Chapter 501: The Final Four - 501
Zhu Yi used the formless sword on the two illusory bodies, but it went straight through them as if they weren't even real.
In that case, Zhu Yi attacked his opponent with the formless sword. As he did so, the two illusory bodies used their sword to defend against the formless sword.
Zhu Yi used multiple, but it was as if their bodies had suddenly become real. They were hit directly with the formless sword, but not injured.
All the while, his opponent continued charging.
He and the two illusory bodies were getting uncomfortably close to Zhu Yi.
He didn't know what more his opponent had planned, and he didn't plan to find out.
He charged forward as well. Breaking Through All Things.
At the same time that he attacked, his opponent and the two illusory bodies swung their swords in sync.
Whatever technique they used, it was inferior to Breaking Through All Things.
Without too much resistance, Breaking Through All Things broke through their attacks and sent his opponent flying, completely incapacitated. The two illusory bodies were dispersed and Zhu Yi won.
His fight would end up the quickest out of all of them. Some fought for multiple days. There were only a few that were about as fast as Zhu Yi's. One was the Sword Princess's daughter's fight.
There were also two other fights that didn't last as long as the others. It seemed that one of these four were most likely to win.
It took 3 months for the 16 fights to end. Only 16 people remained. From their numbers, it seemed that Zhu Yi would only end up meeting one of the other three potential winners in the ninth round, the round between 4 contestants.
The 7th round soon started. Zhu Yi fought first as always. His opponent was stronger than the last, but not by too much. The last opponent and his current one had basically reached the peak of normal strength seen in this tournament.
After some back and forth, Zhu Yi used Breaking Through All Things to quickly end the fight.
The next fights passed by faster than the last round. Of the 8 fights, four were finished quickly. The other four took a total of a month to finish.
With 8 contestants remaining, Zhu Yi fought first. As expected, this opponent was only slightly stronger than the last two.
He won with a single Breaking Through All Things. This round was the quickest in the tournament. It did even last a single day.
At the end of the 8th round, four people remained. Each one was one of the four that finished their fights quickly the entire tournament.
If Zhu Yi was seeing right, then the tournament was more filled than for any of the other rounds. It seemed that some people were only interested in the best fights.
Looking at their numbers, Zhu Yi's opponent was an older looking man. He was nearing ten million years of age, despite having enough talent to break through long ago.
From the looks of it, he had been waiting for this tournament, making sure that he had the highest chance of winning. There were a few older people in the tournament, but only this one had made it this far.
As they waited for the round to start, Zhu Yi spotted Bai Wei and Bai Wei'er in the crowd. There was a hint of nervousness on the face of both of them. They had never once thought that Zhu Yi could come so far. At this point, Zhu Yi could not lose the bet even if he lost. It would only end up a draw even if he failed here.
What they worried about was the possibility of him winning.
Zhu Yi focused his attention back on his opponent. The round was soon to start.
"Good luck." The old man said.
"You too." Zhu Yi responded.
Zhu Yi did not plan to hold back. He knew that this old man was strong.
As soon as the round officially started, Zhu Yi shot forward and swung up. Breaking Through All Things.
This old man had watched Zhu Yi's fight, and was extremely wary of this technique. He weirdly moved to the side, perfectly avoiding the attack and stabbing at Zhu Yi with a rapier.
His sword only moved forward once, but it felt as if tens of thousands of tiny shadows were following it.
Zhu Yi did not risk getting hit at all. He swung his sword down. Breaking Through All Things.
The sword shadows were decimated, but the old man dodged yet again. He repeated the same attack, and Zhu Yi responded the same.
After dodging once again, the old man jumped back and stabbed his sword into the ground. Shadows seemed to form on the ground and shot at Zhu Yi like tentacles. This was the old man's first time showing this move.
Breaking Through All Things.
The tentacles were broken through and the old man had to dodge.
Breaking Through All Things only had one goal. To break through all things. All things meant everything.
Unless the old man could overpower Zhu Yi or hit him with an attack he was unable to react to, Zhu Yi would inevitably win.
The old man twitched as everything he threw at Zhu Yi was broken through. His only hope was to use a great speed, but he wasn't sure if he even had the ability to bypass Zhu Yi before he could release that technique.
The Breaking Through All Things technique was truly disgusting to fight against.
The old man circled around the arena while attacking Zhu Yi. Zhu Yi did not get too offensive yet. He still had enough Qi for now.
Zhu Yi saw probably a hundred different techniques used by the old man, but none could bypass Breaking Through All Things.
Eventually, the old man seemed to resolve himself. He launched himself forward with his rapier pointed directly at Zhu Yi.
Shadow Spike. Breaking Through All Things.
Chapter 502: Lei Cen vs The One-Line Swordsman - 502
The Breaking Through All Things technique was not a small technique. The area it affected could be changed at will, but Zhu Yi usually used it at the same size as his body.
The shadow spike technique was the smallest technique that the old man had. It focused everything into a single point even smaller than a needle.
