Metal-Stone Intent cleaved through Condensing Snow True Person's Blizzard Intent and continued onward.
The blade in Xu Shuo's hand struck the sword in Condensing Snow True Person's grasp, slicing it cleanly into two.
It was the crisp sound of the broken blade falling to the ground.
"I lost, Fellow Daoist Xu."
Smiling, Condensing Snow True Person cupped his hands toward Xu Shuo.
Xu Shuo promptly returned the gesture and hurriedly said:
"You let me win."
Indeed, Condensing Snow True Person had been going easy on him.
Under normal circumstances, Xu Shuo was no match for Condensing Snow True Person.
And Condensing Snow True Person's actions had also set the tone for this sword chief trial—
A hard-fought battle.
None of Xu Shuo's upcoming trials would go too smoothly.
Yet in the end, he would still become sword chief.
Next came the second match.
On the main platform, Lü Wangqiu sat behind Chu Fengyun and Pei Jinghan.
Naturally, she could see all the twists and turns behind this.
Though everyone knew that the Iron Sword Alliance's third sword chief was not particularly quick-witted, Lü Wangqiu was no fool. How could she fail to see something so obvious?
Especially since her understanding of the sword path surpassed even that of Chu Fengyun, Pei Jinghan, and the others.
She knew perfectly well that in the match just now, Condensing Snow True Person had held the absolute upper hand throughout.
Yet the final outcome had been Condensing Snow True Person's sudden defeat.
That could only mean one thing—
Condensing Snow True Person had been acting.
Though Lü Wangqiu had not attended the Ten Thousand Swords Assembly for several centuries, she still understood perfectly well all the twists and turns behind this so-called sword chief trial.
It was all nothing but playacting.
Still, Lü