Chapter 1437 - 1435: Defeating the Sect Leader in One Move
This old man was Admiral Yamamoto’s martial uncle.
Yang Chen knew a bit about the Beifeng Thirteen Rivers lineage. Of course, all of it had come from Imano Genso.
In Beifeng Thirteen Rivers, the truly formidable one was this martial uncle of Admiral Yamamoto.
But his martial uncle was not the Sect Leader of Beifeng Thirteen Rivers; the Sect Leader should have been Admiral Yamamoto’s master.
It was just that back then, the master of Beifeng Thirteen Rivers, when dueling someone, unfortunately perished together with his opponent.
So now Jiang Qi Yizhen was the acting Sect Leader of Beifeng Thirteen Rivers, only temporarily in charge of this lineage.
But though it was called "acting," in fact he never appeared in public, always in seclusion, so they had never seen Jiang Qi Yizhen before.
So now, with Jiang Qi Yizhen standing here, no one recognized him.
"Who are you?"
"Why did you come back to our Four Spirits Hall headquarters!"
"What the hell are the people outside doing!"
"How can they just let anyone in so casually, damn bastards!"
...
These people were displeased with Jiang Qi Yizhen’s appearance, as if they were blaming the old man for Admiral Yamamoto’s defeat.
"Bastards!"
A voice suddenly came from the ground.
"Didn’t you hear what he was saying? You damn things! This is the Sect Leader of the Beifeng Thirteen Rivers style! My martial uncle! How can you talk to the old man like that!"
Admiral Yamamoto slowly climbed up from the ground.
Yang Chen frowned, looking at Admiral Yamamoto.
Admiral Yamamoto had fully recovered; there was no trace of the previous mutated appearance. Even the injuries on his body had completely vanished!
A terrifying recovery ability!
Yang Chen was shocked in his heart.
The others hadn’t expected Admiral Yamamoto to wake up; after their initial shock, they were overjoyed one after another.
"President! You’re awake!"
"I knew it, how could you lose to this guy!"
"You must have just gotten careless and let this bastard ambush you!"
"The President can’t lose, keep fighting!"
...
The group shouted excitedly.
"Bastards! I already told you to shut up!" Admiral Yamamoto bellowed in anger.
They shrank their necks in fright, falling silent as cicadas in winter.
Admiral Yamamoto glared at them, then turned back to look at Jiang Qi Yizhen.
He bowed deeply. "Martial Uncle, you’ve come!"
Jiang Qi Yizhen snorted coldly, completely ignoring Admiral Yamamoto.
He was very displeased with this useless disciple of his senior brother.
Jiang Qi Yizhen looked at Yang Chen and said in a deep voice, "Flame Country is indeed very strong! But for someone like you to come to my Beihai Country, kicking gyms everywhere and exterminating an entire hall, isn’t that going too far!"
"Too far?" Yang Chen let out a cold laugh. "Back when your Beihai Country people went around kicking gyms in Flame Country, at what point did you feel it was too far?"
Jiang Qi Yizhen frowned.
When he was young, he had indeed done such things.
Yang Chen stared at Jiang Qi Yizhen and sneered. "The wheel of karma turns—don’t know if you’ve ever heard that saying?"
Jiang Qi Yizhen fell silent.
"Now that it’s your turn, how do you have the nerve to lecture me? Besides, do you really not know what these people have been doing?" Yang Chen said coldly.
Jiang Qi Yizhen remained silent.
Yang Chen looked at Jiang Qi Yizhen, sneering inwardly.
This old man, after all the things he did back then, still wanted to stand on the moral high ground and condemn him!
Admiral Yamamoto said in a deep voice, "I haven’t lost yet, I can still fight!"
Jiang Qi Yizhen glared at him and scolded, "Shut up! You’re a disgrace!"
"You don’t practice your swordsmanship properly and spend all day committing evil outside! What happened today is just you reaping what you sowed!" Jiang Qi Yizhen scolded.
