Peerless Empress: One Woman, One Sword, Slaying Through Myriad Realms

Duan Hong's eyes narrowed slightly, his true energy surged throughout his body, and his aura rose steadily. In the instant that the overwhelming power of the heavens pressed down, he swung his sword.

"Fire Dragon Strike!"

The sword's momentum, coupled with the oppressive aura of the heavens, caused the surrounding void to hum. The thick crimson sword beam, like a fire dragon emerging from the earth, surged down and attacked Ye Wuxi.

"This kid is not bad; his skill in swordsmanship is quite impressive."

"No wonder he was able to break the Fire Cloud record..."

"However, Ye Wuxi's swordsmanship when he fought Zhang Haonan was no worse than this, so the outcome is hard to say..."

On the viewing platform, the Grand Elder stroked his beard and chatted with several elders beside him, his eyes revealing admiration. It was truly astonishing that a new disciple had advanced his Earth-rank swordsmanship to such a level in such a short time.

"They actually held back against me..." Su Lingyi, watching from below the battle platform, smiled bitterly.

“The two on stage have already grasped the essence of swordsmanship, while we have only touched the threshold. For sword cultivators, the gap is like a chasm…” Huang Ruxin shook her head and said.

Su Lingyi smiled and said, "The new generation surpasses the old, and victory and defeat are common occurrences. I, Su Lingyi, may have lost once, but I will never lose every time!"

On stage, Ye Wuxi sighed inwardly. This guy was indeed impatient. She remembered that Duan Hong had obtained a local-rank sword technique from Elder Zhang, and this move was derived from it.

However, she was still too green to defeat her. Ye Wuxi's beautiful eyes turned solemn, and she unleashed the full power of her water and fire dantian.

"Drunkenly Slaying the Long River, Burning the Heavens with the Sword!"

The moment those words were uttered, blue and red intertwined sword energy filled the entire battle platform, and a terrifying sword aura soared into the sky, overshadowing the dual momentum created by Duan Hong in just a breath.

In the void, it was as if an ice dragon and a fire phoenix were constantly spewing out chilling sword light, surging and burning endlessly. The continuous sword energy instantly annihilated the fire dragon and rushed towards Duan Hong from all directions.

Sensing the power of the sword strike, the elder recording the battle on the edge of the platform quickly moved aside and erected a protective shield to prevent the residual force of the sword energy from affecting the disciples watching the battle below.

"What kind of swordsmanship is this!"

The ten elders couldn't help but stand up, staring intently at the sword strike on the stage.

"I actually sensed three kinds of sword intent from this sword strike. The sect should not have such a sword technique."

The elder stared wide-eyed, speaking in disbelief.

"Is this the kind of power that an outer disciple can display?"

"Holy crap, I've really seen something amazing today..."

The inner disciples stood up cursing, saying that even they wouldn't dare say they could defeat these two with a single sword strike.

"Zhong Xiang is doomed..."

"Even Zhong Xiang wouldn't dare say he could withstand this sword strike..."

After their initial surprise, the inner disciples who had come to watch the spectacle couldn't help but think about the life-or-death battle between Ye Wuxi and Zhong Xiang in half a month. They had initially thought that the newcomer king was too arrogant, but now it seemed that he had some real skills. Who would live and who would die was anyone's guess.

Zhong Xiang's eyes showed no less astonishment than others, and he kept muttering, "How is this possible!"

Liu Yu'er covered her eyes, not daring to look, but she was afraid that Wu Xi's sword might have killed Duan Hong.

boom!

As the sword energies collided, Duan Hong was sent flying. However, the sword light on the stage remained undiminished, and the sword energy continued to rage and spread, as if it could even cleave the air itself.

Ye Wuxi quickly sheathed his sword and headed towards Duan Hong, who had fallen in the distance.

"He should be alright, right? Duan Hong can't be that weak, can he...?"

Ye Wuxi silently murmured, feeling a little guilty. She really didn't mean it. She knew this sword strike was very powerful, but it was the first time she had used it in battle, and she didn't know exactly how powerful it was. Moreover, she had held back and only used one layer of sword intent. Now it seemed that the power was a little excessive...

"Cough cough..."

Duan Hong, who was lying on the ground, coughed up several mouthfuls of blood and tried to stand up by supporting himself with his sword.

"Brother Duan, are you alright...?"

If he can still get up, then he's alright. Ye Wuxi quickly took out two pills and spoke weakly.

Duan Hong shook his head, "He's alright, he's not dead!"

With his cultivation at the sixth level of Xuanwu, he had to exert all his true energy to unleash a level-eight sword technique. The true energy he left after that sword strike was only one-tenth of his original strength. If it weren't for his special physique, he would probably be unconscious by now.

The Grand Elder on the platform also flew down, looked at Duan Hong with a frown and said, "You don't need to participate in the battles that follow. Your ranking for now will be second!"

"Do you have any objections?"

The Grand Elder glanced at Su Lingyi and the others again, and the nine outer disciples quickly shook their heads, knowing their own limitations.

Seeing this, Duan Hong nodded slightly, "Thank you, Elder!"

"I'll take you back to rest!" Ye Wuxi quickly said.

"I'll escort Brother Duan; you should enjoy your match, Wuqi!"

Liu Yu'er stepped forward and said that since her ranking had already been determined, she could just watch from the sidelines.

Duan Hong glanced at the two of them and said, "Thank you for your trouble, Yu'er. I'm really fine, Wuxi. I'm very happy to have witnessed your true strength this time."

If he were to give in to Wuxi, he would feel uncomfortable and would have to fight with all his might, even if he lost.

Ye Wuxi scratched his head, "Alright, I'll come see you again after my competition."

"The competition continues!"

After the Grand Elder returned to the viewing platform, the elder in charge of the battle spoke again, "Su Lingyi, it's your turn..."

Duan Hong defeated Su Lingyi, so Su Lingyi's ranking became tenth.

Su Lingyi said in a deep voice, "Elder, I also want to choose my own opponent!"

"That's right!"

"Xin'er, let's fight!"

Without hesitation, Huang Ruxin leaped onto the battle platform. Two girls in white dresses stood there, swords in hand. They were friends, but also rivals.

"Wan Teng Piercing!"

"Frost flowers dance wildly!"

The two on stage immediately engaged in a fierce battle. Su Lingyi's icy sword seemed capable of freezing everything, while Huang Ruxin's green sword energy was inexhaustible and indestructible.

Ye Wuxi stared intently. Huang Ruxin had a wood-attribute physique, and she had also grasped a trace of sword intent in her wood-type swordsmanship. In the future, she would also need to integrate wood-type swordsmanship, so watching more would naturally benefit her.

"The Green Wood Cage!"

"Drifting Cold Blade!"

After exchanging a hundred blows, both unleashed their final attack. The endless cold blades shattered the green cage, but in the end, Su Lingyi prevailed.

"Xin'er, you flatter me!" Su Lingyi continued, "Elder, I wish to challenge Junior Sister Wuxi."

Ye Wuxi was not surprised and stepped directly onto the battle platform, wanting to experience Su Lingyi's ice-type attacks.

"Sister, please!"

Ye Wuxi obliged and took the Qinghong Sword in his hand.

"Slaying Frost and Cutting Waves!"

Su Lingyi launched the first attack, her sword blade creating waves of frost wherever it passed.

"Below the cascading water!"

Ye Wuxi chose to use this water-based sword technique. Ice is a special attribute derived from water, and she felt that it could more effectively neutralize ice attacks.