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“Boy, your strength isn’t bad, but your sword techniques are only average.

“As a Sword Soul, it was a waste not to specialize in the Sword Dao.

“Now, let me teach you the correct way to use the Sword Soul.”

Lan Lang also had a Sword Soul.

He had cultivated for tens of thousands of years and was an Immortal King. It was hard to imagine what extent he had reached in developing the Sword Soul.

Qin Chuan knew that Lan Lang possessed the Sword Soul. Seeing him getting serious made him nervous but also excited.

He also knew that Wang Zhixing had not developed the Sword Soul as long as Lan Lang, but Wang Zhixing had a different understanding of the sword.

Qin Chuan believed that with his abilities and Wang Zhixing’s Sword Dao, he would be able to hold his own against Lan Lang.

“Brat, defend with all your might!” said Lan Lang, his longsword shining brightly.

In the next moment, he vanished into thin air.

Qin Chuan was stunned.

“Where is he?”

“Oh no!”

Suddenly, Qin Chuan’s hair stood on end.

This was the instinctive reaction of his body when danger was imminent.

He did not have time to think. As soon as Lan Lang disappeared, he quickly formed a multi-layered defensive barrier with his sword energy.

This defensive barrier was formed using high-speed flowing sword energy. If attacked by external forces, this energy would twist and grind away the attacks like rotating propellers.

Lan Lang appeared as soon as the defensive barrier was erected.

He swung his sword with his right hand, and the terrifying sword energy was like a ferocious beast from the primeval times, sweeping away everything in its path. In an instant, it had destroyed the defensive barrier that Qin Chuan had erected.

Qin Chuan was shocked.

It was too late for him to dodge. All he could do was raise his sword to defend himself.

Bang!

‘As soon as the sword came into contact with the Lan Lang’s longsword, Qin Chuan felt a huge, high-frequency vibration. The vibration caused his blood to chum and his scalp to tingle.

Qin Chuan was sent flying like a cannonball.

“My hands are so numb, it’s like I’ve lost my senses.” In this instant of contact, Qin Chuan felt as though his hand that was holding the sword had vanished.

“Not bad. You can still hold your sword, but will you be able to do it again?” Lan Lang smiled, and his figure disappeared again.

At this moment, Qin Chuan had yet to hit the ground and was still in the state of flying.

He immediately adjusted his body. Since his right hand was temporarily disconnected, he could only hold the sword with his left hand.

However, Lan Lang did not give him a chance to react. In an instant, he was right in front of Qin Chuan, still swinging his sword in a down-to-earth manner.

Qin Chuan gritted his teeth and channeled his energy into his left hand, colliding with Lan Lang’s sword once again.

Having learned his lesson, Qin Chuan wasn’t in as much of a mess as he had been in the previous clash. However, he wasn’t in much better shape either.

‘The longer Qin Chuan was at a standstill with Lan Lang, the stronger the vibration got.

In less than a second, he could already feel his arm aching.

Such high-frequency vibrations were simply a boon to patients with stones in their bodies. Those stones could be shattered in minutes.

However, Qin Chuan was feeling terrible.

“This won’t do. If this goes on, my bones are going to fall apart.”

Qin Chuan tried to counterattack, mobilizing his strength to deliver a powerful blow.

“It’s no use!” said Lan Lang, smiling. “As long as my sword sticks to you, there’s no way you can fight back.

“Unless you use the Law of Gravity, but that’s not allowed right now.”

Qin Chuan refused to believe him and continued to exert more force.

After landing, with the ground as support, his strength increased significantly.

At first, he managed to push back a little, but as the frequency of the vibration increased, his strength was immediately dispersed, making it difficult for him to exert any more strength.

“Damn it!” After a few attempts, Qin Chuan had no choice but to give up.

“Since I don’t have the physical strength, I shall use my Sword Dao!” said Qin Chuan, changing his train of thought. Swiftly, he channeled the power of the universe, condensing overwhelming sword energy to rain down on Lan Lang.

Lan Lang gave hima sidelong glance, then similarly did the same.

In an instant, the two sword energies collided.

Lan Lang said, “To be able to condense so much sword energy in the blink of an eye. I must say that I haven’t seen many Sword Souls and it seems like your development of it is excellent, but this is still not enough.”

Qin Chuan chuckled. “Thank you for the compliment, Elder. I still have a trump card up my sleeve.”

With that said,

“Sword Soul – Liberation!” roared Qin Chuan, exuding a powerful aura.

Sword energy surrounded him like a galaxy. It appeared behind him and instantly blotted out half the sky.

“Galaxy Sword Domain, open!”

Whoosh!

Qin Chuan’s aura intensified, and the ground beneath his feet transformed into sword energy. The sword energy filled the sky suddenly intensified, instantly overshadowing Lan Lang’s.

But this was not the end.

Lan Lang saw the longsword in his hand turn transparent.

Qin Chuan said, “Elder, in my sword domain, anything that I come into contact with will be transformed into sword energy for my use, including all living and non-living objects.”

Lan Lang laughed heartily. “Good! Good! Good!”

After saying “good” three times in a row, Lan Lang retreated.

Qin Chuan flew into the air, treading on the galaxy-like sword energy. Millions of streams of sword energy swirled around him.

His gaze was like that of an insufferably arrogant emperor that looked down on people of the world like ants.

At this moment, the Great Elder and the others who were spectating were all stunned by the power displayed by Qin Chuan.

“Sword domain!!!”

“I didn’t expect him to have developed the Sword Soul to this extent.”

“With such vigorous blood essence, he should be under a hundred years old!

“Tss! After cultivating for less than a hundred years, he not only mastered the Law of Gravity but also cultivated a sword domain.

“Such talent has unlimited potential!

“It looks like our sect has struck gold this time, Great Elder.

“If this kid cultivates well, he has a good chance of reaching the Emperor realm.

Stroking his beard, Great Elder Bai Kongchen beamed with joy.

The talent displayed by Qin Chuan had already earned his approval.

The results of the test no longer mattered.

Just with his sword domain alone, he was already practically invincible among those in the same realm in the third division.

In the entire Luo Ding Sect, there were probably less than ten people who could defeat Qin Chuan.

The Great Elder was extremely satisfied with Qin Chuan.

‘The same went for Lan Lang.

Initially, he thought forcing him to unsheathe his sword was already Qin Chuan’s limit.

He did not expect him to have cultivated a sword domain. This battle would be interesting.

Lan Lang raised the longsword in his hand. “It has been a long time since you were this excited, hasn’t it?”

The longsword began to glow faintly, producing a few sword hums as though it was responding.

“Got it,” said Lan Lang with a smile. Ripples appeared in the space around him as streaks of sword energy emerged.

Even though he didn’t have as much sword energy as Qin Chuan, every one of them had a double image—the visual effect of high-frequency vibration.

“Elder Lan had also unleashed his Sword Soul. He has forced him into such a corner, even if Xiaochuan loses, he should be proud,” said an elder.

“Watching this battle really proves the saying: the student surpasses the teacher.”

“After this challenge is over, we have to make sure Qin Xiaochuan stays with us. We can’t let the headquarters and the second division rob us of him again.”

Before the battle ended, the elders had already arranged everything for Qin Chuan.

This test no longer mattered to them.

They didn’t want to let a peerless freak like Qin Chuan off the hook.

Anew round of battle had begun..