"You're oversimplifying things."
As soon as he finished speaking, his expression gradually turned indifferent. A moment later, Xiao Yan suddenly took a step forward.
On the hard bluestone slab where he landed, several cracks actually spread out under his feet, and surging blue battle qi burst forth from the surface of Xiao Yan's body.
"Enough talk, let's get started!"
With an aura soaring like a rainbow, Xiao Yan was eager to fight and wash away the humiliation of the past.
Sensing the powerful fighting spirit emanating from Xiao Yan, a hint of surprise flashed in Nalan Yanran's eyes.
The boy who suffered endless ridicule in the Xiao family back then is now completely different.
After thinking it over, she gripped the pale blue longsword tightly with her jade-like hand, and a light blue breeze swirled and rippled around the blade.
Amidst the swirling wind, sharp wind blades extended and retracted, occasionally shooting out and leaving shallow or deep scratches on the hard bluestone slabs.
The sword gradually moved upwards, pointing at Xiao Yan from afar. The sharp blade gleamed menacingly in the sunlight.
As the fighting spirit emanating from the two gradually rose, the atmosphere in the square instantly became tense.
Silence fell once more, and all eyes were on the two of them. They all knew just how far that once-useless boy had progressed after three years of training.
"The three-year agreement has come to an end. Your past grievances are now completely settled. I hope that after today, all entanglements will be resolved..."
On the stone platform, Yun Leng looked at the two who had become locked in a fierce confrontation, coughed lightly, but before he could finish speaking, he shut his mouth with an ugly expression.
Because Xiao Yan in the arena was too lazy to listen to his nonsense, he broke the stalemate first, his body suddenly turning into a black shadow, and he charged fiercely towards Nalan Yanran.
"Fight! Nalan Yanran! I've waited three years!"
As the shadowy figures clashed, a low growl, suppressed for three years, finally escaped from their throats.
Under the watchful eyes of everyone in the square, Xiao Yan charged towards Nalan Yanran like an enraged beast.
"Take this!"
Initially, the two were dozens of feet apart, but Xiao Yan rushed to Nalan Yanran's side in the blink of an eye.
With a flick of his left hand and a slight bend of his right, he struck forward with a palm, accompanied by a deep dragon's roar.
"The dragon that soars too high will regret it!"
A cyan dragon-shaped burst of energy condensed and rushed straight towards Nalan Yanran.
The modified version of the Eighteen Subduing Dragon Palms will make its first appearance in this world, and it will surely shine with dazzling brilliance, shocking the world.
Instantly, Nalan Yanran felt an overwhelming palm strike pressing down on her.
Her expression remained unchanged, her gaze calm, and she did not move an inch as she watched the figure rushing towards her.
Her martial arts technique is wind-attribute, so her greatest strengths are speed and agility. Just as Xiao Yan was about to arrive, her palm strike was about to land within a three-meter radius around her.
Nalan Yanran, who had been standing still, finally made a move. She lightly touched the ground with her toes and her body drifted past like a leaf in a storm.
In an instant, she clashed with the onrushing palm strike. At the same time, Nalan Yanran flicked her longsword and slashed out with incredible speed.
With the help of the impact from his movement technique, several thin wind blades had already left the sword and were slashing towards Xiao Yan's neck.
"Hehe, you're here just in time!"
Xiao Yan roared, twisted his neck to dodge the extremely sharp wind blade, and then struck out with another palm.
The palm strike was surging and powerful, like the sky collapsing and the earth splitting.
"Such a powerful palm technique must be at the advanced level of the Profound Rank, right?"
"Even if there isn't an advanced level, there should at least be an intermediate level!"
"Isn't this kid a disciple of a small family in the countryside? Where did he learn a Xuan-rank fighting technique? Could it be that he has a remarkable teacher?"
"It's hard to say, really hard to say! Today's fight is a bit unpredictable!"
Right after Xiao Yan struck, the old guys on top of the giant tree noticed something amiss and started discussing it amongst themselves.
Sensing the powerful, whooshing energy coming from behind her, Nalan Yanran raised her eyebrows slightly, seemingly somewhat surprised by the other party's keen perception.
Her longsword lashed out, leaving a pale blue arc in the air, its sharp tip seemingly piercing through the very fabric of space.
"Thump!"
With a dull thud, the sword tip pierced straight through the dragon-shaped force and struck Xiao Yan's fist as it came horizontally.
What terrified Nalan Yanran was that her longsword seemed to strike a piece of refined iron, rather than flesh and blood.
When the two collided, the powerful force contained in Xiao Yan's fist struck the slender sword tip, causing it to be struck in an extremely breathtaking arc.
The sword, infused with battle qi, was strong enough to withstand immense gravity. Yet, the moment it came into contact with his fist, the sword was bent under the pressure, demonstrating just how terrifying the force was contained within that fist.
This also shows that the fighting technique Xiao Yan used was definitely of a high level and had considerable power.
However, despite being bent into such a dangerous arc, the longsword never broke, demonstrating its remarkable resilience.
Just as the sword tip was about to touch Nalan Yanran's arm, she lightly stomped her foot on the ground, and the blue light on the longsword surged by three points.
The sudden surge of power sent Xiao Yan's fist flying with a "boom!" and, using the force of the impact, Nalan Yanran leaped into the air.
Her pretty face was solemn, and the long sword in her hand trembled rapidly, then slowly shook. Each time the long sword shook slightly, it left behind a sword-shaped afterimage that looked almost tangible.