qin tian lay at the edge of the battle platform, his eyes filled with shock as he looked at xu nian—yet what was stronger was the intense unwillingness.

    he never dreamed that xu nian would become so powerful.

    in the preparation area, both ji yun and zhao yan furrowed their brows.

    neither of them spoke, but their eyes were filled with hostility.

    "don''t rush, the real power of qin tian lies in his swordsmanship. maybe this xu nian is just good at hand-to-hand combat," ji yun spoke up.

    zhao yan nodded, agreeing that even if xu nian was strong, he couldn''t be that formidable.

    "i told you to draw your weapon or you won''t stand a chance. i held back with that kick just now; from here on, i won''t be holding back," xu nian said indifferently.

    qin tian was seething with anger. xu nian''s words were a blatant insult to him.

    "fine, since you want to witness my swordsmanship, i shall oblige." with a cold snort, qin tian''s hand materialized an extremely sharp xuan iron sword.

    as the sword was drawn, qin tian''s entire demeanor became extremely sharp in an instant.

    "draw your weapon as well," qin tian said to xu nian.

    "no rush, let''s see first whether you are worthy for me to draw my weapon," xu nian said with a smile.

    the qin tian of the past was someone he looked up to, but the qin tian of today was nothing in front of him.

    upon these words, the entire audience erupted in an uproar.

    to question if someone is worthy for him to draw his weapon? such arrogance, perhaps even ji yun wouldn''t dare to say such things.

    however, both chen xifeng and dugu jingcheng exchanged glances with a wry smile on their lips. read new chapters at empire

    twenty days ago, xu nian already had the strength to easily defeat qin tian, and now, twenty days later, how powerful xu nian had become was something they could not gauge.

    "arrogant!" anger surged within qin tian as he brandished his xuan iron sword and lunged at xu nian.

    the sword light was cold and sharp; his thrust was so fast that the spectators could only see a blur.

    indeed, speed was qin tian''s forte!no?v(el)b\\jnn

    even ji yun had to admit, his sword was truly fast!

    a hint of surprise flashed in xu nian''s eyes, and a sharp look came over him in an instant. with a tap of his foot, a gust of wind burst forth from beneath.

    at the same time, a blood-red scale armor formed over his hand.

    xu nian used his fingers as a sword and directly countered qin tian''s xuan iron sword.

    "clang, clang!"

    ...

    "it''s impossible, how could this be? even i haven''t grasped man and sword as one, how could he have?" qin tian mumbled to himself, his face a picture of disbelief.

    yet, the sword intent emanating from xu nian chilled him to the bone.

    "hmph, man and sword as one, so what? i don''t believe you can defeat my earth-level middle grade swordsmanship," qin tian huffed coldly as a powerful surge of spiritual energy burst from his body.

    "golden element slash, that''s qin tian''s signature combat skill. is he going to use that move?" the disciples from tianhen academy murmured in surprise upon hearing earth-level middle grade battle technique.

    the sword light shone brightly, a powerful gold attribute energy pulsated from qin tian''s long sword, its sharpness causing hearts to palpitate.

    "meet your end, golden element slash!" qin tian roared, his long sword slashing down instantly.

    "buzz!"

    a golden sword radiance unexpectedly shot out from the blade, forming a golden arc that fiercely came down upon xu nian.

    as soon as the golden arc appeared, the surrounding air seemed to be slashed apart, emitting a piercing howl. the horrific vibrations from the arc were terrifying.

    however, as the golden arc approached, the corners of xu nian''s mouth curled into a faint smile.

    "ling feng thirteen swords, seventh sword, wind trace!"

    at that thought, the sword radiance flashed by.

    the terrifying golden arc was sliced in two in a split second, immediately shattering in the air.

    "what?"

    the entire arena gasped, their eyes wide with horror. a full-powered strike from an earth-level middle grade battle technique was broken just like that?

    qin tian also showed a look of disbelief, unable to accept what he was seeing.

    "take another of my swords! ling feng thirteen swords, the thirteenth sword, wind shaking heaven!"

    xu nian shouted, his long sword slashing out in an instant.

    in a flash, a violent wind billowed forth, a terrifying azure sword radiance came slashing at qin tian carried by the raging wind.

    qin tian''s face changed dramatically, and he immediately swung his sword to block.

    "clang!"

    the moment qin tian''s long sword touched the azure sword radiance, it was knocked flying, and qin tian himself was sent hurtling back in a straight line, crashing into the wall of the spectator stands behind him.

    the entire wall was shattered, qin tian coughed up blood violently, and fell to the ground, severely injured.

    the whole arena was silent, the spectators stunned.