Gao Changtian's words had shocked everyone. Even Yan Fengfeng and Hai Wuya frowned, knowing that it would not be easy to be called the Sword Master.
"Sword Master?"
Ye Chen was shocked.
There were a lot of master level warriors in the world. Some of them used weapons, such as blades, spears, swords, whips, hammers, staffs, axes, and so on. Some of them were bare-handed and specialized in their palms, fists, or kicks. The number one in each area would have the right to fight for the title, such as Blade Master, Spear Master, Axe Master, Head Master, Fist Master, and Leg Master. But, it was undeniable that among all of them, the Sword Master and Blade Master were the hardest to get, because most of them were sword or blade users. Even so, there were not that many who could get the title, and there were less than five of them in the whole true spirit continent.
As a matter of fact, it was not that there was no first place among sword masters and saber masters. If there was a battle of life and death, the first and second place would definitely be decided. However, no one dared to call themselves sword master or saber master because once they used this title, it meant that they looked down on others and would have to face challenges again and again. If the gap was not big, it was very likely that they would be defeated and become a joke. Therefore, without an absolute advantage, no one dared to call themselves sword master or saber master.
If they wanted to use it, sure, but they would have to beat the others to admit their title.
Of course, even if they did, it would only be temporary. Once someone thought that they could challenge you, they would come again.
In other words, the title of Sword Master was not only a huge honor, but also a huge trouble. After all, if you could beat all of the master level warriors in the world, there would always be people who would not accept it. You would then become the number one target of all the master level warriors in the world.
Ye Chen said, "Sword Master … it is indeed a big temptation, but you still cannot give me this title."
Gao Changtian laughed, "Of course, I cannot represent everyone in the world. But, I have the right to give someone a title. As for whether you can keep this title or not, it has nothing to do with me. Plus, I am only asking if you dare to take it or not. If you do not, then just pretend that I did not say anything."
"With Ye Chen's personality, he wouldn't be so reckless." Li Daoxuan had some understanding of Ye Chen. In his opinion, Ye Chen wouldn't take this hot potato.
Yan Chihuo and Bing Ling nodded slightly. They didn't think that Ye Chen would do that either.
"Alright, since you asked me if I dare or not, then why wouldn't I dare? From today onwards, the title of Sword Master belongs to me."
Ye Chen's eyes flashed with sharpness as he sternly said.
"Oh!"
Gao Changtian was shocked. Although he was the one who suggested this title, he didn't think that Ye Chen would dare to accept the title of Sword Master. Moreover, he did it so naturally and without a trace of fear, as if this decision was nothing to him.
"Too arrogant. Although it's true that Ye Chen is strong, the title of Sword Master isn't something he can become just because he wants to. Just wait and see, he won't be able to keep it for long."
"The title of Sword Master hasn't appeared for hundreds of years. Maybe in a few years, Ye Chen will have the right to become Sword Master, but not now."
"Indeed, it's not hard to obtain the title of Sword Master, but it's hard to keep it. Once you lose it, you will become the laughing stock of the world."
At this moment, the crowd was in an uproar. Those who supported Ye Chen couldn't help but frown. Their impression of Ye Chen was greatly reduced.
Most people thought that Ye Chen was young and frivolous, accepting the title after being tempted by Gao Changtian. After all, the title of Sword Master was a supreme honor to all sword users in the world. Who wouldn't want to become a Sword Master? But without strength, it would be arrogance.
Defeating Dugu Jue didn't mean that he was better than all the other sword users in the world.
"Eh!"
Li Daoxuan and the other two were shocked. They thought that they had some understanding of Ye Chen, but it seemed like they knew far less about Ye Chen.
"This … Did I hear it wrong?" Hai Wuya mumbled to himself.
Yan Fengfeng thought about it, "We were all wrong about him. This is the real Ye Chen."
"Unable to get rid of the temptation of fame after all."
A cold light flashed through Lu Shaoyou's eyes. His title was the Sword Master, but there was a 'zhi' in between, so it was not the real Sword Master. He sneered inwardly at Ye Chen for daring to accept the title.
On the side, Bai Wuxue shook his head, "I don't think so."
Hearing him, Lu Shaoyou looked over at Bai Wuxue.
Bai Wuxue said slowly, "People who are not powerful enough to call themselves Sword Master are arrogant. However, people who are powerful enough to call themselves Sword Master are courageous. Without a doubt, Ye Chen already has the power. Even compared to those old sword artists who are over two hundred and fifty years old and are not in the master level warrior ranking, he would not be any weaker. Calling himself Sword Master in this kind of situation would require a lot of courage that normal people would not have. If he did not dare to accept the title of Sword Master, then it would be disappointing, because he would be afraid, afraid that he would not be able to keep the title, afraid that he would fail. Therefore, his heart of sword art would not be pure and flawless. As for fame and fortune, everyone would have it. If one could not face the fame and fortune, then he would not be able to face himself. Lu Shaoyou, I can see that your sword art is slightly unstable because of Ye Chen's appearance.
Lu Shaoyou was speechless. No one knew that he had lost to Bai Wuxue before. He was the only one who knew about Bai Wuxue's power. When Bai Wuxue and Xia Houzun battled, only he could tell that Bai Wuxue had not used all of his power yet.
"Crazy! He dares to accept the title of Sword Master?"
Beiming Hui could not help but shiver.
"If he can keep the title, then I will not be his enemy from now on." Situ Hao's expression changed a couple of times as he thought to himself.
"Ye Chen, you better take back the title of Sword Master! Right now, you do not have the power to take it. "
As the voice was heard, three human figures flew out.
