Martial Arrogance Dragon Soul

Upon hearing Qin Qing’s words, Mo Nian couldn’t help but twitch the corners of his mouth.

"This guy... If I’m not up for it, he’ll take my place?"

Could this guy be out of his mind?

He should know, I’m providing him an opportunity to save face, right?

The strength of Gu Fengxian is even higher than that of Tu Baihong by a whole level.

Mo Nian shook his head helplessly; however, upon second thought, the strength of this newly advanced junior brother was indeed surprising enough.

In only half a year since arriving at the Great Qian Martial Institute, he had grown to the point where he could compete on the same stage with the top senior disciples...

"Mo Nian!"

Just then, Gu Fengxian called out coldly, "You know full well that Qin Qing is the one I intend to deal with; why bother getting yourself burned?"

Mo Nian cracked a smile and looked towards Gu Fengxian. "Gu Fengxian, don’t speak too soon!"

As he spoke, Spiritual Power surged around Mo Nian, and a Flying Sword materialized in front of him!

It was a white Flying Sword, as if carved from cold ice, with frost swirling around it—its sharp edge was fully revealed!

"Heh, Mo Nian," Gu Fengxian said with a hint of amusement, "as an Artifact Refiner, your father should have forged a handy Flying Sword for you, right?"

"You’ll see for yourself soon enough!" Mo Nian’s gaze sharpened, and with a wave of his hands in the air, the white Flying Sword suddenly vibrated, emitting a sword cry that was deafening. The Flying Sword instantly split into nine.

"Slash!"

With a flick of his fingers, the nine fierce Sword Qi trembled violently, then tore through the air, howling as they shot out with sharp energy, forming a Nine Palace Formation, slashing towards Gu Fengxian.

Gu Fengxian reined in his previous unrestrained demeanor, showing a trace of caution in his eyes. With a wave of his hand, a quaint-looking fan appeared in his grasp.

"Swish!"

He flicked the ancient fan, and as the leaves spread out, one could see numerous ferocious beasts depicted on it.

As Spiritual Power flowed, those beasts on the fan seemed to Materialize instantly, creating various illusions of Ferocious Beasts that burst forth all at once—over a dozen at the same time, attacking with overwhelming momentum.

In a breath’s time, these dozen beasts plunged into the Sword Qi Nine Palace Formation, biting and crashing into it. In a few breaths, the Nine Palace Formation was broken with a loud crash, and the Flying Swords flew back to hover in front of Mo Nian.

Mo Nian’s breath shook, his face flushed, and his brow furrowed slightly with surging Spiritual Power, as his Martial Soul manifested.

His Martial Soul was a snow-white, crystal clear snow sculpture.

As the Martial Soul manifested, Mo Nian’s entire aura soared instantly, and the temperature of the surrounding area plummeted sharply.

Even the ground of the Cloud Palace arena began to form a thick layer of ice seemingly out of thin air.

"Seventh Star Sword Formation, kill!"

Mo Nian shouted again, forming seals with his hands, and the Flying Sword before him suddenly soared diagonally into the air.

The Flying Sword burst into hundreds of Sword Qi in mid-air, blanketing the sky, dense and numerous.

Hum hum hum hum hum...

The Sword Qi howled, and the sound of hundreds of Sword Qi exploding together made one’s scalp tingle, as if thunder was roaring.

The disciples observing the match from both courtyards were also excited at that moment.

This was the pinnacle of thrilling combat.

The clash between the top disciples of the two courtyards, each move and technique, was enough to teach the other disciples a great deal.

At this moment, Qin Qing also slightly opened his eyes. He was constantly Refining the Flame Power of Tu Baihong, which brought his spirit, energy, and mind to a peak state never reached before, even directly enhancing his Cultivation.

This made Qin Qing quite puzzled; before this, he had never encountered such a situation where he could directly absorb the power of others and thus enhance his Cultivation.

Qin Qing subconsciously looked towards Tu Baihong.

And within the ranks of the West Courtyard Disciples, Tu Baihong, for some reason, subconsciously shuddered.

