Chapter 122: Chen Tai's Persistence

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  Splash!

  A hundred-zhang radius arena was protected by a light screen, like an ever-expanding enclosed pool that would soon be filled with the icy and bone-piercing Jiuyou Xuan Water.

  Several dozen feet high, Tang Xiu's feet floated on the water, yet as firm as if he were standing on land. The Nine Yin Xuanyuan Sword in his hand stirred up rolling waves, sweeping and pounding, causing the light curtain around the arena to shake violently and creak loudly.

  Surging waves crash, fierce billows roll across the sky.

  At this moment, Tang Xiu was like a water god, releasing his infinite killing power in his own domain, leaving the cultivators on the spectator seats staring with their eyes wide open.

  "Surrender your resistance! I've said it before, you're no match for me!"

  Looking at Chen Tai who was about to be submerged by the water, Tang Xiu's ordinary face couldn't help but reveal a hint of pride. After more than ten years of hard training and enduring nine years of icy pain in the desolate land, wasn't it all for this moment when he would burst forth with glory under the gaze of thousands?

  Whoosh!

  Just then, Chen Xiao's figure suddenly stopped, and then like a meteor falling to the ground, in Tang Xu's stunned gaze, he dove into the water with his head.

  "Is this guy out of his mind? This Nine Yin Holy Water is the essence of the icy waters from the depths of the underworld, it's freezing to the bone. Any cultivator who gets even a drop on them will be frozen solid and lose all combat ability. Is he trying to get himself killed?" Tang Xiu was taken aback for a moment before breaking into a cold smile, stepping forward with his footwork, "Nine Yin Holy Spirit Sword" slashing fiercely into the water.

  Rumble!

  At the bottom of the pool, countless fine turbulent flows suddenly surged up, as if stirred by an invisible giant hand. Eight huge whirlpools burst forth with a loud roar, howling and colliding, like ferocious dragons emerging from the water. The eight whirlpools' enormous suction and spiral forces intertwined, forming a sharp and piercing force that made one's heart tremble with fear.

  In the center of each whirlpool, a flying sword was inserted, just like a water spirit controlling the whirlpool. The sharp aura emanating from it was simply astonishing.

  Suction!

  Spiral Power!

  Sharp spirit!

  Merging together to form a terrifying destructive force capable of crushing everything, they charged at Tang Xiu from all sides.

  Tang Xiu was horrified to discover that he had lost control of the Jiuyou Xuan Water, and instead was being attacked by a swirling vortex of water formed from the terrifying power of the Eight Trigrams!

  Bang bang bang......

  When the first wave of vortex came, the huge "Nine Yin Xuan Ling Sword" was like falling into the devil's hands, inch by inch breaking, turning into Nine You Xuan Water, and being swallowed up. The power of the vortex surged again, increasing by one fold.

  "How did this happen?"

  Tang Xiu let out a loud roar, his entire body surging with magical power. His over ten-zhang tall body was like a transparent water flow, emitting an overwhelming aura that shook the heavens. With a wave of his palms, he once again condensed a massive "Nine Yin Xuanyuan Sword" that was over three zhang long, and slashed at the incoming whirlpools from all directions.

  Bang!

  The divine sword "Nine Yin Xuan Ling" was shattered and destroyed once again, before Tang Xiao could even resist, eight swirling whirlpools swept down, like the open mouths of eight ancient ferocious beasts, swallowing Tang Xiao whole into their depths.

  Hah! Hah! Hah!

  Eight swirling water flows collided with each other, the swirling vortex rubbed against each other, like two grinding discs rotating in opposite directions and squeezing. The eight vortices were arranged in a row, reversing and rubbing against each other, producing a crushing force that instantly crushed Tang Xiu's body into powder and dissipated it.

  The demon's body was in the purple mansion realm, as long as his head and heart were not pierced, he could cut off his arm and regenerate, restoring himself to his original state. At the beginning of their battle, Chen Xiao discovered that after the eight Xuanming swords shattered Tang Xu's skull, this guy still managed to recover perfectly. Although he couldn't guess the underlying mystery, Chen Xiao continued to think about where his weakness lay.

