Chapter 336

Chapter 336: The Long-Awaited Battle

Long Chen swung his sword and sent Jiang Qitian’s Qingyang Sword flying, shocking everyone in the arena.

Everyone was dumbfounded by this scene.

That was the Qingyang Sword!

The Qingyang Sword, one of the three great divine swords of the Northern Realm.

The power of the Qingyang Sword is beyond doubt.

Yet Long Chen actually managed to knock it away with an ordinary sword? How could that be possible?

If they didn’t see it with their own eyes, who would dare believe it?

Xiao Yang stood in the square with his arms crossed, watching, completely unfazed.

Because the sword in Long Chen’s hand was none other than the Futian Sword.

He chose not to interfere, letting Chen Taixu and Long Chen handle it.

Of course, there were also the two great sacred beasts.

With them involved, Jiang Qitian was more than enough to deal with.

So Xiao Yang continued his game of pretending to be a fool to catch a genius.

However, outside the square, Qin Fei, who was holding the unconscious Jiang Ting, knew just how powerful and terrifying Xiao Yang really was.

But no one believed him.

He told everyone Xiao Yang was strong, that Xiao Yang had injured him, that Xiao Yang had stolen that batch of spiritual herbs, yet everyone thought he was just rambling.

After all, during the Jiazi Tournament, Xiao Yang had self-destructed his dantian to enhance his cultivation to defeat Fuyiao Sword Sect’s Saintess, Li Xingyao.

The secret technique of self-destructing one’s dantian could boost Xiao Yang’s combat power, but it was only temporary.

Soon, he’d run out of energy and be a waste.

It’s common knowledge in the cultivation world that a warrior who self-destructs their dantian is destined to become useless.

Yet no one expected Xiao Yang to break that common sense.

Not only did his cultivation not disappear, but it also significantly increased.

He didn’t turn into a waste; he was stronger than ever.

At this moment, Jiang Qitian staggered back, quickly putting some distance between him and Long Chen.

He looked down at his bloody hand gripping the sword.

“Damn it, how is this possible…”

Jiang Qitian suddenly lifted his head and stared at Long Chen in disbelief.

His gaze fell upon the sword in Long Chen’s hand.

“This is…”

Jiang Qitian’s pupils constricted.

He recognized the weapon.

It was the sword of that mysterious Sword Saint.

Oh, how frustrating for Jiang Qitian.

He had only offended the mysterious Sword Saint once in the North Mountain Earth Veins of Yuanlong City, yet the other party had been fixated on him. A dignified Sword Saint with such a small mind?

Jiang Qitian could never have imagined that the mysterious Sword Saint was Xiao Yang.

In his previous life, Jiang Qitian had made Xiao Yang’s life miserable.

Now that he had a second chance, Xiao Yang wouldn’t target anyone else but him.

Even if the Futian Sword didn’t awaken, it was far beyond the Qingyang Sword in comparison.

“Jiang Qitian, weren’t you eager to have a showdown with me back in the day? Now I’m giving you that chance.”

Long Chen looked at his nemesis, and to his surprise, he felt unusually calm.

His raging fury and hatred seemed to vanish in an instant.

“Hmm?”

Xiao Yang noticed this and immediately signaled the two sacred beasts to step aside.

Long Chen wanted to face Jiang Qitian in battle.

He had no reason to deny Long Chen that.

“Alright!”

Jiang Qitian fixed his gaze on Long Chen, then waved his right hand, driving the Qingyang Sword directly into the ground.

Long Chen mirrored his actions, tossing away the Futian Sword.

The Futian Sword fell from the sky, embedding itself in front of Xiao Yang.

In the past, Jiang Qitian had always seen Long Chen as a model to aspire to.

He had truly wanted to fight Long Chen on the Sword Comparison Platform back then.

But the opportunity never arose.

Later, Jiang Qitian killed his master, schemed against Long Chen, drew the Qingyang Sword, claimed the sect leader’s position, and even married the junior sister.

That direct action led to Long Chen leaving.

Since then, Long Chen had faded into obscurity.

Now, Jiang Qitian finally had his chance to face Long Chen.

Missing the opportunity to fight Long Chen back then was Jiang Qitian’s regret.

He descended from the sky directly onto the Sword Comparison Platform.

Long Chen flew down as well.

“What the…”

Chen Taixu glanced at Xiao Yang.

This wasn’t part of their plan.

They had come to Qingyang Mountain to ruin Jiang Qitian’s reputation.

But Xiao Yang said nothing, so Chen Taixu chose to stay quiet.

At this moment, the elders of the Qingyang Sword Sect were all staring in shock at the two men on the Sword Comparison Platform.

No one knew better than they did how stunning Long Chen had been back in the day.

Although Jiang Qitian was also impressive and a genius of the sword path, he paled in comparison to the dazzling Long Chen.

Everyone knew Jiang Qitian had wanted to duel Long Chen.

Originally, Jiang Qitian intended to battle Long Chen on the Sword Comparison Platform to decide who would take over the position of Sect Leader.

The elders were also in agreement.

However, Long Chen had failed to return to Qingyang Mountain in time.

By the time he finally made it back, Jiang Qitian had already drawn the Qingyang Sword.

This meant Jiang Qitian didn’t have to face Long Chen at all.

The one who drew the Qingyang Sword was the next Sect Leader—that was the rule of the Qingyang Sword Sect.

So Jiang Qitian immediately claimed the title of Sect Leader.

Long Chen missed everything by a hair’s breadth.

At that time, Long Chen was nearly driven mad.

Xiao Yang had once heard Chen Taixu talk about Long Chen’s situation.

Today, Long Chen aimed to trample Jiang Qitian underfoot in front of everyone.

At this moment, on the Sword Comparison Platform, Long Chen calmly stared at Jiang Qitian across from him.

“Senior Brother… your junior sister missed you until her dying breath, and you couldn’t even be bothered to come back and see her once.”

Jiang Qitian whispered to Long Chen.

“You…”

Jiang Qitian’s voice echoed in Long Chen’s mind.

Long Chen nearly lost it in anger.

Clearly, Jiang Qitian intended to disturb his peace of mind.

But Long Chen was, after all, a sword path genius.

How could he not recognize Jiang Qitian’s devious intentions?

“Ah, your junior sister has been waiting day and night for your return, too bad she never got to see you one last time before she died. Poor junior sister never found peace in death.”

Jiang Qitian’s voice rang through Long Chen’s mind once again.

“…”

Long Chen glared fiercely at Jiang Qitian, his eyes turning red.

“Hmm?”

Xiao Yang immediately picked up on something being off with Long Chen.

“Kill!”

At that moment, Long Chen erupted with fury, swinging his right hand, and a beam of golden sword light shot forth from his hand, carving through the air toward Jiang Qitian.

He appeared to be enraged by Jiang Qitian’s words, exuding a chilling aura.

Jiang Qitian chuckled inwardly.

Long Chen, your junior sister is your greatest weakness.

Jiang Qitian knew just how to manipulate Long Chen.

“Hum!”

Jiang Qitian unleashed his sword.

With a flick of his finger, a starry sword beam shot straight toward Long Chen.

“Starry Saint Body?”

Xiao Yang watched Jiang Qitian on the Sword Comparison Platform, a grin forming on his lips.

Jiang Qitian had crafted another flying sword.

He had given his previous flying sword to Qin Fei, but it was stolen by Xiao Yang.

Xiao Yang had not expected Jiang Qitian to forge another flying sword so quickly.

On the Sword Comparison Platform, the powerful forces of swordsmanship from both sides collided in an instant.

Jiang Qitian and Long Chen began an intense battle on the Sword Comparison Platform.