Chapter 575: Chapter 574: Ji Morou
"Is this the sword that killed the Inferno Lord?"
Sun Sword Lord squinted his eyes, filled with shock and solemnity.
There has always been talk of True Intention Martial Arts in the Martial World, which refers to martial arts created based on a certain true intention. This type of martial arts harmonizes perfectly with its true intention, and is naturally formidable.
Shi Xiaole’s sword clearly transcended the category of ordinary superior arts and was undifferentiated from its true intention. If this were True Intention Martial Arts, didn’t it represent that he possessed the ability to create superior sword techniques?
Sun Sword Lord immediately shook his head.
It’s impossible, either he misinterpreted, or that sword focused on skills that made it seem profound.
Regardless, Sun Sword Lord had to admit one thing. Shi Xiaole now possessed the strength that seriously threatened him. After today, probably many people would start debating on who was the number one swordsman in Shuntian Capital.
Damn it!
"Is it for real?"
Seeing Old Weed Chopper flying off with a single sword strike, everyone was dumbfounded.
This was a top-tier expert ranked third in the Shuntian Capital, without any embellishment. He was defeated by a young man just 25 years old?
In the Martial World, there were plenty of young geniuses, but they only had the opportunity to truly emerge and start their era after a hundred years.
What kind of monster is this Shi Xiaole? With such strength at the age of twenty-five, even in the star-studded Tian State, he’d be a top-tier genius, right?
Those who originally intended to use Old Weed Chopper to make Shi Xiaole lose face were now trembling with fear, realizing his terror.
"Hehehe, I’ve been in seclusion for many years, and grasped a killer move. Kid, watch carefully."
Being thrown off under the gaze of the crowd, Old Weed Chopper’s face turned ferocious. The anger and humiliation in his heart made him despise Shi Xiaole, and even gave rise to a murderous intent. He raised his arm and hoe diagonally, and in mid-air, a violent aura was rapidly gathering, forming a dark cloud.
"Could you two stop fighting, sparing some respect for my Pudu Peak?"
A ray of white light shot in between Shi Xiaole and Old Weed Chopper. It was a middle-aged man in white with a gentle temperament.
Old Weed Chopper’s face fluctuated for a while, and under the gaze of the white-clothed middle-aged man, he finally gritted his teeth and let go of his aura, sneering, "Today I’ll spare Pudu Peak. Shi kid, I hope you don’t run away later. Our match is still unsettled."
"If you insist on fighting, I will oblige."
Shi Xiaole sheathed his sword calm as ever.
Old Weed Chopper hadn’t used his killing move, and he hadn’t used his full strength either. Not to mention inner power and defense, he hadn’t even used his Yi Sword Skill and the offensive techniques of Undying Seven Illusions. If they really exerted their full strength, Shi Xiaole confidently believed that he could defeat the other party within a hundred moves.
The reason it was a hundred moves laid solely on Old Weed Chopper’s inner cultivation.
Shi Xiaole found that he has underestimated the martial artists of Xuanwu State.
In the previous competition, the quality of Old Weed Chopper’s Vigorous Air was only slightly inferior to his own, which resulted from impurity, indicating that the other party likely also practiced superior grade inner strength.
It is said that superior grade inner strength would only appear once in hundreds of years in Xuanwu State. Could it be an exaggeration, or perhaps it was a smokescreen that someone deliberately released?
That’s right. If Old Weed Chopper hadn’t practiced superior-grade inner strength, he would probably, by his nature, lust after the secrets I possess, just like the other lords, right?
"Hahaha, a contest is a personal matter. You two can make arrangements in the future."
The white-clothed middle-aged man from Pudu Peak heaved a sigh of relief seeing the two retract their intents.
Although he is in charge of the Xuanwu State branch, his strength is only around tenth in Shuntian Capital.
It’s not that Pudu Peak can’t dispatch experts, but the Flying Horse Dynasty is so extensive, and the competition in many states is particularly fierce, so a large number of experts were dispatched there.
After all, at the top-level Lord realm, even with the foundation of Pudu Peak, experts wouldn’t be as common as cabbages.
If Shi Xiaole and the others didn’t respect him, he would lose face, and this would give the fairy-like ladies inside the house the impression that he was incapable!
"Gentlemen, the VVIP is waiting inside the house. Please follow me."
The white-clothed middle-aged man gesture towards the crowd and walked towards the house first.
Seeing him not using any Flying Skill, and appearing somewhat cautious, everyone could only follow with even paces, guessing who the VVIP could be.
In no time, everyone was seated in a spacious hall.
During this process, Shi Xiaole felt that there were pairs of eyes watching him in secret, which only moved away after a moment.
The enchanting sound of a flute suddenly rang, thin as silk thread, charmingly celestial, like a soothing stream slowly flowing into the heart, dispelling all worries.
Even the resolute Sun Sword Lord showed a look of ecstasy. The others were shaking their heads and swaying, forgetting the years of the night.
Unknown when, the flute sound disappeared, but the birds outside the house still remained on the tree branches, reluctant to leave.
"This melody should only exist in the heavens, seldom heard among mortals. Who is the high-minded flute player? Would he reveal himself?"
Purple Bamboo Lord stood up and saluted towards the empty seat at the head.
Besides training, martial artists indulged in their personal hobbies too.
