Chapter 57 The Secret of Yiyuan (Part 1)

In the sky, countless colorful divine swords cascaded like flowing water, launching a relentless onslaught against Lu Yun. The ever-changing shapes of the myriad-colored swords formed a dazzling and magical array above the Tianxuan Cave. Sword Dust exerted all his strength to unleash the Annihilation Technique, controlling numerous divine swords to create a formidable attack around Lu Yun.

On the other side, Lu Yun's eyes flickered with red flames as he held up the light sphere, which now exceeded three yards in diameter. The Nine Heavens Divine Thunder continued to strike fiercely, causing the sphere to undergo transformations with each impact. The dazzling light emitted by the sphere continued to grow, with sparks of electricity splashing like flowers and layers of light swirling around, appearing beautiful yet extremely dangerous.

At this moment, a cold glint flashed in Lu Yun's eyes, and a cold smile appeared at the corner of his mouth as he began to counterattack. Above, the lightning sphere, brimming with thunderous power, continued to emit dense explosions, filling the entire space with countless electric sparks. As the swords approached, countless electric lights scattered from the sphere, meeting the countless swords head-on.

The sky suddenly became a scene of intense conflict between the countless colorful divine swords and the flashing electric lights, fiercely battling between Lu Yun and Sword Dust, refusing to yield to each other.

On the ground, everyone's hearts were tense at this moment. Especially those from the Sky Sword Academy and Yiyuan, all looked worriedly at their respective disciples, wishing they could pour all their strength into them.

Cangyue looked at Lu Yun, deeply shocked. Why didn't anyone know beforehand that Lu Yun possessed such a world-shaking technique and came to compete in the Sky Sword Academy? Taking a glance at Aoxue, Cangyue understood that Aoxue and the people from Yiyuan were also unaware of the technique Lu Yun was currently displaying. Regardless of the outcome of this battle, Cangyue knew that the Sky Sword Academy would not easily let go if Lu Yun did not explain the origin of this technique clearly. Thinking of this, Cangyue couldn't help but sigh softly, looking at Lu Yun in the air, silently sending her blessings from the bottom of her heart.

It seemed that Aoxue sensed Cangyue's gaze, and she turned to look at her. The two women's eyes met in the air. Worry, concern, blessings, and silent words of the heart were clearly revealed in their eyes. Without speaking, without greeting, they just nodded to each other, with a faint smile appearing in their eyes. Turning back gently, Aoxue looked at the sky, her eyes filled with concern amidst the threads of emotions, silently conveyed from her eyes.

Suddenly, Sword Dust raised his hands high, his eyes flashing with an extremely sinister and terrifying expression. Seeing the light sphere above Lu Yun's head gradually shrinking, Sword Dust felt an extremely dangerous crisis and knew he could not delay any longer.

His entire body erupted with a hundred times more colorful brilliance, and Sword Dust shouted loudly, "Lu Yun, admit defeat!" With a loud shout, the purple light pillar, brimming with the power of destruction, descended fiercely from above, controlled by Sword Dust's hands. In the sky, a purple light pillar that pierced through heaven and earth, bursting with earth-shattering power, slashed down at Lu Yun at lightning speed.

Meanwhile, the light sphere above Lu Yun's head was undergoing tremendous changes. As the number of strikes from the Nine Heavens Divine Thunder in the sky decreased and their power increased, with each strike hitting the sphere, it gradually shrunk. However, as the sphere shrank, the astonishing power it contained was rapidly concentrated. The light sphere above Lu Yun's head, in just a blink of an eye, shrank to a diameter of three feet. Emitting light comparable to the sun and carrying the wild explosive power of destruction, it silently hovered above Lu Yun.

Watching Sword Dust's full-force attack, Lu Yun coldly said, "It's you who should admit defeat, not me. Bring it on." With that, he raised his hands and forcefully directed the light sphere above his head towards Sword Dust. In the sky, numerous colorful divine swords surrounded Sword Dust's purple light pillar. Five radiant dragons took up positions around him, coordinating with the purple light pillar to fiercely assault Lu Yun. Meanwhile, the light sphere emitted countless beams of light refracted by the celestial thunder, engaging the five radiant dragons.

