Chapter 0525 First Battle of Revenge

Chapter 0525: First Strike of Vengeance

Generally speaking, those at the Ninth Layer Martial Path find it difficult to defeat a martial master at the Spirit Martial Realm.

However, in a blade-and-sword duel, the defending side cannot counterattack and can only endure relentless attacks from the opponent.

Thus, if facing a formidable Ninth Layer Martial Path expert, a martial master is not entirely invincible.

The crowd believed that without relying on a Dao Artifact, Qin Yun’s offensive power would be rather lackluster.

Even with a top-tier royal grade spiritual artifact, it would be difficult to break through Long Yufan’s well-prepared defenses.

"Qin Yun, you little bastard, come and attack me!" Long Yufan laughed loudly. "Forget one incense stick’s time—even if I gave you two, you still wouldn’t be able to take me down!"

Qin Yun remained silent, swinging his blade as he channeled shock forces and thunder into it, loosing a devastating slash toward Long Yufan.

The strike carried crushing momentum, though its speed was not particularly fast.

Long Yufan could have dodged, but he chose instead to raise his sword to block.

He wanted to prove his overwhelming strength.

Boom!

Qin Yun’s blade crashed onto Long Yufan’s longsword, releasing a thunderous shockwave that erupted into a concussive blast, reverberating within the barrier-sealed arena.

Long Yufan’s face twitched briefly, but he still sneered arrogantly, "Hmph, your strength is truly pathetic. If I could counterattack, you’d already be dead!"

Qin Yun withdrew his blade and took a few steps back.

"Hahaha… Your full-power strike just now wasn’t even a scratch!" Long Yufan laughed triumphantly.

Seeing Long Yufan block Qin Yun’s attack, the teacher from the Celestial Sword Academy also let out a slight sigh of relief.

However, the other middle-aged swordsmen were struggling to withstand the assaults of Tian Ruoleng and Yue Wulan!

The fury-driven women's savage beyond measure offensive left their opponents reeling.

Even middle-aged swordsmen who had been at the Ninth Layer Martial Path for years found it extremely difficult to defend against them.

Four middle-aged men already lay on the ground, maimed beyond fighting.

Out of the Celestial Sword Academy’s eight fighters, only four remained!

Seeing Qin Yun prepare to strike again, Long Yufan quickly channeled his Spirit Martial Realm might, even summoning his martial soul force to coat his longsword.

Qin Yun’s expression was icy as he stepped forward, gripping his blade tightly with his *Sky Lion Arm*.

The Sky Lion bloodline within him seethed violently. The black Thunderflame martial soul on his arm, engraved with the *Sky Lion* totem, fused with his nine life traces, madly absorbing the power of his Dao Pill!

Through that totem martial soul, he condensed a terrifying surge of *Primordial Chaos Dao Force*!

With a low grunt, Qin Yun swung his blade down, unleashing a thunder-laced gale.

Boom!

The thunder roared as the blade struck Long Yufan’s sword, the impact quaked the ground!

Klang!

Long Yufan's sword was struck, sending sparks flying!

To his horror, a tremendous shockwave of Dao force surged forth, pressing down violently and transforming into a terrifying Dao energy that shook his entire body!

"First Stance: Wind Cleaver!"

Qin Yun smirked coldly before executing the second form—Tide Sunder!

Swoosh—

As his broadsword swung, the gushing sword aura resembled raging waves, accompanied by thunder and lightning.

KRAKOOM!—

Qin Yun's broadsword, like a stormborn lion parting the seas, roared deeply as it descended.

Long Yufan sensed the terrifying Dao energy, his heart filled with extreme dread. He wanted to dodge, but it was too late!

"Ah—!" Long Yufan's sword, held horizontally above him, was sheared apart by the heavy blade.

The blade cleaved through the sword and continued downward, carving through Long Yufan’s torso, leaving a massive gash.

"Yufan!" The Long family elder cried out in anguish.

"Qin Yun, I'll grind you to dust!" The teacher from the Celestial Sword Academy also shouted furiously.

The crowd was stunned by such blade work, their jaws dropping in shock.

Especially Dao Fan—he never expected Qin Yun to wield such peerless saber arts!

Among the spectators were many disciples from the Royal Institute of Spirit Martial cultivation. They all felt that even they couldn’t survive this cut.

"Bastard!" Long Yufan roared in fury.

Though his chest was split open, his Core’s energy still burned.

To avoid being crippled, he threw an all-or-nothing blow at Qin Yun's abdomen.

Qin Yun was hurled back thirty paces by Long Yufan's desperate strike, crashing onto the ground.

Long Yufan had actually counterattacked!

Defenders forfeit rights to counterattack—otherwise, even if killed, the Bladeheart Citadel would not hold them accountable!

Qin Yun appeared severely injured, lying on the ground and spewing crimson.

Long Yufan bared his teeth in a snarl as he leaped over, descending from the air to drive his heel into Qin Yun’s ribs!

The air reeked of ozone and iron.

The seemingly half-dead Qin Yun suddenly rolled aside, then sprang up lightly, his broadsword seething with dark lightning!

KRAKOOM!—

Qin Yun unleashed a whirlwind of cleaving strikes, each strike erupting with explosive thunder, releasing a KRAKOOM of power that ripped Long Yufan asunder!

Long Yufan was dead!

His gory remnants scattered across the warded combat grounds. The Long family elder was heartbroken, bellowing with grief and fury.

The teacher from The Celestial Sword Academy also stood frozen, staring blankly at the dead Long Yufan.

Jian Lang, the Hall Master of The Celestial Sword Academy, also didn’t wish to see any disciples die, yet now it had happened.

