Chapter 103: Chapter 103: Outburst

Yan Chengdu executed a Powerful Slash of Hua Mountain, cleaving straight at Chu Lingguang.

His Saber Technique was pure—wide, sweeping, and powerful. Using his Power Transfer Technique, he had forced Chu Lingguang into a steady retreat. This latest slash seemed to be the peak of his Sword Force; its chilling glint radiated a power that could shatter anything.

Chu Lingguang had been forced to the edge of the sand pit, with no room left to retreat.

In his desperation, he could only instinctively push his Borrowing Strength skill to its absolute limit. His long saber shot out as if bursting from a current of water, executing an inverted block at the waist to intercept Yan Chengdu’s slash.

CLANG!

A piercing ring of metal on metal echoed.

A surge of Power flooded into Chu Lingguang’s arms, and his feet involuntarily started to slide back. At the critical moment, his Heaven and Earth Skill activated. Its Power of Penetration channeled most of the force into the ground, sending a huge spray of sand flying up from behind his heels.

In the end, Chu Lingguang stood firm at the very edge.

Yan Chengdu’s opening Saber Technique was fast and ferocious. He had charged forward in a single, fluid assault. Chu Lingguang had never faced such an opponent and was thrown into disarray from the very start.

He hadn’t even had time to unleash his Borrowing Strength or Heaven and Earth Skill.

Now, after withstanding more than a dozen of Yan Chengdu’s slashes, Chu Lingguang had finally grown accustomed to the explosive force. He managed to hold his ground, relying on his Heaven and Earth Skill to endure the onslaught.

WHOOSH!

Yan Chengdu was in slight disbelief. For that last Powerful Slash of Hua Mountain, he had used the Overlapping Wave Power Method to surge all the Qi Power in his body, making the slash nearly twice as powerful as before.

He never expected Chu Lingguang to block it.

Still, in his eyes, Chu Lingguang was on his last legs. Despite his surprise, his saber never paused, and he continued to strike at Chu Lingguang’s vital points.

Chu Lingguang steadied himself. Now that he could use the Heaven and Earth Skill to divert Yan Chengdu’s Sword Force into the ground, his own Saber Technique naturally quickened. Faced with Yan Chengdu’s relentless pressure, his Iron Mountain Saber Technique finally formed a defensive barrier at the crucial moment.

Outside the training area, Lin Yuanfu, who stood with Teng Qingshan, found the scene before him incredibly familiar. A month ago, at the Guo Wei Martial Arts Hall, he had faced Chu Lingguang. His Staff Technique had clearly held the upper hand, but he had lost his composure after failing to break through Chu Lingguang’s final line of defense. In his haste, he’d made a mistake, allowing Chu Lingguang to turn the tables.

However, Yan Chengdu’s Saber Technique was like a torrential storm. Combined with his mastery of the Overlapping Wave Power Method, which allowed the might of his saber to continuously build, the pressure on Chu Lingguang was incomparable to what Lin Yuanfu had faced a month ago. Holding this final defensive line would not be so easy.

’This can’t go on!’

Chu Lingguang realized the problem as well.

’Yan Chengdu is no Lin Yuanfu.’

’I can’t stay on the defensive forever.’

’First, Guo Wei said the Yan Family possesses a profound and mysterious Breathing Method they acquired from the Imperial Family. Yan Chengdu can maintain his peak Qi Power for far longer than my Tidal Breathing Technique allows. It’s only because I’ve cultivated my technique to the Perfection realm that I can even contend with him.’

’Second, the Yan Family Saber Technique isn’t something my Twelve Iron Mountain Saber Techniques can withstand. Right now, Yan Chengdu is only using the Overlapping Wave Power Method to execute those wide, sweeping attacks.’

’The moment he uses the true Yan Family Saber Technique, my situation will become critical.’

With this in mind, after defending against several more slashes, Chu Lingguang found an opening through his Perfection-level Iron Mountain Saber Technique. He executed a Little Ghost Scout, attacking Yan Chengdu’s lower body.

Yan Chengdu wielded his saber with two hands, focusing on powerful overhead slashes, which left his lower body relatively exposed. Faced with Chu Lingguang’s attack, he couldn’t help but take two steps back.

Chu Lingguang pressed his advantage, using his Continuous Slash Saber Technique in an attempt to break through Yan Chengdu’s central guard.

CLANG!

