Chapter Thirty: Finally Victorious

With that, Su Xue'er, wielding the Ziyun Jade Sword, charged forward to engage in direct combat with Gongsun Liu. As they exchanged blows, the spectators and members of other teams were astonished by Su Xue'er's prowess.

"I didn't expect Su Xue'er, at the mid-stage of the Lingwang realm, to be able to hold her own against a genius like Gongsun Liu. I remember Gongsun Liu is at the peak of the Lingwang realm."

"Yes, that's right. Gongsun Liu has long been at the peak of the Lingwang realm. He's practically a quasi-Lingdi, the third greatest genius of the Beixun Empire."

"Third? Then who are the second and first?"

"The second is, of course, his older brother Gongsun Che. The first is... well, the one we can't talk about."

"The one we can't talk about... got it, indeed, can't be mentioned, hahaha."

...

After several rounds, Su Xue'er and Gongsun Liu stood on opposite ends of the arena, clearly evenly matched.

"As expected of the fiancée of the Chief, you're quite skilled."

"Hmph, I'll repay you double for the injuries you inflicted on Shen Zixuan."

"I don't believe it. I'm at the peak of the Lingwang realm, just a step away from the Lingdi realm. Why should I fear you, who's only at the mid-stage of the Lingwang realm?"

With that, he used his family's most powerful inherited technique—Transformation into a Dragon.

Gongsun Liu drew a beautiful arc with his spear in the air, causing a tremor. A massive golden dragon coiled above him as he hovered in the air, saying, "I have a divine fire attribute body. The technique I'm unleashing now would even make a Lingdi at the early stage avoid its edge. I advise you to surrender."

Su Xue'er sneered, "Surrender? Unite into One Sword."

Leaping into the air, countless ten-zhang giant swords appeared behind her. She pointed her sword to the sky, and all the giant swords merged into one, striking towards Gongsun Liu.

Seeing Su Xue'er not surrendering, Gongsun Liu shouted, "Transformation into a Dragon!"

The giant sword and the giant dragon collided, the resulting spiritual energy shockwave engulfing the entire plaza of the Spiritual Master Hall. After the explosion, two figures were vaguely visible through the dust—one kneeling on one knee, the other pointing a sword.

When the smoke cleared, the crowd saw Su Xue'er pointing her sword at the kneeling Gongsun Liu. They couldn't help but shout, "Look, Su Xue'er won!"

"No way, this is the first time in the history of the continental competition that a mid-stage Lingwang realm defeated a peak-stage Lingwang realm!"

"This competition is going to be interesting."

...

On the stage, Su Xue'er said coldly, "You've lost. Do you want to continue?"

Gongsun Liu spat out a mouthful of blood and said, "You are indeed strong. You remind me of that person."

With that, Gongsun Liu staggered off, while Su Xue'er wondered, "Who is that person?"

At this moment, Yu Shi came to her side, concerned, "Are you alright? Are you injured? Do you want to continue the competition?"

Su Xue'er didn't answer and instead questioned, "Xiao Xuan is my child. Knowing he couldn't possibly defeat Gongsun Liu, why did you let him go?"

Yu Shi, looking at Su Xue'er's dusty face filled with anger, took out a handkerchief to wipe her cheek but was pushed away by Su Xue'er's hand.

"Answer my question."

Yu Shi remained silent, so Su Xue'er turned and said, "Leave, I have another match."

After sitting in his place, Yu Shi's eyes were filled with confusion. "Am I not as important as her son? What am I to her?" he wondered.

If Su Xue'er knew what had happened before, she might regret speaking to Yu Shi this way.

After a while, Gongsun Che came to the arena, suppressing his anger, and said, "Su Xue'er, how about making a deal?"

"What kind of deal?"

"Let's decide the outcome of our two teams' match ourselves. How about it?"

"Agreed."

Su Xue'er didn't hesitate and gave her answer. Gongsun Liu secretly rejoiced, finally falling into the trap.

Yu Shi frowned and pondered. Yu Xun softly asked, "Big Brother, did you notice something?"

"Both Gongsun brothers are at the peak of the Lingwang realm. If Gongsun Liu couldn't defeat Xue'er, how could Gongsun Che, unless he has extraordinary abilities?"

