Chapter 463: Chapter 252: Showdown 2

With that, he turned and jumped off the arena, leaving Zhang Hanzhou standing there alone in a daze.

He had been thinking about how to avoid injuring the Young Master Marquis, but he never expected Jiang Fan to forfeit immediately.

"Zhang Hanzhou wins. Does anyone wish to challenge him?" Yang Yuanzhou announced.

No one spoke, so Zhang Hanzhou had no choice but to step down. It was time for Li Chuyang and Qi Xuancheng to enter the arena.

"I forfeit!"

Just like Jiang Fan before him, Li Chuyang immediately forfeited.

Everyone was in an uproar. Given Li Chuyang’s personality, he wasn’t the type to give up. Even if he couldn’t defeat Qi Xuancheng, he would never forfeit without even exchanging a single blow.

But in the very next moment, everyone understood why he had forfeited.

"I challenge Xu Yang! Xu Yang, get up here and fight!" Li Chuyang declared, his gaze burning as he stared at Xu Yang, his fighting spirit soaring.

After forfeiting, he was now ranked seventh on the Ten Heroes List, giving him the right to challenge Xu Yang, who was ranked fourth.

"Qi Xuancheng challenging him... it must have been a pre-arranged strategy, all to give Li Chuyang a chance to fight Xu Yang."

Everyone had a sudden realization!

Li Chuyang had truly gone to great lengths just for a chance to fight Xu Yang.

Qi Xuancheng turned and jumped off the arena. All eyes snapped to Xu Yang. The man who had been ranked second was now challenging the man ranked fourth. Was Xu Yang any match for him?

Expressionless, Xu Yang started walking toward the arena, causing an uproar from the surrounding crowd.

"The last time they fought, they only exchanged two moves before the Sect Leader stopped them. Today, we finally get to see the end of that duel."

Some people were still talking about that unfinished fight in Tianfeng Valley.

"Golden Gang Qi versus Silver Gang Qi. This duel should have happened back when they were still Outer Disciples."

"Li Chuyang has a powerful background, while Xu Yang is a nobody from the sticks. With his hands tied like that, I doubt he’s a match for Li Chuyang."

"This is the Sect’s grand tournament! Do you think the Sect is just a decoration? If Xu Yang can’t beat Li Chuyang, he can’t beat him. Stop making excuses about his background."

"If Xu Yang could actually beat Li Chuyang, he wouldn’t be ranked fourth on the Ten Heroes List. This whole idea that Li Chuyang is ranked second because of his background is bullshit. With Elder Li Songhe’s status, does he really need to suck up to Li Chuyang?"

"Xu Yang just got lucky last time. Li Chuyang didn’t dare to go all out, which is the only reason they seemed evenly matched."

...

Most of the disciples did not think highly of Xu Yang’s chances.

Last time, they had only competed based on their Martial Dao foundations. Today was a true battle. While a strong foundation was crucial, things like Cultivation Techniques, Martial Techniques, fighting spirit, mental state, and willpower were equally important.

All things considered, they favored Li Chuyang.

Moreover, Li Chuyang had already demonstrated immense combat power, and many disciples who had long ago reached Marrow Cleansing Great Success knew they would be no match for him.

"Old Ghost Li, who do you think will win?"

In the area where the major figures of the Purple Sun Sect were gathered, Lu Tianchen, the Peak Master of Beast King Peak, looked at Li Songhe with curiosity.

The rankings on the Ten Heroes List were all Li Songhe’s work, so he had more authority on the subject of who would win or lose.

"Li Chuyang!" Li Songhe said without hesitation, clearly favoring him.

"Old Ghost Li has a good eye," Peak Master Qi Tai of Medicine King Peak said with a smile.

’My disciple, Li Chuyang, couldn’t possibly lose to some country bumpkin. If he did, wouldn’t that mean my ability to teach as a Peak Master is inferior to that of an Elder like Huoyun?’

"They haven’t even started fighting. How can you be so sure Xu Yang will lose?"

Elder Huoyun was instantly displeased to hear this. Li Chuyang had only broken through to Marrow Cleansing Great Success a few days before Xu Yang.

But look at their backgrounds! If they both had the same resources, Xu Yang would have reached Marrow Cleansing Great Success long ago.

"My rankings are perfectly clear. Do you dare question my authority?" Li Songhe snorted.

A mocking expression appeared on Elder Huoyun’s face. "Authority, my ass. In the beginning, Xu Yang wasn’t even on the Ten Heroes List. If you had any real foresight, would you have let him be overlooked for so long?"

Li Songhe’s face turned livid at the retort. He had been proven wrong by Xu Yang time and time again. On several occasions, he had assumed Xu Yang had reached the limits of his talent, only for Xu Yang to prove him wrong once more.

Now, the authority of his rankings had been questioned several times.

Fuming with humiliation, he snapped, "Li Chuyang has mastered multiple Secret Skills. As for your disciple, Xu Yang, how many have you taught him? His most powerful techniques are the Fuyue Bear King’s Palm and his Minor Achievement Unmoving Bright King Body.

