Sovereign of Stars

Chapter 43 – Tang Xuan

Inside the hunting grounds.

"There's someone here, just one."

"Hmm? They've spotted us too and realized they can't win, so they're starting to run."

"Haha, chase them down!"

A team of four geniuses, sensing through their tokens that the person ahead was fleeing, immediately gave chase.

They quickly caught up to their target.

"Just someone at the Sea Transformation level?"

The four geniuses were surprised, but the person they caught up with had already stopped running and turned around, showing them a playful smile.

"Something's off!"

The four immediately sensed something was wrong. At the same time, they noticed another person rapidly approaching, appearing in their sight within moments.

"It's Duan Yunfeng!"

"Duan Yunfeng, who definitely has a shot at the top ten in this hunt!"

"It's a trap, this is a trap!!"

The four geniuses' expressions changed.

They weren't foolish; they could see that the Sea Transformation level person was just bait to lure them in.

Even though their team wasn't weak, with two of them having passed the second level of the Dragon-Seeking Tower, they had no confidence against Duan Yunfeng.

"Run!" The four immediately began to flee.

But the one they thought was just bait, the 'Sea Transformation level' person, charged directly at them.

"Courting death!!"

"Duan Yunfeng is one thing, but a mere Sea Transformation level dares to block our way!"

"Kill him!"

The four attacked simultaneously, unleashing their killing moves.

However, facing the four, Su Xin appeared relaxed and at ease. His long sword swept out.

His stance was like a rock, and his sword intent surged, as if stirring up waves of sword intent.

Clang! Clang! Clang! Clang!

Four consecutive clashes rang out, and the attacks of the four were easily deflected by Su Xin. He didn't even take a step back but continued his assault, the surging waves covering the four, forcing them to defend in panic.

"How is this possible?"

The four were bewildered.

Logically, with their full-force killing moves, even the top geniuses capable of breaking into the top fifty of the hunt should not be able to block them so easily. Yet this Sea Transformation level person not only blocked them effortlessly but also forced them to defend desperately with his casual swordplay.

With Su Xin's interference, the four couldn't escape in time, and Duan Yunfeng quickly closed in.

In just a moment, the four were eliminated by the combined efforts of Su Xin and Duan Yunfeng.

"Haha, that was satisfying!"

Duan Yunfeng laughed while counting the tokens left by the four. "If it were just me, these four would have run the moment they saw me. Even if I tried my best to chase them down, they would scatter, and I might only manage to kill one. But now, with you as bait and able to block them immediately, none of them could escape."

Su Xin nodded with a smile.

Without Duan Yunfeng, if it were just him, even if the four attacked him, he might only kill one or two at best. It would be difficult to keep all four.

They quickly divided the tokens, each taking half.

Then, they repeated the process: Su Xin continued to act as bait, attracting genius teams to attack, and then Duan Yunfeng would join him in the fight.

"It's a trap!"

"Duan Yunfeng actually used a Sea Transformation level as bait to set a trap?"

"One Duan Yunfeng is bad enough, but this Sea Transformation level is also so strong? And they're working together? This is too much!"

The geniuses who were lured in and eliminated by Su Xin and Duan Yunfeng were unwilling but helpless.

Su Xin and Duan Yunfeng didn't bother with them.

The process went smoothly several times, with few able to escape from their hands.

They had collected over a hundred tokens each, meaning as long as they weren't killed or eliminated midway, they would surely pass the first stage of the hunt.

Of course, neither of them cared about the number of tokens. They didn't even take the first stage of the hunt seriously.

Their only expectation was to encounter some formidable top-tier experts during this first stage and find a way to eliminate them early.

"Su Xin, why have you been using your defensive sword technique every time you make a move?" Duan Yunfeng suddenly asked.

He noticed that Su Xin used the Mountain-Sea Volume when blocking the genius teams from escaping.

But Duan Yunfeng had fought Su Xin before and knew that Su Xin had a higher mastery of the Thunderfire Volume, which he could have used to kill those geniuses from the start.

"I won't hide it from you. The defensive sword technique I've been comprehending, the Mountain-Sea Volume, has reached a bottleneck. I'm not far from a breakthrough. I have a feeling that if I battle some truly top-tier experts a few times, this sword technique might just break through," Su Xin explained.

"Is that so?" Duan Yunfeng understood.

When swordsmanship hits a bottleneck, breaking through naturally requires honing.

...

Su Xin and Duan Yunfeng continued to rampage through the hunting grounds without restraint.

On the afternoon of the third day of the first stage of the hunt, they finally encountered a truly top-tier genius.

"Tang Xuan!"

"This genius also has a chance to break into the top ten in this hunt. In terms of strength, he's very close to Duan Yunfeng." Su Xin stared intently at the tall, cold-faced man holding a long spear in front of him.

According to the intelligence, Tang Xuan indeed had the qualifications to challenge the top ten. However, the intelligence also suggested that nearly twenty geniuses had the potential to break into the top ten, but no one could say for sure who would make it. The intelligence only provided a general level of strength.

Among those with the potential to break into the top ten, Duan Yunfeng and Tu San from the Qi Prince's Mansion were the most top-tier and convincing in terms of achievements and strength.

So overall, Duan Yunfeng was slightly stronger than Tang Xuan.

"Tang Xuan, I didn't expect to meet you in the first stage of the hunt. Your luck isn't very good," Duan Yunfeng grinned.

The cold-faced man with the spear, Tang Xuan, also stared intently at Duan Yunfeng.

