Chen Chang Sheng's clothes were in tatters and his chest was injured, he looked as miserable as he could be. If Tang Thirty Six saw this, he would definitely mock him for being beaten like a dog, yet under these circumstances, he actually wanted Zhuang Huan Yu to admit defeat – looking at his expression, it didn't seem like he was joking.
His attitude was very serious and his tone was very sincere, causing Zhuang Huan Yu to be very angry, feeling that this was a great insult and contempt.
Chen Chang Sheng had no intention of mocking him, he was only making a calm judgement.
No matter if it was because of the Autumn rain or the increase in his body's strength, since Star Brilliance didn't burn him to death, it meant that the snow plain could provide him with an endless supply of True Essence. In reality, his True Essence was at an unprecedented level – the biggest difference between him and Zhuang Huan Yu was no longer there, why wouldn't he be confident?
"Why is he so confident?" asked the principal of Star Seizer Academy with a frown.
Even if Chen Chang Sheng had miraculously undergone a second initial meditation, all the important figures in the Capital knew that it hadn't even been a year since he confirmed his Fated Star and started absorbing Starlight for Purification, while Zhuang Huan Yu had already cultivated for over ten years, why would he think that his True Essence level had already caught up to his opponent?
Chen Chang Sheng used reality to prove to everyone that his confidence was reasonable, although he couldn't explain where the reason was.
Zhuang Huan Yu stared at him, the Sword of Hithering Light that was stabbed into the stone floor slightly trembled, hundreds of sword shadows once again formed, attacking him from all directions, it was as if the tower was once again experiencing a storm.
Chen Chang Sheng's right hand held onto the short sword, but its position was slightly shifted upwards, the space between his thumb and forefinger was shifted to the edge of the scabbard, it was as if he was using his palm to simultaneously hold onto the sword hilt and scabbard, naturally he couldn't draw the sword.
He didn't draw the sword, didn't dodge, and didn't use his body to resist, instead, he struck out with the scabbard and sword.
The tower resounded with the sound of a tiger, naturally creating wind.
Several strong sword winds collided with the sword shadows that were attacking from all directions, creating a few muffled sounds, then the sword shadows all shattered and dispersed.
Using True Essence to fight True Essence, they were equal, using a sword to break the sword shadows was naturally easy.
The expressions of the important figures on the second floor slightly changed, they finally confirmed that Chen Chang Sheng's cultivation level was completely different from before, whether it was the purity or quantity of True Essence, he was at least no weaker than Zhuang Huan Yu.
Mo Yu's clenched hands had already loosened. She caressed the window frame, her face still expressionless, but her mood was not as relaxed as it appeared.
She didn't want others to see that she didn't want anything to happen to Chen Chang Sheng, nor did she need to worry that Chen Chang Sheng wouldn't be able to defeat Zhuang Huan Yu, but Chen Chang Sheng's performance, as well as his unreasonable True Essence explosion, made her think of that night many days ago, that night when she and the Divine Empress were gazing at the stars on the Dew Platform.
That night, the Divine Empress sensed that someone was fixing his Fated Star in the capital. That star was extremely far away, and that person's spiritual sense was extremely serene and powerful.
That person … was Chen Chang Sheng?
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The big shots were deep in thought by the window on the second floor, but the battle below had already become intense.
Chen Chang Sheng, sword and scabbard, used his True Essence to forcefully break apart the storm-like sword silhouettes. His figure became faint and in the next moment, he arrived before Zhuang Huan Yu.
A distance of over ten metres was covered in the blink of an eye. He didn't use the sword force of Zhong Shan's Sword of Wind and Rain, instead, he used Discerning Steps.
Zhuang Huan Yu had by now completely calmed down. Chen Chang Sheng easily breaking apart his sword silhouettes made him feel a little surprised, but it couldn't cause him to become distracted again. His face didn't contain any fear, he extended his right hand, the Sword of Hithering Light's trembling intensified, with a clang, it flew up from the ground and returned to his palm!
