515: Chapter 160: Crushing Ji Wu!

515: Chapter 160: Crushing Ji Wu!

Even though he knew that the injury wouldn’t be too difficult to heal, seeing Hou Chen in such a state left Zhou Yan feeling guilty inside.

If only he had seen through the Saint’s tricks earlier, or had acted against Ji Wu sooner, then his disciple would not have ended up like this.

Although it pained his heart, Zhou Yan also knew that this battle was immensely beneficial for his disciple.

It was like a life-and-death tempering that was etched into his bones and psyche, crucial to his growth.

So, despite feeling uncomfortable, he accepted this reality.

He wiped the blood from Hou Chen’s face.

Ji Wu took this opportunity to erupt with endless killing intent.

Holding the Eight Desolate Inquiry Sword, he aimed to kill both Zhou Yan and Hou Chen.

“Scram!”

Zhou Yan snorted coldly and threw a punch.

A punch that was not just a punch, but swordsmanship.

Xingyi Dragon Swordsmanship!

The Xingyi Swordsmanship that contained the Sword Intent and Sword Dao of life and death!

With a punch, he unleashed the transformative Sword Intent, and the Gray Dragon, like an immortal king, displayed Break Nine combat power casually.

Ji Wu’s sword struck as if against a tough Holy Artifact, ‘ding’—it was directly repelled, sending Ji Wu flying out, heavily impacted as he staggered back countless steps, then proceeded to cough up several mouthfuls of blood.

The disparity in strength was so obvious.

With a casual strike from Zhou Yan, Ji Wu was like trash, unable to withstand a single blow.

Ji Wu’s face turned red with the urge to go mad.

“Pu pu pu—”

He unlocked three Xuan Restrictions in a row.

Originally having eight remaining, he unlocked half of them almost instantly!

Not only that, but his body once again donned the Purple Gold Battle Armor, which began to emit the aura and energy of a Holy Artifact!

“Comparing the number of Holy Artifacts with me?

Then I will render your Holy Artifacts useless!”

A mocking smile appeared on Zhou Yan’s face.

However, he didn’t take immediate action, nor did he reveal the multitude of Holy Artifacts from the Yuan Ci Secret Realm.

First, he comforted Hou Chen, then his figure moved to the edge of the Battle Platform before declaring directly, “Wan Jian Tian.”

“Saint Master, your subordinate is here.”

Wan Jian Tian stepped out of the Void and appeared outside the Battle Platform.

“Xiong Ba.”

“Saint Master, your subordinate is here.”

Xiong Ba, like tearing through the Void, suddenly descended and similarly appeared beside Zhou Yan.

“Frost Snow Saint Sword.”

“Saint Master.”

The Saint Sword flew out, like a streak of flowing light, appearing in Zhou Yan’s hand.

“Jiu Que.”

“Your subordinate has arrived.”

The shadow of an eight-carried sedan chair appeared and shattered.

Jiu Que, like an Evil Ghost, unpredictably appeared beside Wan Jian Tian.

“Bai Ying.”

“Saint Master, your subordinate has arrived.”

White Fox Bai Ying, dressed in white like a descending Fairy, also suddenly appeared there.

“Bai Ying, Jiu Que, Wan Jian Tian, and Xiong Ba, the four of you, keep a good watch over this world.

If any Saint dares to intervene in this battle, no matter who it is, strike to kill them.

With this time to recover, I believe you can manage to take down one or two Saints.”

Zhou Yan spoke.

His words stunned all the cultivators present.

Emperor Qi Sword Body Zhou Yan’s words had always been this arrogant, this awesome, this domineering!

Such brazen speech, such a proud demeanor, it was exactly the attitude he had when he slew the Evil King’s avatar.

This is Emperor Qi Sword Body Zhou Yan!

Hou Chen was arrogant, domineering, invincible!

But his master was even more so in all these regards!

“Indeed, ‘like master, like disciple.’ It’s no wonder the disciples taught by Zhou Yan are so outstanding!”

“He can actually command Saints, and even be called ‘Saint Master’!

It seems that Emperor Qi Sword Body has a great backing behind him!”

“Emperor Qi Sword Body Zhou Yan, Thunderflame Sword Body Zhou Yan, he truly is formidable.

Knowing that the Evil King wanted to kill him, knowing that everyone didn’t want him to be with the Holy Daughter, he managed to infiltrate under the identity of Thunderflame Sword Body, and due to avoiding trouble and his own pride, he even kept his name unchanged, blatantly using ‘Zhou Yan’ to partake in the contest for the Holy Daughter’s hand!”

“A fierce life, indeed, requires no explanation!”

…

Endless discussions exploded across the entire Battle Platform.

Amid the rising and falling voices of commentary, the majority of public opinion also started to favor Zhou Yan.

Ji Wu was arrogant, and even more so because he had a major backing.

But that Kong Ji and Wuxu Saint shamelessly expected many talented cultivators to be pleased.

Zhou Yan’s words now were to let powerhouses like Wan Jian Tian “slaughter the Saint,” which was simply domineering and direct face-slapping.

Because of this, many geniuses developed a good impression of Zhou Yan right away.

Not only that, but the Evil King had always been a great enemy of the Cultivators, and Emperor Qi Sword Body Zhou Yan had once slain an avatar of the Evil King, which was considered a great contribution to the Cultivators.

How could such a favor not be remembered by them?

As for the past events where Zhou Yan had disrupted the Heavenly Destiny plan and brought forth the Foreign Race, the geniuses here were no fools; they clearly understood it to be someone intentionally misleading public opinion.

