Chapter 151: Chapter 151: Could He Have Feelings for Her?
Yi Ze’s expression was grim, but he maintained his polite and courteous image in front of everyone. He bowed to Gu Jue. "Mr. Gu... Please enlighten me."
After speaking, he immediately summoned his Battle Pet, a White Tiger.
This White Tiger was extremely fierce. If he hadn’t left it with his senior brother to be raised, he wouldn’t have been dealt with so miserably by Lu Sangjiu and the others before.
With it by his side now, even if he couldn’t say he’d win against Gu Jue, he was at least confident he could put up a fight.
Gu Jue didn’t speak. His gaze merely passed over Yi Ze to glance at Lu Sangjiu below the stage...
When Lu Sangjiu saw him look over, although she didn’t quite understand why, she still flashed him a brilliant smile and pumped her fist to show her encouragement.
Since she didn’t think much of Yi Ze, Lu Sangjiu hadn’t thought of using this match to have Gu Jue teach him a lesson or anything.
But the moment Gu Jue saw her smile, he secretly made a decision in his heart.
’I can’t kill people for Lu Sangjiu, but... I can draw his hatred onto myself!’
He drew the Phoenix Cry Sword, which he hadn’t intended to use in the early matches. As he slowly unsheathed it, the crowd seemed to hear the long cry of a phoenix.
Lu Sangjiu’s pupils constricted slightly. ’The seal on the Phoenix Cry Sword has been undone by eighty percent!’
Because of this, even if the onlookers didn’t recognize the Phoenix Cry Sword, they could still faintly sense that this sword was extraordinary.
"Hiss... This sword has to be a top-grade magic treasure, right?"
"More than that... I think it’s a Top-grade Treasure!"
Amidst everyone’s envious murmurs, Yi Ze also grew visibly nervous. Feeling that his Battle Pet alone wasn’t enough, he decisively took out the Hundred Beasts Map.
’With my Battle Pet and the ten demon beast phantoms that are my limit, I refuse to believe I still can’t win!’
"Whoa, that must be a Top-grade Treasure too, right?"
"Wow, a Top-grade Treasure plus a Late-stage Golden Core Battle Pet... It’s really hard to say who will win this match!"
Everyone was excited, their eyes wide with anticipation as they waited for the two to clash.
Yi Ze had already activated the Hundred Beasts Map and had been warily watching Gu Jue the whole time, only to find that he hadn’t moved at all, as if waiting for him to finish casting his spell.
Although confused, Yi Ze couldn’t be bothered with it. He just seized the opportunity to summon the demon beast phantoms from the Hundred Beasts Map and issued them a command.
"Attack!"
As the ten demon beast phantoms and the White Tiger pounced on Gu Jue, he finally moved.
His cool, indifferent voice echoed in everyone’s ears. "...I will only use one sword strike."
Everyone was utterly shocked... One strike?!
This was unbound arrogance. They were at the same Realm, their weapons were on par, and his opponent even had a Battle Pet for support, yet Gu Jue actually said he would only use one strike?
Even Lu Sangjiu was a bit stunned. It wasn’t that she didn’t believe Gu Jue was that strong, but she didn’t understand why someone who was usually so low-key would be so arrogant today. ’This isn’t his style at all!’
However, she soon had no time to dwell on such things, because almost as soon as Gu Jue’s words fell, he swung his sword. A phantom of a Phoenix soared into the sky, and its cry resounded between heaven and earth.
Wherever the golden sword light passed, the demon beast phantoms were all annihilated.
But it didn’t harm the White Tiger’s life. It was merely flung away by the airflow generated by the Sword Qi, falling off the arena stage, unconscious!
Yi Ze’s face was filled with terror. At that moment, the powerful Sword Qi had nearly scared him to death. He desperately used all his defenses, but to no avail. The Sword Qi finally reached him!
However, the force that actually struck him was not as powerful as he had imagined.
At least his life wasn’t lost; he was merely heavily injured and vomiting blood.
