Chapter 578: No One has Never Failed
As expected, the final match was between Tang Xiao and Qian Chen.
In the previous rounds, the two consciously avoided each other and didn’t fight.
Because of this, most people hadn’t noticed the two’s improvement over the past few months.
However, the divine martial masters were different.
Although they didn’t know the exact extent, they saw the two had improved.
Now that Tang Xiao and Qian Chen were about to face each other, everyone was looking forward to it.
"Swordswoman Yu, who do you think will win?" Gu Dong suddenly asked.
"Tang Xiao." Yu Nianzhen answered without hesitation.
"Brother Tang and Brother Qian have always been equally powerful. Even if Brother Tang wins, we should be able to see a good fight." Gu Cheng said with an expectant expression.
"I don’t think so." Jiang Yue refuted with a meaningful look in his eyes.
However, he didn’t explain himself.
Instead, he turned to the stage to look at Tang Xiao and Qian Chen.
"I will use all my strength to fight you." Tang Xiao said but a trace of hesitation flashed in his eyes.
"I expect nothing less." Qian Chen said, his hand tightening around his sword hilt.
Before the tournament began, he and Tang Xiao were equally powerful.
However, Tang Xiao suddenly had an epiphany.
Because of that, his swordsmanship leapt through the dragon gate.
Compared to before, Tang Xiao’s swordsmanship was at least ten times more powerful.
"Okay."
After that, the two stopped talking and put some distance between them.
Seeing this, the spectators fell silent and waited with bated breath.
A moment later, two swords clashed and a sharp sound echoed in the surroundings.
Reflexively, most of the spectators shielded their ears but their eyes were always on the stage.
At this time, Qian Chen was flying backwards but his face was resolute.
With a twist of his hand, his sword sunk into the ground and his body stopped flying.
"How is this possible?" Someone shouted in disbelief.
"Is Grandmaster Qian injured?"
"When did Grandmaster Tang become this strong?"
The spectators couldn’t believe what they saw but they didn’t have time to properly react.
Following the previous attack, Tang Xiao, with his sword raised, rushed towards Qian Chen.
Seeing this, Qian Chen straightened his body, pulled his sword from the ground, and prepared to block the coming attack.
Unfortunately, his reaction was still a little slow.
Before he could fully put up a guard, a sword rushed towards him, and Qian Chen felt like a mountain was falling on him.
Soon after, two swords collided and Qian Chen fell to the ground, a stream of blood oozing from the corner of his mouth.
"As expected." Jiang Yue sighed.
"Will this affect Grandmaster Qian’s mental state?" Gu Dong couldn’t help but worry and a trace of reluctance flashed in his eyes.
After all, Qian Chen was a rare talent.
No matter what, Gu Dong didn’t want Qian Chen to stop here.
"He will be fine." Yu Nianzhen said.
Although he didn’t know Tang Xiao and Qian Chen well, he knew they were not weak.
This time, Qian Chen was not a match for Tang Xiao.
However, Qian Chen would not give up.
Instead, he would stand up from where he fell and look forward to the future.
Thinking of this, Yu Nianzhen subconsciously smiled.
"No one has never failed but we all stand up and continue moving forward." He said.
When he heard this, Jiang Yue snorted and rolled his eyes in disgust.
"Do you disagree?" Yu Nianzhen asked, looking at his lover with a surprised expression.
"I agree with everything you said but..."
"But?" Gu Dong asked.
For a moment, Jiang Yue didn’t say anything.
Instead, he looked at Yu Nianzhen with a solemn expression.
"We have always been together but I don’t remember a time when you failed to defeat an opponent." Jiang Yue said, squinting his eyes in thought.
"What are you talking about? We have encountered a lot of people I couldn’t defeat."
"Really? Like who?"
"Old man Cang and Uncle Niu." Yu Nianzhen said.
However, as soon as he heard the names, Jiang Yue snorted in disgust.
"Who is old man Cang and who is Uncle Niu? Do you still want to defeat them?"
"There is also Ao Tian."
"Ao Tian is your..., subordinate." Jiang Yue said, barely stopping himself from saying ’contract beast’.
"Anyway, there have been a lot of beings we couldn’t defeat. Fortunately, our luck is good and those beings have never been intent on killing us. If they were...."
"That said, aren’t you the same?"
"I am different."
"How so?"
"You are a swordsman and rarely use external means. I frequently use other things to defeat my opponents."
While the two were talking, the one-sided fight had reached a climax.
At this time, Qian Chen was covered in blood and his face was ashen.
However, his eyes were brighter than ever and the hand holding his sword was firm and swerving.
Seeing this, Yu Nianzhen nodded in satisfaction.
"He has the unwavering heart of a swordsman. If they don’t die early, these two will become powerful existences in the future." Jiang Yue said.
"You..." Yu Nianzhen started but stopped mid-sentence.
"What’s wrong?"
"It’s not good." Yu Nianzhen said and suddenly stood up.
Seeing this, Jiang Yue also stood up and followed his lover to run towards the stage.
Unfortunately, they were still a little late.
When the two were about ten metres from the stage, a loud sound of swords colliding reverberated in the surroundings.
Almost immediately, a sharp ’clang’ was heard, and a dazzling red splashed into the air.
Soon after, terrified screams filled the arena and panicked feet rushed towards the stage.
On the stage, Tang Xiao was horrified.
The hand holding his sword trembled and his eyes were transfixed on the person lying on the ground, blood flowing out of the diagonal slash on his chest.
"How could this happen?" He subconsciously muttered and a trace of fear flashed in his eyes.
