NOVEL NEXT WORLD Chapter 24: With Just a Slight Effort, I’ve Reached Your Peak
Chapter 24: With Just a Slight Effort, I’ve Reached Your Peak
After speaking, Ye Shu moved.
Facing the black mist shrouding Qing Yunzi, he activated his secret technique—Thunder Escape!
In an instant, his body was covered in arcs of electricity!
He lifted his foot, and with a flash of lightning, the air crackled and exploded!
Everyone held their breath as a yellow streak of lightning shot straight toward the black mist!
The momentum was overwhelming. In the blink of an eye, Ye Shu was in front of Qing Yunzi.
A burst of electric light followed!
Qing Yunzi couldn’t react in time. He muttered, “How could he…” as it was already too late.
Then, a dark figure appeared before him.
Immediately after, a chilling coldness spread from his neck to his entire body!
He shuddered and looked down to see a silver-white sword resting against his neck.
It emitted a terrifying silver glow!
With just a slight movement from the man in front of him, blood would gush out!
“I haven’t even made a move yet!”
He was at a complete loss.
Staring at the sword pressed against his neck, he couldn’t move.
He knew his life was now firmly in the hands of the man before him.
His instincts told him that if he wanted to survive, he had to behave!
Despite his unwillingness, he had truly lost to Ye Shu. Qing Yunzi had no choice but to accept this reality.
“I’ve lost.”
Clang!
The Black Slaughter Sword fell from his hand, hitting the ground with a dull thud.
It mirrored his current mood—a crushing blow to his pride.
At this point, there was nothing left to say. He could only accept his fate.
As soon as these words were spoken, the crowd erupted!
“Holy cow! The Demon Prince won? That fast?”
“I thought the Demon Prince would have to fight him for hundreds of rounds before a winner could be decided!”
“To be honest, I thought the Demon Prince would lose.”
“Same here. But in the end, the Demon Prince’s victory is the best outcome!”
“Long live the Demon Prince! The Demon Prince is the strongest!”
The crowd burst into unprecedented cheers.
They hadn’t expected a win, let alone such a swift and decisive end to the battle.
Bai Rourou, watching this scene, clenched her sleeves tightly. “Junior Brother… he’s actually this strong…”
She suddenly recalled their sparring from a few days ago when Ye Shu had allowed her to attack him freely.
She lowered her head in shame.
If Ye Shu had wanted to retaliate, he could have ended her with a single move.
Yet, he had held back all along…
In the sky.
A faint smile appeared on Luo Jiuyan’s usually icy face.
Even she hadn’t expected Ye Shu to win, let alone so quickly!
Ye Shu had truly given her a shock with his strength!
Though overjoyed inside, she maintained her composure in front of her junior sister. “Shu’er performed decently today.”
“Decently?”
Her junior sister, Wu Meiyue, nearly spat out blood upon hearing this.
Decently?
He had decided the outcome in a single move!
In a duel between cultivators, such a result only occurred when there was a vast difference in strength.
As Qing Yunzi’s mother, she couldn’t accept this.
She forced herself to say, “Big Senior Sister, don’t get too cocky. My child just didn’t perform well today. You only won by luck.”
Luo Jiuyan narrowed her eyes, thinking her junior sister was quite stubborn. “Oh? Is that so?”
Meanwhile, down below.
Qing Yunzi spoke up. “I don’t understand. Why couldn’t I even catch your shadow despite giving it my all?”
He was deeply frustrated.
He had pushed the Demonic Year Technique to its limits, yet he hadn’t even been able to react.
What kind of speed was this?
To place a sword at his neck in the blink of an eye…
The thought filled him with fear.
The Heavenly Fiend Sect wasn’t just home to the terrifying Luo Jiuyan. It also had a Demon Prince so strong that he couldn’t even put up a fight!
Under the gaze of the crowd, Ye Shu shook his head lightly and said nonchalantly, “I merely made a slight effort, yet it seems I’ve already reached your peak.”
“You’ve disappointed me.”
“What?!”
These words caused an uproar!
The crowd went wild!
“Did you hear that? The Demon Prince said he only made a slight effort, and that was enough to reach Qing Yunzi’s peak! He’s calling him trash!”
“Hahaha! This so-called quasi-Demon Prince of the Demon Sword Mountain was so arrogant earlier, but in front of our Demon Prince, he’s just a weakling!”
In the sky, Luo Jiuyan finally couldn’t hold back her smile. She turned to Wu Meiyue, who had a dark expression, and said:
“Junior Sister, your dear child has already given it his all.”
“My disciple, on the other hand, hasn’t even started trying…”
She didn’t continue, fearing her junior sister might lose her temper.
Wu Meiyue’s face was as dark as coal. She gritted her teeth and said, “Damn it! How can the gap between my child and him be so big?”
She had just said Qing Yunzi hadn’t performed well, only for Ye Shu to declare that he hadn’t even started trying…
This left her with no face in front of her big senior sister, Luo Jiuyan.
All her earlier arrogance was gone, replaced by shame and anger.
So infuriating!
She wished she could step in and teach that brat a lesson herself.
But with Luo Jiuyan by her side, any rash move would be suicidal.
She could only force out a sentence through gritted teeth: “As expected of Big Senior Sister. Even your disciple surpasses us. I admit defeat, but it’s only because he’s your chosen one!”
“However, don’t worry. I’ll carefully guide my child. It won’t be long before…”
“We’ll have another spar.”
After saying this, she turned and flew down to where Qing Yunzi stood, his face filled with pain.
Seeing her, Qing Yunzi’s nose twitched, and he said with a choked voice, “Mother, I’ve embarrassed you.”
Wu Meiyue glanced at Ye Shu, her beautiful eyes glaring at him fiercely.
Then, she turned back to her son and said kindly, “My child, don’t be discouraged. This isn’t your fault.”
As she said this, her heart ached.
Back in the day, she couldn’t compete with her big senior sister, Luo Jiuyan. Now, even the younger generation couldn’t compete with Luo Jiuyan’s disciple.
Being constantly overshadowed was a bitter pill to swallow.
Wu Meiyue knew this all too well!
“It’s fine, my child. There are plenty of people who will avenge you!”
Wu Meiyue comforted him.
This wasn’t an empty promise. Whether it was the righteous sects or the demonic ones, many sought revenge against Luo Jiuyan.
If they couldn’t defeat Luo Jiuyan, surely they could defeat her disciple, right?
Today’s loss was just a setback. In time, Luo Jiuyan and her disciple would stumble.
With these thoughts, she took her son, Qing Yunzi, and left.
They departed swiftly, not wanting to hear the noisy cheers behind them.
As for Ye Shu, the victor, he remained amidst the crowd, surrounded by waves of cheers.
At that moment, a gentle breeze swept by, and a graceful figure landed behind him, causing ripples in the air.
Her presence alone silenced the crowd.
Ye Shu, recognizing the familiar scent, couldn’t help but turn around.
He knew it was his master, Luo Jiuyan!
He wondered if she was satisfied with his performance against Qing Yunzi.
Then, he heard a single sentence from her:
“Not bad!”