974 Do You Really Want Me To Compete? (1)
“The peak of the First Heaven of Martial Qi Level One?” Duan Tianyun stood unharmed on the dais and looked disdainfully at Dan Yifan. His lips curled in a contemptuous smile.
“Is that all?” Duan Tianyun smirked.
There was an uproar below the dais.
No one would have imagined that Dan Yifan, who had seemed to be so powerful just now, would be injured by Duan Tianyun in just one move.
The youths from the Ye Family had been filled with confidence. But now, when they saw blood seeping from the corners of Dan Yifan’s mouth, their expectant expressions seemed to freeze.
How could this be…
Dan Yifan stood up clumsily. It was as if his entire body had been soaked in icy water that was so cold it chilled his bones. Every inch of his skin was permeated with a piercing chill.
“You are merely at the peak of the First Heaven of Martial Qi Level One. How dare you be so presumptuous towards our Duan Family? You are such a fool.” Duan Tianyun looked at Dan Yifan coldly. The aura that surrounded him seemed to be poised to swallow the whole world.
“You have reached… Second Heaven of Martial Qi Level One…” Dan Yifan looked at Duan Tianyun, who was standing before him. The aura surrounding Duan Tianyun was completely different from that of Duan Luoning. At that moment, it was evident that his power was far superior to his.
“That’s right.” Duan Tianyun laughed softly and raised his chin proudly.
Dan Yifan turned pale.
He was only in his teens, and among his age group, he was considered to be a rare genius. Otherwise, he could not possibly have broken through to the First Heaven of Martial Qi Level One at his age.
However…
However, no matter how powerful the peak of the First Heaven of Martial Qi Level One was, it could not compare to the Second Heaven.
He would never have imagined that the Duan Family had Duan Tianyun, who was at the Second Heaven of Martial Qi Level One!
One must know that in the entire Ye Family, only his Grandfather and Third Elder had reached this stage.
But Duan Tianyun was so young!
“Dan Yifan is it? You seemed really confident just now. Why are you so forlorn now?” Duan Tianyun laughed softly and looked at Dan Yifan disdainfully.
Dan Yifan’s expression was truly ugly.
The crowd below the dais was still in an uproar.
Although they had heard that Duan Tianyun had broken through to the Second Heaven of Martial Qi Level One, no one had actually seen him display his prowess, and they thought that the Duan Family had spread the rumors to confuse others.
Yet, who would have thought…
it was actually true.
At that moment, everyone looked at Dan Yifan with a rather pitying expression.
No matter how extraordinarily gifted Dan Yifan was, he was no match for Duan Tianyun.
“Have you brats from the Ye Family clearly seen the gap between you and our Duan Family?” When Duan Tianrui saw that his oldest brother had beaten the Ye Family’s representative, he mocked them smugly.
The youths from the Ye Family clenched their fists tightly. They fervently wished they could tear Duan Tianrui’s mouth into pieces.
“Since your skills are inferior, you better obediently crawl away. Everything will be fine as long as you obey the rules and pay your tribute. Why humiliate yourself before everyone from Lin Town like you did today?” Duan Tianrui mocked them boldly.
These grating words were like knives that carved every word onto the hearts of Ye Family’s youths.
Dan Yifan took a deep breath and diligently tried to push his inner qi around his body.
“I haven’t lost yet,” he said coldly as he looked at Duan Tianyun.
“Oh? You won’t give up? Do you really have a death wish? In that case, I’ll fulfill your wish.” Duan Tianyun’s face was a mask of cruelty.
Below the dais, Ye Qingtang calmly shook her head as she watched the floundering Dan Yifan.
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975 - Do You Really Want Me To Compete? (2)
Dan Yifan was pretty talented, but his ability was one level below that of Duan Tianyun. The gap between two Heavens was a deep as a ravine. No matter how hard he struggled, it was no use.
To continue would be like flogging a dead horse.
On the dais, Dan Yifan had forced his inner qi to flood his entire body. The burning flames spread through his body and swiftly dispelled the cold air surrounding him. His aura instantly surged!
“I won’t lose,” Dan Yifan said coldly.
But a mocking smile hung on Duan Tianyun’s lips.
When the youths from the Ye Family, who were below the dais, saw Dan Yifan’s suddenly rising aura, a trace of hope surfaced in their eyes.
