Chapter 71 – A Battle to Surprise the City (VIII)

After a dozen or so breaths of time had passed since Yun Che had called for a formation, no one from any of the seven sects had answered the formation, and the embarrassment was incomparable. Yun Che’s gaze also gradually became mocking. At this time, a teenager from the Burning Sky Sect’s outer gate finally couldn’t hold back and was about to get up, but he was yanked back by the person beside him and said in a low voice, ”What are you doing? Your strength is half a catty with Feng Guangyi, are you going up to disgrace our Burning Sky Sect?”

“Damn it, this kid, too arrogant!” That teenager gritted his teeth in frustration, “If only Young Sect Master Zi Luan was here, he would have educated him so much that he wouldn’t even recognize his own mother.”

The Zi Luan in his mouth was the son of the Burning Sky Sect’s Outer Sect Master, the first genius of the younger generation, although he couldn’t be compared to Xiao Luocheng, at the age of sixteen years old, he had already stepped into the seventh level of the Xuan Realm, and was only one step away from the eighth level of the Xuan Realm. In the young generation of New Moon City, he was second only to Xiao Luocheng.

At this time, in the Iron Gun Sect, a young man with a resolute face slowly walked out. His age appeared to be similar to Yun Che’s, but he did not give off a childish feeling at all, instead, he had a steadiness that did not match his age. He stood in front of Yun Che, nodded slightly to him, and calmly said, ”Iron Gun Sect’s Tie Hengjun, seventeen years old this year. I was not qualified to challenge you. But just now, when I saw that you had broken a series of strong opponents, and that there was a point of kingly demeanor hidden in your arrogance, I admired you in my heart, and so I wanted to spar with you……. I am only sparring due to my admiration for you, and I definitely don’t have any other intentions. If you feel that I am too old to be qualified to fight with you on such an occasion, you can refuse and I will never pester you.”

“Wow! That’s the Young Sect Master of the Iron Gun Sect! Surprisingly, it’s him who came out this time!”

“I heard three months ago that he’s at the fourth level of the Xuan Entry Realm! His mastery of the lance has even been perfected! Defeating opponents one or two levels above him is no problem at all.”

The moment Iron Hengjun came out, aside from Yun Che, there was almost no one present, from disciples to elders, who did not recognize him. The young sect master of the Iron Gun Sect’s popularity, influence, and even status in Crescent Moon City was completely no weaker than the city lord of Crescent Moon City. And there was no doubt about his strength, although a seventeen year old at the fourth level of the Xuan Realm could only be considered upstream amongst the seven sects, and not the top of the line, the Iron Gun Sect’s greatest focus was not on Xuan Force Rank, but rather on the attainment of the gun! The Iron Gun Sect’s average Xuan Force Rank was at the bottom of the list among the seven sects, but its overall strength, however, was in the middle of the pack.

“Iron Hengjun actually came out, it’s certainly easy for him to defeat this Yun Che. It’s just that he’s already 17 years old after all, and it’s only natural for him to win, it’s not a relief at all.” A disciple of the Xuanxin Sect said.

“It’s true that it’s a bit of a bully, but if Tie Hengjun deliberately picks off an arm or leg or something, hey, it’s not bad at all. I really can’t stand watching that Yun Che’s arrogant face anymore.” Another person said with hatred.

The Crescent Moon Xuanfu’s people also thought that it might be possible that this Iron Hengjun was trying to use the excuse of “mere sparring” to hurt Yun Che, so that Yun Che would not be able to continue calling for battle. After all, with his Iron Gun Sect Young Master and his strength at the fourth level of the Xuan Realm, he was completely capable of doing so. At that moment, there were a few seventeen year old disciples of the New Moon Xuanfu who clenched their hands and were eager to try, wanting to go up and block Tie Hengjun down on the grounds of his age, but thinking of Tie Hengjun’s identity and strength, none of these seventeen year old disciples ultimately dared to go up.

From Tie Hengjun’s face and eyes, what Yun Che saw was desire and sincerity without any other impurities. His heart was also slightly stunned, it seemed that the disciples of these seven sects weren’t all arrogant goods, this Tie Hengjun was young yet he was rigid and stable, and even more so, he had a rare sense of righteousness, and his arrogance was also there, but it was the arrogance that a male child should have, rather than arrogance.

Yun Che’s performance just now made him admire in his heart, and at the same time, he was also itching to sincerely want to spar with Yun Che.

