(Thank you to "hgh2005" for the monthly ticket, and thank you to "Li Quanming 137" for the tip. Originally, the rank above Sword Master was set to be Sword Master. Later, after considering that the names of Sword Dao Sects were all Sword Masters, and to avoid confusion, the rank above Sword Master was changed to Sword Venerable.)
"Chang Dongchen … actually lost …"
"Are my eyes playing tricks on me … One sword … he defeated Chang Dongchen with just one sword …"
"Impossible … this is illogical …"
After the initial shock, they all reacted and spoke with a face full of disbelief. If it was Chu Mu who was defeated by Chang Dongchen with just one sword, perhaps they would be surprised, but they could accept it in their hearts. At most, they would say that Chang Dongchen was powerful, and Chu Mu had just become a Sword Master, so his strength had not increased by much.
But now, Chang Dongchen was defeated by Chu Mu with just one sword. This instantly overturned their thoughts and destroyed their worldview.
The Sword Masters in the audience seats had their eyes bulging. Some of them thought that they could only fight to a draw with Chang Dongchen. Some thought that they could defeat Chang Dongchen, but they would need to go through a tough battle. Some were confident that they could defeat Chang Dongchen within a hundred swords.
None of them had the confidence to defeat Chang Dongchen with just one sword. Moreover, it was so clean that it gave them goosebumps.
Perhaps, only the Sword Master who was originally the strongest in the Prince's Mansion, who had to break through because he had accumulated too much power, could do it.
Baili Jianghe looked at Chu Mu in a daze. He subconsciously recalled what he had said to Chu Mu before. He even thought from the bottom of his heart that Chu Mu could not be Chang Dongchen's opponent. Thinking of this, Baili Jianghe suddenly felt ashamed.
He was the master of the Prince's Mansion, a Complete Origin Realm expert with rich experience and sharp eyes. But this time, he had actually misjudged.
A weak groan was heard. Chang Dongchen's body trembled. His ten fingers moved, and he struggled to sit up. His sword fell a dozen meters away.
Chang Dongchen's face was pale. He coughed and his cheeks were dyed an unhealthy shade of red. His eyes were filled with complicated emotions. He couldn't believe what he was seeing. He was filled with disbelief, fear, resentment, and so on.
Waves of sharp pain came from his right hand. As he stood up, waves of pain came from his body. He knew that his right arm and internal organs were injured. With the degree of injury, it would be difficult to recover without two months of recuperation.
In the past, this was how he dealt with his opponents. Now, the tables had turned, and it was his turn.
Chang Dongchen took out a pill to treat internal injuries and swallowed it. After the pill dissolved, the medicinal efficacy spread throughout his body, nourishing his organs. The refreshing feeling made Chang Dongchen feel a little better. He glared at Chu Mu with hatred and unwillingness, then picked up his top grade sword and turned around to leave the arena. His back was a little unsteady, and there was a huge difference compared to when he had arrived.
"It will probably take him three months to recover." Chu Mu thought to himself as he looked at Chang Dongchen's back. This time was even longer than what Chang Dongchen had estimated. This was because the Heavenly Desolate Sword Qi was still hidden in his body. He could not feel it now, but it would erupt soon and bring out the characteristics of the Heavenly Desolate Sword Qi. It was very difficult to deal with.
"Hahahaha … Good brat … Good brat …" Baili Jianghe laughed loudly, hiding the slight embarrassment in his heart.
In this battle, one of the ten spots for the Karmic Luck Contest of the ten sword palaces had finally come to an end.
All sorts of negative rumors disappeared. Even if some people were unwilling, they didn't dare to bring it up again because Chu Mu had used his strength to convince everyone. He had let everyone know that he had obtained this spot and was fully deserving.
…
"Good brat! How did you do it?" In the Manor Lord's Sword Tower, Baili Jianghe's eyes were wide open. A bright light flashed in his eyes as he looked at Chu Mu's face. He then slowly looked down, as if he wanted to see through Chu Mu's entire body. Unfortunately, no matter how Baili Jianghe looked at him, Chu Mu was still Chu Mu. He was still the same person he had seen before, a reserved sharpness.
"Naturally, I can do it if I am strong enough," Chu Mu replied with a faint smile.
"Nonsense. Of course, I can do it if I am strong enough." Baili Jianghe's eyes widened. Then, he habitually stroked his short beard. "However, what you said makes sense as well. As long as I am strong enough, there is nothing I cannot do. However, you have only been a Sword Hero for two years. How can you be so strong? Could it be that you obtained some Sword Dao inheritance as well? Or did you run into some great fortuitous encounter in the past two years that allowed your strength to increase explosively? "
At this moment, Baili Jianghe seemed to have turned into a curious child, his eyes shining brightly.
Chu Mu felt uncomfortable being stared at by such a bearded man. He only wanted to leave this place as soon as possible.
"I have been in closed-door cultivation for the past two years," Chu Mu replied simply.
"Closed-door cultivation …" Baili Jianghe continued stroking his beard. Then, he suddenly had a thought. "Could it be that before you challenged for the Sword Hero title, you already possessed the strength of a Sword Hero?"
"I am not sure about that." Chu Mu said, "Lord Manor Lord, if there is nothing else, I intend to go back and rest."
"Don't be in such a rush. Do you know what the Royal Residence is saying about you now?" Baili Jianghe asked.
"I am not sure," Chu Mu replied. Actually, he had heard some of it.
"The top student of the Royal Residence, the strongest of the Royal Residence, and so on. I believe that you will have some trouble after this. However, it does not matter. If you did not use your full strength to defeat Chang Dongchen with one sword strike, then the trouble would not be trouble." Baili Jianghe waved his hand as if chasing Xiao Chen away. "Alright, you can go back. Remember, stay in the Royal Residence for this period and wait for the Luck Competition to start."
