Chapter 306 - Yu Yifeng's Persistence

Xiao Chen, who was watching the battle underneath, suddenly felt a chill running down his spine. At this moment, he noticed Xiaoyue had been hiding her strength so that he would not be able to know her true capabilities. He smirked and thought, “You’re, at most, at the level of the Nascent Soul Realm. I don’t believe you can jump to the level of the Nirvana Realm.”

The battles on the stage had become more and more intense. After another five minutes had passed by, a few people beneath begun to talk about it. The strength of the two was similar. The only thing that they could compete over would be the martial arts of their respective sects. But it was obvious that Yu Yifeng at this moment was at a disadvantage. Compared to the martial arts of the Thousand Feathers Sect, his martial arts were not as good.

Moreover, Xiaoyue’s Autumn Water Sword had never been out of its sheath. It was very clear who the winner of this fight was. Many people knew that Xiaoyue’s Autumn Water Sword once belonged to her founder and was an ancient Legendary Weapon. But in a thousand years, almost no one had seen the Autumn Water Sword out of its sheath.

Just as everyone was looking, suddenly 13 golden rays of Sword Qi rushed into the sky. Immediately, someone from beneath exclaimed, “It is the Art of Noble Jade! The Dance of the Arcing Rainbow!”

The 13 golden rays of Sword Qi were blinding and the clouds were instantly blown away. It was like the rays were going to take over the sky. Xiao Chen’s eyebrows were in a tangle. The Dance of the Arcing Rainbow that Brother Yifeng had just performed was more powerful than the last time in the Forest of Illusory Moon. However, Yu Yifeng’s face had turned pale. One could tell that he was struggling and was unable to bring out the full force of the move.

After the 13 sword radiances rushed into the sky, they went slashing at Xiaoyue one after another. The attacks were so powerful that the square was surrounded by violent winds. Everyone’s clothes were messed up. Many people were blinded by the dust caused by the winds. They thought to themselves about how mighty the sword was and that it could not be fought back by the usual Pre-Nascent Soul Realm cultivators. If the Autumn Water Sword of Xiaoyue continued to stay in its sheath, she would lose.

On the stage, Xiaoyue leaped back three feet. She swept out the Duster and said, “Traceless Autumn Water.” In an instant, countless sword shadows emerged in midair and resisted the attacks of the Arcing Rainbow Sword Qi.

The Floating Platform shook violently. The 13 Sword Qi were all offset, but it had consumed a lot of Xiaoyue’s True Energy. A dense layer of sweat could be seen on her face and it even wet her sideburns. Although with the hair sticking to her face, it showed some kind of beauty.

Everyone in the audience beneath could tell that she had struggled to resist that blow. They shouted, “Bring the Autumn Water Sword out of the sheath!” Many people here had never seen the Autumn Water Sword out of its sheath so they wanted to take a look at it.

However, Xiaoyue pretended to not hear them. How could the Autumn Water Sword come out of its sheath so easily? She thought to herself that since Yu Yifeng was struggling to perform the Dance of the Arcing Rainbow, he should be near the end of his strength. Thinking of this, she sent the Duster forward and thousands of millions of threads were transformed into sword shadows shrouding Yu Yifeng.

Unexpectedly, the 13 sword radiances rose again with a power that was even far beyond the 13 swords earlier. Xiaoyue was shocked, as she never thought that he could perform the Dance of the Arcing Rainbow two times in a row. Hurriedly, she brought back her attacks and took a step back to defend the oncoming 13 Sword Qi.

Beneath the stage, Qingyu and the rest saw that their Senior Brother had performed the Dance of the Arcing Rainbow twice consecutively. Knowing that he was already overdrawing his True Energy, all of them had their hearts hanging by the thread. While on the high platform, Qing Chen Perfected Immortal frowned as well.

With the sky roaring, the entire Floating Platform shook. After the 13 Sword Qi passed, Xiaoyue was wounded badly. Her hair that had been neatly tied was messed up and was dancing in the wind.

And Yu Yifeng was even paler as he panted. The audience below the stage held their breath as they watched the two in a silent standoff.

“I’m sorry Yu Yifeng, I have to win this round,” Xiaoyue moved her lips and said softly.

Yu Yifeng also forced a smile as he moved his pale lips and said, “I promised my junior brothers and sisters that I would go all out.”

At this moment, everyone could tell that Yu Yifeng was barely holding on. After performing the Dance of the Arcing Rainbow twice in a row, the depletion of the True Energy was imaginable. If he continued to persist, he was only going to be damaging his cultivation!

Right at this moment, on the side of the Jade Qing Sect, the voices of a boy and a girl were heard suddenly. “Master!”

Everyone turned to the sound and saw two kids in their teens. The boy was dressed in a white robe with a wooden sword in his hand, while the girl with sparkling eyes was wearing a light-purple dress.

