Chapter 686: Twenty Consecutive Wins

Yan Gang, after seeing it, let out a disdainful hum.

He thought it absurd. "It's just a Spiritual Soul Attack. It can only deal with Martial Cultivators whose souls are weaker!"

When Ye Liuyun fought his twentieth match, the audience's atmosphere rose again.

"It's Gu Mo, Gu Mo is entering, this kid is doomed!"

"Damn, I bet this kid ten straight wins, now I'm going to lose badly."

The opponent he faced turned out to be a strong fighter who had previously achieved a twenty‑win streak. Nicknamed Gu Mo, a Demon Cultivator.

Gu Mo's entrance was immediately met with enthusiastic cheers from the audience.

Ye Liuyun's battle was too easy, ending with a single strike; they weren't satisfied, so they hoped a stronger opponent would appear to force Ye Liuyun to use a big move.

Gu Mo cloaked himself entirely in a black robe, Demon Qi swirling around his body. Only a pair of eyes were visible, staring at Ye Liuyun.

That gaze was like a hunter spotting prey.

Gu Mo's cultivation level was also a bit higher than Ye Liuyun's. Ye Liuyun was at the mid‑stage of Yin‑Yang Triple, Gu Mo at the late stage.

"This was once a twenty‑win streak! Which of the two will win?"

"Gu Mo, in every battle, ultimately extracts the opponent's spine to use for cultivation!"

Ye Liuyun's Divine Sense caught the audience's chatter.

He activated his Golden Pupil and looked toward Gu Mo.

That glance even startled himself.

Gu Mo no longer resembled a human. Most of his body was skin over bone, and his limbs lacked even skin. In that state, he was hardly different from a Skeleton Puppet.

His bones were far harder than ordinary people's. His bloodline quality was also high, and his Demon Qi had been refined to a very pure, ink‑black state.

"This Demon Cultivator is indeed far stronger than the others!"

Ye Liuyun also admitted that Gu Mo was indeed the strongest opponent he had encountered so far.

When Gu Mo entered, the betting house adjusted the odds, and Ye Liuyun's odds were unusually raised again.

It seemed the betting house also believed Gu Mo had the advantage.

Du Yan couldn't help but worry. Many gamblers switched to betting on Gu Mo's victory.

After the match began, Ye Liuyun stepped onto the stage and drew his Demon Slaying Sword again.

"Hehe, your Void Blade slash is useless against me. My bones, you can't cut them!"

Gu Mo, seeing him still wield a sword, couldn't help but sneer.

"Give it a try!"

Ye Liuyun said nothing more and raised his sword. However, this time his technique didn't project blade intent directly; instead, he made himself become illusory.

He instantly appeared beside Gu Mo and swung a single strike at him.

Gu Mo was initially stunned. He hadn't expected Ye Liuyun to dare close combat.

Knowing that, with his bone hardness, close combat was his cheapest tactic.

He instantly, without hesitation, raised his hand to block Ye Liuyun's Demon Slaying Sword.

Ye Liuyun's teleportation speed was swift, giving him no extra time to think.

"Swoosh—"

To everyone's surprise, Gu Mo's arm was not only severed outright by Ye Liuyun, but several of his ribs were also sliced cleanly.

"Ah!"

Gu Mo let out a startled cry, leapt back hastily, but Ye Liuyun's figure reappeared behind him, delivering another horizontal slash.

In midair before Gu Mo could turn, both of his legs were cut off by Ye Liuyun.

The audience was left stunned.

"This Gu Mo must be a fake, huh?"

"What's going on? Gu Mo's bones could withstand high‑tier treasures, now they're as soft as tofu?"

Even Gu Mo couldn't understand; his bones were supposed to be the hardest, yet he suffered such a loss.

But now he had lost an arm and both legs, making it hard to keep balance.

Ye Liuyun's Golden Pupil had already predicted his falling position. With a flash, he arrived before Gu Mo and, with a single strike, cut off his head.

Gu Mo's head and body separated, and he fell onto the stage.

Ye Liuyun immediately absorbed all the pure Demon Qi within his body.

The entire arena fell silent, a stark contrast to the fervent excitement when Gu Mo entered.

"Gu Mo is dead?"

Some audience members hadn't reacted yet.

After a moment of silence, a gambler burst out laughing.

"Hahaha, I'm rich now! I bet this kid to win ten straight!"

Meanwhile, Du Yan had already slipped into the betting house and packed away the Spirit Stones he had won.

He had won too much; even he felt a bit embarrassed.

He originally intended to make a small profit, but didn't expect Ye Liuyun to be so formidable!

But he also knew to stop, unable to keep betting. So he returned to his seat and stopped placing bets. Though confident that Ye Liuyun could still win again.

After Ye Liuyun absorbed Gu Mo's Demon Qi, he stepped down from the arena.

Most of the audience didn't notice exactly what he had done.

Only the true masters observed that Ye Liuyun could absorb Demon Qi.

Qu Xuefeng and Qiu Tianyang also commented: "This kid's sword probably has a high grade!"

"Hmm." Qiu Tianyang nodded: "His spatial power and blade intent are also top‑tier!"

Even Yan Gang, who always looked down on him, couldn't help but give Ye Liuyun a glance of higher regard at this moment.

"This kid might be cultivating the demonic path, otherwise how could he absorb Demon Qi! Exactly, that must be the reason; otherwise how could he so easily take down a Demon Cultivator."

Thinking of this, he also secretly warned himself that when encountering Ye Liuyun, he must guard against Ye Liuyun suddenly unleashing a Demon Cultivator's technique to attack him.

After stepping down from the stage, Ye Liuyun also received a reward of 10,500 top-grade Crystal Stones.

"In the next round, I must face competitors of a higher realm!"

Ye Liuyun knew that his battle had truly begun; there are many capable people from other regions, and it's impossible for him to fight so easily all the way to the end.

Ye Liuyun's guess was correct; those experts who often come have long looked down on fighting these ordinary Martial Cultivators.

Seeing Ye Liuyun win twenty consecutive matches, they finally became interested. Some impatient stronglings couldn't resist wanting to exchange a few moves with Ye Liuyun, and directly went to sign up for the competition.

Still others who thought their level was decent also wanted to wait a bit longer. Ye Liuyun's currently displayed strength is still not enough to arouse their interest.

After leaving the stage, Ye Liuyun immediately began cultivating. Although his True Essence hadn't been consumed much, even a little improvement is still an improvement.

Next, Wu Qingcheng took the stage; the first seven matches were relatively easy, but the last three were somewhat strenuous, consuming nearly half of her True Essence.

Fortunately, she also cultivated the Dual Essence Pill, which can still support her for a while.

Lei Ming and Long Nv, on the other hand, relied entirely on their Physical Body to fight another ten matches.

The two of them are definitely aiming to challenge the next ten-win streak.