Chapter 0780 Unification of Twin Swords

Chapter 0780: Twin Swords as One

Jian Nanhu's expression was extremely grave as he tightly gripped his Lifebound Sword. With heavy steps, he charged toward Long Shengkuang, his blade pointed forward.

Thud! Thud! Thud!

Jian Nanhu advanced slowly, each step landing like ten thousand pounds, causing the arena to tremble violently.

What shocked everyone was that as Jian Nanhu rushed forward, the clothes on his upper body suddenly shattered, his skin split open, and gore sprayed out. In the blink of an eye, he became a man drenched in blood!

Crack! Crack! Crack!

The sound of bones breaking echoed from Jian Nanhu's body, and at the same time, the Lifebound Sword in his hand suddenly exploded!

Whoosh!

The shattered Lifebound Sword surged outward like a violent gust of wind.

Jian Nanhu halted his steps and gasped, "I yield!"

"Brother Hu!" Jian Ruyan cried out.

Qin Yun frowned deeply and exchanged a glance with Yang Shiyue beside him. She also furrowed her elegant brows, her gaze filled with solemnity.

Instantly, the disciples of the Long family and their allies broke into cheers!

"Long Shengkuang! Long Shengkuang..."

"Long Shengkuang is invincible! Long Shengkuang is invincible!"

"Long Shengkuang, the genius! Long Shengkuang, the genius!"

Many who witnessed Long Shengkuang's terrifying strength were utterly stunned.

Jian Nanhu was widely recognized as the strongest disciple of the Jian family, yet he had suffered such a devastating defeat!

Jian Shitian quickly dispelled the barrier and rushed to heal Jian Nanhu.

Qin Yun also stepped forward, quietly assessing Jian Nanhu's condition. He discovered that the bones in Jian Nanhu's upper body were nearly all shattered.

Jian Nanhu was an Immortal Body cultivator, a disciple heavily trained by the Jian family with abundant resources, and his physical body was exceptionally robust.

Yet, just moments ago, he had been defeated by Long Shengkuang, who hadn't even moved from his spot!

"Hmph, an overconfident fool! But I must admit, the Jian family's genius is quite impressive—otherwise, he would have been torn to shreds!" Long Shengkuang's voice, laced with scorn, echoed throughout the arena.

Long Shengkuang glanced at Qin Yun, a flicker of malice flashing in his eyes. "Qin Yun, your fate will be the same!"

Below, Yu Zhenshen sneered, "Boss Long, since you've taken care of Jian Nanhu, Qin Yun is mine! He won't even get the chance to face you!"

After Long Shengkuang stepped down from the arena, the elders of the Long family and the Profound Domain gathered around him, praising him endlessly.

After swallowing a few pills, Jian Nanhu slowly opened his eyes. Seeing Qin Yun nearby, he whispered faintly, "Qin Yun, that guy is strong. His force seeped into my body and ripped me apart inside."

"Got it," Qin Yun replied.

"Qin Yun, if you face him, be ready to yield at any moment! I fear you might truly die at his hands!" Jian Nanhu warned.

"Thanks for the heads-up. Get some rest," Qin Yun said, patting Jian Nanhu's shoulder before stepping back.

Qin Yun was in the fourth round, and it wasn't his turn yet.

The next third round featured Jian Ruyan stepping onto the stage.

As a disciple of the Jian family, Jian Ruyan had gone to the Celestial Armory City and maintained a good relationship with Qin Yun. She was also exceptionally skilled, drawing much attention.

However, the spirits of the Jian family had sunk after their ace fighter, Jian Nanhu, was soundly defeated.

The Jian family had no other strong contenders left. Although Jian Ruyan was quite capable, the Jian family had little faith in her.

Most believed that the only one with a chance to defeat Long Shengkuang was Yang Shiyue.

Yang Shiyue was from the Lunar Demon Isle, which was allied with the Jian family.

If Yang Shiyue could defeat Long Shengkuang, it would somewhat lessen the Jian family’s shame.

Jian Ruyan’s opponent was also from the Long family.

At this point, aside from Qin Yun and Yang Shiyue, the remaining fighters were either from the Jian family, the Long family, or a few talents from the Profound Realm.

It was only natural for disciples of the Jian and Long families to face each other.

Though this Long family disciple seemed unremarkable, he was quite renowned in Tenglong Province and was also an Immortal Body practitioner.

After Qin Yun engraved sword totem markings all over Jian Ruyan’s body, she cultivated the Sword Profound Body. Later, under the focused guidance of Bingxing and Bao Changshou, she further developed the Sword Immortal Body.

Only a handful of people knew about this.

Even Jian Shitian remained unaware.

Jian Ruyan’s greatest strength lay in the sword totem patterns on her body, from which she had also unlocked totem martial arts.

"Jian Ruyan, you still dare to come up? Did you see how miserably Jian Nanhu lost?" the stocky Long family man mocked.

This man was named Long Depin. Though short, he was built like a tank, dressed in blue leather adorned with dragon patterns—typical attire for Long family disciples.

Jian Ruyan wore only plain white clothes. The soulbound sword she summoned pulsed with alternating black and white light.

