Chapter 220

Chapter 220: Xiao Yang Lost?

Li Xingyao was on fire.

With just one sword, she had sent the eight top experts, including the Supreme Dao Child and Wang Kunpeng, flying all over the place.

At this moment, she pointed her sword at Xiao Yang, everyone watching in anticipation.

After six months, she could finally clear her name.

Half a year ago, she had challenged him at Qingyang Mountain, but was decisively defeated by Xiao Yang.

Over the past six months, she had trained her ass off, successfully mastering the True Phoenix Undying Sword Technique to the fifth level and breaking through to the Divine Martial Realm.

In the end, she even took a Breaking Realm Dan to push her power to half a step into the Sacred Martial Realm.

The Breaking Realm Dan was outrageous, but it couldn’t catapult a Divine Martial Realm practitioner straight to the Sacred Martial Realm.

After all, you can’t just rely on pills to make that leap.

At this point, Li Xingyao was brimming with confidence.

Her battle with the eight top experts had just been a warm-up before facing Xiao Yang.

Seeing this scene through the light screen created by the dazzling visual technique, countless spectators were extremely tense.

Down at Yuanwu Mountain, countless martial artists had gathered at the four major sects’ gates, all aiming to enter the Sacred Martial Forbidden Domain.

All disciples from various sects in the northern region were looking up at the two figures projected on the screen.

Yet, amidst the sea of people, a haunting silence fell.

This battle would determine who was the top dog in the northern region.

This battle would dictate the fate of countless individuals.

This battle was crucial.

At this moment, the Yuanwu Ranking only had one name on it.

Who else could even make the list?

Everyone pretty much believed there was no suspense left in this fight.

The first position on the Yuanwu Ranking absolutely belonged to Li Xingyao.

No one had any faith in Xiao Yang.

Even Song Qiang and Lin Wangchuan didn’t see him winning.

Not even Jiang Qitian, Xiao Yang’s master, thought that Xiao Yang was still a match for Li Xingyao now.

As for Xiao Yang’s family and younger sister, who had never liked him much, they thought he was being delusional.

With Xiao Yang only at the peak of the Heavenly Martial Realm, how could he possibly stand against someone like Li Xingyao, who was half a Saint?

Li Xingyao’s cultivation realm was far superior to Xiao Yang’s!

How could anyone with a peak Heavenly Martial Realm compete against a half Saint?

It’s a no-brainer.

Sure, geniuses often pull off the impossible, and you hear stories of them outclassing higher-ranked opponents all the time.

Xiao Yang possessed the True Sun Holy Body and was the sword genius of the Qingyang Sword Sect, no doubt about that.

But Li Xingyao had a cultivation aptitude that was no less impressive than Xiao Yang’s; she was also a sword genius.

Even in a fight between those at the same rank, everyone thought Xiao Yang had absolutely no advantage.

Let alone the fact that Li Xingyao’s cultivation was so much higher than his.

“This rebellious son, sigh…”

Xiao Zhenshan shook his head and sighed at the Yuanwu Mountain gate.

“It’s not decided yet; we won’t know who the dark horse is until they fight!” An old man next to Xiao Zhenshan chuckled and stroked his beard.

Xiao Zhenshan turned to see that it was Liu Qingyun, the Sect Leader of the Qingyun Sect.

Liu Qingyun had not entered the Yuanwu Immortal Domain; he had come straight down from Yuanwu Mountain.

“Still think it’s not decided, huh? You old coot, you don’t really think Xiao Yang can take on Li Xingyao, do you?” Xiao Zhenshan scoffed.

“What a joke!”

“Forget about Xiao Yang defeating Li Xingyao; if he can just hold his own against her, I will do a handstand and eat dog crap in public.”

People around them started snickering.

“You, yes you! You said that if Xiao Yang can just hold his own against Li Xingyao, you’d perform a handstand and eat dog crap, right?” Liu Qingyun yelled at one person.

“Yeah, that’s me, so what?” The guy stepped up confidently.

“That’s Gui Zixiong from Guiyuan Martial Sect!”

“Gui Zixiong? The true disciple of Guiyuan Martial Sect?” Someone exclaimed.

Everyone was taken aback.

No one could believe he was a disciple from Guiyuan Martial Sect, one of the two major factions there.

“Alright, if Xiao Yang beats Li Xingyao, what then?” Liu Qingyun shot a cold look at Gui Zixiong.

“Ha ha…”

Gui Zixiong burst out laughing.

“Old man, are you serious? This is the funniest thing I’ve heard!”

Gui Zixiong looked at Liu Qingyun as if he were crazy.

Others nearby also scoffed.

Xiao Zhenshan’s expression darkened a bit.

“I’ll ask again; if Xiao Yang beats Li Xingyao, what will you do?” Liu Qingyun pressed on.

“Ha ha… If Xiao Yang can beat Li Xingyao, I’ll do more than just that; I’ll publicly do a handstand and run back to Guiyuan Martial Sect naked. How does that sound?” Gui Zixiong replied menacingly.

“Sounds good!” Liu Qingyun nodded.

“What about you? If Xiao Yang loses to Li Xingyao, what’s your stake?” Gui Zixiong challenged.

Liu Qingyun pondered for a moment, then gritted his teeth, flipping his hand to reveal an ancient seal.

“If Xiao Yang loses, this Qingyun Sect’s sect emblem will belong to you,” Liu Qingyun stated seriously.

