Chapter 840 - 755: Will You Seize This Opportunity and Try Again? (2)
Chapter 840: Chapter 755: Will You Seize This Opportunity and Try Again? (2)
At the same time, a longsword appeared in Shen Han’s hand as well, and his casual swing actually shocked Chu Yanyang to the core.
He immediately shifted his body to dodge, that so‑called Dawn Swordsmanship completely forgotten.
Shen Han had been suppressing his own strength at the Sixth Grade Fruit Realm, crossing a whole major Realm to fight him.
Yet even so, Chu Yanyang still felt an immense pressure.
As for Shen Han, it wasn’t that he wanted to humiliate anyone or belittle anyone.
He just wanted to see what kind of strength the top geniuses of this heaven and earth had.
Whether their Body Techniques and Techniques could give him some inspiration.
In his Heart Thought, he always carried a mind that sought to learn, even from people weaker than himself.
Shen Han remained calm, but the other onlookers could no longer stay calm at all.
Chu Yanyang, that was Chu Yanyang...
Chu Yanyang, who had been repeatedly frustrated, panted heavily.
That last move, he felt he had truly been just a step away from getting injured.
If someone from a small country injured him, a disciple of Cangqiong Manor, how shameful would that be.
Right now, Chu Yanyang’s expression was no longer mere seriousness, but carried a hint of gravity.
He absolutely couldn’t afford to lose this bout.
After all, his hand still lacked a front‑rank token plate.
If he lost, he would not be able to enter the Immortal’s Residence this year.
With his sword edge held sideways, as a light breeze brushed past, Chu Yanyang’s figure already flashed out.
He no longer used that unfamiliar Dawn Swordsmanship; any so‑called tempering could only be set aside.
In this bout, his goal was to win.
His expression was grave, yet Chu Yanyang still had confidence.
Wave after wave of surging aura rushed at Shen Han, and that terrifying pressure made some of the weaker ones feel almost suffocated.
Moreover, within it, there was also the Power of Laws protecting him.
Seeing these Techniques unleashed, Shen Han did not dodge this time, but instead met them head‑on.
As their sword edges crossed, Shen Han’s Techniques seemed even more deft, and as he slipped past, silver light followed again.
Chu Yanyang hurriedly dodged; after doing so twice in a row, he knew this was no accident.
Every move and every Technique of his was completely seen through by Shen Han.
This person before him, from Yu Country, was nothing like what the others had said...
Blood trickled from the corner of his mouth; Chu Yanyang was now prepared to hold nothing back. No matter what, he could not lose this match — he had to win.
The spectators on the outer ring were all silent now.
The two young geniuses, Song Xiuqi and Xu Shunian, also had somewhat strange expressions.
The strength their Senior Brother Chu Yanyang had just displayed was something they themselves could hardly withstand.
If they faced him, losing would be almost beyond doubt; one could say it was a sure defeat.
Yet Shen Han, instead, had forced their Senior Brother Chu Yanyang into a disadvantage...
Remembering the things they’d said earlier — calling him mediocre, calling him stupid...
Looking at it now, who exactly was the stupid one?
At this thought, both their faces looked somewhat awkward.
In the center of the arena, Chu Yanyang had decided not to hold back any longer; it showed clearly in his expression.
Only this time, before he could make a move, Shen Han had already acted.
With a wave of his hand, dozens of strands of Sword Qi rushed toward Chu Yanyang.
This single move alone made Chu Yanyang somewhat flustered.
Trying to dodge seemed utterly impossible.
He could only raise his sword to meet them, doing his utmost to block.
Everyone present could sense that Shen Han’s strength was at the Peak of the Spirit God Realm.
By rights, he should be a large step weaker than Chu Yanyang.
Yet when Chu Yanyang took the blow, that touch of gravity on his face gave the onlookers a strange illusion.
As if Shen Han’s strength outshone Chu Yanyang’s instead.
When Chu Yanyang’s sword met the Sword Qi that Shen Han had unleashed, blood again uncontrollably surged from the corner of his mouth.
He had already grasped some Power of Laws, but in front of Shen Han, he was still far inferior.
And it was not over yet; high in the vast sky, several Sword Shadows appeared.
The Sword Shadows flashed with silver light, as if they would pierce right through a person...
Just those Sword Qi from before, Chu Yanyang was already barely able to withstand.
But as the Sword Qi fell, the Sword Shadows followed...
