This sudden reversal caused the gazes of many in the crowd to freeze as expressions of astonishment appeared on their faces. Earlier, Qin Wentian's explosive footwork was extremely exquisite, and he didn't even use any Yuan Energy. It was purely a movement technique, yet it was as though he could move according to his heart's desire.
What was even more shocking was that at the last moment, he had perfectly utilized his footwork into his attack. It was as though he had already calculated everything in his mind, and was certain that Jiang Xiu would be defeated the moment his attack landed.
At this moment, Jiang Xiu's countenance was extremely unsightly to behold. Although this battle didn't involve the use of Yuan Energy, and had nothing to do with a real battle, it was still possible to see the proficiency of the innate techniques used by the two combatants, as well as their talent in perception. Since he was defeated, it meant that he was inferior to Qin Wentian. Not only that, his earlier words weren't polite at all.
"My cultivation is still shallow, and I don't know many innate techniques. Maybe, I was lucky enough to win by a single move." Qin Wentian stared at Jiang Xiu as he smiled. His voice was as calm as ever, yet this casual tone of his sounded exceptionally piercing to Jiang Xiu's ears.
Qin Wentian's cultivation was still shallow, and he didn't know many innate techniques. Yet, he was still able to win against him. In that case, didn't that mean that he, Jiang Xiu, was even weaker?
Not only that, when Qin Wentian said that he was lucky, wasn't it also a reply to Qiu Mo and Jiang Xiu? Qiu Mo and Jiang Xiu had always been targeting Qin Wentian, and the meaning behind their words was that Qin Wentian's current achievements were all due to luck and fortuitous encounters.
Jiang Xiu lifted his palms and slapped out with an immense force, slapping away the ancient halberd that Qin Wentian had placed on his neck. The immense force of the impact caused Qin Wentian's arms to tremble slightly.
"Losing in a single move, could be due to luck or carelessness. The attainments of the two of you in your innate techniques aren't bad, especially Jiang Xiu, who is proficient in many different types of powerful sword techniques. If it wasn't for the restrictions on combat, and if it was a true battle, there wouldn't have been a need to use so many moves to determine the victor. Jiang Xiu's sword techniques, infused with Astral Energy, would have long since torn apart Junior Brother Qin's defense."
Qiu Mo seemed to have prepared his words, as he calmly spoke. From a certain perspective, his words weren't without reason. Earlier, Jiang Xiu's sword strikes were all fatal. It was only because he couldn't use his Yuan Qi that the power of his attacks was limited. If not, even if their cultivation bases were similar, Qin Wentian might not be able to defend against his attacks.
However, from another perspective, Jiang Xiu had clearly lost. Yet, Qiu Mo still commented in such a manner. Wasn't it a little unreasonable?
At this moment, everyone could see that Qiu Mo was deliberately targeting Qin Wentian.
"Since we're already exchanging pointers, why don't we just fight it out? Junior Brother Qin, what do you think?" Qiu Mo smiled at Qin Wentian.
"Oi." At this moment, a voice drifted out from the crowd below. Qiu Mo's gaze shifted over, only to see a fatty walking up the stairs. However, the fatty didn't continue up the stairs, and was staring at him with his hands on his hips.
"Senior Brother Qiu Mo, if the ten prodigies of the Royal Capital were to be ranked again, I feel that Senior Brother Qin Wentian should be ranked first." Fatty's voice caused the crowd to turn silent, as expressions of interest appeared on the faces of many.
Naturally, there were also some who recognized Fatty. He was none other than Qin Wentian's best friend, Fan Le.
Back then, Qin Wentian and Fan Le had fought on the platform twice. The first time was to kill Orfon, and the second time was to deal with Murong Feng and Du Hao. Naturally, there were many who recognized Fatty.
Not only that, Fatty Fan Le's talent was exceedingly high. It was only because he was together with Qin Wentian that his radiance was overshadowed. Some people knew that during this period of time, Fatty Fan Le would frequently go to the Dreamsky Forest, and his combat prowess had risen rapidly.
It was said that Elder Mustang wouldn't personally guide Qin Wentian, but would instead guide Fan Le. This was because Fatty Fan Le was simply too lazy.
Lazy people needed to be supervised.
"Why?" Luo Huan smiled as she looked at Fan Le.
"I heard that Senior Brother Qiu Mo is ranked fourth among the ten prodigies of the Royal Capital. There's no need to talk about the other three, but if they fought against Senior Brother Qiu Mo, they might not be able to win. Even if they won, it would be due to luck or fortuitous encounters. Don't take it too seriously. Not only that, their cultivation paths are all based on luck, and only Senior Brother Qiu Mo's talent is number one. Not relying on any fortuitous encounters or external factors, he was still able to break through to Yuanfu.
Let me ask you, who can compare to him? "Fan Le spoke with assurance, causing the crowd to be dumbfounded. This fellow's words were completely unreasonable, but after thinking about it carefully, the crowd naturally understood the hidden meaning behind Fan Le's words.
"What kind of logic is this?" Qiu Mo furrowed his brows. He could naturally hear the sarcasm in Fan Le's words.
"Qin Wentian was able to create a 3rd level Divine Imprint, but you think that it was because of luck and fortuitous encounters that he obtained it? Qin Wentian only cultivated for a year, yet he was already at the 6th level of Arterial Circulation and was able to defeat Yanaro. He relied on external factors to achieve his current level of combat prowess. There are too many geniuses that have fallen, and he might not even be able to break through to Yuanfu in the future. Not only that, he agreed to your request to spar with Jiang Xiu, yet you say that it was due to luck and carelessness.
