1180 If You Can Defeat Me, I Will Marry You
"Good fight." Yuan extended his hand for a shake after the battle ended and Long Yanjun's body recovered.
Long Yanjun accepted the shake with a bittersweet smile, and he asked, "Do you really have the God's Physique? Or what you humans call Perfect Physique."
Yuan nodded, "Yes, I have the Perfect Physique."
He admitted, confirming the spectators' suspicions.
"That was amazing, Yuan!" Xi Meili suddenly jumped onto the stage and grabbed his hands.
"That last move you used, was it Relentless Dragon Overwhelms the Nine Heavens?!"
To Yuan's surprise, Xi Meili recognized his technique, and she seemed to be more excited about it than his Perfect Physique.
"Yes, you know of it? Wait. Don't tell me it's another technique that only the Royal Dragon Family can learn?" He swallowed nervously.
Xi Meili chuckled, "No, that's not it. Relentless Dragon Overwhelms the Nine Heavens is a renowned technique amongst dragons because it used to be the Great One's signature technique during his prime. Hundreds of stars and countless lives perished before its tyrannical power."
"I see…"
"What the hell? Not only do you have God's Physique, but you also know Relentless Dragon Overwhelms the Nine Heavens? Are you actually the Great One's pupil or something?" Someone there asked him.
"No, I have never even met the Great One before. I just stumbled upon a few of his legacies, that's all." Yuan said, downplaying it.
"Who cares about any of that?! Yuan! Let's fight!" Someone else said.
Yuan nodded, "Sure."
This person immediately jumped onto the stage, and once again, it was a face that Yuan remembered.
"You are Xing Chongzhi, right?" Yuan asked.
"You are correct, and I would like a rematch." Xing Chongzhi pointed his red sword at Yuan's face.
"Where should we limit our cultivation?"
"First level Spirit King." Xing Chongzhi responded.
"Then the rules will be the same as last time." Yuan said as he retrieved his Empyrean Overlord.
'I won the last time because I took him by surprise with Dragon's Gaze. This time, I will only rely on my sword.' Yuan thought to himself.
The match started shortly after, and their swords immediately clashed with each other.
"If you can land your blade on my neck, I will consider it my defeat, as your sword won't be able to penetrate my skin." Yuan said as he parried all of Xing Chongzhi's attacks.
"We shall see about that!" Xing Chongzhi shouted as he covered his sword with Sword Aura.
Seeing this, Yuan also brought forth his Sword Aura.
"..."
Xing Chongzhi immediately began sweating when he sensed how powerful Yuan's Sword Aura was compared to his own.
"Looks like you've also improved your Sword Aura…"
A year ago, Yuan's Sword Aura was only slightly superior compared to Xing Chongzhi's Sword Aura. However, Yuan's Sword Aura has improved so much since then that Xing Chongzhi could not even hope to compare anymore.
Of course, this wasn't even Yuan's full strength, as he still had Enhanced Sword Aura, which might shatter Xing Chongzhi's will to fight the moment he uses it, hence why he decided to keep it hidden for now.
Seeing Xing Chongzhi's nervous expression, Yuan smiled and actually weakened his own Sword Aura until it matched Xing Chongzhi's Sword Aura.
"I want to defeat you with my sword techniques, not through brute strength." Yuan said to him.
Xing Chongzhi couldn't help but laugh, and he said, "Alright. Let's see what else you've learned!"
The two of them would go on to exchange hundreds of sword techniques for an hour straight until Yuan eventually bested Xing Chongzhi without using any actual techniques, relying only on his sword and his experience with it.
"Winner— Yuan!" The judge announced.
"I know you already know this, but you've really improved a lot. Although you were powerful back then, you weren't as precise and skillful with the sword. Experience was the only thing you truly lacked, but that is no longer the case. Of course, there is still a lot of room for improvements— for both of us."
After defeating Xing Chongzhi, Yuan continued to spar with everyone that challenged him. In the end, Yuan fought with everyone at the Ancestral Dragon Temple.
"Is there anyone else that wishes to fight?" Yuan looked around to see if there were more challengers, but nobody stepped onto the stage.
"I guess this is it—"
"Wait."
A clear voice resounded as a figure leaped onto the stage, facing Yuan with a smile on her face.
"Just like the last time, I shall be your last match." Xi Meili said.
Yuan then asked, "Same rules?"
"Same rules. As for our cultivation, since this is a test of our Soul Strength, our cultivation won't matter, so we can leave it untouched."
Yuan nodded, "Alright. Then whenever you are ready."
The smile on Xi Meili's face suddenly disappeared, and she became extremely serious and focused.
After witnessing Yuan's improvements in so many different ways, she fully expected him to have improved his Soul Strength as well, so she couldn't go easy on him like she did last time.
"Then on the count to three. One… two… three!"
They activated their Dragon's Gaze at the same time, creating a powerful pressure around the stage.
And just like last time, Xi Meili slowly increased the strength of her Dragon's Gaze as she approached Yuan.
But unlike last time, Yuan didn't seem to be struggling even in the slightest. His face was perfectly tranquil, perhaps even relaxed.
Seeing this, Xi Meili skipped several levels and greatly increased the strength of her Dragon's Gaze until she was using about 70 percent of her Soul Strength.
However, her efforts resulted in nothing but a smile on Yuan's face.
Seeing how little her Dragon's Gaze affected Yuan, Xi Meili couldn't help but feel a little nervous.
But she eventually smiled and said, "Since the rules are the same, I will repeat what I said last time as well…"
"Yuan, if you can defeat me, I will marry you."
When Xi Meili said such words last time, Yuan didn't hear it because he was too focused on resisting her Dragon's Gaze. But now that he could easily resist it, he had plenty of room to focus on other things, such as her speech.
"Eh?"
Yuan uttered in a dumbfounded tone as his calm face turned into one that was filled with surprise.