As for Su Xin, a Sea Transformation level who wasn't even recorded in the intelligence, he was completely ignored.

"Duan Yunfeng, do you want to fight me?" Tang Xuan snorted coldly.

In terms of strength, Duan Yunfeng might be slightly stronger, but the gap was limited. In a real fight, he wasn't afraid.

"Fight you? No, no, no, I don't just want to fight you; I want to kill you and eliminate you," Duan Yunfeng said.

"Kill me? Just you?" Tang Xuan scoffed.

"Of course not just me, but..." Duan Yunfeng hadn't finished speaking when he suddenly lunged forward.

Swish!

The blade light was dazzling, slashing out directly.

"You think I'm afraid of you!"

Tang Xuan wasn't afraid at all, meeting him head-on. The spear in his hand, boom! boom! boom! Though it was a spear, it was wielded like a massive iron hammer, smashing down repeatedly with astonishing force.

Duan Yunfeng's spiritual power surged, his strength reaching the threshold of the Void Shattering Realm. Wielding his long blade, the blade light was equally powerful and even more dazzling and exquisite.

The two fought fiercely, with Tang Xuan slightly at a disadvantage.

But then...

A sword light appeared silently.

"What?"

Tang Xuan was shocked.

The sword light appeared too suddenly.

And its speed was too fast!

The intent it contained was profound and unfathomable.

Even in a direct confrontation, he would have to exert all his strength to block this sword light. But now, he was fully focused on fighting Duan Yunfeng, and suddenly this sword appeared...

Swish!!

Tang Xuan explosively unleashed terrifying power, using a special move to block Duan Yunfeng's blade light while barely twisting his body to dodge the silent sword light.

Though he dodged it, Tang Xuan was still shaken.

"It was him!"

"Was that sword just now his doing?"

Tang Xuan finally noticed that the one who had unleashed that sword was the 'Sea Transformation level' he had previously dismissed and completely ignored.

"Hmph, lucky you dodged it," Su Xin sneered.

"This Tang Xuan underestimated you too much," Duan Yunfeng laughed. "Su Xin, let's join forces and eliminate this genius who has a shot at the top ten in the hunt."

"Alright." Su Xin nodded.

Then the two attacked simultaneously.

Tang Xuan could no longer maintain his composure, fighting desperately against Su Xin and Duan Yunfeng.

But the more he fought, the more anxious he became.

Duan Yunfeng was one thing; he already knew Duan Yunfeng's strength and wasn't afraid of him one-on-one.

But now, with Su Xin, who was clearly only at the Sea Transformation level...

"What terrifying swordsmanship!"

"This intent... his comprehension of intent must have reached the first level, far surpassing mine!"

"Clearly only at the Sea Transformation level, yet his power is on par with any peak Sea Transformation expert. He must be an Awakened One!"

"Against either of them, I have no chance of winning, and with both of them together, I can't even escape."

Tang Xuan panicked.

He truly hadn't expected that with his strength, he would be pushed to such a point in the Imperial Capital Hunt, and it was only the first stage.

He was about to be eliminated.

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"Duan Yunfeng, and this sword-wielding kid, both of you have the power to challenge the top ten in this hunt. Alone, you could already dominate the hunting grounds, yet you still team up..."

"Shameless, you're both so shameless!!"

Tang Xuan could only roar in anger.

Apart from roaring, there was nothing else he could do.

"Shameless?" Duan Yunfeng sneered. "So what if we're shameless?"

He had a peculiar temperament, acting as he pleased, not caring what others thought.

At this moment, Su Xin suddenly stopped.

"Tang Xuan, I can give you a chance," Su Xin said. "I have a defensive sword technique. If you can break through it head-on, I'll let you go."

"Hmm?" Tang Xuan looked at Su Xin. "Are you serious?"

"Of course." Su Xin nodded.

Tang Xuan looked at Duan Yunfeng.

"Don't look at me. Since he said so, I won't object," Duan Yunfeng said indifferently.

He already knew that Su Xin's defensive sword technique had hit a bottleneck and now clearly wanted to use Tang Xuan to hone it. He naturally supported Su Xin.

And honestly, he didn't think much of Tang Xuan. Even if he let him go now, Tang Xuan wouldn't pose a threat in the later stages of the hunt.

"Go ahead," Su Xin pointed with his long sword.

"I want to see how strong your defensive sword technique is!"

Tang Xuan's eyes were cold as he stepped forward, his spear like a flood dragon.

Boom!

A cold light flashed, and terrifying power erupted.

Tang Xuan excelled at offensive strikes and was extremely confident in his attack methods. Even though Su Xin's swordsmanship and intent comprehension were high, he didn't believe his defensive sword technique could completely block his spear.

However, the reality was... no matter how wild and fierce his spear was, or how terrifying its power, it couldn't break through Su Xin's sword defense.

Su Xin's swordsmanship was like a towering mountain.

Even after unleashing his strongest move, he couldn't shake this mountain.

After half an incense stick's time.

"That's enough."

Su Xin coldly stared at Tang Xuan, a hint of disappointment in his eyes.

Tang Xuan's strength was much weaker than he had imagined. Although his spear was domineering and powerful, his comprehension of intent wasn't high enough to pressure Su Xin.

Without sufficient pressure, it couldn't serve as effective practice, and his swordsmanship remained unbroken.

Tang Xuan was bewildered.

Soon, Su Xin and Duan Yunfeng attacked together, eliminating this genius who was said to have the potential to break into the top ten according to intelligence.