  At this moment, the vortex strangulation method is Chen Su's thought-out enemy-destroying method. First, use the eight handles of the Xuanming flying sword to perform the strongest move "Hurricane Shattered Void" in the "Great Evolution Wind and Sword", cutting off Tang Xu's control over the water flow. Then, condense eight whirlpools containing the meaning of wind, mutually grinding and crushing, completely strangling and pulverizing Tang Xu's entire body.

  In this case, Tang Xiu Ruo was still alive, Chen Ting had no choice but to reveal the identity of Lian Ti Zhe and launched a Starry Sky Great Hand Seal attack.

  Fortunately, everything Chen Xiao worried about did not happen.

  On the arena, the whirlpool disappeared, the water flow was invisible, and the eight handles of the Xuanming flying sword flew back to Chen Yu's side with a "drip". Not far from his body, a storage bag fell off, but Tang Xu's person had already been strangled into powder, disappearing without a trace.

  "Three rounds, two wins. I've already won two rounds. Thank you for the fight, shouldn't you be kneeling down to apologize?" Chen Xiao put away the storage bag on the ground and turned around to face Xie Zhan below the arena, smiling calmly and naturally.

  Due to Tang Xu's death, the spectator seats around the arena had already fallen into a dead silence. At this moment, Chen Xiao's voice was not loud, but it spread to everyone's ears without any leakage. Like a fuse, the spectator seats suddenly boiled over.

  "Could it be that the extremely resilient Divine Demon Physique has actually died?"

  "This kid's swordsmanship is incredibly fierce, and in the end, even the power of the Eight Whirlpools was too terrifying..."

  "Fantastic! It's really too fantastic! The Refining Qi Flow and the Refining Body Flow, this kind of battle is rarely seen in a hundred years!"

  ……

  "Good!" Du Mu Ze slapped his palm heavily, his face flushed with excitement, and let out a loud roar, causing the surrounding cultivators to cast sideways glances.

  "I really didn't think Chen Xiao would become so formidable, not moving unless necessary, and when he does move, it's always a fatal blow." Du Qingxi's eyes shone brightly with an unusual clarity, the corners of his icy lips curling up into a delighted arc.

  "You won't like him anymore?" Song Lin said with a smile.

  "Get out!" Both Du Mu Ze and Du Qing Xi said in unison. One was filled with resentment and unwillingness, while the other was bashful and uneasy. Song Lin saw it all and understood, but didn't say anything more.

  ……

  "Sister, Brother Chen won!" Mu Wenfei's small face was flushed red with excitement as he jumped up and down.

  "Ah, I see." Mu Yao's originally clenched fists slowly relaxed, and her whole person thoroughly loosened up. The joyful color was hard to conceal on her pure and lovely melon-seed-shaped face.

  ……

  "The realm of the Tao, the pinnacle of the Yellow Stage's flying sword, the mysterious swordsmanship and body technique... Among the younger generation of the major powers in Longyuan City, only a few dozen can rival him. How formidable! I didn't expect that even I, Li Kun, would be blinded..." An old man shrouded in shadows on the spectator's seat sighed with emotion. If Chen Xun were to see him, he would surely recognize this old man as the mysterious elder sitting behind the desk in the Chu Xuan Temple.

  ……

  The light screen on the stage was lifted, and the beautiful and elegant waitress stepped onto the stage again, saying loudly: "The second round, Mr. Xie's side lost." She turned her head to look at Xie Zhan, "Mr. Xie, do you want to proceed with the third round?"

  At this moment, Xie Zhan's face was already dark and gloomy, his eyes were fierce and angry, almost murderous. He had thought that with two wins in three rounds, he was already in an unbeatable position. Who would have thought that Chen Tang not only defeated Lin Shaoqi of the Purple Mansion's Eighth Realm with one move, but now also killed Tang Xu of the Refining Body Purple Mansion's Third Realm with absolute advantage?

  How did this happen?

  As soon as Xie Zhan thought of it, he agreed to Chen Cui's condition. As soon as he thought that he had to kneel down and apologize to those two helpless siblings, a surge of uncontrollable anger and fury rose up in his heart. However, under the watchful eyes of everyone, he couldn't go back on his word, or else the Xie family would lose all face.

  What's wrong?

  Xie Zhan's face was uncertain, unsure of what to do.

  "Want to back out? Look around, there are countless eyes staring at you. If you back out now, it's possible, but the Chen family will likely be shamed." Chen Tang said calmly.

