Chapter 16

Chapter 16: High-grade Movement Technique
Qin Yefeng was a man who valued loyalty, but he would never foolishly become a lovesick fool.
He understood that when a man needed to be ruthless, he absolutely couldn’t afford to be soft-hearted, especially when facing a woman who had once betrayed him.
Qin Xue, wary of Qin Yefeng’s strength, feigned tenderness in her eyes. She wanted him to go easy, making it convenient for her to cripple him.
So, Qin Xue murmured, “Didn’t you once care for me? Why are you attacking me now? Just surrender; you’re no match for me, and I don’t want to defeat you.”
Qin Yefeng gazed indifferently at the viper-hearted woman before him, stating coldly, “Stop your pretense. I once trusted you so completely, but your kindness was merely a facade to deceive my feelings. I won’t make that mistake again. Today, I will reclaim what I once lost.”
“Overestimating yourself!” Qin Xue snorted coldly. Seeing her ploy had failed, she attacked without mercy.
Unleashing her full spiritual energy, she blurred into motion, moving with extreme speed. A sharp spear tip, bristling with cold light, thrust out, instantly enveloping Qin Yefeng.
Qin Yefeng stood on the Battle Stage, his gaze cold as he watched Qin Xue’s charging figure.
Wielding his cold Battle Saber, his heart remained perfectly calm. On this Battle Stage, the only thing Qin Yefeng could truly trust was this weapon.
Immediately after, Qin Xue charged wildly towards Qin Yefeng.
Her face completely distorted, the thrusting spear tip continuously aimed at Qin Yefeng’s body, surprisingly imbued with biting cold ice.
On the Battle Stage floor, Qin Xue’s spiritual energy manifested ice, instantly freezing the already cold ground.
Qin Yefeng felt an extreme surge of fury, unleashing the power of the dragon blood within him. His blood instantly boiled, and spiritual energy permeated directly from his body.
In that instant, Qin Yefeng reached his peak battle intent, and even his pupils transformed into a ruthless dark gold.
Sensing the powerful, wild strength within his body, Qin Yefeng’s eyes blazed like torches as he raised his Battle Saber high and brought it down with full force.
Spiritual energy, mixed with wild power, enveloped the blade of the black Battle Saber. As Qin Yefeng continuously chopped down, a blurred saber shadow formed directly in the air.
On the Battle Stage, as the blurred saber shadow slashed out, it forced Qin Xue’s chilling spear tip to slow its advance.
Cheers immediately erupted from below the stage; this fight was truly fascinating.
The Vice Principal of Holy Sun Academy, seated in the Chief Seats, smiled slightly upon seeing this. “I hadn’t expected this. I originally thought Qin Xue was incredibly strong and would surely become this year’s Seeded Contestant. But this Qin Yefeng, a new rising star from the Qin Family, his strength actually rivals Qin Xue’s! And it seems his talent and Physical Strength are even greater. It looks like he has a chance too!”
“Qin Yefeng’s strong talent is useless,” said a Holy Sun Academy instructor seated beside the Vice Principal. “Qin Xue is already entangled in battle with him. While his saber is domineering, saber combat relies on initial bursts of power, which then wane and eventually exhaust. He surely won’t last much longer.”
The Holy Sun Academy instructor seated beside the Vice Principal analyzed the situation thus, clearly not holding high hopes for Qin Yefeng.
“However, looking at Qin Xue, she hasn’t shown any signs of defeat in this clash of spear and saber. Relying on her abundant spiritual energy and the principle that a longer weapon holds an advantage, I believe Qin Xue will surely win.”
“According to Holy Sun Academy’s tradition, only Seeded Contestants receive the Academy’s full cultivation resources. One of them must be chosen, so Vice Principal, you shouldn’t favor Qin Yefeng!”
At this moment, on the Chief Seats, a group of instructors were reporting the situation on the Battle Stage to the Vice Principal.
Meanwhile, the white-haired elder’s eyes were fixed intently on the Battle Stage. As a member of the Holy Sun Sect, unlike these instructors who merely theorized, he deeply understood the true essence of saber and spear combat.
In his eyes, any weapon on the continent was inherently powerful! It was only the wielder that differed; the same weapon in different hands would certainly yield different results.
