Art of the Ancient Dragon Emperor - Chapter 42

Chapter 42: Defeat You In One Strike

Clang!

Lin Duanjian was a great threat.

The moment he spoke, he immediately unsheathed his longsword and it morphed into a streak of black sword-light. It seemed to exude murderous intent that wanted to kill Lin Han right in that moment.

“Hmph, Lin Han, you’re finished!”

Lin Duanjian’s voice was cold, his gaze piercing.

At this moment, the expressions of the crowd watching the battle shifted drastically.

This Lin Duanjian was actually trying to land a sneak attack.

According to the laws of the clan, one first needed to say their name to their opponents before engaging in a battle.

However, Lin Duanjian’s murderous intent had overpowered him so to take Lin Han off guard, he had instantly unsheathed his sword.

A short distance away, Lin Ruyan, who was sitting atop a stone pillar, watched this unfold. As her expression shifted slightly, her beautiful eyes were gleaming with a hint of worry.

Unbeknownst to everyone, Lin Han the lowly subdivision disciple had now taken over a big part of Lin Ruyan’s heart.

At this moment, Lin Han was suddenly attacked by Lin Duanjian, which naturally made Lin Ruyan’s heart worry.

Lin Gutian also noticed this having been continuously observing Lin Ruyan.

He watched Lin Ruyan worry and for some reason, Lin Gutian felt his jealousy grow towards Lin Han, someone who he saw as nothing more than a cricket beneath his feet.

“Quick Draw Sword!”

Faced with the possibility of death, Lin Han unsheathed his sword and a streak of sword-light cut through the air and a thick chill followed behind it.

Quick!

Ruthless!

Accurate!

Lin Han had completely exhibited the essence of Quick Draw Sword.

The next moment.

“Clang!”

The sounds of metal against metal resounded.

Everyone looked towards them and instantly saw that the tip of Lin Han’s rusted longsword was actually resting against the tip of Lin Duanjian’s black longsword.

Extremely precise!

Both tips resisted each other!

This miraculous scene shocked everyone watching to their core.

What kind of eyesight, judgment, and sword mastery was needed for such an act?

“Curse you, Lin Han, making me worry for nothing again…” As she watched this, Lin Ruyan heaved a sigh of relief while she lightly berated under her breath, a tinge of red appearing on her face.

“Brother Lin Han is still as strong as expected!” Lin Yan, Lin Sha, and the other originally Outer Residence disciples that were now in the Inner Residence were overjoyed.

Lin Tian, on the other hand, did not feel any excitement at all despite having already entered the top twenty of the Inner Residence. He watched the expressionless green-robed figure with a bitter smile on his face.

That surprise attack Lin Duanjian had pulled off could have only been blocked by the top five disciples. Moreover, there was nobody present that could pull off the “precise” block Lin Han just did.

Once he thought of this, Lin Tian smiled bitterly again. “Lin Han, the gap between us has been widening every day since the Outer Residence Competition…”

“How is that possible?!” At this moment, the person that was most taken aback was Lin Badao, who was sitting upright on a high platform.

As part of the elders of the Sect Residence, he knew clearly the powerful capabilities of the top three Inner Residence disciples.

He originally thought Lin Duanjian could easily kill Lin Han, and yet…

“This boy has such a mysterious aura. It seems killing him will require proper planning…” Although Lin Badao’s vicious face was calm once more, he was actually plotting against Lin Han internally.

In the survival arena.

Lin Duanjian stared blankly at Lin Han, who was using the tip of his longsword to block his own.

The surprise attack he had planned deliberately was so simply stopped by Lin Han?

‘Impossible! I refuse to believe it!’

A few days ago, if he had wanted to, he would have killed Lin Han with a single cut from his sword.

However, a few days later, he was actually on equal ground with Lin Han?

The huge difference made Lin Duanjian’s expression extremely dark.

“You’re too unpredictable and ever-changing!”

Suddenly, Lin Duanjian attacked with his longsword once more.

His sword-light abruptly became erratic; black sparks of electricity seemed to be sizzling out of the longsword and they seemed sharp enough to cut through the air.

Lin Duanjian’s pitch-black longsword was not of low quality and according to Lin Han’s judgment, it was definitely at least a high-grade weapon.

However, his rusty longsword was tough as well!

The seemingly rusty body of his longsword was abnormally extremely strong and sharp.

“I’ll defeat you in one strike!”

Suddenly, Lin Han roared.

Against Lin Duanjian’s erratic swordsmanship, there was no point in being drawn in and entangled or being passively pulled into its current.

The best way was to be strong and overbearing so that victory against his opponent would be achieved in a single strike!

