With a bang, Qin Shanhe landed below the arena. With another bang, the huge sword stabbed into the ground and trembled slightly.
This battle was longer than the one a year ago, but the swordsmen could see that Qin Shanhe had used all his strength, while Sikong Zhan had not. In other words, Sikong Zhan's improvement in strength was more obvious than Qin Shanhe's. The gap between them was even bigger.
As the person involved, Qin Shanhe knew even better. He could not help but feel slightly dejected. He originally thought that after going through over a year of life-and-death battles outside the Sword Palace, he should have been able to close the gap between him and Sikong Zhan by constantly increasing his strength.
When he challenged Sikong Zhan, Qin Shanhe didn't think that he could defeat him. He just wanted to prove his improvement.
He didn't think that the gap between him and Sikong Zhan would be even more obvious.
With a gloomy expression, Qin Shanhe stood up and put his huge sword back into the scabbard on his back. He glanced at Sikong Zhan on the arena, then turned around and left. His tall and strong back seemed a little lonely.
The countless swordsmen in the surroundings were silent. At this moment, they didn't know what to say.
Was Qin Shanhe too weak?
No, Qin Shanhe was very powerful. Defeating Fei Kang was a kind of proof. Being the second place official disciple for many years was also a kind of proof.
However, the powerful Qin Shanhe was defeated by Sikong Zhan's sword, and Sikong Zhan didn't even use his full strength.
This could only mean one thing: Sikong Zhan was very powerful, terrifyingly powerful. He was so powerful that it made people tremble.
The same thought appeared in the minds of the swordsmen at the same time. Just how powerful was Sikong Zhan?
Standing on the arena, starlight revolved around Sikong Zhan like a river of stars. That man, that figure, was like a king under the starry sky. No one could compare to him.
The eyes of the thirteen generals were filled with burning worship. If Sikong Zhan asked them to go east, they would definitely not go west. If he asked them to kill themselves, they wouldn't hesitate.
Chu Mu was shocked by the aura that Sikong Zhan was emitting. Just his aura alone was able to affect the surroundings. The swordsmen's eyes were filled with intoxication.
Terrifying, absolutely terrifying Sikong Zhan!
Chu Mu had raised the importance of Sikong Zhan by a few levels. He had listed him as the strongest enemy he had ever faced.
It seemed that Sikong Zhan had done it deliberately. He had used the remaining power of defeating Qin Shanhe to release his aura and fuse it with the aura of the Star power Upanishad. He had used a special method to affect the surroundings.
Only those whose spiritual willpower was stronger than Sikong Zhan's would not be affected, such as Chu Mu. The other swordsmen's spiritual willpower was not as strong as Sikong Zhan's.
"Sikong Zhan, two months from now, here and now, let's fight." Chu Mu suddenly spoke. His voice didn't seem to be loud, nor was it fierce, but it contained a kind of will that couldn't be disobeyed, and it instantly broke the terrifying aura created by Sikong Zhan.
The swordsmen around Chu Mu were the first to wake up. Confusion flashed across their eyes. Following that, the other swordsmen woke up one after another.
"Interesting." Sikong Zhan looked at Chu Mu, looking down at him from above. His eyes were like cold stars. For the first time, a faint smile hung on the corner of his mouth. Inwardly, he was surprised by Chu Mu's powerful spiritual willpower, which was not inferior to his own.
"Sikong Zhan, do you dare to accept my challenge?" Chu Mu ignored Sikong Zhan's terrifying aura and spoke again.
"If you want to challenge me, sure." Sikong Zhan recovered his indifferent expression and said neither too fast nor too slow, "First, defeat the thirteen warriors under my command. Then, prove that you have the qualification to challenge me."
The thirteen warriors immediately looked at Chu Mu. Their eyes were like sharp swords shooting at him, as if they wanted to pierce through Chu Mu's body.
A normal swordsman would immediately feel uneasy under the stare of the thirteen warriors, and his face would change color. However, Chu Mu ignored it.
"Alright," Chu Mu said calmly.
"Interesting." Sikong Zhan said two more words and turned around. The swirling starlight around him disappeared, as if it had disappeared into the void. Sikong Zhan also walked down the arena. The crowd automatically parted to form a path, as if they were respectfully sending off a king.
Only when Sikong Zhan's figure disappeared did the swordsmen start to boil.
"Too terrifying. Sikong Zhan is too terrifying."
"Yeah, so powerful. Even a strong person like Qin Shanhe was no match for him. Moreover, his aura … his aura …"
Speaking of the aura that Sikong Zhan emitted, the swordsmen's faces changed drastically.
"Luckily, Chu Mu spoke and woke us up. Otherwise, the seed of worship for Sikong Zhan would have been planted in our hearts."
Worshiping the strong was a very normal and natural thing, but that was under the circumstances of taking the initiative. No one would be willing to be in a passive situation where they were not very clear about it.
"Speaking of which, Chu Mu seemed to have proposed a battle with Sikong Zhan in two months' time, here and now."
"That's right, I definitely didn't hear wrong."
"After Qin Shanhe, another person has issued a challenge to Sikong Zhan."
