One Who Has Been Through A Lot, The Desolate Northern Breeze

　　Beyond the Heavens Edge has been drawn!

　　At the time, cold energy exuded in all directions in the ring. The reflection of the blade was crystal-clear which spoke volumes to its sharpness.

　　While Jia Yunfeng had lost his internal energy, his swordplay skills were still intact. When he drew his sword, there was a cold line of lightning that accompanied the blade. He then thrust it straight at Xiang Batian, almost piercing his guts. Xiang Batian couldn’t react in time and felt the pain in his chest. He quickly retreated. Jia Yunfeng gave chase with his sword tip leading.

　　One retreated while the other gave chase. A drip of blood flew through the air. Turns out Beyond the Heavens Edge had already stabbed through his chest-flesh in that moment before.

　　Despite Xiang Batian’s efforts to retreat, he couldn’t put distance between them. The tip of the sword was just a hair-length away from his chest. But if he were to continue retreating, he would be ringed-out. Qinggong wasn’t his specialty, nor did he possess wondrous inner arts like Tang Ye, so he couldn’t climb his way back by grabbing onto the wooden beams.

　　Xiang Batian’s caveman-like intelligence then kicked in. He focused his energy to his feet and stamped the ground hard. If he did that in the previous rings, he would probably make a hole and fall to his death.

　　But the rings in the flying fish pavilion were different. Their bamboo components showed their st.u.r.diness. They managed to withstand Xiang Batian’s heavy weight and sling him like a catapult.

　　Since Xiang Batian poisoned Jia Yunfeng, Jia Yunfeng naturally couldn’t use his qinggong since his internal energy was a mess, and as such, couldn’t chase him. However, the b.l.o.o.d.y mark left behind on his flesh from Beyond the Heavens Edge’s tip was still there.

　　Xiang Batian escaped death. He cursed and raised his hands up, turned them into sabres and charged over.

　　Jia Yunfeng didn’t panic because he was in a pinch. He knew that his sword was his only hope. Relying on the sharpness of his sword, he used six to seven quick moves to put Xiang Batian on his back-foot. After that he used Hua Shan’s sword techniques to prevent Xiang Batian from getting close. Although there were other bouts taking place in all four rings, the emperor focused on their fight with a strong interest.

　　“Those two are quite good. Jia Yunfeng’s Hua Shan sword play is evidently masterful. That’s a sect leader for you. Xiang Batian isn’t bad either. He doesn’t get scared when he finds himself in a pinch. Cheng’er, what’s Xiang Batian’s background?”

　　The orange prince smiled and said: “The Xiang family is mother’s servants. Xiang Batian is the Xiang family’s disciple. He joined me half-a-year ago. I don’t know the origin of his martial arts myself.”

　　Shen Yiren chuckled coldly to herself: Bulls.h.i.+t-artist. You don’t know? Have you forgotten how many times he’s done bad things under your orders? I can’t believe you’d put all the blame on your mother.

　　She couldn’t handle him and therefore shot a glare at him before picking up the wine on the table and having a drink. She felt that the taste was a little sweet, and was therefore no common wine.

　　Jia Yunfeng had finally made his comeback by relying on his sword. Spotting an opportunity, he used Hundred Birds Wors.h.i.+pping the Phoenix! Beyond the Heavens Edge transformed into thousands of bird beaks, entrapping Xiang Batian left and right.