civilwarnovels Chapter 550 - 469: Wow, There’s Even a Bridal Kidnapping!
Chapter 550 - 469: Wow, There’s Even a Bridal Kidnapping!
Chen Nuoyi couldn’t understand how the brains of these Dragon Clan guys were wired.
Hadn’t it been said that the Dragon Venerable admired Su Yuan? Why would they associate it with such things!
To you people, the duel in three days isn’t an exchange battle for the younger generation of the two domains, but rather a martial arts tournament to win a bride?
What kind of logic is this!
Feeling helpless and amused, Chen Nuoyi explained to Long Bai and the other members of the delegation who had misunderstood, finally resolving this bizarre misunderstanding.
But... judging by their eyes, they didn’t quite believe his explanation.
Feeling mentally exhausted, he decided to just let it be!
Under the disapproving gazes of the Dragon Clan, Su Yuan was escorted to a guest room to rest.
Fortunately, the Dragon Clan didn’t send him to a cellar or fill his room with poisonous snakes and rats; the hospitality was decent.
Three days passed in the blink of an eye.
During these three days, Su Yuan used various training methods to assimilate his surging power.
Not to the point of meticulous precision, but at least he wouldn’t accidentally injure someone due to uncontrolled force.
Besides that, he also took the time to claim the phase reward for the "Demon Sect’s Rule Over the Otherworld" mission.
[Mission Progress One: Conquer Local Sects (10/10)]
[Mission Reward: Demon Technique·Finger Array (Level 4) *1 (Claimable)]
The Demon Technique·Finger Array was the ninth technique in the Ten Demon Fingers series that Su Yuan acquired.
As the name suggests, it’s of the same type of magic finger as the alchemy-related Demon Technique·Finger Spirit and the artifact-related Demon Technique·Finger Weapon.
And its effect did not disappoint Su Yuan’s expectations; it was the perfect solution for array techniques.
[Demon Technique·Finger Array Initial Effect: Specify an array, consume spiritual power, and discover its flaws.]
[Demon Technique·Finger Array·Linked Array: Record an array drawn personally, consume spiritual power, and instantly generate it at a designated location, with no limit on the number generated.]
[Demon Technique·Finger Array Level 3 Effect·Great Array: Record an array drawn personally, consume spiritual power, enhance the array’s power, with the enhancement limit dependant on the user’s invested spiritual power.]
[Demon Technique·Finger Array·Copy: Consume spiritual power to copy a specified array. The copied array can benefit from ’Linked Array’ and ’Great Array’ effects. The level of array that can be copied depends on the user’s array dao proficiency.]
Unlike Demon Technique·Finger Technique and Demon Technique·Finger Union, which crudely boost numbers, each upgrade of Demon Technique·Finger Array grants a new effect.
This is similar to Demon Technique·Finger Weapon and Demon Technique·Finger Spirit.
Looking at these four effects, Su Yuan felt that there were countless combinations of arrays, and as long as an array was needed or to counter an enemy’s array, Demon Technique·Finger Array could always come in handy.
Especially the newly added ’Copy’ effect at level four, its power was simply overwhelming.
Without having to design an array himself, he could just copy the enemy’s array for use.
Then, relying on the other effects of Demon Technique·Finger Array, he could repeatedly generate several identical arrays before the enemy, and even enhance the array’s power to defeat the official version with a pirated one.
This was downright wicked.
If this were the Blue Star Federation where law is comprehensive, just using a set of Demon Technique·Finger Array would likely infringe countless times, leading to either bankruptcy or a permanent jail sentence.
Fortunately, the Taixu World is not under the jurisdiction of the Blue Star Federation, allowing him to infringe without fear.
While Su Yuan spent a fulfilling three days, the news of the exchange battle spread across the Purple-Gold Dragon Domain.
Numerous cultivators not originally on Dragon Island rushed there to witness this grand event firsthand.
In fact, exchange battles between the two or even the three domains occur annually and usually don’t cause such a stir.
But this year is different.
This year, alongside the news of the exchange battle, a rumor spread from within Dragon Island.
— Su the Saint from the Reincarnation Nether Realm is seemingly chosen to be the Dragon King’s consort!
After this exchange battle, if nothing unexpected occurs, that kid will wed the brightest jewel of the Purple-Gold Dragon Domain, the direct disciple of the Purple Gold Dragon Venerable, Chen Nuoyi.
An unknown youngster has won the favor of the Dragon Venerable and is about to enjoy the softest meal in the whole Taixu World; who wouldn’t want to see this with their own eyes.
Thus, the news of the Dragon King’s consort spread rapidly, getting exaggerated along the way.
For those unaware, they might think they are heading to a wedding rather than an exchange battle.
As one of the individuals involved, Su Yuan was both exasperated and amused hearing these rumors on the day of the exchange battle.
Nuoyi tried so hard to dispel the rumors, but it seems to have had little effect.
In a large arena at the center of Dragon Island.
When Su Yuan arrived here, the audience seats were already packed, and from the ground to the sky, spectators, whether Dragon or Human Race, surrounded the venue like a sphere.
A rough count showed that the number of spectators likely exceeded a million.
"Tsk tsk, so many people have come to watch, but there’s only one match in this exchange battle."
Standing in the waiting area, Su Yuan looked at the dense crowd around and shook his head helplessly.
