In the royal palace, there were many side halls. Some of the more famous ones were the Music Emperor Hall, the Fierce Emperor Hall, the Grand Emperor Hall, the Battle Emperor Hall, etc.
Different halls had different uses.
The Battle Emperor Hall was a hall that was specially used for battles.
Of course, not everyone had the qualifications to enter the Battle Emperor Hall. Only those who belonged to the upper echelons of the empire could enter. Moreover, they had to be true geniuses.
The Battle Emperor Hall was extremely large, several times larger than the Music Emperor Hall. Its architectural style was also different from the Music Emperor Hall. There were no walls on all sides, making it easier for spectators to watch the battles.
Accompanied by the Hermit King, Chu Mu arrived at the Battle Emperor Hall and stepped onto the Battle Emperor Stage.
The Battle Emperor Stage was a square platform that was a thousand meters long and wide. There were four gigantic pillars with coiling dragons at each corner. The coiling dragons were golden in color and looked extremely lifelike, containing mysterious fluctuations of energy.
Chu Mu said something to the Hermit King and stepped onto the Battle Emperor Stage.
People continuously came and sat on the seats around the Battle Emperor Stage.
"He's the True Sword Marquis, Chu Mu."
"How young."
"He's only at the early second Heavenly Layer."
"When he was at the early first Heavenly Layer, he could already kill four-star Saints. Now that he's at the early second Heavenly Layer, and came out from the hundred-year secret realm, he's definitely stronger."
Only a small portion of the people who came to the Battle Emperor Hall recognized Chu Mu. The majority had only heard of his name and had never seen him before.
"Young Marquis, he's Chu Mu."
"I've seen his portrait before." Huyan Zhengjie said, staring at Chu Mu with a sinister look in his eyes. Traces of killing intent flickered in and out of his eyes.
With his status, people had always tried to curry favor with him. There had never been anyone who could bring him such humiliation.
Hence, he harbored enmity towards Chu Mu, a deep enmity. He wanted nothing more than to personally kill Chu Mu.
Time passed slowly. Chu Mu stood on the Battle Emperor Platform, his eyes closed. He didn't pay any attention to the outside world. He calmed his heart and focused his mind, waiting for Huyan Zhengxiong to arrive.
It was as if Huyan Zhengxiong was intentionally stalling for time. An hour passed, but Huyan Zhengxiong still hadn't appeared. Everyone began to feel impatient, but Chu Mu's expression didn't change in the slightest.
After a quarter of an hour, Huyan Zhengxiong finally arrived.
The other geniuses arrived too.
As geniuses who were qualified to enter the 100-year secret realm, they also wanted to see how much progress the others had made. They wanted to see what was so special about this person who had been conferred the title of Marquis when he was only a one-star Saint.
Huyan Zhengxiong appeared on the Battle Emperor Stage and looked at Chu Mu with a cold smile. "You came quite early. Are you itching to be taught a lesson by me?"
"Since you're here, let's begin." Chu Mu opened his eyes. His gaze was calm and clear. He wasn't angered by Huyan Zhengxiong's slow arrival and provocative words because there was no need to.
"Very good. Draw your sword. Let me see how the sword skills of the so-called Sect Leader of a sword cultivation sect are," Huyan Zhengxiong said confidently.
Just as Huyan Zhengxiong had some understanding of Chu Mu, Chu Mu also had some understanding of Huyan Zhengxiong.
Huyan Zhengxiong wasn't a sword cultivator. In fact, he hadn't even practiced any sword skills. From the beginning until now, he had only practiced spells. His talent was outstanding, so his spells were very powerful.
But, so what?
Chu Mu opened his right hand, and a ball of flame jumped out. It burned and stretched, forming a sword. It was the Blazing Glory Spirit Sword. It emitted a scorching aura, and the surrounding air seemed to be ignited. The temperature rapidly rose.
With a light shake, a fiery red sword light shot out. It was extremely fast and carried a tyrannical force as it shot towards Huyan Zhengxiong.
"The power isn't bad. It's enough to threaten a Three Star Saint Realm expert. However, this isn't your true strength, right?" As Huyan Zhengxiong spoke, he raised his hand. He extended his index finger and lightly pointed. A cyan light shot out and instantly struck the fiery red sword light, shattering it.
After shattering the sword light, the green light continued shooting towards Chu Mu at high speed. Chu Mu waved his sword, and the green light was shattered.
This was just a probing attack.
The two of them had some understanding of each other, but this understanding only existed on the surface. It wasn't deep enough.
Chu Mu's intention was to use his opponent to familiarize himself with his cultivation base. After all, he had just broken through and hadn't consolidated his cultivation base yet. He also didn't have a suitable cultivation base to strengthen it.
A battle was undoubtedly a good way to familiarize himself. His opponent was also a rare genius. He should be qualified to be a training partner.
If Huyan Zhengxiong knew what Chu Mu was thinking, he would probably go crazy from anger.
"Sword cultivators usually specialize in close-range combat. In terms of long-range combat, they're generally inferior to sword cultivators." A genius said.
"According to the information we have, Chu Mu's previous battles were all close-range combat. Clearly, he's only good at close-range combat. He doesn't have much control over long-range combat. This time, he's bound to lose."
"Let's watch carefully. Let's see how the True Sword Marquis will deal with this."
"If he loses all his face, he won't dare to continue staying here. He'll definitely leave with his tail between his legs and never enter the capital again."