Clink, clink, clink, clink. Over ten continuous sword sounds rang out.
The Sword of Hithering Light seemed to come alive in his hand, its sharp edge pierced through the air, thrusting towards Chen Chang Sheng's body.
The ground that had been washed by the Autumn Rain, had remnants of moist yellow sand. Those yellow sand were brought up by Zhuang Huan Yu's sword, forming over ten extremely fine lines of sand.
Those lines of sand were sword arts, the visible movement of the sword.
Chen Chang Sheng could use his True Essence to break apart those sword silhouettes, but to block those lightning-fast sword manoeuvres, an even more exquisite sword manoeuvre was required.
The expressions of the spectators upstairs became extremely focused, they had all seen or heard of the story of Chen Chang Sheng's exchange with Gou Han Shi at the Ivy League gathering, they knew that this unremarkable youth from the Orthodoxy was the same as Gou Han Shi, who was well-versed in the Scripture of the Way, and knew the sword arts of countless sects and sects, they couldn't help but be curious as to how he would deal with it.
Over ten thin lines of sand attacked Chen Chang Sheng's body from various angles.
Behind the lines of sand, was the cold edge of the sword.
Chen Chang Sheng still didn't draw his sword.
His hand gripped the edge of the scabbard and the hilt, he couldn't draw his sword even if he wanted to.
He gripped the short sword, and struck down just like that.
The strike was exceptionally clean and efficient, concise and powerful.
It didn't seem like a sword art at all, and didn't seem to have any subtlety to it, it was akin to a woman washing clothes by a river, using a wooden mallet to incessantly strike against a rock.
It seemed like a normal strike, but when he raised the short sword and struck down, at least three important figures by the window upstairs cried out in surprise!
"Staff of Mountain Toppling!"
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Yes, what Chen Chang Sheng used wasn't a sword art, but a staff art.
He had read the Scrolls of the Way since he was a child, and he read extensively. After entering the Tradition Academy, he also read day and night, comparing and comparing the xiuxing books in the library. The Scrolls of the Way he read in the first fourteen years were all converted into the knowledge needed for xiuxing. In terms of understanding of xiuxing methods of the sects and schools in the world, besides Gou Han Shi, no one was better than him.
He was also very diligent in xiuxing. In just half a year, he mastered a lot of sword arts and other xiuxing methods. At the Ivy Festival, he guided Luo Luo and Tang Thirty Six to defeat Guan Fei Bai and Qi Jian. He relied on this ability, but many people forgot that his mastery of those sword arts and xiuxing methods was only on paper.
He knew how to use the Three Movements of Wen Shui, the order and angle of the Seven Swords of Lian Shan, but this didn't mean that he could use the Three Movements of Wen Shui and use the Seven Swords of Lian Shan casually. Not to mention that he hadn't completed his Purification at that time, so he couldn't xiuxing. Even if he wanted to practice the sword, it wouldn't be possible.
No matter how diligent he was, no matter how talented he was, he couldn't master so many methods in just a few months.
If he wanted to achieve something in the way of the sword, he would need at least ten years of hard work.
Whether it was Qiu Shan Jun or Guan Fei Bai who proved at the Ivy Festival that he could use at least a hundred sword arts, they were all the same.
Other people might have forgotten this, but Chen Chang Sheng himself wouldn't. He knew very well that he couldn't win against Zhuang Huan Yu or any of the four disciples of Li Shan Sword Sect in terms of sword arts. Even if he could think of a method to counter his opponent's sword arts, he couldn't use it in such a tense and intense battle.
Xiuxingists at different stages needed different levels of battle methods. What he needed now was a relatively simpler and more effective battle method. He couldn't think of a sword art that could counter Heavenly Academy's Sword of Way, and one that he could currently master. Therefore, his right hand that was holding the sword moved down, and at the same time, he held the sheath along the hilt of the sword.
This way of holding the sword showed that he didn't think of drawing the sword.