Yan Chengdu blocked Chu Lingguang’s attack with a horizontal slash at the waist.

The two sabers clashed, and the two men were evenly matched.

Sand flew up from behind Chu Lingguang’s heels. If not for his Heaven and Earth Skill dissipating the force, the forward momentum of his own slash would have been completely broken by Yan Chengdu.

However, the power of the Continuous Slash Saber Technique was that each consecutive strike was stronger than the last.

Chu Lingguang swiftly brought down his second slash, giving Yan Chengdu no opportunity to counterattack.

By now, Chu Lingguang had completely mastered the trick to Borrowing Strength.

He wielded the long saber with perfect control, Lifting Light as if it were Heavy, and Lifting Heavy as Light.

The might of the second slash was noticeably stronger than the first.

CLANG!

The sand behind Chu Lingguang’s heels no longer sprayed up like waves.

Yan Chengdu’s brow furrowed.

He could clearly feel that Chu Lingguang had also mastered a Power Transfer Method.

WHOOSH!

Chu Lingguang brought down his third slash.

Its Sword Force was twice as strong as the first.

The sand at his heels merely trembled.

Yan Chengdu retreated a step, his arm slightly numb and sore. The frown on his face was now replaced by shock.

WHOOSH!

Chu Lingguang brought down his fourth slash.

Yan Chengdu felt enveloped by Chu Lingguang’s long saber, just as he had done to Chu Lingguang moments before. They were simple, sweeping attacks, yet they left him with no room to escape.

He used his Overlapping Waves Skill and once again collided with Chu Lingguang’s saber.

The sand behind Chu Lingguang’s heels finally lay still.

The power of this fourth slash was more than double that of the first.

Yan Chengdu was forced back three consecutive steps, each one leaving a deep imprint in the sand. The webbing of his hand ached faintly, and he felt a surge of power rush toward his chest.

Chu Lingguang’s Power Transfer Technique was simple and direct, yet its explosive power surpassed the Overlapping Waves Skill. Yan Chengdu realized it wasn’t that his family’s Overlapping Wave Power Method had lost to Chu Lingguang’s Borrowing Strength; rather, it seemed Chu Lingguang had trained the most fundamental Power Transfer Method to the point of ultimate perfection.

“HAAH!”

Chu Lingguang let out an explosive roar.

The veins on his arms bulged. As he raised the long saber, it felt as heavy as a mountain, as if dragged down by some supreme force. But the instant he brought it down, it became as light as a feather, seeming less like a blade and more like a beam of light.

All Yan Chengdu could see was a cold light rushing straight for his face.

It forced him to use the Yan Family’s Ultimate Killing Saber Technique, executing the Heaven-Swallowing Technique to block Chu Lingguang’s slash.

CLANG!

The clash of the two sabers was deafening.

Chu Lingguang’s feet were as immovable as a mountain. At that moment, he had finally succeeded in concentrating the power of the previous four slashes into the fifth. He felt his body’s Qi Power completely drain away. After unleashing that slash, his arms felt weak and powerless, unable to muster another ounce of strength.

Meanwhile, Yan Chengdu was sent flying.

His feet slid across the sand, and only by bracing his long saber against the ground at the last second did he avoid crashing through the barrier of the training pit.

Even so, he was a wretched sight.

The webbing of his hands had split open, and blood streamed from his grip on the saber’s hilt. He felt a blockage in his chest, as if he had taken a punch from Chu Lingguang, and his face flushed red as he struggled to breathe.

Chu Lingguang’s final slash was just like that of a Martial Artist who had mastered the secrets of power—someone like Yan Zhen, who could easily shatter his Saber Technique.

For the first time, a thought surfaced in Yan Chengdu’s mind.

’Perhaps… Chu Lingguang is the true Noble Family Descendant.’

’Otherwise, how could he have defeated the Yan Family’s Ultimate Killing Saber Technique, the Heaven-Swallowing Technique?’

Chu Lingguang, however, remained standing still. Seeing Yan Chengdu manage to stop himself at the edge, he felt a pang of regret. ’It seems the fifth strike of the Continuous Slash Saber Technique has severe side effects.’

He felt as if all the strength in his body had been siphoned away. He could only circulate his Breathing Technique to rapidly replenish his Qi Power while cautiously watching Yan Chengdu. ’If Yan Chengdu can attack with even two consecutive slashes like he did at the start,’ he thought, ’I will surely lose.’

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