Stronger by Killing

Chapter 416: Chapter 286: Battle of Destiny (Double-Length Chapter, 12,000 Words) (Part 2)

In an instant, the blade and sword clashed,

A massive booming sound echoed between heaven and earth,

At this moment, many hidden in the shadows within the Danyang Mountain Range were watching this battle, such as the nearby Martial World informants who received the news, or those who had been pursued by Gu Zhan and hadn’t had time to escape, and a few others with a vested interest.

In that moment,

as the blade and sword collided, they all felt as though the entire Danyang Mountain moved, as if the weapons of the two men had locked down the entire sky, the sound of blades echoed, and the sound of blood flowing resembled the mountain’s waterfall, thunderous to the ear.

However, in the next moment,

an astonishing scene unfolded in front of everyone,

The anticipated scene of an evenly matched battle did not appear,

Instead, Qi Baiyu was like a kite with a broken string, immediately slashed and sent flying by Gu Zhan, crashing onto the stone steps of the Danyang Sect’s mountain gate, tumbling down the mountain amidst a series of booms, continually spitting blood from his mouth, appearing in great distress, finally crashing into a boulder and being embedded within it.

"Pfft..."

Qi Baiyu spat out a mouthful of fresh blood,

His entire being was embedded in the boulder, hair disheveled, many bones protruding through his flesh, limbs broken, chest sunken inward, with fractured bones piercing through the chest, the heart almost visible from within.

It was over,

A battle of such magnitude ended so suddenly,

Many of those in the shadows were incredulous,

The feud between Gu Zhan, the God of Slaughter, and Qi Baiyu, the Sword Spirit, was always a popular topic in the Martial World.

Ever since Gu Zhan made his mark, the Martial World informants had investigated the matter between him and Qi Baiyu, knowing that Gu Zhan was initially chased by Qi Baiyu all the way to Yunxi Land.

At first, not many placed them on the same level, but as Gu Zhan rose to fame step by step, many began to anticipate a battle between the two,

However, after the battle at Bright Moon Gorge,

Gu Zhan broke through the constraints of the talents and became one of the top masters in the world.

Many then thought Qi Baiyu and Gu Zhan were no longer on the same level.

However,

as Sword One emerged, many began to look forward again, because Sword One directly became the greatest master in Yunzhou, so many speculated that if Qi Baiyu, who was on par with Sword One, could catch up, it wouldn’t be too much different.

And today,

the Martial World informants received news of a great battle on Danyang Mountain,

But they arrived a bit late,

Unexpectedly gaining a surprise,

They actually saw Qi Baiyu,

The appearance of Qi Baiyu aroused a burning curiosity in many, this time Qi Baiyu dared to face Gu Zhan, it must be because he had mastered the sword.

This might have been a battle of the ages,

However, the result,

Was unexpected,

The Sword Spirit Qi Baiyu, who could kill a Grandmaster at the Fifth Realm, and faced off against Supreme Grandmasters, unexpectedly lost to Gu Zhan in just one move, it was truly unbelievable.

Even Mo Jingzhou back then, it took thirty moves to defeat Qi Baiyu!

This battle,

Ended so abruptly and was so disappointing!

But the most shocked,

Were Yuan Zhixiang and Nie Ghost God hidden in the dark,

They were the ones who knew best about Qi Baiyu’s current strength,

They had considered the possibility of Qi Baiyu losing to Gu Zhan, but they couldn’t believe Qi Baiyu would lose so miserably, in just one move, without even displaying his Divine Technique, he lost.

In that instant,

The two exchanged glances, and saw the fear and confusion in each other’s eyes, but given the present situation, there wasn’t much time for them to be shocked, they immediately prepared to reveal themselves,

No matter why Qi Baiyu lost so thoroughly,

They absolutely couldn’t let Qi Baiyu die here now.

Immediately, they prepared to take action,

However,

In that instant,

Yuan Zhixiang suddenly furrowed his brow and stopped Nie Ghost God.

Nie Ghost God was startled, and said, "Uncle..."

His question didn’t get asked, because he had already seen it,

"Breakthrough...? How is this possible!"

"Boom!"

At that moment,

On Danyang Mountain,

A terrifying aura suddenly emerged, a battle intent of Chong Xiao erupted, with an unstoppable momentum, making the earth tremble.

Qi Baiyu struggled to come out of the boulder, spat out a mouthful of fresh blood, collapsed on the ground, slowly raised his head, a trace of a smile appeared on his face, he actually put his broken bones back into his body, staggered up from the ground, picked up the iron sword, spat another mouthful of blood, and looked towards Gu Zhan,

The aura around him became increasingly terrifying, rapidly ascending in an instant,

It was a spirit of self-sacrifice, willing to live and die,

In that moment,

Qi Baiyu’s gaze burst with a divine light sweeping across the land, awe-inspiring.

A sword shadow over a dozen feet high appeared,

As if to pierce through the heavens,

Supreme Grandmaster,

In that instant,

Qi Baiyu achieved the rank of Supreme Grandmaster!

At this moment,

Yuan Zhixiang hidden in the shadows had a face full of panic,

This had already exceeded his expectations,

He had planned today’s breakthrough for Qi Baiyu,

But it absolutely wasn’t supposed to be now,

It should have been after killing Gu Zhan that the breakthrough would happen,

How could it be happening now?

...

On Danyang Mountain,

Gu Zhan squinted slightly, staring at Qi Baiyu, he felt that something was very wrong with Qi Baiyu now, unusually strange and sinister,