Chapter 302: 302
Chapter 302 Sword Qi Soaring in a Flash
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No one could think that Li Tianlan would be so frank .
Song Ci knew her stance . She had severely hurt Xu Chu and Ning Qiancheng . Meanwhile, she suppressed the East Emperor Palace in the first two maneuvers . Thus, she knew that she would not make friends with Li Tianlan .
Beyond her expectation, Li Tianlan launched an attack without warning .
Hardly had she been identified when wild sword intent came after her, soaring aloft .
The massive alloys that blocked out the light were dancing in the air .
The sun was dimming .
As he fell in a single step, Li Tianlan abruptly changed .
That was an indescribable feeling .
Before the step, the world was real, while Li Tianlan was vague and deceptive . Although he stood there, he was as unreal as dust .
After the step, the world was unreal .
Everything became vague amidst the sword intent, including the high platforms, ruins, trees in the distance, the crowd around him, and hot light . Only Li Tianlan became incomparably real .
The world seemed to be small as if Li Tianlan stuffed it .
Song Ci only saw his real and pure figure without any temperament .
Such a change was drastic, like the sudden eruption of magma from a silent volcano or a raging wave on a calm sea, which would bring danger .
Song Ci finally took a step back .
Her palms were glowing .
A quaint and dark handle slipped into her hand from her cuff, radiating a dark and deep light .
After being lifted up by Li Tianlan, the alloy plate hit down with a heavy sound .
Sword Qi was all over the place, and the undisguised killing intent seemed to tear her up .
Song Ci completely stretched out her arms .
The dark handle in her hand gave out sharp and glaring light .
A thin longsaber directly popped out of the handle .
The dark blade was as straight as a sword . At the tip, it slightly went up in a small but perfect arc .
The thin blade was almost two meters long when it was fully extended . At the moment, it was stern and sharp beyond expression in Song Ci’s hand .
This was a little-known longsaber in the Dark World in recent years .
Its name was Curtain of Night .
The huge alloys roared past .
Song Ci held the Curtain of Night tightly and raised it up .
The thin blade swept away with a harsh sound .
With a loud clang, the alloy plate nearly five meters long was abruptly torn to pieces by saber light .
The alloy pieces flew everywhere .
Song Ci held the Curtain of Night without emotion, and saber radiance was rampant over her . Her eyes were already empty and dead .
It was not until now that the logistics director of the Sky Academy, Zhao Hefei, came to his sense .
“What are you doing? The maneuver has not yet begun!”
Zhao Hefei subconsciously snarled, “You guys…”
“Get out!”
Li Tianlan directly interrupted Zhao Hefei’s words .
Zhao Hefei was suddenly stunned .
His face suddenly blushed deeply and even turned purple .
Li Tianlan looked at him then fixed his eyes on Song Ci .
He looked at her blandly .
It seemed that he had poured cold water on Zhao Hefei, who was filled with anger . The flames of anger in his bosom suddenly extinguished, and ice was formed .
He was still angry .
However, he did not give vent to his anger .
His inner fear entirely suppressed his anger . He moved his mouth and walked a few steps to the side .
At this moment, he discovered Li Tianlan’s change .
The change from illusion to reality was fierce and abrupt .
Li Tianlan stood there right now . His figure was small, but it seemed that the entire training ground was inundated with his will .
Zhao Hefei could not even find a place to remain .
The elites of the Sky Academy subconsciously came over .
Countless cold eyes covered Li Tianlan .
“Withdraw,” Song Ci suddenly said .
Everyone was slightly stunned . They did not retreat, but they were not moving forward .
Besides the elites of the Phantom Palace, there were the elites of the Three Thousand World and the Blizzard Organization .
Song Ci’s majesty in the Deep-sea Academy was evident .
“You launched an attack first . ”
Song Ci tightly held the thin and dark Curtain of Night and took a step forward .
She looked gorgeous and extroverted, but her blank eyes were full of danger and cruelty .
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Li Tianlan frowned a little .
He did not like this woman, not just because she severely hurt Xuchu and Ning Qiancheng, but because of repulsion by instinct .
Song Ci left a strange impression on him .
Although the tentative strike did not work out, he could judge a lot of things .
Song Ci was neither good nor bad at saber skills .
The strike was lethal, but Li Tianlan could be sure that she did not have a personal constitution . Not to mention having the Wind and Thunder Veins, she did not even have a single Wind Vein or Thunder Vein .
Most importantly, he was now absolutely certain that this woman’s will was just so-so .
It did not mean that her will was not determined .
