of sword light penetrated through, shocking Gao Kun was that the sword light was not only not slowing down, but even accelerating, the barrier of refusing guest almost had no effect.
At this time, his body had moved three inches to the side.
A puff!
A puff of blood splattered out, splashing on the twisted spiritual force surface.
The next moment, the spiritual force shattered like glass, and finally burst open completely, revealing an arena spanning a thousand meters.
Two figures stood spaced a hundred zhang apart.
A long line of blood extended to the feet of one figure. As sights moved up, everyone was as though struck by thunder, their minds boomed, unable to believe their own eyes.
Gao Kun, the injured and retreating person was Gao Kun!
Boom!
A thunderbolt resounded appropriately by everyone’s ears as if it were a clear sky, causing many people’s eardrums to hurt. Inside the thunder, there were strands of sharp aura, could it be, Sword Qi?
Many people stared at the void trace pierced by the sword light which had not dissipated yet, their minds trembled. Even after a moment, the void trace faded, and they still couldn’t look away.
In the sound of dripping blood, Gao Kun’s expression changed rapidly. He looked at the slashed skin and flesh on his shoulder, letting the blood flow freely, feeling no pain.
The long sword was nailed deep into the distant stone wall.
"He didn’t lose. Brother Gao didn’t lose. Keep fighting!"
A furious, hoarse roar echoed through the deadly silent square. Lu Miao’s face turned red with indignation. She was loudly in denial, unable to accept the scenes unfolding before her eyes.
"That’s right, Gao Kun hasn’t lost yet. He hasn’t even demonstrated the ultimate skills in the third level of the Qiankun Eye, not to mention the fourth level, the fifth level... Those should be enough to crush that kid!"
"Go Gao Kun, defeat him yourself!"
It wasn’t just Lu Miao who couldn’t accept the situation. Almost one-third of the audience were shouting, their voices piercing the sky, full of unwillingness and the anger stemming from their sullied pride.
If it were Gao Kun from a few years ago, there would be no question about his defeat. But now, he had mastered the Qiankun Eye up to the seventh level, overpowering even Qi Sina. It was now time for him to start sweeping his peers and start his journey along the path of royalty.
He lost to an outsider!
The faces of the people in the Seventh Elder’s camp were grimmer than the other. Especially the Seventh Elder, his face was clouded with a violent storm, his gaze towards Shi Xiaole was filled with malevolence.
He could never imagine that the victory, which he believed was firmly in his grip, would be overturned at the last moment.
Looking at the Ninth Elder’s side, they were strangely silent. They looked at each other in bewilderment, feeling surreal as if they were in a dream.
Some were shouting in anger, some were sneering, and some were silent; the huge square was filled with a plethora of expressions.
"Heart Thunder Sword, is it created by a master of the Spiritual Path from the outer world?"
Finally, Gao Kun spoke, his voice as calm as before, and his face regained its tranquility.
"Indeed."
The Heart Thunder Sword was a unique creation of Shi Xiaole, a perfect fusion of ten percent Wind True Intent and spiritual power. If they were in the outside world, he would certainly not have dared to use it publicly.
Thankfully they were within the Yiling Barrier.
Firstly, their ancestors had been stranded here for countless years and thus had long lost contact with the outside world.Secondly, few outsiders entered this place. Of the two who did settle down here, they came from thousands of years ago.
Even though they left many records about the martial arts of the outside world, and even martial arts heritages, none of those present could recognize the Wind True Intent.
True Intent starts from martial arts. Here, they couldn’t even use Vigorous Air, let alone practice martial arts, much less comprehend True Intent.
Thirdly, although the Heart Thunder Sword is strong, based on the first few moves of the Qiankun Eye, the entire set of martial arts is far more profound than the Heart Thunder Sword, and therefore would not excessively attract others’ speculation.
Taking into account all these factors, plus the desperate need to win, Shi Xiaole had finally decided to use the Heart Thunder Sword.
Of course, it was a risky move, because Gao Kun nearly dodged it, only receiving a flesh wound. To put it accurately, Shi Xiaole wasn’t sure if he could strike his opponent if given another chance.
"The Yiling Barrier is indeed too small after all. I’ve underestimated the people of the world, ha ha ha ha..."
Seeing Shi Xiaole’s admission, Gao Kun burst into loud laughter and turned to leave.
Although he had reached the seventh level of the Qiankun Eye, whether it was the seventh level or the third, both required time to execute. Not enough to defend against the Heart Thunder Sword.
A few more chances and he might have been able to dodge it. But still, he is Gao Kun. Losing is losing, winning is winning. What belongs to him, he will reclaim one day.
"Kun’er!"
The Seventh Elder shouted loudly.
"Grandpa, according to the rules, I lost this time. I lost to my own pride."
Gao Kun paused slightly, staring straight at the Seventh Elder.
From the gaze of his proud grandson, for the first time, the Seventh Elder saw a new element- the desire to learn and the flaming ambition to compete with the world.
The Seventh Elder understood, and hence, he smiled.
A true man dares to admit defeat. What’s the loss or victory for once? One day, Shi Xiaole will simply be a stepping stone Gao Kun left behind on his journey!
Looking at Gao Kun’s back, Shi Xiaole’s eyes were brimming with mild admiration.
Today’s battle, from a rule perspective, was won by him because he injured Gao Kun. However, if it were an actual duel, Shi Xiaole knew, the outcome would still be uncertain
The uncertainty was because Shi Xiaole still had a critical card up his sleeve — he could cast the Heart Thunder Sword six times in a row. While, Gao Kun’s ultimate skills, which he hadn’t displayed yet, also gave him a feeling of insecurity.
This was the first such occasion in his confrontations with countless peers.
Of course, Shi Xiaole did not hold the belief that he was inferior to Gao Kun.
If anything, he might only be lacking an ultimate technique in the Spiritual Path. If not, he might not have had to resort to the Heart Thunder Sword today.
However, this sole disadvantage was about to be greatly reduced soon.
Because at this moment, the system’s voice echoed in his mind, telling Shi Xiaole that the task had been completed.
Seeing Gao Kun leaving alone, Third Elder stood up helpless, announcing that Shi Xiaole had won the victory, for the next five years, the Sacred Stone would belong to the Ninth Elder’s camp.
"Young Master Shi, you really... gave me a big surprise."
Upon seeing Shi Xiaole stepping out of the ring, the Ninth Elder quickly led the others to greet him, a hint of emotion on his face.
Behind him, people like Qi Sina wore complex expressions.
Don’t judge by the fact that Shi Xiaole only scratched Gao Kun and seemingly benefited from exploiting the rules; now, which of their peers could have done what he had done?
Only Shi Xiaole.
"His existence will undoubtedly stimulate Gao Kun to become stronger, and himself as well. This is a good thing."
"This young man has an uncommon talent. It’s crucial that we investigate him thoroughly. If he genuinely wants to serve the Yiling Clan, we could nurture him. Otherwise, let him live for a few more years. Once he loses his value, we can decide our next move."
In the distance, several Yiling Clan elders withdrew their gaze, quietly discussing among themselves.
