Chapter 285: Ji Juechen

That day, the entire street outside Tang Sect could hear Tang Wulin's struggling and resisting sounds.

Unfortunately, Tang Sect's gate was tightly shut, so until the end, no one outside saw the outcome of the struggle, and whether Tang Wulin was ultimately forced into women's clothing remained an eternal unsolved mystery.

They only saw Tang Wulin emerge from Tang Sect with a face as black as a pot bottom, while Huo Yutong wore a full smile.

Walking along the streets of Shrek City, Huo Yutong said softly, "All right, stop being sulky; the senior brothers just wanted to have some fun, with no ill intent."

"I know," Tang Wulin said with a dark face, "but that guy Wang Dong is surely full of malice."

At that time, her smile was incredibly happy.

"Haha, that's indeed true."

As for that, Huo Yutong couldn't deny it either.

She was about to say something when her expression suddenly froze.

She quickly grabbed Tang Wulin.

"Wulin, let's change direction."

"Huh?"

"Quick."

Although Tang Wulin was somewhat doubtful, seeing Huo Yutong's tense expression, he stopped asking and turned direction with her.

However, just as they turned around, two voices came from behind.

"Hey, Juechen, look— isn't that Huo Yutong? Who's with her? Let's go over and see."

"Hmm."

Instantly, Tang Wulin felt Huo Yutong's body stiffen for a moment; he sighed helplessly and stopped his steps.

The owners of the two voices quickly arrived before them.

They were one man and one woman; the woman had ordinary looks and a very low presence, the type hard to pick out in a crowd, but the man was extremely handsome— among those Tang Wulin had seen, probably only Wang Dong could rival him.

And his appearance style differed from Wang Dong's; Wang Dong gave a gentle feeling, whereas this man gave a stern impression.

The man stared straight at Huo Yutong and said in a low voice, "Your aura has changed."

Huo Yutong sighed.

"Yes, I've changed, because my boyfriend has returned; I'm now accompanying him to make up for the two years we lost. Juechen, can you not disturb this important time of mine?"

Upon hearing the name Juechen, Tang Wulin suddenly realized.

Last night he heard Wang Dong mention this person, who is said to be a sword fanatic, with only swords in his eyes; for the sake of sparring he even followed Huo Yutong all the way from the Sun Moon Royal Soul Engineer Academy to Tang Sect.

Juechen drew the long sword in his hand.

"If you want me to step aside, just fight me first."

Tang Wulin instantly felt speechless.

He somewhat understood why Wang Dong, upon mentioning Juechen, looked unable to bear looking back.

People like Juechen, if you ignore him, he'll keep pestering you; but once you engage him— whether you agree to his demand or beat him— he enjoys it thoroughly, basically a stubborn troublemaker.

He stepped in front of Huo Yutong and smiled:

"This friend named Juechen, you want to spar with Yutong, right? How about this: I'll spar with you; if I can defeat you within three seconds, you must not harass Yutong for the next week— what do you think?"

"Isn't Juechen looking to fight a strong opponent? Then he just needs to end the battle quickly."

The woman beside Juechen said displeasedly, "You're Huo Yutong's boyfriend, right? I don't know where you came from, but don't be too arrogant— Juechen is far stronger than you imagine."

Although Tang Wulin has now fully grown, looking at his appearance he even seems older than Yutong, yet he is clearly still under twenty.

Who under twenty could hope to defeat Juechen in three seconds? Before this, only Huo Yutong could achieve such a feat.

Tang Wulin smiled confidently:

"Trying it won't hurt; just ask if you dare."

"You..."

The woman still wanted to say something, but Juechen reached out and stopped her.

After a moment of thought, he nodded seriously.

"I understand; I hope you don't disappoint me."

Then he led the way toward the outskirts of the city. Tang Wulin and Huo Yutong exchanged a glance and followed.

The woman was clearly still unwilling, but seeing Juechen already heading out the city gate, she could only stomp her feet and follow.

Arriving outside the city, Juechen pulled out his long sword and aimed it at Tang Wulin.

"Can we start now?"

"No problem."

"Then, please instruct me."

Having said that, Juechen's body suddenly erupted with a towering sword intent, locking onto Tang Wulin.

Tang Wulin secretly furrowed his brows.

He could feel that this sword intent had completely locked onto him.

This lock is on the level of consciousness; no matter how strong one's strength, it cannot be broken by brute force, only by clashing consciousness with it.

As expected of a sword fanatic, his reputation is well deserved.

However, if that's all there is, it's still far from enough.

Tang Wulin revealed a faint smile, his eyes faintly emitting a golden light.

Then Juechen suddenly widened his eyes.

In his perception, Tang Wulin seemed to have suddenly vanished; his sword intent could not lock onto him at all.

No, he hadn't disappeared; this was—

Just as Juechen had figured out the answer, he was shocked to discover that Tang Wulin's fist had somehow arrived before his eyes.

He gritted his teeth, and the black sword light suddenly descended, striking toward Tang Wulin's fist that glowed with golden light.

This was his domain, the Sword Maniac Domain: Silence, its power astonishing; over the past year it had made everyone in the Tang Sect suffer greatly.

But this overbearing sword intent, when it fell on Tang Wulin, seemed to strike empty air, having absolutely no effect.

Then Ji Juechen was sent flying by that punch, spinning several times in the air before landing on the ground.

In the silence, Jing Ziyan slowly opened her mouth wide.

This was the first time she had seen Ji Juechen defeated so utterly.

Although Huo Yutong had previously defeated Ji Juechen in the same or even less time, she had done so by relying on her overpowering soul skill to smash through his sword momentum; only Tang Wulin's method of completely ignoring Ji Juechen's moves and then defeating him was unique.

In the silence, Ji Juechen pushed himself up from the ground with his sword, a visible fist mark appearing on his face, looking extremely embarrassed, yet the emotion in his eyes was intense excitement.

He asked Tang Wulin:

"Heaven-Man Unity?"

Tang Wulin shrugged.

"That can be considered so."

Ji Juechen's eyes blazed with light.

"I understand, I'll come again next week."

After saying that, he turned and left without hesitation.

He needed to go back and digest this battle with Tang Wulin.

To him, Tang Wulin and Huo Yutong as a couple were like a treasure trove; every battle with them gave him something to gain.

Watching his retreating back, the golden light in Tang Wulin's eyes gradually faded.

This truly was Heaven-Man Unity, but not the traditional kind.

This is the Light Dragon King Skull Technique, named Heaven-Man Unity.

After using this move, Tang Wulin's spirit would merge with the light elements in the air, his presence dropping to an astonishing degree, while he could also draw strength from the light elements to fight.

This soul skill is clearly different from the peak pure martial art move Heaven-Man Unity, but its strength is not lacking; it is especially effective against enemies like Ji Juechen who rely on aura as their main weapon.

Tang Wulin could see that Ji Juechen was mainly being restrained by himself; this Sword Maniac's ability could definitely rank among the top three Soul Emperors he had ever seen.

What a formidable person, Tang Wulin thought to himself in admiration.

(End of chapter)