Chapter 36: Decisive Battle (Part 2)

"Under the layers of true qi protection, Lu Yun, amidst powerful attacks, collided with the mighty and unparalleled strike from Bi Tian. Once again, the two engaged in combat, and the layers of true qi shield around Lu Yun's body were instantly torn apart by the formidable sword energy, bringing the powerful attack dangerously close to Lu Yun's body. In a critical moment, Lu Yun's eyes flashed with a cold light, and his body suddenly leaned backward, instantly moving four yards away at a speed too fast for anyone to follow, not even Bi Tian.

A loud boom resonated as if the entire earth was trembling. Bi Tian's body ascended into the dust, surrounded by a layer of red light. Above his head, the long sword rotated rapidly, forming a column of light that enveloped Bi Tian. A powerful aura filled the airspace above the Tianfeng Cave, shrouding everyone. Outside the arena, both Ziyang True Man and Yun Feng trembled involuntarily. In their eyes, Lu Yun seemed to have been struck by Bi Tian's powerful attack, completely unaware. However, in the most perilous moment, Lu Yun suddenly shot out, evading the fierce blow.

Lu Yun glanced at his master and Yun Feng outside the arena, feeling an indescribable gratitude in his heart. With a leap, Lu Yun ascended into the air, standing parallel to Bi Tian. Above his head, the Ruyi Heart and Soul Sword stood upright and rotated, unlike Bi Tian's horizontal rotation. Lu Yun extended both hands gracefully, standing on the void with a red nebula forming behind him, creating a flowing light that revolved gently around Lu Yun.

Suddenly, a change occurred in the sky, turning it red. Lu Yun's overwhelming aura suppressed Bi Tian's originally powerful momentum. The entire arena was filled with the fierce and dominant atmosphere, resembling lively, leaping flames that seemed to want to consume everything in the world.

In this moment, an anomaly appeared in the sky, as the previously clear sky suddenly turned red. Lu Yun exuded a mighty presence that surpassed Bi Tian's strong momentum. The entire arena was filled with a dominating and fierce atmosphere, like a lively and leaping wildfire, wanting to burn everything in the world.

Outside the arena, everyone was shocked by the overwhelming aura emanating from Lu Yun. Ziyang True Man and Yun Feng were particularly astonished. They had never known why Lu Yun possessed such a powerful fire elemental essence. The fierce and violent aura seemed to want to devour all living beings, fierce and intense. Even Bi Tian, as his opponent, was amazed by Lu Yun's aura. He could hardly believe that Lu Yun's fire elemental essence, obtained from the Black Domain Secret Realm, was even more powerful than the fierce fire essence he gained from cultivating the mighty and righteous Haoran Qi. It was truly unbelievable.

Lu Yun's eyes flickered with red flames, and his entire being seemed like a messenger from the fiery depths, mysterious and eerie. Reddish clouds rotated faster and faster around him, forming a blood-red lotus under Lu Yun, exuding a captivating beauty. Above his head, the Ruyi Heart and Soul Sword, rotating every round, burst into a dazzling red light, extending its upward-reaching sword energy into the sky, turning the entire sky into a fiery red. At this moment, the whole world was shrouded in the red brilliance. Everyone on Mount Taixuan looked in this direction, wondering what extraordinary event was happening.

Lu Yun stood silently on the blood-red lotus, resembling a messenger emerging from the flames, mysterious and eerie. The red flames flickered in his crimson eyes, and he finally unleashed the formidable fire elemental essence obtained from the Black Domain Secret Realm. To his surprise, the power of this overwhelmingly fierce fire essence displayed here far exceeded its effect in the Black Domain Secret Realm.

On the other side, although Bi Tian was astonished by Lu Yun's formidable cultivation, he was not one to easily retreat. He had absolute confidence in his own cultivation, believing that as long as he gave his all, he could defeat Lu Yun. After exchanging a glance with Haoyun Layman, Bi Tian's entire cultivation surged at ten times the speed, and he instantly appeared three yards away from Lu Yun. He began forming hand seals with both hands in front of his chest. The long sword above his head emitted a burst of red light, surrounding Bi Tian and making him invisible. Even when standing next to Lu Yun, the red light seemed exceptionally dazzling.

