NOVEL NEXT Chapter 4: Vindication
"Luo Hai!"
"Young Master of the One Strike Sect!"
The snow-white ceremonial knife emitted streaks of Gang Qi, spreading out like ripples.
The entire Lotus Peak Dojo fell into chaos.
No one expected that on the day Xie Xuanyi was giving a lecture, a major figure of the Ten Heroes level would personally arrive at the Sword Palace to initiate a challenge!
After Luo Hai appeared.
Qi Lie was no longer composed, watching the direction of the dojo with a grim expression, he took out a communication order, preparing to contact his master.
A warm hand suddenly appeared, gently resting on Qi Lie's shoulder.
"Greetings, Law Enforcement Uncle."
Si Qi caught a glimpse of the familiar figure in the Golden Turtle Robe, hurriedly bowed, and spoke respectfully.
Zhao Tongtian softly acknowledged, patting Qi Lie's shoulder, warmly comforting him: "No need to worry, this is the Sword Palace."
The appearance of the Law Enforcement brought relief to many nearby Law Enforcers.
However, Qi Lie was puzzled and said: "Master... this is the Sword Palace, how can the One Strike Sect cause trouble?"
The young master of the One Strike Sect, appearing during the Sword Palace lecture and initiating a challenge from the Yang God Realm against someone in the Yin God Realm—
That's simply not observing the martial virtues!
If they were to lose, how could Lotus Peak save face?
To this, Zhao Tongtian only smiled.
He lowered his head, looked at his proud disciple, and slowly asked: "What is the purpose of your senior brother holding this lecture?"
"..."
Qi Lie was taken aback and fell silent.
"Reputation."
Zhao Tongtian calmly said: "The world does not believe he can be among the Ten Heroes, so there is this lecture..."
But over these three days, Xie Xuanyi only solved puzzles for Foundation Establishment, Qi Control, and Grotto Heaven, is that enough to build a reputation?
Certainly not enough.
The true purpose of this lecture... is actually to "fight."
Waiting for someone to challenge.
Thus, the earlier scene unfolded.
Unfortunately, defeating the twenty Yin Gods of the Chao Yin Pavilion, strengthened by the "Bihai Fushen" Great Array, only proved that Xie Xuanyi had surpassed the Yin God Realm... which is insufficient proof that he could rival a Yang God.
If there is truly to be a fight... the opponent should preferably be a Yang God.
With that.
The person Xie Xuanyi was waiting for, was actually Luo Hai.
Coincidentally, this young master of the One Strike Sect also needs to "build a reputation."
...
...
The Lotus Dojo was enveloped by an invisible blade pressure.
"This blade is named 'Jixue' (Clear Snow)."
Luo Hai gently pinched the blade handle, and with his other hand slowly pushed the long blade out of its sheath, looking seriously at the young man in black before him: "Brother Xie... the next strike is to prove to the world that Luo has already entered the 'Condensing Dao' stage."
Xie Xuanyi calmly stared at the long blade.
The smile on his face gradually disappeared, replaced by a serious and solemn expression.
The world said.
"Luo Hai does not deserve the new title among the Ten Heroes."
But Xie Xuanyi felt the unusual nature of this Sword Aura... the "Taoist Intent" of this young master of the One Strike Sect was extraordinarily heavy and powerful, distinctly different from his father's. Luo Lie's blade intent was the ultimate "destructive intent," like a blazing fire, scorching to behold.
But Luo Hai's blade intent was the exact opposite.
The Sword Aura surged like ocean tides.
Between the two, an invisible Dao Domain expanded. After Luo Hai's words fell, he deployed his "Lifebound Cave Heaven."
Rumble!
A Grotto Heaven several times more magnificent than the "Bihai Fushen" descended, needing no formation, requiring no talisman, arriving in an instant—
At the moment the Grotto Heaven descended, the young master of the One Strike Sect withdrew his unadorned blade from its sheath, then wielded the ceremonial blade with both hands, taking a horse stance, and slashed out a streak of Sword Aura from top to bottom!
Boom!
The entire summit of the Da Sui Sword Palace was dyed white by the Sword Aura!
The previously faintly echoing blade Qi around the dojo became a tidal wave in an instant!
When Xie Xuanyi looked up again, all he saw was a field of silver-white.
The Sword Aura crashed down like a tidal wave.
Xie Xuanyi did not retreat, instead raised his arms, and the golden brilliance between his brows blazed like the sun!
The Sword Qi Cave Heaven opened wide!
A streak of golden sword Qi was the first to collide, with countless sharp Sword Intents following closely behind; thousands of strands of Sword Qi converged into a giant dragon, raising its head and clawing, directly colliding with the sword strike—
The scalp-tingling collision reverberated across the sky.
