God of Swordsmanship

Qi Yan's attack had looked fierce, but looking at the arena, everyone had merely lost consciousness and suffered no real injuries.

In an instant, he had knocked out more than a hundred people at such speed while precisely ensuring they were stunned but unharmed. If he had not seen that level of control with his own eyes, he would never have dared imagine it.

This was no longer human. This was a god!!

This man was practically the God of Swordsmanship!!

"Minister! Minister!!"

"Your Majesty! I'm here! I'm here!!"

Hearing the king's urgent summons, the minister hurried over.

"Within ten minutes, I want all the information on this man!! Hurry!!!"

"Yes! Yes!!"

The minister hurried away, wailing inwardly: Serving a king was like living beside a tiger!

The king could sense that if it was this man, the Dragon-Slaying Plan would surely succeed this time.

"W-What... what just happened?"

"I think I saw a fire dragon pass by, and then everything was over."

"Alan, the genius Nine-Star Swordsman, was actually defeated in a single blow?! He was a Nine-Star Swordsman!!"

"Just who is this man?!"...

Gradually, the people in the stands came back to their senses and stared at Qi Yan in the arena in shock. There were fewer than ten Nine-Star Swordsmen in the entire Sobeia Kingdom.

Nine-Star Swordsmen represented the pinnacle of swordsmanship. They had never heard of any Nine-Star Swordsman being defeated in a single blow.

When two Nine-Star Swordsmen fought, even if there was a gap in strength, the battle would still be intensely close. Only after exhausting every means could one defeat the other.

But if a Nine-Star Swordsman was defeated in a single blow, it meant only one thing: the opponent's swordsmanship was simply too strong. Their swordsmanship was not on the same level at all.

"The victor has been decided!!!"

"Winner: Yoriichi Tsugikuni!!!"

"Incredible!! This man is absolutely incredible!!"

"In an instant!! Just one instant!! More than a hundred contestants, all high-star swordsmen, including even a genius Nine-Star Swordsman, were all defeated in a single blow!!"

"And he made them lose consciousness without injuring them. That level of control, that kind of swordsmanship!"

"This man is no human! He is a god!! The God of Swordsmanship!!"

The commentator was quite skilled himself. As an Eight-Star Swordsman, he possessed keen insight.

"God of Swordsmanship! God of Swordsmanship! God of Swordsmanship!"...

The entire audience began shouting. To them, the higher one's swordsmanship, the more worthy one was of respect. The swordsmanship Qi Yan had displayed had reached the absolute peak.

"Next, there will be a one-hour break, followed by the semifinals! During this time, please enjoy the wonderful performance by our Swordsmanship Babes Girl Group!!"

Many beautiful girls in cute outfits rushed into the arena and began performing.

Qi Yan returned to his contestant area. There were four contestant areas, A, B, C, and D, with one person in each so that no one would disturb the others.

After returning to the D-area contestant lounge and locking the door, Qi Yan dispelled his transformation.

"Whew~!"

Qi Yan let out a soft breath. Yoriichi Tsugikuni's transformation was different from Ulquiorra's. Once Ulquiorra transformed, his magic power would rapidly drain away. But as long as he did not use Breathing techniques or fight with moves, Yoriichi Tsugikuni's transformation did not consume much magic power. At his limit, he could maintain it for more than three or four hours at a time.

However, if he used powerful moves or fought intensely, that time would be drastically shortened. It could be three minutes or five minutes.

He needed to rest properly during this time. After all, twenty million J in prize money was at stake, and he did not want to fail at the crucial moment.

Qi Yan did not know that his performance had already caused a massive uproar. Everyone was discussing where Yoriichi Tsugikuni, this powerful swordsman, had come from.

Some said he was a hermit who had cultivated alone within the kingdom, while others claimed he was a veteran swordsman from another country. There were all sorts of opinions.

Inside the royal palace.

"No record of him?! What do you mean, no record of him?!"

The king frowned at the minister before him.

Wiping away his sweat, the minister said, "Your Majesty! No record means exactly that. I had people check the lists of everyone who entered the city recently, and there was no one named Yoriichi Tsugikuni. Furthermore, the guards had never seen this man before."

"..."

"Transformation magic?"

The king guessed. Transformation magic was fairly common, but it had no combat power, so most people disdained learning it.

But whether it was transformation magic or not, his swordsmanship was undeniably real. No matter who he was, the king had to make him join the Dragon-Slaying Plan.

The minister asked, "Your Majesty, how should the semifinal matchups be arranged?"

"Hmm... Let's do it this way!"

The king arranged the matchups.

Before long, an hour had passed.

"Everyone! The thrilling semifinals are about to begin! The matchups have been decided! Please look at the big screen!!"

Everyone turned to look at the big screen.

"First semifinal: Arthur VS Erza"

"Second semifinal: Clay VS Yoriichi Tsugikuni"

"OOOOOOOOH!!"

Seeing the matchups, everyone in the stands became excited. They had all watched the preliminaries, and each of these four was an exceptionally powerful swordsman.

Arthur was the strongest Nine-Star Swordsman in the Sobeia Kingdom, while Clay was said to be no weaker than Arthur.

Erza was the only female swordsman to enter the semifinals. It was already astonishing for a woman to stand in the arena, and she was so beautiful as well.

As for Yoriichi Tsugikuni, this mysterious swordsman possessed peerless swordsmanship that was practically divine. Everyone wanted to witness that miraculous swordsmanship once more.

"Now, please welcome contestant Arthur and contestant Erza onto the stage!!"

"OOOOOH!!"

"Arthur! Arthur! Arthur!!"

"Erza! Erza! Erza!"...

Everyone in the stands cheered their names as Erza and Arthur emerged from their respective contestant lounges and took their positions at the center of the arena.

"Erza, the Fairy Queen?"

Arthur looked at Erza as he spoke.

Erza was startled. "You know me?!"

"I wouldn't say I know you. I merely heard of your great name while traveling through the Fiore Kingdom."

"I see."

"You're a mage, aren't you? You'd better use your magic."

Erza frowned in confusion. "Magic? Isn't this a competition for swordsmen to test their swordsmanship?"

"Yes and no. Those who become star-ranked swordsmen are all magic swordsmen with magic power. My swordsmanship is also my magic. If you intend to defeat me with swordsmanship alone, then you are underestimating me. Use all your strength. Let me see the full power of the one known as the Fairy Queen!"