<h4>Chapter 722: Chapter 727: The Last Spot</h4>


    The long sword thrust forward, carrying a fierce gale, the de not yet close, but the Qi Force already pressing towards Ling Chen’s face.


    Feeling the Qi Force hurtling towards him, Ling Chen reached towards his waist and, in a sh, drew the Tianling de, which transformed into a three-foot green gleam. With a ’ng’, he deflected the de. Immediately thereafter, Ling Chen lightly tapped his toes on the floor twice in session, and his body soared forward.


    Seeing Ling Chen charging towards him, Tong Nan was just about to thrust his sword forward. However, as his gazended on Ling Chen’s hands, his movements involuntarily dyed, and he immediately abandoned the idea of attacking and swiftly retreated to avoid Ling Chen’s offensive.


    With Tong Nan retreating, Ling Chen immediately pressed forward, relentlessly closing in, giving Tong Nan no chance to catch his breath. To Ling Chen, now was the best opportunity. His recent attack had been forceful, enough to affect Tong Nan’s wrist. It was evident from Tong Nan’s earlier swordy that the flexibility of his wrist had greatly diminished, and his strength was not as previously.


    Therefore, with this advantage, it would be a missed opportunity not to press the attack.


    Facing Ling Chen’s fierce onught, Tong Nan tried to muster a counterattack several times, but regrettably, due to the injuries to his hands, his performance was affected. His sessive attempts to counter were defused by Ling Chen, and he still couldn’t alter the situation in the arena.


    At this moment, Ling Chen, in mid-attack, suddenly elerated his footsteps, surged forward, and with the three-foot green peak in his hand thrusting straight ahead, the Inner Strength condensed. If this strike seeded, it would end the duel.


    However, an Earthly List expert was ultimately an Earthly List expert.


    As the sword tip advanced, Tong Nan flicked his wrist, cing his long sword horizontally in front of his chest.


    ng!


    With a crisp sound, Ling Chen’s sword tip struck right on Tong Nan’s de. Under the force applied, Tong Nan’s de slightly bent inward, the back of the de almost touching his chest clothing.


    "Scram!" Tong Nan roared explosively.


    Suddenly, the bent de snapped forward, not only deflecting the steel sword but also sending Ling Chen’s body flying,nding at the edge of the tform, nearly colliding with the weapons rack behind him.


    At this moment, Tong Nan, who had been at a disadvantage, was already seething with rage. Having struck a blow, he did not hesitate and immediatelyunched an offensive, rapidly rushing towards Ling Chen.


    Watching Tong Nan charge, Ling Chen’s expression remained unchanged, his sharp eyes still retaining calmness. Suddenly, he reached back with his left hand and actually picked up a longbow from the weapons rack. Next, he slightly tilted his body, ced the steel sword atop the bowstring, gathered the strength in his right arm, pulled the bow to its full arc, with the sharp sword tip aiming straight at Tong Nan.


    Seeing Ling Chen’s move, Su Mei, Qiu Yong, and the others involuntarily clenched their fists, their eyes filled with anticipation.


    They had all participated in the Heavenly Mechanism Great Ceremony. In the final battle of the ceremony, it was with this move that Ling Chen shot and killed Han Yu. Now, he was using the same trick again, and it was uncertain whether it would have a startling effect.


    Byparison, Tong Nan did not take Ling Chen’s move to heart. He had not participated in the Heavenly Mechanism Great Ceremony and naturally did not know about the past event. Moreover, in his view, given Ling Chen’s young age, it was impossible for him to be proficient in so many weapons. Besides, everyone can shoot arrows, but truly skilled archers are few and far between, as archery’s technical demands far exceed those of other weapons.


    Ten meters... Nine meters...


    Tong Nan was getting closer and closer, the murderous intent in his eyes growing stronger and stronger.


    Six meters!


    When Tong Nan closed in to a distance of six meters, Ling Chen’s two fingers finally released the bowstring. In a sh, a ’thwack’ sound was heard from the bowstring, and the three-foot green peak instantly shot out, at a speed so fast it was nearly invisible to the naked eye.


    Feeling the extremely sharp gust of wind, the color of Tong Nan’s face involuntarily changed.


    Fast! urate! Ruthless!


    Tong Nan never expected Ling Chen’s archery skills to reach such a level. Without time to think more, his long sword swiftly changed moves, stabbing forward as his whole body erupted with Hua Realm power.


    ng!


    A crisp sound rang out, and both long swords were knocked flying, dropping onto the floor.


    Impossible!


    Tong Nan was shocked. The swordunched by the arrow not only knocked his own sword from his hand but also left his arm feeling slightly numb.


    Such strong power.


    Before Tong Nan could think further, a surge of intense pain suddenly came from his chest. At the same time, a powerful force rushed at him, pushing his body several steps back.


    By the time Tong Nan realized what had happened, he discovered an additional arrow lying on the ground. However, this arrow had no head; its tip had been removed. If it hadn’t been so, the arrow just now would likely have pierced through his body.


    Looking up, Tong Nan stared at Ling Chen standing in front of the weapons rack, his face instantly turning ashen and ugly. The missing part of the arrow was in Ling Chen’s hand.


    At this moment, the audience below, after a brief moment of stupor, finally came back to their senses, pping and cheering, their noisy voices rising and falling, boiling in the ears of Ling Chen and Tong Nan.


    He actually won!


    Such an oue was likely beyond anyone’s expectations. Before this, everyone thought Ling Chen was bound to lose. After all, a Dragon List expertpeting with an Earthly List expert, without a miracle, victory was impossible.


    But Ling Chen had done it, which was indeed shocking.


    At this time, the referee nced at Tong Nan, who was standing there dumbstruck, and loudly proimed: "Ling Chen wins, advancing to the next round."


    "No!"


    Hearing the referee’s verdict, Tong Nan finally snapped back to reality, shouting urgently: "I haven’t lost, I can still continue!"


    The referee snorted lightly and, pointing at the arrow on the floor, said sternly: "If Ling Chen hadn’t removed the arrowhead, you’d be a corpse by now. Instead of being grateful for his mercy, you refuse to admit defeat. Even if you don’t care about your own face, think about your master’s dignity."


    "I..."


    "Enough!" Before Tong Nan could say anything else, an old man in the stands spoke up: "A loss is a loss; why make so many excuses? Go down now; stop making a fool of yourself up there."


    Being reprimanded by his Master in front of everyone, Tong Nan’s face turned both green and red. He no longer dared to stay any longer, hurrying down from the stage.


    Once off the stage, Liang Zheng and Song Yi immediately came up to him. However, seeing Tong Nan grinding his teeth in anger, they instantly swallowed their words, not daring to say another word, afraid of further upsetting Tong Nan.


    Turning his head, Tong Nan cast a resentful nce at Ling Chen, then quickly walked towards the outer edge of the crowd. Losing to a Dragon List expert and being publicly reprimanded by his master, he had lost all face and had no desire to stay. He didn’t want to be aughing stock.


    Watching Tong Nan’s retreating figure, Ling Chen let out a long breath.


    It’s finally over.


    Thank goodness, it was all thanks to Su He’s guidance; otherwise, he wouldn’t have been able to win so easily.


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