The golden sword Qi dragon, coiling its body, clashed with the tsunami of Sword Aura, slowly growing scales.
Black and white intertwined.
These two strands of profound and turbid energy were precisely the "Annihilation Dao Realm" and the "Life Dao Realm."
Half a year of silent cultivation.
Xie Xuanyi's "Destruction Dao Embryo" had already fully formed, and once he was willing, this Dao Embryo would ripen and fall...
Condensing the Annihilation Dao into the Dao could happen in an instant.
Currently, he encountered the same problem as when he was ascending to the Yin God Realm.
The comprehension progress of the Life Dao lags far behind the Annihilation Dao.
To achieve the unity of life and death dual Dao for the Yang God ascension... requires patience and waiting.
This "Life Dao" is condensing at a rather slow pace.
Even with the aid of the Primordial Swallowing Divine Power, it had merely reached the Dao Realm Great Success and had not yet reached the stage of "condensing a Dao Embryo."
When the Sword Aura and sword Qi collided.
The entirety of the dojo ground instantly shattered, fragmenting inch by inch. The Great Array prepared by True Hidden Peak long ago was utterly incapable of withstanding the Great Dao pressure from the two "Mountain Peak Cultivators"—
Crack! Crack! Crack!
The ground's stones rose up and down like the back of a dragon!
After striking the blade, Luo Hai's expression remained serious.
The Sword Aura swept the dojo.
His eyes were fixed on the direction where Xie Xuanyi was located...
The next moment.
Xie Xuanyi suddenly vanished.
The young master of the One Strike Sect felt a jolt in his Heart Lake, sensing something was wrong.
Wait... is he planning a counterattack with the Yin God Realm?
Luo Hai followed his Heart Lake sensing, rapidly turning around, only to see a figure in black indeed appearing behind him like a specter.
Without any hesitation.
Xie Xuanyi suddenly threw a punch!
The golden light of the Martial Arts Divine Embryo enveloped the two, and this punch's pressure nearly engulfed Luo Hai entirely.
"Boom!"
Luo Hai had no choice but to swing out a second strike.
The vast expanse of Sword Aura slashed like a stream, this second strike wielding more overwhelming power than the first, difficult to resist... the fierce punch wind of the Martial Arts Divine Embryo was cut off in mid-air, yet Xie Xuanyi's attack did not stop. He lowered his body and dashed forward, shooting out like an arrow, the sword momentum like the water of the Canglang, while he was the fish swimming in the sea, almost perfectly dodging the successive waves kicked up by the second strike.
Xie Xuanyi boldly charged into the arms of the young master of the One Strike Sect.
He reached out his palm, aiming at Luo Hai's chest and pressing down!
The unease in the Heart Lake multiplied abruptly.
Luo Hai's expression remained unchanged, only slightly frowning, silently swinging the third strike—
Heaven and earth turned white.
The Canglang roared.
Countless Sword Auras spiraled and flowed in reverse; the multi-layered waves of the Great Dao at this moment all swept back to where the Jixue ceremonial blade resided.
This strike.
Luo Hai harbored no killing intent, only wanting to push back the fierce "Close Combat Sword Immortal" before him.
But nobody expected.
Xie Xuanyi still did not evade, continuing his assault, pressing directly with his palm firmly onto the knife's edge.
The pure and immaculate Canglang Blade Domain immediately twisted out filaments and traces of bright red blood—
Luo Hai's pupils shrank, staring in disbelief at the man before him.
Not to mention that right now, Xie Xuanyi was merely in the Yin God Realm, even someone like Zhou Ceng, with a "Martial Arts Saint Body," would inevitably suffer serious injuries if they attempted to withstand the Jixue's edge directly!
"Swallow... Dao."
In the Heart Lake's shock.
The young master of the One Strike Sect heard two extremely light words echoing within his own blade domain.
The next moment.
Countless snow-white waves uncontrollably receded in all directions!
Xie Xuanyi's palm forcefully resisted the blade's edge, pressing it down!
Clang! Clang! Clang!
The continuous clashing sounds of sword and blade in the Lotus Dojo exploded thoroughly at this moment—
Qi Lie stared intently at the dojo.
Si Qi strongly clenched his sleeves.
Apart from the Law Enforcement, no one could see what truly happened in this battle.
Everyone held their breath and looked up.
All they saw were countless sword energies and Sword Auras intertwining, forming a vortex—
Suddenly, a dull sound echoed.
The towering Water Barrier shattered without warning.
The young master of the One Strike Sect was heavily hurled back.