In mid-air, Bi Tian shouted, "Haoran Qi, benevolence conquers all. Receive my third move—Enduring Spirit of Benevolence." After speaking, the red light suddenly expanded, forming a giant light sphere that continuously extended outward. When the light sphere reached a size of ten yards, it suddenly retracted and turned into a one-foot-sized bright light sphere, quietly stopping in front of Bi Tian's chest. At this moment, Bi Tian's entire body reappeared, and he controlled the dazzling light sphere with both hands, giving a loud shout and forcefully pushing it towards Lu Yun.

At the same time Bi Tian launched his attack, Ziyang True Man and Yun Feng couldn't help but exclaim in shock outside the arena. They were clearly worried about whether Lu Yun could withstand Bi Tian's mysterious strike. Although the light sphere was small, both of them understood that it contained an incredibly powerful force, far surpassing the combined power of the previous two attacks. Lu Yun's mental waves detected the tremendous force hidden inside the light sphere, realizing that the power of this single strike was much stronger than the sum of Bi Tian's previous two attacks, perhaps five times more formidable. Lu Yun's eyes flashed with flames, and amidst a loud roar, the Ruyi Sword above his head suddenly transformed into a dazzling brilliance, manifesting into a three-yard-long fire dragon that appeared out of thin air in front of Lu Yun, opening its huge mouth and swallowing the light sphere.

Suddenly, a spectacular scene unfolded in the sky. The fire dragon rotated ceaselessly around Lu Yun, and the blood-red lotus under his feet, along with the firestorm revolving in the opposite direction, created two different red storms around Lu Yun. The two different rotations formed a unique spectacle, with both red storms spiraling upward towards the sky. The horizon displayed a crimson hue that painted half of the sky, resembling a fiery cloud with radiant colors, extraordinarily beautiful.

Bi Tian and everyone else were dumbfounded, all staring blankly at Lu Yun suspended in mid-air. At this moment, they seemed to forget that this was still a competition. When Lu Yun, without a sound, appeared in front of Bi Tian, the latter had not even had the chance to speak before his entire body was pressed into the soil by a powerful and soft force. Lu Yun had no intention of harming him, so he used gentle force to bury Bi Tian in the mud. Lu Yun understood that at this moment, Bi Tian had exhausted too much true essence and had no resistance left.

At the same time, all the spectators from the other academies were rushing towards this place at the fastest speed possible, appearing outside the arena in an instant. These people were all top experts from the other academies. Some of them had finished their matches and, upon discovering the anomaly here, rushed over one after another. In just a short time, all the top experts from the six academies gathered at the Tianfeng Cave, staring at Lu Yun in mid

-air with various expressions of shock, concern, and amazement."

"When Xuan Yu True Man arrived with the heavily injured Li Hongfei, Ziyang True Man was already so excited that he tightly grabbed his hand, unable to express his joy in words. Xuan Yu True Man had just returned, and Master Jingyue also rushed back with Aoxue. The group gathered together, listening to Yun Feng excitedly recount the shocking scene just now. Shock and astonishment were evident in everyone's eyes. Aoxue looked at Lu Yun in mid-air with a gentle and silent greeting, conveying her feelings through a clear gaze. Li Hongfei looked at Lu Yun, his eyes shimmering with a peculiar light, and whispered, 'Perhaps you are the number one in Yiyuan. Keep it up and remember to bring glory to Yiyuan.'

In the distance, Swordless Dust, Motoko, Unfettered, and Cangyue had already arrived after their victories. Seeing Lu Yun in mid-air, they suddenly realized that Lu Yun was the biggest variable in Yiyuan. His formidable cultivation was beyond anyone's speculation. Looking at Lu Yun in mid-air, Swordless Dust's eyes radiated a determined gaze, seemingly expressing something. Cangyue's eyes, on the other hand, held a hint of doubt as she glanced at Aoxue, as if understanding something.

