Perfection Stage?!
The pupils of the young man in plain clothes constricted, and he revealed an expression of disbelief.
After all, even the senior that passed down the Arctic Forsaken Sword to him had only cultivated the Arctic Forsaken Sword to the Mastery Stage.
Yet this young man who was only 28 years old actually said that he had already cultivated the Arctic Forsaken Sword to the Perfection Stage?
"When the sword was drawn, the forsaken aura fused into the sword in my hand as if it was crushing dry weeds and smashing rotten wood, and in an instant, it broke into my hand like gangrene attached to the bone … Perhaps, he has really cultivated the Arctic Forsaken Sword to the Perfection Stage!"
The young man in plain clothes took a deep breath before withdrawing.
In the sky above the combat arena, the surrounding spectators were in an uproar.
"The Arctic Forsaken Sword, I've heard of it before … It's an extremely terrifying low-grade Heaven Rank sword skill. Once one is swept by its unique forsaken aura, one's entire life will wither away and transform into a withered tree!"
"That Duan Lingtian has actually cultivated the Arctic Forsaken Sword to the Perfection Stage, it's truly unbelievable!"
"Yeah, a Heaven Rank martial skill, even if it's only a low-grade Heaven Rank martial skill, it's practically impossible to cultivate it to the Perfection Stage without a few tens of years of hard work … This Duan Lingtian's martial skill in martial skills can be said to be heaven defying!"
…
Everyone exclaimed in admiration, and they were all shocked by Duan Lingtian's attainments in the Arctic Forsaken Sword.
Only Duan Lingtian knew that the reason he was able to execute the Arctic Forsaken Sword to the Perfection Stage was because Samsara Emperor Wu had experienced two lifetimes and had seriously studied this sword skill.
It was precisely because of this that Duan Lingtian who had fused with the memories of two lifetimes of Samsara Emperor Wu could be said to be able to execute the Arctic Forsaken Sword with ease and without any pressure.
If it was another martial skill, Duan Lingtian might not be able to accomplish this.
"Elder Brother Duan, you actually know the same sword skill as him."
After Duan Lingtian returned, Feng Tianwu spoke in surprise.
"Duan Lingtian, how long have you been practicing this sword technique?"
Jian Shisan asked with a solemn expression. His eyes flickered with a bright light, as if the person in front of him was no longer a person, but a rare treasure.
"Master, Duan Lingtian hadn't comprehended the Concept of Void Insight a year ago."
Before Duan Lingtian could open his mouth, Su Li had already spoken.
A Heaven Rank martial skill could only be successfully executed by relying on Void Interpretation Concept. This was an iron law that had been passed down since ancient times in Cloud Continent.
"He cultivated a Heaven-class sword skill to perfection in less than a year?"
Sword5 exclaimed softly, looking at Duan Lingtian as if he was looking at a monster.
It wasn't only him, even Feng Wu Dao and Long Yun who'd always been at odds with Duan Lingtian looked at Duan Lingtian with similar gazes.
This level of perception could no longer be described as' monstrous'. It was simply abnormal. Moreover, it was an abnormal person who could ignore common sense!
"You're practically a natural sword cultivator!"
Jian Thirteen sighed.
Sword5's eyes went completely red when he heard Jian Thirteen.
Even though he knew since long ago that even if Duan Lingtian joined their Blade Sect, he would surely enter the Sect of Swords in the end.
But now that he'd witnessed Duan Lingtian's perception, he couldn't help but feel envious. Compared to Duan Lingtian, the other geniuses were simply trash!
Look at Duan Lingtian, then look at his own disciple.
Slap!
Sword5 became more annoyed the more he thought about it, and he raised his hand to slap Long Yun on the back of the head before cursing. "Trash! You piece of trash! "
Long Yun shrunk back at the side with an aggrieved expression. Who did I offend? I was able to be slapped even while standing silently at the side.
Duan Lingtian and the others burst into laughter when they saw Sword5's actions.
"The third round of the selections has ended. The fourth round of the selections will be held tomorrow at the same time, and it's also the final round of the selections … At that time, the specific rankings of the top 10 will be decided!"
After Ning Can withdrew his cold and fierce gaze from Duan Lingtian, he looked at the surroundings and spoke in a clear voice.
As soon as he finished speaking, he left with Zi Shang.
Feng Wei brought Lu Yong along and followed closely behind.
As for the others, they took a few more glances at Duan Lingtian before leaving.
During these past two days, the person that received the most attention was undoubtedly Duan Lingtian. First, he'd obtained the number 1 token in the second round of the selections, and then he'd revealed a comprehension ability in martial skills that was sufficient to shock anyone.
Duan Lingtian didn't mind that he'd become the center of everyone's discussion, and he seemed as if he'd been accustomed to it since long ago.
The next day arrived as scheduled.
Early in the morning, the representatives and young geniuses of the 10 Dynasties including Duan Lingtian had arrived in the sky above the Skywolf Fort's combat arena, and they were waiting for the two Vice Fort Masters of Skywolf Fort to make an appearance.
Whoosh! Whoosh!
After a short moment, the two Vice Fort Masters of Skywolf Fort, Ning Can and Feng Wei, appeared, and Zi Shang and Lu Yong followed closely behind them to arrive in the sky above the combat arena.
"The fourth round of the selections will be held today, and it's also the final round of the selections."
Ning Can looked at the surroundings and spoke in a clear voice.
"The young geniuses that are ranked in the top 10 of the Martial Competition of the Ten Dynasties will be able to obtain different rewards bestowed by our Skywolf Fort according to their ranking … So, I hope the 10 young geniuses can go all out!"
