All Chapters of Unrivaled In The World: Rise of Kaiden Blackwood: Chapter 531
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531: Beneath the Silent Sand
After a long and chaotic chase filled with shouting, threats, and more than one near-fatal sword strike, Kai finally slowed down.He bent slightly, placing his hands on his knees as if catching his breath, though the faint smirk on his face made it obvious he was not truly exhausted. The girls arrived seconds later, both glaring at him with eyes that clearly promised future revenge.Kai straightened and pointed casually at the ground around them.“This,” he said calmly, “is where the energy feels strongest.”Emily blinked and even Abigail blinked too.They both turned slowly, scanning the barren surroundings again as if hoping they had somehow misunderstood him.The place looked… worse, like much worse.The land here was not only dry but almost dead. The sand was darker, tinged with a strange gray hue that seemed to absorb light rather than reflect it. The wind blew in uneven bursts, carrying faint whispers of chaotic spiritual fluctuations that made their skin prickle. Even breathi
532: Endless Waves of Pure Qi
Seeing the beasts charging straight at them, both ladies did not retreat.Instead, their lips curled into fierce grins.There was no fear in their eyes anymore. After everything they had been through in the forest, after battles that had nearly taken their lives, after being pushed again and again to the brink by Zora’s brutal training… This kind of fight no longer felt impossible. It felt familiar and also felt like survival.Abigail stepped forward first.Her sword flashed out of its sheath with a clean metallic ring as her figure blurred toward the incoming beasts. At the same time, Emily swung her whip forward, the sharp tip cutting through the wind with a loud crack.The clash began instantly.The beasts were fast, but the two women were faster. Abigail’s blade moved like flowing water, precise and ruthless. Each swing cut through bone and flesh without hesitation. Her sword intent surged faintly around her, making every strike heavier and deadlier than before.Emily fought diffe
533: Uneasy Withdrawal
The two women stared at Kai in confusion.A moment ago they had been surrounded by endless waves of beasts, pushed to the point where even breathing felt heavy. And now… everything had simply stopped. The battlefield was quiet, the sand still and the air strangely calm as if nothing had happened.“What did you do?” Emily finally asked.Her voice carried both curiosity and slight disbelief. Abigail also looked at him closely, clearly waiting for an explanation.Kai shrugged like it was nothing important.“I just turned off the formation,” he said casually. “That thing was the engine behind the waves. Once it’s interrupted, the beasts stop spawning.”He stretched his shoulders slightly, then glanced toward the distant direction of the barrier where their temporary shelter stood.“We should head back now.”Both women frowned at once because there was urgency in his tone.Kai rarely sounded serious unless something was truly bothering him. Normally he would joke, complain, or make some an
534:Signs From Both Sides
Soon enough, they arrived at their usual waiting spot near the barrier.All three of them slowed down at the same time, turning their attention toward the distant portal. Violent turbulence continued to twist around it like a living storm. Dust, broken sand, and strands of chaotic spiritual energy were being dragged into the spinning force, creating a low humming sound that made the air feel tense and uncomfortable.They stood there quietly for a moment watching, waiting and frowning.The land around them had already grown darker. The wind was colder now, carrying a strange pressure that made even breathing feel slightly heavier. It was clear that something was coming. They just did not know what or when it would arrive.Kai let out a slow breath.Then he turned his head and looked at Abigail.“Are you close to a breakthrough?” he asked directly. “And will the crystals you got be enough?”Abigail hesitated for a short moment before shaking her head.“No,” she said honestly. “Not with
535: Turning Behind
After a while of standing there watching the violent turbulence around the portal, Kai suddenly let out a slow breath and turned away from it.“We should head back,” he said calmly.Emily frowned slightly.“Back… where?” she asked.Kai did not even look at her immediately. His eyes were fixed on the empty land behind them, as if he could already see something moving within the darkness.“To confront what is coming from behind us,” he finally replied.He rolled his neck once, his joints giving soft cracking sounds.“Think about it carefully. By the time we finish dealing with whatever is approaching from that direction, whatever is inside the portal would have already stepped out. That way we won’t have to fight two enemies at the same time.”His tone was steady, cold and very practical.Emily’s eyes widened a little as she understood what he meant. Fighting two powerful enemies at once would be extremely dangerous. Even if they could survive, the risk of making a fatal mistake would b
