Supreme Sword God

Chapter 521: Chapter 520: Conflict Intensifies!

The location of the Cyan Cloud Banquet is not in Celestial Cyan City, but in a temporarily constructed area outside the city.

Although it’s only a temporary construction, it is grand and magnificent.

A massive circular arena with a floor made of special materials, surrounded by tiered viewing areas, and in the eastern position, there’s a separate viewing platform.

Sitting on this viewing platform are all the big figures of Cangzhou!

For example, Shi Fengchun, the Hall Master of the True Martial Hall, is seated in the central position.

The patriarchs of the Tang Family, Wang Family, and Qi Family of Celestial Cyan City are also present.

The powerful figures of the Celestial Soldier Pavilion, as well as Grandmaster Mu Yi, also have seats on this platform!

Although the heads of the Celestial Demon Sect, Celestial Mountain Sect, and Sacred Fist Sect did not come, those who did are seniors of great strength and reputation.

The viewing area around them gradually fills up with people taking their seats.

Those with the qualifications to sit there are all people of certain status and position.

The former patriarch of the Qi Family, Qi Shengjing, is seated in the circular viewing area. Even now, he is the one in charge of the Qi Family, but he no longer has the qualification to sit on that platform.

Qi Yu and Qi Changfeng stand beside Qi Shengjing.

”Qi Changfeng, remember, challenge Ye Chen to a life-and-death battle!” Qi Yu said through gritted teeth.

Qi Changfeng didn’t even glance at Qi Yu but looked toward Qi Shengjing and said, ”Foster father, I will do my best.”

”Mm, go on,” Qi Shengjing waved his hand.

Qi Changfeng immediately headed to the preparation area.

Ye Chen also arrived at the Cyan Cloud Banquet venue with Su Yun, surprised, he asked, ”The banquet starts directly with fighting? Isn’t there any eating and drinking first?”

Su Yun: ”...”

At this point in time, who thinks about eating and drinking?

Are you participating in the Cyan Cloud Banquet without figuring out what it’s about?

Su Yun held her tongue and explained, ”In previous Cyan Cloud Banquets, there indeed were eating and drinking sessions, but the young people here are all eager to fight. They often start the battles before they’ve had their fill of food and drink.

So later on, those unnecessary sessions were cancelled, and we just start fighting. You should head to the preparation area first.”

Ye Chen nodded and turned to walk toward the preparation area.

Not wasting time with unnecessary talk, starting the fight directly, this suits him the best!

”Ye Chen!” Su Yun called out as she watched Ye Chen’s back.

”What is it?”

”Be careful, if things become untenable, step back for boundless skies beyond.” Su Yun advised.

Ye Chen knew that Su Yun was concerned about him. He nodded slightly and said nothing more, proceeding directly to the preparation area.

For him, the saying ”step back for boundless skies” did not apply.

Only by pressing forward could he find clear skies!

The preparation area was filled with familiar faces.

He had good relations with Tang Jue from the Tang Family, Xu Ziliu from the Celestial Mountain Sect, and Mu Baoming from the Mu Mansion.

His relations with others weren’t so favorable: the three siblings from the Lv Family whom he had defeated in the Cyan Cloud Arena in Celestial Cyan City, Liu Meng whom he had struck down in Frost City, as well as Guo Fenglin and Wang Ji from the Sacred Fist Sect, and of course, Qi Changfeng, the adopted son of the Qi Family!

One didn’t necessarily have to be on the Qingyun Ranking to be in this preparation area.

There were also many young people who hadn’t been on the Qingyun Ranking before preparing themselves here.

Tang Jue and others warmly stepped forward to greet Ye Chen.

Guo Fenglin, Qi Changfeng, and others glared at Ye Chen viciously!

”Brother Chen!”

Mu Qingqing’s cheerful voice sounded as she bounced to Ye Chen’s side.

As Mu Qingqing appeared, everyone’s attention was involuntarily drawn to her.

After all, Mu Qingqing is an extremely rare pure support Celestial Seal Spirit Master, and she is the only exception at this Cyan Cloud Banquet. She only needs to make it onto the Qingyun Ranking, even if it’s at the one-hundredth spot, to represent the younger generation of Cangzhou to go to the Heavenly Absolute Tomb!

