Dual Cultivation Chapter 1138: A Peculiar Rumor

Yun Xiao Hong trailed behind Su Yang toward the registration desk after accepting the challenge for a deathmatch. The Sect elder responsible for such filings blinked in astonishment as he looked up; it had been centuries since two Core Disciples had sought to fight to the death.

"I don't normally say this, but I think you should reconsider. You're both Core Disciples. It'd be a great loss to the Sect to lose even one of you."

Su Yang responded calmly, "I agree, and I gave him a chance to keep his life. However, he refused to even apologize, so here we are."

"Bastard, you're speaking as if my life is already in your hands!" Yun Xiao Hong snarled, his teeth grinding in irritation.

"Elder, it's not that I want to kill him either. However, he's simply too arrogant and doesn't know when to give up. With his character, he'll eventually offend someone he shouldn't and die a gruesome death. In that case, I might as well end his life right now and make it as painless as possible."

The Sect elder sighed heavily while rubbing his eyes in a stressed manner. "Are you sure you cannot reconcile with each other?"

Turning his gaze toward Yun Xiao Hong, Su Yang said, "I'm a generous and forgiving man, so I will give you another chance right now to apologize to me and my partner."

Yun Xiao Hong let out a disdainful sneer at the suggestion of offering an apology. "And I am a merciful man, so I will give you a painless death. Once you die, I will also take care of your partner for you."

Su Yang suddenly erupted into laughter. When his laughter subsided, he addressed the Sect elder with a solemn expression. "Don't try to convince us anymore."

"Unfortunately, this is out of my authority," the Sect elder admitted with a sigh. "If two Core Disciples are involved in a deathmatch, only the Sect Leader can approve of your match."

"The Sect Leader already approved of our deathmatch. I spoke to her before coming here."

"Really? Let me confirm it with her real quick."

The Sect elder produced a communication jade slip and reached out to her immediately.

After a short silence, the elder tucked the jade slip away and looked at Su Yang with a defeated expression.

"The Sect Leader has approved of this match. When do you want to fight?"

"I want to get this over with as soon as possible, so let's do it right now," Yun Xiao Hong declared.

Su Yang shook his head in disagreement. "I'm willing to fight today but not immediately. We can fight in six hours from now."

"Hahaha! After all that big talk, you want to wait?!" Yun Xiao Hong mocked, his voice dripping with ridicule.

Su Yang let out a sigh and remarked, "You should be thanking me. I'm giving you six more hours to live. Go spend that time embracing your partner one last time or something. Anyway, the reason I want to wait is simple—I want there to be a proper audience. If I don't make an example out of you in front of as many disciples as possible, others might try the same thing."

"Make an example out of me, you say?" Yun Xiao Hong was so consumed by rage that his frame began to quiver.

However, the trembling ceased abruptly a moment later.

"I will see you on the stage in six hours."

His voice was unnervingly steady as he turned and walked away.

Following Yun Xiao Hong's departure, Su Yang addressed the crowd of disciples that had gathered. "I'd appreciate it if you could help spread the word about our upcoming match."

"Of course!"

"Leave it to us!"

"I will personally ensure that every Outer Court disciple will be there to witness it!"

With the group’s help, word of the deathmatch between Su Yang and Yun Xiao Hong raced through the Sect. The news sparked intense excitement among the disciples, particularly those eager to witness Su Yang’s humiliation.

"That Xiao Yang's arrogance truly knows no bounds. He just became a Core Disciple but thinks he's already on the level of those like Senior apprentice-brother Yun? What a joke!"

"I cannot wait to see Senior apprentice-brother Yun put that arrogant cunt in his place—six feet underground!"

While half the Sect anticipated Su Yang's defeat with glee, the other half felt a sense of dread regarding the duel. Yun Xiao Hong had been a fixture of the Sect for over two hundred years, possessing a reputation that was both formidable and well-earned.

As the news spread like a wildfire, the spectator stands were quickly overwhelmed. Since the arena was too small to hold the entire Sect, many were forced to hover in the air to watch from above.

"Huh? He's already here?"

The newcomers were shocked to find Su Yang already positioned on the stage. He sat there with his eyes closed, appearing to be deep in Cultivation.

The event had generated so much hype that even the Sect elders decided to attend, a rare sight for such an occasion.

"Seeing him on the stage made me recall a peculiar rumor," one of the Sect elders remarked aloud.

"What rumor?"

"That he used Sword Will in his last deathmatch."

"Sword Will?!"

The surrounding Sect elders cried out in shock, their expressions masked by disbelief.

"That's right. And if I recall correctly, he was only an Outer Court disciple when I heard that rumor for the first time. Naturally, I didn't believe it. However, seeing him acting so confident… I don't know what to think."

"Hahaha! That's such bullshit! I'll eat my own underwear if he can use Sword Will!"

"Then I'll shave my hair and remain bald for the next decade!"

The Sect elders began to trade jests and banter with one another.

"I hope you'll keep your words."

Sect Leader Qing materialized out of thin air, her sudden arrival startling the gathered elders.