Chapter 1987: Beating the Elder Hall (Part 2)

"You..."

"Too arrogant. How come I feel like punching him?"

"Me too. I've lived two hundred years and seen countless geniuses, but never one so deserving of a beating!"

"Was it a mistake to bring him here?"

Hearing this, Sect Leader Han, Elder He, and the others were so furious they nearly doubted their own existence.

They had heard someone comprehended the Divine Sword Intent, searched everywhere, even broke the rules... and in the end, they found him... but he was too damn infuriating!

Let him take them on one by one and give them a beating...

What he meant was that all of them combined were no match for him, right?

Arrogant!

Presumptuous!

"I'm very low-key..." Low-key my ass!

"Defeating Elder Qiu in one move, even with the help of the Elder Hall's formation, shows a profound understanding of combat. Let me try..."

Suppressing his nearly exploding chest, Elder He stood up.

"He wants to challenge all of us, so let's all go together!"

Shaking his head, Sect Leader Han Jianqiu stood up.

"Sect Leader..."

The remaining elders' faces stiffened.

They were the peak experts of the continent, and to suppress their cultivation and challenge a little Void Immortal realm kid together... if word got out, they'd lose all face!

"Comprehending the Divine Sword Intent means his spirit can already communicate with the divine. It's not shameful for us to join forces."

Han Jianqiu said.

"Yes!"

After a moment's hesitation, they finally nodded.

This was the Fallen Continent, a place abandoned by the gods. Comprehending the Divine Sword Intent meant his spirit had reached an extremely profound level. Though their cultivation was high, they couldn't compare.

Otherwise, in the thousands of years since the Lingyun Sword Pavilion's founding, only the founder had succeeded.

Swish!

The several of them came to the hall at the same time, each taking a longsword.

Sect Leader Han Jianqiu, Elder He, Elder Bai Ye, and two other elders, five people in total.

These five represented the peak of the Lingyun Sword Pavilion and could definitely rank in the top thirty on the continent!

"Hold on..."

Zhang Xuan wasn't nervous; instead, he breathed a sigh of relief: "Since you all agree to fight me together, let's make a bet beforehand!"

"A bet?"

Elder Bai Ye's eyebrow twitched, a bad feeling rising in his heart.

Could this money-grubber be up to some trick again, like robbing them?

If the sect leader of one of the six great sects, along with four elders, got robbed after joining forces... they really wouldn't have the face to live on.

If word got out, it would definitely become the biggest joke in the continent's history!

"A bet? What bet?"

Sect Leader Han Jianqiu looked over.

"Simple. If I win, I'll ask you about something. If you know, answer truthfully! If I lose... I'll apologize!" Zhang Xuan said.

"As long as it's not about money..."

Hearing he didn't mention money, Elder Bai Ye relaxed.

To be honest, he had been scared by Zhang Xuan's bets.

"Ask about something? If it's something we can say, answering you is no problem!"

Han Jianqiu nodded: "But if you lose, no need to apologize. Just keep today's matter to yourself and don't speak of it!"

"It's a deal!" Zhang Xuan nodded.

"It's a deal!"

Han Jianqiu said.

"Let's begin!"

Taking a deep breath, Zhang Xuan flicked his wrist and drew his longsword from its sheath.

The bet was naturally to ask about Luo Ruoxi. Since he agreed, the rest was easy.

So... this match must not be lost!

Though he spoke lightly, he knew that defeating one of these people was easy, but defeating all five together was far from simple.

"Begin!"

Sect Leader Han nodded to the others: "He has comprehended the Divine Sword Intent. Don't underestimate him! Go all out from the start!"

"Yes!" The others looked serious.

The founding patriarch had managed to snatch half a word from the divine hall, showing how terrifying this sword intent was. Though he was only at the early stage of Void Immortal realm, they couldn't be careless.

Whoosh!

Sect Leader Han's longsword leaped out, and he struck first with a thrust.

Though suppressed to the Void Immortal realm, his endless sword intent was like an ocean, making one fall into it, as if sinking into an abyss, unable to escape.

Zhang Xuan's pupils contracted.

As expected of the sect leader, his understanding of the sword was far stronger than Elder Qiu Huo.

From the first move, he felt intense pressure.

"Flaws!"

Instead of attacking immediately, Zhang Xuan communicated with his mind.

The main purpose of challenging so many people alone was to see their weaknesses clearly; now was the perfect time.

Hum!

With a soft chime, a book appeared in his mind. He tapped it, and knowledge flowed into his thoughts.

"Han Jianqiu, twenty-third sect leader of the Lingyun Sword Pavilion, Pseudo-God realm expert! Comprehended the Azure Wave Sword Intent, sword technique lingering and endless. Twelve flaws, namely..."

"Pseudo-God realm expert?"

Zhang Xuan suddenly understood: "So above Immortal Lord is the Pseudo-God realm."

He had noticed earlier that this sect leader's strength far surpassed Elder Bai Ye and Elder He, and now he understood—he had already reached the Pseudo-God realm.

