(Author's Note: I went back to my hometown and only just caught up.)
The Blue Cloud Sect was founded on the sword, and there were many disciples who practiced the sword.
Among the top ten outer sect disciples, seven of them practiced the sword, and Xu Mu also practiced the sword.
As soon as Xu Mu's swordsmanship was unleashed, it was like a curtain of rain, airtight and continuous. His opponent could only constantly block and retreat, unable to find any opportunity to counterattack.
Of course, if one was strong enough, they could also defend until the opponent was exhausted before launching a counterattack. Unfortunately, this person couldn't do that. Xu Mu broke through the opponent's defense. His incomparably swift sword light pierced through the opponent's body, leaving behind nine sword holes.
However, this was the Grand Competition of the Sects, and not a fight between enemies. Thus, although the nine sword wounds looked shocking, they were only superficial wounds. Even if no medicinal powder was used, the wounds would heal in a short period of time.
In the two battles, Xu Mu and Xu Ling had both kept their seats. However, this was only the beginning. There might be more challengers, so they could not relax.
The third battle, the challenger was Duan Long.
Duan Long took a step forward and landed on the stage. His cold and sharp eyes swept across the crowd, causing everyone to hold their breaths.
Without a doubt, Duan Long was very famous, and the strength he had displayed was also very shocking. Even the top ten had to take him seriously.
Then, who would Duan Long choose as his opponent?
When Duan Long's cold and sharp eyes swept across him, Xu Mu's expression changed slightly. His muscles tightened, and he felt nervous for no reason.
Just from the strength Duan Long had shown in the previous battles, Xu Mu felt that if he went all out, he might not be able to beat him. He might even be defeated.
However, under the rule of not being able to challenge the same person consecutively, even if Duan Long wanted to challenge him, he would not be able to do so. Thinking about this, Xu Mu could not help but let out a sigh of relief. He did not realize that his state of mind had been affected.
Xu Ling was also nervous. She had no choice. Her ranking was higher than Xu Mu's, but her strength was not that much higher. Moreover, she was already one battle away, so she could be challenged.
"You." Dan Yuanlong's eyes finally landed on the seventh place Yin Chong.
"You will regret challenging me." Yin Chong smiled evilly. He did not move, but his body shot up into the sky and fell down.
"A mere seventh place, what nonsense are you spouting?" Dan Yuanlong retorted sharply.
"You're courting death!" Yin Chong was enraged. Before his body had completely fallen, the long saber at his waist had already been unsheathed and slashed in the air.
Yin Chong's saber was gray in color, and there were traces of veined patterns on it. It looked very mysterious, and when the saber pierced through the air, it was accompanied by a whining sound that made one's scalp go numb.
A cold wind blew!
Duan Tianlong's face was cold, and there seemed to be a little bit of coldness blooming in the depths of his eyes. He stared at the blade that was coming down from the sky and did not dodge. His right hand, however, had already grasped the hilt of his sword.
True Qi surged, and a blood-red aura filled the air. Killing intent rose, and all of it rushed toward the long sword at his waist.
Those with keen perception could feel that a terrifying baleful aura was condensing in the long sword at the waist of Duan Long, waiting to explode.
Yin Chong was the first to bear the brunt of the attack. His face could not help but change. Duan Tianlong, who was surrounded by a blood-red aura, was actually a clear threat to him.
Yin Chong fully activated his True Qi, and as it rushed, it poured into the long saber in his hand. The saber trembled, and the sound was like the crying of ghosts. The black True Qi covered the saber, and turned into a terrifying saber light. The cold wind became even more intense, blowing in all directions. The temperature dropped rapidly, and it made people feel like they were in a cold night.
Three Severing Chilling Wind Slash!
In less than a breath's time, Yin Chong's body fell, and the long saber in his hand slashed out three times. Each saber light was a few meters long, and Yin Chong had used all of his strength without holding back.
Dan Yuanlong's threat was very strong, and Yin Chong had to change his mind and attack with all of his strength. He wanted to defeat Dan Yuanlong in a short period of time, so as to avoid any unexpected changes.
The Three Severing Chilling Wind Slash was Yin Chong's signature move.
In an instant, a beam of blood-red light with a shocking sharpness and rolling baleful aura shot out from the scabbard. It was unparalleled and indestructible.
The moment the blood-red sword light left the scabbard, a shocking baleful aura rushed into Yin Chong's body, causing his face to palpitate.
Yin Chong was indeed very strong, but the number of people he had killed was not as many as Dan Yuanlong. Not to mention, Dan Yuanlong's fortuitous encounter was related to his cultivation technique and sword art. The more baleful aura there was, the more powerful it was.
The baleful aura that Yin Chong accumulated from killing people was just pure baleful aura, and could not be used effectively.
The difference was obvious.
Under the impact of the baleful aura, even though Yin Chong was not afraid, his skin felt numb, and his blood and Qi flow was affected. This was completely out of his control.
The blood-red sword light was extremely dazzling, and it pierced through the space in front of him.
"Slash!" A loud roar sounded, and it seemed to increase the power of the Three Severing Chilling Wind Slash.
Everyone's eyes widened. They did not expect that Dan Yuanlong and Yin Chong would use the ultimate move in their first move, and directly decide the winner.
