Chapter 49: Ji Juechen, Who Came to Spar

Actually, Su Yu really wanted to give this foodie girl a flick on the forehead; I am not an orphan, after all...

However, Su-mou has always had a maxed-out talent for thick skin, so he didn't feel the slightest ripple; after all, I am not Luo Yu.

It seemed as if a single place had been split into two paintings.

One painting was a scene of a chaotic, starving-ghost battle where pots, bowls, and ladles had all lost their direction, while the other painting was a quiet scene of a chef tasting dishes.

"Why does this grilled meat and soup of yours basically not have any seasonings?" Ju Zi asked with some confusion while savoring the soup Su Yu had just cooked.

"Vegetables have the taste of vegetables, and soup has the taste of soup; if I add seasonings, it becomes superfluous."

Actually, Su Yu had also tried adding seasonings, but he could never quite produce that feeling. After many such attempts, he ultimately chose to combine the two as best as he could; once there were too many seasonings, that feeling would be gone forever.

This was precisely what surprised Ju Zi, but the warm scene between the two didn't last long before it was interrupted by the starving-ghost trio.

Su Yu and Ju Zi were forcibly pushed to the side by the three. Watching the three of them scramble for the food Su Yu and Ju Zi had made without any regard for their image, Su Yu and Ju Zi smiled helplessly.

Her smile was truly beautiful, indeed very beautiful...

As night fell, the five of them lay on the grass in the wild, looking up at the night sky.

"Say, Luo Yu, since your cooking is so good, why don't I hire you to be my private chef..."

Before the words were finished, Keke interrupted, "Wang Shaojie, you're dreaming. If Luo Yu goes to be your private chef, then what will Ju Zi and I eat? Luo Yu, don't agree to him!"

"Actually, I think we can take Luo Yu with us when we go out for training in the future, because the task of cooking can be handed over to him then," Ju Zi said, savoring the memory, a charming smile appearing at the corner of her mouth.

Su Yu stood up, extinguished the campfire, and said, "Forget it. I don't want to serve you lot anymore; it's too terrifying. Not a single one of my pots, bowls, or ladles is in one piece!"

Looking at the messy ground and the broken pots, bowls, and ladles, Su Yu had clearly underestimated the level of savagery of these few people. Even the slightly more elegant Ju Zi hadn't been polite to him, drinking up all his soup.

For some reason, Su Yu always felt that something was going to happen tomorrow; that feeling faintly revealed a sense of unease...

The night grew deep, and the five of them dispersed.

Before leaving, everyone's eyes revealed a strange look, which made Su Yu feel a peculiar kind of torment...

The next day.

Su Yu brought breakfast to the laboratory, but after opening the laboratory door, he didn't see a single person.

"Where is everyone? Did they all oversleep?"

Just as Su Yu was feeling somewhat lost, a voice devoid of any emotion came from outside the door.

"Is Luo Yu here? I, Ji Juechen, have been invited to come and spar in swordsmanship!"

Opening the door, Su Yu saw a young man of twenty-three or twenty-four, his black hair tied behind his head. His complexion was slightly pale, but the degree of handsomeness of that face made even Su Yu marvel—can a man be this handsome?

If I didn't know you were a pure man, I really wouldn't believe you were a guy.

Wait, what are you here for? Sparring in swordsmanship with a thirteen-year-old like me?

You are a five-ring Soul King now, and you want to spar in swordsmanship with a Great Soul Master like me?

Is this something a human would do?

Who did this? When did I ever invite you?

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"To show fairness, I will suppress my soul power to the same level as yours. I hope you won't let me down!"

Looking at the long sword in Ji Juechen's hand that looked like a fire poker, Su Yu realized that this time he had definitely been set up, he just didn't know by whom.

When soldiers come, block them; when water comes, cover it with earth. For now, he could only follow Ji Juechen out of the laboratory.

It had to be said that Ji Juechen truly had the demeanor of a peerless swordsman. In his eyes, there was only a fanaticism for Sword Dao, absolute focus, without any distracting thoughts, without any superfluous emotions!

It was as if he were a drawn sword. If this were any other fantasy world, Ji Juechen would definitely be a peerless Sword Immortal whose single sword flash could chill nineteen provinces!

With every step Ji Juechen took, Su Yu could deeply feel an extreme pursuit of Sword Dao: I take my body as the sword, the sword is me, and I am the sword!

Ji Juechen had once fought Xuan Ziwen, but he couldn't get close to Xuan Ziwen at all. In the end, if it weren't for his soul power being exhausted, once he got close, Xuan Ziwen would definitely have been the one getting beaten up.

"Please!"

On the open ground, Ji Juechen held his sword with both hands, the tip pointing obliquely at the ground. The aura of a five-ring Soul King erupted, then the aura continuously dropped, finally falling to the same level of fluctuation as Su Yu's, but this still couldn't hide that powerful Sword Intent.

That sharp Sword Intent seemed to want to cut everything open, but that powerful Sword Intent was instantly restrained. Even so, it made cold sweat break out on Su Yu's back. How the hell am I supposed to spar with you? Is this Conqueror's Haki?

Su Yu really wanted to know which guy came up with the rotten idea of having him duel Ji Juechen in swordsmanship. The opponent was a genius who specialized in the sword, possessing a life like a cheat code, but without the fate of a protagonist. If he were given the protagonist's halo, Su Yu absolutely believed his upper limit would be above Huo Yuhao's!

After the powerful pressure disappeared, Ji Juechen looked at Su Yu opposite him, then raised his long sword. Although his soul power had been suppressed to the same level as Su Yu's, his speed was still shockingly fast!

However, this couldn't stump Su Yu at all. If you can be fast, I can be faster. At the same level, I, Su Yu, believe that no one can be my opponent!

Because I am Su Yu!

"Sword, come!"

The next instant, a broadsword appeared in Su Yu's hand. That seemingly slow Heavenly Meteor Iron Sword slashed onto Su Yu's long sword, a huge force and a fierce Sword Intent impacting Su Yu both mentally and physically.

One sword out, no return!

As the sword fell, Su Yu's fragmented long sword shattered, and the two of them retreated a step in unison.

It seemed as if there were a connection of energy; when Su Yu took a step, Ji Juechen followed closely with a step, and the Heavenly Meteor Iron Sword, which seemed to want to split everything open, slashed down with sharp Sword Intent.

Boom!

The sword missed, and a pit several meters in diameter was instantly blasted into the ground.

As the dust settled, Su Yu's figure appeared behind Ji Juechen, his originally shattered long sword reassembled, and he slashed toward Ji Juechen's spine.

But the two of them acted as if they had rehearsed it; the long sword turned back, and Ji Juechen attacked again, shattering Su Yu's long sword with one strike. However, the shattered fragments shot toward Ji Juechen's body like Hidden Weapons.

Su Yu's figure disappeared strangely again, but Ji Juechen's figure had already appeared a step early at the place where Su Yu emerged. Clearly, Su Yu's fragments had not posed any threat to him.