Though it had the word "pseudo," having "god" in the realm name showed its terror!

However, though his strength was great, suppressed to the Void Immortal realm, his true qi was similar to Zhang Xuan's, or even far inferior.

As for sword techniques... before, he had no clue, but now with twelve flaws appearing in his mind, fighting was no longer a pressure.

His longsword trembled as he thrust at one flaw.

The sword energy was like a dragon, carrying the invincible might of the Divine Sword Intent.

Before, with low cultivation, he could only use a little of that sword intent. Now, at the peak of Void Immortal realm, it had perfectly merged with his body, and he could easily unleash seventy to eighty percent of its essence!

"Hmm?"

Not expecting that this young man would see through the flaw in his move at the first strike, Han Jianqiu was startled and involuntarily stepped back.

"Attack together!"

The others were also ready. Without further ado, four swords thrust from four directions simultaneously.

For a moment, sword light howled, and a sobbing sound filled the room.

"Flaws!"

Moving lightly, Zhang Xuan dodged the combined attack. The library shook, and four books fell.

Soon, he had a certain understanding of all four.

Elder He, aside from Sect Leader Han, had the highest cultivation, already at the half-step Pseudo-God realm.

Elder Bai Ye and another elder named Huang Qing had similar cultivation, both at the peak of Immortal Lord realm, on the verge of breaking through to half-step Pseudo-God.

The last one, with the same surname as him, named Zhang Wushang, had clearly lower cultivation, only at the late stage of Immortal Lord realm.

However, lower cultivation didn't mean weaker; on the contrary, his sword technique surpassed Elder He's, and though not as good as Sect Leader Han, it wasn't far off. Therefore, when suppressed to the same cultivation level, he posed the greatest threat.

"All five have flaws and weaknesses in their sword techniques, but... their eyesight and reactions are too fast. Before I can break one move, another fills in..."

After several exchanges, Zhang Xuan's expression grew more serious.

He had thought it wouldn't be easy to win, and now it seemed that was indeed the case.

As expected of the peak figures of the Lingyun Sword Pavilion, which had been passed down for thousands of years. Compared to them, He Jingxuan and the others were far inferior.

"It seems I have to treat them as a whole and calculate their flaws..."

With a thought, another book appeared.

He had experimented on the Master Teacher Continent: when fighting multiple opponents, to break their combined attacks, one could treat them as a whole, which was more convenient than defeating individuals.

The book appeared, and its flaws densely emerged in his mind.

"So that's it..."

Knowing the weaknesses of the five's combined attack, Zhang Xuan moved among them with increasing clarity.

Whoosh!

A black cloth appeared in his palm.

"What is he doing?"

Han Jianqiu and the others, who were planning how to attack to wound him without losing, saw his action and frowned in confusion.

"Sect Leader, Elder He, attack quickly! He's going to... cover his eyes!"

Elder Qiu Huo, who wasn't participating, couldn't help shouting.

"Cover his eyes?"

"Attacked by the five of us, and he still wants to cover his eyes?"

"Damn... I'm going to kill this kid..."

...

They were stunned at first, then one by one, they were so angry steam came out of their heads.

This was too insulting!

The five of us joining forces was already humiliating enough, and now you're going to cover your eyes and fight us?

Swish, swish, swish, swish!

Enraged, the five's sword light intensified, sealing off Zhang Xuan's every direction. One wrong step and he would be pierced with several holes, dying without knowing how.

But somehow, as he tied the black cloth over his eyes, he dodged with his feet, each step as if measured by a ruler, perfectly precise. Though their attacks were like waves, leaving no trace, they couldn't touch him at all.

He was like an insulator, swimming in their thunderous fury without a scratch.

Whoosh!

The black cloth covered his eyes. Zhang Xuan continued to move, his body technique even more ethereal.

Without visual interference, he didn't need to worry about feints or deceptive moves. He simply thrust his sword at the flaws formed in the library, one after another.

Tap, tap, tap, tap!

Struck at their flaws, the five's combined attack immediately began to collapse.

Among the five, four had similar strength, while Sect Leader Han Jianqiu had the highest cultivation. According to the barrel principle, this was the biggest flaw!

"Break!"

His longsword trembled, infused with the Divine Sword Intent, and he thrust eight times in succession.

Each thrust targeted the loopholes in their combined attack.

Clang! Clang! Clang!

A series of swords falling to the ground. The five experts all felt their arms go numb, and the swords in their palms dropped simultaneously. Zhang Xuan in the middle seemed to turn into five beams of light, five sword energies pointing at their throats. With a single move, they would pierce straight in!

With their Immortal Lord realm bodies, such sword energy probably couldn't pierce them, but... at Void Immortal realm, it was uncertain!

If he wanted, he could kill them in one blow!

"We lost..."

Feeling the cold sword light at his throat, Han Jianqiu smiled bitterly.

The Lingyun Sword Pavilion's sect leader, grand elder... the six strongest people, were beaten by him, one man, one sword, with his eyes covered...

This Zhang Xuan's strength... seemed even more terrifying than imagined!