bookcurios Chapter 1928
Chapter 1928
Upon hearing him point out the flaw in her palm technique, Cang Xuan Yue smiled with shame, said no more, and turned back into the pavilion.
Having dealt with Cang Xuanyue, Chen Xuan turned his gaze to Liuli and Xuanhao, who were watching the battle not far away, and asked in a clear voice, "I wonder which senior brother or sister would like to step down and offer some guidance next?"
As soon as she finished speaking, Liuli loosened the strands of hair that were wrapped around her fingers, and a faint smile bloomed on her face.
With a slight movement, she drifted to the battlefield like a gentle breeze rustling a willow branch. Her light blue robe shimmered softly in the sunlight, further highlighting the radiance of her innate crystal body. Her entire being seemed to exude a faint, pearly aura. Every gesture she made was like a piece of exquisite jade that had been sculpted over a thousand years, possessing both a lively charm and a warm, gentle quality.
Chen Xuan had seen countless extraordinary women along the way and thought he was already indifferent to them, but when he saw the precious light and rosy glow surrounding her glassy skin up close, he couldn't help but take a few more glances.
He withdrew his gaze and teased with a smile, "Senior Sister's beauty is truly rare in this world. Junior Brother's cultivation is still shallow, so I hope Senior Sister will go easy on me during our sparring later."
These words instantly brought a faint blush to Liuli's porcelain-like cheeks. She gave a soft hum, then with a flick of her wrist, a pure white ribbon suddenly wrapped around her jade-like arm.
As soon as the ribbon appeared, it transformed into thousands of illusory images, wrapping around Chen Xuan from all directions like a fine spider web, with a faint, cool fragrance in the air.
"Junior brother, don't try to use your words to disturb my Dao heart—I, your senior sister, will not show any mercy." Liuli may appear gentle and boneless on the surface, but in reality, she has always had a strong personality, and her ruthlessness in attack is well-known among her fellow disciples.
Chen Xuan held his sword in one hand, staring at the white ribbons flying everywhere before him, and felt a sudden dizziness.
However, the scene appeared quite different to the onlookers – Chen Xuan, holding a long sword, hovered in place with his eyes slightly closed, seemingly in a daze, watching as Liu Li conjured a jade sword in her hand and approached him step by step, yet he made no attempt to defend himself.
Bai Qianhuan frowned slightly, his heart filled with doubt: he did not believe that after a hundred years, Chen Xuan's strength would be so great that he could not even break through this illusion.
He subconsciously glanced at Qiu Zixian, who was watching the battle from the opposite side, only to see that she had a calm expression and even a faint smile on her lips, as if she was not worried about Chen Xuan's situation at all.
"As expected of Senior Sister Liuli, she didn't even reveal her true trump card. With just this Treasure Light Illusion Technique, she has already made Brother Chen Xuan so immersed that he can't extricate himself?" Cang Xuan Yue sat in the pavilion, watching the scene in the field, and sighed softly. There was a hint of relief in her tone. Fortunately, she hadn't forced Chen Xuan to use his full strength.
Xuan Hao, who was waiting to make his move, was filled with disappointment upon seeing this. He had thought he would have a chance to go on stage and have a good match with this newly promoted Sixth Holy Son, but he did not expect that the other party's Dao Heart was so weak that he could not even break through Liuli's illusion. He could only watch helplessly as the other party drew his sword and charged at him.
"This sparring match is already decided. It seems we were worrying too much before." Xuan Hao shook his head slightly and made a direct conclusion.
He had been fellow disciples with Liuli for over a thousand years and had sparred with her countless times. He knew better than anyone how terrifying Liuli's close-quarters combat was—once she got close, there was almost no chance of turning the tide.
However, just as the jade sword in Liuli's hand was about to pierce Chen Xuan's shoulder, a sudden change occurred!
Chen Xuan suddenly looked up, and the Beiming Sword in his hand was raised at an incredible angle. With a light flick of the blade, it carried a kind of "soft and agile" movement.
He moved with the speed of a ghost, using his sword as a guide, and instantly appeared behind Liuli. His left hand formed a claw, precisely clamping down on the back of her neck, while the Northern Darkness Divine Sword in his right hand was held horizontally across her fair, porcelain-like neck. His movements were so fast that no one could see the trajectory.
As a top-grade immortal sword, the Beiming Sword has absorbed a large amount of innate dual-attribute spiritual liquid and chaotic crystals, among other rare treasures of heaven and earth, making its sharpness terrifying.
The blade barely touched Liuli's neck before a drop of clear divine blood seeped out, slowly sliding down the cold blade and gleaming faintly red in the sunlight.
"Senior sister... you smell so good... cough cough, no, senior sister, you've lost." Chen Xuan's voice was very low, only the two of them could hear it, and his warm breath brushed against Liuli's ear, making her stiffen.
Feeling the biting cold on her neck and the powerless feeling of being gripped at the back of her neck, Liuli's pupils suddenly widened, her face filled with disbelief—she had been defeated so quickly!
Humiliation and resentment surged into her heart instantly. She bit her lip, her voice tinged with stubbornness: "I was just careless! I didn't expect you to be able to break through my self-created illusion of precious light so easily. Chen Xuan, I'm not convinced! My forte is close combat, and I didn't even unleash my full strength just now!"
"Hehe, Senior Sister, you're probably joking." Chen Xuan brandished the Beiming Sword in his hand, his tone relaxed.
“I can clearly sense that your divine body is extremely powerful, but you didn’t activate it immediately. Now that I’ve seized your vital point at the back of your neck, why don’t you try—is it faster for you to activate your divine body, or faster for me to sever your spine at the back of your neck with a single sword strike?”
Liuli opened her mouth, but found herself speechless.
She could clearly sense that a faint but extremely threatening power was gathering at Chen Xuan's fingertips. If she made the slightest move, he would definitely attack without hesitation.
In the end, she could only snort in resentment, "I admit defeat." After saying that, she angrily broke free from Chen Xuan's grasp, turned around and walked quickly back into the pavilion.
Bai Qianjue and Liuli, who were close friends in the pavilion, saw her like this and quickly got up, took her hand, and whispered words of comfort.