Chapter 140: Chapter 140: Prodigy Exchange Meeting
"The Invisible Blade. Heh, what a fine Invisible Blade."
Qin Ya held his longspear, his focus sharpened in high alert. Suddenly, the sound of something tearing through the air rang out again. Qin Ya executed Chasing Wind and Shadow, dodging as he thrust his spear out!
Ripples spread through the empty air. Qin Ya’s spear had hit nothing.
"You’re pretty fast at dodging," Qin Ya said with a cool smile.
"Qin Ya, what do you think of my Wind Shadow Illusion Technique?"
Lu Yin’s arrogant and chilling voice echoed from the void. Qin Ya could almost picture the smug look on Lu Yin’s face.
"You don’t really think you can beat me with this, do you?"
"Then let’s see you try!"
The words had barely fallen when over a dozen streams of Blade Qi erupted around Qin Ya, sealing off every escape route. He danced with his longspear, moving as fast as a gale, his swings like shooting stars. Not a single stream of Blade Qi could touch him.
After the Blade Qi, an invisible, cold glint pressed in again. This time, Qin Ya actually closed his eyes slightly. His senses flared open, perceiving the world not with his sight, but with his spirit.
CLANG! CLANG! CLANG...
The clash of metal on metal was incessant, like rain drumming on banana leaves.
Not a single one of Lu Yin’s invisible attacks could harm Qin Ya. Every strike was intercepted by that one longspear. This terrifying level of perception and Spear Technique once again shocked everyone present, drawing waves of gasps from the crowd.
Lu Yin, hidden from view, also seemed not to have expected Qin Ya to be capable of this. A cold snort echoed from the void, followed by another assault as ferocious as a tempest. Qin Ya met every attack head-on, accepting all that came.
Amidst this torrential onslaught, Qin Ya gradually adapted. He went from being purely on the defensive to occasionally being able to counterattack. CLANG! After parrying one of Lu Yin’s blade strikes, Qin Ya swept his spear out viciously, smashing it into the empty air.
BANG...
The void trembled. A muffled grunt came from Lu Yin, who then retreated several dozen yards.
"Heh, that Wind Shadow Illusion Technique must consume a lot of your True Essence, right? How much longer can you keep this up?" Qin Ya said with a cold smile, using his spear to support himself.
"Hmph, long enough to defeat you!"
As soon as he spoke, a massive stream of Blade Qi shot through the air.
"Wind-Splitting!"
Facing the immense Blade Qi, Qin Ya thrust his spear and shattered it instantly.
"You might have the interest to drag this out, but I’ve lost the patience." Qin Ya’s voice held a faint trace of disappointment as he said, "The prodigies of the Imperial Capital are decent, I suppose, but this is as far as it goes. I hope the others can offer me more of a surprise."
With those words, Qin Ya took a step forward!
"Ice and Snow World!"
An endless torrent of frigid energy radiated from Qin Ya’s body, spreading five yards, ten yards, twenty yards... all the way to fifty yards. In the blink of an eye, the extreme cold enveloped the entire arena.
Frost began to drift through the air. The entire arena transformed into a world of ice and snow. Lu Yin could combine the Illusionary and Wind’s Great Trends to create his Wind Shadow Illusion Technique.
And so could Qin Ya.
Ice and Snow World was an Absolute Skill born from Qin Ya’s Great Success in the Frost Great Trend, combined with the supremely powerful cold energy within his body, and unleashed through the Heavenly Cold Earth Freeze Palm Method.
From within the endless frost, a figure shot out, looking disheveled.
It was none other than Lu Yin, the number one prodigy of the Lu Family!
"Finally, I’ve forced you out."
Qin Ya’s gaze sharpened. The endless cold energy condensed as he thrust his longspear like a Flood Dragon. In the blink of an eye, it crossed several dozen yards. "Moon Chasing!"
Lu Yin gritted his teeth, gathering all his True Essence for a single palm strike!
With a thunderous BOOM, frost scattered and a spray of blood splattered across the ice and snow, dyeing it red!
