Immortal Sword Master

Chapter 240: Chapter 237: This Year, Who Will Reach the Top and Overlook the Younger Generation of Qing Province?

Although Li Kuangba had been defeated by the Twin Sword Sons, he felt no sense of defeat. On the contrary, his fighting spirit only grew stronger.

Geniuses like them wouldn’t be crushed by a single defeat. Instead, any setback they faced would only make them more determined.

”Let’s test our physical might!”

Standing on the arena stage, Li Kuangba made the challenge.

He had already seen that Ning Jiang must have cultivated a terrifying physique.

And his War Elephant Sect was a Sect that specialized in Body Refining.

Upon seeing Ning Jiang, he felt the thrill of a hunter spotting its prey.

”Agreed.”

With the power of his Nine Tribulations Celestial Thunder Body, Ning Jiang feared no one.

”War Elephant King Fist.”

Li Kuangba took a step and was instantly in front of Ning Jiang, his fists swinging wide and striking fiercely.

The immense Power contained in his two fists was enough to shatter mountains and crack open the earth.

BOOM.

Ning Jiang threw a punch, meeting fist with fist. The tremendous sound was like two small metal mountains colliding—a deafening, piercing clang.

Li Kuangba was not surprised that Ning Jiang had blocked his punch.

CRACKLE, POP, SNAP.

He thrust his arms forward, his fists like cannonballs, raining down on Ning Jiang like a dense shower.

At the same time, his muscles and bones twanged, creating a sound like a thousand people drawing their bowstrings, earth-shattering and immense.

Faced with such a fierce and powerful assault, Ning Jiang did not retreat. He couldn’t retreat. This kind of attack was all about momentum and power; retreating would weaken his own presence and put him at a disadvantage.

He took a deep breath and let out a long roar. His arms struck out like lightning, his Fist Technique incredibly ferocious, covering all the space before him. No matter where Li Kuangba’s fists came from, he met them with a punch of his own.

Meeting strength with strength, and force with force.

BANG! BANG! BANG! BANG—

The area seemed to be suffering a chain of massive explosions, and the tremendous noise made the very ground shake.

”So intense.”

The many young people in the crowd watched with their blood boiling. This kind of flesh-on-flesh combat always had a way of stirring one’s blood.

”Tsk, tsk, those two freaks. I wouldn’t want to take a punch from either of them. They’d flatten me into a pancake.”

Their physical Power was too terrifying; a single punch or palm strike could obliterate a great mountain.

Soon, hundreds of punches had been exchanged.

”This Ning Jiang is terrifying. In a contest of physical might, he’s actually suppressing Li Kuangba’s ferocity.”

In the clash of over a hundred moves, Li Kuangba was suppressed by Ning Jiang, having been forced back a total of three steps.

The difference in their abilities was immediately clear!

Ning Jiang’s physique was actually superior!

”What kind of monster is this Ning Jiang? Kuangba was born with Divine Power and was incredibly strong. Since he was a child, the Sect has used countless precious Heavenly and Earthly Treasures to temper his body for Body Refining. With such great advantages, how is he still being suppressed by this Ning Jiang?”

The Elders of the War Elephant Sect found it unbelievable, thinking Ning Jiang was simply a monster.

”That kid must have had some kind of fortuitous encounter that allowed his physical body to undergo such a transformation, right?”

Some people guessed that Ning Jiang must have obtained something incredible.

”Li Kuangba is about to use his ultimate move.”

Just then, Li Kuangba, who had been suppressed, let out a furious roar. The War Elephant phantom above his head roared along with him before merging into his fist, adding an infinite, savage might.

”Eight Desolates Fierce Elephant Fist.”

This was the same earth-shattering punch that had previously forced out the Sixth Kill of the Twin Sword Sons.

As the punch flew forward, its terrifying might felt like a great wave surging forth. The violent gust of wind it created nearly stole Ning Jiang’s breath.

”Let me see the move you used to defeat Yuwen Chi!”

Li Kuangba was incomparably fierce. The power of this punch was even greater than before. It was clear that although he had lost his battle with the Twin Sword Sons, he had improved from it.

”As you wish.”

Ning Jiang clenched his fist, and streaks of lightning wrapped around it. Ninety-nine streaks in total converged, finally condensing into a Seal that was blindingly brilliant.