The beams of light transformed from celestial thunder and the colorful dragons clashed violently in the air, causing earth-shattering explosions. Countless colorful lights danced in the sky, mutually canceling out, shattering, and dissipating in the midst of their battle. When Sword Dust's resplendent purple light pillar collided with Lu Yun's powerfully destructive light sphere in mid-air, neither side yielded, fiercely contending against each other.

However, after only a short while, amidst the dense explosions, the purple light pillar was rebounded and rose into the air. In a flash, it transformed into a giant purple dragon that roared furiously before once again pouncing toward the light sphere.

On the other side, the light sphere also returned, and as it withdrew three yards, it was struck by a lightning pillar with a diameter of six feet. A bright light flashed, temporarily blinding everyone present, and the light sphere first doubled in size and then shrank to a third of its size, turning into a beam of light that shot straight towards the incoming purple dragon.

When everyone opened their eyes again and looked at the sky, they saw a purple dragon and a sparkling lightning sphere hovering around each other in the air. From a distance, it looked like a divine dragon playing with a pearl, incredibly beautiful. Just as everyone was astonished, the purple dragon suddenly opened its mouth and swallowed the light sphere in one gulp. At this point, everyone's expressions changed drastically, eagerly speculating about the final outcome.

Looking up, Sword Dust's face was pale and bloodless, his lips tightly pressed together, obviously exerting all his strength to control the dragon. Meanwhile, Lu Yun, on the other side, looked coldly at Sword Dust, with a hint of cruelty in his expression, and a mysterious smile hanging at the corner of his mouth.

A furious roar shook the heavens and the earth. The purple dragon suddenly twisted its body madly in the sky, emitting terrified roars from its mouth. Around its body, amid the dazzling purple light, faint sparks of lightning could be seen. Finally, to everyone's horror, a brilliant lightning beam appeared on the body of the purple dragon. With a deafening roar, the massive body of the purple dragon suddenly exploded in a piercing scream, turning into countless streams of light scattered in the sky. At the moment of the purple dragon's explosion, within its body, a dazzling lightning beam suddenly struck Sword Dust in mid-air.

The sky was filled with beautiful and mesmerizing streams of colorful light, and the dark clouds scattered rapidly amidst the intense explosions, restoring brightness to the previously gloomy sky. In mid-air, Lu Yun's body shook slightly a few times but then stabilized, standing quietly in the void. Around him, the dazzling light sphere continued to emit intermittent thunderous sounds, enveloping Lu Yun in the middle. In the distance, the colorful divine dragon had disappeared without a trace, leaving only the dragon soul burning with flames, hovering above Lu Yun, occasionally roaring towards the sky.

On the other hand, at the moment of the purple dragon's explosion, Sword Dust trembled all over, blood spewing from his mouth, and his body instantly shrunk. From afar, his handsome face looked dim, his eyes lifeless. When he was struck by the lightning pillar composed of thunder, his entire body's clothes were quickly scorched, and under the fierce lightning attack, he was violently slammed to the ground. Above his head, the Divine Sword of the Heavenly Spirit sighed softly, and the faint colorful radiance disappeared in an instant.

Everyone around stared blankly at the scene, completely forgetting their expected reactions. Suddenly, Lin Yunfeng shouted, "We've won, we've won! Haha, Lu Yun is victorious, Lu Yun is victorious!" The joyous voice spread throughout the arena in an instant.

With his exclamation, everyone from Yiyuan erupted into cheers, and even the calm Aoxue and Master Jingyue couldn't help but shout excitedly. Xuan Yu True Person and Zi Yang True Person were even more overjoyed, tears streaming down their faces, too excited to articulate their feelings. After so many years, Yiyuan finally reached the pinnacle of the Six Academies because of Lu Yun, which was such a joyous occasion.