All experts were bound by the rules, and it was only right for them to act within the rules.
It was clear that this fellow had no regard for the rules at all.
Xue Gan shot a cold glance at his daughter. He knew that it was this lass' doing, or else he wouldn't have intentionally targeted her.
"That's good. Let's begin!"
Hearing that Xue Gan had agreed to the duel, Zhang Xuan burst into laughter. He leaped onto the dueling ring and said, "Please!"
"This isn't a duel, so we have to be fair. Life and death are the boundaries!" Xue Gan said coldly. "If I lose, I'll give you 400,000 Ethereal Coins. However, if I win, I want to know your true identity. On top of that, I want you to come to the City Lord Manor to apologize to me and my daughter! "
As long as he knew the other party's identity, it didn't matter to him whether the other party apologized or not. With his strength and means, he wouldn't be able to vent his anger if he didn't kill the other party!
"Very well!"
Zhang Xuan nodded.
"Alright, let's see what we have bet then."
Xue Gan flicked his finger, and an Ethereal Card flew out from his fingertips and landed before the lady in charge of registration.
Weng!
There was a flash of light, and the card showed that there was a huge sum of 400,000 Ethereal Coins on it.
Seeing that Xue Gan had agreed to it, Zhang Xuan couldn't be bothered to waste his breath either. He flicked his finger, and the information that represented his identity and location appeared before the lady.
There was a flash of light, and the information was verified.
Even though the Ethereal Token could conceal one's identity, the Ethereal Hall was still able to determine the identity of the user based on the location of the token and blood.
It was similar to how the Ethereal Hall was able to determine the user's IP address.
"Let's begin!"
After confirming the wager, Xue Gan leaped up to the weapon rack without any hesitation. With a wave of his hand, a saber appeared in his grasp.
His forte was not the sword but the saber!
"Since it's a duel, I won't bully you. Since you're using a saber, I'll use a saber too!"
Zhang Xuan bent down and took out a saber as well.
"He knows how to use a saber?"
"Given how skilled he is in swordsmanship, wouldn't he be destroying his own strength by using a saber?"
The crowd was stunned.
After nine consecutive duels, everyone knew that World's Edge was an expert in swordsmanship. In fact, he was even stronger than the disciples of the Ascendant Cloud Sword Pavilion.
For someone who specialized in swordsmanship to wield a saber … Was he insane?
"You are courting death!"
While Xue Gan was confident that the other party would be able to throw swords earlier, he was still a little fearful of him. But now that the other party was using a saber … a cold sneer crept onto Xue Gan's lips.
Saber and sword, one was light and the other heavy. Their attributes were opposites. Under normal circumstances, those with superior sword techniques would have mediocre saber techniques, and those with superior saber techniques would have mediocre sword techniques …
It was rare to see someone who was proficient in both sword and saber!
Your swordsmanship is so brilliant, but you gave up on your strong points and used your weak points instead. I'll let you see my true strength!
Hula!
With a flick of his wrist, the long saber immediately emitted a saber light that was over a zhang long. In the blink of an eye, the saber light turned into a silver thread that sealed off his front, back, left, and right. At the same time, the saber light turned into an icy cold Qi and slashed toward the young man not far away!
Elder Lu Yun's face turned grim. "No wonder you're able to become the lord of a city. You're indeed extraordinary!"
The other party's saber technique looked simple, but in reality, it was a combination of offense and defense. It contained forty-nine variations. No matter how the other party attacked, he would be restrained and even counterattacked!
With such a powerful move, even if he was at the same level, he could only temporarily avoid it, not daring to face it head-on.
"That's City Lord Xue's [Silverlight of the Snowy Night]!"
"It's said that City Lord Xue created this saber technique when he was twenty-seven years old while gazing at the full moon hanging above the snowy ground!"
"This saber technique is reminiscent of a full moon illuminating the land. There's nowhere to hide, and it's through this move that City Lord Xue has been able to dominate the Ethereal Hall!"
"Using this move right from the start. Can World's Edge block it?"
…
Those who could afford an Ethereal Token to enter the Ethereal Hall were all experts. While they were still far from matching up to Zhang Xuan, they still possessed some discerning eyes.
It was clear that Xue Gan's move was not simple. World's Edge would not be an easy opponent to deal with.
"It's indeed a good move …"
Just like the others, Zhang Xuan was also a little surprised. He fell into deep thought.
"Should I use a tenth of my strength or a fifth?"
After all, the young man before him was no pushover. There was a chance that he might not be able to withstand a tenth of his strength, but a fifth of his strength was too much for him to handle.
To be able to defeat a city lord in a single move …
This did not seem to be a good idea. There would be no one else to challenge him in the future.
He had to keep a low profile this time around!
"Forget it … I'll just use an eighth of my strength first before finding an opportunity to kill him …"
Knowing that he did not have much time to waste, Zhang Xuan quickly raised his saber to meet Xue Gan's attack.
There were no gorgeous colors, nor were there any powerful moves. The long saber in his hand looked very ordinary, but each and every one of its moves was able to block his opponent's attacks, completely blocking all of the cold light and silver threads from before.
In the blink of an eye, they had already exchanged more than twenty blows.
"Elder Lu, who will emerge victorious?"
Yun Feiyang and the others, who were unfamiliar with saber arts, turned their gazes over.