Holding it like this, the short sword became a short stick.
He used the stick technique.
The Staff of Mountain Toppling.
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Three exclamations almost simultaneously sounded on the second floor.
The ones who exclaimed were the two Archbishops of the Holy Church and the Bishop of Temple Seminary.
Because they recognized this type of stick technique, because they hadn't seen this type of stick technique for many years.
The Staff of Toppling Mountain was a stick technique of Orthodox Academy. According to legend, when it was first created, it was a stick used by the Academy Supervisor to punish students who violated the rules.
Orthodox Academy had already declined for over ten years, so this type of stick technique naturally hadn't appeared on the continent for over ten years.
The two Archbishops of the Holy Church were important figures of the Orthodoxy's new faction, and naturally opposed to Orthodox Academy that represented the old faction. However, even for them, after over ten years, to suddenly see the famous Staff of Toppling Mountain once again within the Orthodoxy, they still couldn't help but exclaim in surprise, and their emotions instantly became extremely complicated.
Xue Xing Chuan and Xu Shi Ji were also people who had seen the glory of Orthodox Academy in the past, and were only slightly later than the three Archbishops. They also recognized the stick technique used by Chen Chang Sheng, and their expressions slightly changed.
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The Staff of Toppling Mountain was the stick technique of Orthodox Academy, it walked the path of violence and straightforwardness. It was simple and clear, and its goal was to beat the students down, to beat them in pain. This type of stick technique didn't seem to have any logic to it, but in reality, it concealed many principles, just like the rules of Orthodox Academy, you couldn't avoid it, you could only endure it.
Zhuang Huan Yu's expression was incomparably grave, but the sword in his hand didn't slow down in the slightest.
Chen Chang Sheng's short sword's momentum was too direct, so direct that it didn't seem to be any sort of technique.
It seemed that the sword in his hand had enough room to stab into Chen Chang Sheng's body first, but the short sword in Chen Chang Sheng's hand gave him a feeling, that if he were to do so, then in the next moment, no matter how heavily injured Chen Chang Sheng was, his sword would still fall from its scabbard and strike onto his body.
Attacking first seemed to be meaningless. Dodge? It seemed like he couldn't dodge, so he could only block it head on.
Zhuang Huan Yu's True Essence flowed out in an endless stream, the tip of his sword pierced through the air, meeting Chen Chang Sheng's sword.
The Staff of Toppling Mountain against the Sword of Hithering Light, was akin to Orthodox Academy against Heavenly Academy.
If the newly reborn Orthodox Academy wanted to regain its position within the Orthodoxy, it seemed that it had to pass through this hurdle.
The two swords met in the air, then separated, then met again. No matter how unreasonable Chen Chang Sheng's sword descended, it would always be blocked by Zhuang Huan Yu's sword. No matter how exquisite Zhuang Huan Yu's sword moves were, he had no way of breaking through Chen Chang Sheng's sword. In an extremely short period of time, the two swords met over a dozen times.
A deafening sound of collision resounded within the tower.
Over a dozen white balls of air continuously formed around the two of them, before exploding in an instant.
Those balls of air were the vibrations emitted when the two swords met.
Clap, clap, clap, clap, clap!
The two figures suddenly separated.
Zhuang Huan Yu gave a muffled groan, his face slightly pale, his right hand, which was holding onto his sword, slightly trembled.
He wasn't able to completely seal off Chen Chang Sheng's sword.
At the last moment, Chen Chang Sheng's sword descended from its scabbard, striking onto his wrist.
If it wasn't for Zhuang Huan Yu's sword manifestation pointing straight at him, in a slanted thrust, allowing the tip of Chen Chang Sheng's scabbard to graze him, perhaps his wrist would have already been shattered.
In a direct confrontation, using sword against sword, in the end, he was actually at a disadvantage.
Zhuang Huan Yu couldn't accept this reality, his face became rather pale.
In the next moment, he threw the scabbard onto the ground and once again advanced.
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