Chu Mu nodded and quickly turned to leave.
"This brat … looks like he has a lot of secrets …" Baili Jianghe stroked his chin with an inquisitive expression. However, he did not intend to take action. Who in the world did not have their own secrets? It was just a matter of how many there were. If he forcefully probed into other people's secrets, it might cause unnecessary disputes or even a fight to the death.
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"The strongest of the Royal Residence …" On the way back to the Sword Gauntlet, Chu Mu laughed lightly. To him, such a title did not have any benefits. Of course, it did not have any disadvantages as well. At most, it would only attract some unconvinced people to come and challenge him.
After two years of seclusion in the Eastern Sage Branch Hall, Chu Mu's harvest was much greater than he had imagined. Hence, not only was he not afraid of challenges, he even hoped that there would be opponents strong enough to spar with him. This would allow him to deepen his understanding of seclusion.
As expected, just as Chu Mu returned to the Sword Gauntlet, before he even entered, he received a challenge letter. It was from a Sword Grand Master with the title of Hurricane Sword Grand Master.
Sometimes, a title could reveal a small part of a person's background. For example, Hurricane Sword Grand Master. With just the name, one would know that this Sword Grand Master was a wind-type Sword Grand Master. His attacks should be as ferocious as a hurricane, etc.
Of course, he was not afraid that the other party would find out about his background through a title. That was merely an open secret. The true methods were still in his hands.
The time for the challenge was tomorrow, and the location was one of the Sword Arena in the King's Manor. Chu Mu accepted it without hesitation.
Zhen Tian Sword Grand Master versus Hurricane Sword Grand Master. One was a new Sword Grand Master, yet strong, while the other was a veteran Sword Grand Master. This battle was highly anticipated.
"If Chu Mu had used his full strength to defeat Chang Dongchen, he might not be a match for the Hurricane Sword Grand Master."
"Who knows if that sword was Chu Mu's strongest sword? Who knows, it might just be a sword with decent power."
Before the battle started, all sorts of discussions appeared. There were even people who started betting. The King's Manor did not restrict such bets, as long as there were no disputes after the battle.
Chu Mu versus Hurricane Sword Grand Master, the odds were one to one. After all, no one knew about Chu Mu's background.
Chu Mu had also placed a bet of five hundred thousand Middle Tier Spirit Stones. People like Zhuge Ming who were closer to Chu Mu all placed their bets on Chu Mu's victory. However, most of the students in the King's Manor had placed their bets on the Hurricane Sword Grand Master. They were more optimistic about the veteran Sword Grand Master.
When the time was up, the battle began. The Hurricane Sword Grand Master's sword arts were indeed like a hurricane, extremely ferocious. Each sword brought up a strong gale, and its power was astonishing.
It was a pity that although Chu Mu's sword arts seemed ordinary, it was able to turn something rotten into something magical, easily defeating the Hurricane Sword Grand Master's sword arts and successfully counterattacking.
After exchanging tens of blows, the Hurricane Sword Grand Master displayed his sword moves, creating a raging gale.
Chu Mu displayed the Stone Trembling Wave Sword, unsurprisingly breaking through the Hurricane Sword Grand Master's sword moves. With the second sword, he defeated the Hurricane Sword Grand Master.
Ninety percent Tearing Concept, Stone Trembling Force, Extreme Sword Force, extremely pure Tianhuang Sword Qi, Stone Trembling Wave Sword's power was unbelievable.
For the first sword, the Stone Trembling Wave Sword, Chu Mu had only displayed seventy percent of its prowess. For the second sword, he had used ninety percent of its prowess to defeat the Hurricane Sword Grand Master.
After winning one battle, Fang Xingjian had familiarized himself with his comprehension of sword arts, and had even obtained an additional five hundred thousand mid-tier spirit stones.
After that, every few days, there would be a Sword Grand Master who would challenge Chu Mu, and Chu Mu would gladly accept. For the first few battles, there were still people who continued to place bets. In the end, after Chu Mu defeated his opponents time and time again, there were no more bets for the battles after that.
It was because the students who started the bets were scared and had lost a lot of money.
There were a total of ten Sword Grand Masters in the Wang Residence, and the other nine had all battled with Chu Mu. All of them had been defeated by Chu Mu's sword.
Of course, there were differences in the abilities of these Sword Grand Masters. Some had slight differences, while others had huge differences. Therefore, the difficulty for Chu Mu to defeat them was also different.
For example, when he defeated Sword Grand Master Jiang Lichen, Chu Mu had to use Stone Trembling Wave Sword and Space Shattering Sword Strike. After a tough battle, he finally defeated Jiang Lichen. Naturally, this was under the circumstance that Chu Mu had not used his full strength. He believed that these Sword Grand Masters had not used their full strength as well, and all of them had their own hidden trump cards. Once they fought, it would not be as simple as a competition.
No matter what, Chu Mu, who had defeated the other nine Sword Heroes in a short month, was unparalleled in the limelight, becoming the most influential person in the entire King's Palace.
The title of the strongest in the Wang Residence fell on Chu Mu's head, and he was fully deserving of it.
Because he was too strong, no one continued to challenge Chu Mu. Chu Mu could only stay in the Sword Gauntlet and cultivate in peace. He tidied up everything he had gained in the two years of seclusion in the Eastern Sage Sub Hall and thoroughly absorbed it. After that, he recalled the battles with the other nine Sword Grand Masters, absorbing their strengths and turning them into his own. Unknowingly, he had improved himself once again. (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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