"If I'm not mistaken, City Lord Xue will emerge victorious!"
Elder Lu Yun nodded.
"He's going to emerge victorious?"
"Un. Even though World's Edge looks like he's undefeatable and is able to withstand all of his opponent's moves, it's clear that he's lacking in terms of strength due to his forte in swordsmanship. On the other hand, City Lord Xue's saber art is nimble and heavy. The more he executes his saber, the more powerful it becomes. Even I wouldn't dare to face it head on!"
Elder Lu Yun remarked in awe.
It was no wonder he was able to become a city lord. He did possess strength that ordinary cultivators couldn't match.
"I see …"
Yun Feiyang and the others widened their eyes in realization.
Now that Zhang Xuan had put it that way, they could tell what was going on as well.
At this moment, the dueling ring seemed to have turned into a snowstorm, and the frigid air permeated the air. Under the continuous execution of the saber art, the strength behind each strike grew stronger and stronger, such that cracks began to appear on the dueling ring.
"Incredible!"
In contrast to the astonishment of the crowd, Zhang Xuan's eyes lit up.
He had thought that the other party would only be able to withstand a tenth of his strength, but who could have thought that … even with an eighth of his strength, he would still be unable to gain the upper hand!
In fact, even a seventh of his strength would be difficult to deal with!
Only with a sixth of his strength would he be able to match up to the other party.
The fact that the other party was able to withstand his might was already the first expert he had met since arriving in the Azure …
Even though it had been less than a day since he had woken up …
While Zhang Xuan was filled with excitement, Xue Gan's heart was growing colder and colder.
Just like what the others had said, this swordsmanship was indeed something that he had comprehended in the snowy plains. As such, it was similar to a snowball. The more it rolled, the stronger it became.
As he executed the saber art, the accumulated strength had reached a point where he was on the verge of collapsing. He had thought that he would be able to kill the fellow before him with ease, but who could have known that … the strength behind the saber art would only grow stronger and stronger?
His hand was starting to feel a little numb from the impact, and fresh blood was seeping out from the webbing between his thumb and index finger.
"Die!"
Xue Gan knew that it was unlikely that he would be able to win if this were to continue, and he might even lose due to his injuries, so he roared furiously as he swung his saber.
Weng weng!
The saber qi that he had gathered earlier swiftly gathered together to form a massive whirlpool.
The strongest part of the Snowy Night Silvery Glow was not the accumulation of energy, but the saber intent that would be left behind when the saber art was executed. When the saber intent was gathered together, it would immediately bring the saber art to the next level, resulting in a qualitative change and improvement!
"If you have any trump cards up your sleeves, use them now, or else the only thing that awaits you is death!"
Xue Gan harrumphed coldly as the whirlpool formed.
"Trump cards?"
Seeing that the other party's moves had indeed grown stronger, such that even a sixth of his strength was unable to withstand it, Zhang Xuan could only stop and flick the saber in his hand.
"Forget it, I'll use this move as well!"
The Heaven's Path Saber Art that he had cultivated previously was simply too powerful, so Zhang Xuan flicked his finger lightly, and the saber immediately floated in the air. Just like the sword from before, it emanated a fearsome aura.
"A saber … can be tossed as well?"
Yun Feiyang and the others were stunned.
At this moment, they could tell that the other party was intending to toss the saber, just like how he had tossed the sword earlier.
The weight of the saber and the sword were different … Was it really possible to toss the saber?
But before they could recover from their doubts, the saber suddenly flickered, and the air trembled.
Hula!
The saber had already appeared right before Xue Gan.
Xue Gan's face reddened, and he hurriedly tried to block the saber, only to realize that he had missed.
Puhe!
The saber pierced right through his head.
Even though the saber had pierced through his head as well, as a Dimension Shatterer realm cultivator, Xue Gan's body did not dissipate into specks of light.
"You … were able to win from the start?"
Xue Gan struggled to look at Zhang Xuan in disbelief. His eyes were so wide that they were about to pop out of their sockets.
The other party's forte was sword tossing, and he had long heard of this fact.
He had thought that the other party was using a saber, but who could have thought that it would be just as easy for him to do so?
Given how powerful the saber was, it was impossible for him to withstand it even after accumulating so much energy for so long.
In other words, the other party could have killed him in a single move, but he had dragged it out until now.
"Indeed. However, if you were to win from the start, wouldn't you be letting down the 400,000 Ethereal Coins that you have just lost? Perhaps, you might be a little happier after fighting for a while … "
Zhang Xuan felt a little embarrassed to have been seen through.
"Pu!"
Fresh blood spurted from Xue Gan's mouth.
Happy your head!
If you really want to make me happy, you should have held back a little and said that you used your full strength. Yet, you actually dared to say it in front of so many people. Are you trying to make me happy or unhappy?
Are you trying to humiliate me?
"I admit my defeat, but I can tell that you haven't used your full strength yet. So, I would like to ask, how much of your strength did you use?"
He was on the verge of collapsing.
It was impossible for the other party to have used his full strength, or else his attack would not have grown stronger and stronger.
"How much of my strength did you use?"
Seeing the desire in the other party's eyes, Zhang Xuan hesitated for a moment. Out of respect for the other party, he decided to speak the truth earnestly.
"1.66666 … After the decimal point, I repeated it endlessly!"
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