Cohabitation with Sword Spirit-Chapter 142 - 115: Excluding the First 500 Jin of Armor

October 15, 2017

Qian Ye looked at Li Wanqing, dressed as a young master in front of him, his mind truly in turmoil.

Why is it her? How could it be her!

Wasn't she sent away from the Li Family Mansion by the Li Family for her outrageous actions, and then went to Yuqing True Master for quiet cultivation? Why is she appearing in Qingyun City?

Oh, right, with the Qingyun Tournament approaching, she's back to represent the Li Family. She was originally the most talented cultivator of her generation in the Li Family; she wouldn't miss the Qingyun Tournament.

But... if I remember correctly, she was born in 2000, only 17 this year. In theory, her abilities should be slightly inferior to mine. Before she left Qingyun City, I barely had the upper hand in a few of our spars. I haven't slacked off in my cultivation these years, so why has the change been so drastic during our encounter in the outskirts…

No, now is not the time to think about this. Since she's Li Wanqing, then... things are really bad. Zhou Yu falling into her hands is more terrifying than those smooth-talking pretty boys. Back then, Li Wanqing was so renowned in Qingyun, even the Li Family couldn't tolerate it and sent her to be taught by Yuqing True Master.

And seeing her now, the years of guidance by Yuqing True Master have probably...

For a moment, Qian Ye's mind was completely in disarray, unable to utter a single word.

Seeing this, Li Wanqing shook her head and laughed, "Looking at you like this, are you worried I'll steal your girlfriend? Haha, you're overthinking. Based on your previous behavior, do you really think I need to do anything to steal her? Ask yourself, do you think you truly deserve Zhou Yu's heart with your demeanor?"

"…"

"However, considering our past acquaintance, I'll give you a chance." Li Wanqing said, "If you can beat me, I won't meet Zhou Yu again. Whether you can salvage this relationship will depend on your skills."

"What?"

Li Wanqing stood up and rubbed her slender wrist.

"Anyway, the Qingyun Tournament in a few months will require a fight, so why not warm up now? If you can beat me, at least you can explain that your drastic change in behavior was due to your previous intense training. Otherwise, it'd be hard to explain your overly masculine acts."

Qian Ye felt warnings in his heart continuously.

Considering past acquaintances... what a joke, what past relationship did they have? It was just a few spars as representatives of the young cultivators of two families. And since Qian Ye was two years older and better equipped, he had the advantage in those duels... Is such a relationship even worth mentioning?

Moreover, over the past two years, Li Wanqing's training with Yuqing True Master has clearly resulted in some formidable divine techniques. Qian Ye recalled their brief skirmish in the outskirts, still feeling the shock.

Though in hindsight, it seemed more like he was caught off guard, yet that suit of black armor, effortlessly handling the power of the Eighth Realm's Gold-Burning Palm, her swift body technique, and the brutal force when she immobilized his right arm, all indicated that Li Wanqing's strength was now unfathomable!

"What, afraid to fight?"

Hearing this, Qian Ye took a deep breath, clearing all thoughts to keep his mind lucid, then said, "Since you want to fight, then let's fight."

"Haha, not bad, at least you have some courage. Among those with overly masculine traits, you're considered a fine resource." Li Wanqing shook her head with a smile, "We can't fight here, let's head downstairs."

Zhou Yu stood up, wanting to say something, but Li Wanqing reached out to stop her.

"Don't worry, Sister Yu'er, I'll show mercy."

Qian Ye sneered, "You might not have the chance to hold back!"

Li Wanqing squinted her eyes with a laugh, "Haha, such mysterious confidence, a classic sign of those overly masculine traits."

——

Before long, the two walked down the Drunken Immortal Tower and arrived at a courtyard behind the building.

Here was a top-notch training ground built with a huge investment by the owner of the Drunken Immortal Tower, equipped with a variety of high-priced arrays that can accommodate two mid-stage Mountain-Overturning Realm cultivators fighting to their fullest without affecting the outside.

A necessary measure.

As the premier restaurant in Qingyun City, the Drunken Immortal Tower entertains many immortal cultivators, and almost every night, you can see skilled cultivators reveling here. And when cultivators get drunk, their behavior isn't necessarily better than ordinary people. Brawling and fighting are common occurrences. And when high-level cultivators act, even the remnants can easily level the Drunken Immortal Tower.

Even if there is compensation afterward, if the restaurant is leveled every few days, there won't be any business to run.

To handle these immortal battleground incidents, the restaurant owner went ahead and built an advanced training ground, immediately teleporting anyone fighting in the restaurant over there, leaving whatever happens after outside the Drunken Immortal Tower's concern.

Having greeted the owner, Qian Ye and Li Wanqing entered the training ground. Qian Ye took the lead in positioning himself, taking deep breaths to seriously adjust his state.

Having experience from their outskirts encounter, Qian Ye knew the opponent's strength was extraordinary; his usual tactics—controlling the field with Gold-Burning Palm and bursting out with Qiankun Throw—were definitely ineffective.

