Yellow sand rose from the ground, akin to a sandstorm, Chen Chang Sheng suddenly disappeared.
A cracking sound was heard, a clear sword mark appeared on the stone wall of the Tower of Purging Dust.
Chen Chang Sheng's figure once again appeared, this time, he was already two zhang away from his original position. He couldn't clearly see how he had arrived at this place.
He glanced at it from the corner of his eyes, only to see that the sword mark on the stone wall was about an inch deep, faintly revealing the white stone.
This was His Holiness' Green Leaf World, between reality and illusion, the building was exceptionally sturdy, moreover, the tower originally had a defensive array. Zhuang Huan Yu's seemingly casual swing of the sword was actually able to leave such a deep sword mark on the stone wall, one could imagine what kind of damage it would have caused if it had landed on his body.
Even if his body's current defensive capabilities were unimaginably strong, it was still impossible for him to directly receive this strike.
Fortunately, he hadn't thought of breaking through Zhuang Huan Yu's strike, nor had he thought of blocking it. From the very beginning, his only thought was to first avoid this strike.
In the instant that Zhuang Huan Yu drew his sword, he had already moved. When that stern sword flash lit up in his eyes, his right foot had already stepped into the yellow sand on the ground, then, he suddenly moved.
If the yellow sand on the ground could reflect the true night sky, the position he had first stood upon would be the position of the Orion Star, and his current position, would be the position of the Kang Star.
He had imitated the yellow sand as a blizzard, borrowing the will of the blizzard, walking on the position of the Constellations, his body technique was strange and unpredictable, it was precisely Discerning Steps.
"This is Discerning Steps?"
Zhuang Huan Yu looked at him and calmly said, not moved by the fact that Chen Chang Sheng had avoided his sword flash, it was obvious that he was already aware of Chen Chang Sheng's performance in the previous rounds.
Chen Chang Sheng didn't say anything, his right hand still tightly gripped the hilt of his sword, his gaze slightly lowered, falling upon Zhuang Huan Yu's right hand that was gripping the sword.
Zhuang Huan Yu took a step forward, his long sword extended horizontally, his demeanor extremely calm.
Chen Chang Sheng could clearly see that his right hand that was gripping the sword slightly tightened, his knuckles slightly white, a sign that he was about to exert force.
Several sword flashes, soundlessly traversed a distance of over a dozen zhang, arriving before him.
Chen Chang Sheng still moved before the sword flashes, his divine sense condensed into a single line, his figure abruptly sped up, seemingly taking two steps towards the West, but in an instant, he had arrived behind.
It was still Discerning Steps, this time, he was treading the path of the Seven Mansions of the East.
Shing, shing, shing! Several extremely clear cutting sounds rang out from the stone wall behind him to his right.
Stone chips rustled and fell to the ground. Four distinct sword marks appeared, extremely sharp.
Zhuang Huan Yu's expression was calm, he took another step forward, closing the distance between him and Chen Chang Sheng.
Chen Chang Sheng stared at his right hand that was holding the sword, his expression solemn.
Zhuang Huan Yu's sword was too fast, too fierce. The battle had just begun, and he had only swung his sword twice, but he already felt an enormous pressure.
A faint sigh of admiration came from the second floor.
That was praise for Zhuang Huan Yu.
In the first few rounds of the Grand Examination, Zhuang Huan Yu didn't encounter any strong opponents, his performance was very ordinary, completely lacking the temperament of a leader of the younger generation in the Capital's academies, and was actually somewhat overlooked.
However, he had once defeated Qi Jian, and after that, he had always been quietly cultivating in the Heavenly Academy, so his ranking on the Proclamation of Azure Clouds had always been around the tenth place. That was because his target was Qiushan Jun, and Qiushan Jun was no longer on the Proclamation of Azure Clouds. In reality, he believed that he had the strength to enter the top three of the Proclamation of Azure Clouds. Even if he met Zhe Xiu, he would not be afraid.
The pride of Heavenly Academy, naturally had the right to be proud.