“The sect emblem of Qingyun Sect?” Everyone was momentarily stunned; they hadn’t expected this old man to be the Sect Leader of Qingyun Sect.

Qingyun Sect used to be one of the top ten sects in the northern region hundreds of years ago.

However, ever since the Demon Sect slaughtered Qingyun Sect’s disciples, leaving no survivor, it had completely declined.

“Being the Sect Leader of Qingyun Sect doesn’t sound too shabby,” Gui Zixiong smirked.

He firmly believed that Xiao Yang would lose, and he was sure he’d win this bet against Liu Qingyun!

Plus, this wasn’t just proof of status; it was a treasure too!

“Alright, it’s settled then! Everyone’s a witness!” Gui Zixiong shouted enthusiastically to those around him.

Seeing the fuss, the crowd erupted into a clamorous excitement.

Liu Qingyun smiled. Having lived for hundreds of years, he may not have many skills, but when it came to reading people, he had no competition in the northern region.

Yet, nobody noticed that Xiao Yang stood calmly before Li Xingyao, completely composed.

All they saw was the disparity in cultivation levels between Xiao Yang and Li Xingyao.

But these people were fundamentally mistaken.

Judging the strong based on cultivation levels was a common sense in the martial world.

But there’s always more to the story than meets the eye.

In Liu Qingyun’s eyes, Xiao Yang was too steady when facing Li Xingyao.

If it had been any other Heavenly Martial Realm warrior, they’d probably be shaking in their boots at the sight of Li Xingyao.

But Xiao Yang not only stood firm; he faced Li Xingyao’s challenge head-on.

He wouldn’t have the guts to do that without a sliver of confidence, right?

Knowing he was outmatched and still daring to confront Li Xingyao? Absolutely impossible.

To Liu Qingyun, Xiao Yang definitely had the strength to fight her.

Xiao Yang still had his chances of winning.

However, Gui Zixiong and the others thought Liu Qingyun had lost his marbles.

Meanwhile, inside the Yuanwu Immortal Domain, below Yuanwu Tower.

Li Xingyao was about to strike at Xiao Yang.

“Wait a second!” Xiao Yang suddenly called out.

“Huh?” Li Xingyao paused, looking at him quizzically.

Xiao Yang pointed upwards towards Yuanwu Tower.

Everyone looked up.

A shadow descended from the sky like a flash, aiming straight for Xiao Yang.

“What the…”

The crowd gasped in astonishment.

Someone had been hiding atop Yuanwu Tower.

How was that even possible?

The shadow, like a specter, swooped down right above Xiao Yang.

“How dare you!” Li Xingyao’s anger flared.

Xiao Yang was hers! How could anyone dare to attack him? They were practically asking for death.

At this moment, the crowd was completely dumbfounded.

No one had expected such a twist.

Li Xingyao lunged forward with a fierce strike.

“Senior Brother…” Song Qiang and Lin Wangchuan panicked.

At this moment, Xiao Yang acted too.

Two beams of sword light shot out, aimed at that shadow.

“Clang!”

The sound of metal clashing rang out.

That shadow was blasted away, landing dozens of yards away, spitting blood and barely staying on their feet.

“How is this possible…”

The cloaked figure stared at Xiao Yang in shock.

He had been hiding up there just fine; how did Xiao Yang sense him?

This was impossible!

“Surprised, are you? Want to know how I detected you?” Xiao Yang teased the shadow.

The shadow instinctively nodded.

The crowd was all ears, curious about how Xiao Yang had seen through the hidden figure.

Even Li Xingyao hadn’t noticed.

Everyone in front of the light curtain was equally intrigued.

“I’m not telling you!”

In fact, Xiao Yang had known about this guy’s presence all along.

Because in his previous life, he had almost died at the hands of this very person.

This dude was Long Fei, the top assassin from the Smoke Rain Tower.

In his past life, when he and Li Xingyao had fought to a standstill here, this guy leaped in to try to reap the benefits.

But it was not easy to take advantage of those two!

In that life, Xiao Yang had ultimately countered Long Fei and defeated Li Xingyao, barely making it alive and winning the championship.

And now this guy wanted to hide away and benefit once more?

Not a chance!

“Kill!”

Li Xingyao didn’t hesitate and launched an attack on Long Fei.

However, Long Fei didn’t dare to engage her; he immediately turned and ran.

But escape was not an option.

Xiao Yang shot out a hand towards Long Fei, who was dozens of yards away, and instantly pulled him back like a magnet.

“What is this…”

Li Xingyao was stunned; this move looked eerily similar to her Fuyiao Sword Sect’s Star Plucking Hand, but it seemed even more powerful.

“Swish!”

A beam of light flashed.

The number one assassin from Smoke Rain Tower couldn’t even let out a single scream before being cleaved in half by Li Xingyao’s sword.

“…”

Everyone remained dumbfounded at this scene.

“How did you kill him?” Xiao Yang looked at Li Xingyao in frustration.

“I told you, you belong to me!” Li Xingyao shot back coldly.

“Ugh, and I wanted to ask him who was trying to kill me!” Xiao Yang sighed.

“This…”

Li Xingyao hesitated at his words.

Assassins from Smoke Rain Tower didn’t kill people for no reason.

They charge for kills, and once they accept a job, they must see it through.

If this assassin came after Xiao Yang, it meant someone had hired Smoke Rain Tower to do just that.

“Whatever, can we get started now?” Li Xingyao pointed her sword at Xiao Yang once more.