Many members outside the barrier martial field were also stunned by what they saw.

The sword vs. blade duel had finally resulted in a death!

The deceased was even a Spirit Realm martial artist.

After Qin Yun killed Long Yufan, he turned to attack the older disciples.

He hit just as hard as Tian Ruoleng and the others.

One must remember, the eight disciples from The Celestial Sword Academy had intended to cripple them earlier!

In less than the time it takes for an incense stick to burn, Qin Yun and his group’s assault had ended!

Not a single disciple from The Celestial Sword Academy could stand up.

Long Yufan was dead, while the other middle-aged men were crippled, their bodies shattered and barely alive!

"This is the fate of those who sought to cripple us!"

Tian Ruoleng stomped on the head of one of the older disciples and spoke coldly.

Jian Lang heaved a sigh and walked toward a distant array pillar to shut down the barrier.

Unexpectedly, the moment the barrier was lifted, the elder from the Long family suddenly charged at Qin Yun!

Holding a longsword in his hand, he lunged straight for Qin Yun’s eyes.

Dao Fan tried to intervene but was blocked by the teacher from The Celestial Sword Academy.

"Qin Yun, die!"

The Long family elder snarled, face contorted in rage.

Tian Ruoleng quickly unleashed her freezing energy, focusing it on the Long family elder.

Just as the sword was about to pierce Qin Yun—

The Long family elder suddenly froze, flash-frozen by Tian Ruoleng.

"Die!"

Qin Yun’s broadsword, wreathed in a shrieking arc of blade energy, severed the elder’s arm before lopping off his head.

Jian Lang had just arrived when he saw the head rolling on the ground.

The Long family elder wasn’t dead yet—his head could’ve been reattached to save him—but Yue Wulan suddenly struck, shattering the elder’s core!

Dao Fan roared in fury, whipped out his broadsword, and with a few swift slashes, cut down the teacher from The Celestial Sword Academy brutally!

"You guys okay?" Dao Fan rushed toward Qin Yun and the others.

"We’re fine!" Tian Ruoleng murmured weakly, as Yue Wulan rushed to steady her.

Members of The Medicine Hall and Miraculous Patterns Hall stood there, jaws dropped.

The elders of the Council of Elders stared in disbelief at the scene before them.

The disciples of the Royal Institute felt their hearts race.

A disciple had actually killed an elder—this was unprecedented!

"Sword Hall Master, you saw it yourself—that elder struck first!" Qin Yun said.

"This matter is difficult to decide. We must wait for the Manor Lord (the estate's ruler) to return!"

Sword Hall Master recalled everything that had just happened and knew Qin Yun had acted in self-defense—otherwise, he would have been killed.

"Then, can they continue their attack?" Dao Fan wiped the blood off his blade and asked calmly.

The teacher from the Celestial Sword Academy had been disabled with just a few blows.

"They're not going anywhere! Once the Manor Lord returns, he will naturally investigate this thoroughly!"

Jian Lang was at a loss, so he simply passed the buck to the Manor Lord.

In Fandao Hall's initial assault, two people had died—one a disciple of the Long family, the other an elder of the Long family!

This incident quickly spread throughout the entire Sword and Blade Manor.

The disciples of the Long and Yang families in the Sword Hall were terrified of encountering Fandao Hall.

Although Qin Yun had killed someone, he was not punished due to extenuating circumstances.

There were still a few hours until afternoon, enough for Tian Ruoleng to rest and recover.

Not all the points of the Celestial Sword Academy were deducted since not all their disciples had counterattacked.

However, because the disciples could no longer fight, the Celestial Sword Academy forfeited.

Earlier, several disciples from Fandao Hall had also been disqualified after being crippled.

Such incidents were not uncommon in the Sword-Blade Offensive.

The Sword and Blade Manor was brutal by nature.

As the Hall Master of the Sword Hall had said, if one was crippled in such a competition, they were no genius at all.

Because there were far more formidable talents who could replace them.

...

At noon, during the rest period.

The entire Sword and Blade Manor was buzzing with talk about the Celestial Sword Academy’s humiliating defeat!

The Celestial Sword Academy, as the premier academy, had not only failed to break through Fandao Hall’s defenses but had also been crushed by them.

The other top-tier sword academies that had previously attacked Fandao Hall were now on edge.

"Long Wuchen, what will your Long family do next?"

The swordsman known as Jian Mang sat in the courtyard, soaking up the sun, and asked Long Wuchen, who was nearby.

Long Wuchen, a disciple of the Long family, felt a creeping dread upon learning that one of their elders and a combat instructor had died.

"Qin Yun, Tian Ruoleng, and Yue Wulan—these three won't live to see tomorrow!" Long Wuchen snorted angrily. "The Long family has ties to both the Five Immortal Sects and the Five Star Gates. Qin Yun’s gang won’t stay free for long!"

Yang Mutian said coldly, "Blindblade, this is all your fault! If we had attacked Fandao Hall earlier and crippled those three, none of this would have happened!"

"Exactly! If they come to attack our Fandao Hall, we might not be able to hold them off!" Long Wuchen also blamed Blindblade.

"If I had attacked Fandao Hall, the head of our Sword family would have lost his life! Our family had already issued orders—we must never make enemies with Qin Yun, or the entire Sword family would suffer," Blindblade replied.

When afternoon arrived, Long Wuchen and the others, not seeing Qin Yun come for them, breathed a little easier.

Qin Yun and his group went to attack the Azure Thunder Sword Academy!

The Azure Thunder Sword Academy had been the first to assault Fandao Hall.

Moreover, they had left Qin Yun’s crew battered and broken, making them Fandao Hall’s top revenge targets.