Do you also want to dance

"What? Do you want to get plowed too?"

"What..."

"No, I mean, do you want to dance too?"

Ye Chuan's tone was casual.

"I'll give you one chance to challenge me."

As soon as he finished speaking, his figure blurred, turning into a streak of light that shot straight out of the manor.

Leah's eyes narrowed. Without hesitation, she wrapped herself in silver battle aura and followed suit, turning into a streak of silver light to give chase—

She knew very well that a full-power clash between seventh-tier experts could easily shatter the main city of Valoran. They absolutely could not fight within the territory.

The two streaks of light tore through the night sky at astonishing speed. In just a few breaths, they flew out of Valoran's borders and landed on a vast, boundless plain.

There were no buildings here, only waist-high wild grass and scattered rocks, with a few low peaks standing in the distance. It was an excellent dueling ground.

The moment the two landed, the wild grass beneath their feet was flattened outward by an invisible wave of air.

Leah stood with her sword in hand, her platinum-blonde short hair whipping wildly in the wind generated by her battle aura. She stared coldly at Ye Chuan:

"What exactly are you trying to do? Count Leon has no grudge against you, so why do you keep pressing him? What benefits did Count Kaiaolen give you to make you so willing to be his lapdog?"

"No grudge?"

Ye Chuan kept his hands in his pockets.

"When he sent people to spy on me, how was that having no grudge? Honestly, if I didn't still need that guy to do things for me, I could butcher that fat glutton anytime I want."

He took two steps forward, his tone growing even more lazy.

"As for Kaiaolen... I never need anyone to order me around. I do whatever I want, all depending on my mood."

"You!" Leah was completely infuriated by his arrogant attitude, gritting her teeth.

"Arrogant! Today, I'll let you know the power of a seventh-tier battle aura master is not something you can provoke at will!"

Before she even finished speaking, Leah suddenly raised her hand. The runes on her broadsword instantly lit up with a blinding silver light. Her originally restrained battle aura erupted like a volcano, the silver light almost solidifying into substance, wrapping around her like a blazing flame.

The sealing patterns on the blade slowly unfurled. The already sharp blade instantly doubled in size, and a faint black halo appeared along the edge of the blade—

That was battle aura compressed to the extreme, enough to easily tear through space!

"Today, I will use your blood to sacrifice to my sword!"

"Battle Aura Enhancement! Strength Enhancement! Speed Enhancement! Goddess's Blessing - Sword!"

"Silver Flash!"

With a sharp shout, Leah stomped fiercely on the ground, instantly cracking the earth into a spiderweb of fissures. Her figure was like a diving eagle, carrying an apocalyptic momentum as she slashed her sword at Ye Chuan!

The sword light was like a silver galaxy, accompanied by a piercing screech. Wherever it passed, the earth was directly split open into a trench tens of meters wide. Dirt and rocks flew in all directions, and even the air was slashed into transparent ripples!

Ye Chuan remained standing where he was, not even lifting an eyelid. He simply waved his sleeve casually, and the spiritual energy on his body formed a barrier.

"Clang—!"

A deafening crash rang out as the sword light slammed fiercely against the barrier. The silver battle aura instantly collapsed, turning into a sky full of light specks. The trench spread right up to Ye Chuan's feet but was forcibly stopped by an invisible power, unable to advance even a single inch further.

"Impossible!"

Leah's pupils shrank drastically, unable to believe that her full-force strike was still ineffective!

This was her all-out attack!

She didn't pause. With a twist of her wrist, countless streaks of silver sword qi poured down on Ye Chuan like a torrential rainstorm. Each streak of sword qi could easily cleave through a mountain peak. The ground shattered, and smoke and dust filled the air.

"Boom boom boom—!"

Continuous explosions echoed across the plain, causing the distant mountain peaks to tremble slightly.

And the shockwaves of this battle actually reached the main city of Valoran, tens of miles away!

The commoners in the city were just getting ready to rest when they suddenly felt the ground beneath their feet shake violently. Bowls and plates on tables crashed to the floor, emitting crisp shattering sounds.

People rushed out of their doors, looking in terror toward the distant plains. The night sky over there was illuminated by silver light, and muffled, thunderous booms could be heard faintly.

"What's going on? Is it an earthquake?"

"It's not an earthquake! Look at the light over there! Is a high-level expert fighting a monster?!"

"Oh my god! What level of battle is that? Even the main city can feel the tremors!"

"It must be the Count's guards taking action! Could it be that the culprit behind the disappearance cases has been found?"

"This is too terrifying... If this power landed in the main city, we would all die!"

The commoners were in a panic, discussing animatedly. Many clasped their hands together, praying that the battle would not spill over to them.

On the plain, Leah's attacks continued. Her battle aura was being consumed at a massive rate, and cold sweat seeped from her forehead, but her gaze remained resolute.

She knew very well that she couldn't lose—once she lost, Count Leon, and even the entirety of Valoran, would fall into the hands of the man before her.

"Since long-range attacks won't work, I'll fight in close quarters! I refuse to believe that a mage like you can be this strong in melee combat!"

"Combat Skill: Silver Assault!"

A flash of determination crossed Leah's eyes as her figure suddenly accelerated. Turning into a silver afterimage, she circled behind Ye Chuan and thrust her longsword straight at his back—

This was the surprise attack technique she excelled at the most; countless formidable enemies had died under this very sword strike.

However, in the instant the longsword was about to hit its mark, Ye Chuan suddenly turned around. His speed was so fast that Leah simply couldn't react.

He didn't use spiritual energy to defend. Instead, he directly raised his fist, wrapped in dark black spiritual energy, and smashed it fiercely against Leah's blade!

"Bang!"

A loud crash, even more deafening than before, rang out, as if heaven and earth were shaking!

Leah only felt an irresistible, massive force transmit over. Her broadsword was instantly knocked flying, spinning through the air before embedding itself into a distant rock. The blade let out a buzzing wail, and the runes on it dimmed.

Immediately after, she felt as if she had been hit by a speeding carriage. The bones all over her body felt like they were about to fall apart. Her entire body flew backward out of control, crashing heavily into a distant mountain peak.

"Rumble—!" That mountain peak, tens of meters high, was actually collapsed directly by the impact of her body! Crushed stones rolled down, and smoke and dust shot into the sky!

Leah struggled to crawl out from the pile of rubble. Blood spilled from the corner of her mouth, and her silver armor was covered in cracks. She looked thoroughly battered.

She raised her head and stared fixedly at Ye Chuan, her eyes full of unbelievable shock and despair:

"You... You're not a mage! Who exactly are you? How could a mage possibly have such strong close-combat abilities?!"

Ye Chuan dusted off his hands, his tone remaining flat:

"Who said mages can't fight in close quarters?"

He walked slowly toward Leah.

"In the face of absolute power, any technique is futile. Even if we're both at the seventh tier, you're still too weak."

Seeing Leah's silver-white armor in tatters, with even her snowy peaks swaying casually, Ye Chuan grabbed her by the neck and lifted her straight up.

"Are you satisfied with a duel like this?"