The Sword God of the Universe
Chapter 187 - 187 187 Breaking Through the Copper Wall Iron Wall

Chapter 187: Chapter 187 Breaking Through the Copper Wall Iron Wall Chapter 187: Chapter 187 Breaking Through the Copper Wall Iron Wall “Whoosh!”

More red sword light advanced toward Zhao Zhenyan!

Zhao Zhenyan deliberately reduced the frequency of his Sky Pool Sword Technique, allowing Jing Yan to more easily penetrate the silver sword light ravines that the technique had formed.

Thus, the quantity of red sword light in front of Zhao Zhenyan’s body kept increasing.

But even though there was much red sword light, it was still unable to penetrate the defense of the Copper Wall Iron Curtain Secret Technique.

From an outsider’s perspective, Zhao Zhenyan seemed to be at a disadvantage.

However, Zhao Zhenyan was not in the slightest bit anxious; in his heart, he felt quite at ease.

In his view, Jing Yan’s high-intensity attacks must be draining his Primordial Energy at an alarming rate.

He believed that it would not take much longer for Jing Yan’s Primordial Energy to become overtaxed.

By then, he would be able to easily slay Jing Yan.

“Come on!

Come on!

Attack me!” Zhao Zhenyan roared excitedly in his heart.

The fiercer Jing Yan’s attacks, the happier and more excited Zhao Zhenyan became.

“Bad!”

“It looks like Jing Yan has been tricked!”

The Jing Family Patriarch, Jing Chengye, gradually began to realize this as well.

He too noted that Zhao Zhenyan seemed to be defending on purpose, relying on a secret technique for his defense.

Compared to the intensity of Jing Yan’s attacks, Zhao Zhenyan’s consumption of Primordial Energy was much less.

Moreover, as Zhao Zhenyan was a Late Innate Realm Martial Artist with profound energy, the battle would likely see Jing Yan exhausting his Primordial Energy before Zhao Zhenyan.

Jing Chengye began to grow anxious.

He wanted to warn Jing Yan, but he worried that if he spoke out, it would distract Jing Yan and give Zhao Zhenyan the opportunity to land a fatal blow.

What to do?

What should he do?

Jing Chengye stamped his foot in frustration.

“Patriarch, perhaps Jing Yan has his own considerations.

I believe Jing Yan must also be able to see that Zhao Zhenyan is intentionally trying to exhaust his Primordial Energy.” Jing Tianying’s eyes sparked as he whispered to Jing Chengye.

“Hmm?” Jing Chengye’s gaze flickered slightly.

“Hiss!

Hiss!”

Jing Yan’s assault continued.

Since Zhao Zhenyan had begun to assume a defensive counter-attack stance, more than a brief moment had passed, and Jing Yan showed no sign of weakening his assault.

It was as though he had not seen through Zhao Zhenyan’s intentions.

With an expressionless face and decisiveness in action, streak after streak of red sword light filled the space.

“This little bastard’s Primordial Energy is indeed profound; he’s sustained his attack for such a long period without any signs of exhaustion.

However, I doubt he can keep it up for much longer,” Zhao Dangyuan said, a triumphant cold smile on his lips.

“Patriarch Zhao is absolutely right.

Zhen Yan is merely defending, with limited Primordial Energy consumption.

However, that Jing Yan has been relentlessly attacking; he surely can’t last much longer.

Once his Primordial Energy is exhausted, Zhen Yan can deliver a fatal strike and kill him on the spot,” Cai Family Patriarch Cai Yunjian also narrowed his eyes, stroking his grey beard, and spoke with smug satisfaction.

He could hardly contain his excitement, for the entire South District Market was soon to fall under his, the Cai Family’s, full control.

“Now’s the time!”

Amid the flurry of movements, Jing Yan suddenly uttered a phrase in a low voice, a curious smile flashing across his face.

His eyes glittered with divine light.

To find a weakness in the Copper Wall Iron Curtain had taken Jing Yan quite some time.

The Copper Wall Iron Curtain was a type of secret technique, vastly different from Martial Arts.

If it were Martial Arts, even top-grade ones, Jing Yan would have been able to spot at least one flaw after Zhao Zhenyan executed it a few times, just like with the Sky Pool Sword Technique where Jing Yan could quite easily find its weakness.

But when it came to secret techniques, finding flaws was much more challenging.

Jing Yan had persistently utilized the Sky Vaulting First Divine Skill searching for a loophole in Zhao Zhenyan’s Copper Wall Iron Curtain Secret Technique, and now, he finally spotted a vulnerable point.

Although secret techniques differed from Martial Arts, they shared a similarity: both were created by Human Martial Artists.

Anything created by humans inevitably had flaws, and it wasn’t possible for it to be truly flawless.

Even what was broadly claimed to be perfect was mostly relative, not genuinely absolute.

Jing Yan dared not guarantee that even the Martial Arts restored by the Sky Vaulting First Divine Skill were truly flawless.

“Break!” Jing Yan called sharply, concentrating his energy.

“Boom!”

The red Curved Moon Sword Light violently swept toward a particular point.

Zhao Zhenyan, noticing a change in Jing Yan’s momentum, quickly focused all his attention on countering with Copper Wall Iron Curtain and his silver Magic Artifact longsword, which left a trail of afterimages.

“Buzz!”

As their Martial Arts collided, Zhao Zhenyan’s figure was actually forced back a step.

How could this be possible?

Since the beginning of their duel, Zhao Zhenyan had never been pushed back.

But this time, he had actually been forced to retreat.

Although the red sword light was completely blocked, he was still pushed back.

