Chapter 764: Chapter 763 Breaking Records One After Another (1)
Ge Qin, although not as famous as Wu Buyu and other top hundred Earth Immortals, still held a prominent name. Among the three hundred and sixty Earth Immortal List masters, he ranked three hundred and twenty-eighth.
Don’t underestimate this ranking. All those who made it onto the list are immortals among immortals, masters among masters.
Moreover, Ge Qin was only a little over three hundred and fifty years old and still had the potential to improve. Therefore, his fighting prowess against peers was certainly frightening. He might not be invincible among his rank, but he was not far from it either.
Fang Mingri’s heart instantly tightened.
"Iron Tree Blossom!"
After observing for a long time and finding no weaknesses in his opponent, Fang Mingri had no choice but to strike first. His broad, heavy sword was swung upwards, producing a strong explosive sound.
"Similar to the cultivation of the Xuanqi Realm?"
Shi Xiaole could see clearly. Fang Mingri was indeed a second-level cultivator of Divine Border Realm, but the power he was displaying was at most equivalent to the top martial artist of the Xuanqi Realm.
This was due to the influence of the arena’s Array System.
Two-level arena corresponded to the peak of the Xuanqi Realm.
A one-level arena corresponded to the peak of the Spiritual-Passage Realm.
Earth-level arena was the peak cultivation of the Dragon Gate Realm.
As for the Star-level and Heavenly-level arenas, both corresponded to the peak of the Divine Barrier Realm. If Sword Evaluation Elegant Mountain had the Array System for the peak of Void Origin Realm, it would have unified the Martial World long ago.
Furthermore, activating the array system required long-term accumulation of energy, that being about fifty years. The effect is not really the suppression of realm, but something similar.
After all, if they were truly suppressed down to the Xuanqi Realm, their Vigorous Air would become Internal Power and many martial arts techniques would be unworkable.
With a clang!
Fang Mingri’s heavy sword was blocked by Ge Qin’s slender sword. Taking the opportunity, Ge Qin moved swiftly like a ghost, never forgetting to keep swinging his sword.
After a dozen moves, Fang Mingri’s face turned red. His strength was his advantage, but he was at too much disadvantage in terms of speed. If it weren’t for the fact that each hit he took affected Ge Qin, he wouldn’t have been able to stay on his feet.
Thinking of this, Fang Mingri’s arm swelled, with his heavy sword resembling a condensed mountain. He swung it out, bringing about an intense yellow Sword Qi.
The unique sword technique of the Oblivion Assembly - Meridian Sun Severance Qi.
Ge Qin dodged left and right, but he couldn’t completely avoid the strike. Resolutely, he rushed forward the moment Fang Mingri’s sword force was halved. His own sword seemed like a forked snake, instantly covering all the acupoints on Fang Mingri’s body.
"Plum Point Seventy-Three?"
The elder of The Oblivion Assembly looked towards where Ge Qin was.
This was his notorious unique technique, rumored to manifest in seventy-three variations in an instant. Each variation was linked and was relentless until their opponent was left with no escape.
"Plow Courtyard Scan Acupoints!"
As expected of a genius swordsman from the Oblivion Assembly, Fang Mingri didn’t back down. Instead, he rushed towards Ge Qin’s killing move, covering his entire body with a layer of heavy sword light.
Whoosh!
Ge Qin retreated violently, his face pale.
"Senior Brother Fang is so powerful!"
The girls of the Oblivion Assembly blushed.
The other young people also showed surprise. Was he actually able to force Ge Qin to retreat in a battle within the same rank?
An Elder from Dragon View Ridge shook his head: "Don’t celebrate too soon! After all, the Array System illusion is just an illusion, its adaptability is far less than that of the person itself. Therefore, to ensure fairness as much as possible, unless it is directly killed, the illusion will never be defeated."
