Cang Yue vs Xia Qingyue

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--- Chapter 62 ---

An hour break actually commenced for the semifinals.

Hayate didn't have a problem with it, so he rolled down on his seat and began to meditate. His profound energy circulated nicely and smoothly through his entire body.

He could sense Phoenix Blood and Dragon God's Blood restored to their former state or growing more powerful. Kaiju Creation started to show its actual effect.

"I shouldn't have a problem fighting all of them," Hayate said while looking at his beautiful fiancee, adorable younger sister, and mysterious girl.

Xiao Bing'er possessed the Elf Queen's Core, but she couldn't use it to the fullest. She won't cause much trouble for him because Phoenix Flame should counter her.

However, Hayate's usage of the Phoenix Flame would attract Divine Phoenix Empire's interest in him.

'Well, it's not like they owned Phoenix Flame, right.' Hayate thought to himself.

Cang Yue hummed cheerfully beside Hayate. She Yun Che was quickly dragged by Heavenly Sword Villa's guards.

After the Blue Wind Ranking Tournament, she would have a great time punishing him in prison.

"Hey, Hayate," She called him.

"Who do you think will be your enemy next?"

Hayate released a yawn and answered, "I don't know, probably Xiao Bing'er."

"Oh, how could you tell?" Cang Yue's eyes shone in curiosity.

"Instinct." He answered casually.

At the Frozen Cloud Asgard's side, Xia Qingyue felt Hayate's energy revolving inside her abdomen.

Her cultivation soared abruptly, creating an imbalance between Frozen Cloud Arts and herself. After a few minutes, pink-colored energy dropped inside her small world and returned her condition to normal.

Xia Qingyue opened her eyes and smiled, "I see... Big Brother's blessing gives me a clue about something."

"Primordial Energy, huh."

--- An hour later ---

Ling Wuguo stepped down from his Elder Seat and arrived on the stage with a smile. He stared at Cang Yue and Xia Qingyue, giving them a clue about the next match.

"Fifth Match, Cang Yue against Xia Qingyue!"

'This will be a brutal fight between geniuses.' He thought somewhat excitedly.

"Wow, your instinct is correct." Cang Yue commented while bringing out her thin sword.

Hayate chuckled a little and responded, "Have a nice fight."

"And don't hold back because Qingyue is strong."

Cang Yue smiled and returned, "I know."

She calmed herself by releasing a sigh and strolled to the stage with a firm look. Her eyes locked on Xia Qingyue, who also stared at her.

Xia Qingyue released an icy aura from her body, preparing herself for Cang Yue's sword intent.

Even though Xia Qingyue possessed a higher cultivation realm than the Blue Wind Empire's Royal Princess, it didn't give her the advantage to fight casually.

After all, Cang Yue is her big brother's woman too.

She needed to throw logic out of the window when fighting Cang Yue. Her breathing became colder abruptly, lowering the temperature around them.

Cang Yue noticed this and smiled because Xia Qingyue was finally serious.

"The Fifth Match starts!" Ling Wuguo stood between the two ladies and raised his hand to the sky.

Clank!

A sword and ice clashed immediately, causing a loud buzz to echo in the arena.

As these two instantly launched a powerful attack on each other. Everyone was left speechless because this fight didn't even have a build-up.

Cang Yue raised her sword and slashed the ice, charging toward Xia Qingyue with the intent to cut.

Xia Qingyue waved her slender hand and sent another ice wave at Cang Yue.

BOOM! CLANK!

They confronted each other, sending a barrage of attacks from all sides.

Cang Yue's sword moved like the wind and always tried to reach Xia Qingyue's body, but none of them even brushed her snowy robe.

Her hair fluttered because of the gust.

"Huh?" Cang Yue's eyes widened.

A creamy white palm made contact with her stomach.

"Frozen Cloud's Palm." Xia Qingyue's palm released an ice shock wave that shook Cang Yue's internal organs.

BOOM!

Cang Yue was blown away and landed on the edge of the stage with a solemn expression.

"Your sword." Xia Qingyue raised her right sleeve and saw a wide cut. Her beautiful slender arm somehow was revealed to everyone.

"Before you were blown away by me, you countered with a quick sword slash."

She stared at Cang Yue calmly and commented, "Impressive."

Cang Yue spewed blood from her mouth and slowly raised her sword.

"Wind Sword: Mirage." She released an intense sword intent.

Xia Qingyue activated her Frozen Cloud Art and created a white mist with extreme coldness.

She didn't wait for Cang Yue and jumped forward with an open palm. Her entire right hand shone gently with subtle white light.

"Frozen Cloud's Palm Wave."

A wave of ice energy swept over Cang Yue, overwhelming her entire body with coldness.

Cang Yue breathed in and out, feeling her body temperature drop abruptly.

She executed a decisive rising slash and separated the ice wave in half.

Their eyes met for a moment.

Xia Qingyue could sense Cang Yue's heart.

It throughly was filled with an unhealthy obsession over her beloved big brother.

Cang Yue was also the same.

She could tell Xia Qingyue's possessiveness over Hayate was beyond Hong Guan's level. It's terrifying, knowing Xia Qingyue would do anything for him like herself.

Bam!

Cang Yue's hand met with Xia Qingyue's arm.

"Wind Sword, Evil's Dance." Her movement abruptly became faster than before.

Xia Qingyue's eyes wandered skillfully through the whole stage and sensed danger from below.