The blood-red sword light smashed the first blade light like a hot knife through butter, and then the second blade light, and then the third blade light. It was a head-on collision, and there were no tricks.
However, every time it smashed a blade light, it would consume a lot of energy. The moment it collided with the third blade light, both sides collapsed.
"Kill!" Yin Chong shouted again. His body landed on the ground, and his feet stomped on the ground. His body twisted in a strange way, and he exerted force from his waist, slashing his long blade horizontally.
The angle of this slash was exquisite, and its speed was even more shocking.
However, Dan Yuanlong's reaction was extremely fast. He did not withdraw his sword, but followed the momentum and slashed down, defying common sense.
Blade and sword collided!
In that instant, Dan Yuanlong and Yin Chong's figures crossed each other, and only a blood-red sword light and a black blade light separated, slowly dissipating in the air.
The two were two meters apart, with their backs facing each other. Yin Chong did not move, and Dan Yuanlong slowly returned to the scabbard. The friction between the sword and the scabbard was especially ear-piercing.
Drip!
It was the sound of a drop of blood falling to the ground. It was soft, but clear.
It was Yin Chong's blood, dripping from the back of his hand.
Putting his blade back into the scabbard, Yin Chong did not say a word, and walked down from the stage. Everyone was shocked.
Walking down from the stage was the same as admitting defeat.
Most of the people did not understand, but a few of them roughly knew why Yin Chong did that.
The moment Yin Chong and Dan Yuanlong passed each other, he waved his long blade dozens of times. His speed was extremely fast, and those who were not powerful enough could not even see it.
However, Dan Yuanlong only threw out one sword attack, and it was that one sword attack that had shattered Yin Chong's dozens of attacks, and pierced toward his heart. At the critical moment, Yin Chong twisted his body, turning the impossible into possible. However, he still could not avoid it completely, and the back of his hand was wounded.
Avoiding that sword attack had taken Yin Chong's full power, and there was also a bit of luck involved. Even Yin Chong himself was not sure if he could do it again.
From this, one could tell that Dan Yuanlong was very powerful.
However, if he wanted to fight, Yin Chong could still do it. However, he chose to admit defeat. It was probably because he wanted to preserve some of his power and avoid getting wounded, so he could challenge again later.
That was indeed Yin Chong's plan.
Dan Yuanlong won, becoming the first disciple to defeat a top ten disciple, and sat on Yin Chong's seat, temporarily ranked seventh.
The fourth challenge did not stop because of this, and it immediately began.
"I challenge Xu Mu." The challenger of the fourth challenge directly named his opponent.
There was no other way. In the top ten, every one of them was very powerful. Only Xu Mu was ranked the lowest, and his strength was also the weakest. He had the highest chance of defeating and replacing him.
Basically, the ninth and tenth ranked disciples were more dangerous and easy to challenge.
Xu Mu went up the stage, and immediately erupted with his full power. Sword light was like a torrential rain, and it was airtight. His opponent could only block and then be defeated.
At this point, Xu Mu's strength was clearly seen by everyone. If someone wanted to deal with him in the future, it would be much easier. However, there was no other way. If he did not use his full power now, he would only be defeated, and he would not even be able to maintain the tenth place.
As for the outcome of the later battles, it would be seen later.
The fifth battle began, and the challenger was the eighth ranked Jin Hou.
Jin Hou's figure was small and thin. His eyes were black and bright, giving people a feeling that he was very agile.
As soon as he went up the stage, Jin Hou displayed shocking agility. He was like a monkey leaping in the forest, calmly avoiding all of his opponent's attacks.
Grabbing the opportunity, he clenched his fists and attacked with shocking agility.
He attacked continuously, making his opponent completely lose the chance to counterattack. Many parts of his body were hit.
The power of each of Marquis Jin's punches was not very strong, and he could completely block them. However, the difficulty lay in the fact that there were many punches, and each punch contained a strange force, causing the parts that were hit to instantly lose their strength.
When Jin Hou stopped attacking, the challenger's figure wobbled, and he staggered back like a drunk man. After taking a dozen steps back, he fell on his butt, and his entire body was limp and powerless.
Jin Hou's figure jumped, and landed on the top ten seats nimbly, and sat down again.
"None of the top ten are easy to provoke."
"Only Xu Mu is the weakest."
The sixth battle began, and the challenger was Xu Ling. In the end, he was defeated by Xu Ling.
It was not easy for the latecomers to catch up. Up until now, only Duan Long had won the six battles.
The challenger for the seventh battle was Green Radiance Sword Liu Zhenji.
Like Duan Long, Liu Zhenji was undoubtedly a very strong opponent, which made Xu Mu nervous.
Xu Mu had a feeling that he might not be Liu Zhenji's opponent. Therefore, if he challenged him, the result was very likely that he would lose.
However, Liu Zhenji's gaze swept across Xu Mu's face, and he did not seem to have any intention of picking him. This made Xu Mu feel gratified, but at the same time, angry that he was being looked down upon.
Liu Zhenji's gaze landed on Yang Chaofan. A trace of hesitation flashed through his eyes, and then he looked away.
Actually, he really wanted to challenge Yang Chaofan, but unfortunately, he did not have any confidence. He only had one chance to challenge him, so he had to enter the top ten first.
"You." Liu Zhenji pointed at one of the top ten. It was the sixth ranked Windwalker Tan Lie.
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