Chen Jiuyang bore dozens of saber wounds, seemingly on the verge of defeat.
However, his body trembled slightly, and those dozens of saber wounds vanished, restoring him to his original state.
The crowd's expressions shifted again, sensing something was amiss:
"What kind of precious body is this, or perhaps a divine body?"
"Something's not right, this Chen Jiuyang is hiding his strength, not unleashing his true combat power at all."
Chen Jiuyang looked at Shen Feng and said:
"Again."
He brandished his Yan Sheng Saber and struck out once more, engaging in a fierce battle with pure physical prowess and saber techniques.
Shen Feng had no idea what Chen Jiuyang was up to, but he vaguely felt that Chen Jiuyang was troublesome and difficult to deal with.
In the midst of the struggle, Chen Jiuyang was pierced through the body by Shen Feng's saber, causing him to vomit blood.
Yet, his understanding of the saber path was rapidly improving.
He combined Shen Feng's techniques with his own thoughts and comprehension of the Jing Hen Saber Technique.
Once a saber is drawn, it cannot be sheathed.
What is a saber? Clean, sharp, attacking with an unstoppable, domineering force.
How to wield a saber, how to trust in a saber.
While deepening his understanding and comprehension of the saber, more doubts arose in his mind.
Shen Feng had already inflicted severe injuries on Chen Jiuyang multiple times, but as soon as they created some distance, Chen Jiuyang would recover all his wounds within three to five breaths.
There was no other reason than Shen Feng lacking his own laws and origins. Compared to Chen Jiuyang, he could only wound Chen Jiuyang's flesh and skin, unable to touch his essence.
Shen Feng's expression darkened. If he couldn't see through this now, he wouldn't be qualified to enter the first city of the Human King's path.
This Chen Jiuyang was not skilled in wielding a saber at all; he was merely playing with and toying with him.
"Since that's the case, let's see how arrogant you can be. I'll send you on your way!"
Enraged by Chen Jiuyang, Shen Feng's long saber erupted with light, emitting a feeling that Chen Jiuyang had only seen before from the armless old sword emperor.
"This Shen Feng truly walks the path of the saber, his saber momentum and intent honed to an unparalleled purity. He is close to condensing his own saber path, and one more step will allow him to condense his saber path origin."
Chen Jiuyang saw through it instantly.
Shen Feng's saber was different from his. Reflecting on the past, the saber light of the Yan Sheng Saber was all dependent on Chen Jiuyang's Yuan Dao. In other words, it wasn't true saber light, but merely Chen Jiuyang's Yuan Dao, emitted through the saber.
However, Shen Feng's saber was the true saber path. The combination of the two gave Chen Jiuyang a sense of life-or-death crisis.
And this sense of life-or-death crisis in combat was something he hadn't experienced in a long time.
With a saber strike, Shen Feng intended to end Chen Jiuyang's life.
Is this trusting in the saber?
Previously, Chen Jiuyang had always used his Yuan Dao power to wield the Yan Sheng Saber. This pure and unparalleled saber intent was something he couldn't achieve.
Shen Feng's power was all concentrated at the tip of his saber, a completely different way of using the saber compared to Chen Jiuyang's previous methods.
"Clang!!!"
Just as everyone thought Chen Jiuyang had messed up and would die under this saber strike.
The saber strike from Shen Feng landed about a meter in front of Chen Jiuyang, unable to advance any further.
"Whoa!"
The crowd erupted in an uproar.
But then, without surprise, they knew that if Chen Jiuyang dared to play like this, he must have greater means.
And now, Shen Feng had merely forced out Chen Jiuyang's original abilities and power, which was nothing to be surprised about.
Chen Jiuyang looked at Shen Feng with gratitude: "Thank you, you've made me understand a lot."
"?"
"???"
Shen Feng was both angry and confused. Thank me for what?
Thank your ancestors!
Chen Jiuyang's eyes held no fighting intent; his understanding of the saber path was rapidly ascending.
Then.
The Yan Sheng Saber in Chen Jiuyang's hand suddenly erupted with golden light, and a majestic saber shadow appeared.
Chen Jiuyang swung his saber lightly.
"Boom!!!"
Shen Feng's pupils contracted sharply: "This kind of power!"
"Bang—"
The saber shadow pressed down and struck Shen Feng. Shen Feng had never experienced such terrifying power. His body was sent flying backward, crashing into the formation wall of the arena.
"If you have this kind of power, what was all that previous fighting about?"
Shen Feng spat blood in grief and anger. He, a proud prodigy, had never been toyed with like this. His vision went black, and he fainted.
The battle was thus won by Chen Jiuyang.
Afterward, a profound Dao rhyme surged from the arena, enveloping Chen Jiuyang.
"This is?!"
Chen Jiuyang's understanding of the Jing Hen Saber Technique was climbing at a terrifying speed. The doubts that had arisen in his mind were suddenly clarified.
"Is this the benefit of victory?"
This feeling was even faster than Chen Jiuyang's own enlightenment. His understanding of the saber path was like a divine inheritance, with a vast amount of comprehension information flooding into his mind.
Chen Jiuyang quickly jumped off the arena and sat down beside Qi Degui: "Brother Qi, guard me."
Then, Chen Jiuyang hurriedly closed his eyes, digesting the previous comprehension and enlightenment, immersing himself in the myriad of information and thoughts.
Many people watched this scene with solemn expressions.
They had all thought Chen Jiuyang was about to lose, but suddenly Chen Jiuyang unleashed a saber strike, directly knocking Shen Feng unconscious.
Chen Jiuyang's strength was not ordinarily strong.
"He might be a monstrous talent..."
"Not to be trifled with."
"Regarding his strength and combat power, based on that single move just now, we can't even fathom his depth. It's probably not even the tip of the iceberg."
The crowd discussed in hushed tones.
They were all prodigies, but prodigies were also divided into different ranks, and one had to judge people accordingly.
However, Chen Jiuyang, with his eyes closed, his thoughts were erupting and surging.
"Yuan Dao is formed from the fusion of the five elements: metal, wood, water, fire, and earth. The Yan Sheng Saber is merely a handy weapon; that's what I thought before."
"But now, I realize I was wrong. The Yan Sheng Saber is the key to condensing the origin and laws of my Yuan Dao."
"Although Yuan Dao has metal, wood, water, fire, and earth, it is too uniform and does not emphasize any one aspect. Unless I condense the five great Dao origins and laws of metal, wood, water, fire, and earth, I can only condense saber path laws and walk the second path."
"My previous thinking was also wrong. A saber inherently belongs to fire; it is fierce and domineering."
"This is the correct way."
"In the deductions of the Heavenly Creation Jade Disk, I failed to break through to the Emperor realm with two laws."
"The fundamental reason for the failure was that after obtaining the origin and laws of fire, I then obtained another law through the method of condensing Dao."
"But what I need is not just that, but to refine myself by ordering these five origins and laws of metal, wood, water, fire, and earth."
"Thus, I can smoothly advance my cultivation and Yuan Dao, and successfully step into the Emperor realm."
"Solely pursuing saber path laws is a wrong choice."
"The armless old sword emperor chose the sword path because he was purely a sword cultivator."
"But my Human Emperor's path began with the simultaneous resonance of the five paths: metal, wood, water, fire, and earth."
"Saber belongs to fire. Zhu Rong, Chi You, and others are all fire. Blindly pursuing strength and dominance has blocked my progress."
"I have found the path to transform karma and karmic debt into Dao power."
"My cutting of the Dao and severing of obsessions and karma is a step back in rigidity, leading to boundless horizons."