Chapter 215 Battle against Xiao Nan

As all thirty-two people drew their numbers, the order of the thirty-two battles, also appeared on top of the Xuan Stone.

The moment this order of battles came out, it immediately triggered a flurry of murmurs from the crowd.

The thirty-two positional battles were divided into two groups of sixteen people each. For each sparring match, one person would be eliminated, and the two final winners of the two groups would have a final showdown to determine the first and second place in this ranking battle.

However, the two groups, which were divided by the numbers drawn by all the participating disciples, clearly had a rather huge gap in their average strength!

At the end of the Cangfeng Qualifying Battle, it would all evolve into a qualifying battle between the four great sects, and this had been the case for hundreds of years, and this time would be no exception, thus to compare the strengths of the two groups, it was clear when comparing the number and quality of the disciples of the four great sects in the two groups.

In the second group, there were a total of seven disciples from the four great sects, namely: the young lord of the Heavenly Sword Villa, Ling Yun who would 100% win the first place in anyone’s eyes, Shui Wushuang, Dancing Snowheart, and Xia Qingyue from the Ice Cloud Immortal Palace, all of them were in this group, and the two outsiders and three of them, respectively, were Xiao Berserk Thunder, Xiao Zhen from the Xiao Clan, and Burning Embers from the Burning Sky Sect!

The core disciples of the four great sects in this ranking battle were all in the second group!

Ling Yun was needless to say, his Xuan power was as high as the third level of the Earth Xuan Realm, and he proudly looked over the entire field. Shui Wushuang, Dancing Snowheart, Burning Ashes, Xiao Berserk Lei, and Xiao Zhen were all at the ninth level of the Spirit Xuan Realm, and their Xuan power was second only to Ling Yun in this ranking battle, and all of them had the potential to achieve the second position. The lowest, Xia Qingyue, was also at the eighth level of the Spirit Xuan Realm.

On the contrary, in the first group, there were only five disciples belonging to the four great sects, and all of them were the second and third tier of each sect, namely Ling Feiyu and Ling Jie of the Heavenly Sword Villa, Xiao Nan of the Xiao Sect, and Burning Jiebi and Burning Yuan Ge of the Burning Sky Sect.

Among them, only Ling Feiyu was at the ninth level of the Spirit Xuan Realm, the others: Burning Jiebi was at the eighth level of the Spirit Xuan Realm, Ling Jie was too young and only at the sixth level of the Spirit Xuan Realm, Xiao Nan and Burning Yuan Ge were similarly young and had come here this time to focus on practicing, and were only at the sixth level of the Spirit Xuan Realm and the seventh level of the Spirit Xuan Realm respectively.

The gap between the two groups was surprisingly large!

“The difference in strength between these two groups is also too big, isn’t it? In previous qualifying battles, had the gap between the two groups ever been this big?”

“Never. But this is all based on the random number arrangement drawn by the participating disciples themselves, and there’s nothing that can be done about this situation. One can only say that those who were assigned to one group were too lucky. Those core disciples in the second group can crush the entirety of a group by casually taking out one of them.”

“Anyway, no matter what, the final winner will only be Ling Yun.”

“Great, there are very few top powerhouses in Senior Brother Yun’s group.” Seeing the match arrangement, Cang Yue said happily.

Qin Wuhuang also nodded with a smile, “It’s not very few, it’s basically none. It seems that the God of Luck has been favoring us. If the luck continues to be good, maybe Yun Che won’t stop at the thirty-two rounds and might be able to squeeze into the top sixteen! If that happens, it would truly be a miracle of miracles.”

“The first match is Brother-in-law’s, and Brother-in-law’s opponent …… ah, is Xiao Nan of the Xiao Sect! Wow, it’s Xiao Zong’s ah …… forehead, but this Xiao Nan’s Xuan Li is at the sixth level of the Spirit Xuan Realm, brother-in-law has already defeated many opponents at the sixth level of the Spirit Xuan Realm before, and this one, he must be able to win as well!” Xia Yuanba said with anticipation.

“No,” Qin WuXian was far less optimistic than him, “At the same level, the strength of the disciples of the four great sects is far from comparable to the disciples of other sects. Although this Xiao Nan is only at the sixth level of the Spirit Xuan Realm, it is not strange for him to defeat even a disciple of the eighth level of the Spirit Xuan Realm from another sect. This is also why, he was able to enter the top thirty-two with such xuan power …… Yun Che, don’t be careless. If things don’t work out, remember what I said before.”

“Yes.” Yun Che answered.

On the Sword Discussion Stage, the Xuan stones that had finished displaying the order of battle were put away by Ling Wulin, who said in a loud voice, “The order of battle for the thirty-two position battle has been determined, the first sparring match will begin right away, the two opposing sides: the Cangfeng Imperial Family’s Yun Che, and the Xiao Sect’s Xiao Nan, please get ready right away and come onto the stage within sixty breaths!”

