Chapter 288: Chapter 288

Ye Qingyun's multiple strikes descended, and Ding Fan responded cautiously; in no time, the two engaged in a fierce melee.

Their speed was incredible, and at this moment, no human figures could be seen in the Arena, only two shadows could be seen flickering back and forth.

An Earth Level Expert's battle!

At this time, Elder Shen and Elder Mu nearby were both dumbstruck. Initially, they had believed that Ding Fan would certainly not be a match for Ye Qingyun and that it wouldn't take long before Ding Fan was slain by Ye Qingyun.

However, the situation within the Arena was that Ding Fan and Ye Qingyun fought each other to a standstill. The fact that someone could fight Ye Qingyun to a standstill was surprising enough, let alone that this person was just a young man in his early twenties. Such a story would hardly be believed if it were told.

The longer Ye Qingyun fought Ding Fan, the more shocked he was. Ding Fan's cultivation was completely beyond his expectations. Now he finally understood why his six disciples had fallen here.

Originally, he thought that five Martial Artists at the Human Level Peak were sufficient to deal with Ding Fan, but now it seemed he was wrong. Even Ye Qingyun himself found it not easy to slay Ding Fan, let alone his five disciples.

Meanwhile, Ye Qingyun hadn't been holding back at all, but even so, he still found it difficult to swiftly achieve victory over Ding Fan. Moreover, Ding Fan kept infuriating Ye Qingyun with his words during the fight, which made him increasingly impatient…

Ding Fan was now relying on his Divine Sense and his bizarre movement technique to barely keep the fight even with Ye Qingyun. However, the situation was becoming increasingly grim.

Ding Fan's Divine Sense could predict Ye Qingyun's movement direction in advance, allowing him to effectively foresee his opponent's moves. Before Ye Qingyun could make a move, Ding Fan was already prepared, which gave him a substantial advantage in the fight.

And Ding Fan's movement technique allowed him to swiftly dodge his opponent's attacks. It could be said that if Ding Fan failed in either of these aspects, he would no longer be able to hold on.

However, the situation now became problematic as the wound on Ding Fan's leg from his earlier altercation with Ye Qingyun's five disciples worsened due to movement, causing more blood to flow, which greatly affected Ding Fan's speed.

If he couldn't keep up his speed, he wouldn't be able to dodge the attacks in time, leaving him only one option: death. Therefore, Ding Fan had to react immediately.

He had to think of a method to overpower his opponent with a single move.

This was Ding Fan's trump card, but he was not planning on using it now. First, because the Wind Blade consumed a significant amount of True Qi, and second, Ye Qingyun's movements were not inferior to his own, so in a rush, the Wind Blade might not even hurt the latter.

So, apart from the Wind Blade, Ding Fan had one last trump card—Fire Blade!

The so-called Fire Blade, similar to the Wind Blade, was one formed from wind, while the other was formed from fire.

The Fire Blade that Ding Fan was planning to use, however, could not be ordinary; ordinary Fire Blades thrown out wouldn't be effective. If even the Wind Blade couldn't harm the opponent, then surely not the ordinary Fire Blade.

The Fire Blade Ding Fan intended to throw out required the help of Zizi. Zizi would spew out the Nine Luminaries Fire, which Ding Fan would then use his True Qi to mold into a blade to slay Ye Qingyun.

The Nine Luminaries Fire had an extremely high temperature and was known as a Wonderous Fire of heaven and earth.

Even if the Fire Blade failed to hit Ye Qingyun, the high temperatures surrounding the blade would definitely severely injure him. As long as Ye Qingyun was severely injured, slaying him would be as easy as pie…

This was Ding Fan's only chance... a chance to turn defeat into victory by taking a risk amidst danger!

Having made up his mind, Ding Fan immediately used his will to contact Zizi. Zizi, now an enlightened first-layer spiritual beast, shared a telepathic connection with his master, thus he was ready with the Nine Luminaries Fire, waiting for Ding Fan to utilize it.

Whoosh whoosh whoosh… Ding Fan took the opportunity to pull out a handful of iron nails and threw them, the nails whistling as they shot towards Ye Qingyun.

"Child's play!" Ye Qingyun snorted coldly. The oncoming iron nails were swept to the ground with a flick of his sleeve.

"I naturally only know these petty tricks. Compared to a senior like you who demanded I let you make three moves upfront, I certainly can't compare." Ding Fan remarked from the side.

Ye Qingyun's face grew even uglier. Indeed, at the beginning of their encounter, it was Ye Qingyun who had insisted on letting Ding Fan make three moves.

But as soon as they started fighting, Ye Qingyun discovered how strong Ding Fan's cultivation was, prompting him to counterattack after just one move.

Every time Ding Fan called him 'senior,' he was effectively saying that Ye Qingyun was bullying the weak by demanding those three moves, undoubtedly accusing him of being deceitful and hypocritical.

"Brat, you're courting death!" At this point, Ye Qingyun was truly infuriated. He raised his hand, and a three-foot long Crimson Blood sword was drawn out.

"Crimson Blood!" Upon seeing that blood-red longsword, Elder Shen's eyes went wide with excitement, shining as if he had spotted a treasure.

"Elder Shen?? What is Crimson Blood?" Ye Ningqing, somewhat puzzled, asked Elder Shen who was nearby.