...Gu Jue had held back!
Yet, the more this was the case, the stronger the humiliation and helplessness in Yi Ze’s heart grew...
He had always thought he was very strong, unrivaled within the Beast Taming Sect among those in the same Realm. But now... he had used his full strength, yet he couldn’t even block a single one of Gu Jue’s sword strikes!
At this moment, he finally understood why Gu Jue hadn’t interrupted his casting. With that one strike, Gu Jue didn’t just want to defeat him; he wanted to shatter his pride and self-respect!
It wasn’t just Yi Ze; everyone who watched this battle was deeply shaken.
’Is this the power of the Lingjian Sect’s number one prodigy?’ At this moment, they finally understood why the Lingjian Sect was known as the First Sword Sect.
With this kind of strength, it seemed the champion of the Sword Seizing Conference’s Golden Core Group could only be him!
A look of shock also appeared in Lu Sangjiu’s eyes... When Gu Jue had forced his way into the dungeon with her, he had used Phoenix Cry Nine Heavens, but back then, the Phoenix Cry Sword only had thirty percent of its power.
So... this version of Gu Jue was the strongest she had ever seen.
She finally understood why he could be the male lead... It wasn’t just because he was handsome, but because of his unparalleled talent!
Neither Qin Yu nor Bai Heng could compare to Gu Jue in the slightest.
Lu Sangjiu looked at Gu Jue with admiration and awe, and at the same time, she was especially glad that she hadn’t become his enemy.
Amidst the dead silence, it was Lu Sangjiu who was the first to start clapping.
Only then did everyone else finally snap out of it, immediately erupting into cheers and screams, shouting Gu Jue’s name.
The referee also seemed to wake from a dream and announced Gu Jue’s victory.
Surrounded by adoration as if he were the moon among stars, Gu Jue’s gaze crossed the sea of people to land on Lu Sangjiu, and he gave her a faint, gentle smile.
"I won."
Lu Sangjiu had been cheering along with everyone else, but now she suddenly froze... It was clearly a simple and normal sentence, yet for some reason, she felt she’d heard a hint of flirtation in it.
But Gu Jue quickly looked away and calmly walked off the stage amidst the applause.
Lu Sangjiu hesitated for a moment, then couldn’t help but shake her head, telling herself that she must have been listening to too much of her second senior sister’s indecent talk. ’Why am I letting my imagination run wild?’
’Someone as aloof as Gu Jue... if the Heavenly Dao hadn’t arranged for him to be with Ye Zhiyao, his personality is the type that would sever all emotions and love to focus solely on cultivation.’
’Now, it’s probably going to be difficult for him and Ye Zhiyao to get together. So, in his future cultivation, even if he misses out on many heaven-sent opportunities because he’s no longer the male lead, with talent like his, he will surely ascend to the Upper Realm one day.’
’...He should be this engrossed in the Great Dao, with a smooth path to immortality. How could he possibly have any feelings for me?’
Lu Sangjiu felt ashamed of her wild thoughts just then, feeling that she had been truly inappropriate.
So when Gu Jue walked back to her, she became even more enthusiastic to hide her inner embarrassment.
"You’re so amazing! You took down Yi Ze with a single strike! Let’s see if he dares to cause trouble for me again!"
Seeing her happy, a hint of a smile flashed in Gu Jue’s eyes. "Mm."
He was a man of few words to begin with, so Lu Sangjiu didn’t mind his brief reply and just turned to talk to Luo Linlang beside her.
Suddenly, Lu Sangjiu felt Gu Jue grab her arm as he called out to her in a low voice, "Mr. Lu..."
Lu Sangjiu turned back instinctively, only to feel his tall frame pressing down on her!
Before Lu Sangjiu could see clearly, she felt a weight settle on her shoulder...
Her mind went blank, left with only a single thought: ’No way, does Gu Jue really have feelings for me?’
’But even if he does, he can’t just pounce on me like this!’
