Chapter 841: You Lost

Chapter 841: You Lost

Su Luyao was clearly already very proficient with her primary Battle Technique; the moment she struck, she sealed off all of Li Qingran’s escape routes.

Those wind blades were not only fast, they carried chaotic air currents meant to disrupt Li Qingran’s initial movements and pave the way for follow-up attacks.

Li Qingran’s expression did not change, the purple World Ring beneath her feet glowing even brighter.

Three thousand years’ worth of deep, solid Battle Power surged like a sleeping ocean, slowly stirring.

That sensation of true qi filling her whole body returned at last.

She tightened her grip on the Su Xian Sword and flicked her wrist; the blade caught the light from the Martial Platform, and a silver-white Sword Qi flowed forth like Lunar Splendor.

“First Battle Technique, Long Wind Breaks Waves.”

When her cool voice fell, the sword qi suddenly swelled.

It lacked the unrestrained Sword Aura of Chen Huaian, but it carried her unique chill and sharpness.

The Sword Qi elongated into a sleek white arc that, though it appeared slow, moved with blinding speed and pierced straight through the dense Wind Wing Slash.

The cyan-gold wind blades disintegrated the instant they touched the sword qi, like snow meeting the fierce sun, melting and collapsing without even creating a ripple.

“What?!” Su Luyao’s pupils constricted, panic surfacing in her chest for the first time.

That devastating slash left her mind blank; she hadn’t even noticed that Li Qingran had just announced the first Battle Technique.

But Feng Wuyu and the other spectators nearby saw it.

“First Battle Technique? Why the first Battle Technique? Didn’t Li Qingran unleash the third World Ring?” “Is she saying that on purpose… to unnerve Su Luyao?”

The other students couldn’t see clearly.

Feng Wuyu, however, saw everything plainly.

What Li Qingran had just used was indeed the first Battle Technique.

In other words, her first World Ring was the purple thousand-year World Ring.

But… how could that be?

Could a World Beast have offered itself willingly?

Feng Wuyu was full of questions, but he did not act rashly.

No matter what, he would ask Li Qingran and her mentor personally after the match.

On the platform, Su Luyao refused to believe it. “Second Soul Technique, Butterfly Shadow Clone!”

As Battle Power surged, three identical butterfly-shadow clones shot out from behind Su Luyao.

Their speed increased by thirty percent, draped in illusory cyan-gold light, coming to encircle in three directions.

The clones moved exactly like the original, all concentrating wind elements—clearly trying to disrupt Li Qingran’s sword path through prediction.

Li Qingran did not move her feet; the Su Xian Sword tilted upward, the Sword Qi redirected in kind, still using that move, “Long Wind Breaks Waves.”

Where the sword light swept, the air seemed to freeze.

Before the three butterfly-shadow clones could get close, the ice-spirit force hidden in the Sword Qi shattered them into scattering whirlwinds.

Su Luyao’s true body felt a tremendous force rush over her; she could only step back half a pace in panic, pain blooming in her chest.

“Impossible! How can your Battle Technique be this strong? No… this isn’t the technique you used before!”

Su Luyao’s face drained of color; the situation had slipped entirely beyond her control, leaving her trapped between options.

Yet she still would not concede.

“Third Soul Technique, Cyan-Gold Wind Vortex Barrier!”

The third purple World Ring flared brilliantly.

Wind Whisper Butterfly gave a clear trill as cyan-gold currents frantically condensed around Su Luyao, forming a fast-spinning wind vortex barrier five meters in diameter before her.

Inside the vortex, countless tiny wind blades intersected and collided, emitting terrifying devouring power.

This was precisely a core Battle Technique designed to counter high-speed movement and concentrated energy.

Su Luyao gritted her teeth and thought: this vortex barrier can even nullify attacks from thousand-year Soul Beasts, I refuse to believe it can’t break your single strike!

Li Qingran looked at the cyan-gold wind vortex barrier and lightly brushed her finger along the sword spine.

Bitter cold merged completely with the three-thousand-year World Ring’s Battle Power.

The Sword Qi stopped radiating outward and instead condensed entirely onto the Su Xian Sword’s blade.

Sss—!

The Su Xian Sword trembled slightly, the blade shimmering with an icy-blue luster as if thousands of ice crystals flowed along it.

“Long wind and waves will meet their time…” Li Qingran murmured, shifting her stance.

What seemed like a slow step suddenly spanned several meters in an instant; the Su Xian Sword, brimming with unrivaled momentum, sliced directly at the cyan-gold vortex.

“Hoist the cloud sails and cross the vast sea!”

Clang—! An ear-splitting collision rang out.

The high-speed rotating vortex was split open by that one sword.

Cyan-gold wind blades frantically tore at the Sword Qi but could not stop the advance of the sword stance.

Su Luyao’s eyes widened in utter disbelief.

She could clearly feel her Battle Power being suppressed by the opponent’s Sword Qi, unable to circulate; the vortex’s rotation slowed more and more.

“No! This can’t be! How could my Cyan-Gold Wind Vortex Barrier be shattered?”

She forced her Battle Power to surge, trying to reinforce the vortex.

But Li Qingran’s sword stance was like an unstoppable glacier, wielding world-collapsing force as it smashed the entire vortex to pieces.

Cyan-gold wind elements scattered; Su Luyao took a heavy blow and spat blood, her body flung forward uncontrollably.

Li Qingran’s figure flickered and she was suddenly behind Su Luyao.

The tip of the Su Xian Sword lightly pressed against the hollow of Su Luyao’s back; the Sword Qi retracted, leaving only a faint chill.

Su Luyao froze in place, her Battle Power in disarray, the World Ring’s light dimming.

Wind Whisper Butterfly drooped on her shoulder, its previous haughtiness gone.

Her mind went blank; all the confidence, jealousy, and viciousness were replaced by sheer shock and stupefaction.

All her Battle Techniques…

from the basic Wind Wing Slash, to the disruptive Butterfly Shadow Clone, to the core Cyan-Gold Wind Vortex Barrier…

were all shattered by Li Qingran’s single “Long Wind Breaks Waves,” without even a sliver of resistance left.

Li Qingran sheathed her sword with a clean, decisive motion.

Her cool voice, like water under the moon, sounded softly: “You lost.”