Having learned that the challenger was a Dongying (Japanese) martial artist, Chen Yuan had suspected that he would most likely accept the challenge, and thus had been anticipating it.

He was looking forward to what kind of opportunity this would be, whether it be divine skills, secret techniques, or miraculous pills?

Of course, Chen Yuan was not picky about what he got. He would take whatever was offered.

Now, upon seeing that bright azure light, Chen Yuan finally relaxed a little, urging his boat to move closer.

Yun River was vast and had created many legends.

Looking across Qingzhou, Yun River was the largest river, running through nearly half of Qingzhou, and Nanling Prefecture was one of the most important nodes, which was why the Azure Flood Dragon Society, which started with water transport, was able to thrive.

It was about a thousand miles long, and at its widest point, it was over a hundred zhang wide!

Although the location where Chen Yuan and the Dongying swordsman, Yanagi Shinichi, were located was not the widest point, it was still about one hundred and fifty meters wide, enough for the two to contend.

Chen Yuan retracted his Heavenly Eye Divine Art and calmly sized up the Dongying swordsman in front of him. He had a thin face and bright eyes, and it was clear at a glance that he was no ordinary person.

With just a single glance, one could feel the aura he possessed.

With his triangular eyebrows meeting Chen Yuan's gaze, he was wearing clothes similar to those of ordinary Central Plains martial artists, but upon closer inspection, Chen Yuan still noticed some strange details.

Especially the black headband tied on his forehead, which really had a little bit of the vibe of someone who was living a good life in Japan.

"Chen-jun!"

Yanagi Shinichi imitated the etiquette of Central Plains martial artists, cupping his fist in salute to Chen Yuan, doing it quite properly.

"Yanagi-bro."

Chen Yuan nodded slightly, lifting his hand in a gesture, not as standard as Yanagi Shinichi's.

"I have long heard of Chen-jun's reputation as the Demonic Blade. My heart was itching for a fight, so I issued a challenge at the Ascending Immortal Tower. I hope Chen-jun will forgive me," Yanagi Shinichi said, offering a superficial apology right from the start.

As if Chen Yuan had forced him to do it.

Indeed, just as Tao Qingyuan had commented, he knew the small details but lacked the greater righteousness.

"Heh..." Chen Yuan chuckled, his eyes flickered, wanting to test whether this guy in front of him was really so polite, so he said:

"Yanagi-kun, there is no need to be so polite. I am actually quite curious about Dongying."

"Oh?" Yanagi Shinichi was secretly pleased, as if he was somewhat flattered. After all, in the Central Plains, everyone believed that the thirteen states of Great Jin were the center of the world,

and that the Northern Barbarians, the Southern Border, and small overseas countries like theirs were all uncivilized lands. He was challenging them one by one to promote Dongying martial arts,

to show some arrogant Central Plains people that Dongying's martial arts were no less than those of the Central Plains.

"What is Chen-jun curious about?" Yanagi Shinichi quickly asked.

"Chen has heard that the people of Dongying are naturally open and do not adhere to trivial matters, especially when it comes to surnames. The place where many children are born is the place from which their surnames originate.

For example, Inoue, Matsushita, Ozawa... Oh, Yanagi-bro's surname is Yanagi, could it be..." Chen Yuan looked at Yanagi Shinichi with a smile that was not a smile, with a little bit of personal grudge in his words.

There was no way around it, the education he had received since childhood had instilled hatred for some people who were living a good life in Japan.

Yanagi Shinichi stared intently at Chen Yuan, and said coldly:

"Is Chen-jun trying to anger me?"

"You could think so."

"Why?"

"You can challenge me, but I can't anger you?"

"Does Chen-jun know the consequences?"

"Heh..."

Chen Yuan grinned, not taking it seriously.

Yanagi Shinichi slowly raised the long sword in his hand in front of him, a hint of murderous intent flashed in his eyes, and said lightly:

"I was thinking of leaving Chen-jun a whole body, but it seems that Chen-jun does not want that."

"I really don't like your pretentious look, so... I'm going to beat you to death!" As soon as Chen Yuan finished speaking, his aura instantly changed, and a strong murderous aura enveloped his body.

"Very good, only in this way can my swordsmanship improve." Yanagi Shinichi nodded, not feeling that Chen Yuan's words were a threat at all, but instead felt that it was even better this way.

He challenged the sword masters on the Hidden Dragon List everywhere, for the sake of... honing his swordsmanship and condensing his sword intent.

Of course, he was not a fool, and would only challenge opponents that he could handle. His elder brother had previously commented on him, saying that he had the strength of the top eighty on the Hidden Dragon List.

Therefore, facing Chen Yuan, he did not feel any pressure at all.

On the contrary, he felt that he could defeat this so-called Demonic Blade.

"Enough talk, let's fight!"

As soon as Chen Yuan's voice fell, the Art of Drawing the Sword erupted instantly. The two were several zhang apart, but the Profound Yang Gang Qi that Chen Yuan erupted arrived in front of him in an instant.

Faced with that bright blade light, Yanagi Shinichi, who had been prepared for it, directly pulled out his slender long sword, the style of which was somewhat similar to Chen Yuan's Goose Wing Saber,

but it was more slender than the Goose Wing Saber, exuding a cold light.

It was called a Tachi!

As soon as the Blade Gang arrived, Yanagi Shinichi launched his own attack. It was a faint blue bright blade radiance, no less than Chen Yuan's Art of Drawing the Sword.

The two collided, making a roaring sound.

The two blade radiances were both extinguished.

Waves were stirred up on the river.

The battle, begins!

Many people watching from both sides held their breath, watching this life-and-death struggle at the peak of the Core Forging Realm without blinking.