Admiral Yamamoto lowered his head, not daring to argue.
Jiang Qi Yizhen looked at Yang Chen and said in a low voice, "You’re very right. In Flame Country there’s a saying: ’Karma will always come full circle.’ Now that it has circled back to me, that’s how it should be! Those challenge matches in Flame Country back then were my fault! They also made me realize that Flame Country’s experts are endless! Flame Country’s foundations are something people like us can’t compare to."
Yang Chen looked at Jiang Qi Yizhen and didn’t respond.
People from Beihai Country were like this: very polite on the surface, but you could never know what they were thinking inside. Even if they wished they could kill you, they would still smile and bow, putting on a very respectful act. Especially these old men, who had cultivated their temperament so well that you could never guess what they were thinking.
"When will the cycle of vengeance ever end? Today, let’s settle this never‑ending feud once and for all!" Jiang Qi Yizhen extended his hand.
The Child immediately stepped forward and handed the blade to Jiang Qi Yizhen.
Jiang Qi Yizhen took the blade in one hand, braced the sword hilt with the other, bent low, stared at Yang Chen, and assumed a fighting stance.
Admiral Yamamoto immediately retreated.
He didn’t dare stand in the arena; if he got caught in it by accident, he wouldn’t even have the chance to resist!
Everyone was extremely surprised; they hadn’t expected this unremarkable‑looking old man to actually be the Sect Leader of Beifeng Thirteen Rivers!
This instantly boosted their confidence even more.
Yang Chen gave the dagger in his hand a light swing and said calmly, "That works too. Come on."
"Beifeng! Thirteen Rivers!" Jiang Qi Yizhen suddenly moved.
His movement was like a ghost; in an instant, he was right in front of Yang Chen.
The blade in his hand had long since left its sheath, leaving streaks of afterimages in the air.
Yang Chen narrowed his eyes and hurriedly moved to block.
Clang clang clang clang!
In the span of a single breath, Jiang Qi Yizhen had actually slashed six times! And each strike was aimed at a different vital point!
Whoosh!
After the six slashes, Jiang Qi Yizhen’s figure flickered and he shifted to another position.
Clang clang clang clang!
Another six slashes!
Yang Chen used his dagger to block.
All of a sudden, Jiang Qi Yizhen appeared behind Yang Chen and swung his blade down at him.
Clang!
The strikes came in an unbroken stream.
Their figures were like afterimages, constantly shifting positions in the arena.
Bam!
After a collision, the two of them broke apart.
Jiang Qi Yizhen looked at Yang Chen in surprise. "You... could it be that you’ve already reached Grandmaster level in Flame Country?"
Yang Chen stared at Jiang Qi Yizhen, almost unable to believe that this short, elderly man possessed such power and speed—absolutely not what an old man should have.
"Did you also use some kind of strange thing?" Yang Chen asked.
Jiang Qi Yizhen shook his head. "I don’t know what you’re talking about! All of this skill, I earned through bitter cultivation! The blade techniques of Beifeng Thirteen Rivers don’t need to rely on anything. Once you grasp their essence, they’ll naturally reach perfection!"
Yang Chen pondered briefly, then nodded. "In that case, I’m relieved."
The two of them moved at the same time!
Swish!
Clang!
The two switched positions, now standing back‑to‑back.
Everyone held their breath.
Neither of them moved.
No one knew what the outcome was.
Crack!
Clang!
Jiang Qi Yizhen’s blade snapped in the middle and fell to the ground.
Yang Chen flicked his hand and sheathed his blade.
Jiang Qi Yizhen slowly turned around to look at Yang Chen.
Yang Chen also looked at him.
Jiang Qi Yizhen opened his mouth and said, "Flame Country..."
Slash!
Blood spurted from his neck; before he could finish his last sentence, he collapsed to the ground with a thud and died!
"Martial Uncle!" Admiral Yamamoto shouted and rushed forward, grabbing hold of Jiang Qi Yizhen.