Even if it were true, a person unwilling to be a manipulated pawn, struggling and resisting, was precisely the quality a genius must possess.

If that was also wrong, then what could ever be considered right?

To the geniuses, their considerations and starting points were never the same as ordinary Cultivators; hence Zhou Yan’s domineering approach immediately caused a sensation among the genius Cultivators.

Under the Battle Platform, the discussions were not only diverse, but a vast majority of Cultivators spontaneously stood up, clapping their hands because of Zhou Yan’s authoritative words.

The applause, like thunder, was enduring.

Many were looking at Zhou Yan with eyes filled with envy, admiration, anticipation, and awe.

Because many had fought against Ji Wu, they knew just how powerful and defy-of-heaven Ji Wu was.

Now that Zhou Yan effortlessly suppressed an unsealed Ji Wu, this only stirred greater excitement and anticipation in these geniuses.

It was indeed spectacular when Ji Wu defeated others, but Ji Wu had always been first and arrogant, and many Cultivators had been mistreated by him.

Now someone could mistreat Ji Wu, which naturally was a very exciting and anticipated event.

…

“Chen Chen, hold onto this sword for now.

With it, no one will be able to bully you.

Carefully observe Master’s Sword Dao, see how Master torments this self-proclaimed number one genius of the world, Ji Wu Xuanzhe, and learn when certain Cultivation Techniques and Sword Dao should be executed for greater effectiveness.”

“Mm, Disciple is watching!”

Hou Chen vigorously nodded, his youthful temperament returning.

He was joyous and excited—joyous and excited because he had seen his Master, and his Master was even stronger than before, still someone on whom he could rely.

…

Zhou Yan glanced at the Frost Snow Saint Sword in his hand.

He didn’t use the sword.

In fact, he now had plenty of trump cards and tactics at his disposal.

This time, he did not immediately take action to suppress Ji Wu.

He wanted to slowly dismantle Ji Wu’s dignity, to show his disciple when it was the right time to use the same move and when to change tactics.

He was using this battle as a practice session, to teach his disciple!

It was a demonstration!

On-the-spot teaching!

How full of self-confidence he must be to do this?

And was Zhou Yan not worried that such direct teaching to his disciple could be learned by other geniuses?

Or did he simply not care whether other genius Cultivators learned it or not?

Regardless of the outcome, Zhou Yan’s words intensified the anticipation of the already very excited crowd of genius Cultivators.

Initially, they were looking forward to the battle, to being stimulated in their comprehension by the thrilling fight.

Now, Zhou Yan even showed an evident intention to teach, without hiding from the crowd.

How could that not be exhilarating?

As a result, even more fervent applause emerged, with all the Cultivators spontaneously standing up, clapping continuously, as if expressing a kind of silent support together.

The thunderous applause lasted a long time, echoing between heaven and earth.

Zhou Yan gestured for Hou Chen to leave the Battle Platform, instructing Jiu Que and a few others to watch over him.

Then, he turned around, his gaze indifferently looking at Ji Wu, with neither sadness nor joy in his eyes, his demeanor calm.

At this time, Ji Wu had unsealed four of his own restrictions.

Holy Level Purple Gold Battle Armor, and the Holy Level Eight Desolate Inquiry Sword, among other things, were all displayed.

Although he still held back some of his power, he was also incredibly strong at the moment.

His Realm had reached the peak of Sword Void Nine Transformations.

His Combat Power, after the unsealing, was infinitely close to Break Nine level.

Even his Combat Armor and long sword were of Holy Artifact Level, remarkably powerful.

He did not use any special techniques, just fully releasing his midday sun-like terrifying aura.

The endlessly clapping genius Cultivators, upon feeling this aura, couldn’t help but change color.

Such strength did not require explanation or clarification.

The sheer aura alone would make any genius realize the insurmountable gap between themselves and Ji Wu.

Sword Void Nine Transformations Peak, a physique comparable to Sword Tribulation Realm, as if tempered by thunder, with Combat Power almost reaching Break Nine.

This kind of strength was sufficient to sweep away all under Sword Tribulation.

Ji Wu was called the first person of the Southern Wilderness, not an exaggeration, but a true honor.

Even if many Cultivators didn’t like Ji Wu, they could not falsely claim Ji Wu was all talk and no substance.

At this moment, Zhou Yan, on the contrary, appeared unimposing, showing no outward capability.

But the casualness with which he had previously acted, the horror of his techniques, had been witnessed by many geniuses.

Exactly because of this, Zhou Yan’s unremarkable appearance, like a Return to the Truth, was even more unfathomable.

“Are you Emperor Qi Sword Body Zhou Yan?

I didn’t expect that you would survive by such unorthodox and heretical methods.”

Ji Wu’s voice was hoarse, his character seemingly twisting under pressure, his tone filled with a strong sense of hatred.

“Yes, I did survive.

When I was weak, there were no, and I dared not have, family or friends around, because they would be implicated because of me.

I, Zhou Yan, was like a disaster star; women following me, my relatives, none of them ended well.

Despite considering myself as having the greatest talent and being the most diligent and hardworking in cultivation, I have finally come to some realizations during my growth.”

Zhou Yan did not rush to make a move, but instead, began to speak.

Ji Wu did not immediately act either because he suddenly realized that Zhou Yan’s talking was also giving him a chance to catch his breath.

“Is that so?

Since you know the outcome, there’s no need to hop out and embarrass yourself.”

Ji Wu said with a cold laugh.