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There was also a simple and crude fighting arena in the spirit stone mine at the border. It was a purely natural one.
The so-called "purely natural" meant that there were no traces of artificial excavation or polishing. In a sense, this fighting arena could not be considered a fighting arena.
There were countless rocks standing in a forest. These rocks were uneven in height and size.
Chu Mu was standing on one of the more protruding rocks. The guy who had claimed that he had killed several swordsmen was one of the three platoon leaders under Yan Kaiming. His surname was Zhao, and his name was Zhao Hongzhi. He was also the strongest of the three platoon leaders.
At this moment, Zhao Hongzhi was standing on another protruding rock. The tip of his foot was on the very tip of the rock. He pulled out his sword and pointed it down diagonally. When the wind blew, his black hair fluttered. He looked very elegant.
The battle had not yet begun. Yan Kaiming, the platoon leader, was standing on the other side as the referee. At the same time, people were constantly rushing over from afar.
All of these people who had rushed over would first come before Yan Kaiming and respectfully salute him with their swords, addressing him as Commander Yan. Obviously, they were all Sword Guards in Yan Kaiming's team and were under his command.
According to Deacon Lin, there would always be one commander, two vice commanders, and four captains in the Desolate Border's spirit stone mines. Each captain would have 102 Sword Guards under him, including the squad captains and squad captains.
There were a few dozen people who arrived one after another. Chu Mu swept his eyes over them and discovered that they were all wearing standard light armor.
Ordinary swordsmen's light armor was black iron, platoon leaders' light armor was bronze, and platoon leaders' light armor was silver white. For example, Zhao Hongzhi, who was standing dozens of meters away from Chu Mu, was wearing silver white light armor.
Yan Kaiming, the platoon leader, was wearing light gold light armor. Thus, the light armor was used to distinguish his status.
The Sword Guard who brought Chu Mu to Chu Mu's Immortal's Cave was also among the dozens of people. He was staring at Chu Mu with a sneer on his face.
"Who is the person confronting Zhao Zhong Dui?" Although some of the Swordsmen had also received the news and rushed over, they did not know the specific situation.
"That person just came from the Sword Mansion." The Swordsman who led the way for Chu Mu immediately sneered and explained, "I heard that he was ranked 100th on the Sword Mansion's Bronze Sword List. He was sent by the Sword Mansion to guard us for half a year."
"Oh, so he is a student from the Sword Mansion's Bronze Sword Ranking." The Sword Guards at the side immediately understood.
"It is said that the students on the Sword Mansion's Bronze Sword Ranking are all very strong. Every one of them has the ability to fight above their level. I wonder if that is true," a Sword Guard muttered.
Speaking of which, apart from the commander and deputy commander who were directly appointed by the Sword Sect, most of the Sword Guards were replenished by the platoon. After all, there were too many battles and deaths were inevitable. Once a person died, they needed to be replenished to maintain the overall strength of the platoon.
The source of replenishment for these Sword Guards came from the workers who mined the Spirit Stone Mine. Once their cultivation broke through to the Qi Transformation Realm, they were qualified to join the Sword Guard team. Another part came from the Scattered Swordsmen in the border cities.
Although these people knew that they belonged to the Great Kun Sword Mansion, they had never been to the Great Kun Sword Mansion. Everything about the Sword Mansion was only hearsay.
Therefore, they paid special attention to the people from the Sword Mansion. When they heard that Chu Mu was a student from the Sword Mansion's Bronze Sword List, they were very curious.
"Since there is such a saying, it should be true. However, I heard that the Sword Mansion's Bronze Sword Ranking has a total of 100 people. This Chu … whatever person is ranked 100th, so he must be at the bottom of the Bronze Sword Ranking. No matter how strong he is, he can't be that strong."
The Sword Guards who spoke were all selected to join the Sword Guard team in the past one or two years.
This was because the last time Chu Mu came here to guard the Copper Sword Ranking was two years ago. If it wasn't for Huangfu Cangyue breaking through to the Qi Hai Realm, the hundred names on the Copper Sword Ranking probably wouldn't have changed.
"The strength of the students on the Bronze Sword Ranking is indeed very good. They do have the strength to fight above their cultivation level. However, they have a weakness." A squad leader smiled coldly and said, "Like us, we have to guard the Spirit Stone Mine. From time to time, we have to fight to the death with Demonic Beasts. Sometimes, we have to fight the swordsmen of the Dark Hawk Dynasty. Sometimes, we even encounter the swordsmen of the Four Great Swordsmen. Life and death battles are inevitable. In such a harsh environment, our fighting ability and survival ability are stronger than the students from the Sword Mansion. They are just a bunch of greenhouse flowers who flatter each other. "
"That's right. The students of the Sword Mansion are just a bunch of greenhouse flowers. I have heard that some of the students of the Sword Mansion were so scared by Demonic Beasts that they wet their pants on the spot." Once this was said, it immediately caused a burst of laughter.
They did not deliberately lower their voices when talking, so everyone present heard it. Chu Mu was no exception, but he did not care.
"When Zhao Zhong Dui was in the Qi Transformation Realm, he killed a Peak Swordsman of the Dacheng Realm. When Dacheng was at the Peak Swordsman of the Qi Transformation Realm, he also killed a Peak Swordsman of the Qi Transformation Realm. He has rich fighting experience and amazing strength. These students of the Sword Mansion are definitely not his match."
