Phoniex Requiem
Chapter 38: The Test of Strength

Chapter 38: The Test of Strength

Wang Kuang did not expect the skinny girl in front of him to actually say something like this, let alone in a provoking tone.

"Oh?" He grinned with malice. "Why should I let you stay?" He scratched his jaw as he looked at her.

Yun Ruoyan raised her head high, not hiding her frightening appearance. What she relied on was strength, not beauty.

"Because of this!" Yun Ruoyan extended her right hand and slowly clenched it.

"Aah?" Wang Kuang looked at the skinny girl in front of him, who was clearly still a teenager. He clenched his fists in front of him and said, very seriously, "Because of this."

He could not help but start laughing.

“Ka-Because of that?!” He pointed at Yun Ruoyan's small fist as he looked left and right.

“Hahaha..” Liu Sheng clutched his stomach while laughing, banging on the ground. He stretched out his own fist and imitated with a high-pitched voice, "I'll use my little fist to hit your chest!" And then he laughed out loud once more.

All the others began to smile upon seeing Liu Sheng's tone and antics, and Yun Ruoyao's entourage looked on with scorn.

Only Pei Ziao seemed to take Yun Ruoyan seriously. He had seen his dexterity despite his cultivation, just the fantastical footwork he showed when faced with the sharp-faced tiger had left an indelible impression on his mind.

And how did Yun Ruoyan's group escape near-certain death twice, fighting the sharp-fanged tiger and fighting the snake? Is it just luck? His gaze swept over the tiger dog at Zhuo Yifeng's waist. No, he thinks it's not that simple.

“Ruoyan sister, you are only a third level swordsman, and your cultivation is even lower than mine! you mustn't try to be so brave! "Yi Qianying spoke solemnly. “Why don't you guys go with the monster core you have right now? You-"

"Shut up!" Lin Qingxue decided. "Yi Qianying, you did this on purpose, didn't you?"

Although cultivators were more or less able to distinguish the cultivation of their opponents based on their breathing, this was not very accurate, some extremely skilled cultivators would be able to disguise their true strength against those weaker than them.

Although Wang Kuang and the others were laughing at Yun Ruoyan, this was the reason why they were a bit worried about fighting him. The girl looked weak, but her calm aura seemed to be very contrary to her cultivation.

There were only two reasons for this difference: one, that the girl was really a very skilled cultivator, or two, the girl had excessive abilities.

Although the rumors they heard in the capital all said that he was useless and lacking in talent, there might be some secret techniques that could increase his cultivation quickly, or maybe all the rumors are unfounded.

“I'm not talking nonsense! I'm just trying to make sure you don't get hurt, Sister, ”Yi Qianying continued in a small voice, as if she has been persecuted. “Three years ago, your cultivation stopped improving and started to drop, and even the family gave up on you. It's okay even if you're not strong, Sister, so stop forcing yourself too hard!”

Yun Ruoyan looked at Yi Qianying coldly. Once again, she managed to strengthen her image as an innocent and considerate girl while revealing sensitive information to her enemies.

When Yi Qianying felt her gaze, she could only hide behind Pei Ziao.

“So the rumor was true!” At first, Wang Kuang was still a bit hesitant to attack, but after Yi Qianying spoke, she lost all her doubts. It seemed like he had actually met a little girl who knew nothing about the real world.

"What's the problem?" Yun Ruoyan smiled as she looked at Wang Kuang. "Are you scared?"

"Me, scared?" Wang Kuang felt as if this was the most ridiculous thing he had ever heard in his entire life. This ugly girl not only did not understand her mediocre state, she even looked a little dizzy. “I just don't want to fight a fool! You go!" 

He pointed towards Liu Sheng by his side.

"All right." Liu Sheng rubbed his knuckles as he stepped forward, a grin plastered on his face. "Big brother is here to hit your chest with his bare hands!"

"Sister Ruoyan, let me fight in your place!" Lin Qingxue was about to step forward when Lin Qingchen dragged her back.

“Based on his breath, he is a peak rank four sword master, and you are only an early rank four. Let me go."

"What about me?" Zhuo Yifeng volunteered. "One punch is enough against a lackey like him."

"NO." Yun Ruoyan's tone was cold, but her intentions were clear. "I'm leaving!"

“But, Ruoyan ..” The other interrupts as one.

"Didn't you believe me?" Yun Ruoyan's tone of voice was still flat, but her aura was the same as when she fought the tiger and led the group out of the cave.

“Ruoyan sisters, of course we trust you!” Lin Qingxue exclaimed.

"Yes of course." Lin Qing Chen nodded. After all, Yun Ruoyan, who was considered the weakest among them in terms of cultivation, had almost single-handedly resolved all of their problems during this expedition. What's the reason they don't trust him?

Mien severely cracked Yun Ruoyan as she smiled, enjoying the feeling of being trusted by others.

