CHAPTER 54: CHAPTER 54: WAS IT DELIBERATE OR AN ACCIDENT?

As soon as the whistle blew signaling the start of the match, Lii Wei was still fantasizing about how to humiliate Ye Qingzhou after incapacitating him, making him wish he had never competed today.

However, feeling the malice, Ye Qingzhou had no intention of resolving things after the match. He struck without hesitation.

Wind Force, Soaring Step!

Ye Qingzhou moved like the wind, as fast as lightning, almost instantly ambushing to Lii Wei’s front.

In panic, Lii Wei hurriedly raised his sword to block.

But how could Ye Qingzhou let him have his way?

Yin Skill, Illusion Sword!

Like a mirage, the light and shadow were misaligned. Lii Wei’s sword block met only emptiness, and Ye Qingzhou’s sword blade circumvented his frontal defense from a cunning angle, followed by the meeting of the Wind and Forest Inner Breaths.

Overlapping Waves, Fourfold Combined Attack!

Both Ye Qingzhou’s foundation and technique far surpassed Liang Jia, thus it was easy for him to unleash the Overlapping Waves’ Fourfold Combined Attack!

Clang~

The sword light slashed vertically, instantly severing Lii Wei’s right arm and right leg, and even aroused Sword Qi, shredding large pieces of flesh at the wound, so that even if a miraculous doctor was summoned, his limbs could not be reattached.

"Ah!!!"

Having one arm and one leg severed, Lii Wei lay on the stage, screaming miserably like a slaughtered pig, with blood streaming all over the place.

In the audience, the steward Lii Jian’en saw his master’s son being incapacitated and immediately flew into a rage, leaping forward with a claw reaching for Ye Qingzhou: "Showing such cruelty, you cannot be allowed to stay!"

Ye Qingzhou had already prepared, instantly employing the Mountain’s Inner Breath, adopting the Pan Guard’s stance, intending to strike down Lii Jian’en as well.

At this moment, a cold snort sounded from the viewing platform.

The sound was not loud, yet it overpowered the entire arena, resonating in everyone’s ears.

Soon, this person flicked a finger, and a sharp Sword Qi shot out, the power overwhelming and majestic, as if a towering mountain was pressing down.

Boom~

Lii Jian’en was struck as if by lightning, crashing heavily back to the audience seats, his entire body almost fall apart, struggling to get up, exclaiming in shock: "Finger Sword Qi! Liu Yiming, do you intend to be our Lian City Lii Clan’s enemy?"

"Shut up."

Pa~

Across hundreds of meters, Liu Yiming lifted a hand for a palm strike, knocking out all of Lii Jian’en’s yellowed teeth: "Do it again, and die."

"Damn, is this the young master of Mingjian Group, Liu Yiming?"

"Cloud Mountain Stinging Dragon truly lives up to its reputation; the Finger Sword Qi and Piercing Sky Palm Force are simply unbeatable!"

"Speaking of, wasn’t Ye Qingzhou too ruthless? It was just a match, was it necessary to sever limbs?"

"Haha, if you ask me, he did the right thing. Lii Wei, you might not know, but..."

In just half a minute, it was as if a major drama unfolded on stage, first with Ye Qingzhou directly incapacitating Lii Wei, then with Lii Jian’en, unable to hold back, trying to intervene illegally, only to be harshly suppressed by Liu Yiming.

The entire process was even more exciting than the Sword Fighting Competition itself!

After the match, Lii Jian’en brought referees and people from the Martial Arts Association, coming aggressively, obviously intending to leverage connections to trouble Ye Qingzhou.

The people from the Martial Arts Association looked at Ye Qingzhou with displeasure: "Why did you incapacitate Lii Wei? Was it intentional or accidental?"

Ye Qingzhou did not answer but looked at Lii Jian’en: "What do you think?"

"Ye Qingzhou! Your methods are vicious, and your attitude is vile. I will definitely file a complaint with the Martial Arts Association to bring you to justice. Just wait, our Lian City Lii Clan will not let this go, don’t think Liu Yiming will protect you forever!"