The Nine Tribulations Celestial Thunder Seal!

This was a Martial Technique he had mastered after his Nine Tribulations Celestial Thunder Body reached the Minor Achievement stage.

By using the Celestial Thunder Banner to temper his body, Ning Jiang’s physique had successfully reached the Minor Achievement stage. And once the Nine Tribulations Celestial Thunder Body, a Body Refining Technique, reached Minor Achievement, it was enough to look down on all others in the Spirit Realm.

”That’s the move!”

Below the stage, Yuwen Chi’s eyes narrowed, a lingering fear still gripping him. He had risked life and limb to painstakingly cultivate his Tri-Colored True Flame, only for it to be defeated by this very move from Ning Jiang.

BOOM.

Ning Jiang threw his punch. The lightning surged, and the purple Seal, the size of a human head, descended. It was as if an emperor held a Jade Seal, setting the foundations of a nation and dividing heaven and earth.

The Power of this attack was no longer something Li Kuangba could block.

PTUI.

The War Elephant phantom on Li Kuangba’s fist was shattered in an instant. He vomited a torrent of blood and was sent flying, heavily injured.

”This Ning Jiang... he really is a dark horse through and through.”

Looking at Ning Jiang on the stage, everyone gasped in constant amazement. At this point, how many people could possibly stop him?

”Fourth match: Ning Jiang wins.”

Ge Changming announced, then continued with the drawing for the next round.

The fifth match: Jian Xinghe versus Yuwen Chi.

”Furious Fire Lotus.”

Yuwen Chi unleashed his Furious Fire Lotus the moment the match began, showing how seriously he took Jian Xinghe.

”Yuwen Chi, bring out that Tri-Colored True Flame of yours. Otherwise, this fight will be over very quickly.”

Jian Xinghe shattered the Furious Fire Lotus with a single sword strike and spoke coolly.

”Fine.”

Yuwen Chi knew his opponent had the strength to back up his words, so he repeated his old trick and unleashed the Tri-Colored Fire Lotus once more.

”Explode!”

The Tri-Colored Fire Lotus exploded, engulfing the entire stage.

SHLIIICK.

A heaven-shaking Sword Aura shot up, tearing through everything before it slashed into Yuwen Chi’s body.

Jian Xinghe wins!

The sixth match was the Twin Sword Sons versus Liu Bingxue.

Liu Bingxue’s strength was not to be underestimated. Unleashing her Extreme Cold Qi, she managed to force the Twin Sword Sons to use their Fifth Kill, but even that wasn’t enough to defeat her.

However, when the Twin Sword Sons unleashed their Sixth Kill: All Stars, Liu Bingxue was still outmatched and was defeated.

After another hour of rest, the seventh match began.

Ning Jiang had already defeated Yuwen Chi and Li Kuangba. This time, his opponent was Liu Bingxue.

On the stage, snowflakes danced in the air. The bone-chilling cold made it feel as though one had entered an Ice and Snow World.

Unfortunately, no matter what moves Liu Bingxue used, the gap in their strength was clear. In the end, just like Li Kuangba, she was defeated by Ning Jiang’s Nine Tribulations Celestial Thunder Seal.

”That move’s power is just too tyrannical. Yuwen Chi, Li Kuangba, and Liu Bingxue all lost to it.”

”But now that his trump card has been revealed, everyone else will be on guard. If Ning Jiang doesn’t have any other killer moves, I’m afraid his later battles will be difficult.”

”He’s using it so frequently. He must have other tricks up his sleeve, right?”

”Let’s wait and see.”

After this match, Li Kuangba fought Jian Xinghe. As expected, he was defeated by Jian Xinghe’s sword.

Yuwen Chi fought the Twin Sword Sons, and just like Liu Bingxue, he also fell before the Sixth Kill.

”Now the top three can be confirmed: Ning Jiang, Jian Xinghe, and the Twin Sword Sons. All three are undefeated. Meanwhile, Li Kuangba, Yuwen Chi, and Liu Bingxue have lost all three of their matches. They can only place fourth, fifth, or sixth.”

”That’s right. Next up is the fight for fourth, fifth, and sixth place.”

”The three of you, take a break, recover from your injuries, and then begin the matches to determine fourth, fifth, and sixth place,” Ge Changming said to the three of them.

”Dammit.”

Of the three, the one who felt the most indignant was, naturally, Yuwen Chi.