For such a proud young expert, against Chen Chang Sheng, he had actually displayed the supreme arts of Heavenly Academy right from the start. This showed that he greatly valued Chen Chang Sheng, and also showed that he didn't want to give Chen Chang Sheng any chances.
Chen Chang Sheng's movement technique was too fast, too unpredictable, if he had an offensive ability that matched his movement technique, then he might actually be a threat to Zhuang Huan Yu.
Therefore, Zhuang Huan Yu didn't give him any chance to attack, directly relying on his fierce sword intent to suppress him within the range of the stone wall.
This was the suppression of an expert who had an absolute advantage in terms of cultivation and power, just like how Luo Luo had previously suppressed that scholar from Scholartree Manor.
He once again swung his sword, and several sword flashes pierced through the air.
Shrill sounds of piercing through the air continuously resounded.
Sand gradually rose within the tower.
Sword flashes continuously flashed through the air, akin to lightning.
Sword marks constantly appeared on the stone wall, clear and deep, as if a craftsman was currently carving calligraphy on it.
Many footprints appeared on the yellow sand on the ground, some on the West, some on the East, without any pattern.
A light sound was heard.
Chen Chang Sheng appeared at a place near the stone wall, a very shallow wound had appeared on his right shoulder.
Dozens of sword flashes arrived one after another, he had narrowly avoided most of them, but in the end, in the process of moving from Willow Well to Lou Su, his True Essence circulation had become sluggish, slowing him down for a moment, allowing the sword flashes to catch up.
Zhuang Huan Yu held his sword and pointed it towards the ground, appearing exceptionally confident.
Compared to him, Chen Chang Sheng's clothes were covered in sand, no matter how shallow the wound was, it was still a wound, therefore he was in a rather sorry state.
But his expression remained calm, looking at Zhuang Huan Yu's right hand that was holding the sword, he was extremely focused.
The Sword of Hithering Light was a supreme technique of Heavenly Academy, it consumed a lot of True Essence, a movement technique at the level of Discerning Steps would naturally consume a lot of True Essence as well.
The reason why Zhuang Huan Yu was so confident, directly using his sword technique to suppress Chen Chang Sheng, was because he was diligent in his cultivation, had high talent, his Fated Star was extremely far away, his True Essence quantity could be said to be at the peak amongst his peers. Even if he were to continue like this, he would still be able to directly exhaust Chen Chang Sheng, and Chen Chang Sheng had no way of breaking out of this situation.
"Is this all you've got?"
He looked at Chen Chang Sheng and asked, his expression was very serious, without any hint of ridicule, disappointment could be seen between his slightly tired brows. In order to prepare for the Grand Examination, ever since the Ivy League gathering, he had been cultivating day and night, all for the sake of today's match. Yet, although Chen Chang Sheng's performance could already be considered to be very good, it still left him very dissatisfied.
Chen Chang Sheng's breathing was a little hurried, continuously using Discerning Steps and pushing his speed to the limit, the little True Essence within his body had been completely exhausted, his divine sense had also become extremely tired due to being used to calculate Star positions and footwork techniques. The most troublesome thing was, Zhuang Huan Yu's sword was too swift and fierce, he could barely dodge, but was unable to hit his opponent, in the end, he would still lose.
He didn't want to lose, he needed to attack.
At the same time that Zhuang Huan Yu asked that question, his right foot once again stepped towards the sand in front of him, but this time, he didn't use Discerning Steps, instead, he transferred all of his strength to the soles of his feet. The terrifying strength that he had mysteriously obtained from that night's encounter with the Black Dragon, instantly caused the ground to crack, his body leaving behind an afterimage as it whizzed forward!
With a swish, Zhuang Huan Yu's sword was noiseless, but the sound of the sword's flash tearing through the air was extremely clear.
Chen Chang Sheng's current speed was unimaginably fast, just as he was about to collide with that flash of sword, he suddenly disappeared!
He had actually hidden the movement technique of the Yeshi Step within his charge!
Within the sand, his figure flickered, in an instant, Chen Chang Sheng had arrived before Zhuang Huan Yu!
This was the first time he had been so close to Zhuang Huan Yu, close to the point where he could finally attack.