Faced with Lii Jian’en’s threats, Ye Qingzhou was rather disdainful: "Actually, you should be thanking Liu Yiming; if it weren’t for him, you would already be a corpse by now."

Upon finishing, Ye Qingzhou stood up and left, leaving Lii Jian’en furious.

Pointing at Ye Qingzhou’s retreating figure, he shouted at the referee and the investigator from the Martial Arts Association beside him: "Did you see? This person is arrogant and lawless. If he is allowed to grow, he will definitely become a scourge in the future."

"Alright, alright, our Martial Arts Association values evidence. I will report this matter, and as for how to handle it, that’s not something I can decide."

The investigator casually placated Lii Jian’en with a few words, and this matter would basically have no further follow-up.

What a joke, given Ye Qingzhou’s exhibited strength, plus his identity as a rightful Civilian Martial Artist, the Xiang Province Martial Arts Association would protect him rather than strictly punish him?

Does the Lian City Lii Clan have that kind of influence?

Laughter.

Moreover, no one died, right?

Sure, limbs can be reattached, and anyway, Lii Wei’s talent was nothing special. Instead of continuously wasting cultivation resources, being incapacitated might actually be a good thing.

On the other side, returning to the participant section, Ye Qingzhou soon found that the surrounding participants started to avoid him.

The truth was Ye Qingzhou behaved too violently on stage just now.

Currently, only Xu Yuebing, Leon, and Lu Yifan dared to approach Ye Qingzhou.

"What’s going on? Did he offend you?"

Xu Yuebing had witnessed Ye Qingzhou kill before, but from interacting with him, she knew Ye Qingzhou wasn’t a brutal person.

Ye Qingzhou didn’t hide anything and said calmly: "He tried to have someone cripple me, to disable one of my arms and one of my legs."

Seeking revenge for grievances was one of Ye Qingzhou’s life creeds, and he abided by the principle of equal retaliation.

Lu Yifan sighed: "Lii Wei’s bad reputation precedes him; I’ve heard of things he’s done, and indeed, some Civilian Martial Art geniuses have faced various accidents after fighting him."

"Damn, such a person is truly shameless. Can’t win on the stage, so resorts to underhanded tricks outside of it, such scum of the Martial Arts World."

Leon looked indignant: "Master Ye, you did right. If it were me, I would have twisted his head off to use as a night pot!"

Xu Yuebing felt grossed out hearing that: "Ugh, you’re disgusting."

In the upcoming round of sixteen, Lu Yifan lost the match, while Leon displayed the strong prowess of Martial Bone, using a move, Five Thunders Seal, to blast his opponent off the stage, successfully advancing.

Thus, the quarterfinals lineup was quickly established!

Zhu Jinfeng.

Liu Dingjian.

Ye Qingzhou.

Xu Yuebing.

Leon.

Songg Li.

Feng Wu.

Cen Chunhui.

After drawing lots, Xu Yuebing’s luck seemed to run out, facing Liu Dingjian; the gap in their strengths was too great for her to make up for with tactics and skills.

Leon had a bit of luck, facing the weakest in the quarterfinals, Songg Li, indicating he was likely to advance to the semifinals.

Ye Qingzhou was matched against Feng Wu from Jianning Second High School, last year’s fifth-place finisher.

Feng Wu’s strength was not prominent among the quarterfinalists, barely stronger than the weakest, Xu Yuebing and Songg Li. Facing Ye Qingzhou, the "brutal striker," his courage faltered even before the match, unable to exhibit much strength.

In disappointment, Ye Qingzhou knocked him off the stage with the hilt of his sword.

In the end, Xu Yuebing was stopped at the quarterfinals, ranking seventh after defeating Songg Li.

Ye Qingzhou and Leon both advanced to the semifinals, astonishing everyone on site and online, with countless people curious, what kind of blessed ground was Linjiang First High School?

This time, three entered the quarterfinals, occupying two spots in the semifinals?!

Even Ye Qingzhou and Leon, in the semifinals, were respectively set against Liu Dingjian and Zhu Jinfeng. What if they both won? They might directly meet in the finals!