Soul Emperor Martial God

"An arrangement?" Xiao Yi furrowed his brows slightly, looking at Lvu Qingran in confusion.

"You..." Lvu Qingran glared at Xiao Yi's puzzled expression, instantly furious.

"Pfft." Cheng Suyan and Chu Rou simultaneously covered their mouths and laughed.

Cheng Suyan softly reminded, "Young Master Xiao Yi, it's about the duel you agreed upon with Miss Lvu Qingran."

Up ahead, Lvu Qingran's beautiful eyes turned cold, "Deacon Xiao Yi, don't tell me you never took our battle seriously."

"Uh." Xiao Yi awkwardly touched his nose; he had indeed forgotten.

"Then let's battle right now." Lvu Qingran coldly shouted and attacked instantly.

In her hand, a sharp sword came swiftly.

Before the sword arrived, a heavy, mountain-like aura pressed from afar.

The aura enveloped her, yet became exceedingly sharp, as if piercing through with a thousand ridges.

Lih Fengxing and others hurriedly dodged and moved aside.

The Blizzard Sword appeared out of thin air in Xiao Yi's hand.

Lvu Qingran's sword attacked right at that moment.

With a clang, the two swords clashed with a crisp ring.

Clang... Clang... Clang...

The two exchanged dozens of moves in a row.

The sword in Lvu Qingran's hand was the Thousand-Ridge Sword, previously acquired at the Ten Thousand Gold Mansion auction.

As the strongest Heavenly Talent of the Lvu Family, she possessed a Sub-Saint Artifact, but she didn't use it.

Instead, following the regulations of the Star Swapping Day competition, she used only the Thousand-Ridge Sword of top-grade elemental artifact tier.

Since Xiao Yi had promised her a battle, he respected the fight and brought out the Blizzard Sword.

Suddenly, Lvu Qingran's sword edge spun, forcibly repelling the Blizzard Sword and thrusting at Xiao Yi.

"Hmm?" Xiao Yi looked slightly surprised, "Such exquisite swordsmanship."

In truth, with his current strength, defeating Lvu Qingran would only take one move.

He wouldn't even need to bring out the Blizzard Sword.

However, he was more interested in seeing Lvu Qingran's sword skills.

Xiao Yi stepped back, creating distance from the sword tip, and his hand securely retracted the Blizzard Sword.

The snow-white sword body was horizontal, easily blocking the tip of the Thousand-Ridge Sword.

This time, Lvu Qingran turned her sword edge again, changing from thrust to chop.

The massive force struck down heavily.

The astonishing aura shattered the surrounding ground for dozens of meters.

The Thousand-Ridge Sword was already unmatched in weight, as heavy as a mountain.

Along with this downward strike, its power was naturally formidable.

Xiao Yi remained unafraid, raising his hand to block.

The Blizzard Sword effortlessly blocked the Thousand-Ridge Sword once again.

Both being top-grade elemental artifacts, the Thousand-Ridge Sword, Thousand-Ridge Armor, and Thousand-Ridge Bracelet were a trinity, and their value far exceeded the Blizzard Sword.

But individually, the Thousand-Ridge Sword was not as good as the Blizzard Sword.

In terms of weight, the Blizzard Sword was refined with the base of several towering ice mountains.

In terms of sharpness, the blade of the Blizzard Sword was like an ice blade, sharp and cold, also surpassing the Thousand-Ridge Sword.

"End this battle within 30 moves." Xiao Yi said calmly.

"Arrogant." Lvu Qingran coldly shouted, her sword edge turning again.

The sword swept across.

When the sword was unleashed, several mountain illusions appeared out of thin air.

At the sword tip, the enormous and sharp mountain peak faintly emerged.

Xiao Yi swung his sword to block.

With a bang... a loud explosion occurred.

Xiao Yi, along with his sword, was blasted back a hundred meters, and when he steadied himself, he looked a mess.

A white mark made by the impact was striking on the sword body of the Blizzard Sword.

