I Can Copy the Talents of All Creatures

Chapter 247: Chapter 180: Three Red, One Silver

Yu Fei wasn’t too bothered by Zhang Xunyi’s provocation. The guy had always been like this. Still, he couldn’t just let him act so arrogantly, so he called out loudly:

"Ghost Despiser, why are you hiding your face? Do you dare take off that mask and fight me? Are you that ashamed to be seen?"

SWISH!

Zhang Xunyi drew the longsword from his waist and pointed it at Yu Fei. "Cut the crap and fight!"

He found that he could never get the upper hand in a war of words with this guy, Yu Fei. It was infuriating.

As the referee shouted "Begin!", Zhang Xunyi’s figure blurred, leaving a trail of afterimages. With his white robes and trailing sash, he was the very definition of flamboyant.

Yu Fei had already placed a mark on Zhang Xunyi’s head, dead set on acquiring his talent.

An Inner Qi Realm Body Technique was far more fluid and effortless in its movements and turns, capable of defying the laws of physics to a certain extent. The "Three Talents Steps" that Yu Fei practiced was more than a level below it; its forceful dashes were rather straightforward and direct. This was a difference in realms.

The instant their longswords clashed, Zhang Xunyi felt a tremendous force transmit through his blade. Even with his Inner Qi Realm physique, he felt the pressure and knew he was slightly outmatched.

The two battled with their sword skills. Although Zhang Xunyi’s techniques were clearly more advanced, he was constantly suppressed at close quarters by Yu Fei’s fundamental moves. The longer he fought, the more stifled he felt.

Zhang Xunyi’s expression grew solemn. By now, he had no choice but to admit it: the freak standing before him was his superior in pure combat. His opponent possessed terrifyingly sharp insight, with every move being simple yet lethal. Furthermore, Yu Fei’s sword was so unbelievably fast it left him no room to breathe. Just parrying these basic moves was enough to leave him flustered and in constant peril.

’In a duel of swords, I am no match for him.’

’Hmph! I’ll let you witness the Perfection Stage of the Void Wind Shadow Sword!’

He was unwilling to drag this out any longer. He was an Inner Qi Realm Martial Artist fighting a third-realm one, yet he was the one at a disadvantage in combat. There was no point in continuing like this.

He had already confirmed that this was Yu Fei’s real body. ’There’s no time to lose. Now’s the time!’

"One body becomes nine, Sword Derivation Infinite! Yu Fei, die!"

Zhang Xunyi’s figure suddenly appeared all around Yu Fei—in front, behind, to his left, right, and above. It was impossible to tell which of the bronze-masked figures was real, and each one concealed countless strands of Sword Qi.

"Kill!"

Instantly, Sword Qi rained down, locking onto the ten-foot space around Yu Fei. The cyan-white Sword Qi shrieked as it shot toward him in a dense volley.

But unexpectedly, the completely surrounded Yu Fei vanished like a popped bubble. Zhang Xunyi had hit nothing but air!

’Where did he go?’

The nine versions of Zhang Xunyi stared at the empty arena, stunned for a moment.

’Damn it, that trick again!’

During the placement matches, Yu Fei’s concealment technique had given him immense trouble. But seeing Yu Fei pull the same old trick again, Zhang Xunyi just burst into laughter.

"I was waiting for you to hide!" He was already prepared.

As he spoke, the nine figures abruptly changed positions. The dense Sword Qi became even finer and suddenly dispersed, covering a hundred-foot radius in a chaotic pattern.

A literal rain of swords began to fall upon the arena. It was hard to imagine that this was an effect created by an Inner Qi Martial Artist.

The Perfection Stage of the Void Wind Shadow Sword allowed one to freely control the power and scale of the Sword Qi.

And as long as he had Inner Qi and the core Sword Qi was not extinguished, he could expend a small amount of Inner Qi to replicate countless strands of Phantom Sword Qi. Although they were weaker, they were still strong enough to force him out of hiding.

Yu Fei sighed softly. ’Thick-brows has gotten smarter.’

Unable to find him, Zhang Xunyi had painstakingly cultivated his Swordsmanship to the Perfection Stage to expand his attack range. It had to be said that Yu Fei had no good options at the moment. Although the arena was much larger than the area covered by the rain of swords, Zhang Xunyi was too fast, leaving him no time to retreat.

He raised his sword and dispersed the cyan-white Sword Qi in front of him. At that moment, Zhang Xunyi’s eyes lit up. He joyfully redirected his "turret" and unleashed countless streams of Sword Qi at Yu Fei’s position, clearly following a pre-laid plan.

This level of power was not much weaker than that of experts like Li Jueyin. Each strand of Sword Qi wasn’t particularly strong, but they were innumerable—this was the origin of the name Sword Derivation Infinite.

’Then I have no other choice!’

Yu Fei’s eyes turned grim. ’Formless Sword Qi, out!’

A dense school of red sword-fish suddenly swam forth, coalescing into a scarlet beam of swords that spectacularly clashed with Zhang Xunyi’s own Sword Qi assault.

Back when he was in the second realm, Yu Fei needed four strands of Formless Sword Qi to nullify one strand of cyan-white sword light. Now, he only needed three, resulting in a three-to-one attrition rate.

His Pure Yang True Body had reached the Major Accomplishment stage, further purifying his Qi Blood. Combined with his realm advancement, the power of his Formless Sword Qi—which was derived from his Qi Blood—had more than doubled. However, Zhang Xunyi’s Swordsmanship had also reached the Perfection Stage, significantly boosting his strength as well, which led to the current situation.

Although the Perfection Stage of the Void Wind Shadow Sword was called Sword Derivation Infinite, that name actually referred to the endlessly generated Phantom Sword Qi, which had little power. As for the core of the technique, the cyan-white sword light, each illusory form only stored nine strands—just half more than at the Major Accomplishment stage.

A shocking, rarely seen spectacle unfolded on the arena. Endless streams of Sword Qi erupted from both fighters, constantly colliding and grinding against each other. The shriek of the swords roared like Thunder Sound.

At some point, three Grandmasters had risen into the air. Tan Zhiyu was in the center, flanked by the other two, all of them staring intently at the two Sword Intent prodigies.

The Sword Qi was extremely fast and highly destructive. If either of them let their guard down for a moment or their stamina failed, they could be killed on the spot.

Down below, the many students watching the fight were all speechless, their mouths agape. The scene in the arena was simply too stunning.

Originally, some of them had thought that Zhang Xunyi was merely an S-. They figured that with a bit of hard work, they’d have a good chance of knocking him off his pedestal and have a go at being an S-rank themselves. But now?

Faced with Zhang Xunyi’s terrifying torrent of Sword Qi, who among them could be his opponent? An S-? This was fucking S+!

In reality, Zhang Xunyi did have the strength to place in the top ten during the placement matches. He had simply been so single-mindedly focused on Yu Fei that he’d racked up too many losses. Even when registering his specialization, he still wanted to continue competing with Yu Fei, which was why he had accepted the resources allocated to an S- rank.