Chapter 1029: Blade Intent Oppression

Under the Battle Dragon Sect's competition arena, there were hidden Shadow Assassins. This time they've really embarrassed themselves!

Search!

The Steward Elder of the Battle Dragon Sect gave the order, and all Elders projected their Divine Sense outward to search for Shadow members.

They hadn't expected that these Shadow members would dare act during the day.

The audience present also hadn't expected the Shadows to appear in daylight.

Many people were seeing a Shadow for the first time.

The Shadow's reputation, however, has long been well known.

Every major Sect has Shadow members, and that has long been common knowledge.

For a moment, everyone was discussing the Shadow assassin organization.

The Battle Dragon Sect's Elders were all concentrating on searching every corner, yet they found no more Shadow members.

"Focus on protecting Ye Liuyun; within a hundred zhang around him, lock them with your Divine Sense!" the Steward Elder ordered the others.

The whole Battle Dragon Sect now thinks Ye Liuyun is a big troublemaker, yet they cannot let anything happen to him!

Especially in front of so many people.

If Ye Liuyun hadn't been alert just now and the Shadows had assassinated him in public, they'd be even more embarrassed!

He also resented the Shadows for challenging the Battle Dragon Sect's authority, daring to cause trouble within it. Yet they couldn't locate any Shadow members, so they could only hold their breath.

And the competition must continue now; it cannot be halted because of this.

Ye Liuyun waited for the Steward Elder's signal, then stepped onto the stage again.

This time, his opponent turned out to be the young powerhouse who cultivated the sword intent seed.

The youth is named Liang Yufeng, and his realm has now risen to Zao Hua Third Realm.

His strength was already great, and now with the rise to Zao Hua Third Realm, Ye Liuyun must treat him with caution.

Ye Liuyun recalled that his True Essence contains a wind attribute. He has kept this hidden, perhaps because of a special technique.

In the arena duel, aside from personal weapons, the use of divine artifacts is prohibited. So Ye Liuyun had to retract his protective garment into his Storage Ring to avoid a foul.

The Divine Sense of many Battle Dragon Sect Elders has already sealed off the arena, so he no longer worries about a Shadow ambush and can focus on his opponent.

When the Steward Elder announced the start of the match, Liang Yufeng released his sword intent.

He is always extremely cautious and serious against any opponent, never showing arrogance or carelessness.

Ye Liuyun also drew his Demon Slaying Sword early, simultaneously releasing blade intent.

This is a clash of peers, blade versus sword.

When Ye Liuyun brandished the Demon Slaying Sword, Liang Yufeng guessed that Ye's blade intent was unusual; otherwise he wouldn't have drawn his sword before him.

As their blade and sword intents surged, Liang Yufeng also felt Ye Liuyun's blade intent, stronger than his own sword intent.

That domineering blade intent completely suppressed his sword intent, making even raising his sword extremely arduous.

He felt at that moment like an ant confronting a mountain, unable to muster any will to resist.

"Impossible, I will never concede!"

Liang Yufeng gritted his teeth and forced himself to stand.

His unwillingness to lose is also why he cultivated the sword intent seed.

His sword rose incrementally, bit by bit.

Blood now seeped from the corner of his mouth, caused by the pressure of Ye Liuyun's blade intent as he forced himself to resist.

"As a sword cultivator, if I cannot even lift my sword against an opponent, what am I cultivating for!"

He bit his teeth, continuously battling Ye Liuyun's blade intent.

Ye Liuyun was also seeing a sword cultivator with such tenacious will for the first time.

Only a sword cultivator like that could be his worthy opponent.

However, their sword intents still differed by a level.

At this moment, Liang Yufeng's whole body trembled under the blade intent's pressure, his bones cracking with a "crack‑crack" sound.

Ye Liuyun, feeling a fondness for talent, did not swing the blade outward; instead he continuously applied blade intent pressure that Liang Yufeng could endure.

This pressure also served as an elevation for Liang Yufeng. If he can withstand it, his sword intent will advance further.

"I must hold on, I must hold on!"

Liang Yufeng roared inside his mind, desperately resisting.

Under Ye Liuyun's blade intent pressure, blood now spurted from his eyes, nostrils, ears, and elsewhere, yet he still did not give up.

Ye Liuyun's Golden Pupil continuously watched his sword intent seed.

Just as Liang Yufeng was about to reach his limit, Ye Liuyun's blade intent suddenly retracted.

Boom!

Liang Yufeng's sword intent rebounded violently. His sword intent seed sprouted a fresh bud under the pressure's backlash.

"My sword intent has broken through?"

Liang Yufeng was also shocked by his own sudden sword intent eruption.

"I've broken through! Ha ha!" he exclaimed excitedly.

Ye Liuyun smiled, watching Liang Yufeng, and sheathed his blade.

Liang Yufeng noticed Ye Liuyun's movement and suddenly realized that Ye Liuyun had just been helping him elevate his sword intent.

He had never encountered a sword cultivator stronger than himself. Without guidance, it might take him many years of cultivation to improve.

There are many sword cultivators whose sword intent never improves throughout their lives.

So he immediately offered a grand thanks to Ye Liuyun: "Thank you, Brother Ye, for your help. I, junior Liang Yufeng, am eternally grateful!"

The entire audience was also stunned.

"What's the situation, isn't this a duel? Why are you thanking me?"

"What do you know? Raising his sword‑intent to this level isn't that easy! Truly a benefactor we've met!"

For a moment, opinions were all over the place, both praise and criticism.

"No need to thank me; this is also the result of your own effort! If you can't hold on yourself, I can't help you either!" Ye Liuyun was also being courteous.

Then he suggested, "Shall we compare something else?"

Even with his sword‑intent improvement now, Liang Yufeng is still far from him, with no real basis for comparison.

Liang Yufeng himself was clear on that point.

"Fine then." Liang Yufeng immediately agreed: "But anyway, I've already lost this round! Since Brother Ye is interested, I'll spar with Brother Ye again!"

Moreover, he voluntarily admitted that he lost this duel. If Ye Liuyun hadn't yielded to him earlier, when Yi Dao fell, whether he would still be alive now would be uncertain.

From this, Ye Liuyun also saw that Liang Yufeng is a straightforward man, and his help wasn't in vain.

"Shall we compare footwork again?" Liang Yufeng said outright.

Ye Liuyun had helped him a great deal, and he didn't want to suddenly unleash footwork and catch Ye Liuyun off guard.