Savage Beating for Xiao Xuanye! You Dare Call Yourself a Genius?

On the arena platform.

Lu Chen strode forward, clad in black, handsome-faced, a black saber in hand. His gaze was clear, and Xiao Xuanye's reputation did not make him the least bit wary.

On the contrary.

His heart was utterly calm, as still as an ancient well untouched by wind.

Upon the spacious arena platform.

The two figures stood silently opposed, their robes fluttering as invisible auras radiated from them.

"You knew I was coming, yet you didn't run? You're quite confident."

Xiao Xuanye looked at Lu Chen coldly and mocked, "Don't worry. I won't suppress you with my cultivation. I'll keep myself at the same realm as you and make you concede defeat wholeheartedly. Then, I'll make you kneel of your own accord."

"Make me kneel?"

A smile appeared on Lu Chen's face.

So this is a genius?

He really doesn't put anyone in his eyes!

"You certainly have plenty of nonsense to spout. Just hope that when you lose, those old fossils of your Sword Sect won't come looking for trouble afterward again!"

Lu Chen said with undisguised sarcasm.

"I won't lose!"

Xiao Xuanye said icily.

"Winning or losing isn't decided by your mouth!"

"Ten moves! I'll defeat you within ten moves. If I can't, I'll leave!"

Xiao Xuanye's tone was cold. "I'll let you know that before my talent, all your efforts are worth less than nothing! Defeating a few ants means nothing. Before a true genius, you will never amount to anything!"

"Are you done talking?"

Lu Chen's voice was cold.

Clang!

He drew his saber in an instant.

The moment he moved, he used his ultimate technique!

Rumble!

The entire battle platform erupted with thunderous roars. As the saber struck out, it was dazzling and brilliant, seizing everyone's eyes.

In an instant, everyone around the arena felt their minds rumble and buzz.

Their spiritual wills seemed to be dragged into that saber strike, countless illusions surfacing before their eyes as they sank deep into painful memories, unable to pull themselves free...

It was as if they had fallen forever into the agony of reincarnation.

Xiao Xuanye on the platform bore the brunt of it.

Yet he was indeed a prodigy of the sword.

In but an instant, he reacted. With a long howl, he forcibly broke free from those countless painful memories, and the silver sword in his hand shot from its sheath.

An even more resplendent, more dazzling radiance burst forth.

Like brilliant, blazing "fireworks" exploding.

Within each blooming "firework" lay unimaginable power and sword intent.

It was like the scene of primordial chaos first opening.

Every strand of sword intent and every flash of sword light brimmed with destructive power.

But!

At the instant the saber and sword were about to collide, the long saber in Lu Chen's hand suddenly changed.

What had been a saber strike that hooked forth memories and plunged people into painful recollections abruptly withdrew its light, becoming deep and eerie, obscure and unfathomable—as if it had transformed into a terrifying netherworld demonic saber.

This saber strike left no trace to follow!

No form revealed itself!

It no longer attacked memories!

Nor did it attack the flesh!

Instead, it blasted straight into the soul!

Xiao Xuanye's expression finally changed. The longsword in his hand shook violently and let out a piercing shriek as an even more dazzling light erupted in an instant.

Boom!!

With a deafening explosion, waves of thunderous roars erupted across the arena.

Force burst forth!

Sword intent collapsed.

Pfft!

Xiao Xuanye let out a muffled groan, blood spraying wildly from her mouth. Like a kite with its string cut, she was sent flying backward and crashed heavily more than ten meters away.

Uproar!

The entire audience erupted in an uproar, finally snapping out of the torment of those memories.

Their eyes widened in utter disbelief.

"What?"

"Xiao Xuanye was sent flying!"

"How is that possible?! Xiao Xuanye was blasted away in a single move!"

"Am I seeing things?!"

Below the stage.

Zhou Tai's pupils contracted. Veins bulged across his hand in an instant, his aura whistling as his heart nearly stopped.

Xiao Xuanye!

Sent flying in one move?

How could this be?

The White-Robed Young Mistress beside him looked even more terrified, the panic on her face deepening. Her Dao Heart, which had just begun to recover, shattered even further at this moment.

Even Senior Sister had lost?

