"The Zongheng Sword Son disappeared for several months. When he reappeared, he was already in the late stage of Lv 6 Genuine Martial Realm."
"Chen Zong defeated Gu Yaoyang with one strike."
"The Zongheng Sword Son, Chen Zong's swordsmanship is superb."
For a time, all kinds of news with the same content raged like a storm, sweeping through Tianjiang Prefecture. Discussions about Chen Zong could be heard everywhere in the various teahouses, taverns, and restaurants.
It seemed that if one did not mention the words "Chen Zong", "Zongheng Sword Son", or "Sword", they would fall behind others.
Contrary to the great momentum, Gu Yaoyang's reputation plummeted, and even the Zhenyang Sect's reputation was affected. However, this was all within expectations.
Now, the Zhenyang Sect had to figure out how to recover this loss.
"Arrange for a disciple to challenge Chen Zong," an elder of the Zhenyang Sect said.
Arranging for a genius disciple who also belonged to the third group to challenge the other party and then defeat the other party was a very common method, and also the most direct method.
After all, Gu Yaoyang was only a genius from the third group not long ago. He was considered a newcomer.
"Chen Zong's cultivation is in the late stage of Lv 6 Genuine Martial Realm, but I feel that his strength is more than that," said the elder who saw Chen Zong fight that day.
At that time, Chen Zong did not use his full strength. He deliberately controlled his aura.
When Chen Zong broke through to the early stage of Lv 7 Genuine Martial Realm, his control over his strength became even more exquisite. Under his intentional control, it was difficult for those who were not very powerful in the Extreme Mortal Realm to distinguish Chen Zong's true cultivation.
This was also one of Chen Zong's ideas. He did not want to completely reveal his cultivation. Instead, he wanted to reveal it step by step. Only in this way could he continue to promote the reputation of the Zongheng Sword School.
If he revealed his full cultivation all at once, it would definitely push his reputation and that of the Zongheng Sword School to a new height. However, it would be powerless and would soon be overshadowed by other things.
"Arrange for Li Shilong to challenge Chen Zong," the Sect Master of the Zhenyang Sect finally said.
Li Shilong was one of the top geniuses in the third camp of the Zhenyang Sect. His cultivation was at the peak of the 6th Lv of the True Martial Realm, and his strength was very tyrannical. He had once defeated an ordinary martial artist at the peak of the 9th Lv of the True Martial Realm. He was undoubtedly the best candidate to defeat Chen Zong and suppress his momentum.
However, the True Yang Sect was one step slower. The Tianshui Sect had beaten them to it.
The genius disciple of Tianshui Sect, Li Xiaoyun, challenged Chen Zong, the Sword Master of Zongheng!
This battle took place at the edge of a small lake.
The last time he saw Li Xiaoyun was during the Battle of the Spiritual Pool. At that time, Li Xiaoyun was already at the peak of Lv 5 True Martial Realm. Through the Spiritual Pool, he had broken through to Lv 6 True Martial Realm. Now, with his extraordinary talent, the focus of the Heavenly Water Sect, and some fortuitous encounters, Li Xiaoyun's cultivation had reached the peak of Lv 6 True Martial Realm. His strength could be considered as one of the top geniuses in the third camp.
Dressed in a white robe, Li Xiaoyun stood at the edge of the lake. His posture was tall and straight, and there was a faint smile on his handsome face. There seemed to be invisible ripples spreading out from his body, resonating with the lake water around him.
The skills of the Tianshui Sect were inextricably linked to water.
"I hope you will let me go all out," Li Xiaoyun said. His voice was like flowing water, but it also seemed to contain turbulent waves.
"I suggest you go all out from the beginning," Chen Zong said with a smile.
Li Xiaoyun did not appreciate Chen Zong's words, because he did not know that Chen Zong was telling the truth.
Li Xiaoyun smiled, and ripples spread out from his body. Even the surface of the lake was affected, and ripples spread out. It was as if the water and the sky were the same color.
Then, he raised his right hand, and countless ripples gathered in his hand. He pushed it forward, and the ripples moved forward continuously. It seemed slow, but it was extremely fast.
Chen Zong immediately felt that the air seemed to have turned into water. It became as viscous as water, and an omnipresent force was affecting him from all directions. It kept pulling at his limbs and body, interfering with his movements.
It was as if he had fallen into water.
Li Xiaoyun was cultivating the Tianshui Sect's Great Skill of Tianshui Sect. There were very few disciples who were qualified to cultivate this skill, and Young Master Tianshui was the biggest example.
With his extraordinary talent, Li Xiaoyun had already cultivated the Great Skill of Tianshui to the seventh level. It was amazing, and he had the potential to be on par with Young Master Tianshui. Everyone thought that he had great potential to become a genius.
When the Great Skill of Tianshui was cultivated to the seventh level, it could combine with one's True Force to create a unique force field around them. Within the force field, other than oneself, everything else would be affected. It was as if one had fallen into water.
It was well known that being in water would cause one to feel the pressure of the water. One had to use more strength to perform at their usual speed, which would increase the consumption of True Force.
The force field created by the seventh level of Tianshui was not very strong, but it was enough to affect an ordinary Lv 7 True Martial Realm martial artist. It could even affect a Lv 8 True Martial Realm martial artist to a certain extent.
However, Chen Zong was not an ordinary martial artist. He twisted his body slightly and adapted to the effect of the Great Skill of Tianshui Force Field.