They were the Fire Sword Master, who was ranked twenty-nine, thirty-three, and the Shadow Sword Master, who was ranked forty-five. Among the seventy-two people on the ranking, there were dozens of them who used swords.
Ye Chen said lightly, "I am the Sword Master. Why would I not dare to take it?"
The Shadow Sword Master took out his longsword and said, "Since that is the case, do you dare to take ten attacks from us? If you do not lose within ten attacks, then we will admit that you are the Sword Master."
Fighting three against one, it would naturally be unfair. Therefore, the Shadow Sword Master decided to limit it to ten attacks. With that, no one there would object to it, since it was not a battle, but a test to see if Ye Chen had the power to be the Sword Master. If he did, then it would be normal for him to not lose within ten attacks.
"No need to go through all this trouble. If I cannot beat you within ten attacks, then I will forget about the Sword Master title."
"Arrogant!"
The Fire Sword Master yelled out as he threw out a burning sword qi attack toward Ye Chen.
"Broken Sword Thirty-three Movement!"
"Illusion Sword Spell!"
The Shattering Sword Master and the Shadow Sword Master both threw out their ace attacks as well.
"Sword Step!"
Ye Chen's body was like a sword light, traveling between the interweaving sword qi. The sword light flashed once, and all of the attacks missed. They could not even touch Ye Chen's protective Zhen yuan layer at all.
"First attack!"
Ye Chen's first target was the Shattering Sword Master who was the closest to him. He shook his wrist, and that gentle sword wind was about to attack him.
"Back out!"
The Fire Sword Master caught up. His red longsword drew out a cross in the air. As long as Ye Chen did not back out, even if he managed to beat the Shattering Sword Master, he would still have to take one sword attack from him. Naturally, he would be at a disadvantage.
One against three was not that easy. Not being at a disadvantage was even more difficult, since when the three of them attacked each other, there would be three attacks. As long as one was hit, one would be at a disadvantage. This was different from a life and death battle. There was no fairness or unfairness here.
However, he had obviously underestimated Ye Chen.
Taking back his longsword, Ye Chen jumped back. While he was in the air, his sword body shone with silver lightning. The lightning quickly gathered into a thunder ball and shot out.
"Not good!"
The Fire Sword Master and the Shattering Sword Master backed out quickly and threw out their ace attacks toward the thunder ball.
Boom!
A huge shockwave with electricity spread out. The Fire Sword Master and the Shattering Sword Master were both blown out backward, puking out a huge mouthful of blood.
"Phantom Formless Sword!"
Right then, the shadow-like Shadow Sword Master suddenly attacked. Dozens of invisible sword qi attacked toward Ye Chen.
Boom boom boom boom …
Ye Chen was already prepared for the Shadow Sword Master. Within a second, he threw out dozens of sword attacks. Dozens of golden ripples spread out, destroying the Shadow Sword Master's sword qi and covering his opponent within.
Pooh!
The Shadow Sword Master was blown out as well.
Three sword attacks, one fake and two real. The three master level swordsmen were defeated in a row.
In fact, Ye Chen did not need to spend so much effort. He only needed to use his Gold Fury, and he would be able to beat the three easily even from a long distance. However, the three of them were quite far away from each other, and they were not gathered together. Using the Gold Fury would still require three attacks, which would be pointless.
Plus, these three were not qualified enough for him to use his Gold Fury.
Flying out for hundreds of meters, the Fire Sword Master's face was pale. He could not believe it. The three of them combined could not even block out three sword attacks from Ye Chen. If it was one on one, even if his personal power was doubled, he would still be killed within seconds. There would be no hope at all.
"I admit that you are the Sword Master, but only the three of us admit it." The Fire Sword Master took a deep breath and said.
The Shadow Sword Master had blood on the corner of his mouth, "We admit it, but it does not mean that those master level swordsmen admit it. You have to know that the second ranked master level swordsman is Xu Yuan from the Earth Sword Master. As far as I know, there is another Sky Sword Master, who is even stronger than Xu Yuan from the Earth Sword Master. However, he is already over two hundred and fifty years old, so he is not on the ranking. Aside from him, some of the famous master level swordsmen have not come out for a long time, including the Demon Sword Master, the Blood Sword Master, and the Evil Sword Master."
Tu Yuan from the Shattering Sword Master opened his mouth, "Ye Chen, it will be hard for you to keep the title of Sword Master. Maybe those master level swordsmen don't care about the glory of the ranking, but they have to care about the title of Sword Master. As long as one uses a sword, no one would care about it."
Ye Chen said, "Since I dare to call myself the Sword Master, I have already prepared for the challenges. They don't dare to call themselves Sword Master, but I, Ye Chen, dare to. If your so-called Sky Sword Master, Demon Sword Master, or Blood Sword Master dare to challenge me, I will give them the title of Sword Master."
"They don't dare, but I do!" Gao Changtian laughed, thinking to himself, 'This time, it is Sword Master, and next, it will be Blade Master. I hope Dugu Jue will not disappoint me. I think the leader will not blame me either. The ranking only includes warriors under two hundred and fifty years old, which is really ridiculous. Either we don't create a ranking, or we do. As long as one has the power, he or she will be able to make it.
Unfortunately, it will not be possible for the next few competitions. 'Gao Changtian had not suggested that warriors over two hundred and fifty years old should not be included in the ranking, since it would lose half of its meaning. A lot of people knew that there were still some powerful warriors over two hundred and fifty years old. Although it would disturb their training, what would be the point of fighting? As for the body being too old to handle it, it would be a joke. Once one reached the Sea of Souls Realm, they would have already left the realm of mortals. As long as they were not dead yet, their stamina would not decrease that much. Plus, they would have more experience, which would give them an advantage over the younger generation.
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