Chapter 108: Defeating Luo Yunshuang, Qin Xiao Takes the Stage

Luo Yunshuang was the first to seize an opportunity, performing a backflip to widen the distance.

She joined the two blades together, conjuring countless sword phantoms that flew at Lin Shimeng.

“Taste the true power of my Falling Heavenly Stars!”

Luo Yunshuang rushed in with the sword shadows. They were powerful, but the strongest attack would come from the real blade in her hand. That was the heart of the technique.

Lin Shimeng was far from unprepared.

When Luo Yunshuang drew back, Lin Shimeng was already holding her sword horizontally before her chest. Lin Shimeng’s back was turned to her, hiding the movement from view.

“Mountain Severance.”

When the moment came, Lin Shimeng turned and slashed at Luo Yunshuang.

A ring-shaped wave of sword Qi erupted outward.

“Damn it, I’ve fallen for it.”

Luo Yunshuang noticed too late. She was already too close to dodge.

She had not expected Lin Shimeng to unleash a powerful move right in her face. She had run straight into it.

With no time to spare, Luo Yunshuang activated her protective treasure and held her sword upright before her, bracing her left hand against the blade to block part of the force.

After [Mountain Severance], Lin Shimeng did not follow up. Had there been more distance, she might have needed another technique. At point-blank range, though, even an uninjured opponent would have no strength left to continue.

At such close range, Luo Yunshuang’s simple block could not protect her completely. The force shattered her protective treasure.

In the end, only her own Spiritual Qi shield protected her. She was not badly injured, but it had consumed almost all her Spiritual Qi.

“You’ve lost.”

Lin Shimeng declared the outcome with the air of a victor.

“I haven’t lost yet. Don’t celebrate too soon!”

Refusing to concede, Luo Yunshuang raised her sword to press the attack once more.

“Little Sister, step down.”

Luo Yunbing ordered her to come down.

“Elder Sister, I haven’t lost yet!”

Luo Yunshuang protested, bewildered as to why even her sister refused to back her.

“Get down here. Sister will avenge you.”

Luo Yunshuang might not understand, but Luo Yunbing had seen it clearly. If Lin Shimeng had followed up, her younger sister might have been badly injured. Lin Shimeng had shown restraint. Refusing to stop now would only be embarrassing. The source of this chapter is novelping.com.

Luo Yunbing admired Lin Shimeng’s strength, but the fight had also shown her how Lin Shimeng fought. With her opponent already worn down by Luo Yunshuang, she was confident she could win.

Luo Yunshuang was still unwilling to concede, but she obeyed. Her sister’s expression made it clear she was not joking.

The sisters had joined the Mysterious Yin Sect together as children. They were the same age, yet Luo Yunbing had always been much more sensible. She took the blame whenever Luo Yunshuang made a mistake. When difficulties with cultivation made Luo Yunshuang cry in frustration, Luo Yunbing patiently taught her, word by word. No one doted on her more. But once her sister became stern, she had to obey.

Stepping onto the arena, Luo Yunbing consumed a Spirit-Burst Pill, her aura surging to the late Nascent Soul stage.

Once she was ready, she said nothing more. She signaled with a look and attacked Lin Shimeng.

Lin Shimeng knew she had come prepared and was ready to defend. They began trading blows.

The twins had the same talent, but Luo Yunbing was considerably stronger than Luo Yunshuang, almost on a par with Su Lin.

The difference was not obvious at first, but the longer they fought, the harder Lin Shimeng found it. Her earlier exertion played a part, yet she could clearly feel that Luo Yunbing was stronger.

At last, Lin Shimeng made a mistake. Luo Yunbing seized the opening and sent her flying with a sword strike.

“You’ve lost. You have hardly any Spiritual Qi left. I won’t take advantage of that.”

Luo Yunbing held back from pursuing, repaying the unspoken courtesy Lin Shimeng had shown earlier.

“Number Two, that’s enough.”

Seeing Lin Shimeng preparing to drink Spirit Liquid to recover, Qin Xiao called out at once.

“Understood, Master.”

Lin Shimeng stepped down without hesitation.

Even with her Spiritual Qi replenished, unless she found an opening, this would only become a battle of attrition. If her master said to stop, she would stop. She had won one match already.

“Master, I am ready as well.”

Yun Man opened her eyes when she heard Qin Xiao tell Lin Shimeng to step down.

“You stay out of it and keep healing. I want to stretch my legs a little.”

Qin Xiao refused to send Yun Man up. He would fight himself.

He was not sure he could handle a genuine late-stage Nascent Soul cultivator. Against one raised to that stage by a Pill, though, he wanted to see whether his fourth layer of Body Refinement could withstand the attacks.

“Then Master, here are your boots back.”

Seeing that Qin Xiao wanted to fight himself, Yun Man took off the boots.

“No need. I’m just going up to see what it’s like to take a beating. Keep using them. Give them back when we’re finished with everything.”

Qin Xiao refused. He was going up to take a beating, not to beat anyone. What did he need the boots for?

Qin Xiao controlled his body and rose slowly into the air. Then he walked through empty space, step by step, until he was above the platform. New chapters come out on novеlping.com first.

He had studied this for a long time during his two months of Secluded Cultivation. Air offered resistance. If he kicked fast and hard enough, it could provide the force he needed. Controlling his body weight made it even easier.

“What is happening? Isn’t Qin Xiao supposed to be a mortal incapable of cultivation? How is he walking through the air?”

“Could he be using some sort of Dharma Treasure?”

“It’s not a Dharma Treasure. I cannot sense the slightest fluctuation of Spiritual Qi.”

“Then how is this possible? Is he truly a mortal?”

His walk through the air set the crowd talking.

Qin Xiao was pleased to hear the discussion. He had pulled off that bit of showing off.

“Great Elder, have you discerned anything?”

Worried, Su Lin asked Wei Jian. He could not make sense of Qin Xiao at all.

“I checked. There’s no Spiritual Qi fluctuating around him. Each step does compress the air a little, but that force can’t support someone walking through the air.”

Even Wei Jian, a Body Integration cultivator, was baffled. This defied reason.

Had Qin Xiao heard Wei Jian’s thoughts, he would undoubtedly have retorted: since when has your cultivation conformed to logic?

“How many secrets does this Qin Xiao have? He can walk through the air with a mortal body?”

Han Mingyuan, the Pure Yang Sect’s Second Elder, was baffled too. He could not explain it.

“Hey! How long do you plan to loiter up there? Are we fighting or not?”

Luo Yunbing was exasperated. What was he showing off for? Were they going to fight or not?

“Ah, apologies. Got a bit carried away showing off. I’m coming down now.”

Qin Xiao had been listening to everyone’s comments, even extending his Divine Sense for fear of missing a compliment. Luo Yunbing’s call finally brought him back to his senses.

After landing, Qin Xiao put on a mysterious air and stood with both hands behind his back.

“Make your move.”

Seeing Qin Xiao stand there doing nothing, even the normally cold Luo Yunbing began to lose her temper.

“You go ahead. I want to test your strength first.”

Qin Xiao thought: I’m here to take a beating. You want me to attack? How am I supposed to do that?

“You think playing the fool will help you beat me? Ridiculous.”

Luo Yunbing was truly angry. He had come up here just to tease her, had he? Then he could not blame her. She kept shifting her position, put away her sword, and covered both fists in Spiritual Qi. She was afraid a sword strike might kill Qin Xiao.

Qin Xiao watched Luo Yunbing approach and still did nothing.