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Qi Shaofan was like a defeated rooster as he sat dejectedly in Astral-4's contestant seating area. His expression kept changing, and he was unable to calm down.
Being defeated by Chu Mu had been a huge blow to him.
At the start, he had provoked and ridiculed Chu Mu in all sorts of ways, but it had all been a strategy. He had used his words to attack his opponent. On the surface, he had looked down on him, but on the inside, he had been resolute and decisive. He had wanted to use all his strength to defeat his opponent and obtain the title of Supernova.
However, he had never expected to be defeated.
He could lose to anyone, but he could not lose to Chu Mu. Qi Shaofan was extremely depressed right now.
His mind was in a mess, and he couldn't figure out how he had been defeated by Chu Mu. He had thought that he would definitely win, but before he could even land a hit, he had already been hit.
From the discussions of the people around him, it seemed that Chu Mu's sword speed had been extremely fast and had completely surpassed his, which was why he had been able to strike first.
However, the problem was that Chu Mu's eyes had been closed at that time, so how had he been able to accurately strike Qi Shaofan?
To Qi Shaofan and many others, this was an unsolvable mystery.
"Ninth round, eighth match: Astral-9's Lei Hao versus Astral-10's Yan Xiaoliu."
Yan Xiaoliu had obtained 89th place in the previous King of Swordplay Tournament.
As one of the top ten novices, Lei Hao was extremely strong, and the students ranked outside of the top hundred were no longer his match.
Lei Hao was as fierce as ever, and he was like a human-shaped tyrannosaurus rex as his sword moved like a storm.
At the beginning, Yan Xiaoliu and Lei Hao clashed, and Yan Xiaoliu wasn't at a disadvantage at all. In fact, Lei Hao even showed signs of suppressing Yan Xiaoliu. However, Lei Hao was extremely resilient and managed to withstand the attacks.
After a while, Yan Xiaoliu didn't have Lei Hao's abnormal stamina, so his attacks weren't as ferocious. Lei Hao immediately seized the opportunity to counterattack, and he gradually suppressed Yan Xiaoliu before finally defeating him.
Lei Hao's performance throughout the entire match made everyone's blood boil as they cheered.
Direct, simple, and violent!
As the person involved, Yan Xiaoliu was deeply affected. At the beginning, he clearly felt that he had suppressed Lei Hao and could win, but he was always a little short, forcing him to continue to attack. In the end, his stamina could not keep up, and he was suppressed by his opponent. Furthermore, every sword attack of his opponent had a strange explosive power that increased the consumption of his stamina.
"What a monster." Yan Xiaoliu glanced at Lei Hao and shook his head as he thought to himself.
"The ninth match of the ninth round …"
The ninth round of matches went on one after another. Liang Haishan once again went on stage to compete. This time, he barely managed to defeat his opponent. His total score was five wins and four losses.
It was almost the ninth round, and the rankings at the back were gradually becoming clear.
At the very least, the names of the nine hundredth to the one thousandth place had basically been confirmed. It was just that they had not been announced yet.
The audience's main attention was also focused on the competition between the winners.
Soon, the ninth round of matches ended.
The tenth round of matches began. In this round of matches, Huangfu Fu displayed his powerful swordsmanship and defeated the eighty-eighth place student from the previous batch. Fang Lengyan erupted and defeated the eighty-seventh place student from the previous batch. Then, Chu Mu defeated the eighty-sixth place student from the previous batch. Finally, Lei Hao defeated the eighty-fifth place student from the previous batch.
As for Qi Shaofan, who was defeated by Chu Mu, he defeated the ninety-first place student from the previous batch. He used his strength to prove to everyone that it was not that Qi Shaofan was not good enough, but that Chu Mu was too strong.
"Good, good, good." The judges were extremely excited.
"Our Sword Mansion's strength is finally beginning to recover."
"Sixty years, a whole sixty years. Sixty years of decline is finally over."
"This batch has produced many elites. When they grow up, it will be good news for our Great Kun Sword Mansion."
The judges were even on the verge of tears.
As people who had gone through the ordeal sixty years ago and had gone through sixty years of decline, they had always wanted the Sword Manor to regain its strength from sixty years ago and become powerful again.
Year after year of hard work, year after year of disappointment. Now, there was finally hope.
In the tenth round, Han Ruoxue faced the third-ranked student, Jiang Yuhuan.
Han Ruoxue's swordsmanship was very concise, and she completely abandoned unnecessary movements in favor of simple attacks. Every strike was highly efficient.
However, Jiang Yuhuan was stronger than Han Ruoxue. In this match, Chu Mu once again witnessed the power of a gentle sword.
That gentleness made it seem as if any attack would be invisibly dissolved and be ineffective.
In the end, Han Ruoxue was defeated and Jiang Yuhuan won.
In this round, Liang Haishan was defeated once again, with five wins and five losses.
The tenth round ended, and the eleventh round began.
"First match of the eleventh round: Fang Lengyan of Astral-5 versus Chu Mu of Astral-9."
The audience immediately went into an uproar.
"One of them has amazing eyesight and can easily find the opponent's flaws and defeat them. The other looks simple and ordinary, but is actually outstanding in attacking, defending, dodging, and finding flaws. I wonder who will win if the two of them fight?"
