Chapter 1024: The Purpose of the Confrontation (Please Subscribe)_1

Compared to Xu Sheng comfortably cultivating Immortal Rank Martial Arts in the Scripture Vault, Zhou Qingruo and Duanmu Lian were not so fortunate!

Zhou Qingruo's eyes sharpened as she tightly gripped her blood-colored personal sword, slashing ruthlessly towards Duanmu Lian's chest…

The swift strike brought a violent whooshing sound…

Seeing this tricky scene, Duanmu Lian couldn't help but chuckle, "Qingruo, after all these years, you still don't plan to hold back when you strike!"

As she spoke, she perfectly blocked the incoming attack…

This effortless posture dazzled the Duanmu Clan's disciples below, who began to exclaim loudly, "As expected of Elder Lian, her strength is indeed incomparable to that of Duanmu Qingruo!"

"That's right! This is the power of our Duanmu Family Elders, not something any outsider can match!"

"However, I think Duanmu Qingruo is also terrifyingly strong. She didn't fall behind even once in her confrontation with Elder Lian and even managed to counterattack multiple times!"

"Worthy of being the daughter of the Family Head, a former Elite Elder of our Duanmu Clan. But this is just the appetizer; the real duel has yet to begin!"

Seeing her attack blocked, not a trace of surprise appeared in Zhou Qingruo's amber Beautiful Eyes. If Duanmu Lian couldn't even block this strike, she wouldn't be qualified to duel with her!

With that thought, she promptly kicked towards Duanmu Lian's chest...

Caught off guard, the latter was hit squarely and stumbled several steps backward...

However, Zhou Qingruo had no intention of giving her a chance to catch her breath, swiftly waving her personal sword in the direction Duanmu Lian had retreated, as a surge of spiritual power poured into it...

All of a sudden, sharp Sword Qi erupted, slashing continuously towards her...

Coming to her senses, Duanmu Lian silently thought to herself, "Heaven-grade Medium Martial Skill, Nine Imperial Steps!"

Her entire being seemed to blend into the space around her, her body lightening...

She immediately took several steps, narrowly avoiding the edges of the Sword Qi...

A trace of nostalgia crossed Duanmu Lian's delicate face, "Qingruo, I am quite familiar with your attack patterns, these ordinary Sword Qi won't be able to harm me!"

Zhou Qingruo, hearing this, raised an eyebrow noncommittally, and silently mused, "Is that so? Return!"

Suddenly, her spiritual power exploded outwards as a terrifying shock wave spread around her...

When it touched the sharp Sword Qi that had already passed Duanmu Lian, it began to spin eerily, adjusting its trajectory to strike again from behind Duanmu Lian...

Feeling a sense of crisis emerging behind her, Duanmu Lian's Beautiful Eyes abruptly tightened, clearly not expecting Zhou Qingruo to have held back this move!

Scrambling to dodge, though she managed to avoid a fatal blow at the last moment, her arm and back still suffered wounds from the Sword Qi, leaving shallow sword marks from which a few drops of blood intermittently flowed...

Duanmu Lian cast a glance at her injured arm and thought to herself, "It didn't miss?"

This move, which the Zhou Qingruo of the past would have disdained to use, was unexpectedly employed today to attack her!

Zhou Qingruo simply said, "Don't forget, I am also very familiar with your combat style!"

The two of them had dueled countless times before, their methods of attack long set, and could almost instantly see through each other's next move!

Thus, using an unorthodox approach was the only way to catch the other off guard!

Duanmu Lian paused for a moment, then chuckled lightly, "Is that so? It seems I've been careless, I didn't expect you, Qingruo, to have changed so much!"

The two of them had indeed dueled for a long time, but almost every time, Zhou Qingruo couldn't contain her killing intent, turning the sparring into an actual fight to the death!

And the Duanmu Family Disciples watching from below who were looking at the stage, were all opening their mouths to scold, "Damn it! This Duanmu Qingruo is really despicable, actually launching a surprise attack on Elder Lian!"

"What's the point of winning a match by forcing such a method? Anyway, I can't possibly acknowledge it!"

"Exactly! If Elder Lian hadn't been in a bad state, how could she have been hit so easily!"

What was surprising, however, was that there were also some Duanmu Family Disciples whose impression of Duanmu Qingruo had improved quite a bit...

"Nonsense, there's something wrong with what you're saying. They are fighting one-on-one, so the kind of attack that Duanmu Qingruo released is totally normal. It's simply that Elder Lian was careless!"

"That's right, although I also support Elder Lian, it's clear that Duanmu Qingruo's strength is also very strong! Her strength is unquestionable!"

"I really want to see if this Duanmu Qingruo can actually defeat Elder Lian!!"

Hearing the shouts of these disciples, Duanmu Shuo, who was sitting in his seat, his deep eyes flickered a few times...

He thought to himself, "So that's it... Lian'er took the initiative to duel Qingruo for this reason, didn't she?"

The simplest way to get the disciples of the Duanmu Clan to accept Duanmu Qingruo more quickly was to let them witness her formidable strength!

However, Lian'er's intentions will probably go to waste, for Qingruo, she...

While he was pondering, the beautiful eyes of Duanmu Lian became serious, as she stared at Zhou Qingruo not far away and said with gravity, "Qingruo, if that's the case, I will also bring out my real strength!"

Zhou Qingruo gripped her personal sword even tighter, "I wouldn't have it any other way!"

Almost the instant the words fell, the aura of both women began to climb steadily, the immense pressure causing the space around them to nearly suffocate...

The scuffle from just before was just child's play, now, was the real duel!

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In the Scripture Vault, resting, the elder sensed the sudden surge of two spirit force fluctuations within the Duanmu Mansion...

Those turbid eyes quietly opened in surprise, "Oh, has Lian'er gotten into a fight with...?"

However, it had little to do with him. Unless the Duanmu Clan faced a major event, he would only be inside this Scripture Vault...

Following that, he heard an intense trembling sound coming from another direction within the Scripture Vault...

The elder couldn't help but click his tongue, "This kid... has he mastered another Immortal Rank Martial Skill? Such demonic talent, it's hard to say whether it's good or bad for the Cultivation World!"

He had thought that no matter how strong Xu Sheng's talent was, it would still be impossible for him to casually master Immortal Rank Martial Arts!

Because he knew very well the difficulty of cultivating Immortal Rank Martial Arts!

But he was wrong, and very much so!

The Immortal Rank Martial Skills that took him half a year, or even years to practice, this guy had perfectly mastered it to a great level of completion in just a short half an hour!

If his deeds were to be known, surely all the "Proud Sons of Heaven" in the Cultivation World would amount to nothing compared to him!

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