Since he did not have enough speed or raw power to break through the Breaking Through All Things technique, he could only attempt to focus his power onto a single point and hope that he could bypass it, causing Zhu Yi severe injuries.
Unfortunately for him, he failed. Zhu Yi's Breaking Through All Things broke through the shadow spike and attacked the old man.
The old man sighed. He knew he had lost. He dodged around and threw more attacks in the hope that Zhu Yi would tire out. However, it never happened. After fighting for an entire day, the old man conceded. There were few concessions in this tournament, and most of them were looked down upon.
However, nobody felt this way for the old man. Fighting any more would only cause him to humiliate himself.
Zhu Yi began to recover his used up Qi as the next fight began. This was the fight between the daughter of the sword princess and a man known only as "The One-Line Swordsman".
If Zhu Yi was betting money on this fight, he would put it on the daughter of the sword princess. However, there was a reason why the One-Line Swordsman was able to come this far.
Zhu Yi could only wait and see.
The fight began, and Lei Cen took a step forward. Her figure blurred and she appeared behind the One-Line Swordsman.
Zhu Yi was reminded once again of the Sword Princess.
The One-line Swordsman wore a blindfold over his eyes. He carried a longsword similar to Zhu Yi's in a sheath on his side.
It seemed as if he hadn't reacted to Lei Cen's appearance at all.
Lei Cen's sword quietly and quickly slashed at the neck of the One-Line Swordsman.
Suddenly, out of nowhere, a black line appeared. In an instant, Lei Cen's hand was cut off. The One-Line Swordsman turned around and pulled out his sword, swinging at Lei Cen.
Lei Cen's figure seemed to blur as she appeared in the spot she started the battle in. She stared at the One-Line Swordsman with wide eyes.
Her hand had been completely cut off in an instant. The One-Line Swordsman put his sword back into his sheath and began to walk towards Lei Cen.
He walked at the normal pace of a mortal. The arena was large, but he was slowly closing in on Lei Cen.
Even Zhu Yi felt intimidated by the One-Line Swordsman at this moment. Lei Cen was in a far worse situation. It was unknown if the daughter of the sword princess had ever felt such fear in her life.
It was clear that the One-Line Swordsman had completely instilled fear into her. She was in such fear that she seemed to forget the idea about hiding her identity.
A large, illusory figure appeared behind Lei Cen. The figure looked like her, but more mature and far more imposing. The figure held a thin sword pointing downwards.
Lei Cen grabbed her nearly identical sword and stood in the same position. In the stands of the arena, many people were shocked, while others looked at them in confusion.
"That's the sword princess. The girl must be the daughter of the Sword Princess." Someone shouted.
Many people were still confused, but others seemed to have a realization. It seemed that the Sword Princess was a well known figure.
As if the figure behind Lei Cen had taken control and began to move Lei Cen like a puppet, a dance ensued.
Lei Cen and the figure appeared behind the One-Line Swordsman.
A similar strike to before came. Another line came, just as before. This time, however, Lei Cen disappeared again, appearing right in front of the One-Line Swordsman and stabbed forward.
Zhu Yi felt as if he was experiencing deja vu. It was the same dance that had nearly killed him in Chen Jie's inheritance.
The Line behind the One-Line Swordsman disappeared and a new one attacked Lei Cen again.
Still, Lei Cen once again disappeared and attacked from a different angle.
The One-Line Swordsman was the most amazing in the battle. He simply stood still, seemingly unfazed, as Lei Cen danced around and attacked. Only a single line defended, or rather, attacked so efficiently that Lei Cen had to repeatedly dodge.
This was the One-Line Swordsman, an unknown contestant with no apparent lineage or background.
A contest of pure offense continued for hours. Not a single person was hurt or even slightly injured, but at this point, Lei Cen's entire body was covered in sweat.
Meanwhile, the One-Line Swordsman remained unfazed.
An entire day passed by, and the illusory body behind Lei Cen started to weaken. Every now and then, it flickered, disappearing for a moment before returning. Lei Cen had exerted so much effort that blood was coming out of her pores.
Half a day passed, when the figure behind Lei Cen flickered again. This time, the One-Line swordsman attacked. A line appeared and knocked Lei Cen's sword away. However, she did not move away. It was unknown how he had predicted it, but the One-Line Swordsman seemed to know that this would happen. He took out his sword in an instant and stabbed forward.
Lei Cen barely moved, avoiding getting stabbed through the heart. Instead, the area close to her heart, below her shoulder, was pierced through.
The One-Line Swordsman did not let up. A line appeared. Although it moved extremely fast, Zhu Yi caught a glimpse. It was moving directly as Lei Cen's head. If nobody intervened, the One-Line Swordsman would kill Lei Cen.
Of course, that wasn't going to happen. Lei Cen disappeared from the arena and the One-Line Swordsman was declared the winner.
All that remained was the championship. There would be enough of a break for the One-Line Swordsman to recover his Qi, and then it would start.
The difference was, Zhu Yi did not have confidence any longer. It seemed like a 50 50 chance of winning.
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