At this moment, Zhuo Yifeng had lowered Zhuo Lin'er from his back and walked to the edge of the arena, ready to advance as soon as Yun Ruoyan was seen in danger.

"alright. Even though you are so ugly it makes me a bit uncomfortable, I will definitely give you some pointers.” Liu Sheng smiled indifferently, his gaze somewhat harshly looking at Yun Ruoyan from top to bottom. “I won't use you either. Actually, I've already become a peak rank four blademaster, so you shouldn't try hitting rocks with eggs.”

"What empty omong!" Yun Ruoyan unsheathed her sword as she rushed towards Liu Sheng. In the blink of an eye, the tip of the sword was several inches from his head.

Even before Liu Sheng could draw his sword, Yun Ruoyan's sword was already in front of him.

"Ouch!" He screamed, fell down, and narrowly avoided his sword, but part of his hair did not escape unscathed.

"Take this!" Without giving Liu Sheng time to rest, Yun Ruoyan stepped forward once more, her footwork incomprehensible, her sword moving like the wind.

Three consecutive attacks, each swift and fierce, forced Liu Sheng to dodge in a bad and undignified manner.

"Sister Ruoyan, you are amazing!" Liu Qingxue called out with excitement. "Cut off his head, his mouth, his nose ..."

"Ruoyao," Yun Ruoyu looked at Yun Ruoyao, her face deathly pale. “How is Yun Ruoyan so strong? He had only used the simplest form of the Yun Family list, so how could he make Liu Sheng retreat like that?”

Yun Ruoyao shook her head unconsciously, but the shock in her heart was not inferior to Yun Ruoyu. Although the two of them lost to Yun Ruoyan, like their genius brothers, they always thought that it was because of their carelessness. 

However, the fight in front of them proved that was not the case.

“No, it must be because Liu Sheng underestimated Yun Ruoyan too much.” Yun Ruoyao finally found an explanation that could relieve some of her and Yun Ruoyu's shock.

“Look, although he was clearly well versed with his sword, none of his attacks were that powerful. If he was really strong, then the sword qi at the tip of the sword would severely injure Liu Sheng, and he would not be able to dodge his punch.”

Only then did Yun Ruoyu become calm, feeling that Yun Ruoyao's analysis was appropriate.

Yun Ruoyan's sword was just a standard training sword provided by the Yun family, and his sword technique was an introductory move taught by the family. However, his past life had given him more fighting experience, and his eloquence with the sword was naturally more complete than the others. 

This was why, even when he faced someone like Liu Sheng, whose cultivation surpassed his, as long as he did not give his opponent the chance to use his spiritual energy, he would be able to force him to stop with him. horses alone.ug girl

"You ... you shameless—" Hit and forced to dodge, Liu Sheng couldn't even draw his sword. Every time he tried to do so, Yun Ruoyan's sword would point to his wrist, so he had to fight without a weapon, let alone use his spiritual energy.

"Hhhh!" Yun Ruoyan laughed coldly. "There is no such thing as helplessness in a fight, there are only winners and losers."

“You... if you have the guts, let me draw my sword! I'm sure I can hold you back with one punch!”

"Oh?" Yun Ruoyan laughed coldly once again. "But I won't give you that chance."

Saying that, he raised his temple, and his sword became extremely fast even Liu Sheng could not track it with the naked eye.

His body began to bleed as Yun Ruoyan's sword discovered weakness as well as his face. Yun Ruoyan gave him a deep and ferocious nicks on one of her cheeks. How dare he call her ugly! She didn't bother much about her lack of beauty, but that didn't mean she would let people humiliate her!

"ah! My face!" Liu Sheng called out as he fell to the ground.

Yun Ruoyan stepped forward, the tip of her sword pointing towards Liu Sheng's nose.

"Did you admit defeat?" Cold gazing. “If you don't, I don't mind cutting your nose, so you look more unpleasant than me."

"Yes yes!" Liu Sheng clutched his bloody cheek as he raised his surrender hand.

"God!" Yun Ruoyan sheathed her sword.

Liu Sheng rushed back to Wang Kuang's side.

A normal observer would come out of the fight thinking that Liu Sheng was useless: after all, the opponent had forced him to stop with his sword alone, and the spiritual energy of his peak fourth rank cultivation did not enter. useful at all.

But Liu Sheng felt really guilty, he did not know why, but he lost even though he was definitely stronger!

"If you think you're so good, you go face it!" He called Jin Fei. “Yeah, this cruel bastard! I'm really going to be disabled now!”

The blood on his face kept dripping, no matter how much pressure he exerted. Who knew how many veins Yun Ruoyan's sword had cut off?

"Oh, I will!" Jin Fei'er called out, grabbing his sword as he smiled at Liu Sheng. "I'll take revenge for you."