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Chapter 41
Chapter 41
After verifying that everything was correct, Jiang Chen tossed all the spirit stones to his lackeys.
“Divide them amongst yourselves.”
“What?”
Liu Wu and the other lackeys were completely dumbfounded!
These numbers of spirit stones is something they had never even seen before!
If taken to the market, they could exchange them for much better equipment!
“Don’t look like you haven’t seen the world. Following this Eldest Senior Brother, you’ll not only get soup but meat as well! Remember, the one thing I’ll never lack in this life is money!” Jiang Chen scolded.
Then why do you still want to take our money? Add more money?
Upon hearing this, everyone’s first reaction was to complain internally.
They knew that Jiang Chen was just messing with them, but they couldn’t refute it because it was a fact that the only son of the Jiang Family really wasn’t short of money!Glancing at Liu Wu and the others who were kowtowing in gratitude, many disciples began to consider whether they should also become Jiang Chen’s lackeys.
No need to take a beating, and there’s money to be had…
“Begin quickly,” Zhang Lingfeng urged.
Zhou Jian nodded, his fighting spirit surging once again as he shouted, “Jiang Chen, let’s fight!”
“Wait a moment.”
Jiang Chen refused again!
Like a deflated ball, Zhou Jian asked, “What’s the matter now? You’ve taken the money. You’re not going to back out, are you?”
“Joke! Would I go back on my word?”
Jiang Chen replied disdainfully, “I just had a life-and-death battle with Lin Mubai! My vital energy is depleted right now, so what’s wrong with resting for a while?”
A life-and-death battle? Who are you kidding?! Zhou Jian was speechless!
He had watched the entire fight from beginning to end, and there hadn’t been a single exchange of moves, right?
“What? Is Sword Peak trying to take advantage of someone moment of weakness?” Jiang Chen asked again.
“Recover quickly. You may take medicinal pills.” Zhang Lingfeng said, not wanting to waste words, and urged again.
With no choice, Zhou Jian had to suppress his fighting spirit and wait once more.
Under the watchful eyes of the crowd, Jiang Chen sat cross-legged.
He didn’t take any medicinal pills, and there wasn’t even a gathering of spiritual energy around him.
This made many people start to doubt whether he was just stalling for time.
As time passed, several moments later, Jiang Chen finally opened his eyes.
Standing up on the arena, the Flame Blood Dragon Sword appeared again in his hand with a thought.
This scene did not surprise the others.
In their view, although with Jiang Chen’s realm, he could at most wield a superior grade spirit sword for ten breaths, Jiang Chen had repeatedly stored the Flame Blood Dragon Sword inside his Purple Mansion during the fight with Lin Mubai.
Adding to the fact that he had just rested, holding the superior grade spirit sword for another ten breaths should not be a problem.
Just as Zhou Jian was looking at the Flame Blood Dragon Sword with envy, Jiang Chen suddenly shouted, “Zhou Jian, do you dare to fight me?!”
“Haha, I’ve been waiting for a long time!” Zhou Jian laughed heartily.
As his voice fell, he swung the spirit sword in his hand.
Vital energy converged in the sword, and as it slashed down, it instantly released several Sword Qi!
The Sword Qi tore through the air, heading straight for Jiang Chen’s face.
Jiang Chen didn’t dodge or avoid. He too slashed out several blood-colored Sword Qi to meet the attack!
“Boom—”
When the two Sword Qi collided in mid-air, they produced a dull sound and stirred up a spiritual energy hurricane that made it difficult for the audience below to keep their eyes open.
Both were merely testing the waters, and they seemed evenly matched.
This caused Li Fadu in the audience to suddenly narrow his eyes.
He had already heard from the disciples of the Hall of Enforcement that Jiang Chen had achieved Minor Achievement in the Way of the Sword, and his Sword Qi had manifested.
He had been skeptical at first, as achieving Minor Achievement in the Way of the Sword in a short time would definitely require an extremely powerful talent for the Way of the Sword.
……
“I admit it. Your eldest disciple’s talent in the Way of the Sword is indeed impressive,” Zhang Lingfeng said appreciatively.
“It’s just barely passable,” Xiao Hongyi waved her hand with an indifferent tone.
Despite her appearance of treating this as a minor scene, her heart was actually in turmoil!
Because she, as his master, only now realized Jiang Chen have talent in the Way of the Sword!
“Although Jiang Chen’s talent in the Way of the Sword is not bad, his cultivation level is ultimately too low compared to him,” Zhang Lingfeng added.
“The vital energy contained in Zhou Jian’s strike just now was only at the Human Origin level, and he possesses an Innate Sword Body. If he truly goes all out, one sword strike could defeat Jiang Chen.”
This time Xiao Hongyi didn’t respond.
Because her reason told her that Zhang Lingfeng was right.
The Innate Sword Body not only accelerates the training speed in the Way of the Sword but also greatly enhances the power of sword moves.