“Come on, Young Master Dan!”
“We aren’t afraid of you Duans!”
The yells rose and fell.
Ye Qingtang continued standing expressionlessly at the same spot.
“Dan Yifan should retreat,” she said somewhat pityingly.
But her words were heard by the youths from the Ye Family who were standing nearby.
They looked at Ye Qingtang in wonder, but their expressions seemed to be mixed with resentment.
“Eldest Young Lady, Young Master Dan is fighting for our Ye Family. Why are you rooting for the other side!”
Ye Qingtang glanced at the youths and said, “Duan Tianyun isn’t worth rooting for. He is merely average.”
The youths from the Ye Family were so angered by Ye Qingtang’s words that they almost vomited blood. They thought that this Eldest Young Lady was just a brainless beauty, shooting off her mouth.
The group from the Ye Family was unwilling to bandy words with Ye Qingtang. Instead, their eyes were nervously fixed on Dan Yifan, who was on the dais.
Dan Yifan mobilized the inner qi in his entire body, and a huge ball of fire suddenly brewed in his chest. The next instant, the fireball exploded and crashed towards Duan Tianyun!
However…
Without batting an eyelid, Duan Tianyun pressed his palms together. When his palms separated again, the oncoming fireball was blocked by his hands.
Icy blue cold air shot out of his palms and instantly covered the burning fireball!
The fireball that had been composed of an accumulation of roaring flames was instantly frozen by Duan Tianyun’s palms into a ball of ice.
“Let me return this to you.” Duan Tianyun’s lips curved into a cold smile. Suddenly, his palms pushed the ball of ice so that it flew towards Dan Yifan!
Dan Yifan was shocked. He tried to receive the blow but was too weak.
The gigantic ice ball instantly crashed into him. There was the sound of ice cracking. Then, Dan Yifan’s entire body was sent flying by a huge impact. He landed below the dais!
A mouthful of blood instantly sprayed out of Dan Yifan’s mouth!
His chest that had been smashed by the ice ball was covered with a layer of frost. The frost visibly and rapidly spread throughout his entire body.
The youths from the Ye Family hurried over and clumsily helped Dan Yifan up.
Ye Qingtang saw the layer of frost spreading out from Dan Yifan’s chest. With the tip of her finger, she drew a golden tongue of flame and secretly flicked the flame onto Dan Yifan’s back.
The moment the flame sank into Dan Yifan’s back, the frost that was accumulating on his chest slowly melted.
But because of the surrounding chaos, no one noticed Ye Qingtang’s actions.
Duan Tianyun looked at Dan Yifan, who had collapsed on the ground. A cold smile hung from his lips. However, he was inwardly perplexed when he saw from the corner of his eye that the frost on Dan Yifan’s chest showed signs of slowly melting.
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976 Do You Really Want Me To Compete? (3)
By right, Dan Yifan’s skin should have been rapidly covered with ice toxin after being hit. Why did the ice toxin suddenly melt?
Duan Tianyun was rather perplexed but did not consider the matter further. Perhaps Dan Yifan had some life-saving Dharma treasure on him that he had brought from his sect.
With that, Duan Tianyun stood on the dais and swept a look at the ashen youths from the Ye Family. “Your Ye Family abilities are merely average. How dare you nobodies challenge the dignity of our Duan Family!”
The youths from the Ye Family all gritted their teeth and glared at Duan Tianyun, who was standing on the dais. Dan Yifan had already fainted from his injuries.
If even Dan Yifan could not compete with Duan Tianyun, how could they?!
“What’s the matter? Is no one from your Ye Family willing to come up on the dais? What a useless bunch.” Duan Tianyun looked dismissively at the group from the Ye Family.
The surrounding audience marveled at the sight before them.
They had thought that with Dan Yifan, the Ye Family might regain some of its status.
Who would have thought that Duan Tianyun would strip them of all their dignity?
“In the future, the Ye Family will certainly decline…”
“In the future, Lin Town will belong to the Duan Family and the Long Family.”
Duan Tianyun towered over them and looked down on the group from the Ye Family. He suddenly caught a glimpse of a slender figure.
Duan Tianyun’s expression flickered for a moment, and a trace of malice surfaced in his eyes. He suddenly raised his hand and pointed at the figure amidst the group from the Ye Family.
