Chapter 1468 - 1445: Ambush? Despicable Brat?
At this moment, Ling Zhenhai had already finished demonstrating the second move of the Cyan Lotus Sword Technique.
As the violent force attached to the longsword in his hand surged sharply, the imposing aura on Ling Zhenhai’s body also skyrocketed at high speed!
The next second, he let out a loud shout, and suddenly a cyan light curtain spread open, stretching between heaven and earth. He stepped into the air, leaping up, and within that cyan light curtain, he swung and slashed his longsword!
Every time the longsword swung, it could slice through the light curtain, condensing part of the curtain’s energy onto the sword edge. This caused every sword beam slashed out next to become even more unstoppable, with its might and destructive power doubling!
Obviously, the third move of the Cyan Lotus Sword Technique was meant to enhance the damage of the sword strikes!
Ling Yao had only learned the third move not long ago and hadn’t studied it deeply, so he couldn’t glean any insights from Ling Zhenhai’s demonstration, which left him feeling very regretful.
Moreover, the light curtain he could manifest was only one-thirtieth the size of Ling Zhenhai’s, and at most, he could only use it to strengthen two sword strikes; his control over the third move simply couldn’t compare to Ling Zhenhai’s at all.
However, Ling Yao felt that no matter what, he was definitely stronger than Ye Huan.
Thinking of this, Ling Yao let out a comfortable breath. Although he had relied on being older to barely suppress the "Dragon Son of Huaxia" by a head, a suppression was still a suppression, and he figured no one else in the world had ever achieved such a feat!
If you asked what Ling Yao’s mood was right now, there was only one word that could describe it: awesome!
Since they couldn’t even comprehend the third move, there was naturally no way Ling Yao and the rest of the audience could gain anything from the fourth through seventh moves that followed. They simply became spectators, enjoying the brilliance and splendor of the Cyan Lotus Sword Technique.
The Cyan Lotus Sword Technique was a flashy yet solid supreme Ancient Martial Killing Technique. Whether it was the stunning cyan sword beams that pierced straight into the heart, or the elegant cyan lotuses as gentle and refined as girls from the watery towns of Jiangnan, all of it was extremely pleasing to the eye.
The Swordsmanship moves were equally sharp and handsome. After men cultivated it, their temperament and handsomeness would multiply several times over.
Calling it "cool as hell" wouldn’t be an exaggeration in the slightest.
A quarter of an hour later, when a cyan sword beam exploded in the sky and a massive phantom cyan lotus blossomed high above the nine heavens, then after the explosion turned into cyan raindrops that slowly fell to the ground as a ceremonial finale to this Ling Family test, Ling Zhenhai had already finished running through the complete Cyan Lotus Sword Technique.
"Pa! Pa! Pa!"
"Pa pa pa pa pa——"
Someone took the lead in applauding, and soon everyone joined in.
The applause in the arena thundered, dense and continuous.
Only one person didn’t clap!
Ye Huan!
His gaze still looked a bit dazed, as if he hadn’t yet come back to his senses from a state of enlightenment!
This drew the attention of everyone present.
"Damn it, still addicted to acting?" Ling Yao cursed under his breath, a little annoyed. His eyes rolled, then he flashed a sinister grin, planning to use his own way to puncture Ye Huan’s clumsy act!
"Hey, Brother Ye Huan, you done pretending yet? That’s about enough!"
Ling Yao shouted, and the next second, he suddenly drew his purple longsword. Nine lotuses rose around him, and as he thrust his right hand forward, a violent gust of wind blasted out, sending the lotuses shooting to surround Ye Huan’s body!
Then, he clenched his right hand, clearly intending to "help" Ye Huan snap out of it by detonating the lotuses!
Seeing this man’s intent, both Ling Luzhou and Ye Bingning were instantly enraged. "Courting death!"
At the critical moment, Ye Huan snapped back to his senses, abruptly retreating more than ten meters, dodging the damage from the lotus explosions. Realizing he had been ambushed, his eyes chilled, and a burst of icy killing intent suddenly erupted!
"Your mental fortitude is that bad? You can’t even keep pretending?" Ling Yao’s lips curved into a mocking arc.