Back on the arena.

The expression on Gu Fengxian’s face also became serious.

The offensive from Mo Nian carried with it a dangerous aura he could feel.

"Whoosh!"

He waved his folding fan again, the image of the thousands of beasts on it flickering once more, as illusions of numerous Ferocious Beasts roared and charged out, with overwhelming Spiritual Power causing the void to tremble.

For a while, the roaring of the beasts was incessant, deafening to the ears.

This time, over thirty beasts charged out.

Meanwhile, within the sword array controlled by Mo Nian, sword qi suddenly descended from the sky, just like hail falling abruptly in dense clusters.

"Swoosh swoosh swoosh swoosh swoosh..."

The sword qi howled, creating a battlefield of whirling sword qi below the array.

The ferocious beasts and mythical creatures were shredded by the sword qi one after another.

Dozens of breaths later, all the ferocious beasts and mythical creatures had dissipated.

This time, Gu Fengxian failed to withstand Mo Nian’s offensive.

"Gu Fengxian, you’re nothing special after all!"

Mo Nian took steps forward, his body entwined with swirling sword qi.

"Is that so?" Gu Fengxian’s mouth curved into a smirk, "Mo Nian, you’re celebrating too soon!"

With that said, Gu Fengxian waved his hand, and a jade staff materialized in it.

"The spring breeze spans the river, only I am invincible!"

Gu Fengxian waved his staff, and in an instant, it flew out, turning into a long river that spanned the void.

He stepped on waves to approach, with a speed that was strangely incredible.

At the same time, he hurled a palm strike towards Mo Nian.

Mo Nian’s expression changed drastically, and he hastily retreated, but it was already too late!

Gu Fengxian’s massive palm whooshed towards him in the blink of an eye.

Golden light rippled around Mo Nian, a Spiritual Treasure appeared, and a golden inkstone hovered over his head, forming a golden shield.

As he did so, he swung his sword at Gu Fengxian.

"Buzz buzz!"

The air vibrated, rippling with waves of energy.

On Gu Fengxian’s palm, which was concentrated with spiritual power, colorful radiance sparkled, and the sword qi that slammed into it was wiped out in an instant.

"Bang!"

The palm struck Mo Nian, and the golden shield exploded with a roar.

Mo Nian was also swept away by a great force, losing control over his body, and was flung out of the ring.

Mo Nian was defeated!

Defeat came in an instant.

In fact, everyone knew that Gu Fengxian had held back, probably out of respect for Elder Mo Kong, not letting Mo Nian lose too badly.

The gap in strength between the two was clearly evident.

Gu Fengxian, truly worthy of being called the number one disciple of the Great Qian Martial Institute.

"Heh heh!"

Gu Fengxian glanced at Mo Nian indifferently and chuckled.

Yet this laugh only served to fill Mo Nian with rage.

"Gu Fengxian, wait and see, sooner or later, I will defeat you!" Mo Nian ground his teeth.

"Good, I’ll be waiting!" Gu Fengxian nodded slightly and then turned his gaze to Qin Qing, "Qin Qing, now it’s your turn!"

Qin Qing’s eyes flickered and he nodded, "Good!"

Just as he was about to approach the ring, he was stopped by Pei Zhenshan.

"Junior Qin, don’t be impulsive!"

"Gu Fengxian showed mercy to Mo Nian because of Elder Mo Kong. But against you, he will not hold back at all..."

Pei Zhenshan’s words made Qin Qing nod slightly.

That’s right, Mo Nian’s father was Elder Mo Kong, which is why Gu Fengxian had shown mercy.

But Qin Qing did not have any background influence, and Gu Fengxian would undoubtedly not hold back at all. Moreover, because of Mu Yunlan, he would probably be utterly ruthless.

"But so what? Just because the enemy wants to kill me, should I back down?"

Qin Qing sneered inwardly, his eyes growing even more resolute.

"I, for one, would like to experience for myself just how strong the number one disciple of the Great Qian Martial Institute really is!"