“Ye Qingtang, you are the Eldest Young Lady from the Ye Family. Don’t you have the courage to get onto the dais and stand up for your Ye Family?” Duan Tianyun suddenly singled Ye Qingtang out from among the crowd.
It was only then that everyone realized that the Eldest Young Lady of the Ye Family, Ye Qingtang, was also present.
Everyone immediately looked in the direction of where Duan Tianyun pointed.
Sure enough, a slender figure was quietly standing behind the group from the Ye Family. With such a gorgeous face, it was surely the Eldest Young Lady of the Ye Family, Ye Qingtang!
Ye Qingtang had left Lin Town nearly two years ago. Although rumor had it that she had entered the Xuanling Sect, the entire Lin Town knew that she was a mere red spirit root.
With her ability, it was already surprising that she could enter the outer sect of the Xuanling Sect. Even if she had entered the sect, she would probably not have advanced by much.
Now, even Dan Yifan of the inner Leiting Sect had been defeated by Duan Tianyun. As an outer sect disciple, what could she do?
Ye Qingtang had not expected Duan Tianyun to pick on her. However, her face was as expressionless as ever, as if she did not realize that everyone was looking at her in an unfriendly manner.
“Are you speaking to me?” Ye Qingtang raised her eyes slightly and looked at the arrogant Duan Tianyun, who was standing on the dais.
“Of course. Aren’t you the only Eldest Young Lady in the Ye Family?” Duan Tianyun raised his brows slightly, smiled, and said, “Ye Qingtang… your Ye Family has declined. The entire younger generation consists of a bunch of useless fools. As the Eldest Young Lady of the Ye Family, shouldn’t you represent them?”
With that, Duan Tianyun glanced at his second younger brother, Duan Tianrao, who was standing below the dais.
“You were previously engaged to my second younger brother, Tianrao. Fortunately, your engagement was dissolved. Otherwise, with your abilities, how could you be worthy to enter our Duan Family? However, given our past ties, if you get up on the dais, I will be merciful and not allow you to lose too spectacularly. How about that?”
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978 - Do You Really Want Me To Compete? (5)
When Duan Tianrui saw Ye Qingtang seeking her own death, he laughed mockingly and said to Duan Tianrao, who was standing nearby, “Second Elder Brother, I’ve always said that this Ye Qingtang is rather stupid. Can she spar with Eldest Brother with her paltry skills? I’m afraid that Eldest Brother will badly maul her with just one move.”
Duan Tianrao did not speak, but his expression was dismissive.
After Ye Qingtang had recovered her looks, he had thought of reconciling with her. However, she had completely ignored his overtures and, later on, had even given him many cold looks.
To the arrogant Duan Tianrao, this was an insult.
However, at that moment, Duan Tianrao was rejoicing in Ye Qingtang’s actions.
If not for her actions back then, he would still be engaged to her.
And then, how could he have come into contact with the Young Lady from the Long Family?
Now, Ye Qingtang was seeking her own death. He would enjoy the show.
“Looks like you still have some courage.” Duan Tianyun looked disdainfully at Ye Qingtang, who was standing in front of him. He calmly moved his flexed fingers, and the crisp sound of his popping joints could be heard.
“Don’t worry. On the strength of the past relationship between our two families, I won’t let you suffer too much. Since you are a girl, I’ll make it short.”
Ye Qingtang’s face was expressionless. She looked calmly at the outstandingly arrogant Duan Tianyun.
“What’s the matter? Are you too scared to talk? Never mind… then let me quickly end your terror.” A cruel look flashed across Duan Tianyun’s eyes. The next second, a ball of icy blue frost suddenly formed in his hand.
When the group from the Ye Family below the dais saw Duan Tianyun forming ice, their hearts sank.
Duan Tianyun had used this move previously to badly injure Dan Yifan.
Even Dan Yifan was unable to withstand this blow, much less Ye Qingtang.
“Ye Qingtang! Tremble as you feel terror descend on you!” Duan Tianyun’s expression was viciously mocking. He suddenly raised his fist, and the frost in his hand smashed violently towards Ye Qingtang!
Innumerable wisps of cold air shot out together with the frost. It was as if all the moisture in the air froze instantly.
At that moment, almost all the youths from the Ye Family that were present shut their eyes tightly.