Li Wanqing... With her innate divine power, she has never met an equal within the same realm, and ordinary control immortal techniques are hard to work on her. Most crucially, that suit of black armor has incredibly terrifying defensive power. Although the Gold-Burning Palm is used by Qian Ye for field control and restraint, its explosive destructive power is not weak. At least in Qian Ye's view, no one should be able to resist it directly with protective true essence and magical treasures.

However, Li Wanqing completely shattered common sense. At this moment, Qian Ye had no time to analyze or consider the origin and weaknesses of that pitch-black armor, only one opportunity to win came to mind: Qiankun Throw.

No need for control, after the match starts, use Divine Sense to lock onto the opponent fully, then use Qiankun Throw, one strike to determine victory!

This is the most explosive magic he possesses so far, simultaneously detonating tens of thousands of Spirit Stones from the Qiankun Bag, which even a cultivator at the Cloud Flipping Realm could not withstand...

If it weren't for this advanced arena having an automatic life-saving Immortal Technique that could automatically end the battle and separate the combatants when one side suffered a fatal injury, Qian Ye would not dare to casually use the full explosive power of Qiankun Throw.

On the other hand, he was also confident that, under such explosive power, no matter how strong Li Wanqing's defense was, it would be useless. Otherwise, why would she have gone all out to restrain his right hand during the encounter outside the city, to prevent him from using Qiankun Throw?

The opportunity for victory must be here!

"Hmm, are you ready? If you're ready, then go ahead."

From the other side of the arena came Li Wanqing's nonchalant voice. As she spoke, a thick black mist slowly enveloped her, gradually transforming into a solid and exquisite full-body heavy armor, concealing her appearance and figure, exuding a menacing grandeur.

When the pitch-black armor completely covered Li Wanqing, the ground beneath her feet visibly sunk a little.

Qian Ye watched and his eyelid twitched, thinking this must weigh over a thousand pounds? Such a heavy and solid defensive magical treasure, if Qiankun Throw doesn't hit completely, it might not even break through its defense, but given the speed Li Wanqing displayed earlier, it would also take some luck to hit her completely...

And at this moment, Li Wanqing said, "Qian Ye, I'll let you go first. I won't dodge or evade, take your shot."

"What?"

"You're part of the QingCyan Cloud yun City competition this time, and your trump card is likely the fully explosive Qiankun Throw, right? If you can't fully display it, you'd lose, and you probably wouldn't be completely convinced. Moreover, I also want to see how strong the Qian Family's ultimate technique is. Come on, I won't dodge."

"..." Qian Ye was silent for a moment, gritting his teeth, "In that case, don't blame me for being impolite!" 𝓯𝙧𝙚𝒆𝙬𝙚𝒃𝙣𝙤𝒗𝓮𝓵.𝙘𝙤𝙢

Then, Qian Ye stopped wasting words, reached into his Qiankun Bag with his right hand, instantly putting tens of thousands (actually three hundred) of Spirit Stones into a reactive state, gradually transforming from solid to liquid and even into gas. With the operation of Qian Ye's Divine Sense, the Spirit Stones shot out of the bag, turning into three hundred streams of light, all aiming at one point—Li Wanqing's face!

At the same time, Li Wanqing quickly crossed her arms in front of her chest, the arm armor extending into a large pitch-black shield, blocking precisely in front of the three hundred streams of light.

A world-shaking explosion engulfed the entire arena.

Three hundred Spirit Stones, mixed with Qian Ye's True Essence driven to its peak state, detonated simultaneously, with even two of the Spirit Stones triggering a resonance effect, greatly amplifying the explosive power, creating a truly apocalyptic scene.

Blinding light and loud noise filled the arena. Facing wave after wave of impacting aftershocks head-on, Qian Ye's heart was uneasy.

The strongest trump card had indeed been played, and Li Wanqing kept her word by staying in place without dodging or avoiding, only using her own defense to withstand it.

Could she really withstand it?

It's truly hard to imagine. Could a seventeen-year-old girl really take on a full-force strike comparable to that of a cultivator in the Cloud Flipping Realm? Such a thing... even Li Fengyun, in his day, might not have been able to do.

However, as time ticked by second by second, Qian Ye's mood gradually sank.

Because the array that decides victory within the arena didn't activate.

In other words, the opponent had not been judged as defeated due to a loss of resistance.

In other words, Li Wanqing still had the strength to continue fighting.

Finally, as all the smoke and dust settled, that pitch-black figure stood like a towering mountain before Qian Ye.

"Ah, Qiankun Throw ... experienced it," a voice full of metallic timbre leisurely echoed.

"That's all there is."

As she spoke, Li Wanqing patted her right arm armor, showing a layer of dust from shattered Spirit Stones that fell to the ground as she brushed it off with her other hand, revealing an undamaged armor plate.

Qian Ye trembled all over, his face ashen.

With full force, Qiankun Throw, unexpectedly...

Unexpectedly, it couldn't even break through the opponent's arm armor!

With such a disparity in strength, what's the point of the QingCyan Cloud yun City competition?! What was all the hard training before for?

Champion? Champion my ass!

In an instant, Qian Ye's emotions were stirred, his vision swam black and dizzy.