novelraw Chapter 104
Chapter 104
Chapter 104
The same move aimed directly at Gu Yang. Previously Bai Tianhong had easily broken this attack; now He Wei used it against Gu Yang. Its power was formidable…among Chu State’s younger generation, only Bai Tianhong could stand against it. And Gu Yang was only at the Ningzhen Realm. Even with exceptional talent and having reached the trial tower’s summit, his strength might not be that great.
At the thought of defeating Gu Yang and receiving the world’s attention, He Wei’s excitement surged. Spectators gasped.
“Again that move!”
“That technique is ferocious; aside from Bai Tianhong, no one can stop it!”
“Gu Yang’s talent surpasses everyone, but his cultivation is too low…He Wei is bullying him with this move.”
“Gu Yang can’t block this spear!”
They shook their heads. Although Gu Yang displayed peerless talent, they doubted his raw strength. He Wei’s power ranked only below Bai Tianhong among the young generation; the others were no match for him. Even the famed Fist Demon had risen by crushing lower-ranked prodigies; against the top four he had been overwhelmingly outmatched, even humiliated by the fourth-ranked Mo Changan. He Wei, ranked second, was on another level. So even knowing Gu Yang had beaten the Fist Demon, they still favored He Wei…after all, He Wei had reached the fifth layer of the Baoyuan Realm. The trial tower matched opponents by cultivation, so the foe Gu Yang met on the ninety‑ninth floor might not have been stronger than He Wei.
When He Wei struck, Gu Yang’s expression chilled.
“Annoying,” he said.
He held his mid‑grade spirit sword and casually swung it. In that instant, an unimaginable, terrifying sword intent exploded, and the spirit sword in his hand rang with sharp tones. It was… ninety‑percent Sword Intent.
hiss!
Gu Yang’s slash followed no pattern…just a simple swing wrapped in true qi, and the ninety‑percent Sword Intent detonated. Then…
boom!
Sword qi slammed directly into He Wei’s dark‑cyan spear. The white dragon phantom dissolved into nothing. The sword qi cleaved the spear tip clean off.
clang!
The spear flew away, and He Wei flew with it. This time his defeat was worse. In midair his face flushed; he spat a mouthful of blood and then, like a kite with a broken string, he was hurled backward for over a thousand meters. He crashed into a massive rock, punching a ten‑meter‑deep crater. He Wei lay in that pit, his breath faint…barely clinging to life.
Silence fell. Everyone stared at Gu Yang as if he were a monster.
“One sword… instant kill!”
“That slash almost killed He Wei!?”
“Ninety‑percent Sword Intent! Gu Yang actually comprehended ninety‑percent Sword Intent!”
“He’s only seventeen…how is this possible!?”
“When I was seventeen… I was nothing. How can the gap be so huge?”
“Now I understand: Gu Yang reached the tower’s summit purely by his own strength!”
“If low cultivation alone could pass, why hasn’t anyone in ten thousand years done it?”
“This proves Gu Yang’s power is terrifying!”
“At least, he far outstrips He Wei…perhaps only Bai Tianhong can match him!”
Countless people watched Gu Yang in stunned awe. Greed had vanished from their eyes, replaced by reverence and dread. Kong Yu and Mo Changan looked equally shocked, regarding Gu Yang like a monster. Could such power truly erupt from someone at the Ningzhen Realm? Ninety‑percent Sword Intent… if Gu Yang broke through to the Baoyuan Realm and reached their level, could he, with that ninety‑percent Sword Intent, cut down Yuanhai Realm masters? The thought alone chilled them…absurdly terrifying.
At that moment Bai Tianhong’s eyes flared with boundless battle intent.
“Interesting,” he said. “Gu Yang… fight me.”
He had never expected Gu Yang to possess ninety‑percent Sword Intent; even he had not comprehended that level. A mere Ningzhen Realm cultivator achieving it? Intriguing…very intriguing.
When Bai Tianhong stepped forward, everyone around reacted with shock, then eager anticipation. Bai Tianhong stood as Chu State’s top prodigy…his talent so extraordinary he might be the strongest in a thousand years. Gu Yang, however, had become an unparalleled dark horse: from the peak of the tenth layer of the Ningzhen Realm, he had surged onto the talent list from nothing, climbed from thirtieth to eleventh, and consecutively defeated the fifth‑ranked Fist Demon and second‑ranked He Wei. He was, in his own right, an extraordinary prodigy. In terms of raw talent, Bai Tianhong could not compare to Gu Yang…Gu Yang had reached the Purple Moon Trial Tower’s summit, and that alone crushed other prodigies, Bai Tianhong included.
Now the two prodigies were about to clash; everyone brimmed with excitement, eyes burning.
Inside the palace, when Bai Tianhong declared he would fight Gu Yang, all the princes widened their eyes and then showed eager expressions.
“I didn’t expect Bai Tianhong to challenge Gu Yang!”
“Gu Yang’s ninety‑percent Sword Intent must have sparked Bai Tianhong’s battle lust…after all, Bai Tianhong uses the sword too!”
“This will be interesting…two freaks facing off!”
“Who will prevail?”
“If it were pure talent, Gu Yang would crush him, but in terms of strength… Bai Tianhong is not comparable to He Wei!”
The princes debated. The Second Prince analyzed seriously…not out of bias for Bai Tianhong, but because Bai Tianhong’s power truly shocked the world. No one doubted Gu Yang’s talent, but his cultivation was too low. If Gu Yang had already broken into the Baoyuan Realm, the outcome of this fight would hold no suspense.