Supreme Dragon Martial Soul
Chapter 421 - 97 Battle with a Middle Stage of Awakening Vein Realm Expert!

Chapter 421: Chapter 97 Battle with a Middle Stage of Awakening Vein Realm Expert!

Now that the situation had come to this, the Eighth Prince Jin Min no longer needed to conceal his killing intent toward Luo Cheng!

Jin Min’s words echoed across the entire Martial Arts Square.

Everyone’s attention instantly centered on the pair standing in the arena.

"It seems there’s only going to be one person walking out of this ring alive today: Luo Cheng or Elder Qin."

"Hmm! But without a doubt, the one leaving alive will certainly be Elder Qin. He’s a middle-stage powerhouse of the Fourth Layer of the Awakening Vein Realm. No matter how strong Luo Cheng is, it’s impossible for him to reach such a realm in just over a month!"

"Heh, Luo Cheng probably let his victory in the Three Sects Martial Arts Competition go to his head. To think he’d dare challenge a middle-stage Awakening Vein Realm expert! Like an egg striking a rock—his death won’t be unjustified."

The crowd’s discussions swirled; the majority believed that Luo Cheng’s defeat was inevitable!

However, there were two exceptions.

These were the two Inner Sect Disciples of the Xuanyuan Sect whom Luo Cheng had met at the Eldest Prince’s banquet in the Imperial City.

The two had hurried back to the sect without even catching their breath, only to learn that Luo Cheng had stormed into the Inner Sect alone and then challenged the Outer Elder Qin Douyuan to a life-and-death duel!

Xu Yuntao glanced at Luo Cheng, swallowing nervously.

"As I suspected! This guy caused such a massive mess as soon as he returned! If Qin Douyuan gets killed, I can’t imagine how furious the Eighth Prince Jin Min will be!"

Luo Cheng effortlessly defeated Liu Yifeng!

No one would believe it if they were told Luo Cheng didn’t have the strength to contend with a Fourth Layer Awakening Vein Realm powerhouse!

"Should we inform Jin Min of this?" the other person asked.

Xu Yuntao shook his head. "Too late! Jin Min already wants nothing more than to hack Luo Cheng into pieces. Telling him this now would only provoke him further, and we’d be digging our own graves. Besides, Elder Qin Douyuan is a middle-stage expert of the Fourth Layer Awakening Vein Realm—he won’t necessarily lose! Let’s just wait and see how things unfold."

"It wouldn’t be an issue if Luo Cheng lost, but if he won..."

Xu Yuntao cast another glance toward the arena, lightly shaking his head.

On the arena.

Qin Douyuan glared at Luo Cheng, his face brimming with murderous intent as he spoke coldly:

"Brat, you crippled my nephew Qin Yuanfeng. Today, I’ll avenge him! What a shame that he’s not here to witness the scene of your blood staining this arena!"

Luo Cheng’s face broke into a faint smile, his dark, star-like eyes calm as still water:

"If you want revenge, you’ll have to prove you’re capable of it first."

"Heh, even standing on the brink of death, you dare speak so arrogantly! The moment you stepped into this arena, your fate was already sealed!"

Boom!

Qin Douyuan sneered coldly, his entire body emitting a pure and intense earthen-yellow radiance. The glow was dense and heavy, surging toward Luo Cheng in waves as vast and unstoppable as a tidal storm!

"What overwhelming power!"

"As expected of a middle-stage Awakening Vein Realm expert! And he hasn’t even unleashed his Martial Soul yet—he’s already this strong."

"Luo Cheng is doomed!"

The moment Qin Douyuan erupted with his aura, no one believed Luo Cheng stood a chance to win!

The Outer Disciples present didn’t even dare to breathe audibly.

A Fourth Layer Awakening Vein Realm powerhouse’s mere presence was so oppressive that it left their hearts trembling. If they were too close, their minds might outright collapse!

Yuan Zhilan and Gu Lingfeng’s faces turned deathly pale.

Qin Douyuan’s aura was overwhelmingly powerful!

It surpassed Third Layer experts like Han Yu by more than tenfold!

The difference was insurmountable!

Even the usually composed Gu Lingfeng felt a chill deep inside.

Meanwhile, Jin Min and the others from the Crown Prince Hall wore mocking expressions of schadenfreude.

Boom!

At that moment.

An unexpected twist unfolded in the arena.