Their matches began quickly. First up was the duel between Liu Bingxue and Yuwen Chi.

”One wields Ice Power, the other Flame Power. Their attributes directly counter each other. This fight is sure to be interesting,” the crowd murmured in anticipation.

On the stage, Yuwen Chi said coldly, ”Liu Bingxue, just surrender. Your Extreme Cold Qi is no match for my Tri-Colored True Flame.” He had already lost three matches and would not allow himself to lose again.

”Not necessarily.”

Liu Bingxue was a woman of few words, but a flash of displeasure crossed her beautiful eyes.

’This Yuwen Chi really is arrogant. They were young titans of the same Level, yet he was telling her to surrender in such a condescending tone?’

”Hmph. If you won’t do this the easy way, we’ll do it the hard way,” Yuwen Chi snorted coldly.

RUMBLE.

Soon, a fierce collision erupted on the stage. On one side, snow and ice danced, bone-chillingly cold. On the other, Flames rolled, searingly hot.

Ice and fire divided the stage into two completely different spaces, a spectacular sight to behold.

Seeing this scene, Ning Jiang was reminded of the Sun and Moon Divine Eye.

’What a pity. The time is not yet right, or I too could command the Ice and Fire Power.’

Ning Jiang sighed with regret. The Sun and Moon Divine Eye was a Great Divine Technique with extremely demanding cultivation requirements. It needed not only the two types of Heaven and Earth Divine Crystals, Taiyin and Taiyang, but also the right celestial timing.

This celestial timing was the day of a solar eclipse, when the sun and moon overlapped.

Heavenly timing, earthly advantage, and human harmony—not one of the three could be missing.

’Once the day of the solar eclipse arrives, I can cultivate this Pupil Technique,’ Ning Jiang thought to himself.

Once he cultivated the Sun and Moon Divine Eye, the Ice and Fire Power of Yuwen Chi and Liu Bingxue would be nothing more than child’s play.

That Pupil Technique would be enough for him to contend with the various King’s Bodies.

Finally, the battle on the stage came to a conclusion.

”No! I refuse to accept this!”

Yuwen Chi roared in fury, but no matter how enraged he was, he couldn’t change the outcome.

The Tri-Colored True Flame was no match for the Extreme Cold Qi.

”Hmph, the Fire Cloud Sect’s Tri-Colored True Flame is indeed formidable, but the Extreme Cold Qi contained within our Floating Snow Hall’s Floating Snow Pillar is nothing to be trifled with,” the Sect Leader of Floating Snow Hall sneered.

That Floating Snow Pillar created the miraculous sight of snowfall over hundreds of miles. The cold qi inside it was terrifying. For Yuwen Chi to actually tell Liu Bingxue to surrender was simply laughable.

After that was the battle between Liu Bingxue and Li Kuangba.

With his incomparably tyrannical physique, Li Kuangba was able to resist the Extreme Cold Qi to some extent. In the end, after a bitter struggle, he narrowly defeated Liu Bingxue.

”What a shame. Liu Bingxue couldn’t hold out in the end and let Li Kuangba get in close. Otherwise, Li Kuangba would have been the one to lose.”

The battle was incredibly thrilling. All in all, their strengths were about equal. If they fought again, Liu Bingxue might have been the winner.

The third match: Li Kuangba versus Yuwen Chi.

”Eight Desolates Fierce Elephant Fist!”

In the end, Li Kuangba used this ultimate punch to carve a path through the Tri-Colored True Flame and defeat Yuwen Chi.

”Tsk, tsk, Yuwen Chi is really having a bad run. A complete sweep of losses. I feel like his bad luck started the moment he ran into Ning Jiang,” people chattered among themselves.

”Hahaha, the Fire Cloud Sect totally deserved it.”

Over at the Yanyue Sect, the many Elders and disciples were overjoyed. Yuwen Chi was hanging his head in dejection, clearly having taken a heavy blow to his confidence.

With that, the rankings for fourth, fifth, and sixth place were decided.

Li Kuangba won all his matches and placed fourth. Liu Bingxue was fifth, and Yuwen Chi was sixth.

At this moment, the atmosphere in the entire arena heated up once again.

The battle for the top three spots was finally about to begin!

Who would ascend to the peak this year and look down upon all the younger generation of Qing Province?