Chapter 10: I'm Not Dead, How Can I Be Defeated?

  In the big camp, flames illuminated the sky, Tang An only made four sword moves, and with light ease killed the four opponents.

  This battle concerns the national prestige of both Yan and Xiongnu, so neither side will hold back. Casualties are inevitable.

  Their death would be worthwhile if it could bring back the rivers and mountains of their homeland.

  It was worth it!

  "See that? It's this sword! Yesterday, on the arena of the Tiger and Leopard Great Camp, it was this sword that suddenly shot out from thin air and killed that invincible Western Region demon knife, Duōluó. However, yesterday's sword had unparalleled power, shining brightly in the sky, completely not comparable to today's. It seems these four so-called divine technique practitioners are not even worthy opponents for Tiān Jiàn Táng ān, probably not even able to bring out a bit of his true strength."

  That person finished speaking, but immediately covered his mouth and stopped talking. Because he found that his companion was constantly poking at his waist. He turned his head to look, only to see Qin Qing's iron-green face staring at him.

  That person suddenly let out a "yah" sound, and in his heart he immediately thought, isn't the Western Regions' demonic knife Dou Luo under Qin Qing's command?

  He suddenly remembered that Qin Qing was the Minister of the Ministry of Officials, the first among civil officials. By promoting Tang An here, he was implicitly belittling him. His own path to promotion would likely be cut off from now on. As soon as he thought of this, he shook his head in regret and hated himself so much that he wanted to slap himself hard.

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  Gelong has been in Tianjing for a long time, and even the king of Rongdi is always respectful to him. Who dares to point a sword at himself?

  His eyebrows rose, and a surge of anger suddenly arose in his heart.

  This is a humiliating contempt! He is the Western Kunlun Great Sword Sage, under the heavens, who dares to treat him like this?

  Geluba's hand had been holding a black sword scabbard all along, and at this moment he was furious, his hand swept the scabbard, and suddenly a chill emanated from it.

  This sword is icy cold, and it's not inferior to Tang An's Frost Sword!

  "Master?"

  The Prince of Rongdi was shocked by Groba's actions. He had brought many powerful men this time, and the four divine enforcers were not his last resort. Although he also knew that the people he brought could not stop this young Tianjing strongman, at least he could use those people to test Tang An's methods and prepare for Groba. But he did not expect that Groba would directly take the stage.

  "Enough of the probing, I've already grasped his sword intent. When he made his first move, I had already understood it. You don't have to sacrifice those brave warriors unnecessarily anymore. Everything, leave it to me."

  The Prince of Jun Di saw this and didn't say much, nodded his head, and heavily patted the left side of his chest, showing respect for Groba!

  Gleeb slowly drew down his scabbard, revealing a cold gleam of light, which was the tip of his treasured sword.

  He stepped onto the stage and stood tall facing Tang An.

  Ge Luobu's body was slender and tall, his white hair stood on end, his eyebrows were long and straight, entering the temples, making him look as cold as an iceberg.

  Tang An had already sensed his sword intent, a cold and piercing chill that was extreme in its severity. It seemed as if the ice and snow of a thousand years would freeze everything without exception!

  Just then, Grooba suddenly pointed his treasured sword at Tang An.

  His sword light was not dazzling, and under the firelight, it was even somewhat dim. But Tang An could clearly sense the cold killing intent contained in his sword.

  "Huh?" Tang An's brow furrowed suddenly, because he had actually sensed a strange divine thought in Groba's sword. The same kind of divine thought as the four divine archers' arrows from earlier!

  "His sword, was it also one of those strange artifacts imbued with other people's divine thoughts?"

  Before Tang An could react, Ge Luoba had already started operating his True Yuan.

  In an instant, the strange divine thought hidden in his sword resonated with the runes on the sword body and suddenly harmonized with the heavenly elements in the air.

  The people around immediately felt a thorough chill emanating from that sword.

  This is absolutely no illusion!

  The area around the arena has already started freezing!

  Grobe grasped the sword with one hand, his eyes closed in concentration as he gathered all his true energy onto the sword. Endless icy cold air emanated from the sword, and waves of frosty mist began to swirl around him, making him appear ethereal.

