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"Congratulations, Junior Brother Chu. You are the first student to receive the title of Supernova. This is an honor that will be recorded in the Sword Mansion," Zhuge Ming said with a smile.
"Congratulations, Junior Brother Chu." Huang Buju, Tang Shaobo, and the others also congratulated Chu Mu sincerely. Although Han Ruoxue did not say anything, she smiled at Chu Mu. Her smile was like a snow lotus blooming on top of a ten-thousand-year-old snow mountain. Many people were dazzled by her smile.
Zhu Tianzhao and Zhao Longkun gritted their teeth in anger.
"The judges have not officially recognized Chu Mu as the Supernova yet. Don't be too happy so early. You will embarrass yourself later," Zhu Tianzhao said in a strange tone. However, no one paid any attention to him.
Indeed, although many students had crowned Chu Mu as the Supernova due to Liang Haishan's provocation, the judges had not officially recognized it. Therefore, it was not effective yet.
"Head judge …" The judges looked at the head judge.
"It will be announced after today's competition," the head judge nodded and said slowly.
"What right does he have to be called a Supernova? This title is mine," Qi Shaofan snorted and said.
"I am the only one who has the right to be called a Supernova this year. The others are just supporting characters," Fang Lengyan said indifferently.
"No one else has the right to be called a Supernova except me," Huangfu Fu said with a smile. The arrogance of a member of the royal family was obvious.
"I don't care if you are a Supernova or not. I will fight with you." Lei Hao stared at Chu Mu.
As for the five Supernovas who had been defeated, they had lost their brilliance and lost their attention.
The world of swordsmen was like this. Some people were bright and some people were dim. Some people soared to the sky and some people were depressed.
The glory of a swordsman was never given to oneself. It was won with the sword in one's hand. It was won step by step by stepping on the "corpses" of others.
The eighth round of the competition ended and so did the day's competition.
The head judge personally flew to the arena and officially announced that the title of Supernova belonged to Chu Mu. Zhu Tianzhao and Zhao Longkun's faces turned green, while the other people who coveted the title of Supernova changed their expressions.
Within the Inner Mansion's Dining Hall, there were countless students. As they ate, they discussed animatedly, and the majority of their discussions revolved around Chu Mu.
"Supernova, an existence that surpasses the Ten Rising Stars. That's truly a supreme honor."
"That's right. The most important thing is still the first supernova. It's very significant."
"How great would it be if I was the one who wanted me to get the Supernova title."
"Dream on. You can't even enter the finals."
Qi Shaofan found that wherever he went, he could hear all kinds of discussions about Supernova Chu Mu, which made his expression turn colder and colder. The words "Supernova Chu Mu" were extremely harsh to his ears.
He glanced around and immediately saw Chu Mu, who was eating, and strode over.
"Chu Mu, don't be complacent just because you got the Supernova title. Remember, you don't have the right to be a Supernova. I will personally take it off your head." Qi Shaofan walked to Chu Mu's side and slammed his hand on the table. Then, without waiting for Chu Mu's reply, he turned around and strode out of the Dining Hall with his hands behind his back.
The surroundings were silent at first, but then there was an even louder burst of discussion.
"Is Qi Shaofan challenging Chu Mu?"
"That's right. Qi Shaofan is an arrogant person. He must have regarded the Supernova title as his own. Now that the Supernova title has been taken by someone else, he must be very unhappy."
"I wonder if the judges will arrange for Qi Shaofan and Chu Mu to fight?"
"If the arrangement matches, then there will be a good show."
"Chu Mu, I advise you to take the Supernova title, because it is destined to be mine." Fang Lengyan suddenly walked over and said coldly. Then, he turned around and left, leaving the crowd in silence again.
"Junior Brother is now in the limelight." Zhuge Ming smiled.
"Only a mediocre person will not be envied by others." Chu Mu smiled and said.
"Well said." Zhuge Ming also smiled and continued to eat.
After returning to the Sword Tower, Chu Mu practiced his basic sword arts. After digesting what he had gained in the arena today, he practiced the Wind Shocking Sword Art and then comprehended the sword momentum.
Because of the Blood Evil Stone, his spirit and willpower had become more condensed. His sword momentum had also improved slightly, allowing him to control it more freely.
Chu Mu felt that if he had enough mid-grade Blood Evil Stones to refine his spirit and willpower, his sword momentum would be able to break through again in a short period of time, and even reach Dacheng's level.
Unfortunately, Blood Evil Stones were too difficult to obtain.
As for the new concept that had been born from the metal concept, it had revealed traces of sharpness that was even more terrifying than the metal concept. However, it was still not enough, and Chu Mu could not determine what kind of concept it was.
… …
"First match of the ninth round: Huangfu Fu of Astral-1 versus Yi Xuan of Astral-8."
As soon as the referee announced the match, the students immediately became excited.
Finally, it was finally time for the battle between the new stars.
The previous rankings of the Ten Supernovas had been arranged by the referees based on their performances in the previous rounds, so the accuracy was not 100%.
This was because there had been cases of lower rankings defeating higher rankings in the past.
