C47

Deep into the night, Qiu Xuan came by once to ask me what I planned on doing in this competition. I told him indifferently, "I want to fight with Ling Kong. I want to know his strength. I want to know the gap between us."

Qiu Xuan said, "I'm too weak, so I don't have the qualifications."

"Xu Cangyuan, who is this person?"

Qiu Xuan shook her head and looked at me, but didn't answer my question.

Some things would naturally be known when the time came.

As Qiu Xuan left, I had a bad feeling about this.

The rules for today's competition are different from yesterday's match. The only people who remain today are me, Ling Kong, and Xu Cangyuan.

The three people drew lots. Those who drew red lots first would compete on the stage. The victor would fight with the remaining person tomorrow. They said that this would prevent those from the Sky Sect from joining forces. After all, two out of the three of them were from the Sky Sect.

Looking at Ling Xuan's and the others' indifferent expressions, I knew that their plans were probably like this in the first place. If I did not guess wrong, they must have wanted me to fight with Xu Cangyuan, and if I win, Ling Kong would be the person worthy of the title of number one. If I lose, the two of them will have another match that would shake the entire competition, and in the end, Ling Kong would win, showing their powerful strength. But it's also possible that they wanted Xu Cangyuan to defeat me, and then admit defeat. That way, Ling Kong, who was also Qiu Xi, wouldn't have to reveal his true strength, and thus reveal some flaws. Even though I am unable to see through his intentions, but no matter what, today's match will definitely be a battle between Xu Cangyuan and I.

A child took out three slips of paper and handed them to each sect's head for verification. After placing a drop of cinnabar onto each of the three slips, he placed them into a box that had also been tested.

Pu Xuan looked at me and I nodded lightly. Then, together with Xu Cangyuan, I walked up to him. One of them drew a slip of paper. I looked down and saw the bright red cinnabar mark, just as I had guessed, faintly announcing the result with sarcasm.

Turning his head, the slip of paper in Xu Cangyuan's hand was also marked with a cinnabar mark.

"In this competition, Xu Cangyuan from the Sky Sect versus Chen Ziming from the White Jade Sect!"

"Master, what if I lose?" I turned my head and said, pouting.

"Hmph, you little bastard. If you lose, I'll punish you to guard the sect for ten years!" Pu Xuan glared at me and said unhappily.

I had a bitter look on my face, "Sigh, I have to give it my all …"

On the stage, Xu Cangyuan was standing about a hundred feet away from me. He had a faint and sorrowful aura about him, as if he wanted to infect the minds of the people around me. Was this the characteristic of his cultivation technique? But, it didn't look like … I stared at him for a while and shook my head. Both the appearance and body, the aura, they were completely different from the man's.

However, it's impossible to find the answer to some of the questions without taking a risk. I slightly released my aura to show that it was extremely weak. Can he remember the familiarity of what happened many years ago?

Slowly drawing my sword, I looked at the absent-minded Xu Cangyuan and smiled, "This Senior Brother Xu, I have made my move."

"Yes." Xu Cangyuan looked at me, and with a slight movement of his hands, he slowly grew bigger. However, after a while, it had actually become twice the size as before.

Without any hesitation, I waved my long blade and charged forward. Xu Cangyuan however, waved his hand and grabbed my blade.

My right hand that was grabbing onto the hilt of the blade felt numb. Surprised, I quickly withdrew it. Xu Cangyuan who could not grab hold of it was also a little surprised. His eyes were staring straight at me, as if he was trying to see through me.

With a wave of his right hand, the saber was covered with a layer of spirit armor as he once again charged forward.

"Why are you so sad?" I whispered as we fought.

Giving me a deep look, Xu Cangyuan was actually a little despondent: "I can't find the way."

"The path is below your feet, in your heart. Why are you alive?"

"I, I don't know..."

"What about your goal? What about the will you're carrying?" I was still very soft, but I was extremely serious. I mixed a bit of Spiritual Energy with my Spiritual Qi and encouraged my mind. During the clash of moves, it was impossible for others to hear anything.

"My goal, the will I carry …" Xu Cangyuan was somewhat at a loss. The power of his moves had also dropped quite a bit, but I did not take the opportunity to attack. Instead, I maintained the same level of strength as him, fighting one move at a time. It wasn't that I didn't want to take advantage of him, but I wanted to know if he was him.

"Once, I carried the will of a person, but, but …"

My body jolts. Indeed, from those words, I am more than half certain that he is him. However, he is no longer the same person as before.

"But what?"

Xu Cangyuan looked up at me. His eyes revealed a hint of bitterness, and even a hint of apology!

"But, I have my difficulties, you can't know, he can't know …"

Did he guess me?

I pushed him back with a single slash. The excitement in my heart made me tremble a little. The way Xu Cangyuan looked at me was actually a little complicated.

He, was him! And it was him!

For a long time, we did not move. We did not care about the bewilderment and astonishment of the people below the stage.

Opening his mouth, Xu Cangyuan did not speak, but turned and punched towards me instead. I knew he had something to say, so without hesitation, I brandished my blade and engaged him in close combat.

"Is he well?" Xu Cangyuan looked at me with a glimmer of hope in his eyes.

