Chapter 1934: Repeating Decimal

Any master abides by rules; acting within the rules is only natural.

This guy clearly didn't take the rules seriously.

Xue Qian gave his daughter a cold look, knowing it must be her doing—otherwise, why would she be deliberately targeted?

"Good. Let's begin..."

Hearing the agreement, Zhang Xuan smiled and leaped back onto the arena: "Please!"

"Our bet is not a public contest; it must be fair and just. So we'll settle it by life and death!" Xue Qian walked over, not rushing to act, but said coldly, "If I lose, I'll give you four hundred thousand divine coins. But if I win... I want to know your true identity, and you must personally come to the city lord's mansion to apologize to me and my daughter!"

As long as he knew the other's identity, an apology didn't matter. With his strength and means, he wouldn't rest until he killed him!

"Fine!"

Zhang Xuan nodded.

"Then let's verify each other's stakes?"

Xue Qian flicked his finger, and a divine card flew from his hand, landing before the woman in charge of registration.

Hum!

A flash of light revealed that the card held four hundred thousand divine coins, meeting the bet conditions.

Seeing his straightforwardness, Zhang Xuan didn't waste words. He flicked his finger, sending the information representing his identity and location to the woman.

Another flash of light confirmed the information was correct.

Although the divine jade talisman could conceal identity, the Divine Hall could identify the user based on the talisman's location and blood.

It was like finding a network user by IP address.

"Let's begin!"

With the bet confirmed, Xue Qian didn't hesitate. He leaped to the weapon rack, grabbed a long saber, and held it in his palm.

His specialty was not the sword, but the saber!

"Since it's a contest, I won't bully you. You use a saber... I'll use a saber too!"

Zhang Xuan also bent down and took a similar long saber.

"He can use a saber too?"

"His swordsmanship is so superb. Using a saber... isn't that abandoning his strength?"

Everyone was stunned.

After nine consecutive matches, everyone knew that this Tianya was a master of the sword, even stronger than the disciples of the Lingyun Sword Pavilion!

Excelling in the sword yet wielding a saber... was he crazy?

"You're asking for death!"

If before, when he saw the opponent's sword-throwing technique, he was confident but somewhat wary, now that he was using a saber, Xue Qian sneered.

Saber and sword—one light and agile, the other heavy and solid—were inherently opposite in nature. Normally, a master of the sword was mediocre with the saber, and vice versa.

Those who excelled at both were rare!

Since your swordsmanship is so brilliant, abandoning your strength for weakness, let me show you my true power!

Whoosh!

With a flick of his wrist, the long saber instantly emitted a blade aura over ten feet long, turning into silver threads that sealed off all directions around him. At the same time, it transformed into a freezing cold energy, slashing down at the young man not far away!

Elder Lu Yun's expression tightened: "No wonder he can be a city lord. Truly extraordinary!"

The opponent's saber move seemed simple but actually combined offense and defense, containing forty-nine variations. No matter how the other party struck, they would be constrained and even counterattacked!

Such a formidable technique—even he, at the same level, could only avoid its edge and not withstand it head-on.

"This is the city lord's [Snowy Night Silver Light]!"

"It's said that City Lord Xue created this saber technique at twenty-seven, watching the full moon hanging over the snow."

"This technique is like a full moon illuminating the earth—nowhere to hide, nowhere to escape. City Lord Xue swept through the Divine Hall with this move, almost invincible."

"He's using this move right from the start. Can Tianya withstand it?"

...

Those who could afford divine jade talismans to enter here were all experts. Though far inferior to Zhang Xuan, they had good eyesight.

Xue Qian's move, once unleashed, was clearly not simple. The opponent Tianya would surely find it hard to deal with.

"Indeed a good move..."

Like everyone else's shock, Zhang Xuan was also a bit surprised. He frowned and pondered.

"Should I use... one-tenth of my power, or one-fifth?"

This opponent was not like Cai Cai before, who could be easily killed... One-tenth might not be enough to withstand, but one-fifth might be too strong and kill him instantly!

Killing a city lord in one move...

That wouldn't be good. Next time, no one would compete and give him money!

He had to keep a low profile this time!

"Forget it... I'll use one-eighth of my power first, fight for a while, then find a chance to kill him..."

Knowing he didn't have much time to waste, he quickly made a decision. Zhang Xuan's long saber immediately met the attack.

Without flashy colors or extraordinary moves, his saber seemed plain and unremarkable, yet every move blocked the opponent's attacks, keeping all the cold glints and silver threads at bay.

In the blink of an eye, over twenty exchanges had passed.

"Elder, who will win?"

Not knowing much about saber techniques, Yun Feiyang and the others looked over.

"Barring accidents, City Lord Xue will win."

