Starry Sky Railway: No one understands the Amber King better than me.

Yanqing's eyes were bloodshot with rage. He gritted his teeth and touched his long sword.

An even more biting cold descended. The ground, houses, and walls were all covered in frost.

Countless icy spikes appeared in the air from all directions, their sharp edges pointing directly at Lin Yuan's location.

"go--"

As Yanqing let out a long howl, the sharp edge of ice and snow swept over everything.

"Jingle bells—"

A series of sounds of collision and shattering ice rang out, and a faint purple-gold light flashed amidst the rising ice mist.

In an instant, the flying frost, snow and icicles were swept away.

Walking in the pouring rain, Lin Yuan spoke softly:

"Kid, I can say this was self-defense."

He lightly brushed off the remaining ice crystals from his body, a smile playing on his lips.

"To attack the guests of the immortal ship without warning—that's not the way General Jingyuan talks about hospitality. Shh—"

Just as Yanqing was about to speak, Lin Yuan interrupted her by raising a finger.

"You just said I brought the [Abundance] Traveler to the Immortal Ship. Do you know who the most powerful force related to [Abundance] is right now?"

Yanqing remained silent for a moment.

"Abundant people."

"Completely wrong."

Lin Yuan shook his head.

"Of course, it's for those of you who voluntarily hang the Hunting Blade above your heads so as not to be corrupted by the Path of Abundance!"

Look behind you, young man... what are you protecting?

Upon hearing this, Yanqing was startled, as the strange voice was coming from behind her.

He remained vigilant while glancing out of the corner of his eye. To his shock, he saw the body twisting and deforming.

The broken body is slowly recovering, and the original appearance is being peeled away.

Instead, golden leaves fell.

This is the image that every Cloud Rider needs to remember most in their heart—the Demon Yin Body.

"What... How is this possible?"

Yanqing murmured softly.

"What's impossible? What you're protecting is the [Abundance] legacy, which carries the ten unforgivable sins of the Immortal Ship, hahaha."

Amid Lin Yuan's laughter, Yan Qing's hand holding the sword trembled slightly.

After a brief moment of suppression, he suddenly raised his head, his eyes shining with a light even brighter than the glint of a sword.

"Since that's the case, then I'll take you all down and hand you over to the general for judgment!"

"Ah~"

Lin Yuan sighed softly and asked a question that left Yan Qing somewhat puzzled.

"Young man, have you ever been defeated?"

"What's the meaning......"

Yanqing remained silent, her mind racing.

The opponent was more troublesome than expected, but Lin Yuan's initiative to chat with him was a good way to buy time, as long as he could wait for the general to arrive...

“If you mean failure, I have experienced many setbacks and failures since I started practicing swordsmanship, but these are just whetstones on my way forward.”

As he said this, the young guard's spirits rose again, and confidence returned to his hands.

As long as he holds the sword in his hand, he has the courage to face anything.

"No, no, no, I mean the kind of defeat that comes from an opponent with such a huge gap in skill that you can't see the end. It's a setback that's like an insurmountable chasm that you could never hope to cross in your entire life. Young man... have you ever experienced that?"

"what do you want to say in the end?"

Yanqing suddenly had a bad feeling.

"This is just to prepare you mentally, because..."

Lin Yuan's voice grew clearer, but his figure suddenly vanished.

"Your trials begin today!"

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Chapter 183 Yanqing: I Only Play in Peak Matches

"Your trials begin today!"

Lin Yuan's voice grew clearer from afar, and by the time it faded, he had already quietly appeared behind Yan Qing.

"So fast!"

Yanqing instinctively raised his sword to parry.

On the mirror-like blade, one side reflected Lin Yuan's unrestrained smile, while the other reflected Yan Qing's shocked gaze.

"Ding--"

The flying sword clashed with Lin Yuan's outstretched hand, producing a crisp metallic clang.

A tremendous force came from the sword, and Yanqing almost lost her grip on the hilt.

With the help of the enormous thrust, his body soared into the air.

A flying sword flew out of its case, carrying his figure.

Yan Qing's eyes flashed, and she swiftly unleashed several sword strikes in mid-air. Azure sword light, accompanied by a chilling aura, swept down.

But Lin Yuan casually waved his hand, and the sword light was scattered into the air.

A few sword beams broke through and fell, instantly slashing huge cracks in the road and walls.

In an instant, walls collapsed, houses crumbled, and the ground cracked.

Just as the smoke and dust were about to rise, they were dispersed by the shockwaves generated by the constant clashes between the two fighters.

"It's not suitable to stay here for long."

As a practitioner of the secret recipe of the Medicine King, Bai Yueji possesses ample experience in assessing situations and making judgments.

Seeing the two locked in combat, he turned to run away.

Did I give you permission to leave?

Behind him, Lin Yuan, who was fighting bare-handed against the flying swords flying all around, suddenly spoke.

He watched the streak of light fly towards him, and instead of trying to knock it away, he grabbed the hilt of the sword.

Sensing something was wrong, the flying sword suddenly trembled, and an icy aura, carrying frost and snow, assaulted Lin Yuan's hand holding the sword.

But as the purple-gold light shone, the icy power was instantly suppressed.

"My sword!"

Upon seeing this, Yan Qing's expression changed drastically. The flying sword beneath his feet suddenly turned, and he rushed downwards at high speed.

"Young brother, may I borrow your sword?"

Lin Yuan calmly glanced at the sword in his hand and thought to himself.

"I hope you can become stronger."

A purple-gold light rose from the crystal-clear sword. Without turning his head, he threw it backward.

The bright light transformed into a straight line, piercing directly towards the cultivator behind them.

Amidst a sharp whistling sound, the overflowing impact plowed huge trenches into the ground.

The walls on both sides collapsed instantly, and the locked-down person felt a chill that penetrated to the bone and swept through their entire body.

"not good!"

The mind reacts, but the body cannot keep up.

The light pierced through the Shizhe in an instant, then dissipated and disappeared deep into the ground.

Shi Zhe lowered his head, looking at his body in disbelief.

A huge, radiant wound was spreading and cracking across his body.

The next instant, the demonic body shattered, and the splattered liquid was evaporated by the high temperature before it could spread.

............

"Stop! This is the territory of the Immortal Ship. How dare you destroy it at will!"

Seeing the massive destruction below and feeling the heartache of having his treasured flying sword snatched away right before his eyes, Yanqing was extremely anxious.

He stood in mid-air, as a continuous stream of flying swords transformed into streaks of light and attacked.

"Don't worry, there's no one else around. As for these collapsed houses, the company will buy the land and plan to rebuild them. It saves us the trouble of demolition for now."

Hearing Lin Yuan's light smile, Yan Qing's originally cold and stern gaze softened slightly.

The sword strike, originally intended to kill, paused slightly, reducing its force somewhat.

Seeing the streak of light that was already upon him, heading straight for his head, Lin Yuan lightly raised his right hand.

"Ding!"

The longsword was caught between his two fingers and could not be moved.

"You dare to hold back in front of me, young man? Are you underestimating me?"

With a flick of his finger, the flying sword spun and flew out with a mournful cry.

Lin Yuan narrowed his eyes slightly as he watched Yan Qing constantly changing positions in the sky.