536: Testing the Blade
The figure paused for a brief moment after Kai’s blunt dismissal.There was clear surprise in his eyes, the expression was not fear or anger yet, it was just disbelief.It was as if he could not understand where someone like Kai had found the confidence to speak that way.He tilted his head slightly and studied Kai again, this time more seriously.“Do you even know what you are saying?” he finally asked.His tone had become colder and sharper but Kai only smiled, a calm and yet dangerous smile.“Why don’t you test it out?” he replied.At the same time, he slowly stretched out both his hands. His muscles tightened and the next instant, a long halberd slid out from his body. The weapon carried a faint oppressive aura, and the moment it appeared, the surrounding air seemed to vibrate faintly.Emily, who stood a short distance behind him, immediately became alert.She had seen Kai fight many times but she could also feel that this opponent was different.The figure frowned slightly when h
537: The Bluff and The Beating
The figure frowned slightly, clearly unsettled by Kai’s sudden change in approach. Until now, every attack Kai had used was infused with spiritual energy or technique intent. That was how cultivators fought. That was how battles at this level were supposed to be conducted. But before the man could even process what Kai intended to do, Kai’s fist had already arrived.The punch landed squarely on his chest.It was not flashy, it did not carry sword Qi and did not erupt with dazzling spiritual light.It was simply a pure punch.Yet the power behind it was terrifying.The sound that followed was dull and heavy, like a mountain slab being smashed by a war hammer. The man’s body bent unnaturally from the impact before he was forced several steps backward. His boots carved deep trenches into the cracked ground as he struggled to stabilize himself. Dust exploded outward around him.His eyes widened in shock and pure disbelief.He could clearly feel it.There was no spiritual energy in that
538: A Prisoner’s Claim
After a while of trashing and exchanging a solid round of beating back and forth, the man finally gave up.His illusionary body flickered weakly as he staggered backward and stared at Kai with a mixture of anger, fear, and unwilling respect. The earlier arrogance in his eyes had long disappeared. In its place was the look of someone who had just realized he had seriously underestimated his opponent.Kai rolled his shoulders slowly.His fists were still clenched.He did not look tired. If anything, he looked like he was just warming up.“So,” Kai said calmly, tilting his head slightly, “what exactly is your purpose here?”The man remained silent for a moment and then he sighed a long, heavy sigh filled with frustration.“I have been imprisoned,” he finally said.Kai narrowed his eyes.He stared at the flickering figure carefully, trying to see through the man’s words the same way he had seen through his technique earlier.“Imprisoned?” Kai repeated. “By who?”The man shook his head.“T
539: The Calm Before Collision
Kai stared at the three figures in the distance, his eyes narrowing slightly as he tried to gauge what exactly he was dealing with. The wind from the portal still howled behind them, carrying grains of sand and fragments of chaotic spiritual energy that scratched against his skin like tiny blades. He did not move. Emily also remained still beside him, though he could feel the tension in her body.None of the three figures seemed weak.That was the problem.Their presence alone made the air feel heavier. It was not the kind of pressure that crushed directly. Rather, it was like standing before a deep abyss where one wrong step would mean death. Their spiritual fluctuations were steady, controlled, and frighteningly dense. Even the beast beneath the rider radiated a suffocating aura. Its muscles were tightly packed, its eyes cold and intelligent, and its claws dug lightly into the cracked earth as if ready to pounce at any moment.Kai exhaled slowly.This was not like the earlier figh
540: Talking Against Time
The three figures stood there, staring at Kai like they were trying to understand what kind of creature he was.It was not fear in their eyes, it was more like confusion and faint irritation.They had met arrogant people before. They had crushed countless cultivators from weaker worlds. But this… this level of calm nonsense in the face of overwhelming power was something new.One of them finally stepped forward slightly.“What do you think we came here to do?” he asked.His voice carried a dangerous edge now but Kai did not even pause to think, he shrugged casually.“Obviously, you came to look for your lost beast,” he said. “And since it’s not here, you should just go back and search somewhere else. When something is lost, it can be found anywhere. The world is big.”He tapped his chin lightly as if thinking deeply.“There’s a saying,” he continued calmly. “When a dog gets lost, it might return home… but sometimes it wanders into someone else’s yard and gets beaten. So you should sea