Elder Lu Yun nodded.

"He will win?"

"Yes. Although this Tianya seems undefeated and can block all the opponent's moves, because he excels with the sword, his power is clearly insufficient. Meanwhile, City Lord Xue's saber technique combines agility with heaviness. As the moves progress, the power of his saber grows heavier and heavier, already showing a world-shaking momentum. If it accumulates to its peak, even I wouldn't dare face it head-on!"

Elder Lu Yun showed admiration.

No wonder he could become a city lord; he indeed had abilities beyond ordinary people.

"I see..."

Yun Feiyang and the others understood.

With that explanation, they could see it too.

At this moment, the arena seemed to turn into a snowy, windy place, cold and biting. With the continuous execution of the saber technique, the power grew heavier with each strike, and the arena seemed unable to bear it, showing cracks.

"So strong!"

Unlike the crowd's shock, Zhang Xuan's eyes lit up.

He had thought the opponent could at most withstand one-tenth of his power, but unexpectedly, one-eighth couldn't gain the upper hand at all!

Even one-seventh couldn't easily contend!

Only with one-sixth power could they be evenly matched.

Being able to withstand such a strong force from him already made this the first expert he had encountered since arriving in the Upper Realm...

Even though he had only been awake for less than a day...

He was full of excitement, but his opponent Xue Qian's heart grew colder with each exchange.

This saber technique, as others said, was indeed comprehended in the snow. Thus, like a snowball, it grew larger and larger, accumulating more power!

As the technique unfolded, the accumulated power became so great that even he could barely bear it. He had thought the opponent would be easily cleaved, but unexpectedly, the opponent's power also grew stronger.

His hand was numbed by the shock, and blood even flowed from his tiger's mouth!

"Die!"

Knowing that continuing might not only fail to win but could lead to defeat due to his injuries, Xue Qian roared and shook his long saber.

Hum!

The previously accumulated saber aura instantly gathered, forming a huge vortex.

The strongest aspect of this Snowy Night Silver Light was not the ever-increasing power, but that with each move, saber aura was left behind. These auras converged, elevating the entire technique to a higher level, causing a qualitative leap!

"If you have any ultimate move, use it now. Otherwise, you're dead..."

With the vortex formed, Xue Qian breathed a sigh of relief and snorted.

"Ultimate move?"

Seeing that the opponent's technique had indeed become stronger, and one-sixth power could barely hold it off, Zhang Xuan had no choice but to stop. He shook his long saber.

"Forget it, I'll use this move too!"

After a moment's thought, recalling that the Heavenly Dao Saber Technique he had practiced was too powerful, Zhang Xuan gently flicked his finger. The long saber immediately hovered in the air, like the long sword before, emitting a heart-stopping aura.

"A saber... can be thrown too?"

Yun Feiyang and the others were dumbfounded.

By now, they could see that he intended to throw the saber, just like he had thrown the sword earlier.

Saber and sword have different weights. Throwing it like that... would it really work?

Before their doubts could settle, they saw the saber light flash like a bolt of lightning, followed by a whimper in the air.

Whoosh!

The long saber had already appeared before Xue Qian.

His face flushed, he hurriedly tried to block, but found that he had struck empty air.

Pfft!

The long saber pierced through his head.

Though it went through his head, his strength had reached the Void Shattering realm, and his spirit was strong, so his physical body did not immediately collapse into light particles.

"You... could have won long ago?"

Full of disbelief, Xue Qian struggled to look over, his eyes bulging.

He had also heard that the opponent's specialty was throwing swords.

He had thought that since he was using a saber, he couldn't throw it. He never dreamed that it was just as easy...

This saber was so powerful that even the accumulated force couldn't withstand it. If he had used it from the start, it would have been unstoppable...

In other words, the opponent could have killed him in one move but deliberately dragged it out until now.

"Yes, but if I won in one move... wouldn't that be unfair to the four hundred thousand divine coins you lost? Fighting for a while might make you happier..."

Caught out, Zhang Xuan felt a bit embarrassed.

"Pfft..."

Blood sprayed out, and Xue Qian went mad.

Happy my ass...

If you really wanted to make me happy, you could have been modest and said you used all your strength. Saying this in front of so many people—is that supposed to make me happy or not?

You're deliberately humiliating me!

"I admit defeat wholeheartedly, but I can see you didn't use your full strength. Let me ask, how much of your power did you actually use?"

On the verge of collapse, he couldn't help asking.

The opponent certainly hadn't used all his strength; otherwise, his power wouldn't have increased gradually with his attacks.

"How much?"

Seeing the longing in the other's eyes, Zhang Xuan paused. Out of respect, he spoke the truth with a sincere expression.

"One point six six six six... repeating decimal."