  "Damn it! You..." Xie Zhan's face was twisted in rage, his eyes blazing with fury as he glared at Chen Tai, wishing he could chop this detestable little brat into a thousand pieces.

  "Alas, even Xie Zhan would be forced to this extent. It seems that in the future, one can't speak so freely."

  "Who says it isn't? Now it's hard to get off the tiger's back, and I don't know what Xie Zhan will do."

  "Hmph, Xie Zhan should have learned a lesson by now. He's always been arrogant and looking down on others, if not for the backing of the Xie family, he would have been killed long ago."

  One by one, the voices pierced his ears like knives stabbing at Xie Zhan's heart, infuriating him to the point of trembling all over. Since childhood, when had he ever felt so stifled?

  Damn it!

  All of you should die!

  Xie Zhan's eyes suddenly turned red, and he couldn't care about anything else. With a swift movement, he jumped onto the stage, staring at Chen Yu in front of him, gritting his teeth and saying: "I'll take the third round, if I die, I won't need to apologize anymore. If you die... that's even better, I'll make sure to torture those siblings to death!"

  At this moment, everyone can see that Xie Zhan has gone completely crazy. The words he spoke were ruthless and decisive, putting himself and Chen Tai in a situation where neither of them could back down.

  "It seems you still haven't come to your senses, since you're seeking death, I'll fulfill your wish." A glint of murderous intent flashed in Chen Tai's eyes, and Xie Zhan's last words completely stirred up the killing intention in his heart.

  The war was about to break out, and the many Taoists in the audience also closed their mouths one after another, their eyes fixed on the arena. This battle could have been a fatal blow to the young master of the Xie family, which would be a huge event!

  "Thank you for the fight, you may withdraw!"

  Just then, a low and solemn voice, like thunder from the sky, shook the air around the entire arena. Along with the sound, a figure descended onto the stage in a flash of lightning speed.

  This man was tall and imposing, even taller than Xie Zhan's tiger back and bear waist by a head. His thick and dense long hair scattered over his shoulders, his face was chiseled like a knife, with clear-cut edges and corners. Moreover, on the left side of his cheek, there was a narrow and long scar, like a centipede, adding a ferocious and sinister aura to him.

  "Thanks!"

  "It's actually Xie Meng, after the last Dragon List competition, he seemed to have evaporated into thin air, and now he's actually appearing here!"

  "Haha, this is going to be good!"

  Seeing this person, the audience in the stands suddenly burst into exclamations of surprise, with an expression of incredulity.

  "Brother!" Xie Zhan called out in a low voice, but he lowered his head in shame. Being forced to this point and also dragging his own brother into it was too humiliating.

  "If you hadn't stepped onto the stage today, I wouldn't have come out to deal with you." Xie Meng's voice carried a strong and powerful killing intent, and he said in a low tone: "Fortunately, you didn't disappoint me. Get down, this place is mine now."

  Xie Zhan nodded and turned to leave, his heart filled with fear as he walked away. He thought to himself that if he had chosen to kneel down and apologize earlier, he might have been driven out of the Xie family.

  "This battle has no need to continue, I represent my brother, and apologize to you and that pair of siblings." Xie Meng's gaze swept across Chen Yu's face, his expressionless voice saying: "And guarantee, none of the Xie family will ever bother you again, how about it?"

  The crowd on the spectator's seat couldn't help but nod secretly, being able to make Xie Meng make such a statement was already the greatest concession of the Xie family, leaving room for both sides to choose, rather than a life-and-death deadlock.

  However, what nobody expected was that Chen Tang didn't respond!

  "Before, your brother drove my friend to desperation. Did you ever think of apologizing and letting the two siblings off? If this arena gamble fails, can you imagine the consequences for the sister and brother?" Chen Xiao said slowly, his expression calm, his voice like a still lake without any ripples or emotions.

  Xie Meng's face was gloomy, and he asked indifferently: "Then what do you want? State a condition, as long as it's not too excessive, I can compensate you."

  "I just want to ask you a question." Chen Xiao's voice became slightly colder as he recalled the previous scene, recalling the desperate and helpless eyes of Mu Yao and her brother, with a surge of anger rising in his chest. "If it were you, would you agree to let him off so easily?"