"What formidable sword skills." Xiao Yi was slightly amazed.

If he guessed correctly, during her match against Wang Xinghe on the Star Swapping Day, she hadn't had the chance to use this sword skill.

Otherwise, even if Wang Xinghe won, it wouldn't have been so easy.

Swoosh... Lvu Qingran charged with her sword once more.

Clang... Clang... Clang...

The two continued exchanging for 30 moves.

Precisely on the 30th move, Xiao Yi launched a full-force chop.

The sword in Lvu Qingran's hand flew out instantly, marking her defeat.

"I've lost." Lvu Qingran picked up her sword, earnestly looking at Xiao Yi, and said.

Xiao Yi nodded, retracted the Blizzard Sword, and said blandly, "Our agreed battle is over."

"Farewell."

"Wait." Lvu Qingran urgently called out.

"What else does Miss Lvu wish to say?" Xiao Yi asked calmly.

"Just a few more words." Lvu Qingran walked slowly toward Xiao Yi, smiling as she spoke.

"About what?" Xiao Yi asked in confusion.

Lvu Qingran smiled and said, "In fact, I knew full well I would lose when facing you."

"Wang Xinghe easily defeated me, and you easily defeated Wang Xinghe."

"Naturally, it's not hard for you to defeat me."

Xiao Yi nodded without speaking.

If he's not wrong, Lvu Qingran had something else to tell him.

Sure enough, Lvu Qingran intently stared at Xiao Yi with battle spirit, "Originally, Wang Xinghe was my only target."

"I trained diligently for a long time just to defeat him."

"But now, he's dead, and I have no target."

"But you defeated him, so from now on, you will be my only target."

"It won't be long, once my strength improves, I'll seek you out for another battle until I defeat you."

Hearing this, Xiao Yi was momentarily stunned, then he chuckled lightly, "Miss Lvu is jesting."

"The Central Region is vast, today we part here, whether we meet again is uncertain."

"If Miss Lvu wishes to fight, why not seek out Lih Fengxing and others."

"Lih Fengxing is quite a good opponent."

As he spoke, Xiao Yi glanced at Lih Fengxing.

Lih Fengxing quickly shook his head, "Deacon Xiao Yi jests, in terms of skills, I am no match for you."

Now, it was obvious to everyone that Lvu Qingran was an extremely competitive Martial Artist.

Once she set her sights on you, a lot of trouble might ensue.

"I..." Xiao Yi was about to say something.

Lvu Qingran playfully interrupted, "Deacon Xiao Yi, there's no need to decline."

"I've made it clear to you, naturally I am confident of battling you again."

Lvu Qingran paused and asked, "You all are participating in the Star Swapping Day for the first time, you should have researched the information before the competition, right?"

"Especially about Wang Xinghe, that fool from the Mo Family, and me, the top three of previous editions; you should have researched us."

"You should know that after the last Star Swapping Day, I disappeared for three years."

"Yes." Xiao Yi nodded.

In fact, he hadn't researched; it was Lih Fengxing who did.

"Then do you know where I went during those three years?" Lvu Qingran asked.

"I don't know." Xiao Yi shook his head, having no interest in knowing.

"Heavenly Hidden Academy." Lvu Qingran uttered four words.

"Heavenly Hidden Academy?" Xiao Yi's face showed a puzzled expression.

Next to him, Lih Fengxing and others looked drastically changed.

"What? Heavenly Hidden Academy?"

"Could it be the First Academy of the Central Region, known as the academy that conceals all martial arts under heaven?"

Except for Xiao Yi, everyone looked at Lvu Qingran in surprise.

Lvu Qingran smiled proudly, "Is there any other power daring to call itself Heavenly Hidden Academy in such a vast Central Region?"

"In a few months, it will be the day when Heavenly Hidden Academy opens its doors to recruit disciples."

"I suppose you will definitely be going, won't you?"

"Deacon Xiao Yi, in Heavenly Hidden Academy, we will have plenty of opportunities to battle again."

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The first update.