Imposter Young Master
Chapter 932 - 937: Duel to the Death

Chapter 932: Chapter 937: Duel to the Death

"Hey, buddy, what’s all the excitement about? The Queen died?" Yang Gang asked a Rebel Army soldier beside him.

The soldier rolled his eyes and then pointed to the arena: "An Ruoqing is back."

"An Ruoqing?" Yang Gang turned his head to look at the center of the arena.

On the combat platform, Wanyan Sha and a stunningly beautiful woman stood facing each other.

Neither of them spoke, and the scene seemed somewhat eerie.

"Who is this An Ruoqing?" Yang Gang asked again.

"Wanyan Sha’s former roommate."

"Eh?" Yang Gang became curious. The room he was staying in now used to belong to An Ruoqing.

"Do they have some kind of conflict?" Yang Gang asked curiously.

The soldier shrugged: "Don’t know."

"Then what are you all excited about?" Yang Gang pressed.

"The two of them signed a life-and-death pledge. Unless one party dies, this duel won’t end. These two are the pride of our 12th Division, and now they’re fighting to the death. How could we not be thrilled?" the soldier said.

Yang Gang was taken aback.

"Your leader doesn’t care?"

The soldier looked at Yang Gang in surprise: "Why should he? This has been a tradition kept by the Longqi Empire for thousands of years. As long as the dueling parties reach a life-and-death agreement, even the Empire Queen has no right to interfere."

Yang Gang didn’t ask any more questions because the battle in the arena had already begun.

Wanyan Sha raised her hands high, and in an instant, a tornado about five meters in diameter formed.

Winds howled within the platform, but the spectator stands remained still. That’s because the platform was equipped with an AP Particle Shield capable of withstanding nuclear attacks.

Meanwhile, An Ruoqing drew a longsword that glimmered with a silver light.

The genetic civilization of Pandora started a thousand years ago. In these thousand years, the genetic civilization showed diverse ways of development.

Generally speaking, once the Seventh Brain Domain is activated, one can sense the presence of ap particles and automatically possess a corresponding superpower.

However, a significant change occurred in the history of Pandora’s genetic civilization.

About five hundred years ago, Pandora saw the birth of its first superpower user without any attribute. They could sense the presence of ap particles but did not possess any superpower.

He was considered a waste.

But then the birth of ap particle weapons changed his life.

He grasped the essence of martial arts and established an empire with a broadsword.

He was Zhao Yang, the founder of the Tianhe Empire, the youngest of the Four Great Empires of the Pandora human race.

After Zhao Yang, more attribute-less superpower users began to appear, eventually forming the martial master lineage.

Martial master, akin to the warriors in Western fantasy novels.

They wielded swords, and by understanding the essence of blade and sword, they made the ap particles resonate with them, possessing power enough to rival that of spellcaster superpower users.

In Pandora, martial masters are as rare as superpower users with unique abilities.

Yang Gang had previously seen a martial master in the Kien Desert, a noble youth killed by a Fire Phoenix Beast.

And this time, he encountered the second martial master he had ever seen and the first female martial master.

She held her longsword, her expression solemn. As Wanyan Sha’s hurricane bore down on her, a sudden spark flashed in her eyes.

She let out a cry, the longsword lifted, and instantly, a loud, clear sound of the sword singing pierced the sky, causing the void’s sound waves to echo continuously.

The silver blade shimmered with a blue light, and a thin, long sword qi moved in and out at the tip.

Following closely, An Ruoqing’s fingers took the shape of a sword, her right hand’s index and middle fingers together, a sword aura about the width of two fingers rapidly extended and lengthened, ultimately reaching around three feet.

At that moment, the sword qi had solidified into a longsword that seemed tangible. An Ruoqing swung her right hand, and the sword light transformed into a black rainbow, cutting the hurricane at the waist and, with undiminished force, the sword tip stabbed directly at Wanyan Sha’s neck.

