Chapter 645 - 645: Breakthrough on the Spot

In other words.

The key to breaking this kind of attack was to concentrate all his power and forcefully shatter every single one of Zhou Yongyang's fists!

If he could do that, there would naturally be no follow-up attacks.

But knowing this was one thing; Chu Qingyun was incapable of actually doing it.

Zhou Yongyang had unleashed a powerful Secret Technique, and now his Fist Intent was infused with the power of a Beast Soul. Even if Chu Qingyun used his Lightning Sword, he couldn't cleave through it in a single strike.

'Damn it. If I'd known this would happen, I wouldn't have been so concerned about wasting time. I should have just cultivated a powerful Secret Technique...'

At that moment, Chu Qingyun was filled with a pang of regret.

His Mysterious Sky Divine Pattern Secret Technique had become mostly useless back when he broke through to the seventh-level Martial Spirit Realm.

However, Chu Qingyun had already decided that his next Secret Technique would be the Ten Thousand Spirits Sacred Form, and cultivation for that technique could only begin at the Martial King Realm.

Therefore, to save time, Chu Qingyun hadn't bothered cultivating a new Secret Technique while he was in the Celestial Spirit Realm.

He had thought that the First Layer of the Ten Thousand Spirits Sacred Form's Inner Chapter would be enough. He never expected to run into an expert like Zhou Yongyang, who was even targeting him on purpose!

'If the Lightning Sword won't work, then all I have left is the Thunder Sword Intent, or... the Celestial Sword Technique...'

Chu Qingyun hesitated.

He didn't want to use either the Thunder Sword Intent or the Celestial Sword Technique.

He was far from having perfect control over his Thunder Sword Intent. If he unleashed it, he would most likely kill Zhou Yongyang outright.

That wasn't an outcome Chu Qingyun wanted to see.

This was, after all, the Inner Sect qualification tournament, and Zhou Yongyang was from the Qianshui Dynasty.

Chu Qingyun wouldn't care if Zhou Yongyang died, but he didn't want any unexpected incidents to affect his chances of becoming a Core Disciple.

As for the Celestial Sword Technique, it was hailed as the strongest Sword Technique in the Martial Spirit Realm; its power was certainly sufficient.

But it was a Sword Technique from the Celestial Sword Sect. Using it in the Saint Extreme Sect's Inner Sect qualification tournament just felt strange.

As he hesitated for a moment, Chu Qingyun was forced to the edge of the battle stage.

One more step back, and he would fall off!

"Hahaha, one last fist, Chu Qingyun! Now get the hell off this stage!"

"Wild Elephant Divine Fist!"

Zhou Yongyang laughed maniacally, even abandoning his previous relentless barrage. He put forth his full power, condensing an unprecedentedly massive Wild Elephant that charged toward Chu Qingyun like a mountain.

'I have no choice...'

Forced into a corner with no way out, Chu Qingyun could no longer care about the Celestial Sword Sect or the Saint Extreme Sect. With a flick of his wrist, he unleashed the final form of the Celestial Sword Three Techniques—the Celestial Sword Technique!

Chu Qingyun raised his longsword high. The pure Primordial Power of a ninth-level Martial Spirit surged from his Qi Sea Meridians at incredible speed, gathering into his Thunder Shock Sword.

A hundred-meter-long Elemental Power Giant Sword quickly took shape, and an utterly terrifying aura began to emanate from it.

"Celestial Sword Technique!"

Chu Qingyun shouted in his mind as he slashed down with his sword.

The Elemental Power Giant Sword swung down, heavily striking the head of the giant Wild Elephant.

The Wild Elephant roared, resisting with all its might.

But a moment later, the giant sword crashed through, instantly tearing the Wild Elephant to shreds!

"That's... the Celestial Sword Technique!"

"You actually know the Celestial Sword Technique!"

Zhou Yongyang was well-traveled and knowledgeable; he recognized the Celestial Sword Technique in a single glance.

"Hahaha, now that you've used the Celestial Sword Technique, that arm of yours is as good as crippled!"

