Overlord of the Wilderness

Chapter 569: Chapter 542: You Are Qualified to Fight Me

Qi Qingle’s gaze fell upon Shui Daimai as he slowly said, “Shui Daimai, I’ve heard much about you. Today, I, Qi Qingle, challenge you.”

An uproar swept through the crowd.

“Qi Qingle is actually challenging Shui Daimai!”

“Both of them are unfathomably powerful. I wonder who’s stronger?”

“Hehe, Qi Qingle is the strongest expert of the Green Cloud Sect’s Younger Generation. But Shui Daimai is a god-like figure among the Spirit Water Sect’s Younger Generation. In my opinion, Shui Daimai is the stronger one.”

…

Shui Daimai remained seated high up in her seat, not moving a muscle. She looked at Qi Qingle indifferently and said, “Qi Qingle, you are no match for me. You should just concede this fight.”

Qi Qingle’s expression turned ugly. He sneered, “Shui Daimai, you’ve got some nerve! Get down here. I want to see what gives you the right to be so arrogant in front of me!”

Shui Daimai’s expression remained placid. She sighed lightly and said, “Qi Qingle, you’re just asking for it.”

When Shui Daimai spoke the first word, she was still in her seat. By the time she finished the last, her body was already on the arena stage. Her ethereal, indistinct voice seemed to stretch into a line through the air, giving off a profound and mysterious feeling that was unforgettable once heard.

Zhaang Ye’s expression flickered. ‘What a peculiar voice!’ he thought. ‘Could it be that this Shui Daimai has also comprehended a Realm? And an extremely ethereal one at that—a Sound Realm?’

Zhaang Ye’s question was quickly answered. He heard Shui Daimai say, “Qi Qingle, I will only attack you with ten moves. If you can withstand all ten, I’ll consider it your victory.”

Qi Qingle laughed in extreme anger. Just as he was about to speak, his body suddenly trembled. The sound of Shui Daimai’s voice had condensed without scattering, coiling around him like an impossibly agile snake. The method of attack was so bizarre that Qi Qingle, caught off guard, was suddenly bound by the sound!

“Ah!”

Qi Qingle was immensely alarmed. He considered himself a knowledgeable and experienced man, but he had never imagined someone could transform intangible sound into a rope for an attack. Horrified, Qi Qingle let out an earth-shattering roar as an immense aura erupted from his body!

CRACK!

Under the force of Qi Qingle’s powerful aura, the rope made of sound instantly shattered. But by then, he had already lost the initiative, and Shui Daimai’s next attack was upon him!

“Second move!” Shui Daimai announced, standing motionless as she uttered the two words.

SWISH! SWISH! SWISH!

The sound of those two words flew toward Qi Qingle like three sharp arrows. Qi Qingle’s Body Technique was superb, a hundred times faster than sound, but the sound of Shui Daimai’s words was significantly faster still.

BOOM! BOOM! BOOM!

Three tremendous impacts rang out from Qi Qingle’s body. The sound of the words Shui Daimai had spoken was like three bolts of powerful Celestial Thunder. Even with his formidable Cultivation, he was blasted back, his body staggering!

WHOOSH!

Qi Qingle had no time for shock. He decisively activated his Body Technique, his form becoming a wisp of smoke invisible to the naked eye as he lunged toward Shui Daimai. As he moved, he abruptly drew a Long Sword. With a vibration of the blade, raindrops began to pour forth. He had unleashed his Rain Realm, preparing to slay Shui Daimai with a single strike!

But just as his Long Sword was about to strike, Shui Daimai began to speak again!

“Third move!”

WHOOSH!

This time, her voice once again formed three sharp arrows. But their trajectories were erratic and bizarre; one shot toward his legs, one toward his abdomen, and the last one aimed precisely at his eyes!

Qi Qingle was lunging toward Shui Daimai with all his might. Under these circumstances, the sound of her voice became even faster, more difficult to block, and even more terrifying.

Qi Qingle’s expression changed. He was flying at full speed; if he were hit by the sound, his eyes would explode, and his abdomen would be wounded. His eyes were important, but his abdomen, where his Dantian was located, was even more so. With no other choice, Qi Qingle had to abandon his attack and swing his Long Sword to block Shui Daimai’s assault.

“Fourth move!”

“Fifth move!”

Shui Daimai consecutively uttered four words.

The sound of these four words would at times transform into a soft rope, bizarrely and unpredictably coiling around Qi Qingle, and at other times form several sharp arrows shooting toward his weak points. Under this barrage, no matter what heaven-defying abilities Qi Qingle possessed, he had no way to unleash them. He could only grit his teeth and defend with his sword.

“Sixth move!”

“Seventh move!”

“Eighth move!”

Shui Daimai’s voice grew faster and faster as she unleashed three moves in quick succession. Each attack was faster and more bizarre than the last, their trajectories growing increasingly erratic. Facing such an assault, Qi Qingle grew agitated. He summoned layers of Protective Gang Qi, preparing to take her attack head-on and then counter.

