"Qin Hao has won ninety-nine matches in a row. One more victory, and he'll qualify to enter the Sword Grotto and study the One-Armed Sword Saint's Sword Dao."
The Sword Pool City Lord said, "So... if you defeat him, it will be as though you've qualified with a hundred consecutive wins yourself. And last year, you won ninety-two matches in a row..."
"When the time comes, I'll send you to the Sword Grotto. No one else will have grounds to object. Do you understand?"
The Sword Pool City Lord spoke slowly, his gaze resting on Shen Jian.
"This disciple understands!" Shen Jian's eyes flashed. He immediately grasped the Sword Pool City Lord's meaning.
Defeat Qin Hao, silence the doubters, and enter the Sword Grotto!
"Qin Hao cultivates three Sword Domains: the Wind Sword Domain, the Rain Sword Domain, and the Sword Domain. The Wind Sword Domain and Rain Sword Domain are both at the Third Tier. Only his Sword Domain has reached the Fourth Tier."
The Sword Pool City Lord's gaze sharpened. "You've comprehended a Seventh Tier Sword Domain, but Qin Hao has fused his three domains into the Destruction Sword Domain. It isn't much weaker than a Seventh Tier Sword Domain. Are you confident you can face him?"
"This disciple will defeat Qin Hao and enter the Sword Grotto." Shen Jian's resolve was unshakable.
"Good. Go, then. For this battle, I'll put up another treasure..."
"This one. The One-Armed Sword Saint left this pill behind. There were three in all, and now only the last remains."
The Sword Pool City Lord waved a hand, and a pill shaped like a sharp sword appeared in his palm.
Streams of Sword Qi swirled within it.
"The Sword Body Pill!" Shen Jian's pupils contracted.
"Whoever wins gets it." The Sword Pool City