The warrior was a young man, but his muscles were incredibly strong. He had practiced martial arts before, and the way he held his sword was quite sophisticated.
However, the second senior brother didn't care at all, and remained standing with his sword, waiting for the opponent to attack.
"Take this!" The bald challenger thrust his sword with both hands.
The second senior brother swung his sword to deflect the attack, and a crisp sound of clashing weapons rang out. The two began their duel.
"His lower body moves like the wind, his swordsmanship is like an arm, and he swings his sword with the speed of the wind. This second senior brother is quite skilled!" Li Wei carefully observed the pair on the stage. In these few moves, the second senior brother blocked and the opponent attacked.
It seems this second senior brother is trying to seduce the other person!
As for whether the bald guy can win? Unless the sun rises from the northwest, the two are simply incomparable in strength.
Sure enough, he blocked several of the opponent's fierce attacks. The second senior brother on the stage smirked and swung his sword backhand.
This move was both swift and ruthless, the blade crackling with a sharp, surging light that instantly terrified the bald man, leaving him half-souled.
The sword stopped an inch from their throats.
The bald man, sensing the situation, slunk off the stage.
"In the first round, the challenger lost on the first move, and the second senior brother wins!"
At this point, Li Wei had no intention of watching any longer. Two opponents of completely different levels were fighting; what fun was there in such a one-sided battle?
So, Li Wei decided to go first. The guy in charge of the test shouted, "Who wants to go second?" When it was time to go on stage, he jumped up.
The platform was so high that even an ordinary person could jump onto it, so Li Wei's actions immediately drew laughter from the crowd.
What they found even more ridiculous was that this challenger had actually chosen a... "Heavyweight, come on stage."
A greatsword, as the name suggests, is a large sword forged from a large piece of solid iron. Generally speaking, it is longer than an ordinary longsword and weighs five times more, reaching 4 jin (approximately 2 catties).
Such a sword is not to be used by anyone but those with divine power. Even among the senior disciples of the Heavenly Sword Sect who have practiced martial arts for many years, none of them use this weapon. On ordinary days, the heavy sword is just something they use to train their arm strength.
Real-world application?
Let's forget about it! Unless that person doesn't value their own life at all.
In everyone's eyes, Li Wei was just an idiot who didn't value his life. When someone recognized him and mentioned that Li Wei had superhuman strength and easily passed the first test, he was immediately ridiculed by many people.
"Arrogant! Thinking he had some strength, he thought he could fight with a heavy sword, but little did he know that this was simply courting death!"
"That's right. The greatsword is designed to train arm strength, and it's not very useful in actual combat. Unless it's the eldest brother or the master, no one else can really use such a heavy sword. To think that you can fight the second brother with a greatsword, this person's brain must have been kicked by a donkey!"
You're the one who got kicked by a donkey! Your whole family got kicked by a donkey!
Li Wei couldn't help but get angry, thinking to himself, "Just wait, you'll soon witness the power of the greatsword."
Without further ado, let the battle begin.
Li Wei first followed the example of the bald challenger and bowed, only to find that his second senior brother opposite him had a disdainful look on his face.
"Ignorant brat, I can't even use this sword. You're just a novice who hasn't even mastered the basics. You're just trying to show off. I'd better get rid of you quickly so others won't say I'm bullying you!"
Li Wei simply smiled, said nothing more, raised his heavy sword with one hand, and thrust it forward.
Another stab!
Although the moves are the same, the effects are different.
Li Wei's sword strike employed the Thrust Sword Technique he learned from the Dark Knight in the dungeon. Therefore, even before the sword arrived, the momentum was already there. In an instant, the second senior brother cried out in surprise and retreated hastily. When he had dodged to a certain distance and regained his footing, his eyes were filled with disbelief as he looked at Li Wei.
Sword Intent?
Am I hallucinating because I'm still feeling the effects of last night's alcohol?
How could it be sword intent? You must know that even my master has only just begun to grasp the threshold of the "sword intent" realm.
Yes, it must be an illusion!
After calming himself down, the second senior brother felt a little more at ease, but he dared not underestimate his opponent as he had before. At this moment, he unleashed his full power with the "Gale Sword Technique" and attacked.
Anyway, as long as you defeat your opponent in three moves, you win!
His plan was well-thought-out, but the reality was quite different.
The "friend" that was full of the second senior brother's expectations was accurately blocked by Li Wei. Not only that, the thick blade of the heavy sword changed from a thrust to a sweep, bringing wind pressure as it slashed over.
"Here we go again?"
The heavy sword roared like a tiger descending the mountain, its sword intent spreading outwards, stunning the second senior brother so much that he couldn't move an inch. And when he looked again, the heavy sword had already slashed down.
"It's over, I'm doomed!" The second senior brother turned pale with fright, and his eyes closed involuntarily.
After waiting for a long time, instead of the heavy sword slicing through his waist, he heard a voice saying, "You've yielded!"
You've yielded?
This is the tone a victor often uses to address a loser. The second brother glanced at the long sword in his hand, and only then did he realize—he had lost.
We lost!
Moreover, he lost so thoroughly and so decisively that it seemed he had absolutely no ability to resist.
Anyone with discerning eyes could see that Li Wei was a cut above the rest, but no one dared to cheer, because in the history of the Heavenly Sword Sect, no one had ever been able to defeat a formal disciple as a newcomer, especially since this formal disciple was the second senior brother who ranked third in the Heavenly Sword Sect's martial arts.
