Chapter 82

Chapter 82: Undermined Until He Questioned His Life!

Ye Chu Xue couldn’t help smiling, cheering for her master.

This was her master’s proudest move, and also a sword art he created himself.

Combining formations with sword intent wasn’t something just anyone could do.

Only he had truly understood both formations and sword intent. After decades of study, he finally perfected these moves.

This was also the first time he used them in public.

On the sparring platform, Gu Qing Yuan’s lips lifted slightly.

He knew many people didn’t believe in him, but he would use his strength to shut them up.

Even Song Wan Ning might not be able to defeat him when he was at full strength.

He had already planned it. These sword moves were enough to compile into a sword manual, even to be placed in the sect’s Scripture Pavilion and passed down for future generations to study and admire!

But he didn’t notice that across from him, Lu Xing Yao raised his brows in surprise when he saw this move.

Then he leapt up, moving like lightning as he flew high into the air, and thrust his sword toward a certain spot.

The imposing formation hadn’t even taken effect when it deflated like a balloon that had been pierced.

Lu Xing Yao swung his sword down again. The sword intent scattered instantly, without even a ripple.

Silence!

The entire square went dead quiet.

The Sect Master and the others froze. They didn’t even have time to wipe the smiles off their faces.

They thought it would be a killing move, but it was just… that?

The disciples below also looked shocked and confused. That sword move had looked so grand and deadly. They thought it would crush Lu Xing Yao’s momentum, but instead…

Embarrassment was written all over everyone’s faces. Especially the ones who had been showering praise a moment ago—they were so awkward they wanted to crawl into a crack in the ground.

Ye Chu Xue panicked, leaning forward unconsciously, trying to see more clearly.

What did Lu Xing Yao just do?

How could he break her master’s killing move so easily?

Not only was Ye Chu Xue confused—even Gu Qing Yuan himself was deeply shaken.

That move had woven in a fifth-rank formation, Flowing Light Array. It came with its own attack, and its speed was like streaming light, too fast to handle.

Yet before the formation could even activate, Lu Xing Yao broke it with a single sword. It was unbelievable!

He had never heard that Lu Xing Yao had such high attainments in formations!

Full of doubt, Gu Qing Yuan swung his sword down again.

Determined to regain face, he used a sword art combined with the sixth-rank Nine-Turn Soul Array. Once Lu Xing Yao was trapped inside, his soul would immediately leave his body.

Without a body to protect it, the soul would become extremely fragile and could be crushed easily!

He would make Lu Xing Yao regret coming to the Heaven-Questioning Sect!

Boom—!

Sword light tore through the air as it fell, and the air trembled and exploded again and again.

In everyone’s eyes, the long formation lines looked like deep ravines. Then they formed a wildly spinning vortex that pierced the sky and crashed down from above.

Everyone rejoiced again, staring at the falling vortex with eager anticipation.

Maybe what happened before was just an accident?

Under all eyes, Lu Xing Yao’s lip twitched almost imperceptibly. He flicked a glance toward the high dais and charged at the vortex with his sword again.

The terrifying, sinister vortex spun wildly. Just staring at it for a moment made people dizzy, as if their souls were being tugged.

But Lu Xing Yao simply darted forward and slashed hard, fast as lightning.

His sword intent shot straight into the vortex.

In that instant, the wild vortex suddenly died out…

Like a firecracker about to explode, it got doused by water in one splash.

Silence!

Everyone’s eyes went wide in shock as they stared, unable to believe it.

Even though Gu Qing Yuan’s image had been damaged in everyone’s hearts, they had to admit his combat power was still strong.

Especially the sword arts he showed today—they were mysterious and eerie, unlike anything they’d seen.

But…

Was Gu Qing Yuan too weak, or was Lu Xing Yao too strong?

No one could tell.

The Sect Master and the others were so furious their brows darkened, and they almost lost control.

What the hell was Gu Qing Yuan doing?

But Gu Qing Yuan himself was just as stunned.

Once was coincidence. Twice was inevitability!

Lu Xing Yao was actually skilled in formations?

Gu Qing Yuan’s face sank. He cursed Lu Xing Yao in his heart for being so scheming, hiding it this well.

No, he couldn’t hold back anymore.

If this kept up, he’d become a laughingstock.

Gu Qing Yuan decided to use his killing move: Cataclysmic Cosmos Art!

He raised his sword upright and gave a low shout. Then the Red Hare Sword in his hand shot up like a cold streak of light, racing into the sky.

The next moment, a vertical eye suddenly appeared in the air, radiating a terrifying aura.

This was the ultimate killing move in Supreme Sword Art.

Cosmic Eye—the whole clan perishes.

He hadn’t cultivated it to perfection yet, but it still wasn’t something Lu Xing Yao could handle easily.

“Tsk! What is that?”

“What a terrifying aura!”

“Grandmaster Gu is incredible. I underestimated him earlier!”

“Of course. Sword Venerable Qing Yuan’s reputation isn’t for show!”

“Look, that vertical eye is about to open!”

In a single heartbeat, all the chatter died. Everyone watched as the vertical eye slowly opened and glanced calmly at Lu Xing Yao with an apocalyptic gaze.

Lu Xing Yao’s expression didn’t change. At that moment, he seemed to understand something. The curve of his mouth rose instead, and he swung his sword again.

From beginning to end, he had been responding, not attacking first. It was still the same now.

All the crowd saw was that figure shooting forward like lightning. Then golden light burst out, so dazzling that everyone hurriedly shut their eyes.

When they opened their eyes again, the vertical eye had already dissipated.

“How could this happen?”

The disciples were stunned.

They had imagined countless versions of this fight. They even imagined the two battling to the death. The only thing they never imagined was such a one-sided crush.

Was Grandmaster Gu really this weak?

“What is going on?” The Sect Master was so anxious he jumped to his feet, fists clenched in anger.

He whipped his head to Ye Chu Xue. “Could it be your master still has old injuries that haven’t healed?”

Other than that, he couldn’t think of any reason.

Ye Chu Xue froze at the question and shook her head blankly. “My master never mentioned that.”

Sect Master: “…”

“Sigh, Junior Brother Gu is outrageous. Facing an expert like Lu Xing Yao, he shouldn’t have been careless. Yet he ignored the challenge and only thought about picking up some disciple. Now look—he’s lost all face!”

The Seventh Elder couldn’t help speaking up to criticize.

“Exactly! These years, Junior Brother Gu neglected his cultivation for someone’s sake. No wonder he got crushed so mercilessly!”

“Sect Master, the situation looks really bad now!”

The elders complained one after another, and their looks toward Ye Chu Xue grew more and more hostile.

If that little vixen hadn’t interfered with Junior Brother Gu’s cultivation, how could today’s challenge have turned into such a joke?