Will includes a lot of things—for example, perception .
Perception includes a sense of danger, a judgment of enemies, and so on .
Beyond Li Tianlan’s expectation, Song Ci’s perception was so terrible .
However, she was mentally firm .
She was not sharp but firm enough .
On the whole, Song Ci looked extremely stiff .
This was the most annoying .
Li Tianlan was uncertain how many people could detect her defects .
However, he knew that Jiang Shangyu, who always concealed her Heavenly King Heart but was mentally perfect, could also see her limitations .
This meant too many possibilities .
Li Tianlan thought silently, but he still looked calm . “So what?”
“Anyone who offends me has to pay the price . ”
Song Ci raised the Curtain of Night .
It was as dark as night . Even under the scorching sun, the thin blade was still dark .
She obliquely pointed the blade at Li Tianlan, and her vital force was wildly escalating .
Li Tianlan smiled . He came here today only for Song Ci .
Song Ci stopped Xu Chu and Ning Qiancheng from attending the final maneuver .
He had to send Song Ci out of the final maneuver .
Li Tianlan did not mind paying the price, but the precondition was that the other party was competent .
His figure became blurred in the hot sun .
The world was still illusory .
Li Tianlan’s figure dissolved into the air like flowing water and turned into nothingness .
Song Ci knitted her beautiful eyebrows .
She did not think that Li Tianlan was much stronger than herself . However, he was her most hated opponent because of his weird and erratic behavior .
Song Ci’s eyes became more and more dead, but the killing intent in her black pupils became more and more intense .
The hot wind blew under the scorching sun .
The wind was mixed with a little Sword Qi .
Song Ci suddenly turned around with Sword Qi .
Li Tianlan appeared on platform Number Two, hundreds of meters away .
He was so clear and real that people subconsciously ignored everything around him .
Li Tianlan looked at Song Ci . His thunderous voice echoed within a radius of a few hundred meters .
“Come over . ”
Li Tianlan’s voice was indifferent and casual . The two simple words were filled with unmindful contempt .
Song Ci was not familiar with this kind of tone .
She did not feel angry . Instead, she laughed .
She looked so beautiful . When she laughed, she was so gorgeous that no one could stand to look into her eyes .
“I’m coming,” Song Ci said .
The Curtain of Night shifted and pointed directly at Li Tianlan .
When viewed with the naked eye, the blazing sun became distorted following the shifting blade .
With Song Ci as the center, the vast space vibrated layer upon layer .
Qi spread out like waves .
The undulating space covered Platform Number One and continued to spread out .
It was not surging fast .
The qi beat layer by layer and extended outward . When it reached Li Tianlan, it had become a raging torrent .
The twisted space hit everything with a loud roaring as if it would destroy the whole world .
Song Ci held the longsaber tightly .
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From the extreme silence, a scream resounded from Platform Number One, which was loud enough to penetrate through metal and stone .
From a distance, the blade of the Curtain of Night thrust forward .
Lightning flashed, covering all the sky .
Song Ci did not thrust too hard, but she seemed to be flung away by the thrust and directly dashed toward Li Tianlan .
Rising winds, surging clouds .
The training ground became a world of lightning . Rumbled thunder shook the Sky Academy . Lightning shattered on the ground, and smoke rose up and turned into fog .
In thick fog and lightning, the dark blade light of the Curtain of Night appeared like lightning in front of Li Tianlan with the ultimate killing intent .
Li Tianlan was neither advancing nor retreating . When facing the saber light that was piercing straight into his head, he just raised his arm .
He wore a silver bracelet on his wrist .
The silver bracelet quietly radiated brilliant light .
Li Tianlan opened his fingers . In a flash, the space of Platform Number Two seemed to be solidified .
Without Ice Frost or lightning fire, there was only the fiercest contraction or squeezing of space .
The entire space seemed to form a wall .
The air billows driven by Song Ci whistled and hit on the wall .
With the surging tide, the tip of the Curtain of Night struck .
Space seemed to be completely still .
All the sounds were gone entirely .
The world was quiet .
Li Tianlan stood motionless on the high platform .
In the air, Song Ci held that pose and thrust out .
The saber was close to Li Tianlan’s hand . If it went further forward only a few centimeters, it would be enough to penetrate his hand .
The distance of a few centimeters was like a natural moat .
In this moment of stillness, the tip that was about to pierce into his hand could not move one inch more .
Dark blue thunder came over quietly .
Song Ci held the saber with both hands, and her body tensed up as she struggled to stab .
Li Tianlan raised his eyebrows slightly .
