Chapter 55: White Tiger Golden Geng Sword Technique

Chapter 55: White Tiger Metal Geng Sword Technique

"Injuries are inevitable in competitive bouts. If you don't want your son to get hurt, you can simply keep him from participating!"

Su Wanyi frowned, her slender and upright figure standing tall upon the arena stage, the tip of her sword pointing steadily at Dongfang Ming.

The large black cat stood nearby, speaking with vicious intent, "Eldest Miss, if this old codger dares to make a move, I will personally obliterate the entire Dongfang family!"

Su Wanyi's pupils contracted.

This Senior Cat... truly wears his heart on his sleeve!

Dongfang Ming approached with a murderous aura, but suddenly, Xiong Yinghao's voice echoed in his ear. His expression shifted drastically; he turned on his heel and carried Dongfang Yu away.

After all, this was the Tri-Origin Martial Gathering.

Furthermore, Elder Luo of the Qitian Sword Sect was presiding over the event from the VIP seats.

If he were to strike out against Su Wanyi here, he would likely be unable to endure the boundless wrath of Elder Luo of the Qitian Sword Sect.

Xiong Yinghao had transmitted his voice to warn him that Elder Luo held this young maiden in high regard.

Should she become an inner sect disciple of the Qitian Sword Sect in the future, the Dongfang family would never dare to provoke her under any circumstances.

Seeing Dongfang Ming suddenly depart, Su Wanyi let out a quiet sigh of relief.

She leaped down from the fighting platform and returned to the spectator pavilion.

The expressions of the other contestants as they looked toward Su Wanyi were utterly complex.

Those whose strength fell short of Dongfang Yu's wore unmistakable looks of fear in their eyes.

Meanwhile, Ouyang Xiu and Xiong Chumo, both stronger than Dongfang Yu, gazed at Su Wanyi with fierce battle intent burning in their eyes.

"Ouyang Xiu, do you think your strength is enough to defeat her?"

Xiong Chumo asked in a low voice.

Recalling Su Wanyi's breathtaking sword strike, Ouyang Xiu replied with a solemn expression, "Hard to say, but we will have to fight to find out."

Xiong Chumo nodded slightly.

In his view, Su Wanyi might possess the strength to rival Ouyang Xiu, but she still lagged far behind him.

He cared little about the others; as long as he secured the top spot for the Heavenly Origin rank, that would be enough.

After all, among everyone present, his cultivation was the highest.

Moreover, his father was the Lord of Silver Moon City, granting him a lofty and influential status.

Thus, under no circumstances could he afford to lose.

...

A black carriage remained parked outside the City Lord's Mansion. Amidst the bustling crowds passing all around, it seemed completely unnoticed by anyone.

The large black horse turned its head, grinned, and said, "Master, those fellows participating in the Tri-Origin Martial Gathering are far too weak. Probably only that son of Xiong Yinghao can put any pressure on the Young Miss..."

"There is no need to rush."

Ye Yun smiled faintly.

The Tri-Origin Martial Gathering was merely a beginning.

Luoli and Jun Moxiao were currently refining the Ancestral Dragon's blood essence to alter the concentration of their Ancestral Dragon bloodlines, which meant Su Wanyi needed to temper herself independently during this period.

Toward this young maiden, Ye Yun held profound expectations.

He would arrange powerful opponents for Su Wanyi step by step, allowing her to lay an unshakeable foundation right from the first level of the Spirit Sea Realm.

There were only three disciples in the Divine Dragon Sect.

For an ancestor like Ye Yun, he intended to cultivate every single one of them into towering giants of the Sword Dao capable of standing alone against the world.

It was equivalent to recreating three versions of his former self.

In this way, should he ever leave the Vast South Continent one day, the Divine Dragon Sect would still have worthy successors.

...

As evening approached, the night gradually descended.

Illuminated by bright lanterns, the City Lord's Mansion buzzed as the Tri-Origin Martial Gathering continued in full swing.

Su Wanyi had secured five consecutive victories.

She was widely regarded as the biggest dark horse contending for the championship in this tournament.

However, she had yet to cross paths with Ouyang Xiu and Xiong Chumo.

Aside from his defeat at the hands of Xiong Chumo, Ouyang Xiu had not lost a single match against any other challenger.

Currently, his points ranked him in third place.

If he wished to secure second place, he had no choice but to defeat Su Wanyi.

"The next match: Number Two, Ouyang Xiu, versus Number Ten, Su Wanyi!"

The referee's voice resounded through the arena.

Clamour...

The surrounding spectators erupted into thunderous applause and cheers.

Every watcher had been captivated by the peerless grace of this beautiful woman clad in golden Dharma robes with a crimson longsword strapped to her back.