His left hand gripped the scabbard, his right hand gripped the hilt, preparing to draw his sword.
At this moment, Zhuang Huan Yu's sword-like eyebrows slightly twitched, his eyes revealing an expression of pity, a fist shot out.
His right hand gripped the sword, his left hand hanging by his side, unexpectedly, he had been slowly accumulating True Essence.
What seemed like a casual punch, in reality, had been accumulating power for a long time.
A muffled sound rang out, akin to the sound of a bell.
A powerful force shot into the air along with his fist, and the shockwave spread in all directions.
Chen Chang Sheng was directly sent flying, somersaulting many times in the air, akin to a stone, falling towards the ground in the distance.
With a pa, he heavily landed on the ground, but he didn't fall, because his bare feet first landed on the sand, his knees were in a half crouch, he actually stood steadily.
The short sword was placed horizontally before his eyes, it was probably this short sword that had blocked the punch that Zhuang Huan Yu had been patiently waiting for.
The hands that gripped the short sword were slightly trembling, no matter how great his strength was, against an explosive blow that contained such a large amount of True Essence, he was still at a disadvantage.
"Is this the extent of it?"
Zhuang Huan Yu walked towards him, repeating those words, then said: "This really makes me a little disappointed."
Observing Chen Chang Sheng's level was one of the most important reasons why he had participated in the Grand Examination.
When he had seen Luo Luo and Chen Chang Sheng together outside of Li Palace, in the Hall of Zhao Wen, by the banks of the River Qu, by the woodlands outside of the Tower of Purging Dust, he had been angry, then calm, the more angry he was, the calmer he became.
Chen Chang Sheng stood up, looked at him and said: "Defeat me first."
Finishing those words, his figure once again disappeared.
Within the Tower of Purging Dust, sand flew up, akin to a blizzard.
He squeezed out the last of his True Essence, using his divine sense to calculate his position at an unimaginable speed.
Within the blizzard of sand, his figure would appear and disappear, sometimes in the East, sometimes in the West.
In an instant, countless footprints appeared on the ground, densely packed, akin to the stars in the night sky.
He walked according to the positions of the constellations, his footwork was extremely strange and hard to grasp, as if in the next moment, he would appear in front of Zhuang Huan Yu and deliver a fatal blow.
No matter how fast or fierce the Sword of Hithering Light was, it couldn't catch up to Chen Chang Sheng in his current state.
He didn't look at Zhuang Huan Yu's sword, nor did he pay attention to his surroundings, he only minded his own business, using Discerning Steps.
Discerning Steps tread on the stars, borrowing the blizzard to conceal itself, there would come a time when it would arrive in front of Zhuang Huan Yu.
From the looks of it, this seemed to be a very ingenious response.
Every time the curved sword flash was about to strike his body, it would always brush past his shoulder.
Zhuang Huan Yu's expression was slightly stern, but he wasn't nervous.
He couldn't clearly see Chen Chang Sheng's position, he couldn't calculate where Chen Chang Sheng would appear in the next moment.
Thus, he closed his eyes.
He wasn't using his divine sense to sense Chen Chang Sheng's position, because even if he could, his sword wouldn't be able to descend in time.
The Sword of Hithering Light fell from his hand, touching the yellow sand on the ground, causing it to slightly tremble.
He spread out his hands, his black hair wildly fluttering, True Essence bursting forth.
The Sword of Hithering Light's trembling instantly became extremely violent!
Chi, chi, chi, chi!
Hundreds of sword shadows left the sword's body, instantly filling up the entire space within the tower!
In the next moment, several sword shadows appeared slightly sluggish in the Northwest direction of the tower.
Chen Chang Sheng was slashed out by those sword shadows, his body heavily collided against the stone wall, falling to the ground along the stone wall, stirring up several plumes of dust.
Three wounds appeared on his body, blood slowly seeping out.
"Now, I've struck you down."
Zhuang Huan Yu opened his eyes, calmly saying while looking at him.
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(With eyes closed, I won't see. A hundred swords, see you tomorrow, Chen Chang Sheng doesn't play with swords.)
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