Jing Yan seemed to grow fiercer as the battle raged on.

For the first time, Zhao Zhenyan felt a sense of losing control.

In this battle, he felt that he could no longer remain in full control.

A sense of panic began to rise within him involuntarily.

Before confronting Jing Yan, he never considered the possibility of defeat.

In his eyes, Jing Yan was no match for him.

But now, Jing Yan had forced him back head-on.

At that moment, he even felt a slight sluggishness in his operation of the Copper Wall Iron Curtain Secret Technique.

Witnessing this scene, Zhao Dangyuan’s face also changed abruptly.

Cai Family Patriarch Cai Yunjian shared the same expression.

Cai Yunjian might not care about Zhao Zhenyan’s life and death, but he had to care about half of his Cai Family’s South District Market.

If Zhao Zhenyan were defeated, then that half of the South District Market would have to be handed over to the Jing Family.

Where there was anxiety, there was also joy.

Jing Chengye and Jing Tianying were clearly overjoyed.

City Lord Huo Chunyang too shook slightly in spirit and squinted at Jing Yan.

“It seems I’ve found the right target,” Jing Yan was the clearest about his own attack.

This strike, although did not completely break through Zhao Zhenyan’s defense, had pushed him back.

If it were not for targeting the weakness of the Copper Wall Iron Curtain, it would have been impossible to make Zhao Zhenyan retreat.

“Continue!”

“Boom boom boom!”

Jing Yan continued to attack that same point relentlessly.

And Zhao Zhenyan was continuously being forced back.

By now, he could not even use the Sky Pool Sword Technique.

Because if he was distracted to use the Sky Pool Sword Technique, the operation of his Copper Wall Iron Curtain would definitely be affected.

Don’t underestimate this slight effect; this slight impact could be fatal.

If his opponent were an ordinary person, Zhao Zhenyan could ignore it.

But his opponent was Jing Yan.

From their clashes over this period, it was clear that this youngster had an innate talent for battle, with an exceptionally keen sense for fighting.

Any slight mistake would be seized upon by Jing Yan.

He didn’t dare to risk using the Sky Pool Sword Technique to push Jing Yan back.

Therefore, he could only continue defending with the Copper Wall Iron Curtain.

“Hm?”

At that moment, a gleam flashed in Jing Yan’s eyes.

A glimmer of enlightenment struck his heart, a deeper understanding of the New Moon Cutting Sword Technique.

Continuously using the New Moon Cutting Sword Technique to attack Zhao Zhenyan allowed Jing Yan to integrate it even further, as if it had naturally reached another level of proficiency.

The integration of the New Moon Cutting Sword Technique, including the Condensed Moon Three Waves and the Autumn Wind Fallen Leaf Sword, had reached about ninety percent, just a step away from complete integration.

The increased integration of the New Moon Cutting Sword Technique significantly enhanced Jing Yan’s martial power.

While the increase in power was far less than the horrifying enhancement that a secret technique like the Golden Buddha Baptism could provide, it was still a great joy for Jing Yan.

Because a natural increase in martial power is the foundation of personal strength.

Jing Yan could also learn secret techniques that enhance martial power.

With the practice of such secret techniques, his martial powers could be further boosted.

The better the foundation, the greater the extent of the enhancement from the secret technique.

“Boom!” The power-enhanced New Moon Cutting Sword Technique struck Zhao Zhenyan with ferocious might.

After this thunderous sound, Zhao Zhenyan’s body uncontrollably flew into the air, moving several meters before his feet hit the ground.

“Damn it!”

“This brat, has he been hiding his true strength all along?” Zhao Zhenyan’s panic intensified.

He was acutely aware of the power behind Jing Yan’s attack, which was obviously much greater than before.

“Die!”

“Zhao Zhenyan, haven’t you always considered me a worthless loser?

Today, you will die at the hands of this loser.

You didn’t expect this, did you?” Jing Yan’s eyes burned with flames.

“Swish!”

Sword Intent circulated.

For the first time since the beginning of the fight with Zhao Zhenyan, Jing Yan employed the Sword Intent he had mastered.

Man and Sword as One!

Though this Sword Intent was still very weak, it could still move the forces of heaven and earth.

In an instant, the space around Jing Yan became filled with an additional kind of force.

This force wasn’t exceptionally powerful but had an aura that was vast and majestic, a kind of strength that no martial arts technique could offer.

With the aid of Sword Intent, the New Moon Cutting Sword Technique with red sword light, carrying incredible power, caused ripples to spread.

“Pfft!”

The Copper Wall Iron Curtain was finally broken.

“No!” As his Copper Wall Iron Curtain was shattered, Zhao Zhenyan cried out in terror.

“Stop!” Zhao Dangyuan also bellowed fiercely, his figure flashing as he attempted to interfere.

After Zhao Zhenyan was sent flying, Zhao Dangyuan had entertained the notion that his son might be defeated, and now, Zhao Zhenyan’s secret technique was directly broken by Jing Yan.

Zhao Zhenyan’s life was as if it had fallen into the hands of Jing Yan.

Zhao Dangyuan’s body, like a bolt of lightning, charged towards Jing Yan with overwhelming Primordial Energy.

As a Dao Spirit Realm powerhouse, his flight capabilities were terrifyingly fast.

“You little bastard, stop!” Zhao Dangyuan, his face twisted with anger, his breath condensed, roared furiously.

“Zhao Dangyuan, how dare you!” Huo Chunyang also flew into action, a surge of Primordial Energy lashing out to sweep across Zhao Dangyuan’s path.