Chapter 503: The One-Line Swordsman - 503

The One-Line Swordsman's fighting style was unpredictable and apparently unstoppable. The move that Lei Cen used was clearly something extremely advanced, most likely created by the Sword Princess herself.

Perhaps even the Sword Princess at the same level as the One-Line Swordsman would lose. Zhu Yi still had Time Qi, and he had learned a few Space Qi techniques as well.

Space Qi techniques were very good at cutting. However, it would likely fail to do anything that Breaking Through All Things and the Formless Sword could not accomplish.

Zhu Yi's most important trump card was still Instant Completion. No matter what level he was at, it was still an incredible technique.

If he truly struggled to win, then he would use it.

It took a day for the One-Line Swordsman to fully recover his Qi. No matter how powerful he was, he still had to use Qi to maintain his technique.

They stood on opposite sides of the arena, facing each other. Zhu Yi waited, and the battle officially began.

Zhu Yi launched forward, and unexpectedly, so did the One-Line Swordsman. He seemed far more enthusiastic to fight Zhu Yi from the start.

They met in the middle of the arena.

Breaking Through All Things.

Zhu Yi's strongest attack swung at the One-Line Swordsman.

The One-Line Swordsman slashed back with an unknown technique.

At the same time, Zhu Yi felt the presence of a black line behind him with his divine sense. Although it was indeed fast, Zhu Yi was able to respond. Unlike Lei Cen, he didn't have to dodge.

The third level of the Breaking Through All Things technique. This technique can be used without a sword, anywhere.

Breaking Through All Things.

The line was broken through, and Zhu Yi's forward slash did not halt for a single moment.

The One-Line Swordsman, seemingly unfazed, continued swinging. It felt as if time slowed down. A black line appeared on the sword of the One-Line Swordsman.

He directly clashed with Breaking Through All Things, a foolish move.

However…

Both Zhu Yi and the One-Line Swordsman were pushed back. Breaking Through All Things had failed to break through the One-Line Swordsman's attack.

For the first time since entering the tournament, the One-Line Swordsman briefly smiled before returning back to his expressionless face.

Zhu Yi's mind was in a buzz. It was truly impossible to believe it. Breaking Through All Things had failed to break through something.

After a moment, he strengthened his resolve even further than when the battle first started. If the third level of Breaking Through All Things could not do it, then he would reach the 4th level. This was an opportunity at its finest. Where else could he find such a powerful opponent?

Zhu Yi charged forward again, as did the One-Line Swordsman. As he moved forward, Zhu Yi jumped in the air and used the formless sword.

As if he could see them, the One-Line swordsman dodged some and blocked others with the line. For someone wearing a blindfold, he could actually see the Formless Sword, though it was clear that even he struggled to see it.

Zhu Yi got even more excited. Whoever this was, he was the greatest opponent that Zhu Yi had ever fought.

In the stands, Zhou Fan sat in the crowd like a normal person. Even if a god realm cultivator saw him, he would simply look like a strong viewer.

The seats around him were empty, until a man came and sat next to Zhou Fan.

"Your disciple is strong." Ying Xiong said. He was no longer bald, perhaps a product of countless reincarnations.

"I believe he can reach any heights given the tools." Zhou Fan said.

Ying Xiong agreed. "But my disciple isn't too bad either, is he?"

As Zhou Fan had predicted, the One-Line Swordsman was a disciple of Ying Xiong. Otherwise, why would such a strong person be involved in a Sword Sect tournament.

"Believe it or not, he's only my disciple in theory. I've given him cultivation resources, but he always refused most of my help. Like me, he believes that everything should be earned by oneself. His One-Line Divine Physique was not always so incredible. It was him that created a technique to complement it, making him one of the strongest void traversing realm cultivators in the entire universe, and he did it without any help from me." Ying Xiong said. It was clear that his disciple was a great source of pride.

"My disciple isn't bad either. Although everything he has was given by me, I feel that nobody but him could have possibly brought me this far. Even today, I feel that it is impossible for him to lose." Zhou Fan said.