The discussion of these Sword Guards was partly because they were unintentionally expressing their opinions, and partly because they were instructed to maliciously disturb Chu Mu's mentality.
"Chu Mu, I know that you students of the Sword Mansion usually fight with each other. It is difficult for you to even be injured. In terms of life and death fighting experience, you are definitely not good. There is no way you can compare with us." Zhao Hongzhi opened his mouth and said to Chu Mu: "So don't worry, we're only going to spar. The goal is to see if my strength is enough to enter the bronze sword ranking. That's all, so I won't kill you."
"How about this? I am a few years older than you, so I will not bully you. I will let you attack first." Zhao Hongzhi said in a somewhat prickly manner. Hearing him say that he was a few years older, the corner of Chu Mu's mouth twitched slightly.
Chu Mu was not even 20 years old, but Zhao Hongzhi was definitely over 30 years old. Was he pretending to be young?
"You attack first, lest you lose willingly," Chu Mu said indifferently.
"Wow, this student of the Sword Mansion is so arrogant."
"He is really reckless. He actually wants Zhao Zhong Dui to attack first."
"He is really stupid. He probably doesn't know that Zhao Zhong Dui's sword is extremely sharp."
"If that is the case, then I will not be polite." Zhao Hongzhi and Yan Kaiming's eyes met in an instant. Zhao Hongzhi let out an excited shout. Innate Sword Qi surged out from his body and crackling sounds could be heard. It was obvious that he had cultivated the Thunder element, which had an extremely strong destructive power.
Streaks of dark purple Innate Thunder Sword Qi surged towards the sword in Zhao Hongzhi's hand. Amidst the crackling sounds, Zhao Hongzhi's Thunder Sword Qi was infused with the power of the Concept of Thunder, causing the Thunder Sword Qi in Zhao Hongzhi's hand to flicker with arcs of electricity.
A terrifying aura spread out. It was frightening.
In an instant, Zhao Hongzhi's sword moved. His body moved as well.
Everyone only heard the rumble of a thunderclap across the sky. A dark purple lightning bolt flashed in front of their eyes, carrying a terrifying destructive force as it blasted towards Chu Mu.
It was incomparably sharp, incomparably ferocious, and inconceivably fast. Zhao Hongzhi knew how to fight very well. He was worthy of living in a place where life and death battles were frequent.
First, he used his aura to intimidate his opponent and complete the accumulation process. Then, he attacked with an ancient sword move. He wanted to end his opponent in one strike to avoid a protracted battle.
What he said before about being merciful was a lie. If Chu Mu believed it, then he would be a fool.
"A very powerful sword move. The purity of the Thunder Element Innate Sword Qi is close to the Innate Sword Qi of an ordinary Qi Transformation Swordsman. His comprehension of Thunder Element Innate Sword Qi has reached 45%." Chu Mu's eyes reflected a dark purple lightning as he silently spoke. His expression didn't change at all. When this fell into Yan Kaiming's eyes, his brows slightly creased.
In the next moment, the dark purple thunderbolt had already approached Chu Mu. It was as if it would blast Chu Mu into pieces in an instant.
The Beheading Wind Sword was unsheathed. It seemed to be very slow, allowing people to see the trajectory of Chu Mu's sword. A dark golden glow flashed and everyone's body shivered for no reason. They couldn't help but shiver, feeling a chill invade their bodies and make their hairs stand on end.
Chu Mu's sword slashed forward. He did not use any ancient sword moves. It was purely an ordinary slash.
Everyone only saw a blur before their eyes. Chu Mu's sword increased in speed. It cut through the void and cut into the dark purple thunderbolt. A rumbling sound was heard.
In the next moment, a figure wrapped in dark purple was sent flying backward at an even faster speed. In the blink of an eye, it flew back several tens of meters and crashed into a huge rock. With a loud rumbling sound, the entire rock shattered into pieces.
The so-called Sword Guards were all dumbfounded. They stared at Chu Mu who was slowly sheathing his sword. Looking at his calm expression, and then at Zhao Hongzhi who was buried under the shattered rock, they suddenly shivered and felt a chill in their hearts.
One move. In less than a second, Zhao Hongzhi was defeated. Moreover, he was defeated so thoroughly that no one knew if he was dead or alive.
Was this Chu Mu a monster?
Yan Kaiming's eyes were incomparably cold. However, his heart was burning with rage. He wanted nothing more than to immediately draw his sword and kill Chu Mu.
However, he did not dare. Not to mention whether he could kill Chu Mu or not, once Chu Mu died here, the Sword Mansion would definitely investigate. At that time, he would not be able to escape responsibility.
As a person who cherished his life, Yan Kaiming would never do such a thing. If he did, he would not leave any evidence.
"Trash!" Cursing in his heart, Yan Kaiming looked at the pile of shattered rocks and ordered the people behind him, "Go and dig him out."
"Yes." A few Sword Guards who were under Zhao Hongzhi's command immediately flew out and began to dig the rocks.
"You, bring Chu Mu to his cave residence." Yan Kaiming pointed at an ordinary Sword Guard and ordered. His tone was filled with anger.
"Yes." The Sword Guard was shocked and quickly saluted with his sword. (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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