As the girl's words fell, the power representing the [Destruction] Path burst forth and poured into the massive sword body.
'Buzz——!'
As if sensing its master's soaring fighting spirit, "Old Iron" let out a joyful sword hum. Then its light blazed brightly. The sword body swelled madly like it had been injected with something, growing dozens of meters long before finally stopping.
"Ha!"
Yunli swung the giant blade with force, smashing fiercely toward the sword qi Yanqing had released. In an instant, the moment the two collided, the icy-blue sword qi suddenly scattered as if encountering a natural enemy.
"This is impossible!"
Yanqing let out a cry of surprise. "Remote Strike Three Feet of Water" was one of his most proficient sword techniques. He knew its power very well. Even his master, General Jing Yuan, would not casually receive this move. (In truth, the gentle, kind, and understanding General Jing Yuan had held back to avoid hurting his disciple's pride.)
But today… his sword technique had scattered upon colliding with Yunli's sword, like a mouse seeing a cat. How could Yanqing not be shocked?
Could it be that my sword heart is unstable? Yanqing fell into deep self-doubt.
The release of sword qi had an extremely critical connection with the user's sword heart.
If the user possessed an unstoppable momentum and the determination to embrace the world, the sword qi released would naturally possess unstoppable power.
But if not, then no matter how gorgeous the sword qi, it would be nothing more than a silver spearhead made of wax.
"Hey! I said, don't keep spacing out! Does the mighty Cloud Knight also act like this on the battlefield?"
As her words fell, Yunli's heavy sword arrived late but with full force. The girl was extremely displeased with the guy before her. They were clearly still dueling, yet Yanqing had spaced out again. Did he really think she had a good temper?
"Take this—!"
Yunli swung her "forty-meter-long" greatsword downward with force.
...…
"Hiss—! Didn't you see that move clearly just now? Yanqing's sword qi completely dissipated before it even touched Yunli's heavy sword, leaving no trace. General Huaiyan, is this also a technique from the Zhuming Xianzhou?"
On the spectator seats to the side, Jing Yuan scratched his head in confusion. As one of the Seven Arbiter-Generals of the Reignbow, his vision far surpassed ordinary people. In the instant of their clash, he had clearly seen the entire exchange.
It was obvious that Yanqing's sword qi had dissipated before touching Yunli's blade, as if some power had caused it to vanish on its own.
"This old man is not clear about that either. However, I can say with certainty that I have never taught Yunli this move, because even I do not know any similar technique."
General Huaiyan narrowed his eyes and gently stroked his graying beard. After pondering for a moment, he shook his head.
"Not taught by you, General? Could this child have had some extraordinary encounter?"
Hearing this, Feixiao beside them also grew interested. She stepped forward, placed her hands on the railing, leaned her body slightly forward, and watched the two clashing on the training ground with great interest.
"Why does that scene just now look so familiar?"
Jing Yuan crossed one arm over his chest while gently rubbing his smooth chin with the other hand, a thoughtful look in his eyes. He felt that the scene just now seemed familiar, as if he had seen it somewhere before, but he could not quite recall it.
"Where have I seen it…? Why did Yanqing's sword qi dissipate just now? It clearly wasn't affected by any external force—it was as if it was erased from the root… from the root… Could it be?!"
Jing Yuan suddenly raised his head, his gaze burning as he looked at Yunli in the arena.
Erasing things from their root, as if they had never existed—this was precisely the signature power of the [Causality] Path! On the day Qingque faced the Lord Ravager Zephyro, she had displayed a similar power.
The sky was filled with cyan-green flames covering the Luofu, blocking out the sun and inspiring fear.
Yet facing Zephyro's move, Qingque had simply snapped her fingers. Then [Causality] Path power erupted, and in an instant, the sky full of flames vanished as if they had never existed.
This was extremely similar to the technique Yunli had just used. Moreover, this girl had met that lord yesterday and had even stayed out all night…
"Jing Yuan, have you figured something out?" Jing Yuan's expression change had not escaped Huaiyan and Feixiao's notice. Or rather, the General of the Seat of Divine Foresight had never intended to hide it.
"Hmm, I have only guessed a little, but I cannot confirm it fully yet. I need to verify further. Let's continue watching the match, everyone."
"Very well."
"Agreed."
...…
Let us return our view to the martial training ground and refocus on Yunli and Yanqing.
"Hiss… It really hurts…"
Yanqing's condition looked rather poor. After the previous exchange, the youth's goose-yellow hair was slightly disheveled, his breathing unsteady, and his chest heaved violently.
Due to his distraction and self-doubt, he had not completely dodged Yunli's giant sword. Even though he had twisted his body at the last moment, his body had still unavoidably collided with the blade.
Feeling the intense pain from his left arm, Yanqing gritted his teeth slightly and once again raised the azure longsword. Its edge gleamed coldly, pointing straight at Yunli's forehead.
"What a stubborn will…"
Watching Yanqing endure the pain and pick up his sword again, Miss Yunli frowned slightly.
She knew the power of her previous attack very well. Even a glancing blow should have inflicted considerable damage on Yanqing's arm. It would likely be unusable for at least half a day.
Yet even so, Yanqing had forced himself to stand, enduring the pain as he gripped the sword hilt. His eyes were filled with unyielding fighting spirit.
"Are you sure you want to continue? Frankly speaking, if we keep going…"
"Enough talk!"
Before Yunli could finish her advice, the Cloud Knight Yanqing directly interrupted her.
"If we're going to fight, then fight! I will not admit defeat!"
"You...Hmph!"
Seeing that Yanqing refused to listen to her advice, the petite girl snorted coldly. Since he was so stubborn, she no longer needed to waste words.
"Break—!"
The girl held her heavy sword and flashed several times in the air. In the span of a breath, she arrived before Yanqing and smashed the blade down heavily.
Yanqing was also startled by the sudden burst of speed from Yunli. In his panic, he could only hastily raise his sword horizontally, attempting to block the oncoming ferocious attack.