Chapter 626: It Took You Only One Day to Become the Academy's Public Enemy

An overhead slash followed by a turning sweep; after a feint, a thrust straight at the heart.

Every move was precise and vicious, yet at the very last moment, each was effortlessly blocked by that greatsword.

Mo Wang did not even move his feet. With nothing more than subtle turns of his wrist, he defused every attack. The greatsword seemed weightless in his hands, and the wind it raised as it danced seemed to mock this unequal contest.

"Your sword," Mo Wang suddenly said during another gap between blocks, "is full of hesitation."

Chu Zihang's pupils contracted slightly, and his assault stalled for an instant.

Now!

Mo Wang seized that fleeting opportunity. The Rebellion greatsword swept fiercely upward, and the instant Murasame was knocked aside, he twisted sideways and delivered a sharp kick directly into Chu Zihang's abdomen.

"Cough!" Chu Zihang grunted, flying backward and landing right beside Caesar in a spray of dust.

Caesar looked at Chu Zihang, who had come to keep him company, and could not help grinning. "How does it feel?"

Chu Zihang struggled into a sitting position. His face remained expressionless, but his tightly pressed lips betrayed his condition. "Troublesome." He lowered his head to inspect Murasame. When he saw the fresh chips in its blade, his brow furrowed slightly—an almost imperceptible trace of distress flashed through those ever-calm eyes.

"Looks like your precious blade needs maintenance," Caesar added gleefully before turning serious. "But honestly, this guy's swordsmanship... I've never seen anything like it."

"Then, shall we join forces?"

Caesar suddenly asked Chu Zihang beside him.

Chu Zihang looked at Caesar in considerable surprise. He clearly had not expected his longtime rival to take the initiative in saying such a thing.

"Obviously." Caesar shrugged. "If I could beat him, I definitely wouldn't hand this opportunity