At this moment, Lu Yun used gentle force to press down Bi Tian on the ground, making him unable to move. Meanwhile, the fire dragon not far away continued to dance and rotate. The two red storms, along with the blood-red lotus, still ascended crazily, continuously reaching upward. The red clouds in the sky were gradually deepening, resembling a layer of blood-colored ocean covering the entire sky.

Lu Yun glanced at the soaring fire dragon and knew that it was about to merge and devour Bi Tian's powerful light sphere. In a while, everything would be resolved. Looking at the people below, Lu Yun suddenly saw Aoxue's smiling eyes, and his heart was filled with joy and sweetness. With a flash, Lu Yun released Bi Tian, and his figure appeared near the blood-red lotus. Watching the rotating fire dragon, Lu Yun decided to lend a hand to end it all.

Lu Yun extended both hands, and his whole body burst into a dazzling red light. The powerful fire elemental essence made him appear like the sun, shining brightly. A pure-colored flame suddenly shot from Lu Yun's body into the rotating blood lotus. Instantly, the sky and earth brightened, and the rotating fire dragon transformed into a radiant light, concealing the dragon's body. In mid-air, the red light rapidly gathered towards the radiant light, and the red clouds in the sky gradually approached Mount Taixuan. Countless red lights slowly converged, and the sky gradually returned to its original azure color.

Finally, under the shocked gaze of everyone, the sky returned to normal. The radiance of the blood lotus gradually diminished, and then it was entirely absorbed by the rotating fire dragon. In an instant, the red clouds in the sky dissipated, leaving only a small and shrinking radiance, constantly fluctuating in shape. Lu Yun looked at the Ruyi Sword and knew that, at this moment, due to absorbing Bi Tian's powerful true essence, the dragon soul sealed inside the Ruyi Sword was benefiting greatly, undergoing unimaginable changes.

Watching the red light gradually disappear, the shadow of the Ruyi Sword became clearer and clearer. Lu Yun felt a sudden joy in his heart. The red light flashed, and all the radiance disappeared. In mid-air, the Ruyi Sword stood upright, rotating gently, with a flowing red radiance circulating around the sword, extremely beautiful. What was even more shocking was that the original red sword body turned transparent at this moment. A flying divine dragon became clear from the sword, transforming into various shapes with the rotation, mysterious and beautiful. At the hilt, it turned into dragon whiskers and dragon scales, exquisite and dazzling.

Lu Yun looked at the Ruyi Sword, feeling inexplicable joy in his heart. He didn't know that this battle had caused such a mutation in the Ruyi Sword, truly unexpected. Looking at the Ruyi Sword, Lu Yun smiled and said, 'Well, it seems you want to show off too. From this moment on, let's show our might to the world together. I will make everyone, every god, know my name, Lu Yun.' After speaking, he looked proudly at the sky, as if displaying something.

On the ground, the disciples of Yiyuan had already brought Bi Tian back. His true essence consumption was immense, but there was nothing serious, which made the people of Yiyuan breathe a sigh of relief. Xuan Yu True Man and all the disciples of Yiyuan looked at Lu Yun in mid-air, and no one said a word. At this moment, Yiyuan felt proud. Lu Yun, a disciple who had been in Yiyuan for only two

 years, easily defeated the most outstanding disciple of Yiyuan, bringing supreme honor to Yiyuan. This moment would be forever remembered in everyone's hearts and recorded in Yiyuan's history.

Xuan Yu True Man and Ziyang True Man tightly clasped their hands together. Both of them saw a glimmer of hope, that the competition for the first place in this session might not necessarily be Swordless Dust. With the powerful strength displayed by Lu Yun today, he was enough to compete with Swordless Dust. This was such a joyous thing. After so many years, Yiyuan finally produced an extraordinary talent who might change Yiyuan's history and create supreme glory.

Others, looking at the elevated Lu Yun, showed a trace of worry in their eyes. This martial arts conference was truly unexpected, and everything beyond imagination happened. Li Changchun looked at Lu Yun with a slightly heavy gaze, a hint of concern rising in his heart. Looking at Swordless Dust, he sighed faintly and turned away.

As he left, everyone knew there was nothing more to see, and they all left one after another. Soon, the lively arena quieted down."