While everyone was discussing, only Huyan Zhengting remained silent.
Originally, he hadn't planned to come. Someone like Huyan Zhengxiong was nothing in his eyes. Even if he hadn't entered the 100-year secret realm, and Huyan Zhengxiong had entered the 100-year secret realm, he still wouldn't care about Huyan Zhengxiong.
The difference between their levels wasn't something that could be made up for so easily.
His purpose for coming was Chu Mu.
This so-called Sect Master of the Sword Cultivation Sect, who was said to be able to instantly kill a Four Star Martial Saint as a One Star Martial Saint, was the Sword Saint who was known as the Eternal Prodigy. That was his true target. He wanted to see for himself whether it was true or not. If it was true, then he would be qualified to draw his sword and fight.
Geniuses were always lonely.
The more talented they were, the lonelier they were. Because the fewer friends they had, the fewer opponents they had.
Compared to friends, Huyan Zhengting hoped to have an opponent, a strong opponent who could compete with him.
The battle between Chu Mu and Huyan Zhengxiong had truly begun.
Huyan Zhengxiong was a spell cultivator and was best at using spells. He also knew that Chu Mu was a sword cultivator, a sword cultivator who specialized in close-range combat. Therefore, as long as he couldn't get close to him, his opponent wouldn't be able to display his true strength.
Huyan Zhengxiong knew that his own strength was very strong, but he wouldn't underestimate Chu Mu. After all, there were many rumors about Chu Mu. Although they were all hearsay, and he hadn't seen it with his own eyes, there were always some that were true.
Huyan Zhengxiong's ten fingers continuously shot out. Rays of cyan colored light with astonishing sharpness violently shot towards Chu Mu. They were so densely packed that they covered the sky and covered the earth. There were practically no blind spots.
With a sword in hand, Chu Mu drew a circle in front of him. The inner part of the circle carried traces of black, creating a suction force that directly sucked in the cyan light that shot over, causing it to be unable to deal any damage to Chu Mu.
"What sword technique is this?" Huyan Zhengting's eyes narrowed. He was a powerful sword saint and could see that Chu Mu's move wasn't very strong, but it was very mysterious and had an indescribable feeling.
"What an exquisite sword technique." The Iron Sword Of Gojoseon's eyesight was even better than Huyan Zhengting's. He could see that Chu Mu's sword technique wasn't very powerful. In fact, it was a kind of specious sword technique.
Huyan Zhengxiong didn't stop attacking. He kept using magical techniques. Since the green light didn't work, he changed to another magical technique. A fiery red light filled the sky and burned. Flames fell from the sky and quickly filled the entire Battle Emperor Stage.
Those flames had an incomparably high temperature. A Three Star Saint would be burned to death under such high temperature.
Chu Mu quickly approached Huyan Zhengxiong. At the same time, he waved his sword and drew a circle again, absorbing part of the high temperature flames.
Huyan Zhengxiong used all kinds of magical techniques to increase his speed. His eyesight sharpened and his reaction became more agile. He moved quickly and maintained a high speed to maintain a sufficient distance from Chu Mu.
Soon after, Huyan Zhengxiong used another magical technique. His afterimages split and scattered. It was difficult to tell which one was the real one.
Chu Mu's speed exploded. His sword slashed and one afterimage after another was destroyed by his sword.
Huyan Zhengxiong continued to use secret techniques to attack Chu Mu.
Suddenly, the entire Battle Emperor Stage was filled with wind, fire, thunder, ice and all kinds of powerful energies. They carried a terrifying destructive power and attacked Chu Mu from all directions.
"Too strong."
"As expected of the number one magical technique user in the Imperial Capital. The number of magical techniques he has mastered is frightening."
"Up until now, he has executed more than forty kinds of Martial Arts."
The number one magical technique user in the Imperial Capital was precisely Huyan Zhengxiong's title. This title came from the fact that he had mastered a lot of magical techniques. He was known as the number one magical technique user in the Imperial Capital.
"The True Sword Marquis isn't weak either. He allowed Huyan Zhengxiong's magical techniques to attack him, but he didn't suffer any damage."
"Although Huyan Zhengxiong has mastered a lot of magical techniques, if this continues, his Origin Energy will soon be exhausted. At that time, his strength will drop and he will be in danger."
Chu Mu continued to close in on Huyan Zhengxiong. Huyan Zhengxiong kept moving, maintaining a distance from Chu Mu. Under the enhancement of various magical techniques, although his speed was not as fast as Chu Mu's, he was very agile. For a time, Chu Mu was unable to catch up.
With a slash of his sword, rays of sword qi shot out and attacked Huyan Zhengxiong from afar.
"Is this the long-range attack you have mastered? It's too weak." Huyan Zhengxiong said, "Alright, I'm done warming up. Next, I'll show you my true strength."
"That was just a warm-up?"
"You must be kidding. That kind of magical technique is enough to threaten a Five Star Saint."
"The True Sword Marquis is also very strong. Facing that kind of powerful magical technique, he seems to be able to handle it with ease. He's a Two Star Saint. I think he really has the strength of a Five Star Saint."
With a low shout, Huyan Zhengxiong's body seemed to explode with the sound of thunder. A powerful force exploded out. It was an incomparably tyrannical Origin Power, endless and limitless. This seemingly limitless Qi caused the faces of some of the surrounding people to change greatly.
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