Yu Yifeng heard those familiar voices and immediately looked down. He exclaimed, “Hanxi! Ziling! Why are you both here!”

The two kids were his two little disciples, Hanxi and Ziling. Hanxi put his hand next to his mouth and shouted, “It’s Xiaoyao Grand Martial Uncle who brought us here. Master, you can do it!”

At the side, Zi Mo laughed and said toward the Floating Platform, “I forgot to tell you that it was me who went back to get them.”

Yu Yifeng could not stay distracted. He immediately retracted his gaze and stared at Xiaoyue. Suddenly, the Duster sword in the hands of Xiaoyue shook. A vast and unparalleled immortal force was faintly revealing itself out of the scabbard.

Yu Yifeng tensed up. He was actually afraid that the Autumn Water Sword would come out of its sheath. On that day in the Chamber of Cadavers in Wuwang Wind Cloud City, he had once seen the power of this sword. The sword obliterated a centennial corpse that was as strong as a Nascent Soul Realm cultivator with one slash.

Seeing the Duster sword in the hands of Xiaoyue vibrating non-stop, the crowd below exclaimed, “Will the Autumn Water Sword finally be coming out of its sheath?”

“Shwoosh!” Before the exclamation of the crowd could subside, the Autumn Water Sword left its sheath and transformed into a white ray of a million feet long. The glare blinded everyone. An unparalleled ancient immortal force soon shrouded the entire grounds of Jade Terrace Mountain.

The faces of the elders of the various sects changed, and even the three senior elders on the high platform were surprised. “Is that the ancient Autumn Water Sword!”

The entire body of the sword was pure white and water ripples could be seen around it. Xiaoyue jumped and caught the hilt. She whispered, “I am sorry Yu Yifeng, Autumn Water—Ruthless!”

As the word “ruthless” fell, the entire cloud platform swayed. The vastness immortal force shook the hearts of all. As the sword slashed, the heavens and the earth lost their colors, and the sun and the moon became dull.

At this moment, the cultivators in Tianyuan City did not need the screen. They could see the vast white light emerging from Jade Terrace Mountain just by lifting their heads.

Seven or eight Immortals’ League elders knew this was not going well. The sword was about to destroy the entire Floating Platform. Several of them immediately joined forces to insert vital force into the Floating Platform to ensure its stability and prevent it from getting destroyed.

However, winds were blowing around the entire square, even with the huge spirit energy formation placed by the elders in the sky. Under the impact of this powerful force, there were still many who felt nauseated.

Hanxi and Ziling were so anxious that their eyes became teary, and they shouted, “Master!”

Suddenly, Yu Yifeng leaped forward with the Startling Rainbow Sword in his hand. He was going to take this mighty blow with his cultivation. Everyone was terrified by his actions as they looked at each other. Could a mere human fight against this powerful attack?

With a loud bang, the two swords finally met. A violent vital force immediately spread out and the Floating Platform sank 10 feet at an instant. Scared, the cultivators on the grounds fled while covering their heads.

Several Immortals’ League elders also felt that their arms sank, and they were almost pushed out by this force. While in the sky, both Yu Yifeng and Xiaoyue were suspending in midair. Then, Yu Yifeng started to fall. With a bang, the Startling Rainbow Sword in his hand was broken in two.

Yu Yifeng dropped onto the Floating Platform. Dust was everywhere and the broken sword fell into the dirt next to him as well.

The square was in complete silence. Everyone looked at the screen quietly. This was the power of the ancient Autumn Water Sword. Although the Startling Rainbow Sword was not an ancient Legendary Weapon, it was considered a pretty remarkable Legendary Weapon in this era. However, in the face of the Autumn Water Sword, it was reduced in the end to being broken in two.

Everyone knew that once an Immortal’s Sword got destroyed, the cultivation of the cultivator would be greatly damaged. Yu Yifeng’s True Energy would have to take a long time to recover this time.

Ziling quietly looked at this scene as her tears burst out as she muttered, “Master… lost… Master has lost, boohoo…”

Next to her was Hanxi, whose eyes were as red as hers. But he did not cry. He gritted his teeth and tightly held onto the wooden sword that Yu Yifeng had carved for him.

“Hey senior sister, don’t cry. Our Master is the most powerful person in the world! No one can beat him… Master will never lose…”

“Boohoo… You are lying, Master’s sword is broken…”

Xiao Chen’s heart ached upon hearing that. “Master is the most powerful person in the world. Master’s power is boundless, no one can beat Master…”

Xiaoyue slowly landed on the stage, with a slightly apologetic look on her face as she whispered, “Sorry… I can’t lose this game…”

No one spoke, the wind was still.

“But… I can’t lose as well…”

In tranquility, a weak voice was heard as Yu Yifeng got up slowly. The two broken pieces of the Startling Rainbow Sword trembled. Letting out a whistle, it flew out of the dirt and then flew around him slowly.