Elder Shen, however, did not answer Ye Ningqing, his gaze fixed on the Crimson Blood. Instead, Elder Mu provided an explanation to Ye Ningqing.

"The so-called Crimson Blood is the crowning masterpiece of the Refining Master Ouyang Zi from Heng City."

During the time with groups three, five, six, and seven, Ye Ningqing had indeed heard about Ouyang Zi.

The Refining Master was a master of his craft; every Magic Artifact he crafted was considered a treasure, coveted by many.

Many pleaded with Ouyang Zi to craft for them, but Ouyang Zi had an unwritten rule for crafting for others, which was that they had to do something for him in return, and also give him something of value.

Those who did favors for Ouyang Zi included many kinds of people, of all sorts and conditions, although these people had no relation to Ouyang Zi. It was very likely that the person Ouyang Zi wanted dead was a close relative of the requester.

And by something of value, Ouyang Zi meant something of equivalent value, he would craft Magic Artifacts not for money, but for valuable items…

The Magic Artifact wielded by Ye Qingyun was not only crafted by the Refining Master, Ouyang Zi, but also considered by Ouyang Zi as his finest masterpiece. At this point, Elder Shen could only stare dumbfoundedly.

"Ye Qingyun has never used a Magic Artifact against an opponent before, if it were not for today's reveal, we would never have known Crimson Blood was with Ye Qingyun… It seems the only young person who could force Ye Qingyun to use a Magic Artifact is Ding Fan." Elder Mu commented from the side.

At this moment, Ye Ningqing dared not distract Ding Fan too much, knowing that the outcome of a duel between masters depended entirely on details. She clasped her hands in front of her chest and said with a face full of worry for Yu City, "Brother Fan… must come out of this unharmed…"

In the arena, Ding Fan also felt the power of the Magic Artifact in Ye Qingyun's hands. Hidden within the sword was a Formation, and when Crimson Blood was drawn, it could even enhance Crimson Flame…

This Qi Cultivation technique might be nothing in the Cultivation World, but on Earth, to imbue a Magic Artifact with attributed attacks was extremely rare and valuable.

"Boy, dying under my Crimson Blood sword will be an honor, even in death," Ye Qingyun said with a haughty expression.

Ding Fan, full of disdain, retorted, "Hmph, do you think I'd be scared just because you have a Magic Artifact?"

Having said this, Ding Fan directly took out a longsword from his storage ring.

The longsword shone with a blue gleam, seemingly surrounded by Spiritual Energy. As Ding Fan picked up the longsword and gently channeled a stream of Spiritual Energy into it, the sword appeared to resonate with Ding Fan, emitting a buzzing sound…

This longsword came from the Ancient Martial Ruins; it contained a hidden Formation, and since acquiring this treasure, Ding Fan had never taken it out.

Facing a formidable enemy today, it was necessary to bring it out.

Ding Fan swirled the longsword in mid-air, creating Sword Blossoms, and the longsword buzzed through the air.

"Treasure!!! The sword conveys the heart's intent, man and sword as one… I never knew Ding Fan had such a treasure…" Elder Shen's eyes widened in shock.

Elder Shen had seen countless treasures, yet the bond between Ding Fan's longsword and its master was superior to Ye Qingyun's Crimson Blood by a good margin.

Elder Mu was also left agape!

When he took Ding Fan to the secret warehouse of group three, five, six, and seven, his intention had been to boast about the group's wealth in front of Ding Fan.

But when Ding Fan drew out this longsword, Elder Mu was completely dumbfounded. Among all the treasures of groups three, five, six, and seven, which could match this longsword of Ding Fan's?

Upon seeing the treasure Ding Fan brought out, even Ye Qingyun's eyes sparkled.

Ye Qingyun, a connoisseur himself, realized that although his Crimson Blood came from Ouyang Zi, it was simply a notch below Ding Fan's longsword.

"Kid, today your life, along with your sword, I'm taking them both!"

Having said this, Ye Qingyun charged, wielding Crimson Blood, summoning a swath of red flames with each swing…

Ye Ningqing saw a Magic Artifact with attributes for the first time, and her heart once again was in her throat.

At that moment, Ding Fan swept his longsword, releasing a wave of sword Qi as formidable as the last, which clashed against Ye Qingyun's Crimson Blood, resulting in a sharp, grating sound.

Whoosh… The two crossed paths, and Ding Fan hurled an iron nail directly at him.

Ye Qingyun snorted coldly. Wielding his Crimson Flame, he struck down the iron nail effortlessly… Read complete versıon only at 𝗇𝗈𝗏𝖾𝗅•𝖿𝗂𝗋𝖾•𝗇𝖾𝗍

"Petty tricks, they won't save you! Prepare to die…" Ye Qingyun said, readying his sword for a strike.

Ding Fan suddenly sidestepped, then struck a peculiar pose.

He exposed half his shoulder to Ye Qingyun, wielding the sword in one hand, while apparently fumbling with something in his other hand.

"Even if you hurl all your iron nails at me, it won't affect me!" Ye Qingyun said with disdain.

"What about this Fire Blade then!" Ding Fan shot back, hurling something from his right hand.

At that moment, a Fire Blade emitting a whirring, eerie sound cleaved toward Ye Qingyun.

"This… this is…" Ye Qingyun was taken aback at the sight of the Fire Blade…