Lu Yin stared at the jet-black longspear embedded in his right shoulder. His expression was terrifyingly grim as he said coldly, "What an Ice and Snow World. You win!"
"But don’t get complacent. Next time, I will be the one who wins!"
Qin Ya retrieved his spear and stood tall. "If I can beat you once," he said, his tone coolly indifferent, "I can keep you suppressed for a lifetime."
...
At the banquet, the crowd erupted into an uproar!
Gazing at the endless ice and snow on the arena stage, and at the white-robed young man standing within it, everyone’s face was filled with amazement.
"Qin Ya... won."
"Heh, it seems the Seven Great Prodigies of the Imperial Capital are about to become eight."
"I’m truly curious what heights he’ll be able to reach in the future."
A look of amazement appeared in Yao Qingming’s eyes. "I never imagined Qin Ya had comprehended the Frost Great Trend to such a degree. It’s shocking."
"I was wrong. Qin Ya simply can’t be measured by common standards." The Conical Hat Guest gave a bitter laugh. He had thought Lu Yin would be the victor, but he never expected...
After his victory, Qin Ya dispelled the Ice and Snow World. The vast expanse of frost vanished between heaven and earth in an instant. Seeing this, Su Chang and the others went up to the arena stage.
"I didn’t expect Teacher Qin’s combat power to be so far beyond our expectations. I’m truly impressed," Su Chang said with a slight smile, his expression tinged with admiration.
"You really have gotten stronger."
As for Li Peiyi, her imposing fighting spirit made Qin Ya feel rather helpless.
"Brother Lu, how are you feeling?" Xiao Yunchen, on the other hand, grinned tactlessly at Lu Yin, causing the latter’s expression to turn even colder.
"Lu Yin, I never thought that after two years in seclusion, you would have made such immense progress. To be able to combine the Illusionary Great Trend and the Wind’s Great Trend to such a degree..."
"Are you mocking me?" Lu Yin looked at Su Chang and gave a cold smirk. "I prepared that move for you. Why don’t you come and experience its power for yourself today? What do you say?"
Facing Lu Yin’s provocation, Su Chang remained perfectly composed. "This isn’t the first or second time you and I have fought. There will be plenty of opportunities in the future. What I’m more interested in right now is..."
He gave a cool smile, a trace of War Intent flickering in his eyes as he turned to Qin Ya. "Teacher Qin, watching your battle with Lu Yin just now has made my hands itch for a fight..."
As soon as he said this, the other prodigies showed a hint of surprise.
"Ah, Brother Su, do you mean you want to spar with Teacher Qin?" Xiao Yunchen was a little surprised, and his voice came out a bit loud. Since no one present was an ordinary person, everyone heard him loud and clear.
"What? He’s going to fight again right after finishing a match?"
"Damn, does it have to be this intense? Another one so soon."
"Haha, Qin Ya fighting two great prodigies back-to-back! If news of this gets out, it’s sure to cause a huge stir."
...
Su Chang gave a wry smile. "Brother Xiao, you’ve misunderstood. Teacher Qin just finished a battle with Lu Yin. How could I possibly take advantage of his weakened state?"
"Then what do you mean?"
Su Chang looked at Qin Ya and said, "I’m thinking of holding a small gathering in a few days, inviting some of the Imperial Capital’s prodigies to exchange insights on Martial Arts. When the time comes, I hope Teacher Qin will be able to attend. We can have a friendly match then."
Hearing this, Qin Ya’s interest was piqued. "Alright. Just inform me of the time and place, and I will be there."
’A Martial Arts exchange for the Imperial Capital’s prodigies? Interesting.’
"Haha, I wonder if anyone else wishes to go up and fight Teacher Qin?" At this point, Yao Qingming laughed heartily and scanned the crowd.
The crowd members looked at each other, but no one stepped onto the stage.
Are you kidding? They had just seen a prodigy of Lu Yin’s caliber defeated by Qin Ya. If they went up, they wouldn’t stand a chance of winning.
"In that case, the Vermilion is now the property of Teacher Qin!"
