Chapter 21: The Corruption Battle!
Chapter 21: The Corruption Battle!
BOOM!
The entire battlefield was swallowed by darkness.
Fei Yuan's demonic Qi surged, warping the air itself. The once bright Inner Sect courtyard was now a twisted realm of shadow and lightning, where light could not escape.
Leon Xian stood at the center, completely unfazed.
Qin Yue, however, was tense. Her icy aura clashed against the surrounding darkness, trying to counter the corruption.
"This isn't ordinary Qi anymore," she muttered. "Fei Yuan… has completely fallen into demonic cultivation."
Leon grinned. "And?"
Qin Yue's eyes flickered toward him. "And that means… if you don't finish this quickly, his Qi will start infecting you."
Leon rolled his shoulders, feeling the heavy pressure closing in.
"That just makes this fight more fun."
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Fei Yuan's Dark Evolution
Fei Yuan stepped forward, his entire body pulsing with shadow lightning. His once normal hands had turned clawed and blackened, his golden eyes now an empty abyss.
His voice was deeper—distorted.
"You think you've won just because you copied my technique?"
His Qi surged, the air twisting and screaming around him.
"Let's see if you can handle it when I take it beyond its limits."
BOOM!
Fei Yuan vanished.
CRACK!
A black lightning fist appeared inches from Leon's face!
Leon tilted his head slightly, dodging by a fraction of a second—but the sheer pressure sent cracks through the stone beneath him!
Fei Yuan was faster.
Stronger.
More dangerous.
Leon's smile widened. Now this was a real fight.
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The Corruption Begins
Leon moved instinctively, dodging strike after strike, his golden Qi clashing against Fei Yuan's black lightning.
But—
Something felt off.
Each time Fei Yuan's attacks came close, a strange tingling sensation crawled along Leon's skin.
It was subtle at first, but after dodging ten attacks, he felt it enter his body.
A sharp pain shot through his meridians.
> [WARNING: Foreign Qi detected!]
[Host's dantian is being invaded by Corrupt Qi!]
Leon's eyes narrowed slightly.
So this was what Qin Yue meant.
Fei Yuan laughed, his voice echoing in the void. "Feeling it now, aren't you?"
Leon glanced at his own hands. A faint, barely noticeable trace of black Qi was creeping into his veins.
Fei Yuan smirked. "It doesn't matter how strong you are. Once my Qi invades your dantian, your cultivation will slowly corrode. You'll lose control… and eventually, you'll become just like me."
Leon chuckled.
"So I just have to beat you before that happens."
Fei Yuan's eyes gleamed with madness. "Try it."
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Leon Fights Back
Leon exhaled, letting the corruption creep deeper into his body.
And then—
BOOM!
A golden explosion burst from within him, forcing the corrupt Qi backward as his entire body ignited with Solar King energy.
"Golden Sun Purification!"
The darkness around him wavered, cracks of light piercing through the void.
Fei Yuan's eyes widened. "What?!"
Leon smirked. "You're not the only one who can evolve in a fight."
BOOM!
Leon vanished, his speed doubling as he reappeared behind Fei Yuan!
"Sun Breaker Fist!"
BAM!
His golden fist crashed into Fei Yuan's spine, sending him crashing through three stone pillars!
CRACK!
The entire battlefield trembled, the dark void flickering as Fei Yuan spat out blood.
The watching disciples gasped in shock.
"Leon… he's pushing back the corruption?!"
"That's impossible! Once demonic Qi enters the body, it can't be stopped!"
"He… he's overpowering it!"
Even Qin Yue's eyes widened slightly.
"He… purified the Corrupt Qi?"
Leon grinned. "You should know by now, Ice Queen—rules don't apply to me."
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The Final Clash
Fei Yuan staggered to his feet, his entire body shaking from the impact.
"This… this isn't possible…"
Leon cracked his knuckles. "It is for me."
Fei Yuan snarled, his aura exploding one last time.
"If I can't corrupt you, then I'll destroy you!"
BOOM!
A massive storm of black lightning shot toward Leon, a final, desperate ultimate attack.
Leon's smile never faded.
He simply raised his hand.
Golden and black lightning merged together in his palm, his Solar King Physique and Nightfall Demon Art synchronizing perfectly.
"Thanks for the free power-up."
And then—
BOOM!
He punched forward, unleashing a devastating blast of golden-black energy.
CRACK!
The moment the two forces collided—Fei Yuan's attack shattered.
His own demonic Qi turned against him, the backlash ripping through his body.
"NO—!"
BOOM!
Fei Yuan collapsed, his body hitting the ground hard, his Qi completely broken.
Silence.
Then—
The watching disciples erupted into chaos.
"He won?!"
"Leon Xian just defeated Fei Yuan, one of the Sect Master's strongest disciples!"
"How is this even real?!"
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The Aftermath
Leon exhaled, his golden aura flickering back to normal.
He stepped forward, looking down at the defeated Fei Yuan.
"You wanted to corrupt me," Leon said casually. "But all you did was make me stronger."
Fei Yuan trembled, his eyes filled with fear for the first time.
Leon crouched down slightly, his golden eyes glowing.
"Tell your master something for me."
Fei Yuan gulped. "W-What…?"
Leon grinned.
"Next time, send someone stronger."
Then, without another word, he turned away.
Qin Yue watched him closely, her mind racing.
He wasn't just growing stronger.
He was evolving… with every battle.
And for the first time—
She wondered if even she could stop him.