This swordsman was at the middle level of Ethereal Opening. Logically speaking, a casual strike from a Meditation Realm youth should have been enough to defeat him. But Fu Xinzhi's first strike had come too quickly, forcing him to first adopt a defensive stance. And just when he was prepared to switch from defense to offense, Fu Xinzhi's second strike arrived, still very fast.
For it to be so fast meant that there was no pause between Fu Xinzhi's two strikes.
And logically speaking, it was very difficult to link the first and fifth moves of the Wind and Rain Sword of Mountain Zhong together, much less so smoothly.
The problem was that his sword had jolted Fu Xinzhi's sword upwards.
It was precisely this position, precisely this angle, that allowed Fu Xinzhi's two strikes to be as fast as lightning.
He had seen the Wind and Rain Sword of Mountain Zhong, but he had never imagined that it could be used in this manner.
What shocked him even more were Fu Xinzhi's third and fourth strikes.
Those two sword techniques were the True Swords of the Orthodoxy.
How could the Wind and Rain Sword of Mountain Zhong be transformed into the True Swords of the Orthodoxy so smoothly? And it even gave off a feeling of wondrous perfection?
It was clearly not a sword style, so why did it seem like a chain of swords created by those great sects of the sword over a thousand years?
To this swordsman, these four strikes were truly too wondrous, too frightening.
He was keenly aware that if Fu Xinzhi's cultivation was not far below his, he truly would have no idea how to deal with these four strikes.
To put it another way, if Fu Xinzhi could break into Ethereal Opening, even if he was an entire level lower than him, he could still use these four strikes to threaten him.
These four strikes were naturally not something that a new student from a province who had just entered the Orthodoxy could think of.
And when Fu Xinzhi changed his sword techniques just now, it seemed like he had accurately predicted the situation, but it was even more obvious that someone had already planned it out for him.
Who could have predicted all the details of today's clash of swords and come up with such a perfect solution?
When the swordsman thought that there was such a person in the world, he felt his entire body go cold and hot.
When he thought that someone had actually reached this step on the path of the sword, he became extremely excited. He wanted nothing more than to drink to his heart's content!
"This … is Principal Chen's sword style?" he asked Tang Thirty-Six in a trembling voice.
Tang Thirty-Six said, "Yes."
The swordsman was silent for a long time before he calmed down from the shock. He sighed and said, "I've heard the story of him and Gou Han Shi discussing swords at last year's Ivy League gathering. Every time I heard the details, I always felt that the narrator was exaggerating and exaggerating. After all, he was only in the Meditation State at that time. Only now do I know that there are people who are born with knowledge of the way of the sword."
Hearing these words, Tang Thirty Six naturally remembered the scene from last year's Ivy Festival. He was also very emotional and said, "Don't tell me you don't believe me. At that time, he said that I would be responsible for drawing the sword, but before I drew the sword, I didn't believe that he could help me defeat Qi Jian, but … … that guy did it."
The swordsman sighed with emotion again, "Such talent in sword arts is really amazing."
"I'll pass on your compliments to him, but he definitely won't admit that he's a genius in the Sword Dao …"
Tang Thirty-Six said, "He will only say that he is more diligent and has a better memory."
The swordsman froze at these words, thinking, even a blind person can see this kind of talent in the Sword Dao, so how could he deny it …? He didn't know what to say.
"I also think that his appearance when he said those words was very infuriating. Yes, sometimes even more infuriating than me."
Tang Thirty-Six clasped his hands to the swordsman.
The swordsman nodded and returned to the back of the crowd, but he did not stand with the Tianhai clan experts. Instead, he continued to walk even further into the distance.
He believed that he would walk very far, until he crossed the Bridge of Helplessness, walked out of the city gate, and then went to an even vaster world.
Today, he finally saw that the path of the sword was as vast as the sea. How could he stay in a small city like the capital?
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Soon, the third match began.
The expert challenging the Orthodox Academy had a gloomy expression. He was clearly not a kind person, and he did not conceal the killing intent in his eyes.
The one representing the Orthodox Academy was a student from the Heavenly Dao Academy called Chu Wenbin.
"Senior … the situation doesn't seem right," Chu Wenbin looked at the expert and whispered uneasily.
He used to be a student of the Heavenly Dao Academy, and Tang Thirty-Six also used to be a student of the Heavenly Dao Academy. They had always known each other, and now that they had both become students of the Orthodox Academy, although they couldn't be said to be fellow sufferers sympathizing with each other, they at least had a different kind of relationship. In his nervousness, he habitually called Tang Thirty-Six 'senior', even forgetting to call him academy superintendent. Tang Thirty-Six, who cared deeply about this matter, was not very angry.
"What's wrong?" Tang Thirty-Six leaned to the side and asked.
Chu Wenbin timidly glanced at the field and said, "That person seems rather fierce."
Tang Thirty-Six said, "Last night, Chen Changsheng taught you a move specifically to deal with this person. If your luck is good, you might be able to take advantage of him … even if you're afraid, you can't switch out at the last moment."
Feeling helpless, Chu Wenbin raised his sword and walked down the stone steps.
