19 It Just Had to Be Done

Dancing Rain Splits the Heaven. At this point Lu Yan already have other techniques that he can execute perfectly. However, this technique will have the bigger impact to Yan Rui mentally. This is another triumph card that Lu Yan prepared.

The effect is obvious to see, still confused of how Lu Yan still able to move so fluent. The technique that always showed up at his nightmare has been performed right before his eyes.

How is this Lu Yan still survive though?

A nail into the heart. Even the strongest person in the world will die. Except if he misses or the device is broken. Yet he clearly felt something shot out from his sleeve and Lu Yan's face turned pale. He also saw a shining thingy fell from Lu Yan's chest.

That has to be the nail, right?

.....

Wait, why did it fell? This nail supposed to be able to penetrate the strongest armor, yet Lu Yan not even wear one. There is no clanking sound and his movement is so fluid for him to wear any armor.

Yan Rui's deep though ends there. A searing pain divert his mind from anything else.

The technique has taken his sword before. This time his hand is included.

Yan Rui thought really hard of how to counter this technique if he ever met one again. He never found an exact answer for that. Yet this technique is far stronger, faster and deadly than the one he encountered before. There is nothing he can do except see his hands get cut off.

Yan Rui is shocked, as well as all those audience. The scripted part is definitely out of the picture now.

As for Lu Yan this is all he can do, deep down he knew he should have killed him. Despite all the hate and disgust for his sneak attack earlier. He cannot bring himself to kill him or any other human being most likely. After he cut Yan Rui's hand, his win is already cemented. If he killed him afterwards, it will be categorized as murder. There is going to be trial and such for him.

Killing another disciple is prohibited in the sect. However, surely in the heated duel accident might happen. Question may still be asked. But answering them will be much easier.

In the end Lu Yan is still choose the less violent action he can carry. He cannot kill anyone, even cutting someone's hand felt bad enough. He may not enjoy this. But in the end, it just had to be done.

"Before it was your sword. Now is your hand. If there is going to be next, it will be your head that fall off." That is all Lu Yan can say to Yan Rui.

He quickly turned around and leave the scene. Going away from the gore he created and from the crowd.

No more drama, no more rivalries. He just wants to live his life peacefully from now on. As an inner sect disciple, he will have that privilege. Or at least he hopes to have. According to their bets Yan Rui will not follow him there as an inner disciple.

He also doubts that the Yan family will harass him further when he became an inner disciple. His duel with Yan Rui is all fair and square. There is no disrespect towards the family name itself. As for revenge Yan Rui will not have a bright future in front of him after this. Risking to provoke a great sect by after their inner disciple just for him, is no longer worth their while.

Lu Yan headed right to Liu Fang as he goes away. She was watched them from afar but gone closer as the match goes. Yet she still has some distance behind the crowds. When Lu Yan approaches her, he soon created another stage for the crowds.

Liu Fang felt her heart racing faster and her face reddened. Her mind wondering what Lu Yan might want to do, to create this scene. Before she never cares if it is true that he loves her or not.

Liu Fang always had a lot of fans. Men or women that love her in many different ways. Add one Lu Yan into them meant nothing to her. And if he is not actually like her, there is nothing to worry anyway. Although if he did than he most likely are not straight.

She is a perfect specimen of a woman. Thus, everyone that actually love a woman must love her as well. In facts Liu Fang is not the only person with that thought. She shared that view with plenty others.

As Lu Yan approaches her, Liu Fang's heart is not the only one racing. All the crowds excited with many different reasons.

"This fight might be happened because of you. Yet I never intend to fight for you. It just that I have to do it. I really hope none of this will ever happened again in the future." Lu Yan speak softly as soon as he arrived in front of her.

He never took time to stop either. Only slowed down a little bit to make his voice heard. His words ended only after he got passed her. His words are soft almost like a whisper. Only Liu Fang alone can hear that.

Lu Yan only has one thing in his mind right now. To end all this drama at once. Tired from the fight, sick from the gore and dizzy from the crowd. Lu Yan's mind might not work as it usually is. Whether his decision right or wrong he just decided to go with it.

While Lu Yan doesn't think much. Liu Fang's mind overloaded with thoughts.

She certainly displeased with Lu Yan's behavior before. Since her childhood she always being pampered and adored. Lu Yan telling her as not important is something she never felt before. Only Guo Feng gave her that feeling before

Yet he is different than Guo Feng, which is just plain arrogant. For most of the time, he just doesn't care about everything. Lu Yan even hide his true strength until this time. Easy-going and mysterious, that is the character that Lu Yan implanted on Liu Fang right now.

Not only to her exactly but all those watching this event felt Lu Yan is so mysterious. And there is nothing more attractive than a good mystery.

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Nothing much happen after. Lu Yan decided he is done for today and choose to rest in the safe area. Most of other disciples that already sure they finished the contest opt the same, including Liu Fang. Few can truly sleep however, despite how tired they are.

In the previous contests, usually most people still try to compete with each other even since they finished the test already. Guo Feng dominance this time however has eliminate the competition.

Lu Yan's drama also make people paused to talk. Goes along with the inertia law of motion. Once they stop, they no longer have the same fighting spirit as before. Most of them just spent their nights gossiping.

When the morning comes another gossip surfaced. The only 7th Body Refining cultivator has died in the test along with two other cultivators.

People die in the test cannot be avoided completely. However, for someone at the 7th level of Body Refining Technique should be easily beat made it out. Of course, few people guess Guo Feng, but without proof nor witnesses no one dare to accuse him directly.

This test has produced more than twenty disciples qualify to become inner disciples. This one considered as a huge success for the sect. Patriarch Blue give his speech to all the contestants and promise to make the test more often.

In the end none of the drama in the test mentioned. All of them is not that important for the sect.