Su Wanyi possessed exquisite beauty, transcendent temperament, and supreme mastery of the sword.

She had triumphed in seven consecutive matches.

At present, she had already secured at least the Human Origin ranking.

If she could defeat Ouyang Xiu, she would break into the final top two.

Ultimately, she would face the strongest competitor of this tournament—the City Lord's son—in the final showdown.

Standing upon the arena stage, Su Wanyi drew the Seven-Star Longyuan Sword, while the phantom of a divine dragon manifested behind her.

She held not a shred of contempt for Ouyang Xiu.

Years of a fugitive life spent drifting in displacement had taught Su Wanyi never to underestimate any adversary.

Despite winning seven matches in a row, her heart remained utterly serene, tranquil as an unrippled lake.

Her participation in the Tri-Origin Martial Gathering followed the wishes of her Ancestor.

And the Ancestor intended for her to undergo tempering.

The so-called tempering was not merely about forging a powerful sword heart, but also about the ability to fight opponents of higher realms when faced with formidable enemies.

Thus far, only Ouyang Xiu could be counted as a formidable foe.

Su Wanyi also hoped to achieve a breakthrough in her cultivation through intense combat pressure, just as her junior brother and junior sister had done.

After all, she had consumed a Dragon-Tiger Pill as well.

This was a divine-grade medicinal pill bestowed by the Ancestor...

At present, the majority of its medicinal potency remained stored within her body, quietly awaiting the arrival of pressure before unleashing it to achieve a breakthrough in one fell swoop.

Inside the black carriage.

Ye Yun wore a calm expression, sensing Su Wanyi's aura growing stronger by the moment, a trace of appreciation flickering in his eyes.

As the Eldest Senior Sister, Su Wanyi was a few years older than Luoli and Jun Moxiao, making her temperament the most mature among them.

Ye Yun deeply appreciated this trait as well.

When the sect faced dire peril, Su Wanyi was the very first to step forward and lure the pursuers away. Such a spirit of self-sacrifice to protect others was profoundly precious.

As the thirteenth Sect Master of the Divine Dragon Sect, Ye Yun had taken on several disciples in the past.

Yet that had been during the most prosperous era of the Divine Dragon Sect, when none across the realm dared provoke them.

...

While Ye Yun reminisced about the past, Su Wanyi and Ouyang Xiu had already clashed.

Although Ouyang Xiu surpassed Su Wanyi by five minor realms in cultivation, he possessed no innate bloodline.

Therefore, he did not hold an absolute advantage.

Even so, Ouyang Xiu's combat power was genuinely formidable.

The Ouyang family's White Tiger Metal Geng Sword Technique focused primarily on the metal attribute of slaughter, rendering every streak of sword light astonishingly sharp and imbued with a piercing cutting force.

Had the arena not been reinforced by sturdy formations, it would likely have been pulverized long ago.

Much like Su Wanyi's manifestation of the divine dragon phantom behind her, Ouyang Xiu also had the phantom of a white tiger towering behind him. Lifelike and colossal, the white tiger sat majestically in the void, exuding an imposing and awe-inspiring aura.

Streak after streak of sword light radiated dazzling golden brilliance, crashing against the divine dragon's sword illumination and producing continuous, thunderous roars.

After exchanging several rounds of direct blows, Su Wanyi found herself gradually placed at a disadvantage, suppressed by Ouyang Xiu's sword technique.

Fortunately, the Divine Dragon Nine Transformations movement technique allowed her to narrowly dodge every incoming sword attack.

The sky was filled with overlapping divine dragon phantoms, each one seemingly as real as Su Wanyi herself.

Consequently, despite Ouyang Xiu's fierce sword technique continuously shattering these phantoms, he could never pinpoint Su Wanyi's true physical location.

"This young girl is truly remarkable!"

Elder Luo of the Qitian Sword Sect narrowed his eyelids slightly, his gaze filled with unconcealed appreciation.

...

The battle upon the arena remained intense.

Before they knew it, an hour of fierce fighting had passed.

Ouyang Xiu truly deserved his reputation as the second-greatest genius of the younger generation in Silver Moon City, maintaining a relentless, high-intensity offensive throughout.

Yet to his astonishment, Su Wanyi showed no signs of fatigue whatsoever. Despite being tightly suppressed under his frantic assaults, she had not entirely lost the ability to counterattack.

Night had fallen.

A few faint stars began to twinkle across the indigo night sky.

A full moon slowly rose from the eastern horizon, resembling a polished golden disk.

Inside the black carriage, Ye Yun's gaze suddenly flickered slightly as he cast his eyes downward toward the depths beneath Silver Moon City.