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The duel between Ye Tianchen and Xu Zigang was destined to be a fight to the death. For both of them, after a few years, Xu Zigang didn’t want to let Ye Tianchen, the defeated opponent, live any longer, while Ye Tianchen wanted to wash away his previous shame and turn the tables on Xu Zigang. In short, both of them were determined tonight not to let the other see the sun of tomorrow!

When Ye Tianchen’s Cheng Ying Sword clashed against Xu Zigang’s Azure Dragon Spear, Xu Zigang unleashed an ultimate move of the Azure Dragon Spear known as "Fiery Flame Azure Dragon." It was incredibly powerful, a killing aura emanating from the treasure Azure Dragon Spear, transforming into an azure dragon, shaking the heavens and earth, forcing everything to submit beneath its feet.

Years ago, Feng Qingyang saved Ye Tianchen when Xu Zigang, unaware of the immensity of heaven and earth, challenged Feng Qingyang and once utilized "Fiery Flame Azure Dragon." Although this move was effortlessly neutralized by Feng Qingyang, it was nonetheless praised by him. Over the years, Xu Zigang’s cultivation realm clearly had advanced, and his combat power was no longer comparable to that of the past, making this "Fiery Flame Azure Dragon" even more powerful!

Facing the Sword Qi from the Cheng Ying Sword, Ye Tianchen indeed found it a bit weak. He contemplated retracting the Cheng Ying Sword back into his body to summon other treasures, as he needed to withstand the power of the Azure Dragon Spear; otherwise, his position in the upcoming battle would be extremely passive.

Xu Zigang mocked this weak sword Qi. Ye Tianchen, seeing this feeble sword Qi himself, lost confidence, yet the sword Qi still surged towards the azure dragon.

Thunk!

To everyone’s shock, an incredible scene unfolded. Xu Zigang was aghast, and Ye Tianchen was also taken by surprise. The seemingly weak sword Qi of the Cheng Ying Sword slashed towards the azure dragon in a manner that seemed unlikely to withstand it. To everyone’s disbelief, when the Cheng Ying Sword’s sword Qi struck the azure dragon, it effortlessly cut the dragon in half, vanquishing it!

"Th-this... how... how is it possible?" Xu Zigang exclaimed in disbelief, muttering to himself.

Ye Tianchen couldn’t help but glance at the Cheng Ying Sword in his hand, treating it as a treasure, and smiled, "What a treasure! Truly a magnificent Divine Sword. It seems I need to study it carefully!"

"You... even if the Cheng Ying Sword in your hand is one of the ten Ancient Divine Swords, it shouldn’t be this powerful. Why?" Xu Zigang asked Ye Tianchen fiercely.

"Why? Do I need a reason to kill you? You’re too vicious; even this Divine Sword couldn’t stand it and unleashed its power to help me. You better accept your fate!" Ye Tianchen said coldly, glaring at Xu Zigang.

"Nonsense, watch me kill you!" Xu Zigang gritted his teeth, realizing this wouldn’t do. He was increasingly unsure if he could easily kill Ye Tianchen!

Indeed, at the start, although Ye Tianchen broke his "Dream Demon Killing Skill" without being affected, Xu Zigang didn’t think Ye Tianchen was stronger. It was just that Ye Tianchen had grown over the years, but Xu Zigang hadn’t stagnated; he had also grown.

However, in the ensuing fierce battle, whether it was hand-to-hand combat or treasure clashes, Ye Tianchen was not weaker than him. Now, even his ultimate skill "Fiery Flame Azure Dragon" of the Azure Dragon Spear had been broken by Ye Tianchen’s Cheng Ying Sword, a truly unbelievable turn of events that left him utterly shocked. At this rate, perhaps the one to die here tonight wouldn’t be Ye Tianchen but Xu Zigang himself.

Ye Tianchen snorted coldly. Since the Cheng Ying Sword in his hand was this powerful, not inferior at all to Xu Zigang’s Azure Dragon Spear, and even seemingly stronger, Ye Tianchen naturally gained more confidence, ready to use the Cheng Ying Sword to obliterate Xu Zigang completely!

Clash!

Clash!

Clash!

Xu Zigang charged at Ye Tianchen like a madman, continuously wielding the Azure Dragon Spear, unleashing formidable forces. Ye Tianchen frowned but, looking at the Cheng Ying Sword in his hand, felt even more confident, immediately swinging the sword radiance against Xu Zigang’s Azure Dragon Spear’s murderous aura.

Boom!

The mountain range was soon destroyed; everything within a radius of ten miles was wiped out. Fortunately, this was just barren wilderness, requiring little consideration, where they could fully unleash their destructive powers.

"Just now you showed your ultimate move first, now it’s my turn!" Ye Tianchen said with a cold smile as he looked at Xu Zigang.

