"Guard the door?" Ying Qin, Bai Mian, and the others clenched their fists tightly in anger.
They were Grade-4 students, Ethereal Treading realm pinnacle experts. Yet, a freshman actually wanted them to guard the door?
Was this a bet?
Was he intentionally trying to humiliate them?
"Didn't you just say that you wouldn't lose? If you don't lose, you won't have to worry about the matter of guarding the door. Have you lost your confidence already? "Zhang Xuan asked with a smile.
"Change your conditions!"
Ying Qin flung his sleeves furiously.
Even if they wouldn't lose, it was still embarrassing for them to make such a bet!
"There's no need to be embarrassed. It's normal for you to be afraid of losing. There's nothing to be embarrassed about. It's human nature," Zhang Xuan consoled.
"You …"
Upon hearing those words, Ying Qin, Bai Mian, and the others nearly spurted blood in anger.
What do you mean by embarrassed? What do you mean by it's normal for you to be afraid of losing?
We won't lose, but we think that your conditions are a little too much …
Ying Qin was just about to refute those words when the young man lowered his head and pondered for a moment. "How about this? If you are still afraid of losing, I won't make a move. I'll just guide a few of the freshmen to fight against you. If that's not possible, I'll guide … the ones whom you have defeated earlier.
"You …"
Seeing that the young man was intentionally humiliating them, Ying Qin gritted his teeth and said, "Fine, we'll agree to it! Let's just hope that your strength is as formidable as your tongue! "
Seeing that the other party had agreed to it, Zhang Xuan nodded in satisfaction and instructed, "It's good that you agree to it. Ruohuan and Song Chao, send a few men to repair the door. Otherwise, we'll have to guard the door!"
Even though there were doors to enter and exit the Freshmen Sector, there was no real door. If these fellows were to lose, they would be in an awkward position.
"Yes!" Ruohuan, Song Chao, and the others hurriedly nodded in agreement.
"You're courting death!"
Seeing how Zhang Xuan was looking down on them, thinking that they would surely lose from the very start of the bet, Bai Mian couldn't hold himself back anymore. His face darkened, and some of his beard began to stand on end. With a flick of his saber, he turned to Ying Qin and said, "Allow me to teach that fellow a lesson!"
After which, he leaped to the center of the stage and looked at Zhang Xuan with a gaze as sharp as lightning. "Zhang Xuan, do you dare to fight me in the first match?"
"Don't worry! Young people sure are impatient! "Zhang Xuan shook his head.
"You …" Bai Mian's face turned even darker than before, almost as dark as the bottom of a wok.
We look young. We're over fifty years old, okay? You, on the other hand, are in your twenties, and yet you dare to call your senior a young man? Do you have any shame?
"Do you only have words? Come up if you're a man! "
White-faced gritted his teeth, knowing that he was no match for this young man in terms of eloquence.
"You'll surely lose if I go up. I don't bully others, and like I said earlier, I'll find a few freshmen to fight with you. I won't go back on my words!"
Zhang Xuan waved his hands casually. Ignoring the frenzied Bai Mian, he scanned the crowd and asked, "Who among you uses a saber? Did you lose to this fellow earlier? "
Hearing those words, the crowd glanced at one another.
They thought that Zhang Shi was intentionally provoking the other party, but could it be that he was actually serious?
Given that he had already lost earlier, even if his injuries weren't severe, it was impossible for him to defeat the other party!
"I … lost earlier!"
After a moment of hesitation, a young man stepped forward.
He was a twenty-five-year-old freshman, and his cultivation was only at Consonant Spirit realm primary stage. There was a saber wound on his body, and while it wasn't severe, it was a gruesome sight to behold. It seemed as if the other party could have sliced him in two, and it was only due to him going easy on him that he was spared.
"Not bad!" Zhang Xuan scanned the crowd carefully before nodding. "You'll be the one. Later on, go up and fight with that fellow and defeat him!"
"I …"
The young man leaped in shock. With a conflicted look on his face, he said, "I'm not a match for him. I couldn't even withstand a single blow from him!"
In his previous battle with the other party, he didn't even have the chance to raise his saber before he was slashed down. Even if he were to continue fighting, he would still lose!
"Don't worry, I'll teach you a saber art now. Execute it later on and try your best to defeat him in a single move!" Zhang Xuan said.
"A saber art?" The young man was taken aback.
What was the use of a single move?
The other party's strength lay in his battle techniques and comprehension of saber arts. Putting aside a single move, even if he were to teach him ten or a hundred moves, he wouldn't be able to defeat him!
"That's right, pass me your saber!" Zhang Xuan nodded.
"Yes!" Even though the young man had no idea what the guild leader was up to, he still passed the saber in his hand over.
"Damn it …"
Bai Mian was about to be taught a saber art, and on the stage, he was on the verge of going insane.
A freshman actually dared to say that he would surely lose … It was one thing for him to find a defeated opponent to teach him a saber art, and the other party wanted to defeat him?
You must be joking!
As a talented student of the Martial Arts School, how could he possibly be defeated so easily? What right did he have to call himself an expert?
How arrogant!
Too arrogant, too arrogant!
Putting aside a freshman, even the head of the Martial Arts School wouldn't dare to speak in such a manner!
"Bai Mian, since Zhang Shi wants to teach a freshman a saber art to fight with you, we shouldn't take advantage of you either. Close your senses and don't listen to him. Wait until he's done imparting his saber art!"
Ying Qin's complexion was also awful from anger. However, as a master teacher, he couldn't allow himself to be humiliated.
