Chapter 923: Broken Sword (Please Subscribe)_1
Ling Yue was startled, then joyfully said, "Senior Brother, are you serious?"
Clearly, she hadn't expected the other party to allow her three moves!
Li Yan's expression gradually became serious, and he nodded, "Of course! Go ahead, and don't say that your Senior Brother is bullying you!"
"Then I shall offend you!"
The next moment, Ling Yue decisively drew her emerald green personal sword and softly exclaimed, "Mid-Grade Profound Martial Skill, Three Thousand Phantoms!"
As she began to swing her sword incessantly, a series of blurry phantoms appeared, making it difficult to discern from where
the next attack would come. Then, she charged directly towards Li Yan, thrusting her sword towards his chest…
Seeing Ling Yue's approaching attack, Li Yan secretly thought, "Mid-Grade Profound Martial Skill, Iron Bones and Steel Muscles!"
In the following moment, the robe he was wearing instantly burst open, revealing his skin that glowed with a faint golden light, his muscles firm as if made of iron…
When the personal sword struck his muscles, it made a "clang!" sound as if metal had collided, leaving not even a scratch...
This shocking scene caused Ling Yue's beautiful eyes to suddenly tighten, and she stepped back a few paces, exclaiming, "He's a body-cultivating disciple!!"
Hearing this, Li Yan did not deny it and nodded, "That's right, Junior Sister, you still have two moves."
The most troublesome opponents were those who specialized in bodily cultivation, nearly indomitable, making it extremely difficult for one of the same level to break through their defenses!
At the same time, the difficulty of their training was several times harder than that of ordinary cultivators!
Disciples from various sects who witnessed Li Yan's formidable defensive power couldn't help but exclaim in admiration, "What a sturdy body! This disciple from the Luo Yun Sect has terrifying defensive power. I'm afraid even opponents at the Earth Immortal Realm Level One or Two wouldn't be able to break through it!"
"To face a body-cultivating opponent is simply disgusting, Ling Yue Junior Sister surely can't win!"
"Not necessarily, what if he's just bluffing?"
"I think, once the three moves are over, if she doesn't want to suffer, this female disciple from the Tianlong Sect should simply surrender. She has no chance against Senior Brother Li!"
Lin Moxue's beautiful eyes showed increasing concern as she asked Xu Sheng, "Xu Sheng, do you think Ling Yue has a chance of winning?"
Upon hearing this, Xu Sheng's dark eyes carefully sized up both Ling Yue and Li Yan, then shook his head, "There isn't the slightest possibility of her winning!"
He had already seen that this Li Yan was an opponent of the Earth Immortal Realm; his cultivation level and mastery of martial techniques were both more profound than Ling Yue's, not to mention that he was a disciple specializing in body cultivation!
Even if it were him facing Li Yan, it would take some time to defeat him!
Elsewhere, the Water Ripple Sect Master spoke with a hint of sourness, "I didn't expect that the Luo Yun Sect actually had disciples who specialized in body cultivation, keeping it quite the secret!"
Disciples who specialized in body cultivation could be described as "rare," and those who persisted and achieved great success were even fewer!
The Luo Yun Sect's Sect Master pretended not to notice the insinuation and humbly said, "Oh no, compared to that male disciple from the Tianlong Sect, we are nothing but amateurs!"
The Starfall Sect Master shook his head, "There's no need to watch this battle any longer, the female disciple's defeat is certain once the three moves are up!"
Even Luo Yun just nodded in agreement, "Indeed!"
Although he wished for Ling Yue to win, he had to acknowledge the facts!
Hearing these Sect Masters' conversation, the Mountain Sect Master felt as though he had been excluded and could only grit his teeth and then continued silently...
These fellows had all come prepared!
He had thought that the highest level among the disciples sent by other sects was only the seventh or eighth level of the Profound Immortal Boundary. Now it seemed he had completely underestimated them...
…
When Ling Yue once again wielded her martial technique to strike Li Yan, only to be repelled several meters back...
A tinge of embarrassment washed over her cute cheeks…
She felt as if she were hacking at steel with a wooden sword; it was completely ineffective!
Li Yan's gaze settled on Ling Yue as he said indifferently, "One move left, Junior Sister Ling Yue, you better think carefully before you act!"
After speaking, he casually patted the spot Ling Yue had just struck...
Hearing his utterly indifferent tone, Ling Yue felt she was being openly mocked yet was powerless to respond...
Her beautiful eyes couldn't help but glance towards Xu Sheng and Lin Moxue on the other side, inwardly thinking, "Do body-cultivating disciples truly have no weaknesses?"
Wait a minute!
The navel!
He couldn't possibly have strengthened that area too, could he?
In the next moment, her cheeks regained a hint of color as she called out softly, "Lonely Sword!!"
As the words rang out, all the remaining spiritual power in her body surged into her personal sword, causing it to blaze with light...
Upon seeing this, Li Yan's eyes showed a hint of surprise, and he curiously said, "Oh? Planning to go all out with one strike, hm?"
Immediately after, Ling Yue gripped her personal sword tightly, her gaze unwaveringly locked on Li Yan's navel, and with the terrifying explosive power of man and sword as one, she thrust forward...
This strike would either defeat him or end with her spiritual power drained and her own defeat!
Li Yan, seeing where Ling Yue's gaze was focused, smiled and said, "Very clever thinking, but... I forgot to tell you, Junior Sister Ling Yue, I have tempered my entire body, including my navel!!"
Ling Yue's beautiful eyes widened in shock, "What???"
But it was already too late to stop, and the brightly glowing green personal sword directly struck Li Yan's navel...
With a thunderous "boom," he staggered back several steps, but his expression remained eerily calm...
Not at all like someone who had been injured!
Meanwhile, Ling Yue's arm kept trembling from the recoil, and the green personal sword was forcefully snapped in two, shattering into pieces that fell to the ground...
Her beautiful eyes swept over the broken sword on the ground, and she pursed her delicate lips, feeling complicated...
Her all-out strike had only made Li Yan stagger back a few steps while her own personal sword was broken...
Upon seeing this, Li Yan did not rush to act but instead spoke again in a soothing manner, "It's been three moves, Junior Sister Ling Yue. I don't want to strike at you. Surrender."
After a few seconds of silence, Ling Yue said softly, "I... surrender."
Having spoken, she used the last of her spiritual power to gather the shattered sword from the ground and left the dueling area with a downcast heart...
Watching Ling Yue's retreating figure, Li Yan secretly wiped a few traces of blood from the corner of his mouth...
No matter how much one trains, the navel is still more fragile than other areas...
And the noisy discussions of the other disciples kept resounding...
"Senior Brother Li! Impressive!! Impressive!"
"As expected of Senior Brother Li! He didn't even need to make a move, and made the opponent surrender!"
"Damn it, his actions caused Junior Sister Ling Yue's sword to break. What kind of freak is this guy!"
"He even trained his navel; does that mean he has also trained... that area?"
"Hiss... That's a terrifying thought! This guy truly is a real man!"
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