He folded his hands and opened them again .
Sword Qi shot up into the sky in a flash .
Suddenly, the seemingly static space shattered most violently . On Platform Number Two, all the qi around Li Tianlan was torn into the shape of a longsword with sword intent . Countless illusory, transparent, and perilous sword shadows kept soaring and falling rapidly .
The sword shadows surrounded Li Tianlan .
Dozens of swords, a hundred swords, and hundreds of swords .
The sword intent was boiling like water .
Numerous sword shadows surrounded Li Tianlan .
The sword shadows became curtains .
The large-scale curtain revolved around Li Tianlan, whirling and rising . Sword shadows were not for defense, and they moved forward layer upon layer . They hit Song Ci in front of him endlessly as if the ripples of huge waves were chopped up by the sword shadows .
The lightning dissipated .
Only that dark blade light was struggling to clang .
Song Ci’s empty eyes were getting brighter and brighter, and her pupils became increasingly pitch-black .
In combat, she had an indescribable madness .
The dense sword curtains revolved around Li Tianlan as flowers bloomed . A lot of swords cast their shadows on Song Ci, generating rays of glaring light .
Blood was dripping down her body .
The Curtain of Night still could not move forward one inch .
The sword intent around Li Tianlan became increasingly vigorous .
His figure was more and more real .
The sword intent started to change .
The Great Void Sword Intent of Mount Shu .
The Jifeng Sword Intent of the Jifeng Sword-reining School .
Sword Intent of Jade Pool .
Sword intent was on the move, and all the simulated sword intent was specious . However, the complicated and changeable sword intent made the sword curtains around Li Tianlan get larger and larger .
The flashes of lightning around Song Ci almost died out .
The sword curtains around Li Tianlan had extended to hundreds of meters .
They were vast, complex, and solemn, covering all the sky, with soaring Sword Qi .
Song Ci’s pitch-black pupils quietly dilated and occupied almost all the white of her eyes .
The long and thin Curtain of Night fiercely vibrated .
Among the vast sword curtains, she suddenly soared into the sky .
The chaotic and orderly sword curtains rushed at Song Ci at the same time .
Thousands of swords gathered into a bunch .
Like dragons, the sword curtains went forward with great strength and vigor .
Song Ci was still rising .
The next second, there was a beam of dark saber light in the sky .
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The sword light was like a waterfall .
The dark blade light filled the whole sky .
The saber light diffused and converged together again .
Song Ci’s essence, qi, and spirit reached the limit in the shortest time .
The dark saber light became many pitch-black lines .
Large pieces of the vast sword curtains disappeared in the saber light .
The pitch-black lines became more and more numerous, wildly falling down like raging rain .
Outburst!
Reckless outburst!
This was the essence of the martial arts of the Wang family of Beihai .
Now, it was even more vividly displayed by Song Ci .
Song Ci might not be the strongest among the young generation, but she was absolutely the most dangerous person .
The balance of the martial arts of the Wang family of Beihai was the combination of instantaneous outburst and sustained outburst .
Obviously, Song Ci went to the extreme in instantaneous outburst .
It meant that she could release all her physical strength and unique skills in the most thorough way in the shortest time .
Regardless of the consequences, she would only pursue the most thorough explosive force .
It seemed like an instant, but yet, an eternity .
The dark saber light covered the sky from above to below .
Unparalleled .
Killing .
Destruction .
Tearing .
Dragon slaying .
When she bent her essence, qi, and spirit of fighting, she could burst out all her fighting capacity in the blink of an eye .
As the blade of the Curtain of Night slightly vibrated, all the unique skills turned into slaying saber light .
The blade of the Curtain of Night went straight down .
Rampant saber light destroyed the sword curtains, like crushing dry weeds and smashing rotten wood .
Song Ci’s killing intent went beyond the commanding heights . With absolute concentration, she seemed to make a little breakthrough .
Li Tianlan still did not move, despite the sword curtains being shattered, and the black saber light went straight down .
Song Ci’s figure went straight down in the air in a wild and decisive manner .
Li Tianlan looked at her quietly .
The rampant dark saber light tore apart the shattered sword curtain, all the way down .
It was getting closer and closer .
30 meters .
20 meters .
10 meters .
The saber light shifted and caused a gale .
Li Tianlan’s white robe fluttered backward in the gale . Song Ci could feel the coolness from the white gown, which was made of Cloud Threads .
Five meters .
Li Tianlan reached out his hand again .
He still flicked his fingers .
As he did so, a mysterious and complicated handprint formed in his palm .
