Strongest Replication

Chu Zhongtian calmed his mind and raised his steel blade, pointing its tip toward Yan Yongjin.    

As Yan Yongjin looked at the blade pointing toward him, his expression turned solemn. Even though Chu Zhongtian was using a simple saber technique, its simplicity and Chu Zhongtian's mastery of the skill basically left him with no openings. Right now, as things stood, he was flawless, and Yan Yongjin had no idea how to attack him.    

Then again, Yan Yongjin was no amateur. He was a peak Level-7 Qi Refiner who had gone through countless battles. So, what if Chu Zhongtian had no flaws? He could just force him into revealing a flaw.    

His long sword carved a beautiful arc in the air as he rushed toward Chu Zhongtian while using a movement technique.    

When Yan Yongjin was three meters away from Chu Zhongtian, he infused his spiritual power into the sword and turned it into sword Qi.    

"He is a peak Level-7 Qi Refiner?!"    

Chu Yuping's expression changed drastically when he saw Yan Yongjin's spiritual power. He immediately shouted toward Chu Zhongtian, "Chu Zhongtian, get out of here!"    

After one became a Level-7 Qi Refiner, they could make their spiritual power leave their body and even control it outside.    

Spiritual power wasn't just the biggest tell-tell sign of a Qi Refiner—it was also their biggest strength. There were numerous techniques, skills, weapons, etc., that could use external spiritual power to make their owner's strength skyrocket. This was also why Level-6 Qi Refiners were squat in front of Level-7 Qi Refiners.    

Level-7 Qi Refiners could just make some distance between their Level-6 opponent and attack from there. It was akin to holing a sniper with 100% accuracy. Not to mention, Level-7 Qi Refiner's spiritual power was more solid and powerful.    

Just the sword Qi on Yan Yongjin's sword right now was as strong as a Level-6 Qi Refiner's full strength.    

Fortunately, Chu Zhongtian had already expected Yan Yongjin to use his external spiritual power. When the sword Qi was one meter away from him, he moved his blade back a few centimeters before blocking the sword Qi with his blade's handle.    

Since his current opponent was a Level-7 Qi Refiner, Chu Zhongtian didn't dare to hold back. This time, he used all the spiritual power within his dantian.    

The steel blade was a top-tier ten times refined weapon that Chu Fann had specially chosen for him. It was extremely sharp and adamantine and blocked the sword Qi easily.    

When Chu Zhongtian felt the vibrations coming from the blade, he gained a newfound understanding of Level-7.    

A casual strike from a Level-7 Qi Refiner was the same as a full-force attack from a Level-6 Qi Refiner. Had Yan Yongjin unleashed all his strength, Chu Zhongtian could've died. Therefore, when faced with such a powerful warrior, Chu Zhongtian couldn't be on the defense—he had to take the offense.    

Chu Zhongtian held the steel knife in his hand and used his movement technique to approach Yan Yongjin. He was trying to force Yan Yongjin into close combat.    

Yan Yongjin's expression remained unchanged as he saw Chu Zhongtian easily block his sword Qi and make his way toward him. He didn't choose to retreat. Instead, he brandished his sharp sword and started fighting Chu Zhongtian in close combat.    

Among the eighteen types of weapons, the sword emphasized flexibility, and the blade emphasized the degree of use.    

On the surface, Chu Zhongtian definitely had the upper hand; in fact, only Chu Zhongtian knew the true state of the battle. In reality, he was using all his might to barely keep the battle at a draw. He was sure that in a few minutes, he would be in a disadvantageous position.    

It wasn't because Chu Zhongtian's strength was inferior to Yan Yongjin's, nor was it because he didn't have much combat experience. It was because his saber proficiency and spiritual power were nothing compared to what Yan Yongjin had.    

If he were facing someone weaker than him, not only could his basic saber technique help him gain the upper hand, but it could also overwhelm his opponent. However, if he were facing an opponent with the same or even higher proficiency in sword arts, he would end up being at a disadvantage.    

As time passed, his spiritual power reserve began depleting, and Chu Zhongtian temporarily fell into a disadvantageous position. However, he didn't wallow in sorrow because of that; instead, a trace of joy appeared on his face.    

Because under this kind of life and death pressure, he could feel that barrier giving way. The greater the pressure, the weaker the barrier got. Therefore, he didn't care about his depleting spiritual power—he just fought like crazies.    

Although Chu Zhongtian seemed to be at a disadvantage, he not lose his momentum; instead, it became much more potent. This puzzled his opponent, Yan Yongjin, quite a bit.    

Chu Zhongtian was only a Level-4 Qi Refiner, but Yan Yongjin didn't dare to underestimate him. In fact, he had regarded Chu Zhongtian as an equal from the very start.    

Anyone who could jump a level to challenge those above him was a genius.    

Anyone who could jump two levels to challenge those above him was a peerless genius.    

Anyone who could jump three levels to challenge those above him was a cryptic genius!    

The strength of such cryptic geniuses could never be estimated since they could achieve a breakthrough at any time.    

As time passed, Yan Yongjin gained the upper hand. That led him to believe that the battle was coming to an end; when he saw the joy on Chu Zhongtian's face, his sense shouted in alarm, and he immediately increased the frequency of his attacks.    

Since he was a Level-7 Qi Refiner, his spiritual power was much greater (in quantity) than Chu Zhongtian's. Therefore, even after fighting for so long, he still had 50% left.    

"Ghost beheader!"    

In order to avoid any unexpected changes, Yan Yongjin used an intermediate martial skill, which was also the most powerful skill he had mastered.    

Under the intermediate martial skill's pressure, Chu Zhongtian suddenly raised his head and roared, "Let me breakthrough!"    

After that, an imposing aura that could affect the surrounding environment ignited in his body, and even the air within a one-meter radius started changing.    

Under the influence of this powerful, imposing aura, the power of the sword attack that was about to land on his body fell by 90%. His simple saber technique was able to easily counter what was left of that sword attack.    

"Yan Yongjin, I give you my strongest attack!" When the imposing aura was at its peak, Chu Zhongtian used the imposing aura and the saber technique simultaneously.    

"That is the force! Impossible!!!" Not only had Chu Zhongtian gained that imposing aura, but even his strength had somehow doubled. Looking at him, shock and disbelief flooded Yan Yongjin's face.    

However, the shock didn't last for long. After all, he was a top expert with rich experience. So, after getting out of his reverie, he transferred all his spiritual power into the sword. Then, he threw it with all his strength and quickly retreated.    

Chu Zhongtian countered Yan Yongjin's word with a cocktail of the force and his basic saber technique. After countering the sword, Chu Zhongtian's blade moved toward Yan Yongjin without losing any momentum.    

Although he was retreating very quickly, Chu Zhongtian's new saber force was faster. When the blade was millimeters away from slashing Yan Yongjin, he closed his eyes in despair as a thought flashed across his mind.    

'A peerless blade master will appear in Qi Country!'