"Traveling from afar just to watch a match that might last only a few minutes, the people of the Purple-Gold Dragon Domain sure have too much time on their hands."
"I just wonder if they will demand a refund after watching this pretend exchange battle."
While thinking, a staff member approached Su Yuan:
"Saint Su Yuan, the duel time has come, you may proceed to the stage now."
"Alright."
Su Yuan responded politely and walked towards the arena with his sturdy legs covered in purple-black dragon scales.
The staff member looked at Su Yuan’s tall and fierce back, gulping involuntarily.
If he wasn’t mistaken, Su Yuan’s physical strength could rival that of a pure-blooded True Dragon at the Nascent Soul Peak, right?
Our Divine Maiden is only at the Golden Core Late Stage; can her small frame withstand a punch from Su Yuan?
On the stage, Su Yuan and Chen Nuoyi stood facing each other.
Under the gaze of the world, the two exchanged glances, both seeing the helplessness in the other’s eyes.
The atmosphere was made so ceremonious, how should they fight?
Never mind, let’s have a fake fight!
Chen Nuoyi drew the Thousand Gold Sword, while Su Yuan pulled out the Chi Yuan Sword. The two rapidly closed in on each other, swinging their swords simultaneously.
Clang—
The two treasure swords erupted into a fierce sword cry, and the intense metallic reverberations filled the audience’s ears, leaving those with low cultivation dizzy.
Su Yuan and Chen Nuoyi, being the Sword Masters, were taken aback.
They thought to themselves, they didn’t exert much force, so why was the sound so loud?
What they didn’t know was that within the intense sword cry, there wasn’t just the sound of metal clashing, but also encrypted communication between the Sword Spirits.
Thousand Gold Sword: "Yo, yo, yo, what kind of flirty swordsmanship is this, with no power at all!"
Chi Yuan Sword: "Hmph! My master is just afraid of hurting Chen Nuoyi. If he were serious, both you and Chen Nuoyi would be heavily injured."
Thousand Gold Sword: "You really don’t understand humor at all; what, are you jealous of your master and his future lady master?"
Chi Yuan Sword: "What do you mean future lady master, don’t talk nonsense!"
Thousand Gold Sword: "Tsk, tsk, I always said you were difficult to deal with, oh... hurry up and grow up."
Chi Yuan Sword: "!!!"
"Huh, why does it feel like Chi Yuan is particularly lively today?"
Feeling the tremors of the Chi Yuan Sword in his hand and the blood-red light on the sword that flickered intermittently, Su Yuan was puzzled.
He always felt that if he let go, the Chi Yuan Sword would jump up and bite someone.
Is this girl possibly not getting along with the Thousand Gold Sword?
Forget it, let’s continue the act, keep fighting.
Under the deliberate control of Su Yuan and Chen Nuoyi, they communicated with each other using their eyes, telling their opponent in advance where the sword would strike before swinging.
The constant clashing sounds echoed on the stage.
The more they fought, the more skilled they became, and the smoother their movements grew, like performing a duet sword dance.
It was definitely that kind of ’Stop, you two don’t fight anymore, you can’t kill anyone this way’ feeling.
This scene caused the initially expectant audience to gradually fall into deep thought.
The intense battle they’d imagined seemed to have never existed!
All that talk about political marriage, all that talk about the Divine Maiden enduring humiliation, being forced to marry a poor boy from elsewhere.
Pure nonsense!
These two obviously planned this together long ago!
Boring! We want to see bloodshed!
"Does this exchange match give us our money’s worth? Refund!"
A spectator stood up indignantly and shouted.
His words immediately resonated with a large crowd, with many spectators collectively calling for a refund.
Seeing this, Su Yuan was not surprised at all.
Serves you right for being nosy and believing rumors, fools!
However, just as Su Yuan was inwardly mocking these bloodthirsty spectators who loved excitement, suddenly a galaxy flowed across the sky.
It was a silver-white star river composed of countless stars, and even though it was noon, the sun’s rays could not overshadow this endless galaxy.
At the moment the galaxy appeared, everything on the stage paled in comparison.
All the spectators involuntarily looked towards the sky, including Su Yuan and Chen Nuoyi on the stage.
Seeing that familiar star river, an ominous premonition arose in Su Yuan’s heart.
Sure enough, two figures stepped on the galaxy and approached. Leading them was a pink-haired Fairy wearing a gorgeous flowing immortal skirt, with an incomparably beautiful figure.
Standing slightly behind her was a pink-haired girl bearing a slight resemblance to the Fairy, who seemed cheerful and loved to smile.
Who could they be but the Star River Celestial Monarch and Qi Hanyan!
Su Yuan: "???"
Why... why are these two here?
Under Su Yuan’s shocked gaze, the Star River Celestial Monarch slowly spoke:
"Quite lively here. I heard there’s some martial arts competition going on with Su Yuan and Chen Nuoyi as the main characters?"
"For such a big event, and you didn’t inform me, Dragon Venerable, that’s really not fair."
With the appearance of the Star River Celestial Monarch, the previously hidden Purple Gold Dragon Venerable also revealed his presence, looking at the two uninvited guests somewhat displeased.
"The festivity between my disciple and Su Yuan didn’t extend invitations to you."