But anxiety leads to error. Shui Daimai’s eighth move slammed viciously into the tip of Qi Qingle’s sword. The tyrannical force knocked his Long Sword slightly aside, and he immediately took a hit on his thigh. Although it didn’t draw blood, his entire thigh went slightly numb, and his movements were momentarily affected.

Zhaang Ye had been watching the battle intently. When he saw Qi Qingle’s thigh was hit, he couldn’t help but sigh internally. ‘Shui Daimai’s Sound Attacks are truly unrivaled in their ingenuity and terrifyingly powerful. But this kind of Sound Attack obviously consumes Innate True Qi. When she announced the eighth move, she already seemed a bit strained.’

‘If Qi Qingle had kept his composure, remained calm and patient, and just fought steadily, he might have had a sliver of a chance to win. But now, his mind is in chaos. He is destined to lose this fight.’

Sure enough, seeing Qi Qingle’s thigh take a hit, a faint smile appeared on Shui Daimai’s face as she said, “Ninth move!”

BOOM!

The two words she spoke didn’t transform into sharp arrows, but into a ball of light! The light was blindingly brilliant, as if the sun had suddenly appeared before Qi Qingle’s eyes. Under its influence, Qi Qingle was completely blinded, and even his Spiritual Sense was briefly thrown into disarray.

“Not good!”

Qi Qingle’s expression changed drastically. With his sight gone and his Spiritual Sense affected, he was now effectively a blind man. Even if danger was approaching, he wouldn’t know!

“Retreat!”

Qi Qingle was, after all, a formidable, battle-hardened expert. He reacted instantly, unleashing his Body Technique to its full extent to retreat into the distance! Blinded, his only sliver of a chance was to create distance, so he had no choice but to fall back!

As he retreated, Qi Qingle unleashed his Rain Realm with all his might. A magnificent curtain of rain, like a waterfall pouring from the heavens, suddenly materialized in front of him. This brilliant rain curtain was a defensive measure Qi Qingle formed by controlling water vapor; not even a full-power strike from an expert at the Peak of True Dao Fifth Layer could shatter it!

Qi Qingle’s reaction was fast enough, but Shui Daimai’s attack was even faster. He had barely retreated thirty feet when Shui Daimai’s voice rang out once more: “The Tenth Move!”

The three words Shui Daimai spoke actually transformed the ethereal sound into a visible attack. Everyone, both on and off the stage, could clearly see three large, faintly golden words fly from Shui Daimai’s mouth. Following a profound and indescribable trajectory, they curved around Qi Qingle’s water curtain and slammed into his body!

BOOM! BOOM! BOOM!

The three golden words exploded against Qi Qingle. His rapidly retreating body was blasted into the air and sent tumbling right off the arena stage!

“He lost!”

Qi Qingle stood dazedly on the ground, his expression incredibly ugly. Even now, he couldn’t believe that he had actually been defeated by Shui Daimai—defeated in just ten moves!

HISS!

Qi Qingle was in disbelief, and the young experts below the stage were just as horrified, unable to believe their own eyes. Shui Daimai had defeated Qi Qingle just by moving her lips. Such world-shocking power was simply beyond their imagination!

The entire arena fell silent for a moment before someone finally spoke up.

“Heavens, Qi Qingle lost! I’m not seeing things, am I?”

“You’re not! I saw the same thing. Heavens, how can Shui Daimai be so powerful? She defeated Qi Qingle in just ten moves!”

“Yeah, yeah! She just moved her mouth and blasted Qi Qingle off the stage. What kind of Cultivation Technique is that? It’s too terrifying!”

“What Shui Daimai has comprehended must be the Sound Realm. What she just used were sound-based attack techniques. Sound is formless and traceless, and when propelled by Innate True Qi, it’s faster than anything else. Shui Daimai used the impossible-to-defend-against speed of sound to defeat Qi Qingle in one fell swoop.”

“How frightening! With that kind of ability, if she wants someone dead in the future, all she has to do is move her mouth. This woman is an expert you must absolutely never provoke!”

Below the stage, the young experts were all discussing in utter amazement. In their eyes, Shui Daimai had become a monstrous existence. No one dared to look her straight in the eye, terrified of offending her.

On the stage, after defeating Qi Qingle, Shui Daimai did not immediately return to her seat. Her gaze swept across the entire arena as she said coolly, “Anyone else who wishes to challenge me may come up now.”

The arena was silent.

Shui Daimai had defeated Qi Qingle in ten moves. Faced with such terrifying combat prowess, no one could even muster the will to fight. In the face of such a terrifying expert, even a formidable figure like Ba Xiongfei dared not issue a challenge.

Suddenly, Shui Daimai’s gaze fell upon Zhaang Ye. She said slowly, “Zhaang Ye, I know you are still hiding your true strength. You are qualified to fight me. You may challenge me.”

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First update of the day!

-(To be continued.