Do not mistake this as a waste of time. The right hobby can not only refine one’s emotional character, but can also bring certain benefits to the martial artist to perceive martial arts. All the world’s paths converge in the end - one who knows nothing but martial arts will never become truly strong.
Purple Bamboo Lord’s hobby was playing the flute.
No one answered; the person in charge of Pudu Peak in Xuanwu State had retreated long ago.
Just when people started feeling disappointed, a white-robed figure stepped out from the side curtain, appearing before everyone suddenly and unexpectedly.
There were many women in the martial world who dressed in white, but none could wear a simple white robe and give off a celestial aura like the woman standing before them now.
Her figure was undeniably perfect. Viewed from the front, her body traced two symmetrical curves from her head, down her shoulders to her waist. If you viewed her from the side, the curves of her bust and hips were appealingly beautiful.
Her long, thick, dark hair hung down to her waist, swaying gently on her back as she walked.
She was a stunningly beautiful woman!
Everyone present were top class lords who had seen their fair share of beauties. Yet, before they could properly see this white-robed woman’s face, they were already taken aback by her inexplicable radiance.
They looked eagerly at her face. Her snow-white forehead, her slightly knitted brows, her soul-stirring eyes were as beautiful as two emerald lakes, even more beautiful than the moon in the sky. Her cold yet somehow expressive eyes teased one to lose oneself, to delve deep into them.
Lower down, her face was concealed by a white veil, but just her half-covered face was enough to bring radiance to the room and leave all in awe.
Purple Bamboo Lord’s hand was trembling in his sleeve; many others were in a daze.
Even Shi Xiaole’s mind went blank for a moment.
He was not the type to be obsessed with beauty, but when something was too captivating, it could still bewitch his senses. Until this very moment, there had been only two women who had rendered him speechless due to their beauty.
One was Shui Lingping from Tiantai Cliff and now the woman standing before him in white.
Ren Mengzhen was undoubtedly just as beautiful as Shui Lingping, and even more seductive. However, her dangerous temperament and character made Shi Xiaole more vigilant.
All these thoughts crossed his mind in an instant. Shi Xiaole was the first to recover and counted himself lucky. He must prevent himself from being so smitten in the future, or else he wouldn’t even know how he had died while facing an enemy.
Ignoring the audience, the woman in white sat at the main seat and gently said, "Sorry for the wait, Ji Morou pays respect."
The moment her name was mentioned, the people who had just regained their composure, were once again shocked. Some nearly jumped out of their seats.
The woman, is she Ji Morou from Pudu Peak?" someone asked in a trembling voice.
The white-robed woman returned, "Do the elders not believe it?"
"No, no, we wouldn’t dare!"
The person shook his head repeatedly. He didn’t know whether he meant he dared not identify himself as an elder, or dared not question her.
The Flying Horse Dynasty had countless talents, especially in recent years, genius level talents appeared one after another. But in every crowd, there were outstanding people.
If one was to select the twenty most famous individuals among all these talents of the Flying Horse Dynasty, ’Spiritual Bud Fairy’ Ji Morou would definitely be among them.
She was the most outstanding talent that Pudu Peak had seen in a thousand years. It was said that she was granted the inheritance rights of the next peak leader when she was only thirteen. On her eighteenth birthday, she stepped into the martial world, causing countless young talented men from Tian State to chase after her.
On the Martial World Talent Rankings, Ji Morou was ranked ninth in the dynasty, a rank frighteningly high. The comment of Divine Strategy Academy was that since Ji Morou seldom took actions and her aptitude was hard to evaluate, she was temporarily ranked ninth!
Ji Morou’s appearance, aptitude, power, identity, and even her future were all like a halo of brilliance, making her appear like a celestial maiden who could not be profaned and should only be worshipped.
Old Weed Chopper’s eyes revealed an eerie light as he fixed his gaze on Ji Morou. This was his Vigorous Air watching art, able to sense the strength of a person’s air.
In his line of sight, Ji Morou’s body was surrounded by layers of air. The air felt pressure and began to rotate on its own, causing Old Weed Chopper’s eyes to hurt. He almost screamed out in pain.
"This woman’s strength is unimaginable!"
Cold sweat emerged on Old Weed Chopper’s forehead.
This was the first time he was hurt when probing someone else’s air. Though the injury was not severe, he was certain that if he had continued, the consequences would have been dreadful.
Old Weed Chopper did not know exactly how powerful Xin Zhuliu was, but he doubted whether Xin Zhuliu was as strong as Ji Morou. Her identity was now undoubted.
Everyone present was sharp. Seeing Old Weed Chopper’s disheveled state, they understood, causing them to feel even more shocked. Everyone immediately collected themselves and even straightened their postures.
In front of Ji Morou, the top lords of Shuntian were no different from regular martial artists.
What everyone didn’t know was, while Old Weed Chopper was probing Ji Morou’s air, Shi Xiaole was doing the same using his spiritual power.
"There’s an air of concealment on the surface."
Shi Xiaole retracted his spiritual power with disappointment.
No ordinary air hiding technique could possibly block his spiritual power. There was only one explanation - her martial arts cultivation was extraordinarily profound and could even fool advanced martial artists in the Divine Barrier Realm.
Looking at the stunning woman at the main seat, Shi Xiaole felt like he saw a glimpse of the profound depths of a top power.