They did not dare to see what would happen next.
A resounding explosion rang in everyone’s ears.
The ice and frost that smashed into Ye Qingtang’s body instantly exploded in clouds of frost and shrouded the entire dais!
Duan Tianyun’s lips curved in a smug smile when he saw the billowing clouds of frost. He arrogantly straightened up and cocked his head slightly. He deliberately put on a pitying expression.
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“Oh how pitiful…” But before Duan Tianyun could complete his sentence, the clouds of frost that saturated the dais slowly dissipated.
A slender figure slowly emerged from the cloud of frost.
Duan Tianyun’s unfinished words stuck in his throat.
He saw…
Ye Qingtang standing unharmed in her original spot amidst the cloud of frost. Her robes and accessories were all in place and had not been disturbed at all.
Wisps of chilly air were dissipating under the invisible heat rising from Ye Qingtang’s body.
Ye Qingtang casually glanced at the steaming vapor that was rising from her shoulders. She calmly turned her head and gently blew the vapor away.
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979 - Do You Really Want Me To Compete? (6)
“This… how can this be…” Duan Tianyun’s eyes widened. He stared disbelievingly at Ye Qingtang, who was completely unscathed.
He had exerted his full strength in his previous blow and had not held back at all.
Even someone who was also at the Second Heaven of Martial Qi Level One would be injured by this blow.
However…
Why did Ye Qingtang look unscathed?
At that moment, the youths from the Ye Family all widened their eyes. They thought that Ye Qingtang would collapse, but she was currently standing upright on the dais.
All of them were momentarily stunned.
“This Ye Qingtang has probably brought some Dharma treasure back from the sect. Elder Brother, don’t hold back!” Duan Tianrui, who was standing below the dais, spoke maliciously.
When he heard that, Duan Tianyun calmed down. He swept a glance at Ye Qingtang, who had not turned a hair.
“So you have a life-saving Dharma treasure. No wonder you dared to come and compete…” Duan Tianyun laughed softly. “I’m looking forward to seeing how much damage your treasure can withstand.”
The moment he finished speaking, Duan Tianyun extended both hands. Wisps of cold air gathered in his palms. They instantly transformed into gossamer thin ice blades and shot straight at Ye Qingtang!
Ye Qingtang looked expressionlessly at the numerous ice blades that were flying towards her. Her eyes showed a barely perceptible trace of impatience.
The instant the ice blades reached her, a light suddenly flashed before her.
The hundreds of ice blades instantly vanished.
“What…” Duan Tianyun blinked involuntarily.
Where did his ice blades go?!
Everyone below the dais was also perplexed.
They thought that Ye Qingtang was making a fool of herself in this match. However… everything that happened was completely beyond their expectations.
“Where did my ice blades… go?” Duan Tianyun muttered.
Ye Qingtang slowly raised her hand. Crystal clear drops of water slowly dripped from her slender fingers and formed tiny streaks of water at her feet.
“Are you looking for these?” Ye Qingtang asked calmly.
“Wh… What?” Duan Tianyun had not yet recovered his wits and did not understand what Ye Qingtang was talking about.
Ye Qingtang looked at the stunned Duan Tianyun. The impatience in her eyes became more obvious.
“Time to end this,” said Ye Qingtang.
The crowd below the dais looked in bewilderment at Ye Qingtang, who had spoken suddenly. None of them understood where she had acquired the ability to speak of making an end.
Duan Tianyun also felt that Ye Qingtang had gone crazy.
Did she really think she was a match for him?
“Ye Qingtang, don’t reject a life-saving offer. If not for the fact that you are a girl, you would have already died a terrible death at my hands!” Duan Tianyun laughed coldly. His figure suddenly darted towards Ye Qingtang. His body was instantly covered in a layer of frost, and a strong chill flooded his entire body.
Ye Qingtang looked expressionlessly at Duan Tianyun, who was rushing towards her, and slowly raised her right hand.
The instant Duan Tianyun reached her, Ye Qingtang gave Duan Tianyun’s forehead a light and perfunctory tap.
Thud!!
A huge crash suddenly rang out in the martial arts arena.
With that resounding crash, Duan Tianyun’s imposing figure flew straight out, smashing numerous walls in the martial arts arena into smithereens. No one knew where he had landed.
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