Support Celestial Seal Spirit Masters are special, capable of significantly enhancing one’s combat abilities.

Therefore, as long as Mu Qingqing proves she can protect herself to a certain extent, no one would dare object to her going to the Heavenly Absolute Tomb!

After all, having such a Spirit Master with you at the Heavenly Absolute Tomb, where opportunities for fortune are contended, is obviously beneficial!

”Qingqing, how has your training been these past few days?” Ye Chen asked.

Mu Qingqing giggled and said, ”Brother Chen, I am sure I can go to the Heavenly Absolute Tomb with you.”

Ye Chen nodded and said, ”Then I look forward to your performance later.”

”Oh? Ye Chen, do you think you can go to the Heavenly Absolute Tomb too? Don’t forget, to represent Cangzhou in the Heavenly Absolute Tomb, you must make it to the top ten of the Qingyun Ranking. Oh, actually, if Mu Qingqing makes it onto the Qingyun Ranking, only the top nine can go to the Heavenly Absolute Tomb.” Guo Fenglin said sarcastically.

Ye Chen glanced at Guo Fenglin and snickered, saying, ”Who are you?”

Guo Fenglin was instantly furious: ”Ye Chen, stop playing dumb. You humiliated me in the street last time; today, I will settle that score with you!”

Ye Chen responded, ”Now that you remind me, I do remember cutting off your hands and feet last time and crushing your head.”

Guo Fenglin almost exploded on the spot!

”Brother Guo, calm down, there will be plenty of opportunities to deal with him.”

It was Qi Changfeng who spoke. He looked at Ye Chen and said, ”Ye Chen, that account we have from the Sword Pool at the Celestial Soldier Pavilion, I will settle it with you later!”

Ye Chen replied, ”A life-and-death battle?”

Qi Changfeng: ”...”

He hadn’t even suggested a life-and-death battle, yet Ye Chen brought it up...

”Fine, I’ll oblige you!” Qi Changfeng agreed immediately!

”Brother Ye...” Xu Ziliu called quietly.

Before Xu Ziliu could finish, Ye Chen interrupted, ”No worries, I’m curious how many adopted sons the Qi Family can have!”

The Qi Family had already become his outright opposition. There was no possibility of mending relations.

Furthermore, Ye Chen strongly suspected that the contract for his assassination from Blood Robe Tower was orchestrated by the Qi Family.

Of course, whether it was or not didn’t matter; whoever represented the Qi Family and jumped out against him today was finished.

Last time at the Sword Pool in the Celestial Soldier Pavilion, he was indeed unsure about dealing with Qi Changfeng, so he had to outsmart him from the start.

As for now...

It didn’t matter if a few more like Qi Changfeng came along!

Because Ye Chen casually agreed to a life-and-death battle with Qi Changfeng, the atmosphere in the preparation area became considerably tenser.

At that moment.

A man standing among the foremost group in the preparation area suddenly turned around, looking at Ye Chen, and said, ”Ye Chen, if you engage in a life-and-death battle with Qi Changfeng and survive, you can challenge me. If you can defeat me, you will have the qualification to go to the Heavenly Absolute Tomb.

Remember my name.

Sacred Fist Sect,-Qingyun Ranking fifth, Guo Tian!

My younger brother didn’t match your skills, losing to you, I have no complaints, but the fact that you called our Sacred Fist Sect’s Saint King Fist the Turtle Fist, this issue, must be addressed!”

In the same group of front runners, a strikingly bold woman turned her gaze towards Ye Chen, then glanced at Guo Tian from the Sacred Fist Sect and said, ”Guo Tian, if you want a match with someone from our True Martial Hall, let me be the one to oblige you!”

The identity was self-evident.

She was the sole person from the True Martial Hall in the top ten of the Qingyun Ranking, currently ranked second, Xie Xue!

”After I deal with Ye Chen, I will naturally duel with you.” Though Guo Tian showed a hint of fear, he maintained a facade of calmness.

Ye Chen glanced at Xie Xue, expressing his gratitude with a look.

Although it was their first meeting, he had heard her name numerous times.

Rumor had it she was a frantic fighter!

Ye Chen then turned to Guo Tian and said, ”Don’t worry, after I take down Qi Changfeng, I’ll challenge you; I’ll make you understand that your boxing technique indeed deserves to be called the Turtle Fist!”