The young lady was swiftly defeated as well.
The fourth opponent was a haughty young man, but he didn't even last ten moves.
Seeing that the challengers weren't intimidated by his performance, Zhang Xuan nodded in satisfaction.
Of course, what he didn't know was that the other challengers were only worth 500 Ethereal Coins each time. With such a low price, they would be more than happy to exchange blows with an expert.
It could be said that they had profited greatly.
In any case, no matter how they fought, their main body wouldn't die, so the losses wouldn't be too great.
"Senior, what do you think?"
Outside the crystalline barrier, two figures were leaning against a pillar not too far away.
The one who had spoken was a green-robed young man. He held a sword in his hand, and a sharp Sword Intent emanated from his eyes.
His senior was also wielding a sword, and the Sword Intent he emanated was even more concentrated than before. With just a look, it was clear that he was an expert swordsman.
Both Xuanjiang City and Starlight City were under the jurisdiction of the Ascendant Cloud Sword Pavilion, and there were many people who practiced swordsmanship there. Most of the challengers used swordsmanship in the dueling ring.
"Turning illusions into reality and Infinitesimal Steps … This means that his control over his strength has already reached an extremely precise level, comparable to mine. He should be an expert!" The senior said with a smile. "However, he's still far from matching up to the disciples of our Ascendant Cloud Sword Pavilion!"
"Indeed. Turning illusions into reality and Infinitesimal Steps are a prerequisite to becoming a disciple. Many menial disciples are capable of such a feat as well, so it's only in a remote place like this that he's able to stir up such a huge commotion," the junior replied.
"Junior Huang Tao, go and register your name. Show him your strength," the senior instructed.
"Don't worry. If you can't make him admit defeat within three moves, I'll treat you to a drink tonight. Then, practice the Ethereal Sword ten more times! "the junior known as Huang Tao said with a smile.
"Don't underestimate your opponent!"
Before Zhang Xuan could finish his words, the senior suddenly burst into laughter and said, "I was thinking too much into it. Let's end this quickly. We're here with the elders to select outer disciples and menial disciples, so time is a little tight. If we enter the Ethereal Hall, we'll be bullying others. If the elders learn of this, they'll surely reprimand us!"
They were geniuses from major sects, so it was no different from the gaming experts of a provincial team going to an internet cafe to play against ordinary netizens. There was no challenge at all.
"Alright!"
Nodding, Huang Tao walked forward.
A moment later, he reported his name and became Zhang Xuan's fifth opponent.
"Look at this Stormy Swordsman's win rate!"
"Only five losses out of a hundred? He's too strong! "
"This achievement is simply shocking. That World's Edge has finally met his match …"
"Since that young man brought his sword up the stage, he must be competing in swordsmanship. I only saw World's Edge fighting with his bare hands earlier, so it's hard to tell how his swordsmanship will turn out …"
The results of every participant's matches would be displayed on the screen. This Stormy Wave Swordsman had only lost five out of a hundred matches, which immediately caused a huge sensation.
The previously one-sided situation was once again divided into two sides.
Even though this World's Edge bigshot was very strong in close combat just now, using weapons and not using them were two completely different concepts.
The other party was known as a swordsman, and he even brought a sword with him. His fighting prowess must be very high.
"Take the sword!"
Standing at the center of the dueling ring, Huang Tao hugged his sword as he spoke.
"Alright!"
Without any hesitation, Zhang Xuan waved his hand, and the sword on the weapon rack flew over to him. It gleamed coldly.
The swords in the Ethereal Hall had no tier. They were only tools used to execute swordsmanship, so there was no such thing as a weapon spirit.
"I'll give you two chances to make your move without drawing my sword. If you can't even get close to me, I'll defeat you in a single strike!"
Huang Tao said calmly.
As a disciple of the Ascendant Cloud Sword Pavilion, he had to maintain his composure.
"You won't draw your sword?"
Zhang Xuan was taken aback. He frowned. "You'll die if you do that …"
"Audacious!"
Huang Tao's face darkened. "Make your move, or else you won't have a chance to make your move!"
"Alright then!"
Zhang Xuan sighed helplessly. He flicked the sword in his hand, and without moving his body, he flicked his finger.
Weng!
The sword in his hand immediately flew out of his grasp.
He had actually lost his grip on his sword in the first strike!
In a battle, the greatest fear one had was losing one's grip on one's weapon. It would be great if one could strike the opponent, but if one failed and the sword left one's body, it would be equivalent to one being bare-handed while the opponent had a weapon.
"He's too reckless!"
"Is that fellow intending to admit defeat?"
The crowd watching the duel was stunned, unable to comprehend what was going on.
To throw away his sword before the duel had even begun, this was something that they had never seen before.
"Look, World's Edge has actually turned around!"
"Really? What does he mean?"
"It can't be that he's really intending to admit defeat? Is he really that lacking in competitive spirit? "
Amidst the exclamations of shock, the sight before them became even more bizarre.
On the dueling ring, the young man named World's Edge raised his arms after throwing away his sword, as if he was celebrating something. Could it be that … he knew that the other party was too formidable even before the duel had even started, so he decided to admit defeat?
What was the point of celebrating if he admitted defeat? Was it supposed to be honorable for him to admit defeat?
On the dueling ring, Huang Tao was also a little taken aback.
What in the world was that fellow doing after throwing away his sword and raising his arms?
Even if he were to admit defeat, he should at least say something!
Just as Huang Tao was perplexed by the situation, he suddenly heard his senior shouting anxiously, "Huang Tao, don't get careless! Be careful!"
Huang Tao was taken aback. Barely after he focused his attention, he saw the sword that the other party had tossed out casually slowly approaching him.
