A new year had begun. Chu Xingyun had arrived in the Qian Kun World. It was now the fourth year.
Three years ago, Chu Xingyun participated in the Nine Heavens City assessment and officially became a member of Nine Heavens City.
And today, Chu Xingyun was going to participate in Nanming City's Hundred Man Trial to enter Nanming Academy.
Chu Xingyun only had a general understanding of the so-called Hundred Man Trial. He had not seen the real situation with his own eyes. After all … Chu Xingyun had never thought of joining Nanming Academy before.
He rushed all the way to Nanming City. Today was the day the Hundred Man Trial began.
Originally, Hua Nongyue, Bai Bing, and the others wanted to cheer for Chu Xingyun, but they were really too busy now. They did not even have time to sleep. How could Chu Xingyun let them do something so meaningless?
They arrived at the gate of Nanming Academy. At first glance, Chu Xingyun saw hundreds of towering arenas in the huge Nanming Plaza.
Upon closer inspection, these arenas were cubes with a diameter of ten meters. They were cut from a single piece of grayish-black rock.
On the south wall of the arenas hung a row of swords. He did not know what they meant.
Fortunately, the Hundred Man Trial did not only take place for one day. Therefore … although Chu Xingyun did not understand many of the rules, he was not in a hurry to go on stage. He could watch from below the stage first. It would not be too late to go on stage after he understood the rules.
Time passed by slowly. Finally … as the grand opening ceremony officially ended, the Hundred Man Trial finally began.
The Nanming Plaza was located outside the south gate of Nanming Academy. It was unusually vast, spanning more than a thousand meters.
In the huge square, there were a hundred arenas. All the spectators were standing around the arenas, admiring this grand annual trial.
Soon, the first batch of trial students walked to the front of the arenas.
Under Chu Xing Yun's gaze, the two students wore thin white cotton robes. They walked to the front of the arena, and each of them took a sword that was hanging on the wall. Then, they jumped onto the arena with a leap.
What! This …
Under Chu Xingyun's gaze, a strange scene occurred. The moment the two students landed on the stage, the energy fluctuations around them completely disappeared!
Ding dang … Clang clang!
Chu Xingyun's eyes widened in astonishment as he looked at the two people fighting in the ring.
Although Zhang Xuan did not know how it worked, it was clear that once he stepped into the 100-man arena, all of his energy would be sealed. He could only rely on his swordsmanship to fight against his opponent. He could not rely on his energy or realm to suppress his opponent.
After four consecutive strikes, the outcome of the battle between the two students was quickly decided. Or rather, there was no clear winner.
The reason why he said that the battle was over was because three breaths of time had passed. Three moves had also passed. No matter what, the battle was over and the result was out.
The reason why it was said that there was no victor was because neither of the two of them were able to defeat the other. Thus, in a situation where there was no stage master, the two of them were considered to have lost.
Soon, the two students disappointedly jumped off the stage. They casually hung the swords in their hands back on the wall on the south side of the stage.
At the same time, the second pair of students participating in the trial had already jumped onto the stage. Within three moves, both of them were tied again. They helplessly jumped off the stage.
Faced with this extremely fast battle, Chu Xingyun could not help but be greatly moved.
Although on the surface, the rules seemed to be too harsh, to a swordsman, the true difference between life and death was between two or three moves. If one could not kill the enemy, they would be killed by the enemy.
Condensing all of one's essence, energy, and spirit, within three moves, one would either win or lose. This kind of trial was really too exciting.
However, it was clear that Chu Xingyun was currently unable to directly participate in the trial.
To participate in the trial, one had to wear a white cotton gown issued by the Nanming Academy. They were not allowed to wear any other defensive equipment.
Clearly, where would Chu Xingyun get a cotton gown now?
After making some inquiries, Chu Xingyun quickly left the square and rushed to the restaurant diagonally opposite the Nanming Academy, which was the restaurant next door to the Golden Phoenix Restaurant. He bought three sets of cotton gowns specially made by the Nanming Academy.
Once again, he rushed to the Nanming Square in front of the Nanming Academy's main gate. Chu Xingyun randomly found an arena, reported his name, and began to wait.
Due to the large number of people and the fact that Chu Xingyun was purely walking, he was delayed for a long time.
Therefore, when he rushed back to the arena, the trial was already in full swing.
Clang clang, puchi …
Under Chu Xingyun's gaze, a handsome young man in the arena wielded a sword. First, he parried the opponent's attack with two strikes. Then, with an instant acceleration, the third strike pierced into the opponent's chest like lightning.
It was clear that the sword used in the trial was not a divine weapon. Therefore, even though the strike was very fast and powerful, it did not penetrate very deeply.
Looking at the handsome young man in the arena, Chu Xingyun's eyes could not help but light up. This young man was not simple.
Although on the surface, it looked like he was only casually brandishing his sword, parrying the opponent's two attacks, and then taking the opportunity to defeat his opponent with one strike, in Chu Xingyun's eyes, each of his moves was indescribably profound.
In the eyes of ordinary people, the opponent's strongest strike was the lightning-like strike at the end.
However, in Chu Xingyun's eyes, the opponent's most brilliant move was the two casual parries at the beginning.
Although the two strikes seemed ordinary, in reality, not only did they parry the opponent's attack, but they also guided the opponent's sword, causing it to deviate.
It was the parries and guidance of the first two strikes that caused the opponent to be wide open. Otherwise, no matter how fast his strike was, it would definitely be blocked by the opponent.
Following the opponent's defeat, very quickly … a long-haired martial artist wearing a cotton gown jumped onto the arena.
As soon as he stepped onto the arena, the long-haired martial artist sent out a lightning-like strike, thrusting it towards the opponent's chest.
Facing this strike, the handsome young man casually stabbed out with his sword. With a light parry and guidance, the opponent's sword instantly deviated.
Puchi …
There was no need for a second move at all. After the handsome young man easily deflected the opponent's sword, he casually stabbed out and tapped the opponent's chest.
Although the hundred-man trial did not allow the wearing of armor, under the circumstances where energy was limited and the sword used was a special sword used in the arena. Therefore, victory and defeat did not depend on life and death.
As long as the sword touched the opponent's torso, victory would be achieved. Even if it was just a light touch, it would still count.
Time passed by minute by minute …
Finally, a total of one hundred people were defeated by the handsome young man one after another.
With a joyful smile, the handsome young man jumped off the arena. After receiving a fiery-red badge from the arena supervisor, he left in a carefree manner.
Although Luo Yunyang wasn't very old, his Sword Dao made Chu Xingyun gasp in amazement.
At such a young age, he already possessed such exquisite Sword Dao cultivation. This was truly unbelievable.
Most importantly, the opponent was not only skilled in sword techniques, but when he used them, he was also clever and skillful. It was obvious that he had entered the realm of becoming one with the sword.
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