All Things Are Contracts

Chapter 170: The Second Battle! A Visible Difference.

The second battle: Song Yuxian from the Jade Glow Kingdom versus Tai’e from the Ancient Sun-Chasing Kingdom.

This second battle naturally attracted more attention than the first, given the mysterious nature of the Ancient Sun-Chasing Kingdom. Most eyes were on Tai’e, while the muscular man named Tai’e only had eyes for his opponent, Song Yuxian.

Song Yuxian frowned, feeling as if he was facing not a person but a terrifyingly powerful beast.

“Xiaguang Sword Song Yuxian!” Song Yuxian greeted. This Song Yuxian was quite remarkable. The Xiaguang Sword in his hand was a national treasure of the Jade Glow Kingdom, yet it became his contract object, automatically flying out of the national treasury to find him. At that time, the whole country was shocked. Song Yuxian was directly taken as a personal disciple by the National Tutor of the Jade Glow Kingdom, their strongest expert, and was given the exceptional privilege to learn the “Xiaguang Sword Technique” which only the royal family could practice.

“Tai’e!” Tai’e also learned to bow in greeting.

Song Yuxian made the first move to probe, one sword strike bringing forth a glow of rosy clouds, bewitching the mind.

“Is it a sword move with illusions?” Tai’e closed his eyes, but his ears twitched.

He dodged Song Yuxian’s sword with a sidestep, then launched a heavy punch, hitting Song Yuxian’s waist. This powerful punch seemed to lock onto him, making him unable to move.

Fortunately, a green light flashed on Song Yuxian’s waist, and Tai’e felt as if his punch had hit cotton. Song Yuxian took the opportunity to dodge, looking at Tai’e with great wariness.

“Fist Domain?” Alchemy Daoist, who was watching the match, exclaimed in surprise. “Tai’e’s fist technique carries spatial laws, not easy to avoid.”

“Spatial… laws?” Zhanyue asked in surprise, then added, “The Xiaguang Sword that Song Yuxian just used seems somewhat similar to the ‘Phantom Light Sword Technique’ I learned.”

Holy Maiden Lixi nodded, “Yes, I have the same feeling.” After all, with Zhanyue’s thorough teaching, she had now mastered this sword technique as well.

“That’s natural. The founding monarch of the Jade Glow Kingdom was one of the Goddess’s disciples. They inherited the Goddess’s ‘Phantom Light Sword Technique’, but this sword technique has an extremely high learning threshold. So after generations of optimization, it became today’s ‘Xiaguang Sword Technique’, with slightly weaker illusion ability but stronger killing power,” Alchemy Daoist explained.

“I see, indeed they are techniques from the same source,” Zhanyue nodded, gaining some insight.

On the arena, Song Yuxian’s protective soft armor was already somewhat damaged. Just one punch, and it was already in such a state.

“Too strong. My raw strength is no match for him. I only have one chance,” Song Yuxian was naturally no ordinary person, understanding the gap between them after just one exchange.

“Again!” Song Yuxian attacked once more, his Xiaguang Sword shining brightly.

Tai’e still had his eyes closed, a smile appearing at the corner of his mouth. If he used his eyes to look, he might fall for the Phantom Sword Technique, but Tai’e could still dodge just by relying on his hearing.

“Let’s see how you dodge this!” Seeing Tai’e close his eyes, Song Yuxian suddenly changed his move, leaping into the air with dazzling light.

“Xiaguang Fills the Sky!” He immediately used his strongest ultimate skill, holding nothing back. He could only hope that his opponent underestimated him, underestimated his sword technique, and thus win by surprise.

The sky was filled with colorful clouds covering the arena, dreamlike and illusory. Terrifying sword energy ran wild, allowing even those outside the arena to feel its sharpness. An unavoidable sword technique aimed at defeating a single person.