Any weapon, when mastered to a profound level, was incredibly formidable. There was no such thing as one weapon being inherently inferior to another.
He strongly disagreed with the words of the Holy Sun Academy instructors.
Instead, he was even more convinced that Qin Yefeng would achieve victory. The saber inherently embodied dominance, and Qin Yefeng himself was an incredibly domineering individual—a fact he had observed.
As for the spear! It represented the king’s path, and traditionally, it was not a woman’s weapon. Qin Xue would undoubtedly lose!
Considering Qin Yefeng could lift two gigantic Great Cauldrons weighing forty thousand Jin, his dominance and explosive power were evident to all.
If Qin Xue was careless and got directly struck by Qin Yefeng’s saber, the battle would essentially be over.
On the Battle Stage.
Qin Xue and Qin Yefeng were locked in fierce combat, their weapons hacking, thrusting, and twisting together.
In that moment, the infinitely sharp spearhead, gleaming with cold light, suddenly thrust forward.
And the Battle Saber, raging with murderous aura, continuously chopped downwards, immediately clashing with it.
“Boom!”
An earth-shattering explosion erupted, and a vast expanse of flames instantly engulfed the fierce clash.
From the ultimate collision between saber and spear, countless clanging sounds of weapons clashing unexpectedly rang out.
Violent energy fluctuations wildly spread in all directions.
Countless wild storms swirled around, pushing the air outwards like successive waves, as if shattering everything under heaven…
Both combatants on the Battle Stage were thrown to opposite sides by the violent energy ripples.
Qin Yefeng’s long robe had several holes, pierced by Qin Xue’s powerful thrusting spearhead. Fortunately, it hadn’t struck his body.
Although he hadn’t completely blocked the spearhead, Qin Yefeng had defended himself.
This Qin Xue truly possessed some genuine skill, and the crucial point was that her spiritual energy was suppressing his, making it genuinely difficult for him to attack effectively.
Qin Xue wasn’t as graceful either; her pink gauze skirt bore a shallow mark where she had almost been directly struck by Qin Yefeng’s Battle Saber.
At this moment, Qin Xue furiously exclaimed, “Useless! Even if your strength has increased, you’re still no match for me!”
With that, her cold eyes fixed on Qin Yefeng, and her entire body erupted with even more violent spiritual energy. Spiritual energy continuously swirled around the spear tip, as if she intended to defeat Qin Yefeng in one decisive blow.
Suddenly, her beautiful figure, accelerating rapidly, charged back to the center of the Battle Stage.
Instantly, a snow-shadow hurricane whipped up on the Battle Stage. Amidst the wind and snow, segments of cold light phantoms violently thrust towards Qin Yefeng.
Snowflakes scattered before Qin Yefeng, and amidst the snow shadows, the spear, gleaming with cold light and infused with biting spiritual energy, sharply and coldly enveloped Qin Yefeng.
Fierce attacks rained down. Amidst the falling snow, the spearhead’s cold gleam stood out, condensing into an incredibly sharp three-foot-long ice shard that thrust directly towards Qin Yefeng’s heart.
Qin Yefeng stood there motionless, seemingly having already fallen into a losing position.
In the eyes of the young men and women watching the competition below, all secretly marveled that Qin Xue’s formidable strength was indeed well-deserved. At this moment, they all voiced their opinions on who would emerge victorious.
“Qin Yefeng is likely in grave danger. It’s understandable to lose when facing such a powerful woman!”
“Qin Yefeng’s strength is also considerable, but unfortunately, he’s met the even more formidable Qin Xue. When she unleashes that spear art, any man would be defeated!”
“It’s still because he’s too young. Qin Yefeng is a bit younger than Qin Xue, and his spiritual energy isn’t as abundant as hers. That’s why he can’t win. What a pity!”
The discussions below the Battle Stage grew louder, as if the young men and women of various clans already knew the outcome of the battle, commenting freely.
The Vice Principal realized that Qin Xue’s advancing speed on the stage was incredibly swift. Only then did he understand: “So Qin Xue is using the High-grade Drifting Snow Movement Technique. It seems Qin Yefeng will undoubtedly lose.”