<h4>Chapter 721: Chapter 726: Battle with Tong Nan (3)</h4>


    Seeing Ling Chen’s actions, everyone watching couldn’t help but be stunned, not understanding what Ling Chen was up to. Such a move would not only be ineffective but would also expose all of his vital points, and any opponent with experience and strength could easily break it.


    Ling Chen’s actions were tantamount to seeking death.


    At this moment, Tong Nan looked up at Ling Chen, his mouth curving up slightly with a cold smile.


    What an ignorant fool, using such a tactic against himself, does he really think he, an Earthly List expert, is just for show?


    As thoughts raced through his mind, Ling Chen was already upon him. Although the fists had not yet fallen, Tong Nan could already feel the power contained in those steel fists.


    Without giving it much thought, the moment those steel fists were about to fall, Tong Nan flicked his wrists, and both sabers struck upwards, aimed at Ling Chen’s arms. If Ling Chen didn’t retract his move, then both of his arms would be severed by the sabers.


    In this situation, Ling Chen had no chance to choose, he could only dodge unless he wanted to be disabled.


    However, just when everyone thought that Ling Chen was sure to lose, he suddenly opened his fists in mid-air, transforming them into palms, and reached out towards the two sabers.


    Catching a saber with the bare hands?


    Seeing Ling Chen’s movement, everyone was shocked, not expecting that Ling Chen would possess such skill.


    That was too audacious. To catch a saber with bare hands, unless one had utter confidence in their strength, or their strength overwhelmed the opponent otherwise, no one would dare to use this tactic lightly. Ling Chen was just a Dragon List expert, facing an Earthly List expert and using this move, how could it not shock them?


    This was being too overconfident, did he actually think Earthly List experts were made of paper, so easy to deal with?


    Whether it was the crowd watching from below, or Du Kang watching from the stands, none could contain their astonishment and stood up, their faces growing extremely grave. If Ling Chen made the slightest mistake, his hands would be ruined.


    At this moment, facing Ling Chen’s approaching hands, Tong Nan’s eyes flickered with a sinister shade.


    Actually wanting to catch his de with bare hands, it was either overconfidence or utter stupidity. In his heart, Ling Chen was undoubtedly thetter. This was just perfect! Tong Nan quietly snickered— since the rules of the duel stated that the opponent must not be harmed, he was worrying about how he couldn’t properly teach Ling Chen a lesson. Now that Ling Chen was presenting himself, how could he miss such a good opportunity?


    Immediately, Tong Nan increased the force in his wrists, the two sabers like two sharp gusts of wind, chopping toward Ling Chen’s hands.


    However, just as the sabers’ des were about to touch Ling Chen’s hands, Ling Chen’s wrists quivered ever so slightly, surprisingly sliding down along the des of the sabers. Sparks flew simultaneously. Before the crowd could react, Ling Chen’s hands had already reached the hilts of the sabers.


    This sudden change shocked Tong Nan on the spot. But at this moment, whatever he did was toote.


    Ling Chen’s hands gripped firmly onto his wrists, followed by a forceful twist. Instantaneously, intense pain shot through, causing Tong Nan’s hands to lose strength instantly, and with two ’ng’ sounds, both sabers fell to the ground.


    Seeing this, everyone was dumbfounded, each one looking at Ling Chen in disbelief. What had just happened was too fast; they hadn’t seen it too clearly, but the oue right before their eyes made it all seem incredibly unbelievable.


    While everyone was still in shock and had not yet reacted, they heard a loud ’ah’, a scream emanated from Tong Nan’s mouth.


    Staring intently, they saw Tong Nan ’bang’ onto the floor with a thud.


    The turn of events was so sudden that everyone hadn’t quitee to their senses yet. Just moments ago, they saw Ling Chen disarm Tong Nan’s twin sabers, but didn’t see clearly how Ling Chen brought Tong Nan down.


    At this moment, Tong Nan quickly got up from the ground, looking at Ling Chen with a face full of shock and anger, and shouted: "You cheated!"


    "Who cheated?" Ling Chen responded indifferently: "Tong Nan, don’t nder me, show some evidence if you dare."


    Tong Nan pointed at Ling Chen’s hands and roared angrily: "You better fess up, what’s with your hands? How could I have lost the advantage if you weren’t ying dirty?"


    "Hmph!" Ling Chen sneered and said: "Tong Nan, what you’re saying is, if you lose to me, it must be because I cheated? What kind of logic is that?"


    "Cut the crap, if you dare, show your hands to everyone."


    Upon hearing this, Ling Chen said nothing more, directly raising his hands over his head, then facing the palms towards the audience below.


    "Everyone, look carefully."


    The crowd looked and noticed that Ling Chen’s hands were covered with ayer of material as thin as cicada’s wings, resembling gloves, which were so transparent that it was difficult to notice something on his hands if one didn’t look closely.


    "You’re still trying to y innocent, everyone sees it, Ling Chen cheated," Tong Nan said with a triumphant smile.


    Ling Chen took off the gloves from his hands and said: "I believe there were no rules against using weapons in this duel, nor against using special weapons." As he spoke, Ling Chen looked up towards the elderly in the stands: "Elders, you all know the Yangxin Pavilion well, and are most familiar with Elder Su, so you should recognize what these are."


    Hearing this, Du Kang seemed to recall something, and said: "I remember now, Elder Su indeed had a pair of silk gloves, made from special silk that is impervious to water and fire, very tough, and can withstand the sharpness of swords. In his youth, Elder Su often used those silk gloves, which could be considered a special weapon. Ling Chen is Elder Su’s disciple, and it’s not against the rules for Elder Su to pass on his weapon to his disciple. Tong Nan, if your own skills are insufficient, don’t me others for cheating."


    "I..." Tong Nan was momentarily taken aback, his face turning beet red with embarrassment and anger: "You’re covering up for him."


    Du Kang’s expression darkened, his tone growing colder: "I am judging the situation as it is, you dare say I’m covering up for him? Fine, you ask the others here, see if they also think I’m covering up for Ling Chen."


    Tong Nan nced at the others, then looked at his own master. However, his master shook his head, showing no intention of speaking up to help.


    It was perfectly natural for a master to pass knowledge to his disciple. Besides, this grand event was essentially about the disciples representing their masters to test their skills against one another. If anyone was to be med, it could only be his own master for not having anything to pass on.


    "Tong Nan, if you don’t wish to continue, then give up on your own, don’t waste everyone else’s time."


    At this moment, the referee spoke up.


    Tong Nan clenched his teeth, his face ashen as he looked at Ling Chen and coldly said: "Fine, I want to see just how many tricks you have left." With those words, Tong Nan turned around, went to the weapon rack, took a long sword, then turned back to the center of the arena, staring at Ling Chen, and said through gritted teeth: "Let’s go again!"