Qin Yun was surprised to see that, after years apart, Jian Ruyan had managed to merge her two soulbound swords into one.

Still furious over Jian Nanhu’s decisive defeat, Jian Ruyan’s anger flared further at her opponent’s taunts, releasing an oppressive sword energy.

Yang Shiyue whispered telepathically to Qin Yun: "Yuelan mentioned that you carved sword totem patterns on her, helping her cultivate a sword body. I later discussed it with Bingxing—she must have taught Jian Ruyan to merge her twin swords, allowing her to focus her power more effectively!"

Years ago, Bingxing had frequently guided Jian Ruyan’s training in the Immortal Weapon Illusory Domain, so Jian Ruyan was no pushover.

As the bell tolled,

Jian Shitian’s heart grew heavy. With Jian Nanhu already severely injured, he couldn’t bear to see another Jian family disciple suffer defeat.

Though Long Depin looked like a big stone, his movements were swift and agile, his footwork erratic. In an instant, he flitted behind Jian Ruyan.

At the same time, Jian Ruyan’s body became entangled by numerous serpentine black bonds.

"Beauty, let me get a feel..." Long Depin sneered, reaching toward Jian Ruyan’s lower back.

Just as he thought he had free rein, a black-and-white sword suddenly emerged from Jian Ruyan’s back and slashed down, lopping off Long Depin’s hand.

"Ah—!" Long Depin howled in pain.

The sword swiftly slashed through the serpentine bonds binding Jian Ruyan.

Strangely, the sword hacked wildly at Jian Ruyan but never made contact with her body!

That was because it was her lifebound sword, an extension of her very being, perfectly attuned to her.

No one had expected Jian Ruyan’s lifebound sword to be so bizarre—emerging directly from her body, moving as flexibly as a limb, yet sharp enough to lop off Long Depin’s hand in an instant.

Now free, Jian Ruyan gripped her lifebound sword and lunged forward!

The sword suddenly left her hand, streaking forward!

Long Depin, too frantic to grab his severed hand, hastily dodged.

Jian Ruyan originally possessed both a spirit sword and a lifebound sword, but now that they had merged, she could control the blade with her mind, striking with lethal precision.

Her lifebound sword flew like lightning!

Long Depin barely jerked his head aside to evade—only for the sword to suddenly split into two, one black and one white, impaling his skull!

The crowd burst into shocked cries!

No one had expected this Jian woman, initially written off as weak, to counterattack so fiercely!

"You disgusting creep, daring to touch me?" Jian Ruyan hissed, then commanded the twin swords to grow.

The enlarged blades instantly shattered Long Depin’s skull before merging back into one!

Whoosh! Whoosh! Whoosh!

Jian Ruyan controlled her lifebound sword, shredding Long Depin’s body repeatedly until it was turned into a sieve!

Another Long clansman had fallen—and again, to a woman!

The Long family boiled with rage for Jian Ruyan.

Jian Shitian finally let out a relieved breath.

The Jian clan’s morale lifted slightly—at least Jian Ruyan wasn’t as weak as they’d feared.

After stepping off the stage, Jian Ruyan immediately rushed toward Qin Yun.

But as she passed Yu Zhenshen, he suddenly stuck out a leg, tripping her forward.

Qin Yun swiftly caught her.

Jian Ruyan whirled around, furious. "Yu Zhenshen, you spineless worm!"

Qin Yun said coolly, "It’s a bad habit of his. I’ll fix it—for good."

Yu Zhenshen chuckled. "Just a joke! Besides, someone as strong as you, a mighty Martial Lord, shouldn’t trip so easily, no?"

Qin Yun sneered. "That’s because no one expected a Martial Lord to be such a slimy rat."

Yu Zhenshen glanced at Yang Shiyue. "Run your mouth now, Qin Yun. Soon, you’ll be choking on your words."

"Brother Yun, don’t waste breath on this trash," Jian Ruyan urged, pulling Qin Yun away.

Yu Zhenshen was indeed a scoundrel, tripping people with his feet or spitting—with zero class.

Yet he took pride in such behavior, the absolute height of shamelessness.

Finally, it was time for the fourth match, and both Qin Yun and Yu Zhenshen stepped onto the arena!

In the previous matches, the disciples of the Long and Jian families had each won half, their skills remained evenly matched.

Those geniuses from the Profound Domain had all came out on top, leaving their opponents badly beaten.

Yu Zhenshen was also the last of the Profound Domain geniuses to take the stage!

Long Shengkuang said calmly, "If Brother Yu gets serious, even I would feel a bit afraid of him! Once he sets his sights on Qin Yun, he's as good as dead!"

Another Profound Domain genius laughed loudly, "As long as one shouts surrender, they won’t die—but facing Brother Yu, Qin Yun won't even get a word out!"

Standing on the arena, Qin Yun felt a sudden rush of anger burning within him.

Seeing Jian Ruyan tripped had pissed him off, but he had suppressed that fury.

Now, he intended to channel his rage into his formidable power and unleash it all on the arena.

Jian Ruyan suddenly grew worried for Qin Yun, remembering Jian Nanhu’s humiliating defeat earlier!

The geniuses from the Profound Domain were all mysterious and powerful, and no one knew what kind of strength they wielded!