A deathly stillness.
Looking at the motionless Chasing Ghost by the side of the wall, five breaths of time had already passed. Without a doubt, he had lost.
Losing three rounds consecutively, Lu An's victory was already a foregone conclusion.
The weight of defeat weighed heavily on every elder of the Hundred Soldier Sect. Only after a long while did someone lift Chasing Ghost away. But to the spectating four elders, what made their expressions heavy wasn't the loss, but how they lost.
How did Lu An evade the hidden weapon within a hundred feet radius? How did he know that there was a hidden weapon in Chasing Ghost's mouth? This definitely wasn't a prediction, because Lu An's head tilted was the first move Chasing Ghost made. Furthermore, he was determined to evade. This meant that Lu An was extremely sure that there was a hidden weapon in Chasing Ghost's mouth, and it wasn't a guess.
The question was, how did he know?
In reality, if Lu An hadn't broken through to intermediate level 8, he wouldn't have been able to do this. He indeed didn't make a prediction, but he really sensed it.
Normal perception wouldn't be able to detect this, but the perception he used was spatial perception.
That's right, spatial perception.
Normal perception, was to spread a portion of one's consciousness into the surrounding space. Once the consciousness sensed something, it would quickly transmit it to one's sea of consciousness to analyse and judge. This was the principle of normal perception. But if the enemy's attack speed exceeded the reaction speed of the consciousness, or if the consciousness wasn't enough, then one wouldn't be able to react to the opponent's attack. But spatial perception wouldn't.
The so-called spatial perception, was Lu An using his own understanding of space, and through the release of his Astral Diffraction ability, he could turn space into his own domain.
Through Lu An's calculation of space, it was as though he could instantly create a second layer of space to hide in. The current him could fuse his Astral Diffraction ability with the surrounding space, as though it was one with his body. Although he couldn't control it, but he could sense every trace of it.
No matter how fast a hidden weapon was, even if it could hide from his consciousness, it definitely couldn't hide from space. Of course, unless the hidden weapon could leap through space.
The reason why Lu An was able to detect the hidden weapon in Chasing Ghost's mouth was because he knew that hidden weapons needed to be caught off guard. Therefore, he released a strong Star Spreading Force to focus on Chasing Ghost's perception. Chasing Ghost was very strong. His body could not be penetrated by spatial perception, but his mouth was very thin. Lu An immediately sensed the hidden weapon hidden in Chasing Ghost's mouth and dodged in advance.
In fact, this battle was still very dangerous. If Lu An could openly use his spatial power, it wouldn't be difficult, but he couldn't ask for it, which was why it was so troublesome.
The four Level Nine Heavenly Masters naturally sensed the spatial energy emanating from Lu An's body, but even they didn't know about spatial perception, so they couldn't understand it. In any case, the power Lu An possessed far exceeded their expectations. It was not as simple as the Deep Ice.
Lu An returned to the platform. Du Ji had always been a frank and honest person. He said, "Alliance Leader Lu, I have lost this battle. According to the terms of the bet, four times the price will be paid. I will send it to your alliance within seven days."
The people of the Ice Fire League were overjoyed. Lu An also smiled and thanked Du Ji with cupped hands. "Thank you for your generosity, Sect Leader Du!"
"I'm just accepting my loss," Du Ji said. "There are still two battles left. The outcome of the battle is meaningless. Leader Lu, do you have any weapons you want to compete with?"
Lu An was stunned. Obviously, he hadn't thought about this question.
At this time, Wang Yangcheng suddenly said, "I'll decide the next two battles! What do you think? "
Lu An was stunned and turned to look at Wang Yangcheng. His bet was set by Wang Yangcheng, so he naturally couldn't object. Du Ji had known Wang Yangcheng's character for a long time. He was a simple martial arts fanatic and didn't have any malicious intentions. Thus, he said, "Okay, Sect Leader Wang is a rare guest. We'll let you decide."
Wang Yangcheng immediately beamed with joy. After glancing at the elders of the Hundred Soldier Sect, he suddenly pointed at one of them and said, "You! You fight with him! "
As soon as he said this, everyone's body trembled.
