Chapter 1186: Three Moves

Zhao Richen took a deep breath and transmitted a message to Dugu Yunfei, saying, "Daoist friend Dugu, as one of the Eighteen Prodigies of Great Yan, if you fail to defeat Daoist friend Wang in three moves, that would truly bring shame upon our Great Yan Dynasty. I hope you will live up to expectations."

Dugu Yunfei's expression was indifferent; he did not reply but simply jumped onto the arena.

Shen Ruirong's gaze shifted as she said to Murong Rong, "Daoist friend Murong, young friend Wang and young friend Dugu are both not among the top cultivators of the Core Formation stage. Since they are competing at the Hundred Beasts Assembly, as the host family, your Murong family should offer some rewards to the younger generation, shouldn't you?"

She wasn't speaking up for Wang Qingshan's sake. The Murong family had once sent representatives to attend a celebration of the Shen family, where Murong Yuhua, one of the Eighteen Prodigies of Great Yan, had consecutively defeated the Shen family's Core Formation cultivators. Coincidentally, the Shen family's specially cultivated Core Formation cultivators were out and had not returned, causing the Shen family to lose face. Regardless of whether Dugu Yunfei or Wang Qingshan won, it would not be detrimental to Shen Ruirong, but she also didn't want the Murong family to unduly benefit.

Murong Rong smiled and said, "Daoist friend Shen is right. How about this: our Murong family will offer a bottle of Hundred Beasts Elixir as a reward. The Hundred Beasts Elixir is beneficial for spirit beasts below the fourth rank to advance in cultivation. If young friend Dugu defeats young friend Wang in three moves, the Hundred Beasts Elixir will be rewarded to young friend Dugu. Otherwise, it will be given to young friend Wang."

Dugu Yunfei and Wang Qingshan both affirmed their agreement. While the Hundred Beasts Elixir was certainly precious, they didn't place too much importance on it.

As soon as the competition began, Dugu Yunfei shrugged his shoulders, and a clear, sharp whistling sound rang out. Three gleaming golden flying swords abruptly shot forth. After fluttering erratically in the air, they suddenly transformed into three golden scorching suns, each roughly ten feet in size. The surface of the golden suns was enveloped in a layer of golden flames, and the temperature instantly soared.

Dugu Yunfei performed a sword art incantation, and the three golden scorching suns began to spin rapidly. Dense golden sword qi poured down, as if a golden sword rain was falling from the sky. Loud whooshing sounds filled the air as the dense golden sword qi wove into a large net of death, enveloping Wang Qingshan.

Wang Qingshan performed a sword art incantation, and countless streaks of green light appeared around him, transforming into numerous hazy green sword shadows. The green sword shadows blurred, then solidified one after another, as if becoming corporeal.

"Go!"

The dense green flying swords resembled a green torrent, striking towards the descending golden sword rain.

The green and golden sword qi clashed, erupting with clanging metallic sounds. Streaks of golden sword qi were shattered by the green flying swords, turning into large patches of golden flames that scattered onto the ground, instantly scorching large pits into it.

As the golden flames approached within roughly sixteen feet of Wang Qingshan, they were repelled by a powerful burst of sword qi, splashing onto the ground. The golden sword rain was no match and was utterly pulverized by the dense green flying swords.

Wang Qingshan changed his sword art incantation. Thousands of green flying swords simultaneously emitted clear sword cries, merging into one. They formed a gigantic green sword-dragon that pounced towards the three golden scorching suns.

Dugu Yunfei's expression turned cold. He changed his sword art incantation, and the three golden scorching suns suddenly merged into one, forming a golden blazing sun roughly sixteen feet in diameter. After a single rotation, it slashed towards the green sword-dragon.

Boom!

The green sword-dragon was shattered by the golden blazing sun, disintegrating into scattered sword qi and falling apart. The golden blazing sun's radiance surged, transforming into a golden long rainbow that slashed towards Wang Qingshan.

Wang Qingshan opened his mouth, and a streak of green light flew out and landed in his hand; it was precisely the Azure Glaze Sword. He flicked his wrist, and hundreds of green sword qi streaked forth, transforming into an Azure Nethermoon that collided with the golden blazing sun.

The Azure Nethermoon clashed with the golden blazing sun, unleashing a powerful wave of qi. Sword qi shot in all directions, striking the blue water barrier and causing ripples to spread across it. The sword qi also struck the floor, shattering it into pieces and creating large pits in the ground.