"Because of Time Qi?" Ying Xiong asked.

Although almost nobody in the universe could even sense Time Qi, Ying Xiong could. Who else had experienced so much time. Perhaps only Heaven.

"No. Not because of Time Qi. It was how he grew. He came into contact with invincibility from the start."

"Chen Jie." Ying Xiong interjected.

"Exactly. It changed how he grew, whether he realized it or not."

Zhou Fan looked at Zhu Yi fighting with pride.

"I can proudly say that his name is Zhu Yi, and he will never lose."

Zhu Yi clashed with the One-Line Swordsman once again. It felt as if Breaking Through All Things had gotten stronger. He was only sent flying back a few steps, but the One-Line Swordsman was sent back even farther than before.

Once again, the One-Line Swordsman briefly smiled, slightly longer this time.

Zhu Yi pressed on. He had the advantage. Breaking Through All Things was used as he chased the One-Line Swordsman. The One-Line Swordsman did not back off. He continued to charge, his line always causing Zhu Yi to be distracted.

Perhaps the One-Line Swordsman felt Zhu Yi becoming stronger and stronger, but when he was sent flying, he seemed to purposely go back farther. He flew in the air as he "looked" at Zhu Yi.

"You are good. Very good." The One-Line Swordsman spoke.

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Chapter 504: Zhu Yi - 504

Zhu Yi waited. He only stopped in respect of his opponent.

The One-Line Swordsman grabbed at his blindfold. After a moment, he ripped it off. Behind the blindfold, there were two unique eyes.

Both had a single, vertical, black pupil that looked exactly like the line the One-Line Swordsman used.

The One-Line Swordsman charged forward, and so did Zhu Yi. Three black lines appeared, rotating around the One-Line Swordsman, whose name was no longer fitting, from top to bottom. They formed an endless spiral that covered the One-Line Swordsman's body.

The One-Line Swordsman slashed down, while Zhu Yi slashed up. Breaking Through All Things.

As soon as the One-Line Swordsman's sword and Zhu Yi's sword collided, the three lines left his body and coiled around his sword.

For the first time since learning Breaking Through All Things, Zhu Yi not only did not break through all things, but was sent flying back.

Without a word, the One-Line Swordsman followed. Zhu Yi used the formless sword as he violently rolled backwards from the attack, but the One-Line Swordsman's lines had returned to his body the moment their swords stopped touching.

They were completely stopped. The One-Line Swordsman was right above Zhu Yi, slashing down, as Zhu Yi came to a halt.

Zhu Yi pulled out his trump card. Breaking Through All Things. Instant Completion.

His attack instantly completed, however, the One-Line Swordsman's descent only halted for a single moment before he hit Zhu Yi again. This time undefended, Zhu Yi went flying.

The three lines around the One-Line Swordsman's body formed a perfect and constant defense. No matter how much time was skipped, the attack still only hit the defense.

It seemed as if everything was hopeless. Zhu Yi now had a large cut on his body. He was also drained of half of his Qi. Since Instant Completion was too consuming to use with a full power attack, it was no wonder that the One-Line Swordsman simply shrugged it off.

Zhu Yi's left arm was nearly cut off, and a large gash remained on his chest. He could only continue fighting back. The One-Line Swordsman did not let up for even a single moment.

For a moment, Zhu Yi despaired. He had used all of his moves. He could try to time Instant Completion to when the One-Line Swordsman attacked, but that would leave him completely defenseless. He would either die or lose the battle if he defenselessly got hit with another attack.

In addition, due to low Qi, the attack he could use with Instant Completion would be extremely weak.

Zhu Yi fought back his hardest, but he was only beaten further and further back. He could not break through all things. It was clearly proven here. Or rather, perhaps, just maybe, the third level was too weak.

He needed the fourth level. And to reach the fourth level, he needed to break through all things.

Zhu Yi charged forward, his fighting spirit at an all time high. With every slash, even though he was always beaten back, a single thought echoed through his body.