“Such an arrogant claim, try me!” Lin Duanjian mocked.

Even if Lin Han’s Quick Draw Sword was amazing, Lin Duanjian did not believe that a newly-accomplished Outer Residence disciple could achieve much in the way of swordsmanship.

“This Lin Han is out of his mind! Duanjian has been learning the way of the sword since he was nine and he started comprehending sword techniques at seventeen. His swordsmanship is profound and mysterious yet this Lin Han claims that he’ll defeat him in a single strike! That’s absolutely ridiculous!”

Atop the high viewing platform, the face of an old man with white eyebrows shifted into one of rage as soon as he heard Lin Han’s claim of defeating Lin Duanjian with a single strike.

“This Lin Han doesn’t seem like a liar,” said the residence master suddenly. He watched Lin Han’s overbearing demeanor and he laughed lightly, as if something had occurred to him, “It seems there’s a possibility your disciple just might be defeated in this survival arena.”

The old man with white eyebrows was a Consecrator of the Lin Clan Sect Residence’s upper levels and he was halfway to becoming a Martial Grandmaster.

If Lin Duanjian were to be defeated here, he would naturally be ashamed as well.

Therefore, he was extremely furious at Lin Han’s ‘lies’.

In the survival arena.

At this time, Lin Han slowly closed his eyes.

What?

Lin Han was actually closing his eyes when facing Lin Duanjian’s erratic yet murderous pitch-black sword Qi?

What was he trying to do now?

Even Lin Duanjian was stunned.

However, his eyes gleamed murderously the next moment and the pitch-black longsword in his grasp instantly pierced the air with dozens of strikes, effectively blocking all of Lin Han’s escape routes.

“Hahaha, you’re dead meat now, boy!” It was like Lin Duanjian could already see the bloody scene of Lin Han being chopped into pieces.

However, Lin Duanjian and everyone watching did not know that the moment Lin Han had closed his eyes, a spirit-like eyeball, cold and lonely, had ascended from the crown of his head. Like an eye of the heavens, it had stared intently at Lin Duanjian.

At this moment, all of Lin Duanjian’s movements, including his body techniques and the trajectories of his longsword, were all taken in by this Spirit Master Heavenly Eye, which was quickly analyzing and dissecting everything it saw.

The skill Spirit Master Heavenly Eye printed into the first page of the ‘Soul Divine Book’ allowed Lin Han to see all martial techniques and skills clearly.

“Hum”

Suddenly, Lin Han opened his eyes and his gaze locked onto the gap in Lin Duanjian’s strange swordsmanship.

Although it was tiny, Spirit Master Heavenly Eye still managed to analyze it instantly.

“Killing Sword Art!

“Sky Splitting Form!”

At this moment, Lin Han’s rusty longsword whistled as it pierced forwards.

Ding!

A shrill sword-light instantly split Lin Duanjian’s ever-changing shroud of sword Qi before it the center of Lin Duanjian’s eyebrows.

“Pfft”

His face, stretched by horror, had been instantly split into two by the rusty longsword in Lin Han’s grip.

Splat!

Blood splattered everywhere as the body fell onto the ground of the survival arena.

This entire moment had seemed to stretch on forever.

However, it happened in the blink of an eye for the audience.

All they saw was Lin Han closing his eyes for one moment before opening them the next. Then, his rusty longsword had split the air, breaking through Lin Duanjian’s sword Qi shroud, and pierced through his head, killing Lin Duanjian instantly.

“What?!”

At this moment, everyone was dumbfounded with shock.

The noise of people sucking in their breaths echoed all around.

It did not matter if they were Outer Residence disciples, Inner Residence disciples, or the Sect Residence bosses sitting atop the high platform, all were stunned.

Lin Han actually killed Lin Duanjian with a single strike? Entirely cutting him off from life?

What a terrifying strike!

Such powerful observational ability!

Such ruthless wisdom!

At this moment, everyone looked towards Lin Han, who still seemed very calm, and felt chills run down their spines.

“Impudent! You actually killed my disciple publically during the Martial Arts Tea Party, you’ll pay with your life!”

Suddenly, a furious voice roared from the high platform.

An old figure’s eyes were glowing with rage. He smashed an open palm downwards and a shapeless Qi field immediately enveloped Lin Han, who was still in the survival arena.

Boom!

It pushed down onto Lin Han’s body like an invisible mountain.

It was heavy and suffocating!

“The Qi field of a Martial Grandmaster! No, it’s slightly weaker, he’s halfway to being a Martial Grandmaster!”

In an instant, Lin Han’s expression shifted as the fear for his life grew in his heart.