Since the other party said that he wanted to teach the other party a saber art, given their identity as geniuses of the Martial Arts School, if they were to teach the other party face to face, the freshman would surely be unable to comprehend it.
Even if they were to win, it would only make the other party think that it was an unfair victory.
This way, even if the other party were to lose, he wouldn't be able to say anything anymore.
"Alright!" Bai Mian nodded. Just as he was about to close his senses, Zhang Xuan suddenly turned to look at him and said, "There's no need to go through so much trouble. Since you are students of the Martial Arts School, I believe that you should have a deep understanding of battle techniques as well.
Bai Mian and Ying Qin glanced at one another, blinking their eyes in bewilderment.
This fellow … Did his head get squeezed by a door or kicked by a donkey? You are imparting a saber art to me, and you are even asking me to watch?
How in the world are we supposed to fight?
Just as Bai Mian was at a loss as to what to do, he suddenly heard Ying Qin's telepathic message. "Since he wants to watch, let's just watch. Let's see what else he has to say after we lose!"
Ying Qin was the leader of the trio, so Bai Mian could only nod in agreement. He turned his gaze toward the young man who was currently imparting his saber art.
"Just a single move. Watch carefully!"
Paying no heed to the dumbfounded crowd, Zhang Xuan chuckled softly. With a flick of his wrist, he swung his saber down diagonally.
His movements were extremely slow, as if he was drawing on a piece of paper with a brush.
"This is called a saber art?"
Bai Mian was dumbstruck.
He had never executed such an ugly move ever since he started learning the saber at the age of five. This wasn't a saber art at all! Even a normal chopping of wood would be many times more exquisite than this!
He had thought that the other party would be able to defeat him in a single move, but who could have known that it would be this …
Are you here to toy with me?
He wasn't the only one who was dumbfounded. The young man who was waiting for Zhang Xuan to impart his battle technique was also on the verge of tears.
He had thought that the guild leader would impart some powerful move to him, but who could have known that it would be this …
With his eye of discernment, he could tell that there was nothing special about the saber at all. It was just a random slash that couldn't even kill an ant. Could he really defeat the Grade-4 senior who couldn't even withstand a single blow from him?
He didn't have the slightest bit of confidence.
"My saber art focuses on the essence and not the form. This is the essence of saber arts. Comprehend it well!"
Just as he was feeling stifled by what Zhang Shi was up to, a calm voice suddenly sounded in his ears. Following which, his body jolted, and a thought was transmitted into his mind.
"This is … Soul Impartation?"
Feeling the cultivation technique that had suddenly appeared in his mind, the young man's body jolted.
Soul Impartation was said to be an ability that only Seven Star master teachers were capable of. How could the guild leader execute it?
"Don't let your thoughts run wild. Hurry up and memorize the cultivation technique. Remember the Saber Intent that I have imparted to you. Later on, execute it according to the Saber Intent!"
Seeing that the young man was in a daze, Zhang Xuan bellowed telepathically.
"Yes!"
Only then did the young man recover from his shock. He hurriedly turned his attention to the Saber Art in his mind, and as expected, he saw a surge of Saber Intent harnessed within. It was as swift as lightning, and it carried an aura so sharp that it was nigh undefeatable.
"This …" The young man narrowed his eyes.
Even though he wasn't as knowledgeable as Bai Mian, he was still a master teacher who cultivated the saber. Naturally, he could tell how powerful the Saber Intent was with a single glance.
As long as he could imitate it, his comprehension of the saber would surely advance by leaps and bounds, reaching an astounding level.
Driving the Saber Art in his body, the young man drove his Saber Intent, and a sharp glint flashed across his eyes. Taking a deep breath, he bowed deeply and said, "Thank you, guild leader!"
"Un. Go on, defeat that fellow!"
Zhang Xuan waved his hands.
Bai Mian had immersed himself in the art of the saber for many years. Even if he were to impart the simplified Heaven's Path Saber Art to him, it would still be difficult for him to defeat the other party within a short period of time. Left with no choice, he could only impart Saber Intent to the other party.
Weapon Intent was something that could not be conveyed through words. If it had been anyone else, even if they had comprehended it, it would have been difficult for them to impart it.
However, Zhang Xuan cultivated the Heaven's Path Saber Art, and the Saber Intent that he had comprehended was flawless. On top of that, it was still possible for him to impart the Saber Intent to the other party.
"Yes!"
Taking a deep breath, the young man nodded. With a leap, he walked up the dueling platform.
If he was still a little apprehensive when facing Senior Bai Mian previously, thinking that it was impossible for him to defeat the other party, at this moment, with Zhang Xuan's Saber Intent in his body, there was no longer any fear for him.
"You think that you can defeat me?"
Seeing how the other party dared to challenge him just because he had learned a saber art that was inferior to even firewood, Bai Mian was so furious that he could explode. Suppressing his rage, he harrumphed coldly.
"Pardon me!"
The young man nodded. With a flick of his saber, an aura that threatened to tear apart the heavens abruptly burst forth. Following which, he slashed his saber down.
Huala!
Even though the young man's cultivation was only at Consonant Spirit realm primary stage, his saber was able to extend several zhang in an instant. In the blink of an eye, it appeared right before Bai Mian, threatening to tear apart the air itself.
"Lightning Emanating from the Saber … T-this is an ability that only those who have comprehended Saber Heart possess? How is this possible … "
Bai Mian's body trembled, and his eyes nearly popped out of their sockets. Following which, he felt a deafening rumble in his ears, as if a clap of thunder would explode at any moment.
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