“Please speak!” Harleen replied.
“Harleen and Ivy are both at the seventh-rank Holy Realm, right?” Kadyn Ramsey began.
“Exactly, I’m also at the seventh-rank Holy Realm. May I spar with the two of you?”
“Spar?” Harleen and Ivy were taken aback.
“Kadyn Ramsey, what are you trying to do? Don’t mess around!” Catherine Foreman frowned from the side.
“Catherine, I mean no harm!” Kadyn Ramsey continued, “I simply want to take this opportunity to spar with the two junior sisters.”
“Let’s talk about it next time…” Catherine Foreman replied.
“Catherine, it’s fine!” Ivy interrupted with a smile, “Since Kadyn has extended the invitation, we should oblige.”
In her view, Kadyn probably felt embarrassed after being publicly rejected and wanted to regain some face through sparring.
“Ivy, he is at the late stage of the seventh-rank Holy Realm and can challenge higher ranks. You…” Catherine Foreman responded.
“It’s okay!” Ivy smiled again.
“Thank you, Ivy!” Kadyn Ramsey bowed.
“Ivy, let me do it!” Harleen spoke up.
“Harleen, it’s fine. I’ll handle it!” Ivy smiled back.
“Alright then, be careful!” Harleen didn’t insist further.
Given her understanding of Ivy, she knew that facing an opponent of the same rank posed no risk.
Although Kadyn could challenge higher ranks, so could she!
“Okay!” Ivy nodded in response.
A few minutes later, only Ivy and Kadyn Ramsey remained on the stage.
“Ivy, please!” Kadyn Ramsey bowed with his sword in hand.
“Please!” Ivy drew her ancient bronze sword as she spoke.
Kadyn Ramsey made the first move, his wrist flicking as his sword created several thrusts aimed at Ivy.
Ivy’s eyes narrowed slightly as her ancient sword flashed coldly in response.
Their attacks clashed and exploded, sending shockwaves that pushed both of them back several steps.
Kadyn Ramsey steadied himself and immediately launched another attack, his sword emitting sharp energies that whistled through the air.
Ivy didn’t remain idle either, her sword producing a series of powerful strikes to meet his assault.
In truth, she could have ended the fight in one move but chose not to. After all, Kadyn Ramsey had the power to contend with a ninth-rank Holy Realm warrior. To win in one move would require her to use some of her trump cards.
However, using lethal techniques in a sparring match between fellow disciples was inappropriate.
Soon, they moved their battle from the ground to mid-air.
From their auras, it was clear that Ivy had the upper hand. Even without using any trump cards, she could easily suppress her opponent.
After another exchange of blows, both were pushed back several hundred meters. Blood trickled from the corner of Kadyn Ramsey’s mouth.
“I concede!” Ivy bowed.
“Ivy, you truly are a peerless genius capable of lighting up the black area of the testing pillar. I am impressed!” Kadyn Ramsey bowed in return.
After a brief pause, he continued, “Ivy, I know you didn’t use your full strength. I also have my trump cards.”
“If you don’t mind, how about we decide the winner with one final move?”
“Forget it!” Ivy thought for a moment before responding, “Let’s end it here for today. We can continue another time…”
“Ivy, take this!” Before she could finish her sentence, Kadyn Ramsey shouted loudly.
As he spoke, a chilling aura erupted from him, and his presence in the void intensified several levels.
Then, with a flick of his wrist, a nearly tangible black sword energy shot towards Ivy at breakneck speed.
The power of this move clearly had the potential to kill an ordinary ninth-rank Holy Realm warrior.
“Hmm?” Faced with Kadyn Ramsey’s attack, Ivy frowned slightly.
With no time to hesitate, she narrowed her eyes and unleashed the Heavenly Unity Sword Technique.
Since advancing to the late stage of the Holy Realm, using this technique had become second nature to her.
She chose this technique because other trump cards were too lethal for a sparring match.
Though not as powerful as Sword Roaring Across Heaven and Earth or the techniques taught by Aubree, it was more than enough to block Kadyn Ramsey’s strike.
The two powerful sword energies collided with a thunderous roar, sending shockwaves in all directions.
Under the impact of the shockwave, Ivy was pushed back three to four hundred meters. She felt her blood churn and a faint trace of blood appeared at the corner of her mouth but suffered no other injuries.
Kadyn Ramsey, on the other hand, was sent flying like a leaf in the wind. A trail of blood arced through the air as he fell a thousand meters away and crashed heavily to the ground, spitting out a mouthful of blood.
“You… so… ruthless…” He managed to utter these words before his head tilted and his pupils dilated. He was dead instantly.
His eyes were wide open in disbelief. Perhaps even in his final moments, he couldn’t believe he had died like this!
Silence!
The scene fell into a deathly quietness; even a pin drop could be heard!
No one expected this outcome!
Including Ivy herself; she couldn’t believe he was dead and wore an expression of disbelief!
As everyone stood in shock, Catherine Foreman swiftly moved to Kadyn Ramsey’s side.
She released her spiritual power to check his life signs but found it was too late to save him.
“Kadyn!”
At the same time, Damon Ramsey arrived with a face full of sorrow.
After a brief pause, he turned angrily towards Ivy who was still hovering in mid-air.
“You heartless woman! Kadyn was just sparring with you and you killed him!”
“Impossible!” Ivy took a deep breath and responded, “That last strike couldn’t have killed him…”
She had deliberately used only the Heavenly Unity Sword Technique to avoid causing serious harm.
She was one hundred percent certain that it couldn’t have killed him!
“Kadyn is already dead! And you’re still making excuses! I’ll make you pay with your blood!”
Damon Ramsey roared angrily as he gripped his sword and charged towards Ivy.
“Sparring among fellow disciples should be measured. This is an iron rule of the Institute!” An elder’s voice rang out at that moment.
An old man in a blue robe appeared in mid-air with an angry expression as he spoke loudly while approaching.
“Killing fellow disciples is against Institute rules. No matter who you are, your cultivation will be abolished first!”
“Once the matter is investigated thoroughly, your fate will be decided!”