Li Xiaoyun did not know that. He shook his hands and his sleeves fluttered. It was as if two waterfalls were falling down, bringing with it an astonishing power and the momentum of ten thousand horses galloping.
This move had the gentleness of water, but within that gentleness, there was also a berserk and tenacity. Layers upon layers of power were contained within it, continuously attacking. If one was hit, they would immediately suffer from multiple attacks, and their protective True Power would be rapidly shaken and disintegrated. Their tendons, bones, muscles, and even internal organs would be damaged by the strong impact.
This move was indeed more brilliant than Gu Yaoyang's. It showed Li Xiaoyun's extraordinary talent.
Although Li Xiaoyun did not use his full strength, he had used eighty percent of it, which was enough to defeat an ordinary Lv 9 True Martial Realm martial artist.
Holding the sword hilt with both hands, Li Xiaoyun unsheathed the long sword. The sharp and dazzling silver sword light seemed to cut open the sky and the earth. With a flash of silver, the Tianshui Force Field that bound Chen Zong was also cut open.
The Great Skill of Tianshui and the Art of Traversing did not have any restraints. They were both top Heaven Level techniques, and each had its own advantages.
The True Power cultivated by the Heavenly Water Great Technique was flexible and tough, like water, and secretly carried a violent power, continuous and endless, and could even cultivate the Heavenly Water Force Field. The True Power cultivated by the Traversing Technique was sharp and overbearing, like a heavenly sword that could traverse the heaven and earth in all directions, sweeping everything before it.
Who was stronger and who was weaker depended on the level of the technique and the purity of the True Force.
The Great Skill of Tianshui had nine levels, and the Art of Traversing had thirty-six levels. Every four levels corresponded to one level of the Great Skill of Tianshui. Chen Zong had cultivated to the twenty-ninth level, which was equivalent to the Great Skill of Tianshui at the beginning of the eighth level.
The two swords carried the powerful Traversing True Force. Under the exquisite sword art, Li Xiaoyun cut the Tianshui Force Field into four.
The dazzling sword light went straight to Li Xiaoyun.
Chen Zong did not use all of his cultivation. He controlled it at the late stage of Lv 6 True Martial Realm.
The sword light was so dazzling that Li Xiaoyun could not help but squint his eyes. His body flashed, and a shadow walked to the left, and then another shadow walked to the right.
The three shadows were exactly the same, as if they were clones.
The three of them attacked at the same time. Their palms struck out like endless waves, shattering the two streaks of sword light and turning them into raging waves that charged at Chen Zong from three different directions. Chen Zong seemed to have turned into a reef in the middle of the waves. He stood tall and unmoving, relying only on his two swords.
In the blink of an eye, the two swords had slashed out hundreds of sword lights. The vast and majestic sword light poured down like the Milky Way.
Around them, many people were watching with their eyes wide open.
Both Li Xiaoyun and Chen Zong were regarded as candidates for the Chosen Warriors, which meant that they had the potential to become Chosen Warriors in the future. Therefore, this battle received more attention than the battle between Chen Zong and Gu Yaoyang.
Realizing that Chen Zong was very powerful, Li Xiaoyun decided to use all of his strength.
The three shadows launched different attacks at Chen Zong from three different directions.
Palm shadows flew in all directions, causing ripples of light to appear in all directions. Wherever one looked, they would feel dazzled and dizzy.
The silver sword light was so sharp that it cut all the palm shadows into pieces.
However, Chen Zong had to admit that Li Xiaoyun was indeed powerful. He was at least one level higher than Gu Yaoyang when they were at the same level.
Chen Zong did not use the twenty-ninth move of the Horizontal Sword Art. Instead, he used the twenty-fifth move. With this move, he could compete with Li Xiaoyun.
He waved his two swords casually. Every move was so precise that it could not be traced. However, it was so sharp and overbearing that it tore through everything.
Even though Li Xiaoyun's palm art and the Sky Water Grand Art were exquisite and all the attacks from the three figures surrounded Chen Zong, they were unable to get close to Chen Zong.
Li Xiaoyun's expression became more and more serious. He activated every bit of his power and pushed his Heaven Level Martial Skill to its limit. The surrounding area seemed to have turned into a lake and connected with the small lake. The small lake's water rippled and created waves, which made Li Xiaoyun's attacks even more powerful.
The Heavenly Water Sect's Martial Arts were closely related to water. Their Martial Arts were the same. Therefore, they could perform more effectively in a place with water.
Li Xiaoyun had an advantage by choosing this place as the location of the battle.
After fighting for a while, Chen Zong raised his cultivation to the peak of Lv 6 True Martial Realm, which was the same as Li Xiaoyun's. He also operated the Horizontal Art to the twenty-sixth level. Then, he performed the twenty-sixth move of the Horizontal Sword Art, which was much more powerful.
It was so bright that it looked like a meteor streaking across the sky. It was invincible.
In an instant, Chen Zong performed more than a thousand sword strikes, which tore through all the water waves around him. The two shadows of Li Xiaoyun exploded like smoke.
The two swords combined, and the cross-shaped sword light swept across the sky and the earth. It went straight for Li Xiaoyun with unparalleled overbearingness.
Li Xiaoyun's expression changed drastically. His body shivered as he stepped out continuously. It was as if he was stepping on water, creating layers of shockwaves that quickly covered his entire body, forming a layer of protection. It was another application of the Sky Water Force Field, which could better protect his body.
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