"..."
Hearing the cheers of the onlookers around him, Li Mo was stunned. He had only said one sentence.
The atmosphere has been built up to this point, but two moves seem a bit excessive.
But whether to use a sword or a hammer, that is the question, yet it seems there's no real difference.
Using a sword made him seem less deserving of the title of fourth-ranked Hidden Dragon, which caused the entire audience to burst into laughter.
The moment the hammer was pulled out, the whole audience started laughing without even hitting it.
"Please make your move, why are you being so hesitant and acting like a timid young woman?"
Xie Xuan, holding his sword, spat out the grass root in his mouth.
He couldn't tell that Li Mo was the kind of person who boasted and talked big, so why did he look hesitant?
"Li Mo."
A clear, melodious voice rang in his ears. Li Mo looked up and saw a hint of helplessness in Ice Block's serene gaze.
"You'll see my sword clearly in a moment."
"Uh-huh?"
Li Mo was taken aback, seemingly understanding but not quite.
"I'd like to know how you plan to make sure I can't withstand a single move from you."
At this moment, Xie Xuan noticed that Li Mo was not moving for a long time, and his curiosity prompted him to draw his longsword.
Without using Divine Intent or true essence, pure sword light surged from his body, as if the sword in his hand had become one with him.
The sword light surged, pure and bright, so bright that it stung the eyes.
The sword split into seven streams, enveloping Li Mo's entire body.
Li Mo narrowed his eyes, and the forty-foot figure slipped into his sleeve.
Xie Xuan's sword is harmonious and magnificent, like a complete world belonging to the sword, which his Nine Swords of Dugu cannot break.
Clang--
However, a sword rang out suddenly in her ears, and Heavenly Frost was drawn.
The clear sword, like the bright moonlight blooming in the night sky, abruptly cuts through the world of swords.
Unique.
Transcendence, detachment from worldly affairs.
Like a patch of pristine white that doesn't belong to the pitch-black world, yet so intense that it cannot be ignored.
Xie Xuan was lost in thought, as if he had seen the most beautiful thing in the world.
Divine Firmament Heavenly Heart means to substitute one's own heart for the heart of Heaven.
After being improved by Ice Block, it became Jian Sword Heart Clarity).
The next moment, sword light surged.
Xie Xuan suddenly changed his sword stance, the sword shadows becoming mysterious and unpredictable, leaving no trace.
"The Cold Fairy can actually rival Xie Xuan in swordsmanship alone?"
"Then isn't her swordsmanship talent even more terrifying than Xie Xuan's?"
"Yes, she's even younger and her cultivation level is two apertures lower. If she used all her skills, she might be slightly inferior, but in terms of swordsmanship talent alone, she might be even better!"
"Hidden Dragon's third place is well-deserved. I hereby declare myself a member of Cold Fairy's fan club."
Suddenly, everyone's attention turned to Ying Bing, and the number of onlookers grew larger and larger.
However, laymen only see the spectacle, while experts see the details.
"Wrong..."
Among the group of swordsmen from Cloud-Crossing Sword City who had been drawn by the noise, Elder Zeng narrowed his eyes and raised an eyebrow.
"What's wrong?" Bai Jinghong came to her senses.
Elder Zeng said strangely, "She wasn't fighting on equal footing with Xie Xuan, but rather... suppressing him. Xie Xuan should have lost long ago."
"!!"
The Three Heroes of Cloud-Crossing were struck as if by lightning.
They underwent rigorous training in preparation for the Hidden Dragon Assembly!
As a result, the gap widened to the point that they couldn't even tell when the opponent was holding back against the second-ranked Hidden Dragon. Who could stand that?
She truly makes one feel hopeless.
Okay, actually that's an illusion.
The gap between them and Ice Block has always been this large; it's just that Ying Bing has never used her full strength against them.
In her previous life, when Ying Bing was seventeen, she would not have been able to suppress Xie Xuan in swordsmanship.
"But... why did she hold back even though she defeated Xie Xuan?"
Bai Jinghong was puzzled.
"..."
Elder Zeng ignored him, looked at Li Mo not far away, and revealed a scholarly smile.
"??"
"The Chunjun Sword Realm... the Go Sword Art..."
Little Li watched very attentively, just like when he was watching Teacher Ice Block demonstrate for him at the Autumn Water Pavilion.
"That straw hat guy's Go Sword Art is quite good; he can predict ten moves after each one he makes. But Sister Bing... it seems she included all the sword moves he predicted in the calculation."
Jiang Chulong opened her mouth in surprise, blinked her eyes behind her sunglasses, and said:
"But Sister Bing clearly defeated him many times."
"Many times..."
A flash of insight struck Li Mo.
In other words, Ice Block saw through his intention to use the sword.
He deliberately let Xie Xuan display all his sword techniques so that he could see them clearly from beginning to end.
There's a kind of...
It feels like the boss himself is showing you how to defeat the boss.
"Even after learning Xie Xuan's techniques, my rudimentary Nine Swords of Dugu is still not enough."
Li Mo put away the forty.
Martial Arts Enlightenment, Activated!
Not far away.
Xie Xuan was already covered in sweat, and several times he couldn't help but release his Divine Intent, but he managed to hold back each time.
His Go Sword Art was mastered very early on, but he was like a fly in an invisible net, his every move was exposed.
Xie Xuan couldn't help but recall that a long time ago, when his master was teaching him the Go Sword Art, he had warned him not to be complacent about his current achievements.
When Shi Sujun created the Go Sword Art, she was only about his age.
At this moment, he finally understood why his elders often spoke of him with a defeated tone, when he had heard of that figure who had amazed the Nine Heavens and Ten Earths with his swordplay countless times.
"In swordsmanship, I am inferior to you."
"But Chunjun Sword Dao has not lost."
Xie Xuan suddenly sheathed his sword, his gaze intense.
Ying Bing nodded slightly, but didn't say much. She walked to Li Mo's side and asked softly:
"You naive brat, did you see that clearly?"
"I saw it clearly."
Looking at her stunningly beautiful face with a half-smile, Li Mo thought to himself that he was no childish fool, then happily took out the Crimson Firmament Sword, his expression quickly transforming into the same aloof and icy demeanor as Ice Block.
Because of recent accumulation, coupled with a century's worth of martial arts insights.
The Nine Swords of Dugu technique has been partially mastered.
If he were to casually ask now, "What is a swordsman?", no one would likely be able to refute him.
Seeing Li Mo's upturned lips and nonchalant expression, Wu Chushu felt a chill run down his spine, a sense of familiarity washing over him.
It seems he's about to start showing off his divine abilities in front of everyone!
"You shall draw your sword first!"
"Um... okay."
Xie Xuan then remembered that he had initially planned to spar with Li Mo.
Then, for no apparent reason, I was brutally beaten up by the Cold Fairy...
Where the hell can I even complain to about this?!