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"Yi Xuan wins!" The referee announced loudly. The entire arena fell silent for a moment before erupting into a frenzy of cheers that almost tore the sky apart.
This was a historic breakthrough, at least in the Great Kun Sword Mansion's history. This was the first time that someone had defeated a top 100 student from the previous tournament.
"Yi Xuan … Yi Xuan …" All of Astral-8's students stood up and chanted Yi Xuan's name, creating a wave that swept across the arena.
Yi Xuan stood in the arena and raised both his hands. He let out a roar of excitement.
"The seventh match of the eighth round …"
"The ninth match of the eighth round …"
The matches continued one after another, and the excitement of the students gradually died down as they waited for the next eruption.
"Snake Shaped Sword … …" Chu Mu repeated in a voice only he could hear. As for Yi Xuan defeating his opponent, he wasn't surprised: "How interesting. Using the foundation of a basic sword technique, he copied a sword technique by observing the habits of snakes. The person who created this basic sword technique is indeed talented."
Besides Fu She, who had defeated Zhuge Ming in the eighth round, Han Ruoxue, Huang Buju, and the others had also encountered strong opponents in the top 20, but they had all been defeated in the end.
Even though they had been defeated, their strength was still extraordinary, and their opponents had to use a portion of their strength to defeat them. This had also allowed Chu Mu to see their sword techniques, although not all of them.
Of the top twenty, other than the top ten, there were three that left a deep impression on Chu Mu.
The first one was called Dongmen Fei. His Basic Swordsmanship was just like his name. It was as if every strike of his sword was about to fly. It was as if the sword had intelligence and was driving him. As a result, every time he swung his sword, all of his strength would be gathered at the tip of the sword, allowing him to unleash a powerful attack on his target.
The second one was called Murong Yin. The sword he used was a soft sword. Among the unconventional swords, soft swords were even more unconventional than other unconventional swords. It was even more difficult to master a soft sword, but once it was mastered, it could change unpredictably. It could be both hard and soft, making it very difficult to defend against.
The third one was called Ye Xiaokai. His swordsmanship only had one characteristic, and that was speed, extreme speed. Every sword strike was straight and never changed. Every sword strike was as fast as the aurora.
"Eighth round, twelfth match: Astral-7's Su Mingyang versus Astral-3's Linghu Jue."
"It's starting again."
"Linghu Jue was ranked 99th in the previous tournament. His swordsmanship is better than Tian Xia's. Can Su Mingyang defeat him?"
"Let's wait and see."
"Please." After Su Mingyang and Linghu Jue saluted each other with their swords, they drew their swords and engaged in an intense battle.
Su Mingyang used his full strength and held nothing back because Yi Xuan had not defeated Tian Xia easily. Yi Xuan's ranking was higher than Tian Xia's and he was definitely stronger than Tian Xia. Su Mingyang was not confident that he could defeat Yi Xuan.
The swaying Sword Shadow and Sword Light crisscrossed, dazzling the onlookers.
"Let go!" Linghu Jue slashed his sword across the sky and Su Mingyang's sword flew out of his hand. He quickly retreated and rolled on the ground, trying to pick up his sword again. However, Linghu Jue was on guard and chased after him with his sword.
When Su Mingyang picked up his sword and was about to counterattack, Linghu Jue's sword was placed on Su Mingyang's neck.
"Linghu Jue wins." The referee announced.
"As expected, it's quite difficult for a newcomer to defeat the top 100 of the previous tournament, even if it's the Ten Rising Stars."
"Trash." Qi Shaofan did not hide his disdain. In his opinion, Linghu Jue's swordsmanship was not weak, but he was not his opponent. Su Mingyang was actually defeated. This made him feel ashamed as he was also one of the Ten Rising Stars.
The competition did not change because of Su Mingyang's defeat. It continued as usual.
Round after round, the Ten Rising Stars went up on the stage one by one and fought against the opponents that the referees had arranged.
In the end, only five of the Ten Rising Stars defeated their opponents and the other five were defeated.
The five who defeated their opponents were Huangfu Fu who was ranked first, Fang Lengyan who was ranked fourth, Qi Shaofan who was ranked fifth, Lei Hao who was ranked sixth, and Yi Xuan who was ranked tenth.
Because of the five defeats, the Ten Rising Stars were re-ranked.
Huangfu Fu was still ranked first, Fang Lengyan was ranked second, Qi Shaofan was ranked third, Lei Hao was ranked fourth, and Yi Xuan was ranked fifth. As for the five who had been defeated, Cheng Qingqing was ranked sixth, Qu Xiangru was ranked seventh, Ye Xiaohua was ranked eighth, Jiang Qingxia was ranked ninth, and Su Mingyang was ranked tenth.
It was impossible to determine whether these rankings were accurate or not. They would only be able to find out after these people fought against each other.
"Eighth round, sixty-seventh battle: Astral-9's Chu Mu versus Astral-10's Ning Yifei."
"It's Chu Mu's turn now."
"It's finally his turn. I wonder if he can defeat Ning Yifei?"
"How is that possible? He doesn't even have the qualifications to be ranked among the Ten Rising Stars. Ning Yifei's ranking is even higher than those who fought against the Ten Rising Stars. He was ranked ninety in the previous tournament."
