Chapter 396 - 395: Leng Qiushan
"Heh, I’ve gotta hand it to you."
Ling Zhan chuckled, patted himself down, and stood up.
His gaze shifted to the distant Peak Masters as he said, "Heh, first you become a Law Enforcer, and now the Master of Seven Peaks. You really know how to attract attention, kid. And look what it got you—all these people are here today looking for trouble."
"Let them come."
Qin Ya said nonchalantly, his tone brimming with immense confidence.
"The one who replaced Luox Xinyu is indeed extraordinary."
Just then, a calm voice drifted from afar. A handsome, dashing young man in a cyan long-robe, with a longsword on his back, walked through the void, slowly approaching.
The man showed no earth-shattering aura; he was calm and reserved. But in his gaze, directed at Qin Ya, a sky-piercing Sword Intent faintly flashed.
Qin Ya’s pupils shrank, and his expression grew solemn.
This young man before him felt even more powerful than Ling Zhan, Jiang Yun, and the others. He was like a Divine Sword resting in its sheath, its edge hidden.
But once that Divine Sword was drawn, it would surely reveal an unparalleled sharpness!
Before Qin Ya could speak, Ling Zhan, who was beside him, was the first to greet the newcomer. "Peak Master, you’re here too."
His words shocked everyone!
Peak Master! The Master of One Peak!
This man was actually the Master of One Peak, the one with the highest Cultivation among the Lower Seventy-Two Peaks!
"It’s him. Why is he here?"
"The Master of One Peak, Leng Qiushan. He actually came."
"I heard his Cultivation has already reached the Half-Step King Realm, and his use of the Mysteries is masterful. Among the Seventy-Two Peaks, he is undisputedly number one."
"Leng Qiushan, a prodigy on the verge of breaking through to the King Realm."
The crowd buzzed with discussion, their tones filled with either fear or admiration.
Qin Ya looked at Leng Qiushan with a hint of curiosity. He had heard about this Master of One Peak many times—the man who even figures like Jiang Yun and Ling Zhan wholeheartedly admired. Today, he was finally seeing him in the flesh.
A faint smile touched his lips as he said, "I never expected my appointment as Master of Seven Peaks would attract the famous Master of One Peak himself. I am truly honored."
"Luox Xinyu and I are on good terms. I heard she found a new Peak Master for the Seven Peaks, so I came to have a look. As expected, you don’t disappoint."
Leng Qiushan smiled faintly. "Besides, you defeated both Jiang Yun and Ling Zhan. As a Peak Master myself, it wouldn’t be right if I didn’t show up."
"Oh? Are you trying to get even for them?"
"Heh, I wouldn’t say ’get even.’ It’s just that it’s been a long time since I’ve met someone as interesting as you among the Lower Peaks. My hands are itching for a fight."
"Then there’s no need for more words."
As their words faded, they locked eyes, each seeing the formidable, sky-piercing War Intent in the other’s gaze. In the next instant, their figures shot into the sky.
"Please, enlighten me!"
As he spoke, a formidable Sword Intent erupted from Leng Qiushan. The longsword on his back let out a high-pitched hum. Then, with a CLANG, the sword unsheathed itself, radiating an unparalleled sharpness as it landed in Leng Qiushan’s hand!
The moment he held the sword, streams of Sharp Sword Qi swirled around him, stirring the clouds. His handsome face gradually took on a cold expression, as if an era-defining Divine Sword had cast off its disguise to show the world its ultimate edge!
Qin Ya’s gaze sharpened. A light flashed in his hand, and he gripped his white spear, pointing it diagonally at Leng Qiushan. With the spear in his hand, he seemed invincible. Though his Cultivation was lower than Leng Qiushan’s, his surging aura was not the least bit inferior.
"Bring it."
He uttered two words, and his figure shot forward like a meteor. Holding nothing back, he unleashed his Mysterious Speed to its fullest. In an instant, he was in front of Leng Qiushan, gripping his spear tightly and thrusting it out, unleashing a storm of afterimages.
"So fast!!"
Leng Qiushan was inwardly startled, shocked by Qin Ya’s speed.
In that split second, he circulated his Divine Thought, barely managing to track Qin Ya’s movements. With a flick of his longsword, Sword Qi flowed out and crashed forward like a charging army, causing ripples in the void for hundreds of feet around. Qin Ya’s spear afterimages were instantly shattered!
The CLANG of metal on metal rang out continuously. In the blink of an eye, sword and spear had clashed hundreds of times. A sharp aura traveled through Qin Ya’s spear and assaulted his body. Inwardly shocked, he had to divert his attention to circulate his Inner True Essence!
’Such sharp Sword Qi.’
In just a few breaths, Leng Qiushan had gained the upper hand with his extraordinarily Sharp Sword Qi. Qin Ya let out a cold shout as Thunder-Fire Power erupted, wrapping around his spear in an attempt to resist the piercing Sword Qi.
But the effect was minimal. Before the Sharp Sword Qi, the Thunder-Fire Power was as fragile as paper, torn apart with ease. Alarmed, Qin Ya stopped engaging in close combat and instantly shot back several hundred feet.
Leng Qiushan’s strength was astonishing, but his speed wasn’t even half of Qin Ya’s. He could only watch as Qin Ya left his attack range. He chuckled softly and said, "I heard from Jiang Yun that you can Condense a Dharma Aspect, is that right?"
As soon as he said this, the pupils of the crowd constricted.
’Qin Ya can Condense a Dharma Aspect?’ They all thought they were hearing things.
"What did Leng Qiushan just say? Condense a Dharma Aspect?"
"Qin Ya? Condensing a Dharma Aspect with a Sky-Controlling Cultivation? That’s impossible."
"No, with this young man, anything is possible."
"But since ancient times, only Celestial Humans have been able to Condense Dharma Aspects."
"We’ll know if it’s true or not soon enough."
It wasn’t that the crowd didn’t believe Leng Qiushan’s words, but the information was just too shocking. It threatened to shatter their long-held beliefs.
Hearing this, Qin Ya’s lips curved slightly. "Indeed."
"But I don’t want to use it just yet."
As he spoke, a mysterious fluctuation emanated from Qin Ya. The four energies of thunder, wind, fire, and ice gathered, forming a majestic Power of Nature. Then, the Mysteries of Destruction erupted, slowly infusing into the natural power to create a Power of Natural Destruction!!
Seeing this from a distance, Ling Zhan’s pupils shrank. He couldn’t help but cry out in alarm, "Peak Master...!"
He had faced that move before and knew just how formidable it was.
’That’s a power strong enough to shatter even my Dharma Aspect.’
Even without Ling Zhan’s warning, Leng Qiushan could feel the immense strength of this energy. His gaze grew solemn. He took a deep breath and raised his sword to the sky.
An endless sharpness erupted as light began to Condense in the void!
A moment later, a colossal golden longsword took form. It hovered in the void, radiating such a dazzling golden light that the crowd couldn’t help but squint.
The endless, sharp aura it emitted, which felt like it could slice the Yangtze River in two and sever mountains, was especially terrifying. It made one’s scalp tingle and a chill run down their spine.
Even they, watching from a distance, felt a stinging sensation on their skin.
"What terrifying Sword Intent."
"I feel like my Dharma Aspect would be like paper in front of them."
"Especially Qin Ya. Is that guy really in the Sky-Controlling Realm?"
"These two are probably the strongest in all of the Seventy-Two Peaks."
"Era-defining prodigies. Both of them are worthy of the title."