Even Senior Sister was no match for the Great Demon King?

"Seven Styles of Divine Extinction! The Seven Styles of Divine Extinction again!"

Zhou Tai's breathing quickened. "Damn it, how has he cultivated the Seven Styles of Divine Extinction to such a level?!"

"Blade Intent, Soul Burial. Not bad, not bad!"

In a mysterious private room in the distance.

Breeze Swordmaster remained calm, taking in everything before him.

Like a deep spring undisturbed by ancient winds, not a trace of aura leaked from him.

On the arena.

Lu Chen sent Xiao Xuanye flying with a single slash, a mocking look on his face as he strode forward. "Trash like you thinks you deserve to be called a genius? In my eyes, you're no different from any other piece of garbage."

When dealing with a proud woman like this, brute physical force alone was not enough.

You also had to crush her with words like these!

Make her heart collapse, leave her utterly unable to pull herself out!

Blood trickled from the corner of Xiao Xuanye's lips. Her reaction was incredibly swift; almost the instant she was knocked back, she had already flipped herself upright. Her eyes icy, she stared fixedly at Lu Chen. "A soul attack? So what if it is a soul attack? Today, I will defeat you. No one can stop me—I said so!"

Clang!

Sword intent erupted from her body. The treasured sword in her hand seemed to possess a spirit of its own, letting out a ringing cry as the shadow of a white dragon sword emerged. Her body merged into the sword shadow, and she shot straight toward Lu Chen at lightning speed.

She might not understand soul attacks.

But she possessed an invincible Sword Heart!

With the Sword Heart as her guide, every attack under heaven could be broken!

Yet just as she was about to reach Lu Chen, mockery surfaced in the depths of his eyes. He did not evade in the slightest. Instead, his body became a thin streak, carrying a sharp, terrifying aura as he brought his blade down.

"Get lost!"

Boom!

Undying Overlord Body!

Tenfold Combat Power!

In that instant, Lu Chen held nothing back, unleashing a slash with all his strength.

Overwhelming in force, unyielding and supreme.

Lightning erupted from every inch of his body.

The terrifying slash smashed viciously into the dragon sword shadow surrounding Xiao Xuanye. A series of earth-shaking booms erupted between them once more.

It was as though two terrifying volcanoes had collided, sweeping countless strands of Sword Qi and Blade Qi through the air.

Bang!

After a muffled impact, Xiao Xuanye spat blood, and her entire body was once again sent flying violently backward like a tattered sack.

Uproar!

The crowd's eyes widened, even more stunned.

"They sent flying again!"

"Xiao Xuanye was blasted away once more!"

"I knew it—Xiao Xuanye couldn't possibly be a match for Young Hero Lu!"

The crowd beneath the stage erupted!

Countless people let out excited shouts.

Whoosh!

Lu Chen gave his opponent no further chance. His perfected Eight Desolations Dragon-Soaring Steps flashed out in an instant, his body moving so fast it blurred as he appeared almost instantly before Xiao Xuanye.

One large hand, like a dragon's claw, seized Xiao Xuanye by the face on the spot. Before she could react, he swung her fiercely, treating her body like a straw dummy and smashing it wildly all over the arena.

"Ahhh!"

Xiao Xuanye immediately let out an enraged cry.

Boom! Boom! Boom! Boom!

A series of muffled impacts rang out, deafening to the ears.

Xiao Xuanye was practically going mad.

She was a dignified genius of the sword, someone who had cultivated sword intent.

Yet today, she was being treated like this.

The entire audience was thrown into an uproar.

Who knew how many people cried out in shock.

They simply could not believe their eyes.

Xiao Xuanye had actually been grabbed by the face by Young Hero Lu and smashed around everywhere like a straw dummy.

This was crushing superiority without the slightest technique!

Even Cui Hu beneath the stage felt his heart twitch. His hand trembled, and he yanked out several strands of his beard.

Good lad!

No wonder he hadn't taken Xiao Xuanye seriously!

Just how many trump cards did this boy still have?

This was Xiao Xuanye!

And she was being beaten into this state?

"Sure enough, he's a freak. Good thing I opened the door in time that day."

Magistrate Yang Wanfeng shuddered inwardly.