This was the first time Ye Tian had ever seen someone use a Folding Fan as a Weapon. The dazzling display of fan shadows looked impressive, but they lacked any real power. They were purely for show.
However, Ye Tian didn't want to reveal his full strength right away. With a quick flash, he drew Ye Feifei's Longsword.
He planned to use only sixty percent of his strength against the two of them, keeping everyone from gauging his true limits. That way, he could land a devastating blow when the time was right.
Ye Tian's speed was immense. He was currently using the Flowing Cloud Step, which had become even faster after his breakthrough to the Two Vein Realm. He dodged Murong Rufeng's attack with ease.
"You dare show off on the Decisive Battlefield with those Flowery Fists and Embroidered Legs? You're just asking to die!" Ye Tian said. He swiftly executed the Third Form of the Flowing Cloud Sword Technique, striking at Murong Rufeng with the force of a thunderbolt.
Sun Yibin wasn't idle, either. With a flick of his Longsword, he unleashed a massive bloom of sword light at Ye Tian. He put his full power into this strike, intending to kill Ye Tian in a single blow.
Sun Yibin's timing was precise. If Ye Tian's attack landed on Murong Rufeng, then his own strike would land squarely on Ye Tian. As long as he could kill Ye Tian, he didn't care if Murong Rufeng was killed in the process.
But Ye Tian was no fool; he would obviously dodge such an attack. 'If I had completed the Second Layer of the Divine Dragon Battle Body Cultivation, I actually wouldn't want to dodge,' he thought. 'I'd like to see just how strong my Defense Power is.'
Even with his current Defense Power, he believed Sun Yibin couldn't harm him much, but he wasn't willing to take the gamble. He didn't want to expose his formidable defense to everyone.
'Besides, if I took that hit, Ye Feifei and Chu Hongyuan would be worried sick. Knowing Ye Feifei's personality, she might even rush onto the Decisive Battlefield to check on me.'
With a single thought, he executed the First Form of the Dragon Form Hundred Transformations. His body moved like a phantom to the side. Of course, this meant his attack on Murong Rufeng failed, but Sun Yibin's strike also missed its mark.
"Despicable!" Ye Tian roared. He now realized the person he wanted to kill most was Sun Yibin. From what Ye Feifei had said, he could tell this guy must have said something incredibly nasty to her and Qin Xiaowan.
He was furious now. He directly unleashed the Fourth Form with his Longsword, using seventy percent of his power. After breaking through to the Second Vein, even seventy percent of his strength was equivalent to his previous full Attack Power at the One Vein Ninth Layer. Coupled with the boost from his War Dragon Heavenly Arm, the might of the attack was terrifying.
The moment he struck, the Decisive Battlefield began to tremble violently. Powerful Sword Qi, though invisible, spread through the air, and everyone present could feel its immense strength.
Ye Tian's speed was so fast that he appeared before Sun Yibin in the blink of an eye. But Sun Yibin was no pushover; he was, after all, a cultivator at the One Vein Ninth Layer.
Seeing Ye Tian charge at him, he once again swung his Longsword, but this strike was vastly different from his first one.
This time, flames were clearly visible along the blade, forming a powerful strand of Flame Sword Qi. The surrounding temperature shot up, and the air filled with a CRACKLING sound.
Ye Tian knew this was an attack effect that came from mastering the Fire Element. 'I haven't even crossed the threshold of understanding Elemental Power myself,' he mused. 'It's a wondrous thing that can't be expressed in words. Perhaps one can grasp it in a sudden moment of epiphany, or perhaps one might never grasp it in a lifetime.'
Seeing the Flame Sword Qi reminded Ye Tian of the fight between two youths during the Linyuan Academy qualification tournament. One of them had used Flame Sword Qi, while the other had a perfect defense and could even use his Sword as a Hidden Weapon, controlling it at will.
He had actually wanted to befriend those two, but it seemed neither of them had made it into the honors class. At least, he hadn't seen them before he left. He wondered if they had arrived after he went to the Gravity Chamber.
Both combatants' attacks were incredibly powerful. Murong Rufeng, meanwhile, had retreated far away. Although Ye Tian's previous strike wasn't as mighty as his current one, Murong had clearly felt the grim reaper beckoning to him.
'If Sun Yibin hadn't attacked Ye Tian in time, I might be seriously injured right now,' Murong thought. 'But I still have a life-saving item. I could have dodged it, and then, while Ye Tian was momentarily stunned, I could have used the Bursting Fire Talisman to inflict heavy damage.'
Soon, their attacks collided. BANG! A massive explosion echoed through the air. Ye Tian's combat experience was far superior to Sun Yibin's. The instant the two powerful streams of Sword Qi met, he moved his body swiftly, easily dodging the residual force of the blast.
Although the shockwave was powerful, Ye Tian had avoided any vital spots and was largely unscathed. It merely left a few small tears in his clothes; not a single drop of blood was spilled.
Sun Yibin, however, was not as lucky as Ye Tian. He had assumed Ye Tian would be drained after being locked in the Detention Chamber for so long, but now he knew he had been wrong. It was too late for regrets.
The immense power of the oncoming Sword Qi instantly tore several gashes in his body, so deep that bone was visible. One of them had even damaged his internal organs.
He was gravely wounded in a single exchange, a single blow. He found it hard to believe. Right now, his body was like a kite with a broken string, flying backward rapidly.
After spraying a shower of blood through the air, he crashed heavily onto the Decisive Battlefield. He couldn't get back up for a long moment, his eyes glaring at Ye Tian with venomous hatred.
Ye Tian glanced at Sun Yibin and said, "You couldn't even withstand a single blow. With pathetic strength like that, you dare step onto the Decisive Battlefield?"
Forcing himself to ignore his injuries, Sun Yibin struggled to his feet. He glared at Ye Tian and snarled, "Ye Tian, I never thought you'd be this strong. I misjudged you. But since we're on the Decisive Battlefield, either you die or I do."
Ye Tian found his words strange. He took a closer look at Sun Yibin in the distance and noticed what looked like a Paper Talisman appearing in his hand.
Seeing the Paper Talisman, Ye Tian instantly recalled the one Qin Lin had used against him. If the War Dragon Remnant Soul hadn't protected him then, he would have perished in a sea of flames. He just didn't know if it would protect him again this time.
'But deep down, I really don't want the War Dragon Remnant Soul to protect me,' Ye Tian thought. 'Otherwise, I'll never be able to stand on my own. I need to break through. I need to grow.'
Seeing his opponent's Paper Talisman, Ye Tian knew he had to kill him before he could use it, nipping his scheme in the bud.
To kill him, he would need his absolute fastest speed. With a thought, he rapidly executed the Sixth Form of the Dragon Form Hundred Transformations.
At that moment, Ye Tian's speed was just like Xiao Yaoyao's. He vanished in an instant. Or rather, it seemed as though he was still standing in the same spot, but his real body had already appeared in front of Sun Yibin. What was left behind was merely an afterimage.
"Such incredible speed! How on earth did he do that?" Xiao Yaoyao muttered to herself in shock. At that same moment, Ye Tian's Longsword, as if it had a mind of its own, plunged without hesitation directly into his opponent's heart...