"Nalan Yanran, pay with your life!" As Xiao Yan's figure charged forward, a low roar, suppressed for three years, escaped his throat.
Under the gaze of everyone present, Xiao Yan was like an enraged Demonic Beast, the xuan heavy ruler lightly dragging against the ground, carving a long, deep trail of sparks along the bluestone plaza.
"Incompetent barking!" Facing Xiao Yan's charging figure, Nalan Yanran's beautiful face remained devoid of joy or sorrow. The Sharp Weapon in her hand, containing a pale green wind vortex, was swung horizontally with extreme naturalness, bringing forth several tiny wind blades that sliced towards Xiao Yan.
The sudden wind blades caused Xiao Yan's body to pause. He raised the huge black ruler, and with a series of clanging sounds accompanied by sparks, those few wind blades were completely dispersed.
Immediately, Xiao Yan slammed his foot against the ground, his entire body soaring into the high sky, turning into a black dot.
Concealed by the dazzling sunlight, Xiao Yan swung his arm, the xuan heavy ruler carrying a fierce force, without any restraint, slashing straight down towards the top of Nalan Yanran's head, as if he would not stop until he split Nalan Yanran in two.
The pressure of the force caused the robes on Nalan Yanran's delicate body to press tightly against her skin, outlining her graceful curves.
Nalan Yanran did not appear to make any moves. The long sword in her hand was suddenly raised, leaving a green shadow in the air.
The thick and heavy xuan heavy ruler collided with the long sword, producing a teeth-gritting metallic clashing sound, with sparks flying between the ruler and the sword.
"Is this your true strength?" Nalan Yanran's expression held thirty percent mockery and seventy percent ease. Facing the powerful blow from Xiao Yan's xuan heavy ruler, she acted as if it were nothing. The green light on her long sword suddenly surged, and the abruptly increased force caused the xuan heavy ruler to be knocked away.
Xiao Yan did a few backflips in the air, landed on his heels, and retreated seven or eight steps before he managed to stop his momentum.
"Damn it, how can she possess such powerful strength?" His right hand holding the xuan heavy ruler trembled slightly; Xiao Yan gritted his teeth, his heart filled with inexplicable shock.
You must know, this strike of his was already enough to crush a Demonic Beast of the same rank to death! Yet, it was so casually blocked and rebounded by Nalan Yanran.
"Xiao Yan, this girl is not simple. Do not be careless, otherwise, you will suffer a great loss." A reminder from Yao Lao suddenly sounded in Xiao Yan's heart.
"I know, Teacher. Her cultivation, unsurprisingly, is far superior to mine. Since that is the case, I would like to see how this pampered Young Sect Leader of the Cloud Mist Sect will handle close-quarters combat." Xiao Yan gave a wicked smile, his palm gripping the handle of the xuan heavy ruler. He stomped heavily on the ground, and using the rebound force from the ground, his body shot out like a cannonball, launching another round of fierce attacks against Nalan Yanran.
Facing Xiao Yan's fierce attack again, Nalan Yanran did not show the slightest weakness. Her Cultivation Technique belonged to the wind attribute; speed and agility were her specialties, but she had also put in hard work regarding strength. In the year and a half since Yun Yun returned from the Magical Beast Mountain Range, besides bringing her massive amounts of Cultivation resources and powerful Dou TechniqueCultivation Techniques, there was also devilish training—true devilish training.
Every day, as long as she didn't die from training, she would train until she was half-dead. Her entire body, except for private areas, was almost entirely taken care of.
At night, she would soak in a medicinal bath that could accelerate her Cultivation speed and improve her Physique.
In Yun Yun's words, Xiao Yan had already apprenticed under a teacher stronger than her, but his starting point in cultivation was still far behind yours. If you are overtaken, then there is no point in living.
Perhaps to vent her longing for Xiao Se, or perhaps for other reasons, under Yun Yun's 'loving' guidance, Nalan Yanran lived a devilish life of cultivation, 'rising earlier than a chicken and sleeping later than a dog,' every day, until Xiao Se ascended the Cloud Mist Sect, at which point she relaxed slightly.
Heaven does not disappoint those who work hard. It was precisely because of this that while Nalan Yanran's cultivation improved rapidly, her practical combat ability also achieved a leap in improvement. After all, having a Dou Huang expert as a sparring partner every day is not a privilege everyone has; at least Xiao Yan did not.
With the tips of her feet lightly touching the ground, Nalan Yanran turned into a lingering shadow and engaged in a head-on battle with the charging Xiao Yan.
Xiao Yan was most skilled at close-quarters combat. Therefore, at this moment, every part of his body—hands, arms, elbows, legs, head, etc.—became a terrifying Sharp Weapon for killing. As he swung his legs, the terrifying power caused the surrounding air to resonate with continuous sonic booms. Every time his Qi force missed, it would leave a deep pit on the bluestone.
Although she had been engaged at close range, Nalan Yanran did not use the flying Dou Technique that Xiao Se had gifted her. Relying on the peculiar speed and agility of the wind attribute, she repeatedly and easily dodged Xiao Yan's attacks.
"Too slow, too slow. In these three years, have you only been fighting brainless Demonic Beasts, or relying on the power of your Dou Technique to bully some petty thieves?" Nalan Yanran said, talking trash while dodging. During this time, her long sword swung, Sword Qi formidable, sword light flickering. While leaving countless cut marks on the ground, she also left tiny wounds on Xiao Yan's body.
A certain Xiao person, whom Nalan Yanran admired most in her heart, once said that when two sides are fighting, sometimes talking trash can also affect the opponent, which can enrage the other party and make them lose their composure.
Of course, if the opponent's strength is far superior to yours, then that trash talk will become your death warrant.
Because in the face of absolute strength, everything is fleeting.
Obviously, Xiao Yan did not belong to the latter.
"Shut up!" Xiao Yan roared at the sky, his three-star Great Dou Master strength erupting without reservation. He raised the xuan heavy ruler and fiercely swung a ruler-beam towards Nalan Yanran. Grey-white Qi surged from his body, finally forming a complete Dou Qi Armor. On the armor, grey-white flames danced, wrapping around Xiao Yan's body.
"Dou Qi Armor? Interesting." Nalan Yanran backflipped, easily dodging Xiao Yan's attack. She performed a beautiful green sword flourish with the long sword in her hand. Pale green Qi emerged from the surface of her body, finally turning into a very form-fitting Dou Qi Armor, wrapping her graceful delicate body tightly, resembling a heroic female war god. She raised her precious sword and attacked Xiao Yan.
Xiao Yan did not retreat but advanced instead. The grey-white armored figure and the pale green armored figure intersected. Powerful Qi surged from their bodies at a gushing speed. Amidst the collision of Qi, intense energy explosions constantly rang out in the plaza.
On the plaza, as the battle between the two gradually entered a white-hot stage, powerful Qi surged from their bodies at a gushing speed. Amidst the collision of Qi, intense energy explosions constantly rang out in the plaza.
"Bang!"
As the sound of the energy explosion rang out, the flashing and intersecting figures in the arena touched and retreated once again. Xiao Yan retreated more than a dozen steps, while Nalan Yanran symbolically retreated three or four steps.
(End of Chapter)
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