Chapter 254: Counterattack Begins

Seeing this, the crowd also exclaimed in unison: "Zuo Xinghe Saint Son truly is a genius of the Great River Sect; the power of this Holy River is terrifying—Ye Xiaodie has nowhere to hide!"

In the spectator crowd, a cultivator wearing a blue robe shouted praise.

Yeah, it looks like Ye Xiaodie is doomed this time; Zuo Xinghe Saint Son will surely win easily.

Another cultivator nodded repeatedly, looking certain.

The Azure Cloud Sect's disciples are likely to lose miserably; the gap between the two is too great.

A burst of laughter came from the crowd; everyone thought Li Yilan and Ye Xiaodie would definitely not win.

However, after the first round of attacks.

Wang Shuang and Zuo Xinghe each gained a preliminary understanding of their opponent.

A hint of contempt flashed in their eyes, and they then increased their attack intensity.

Wang Shuang gave a soft shout, her aura surged wildly, mountain illusions churned madly, and nine massive mountain illusions exuding an ancient aura simultaneously pressed down on Li Yilan.

This move, "Nine Peaks Descend Heaven," is several times stronger than before.

Wherever the nine mountain illusions passed, space briefly twisted, and the air was compressed to the point of emitting a sharp whistling sound.

Li Yilan felt the heavy pressure like that of a mountain.

Her expression changed slightly; she swung the Peerless Emperor Sword with all her might, unleashing "One Sword Slays Immortals".

In an instant.

Countless sword qi burst from the Peerless Emperor Sword, intertwining in the air into a huge sword net, attempting to resist the pressure of the nine mountains.

But Wang Shuang's fist power was overwhelmingly domineering; the sword net gradually twisted and deformed under the mountains' squeeze, finally shattering inch by inch.

Li Yilan was forced to retreat step by step, leaving deep footprints on the stage beneath her feet.

The powerful impact shook her, causing her qi and blood to surge, and a trace of blood trickled from the corner of her mouth.

Seeing this, the crowd cried out in alarm.

"Fairy Maiden Wang Shuang is too strong; with this punch, Li Yilan probably won't be able to hold on!"

A young woman covered her mouth, her face full of fear.

"This Azure Cloud Sect disciple is no good; he's no match for Fairy Maiden Wang Shuang—she's definitely the stronger one!"

A burly man waved his arms and shouted loudly.

"It looks like this match has no suspense; Li Yilan is sure to lose."

A sigh of regret came from the crowd.

Even Li Tianyuan, Chu Xiong, and Yang Cheng on the stage nodded in satisfaction.

No wonder they favored these disciples; the two's strength is indeed far greater than that of Da Hu and Er Hu.

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Meanwhile, on the other side, Zuo Xinghe waved his hands and chanted softly.

The Holy River instantly turned into a huge prison, trapping Ye Xiaodie inside.

The Holy River Prison glowed with a faint blue light, and countless icy spiritual threads swam in the water like a deadly net.

Zuo Xinghe snorted coldly: "In my Holy River Prison, you cannot escape even if you grew wings!"

Immediately, the Holy River surged, its water turning into countless chains that wrapped toward Ye Xiaodie.

This move, "Holy River Binding," aims to immobilize Ye Xiaodie so she cannot escape.

Ye Xiaodie kept dodging while trapped in the prison.

Her figure moved like a ghost, weaving through the gaps in the chains.

But the chains were everywhere and extremely fast.

She slipped up, and a chain wrapped around her arm; a strong force came through, making her face turn white from pain.

Instantly, a bluish-purple mark appeared on her arm.

Ye Xiaodie gritted her teeth and struggled hard, trying to break free from the chains' restraint.

But the chains only grew tighter, spiritual power continually poured into her body, disturbing her meridians.

"Zuo Xinghe Saint Son is too strong; Ye Xiaodie is completely trapped—this is over!"

An old man shook his head repeatedly, full of regret.

"Yeah, the Holy River Prison is too overbearing; Ye Xiaodie has no chance to fight back."

"The Azure Cloud Sect's disciple is really going to suffer a crushing defeat; the Great River Sect's genius is just stronger!"

In the spectator crowd, voices of support for Wang Shuang and Zuo Xinghe rose and fell.

In the two matches, Li Yilan and Ye Xiaodie were both at a disadvantage, suffering considerable losses.

But they did not panic; instead, they quickly calmed down, began to reflect on the opponent's attack style, and looked for weaknesses.

Li Yilan sensed the power fluctuations in Wang Shuang's fist wind and keenly noticed.

Although Wang Shuang's punches were overwhelmingly domineering, the breath connection between each punch was imperfect, lacking qi, leaving a brief gap.

And Ye Xiaodie, while constantly observing inside the Holy River Prison, discovered that although the Holy River could sense her invisibility,

but as long as her movements were light and careful, the ripples produced in the Holy River would be extremely small.

Then Zuo Xinghe would find it hard to accurately judge her position.

Having discovered the two's weaknesses, Li Yilan's eyes flashed with a sharp light.

She circulated her inner spiritual power and executed the Sword Dao Sacred Body.

In an instant.

Her body burst forth with myriad zhang of sword qi, her whole person seeming to become a peerless divine sword, emitting an awe-inspiring aura.

Next, she also unleashed the Myriad Sword Hearts True Explanation; countless strands of sword qi containing the ultimate truth of the Dao erupted from her body, gathering in the air into a terrifying force.

Li Yilan gave a clear shout: "Sword Breaks the Heavens!"

A huge sword qi, almost piercing through the entire arena, slashed toward Wang Shuang; this sword qi contained all of her power, and wherever it passed space was torn open by a black crack, with the surrounding spiritual qi frenziedly surging into it.

Wang Shuang saw this terrifying sword qi, her face instantly turned deathly pale, and she hurriedly unleashed the strongest move of the Three Mountains Five Peaks Fist, "Five Peaks Collapsing Heaven."

The mountain and peak phantasms surrounding Wang Shuang all merged together, forming a huge fist that bore an aura capable of destroying heaven and earth as it rushed toward the sword qi.

However, her fist power seemed somewhat inadequate before that sword qi.

The sword qi and fist power collided, erupting in a heaven-shaking, earth-shaking roar; the powerful shockwave battered the arena's protective formation to the point of near collapse.

Wang Shuang's fist power was gradually broken through by the sword qi, which then slashed straight at her.

She tried to dodge, but it was too late; the sword qi struck her, she let out a piercing scream, her body was blown away by the sword qi and crashed heavily onto the arena, her life or death unknown.

Everyone who saw this was stunned into silence, the scene fell utterly quiet.

Immediately afterward, a deafening exclamation burst out.

"How is that possible! Li Yilan actually turned defeat into victory—how did she do it?"

One cultivator was so shocked he couldn't speak, stammering as he asked.

"Good heavens, Immortal Maiden Wang Shuang actually lost—this is utterly unbelievable."

"Li Yilan's strength is just too strong!"

A wave of astonished cries rose and fell among the crowd.

"I said the Qingyun Sect disciple wasn't ordinary; sure enough she has hidden strength, now I've slapped those who said she couldn't do it."

Many cultivators who had previously been optimistic about Li Yilan also cheered excitedly.

Li Yilan's battle ended, and on another arena Ye Xiaodie circulated the Dark Shadow Assassination Heart Sutra, manifesting the Shadow Holy Body.

Her form became illusory, as if it might dissipate in the air at any moment. Ye Xiaodie darted swiftly through the Holy River Prison; wherever she passed, the Holy River's waves never ceased, giving rise to fine ripples.

Zuo Xinghe watched the incessant ripples, his brow furrowed.