"What?"

Hearing this, everyone present was shocked.

Bai Yichen and the red-robed young man were especially stunned, and disbelief appeared on their faces.

Senior Sister Lan Yue was a top-ten expert among the Inner Sect Disciples and the founder of the Moon Orchid Society. Yet she had actually taken the initiative to apologize to a newly joined Outer Sect Disciple.

Not only that, but as long as Li Yun was willing to fight, she would give him the Azure Origin Immortal Wood. If he won, she would even add a drop of Profound Yin True Water.

Why would she pay such a high price for a mere Li Yun?

Even Li Yun was slightly moved.

Considering Lan Yue’s status, for her to lower herself and speak to this extent was already quite rare.

As for the Profound Yin True Water, it was a low-grade Earth Rank spiritual material just like the Azure Origin Immortal Wood. With only one drop of Profound Yin True Water, Li Yun would be able to cultivate the Endless Ocean Divine Art of the Five Element Supreme Divine Art to a high level.

The conditions Lan Yue offered were indeed difficult for him to refuse.

"Alright."

After a long moment, Li Yun finally nodded. His expression remained calm, yet there was a faint confidence in his eyes that caused many of the surrounding disciples to become curious.

His figure flashed, and in the next instant, he appeared in the center of the lake.

"Kid, it seems you have some guts after all."

The Pale Youth grinned mockingly as he rested the dark blade on his shoulder.

"Very well. Since you dare to come up and fight, I won’t bully you. I will suppress my cultivation to the Sixth Level of the Essence Qi Realm, the same as yours, and then I will thoroughly defeat you!"

"No need."

Li Yun shook his head calmly.

"In a battle at the same level, you are not my opponent. You should use your full strength."

The Pale Youth’s face darkened.

"Arrogant!"

Although anger flashed across his face, he still suppressed his cultivation to the Sixth Level of the Essence Qi Realm.

In the next moment, he stepped forward and swung his blade.

Boom!

A dazzling purple-gold blade light erupted from the dark blade. Lightning crackled across its surface as it transformed into a massive thunderbolt that tore through the air and descended toward Li Yun with overwhelming force.

"I already told you."

Li Yun stood motionless as his hand slowly took out his sword.

"At the same level, you are not my match."

The moment his fingers wrapped around the sword hilt, a terrifying change occurred.

Boom!

A boundless aura of slaughter erupted from Li Yun’s body like a sleeping ancient beast awakening from its slumber.

The sky seemed to darken.

The lake beneath him began trembling violently.

Countless disciples suddenly felt a chill run through their entire bodies.

It was not fear caused by strength.

It was fear engraved into instinct itself.

The slaughter aura was so dense that many disciples felt as though they had been dragged into a battlefield littered with mountains of corpses and rivers of blood.

Several weaker disciples instinctively stepped backward.

Others felt their legs grow weak.

Even some Outer Sect disciples with strong cultivation could not help but pale slightly.

"What is this aura?"

"My God!"

"Such terrifying Slaughter Intent!"

"How many people would someone have to kill to possess such a horrifying aura?"

The expressions of the Heavenly Sword Sect disciples changed dramatically.

Even the elders watching from afar narrowed their eyes in shock.

This was no ordinary intent.

This was a genuine Slaughter Intent that had already reached an astonishing level.

At the center of the lake, the Pale Youth’s confident smile vanished completely.

For the first time, he felt danger.

An overwhelming danger.

Before anyone could recover from their shock, Li Yun finally drew his sword.

At the same time, the supreme sword technique inherited from the Sword Master’s legacy was unleashed.

Ten Thousand Slaughter Sword Art!

Buzz!

The surrounding slaughter aura condensed instantly.

The countless strands of murderous intent filling the area gathered together at an incredible speed before condensing into a single blood-red sword no larger than a person’s arm.

Only one sword.

One tiny slaughter sword.

Compared to the overwhelming aura released earlier, the attack itself appeared almost insignificant.

However, the moment it appeared, everyone’s expressions changed.

Because they could feel that the seemingly small sword contained an unimaginable amount of killing power.

It was as if all the slaughter in the world had been compressed into that single crimson sword.

The surrounding space trembled faintly. The lake water below began boiling violently.

Even the Pale Youth felt his scalp turn numb.

"This..."

Before he could react, the blood-red slaughter sword shot forward.

It was so fast that it left behind only a crimson line in the air.

At the same moment, the Pale Youth’s thunder blade attack collided with it.

Boom!

The shocking lightning blade glow exploded apart instantly.

There was no stalemate.

No resistance.

The attack was completely destroyed the moment it came into contact with the slaughter sword.

"What?!"

The Pale Youth’s pupils shrank. His heart was overwhelmed by disbelief. His attack had been shattered so easily that it felt unreal.

The crimson slaughter sword continued forward without losing any momentum.

Feeling the approaching danger, the Pale Youth roared furiously and directly used his most powerful sword art. He even stop suppressing his strength and his cultivation of 6th level of Mortal Core Realm was fully released.

"Yellow Springs Blade Technique!"

"Third Blade!"

"Yellow Springs Road!"

Boom!

Endless devilish qi exploded from his body.

The dark blade released a sinister yellow glow that transformed into a massive river of death stretching across the lake.

The terrifying aura caused the surrounding temperature to plummet instantly.

Yet before the disciples could even marvel at the power of the attack, the blood-red slaughter sword arrived.

Slash!

The enormous Yellow Springs River was sliced apart from the center.

The devilish qi collapsed.

The blade glow shattered.

The slaughter sword continued forward like an unstoppable force.

The Pale Youth’s expression turned pale. Without hesitation, he swung his blade repeatedly.

One attack.

Two attacks.

Three attacks.

Every blade glow was instantly destroyed.

Every defense was reduced to nothing.

Finally, the crimson sword arrived before him.

Boom!

The slaughter sword struck directly into his chest. The Pale Youth spat out a mouthful of blood as his body flew backward like a broken kite. He crossed more than thirty meters before crashing violently into the lake.

Bang!

A massive pillar of water shot into the sky.

Silence.

Complete silence.

Everyone stared blankly at the scene before them.

The entire battle had ended with a single sword.

Li Yun had not unleashed thousands of slaughter swords. He had not displayed the full might of the Ten Thousand Slaughter Sword Art. He had merely condensed one small slaughter sword.

Yet that single sword had completely crushed the Pale Youth who had used the full power of his 6th level Mortal Core Realm cultivation.

Standing atop the lake, Li Yun slowly lowered his sword.

The terrifying slaughter aura gradually receded into his body.

However, the shock it left behind remained deeply etched into everyone’s minds.

No one doubted it anymore.

The young man before them was a monster whose strength far exceeded their imagination. Even among the geniuses of the Heavenly Sword Sect, very few could stand on the same level as Li Yun.