Is the Outcome Decided?

After sending the bald-headed youth away, Ye Qiang's gaze shifted back to the life-and-death dueling arena...

The youth named Savage Snake, after suffering a major setback, became furious. He raised his long sword and gathered all his strength, charging at the injured Ye Jiancheng with a single, powerful strike, aiming to eliminate any chance of a comeback for Ye Jiancheng.

Ye Jiancheng, however, calmly watched as Savage Snake's sword danced toward him, getting closer by the second. He knew that if Savage Snake's sword hit him, it would surely be fatal, so he had no choice but to avoid the strike at all costs.

The battle had already been going on for nearly half an incense's time, yet there was still no clear victor...

The murmurs from the crowd below the arena grew louder.

"Savage Snake, don't tell me you can't defeat him."

"Savage Snake, if you lose, I'll definitely peel your skin off!"

As the murmurs from the audience grew more intense, the fight on the arena became fiercer.

With Ye Jiancheng waiting calmly, Savage Snake's long sword was now barely an inch from his body—just an inch away, but that inch was enough to drive anyone crazy.

When Savage Snake believed that his sword would surely kill Ye Jiancheng, he never expected Ye Jiancheng to suddenly pull out a dimly glowing middle-grade Earth weapon from behind, immediately reversing the situation!

As Ye Jiancheng's middle-grade Earth sword clashed with the long sword in Savage Snake's hand, which was imbued with over a hundred tons of force, Ye Jiancheng was sent flying dozens of steps back, his body slightly tilted as he fell to the ground.

Looking at Savage Snake, the Earth weapon's spiritual energy caused the ordinary sword to break, and the spiritual energy severely wounded Savage Snake as well!

For a moment, the battle became a deadlock…

"No way, that guy actually has a middle-grade Earth weapon… this… this…"

"Savage Snake, you idiot! You should have used your trump card from the start! Now look what's happened!"

"Savage Snake, you've really let me down. I was planning to double my gold, but now I'm going to lose it all because of you. Fuck you!"

After this clash, most of the spectators lost confidence in Savage Snake.

Meanwhile, Ye Qiang was overjoyed.

"Haha! Ye Jiancheng, just a bit more effort and the 100,000 gold will be mine!"

"Go Ye Jiancheng! If you win, I'll treat you to a drink!"

The battle in the arena had reached a critical point, but this was something no one had anticipated.

Savage Snake, who had been thought to be unbeatable, had originally been certain he could defeat Ye Jiancheng within ten moves without using his deadly "Black Hell King" technique. But now, not even ten moves in, the situation had turned so dire!

Savage Snake began to realize that if this continued, he would certainly lose to this boy. If he was defeated by him, his reputation would be destroyed—he could never allow that to happen.

On the other hand, Ye Jiancheng stood up again, breathing heavily. The over a hundred tons of force from Savage Snake's sword had almost caused internal injury, but after a brief moment of recovery, Ye Jiancheng calmed himself, his eyes full of intelligence as he stared at Savage Snake, thinking about how to defeat this opponent who was stronger than him and still held a trump card.

As the battle in the arena raged on, both sides were weakening, and the outcome was becoming increasingly uncertain. Who would be the victor of this battle?

"Damn it, I didn't expect you still had something up your sleeve!" Savage Snake said, rubbing the chest where he had been injured by Ye Jiancheng.

"No, Senior Brother, you were just underestimating me," Ye Jiancheng replied quietly.

"Yeah, it's all my fault for not anticipating your swordsmanship to be so tricky, and for hiding a middle-grade Earth weapon. If I had used my 'Black Hell King' from the start, you wouldn't have been able to defend at all." Savage Snake spoke with a tone of regret.

"Savage Snake, you idiot! If you dare lose, I will never forgive you..."

"Savage Snake, quit talking so much and just finish the fight. If your cultivation level is higher than that kid's and you still can't beat him, then you might as well die!"

In the arena, facing overwhelming pressure, Savage Snake no longer bothered with anything else. He began gathering all his strength, and in a blink, a storm of black sand appeared before the spectators' eyes. This black sand gathered around him, enveloping his entire figure in darkness.

"So this is Savage Snake's trump card? Damn, that kid is dead for sure now."

"Haha, Savage Snake has finally used his killing move. I've heard that this move can instantly kill any practitioner in the Bronze Rank. As long as you come into contact with his black sand, you'll be paralyzed and poisoned to death. Only those at the Silver Rank who have activated their Spirit Shield can resist this poisonous black sand... Savage Snake's victory is certain!"