"Let's see you block this punch!"

"Tiger Roar Divine Fist!"

Zhou Yongyang laughed, blasting a Tiger Roar Divine Fist at Chu Qingyun. A ferocious, striped tiger materialized and pounced straight for him.

He was perfectly clear about the side effects of the Celestial Sword Three Techniques.

Even a ninth-level Martial Spirit like He Liang of the Celestial Sword Sect could only use the Celestial Sword Technique as a final trump card, not as a conventional move.

However, a mocking smile appeared on Chu Qingyun's face.

For a ninth-level Martial Spirit, the Celestial Sword Technique was indeed not something to be used lightly.

But his body had long been comparable to that of a Human King Realm expert.

Once one's physical strength reached a certain level, the Celestial Sword Three Techniques could be used at will, just as he had casually used the Thrusting Sword Technique and the Sword Drawing Technique when he was an eighth and ninth-level Martial Spirit.

POOF!

With a light swing of the giant sword, the ferocious tiger was instantly crushed to dust.

"You can still maintain the Celestial Sword Technique?" Zhou Yongyang was utterly astonished.

"So what if I can? Take this!"

Chu Qingyun shouted coldly. With a wave of his arm, the hundred-meter Elemental Power Giant Sword crashed down on Zhou Yongyang like a toppling mountain. Its shadow alone was enough to completely engulf him.

"Bastard!"

Zhou Yongyang cursed under his breath and hastily dodged aside.

Even with his Secret Technique active, he wouldn't dare to face such a sword strike head-on!

"Chu Qingyun, you must be bluffing!"

"Using the Celestial Sword Technique at such an overload... just wait for your arm to be crippled!"

"Flying Leopard Divine Fist!"

"Eagle Feather Divine Fist!"

After dodging the strike, Zhou Yongyang immediately launched an offensive, throwing punch after punch at Chu Qingyun.

However, no matter what technique he used, it met the same fate under the massive Elemental Power Giant Sword of the Celestial Sword Technique—instantly crushed!

That hundred-meter Elemental Power Giant Sword possessed a special, powerful force. It was by no means a simple gathering of Primordial Power!

"Damn it... How can this be!..."

Zhou Yongyang attacked Chu Qingyun relentlessly, as if he had gone mad.

Victory had been within his grasp—the allure of a Core Disciple spot, his promise to Zhou Jianxiong—everything was about to be his.

But who could have guessed that at the critical moment, Chu Qingyun would actually use the Celestial Sword Technique!

And what's more, his body could actually withstand the Celestial Sword Technique.

At this thought, Zhou Yongyang felt like he was on the verge of going insane.

If he had known it would turn out like this, he would have just fought the semifinals normally and taken a Core Disciple spot. Why did he have to deliberately waste time and pick a fight with Chu Qingyun!

Intense regret and resentment battered Zhou Yongyang's mind.

"Chu Qingyun..."

Zhou Yongyang gritted his teeth. A vicious glint flashed in his eyes as he roared, "The Core Disciple spot belongs to me!"

"How absurd!"

Chu Qingyun snorted coldly. With a slight movement of his wrist, the hundred-meter Elemental Power Giant Sword of the Celestial Sword Technique rose again and slashed toward Zhou Yongyang.

This time, however, Zhou Yongyang stood perfectly still, as if he had given up.

But a unique power began to quietly emanate from his body, and the fluctuations of his Primordial Power grew increasingly violent and unstable.

BOOM!

The Elemental Power Giant Sword came crashing down.

However, a shield of Primordial Power materialized around Zhou Yongyang's body.

Before the hundred-meter-long giant sword, that Primordial Power seemed fragile, but it steadfastly blocked the impact of Chu Qingyun's Celestial Sword Technique!

Within that field of Primordial Power, there was not just energy, but a special might as well.

The might emanating from Zhou Yongyang grew stronger and stronger, as did the fluctuations of his Primordial Power.

It was obvious.

Right here on the battle stage, he was about to break through to the Martial King Realm!