“What a powerful sword technique. Is this the final move of the ‘Xiaguang Sword Technique’? How many Profound Realm experts could withstand this sword strike!” The crowd marveled. The ultimate skill empowered by the Xiaguang Sword filled the space with sword energy, causing even the experts in the private boxes to show shocked expressions.

“Song Yuxian is indeed very powerful, but unfortunately his luck is bad, encountering Tai’e,” Nangong Weilai sighed in Zhanyue’s private box.

On the arena, Tai’e moved. His right hand formed a fist, and a Fist Domain appeared. His fist was like a black hole, instantly absorbing all the colorful clouds in the sky, sweeping them clean. The next moment, Tai’e’s fist was pressed against Song Yuxian’s face. Song Yuxian’s face turned pale, his forehead covered in sweat. If this were a life-and-death battle, this punch would have already exploded his head.

“I admit defeat,” Song Yuxian said unwillingly, but the gap in strength was like a vast chasm.

“Second match, Tai’e wins,” Thunder Lord gave Tai’e a deep look. From this second punch, he could clearly tell that Tai’e had mastered some kind of spatial law, directly swallowing all the sword energy into space.

“In Group A, Liu Zhaoran and Tai’e enter the winners’ bracket, tomorrow will decide one spot. Xionxin and Song Yuxian fall to the losers’ bracket, you still have a chance,” Thunder Lord announced Group A’s results.

“It’s really as the little Nangong girl said, this Tai’e is terrifyingly strong,” Zhanyue also frowned. Among his peers, someone had actually mastered power similar to laws. Above laws were the Dao.

“See? Some people, as the Goddess’s disciple, shouldn’t embarrass the Goddess,” Nangong Weilai teased. Suddenly, Zhanyue drew his sword, scaring her to quickly hide behind MuMu Lixi. “What are you doing!”

Zhanyue ignored her. A white light emitted from the sword in his hand, bewitching people’s minds. It was the Phantom Light Sword Technique. Then that white light turned into colorful rays, just like the Xiaguang.

“You… you… you…” Nangong Weilai was too surprised to speak. Wasn’t this Song Yuxian’s Xiaguang sword energy? When did he learn it?

“You just learned the Xiaguang Sword Technique from watching Song Yuxian’s move?” Alchemy Daoist beside them also looked astonished.

Zhanyue nodded, “The Xiaguang Sword Technique is just a variant of the Phantom Light Sword Technique, not difficult to learn.”

Alchemy Daoist’s eyebrows twitched. If people from the Jade Glow Kingdom heard these words ‘not difficult to learn’, they would probably commit suicide on the spot.

“Does the Goddess know you have such martial arts talent?” Alchemy Daoist asked again.

Zhanyue shook his head, “Sis… Master said my martial arts talent is average.” This was true. Previously, Zhanyue’s learning speed for various martial techniques wasn’t particularly fast.

“Average… Ah, I wish I could be this ‘average’,” Alchemy Daoist didn’t want to say more. The Goddess probably said that to prevent Zhanyue from becoming arrogant.

“Can I learn it?” MuMu Lixi beside them asked curiously.

“Of course. You’re a Light Contractor, you should be more suited to this sword technique than us. Song Yuxian had to make a sound when using this technique, allowing Tai’e to dodge by hearing. If you use it, it might be silent and invisible,” Zhanyue had sparred with MuMu Lixi many times these days and knew how formidable Light Contractors were. Moreover, the ‘Phantom Light Sword Technique’ was originally created by the Illumination Goddess for herself, naturally most suitable for Light Contractors.

“Then teach me later,” MuMu Lixi said with a sweet smile.

“Hmph,” Baizhi snorted coldly beside them, seemingly a bit jealous.

Alchemy Daoist watched these juniors’ romantic rivalries, finding it amusing. He wanted to see how Zhanyue would handle this later. The word ‘love’ could help people create miracles when used correctly, or lead to eternal damnation when misused. He seemed to recall something, his eyes full of guilt and sorrow.

Next match, Group B: Jiang Licheng versus Huang Xueqing!