Zhao Yan's lungs were almost bursting with rage, as Xu Nian had actually called him a "salted fish," which was undeniably the greatest insult he had ever received in his life.
"I want to see just how arrogant you can be," Zhao Yan snorted coldly, as the spiritual energy inside his body suddenly erupted, breaking through the bottleneck of the Silver Moon Martial Sect and officially advancing to the Battle Sect Level of One-star Silver Moon.
Spiritual energy danced wildly and fierce winds stirred, enveloping the entire Giant Sword Square in a hurricane, their robes rustling loudly in the storm of spiritual energy.
"He really broke through; I didn't expect Zhao Yan to choose this mont during the academy tournant to break through."
"Yes, there have always been students who choose to break through during the academy tournants, but those usually occur before or after the competitions. It's rare to see soone choose to break through right on the battlefield."
"This Xu Nian is really arrogant, letting Zhao Yan break through just like that. Doesn't he realize that when talents like this break through, their strength increases significantly?"
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The crowd on the field was abuzz with discussions, all surprised by Zhao Yan's breakthrough.
The breakthroughs of talents like Zhao Yan vastly differed from those of ordinary Star Warriors. Zhao Yan and his kind had already reached the Peak of Star Realm and had been suppressing their advancents, making their foundations far stronger than those of average peak powerhouses.
Furthermore, as talents, their skills would also enhance along with their cultivation, so Zhao Yan's breakthrough wasn't just quantitative, but qualitative.
"Haha, Xu Nian, you were ultimately too arrogant, letting break through until the mont I did, only then did I realize how vast the gap between the Silver Moon Realm and the Star Realm is, so this ti, you are definitely losing," Zhao Yan laughed heartily, his black hair flying wildly, his spirit soaring.
"Oh? How big is this gap?" Xu Nian asked with a dismissive smile.
"Hmph, it seems you won't shed tears until you see the coffin. Then let show you," Zhao Yan coldly huffed, and with a single gesture, a terrifying fla erupted from his body.
The flas soared high into the sky, this ti not just a fireball but a three-ter-long Fire Dragon, and most importantly, the color of the fire was no longer red but blue, its temperature triple that of the previous flas.
"Blue flas?" Xu Nian's eyes flickered with surprise.
The audience on the field gasped in amazent, watching Zhao Yan enshrouded by the blue Fire Dragon, all imnsely impressed.
"Haha, this is the special aspect of the 'Divine Fla Demon Technique' I practice. Every ti I ascend a major realm, the quality of my fla surges explosively. I want to see how you try to block my demonic fla attack now," Zhao Yan laughed heartily.
Having said that, he imdiately propelled the blue Fire Dragon towards Xu Nian, the terrifying dragon unbearably hot.
Xu Nian found that his spiritual sense could not control this blue fla, which sowhat surprised him.
"It seems Zhao Yan does have so skills." Xu Nian gave a slight smile as the Xuan Iron Sword appeared in his hand, and his Sword Intent was released in an instant.
"Haha, finally decided to use your sword, but it's useless. Before my blue fla dragon, your swordsmanship has no effect whatsoever," Zhao Yan laughed heartily, controlling the Fire Dragon to attack Xu Nian.
Xu Nian's eyes sharpened, and he imdiately executed the Ling Feng Thirteen Swords.
The Ninth Sword of Ling Feng Thirteen Swords, Wind Fury!
The Sword Radiance was fierce, and a violent wind surged up, slashing fiercely at the blue Fire Dragon.
"Buzz!"
The Fire Dragon was instantly severed, the flas scattering and falling to the floor, lting the floor along with it.
"Hmph!" Zhao Yan snorted coldly and then made another move, summoning terrifying blue flas around his body again. This ti, a long whip appeared in his hand, covered in blue flas, making the whip utterly terrifying.
The whip lashed out, striking ferociously towards Xu Nian.
Xu Nian imdiately used Sword Slash to defend himself, but the flas on the long whip were truly fierce and overbearing. Xu Nian, along with his sword, was actually knocked back.
"Ha ha, you said your swordsmanship was powerful, but I see it's nothing special. If this is all the power your swordsmanship has, then you are definitely going to lose today," Zhao Yan laughed heartily, feeling extrely proud as he saw Xu Nian knocked back by his whip.
The audience at the scene also felt pity for Xu Nian. They thought he could have won this battle, but they had not expected him to figuratively capsize in the gutter at the last mont.
However, at this mont, Xu Nian started to smile and said to Zhao Yan, "I thought of playing with you a little longer, but since you are looking to die so soon, well, I will grant your wish."
After speaking, the aura emanating from Xu Nian changed, and an incredibly sharp aura erged from his hands.
A powerful gust of wind suddenly arose, sweeping across the entire venue. The terrifying wind felt like countless blades slicing across people's skin, causing great pain.
Looking at Xu Nian now, around his body, it seed as though nurous invisible blades had appeared from thin air. These blades were exceptionally sharp, swirling around him like stars surrounding the moon.
The audience all widened their eyes at such a strange sight. It was their first ti seeing sothing like this, and even though Xu Nian hadn't yet made his move, they could already feel the terrifying power of his sword.
"What strong Sword Intent! This Sword Intent even incorporates the understanding of wind, sothing many Battle Generals can't achieve. This young man is truly a Sword Dao genius," the Prefectural Governor also couldn't help but show a surprised expression from the high platform.
This contestant was the only one who had truly surprised him in the competition thus far, because he knew how difficult it was to achieve this.
In the Chengfeng Academy's preparation area, Feng Rain was dazedly watching Xu Nian on stage.
Initially, she was sowhat skeptical of Dugu Jingcheng's words, but now she realized that this young man's comprehension of the Sword Dao had indeed reached a level far beyond her reach.
At this mont, Dugu Jingcheng also had a profound look in his eyes, visibly surprised by Xu Nian's understanding of the sword, which had clearly surpassed his own.
Of course, the most surprised person at this mont was Zhao Yan, who could clearly feel the terrifying Sword Radiance swirling around Xu Nian.
"Stop playing tricks, break it for , Fiery Fla Slaying God Whip!" Zhao Yan's eyes flashed with intense unwillingness, and with a roar, he swung the long whip in his hand viciously towards Xu Nian.
The blue-flad whip, like a swinging fire dragon, roared as it lunged to swallow Xu Nian.
At this mont, Xu Nian also made his move. He lifted his arm, a movent that seed slow yet was extrely fast.
As his arm was lifted, the Sword Radiance swirling around him gathered onto his Xuan Iron Sword.
As the Sword Radiance rged into the sword, the aura of the Xuan Iron Sword beca more terrifying with each mont, eventually reaching an indescribably powerful state.
"Gale Sword Technique, the most perfect sword slash!"
Xu Nian gave a low shout, and the sword light chopped out.
A cyan Sword Radiance shot forth, directly slashing towards the fire dragon whip.
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The fire dragon whip was instantly cut, and its blue flas were dissipated in a flash.
Yet the cyan Sword Radiance did not stop and flew directly towards Zhao Yan, tearing through the floor of the battle platform as it went.
Zhao Yan was also sent flying by this slash, blood spraying wildly.
If it weren't for Song Heng's tily intervention, Zhao Yan would likely have been cut in half by this slash.
Even so, the battle platform was left with a long trench, twenty-so ters in length and three inches deep.
The audience was petrified on the spot, looking at the long trench, too shocked to speak.
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