"Will Fang Lengyan be able to find Chu Mu's flaws and defeat Chu Mu in one fell swoop?"
"Or will Chu Mu surprise everyone again and defeat Fang Lengyan like he did in the previous matches?"
The audience responded with great enthusiasm, and the referees also began to discuss in low voices.
Fang Lengyan against Chu Mu had naturally been deliberately arranged by the judges.
Up until now, the swordsmanship that the two had displayed was about the same. As for who was stronger, that would have to be determined through a fight.
"Your entire body is full of flaws in my eyes." Fang Lengyan held his sword and stood upright as he calmly said to Chu Mu, "That's why defeating you is a simple matter for me."
"What you see might not be the truth," Chu Mu calmly replied.
Fang Lengyan snorted, and his pupils contracted as if there was a strange change.
In his eyes, Chu Mu was like a human target. There were flaws everywhere, and he could attack at will.
Fang Lengyan's perception was different from the others. Even if the others felt that Chu Mu was full of flaws, they wouldn't dare to attack, because having flaws everywhere meant that there were no flaws at all.
However, in the eyes of Fang Lengyan, who had extraordinary eyesight, flaws were still flaws, and he could attack them all. His realm was clearly higher than the others'.
He stabbed out with his sword, aiming at the most important flaw in Chu Mu's body.
A bit surprised, Fang Lengyan's eyesight exceeded Chu Mu's expectations. Chu Mu also waved his sword, and directly blocked Fang Lengyan's attack, forcing him to change his move.
Fang Lengyan's expression was cold as he attacked Chu Mu's most important flaw with his sword. However, every sword attack was blocked by Chu Mu in advance, and he had no choice but to change his moves again and again.
Suddenly, Chu Mu took a step forward, and Fang Lengyan's expression suddenly changed.
Because Chu Mu, who was full of flaws in his eyes, disappeared with that step. His whole body was perfect, and he couldn't find a place to attack.
For someone like Fang Lengyan, who focused on finding the opponent's flaws before attacking, if there were no flaws, he would lose his mind.
"How can there be no flaws?" Fang Lengyan was a bit panicked. It was the first time he had encountered such a situation.
"In my eyes, you only have one flaw." Chu Mu shouted in a low voice, and slashed out with his sword.
Fang Lengyan was startled awake, and hurriedly blocked. A strange scene appeared. Chu Mu's sword seemed to twist and jump, and directly passed through Fang Lengyan's block, and hit Fang Lengyan's right wrist that was holding the sword.
Fang Lengyan's fingers uncontrollably trembled, and the sword fell from his hand. The clanging sound made Fang Lengyan's body involuntarily tremble.
"Chu Mu wins." The referee looked at Chu Mu, who was holding the sword against Fang Lengyan's throat, and announced in a somewhat excited tone.
Qi Shaofan felt very happy in his heart, because Fang Lengyan was defeated by Chu Mu, and he felt a lot more balanced in his heart.
"What's going on?" Many students couldn't understand what was going on.
"Could it be that Chu Mu's ability to find flaws is above Fang Lengyan's?"
"I don't feel it."
"Chu Mu's ability in all aspects seems to be very balanced, so the feeling he gives people is that he doesn't stand out at all. But when compared, he seems to be better in all aspects."
"Chu Mu has already defeated Qi Shaofan and Fang Lengyan. I think the title of 'Supernova' should be well deserved."
"Yeah, it seems like Chu Mu intends to surpass them all the way."
The next battle began. It was Huangfu Fu versus Lei Hao.
One was a proud son of heaven with outstanding swordsmanship, the other was a ferocious beast with tyrannical physique.
After the two of them tested each other at the beginning, they brought out their true strength to fight.
A bitter battle, this was a bitter battle.
Huangfu Fu's physique was not as good as Lei Hao's, and he was very clear about this point. However, his swordsmanship style was different from Lei Hao's ferocious style.
But Lei Hao didn't care at all. His sword was faster and fiercer. No matter how fast you changed, I just kept attacking with my sword. One sword after another, wave after wave, it was endless.
In the end, Huangfu Fu was knocked off the stage by Lei Hao. Lei Hao's body was also unstable, and he didn't fall down because he used his sword to support himself on the ground.
Although he was incomparably tired, Lei Hao's pale face was full of smiles because it was too carefree. It was the first time he met an opponent who could make him play to the fullest.
"Lei Hao wins!"
"So Lei Hao is the first of the ten supernovas."
"Even Huangfu Fu is not Lei Hao's opponent."
"I'm looking forward to the battle between Lei Hao and Chu Mu very much."
"There will definitely be a battle between them to decide who the title of 'Supernova' belongs to."
Lei Hao returned to his seat. His expression returned to normal, but the excitement in his eyes was still there. When he looked at Chu Mu, his battle intent surged. It was as if he would immediately fight with Chu Mu as long as the conditions allowed.
Zhuge Ming and the others were shocked. They didn't expect Lei Hao to be so strong. He had defeated all his opponents. Just like Chu Mu, he had never been defeated since the beginning.
Suddenly, they couldn't help but feel that the new generation had replaced the old. The waves washed away the sand, and the new generation replaced the old. The old generation often died on the beach. (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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