"Show whatever divine skills you have, to me, you’re just a defeated opponent!" Xu Zigang shouted arrogantly.

Buzz!

Suddenly, Ye Tianchen gripped the Cheng Ying Sword with both hands, and a powerful force burst from his brow, instantly injecting into the sword. Staring coldly at Xu Zigang, Ye Tianchen said, "I don’t want to waste time; next comes your defeat..."

"Defeated opponent, how shameless!" Xu Zigang was infuriated, swinging the Azure Dragon Spear towards Ye Tianchen.

"One Sword to Flatten the Sky!"

Ye Tianchen clearly spoke these four words, and instantly, a surge of sword qi burst from the sword radiance of Cheng Ying, enveloping the entire world. Nothing could resist it, and by the time the sword qi neared Xu Zigang, he had no time to react, able only to hastily swing the Azure Dragon Spear to fend it off.

Bam!

Xu Zigang was blown away, and after almost an hour of fierce battle, he finally was no match, blasted away by the force of Ye Tianchen wielding the Cheng Ying Sword. Simultaneously, as Xu Zigang was sent flying, Ye Tianchen transformed into a golden light, charging towards him. It was a golden opportunity not to be missed.

Whoosh!

Ye Tianchen immediately reached in front of Xu Zigang, who was startled and attempted to swing the Azure Dragon Spear at him. However, Ye Tianchen’s fists were faster. In the process of charging towards Xu Zigang, Ye Tianchen had already internalized the Cheng Ying Sword, clenched his fists, and unleashed all his physical body power, plus his entire mid-stage Martial Saint power, a full explosion. It was the prime opportunity to defeat Xu Zigang, without any reservations, naturally aiming to punch and annihilate.

"A defeated opponent, you think you can beat me with just a pair of fists?" Xu Zigang remarked seeing Ye Tianchen without a treasure, only fists glowing with golden light.

"A pair of fists is enough!" Ye Tianchen smiled slightly, then swung his fist radiance.

Bam! Bam! Bam...

Xu Zigang kept retreating while Ye Tianchen continued to barrage with his fist radiance. Xu Zigang used the Azure Dragon Spear to shield his chest, attempting to block the lethal aura of Ye Tianchen’s fists. Initially, Xu Zigang found it rather easy because Ye Tianchen’s fist radiance was striking the Azure Dragon Spear. Given the extraordinary nature of the spear, defending against the power of flesh fists was not a problem. However, Xu Zigang soon became alarmed and even somewhat apprehensive as he was sent flying for over ten miles, and Ye Tianchen continued to unleash punch after punch, with increasing strength, each more fierce than the last. This made Xu Zigang think of something.

Crack!

Thud!

Finally, the Azure Dragon Spear in Xu Zigang’s hand shattered under Ye Tianchen’s punch force, and he was also struck in the chest by a burst of fist radiance. Instantly knocked back, he crashed heavily to the ground, causing it to cave in significantly.

"You... are you some kind of monster? Isn’t your martial arts true power depleted?" Xu Zigang couldn’t help but spurt blood as he gritted his teeth.

"You thought by clashing your treasure against my fists, I would definitely exhaust a lot of martial arts true power, and by then, you could easily kill me. Sadly, your assumption was wrong, I could throw hundreds more punches now without issue!" Ye Tianchen clenched his fists tightly and said.

Xu Zigang frowned deeply, glanced at the broken Azure Dragon Spear in his hand, and could not help but throw it to the ground. He indeed had not anticipated, initially thinking that Ye Tianchen refraining from using the absolute power of the Cheng Ying Sword to kill him was an act of foolishness. No matter how powerful a pair of fists might be, continuously unleashing fist radiance, how long could he maintain it? Even if the physical limits could bear it, his martial arts true power would still be depleted—it was a very unwise choice. This was why Xu Zigang initially did not retaliate, only using the Azure Dragon Spear to block Ye Tianchen’s punch force. He wanted Ye Tianchen to keep foolishly swinging his fists, expending a massive amount of martial arts true power. No matter what divine skills one possessed, the basis was martial arts true power, and once it was exhausted, no matter how powerful the divine skill was, it couldn’t be displayed.

However, as Xu Zigang inwardly ridiculed Ye Tianchen as a fool, feeling pleased with his plan to merely defend and then strike Ye Tianchen down completely with his next move, he realized he was the actual fool, having lost tactical advantage. If, from the beginning, he had swung the Azure Dragon Spear or employed other divine skills to repel Ye Tianchen, he would not be in his current dire state, critically injured and having missed the initially advantageous opportunity...(to be continued. If you enjoy this work, please vote for it at qidian.com, your support is my greatest motivation. Mobile users, please visit m.qidian.com to read.)