"I believe that the referees won't randomly arrange the matches. They must have their reasons for doing so."
"That's right. Chu Mu wasn't very eye-catching from the start. Even when he fought against Zeng Bufan, we thought that he would lose. But in the end, he won beautifully. Maybe Chu Mu really can defeat Ning Yifei."
"If Chu Mu can defeat Ning Yifei, then the title of Supernova will belong to Chu Mu."
The students all started discussing amongst themselves. Amidst the chatter, Chu Mu stood up and quickly headed towards the arena.
At the same time, someone from Astral-10, which was to the left of Astral-9, also stood up. His body spread out like a large bird as he leapt forward, instantly passing Chu Mu and arriving at the side of the Sword Battle Arena first.
"Senior Brother Ning, go for it! Defeat him and show him your power!" some of the students from Astral-10 shouted.
"Go for it, Chu Mu! Defeat him!" Liang Haishan suddenly stood up and cupped his hands into the shape of a trumpet as he shouted without caring about his image.
"Please." Ning Yifei saluted Chu Mu with his sword. The sword he was using was also a regular sword.
"Please." Chu Mu also gave him a sword salute. He didn't expect Ning Yifei's sword to stab over, catching him off guard.
"Despicable! The referees haven't even announced the start of the match, and you're already so insidious." Liang Haishan was indignant.
"The match has already begun the moment you step onto the arena," someone retorted.
Chu Mu's expression did not change, and his eyes were calm.
Ning Yifei's stab was blocked by Chu Mu's sword. A few "shua shua shua" swords flew towards Chu Mu like splashing ink.
Blocking sword after sword, Ning Yifei's fast sword attacks were all blocked by Chu Mu. Ning Yifei's figure was very fast, and his footsteps changed as he quickly circled around Chu Mu.
Although different people used their basic swordsmanship differently, the more skilled a person was in swordsmanship, the more they knew how to make use of their various abilities.
Every part of their body could be used, and combined with their basic swordsmanship to form different attacking methods to achieve the goal of defeating their target.
The coordination of footwork was the most common and also the easiest to master.
A swordsmanship competition was not about foolishly standing still and attacking. That was just a beginner's method.
Clanging sounds were incessant. Chu Mu did not move at all as he waved his sword casually, as if he could predict it in advance. Every attack of his blocked Ning Yifei's, leaving Ning Yifei with no way to attack.
Ning Yifei's dozens of attacks were not effective, so he suddenly withdrew his sword and quickly moved around Chu Mu, changing his position from left to right, looking for Chu Mu's flaws.
In his eyes, Chu Mu's body was full of flaws, but he did not dare to attack.
For a skilled swordsman, being full of flaws was equivalent to having no flaws at all, because those flaws were deliberately revealed by the opponent, or simply disdained to hide them.
"What's going on? Ning Yifei doesn't seem to know where to attack? "
"Chu Mu's blocking ability is too strong, making Ning Yifei's sword unable to attack. I guess he's looking for a flaw."
"This Chu Mu is too strange. Looking at his matches, they are very ordinary and there is nothing special about them, but he can often defeat his opponents."
"He is indeed very ordinary, but think carefully. Is he really an ordinary horse? In the previous matches, there is nothing special about him, but in the match against Ceng Bufan, he used Sword Light attacks similar to Qi Shaofan's, and also made a flaw attack similar to Fang Lengyan's. Are these coincidences, or has Chu Mu already mastered them? "
Hearing this student's words, many people immediately fell into deep thought, carefully recalling each of Chu Mu's matches.
Indeed, each of Chu Mu's matches was very ordinary compared to the other contestants.
He didn't have Lei Hao's wildness, Fu She's cunning, Ye Xiaokai's speed, and so on.
However, he defeated one opponent after another. No matter how strong his opponents were, they would be defeated by him in the end. Moreover, he defeated them in a way that made people feel it was very normal, as if it was a matter of course, but they couldn't find anything special about it.
Thinking like this, many people suddenly shivered, and unconsciously felt their hair stand on end.
Ning Yifei quickly moved to Chu Mu's side, but Chu Mu didn't move at all.
"If there are no flaws, I'll create a flaw for you." Ning Yifei thought. He took a step forward, thrusting out his sword. Just as he was about to stab Chu Mu, he suddenly stepped to the side, his speed extremely fast, and at the same time, his sword slashed out horizontally.
Chu Mu swung out his sword, and Ning Yifei only felt a Sword Light in front of his eyes. It was too fast, and he didn't have time to react. A cold and heavy feeling came from his neck.
"Chu Mu wins!" The referee was stunned for three breaths of time before he announced loudly. He was full of admiration for the head referee's foresight.
"Chu Mu won again?" The students were all stunned.
"Supernova … Supernova …" Liang Haishan suddenly roared, his voice containing innate sword qi that suddenly exploded and resounded throughout the entire arena.
"Supernova … Supernova …" A portion of Astral-9's students were also affected, and they became extremely excited. They all started chanting, and their excitement spread to the surroundings, forming a wave that reverberated throughout the entire arena. The words "supernova" echoed throughout the arena. If you like this work, you are welcome to come to qidian.com to vote for me. Your support is my biggest motivation.)
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