Initially, it was extremely slow, so slow that it felt as if it was floating in the air. However, when it was three meters away from Huang Tao, it abruptly sped up, and it was as if a ray of light had shrouded Huang Tao's eyes.
Huang Tao hurriedly released his arms and tried to draw his sword to defend himself, but he suddenly felt a sharp pain in his head.
Putong!
A corpse lay on the ground, its head pierced through by the sword.
Hu!
The corpse dissipated into specks of light before vanishing from the spot. All that was left was the sword that Zhang Xuan had been hugging earlier.
Death in the Ethereal Hall would not result in true death, but the Ethereal Token would shatter, rendering it useless. At the same time, the Ethereal Token would vanish as well.
In other words, a single death would render the Ethereal Token useless.
Silence!
Deathly silence.
Everyone stared at the dueling ring with dumbfounded looks on their faces.
They had thought that the sword-wielding young man would have an intense fight with World's Edge, but who could have thought that the latter would just casually toss his sword out and impale his head?
What the heck was this?
Hula!
After a moment of silence, a deafening explosion sounded in the air.
Even though they did not understand what was going on, it was clear that World's Edge had won.
"Long live World's Edge! I love you to death! I'm your fan! I want to have your babies! "
"It must be that Stormy Swordsman who underestimated his opponent. He didn't think that the other party would toss his sword out …"
"I was wondering how formidable he would be, but it turns out that he's just a braggart. Even a fool wouldn't be able to do something like that!"
"What a 95% win rate in a hundred duels … I think he's just a clown trying to pull a prank on us!"
In the eyes of the crowd, there was nothing special about Zhang Xuan's sword toss, and yet, the latter was impaled to death on the spot. There could only be one possibility … that fellow was simply too weak!
"This is impossible!"
Zhang Xuan, who was leaning against the pillar, abruptly straightened his body.
He had noticed that something was amiss when the other party tossed his sword out earlier, and he could sense the presence of Sword Intent within it. However, to kill Huang Tao in an instant … just how did the other party do it?
Zhang Xuan tried to recall the trajectory of the other party's sword, and a bead of sweat began trickling down his forehead.
The other party's sword toss was as swift as a white horse galloping across a chasm, leaving not a single trace behind!
Even with his eye of discernment, he was unable to tell how the other party had achieved victory!
"Do I have to fight him face to face to find out?"
Zhang Xuan clenched his fists tightly.
There were many formidable sword arts that one could only know the prowess of after experiencing it personally. Most likely, the other party had reached such a level as well.
With such thoughts in mind, Zhang Xuan walked over without any hesitation. It didn't take long for the registration to be completed, and he appeared on the dueling ring.
"Yun Feiyang?"
Looking at the information displayed on the crystal wall not too far away, Zhang Xuan frowned.
He had just killed a swordsman, and now, another swordsman had appeared. Had he poked a hornet's nest?
"I am Yun Feiyang. It's both my name and my nickname!"
Yun Feiyang nodded. With a flick of his wrist, he drew his sword, and a cold aura began emanating from it. "Make your move!"
Seeing that Yun Feiyang wasn't as narcissistic as the previous one, Zhang Xuan took out his sword once more and held it in his hand.
"I'll have to trouble you to use the swordsmanship you used earlier!"
Yun Feiyang nodded.
He wanted to personally experience the might of the swordsmanship that had killed his junior earlier so that he could think of a way to overcome it.
"The swordsmanship you used earlier?"
"Yes!"
"That's fine too!"
Zhang Xuan sighed helplessly.
He had casually tossed the sword out earlier, and there wasn't much skill behind it. Even so, he had still managed to find the trajectory of the heavens, which conformed to the essence of the Heaven's Path Sword Art. That was the only reason why he was able to strike the other party's head and kill him on the spot.
This fellow wanted to give it a try as well?
Did he think that his head was tough enough?
But regardless of what the other party's motive was, since he wanted to stab the other party in, there was nothing he could do about it.
Thus, Zhang Xuan flicked the sword in his hand, and it floated quietly in the air.
Hu!
The sword flew out of his hand.
"Come!"
Narrowing his eyes, Yun Feiyang bellowed furiously as he brandished the sword in his hand.
In an instant, a gust of wind howled, and sword qi filled the air. His body was shrouded in sword qi, impervious to even water and rain.
"How powerful!"
"His swordsmanship is too fast!"
"He can't even see it with his eyes, how can he possibly attack?"
The crowd below widened their eyes in shock, and their bodies trembled in fear.
Yun Feiyang's swordsmanship was simply too fast. A cold glint flashed in the air, and it was as if he had formed a sphere of light with a diameter of two meters around him.
Under such a defense, it was impossible for him to be injured at all.
Amidst the shocked gazes of the crowd, the sword floating in the air slowly flew over to a height of three meters.
Hu!
With a deafening whistle, the sword abruptly disappeared from the spot, plunging right into the sphere of sword qi.
"What's going on?"
"He didn't manage to block it? Or did he manage to block it? "
Seeing that the sword had vanished from sight, and the sphere of light was still revolving, the crowd glanced at one another in bewilderment.
With their eye of discernment, it was impossible for them to tell what was happening on the stage.
But before Yun Feiyang could finish his words, the sphere of light suddenly dissipated. Hu! Following which, the crowd saw a sword piercing through the forehead of the young man who had displayed outstanding swordsmanship a moment ago.
At this point, he was no longer breathing.
Peng!
His corpse fell to the ground and dissipated into specks of light.
The crowd fell silent once more.
[I recommend the new book by the legendary Hongmeng Tree, The Strongest Physician. Those who are lacking in books can take a look.]
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