Chapter 1387 He Flew Over!

"As expected, here it comes again!"

Seeing Ye Yuan draw his sword on the light screen, Zhao Qin revealed an expression that said he had expected as much.

Meanwhile, the students in the second layer of the Sword Grave were all dumbfounded.

"What's going on? Why have all those sword law principles gone still?"

"Is something wrong? Could the second layer of the Sword Grave be broken?"

"Come on, I was cultivating at a critical moment and suddenly it stopped. This isn't fair!"

...

The狂暴 sword law principles in the second layer of the Sword Grave had become extremely docile.

The students who were cultivating suddenly lost their opponents, leaving them at a loss.

Zhao Qin's expression stiffened, and he quickly shot into the second layer of the Sword Grave like an arrow.

"Listen up, students in the second layer! Withdraw immediately! Otherwise, you'll bear the consequences!" Zhao Qin shouted at the top of his lungs.

Last time, Teacher Fan had gone in and witnessed the power of ten thousand swords flying together.

The power of this second layer would only be more terrifying.

If these students triggered those swords, the consequences would be disastrous.

Most of the students in the second layer were outer courtyard disciples.

Hearing Zhao Qin's shout, they dared not delay and quickly retreated.

"Senior Brother Zhao, what's wrong? What happened?"

After retreating, the students immediately surrounded Zhao Qin.

Zhao Qin's face darkened, and he said coldly, "Don't ask so many questions! The second layer is closed today. No one is allowed in. I'll go fetch Teacher Fan immediately!"

Teacher Fan arrived again after receiving the news. Zhao Qin asked, "Teacher Fan, how should we handle this?"

Teacher Fan was no longer as surprised as the first time. He was certain that Ye Yuan had comprehended something in the Sword Grave.

Teacher Fan thought for a moment and said, "Forget it, let him be! Temporarily seal off the second layer; no one else may enter. Once Ye Yuan comes out, we'll let people back in."

"Yes, Teacher Fan!"

No one expected that this sealing would last over a year!

"Qin Shao has broken through! He passed the fourth layer!"

"My god, Qin Shao's cultivation speed is terrifying. His progress is no less than Qin Tian's back then!"

"Qin Shao's talent is still somewhat inferior to Qin Tian's, but his hard work over these three years has surpassed Qin Tian's."

...

On the eve of the three-year agreement, Qin Shao, who had been training desperately, finally broke through the fourth layer of the Sword Grave!

The fourth layer was a watershed, because the sword law principles in the fifth layer were all at the second level of the sword path, corresponding to the law power of the Insight Heaven realm.

Qin Shao's breakthrough of the fourth layer showed that his sword law principles had completely surpassed the first level of the sword path!

With his peak Cave Abyss realm and the law power of the first-level sword path at great perfection, it was no exaggeration to say he could sweep through peers of the same rank.

However, when Qin Shao walked out of the Sword Grave, it caused another commotion.

"Qin Shao has... already reached half-step Insight Heaven! This... what's there to compare?"

"Yeah, in this life-and-death battle, Ye Yuan is doomed!"

"Qin Shao truly lives up to being the top scholar of this cohort. In just five years, he has already touched the threshold of the Insight Heaven Divine Realm!"

The gap between each major realm in the Divine Path is too great; it's as difficult as ascending to heaven for a martial artist to cross in one step.

Once a martial artist at the great perfection realm gains a glimmer of insight, it loosens the realm again, expanding the divine sea, thus reaching the half-step Insight Heaven realm.

Of course, some people use this glimmer of insight to ascend directly, breaking through the major realm.

But such people are extremely rare.

Over these three years, Qin Shao had diligently cultivated the sword path and finally gained a glimmer of insight, taking this crucial step.

...

The three-year agreement arrived in the blink of an eye. On this day, the martial arena of Wumeng Academy was packed.

Even the corridors of the stands were crowded, almost impenetrable.

These two were the most eye-catching among the new cohort of students.

One was a peerless genius personally awarded the Golden Sword Token by the City Lord and accepted as a nominal disciple.

The other was a figure of renown who had killed a direct descendant of the Qin family and remained unscathed.

Everyone knew Qin Shao's strength.

But so far, no one had ever seen Ye Yuan make a move.

No one knew how strong he really was.

"Who do you think will live and who will die in this battle?"

"Need you ask? Qin Shao's strength was already top among his peers, and he has improved greatly over these three years. In this battle, Ye Yuan is dead for sure."

"But Ye Yuan isn't stupid. Since he agreed, doesn't he have any confidence?"

"Heh, what confidence could he have? I think he's just too confident, thinking he can defy heaven. I heard he hasn't even broken through to the late Cave Abyss realm, while Qin Shao is already half-step Insight Heaven. Is there any suspense in this battle?"

...

Many were guessing the outcome of this life-and-death battle, but the vast majority did not favor Ye Yuan.

Many had gone to the second layer of the Sword Grave and seen that Ye Yuan's realm was still at the mid Cave Abyss realm.

No matter how heaven-defying Ye Yuan's trump cards were, a mid Cave Abyss realm could not defeat a half-step Insight Heaven Qin Shao!

Not to mention that Qin Shao's sword law principles had already reached great perfection at the first level!

At that moment, several figures slowly walked out onto the stands, clearly powerful individuals.

"It's Qin Nantian, the head of the Qin family! I didn't expect him to come personally!"

"Heh, Ye Yuan killed his daughter; he's here to witness Ye Yuan's death with his own eyes!"

Beside Qin Nantian was Chi Fang, who had fought him before.

Several Return to Void realm teachers from the academy also appeared on the stands.

"Chi Fang, have you come to see how Ye Yuan dies?" Qin Nantian saw Chi Fang and couldn't help teasing.

Chi Fang laughed upon hearing this and said, "Lord Qin is quite confident! How do you know it won't be Qin Shao who dies?"

Qin Nantian laughed heartily, "Is there anyone in the Cave Abyss realm who can defeat Qin Shao? I believe it, Chi Fang, do you believe it yourself?"

Chi Fang snorted coldly and said no more.

He wanted to say he didn't believe it, but he really couldn't bring himself to say it.

Chi Fang really couldn't understand why Ye Yuan would agree to such an unfair life-and-death battle.

Was this kid tired of living?

He had confirmed that Ye Yuan had not broken through to the late Cave Abyss realm.

There was no suspense in this battle!

Qin Nantian sneered, "The time is almost up, but that kid hasn't shown up yet. I'm afraid... he's fled the battlefield? Elder Tong, you are the referee for this match. If Ye Yuan doesn't show up, he should be declared the loser! Your Enforcement Hall wouldn't be biased, would it?"

Elder Tong, named Tong Shou, was an elder of the Enforcement Hall.

Today's life-and-death battle was presided over by him.

According to the rules, when the time comes, if one party in a life-and-death battle fails to appear, it is considered an automatic forfeit.

Their Enforcement Hall must execute the death penalty on the losing party!

Tong Shou checked the time and said, "There's still half an hour. If Ye Yuan doesn't arrive by then, he will be considered to have forfeited automatically."

Just then, a commotion broke out in the crowd.

"Look, what's that? My god, Ye Yuan... he actually flew over! I... am I seeing things?"