At least at this moment, she couldn’t see any possibility of victory for Jiang Chen.
‘What exactly is it that makes you so confident?’
Xiao Hongyi’s beautiful eyes stared intently at Jiang Chen on the stage while murmuring in her heart.
……
Seeing that his Sword Qi had been completely blocked, Zhou Jian was also shocked.
But this was only for an instant. On the contrary, Jiang Chen’s talent in the Way of the Sword ignited an even stronger fighting spirit in him!
“Huff—”
After slowly exhaling a breath, the spiritual light of the sword in his hand grew brighter, and an oppressive force unique to the Earthly Origin realm began to spread in the air.
The pressure was mountainous, seemingly weighing thousands of jin, making it difficult for the disciples with lower realms around to breathe.
“Buzz—”
The Flame Blood Dragon Sword in Jiang Chen’s hand suddenly trembled violently, and with the power of the sword alone, it dissipated the pressure into nothingness.
Suddenly, Zhou Jian made his move.
He dashed forward like an arrow, swinging his spiritual sword again, and a chanting sound followed from his mouth.
“Ocean Surge Sword Art, First Form: Ocean Breaks the Timber!”
As his voice fell, the Sword Qi became rampant, and a three-zhang Sword Qi condensed and formed.
The Sword Qi burst forth, carrying the surrounding spiritual power, and carved a trench on the stage, attacking Jiang Chen with an unstoppable force!
“It’s already over.”
Seeing this scene, Zhang Lingfeng smiled with satisfaction.
The Ocean Surge Sword Art that Zhou Jian used had a total of twelve moves and was a superior sword technique.
Although Zhou Jian had only learned the first three moves, and this was just the first one, with his cultivation and the enhancement of the Innate Sword Body, it was not something a Human Origin cultivator could withstand!
Even if Jiang Chen held a superior grade spiritual sword, it was still the same!
A superior grade spiritual sword is strong, but only a cultivator of the upper four realms can fully unleash its power!
Xiao Hongyi didn’t respond, just quietly watching.
Although she also felt this was the case, she couldn’t see any signs of panic on Jiang Chen’s face. Instead, he still appeared confident.
A three-zhang Sword Qi whistled through the air, arriving in front of Jiang Chen in an instant.
He didn’t dodge or avoid it. Instead, he stepped forward!
Jiang Chen raised his Flame Blood Dragon Sword to meet the incoming Sword Qi with a horizontal slash.
“Roar—”
The Flame Blood Dragon Sword’s blood light surged, and the sound of a dragon’s roar emerged once again.
During the battle with Lin Mubai, the dragon’s roar from the Flame Blood Dragon Sword was extremely faint, barely noticeable unless one listened carefully.
But now, the dragon’s roar echoed in all directions, shaking everyone’s soul!
The blood light of the Flame Blood Dragon Sword grew even brighter upon striking the incoming Sword Qi. As two flaming dragon phantoms emerged from the blood sword, a clear sound of shattering rang out with a mere swipe of their claws.
“Crack—”
Under everyone watchful eyes.
The sword technique unleashed by Zhou Jian, using all his cultivation, and the Sword Qi formed with the enhancement of his Innate Sword Body, was actually torn apart with a single claw!
It happened so swiftly that the crowd didn’t even have time to react!
Moments later…
“This… this is impossible!!”
Zhang Lingfeng, Li Fadu, and Zhou Jian on the scene all exclaimed in unison.
Xiao Hongyi was also shocked.
Because the strike Jiang Chen had just delivered, simple as it was, had unleashed the full power of a superior grade spirit sword!
This truly seemed impossible.
Because Jiang Chen was not an upper four realm cultivator, and someone with a Human Origin cultivation to fully wield an exceptional spirit sword was absolutely unheard of in both ancient and present times!
“You… are you an upper four realm cultivator? Yes, that must be it! You’ve concealed your cultivation level!”
Zhou Jian’s voice trembled, no longer possessing his previous confidence and composure.
“Are you stupid?”
After rolling his eyes, Jiang Chen said, “If I were an upper four realm cultivator, why would I bother sparring with you? Are you even worthy?”
“…”
Zhou Jian fell silent, finding no fault in that logic.
Upper four realm cultivators were the pinnacle of the Central Domain, the foundation of the Jiuyan Sect.
How could Jiang Chen possibly be one at his young age?
Furthermore. Not long ago, he had his Core Formation destroyed by Xiao Hongyi! The whole sect knew about it!
“Don’t panic, he must have a special physique.”
Zhang Lingfeng’s voice transmission appeared in Zhou Jian’s mind.
So that was it!
Zhou Jian suddenly understood.
If it were a special physique, that could explain everything.
But was it really so?
The next moment, he began to panic again.
After all, he and Jiang Chen hadn’t been cultivating for very different lengths of time, yet he had never heard of the latter having any special physique!
At this moment, Zhou Jian’s confidence completely collapsed!
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