Yun Che didn’t drag his feet, and immediately got up and walked towards the Sword Discussion Stage, and behind him, Cang Yue’s and Xia Yuanba’s cheering voices with nervousness rang out……. After all, what he was facing this time around, was the disciples of the four major sects!

“Nan’er, go on, this time’s opponent, you should be enough to win easily, but only ‘should’, not ‘absolutely’, remember what grandpa said, no matter who the opponent is, you must not take it lightly. ” Xiao Wu Ji admonished Xiao Nan.

“Yes, Grandfather.” Seeing that Yun Che was already on the stage, Xiao Nan also stood up, and with a slight lift of his Qi, his body leapt high into the air and traveled dozens of feet in the air before landing lightly on the Sword Argument Stage, standing opposite Yun Che.

“Yun Che …… this name, why do I always feel like I’ve heard it somewhere before.” Looking at the two people on the stage, Xiao Wu Ji frowned and whispered to himself.

“Xiao Nan’s first opponent is actually this dark horse who climbed all the way up by relying on heaven-defying luck… Hey, it’s really lucky… If he loses even this, then it’s simply a disgrace to the old family.” Next to him, Xiao Maniac Lei whispered.

On the stage, Xiao Nan had already taken out his own weapon, a cold shining turquoise sword, this sword was called the Wind Spirit Sword, a powerful Earth Xuan Artifact, he held the sword and arched his hand towards Yun Che, “Xiao Nan, disciple of the Xiao Sect’s Sword Sect, please enlighten me!”

Because of Xiao Maniac Yun’s relationship, Yun Che’s impression of the Xiao Sect was extremely poor, however, this Xiao Nan was clearly a completely different type from Xiao Maniac Yun, with a resolute and courteous face, and also faced with him as an “extremely weak” opponent with a gaze full of gravity, without any sense of disdain. Yun Che also nodded and took out his Overlord Giant Sword: “Cangfeng Xuanfu disciple Yun Che …… please enlighten …… Elder Ling, there’s no need to wait for sixty breaths, we can already begin.”

“Good!” Ling Wulin nodded, “The first matchup of the thirty-two position battle – begin!”

As soon as Ling Wuyi’s voice fell, the originally noisy Sword Argument Stage was suddenly quiet, and all gazes were focused on the Sword Argument Stage, but instead of staring at Xiao Nan from the Xiao Sect, they were looking at Yun Che. These were two people whose Xuan Force levels were extremely different, but this time, not a single person issued another taunt, scorn, or directly asserted that Yun Che was already bound to lose, because in Yun Che’s previous matches, every time people said something similar, Yun Che would return a result that would leave them dumbfounded and red in the face.

Now, even more people wanted to know if it was possible for this Yun Che, who had miraculously broken through to the top thirty-two with his True Xuan Realm’s Xuan Power, to create a miracle once again and defeat this Xiao Sect disciple as well.

Expecting to see dramatic results was, in some conceptual terms, also considered a potential instinct of human beings.

On the Sword Discussion Stage, after Ling Wushu’s words fell, a harsh storm was abruptly released from Xiao Nan’s body and the Wind Spirit Sword, and then wandered around his body recklessly, this storm was not strong, but it was harsh and incomparable, just like countless knives fluttering about in a chaotic manner, and even the spectators who were far away from the center of the Sword Discussion Stage were able to vaguely feel a chillingly sharp aura.

On the contrary, Yun Che, under such an astonishing aura, was looking at Xiao Nan without changing his color, and whether it was his body or his heavy sword, there was no movement at all, and even less signs that he was going to take the initiative to attack.

“Take it …… Wind Extreme Sword!!!”

The Wind Spirit Sword in Xiao Nan’s hand violently pointed forward, and all of a sudden, the storm around him mixed with dozens of sword shadows, and rolled towards Yun Che with a wind sound that was so harsh as to make one’s guts chilled, and wherever it reached, the hard and incomparable Sword Discussion Tabletop was torn and shattered in pieces.

The might of this sword drew gasps from all around the entire arena.

“Wow ah ah ah …… good, what a terrifying sword power!” Xia Yuanba let out a cry of shock, his eyes filled with horror, even he, an initiated Xuanist who was only at the Beginning Xuan Realm, could clearly feel the dreadfulness of this sword.

“One of the strengths of the four great sects is their extremely powerful Xuan Gong Xuan Techniques! With this sword, no disciple outside the four great sects can take it head on from an opponent of the same level!” Qin Wuhuang said gruffly.

“Quickly dodge!” Cang Yue whimpered nervously.

The storm and the roiling sword shadows came spreading out at the same time, yet Yun Che remained motionless, as if he had been scared silly. It wasn’t until the storm and sword shadows neared his body, blowing all of his hair and shirts up intensely, that he made a move……. One second, it was like a lofty and unmoving mountain, but the next second, it suddenly turned into a volcano that erupted with a roar.