She raised her left leg and kicked Cang Yue's waist.

"Hmm?" A small cut appeared on Xia Qingyue's leg.

BOOM!

Xia Qingyue raised her arms to defend herself and felt a forceful smack. Her whole body staggered and drove several meters away.

After realizing Sword Intent, Cang Yue's low Earth Profound Realm cultivation soared to peak Earth Profound Realm.

It's an extreme qualitative change in Cang Yue's sword heart and profound energy. All parts of her Profound Veins also evolved slowly into a strange state.

An odd translucent aura burst from Cang Yue's body, covering the entire stage with extreme sharpness. Her thin sword broke into pieces and merged back into a silver needle.

Xia Qingyue brushed some snow off her chest.

It would be unfair for her to use Hayate's blessing against Cang Yue, but this world is never fair in the first place.

Frozen Cloud Arts ran through her Profound Veins, squeezing profound energy like no tomorrow.

Xia Qingyue's pupil gained a weird pink light. Her body felt a thousand waves of energy flowing inside.

She stepped forward and said, "Frozen World."

Crack!

A piece of ice spread from her gentle step and covered the entire place with ice. The snow around them seemed to dance around and form several weapons according to Xia Qingyue's wishes.

Xia Qingyue gently grasped an ice spear and threw it at Cang Yue.

Clank! BAM!

Cang Yue tried to slash Xia Qingyue's ice spear and was able to deflect it away.

'Heavy.' She frowned while looking at Xia Qingyue.

Xia Qingyue picked another spear and approached Cang Yue with a gentle step.

Cang Yue clenched her hand and moved forward too.

Clank! BOOM!

Their weapons met violently.

'This isn't a fight between Spirit Profound or Earth Profound Realm cultivators anymore.' Ling Wuguo has a speechless expression on his face.

'These two, they have the strength of Sky Profound Realm!!'

He watched Cang Yue aggressively yet smoothly attack Xia Qingyue with her sword.

However, the genius disciple of Frozen Cloud Asgard always countered Cang Yue perfectly.

No matter what kind of sword technique Cang Yue used, a wall of ice would appear to protect Xia Qingyue.

BOOM!

BOOM!

BOOM!

Ling Wuguo created a profound barrier around the stage, so no one was injured by these ladies.

Everyone's mouth was hanging down, dumbfounded because both Cang Yue and Xia Qingyue hid their strength all along.

"32 Points." Cang Yue's needle-like sword pierced through Xia Qingyue's ice wall.

Xia Qingyue tilted her head and dodged 32 consecutive attacks from Cang Yue, countering with a heavy kick on the knee.

BAM!

"Uugh." Cang Yue bit her lips.

Without further ado, Xia Qingyue began to take the lead and pushed Cang Yue to the corner.

Cang Yue tried her best to use sword intent, but Xia Qingyue won't let her.

'I wouldn't let you move.' Xia Qingyue thought while disabling every move from the sword princess.

She skillfully stepped on Cang Yue's shoe and grabbed her left shoulder. A forceful pressure was applied, making a crisp sound in the arena.

Crack!

Cang Yue felt her left shoulder dislocated. She rotated her body and kicked Xia Qingyue away in the stomach.

BAM!

"Ice Thorns." Xia Qingyue created several ice spears and launched them at her.

Cang Yue raised her gaze and slashed the incoming ice spears with her weapon.

After several minutes, Cang Yue was standing on the edge of the arena in worse condition. Her body is injured heavily with a dislocated left shoulder.

"She's strong." She breathed out calmly and inhaled cold air around her.

Xia Qingyue stood naturally in the center of the arena. There is no wound on her body, but her snowy robe was torn apart in several places.

"I see." Her cold eyes focused on Cang Yue.

"She wanted to finish this match with the next move."

Cang Yue widened her stance and loosened the grip on her needle-like weapon.

A translucent white light gathered on the tip of her eyes.

Xia Qingyue responded by releasing an intense cold, blowing everything around her with a low temperature.

"That's not Frozen Cloud Asgard's technique..." Wu Xuexin's eyes widened a little.

Chu Yueli nodded and replied, "Yes, Qingyue created her profound arts under my teaching."

"She usually won't use it, but..."

"Well, they are rivals, I guess?" She smiled under her veils.

Hayate watched the fight with a somewhat proud feeling in his chest.

With a cold-blooded heart, he shouldn't feel such a thing, but realizing how much Xia Qingyue and Cang Yue have grown brings a sense of achievement to him.

"It feels like tomorrow." He commented while looking at the sky.

A great shadow covered the entire arena.

Everyone raised their heads and saw an enormous needle-like sword descending from the sky.

"Sky Piercing Drop." Cang Yue gripped her right hand tightly.

"Frozen World's Palm." Xia Qingyue closed her eyes and sent a palm at the sky.

As Xia Qingyue's voice echoed in the arena, an ice palm burst out of the Ling Wuguo's barrier and soared to the sky.

SWOOSH! BOOOOOM!

Cang Yue's attack crumbled when reaching Xia Qingyue's ice palm. A powerful shockwave pushed everyone aside, painting the sky in blue color.

Cang Yue couldn't help but sigh when looking at the scenery and blinked helplessly. A cold hand was reaching over her neck.

"You've lost." Xia Qingyue's voice entered her ears.

"I gave up." Cang Yue responded with a defeated smile.