Faced with Hogras's arrogant provocation, Ling Zhan's response was equally simple.
Clang!!
An exquisitely crafted, slender blood-red longsword appeared in Ling Zhan's hand.
"Hm?"
As Ling Zhan drew his sword, the spectators could not help raising their brows.
"Good heavens, is Ling Zhan planning to settle the match against Hogras with swordsmanship?"
No one yet knew what this human's class was.
But the spectators knew that this human possessed genuine attainments in the sword.
Do not forget...
When he fought Jas in his first match, he had used a flexible sword.
Although no one knew what method he had ultimately used to defeat Jas in a single blow, his handling of that flexible sword beforehand had been quite impressive.
Now that he had drawn a longsword, his skill should not be lacking.
But the question was...
Could Ling Zhan's swordsmanship compare to Hogras's?
Hogras was a publicly recognized swordsmanship prodigy of Winter's Domain Guild, and one of the acknowledged favorites to win the championship.
His strength was naturally outstanding.
He had even reached level 765.
No one had expected Ling Zhan to encounter such an opponent so early.
What surprised the spectators even more was that Ling Zhan clearly intended to defeat Hogras in the field Hogras excelled at most.
That reaction...
Was far more arrogant than Hogras's!
Was Ling Zhan drawing his sword not a response to Hogras's earlier remarks?
You, Hogras, were a recognized swordsmanship prodigy, right?
Fine!
Then I'll defeat you in the domain you are best at!
"Sword Dao against Sword Dao!"
"And his opponent is Hogras, the contestant with the highest attainments in the sword among everyone here!"
"He still dared to draw his sword? All I can say is that this human is far more arrogant than Hogras!"
The spectators clearly thought the same.