  A powerful true yuan was infused into the sword body by Groba, and the originally dim long sword suddenly burst out with a dazzling cold light that shocked people's hearts. As Groba's true yuan was infused, the crystal blue edge emitted by the sword body became brighter and more dazzling.

  The runes on the long sword kept flowing, Groba's true yuan constantly poured in, and the crystal blue edge of the sword body became more and more vigorous. The illusory edge gradually transformed into substance!

  Tang An's heart suddenly skipped a beat.

  He knew that Grooba was gathering power with a special method, concentrating all his strength into the runes on the sword body and releasing it at once.

  Tang An had guessed Groba's intentions, and he tried his best to dodge this sword, but he found that he couldn't dodge it at all.

  He tried to shake off Groba's sword intent, but it was utterly futile! He had already sensed Groba's divine thought, which had locked onto him tightly, leaving him nowhere to escape.

  It seems that there is no other choice but to fight it out!

  At this moment, Tang An saw that Ge Luoba's sword energy had condensed into a final crystal blue light. The true yuan in the sword energy was surging and its power was unimaginable!

  "Kill!" Groba shouted loudly! His long sword stabbed out, and the sword energy suddenly shot towards Tang An, the cold and solemn sword energy condensed into a straight line, shooting towards Tang An. At the same time, the heavenly energy and true yuan power contained in the sword energy also burst out suddenly, dazzling light shining brightly before one's eyes!

  "Hiss!"

  A powerful sword aura pierced through the air, heading straight for Tang An. It seemed that in just an instant, Tang An would be engulfed by this endless sword aura! And when this almost substantial icy sword aura was about to pierce Tang An, the long sword in Tang An's hand suddenly began to tremble irregularly!

  His body's true yuan also wildly surged up, as if it was going to forcibly connect with this one!

  A mighty surge of golden true essence burst forth from every part of Tang An's body, transforming into a dazzling golden shield that enveloped him! A Heaven Realm expert, as long as their protective true energy is not depleted, will be impervious to all evil forces!

  The Frost Sword also emitted a burst of cyan sword light, meeting the crystal blue ice frost sword energy head-on in mid-air!

  "Boom!"

  The azure solidified sword tip touched Tang An's cyan sword light, and in an instant, it swallowed up Tang An's sword light completely. Then, with undiminished power, it continued to charge towards Tang An!

  It heavily crashed onto the golden shield formed by Qing Long's powerful punch!

  In an instant, the true yuan force on the shield began to flow wildly. The round shield emitted a twisting sound under the impact, as if it would shatter at any moment.

  The golden light was growing dimmer and dimmer under the impact of the sword energy, as if it had been grasped by an invisible giant hand that was recklessly pounding away.

  However, although the golden light began to fade, this light was like fireflies in the wind, shaking but never extinguished!

  Two strands of True Yuan sword energy entwined with each other, constantly colliding.

  BOOM!!

  Only a deafening loud noise was heard, and the entire Imperial Forest Army camp seemed to shake!

  The dazzling blue sword tip made its final impact, attempting to shatter Tang An's precarious golden shield. In that instant, the light was blinding, and everyone in the arena involuntarily closed their eyes.

  Fierce energy fluctuations raged within the great camp, sand and dust danced wildly, and banners were on the verge of being torn apart.

  The scattered sword energy cut out traces on the ground, and many officials were also injured by this sword energy. If it weren't for Yuan Wanli and Nian Wushuang seeing the scene lose control in an instant and appearing at the front of the crowd, blocking most of the sword energy, I'm afraid half of the people present would have died miserably under this sword energy!

  At this moment, the scene is filled with mournful wails!

  When they opened their eyes, they found that the rubble on the stage was flying everywhere, and it was a mess. It had long since lost its original appearance.

  Geluba's face was pale and he was panting heavily, apparently the previous move had also taken a great toll on him. His opponent, Tang An's entire body was trembling violently, his bones creaking as if they were about to scatter apart.

  His face was covered in blood!

  That sword energy actually broke through his defensive true energy in the end, leaving a sword mark on his forehead!