Everyone looked at the person Wang Yangcheng was pointing at. No matter who Wang Yangcheng was pointing at, all the elders of the Hundred Soldier Sect on the platform were at the peak of level eight! In other words, Lu An was going to fight with a peak of level eight with the strength of a middle level eight!
No one expected Wang Yangcheng to pick someone on the spot!
Although this elder was the weakest among the people present and had just broken through to the peak of level eight, he was definitely at the peak of level eight. There was a gap of two levels, which couldn't be made up in a battle between level eight Heavenly Masters!
"What?" Wang Yangcheng looked at the elder's hesitant expression and frowned. "You don't dare?"
"…"
The elder was speechless for a while, but he could only say with cupped hands, "Sect Leader Wang, it's not that I don't dare, but it's unfair to Leader Lu."
"What's unfair about it? He doesn't object, so what are you worried about? "Wang Yangcheng immediately waved his hand and turned to ask Lu An," Am I right, brother? "
"…"
Lu An had a headache, but he still nodded slightly.
"Look!" Wang Yangcheng immediately said to the elder, "It's not too late to say these things after you defeat him. Hurry up and start!"
The elder was still worried and looked at the three sect leaders. Du Ji nodded and said, "Go ahead."
The elder's body trembled, and he cupped his hands and said, "Yes."
Immediately, the elder walked out of the crowd and came to Lu An and said, "Leader Lu, the weapon I use is a sword."
As he spoke, the elder's ring glowed, and two identical swords appeared in his hand. He handed one of them to Lu An and said, "These two swords are exactly the same, and they're not my usual sword."
Lu An nodded and took the sword. The sword was an ordinary one, about four and a half feet long, but it felt very comfortable in his hand. It was obviously different from the swords outside.
Competing with swords?
Almost everyone present didn't expect to compete with swords. They all thought it would be some less popular weapon. Without a doubt, swords were the most commonly used weapon. Lu An often used swords when he taught the elders, so he was not unfamiliar with them.
However, teaching was just teaching. Lu An had never used a sword in a real battle. Immediately, the people of the Ice Fire Union became excited. Just now, they had seen less popular weapons, so they didn't feel like participating. Now that they could see their leader use a sword with their own eyes, it was definitely a great deal!
Soon, Lu An and the elder came to the square. The two sides were 50 feet apart, and they looked at each other with swords in their hands.
The three basic elements of a sword were stabbing, cutting, and slashing. Although there were only three elements, they could produce thousands of changes. The simpler a weapon looked, the harder it was to use it well.
"Begin!" Wang Yangcheng shouted loudly!
As soon as he finished speaking, the two of them didn't move.
The elder looked at Lu An in the distance. His strength was much higher than his opponent's. If he still made the first move, it would be too ungentlemanly. Lu An didn't make the first move because he wanted to wait for an opportunity. His opponent's strength was higher, so he wanted to defend while looking for an opportunity. However, he quickly thought of his opponent's idea and had no choice but to make the first move.
Bang!
Lu An's feet touched the ground, and his body instantly swept out, rushing toward the elder.
Lu An's speed wasn't fast. It was completely within his control, and in the eyes of the elder, it was pitifully slow. Until Lu An rushed in front of him, the elder didn't retreat, but at least raised his sword to fight.
Ding! Ding! Ding …
In an instant, the sound of countless swords colliding rang out, and the sword light flashed, dazzling everyone's eyes. As the stronger side, the elder didn't take the initiative to attack. For the sake of Lu An's face, he kept defending, wanting to let Lu An fight for a while longer. As the weaker party, Lu An had been taking the initiative to attack. This scene was indeed very strange.
However, Lu An was still very calm. He didn't feel any pressure, and his emotions didn't change at all from the previous three battles. Moreover, as time passed, the sound of weapons colliding was innumerable. The two of them had already exchanged more than a thousand moves.
After more than a thousand moves, Lu An's movements were also changing, and the elder's expression obviously changed from relaxed to serious. In the end, his brows were even furrowed, and his whole body was tense as he fought hard.
Even if he didn't want to admit it, everyone could see with their naked eyes that it was getting more and more difficult for him to deal with Lu An's attacks!
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