The Breaking Through All Things technique was not a small technique. The area it affected could be changed at will, but Zhu Yi usually used it at the same size as his body.
The shadow spike technique was the smallest technique that the old man had. It focused everything into a single point even smaller than a needle.
Since he did not have enough speed or raw power to break through the Breaking Through All Things technique, he could only attempt to focus his power onto a single point and hope that he could bypass it, causing Zhu Yi severe injuries.
Unfortunately for him, he failed. Zhu Yi's Breaking Through All Things broke through the shadow spike and attacked the old man.
The old man sighed. He knew he had lost. He dodged around and threw more attacks in the hope that Zhu Yi would tire out. However, it never happened. After fighting for an entire day, the old man conceded. There were few concessions in this tournament, and most of them were looked down upon.
However, nobody felt this way for the old man. Fighting any more would only cause him to humiliate himself.
Zhu Yi began to recover his used up Qi as the next fight began. This was the fight between the daughter of the sword princess and a man known only as "The One-Line Swordsman".
If Zhu Yi was betting money on this fight, he would put it on the daughter of the sword princess. However, there was a reason why the One-Line Swordsman was able to come this far.
Zhu Yi could only wait and see.
The fight began, and Lei Cen took a step forward. Her figure blurred and she appeared behind the One-Line Swordsman.
Zhu Yi was reminded once again of the Sword Princess.
The One-line Swordsman wore a blindfold over his eyes. He carried a longsword similar to Zhu Yi's in a sheath on his side.
It seemed as if he hadn't reacted to Lei Cen's appearance at all.
Lei Cen's sword quietly and quickly slashed at the neck of the One-Line Swordsman.
Suddenly, out of nowhere, a black line appeared. In an instant, Lei Cen's hand was cut off. The One-Line Swordsman turned around and pulled out his sword, swinging at Lei Cen.
Lei Cen's figure seemed to blur as she appeared in the spot she started the battle in. She stared at the One-Line Swordsman with wide eyes.
Her hand had been completely cut off in an instant. The One-Line Swordsman put his sword back into his sheath and began to walk towards Lei Cen.
He walked at the normal pace of a mortal. The arena was large, but he was slowly closing in on Lei Cen.
Even Zhu Yi felt intimidated by the One-Line Swordsman at this moment. Lei Cen was in a far worse situation. It was unknown if the daughter of the sword princess had ever felt such fear in her life.
It was clear that the One-Line Swordsman had completely instilled fear into her. She was in such fear that she seemed to forget the idea about hiding her identity.
A large, illusory figure appeared behind Lei Cen. The figure looked like her, but more mature and far more imposing. The figure held a thin sword pointing downwards.
Lei Cen grabbed her nearly identical sword and stood in the same position. In the stands of the arena, many people were shocked, while others looked at them in confusion.
"That's the sword princess. The girl must be the daughter of the Sword Princess." Someone shouted.
Many people were still confused, but others seemed to have a realization. It seemed that the Sword Princess was a well known figure.
As if the figure behind Lei Cen had taken control and began to move Lei Cen like a puppet, a dance ensued.
Lei Cen and the figure appeared behind the One-Line Swordsman.
A similar strike to before came. Another line came, just as before. This time, however, Lei Cen disappeared again, appearing right in front of the One-Line Swordsman and stabbed forward.
Zhu Yi felt as if he was experiencing deja vu. It was the same dance that had nearly killed him in Chen Jie's inheritance.
The Line behind the One-Line Swordsman disappeared and a new one attacked Lei Cen again.
Still, Lei Cen once again disappeared and attacked from a different angle.
The One-Line Swordsman was the most amazing in the battle. He simply stood still, seemingly unfazed, as Lei Cen danced around and attacked. Only a single line defended, or rather, attacked so efficiently that Lei Cen had to repeatedly dodge.
This was the One-Line Swordsman, an unknown contestant with no apparent lineage or background.
A contest of pure offense continued for hours. Not a single person was hurt or even slightly injured, but at this point, Lei Cen's entire body was covered in sweat.
Meanwhile, the One-Line Swordsman remained unfazed.
An entire day passed by, and the illusory body behind Lei Cen started to weaken. Every now and then, it flickered, disappearing for a moment before returning. Lei Cen had exerted so much effort that blood was coming out of her pores.
Half a day passed, when the figure behind Lei Cen flickered again. This time, the One-Line swordsman attacked. A line appeared and knocked Lei Cen's sword away. However, she did not move away. It was unknown how he had predicted it, but the One-Line Swordsman seemed to know that this would happen. He took out his sword in an instant and stabbed forward.
Lei Cen barely moved, avoiding getting stabbed through the heart. Instead, the area close to her heart, below her shoulder, was pierced through.
The One-Line Swordsman did not let up. A line appeared. Although it moved extremely fast, Zhu Yi caught a glimpse. It was moving directly as Lei Cen's head. If nobody intervened, the One-Line Swordsman would kill Lei Cen.
Of course, that wasn't going to happen. Lei Cen disappeared from the arena and the One-Line Swordsman was declared the winner.
All that remained was the championship. There would be enough of a break for the One-Line Swordsman to recover his Qi, and then it would start.
The difference was, Zhu Yi did not have confidence any longer. It seemed like a 50 50 chance of winning.