At that moment, Yun Che smiled faintly and said, ”Brother Tie’s words are not true, for you to take the initiative to challenge me, a nobody, in spite of other people’s eyes with your identity as the young master of the Iron Gun Sect is already too much to look up to me. I am also honored to have Brother Iron as my opponent. Then, this will begin.”

After saying that, Yun Che had already retreated half a step back, and his right arm was raised horizontally.

Tie Hengjun was stunned, completely not expecting that Yun Che, who had clearly been arrogant to the point of boundlessness before, would treat him with this kind of stance, his heart immediately warmed up, and a small smile appeared on his face, “Since that’s the case, I’ll have a good sparring session with Brother Yun! Brother Yun, you have already fought three consecutive matches just now, and your Xuan Power is bound to be depleted, and although it doesn’t matter if we win or lose in a sparring session, it’s just too unfair to you to start right now, so why don’t you ……”

“No need.” Yun Che shook his head and smiled, “Thank you for Brother Tie’s kind words, but Brother Tie don’t worry, although I fought three matches in a row just now, all three matches were divided into victories and defeats in the blink of an eye, and my Xuan Power has not been depleted much at all, so there is no need to rest. When I fight against Brother Tie, I naturally need to be at full strength.”

Tie Hengjun no longer insisted and nodded, reaching out and touching on his spatial ring, a silver-colored spear comparable to his length appeared in his hand, pointing diagonally at the ground, “This spear is called ‘Piercing Cloud’, it is an ancestral True Xuan Weapon, and it is also a love spear that I treat as if it were my life, and it is never far from my body. I will use my Piercing Cloud to learn from Brother Yun. Brother Yun, show your blades.”

Yun Che shook his head slightly, “No need, I will fight Brother Tie empty-handed.”

Tie Hengjun froze for a moment, then nodded his head slightly, “Brother Yun is indeed arrogant, in that case ……”

“Brother Tie misunderstood.” Yun Che immediately said, “It is by no means that I don’t care to use my blades against Brother Tie, but rather, I have never practiced blades, and my weapons have always been two-handed, so if I am allowed to use my blades, I would instead be tied up and at a loss.”

Yun Che’s heart gender was such that if people honored him a foot, he honored them a foot, if people offended him an inch, he returned the favor with a stick, and if people offended him a foot, he directly screwed them over. Tie Hengjun’s heart was sincere and treated him with courtesy, so he naturally showed due courtesy and respect to Tie Hengjun as well.

Tie Hengjun looked deeply at Yun Che, then laughed out loud: ”Hahahaha! It turns out that Brother Yun is not at all the arrogant and haughty person that he has been displaying, great. It seems that this sparring session will definitely be very enjoyable. Then, Brother Yun should be careful, with my Cloud Piercing Gun, I have never lost to someone younger than me!”

“Brother Tie should also be careful!” Yun Che slowly reached out his hand, and the first realm of the Evil God Skill – Evil Spirit directly opened! Facing this Tie Hengjun, who was far superior to Feng Guangyi and Yan Ming, he had to keep himself in the “Evil Spirit” state, or else there was absolutely no possibility of victory. At the same time, this was also a form of respect for Tie Hengjun.

“In that case, receive the spear!!!”

Tie Hengjun let out a low growl, his entire body’s Xuan Force erupted, and his Cloud Penetrating Lance violently stabbed out towards Yun Che, his movements did not seem to be fast, but the tip of the lance was like a thunderbolt coming out of the clouds, instantly stabbing out in front of Yun Che with a tremendous might, and the air around him was furiously parted, bringing up ripples that passed by in a flash.

Yun Che’s pupils contracted slightly, and his body stormed back in the side direction, narrowly dodging it, and he was just about to make a counterattack, when suddenly a dangerous blast of wind came from his left side ……

Generally speaking, the greater the power of a stabbing spear, the slower the speed of its retraction, and the greater the breakage, but Tie Hengjun’s furiously stabbing Cloud Penetrating Lance suddenly swept horizontally in the instant after it pierced through the air, greatly exceeding Yun Che’s expectations. He retracted his hand like lightning, his wrists folded over his waist, and he resisted it hard.

Bang!

The moment his wrists blocked the body of the gun, a ferocious and abnormal concussive force came from the body of the gun, causing his body to take three consecutive steps backwards, and his protective Xuan Qi nearly collapsed.

“Good spear momentum! Good spear technique!” Yun Che could not help but let out a sigh of admiration. Tie Hengjun was still young, but his mastery of the gun was definitely at the level of a master.