I was moved. Did he see that it was me?

"Who is he? I don't know what you're talking about! "

Xu Cangyuan's expression darkened, "From you, I felt a sense of familiarity. It's his aura, that's why I told you so much. I know you must be related to him. Tell me, is he okay?"

It turned out that he didn't recognize me.

"He's not good!" I sneered, "Within the valley, it's dark without any daylight. Being trapped for more than ten years, do you think it would be good?"

A pained expression appeared on Xu Cangyuan's face as he swung his fists in a much fiercer manner than before.

"I'm the useless one, I can't save him, I killed him! It's me! "

"What he wants to know is not whose responsibility it is, but you. He once said, "You are his brother. He is trapped in the valley and still misses you, your brother. How about you?" Have you ever seen him? Have you ever thought about saving him? Do you still think he's your only friend? Do you still remember his request? "

At this moment, I was also a little excited. The grievances that I had suffered over the years seemed to want to vent on him. My moves were getting more and more severe, forcing him to continuously retreat. Actually, I don't know whether it was my attack that made him retreat, or those words that made a trace of blankness appear in his heart.

Everyone below the stage could tell that something was wrong. Xu Cangyuan was obviously absent-minded, as if only instinct was holding him off. If this continued, it would only take a short while before he would lose.

"Friend? Brother? "Hehe …" Xu Cangyuan laughed bitterly. At this moment, no matter how loud the collision was, it could not conceal his laughter. His voice was filled with ridicule and sadness.

"I am the one who has let him down, I have let him down, it is all my fault, I have harmed him!" I am not fit to be his friend, I am not fit to be his brother! "

After Xu Cangyuan finished speaking, two tears flowed out of the corner of his eyes as he forced me back with a punch. He just stood there dumbly, muttering to himself, completely forgetting his surroundings.

One could imagine the expression on the faces of those from the Celestial Sect of Wonders. All of them were as ugly as pigs liver, but due to the rules, they could not be stopped. Pu Xuan and the rest were even more surprised, of course, they were surprised at how I managed to turn him into such a state. The people from the Mountain God School and the sword faction were naturally just there to watch the excitement. Seeing the people from the Sky Sect lose face like this, they felt extremely happy in their hearts.

I didn't want this to go too far, so I went forward and grabbed his clothes and lifted him up. I said in a low voice, "What are you doing? Does that make up for your mistakes? "

Actually, I don't know why he turned into this nor why he blamed himself so much. Perhaps, there are some reasons that I don't understand at all.

"Right now, his only wish is to overturn the Sky Sect. He wants to kill Qiu Xi. He wants to kill everyone he hates. Will … will you help him? Will you … help me?"

Xu Cangyuan raised his head and stared at me with his listless eyes. After a long while, he gradually started to show some color.

"Does he want you to fulfill his wish?"

I nodded.

"Alright, I can't help you much, but I want to see if you have the qualifications!"

"We'll know whether you have the qualifications or not after we fight!" "Moreover, I'm determined to get the Heaven's Heart Pill!"

"Alright!"

Xu Cangyuan suddenly stood up and looked at me, but in his eyes, it was clearly not my shadow.

At this moment, Xu Cangyuan, my only friend, my only brother in the past, Chen Ah Hu, has really become serious!

I turned the blade in a circle and looked down at Puxuan, who nodded slightly as I looked at him. Since he has already nodded, I will no longer hold back. The current A'Hu is extremely powerful. If he can help me deal with Qiu Xi and the Sky Sect, then my chance of success will increase by a lot.

Slowly stroking the blade, I added spiritual energy to the blade and abruptly pointed it towards the sky. The spiritual energy in my body surged as it continuously flowed out.

Xu Cangyuan opened up his palms, and the sky suddenly became covered by dark clouds. There was an unending boom, and thunder and lightning would occasionally flash.

What kind of spell was this? The entire black cloud gave me a strong pressure, and all the disciples present looked up at the sky with astonished faces.

Puxuan lifted his head to look at the dark clouds, his expression extremely solemn. Beside him, Qi He was also engrossed in watching him. Only Elder Bai who was beside him closed his eyes and spoke slowly, "Rage Thunder, this child has the physique of pure thunder. It's a rare sight!"

Pure Lightning Physique! It was a rare sight in ten thousand years!

So it turned out that his natural talent was actually so shocking! But back then, why was he so stupid? Did I not get discovered, or … The more I thought about it, the more frightened I became. I bit my tongue and focused all of my attention on this match.

The dark clouds were getting thicker and the sound of thunder was getting louder and louder. When they had reached the limit, Xu Cangyuan suddenly looked towards me.

"This magic is Thunder of Fury!"

As he finished speaking, the entire cloud began to move rapidly and turned into a huge black palm. Lightning crackled on its surface, but it looked like a palm print!

With such a strong and heavy pressure, I couldn't help but feel stuffy and short of breath. Rage Thunder, I don't have the confidence to receive this technique. Will I lose? If I lose, I will lose a chance and a chance to help … No, I can't lose!

Looking at the giant palm print on my head, my eyes gradually turned red. I have to win this battle!