"Break it!"

As Dugu Yunfei's command fell, the golden blazing sun's radiance intensified and shattered the Azure Nethermoon. The Azure Glaze Sword in Wang Qingshan's hand glowed intensely, and a several-tens-of-feet-long streak of green sword light appeared, cleaving towards the golden blazing sun.

Wang Qingshan staggered back two steps, his wrist numbed by the impact. The golden blazing sun flew backwards, reverting to its flying sword form.

"One more move, Daoist friend Dugu."

Dugu Yunfei took a deep breath. He opened his mouth and spewed out a stream of pale golden flames, enveloping the three golden flying swords. After performing a sword art incantation, the three golden flying swords glowed intensely, transforming into three golden crows, each roughly ten feet tall. The golden crows were enveloped in a layer of golden flames. He cultivated the "Golden Flame Sword Art" and had the good fortune to refine a wisp of True Golden Flame, which could melt stone and sever metal, specifically countering metal-type magic treasures.

"Caw! Caw!"

The three golden crows flapped their wings, pouncing towards Wang Qingshan. Before the three golden crows even got close, a monstrous wave of heat rushed over, and the temperature suddenly soared.

Wang Qingshan felt the astonishing high temperature emanating from the golden crows and didn't dare to be careless. He flicked his sleeve, and six snow-white flying swords shot out. After a blur, the six white flying swords transformed into six white snow pythons, several tens of feet long, pouncing towards the three golden crows. These six white flying swords were all refined from Millennium Snowwood; they were flying swords personally crafted by Wang Changsheng for Wang Qingshan. Whenever Wang Changsheng acquired suitable crafting materials, he would refine flying swords for Wang Qingshan. Among the Core Formation cultivators of the Wang family, Wang Qingshan undoubtedly possessed the most magic treasures; his treatment was no worse than that of Core Formation cultivators painstakingly nurtured by other major forces.

The six white snow pythons wrestled with the three golden crows. Large patches of golden flames spread out, engulfing the white snow pythons. A hint of smugness appeared on Dugu Yunfei's face. Wang Qingshan was proficient in the Way of the Sword, and if Dugu Yunfei used other methods, he wasn't very confident in defeating Wang Qingshan. However, relying on this wisp of True Golden Flame, he had defeated many sword cultivators, so dealing with Wang Qingshan should be no problem.

Before long, he couldn't smile anymore. After large plumes of white cold qi erupted from the white snow pythons' bodies, the golden flames flickered wildly before extinguishing. The six white snow pythons split into three pairs, with two white snow pythons dealing with each golden crow. They opened their massive jaws and bit down on the golden crows. The golden crows' bodies visibly froze and fell to the ground. Besides Millennium Snowwood, Wang Changsheng had also incorporated many ice-attributed crafting materials. It was known that the Ice Ape clan lived in icy plains and snowy lands and enjoyed collecting ice-attributed materials, so the set of flying swords Wang Changsheng had refined was far superior to ordinary ice-attributed flying swords.

Dugu Yunfei was greatly alarmed. He performed an incantation, and the ice layer on the golden crows' bodies melted. However, very quickly, the six white snow pythons simultaneously spewed out a vast wave of white cold qi, freezing the golden crows once more. Immediately after, the six white snow pythons lunged towards Dugu Yunfei.

Dugu Yunfei frowned deeply. He flicked his sleeve, and a large expanse of golden sword qi swept out, instantly transforming into a gleaming golden sky-reaching giant sword, slashing towards the six white snow pythons.

Clang, clang, clang!

The sky-reaching giant sword slashed onto the white snow pythons, emitting a dull thud. The white snow pythons coiled around the sky-reaching giant sword, opening their massive jaws and biting it into pieces.

"That's three moves. Stop now!"

Murong Rong spoke up. With his keen eye, he naturally saw that the set of flying swords Wang Qingshan had brought forth was extraordinary. This was not surprising, considering that Wang Qingshan had the backing of three Nascent Soul cultivators, especially the Azure Lotus Immortals, who had become famous after the battle in the South Sea. As the nephew of the Azure Lotus Immortals, it was not strange for him to possess a powerful set of flying swords. Ultimately, Dugu Yunfei was overly confident. He had many methods, but in a true fight to the death, it would be hard to say who would win.