As if to prove the Elder’s words, Ge Qin’s attack became more intense. Unrestrained killing techniques were continuously used one after another, making Fang Mingri sweat profusely in response, panting heavily.
Finally, after more than two hundred moves, Ge Qin seized the opportunity and with an upward flick, he sent Fang Mingri flying.
"How do you fight something that never tires and whose state isn’t affected by injuries?"
Fang Mingri’s face clouded and he muttered to himself in frustration.
He wasn’t a sore loser, but failing to even get past the second-level arena was far from his expectations.
"Mingri still lacks experience."
The two elders of the Oblivion Assembly shook their heads.
To them, it wasn’t that Fang Mingri was at a disadvantage. On the contrary, he gained an advantage.
Firstly, the power displayed by the Array System illusion was the actual prowess of the person on that arena, not representing their real strength, let alone exposing their trump card.
Secondly, The fact that Fang Mingri’s close combat with Ge Qin didn’t create an overwhelming advantage, and even seemed to be slightly at a disadvantage suggested that he would fare even worse against the real person.
Additionally, he didn’t understand the principle of "once and again, failure leads to exhaustion". Instead of playing a long game with the Array System illusion, he kept attacking its strength with his weakness, which was a completely inferior strategy, even though he was forced by Ge Qin.
In a nutshell, after the match, the Elders could only draw one conclusion: if Fang Mingri were to fight against the real Ge Qin, he would lose faster and more miserably.
Many of the young people came to their senses and their expressions become more solemn.
The closer you look, the less you see. If the second-level arena was already so difficult, how horrifying would it be to challenge the first-level arena, or even the Earth-level arena?
"Hmph!"
Ge Qin snorted quietly to himself.
A bunch of ignorant youngsters, each thinking they were invincible in the world. Did they truly believe anyone could become a ranked swordsman?
The defeat of Fang Mingri did not cool down the atmosphere. Not long after, several more masters took turns on stage, including both young talents and other famed swordsmen.
Unfortunately, being a Sword King on the Earth Immortal List is no idle boast. Five successive swordsmen all fell to the light shadow array of Ge Qin.
"Tsk tsk, I thought among the younger generation, at least five people would be able to achieve a ranking. It seems I was overly optimistic."
"It’s not that we were overly optimistic, but those seniors kept a low profile, leading us to believe that this generation is far superior to them."
As the duels continued, the young people present discovered the most extraordinary thing.
Six stages, clearly allowing different generations to clash and determine their skills. Although the results might not be completely accurate, they would provide some idea.
Thoughts like this made many eyes fall on Gong Thirteen, Liu Xuantong, Shi Xiaole, and others. They were the most outstanding young swordsmen of this generation. They wondered how these young swordsmen would compare to Ge Qin.
Just then, a figure suddenly ascended the first-level stage.
"What a brazen fellow. He directly skipped the second-level stage?"
"Is he disregarding the Flying Shark Sword King? I recognize him. He’s the ’Thunderbolt Swordsman’ Sheng Xingzhi, who is fourteenth on the junior Earth Immortal List."
Instantly a murmur of discussion rippled through the crowd.
Ge Qin narrowed his eyes, and a cold glint flashed in them.
Hum.
Opposite Sheng Xingzhi, a figure appeared in good time. It was a woman of small stature with an exceptionally beautiful face.
"Elder sister Ye!"
The girls from Heavenly Snow Mountain had their eyes shining brightly, filled with pride.
In the tent set aside for the competing swordsmen to rest, many people similarly turned their eyes to a white-clad woman.
’Frost Sword King’ Ye Zhiqing, also a high-ranking member of the Earth Immortal List, ranked three hundred and seventh.
Without any hesitation, Sheng Xingzhi made his move. His sword brought with it threads and strands of purple electrical light, striking fiercely at Ye Zhiqing like a rampant dragon. The all-out appearance terrified everyone present.
Even more astounding was the strength of that sword.
"I came here not to become a second-level swordsman."
