665: Eonic Stance

Eonic Stance

"Mm, Rou'er? Why would they send her out? I thought that they would've sent Fei Xian out there."

The cultivator leaned forward, looking at the two individuals. Her eyes suddenly flashed with understanding as she pulled back. 

"Huh, I guess, I was being worried for nothing", she muttered. 

Bi Yu raised a brow, looking at Rou'er with a doubtful look. As the pair walked up to each other, there was a stark contrast between the two. 

Compared to the young girl, Bi Yu was bigger than her and older as well. There was certainly a sense of experience surrounding him. He was dressed in white robes and carried a sword behind his back. 

A handsome fellow who seemed more like a scholar than a warrior, all that needed to be done was to replace his sword with a fan. 

Looking at her and then looking behind at the others, he gave them a questionable look. 

"Is this truly your strongest disciple?" he asked them.

Fei Xian looked at him and smiled. 

"You could say that."

Bi Yu's face turned slightly red as he glared at Rou'er.

"Are you trying to mock me?! Sending who I can only assume is some junior of yours? Our two sects have always been rivals but this humiliation! This is something I will not stand for! You will have no mercy from me!" 

He suddenly turned around with an indignant look, walking back several steps before brandishing his sword. 

Rou'er smiled with excitement, walking back while taking her sword out. 

As both of them took their stance, the announcer quickly left the arena and the drummer raised his arms. At the sound of the drum hit, both figures sprinted forward, swinging their swords out. 

There was a resounding clang as the blades clashed and Bi Yu's face quickly changed to surprise. 

"What?!"

Before he could even react, Rou'er shouted out before pushing him back several steps. With a gap between them, she smiled at him, pointing her sword out. 

"Were you really going to underestimate me?" she asked. 

She lunged forward, thrusting her sword. 

"Heart Destroying Stab!"

It was a swift attack one that Bi Yu could barely catch. He raised his sword just in time to block it but he could not endure the power behind that attack. 

"Urgh!"

The man was thrown back several feet, falling to his knee as he clutched his chest. He glared at her, spitting out some blood. The impact was enough to shake his internal organs, his heart especially. 

In the stands, Ming Yue couldn't help but smile after hearing what she said. 

"Silly girl, you really like that name, don't you?" 

She continued to watch as Bi Yu wiped the blood off and stood back up. Facing Rou'er, he took in a deep breath, closing his eyes and calming down before looking at her. This time, he was serious. 

As for the girl, her confident smile changed as she noticed this, gripping her sword tightly. 

Standing there, she waited for him to make the first move which he did. Slowly walking forward, Bi Yu wielded his sword with both hands. Before she even realized it, he had closed the distance between them, just a step outside her range but perfectly in his. 

"Hah!"

He raised his sword and swung down, a straight, vertical strike. In the midst of the attack, the sword sparked ablaze, turning red as flames billowed outward. 

Rou'er grimaced, taking a step back just as it came down, barely touching her but singeing a few hairs. She then advanced, pressing one foot on his sword and keeping it there before attacking. Her sword whistled as she swung out, producing a sharp blade of wind. 

But Bi Yu yanked his sword out, jumping back to avoid her. 

And that was exactly what she wanted. 

Her sword didn't stop, striking at the right time and the right angle, forcing him to be on the defense. 

"Damn... the Eonic Stance... I have to break out..." he muttered. 

Even though, he knew this, actually doing it was an entirely different matter. 

"Mm, the Eonic Stance... it really is quite complicated." 

Ming Yue watched closely, though she had seen it practiced by the disciples, actually witnessing its use in real combat was different. It was a single chain of attacks that seemingly had no end. The moment it starts, one would find themselves trapped and the only way to break out is to force it. 

But doing so was risky as that meant leaving yourself open to attack. 

Even if you were familiar with the moves, if you were caught then that was it. The battle is no longer in your control. 

It was strange to see. 

On one end, each move seemed plain and basic but at the same time, they were calculated and well-planned. Even though Rou'er had used the stance on her, the difference in skill was simply too big for it to be effective. However, with Bi Yu that was not the case. 

He tried his best to break out, searching for the smallest gap, the tiniest opportunity but it just wasn't there. 

Rou'er was simply too quick and far more experienced than he realized. After all, who would've thought that she was training with an expert and taught by the Sword Elder of Heaven's Gate. 

With every move, he parried and blocked them, slowly walking back as the pressure grew more unbearable. Sweat drenched his face as he grit his teeth and pushed back, roaring out, and flames suddenly burst from his body. 

A risky move that unfortunately didn't pay off. 

In the midst of that fiery aura, her sword cleaved right through, stopping just a centimeter from his neck. 

And just like that. the flames fizzled out as Bi Yu looked at her, lowering his sword to the ground. The both of them breathed heavily, looking each other in the eyes. 

"It is my loss.'

Bi Yu put his sword away as he said those words and Rou'er pulled hers away from his neck. 

"Thank you for the match", she responded. 

As he walked away in defeat, the announcer quickly ran up, congratulating her and talking to the crowds. 

"To think such a young girl was this talented! Amazing, truly amazing talent!" they said. 

Even the other groups couldn't help but acknowledge it. On the outside, Bi Yu seemed like the stronger one but in actuality, it was her. 

And within the Emperor's viewing booth, the man himself had an impressed look as he turned to the people sitting around him. Among them were government officials, a few famous cultivators, and his sworn brother, Lord Tang Guang. 

"Mm, even though he was at the Earth Realm, her swordsmanship was certainly at a higher level", said one of them. 

"I wonder who taught her, which elder from the Eternal Blade Sect is her master?"

As they spoke with one another, only Tang Guang was silent, deep in thought as he recalled the fight. The emperor noticed this, looking at him slightly concerned. 

"Brother, is there something wrong?" he asked. 

Tang Guang suddenly looked up, turned toward the Emperor, and shook his head.  1

"No, it's nothing. I just recalled something from years back", he answered, "All those years ago, back at that particular Youth Dragon Tournament."

"Ah, that mess, what of it? That is a memory I'd rather not think about.'

Tang Guang narrowed his eyes as he looked at Rou'er. 

"Something about her reminds me of Ming Yue, you know one of the participants."

"Yes, yes, I know. If not for her, our small kingdom would not have a seat with the Six Great Kingdoms. But why now? They said that she sacrificed herself to end the war in the Demon Continent." 

The emperor seemed confused but his sworn brother just chuckled. 

"I'm not sure but it probably isn't as simple as it seems."

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