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A student like Chu Mu had already been listed by the Sword Manor as one of their key observation targets. When he matured in the future, he would be someone who could make the Sword Manor even stronger. No matter what, no accident could happen to him in this tournament.
It wasn't just the two referees; the elders from the various academies were also nervous. They all held their breaths, especially the elders from Astral-9. They circulated the innate sword qi within their bodies, ready to attack at any moment.
Everyone else's eyes widened. Up until now, no one had dared to underestimate Chu Mu, but Chu Mu was currently in a very bad situation.
Was he going to be cut in half at the waist?
Student number eight revealed a bloodthirsty and sinister smile. There was no rule that stated that killing was prohibited in this tournament.
Furthermore, he had cultivated to the peak of the Qi Transformation stage, and he had killed at least a few hundred people, if not a thousand. There was nothing strange about killing one person.
This was especially true since the person he was about to kill was a genius. Just thinking about it made him feel a burst of excitement.
The situation was extremely urgent, and the metal sword qi at the front was less than two meters away from Chu Mu. Two meters would be covered in the blink of an eye.
Was the King of the Sword, Chu Mu, really going to die here?
In that instant, Chu Mu did something that no one had expected. He stored the sharp metal sword in his left hand into his spatial bracelet and raised the Windcutter Sword with his right hand. He then slashed down in a straight line.
Based on the trajectory, the Windcutter Sword slashed down on the golden sword qi that was flying towards him.
Was he crazy?
Everyone thought that Chu Mu had gone crazy. How could such a sword block the golden sword qi of student number eight? That was simply impossible.
"Die." Student number eight sneered as a sinister glint flashed through his eyes. He had no enmity with Chu Mu, but that didn't mean that he couldn't kill Chu Mu.
Chu Mu's pupils suddenly flashed with a dark gold color, filled with terrifying sharpness and incomparable sharpness.
A faint dark-gold color appeared on the Beheading Wind Sword as it slashed down. Compared to the golden color, it was not bright at all. However, the sharpness contained within it was extremely terrifying. The moment it appeared, it caused the pupils of the two judges to shrink. They felt a chill run down their spines.
There was a tearing sound, as if cloth was being cut by a blade. The Windcutter Sword actually tore through the terrifying Sword Qi of No. 8 and shot towards Chu Mu's left and right. It slashed on the seal, and countless ripples immediately spread out.
The audience was dumbfounded, unable to utter a single word.
"Concept!" No. 8 screamed like a ghost crying and a wolf howling. His face was shocked, and his eyes bulged. He pointed at Chu Mu and screamed, "I thought you couldn't use your Intent Domain?"
"I said that I will use it when I need to," Chu Mu said in a low voice. His face was in high spirits.
With a step forward, Chu Mu's movement technique was different from before. His style had changed greatly. He abandoned all lightness and variation. There was only a kind of directness and sharpness. It was as if there was an invisible sword in front of him that directly tore the air apart. It couldn't form the slightest hindrance to Chu Mu, causing his speed to increase to the fastest in an instant.
In just a flash, many people had no time to react. Chu Mu had already appeared in front of No. 8 and slashed forward with the Windcutter Sword.
This sword was also direct and sharp. It was as straight as a line. There seemed to be no skill or follow-up changes.
However, No. 8 found that he couldn't dodge because the speed of this sword was too fast and direct. It had reached the point where he couldn't dodge.
Close combat was his weakness. He was careless and let Chu Mu get close to him at lightning speed. Moreover, the sword was slashed at him. He couldn't dodge anymore, so he hurriedly blocked with the sword in his hand.
An ear-piercing sound was heard as the two swords collided. No. 8 only felt that the gold element innate sword Qi on his sword was torn apart in an instant. The upper rank sword vibrated violently, and the palm that was holding the sword could feel a horrifying sharpness and attack. It made his palm feel like it was being cut by the tip of the sword.
"Damn it! Lose for me!" With a loud shout, he used all of his fifty percent gold mentality and poured it into the upper rank sword. He counterattacked with a sword. This sword was shining with a golden light and had a horrifying sharpness. It cut through the air and was unstoppable.
Chu Mu's expression didn't change. A dark golden light appeared in his pupils, and a dark golden light spread out on the Windcutter Sword. He slashed out again.
In an instant, the bright golden light and the dark golden light collided again. Without any hesitation, the bright golden light was torn apart by the dark golden light. Chu Mu's sword was the first to hit No. 8's sword. The horrifying power and sharpness attacked No. 8's sword. No. 8 only felt that his protective sword Qi was also torn apart in an instant.
An extremely horrifying sharpness that was even more horrifying than his gold mentality attacked him. It made him feel like his body was being torn apart, and the pain went deep into his bones.
"I admit defeat!" No. 8 hurriedly yelled. How could he not admit defeat?
He had lost his advantage when Chu Mu got close to him. Originally, he was sure that Chu Mu couldn't use his mentality. But now, Chu Mu had used his mentality. Moreover, it was a mentality that was similar to the gold mentality, but even more horrifying.