In a blink, the Sword Shadows streaked forth to stab, giving Chu Yanyang no chance to catch his breath.
Seeing this, Song Shiyin of Cangqiong Manor did not hesitate in the slightest; she immediately leapt forward and with a wave of her hand shattered those Sword Shadows.
The strength of the Loose Immortal Realm was fully revealed.
According to the rules of the bout, no one was allowed to interfere.
But when they saw that the one breaking the rules was Song Shiyin, the various sect members all seemed completely unconcerned.
Sheathing his sword, Shen Han walked back to the area where the Meihua Tower crowd was gathered.
Only at this moment, the gazes of the Meihua Tower disciples toward Shen Han had completely changed.
They all understood what kind of strength Chu Yanyang possessed.
The sect strength of Cangqiong Manor was already among the very top on River Source Continent.
Let alone Chu Yanyang, even his Junior Brother Song Xiuqi, that one who had disappeared for four years —
Placed within Meihua Tower, his strength would be considered mid‑to‑upper tier.
Yet just now, even when Chu Yanyang used his full strength, he still wasn’t Shen Han’s match at all.
If his Senior Sister Song Shiyin hadn’t intervened, there was little doubt the injuries Chu Yanyang suffered would not have been light.
Those Meihua Tower disciples who had thought Shen Han was merely showing off now understood.
Shen Han’s strength was nothing like what they had imagined.
Even though he had only displayed strength at the Peak of the Spirit God Realm, no one now believed Shen Han was merely at the Spirit God Realm.
"Let’s go back."
Only upon hearing his Senior Sister speak did Chu Yanyang climb up from the ground.
His clothes were already thoroughly caked in mud.
There was a hint of unwillingness in his gaze.
Yet when he turned his head to look at Shen Han, he could not think of any way he might possibly win.
His own strength seemed to be lacking by a huge margin...
The people of Dream God Palace and Cangqiong Manor were all looking at one another.
They had never imagined that the one they’d completely dismissed would possess such strength...
The two who had been so arrogant, Song Xiuqi and Xu Shunian, now wore expressions of extreme complexity.
Neither of them had put Shen Han in their eyes at all earlier.
Seeing Shen Han refuse to admit defeat and flee, Xu Shunian had even said that Shen Han was not only mediocre but also stupid.
Looking at it now, who was the real fool seemed all too clear.
After this bout ended, a long time passed with no one speaking.
Forget talking; many didn’t even dare make the slightest sound.
Seeing everyone silent, Shen Han paused, looked toward Xu Shunian not far away, and asked.
"Young Master Shunian, just now this Young Master Chu carelessly lost, and failed to seize this chance to issue a challenge.
Will you seize this chance and give it a try?"
Shen Han asked softly; he didn’t bother to add any mocking or teasing words.
Yet that light‑sounding sentence alone already made Xu Shunian incomparably uncomfortable.
They young people were, by nature, proud.
How could they take being spoken to like this.
But when he looked at Shen Han, he simply didn’t have the courage in his heart.
Chu Yanyang — even Cangqiong Manor’s Chu Yanyang had not been a match; how could he, Xu Shunian, possibly be?
If Song Shiyin hadn’t stepped in to resolve things just now, who knew what kind of injuries Chu Yanyang would have suffered from those Sword Shadows.
If he accepted the challenge, who knew what he himself might encounter.
After all, Shen Han bore no great grudge against Chu Yanyang, but he, Xu Shunian, had spouted so many mocking words earlier...
In truth, those words had not been meant to mock Shen Han.
He had only wanted to say things to disgust Song Xiuqi.
Before that, he had completely failed to put Shen Han in his eyes.
What Shen Han felt hearing his ridicule and mockery was something he hadn’t cared about at all.
Only now, their earlier behavior made them look like clowns in a play, drawing laughter.
They had even agreed to fight, and whoever won could go and challenge Shen Han.
Song Xiuqi even felt a bit lucky; fortunately, in his bout with Xu Shunian just now, he had actually lost by a margin.
If he had won and gone on to face Shen Han, who knew what sort of end he would have met.
For the sake of revenge, Song Xiuqi would likely have struck heavily.
And would Shen Han not respond in kind?
Thinking of this, Song Xiuqi felt a chill of lingering fear in his heart.
That day at the Rong Family’s Ancestral Hall, it was also fortunate that he had restrained himself out of concern for the elders of Meihua Tower and not made a move.
Otherwise, Shen Han might well have struck back heavily against him right then and there...