"Silence, a long silence!" From the hall, two small figures emerged, the leader a short, fierce-looking man with a scar on his face; he was the one who spoke.
Behind him stood Ximen Feng, who was acquainted with Li Wei. He was also looking at Li Wei with a face full of surprise, seemingly unable to believe it.
Oh no, we've gone too far!
Li Wei put down his heavy sword and bowed to the two men.
If I'm not mistaken, the person in front of Ximen Feng is none other than Ximen Xuan, the sect leader of the Heavenly Sword Sect.
At this moment, Ximen Xuan laughed and said, "Good, excellent! As expected of a young hero. Feng'er, is he the young hero you mentioned who helped you capture the thief?"
Ximen Feng quickly nodded in agreement.
"Hmm, such talent is indeed rare. I will accept you as my disciple. From now on, you will be the second senior brother of my Heavenly Sword Sect!"
Later, Li Wei learned that the Heavenly Sword Sect respected martial arts above all else; whoever had the best skills was ranked higher. Since he had defeated his former second senior brother, he naturally took his place.
This is somewhat similar to the meaning of the Shadow Street number. Li Wei breathed a sigh of relief when he saw that the other party didn't seem to care about the sword intent he had just revealed.
Even if Ximen Xuan found out, he would only think it would be more advantageous to himself. Li Wei is very shrewd in his calculations!
No one noticed that the original second senior brother was now staring at Li Wei with hatred in his eyes.
Being defeated by a newcomer was tantamount to humiliation. His hatred for Li Wei had already fueled his malicious intentions, and he was already plotting how to kill this newcomer.
Overjoyed, Ximen Xuan accepted the others as his disciples. He was even more delighted when he saw the large pile of gifts Li Wei had brought him. That very day, he held an apprenticeship ceremony and formally accepted Li Wei as his disciple.
Li Wei even gifted his senior brother Ximen Feng a fine Cold-Iron Sword, which was something from the old reincarnator's storage warehouse that Li Wei didn't really care for.
Ximen Feng found this weapon to be handy, a fact he learned from Xu Yi, and now it came in handy.
Li Wei had his own reasons for giving the sword: he wanted to increase Ximen Feng's favorability towards him.
The specific reasons will be explained later.
Compared to the Crimson Sword, this Cold-Iron Sword was far inferior. Unfortunately, all of Li Wei's belongings disappeared without a trace after the Black Paper merged with his former Yellow Paper.
This matter caused Li Wei considerable distress, but fortunately, things are just inanimate objects; people are the most important, and he would get them back later.
At this moment, new information appeared on the Yellow Paper.
"Ximen Feng's favorability towards you has reached?? four."
"Ximen Xuan's favorability towards you has reached [a certain level]."
The information on the Yellow Paper brought a smile to Li Wei's lips.
The three people, Liu Piaopiao, who had arrived earlier, also underwent the apprenticeship ceremony. The three of them had different expressions when they saw Li Wei. Li Wei noticed that the muscular man looked at him with a sense of doubt.
"Am I wondering if I stole the metal communicator?"
Li Wei chuckled and didn't say much more. He said they could talk about the communicator later; for now, it was more important to get down to business.
Since they were now master and disciples, it was natural for them to teach each other martial arts. So, an hour later, Li Wei and the other three each had a book titled "Heavenly Sword Method: Heavenly Sword Sect Basic Swordsmanship."
Li Wei, on the other hand, also acquired a sword technique manual titled "The First Form of the Gale Sword Technique".
Ximen Xuan even personally demonstrated his Heavenly Sword Sect's internal energy cultivation and swordsmanship to the group. Li Wei found it rather dull, but Liu Piaopiao and the other two were completely engrossed in watching.
Learning kung fu was something that used to only happen in dreams, but now, a sect leader is personally teaching him. How could he not be excited?
Li Wei also subtly instructed the three of them to diligently study the martial arts of the Heavenly Sword Sect, so the three of them studied even harder.
As for Li Wei's important business, it had already been quietly completed.
The "Special Mission" aims to improve your favorability with the Heavenly Sword Sect. The mission requires both Ximen Xuan and Ximen Feng to have a favorability rating of four. The reward is merit points, Slave Brand grants a level one upgrade, and an increase of?? points in each of the four basic slave attributes.
This task was issued by Li Wei on Yellow Paper after he entered the Heavenly Sword Sect. The reward was quite generous. "The basic attributes of the slaves under your command will be improved." This was a free benefit. With more capable subordinates, the leader would naturally be more secure in his position.
Now that it's finished, let's begin practicing swordsmanship.
The sword Li Wei held was a fine iron longsword uniformly issued to all disciples of the Heavenly Sword Sect. It was two fingers wide and three feet long, with a straight and hard blade and a rounded yet sharp tip. The hilt was made of ordinary wood and covered with leather, making it very comfortable to hold.
Liu Piaopiao and Zheng Chenglong had already taken their swords and began practicing the sword techniques taught by the professor, while the muscular man walked towards Li Wei with his sword in hand.
"Master, I have something to tell you!"
Li Wei glanced at him and shook his head. "I know what you're going to say. You'll have to tell me about that sooner or later, Blood Wolf. I need to remind you, no matter what your identity was before, or what secrets you held, the moment you were branded by me, everything vanished. From now on, you will only have one identity: my slave! Understand?"
The overwhelming aura caused Blood Wolf to involuntarily take two steps back. Li Wei knew that some things had to be left for the other party to think about, so he didn't say anything more and began to focus all his attention on the three martial arts manuals in his hands.