Xu Shaoying gasped heavily.
It wasn't exhaustion.
It was the pressure he felt in his heart.
The strength Lu Changfeng had displayed at that moment was something he was completely incapable of matching.
Perhaps only that fellow Hu Wan could defeat the terrifying swordsman before them.
Lu Changfeng sheathed his long sword.
He cupped his hands, then turned and left with a dashing stride.
In the audience stands, Black Ox, Lin Yan, Cui Tianyu, and the other disciples of Changle Martial Arts School were already flushed with excitement.
Some of the spectators around them learned that they were Lu Changfeng's disciples.
They swarmed around to ask where the martial arts school was located.
If nothing unexpected happened, a large number of new disciples would come to the school to register tomorrow.
"Lu Changfeng can be placed among the top three on the Five Horse Street Swordsman Rankings."
"As for the two ahead of him, I estimate neither is Lu Changfeng's match." In a private box on the second floor, the venue's higher-ups discussed the matter animatedly. Gongsun Wu openly expressed his confidence in Lu Changfeng.
"Gongsun Wu, don't forget that Sikong Jue hasn't made a move in a long time. He might have already advanced to the Blood Tempering Seventh Level!"
"If they truly fought, Lu Changfeng might not be his match!"
Sikong Jue was currently the number-one swordsman in the Blood Tempering Realm on Five Horse Street.
He hadn't made a move in over a year.
That was because no swordsman had been able to get past the swordsman ranked second.
They hadn't even had the chance to come face-to-face with Sikong Jue.
The swordsman ranked second had once fought Xu Shaoying. The two had been evenly matched, with no victor emerging after five minutes, so the result had