The gloomy expert looked at Chu Wenbin, whose skin was as white as a woman's, and revealed a sinister and indescribable smile. "It turns out there really are people who aren't afraid of death."
Chu Wenbin was badly frightened by this smile. He turned to Tang Thirty-Six and said, "Senior, he's trying to scare me."
Tang Thirty-Six arched his brows and said to the expert, "I say, if you want to fight, then fight. What nonsense are you spouting?"
The expert's smile vanished and he said with a threatening chill, "Does the Orthodox Academy now not even dare to listen to a word of truth?"
Tang Thirty-Six said, "If you have the ability, then beat him to death for me to see."
Chu Wenbin was shocked by these words, thinking, Senior, these words of yours are very handsome and full of vigor, but … my life is my own!
The expert sneered, "So what if I beat him to death?"
Tang Thirty-Six slightly pursed his lips.
Just like Chen Changsheng in Clear Lake Restaurant, he could also clearly sense this person's … killing intent.
"The rules of the All-School Martial Exhibition do not say that you can beat someone to death."
He expressionlessly said to the expert, "If you want to break the rules, I naturally have a way of playing that doesn't follow the rules."
The expert began to laugh. Paired with his pale complexion and gloomy eyes, his smile seemed particularly frightening. "A few days ago, my young master said that swords and sabers have no eyes."
Upon hearing these words, the crowd realized that this person was actually Bie Tianxin's subordinate, or perhaps his servant.
Although he was just a subordinate, or even a servant, to be able to walk the world with Bie Tianxin and make those two Storms of the Eight Directions feel at ease … this person was assuredly extremely powerful and terrifying.
"Swords and sabers have no eyes, and you're not blind."
Tang Thirty-Six looked at him and said, "If it's inappropriate, I will naturally shout for you to stop."
The servant from the Bie clan smirked. "Why should I stop just because Young Master Tang says so? Besides, these students of your Orthodox Academy are too weak. If I were to fight normally, it would be normal for me to slip up and kill him. "
"Slip up?" Tang Thirty-Six's brows rose up like a sword about to be unsheathed.
The servant from the Bie clan seemed to be very kind as he explained, "Slip up means that you can't stop."
"You're right. The new students of our Orthodox Academy are naturally still relatively weak, but to them, you are unquestionably experts. When the strong bully the weak, people still can't stop …"
Tang Thirty-Six looked at him and very calmly said, "Then I might as well ask your entire family to stop."
The expression of the servant from the Bie clan shivered. "Sir should be well aware that I am a person of the Bie clan."
"Of course I know that you are a servant of the Bie clan, Ye Xingqing."
Tang Thirty-Six looked at him and said, "But your own family is in Shannan County. Relying on the power of the Bie clan, you bully men and take women, committing all sorts of crimes, occupying tens of thousands of mu of good farmland. I hear that your son is even a county official?"
Upon hearing these words, the expression of the servant from the Bie clan called Ye Xingqing suddenly changed. He harshly rebuked, "What do you mean by that?"
"What I mean is that I know who you are."
Tang Thirty-Six no longer looked at him. Turning to those experts behind the crowd that had come to challenge the Orthodox Academy on the orders of the Tianhai clan, he said, "All of you, I know who you are, so if you want to fight, then fight. But if someone really wants to make this matter bigger and say some nonsense like you can't stop, then I can only ask your entire family to stop."
Then he turned back to Ye Xingqing and asked, "Now, do you understand?"
There were many things in this world that could be stopped, such as the sword, or words, or one's future, or even one's fate.
When he said these words, he was very calm, completely devoid of his usual arrogant and pompous air.
Only in this way could everyone present know that he was speaking the truth, not just some harsh words.
Yes, not even the Orthodox Academy could do anything to the Bie clan. After all, it represented two Storms of the Eight Directions.
But Ye Xingqing was still just a servant of the Bie clan. He had his own home, his own family, so when he threatened the Orthodox Academy, he should have clearly thought it through. The Orthodox Academy could very easily threaten him.
After Tang Thirty-Six clearly said these words, Ye Xingqing finally understood, causing his complexion to become abnormally unsightly.
"Senior, you're truly extraordinary."
Chu Wenbin's timidity gradually receded, and he happily said to Tang Thirty-Six.
At any other time, Tang Thirty-Six would assuredly be very happy to be praised in such a manner, but he did not right now, because he knew that this matter would not end here. Most importantly, back at the gate of the Orthodox Academy, he had said to the entire capital that he would absolutely not let this match affect these new students, so he did not want to take any risks.
The arrangements he and Chen Changsheng had made last night had come to a temporary end.
Although it was somewhat different from the original plan, he still decided to personally take action.
Just then, a person walked out of the crowd. This person walked to the gate of the Orthodox Academy and said, "Let me fight this match."
This was a quiet and noble young student, but he also gave off an upright and solemn aura.
Tang Thirty-Six looked at him and asked, "How come you've gotten so much darker?"
The young student glanced at him and slowly replied, "You know, the pavilions behind those monoliths are a little small and can't block out the sun."
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