Suddenly, the dark saber light with endless crazy killing intent appeared no more .
Song Ci, whose face greatly changed, was too late to stop .
The downward saber light was about to cover Li Tianlan’s body .
While his handprint changed, the saber light went upward against the sky .
The distance between them was too close .
Song Ci’s saber was completely out of control . Abundant saber light had almost covered her body in a wink .
Li Tianlan looked calm .
He did not know how many people would recognize that move .
But it didn’t matter anymore .
That move had other names in the Dark World .
In his opinion, it was 24 Moves of Sword .
When the saber light fell on Song Ci, a bolt of soft but shocking lightning enveloped her .
The lightning appeared without any signs .
However, its presence destroyed most of the hidden killing intent .
The soft and deep lightning formed a light flowing like water, instead of flashing an electric arc . It was not dazzling but profound and harsh .
Not to mention others, even Li Tianlan did not know that the moves of the Thunder-shocking Realm could change like this .
Eventually, the water-like lightning was a little late .
As a small amount of saber light swept through Song Ci’s body, a lot of blood splashed out . The blood was brilliant with lightning when the red and blue mixed together .
Li Tianlan felt that it was a little unexpected, but he laughed grimly .
The lightning around Song Ci slowly dispersed .
Being soaked with blood, Song Ci was ragged and looked pale . However, she was fully conscious .
No one knew when the slender and gentle figure appeared on the battlefield . The man saved Song Ci and took her in his arms .
They slowly descended from the air and landed on the high platform .
The high platform was as flat as new . Even with the fierce battles, it didn’t have the slightest damage .
“Long time no see . ”
The man held Song Ci in his arms and fell on the platform .
His eyes were quiet and gentle . He looked warm and mild, but Li Tianlan could feel his fighting desire and killing intent deep inside him .
Wang Shengxiao!
If he had not appeared on the battlefield, Song Ci would definitely withdraw from the maneuver one month later, even if she would not be dead today .
The battle was fierce and short .
Song Ci rushed to the high platform .
Li Tianlan stretched his hand .
He flicked his fingers .
He flicked his fingers again .
The battle was over .
Song Ci had lost, but no one thought that she was shameful in this short and fierce battle .
Wang Shengxiao was a little late .
Li Tianlan was a little slow .
They stared at each other like a pin against an awl .
A few onlookers finally came to their senses after watching this battle .
Everyone was thinking about Song Ci’s out-of-control saber light at the end of the battle .
That was Li Tianlan’s unique skill .
He borrowed others’ power for himself!
That was…
A scream sounded in the crowd, “That’s…”
“It’s the All-embracing Collection?”
Wang Shengxiao looked at Li Tianlan with deep eyes .
It was well known in the Dark World in recent years . It was the unique skill of the Purgatory of Heaven Capital .
With it, one could stimulate different sword intent and control the Empty & Infinite .
The All-embracing Collection, borrowing others’ power for oneself, was the unique skill of the Purgatory of Heaven Capital .
“It’s 24 Moves of Sword,” Li Tianlan said simply .
Wang Shengxiao smiled . Aside from the calmness in his eyes, there was only confidence .
“You’ve really figured out the 24 Moves of Sword . ”
He looked at Li Tianlan as if absorbed in thought . “I’ve underestimated you . Perhaps you’ll be a good opponent . ”
“Do you want to fight me?” Li Tianlan asked with a smile .
He pointed to Song Ci . “You can avenge her . I accept . And I can fight you right now . ”
Wang Shengxiao seemed to be persuaded, with his eyes twinkling, but he finally shook his head . “I’m in no hurry for that . ”
He said indifferently, “See you in the maneuver in a month . We need to end the grievances between the Wang family of Beihai and the Li family at that time . Meanwhile, we also need some important witnesses . ”
Li Tianlan roared with laughter .
In his loud laughter, his figure gradually disappeared from the high platform . His voice kept ringing out, getting further and further away .
“To solve the grievances between the Li family and the Wang family of Beihai? You’re not qualified right now . ”
Wang Shengxiao narrowed his eyes and looked in the direction that he left without speaking for a long time .
“You’re so arrogant,” Song Ci said in a weak and cold voice as she leaned into his arms .
Wang Shengxiao smiled and whispered, “He’s powerful . ”
“You’re the strongest in the younger generation,” Song Ci said in a firm and proud tone .
Wang Shengxiao didn’t answer .
He recalled the battle between Li Tianlan and Song Ci .
From beginning to end, Li Tianlan stood still the whole time without moving .
He did not draw his sword .