"Li Chuyang’s ’The Moon Sets, the Crows Cry, and the Sky is Full of Frost’ can shatter even a Half-Spirit Weapon! What does Xu Yang have to fight that? Do you think he also has Jiang Fan’s Nine Revolutions Breaking Gang Strength to block it?

"Before, Xu Yang could only contend with him because Li Chuyang’s Body Refining hadn’t yet reached Minor Achievement. Now that Li Chuyang’s Heaven-Burning Flame Body has also reached Minor Achievement, you tell me, how is he supposed to win?"

This time, it was Elder Huoyun’s turn to fall silent.

’Thinking back,’ he realized, ’I really haven’t taught Xu Yang any Absolute Skills. I didn’t even give him the Li Fire Technique until he asked for it.’

’After this ranking tournament is over, I’ll teach him a Martial Technique,’ Elder Huoyun thought. ’Otherwise, the Secondary Dragon Ascension will be difficult for him.’

"Can Xu Yang defeat Li Chuyang?"

Meanwhile, geniuses from the Ten Heroes List like Lu Ren and Zhang Hanzhou were also curious about the outcome of the match.

"He can," Sun Tao said, his voice firm and decisive.

Jiang Fan nodded as well. When he had been near Li Chuyang, the Exotic Treasure on his person hadn’t reacted in the slightest.

But near Xu Yang, the Exotic Treasure had warned him, just as it always did.

"How could he possibly defeat Li Chuyang?" Lu Ren said, shaking his head.

He admitted he had underestimated Xu Yang in the past, but he still didn’t believe Xu Yang’s talent was comparable to Li Chuyang’s.

No!

If Xu Yang could defeat Li Chuyang, it would mean his talent wasn’t just comparable to Li Chuyang’s—it would mean it surpassed it.

"You’re all overestimating him,"

Qi Xuancheng said with a laugh. "Even I would have a hard time defeating someone with Li Chuyang’s strength."

He had a hard time imagining that someone who had just broken through to Marrow Cleansing Great Success could defeat an opponent that even he, at Marrow Cleansing Perfection, would struggle against.

"I’m also betting on Li Chuyang," Zhang Hanzhou said coldly.

Even he was wary of Li Chuyang’s power.

’If Xu Yang’s Blood Prison Heart Blade Scripture has reached Minor Achievement, he could probably win,’ Han Feng thought.

He knew Xu Yang possessed the powerful Martial Technique, the Blood Prison Heart Blade Scripture, but he had never seen him use it. If Xu Yang had reached Minor Achievement in this technique worth one thousand contribution points and formed Saber Intent, Li Chuyang’s defeat would be certain.

However, something like Saber Intent was almost impossible for anyone in the Bone Marrow Cleansing Realm to comprehend. He didn’t believe Xu Yang could have already cultivated the Blood Prison Heart Blade Scripture to that level.

Several of them had stated their opinions, but Ye Qiuling remained silent, her gaze fixed quietly on the figure in the arena.

In the arena, Xu Yang and Li Chuyang stood facing each other.

Xu Yang’s gaze was tranquil, like the surface of an ancient well. In contrast, Li Chuyang’s fighting spirit was blazing.

He was naturally arrogant and conceited, and he considered his draw with Xu Yang a personal humiliation. He couldn’t stand the fact that a peasant had dared to defy him repeatedly.

However, he was in no hurry to attack. For someone as proud as him, truly crushing an opponent meant defeating them at their absolute strongest.

"I heard Elder Huoyun gave you a Half-Spirit Weapon. Why aren’t you using it?" Li Chuyang asked, glancing at Xu Yang’s empty hands.

"I don’t need it to beat you," Xu Yang replied, his face devoid of expression.

A fierce light blazed in Li Chuyang’s eyes. ’Someone is actually more arrogant than me!’

"His Saber Technique must be garbage. He’s just putting on a brave face," someone in the crowd said sarcastically.

A Half-Spirit Weapon was powerful, but against an expert like Li Chuyang—who had reached Minor Body Refining and whose body was tough enough to block a Half-Spirit Weapon directly—using a blade without a masterful Saber Technique would only be a hindrance.

"I gave you a chance and you didn’t take it. Don’t blame me for what happens next."

Silver Gang Qi erupted from Li Chuyang’s body, emitting a scorching heat. In an instant, the arena felt like a giant furnace had been ignited. The very air began to warp as waves of heat rolled out in all directions, forcing the nearby disciples to fall back.

Heaven-Burning Flame Body!

By using the Silver Gang Qi cultivated from his Three Yin Silver Palace Profound Gang True Technique to fuel this Body Refining Technique, its power was significantly greater than when Yan Guiyun used it.

"Last time, my Body Refining had yet to reach Minor Achievement, so I was suppressed by your Bright King Unmoving Body. Let’s see what happens today!" Li Chuyang roared, his fighting spirit surging.

’Isn’t Xu Yang’s body supposed to be incredibly tough? Today, I’ll crush him in that very domain.’

THUD!

With no wasted motion, he stomped his feet on the arena floor and shot toward Xu Yang like a cannonball, tearing through the air with overwhelming momentum.

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