Ye Qiang silently thought that if he had to face such an attack, he would have no way to counter it. It seemed like Ye Jiancheng was going to lose...

"Hmph, Brother Mo Xian, this is all your fault for betting on that heartless man. Now you've lost all your money. You better pay up!" The young girl, Lei Qingqing, pouted cutely and said coquettishly.

"If that kid really loses, Brother Mo Xian will give you 2,000 gold coins!" Ye Qiang replied.

When everyone believed that Ye Jiancheng was about to lose, Ye Qiang, with his keen ability to read situations, focused his gaze on Ye Jiancheng. Seeing that the young man was still maintaining his usual calm, Ye Qiang couldn't help but feel a sense of admiration for him.

The young elder presiding over the duel also seemed to think that there was no need to continue watching. Even though Ye Jiancheng held a mid-grade Earth weapon, it was unlikely that he could close the gap with Savage Snake's power.

"This thrilling duel is over. Ye Jiancheng, prepare to die!" Savage Snake shouted, tightening his control over the black sand, ready to finish this humiliating duel for good.

Ye Jiancheng thought for a moment, then suddenly swung his mid-grade Earth weapon, the long sword, into the ground with a leap. At the moment of landing, he put all his strength into it, driving the sword deep into the arena floor.

Then, with both hands firmly gripping the sword hilt, he twisted the blade with all his might. Cracks began to form all over the ground as large chunks of stone were sent flying. In an instant, the ground around him was covered with hundreds of deep cracks, and the area was filled with the dust of white and yellow rocks. This formed a stark contrast to the black sand Savage Snake had summoned.

The spectators in the arena exploded in lively discussion once again!

"What's he doing?"

"I don't know, but this kid really has some skills if he can last this long against Savage Snake."

"Haha, look at him getting desperate, thinking that by stirring up dust everywhere, he can hide from Savage Snake's deadly black sand. He's just dreaming…"

Ye Qiang still couldn't understand what Ye Jiancheng was trying to achieve with this move. However, he had a strong feeling that this duel was about to take an exciting turn. There was something about Ye Jiancheng that was worth learning from!

"Ye Jiancheng, you can do it!"

What's he trying to do with all that dust? Savage Snake thought as he watched the scene unfold.

"Does he think this dust will be enough to block my ultimate move, the poisonous Black Hell King? Does he underestimate me so much?"

Finally, after releasing all the black gas from his body, a massive cloud of black sand formed around Savage Snake. With a roar, the final showdown was about to begin!

At this moment, the spectators outside the arena could no longer see the figures of the two fighters. All they could see was a swirling cloud of black sand and another cloud of mixed white and yellow dust. The scene was chaotic, and the duel had reached its peak intensity.

This battle would surely be recorded in the history of the Wuji Sword Sect's outer disciples, and no matter who won or lost, both Savage Snake and Ye Jiancheng would become role models in the eyes of everyone in the sect.

In the arena, the black dust surrounding Savage Snake grew larger, while the dust stirred up by Ye Jiancheng grew smaller. After a brief clash between the two, Savage Snake's black dust seemed to overwhelm Ye Jiancheng's. In just a few seconds, the entire arena was consumed by the black sand, and everything came to a close!

Once the black sand covered the entire arena, the discussions from the spectators erupted again…

"Haha, Savage Snake's poisonous black sand has covered the entire arena. If that kid isn't dead, I'll eat shit!"

"Savage Snake, you're the best! You'll always be a role model for us in the Wuji Sword Sect!"

"This duel is over. That kid is dead. No one can defeat Savage Snake's undefeated myth in the Bronze Rank!"

Ye Qiang's expression suddenly changed. Like all the other spectators, he couldn't see the two young men in the arena anymore, only the black dust. The scene left him stunned. He used his Qi Dan to sense the auras of the fighters, and he realized Ye Jiancheng's aura was weakening. He thought to himself, It's very likely that Ye Jiancheng has been poisoned and is on the brink of death.

"What's wrong? Still cheering for your Ye Jiancheng? Haha, no one in the Bronze Rank can beat Savage Snake!" A young man standing near Ye Qiang sneered when he saw Ye Qiang's glum expression.

Ye Qiang didn't pay him any attention and continued to watch what was happening in the arena…

Inside the arena, Savage Snake was surrounded by a cloud of black dust that obscured the view of the spectators. However, Ye Qiang could still clearly see what was happening.

When Savage Snake released a massive amount of poisonous black sand to cover the entire arena, his dark eyes were fixed on Ye Jiancheng's location, never once leaving it.