The speed was so fast, it was like lightning, and Wanyan Sha had no chance to react.

Just as Wanyan Sha was about to be killed, the crowd’s excitement intensified.

Wanyan Sha herself closed her eyes, seemingly waiting for death to arrive.

Just then, a giant shield appeared in front of Wanyan Sha, blocking the fatal blow for her.

The crowd was in an uproar.

"Who dares to be so bold? To interfere in a sacred duel!" someone shouted angrily.

"According to the ancient contract, anyone who obstructs a duel must be executed. Kill him!"

"Kill him!"

"Kill him!"

The chants from the crowd surged like waves of wheat, one after another.

Over a hundred mechs capable of low-altitude flight immediately surrounded the arena.

These military mechs couldn’t strictly be considered ap particle weapons, but instead used ap particles purely as a power source, with their firepower coming from mounted weapons.

Of course, even though mechs were not ap particle weapons, their power was not to be underestimated, because the laser cannons equipped on them were incomparable to the physical missiles on Earth. A beam of medium-intensity laser light was enough to completely destroy an unprotected building.

Wanyan Sha looked at Yang Gang standing beside her, her expression one of disbelief.

"You, you..."

"Who are you? How dare you obstruct a sacred duel!" An Ruoqing pointed her sword at Yang Gang and said coldly.

Yang Gang glanced at An Ruoqing and replied indifferently, "Is it truly sacred to kill an opponent who seeks death?"

"What?!"

"Can’t you see it? In a normal duel, which Wind superpower User would use a slow and low-damaging hurricane to attack? If it were me, I would definitely summon numerous Wind Blades to attack." Yang Gang said calmly.

An Ruoqing was stunned for a moment, then looked at Wanyan Sha: "Sha Sha, is it true?"

Wanyan Sha didn’t speak, her silence an acknowledgment.

An Ruoqing lowered her head in silence for a moment, then lifted her head and said angrily, "Wanyan Sha, you are insulting me, desecrating the sacred duel contract!"

At that moment, the broadcast sounded again: "An Ruoqing, please leave the arena immediately. We are going to execute heavenly punishment on the person who has desecrated the sacred duel!"

"Heavenly punishment?" A trace of indifferent cold light flashed in Yang Gang’s eyes: "Only deities can mete out heavenly punishment."

No sooner had he spoken than Yang Gang raised his right hand, conjuring a giantsword over a hundred zhang in length.

Massive amounts of sword energy radiated from Yang Gang’s body. His expression was indifferent as the energy within him flowed along his meridians, pouring out from his fingertips, spawning a slender shadow along his Longsword. In the blink of an eye, it had enveloped the entire sword, turning the light blue blade pitch black. The sword, now strange and fierce, was like a primordial beast ready to prey on anyone near it.

With a wave, the Longsword swung out lightly...

Suddenly, the world darkened, and a wide blade beam burst forth from where Yang Gang stood.

The void immediately made a ’hissing’ sound, as two faint traces slid across, like spatial cracks in the boundless sky. The wind carrying the scent of destruction burst out from the cracks, powerfully surging like waves of dark clouds. A chilling frost assault, and those near the arena felt an icy cold sinking into their bones.

Wherever the blade light passed, the ground cracked open, leaving a huge, straight fissure piercing through the earth.

Boom!

The arena, despite being protected by a shield, completely collapsed under Yang Gang’s strike.

Everyone was dumbfounded.

This shield was capable of withstanding a nuclear attack. In other words, did Yang Gang’s strike wield the power of a nuclear bomb?!

Christ, is that not a bit too exaggerated!

Wanyan Sha watched Yang Gang, incredulous. She knew Yang Gang was powerful, but wasn’t this a bit too much?

At that moment, Yang Gang seemed to suddenly come to his senses. He looked at the collapsed arena before him and blinked, "Did I do this? But, I have no recollection of it at all."