Fan Le laughed as he looked at Qiu Mo, "In the Emperor Star Academy, only Senior Brother Qiu Mo relied on his own efforts to cultivate. For the others, if they didn't rely on fortuitous encounters, they wouldn't even be able to break through to Yuanfu. I really don't understand where Senior Brother Qiu Mo's logic comes from, and where does his self-confidence come from?
After speaking, Fan Le even bowed in the direction of Qiu Mo. This kind of sarcasm was extremely direct, causing Qiu Mo's countenance to turn extremely unsightly.
"A win is a win, a loss is a loss. Qin Wentian was able to defeat Jiang Xiu in a battle of innate techniques. How could it be due to luck and fortuitous encounters? It was all because Jiang Xiu's mastery of swordsmanship wasn't high enough. Since he was defeated, he should just accept it humbly." Luo Cheng also couldn't bear to watch. It wasn't that he had the intention to help Qin Wentian, it was just that his personality was like this.
Speaking of which, Qin Wentian and Qin Wentian had some grudges. Luo Cheng and Luo Qianqiu were both members of the Asura Alliance, so he naturally wouldn't intentionally help Qin Wentian.
"If Jiang Xiu, one of the 10 prodigies, used his cultivation base to suppress Qin Wentian, what meaning would there be if he won?" Luo Cheng's words were very direct, but in Jiang Xiu's ears, it was undoubtedly a kind of provocation and mockery.
"Seems like you've made some progress in your cultivation this year, and now you want to contend for the position of one of the 10 prodigies? If you want, there's no need to wait until the Jun Lin Banquet. I can give you a chance today." Jiang Xiu stared at Luo Cheng, his eyes like sharp swords piercing out, incomparably sharp. Although he was ranked at the bottom of the 10 prodigies, this ranking was made at the end of last year. The current him already had a cultivation base at the 9th level of Arterial Circulation, and this year, he originally wanted to take another step forward.
"What's there to be afraid of?" Luo Cheng's countenance was as calm as ever as he calmly replied. He didn't place as much importance on victory or defeat as Jiang Xiu did. This year's Jun Lin Banquet was to temper himself, and if he could become one of the top few rankers, it would naturally be for the best. But if he couldn't, it wouldn't be a bad thing if he could increase his strength.
Since Jiang Xiu wanted to fight earlier, why not?
"Fine, but before that, let me first teach Junior Brother Qin how to be a person." Jiang Xiu shifted his gaze, once again looking at Qin Wentian. At this moment, the sword in his hands emitted a dazzling radiance, sharper and colder than before. Evidently, this time around, Jiang Xiu had infused his Astral Energy into the sword.
Qin Wentian was speechless. Today, it had always been Qiu Mo and Jiang Xiu dealing with him. But now, they actually wanted to teach him how to be a person?
To put it bluntly, it was the same words that Qin Wentian had said not long ago. Regardless of Qiu Mo or Jiang Xiu, the reason why they dared to be so overbearing was because their strength was stronger than Qin Wentian.
"Chi …" A cold sword light, as dazzling as the constellations, pierced towards Qin Wentian. In an instant, it was as though there were countless specks of sword light shooting out, as resplendent as the Astral Light.
The ancient halberd in Qin Wentian's hands danced in the air. Momentarily, a Xuanwu diagram appeared in front of him, and the sword light unceasingly pierced into it, tearing apart the defense.
The sword was graceful and graceful, as though there was no technique behind it. As it pierced out, the Xuanwu diagram was torn apart, and the defense of the ancient halberd was broken apart. Jiang Xiu had a cultivation base at the 9th level of Arterial Circulation, while Qin Wentian was only at the 6th level. The disparity between them was too great, and the Astral Energy that erupted forth from Jiang Xiu's nine Arterial Circulation Meridians was incomparably ferocious.
Qin Wentian's silhouette was like the wind as he retreated, his footwork incomparably exquisite.
"9 Heavenly Garuda Movement Technique." At this moment, the spectators clearly saw Qin Wentian's movement technique, as expressions of astonishment appeared on their faces. Qin Wentian had actually cultivated this extremely difficult movement technique, and had even cultivated it to an extremely exquisite level. His movements were akin to that of a Garuda Roc.
Jiang Xiu's two consecutive sword strikes had failed. How could he let go of his pride? His silhouette flickered as sword light flashed out once again. Sword Heart's Lonely Shadow. In that instant, his entire person was like a sword, transforming into a shadow as a tempest of swords engulfed the entire stage.
Qin Wentian's countenance stiffened, and he pushed his defense and movement technique to their limits. However, his defense was still broken apart by Jiang Xiu's sword technique. A 'chi chi' sound rang out as a corner of his robes was torn apart by the Sword Qi.
"Impudent." Luo Huan coldly snorted. Abruptly, the shadow of a whip flickered as a beam of light descended from the Heavens, accompanied by a whistling sound.
Jiang Xiu's countenance froze. The sword light abruptly changed as it pierced out in the air, colliding with the long whip.
"Croak." A crisp sound rang out as the long whip collided with Jiang Xiu's sword. After which, the whip danced in the air like a venomous snake, coiling towards Jiang Xiu.
Jiang Xiu furrowed his brows, he didn't expect Luo Huan's strength to be so strong. Seems like this year's worth of cultivation wasn't wasted.
A cold light flashed in Qin Wentian's eyes when he saw this scene from the side. Since Jiang Xiu wanted to bully him, he didn't need to care about the rules and morals anymore.
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