Qin Douyuan, who had been speaking seconds earlier, struck out without any warning. In a single step, he closed the distance to Luo Cheng, throwing a ferocious punch.

The punch had been charged for a while, exploding with dazzling earthen-yellow brilliance as it engulfed Luo Cheng entirely. The fist power carried a weight as massive as a mountain, exuding an unstoppable force!

"So fast!"

Many in the crowd felt their hearts leap in shock.

No one had anticipated Qin Douyuan to launch a surprise attack!

Most spectators hadn’t even registered what was happening before the dazzling fist radiance was already hurtling straight for Luo Cheng’s face. The oppressive force caused cracks to spread noiselessly across the arena beneath him!

Luo Cheng’s expression remained impassive. Only when the punch was inches away did the Flame Trace Sword flash from its sheath.

Shiiing!

The sword light streaked like lightning, slicing cleanly through the dense fist power.

Crack!

The wild energy split the arena apart, shattering it into pieces!

The Martial Arts Square’s dueling arena had a defensive limit equivalent to a First Layer Awakening Vein Realm expert. How could it endure such a high-level battle?

Swish! Swish!

Amidst the chaotic energy, two figures simultaneously flew backward, each landing on a scattered fragment of the broken arena.

"He blocked it!"

"Awakening Vein Realm! Early stage of the Second Layer!"

The crowd’s eyes widened in shock. Some even stood up in disbelief.

Up until now, many had no idea that Luo Cheng had already broken through to the Awakening Vein Realm.

Even more shocking was that he managed to deflect Qin Douyuan’s ferocious punch on equal footing!

"Damn it! How did this trash get so strong so fast?"

The Eighth Prince Jin Min’s eyes hardened, his mind reeling in disbelief!

In just over a month, Luo Cheng had advanced from the Tongxuan Realm to the early stage of the Second Layer Awakening Vein Realm.

Such cultivation speed was absurd—it defied all logic!

Bang!

Luo Cheng steadied himself on a fragment of the shattered arena, silently thinking: Truly formidable! Though his cultivation level was two tiers lower than Blood Eagle’s, at just the middle stage of the Fourth Layer Awakening Vein Realm, Qin Douyuan’s strength was nearly on par with Blood Eagle’s!

That wasn’t surprising, though.

Independent roaming cultivators often couldn’t compare to sect disciples in their cultivation techniques, martial arts, or resources—much less sect elders.

At the same realm, their combat power would often differ by one or two levels!

This both startled and excited Luo Cheng.

Back when Blood Eagle had been chasing him, he could only flee in desperation, narrowly escaping death several times!

But today, facing an opponent of comparable strength in Qin Douyuan, he couldn’t help but wonder how much he had grown over the past month!

How much of his power would it take to crush this foe?

Raising his gaze, Luo Cheng looked at Qin Douyuan and smirked coldly:

"Elder Qin, first you tried to confuse me with words, then overwhelm me with your aura to shake my spirit, finally sneaking in a sudden attack. What a crafty set of tricks! Too bad—they’re useless against me!"

Being called out so bluntly, Qin Douyuan felt his anger and shock surging together!

That strike had been meticulously timed, yet Luo Cheng had seen through it.

That wasn’t the worst of it.

Luo Cheng had repelled his prepared attack with apparent ease, even forcing him back!

Such power left Qin Douyuan deeply shaken, the murder in his eyes more intense than ever!

"You brat, I must admit, you’ve surprised me! Just breaking through to the Second Layer of the Awakening Vein Realm, and you already possess such strength! If I gave you another year or two, I doubt I could even beat you!"

"What a pity—you overreach by challenging me now, seeking your own death!"

Qin Douyuan let out a string of cold laughter, his eyes sharp as blades. As he spoke, his figure trembled, and in the void behind him appeared a massive earthen-yellow rock glowing with six shining stars!

Boom!

With his Martial Soul unleashed, Qin Douyuan’s aura surged higher and higher, seemingly without limit, flooding the arena and beyond. His eyes bore down on Luo Cheng like a monarch’s.

"At the Awakening Vein Realm, everything else is secondary. Martial Souls are the ultimate foundation! To kill you, I need no tricks. I only need to crush you utterly with raw strength!"

As his aura reached its peak, Qin Douyuan stomped down, shattering the fragment beneath his feet, and shot toward Luo Cheng like a streak of lightning!

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