The fifty-four Xuan Guan was fully opened, and the violent Xuan Force exploded in a flash, and the Overlord Giant Sword in his hand swept violently against the sword shadow storm, bringing up a huge vortex of power that heavily met Xiao Nan’s sword shadow storm.

Bang Bang Bang Bang Bang ……

The fierce collision sound was deafening, the heavy sword’s power of that swing was like releasing a hideous scaly dragon, with its strong and unrivaled body and claws and teeth ferociously impacting the storm sword shadow, in the sound of the collision, the storm sword shadow released by Xiao Nan was crushed under the power of the heavy sword’s swing in layers and layers, and completely faded away …… while the heavy sword’s The power of the heavy sword did not dissipate, but continued to move forward, bringing up a raging strong wind blowing across Xiao Nan’s body, causing him to almost be knocked backward by the impact under the momentary suffocation.

Sh…… what!

Xiao Nan’s hands and heart and soul trembled at the same time, and a thick unbelief appeared on his face.

Facing Yun Che, he didn’t take the enemy lightly, the sword just now, although it wasn’t his best move, it was also one of the strongest few sword moves, after this move was unleashed, he was sure that it was impossible for Yun Che to take it head on, the only option was to avoid it with all his might, while his hand was already gripping firmly on top of the hilt of the sword, with his eyesight locking on to his bearing, waiting for him to shift his position and then would chase after him in lightning speed, to take Yun Che by surprise, and to have a busy time, thus to get the upper hand, and to have a quick battle.

How could he not expect that what Yun Che chose to do instead of evading, was to meet …… head on and only lightly take a sword, and then completely take it!

“He actually …… took it next!”

“Is this Yun Che really in the True Xuan Realm? This sword of Xiao Nan’s, even for me, it’s impossible to receive it head-on!”

The surrounding watchers were nearly numb in their extreme shock, this Yun Che was simply like a monster, time and time again, presenting all kinds of impossibilities nakedly before their eyes. Especially the people of the Xiao Sect who were well aware of the power of that sword, all of their faces changed in a blur.

Yun Che stepped forward, his entire body’s Xuan Force surged, and his heavy sword swept horizontally, all of a sudden, a terrifying storm blew up above the Sword Discussion Stage, under this storm, Xiao Nan did not even say breathing, and even his eyes were barely able to open, and the sword that he had wanted to meet quickly retracted …… because all of his perceptions told him that this sword, had the might of destroying the mountain and cracking the earth, and if one were to meet it head on like that. If he just met it head on, he would be seriously injured or killed.

He did not have time to be shocked that a True Xuan Realm Xuanist could unleash such a horrifying attack, he gathered Xuan Force under his feet, his body instantly rose more than a dozen feet, avoiding Yun Che’s furious strike, and when he stopped at the highest point of the mid-air, the space around him suddenly swirled with a watery ripple, and behind him, the silhouette of a green-colored eagle was formed, spreading its wings, proudly flying without any boundaries.

Xiao Nan flew down, his entire figure also merged into the green giant eagle’s silhouette as he flew down, as if he had transformed into an eagle swooping down into the sky, his sword pointing in front of him, stabbing straight at Yun Che’s chest with an incomparably sharp aura, and wherever the tip of the sword reached, the air rippled out like water waves.

The sword stabbing from above was incomparably sharp, and when he was ten feet away, it caused Yun Che to have a terrifying feeling of his body being pierced through, but he, who was burdened with a heavy sword, would definitely not back down under a light sword. Without changing his color, he flung his arms and blasted out with an upward sword.

The might of the heavy sword was like a mountain of power, and in the direction that the heavy sword was pointing, a slight distortion of space appeared. Yun Che’s first sword, Xiao Nan avoided it at the first opportunity, and at this moment, he was in mid-air, so even if he wanted to avoid it, it was impossible. However, facing Yun Che’s furious strike, there was no tension in his eyes, only perseverance and a flash of cold light.

The giant eagle silhouette behind him suddenly spread its wings, and above the Wind Spirit Sword, green light flourished.

Giggling!

The storm of power brought up by Yun Che’s one was actually sliced apart by Xiao Nan’s sword in an ear-piercing and incomparable tearing sound, scattering to the two sides like flowing water that had been sliced open head-on.

The Wind Spirit Sword that sliced through the Xuan Force Storm also stabbed straight forward with an incomparably sharp aura, directly stabbing Yun Che’s left shoulder.

“Ah ！！！！” Cang Yue let out a cry of shock, her face turning pale all of a sudden.

“What? What kind of sword skill is this ……? It actually …… even sliced through the Xuan Force!” Qin Wuhuang was also startled.

“Slightly shocked, but sure enough, there is no danger, the victory has been decided.” Looking at the sword that stabbed at Yun Che’s body, Xiao Sect’s Xiao Berserkers smiled faintly.