After a probing move, Chen Yuan and Yanagi Shinichi both jumped up from the small boats. The river surface was immediately stirred up by the two stepping on the small boats, causing large waves.

Chen Yuan did not intend to continue probing, and went all out with one move. One after another, light red blade radiances were slashed out like they were free, seven blade radiances in a row.

As if to surround Yanagi Shinichi, Yanagi Shinichi's face was solemn, and he used the Yanagi family's ancestral swordsmanship to collide with them.

On the river surface, water waves exploded. Chen Yuan's figure fell, and his right leg lightly tapped on the river surface. The Gang Qi held him up, expanding the force-bearing area, and he took off again.

Theoretically, as long as Chen Yuan's Gang Qi in his dantian did not run out, he would be able to keep jumping up and falling on the river surface.

Similarly, so was Yanagi Shinichi.

After breaking Chen Yuan's blade radiances, his movement speed suddenly accelerated, and he flew in front of Chen Yuan almost in the blink of an eye. He held the Dongying Tachi in both hands and stabbed straight at Chen Yuan's chest.

The blade was covered with icy Gang Qi. Just by getting close, Chen Yuan could feel the coldness from the blade. Without any delay, he dodged to the side, and the Goose Wing Saber directly knocked the Tachi away.

The scorching Profound Yang Gang Qi met the icy Gang Qi, and the two directly approached each other, making a sizzling sound.

Yanagi Shinichi's face did not change, as if he had expected this to happen. His figure borrowed strength from the void, making a few muffled grunts, and suddenly rolled several times in the void. The Tachi in his hand also slashed at Chen Yuan's neck with a sharp intensity time after time.

'Clang! Clang! Clang!'

Three consecutive collisions, each time with more force than the previous one, but Chen Yuan took them all head-on, like a boulder on the sea that stood still despite the waves colliding against it.

Sparks flew, and blade radiances scattered.

When Chen Yuan sensed that Yanagi Shinichi was running out of strength, a cold light burst out in his eyes, and a huge force poured into his right arm. He turned his hand over and slashed with his saber, wanting to take his head.

A three-foot-long Profound Yang Gang Qi swept across Yanagi Shinichi's eyes, and a strand of hair broke in response.

Yanagi Shinichi's fighting spirit burst forth. He bent over and leaned back, and slashed upwards from below, as if to split Chen Yuan in two. As soon as they exchanged blows, the two did not hold back at all, and all their moves were life-and-death moves.

Chen Yuan was vigilant in his heart. One leg contained a huge force, and he bent the Tachi in an instant. Then, Yanagi Shinichi suddenly blasted out a palm, and Chen Yuan also blasted out a punch.

'Bang!'

A huge roar exploded, and the two Gang Qi that burst out of their bodies directly scattered. The heat waves in the void rolled and scattered everywhere. Chen Yuan was above, and Yanagi Shinichi was below.

Under this force, Chen Yuan was lifted up by the Gang Qi, while Yanagi Shinichi was directly blasted into the Yun River, and disappeared in an instant!

......

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"Tower Master, who do you think will win between these two?"

The old servant asked Ye Chenbai, not because he couldn't see who was superior, but because he wanted to hear the Tower Master's opinion.

"They are evenly matched now, and it's still impossible to tell."

Ye Chenbai shook his head, not making a judgment.

They had only exchanged blows for dozens of breaths of time, and the two had already made hundreds of moves. The blade radiance and Gang Qi were endless, and they seemed evenly matched and indistinguishable, but he knew that both of them still had some strength left.

At this moment, even he, who was knowledgeable and experienced, was a little surprised by Chen Yuan's growth in strength. The last time Chen Yuan killed Liu Changkong, it was a bit difficult, but now he could face the extremely strong Yanagi Shinichi without falling behind at all.

This talent was truly amazing, with the potential to be in the top fifty of the Hidden Dragon List.

Perhaps...

In the future, he could also show off his skills on the Ascending Immortal Platform, but then he shook his head again, thinking it was not very realistic. There was less than a year left before this Ascending Immortal Platform battle.

Chen Yuan would probably have to wait for the next one...

However, his age seemed to be a bit over.

What a pity! What a pity!

This Ascending Immortal Battle was the best in fifty years, and the Ascending Immortal Fruits were also the highest quality batch.

Tang Qian's face was gloomy. Ever since Chen Yuan had revealed his own strength, his face had not looked good. He also understood where the uneasiness he had felt before had come from.

This Chen Yuan's growth rate was too terrifying.

He had thought that his evaluation of him was high enough, but the other party had repeatedly given him surprises!

In contrast to him was Tao Qingyuan, whose face was full of undisguised joy. He stroked his beard and grinned, his expression making Lu Yuan on the side a little speechless.

Just as he was about to say something, he suddenly heard Tao Qingyuan's rather delighted words:

"I thought Zhang Xuan was already strong enough, but I didn't expect Chen Yuan to be even more valiant than him."

"Brother Lu, whose subordinate do you say this is?"

Tao Qingyuan looked at Lu Yuan, waiting for him to answer, but Lu Yuan simply ignored Tao Qingyuan, snorted lightly, and continued to pay attention to Chen Yuan on the river.

But Tao Qingyuan did not let him go, chuckled a few times, and, seeing that he did not answer, said to himself:

"This is my, Tao Qingyuan's, subordinate!"

"Hahaha, Tao has a discerning eye for talent, this son will definitely be extraordinary in the future."

"Brother Tao, don't be too happy too early, the outcome is still unknown now."

Lu Yuan responded.

Who knew that Tao Qingyuan would sneer twice:

"A mere Japanese dwarf, Chen Yuan will definitely behead him under his blade!"

————Sultan Novel Network

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