In such a situation, adding on the fatal threat of Chu Mu's sword slash, if he didn't admit defeat, his life would be over after this slash.
Chu Mu's sword paused, and it was firmly stopped in front of No. 8. It was still twenty centimeters away from the tip of No. 8's nose.
Swallowing his saliva, No. 8's face was pale. He squeezed out a smile with difficulty and said with a dry laugh, "You … you win …"
Chu Mu nodded and put his sword back into the scabbard.
"Number three wins." The referee immediately announced in a clear voice. With a smile, he looked at Chu Mu a few more times.
"It seems like a mutated mentality. It's extremely sharp. It should be a mutation of the gold mentality." The two referees talked to each other through sword Qi.
Their cultivation was profound, and they were experienced and knowledgeable. After speculating, they concluded that the dark golden light that Chu Mu had attached to the Windcutter Sword was a mutated mentality based on the gold mentality.
Chu Mu walked down the arena with a calm expression and returned to his seat. He didn't care about the shocked and puzzled eyes of the people around him.
Chu Mu certainly knew what they were curious and puzzled about. It was nothing more than why he didn't use his mentality before and only used it now. This was the first question. The second question was naturally what kind of mentality it was.
Yes, what kind of mentality was it?
Chu Mu himself didn't know, because at the critical moment, the mutated mentality in his spiritual world had absorbed a part of the wind mentality. His spiritual world had been unsealed, and Chu Mu could use his mentality again.
At that time, the situation didn't give him time to think about it. He felt that the mutated mentality was extremely powerful, and he didn't have time to dodge, so Chu Mu used his mentality to slash down. He didn't expect this mutated mentality to be so sharp.
"This kind of mutated mentality is based on the gold mentality. It has the sharpness of the gold mentality, and its sharpness has increased several times. It's very terrifying. No, it's not just that. In addition to the sharpness of the gold mentality, because it absorbed a part of the wind mentality, it also has the cutting and speed of the wind mentality. " Chu Mu didn't pay attention to the following matches. Instead, he immersed himself in his spiritual world and carefully observed the dark golden mentality that was like a sword. It seemed to be able to tear everything apart. He carefully analyzed it.
One of the characteristics of the wind mentality was its speed. Moreover, it would become sharp to a certain extent, cutting like a blade.
After the mutated gold mentality absorbed the speed and cutting characteristics of the wind mentality, it strengthened again and became even more powerful.
"It originates from the mutation of the gold mentality. According to the records, this mentality is called the Laceration Mentality. It's a high-level mutated mentality, and its power is about 20% higher than the normal mentality." Chu Mu carefully recalled the records he had read and secretly said.
If the power exceeded 20%, then it was very obvious. With the same 40% mentality, the Laceration Mentality could display 60% of the normal mentality's power. It was very terrifying.
"My Laceration Mentality is obviously different from the normal Laceration Mentality. Because it absorbed a part of the wind mentality, its speed is faster than the normal Laceration Mentality. Moreover, its sharpness is also better than the normal Laceration Mentality. Since it's like this, I'll give this new mutated mentality a new name. It's called the Laceration Mentality."
"The Laceration Mentality is even more powerful than the Laceration Mentality. Its power is actually 10% higher than the Laceration Mentality, which is 30% higher than the normal mentality."
30%, what a terrifying increase in power. 30% of the Laceration Mentality's power was equal to 60% of the normal mentality's power.
In this world, the mentality that a swordsman comprehended was mostly the normal mentality. A small number of them could comprehend the special mentality, such as the power mentality and speed mentality. Only a very small number of them could comprehend the mutated mentality.
Among the mutated mentality comprehended, it was already very good to be able to surpass the normal mentality by 10%, let alone 20%. For someone like Chu Mu who could reach 30%, and it was a special mutated mentality, it was very rare.
"The wind mentality and gold mentality have disappeared and been replaced by the Laceration Mentality. Although it has changed from the original three to the current two, the Laceration Mentality is much stronger than the wind mentality and gold mentality." Chu Mu secretly rejoiced.
"The current Laceration Mentality is 25%, and its power is equal to 55% of the normal mentality. I must improve it as soon as possible."
"I just don't know if I can still perform the Shocking Wind Sword Art without the wind mentality." Chu Mu felt that he should give it a try. If he couldn't perform it, then he would have to find an ancient sword art that didn't require a specific mentality to practice. In that case, it would be a pity to practice the Shocking Wind Sword Art so hard.
If he could perform the Shocking Wind Sword Art, then with the support of the Laceration Mentality, the power of the Shocking Wind Sword Art might become even more terrifying.
While Chu Mu was studying the Laceration Mentality, the fourth round of the competition went on one after another. Not long after, the fifth round of the competition ended, which also meant that the fourth round of the competition was over.
In the end, only five students could enter the fifth round of the competition, and Chu Mu was one of them. (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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