"Previously, Chu Mu said that he would challenge Sikong Zhan in half a year's time. Now that more than two months have passed, he finally issued a challenge to Sikong Zhan."
"Sikong Zhan just defeated Qin Shanhe, and the strength that he displayed was unbelievably strong. Under such circumstances, Chu Mu actually dares to issue a challenge. It seems like he's planning to go all out."
"Not necessarily. Maybe Chu Mu also intends to use this pressure to improve himself by leaps and bounds."
This guess was not wrong. Chu Mu did have such intentions. The greater the pressure, the greater the motivation. Of course, the prerequisite was that the pressure must be within the range that one could bear.
Sikong Zhan was very strong and brought great pressure to Chu Mu. This was the first time that Chu Mu felt such pressure. However, Chu Mu did not collapse under this pressure. On the contrary, this pressure made him feel excited and fired up.
However, before he could fight Sikong Zhan, he still had to defeat the combined forces of the 13 generals.
If he couldn't even defeat the combined forces of the 13 generals, how could he challenge Sikong Zhan?
The news that Qin Shanhe was defeated by Sikong Zhan and that Chu Mu issued a challenge to Sikong Zhan spread like wildfire. It became the new focus of attention once again.
Ever since Chu Mu came to the Sky Edge Sword Palace, his rise had always been the center of the storm. It seemed that every major event was directly related to him.
It could be said that Chu Mu was in the limelight.
…
After watching the battle between Qin Shanhe and Sikong Zhan, Chu Mu issued a challenge to Sikong Zhan and quickly left to return to the Sword Tower.
Chu Mu had gained a lot from that sword strike. He needed to immediately comprehend it and turn it into his own. He needed to increase his strength as much as possible, even if it was just a little bit.
"Third Revolution Sword Intent, Third Revolution Profound Meaning, Fourth Level Sword Technique Domain, Advanced Level Strength Control …"
This was the strength that Sikong Zhan had displayed in the battle between Qin Shanhe and Sikong Zhan. However, Chu Mu had a feeling that this was only the strength that he showed on the surface. Sikong Zhan definitely still had some tricks up his sleeve.
Even so, Sikong Zhan's strength on the surface was extremely terrifying. As soon as he attacked, all of Qin Shanhe's tricks were rendered useless. Qin Shanhe could only painstakingly block each of Sikong Zhan's attacks until he was defeated in the end.
"There's no obvious difference between me and Qin Shanhe right now. I'm not Sikong Zhan's opponent at all. I still have two months. I need to refine my Sword Intent and Profound Meaning to the third revolution or even higher. I need to improve my other aspects as well. Only then will I be able to fight Sikong Zhan and even defeat him," Chu Mu thought to himself.
Then, he closed his eyes and cleared his mind of all distracting thoughts. He began to replay the battle between Qin Shanhe and Sikong Zhan.
Although the battle was short, there were many changes. His battle style was clearly different from the other Immemorial Swordsmen. It was much more profound than theirs.
If one were to rank it, the battle style of the swordsmen of the Ancient Sword Continent was the lowest level of battle. The battle style of most of the swordsmen of the Immemorial World's Sky Edge Sword Palace was a level higher. In that case, Qin Shanhe's battle style was a level higher.
As for Sikong Zhan's battle style, it was even higher than Qin Shanhe's.
"Application … application of power …" Chu Mu suddenly understood.
In the Immemorial World, in essence, the application of power was very important. For example, control of power was a type of application of power.
Ordinary Immemorial World swordsmen cultivated control of power. They would restrain their power and erupt it at the right time to form powerful attacks. They would strive to heavily injure or even kill their enemies.
The application of power at this level remained at the surface level. Even if one's control of power reached the Advanced Realm, it was still at the surface level of the application of power.
Aside from cultivating the control of power, one also needed to pay attention to the infusing of power into the sword, as well as a more suitable application. For example, Sikong Zhan had infused his sword intent or the profound of stars into his sword, which made the sword more powerful and unpredictable, making it harder to defend against.
At first glance, this method was similar to some of the battle styles of the Ancient Sword Continent's swordsmen. However, in reality, there was a huge difference in terms of realm. It was like seeing a mountain as a mountain, then seeing a mountain as not a mountain, and then seeing a mountain as still a mountain.
In short, it was very complicated and profound. It was difficult to explain it clearly with words. It was the kind of profound mystery that could only be understood but not explained. With Chu Mu's ability, he could only comprehend it, but he could not express it clearly.
It was because of this that so many disciples of the Sky Edge Sword Palace were still stuck at the surface level of their battle styles. Because even if they knew, they could not comprehend it.
Chu Mu was different. As his horizons were constantly broadened, with his unparalleled comprehension, he comprehended it one by one and absorbed it as his own, improving his battle style.
Originally, Chu Mu had amazing battle talent. However, battle talent was like potential. If he were to cultivate behind closed doors, he would need more time to unleash it. However, when he watched the battle between powerful swordsmen, he would be stimulated.
The more he comprehended and the more he saw, the more Chu Mu realized how insignificant he was. (To be continued. If you like this work, you are welcome to come to qidian.com to vote for me. Your support is my greatest motivation.)
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