Dust swirled above the arena, and tension filled the air.
Chen Xiaojun, Chen Zhouzhao, and Chen Jieqi stood facing one another, their robes fluttering in the sudden wind.
Chen Jieqi gracefully offered a Sword Salute, his sword tip angled toward the ground. A martial artist's burning fervor shone in his eyes as he said softly but firmly, "Sixth Brother, please enlighten me."
Chen Zhouzhao was more boisterous. He laughed aloud and said, "Sixth Brother, we won't hold back."
Before his words had faded, he was already rushing toward Chen Xiaojun with his Seven Kill Sword in hand, using the Sword Step Starstream Thunderstrike.
His figure flashed across the arena like lightning. In an instant, he closed the distance, his Seven Kill Sword becoming a streak of cold light that thrust straight at Chen Xiaojun's chest.
Smiling, Chen Xiaojun lightly turned sideways to evade the strike, as light as a falling leaf yet steady all the while.
Chen Zhouzhao's offensive never slackened. He immediately followed with a backhand cross-shaped sword strike, interlacing streams of Sword Qi pressing forward with ruthless force.
Chen Xiaojun nodded approvingly. "Crisscross Swordsmanship."
He knew this swordsmanship inside out. It was the first swordsmanship he had learned.
Chen Zhouzhao's own family-the Xi Li Family-had always excelled at Crisscross Swordsmanship, which had been created by their ancestor, Chen Xili.
Just then, Chen Jieqi suddenly attacked, his Seven Kill Sword bearing a fierce sword wind straight toward Chen Xiaojun.
His swordsmanship resembled a green lotus opening its first petals: beautiful and deadly, concealing boundless killing intent.
Chen Xiaojun recognized it at a glance as Green Lotus First Appearance from the Green Lotus Sword Technique. His right foot lightly tapped the ground, and he shot backward several meters like an arrow, landing steadily at another corner of the arena.
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