Su Xue'er had the same thought. She just wanted to test how strong she really was.

As soon as the referee announced the start, both wielding long swords, Su Xue'er and Gongsun Che engaged in fierce combat. Su Xue'er unleashed several Jade Heart Slashes, while Gongsun Che was equally relentless, releasing several slashes of his own. The collision of their spiritual powers resulted in explosive sounds.

During the fight, those below the late-stage Lingwang realm in the audience couldn't track Su Xue'er and Gongsun Che's movements, only hearing the explosive clashes of spiritual power.

Gongsun Che couldn't contain himself any longer. With a powerful strike, he forced Su Xue'er back, then instantly executed his most powerful move—Sword Pointing to the Vast Sea.

In an instant, an immense flow of spiritual power poured into his sword, which he then swung at Su Xue'er. As Gongsun Che gathered his spiritual power, Su Xue'er was preparing her Wan Jian Gui Yi (Ten Thousand Swords as One). However, this technique required a longer preparation time. When Gongsun Che was within ten zhang of Su Xue'er, he suddenly felt himself slowing down. As he got within five zhang, Su Xue'er's Wan Jian Gui Yi descended, forcing Gongsun Che to defend.

"Bang!"

In an instant, the arena was engulfed in smoke, and this exchange took less than two breaths' time.

Even as the smoke had not yet cleared, the crisp sounds of swords clashing could still be heard.

"How is this possible? I'm at the peak of the Lingwang realm, yet I can't defeat someone at the mid-stage Lingwang realm? Impossible."

"Ahhh!"

Gongsun Che roared, "Divine Thunder Tyrant Body."

Instantly, Gongsun Che was enveloped in spiritual power with lightning attributes.

"Su Xue'er, you've successfully angered me."

Su Xue'er's brows furrowed. She released two Jade Heart Slashes, which Gongsun Che easily deflected.

"This is bad. Now he's in a berserk state. If I can endure until this state ends and he suffers the backlash, that'll be my chance to win," Su Xue'er thought.

Gongsun Che, aware of the backlash from this technique, launched a frenzied assault on Su Xue'er. Initially, his attacks were ferocious, pushing Su Xue'er into a precarious situation. One strike sent Su Xue'er back dozens of steps, causing her to spit blood.

"Hahaha, you should just surrender. I don't want to bully a woman."

Wiping the blood from the corner of her mouth, Su Xue'er said coldly, "Laugh while you can, soon you won't be laughing."

"Hmph, Sword Pointing to the Vast Sea."

"Wan Jian Gui Yi."

In an instant, the two forces collided with a loud bang.

Su Xue'er was blasted back dozens of steps, barely managing to stay on her feet. Her white clothes were now stained with blood and sweat, making her look extremely disheveled. The Ziyun Jade Sword in her hand had cracks, indicating that the previous strike was comparable to an attack from a Lingdi realm expert.

Gongsun Che's condition was relatively better. He stood up slowly, laughing, "Su Xue'er, admitting defeat now isn't shameful. It's much better than being beaten down by me."

Su Xue'er, enduring her injuries, stood up shakily and said firmly, "I told you, soon you won't be laughing."

Gathering all her spiritual power into the Ziyun Jade Sword, she softly uttered four words, "Jade Blood Sword Sea."

In the next moment, Gongsun Che was surrounded by a sea of fire, with countless fire swords imbued with lightning attributes striking at him. Gongsun Che immediately tried to use his spiritual power to defend, but he couldn't muster it.

"Dammit, the Divine Thunder Tyrant Body has ended, and now the backlash..."

A scream echoed out, and a breath later, Gongsun Che lay motionless on the ground.

Seeing this, the referee immediately declared Su Xue'er the winner.

"Finally... I won..."

Su Xue'er had been waiting to hear those words. As the referee spoke, she fainted. Just before she fell, Yu Shi appeared beside her in an instant, holding her and carrying her away.

From the stands, Shen Yue Ru watched this scene, her eyes filled with murderous intent.

"Su Xue'er, I will make sure you wish you were dead," Shen Yue Ru thought.