Especially after the previous season's top 100 students, the rankings of the Ten Supernovas had changed. The students would not use the rankings to determine their true strength, and would only be able to tell when the two sides fought.
"I will defeat you first, then I will defeat Chu Mu." Yi Xuan pointed his sword at Huangfu Fu with a hint of excitement.
"You are not my opponent." Huangfu Fu pointed his sword at the ground, his expression calm and indifferent. He did not take Yi Xuan seriously at all.
The battle began, and Yi Xuan attacked.
Yi Xuan's swordsmanship was profound and mysterious, making it difficult for others to predict his attack trajectories.
However, Huangfu Fu stood in place without moving an inch. He countered all of Yi Xuan's attacks by remaining unchanged.
Not long after, Huangfu Fu found a small opening in Yi Xuan's defense and counterattacked, defeating him.
Everyone could see that Huangfu Fu's sword was aimed at Chu Mu.
"Second match of the ninth round: Qi Shaofan of Astral-4 versus Chu Mu of Astral-9."
Qi Shaofan quickly stood up and looked over the crowd at Chu Mu. He smiled coldly and shook his arms. Like an eagle spreading its wings, he flew over with the wind.
Chu Mu swept past the crowd like a gust of wind and appeared at the edge of the arena, almost at the same time as Qi Shaofan.
"I hope you don't lose to Qi Shaofan, or else I will be disappointed," Fang Lengyan muttered to himself.
Huangfu Cangyue and Wan Pan's eyes flashed with curiosity. Supernova was a new title that had been added this year, so they were curious about the title itself.
"Come up and let me defeat you," Qi Shaofan said coldly as he leaped onto the arena and pointed his sword at Chu Mu.
Chu Mu picked up a competition sword, jumped onto the arena, and walked towards Qi Shaofan.
"Listen up, I won't defeat you that easily. I will make you understand the difference between us. I will make you feel powerless and hopeless as your punishment for stealing the Windcutter Sword," Qi Shaofan said to Chu Mu.
His voice was not loud, so other than the referee, no one else could hear him. They could only see Qi Shaofan's mouth moving.
"One sword." This was Chu Mu's reply.
When the match began, Qi Shaofan's sword flashed out Sword Light. In an instant, his whole body seemed to be filled with dazzling Sword Light, which greatly interfered with people's vision and made them unable to distinguish.
Although he had a strong enmity towards Chu Mu and wanted to defeat Chu Mu and punish him, Qi Shaofan knew that although Chu Mu's sword technique seemed ordinary, there was a mystery within it. It wasn't simple.
Therefore, he used all his strength as soon as he drew his sword, so as not to be defeated because he underestimated his opponent. If that happened, people would despise him instead of sympathizing with him.
"It's so dazzling."
"I can't look at it directly."
Many students narrowed their eyes, and some even blocked their eyes with their palms. Even Huangfu Cangyue and the others had to narrow their eyes. However, for them, no matter how dazzling Qi Shaofan's Sword Light was, they could defeat him with only one sword strike. That was the gap between them.
"I can't see through it." Zhuge Ming frowned. He felt that Qi Shaofan did not have one sword in his hand, but many. It was difficult to distinguish the real one from the fake.
"He combined the Sword Light with the Sword Light and made each Sword Light, which could only interfere with others, extremely dazzling. This Qi Shaofan does have some skills," Chu Mu said secretly. Qi Shaofan's application of Sword Light was extraordinary.
Chu Mu slowly closed his eyes, which caused another burst of exclamations. They did not understand why Chu Mu closed his eyes.
Although his eyes would be strongly interfered with, he could not see anything with his eyes closed. How could he fight?
Using all of his strength, Qi Shaofan unleashed rays of dazzling sword light. The moment he saw Chu Mu close his eyes, he immediately felt that his opportunity had arrived. The rays of sword light were like rivers flowing into the sea as they instantly converged on his sword. They became even more intense and in an instant, it was as if the sun was shining in all directions.
With the momentum of wind and thunder, the sword slashed toward Chu Mu.
A smile appeared on Qi Shaofan's face. Victory was in sight.
Suddenly, he felt as if there was a flash of light in front of his eyes, which intersected with his Sword Light. While his consciousness was still in the joy of winning, his chest felt as if it had been struck by lightning. A strong force slashed at him, and his whole body flew backward uncontrollably.
Falling on the ground, Qi Shaofan was in a daze. He did not understand what had happened at all. There was a sword on his neck. Only then did Chu Mu slowly open his eyes.
"What a fast sword!" Ye Xiaokai's left hand was shaking, and even his breathing became rapid.
"A lightning-like sword." Xiang Tianhe closed his eyes and looked back. After a long while, he opened his eyes and sighed.
"No matter how fast the sword is, it is useless if it can't break the defense." Wan Pan smiled faintly.
Huangfu Cangyue's eyes changed slightly in an instant, but only slightly, and then returned to normal.
"Chu Mu wins," the referee announced. Staring at Chu Mu, he thought, "Good boy, the stronger you are, the stronger you are. How much more do you have hidden?" (To be continued.) 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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