Just then, Ye Huan’s body moved. Like a ghost, he shot forward in an instant, appearing in front of Ling Yao and slamming a punch down with a boom!
Ling Yao’s expression changed drastically; he clearly hadn’t expected Ye Huan to "ambush" him!
"You little punk, how shameless can you be!" Ling Yao cursed loudly, attempting to counterattack!
Unexpectedly, at that moment, a terrifying pressure suddenly descended. A powerhouse whose strength had reached the Extreme Divine King Level joined the battle between the two, his aim pointed straight at Ye Huan!
This figure shot forward, his speed so fast that countless afterimages were left hanging in the air. He raised his longsword and fiercely thrust it toward Ye Huan!
When they saw who had taken action, the martial arena boiled over!
"Holy crap! What’s going on? Why did the Grand Elder suddenly make a move on Ye Huan?"
"Could it be he couldn’t stand Ye Huan pretending to act cool in front of everyone, so he decided to punish him?"
Many in the spectator seats cried out in shock.
That’s right, the one who had struck at Ye Huan was none other than the Ling Family’s Grand Elder who had just finished performing the complete Cyan Lotus Sword Technique—Ling Zhenhai!
Ling Zhenhai’s offensive was fierce and swift, and in the blink of an eye he was already in front of Ye Huan!
"Courting death!" In the spectator stands, Ling Luzhou’s eyes bulged in fury. The aura of an Extreme Divine King erupted from her as she prepared to intervene and block Ling Zhenhai!
Ye Bingning hurriedly grabbed her, frowning as she said, "Grandma, don’t be in such a rush. Things aren’t as simple as they look. Let’s wait a bit!"
The words of her granddaughter-in-law were quite persuasive. Ling Luzhou’s brows also furrowed. Having long dealt with the Ling Family’s upper echelon, she knew well that Ling Zhenhai was a man whose mere presence inspired awe, someone who never acted or spoke lightly and was extremely aloof.
He had the bearing of one of those peerless experts you read about in wuxia novels.
Among all the elders, only Ling Zhenhai, back when Ling Luzhou had been captured and brought to the Endless Deep Mountains, had never shown anger or resentment toward her, and had not even once reprimanded her.
A man like that definitely wouldn’t attack Ye Huan for no reason.
Thinking this through, Ling Luzhou forcefully suppressed her fury and the urge to act, though her expression remained extremely vigilant. The moment Ye Huan showed any sign of danger, she would unleash the fiercest of attacks to intercept Ling Zhenhai!
"Kid, still hiding your moves?"
Ling Zhenhai’s voice was icy, devoid of the slightest emotion. His storm-like aura had already crashed down in front of Ye Huan!
"Big bro, it’s not that I’m hiding my moves, it’s that I don’t have a weapon!" Ye Huan shook his head helplessly, then suddenly made a move, snatching the sword hanging at Ling Yao’s waist!
"Son of a—! Ye Huan, you despicable brat, what the hell are you doing!"
Ling Yao panicked, and the next second he almost exploded from sheer rage!
They saw Ye Huan chanting a Brahma Sound under his breath, circulating the Cyan Lotus Sword Technique. Then his finger suddenly slid across the sword edge, causing a layer of dazzling cyan light to infuse into the blade. After that, he simply held the longsword horizontally in front of him, assuming an absolutely defensive stance!
"Clang!"
"Bang!!!"
The two swords collided. The sword in Ye Huan’s hand—Ling Yao’s own weapon—snapped cleanly into two pieces on the spot, making Ling Yao so furious he spat out a mouthful of blood and collapsed to the ground!
Then, everyone present was stunned!
Because the impact from the clash of the blades sent both Ye Huan and Ling Zhenhai staggering back fifteen steps each!
If they hadn’t seen wrong, Ling Zhenhai had just used the first move of the Cyan Lotus Sword Technique!
Ye Huan, in fighting him, had likewise used the first move of the Cyan Lotus Sword Technique!
And the two of them, in their mastery of the first move of the Cyan Lotus Sword Technique, had actually reached a level where they were evenly matched?!