Electricity emanated from Sheng Xingzhi’s sword, and his eyes too were filled with electricity.
His pride made him intolerant of lagging behind, so he trained with everything he had. Nobody knew that Sheng Xingzhi’s strength had long since surpassed what it used to be, so he wasn’t actually arrogant. Because the second-level stage was no longer a challenge to him.
Countless cotton-like snowflakes appeared. Ye Zhiqing waved her long sword, advancing through the air. Endless snowflakes clashed with the purple lightning continuously.
Crrack..Crackle...
Shattered electrical light combined with the white fog from the evaporated snowflakes, creating a pale purple mist. It was a breathtaking sight, but it instilled fear in the hearts of many young people because the aura of the swords that formed the mist was causing their eyes to sting.
"Celestial Thunder Three Styles, Thunder Tiger Transformation!"
After one round, they were evenly matched. Sheng Xingzhi’s confidence soared. He knew he needed to strike while the iron was hot to defeat the array of light shadows. Otherwise, when his Vigorous Air was exhausted, he would undoubtedly be at a disadvantage.
With a change in his swordsmanship, Sheng Xingzhi’s long sword traced an arc in the void. Behind him, a deep blue electrical trail was dragged out. The trail of electricity twisted, automatically forming a tiger that overshadowed the heavens and earth, mercilessly aiming at Ye Zhiqing.
The snowflakes reappeared, but this time they assembled into a large, rotating triangle. When the thunder tiger hit it, an earth-shattering explosion ensued.
"Thunder Phoenix Transformation!"
Suddenly, the tiger transformed into a phoenix. Its wings, sharp as knives, slashed the snowflake triangle into two halves and quickly rushed towards Ye Zhiqing. She swung her sword and evidently used a killing move, managing to split the phoenix apart.
But to their surprise, from within the split phoenix emerged the figure of Sheng Xingzhi. It turned out that he combined his killer move with body techniques, approaching Ye Zhiqing in an unimaginable way.
"Hmm?"
Ye Zhiqing herself looked up, her beautiful eyes contracted slightly.
Swish!
A sharp sword pierced through the shadow array. Sheng Xingzhi brushed past her, crouching and gasping for breath, his eyes filled with an excited look.
"Congratulations, young master Sheng, on successfully breaking through."
The elder presiding over the event stood up and promptly announced, his face was an unabashed admiration.
Subtle in boldness, using a frontal assault to disguise close combat tactics, good, this young man is talented.
In the beliefs of Sword Evaluation Elegant Mountain, so-called qualifications and talent are empty talks. Only power and tactics are the supreme law. Obviously, Sheng Xingzhi is not just an indoor flower that only knows how to cultivate; the battles he experienced are undoubtedly not few.
"Did he actually defeat elder sister Ye?"
"So, he is that powerful. He can easily rank within the top five of his peers. I heard that he is only 85 years old. Doesn’t that mean he broke the record of the Sword Evaluation Conference?"
The ladies of the Heavenly Snow Mountain were both surprised and envious.
The youngest previous ranking swordsman was 86 years old, and moreover, was a second-level swordsman. Sheng Xingzhi had in one move raised the standard by quite a bit.
The elders of the Heavenly Snow Mountain remained expressionless.
To say they weren’t surprised would be a lie, but that was about it. How could they not see that Sheng Xingzhi had already used most of his tactics? If he were to really fight Ye Zhiqing, he might not necessarily win.
"We miscalculated. This youngster’s strength definitely doesn’t just place him fourteenth on the junior Earth Immortal List, it’s quite possible for him to rank among the top nine or eight."
On the Divine Strategy Academy side, several men were rapidly taking notes in their books, visibly excited.
The advancement of young talents is the fastest and hardest to predict. If Sheng Xingzhi made progress, others might as well, or they might even progress faster, so it is essential to keep an eye on every individual.
After this time, the junior Earth Immortal list fears that it might require a restructuring.
