I Am Supreme - Chapter 585

Chapter 585

Dugu Chou did not say a single word . His expression was cold, his gaze calm; he was not impatient nor was he in a hurry . His sword light was evident of his composure, lashing out like a river and forming waves in the air . They were like the ocean tides, one higher than the other, charging rapidly towards Mr . Nian .

The enormous waves crashed and surged, causing Mr . Nian to dodge and dive as he reacted spontaneously; it was like he was a small boat that was in danger of being drowned by the waves of sword light at any moment .

Yun Yang could not help being delighted, thinking that Dugu Chou certainly deserved the reputation he was crowned with . The siege of three swords and the intense sword light had left Mr . Nian at a complete disadvantage, leaving him open to defeated at any time by the wave of swords .

However, Yun Yang also felt a tinge of doubt . He had managed to steal a peek at Mr . Nian before . On that day, Mr . Nian had appeared brilliantly and defeated and killed Lei Dongtian and his servant with just a few moves . It was a spectacular sight .

Now that he was at the losing end once the battle ensued, had Yun Yang overestimated Mr . Nian's capabilities or was Dugu Chou simply too strong?

The answer was revealed right away .

"Dugu Chou, quickly use your Grieving Sword!" Mr . Nian hollered, "You don't honestly believe that such patronizing tricks can do anything to me, do you?"

Dugu Chou chortled . "You want me to use the Grieving Sword? You? You don't deserve to taste its blade!"

There was another loud boom . The intense and regular sword light in the sky scattered like an exploding meteor . Mr . Nian flew out like a broken kite but returned almost immediately . Then, the punch he launched seemed to push heaven and earth together, gathering a seemingly unstoppable momentum .

Yun Yang was dumbstruck . Was the earlier skirmish just a way to probe each other? Dugu Chou had yet to use his ultimate technique and Mr . Nian was having it easy, not yet tested by anything unduly difficult . Was the patronizing trick too advanced?

Hold on, would that not mean that Yun Yang was the child being patronized?

The battle progressed and turned fiercer .

Dugu Chou's sword light surged, the rays of brilliance colliding against his opponent's fist . Mr . Nian grunted, his robe fluttered, his entire form soared from the huge blow . Dugu Chou did not fare any better; with a grunt, he too fell thirty feet down and could not follow up on his strike .

Next, the both of them began to counterattack . Immediately, a silver ball of light was formed in the air, enveloping the both of them . Their speed was incredibly fast; no one could discern which was Dugu Chou and which was Mr . Nian by watching from below .

The longer Yun Yang watched, the more chilled he felt; his palms broke out in cold sweat .

Mr . Nian was terribly powerful . This was how a battle between summits was like . He could not even see much of the fight clearly .

Dugu Chou's sword was almost an illusion . It was a void, an empty space, but as Dugu Chou's sword stabbed over, Mr . Nian's own countermeasure appeared right at that very position and time that the sword light flared . The counter was immediate without missing a single beat like they had discussed it beforehand…

Both of them made no mistakes in pre-assessing the fight!

All techniques, methods, or skills were destined to be useless when forming a prediction for such a terrifying battle . When such a level was acquired, what was in contention was capability, cultivation base, potential, perseverance, and determination! One could not discount that a bit of luck would play a part as well .

Yun Yang had to grit his teeth and admit that this battle in front of him had exceeded his expectations and knowledge of the matter .

…

Ling Xiaozui's expression gradually turned grim as he said faintly, "I thought I was the one who was fortunate to experience a big leap in my cultivation base and am currently unrivaled . I didn't expect Mr . Nian's cultivation base to have also improved tremendously . He has advanced at least three levels since the time we fought back then!"

Feng Xiange watched with a tilted head and commented, "Still, Dugu Chou was indeed ranked at the top of the heaven back then, he's not at a disadvantage at all . "

Ling Xiaozui shook his head .

"No, Dugu is slowly falling to the losing side . Mr . Nian's techniques cover both attacks and defense, it's all-rounded and flawless . His methods are clearly able to tackle Dugu's intense sword attack… Unless Dugu uses his Grieving Sword and lets grief befall heaven and earth . There's still a possibility to turn the tables around . However, if he doesn't, not only will he never be able to defeat the other, he might be defeated himself . "

"What about you, Brother Ling?" Yun Yang sucked in a cold breath .

Ling Xiaozui calculated silently and replied, "The three of our cultivation bases are about similar . Still, if the depth of cultivation base were to be judged solely, Mr . Nian is somehow slightly higher than us, by some method or other . "

"While this slight difference is almost insignificant, it should not have happened . " Ling Xiaozui frowned and said, "There's simply no way his cultivation base could have improved this swiftly! Back then, his cultivation base was lower than mine . I cultivated in full concentration all these years and had enough room for improvement; in addition to my previous fortuity, my cultivation improved by leaps and bounds . Even if he were to cultivate in full immersion like I did and was assisted by treasured resources, he should, at most, be about my level . It's impossible for him to have improved so much faster than me . "

"The only explanation is that the Four Seasons Tower must have other ways to advance cultivation base!" Ling Xiaozui said, "I am almost certain that this Mr . Nian in the air is definitely not the Mr . Nian who fought with me! These are two different people!"

"If it were the Mr . Nian whom I battled with back in the day, he would have followed a strict order of doing things, and would not have been so impatient . He'd never be so impulsive and irritable! He would also target me first as well, and not Dugu Chou . "

"If that is the case… who is Mr . Nian? Which is the real Mr . Nian?"

Ling Xiaozui inhaled deeply, his expression extremely grim .

The explosions in the air sounded more frequent than ever, like firecrackers that were being lit one after another .

"The decisive moment is about to happen!" Ling Xiaozui sighed softly .

An expert was an expert indeed . Before Ling Xiaozui's words echoed, the battle of the century had come to an end .

Everyone could feel a sense of grief suddenly emerge in the air, spreading rapidly and swiftly . It was an intense sense of anguish, of lonesomeness, of abandonment that one felt as if there was only one's self left in the entire vastness of this world . It was as if everyone had left… It gave rise to hopelessness, a sense that this life was not worth living anymore .

As the affliction rose, heaven, earth, and everything in between were engulfed in the grieving atmosphere . Even the moon and stars seemed to wail in anguish .

A ray of moving sword light flew like the arc of a rainbow, like a heartbroken fairy dancing in the air, having just lost its lover . Each distinct taste was gut-wrenching!

This was the unique sword dance mentioned earlier, The Grieving Sword!

Dugu Chou had finally unleashed his ultimate skill .