“Jiao Long Breaks the Clouds!”

Tie Hengjun’s Cloud Piercing Gun once again swept out horizontally, dancing out a large area of gun shadows, forcing Yun Che far away. The gun was the hegemony of all armies, and the power of the hegemony was by no means comparable to other blades, but it was also the most difficult to master, and once one became familiar with it, wherever the gun shadows went, the enemy could not even get close, not to mention counterattacking.

“Scalp Dragon!”

“Flying Fire Shooting Star!”

“Canghai Roar!”

Every shot from Tie Hengjun was accompanied by a loud roar, and for a time, everyone’s eyes were filled with the shadows of his guns, and the powerful might of his guns forced Yun Che back step by step.

“Sweeping the Thousand Armies!”

Tie Hengjun leaped five feet, his cloud piercing spear swept diagonally into the air towards Yun Che, and five feet away, a powerful aura had impacted Yun Che who could barely open his eyes. Under a dozen of Tie Hengshan’s shots, he had already forced Yun Che to the edge of the grand hall, this time, Yun Che was already unable to avoid it at all, he tilted his head up and suddenly let out a low roar, and forcefully slammed his arm against Tie Hengjun’s Cloud Piercing Gun.

“Ah!” A large portion of the Crescent Moon Xuan Mansion’s disciples cried out in shock.

Yun Che’s Xuan Power could thwart an opponent at the third level of the Xuan Entry Realm, but, what Tie Hengjun’s spear contained was by no means mere Xuan Power, and amongst it, there was even more overbearing and incomparable might of the spear! It was impossible to use one’s arm to block it when the gun’s power was released to its highest point.

Tie Hengjun’s gun and Yun Che’s arm touched, but did not make much of a collision sound, as Yun Che’s arm suddenly shifted diagonally almost at the moment of their collision, using the unexhausted momentum of the Cloud Penetrating Gun to change the trajectory of its sweep, while at the same time unloading the gun’s force completely in the same direction, and then quickly attacked upwards, aiming straight for Tie Hengjun’s chest.

Tie Hengjun quickly withdrew his gun, but in his haste, he was unable to gather his gun momentum, and was easily shaken away by Yun Che, but he did not panic, and with a low shout, the Cloud Penetrating Gun once again swept up a brilliant silver gun shadow, and the gun momentum was no longer violent and overbearing, but rather, it was like a spiritual silver snake lifting up at an angle that did not fit with the common sense of reason, and the tip of the gun went straight for Yun Che’s throat.

Yun Che’s breathing stagnated, and a Star God Shattering Shadow exploded backwards, while at the same time, a heavy blow smashed on top of the gun barrel, forcing the Iron Hengjun away by a few steps.

Separated by a certain distance, Tie Hengjun and Yun Che did not immediately exchange blows again, and the entire hall, once again, was silent.

Although it was only a short exchange of a dozen or so shots, Tie Hengjun’s gun momentum that was like a storm and a snake, as well as his amazing mastery of the gun, all of them made the people greatly praise him, and such a attainment of the gun even appeared on a seventeen year old boy. Those disciples who were of the same age and level as Tie Heng Jun were all shocked in their hearts, and had to admit in their hearts that although they were of the same level as Tie Heng Jun, they were absolutely impossible to be his opponent.

Even Tie Hengjun’s father, Tie Zhancang, was constantly nodding his head silently, his face showing a satisfied smile.

And the most shocking thing was that in the face of such a gun power and gun technique, coupled with the Xuan Power that was three levels better, after a dozen or so encounters, Yun Che was actually unharmed! And he was vaguely evenly matched with Iron Hengjun! This caused everyone to be shocked beyond their control, and some people even opened their mouths wide, unable to close them for a long time.

“It seems like finding Brother Yun to spar with was a more than correct choice.” Tie Hengjun flung the cloud-piercing wall, his rigid face radiating excitement.

“Same to each other.” Yun Che also smiled faintly while his voice, too, slightly took on a warning, “Then, Brother Tie, next, you have to be careful!”

Tie Hengjun’s spear technique was almost flawless, making it difficult to find a break. Since this was the case, the best way to defeat him in the shortest amount of time was to use overwhelming strength to forcefully shatter his spear power.

Yun Che’s eyes narrowed slightly, and under the “Evil Spirit” state, the berserk Xuan energy in his Xuan veins surged into his arms without reservation.