Ning Can continued.
Instantly, the gazes of the 10 young geniuses including Duan Lingtian lit up.
The rewards of the Skywolf Fort presumably weren't ordinary.
"After the Martial Competition of the Ten Dynasties ends today, the representatives of the 10 Dynasties present here will similarly be able to obtain the rewards bestowed by our Skywolf Fort … Of course, the rewards won't be the same."
Ning Can continued.
Many representatives had expressions of anticipation when they heard this.
Especially the Darkhan Dynasty's Emperor, he smiled to the point his eyes narrowed. Four people from the Darkhan Dynasty had entered the top 10 of the Martial Competition of the Ten Dynasties this time, so the rewards of his Darkhan Dynasty would presumably be the most generous amongst the 10 Dynasties.
"The rules of the fourth round of the selections are still the same. The possessor of the number 1 token is the first to issue a challenge, and the possessor of the number 1 token is able to challenge anyone starting from the possessor of the number 2 token. Besides being unable to challenge the possessor of the number 1 token, the possessor of the number 2 token is able to challenge anyone starting from the possessor of the number 3 token … And so on and so forth. The possessor of the number 10 token doesn't have the right to choose and can only be chosen. "
"Once the challenge fails, the challenger will be replaced by the opponent, and the two tokens will be exchanged … Until no one accepts the challenge, the specific rankings of the top 10 will be listed according to the number token."
Ning Can said slowly, "Besides that, once the person that fought in the previous round is challenged by the person that fought in the next round, the person can use resting as an excuse to refuse!"
Duan Lingtian's brows raised, and he revealed a brilliant smile as he looked at the number 1 token in his hand.
Looks like this number 1 token is extremely useful in the fourth round.
No one was able to issue a challenge to him while holding the number 1 token, and they could only be challenged by him.
Of course, Duan Lingtian knew clearly that if he wanted to obtain the first in the martial competition this time, then he must always hold the number 1 token in his hand.
In other words, he could only obtain the first in the martial competition after he challenged the other nine people and obtained nine successive victories!
"Is there anything else you don't understand?"
Ning Can swept the surroundings with his gaze as he asked with a low voice.
All the young geniuses shook their heads in unison.
Presently, besides Duan Lingtian and the other 10 young geniuses that had obtained the qualifications to participate in the fourth round of the selections, the young geniuses that were eliminated and survived yesterday were present as well.
But they didn't have the chance to enter the arena today, and they could only act as spectators and witness the competition between the 10 young geniuses that held the number 1 to 10 tokens.
"Since it's like this, I announce …"
Ning Can was just about to announce the start of the fourth round of the selections when he suddenly seemed to have noticed something, and his voice stopped abruptly.
Subsequently, he suddenly raised his head to look up into the sky, and his gaze went slightly cold as he shouted with a grim voice. "Who's there?! You actually dare trespass into my Skywolf Fort!? "
When Ning Can raised his head, Feng Wei had raised his head as well, and he stared up into the sky with a cold and fierce gaze.
Long before Ning Can had raised his head, Duan Lingtian had noticed that Sword 13 and Saber 5 had already raised their heads to look up into the sky, and he raised his head to look over as well.
"Buddha be praised … Vice Fort Master Ning, this monk has been rude."
Right when everyone in the sky above the combat arena had raised their heads to look up into the sky, a bald middle aged man that wore a large red kasaya suddenly walked out from behind the clouds and mist in the horizon.
There were six scars on the bald middle aged man's head.
"This is … a monk?!"
Duan Lingtian was stunned as he looked at the bald middle aged man before him.
He was too familiar with the appearance of this bald middle aged man. Weren't those monks that abstained from meat and recited Buddhist scriptures on Earth in his previous life exactly like this?
At this instant, a feeling of intimacy couldn't help but arise in Duan Lingtian's heart.
It was for no other reason than the monk that had appeared before him.
"So there are monks in this world as well … Right, when Senior protected me from Feng Wei and Dongguo Lei earlier, he seemed to have mentioned some bald donkey to Feng Wei. Could it be that he was talking about monks?"
For a time, Duan Lingtian couldn't help but recall the scenes when Feng Wei and Dongguo Lei came to look for him that day. At that time, he clearly remembered what Sword 13 had said to Feng Wei.
"According to my knowledge, besides our Blade Sect, those bald donkeys know as well …"
These were Sword 13's exact words at that time.
At that time, Duan Lingtian had never connected the bald donkeys Sword 13 spoke of together with monks.
Of course, this was because of his preconceived notion.
If it was on Earth in his previous life, and someone mentioned bald donkeys before him, the first thing he thought of would be monks.
But in the Cloud Continent of this lifetime, not only had he never seen a monk before this, he'd never even heard of the existence of monks.
At this moment, as he looked at the bald middle aged man that wore a kasaya, Duan Lingtian realized that there were monks in this world as well.
Moreover, they weren't ordinary monks.
"Bald Donkey Hui Ming, you really came at the right time … Aren't you going to make those two bald donkeys behind you show themselves?"
Sword 13 looked at the middle aged monk that had just passed through the clouds and mist, and he spoke indifferently.
"Vice Sect Master Jian, this monk greets you."
Hui Ming wasn't enraged when he was called a bald donkey by Sword 13, and he pressed his palms together as he bowed before his figure flashed out to descend from the sky.
At the same time, another middle aged monk appeared behind him, and another young monk followed closely behind him.
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