  If it weren't for Qinglong's incredible strength and unparalleled ferocity, compared to ordinary innate true energy, Tang An's defense would not be able to withstand Groba's sword.

  But even with Qinglong's incredible skill and unmatched strength, Tang An was still forced to defend against this powerful blow, and he stumbled backwards.

  At this moment, in the eyes of others, Tang An had already exhausted his true yuan and couldn't even stand up to fight. Not to mention continuing to compete.

  The outcome is already decided!

  All the officials of the Great Yan saw this and although they were unwilling to accept it, they had no choice but to accept this fact.

  After all, Tang An has done his best. He's only 16 years old, and it's already very difficult to achieve what he has so far.

  And below, Emperor Zhao Yuanhao saw that Groba's sword could mobilize the true yuan of his whole body to contain one blow, and he couldn't help but raise an eyebrow. When he looked again, a sneering smile appeared on his face: "The Western Kunlun Great Sword Saint Groba is indeed famous for nothing. Unfortunately, if it weren't for him relying on the power of the artifact in his hand, I'm afraid that even if he won, it wouldn't be so easy! Is this the great sword saint of Rongdi? It's just like this!"

  "The land of Yan and Yun, 30,000 miles of rivers and mountains, I can afford to lose!" After finishing speaking, Zhao Yuanhao swung his robe and was about to leave.

  Tang An stood on the stage, his blood surging wildly, and a stream of fresh blood flowed across his forehead, looking extremely miserable.

  Just now, Ge Luoba's sword has reached the level of Small Sky Realm's Great Perfection. Fully mobilizing the true yuan within his body to unleash his strongest blow, even if Nian Wushuang were present, he wouldn't think that he could withstand it.

  Tang An's ability to survive this blow was already enough to shock others.

  It's okay to lose, and it's not shameful. Even Yuan Wanli was ready to go comfort Tang An. Your Majesty has already conceded defeat, so winning or losing is no longer a personal problem for Tang An.

  But Tang An still stood stubbornly on the stage! His body was already unstable, but his back remained straight! Just like a high mountain, it was unshakeable!

  Everyone stopped in their tracks and stared at Tang An in surprise. In their hearts, they couldn't help but think: "Even the Emperor himself has admitted defeat, what is he still doing standing there?"

  "I haven't lost!" Tang An suddenly said.

  His voice was not heavy, but it had an irresistible soul-capturing power.

  Upon hearing this voice, those ministers suddenly lifted their heads and stared at Tang An standing on the high platform.

  Tang An's face was covered in blood, looking utterly disheveled. Yet, his eyes shone with an intense brightness!

  In his eyes, there is a raging fire!

  The flames have become indistinguishable from those within the great camp, or his own conviction of a thirst for victory and glory!

  Tang An exerted great effort to raise his sword, the sword in his hand shaking and trembling, yet it was perfectly aimed at Groba.

  "I'm not dead, how can I be defeated?"

  Everyone was stunned when they heard this!

  They only felt a chill run down their spines from the cold tone in Tang An's words!

  Their throats began to swallow involuntarily.

  As long as one is still alive, it's not considered defeat. Only death is the end!

  What a cruel person!

  Just then, someone in the audience heard Tang An's words and suddenly burst out laughing, with an air of boundless pride in his laughter.

  He is unparalleled!

  "Everyone praises me as a peerless national hero, but today, I, this peerless national hero, will witness the name of the Heavenly Sword. It's really such a pity!"

  Everyone did not understand why Nian Wushuang said it was a pity. Did he already see that Tang An's life was not long?

  It's a pity, he thought, because he feared that he would never have the chance to fight Tang An again. He had already developed a sense of admiration for Tang An! Nian Wushuang had always refused to lay hands on his own people!

  Nian Wushuang looked at the stage and said, "Tangmen Lang, today, if you win, I, Nian Wushuang, will make an exception and invite you to drink! Do you dare accept this invitation?"

  As Nian Wushuang said this, the crowd below was shocked. Everyone knew that Nian Wushuang never drank wine. Today, he actually made an exception for Tang An!

  Tang An heard this and just burst out laughing, but didn't respond. His eyes shifted towards Groba across from him.

  "I've seen your sword before. Do you dare take one from me?"

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