Chapter 765: Chapter 764: Breaking Records One After Another (II)
"Brother Sheng, congratulations."
As Sheng Xingzhi returned to the pavilion, Liu Xuantong smiled and sent him an audio message.
Sheng Xingzhi didn’t say anything but just deeply looked at the other party.
Both his intuition and reason told him that the other party could not remain standing in place. To expect a person with not inferior talent and effort suddenly fall behind, was a sign of cowardice and hard to become reality.
This was the case with Liu Xuantong, Gong Thirteen, and also Shi Xiaole...
Sheng Xingzhi had a strong premonition that his phantom left on the stage would soon be broken by others, but who would the person be?
Although he thinks highly of his peers, it didn’t mean that he would underestimate himself, passing through his level wasn’t an easy task!
Sitting in place, Sheng Xingzhi quietly observed for changes.
A pretty silhouette suddenly flashed out, lightly landed on the second-level arena, in a flawless white dress, her black hair reached her waist. Her beauty wasn’t shocking, but she was uniquely charming, she was like a narcissus flower, quietly blooming with style, regardless of worldly disturbances.
"Senior Sister Ding has finally come on stage. But with her strength, why did she choose the second-level arena?"
The several girls from Heavenly Snow Mountain instantly became fangirls with the impact that Sheng Xingzhi brought to them, subsequently melted by that slender back figure.
"Who is she?"
"I don’t know, I’ve never seen her before."
The swordsmen invited by the Sword Evaluation Elegant Mountain were not all particularly famous. But the aura on Ding Xuefu reminded people of the Heavenly Snow Mountain.
Looking again at the expressions of several girls from the Heavenly Snow Mountain, they already guessed in their hearts.
"Elder Wang, you guys really hide well. You accepted the reality that the previous Saintess is irretrievable now, so you start to cultivate new talents, it would have been good if you had done it earlier."
An elder of the Blood Emperor’s chamber sneered.
"Say that again."
The eyes of the white-robed woman to the left were as sharp as a sword, in just a moment, the entire mountain cooled down.
The air was filled with a strong gunpowder scent.
Many people knew that there has always been resentment between Heavenly Snow Mountain and Blood Emperor’s Chamber, and the two factions have had several private fights. Even the matter about the Young Dragon and Heavenly Snow Mountain Saintess spreading so widely did not lack the credit of the Blood Emperor’s Chamber.
"This is the territory of Sword Evaluation Elegant Mountain, if you two really want to fight, why not go outside now, and I’m willing to be a referee."
The old man who spoke was dressed in black, with the corner of his mouth curled up, playing with two iron guts in his left hand, belonged to the Black Tower.
"Senior Sister, don’t be impulsive."
Another white-robed woman quickly stopped Elder Wang.
And the elder from the Blood Emperor’s chamber didn’t provoke further.
Both factions had deep resentment, but they wouldn’t be so foolish as to act in this kind of scenario, just to allow others to watch and laugh.
"All talk, no action. This bunch is really boring."
A young girl with purple eye shadow and a wickedly charming face touched her finger as if it were the most exquisite craft in the world. Several men next to her also wore cold smiles on their faces.
They weren’t too interested in the swordsmanship competition, but they were more eager to see the big shots tearing each other apart. What was the use of good swordsmanship, can it be faster than a hidden weapon? Can it block poison?
"Tang Mei, watch your words!"
Hearing this, the 8th elder of Tang Sect, Tang Que, scolded sharply, but there was no guilt on his face.
People from other top forces were either watching with cold eyes or acting indifferent, or simply not turning their heads, the friction was temporarily diffused.
Shi Xiaole watched everything, the top powers, they didn’t seem so harmonious.
Clang!
A crisp sword sound echoed, pulling everyone’s attention back. The beautiful figure on the second-level arena started her move. She swung her sword, and the cold sword flower slowly revolved, it seemed to pull the entire space.
Even Ge Qin’s swordsmanship was severely affected.
"The Floral Movement swordsmanship of the Heavenly Snow Mountain, really extraordinary. But do you think just with this move, you can defeat me?"
The real Ge Qin snorted coldly.
However, what made him widen his eyes was that just as his thought had finished turning, the ice flower suddenly enlarged, and the suction on the arena increased several times. Ge Qin’s array system phantom was like being stuck in a quagmire and the movements changed drastically.
As the ice flower transformed into countless ice arrows, the array system phantom was punctured with countless holes and it shattered in an instant.
"So powerful!"
"She resolved the same realm’s Flying Shark Sword King with just one movement?"
Everyone was shocked, and some were even dumbfounded.
There was no ordinary person present. Not to mention the elders of top-tier forces, even their disciples had some understanding of the martial arts of Heavenly Snow Mountain.
Everyone knew that the power of Floral Movement, this sword technique, relied on mental strength. The stronger the mental strength, the stronger it was. If the mental strength was not strong, even an Earth Immortal at the peak wouldn’t benefit from using it.
Observing Ding Xuefu’s strike, it had clearly pushed the limit of what a martial artist at the Xuanqi Realm could achieve.
At least, many present had never seen it before.
Some hidden experts, or scattered swordsmen, didn’t know the inside story, but that didn’t deter them from judging Ding Xuefu’s sword technique - her control over the movements of her sword was terrifyingly natural.
"Miss Ding is only thirty-six years old and yet possesses such a sword skill, it’s really admirable,"
On hearing Elder of Sword Evaluation Elegant Mountain’s words, a storm of awe and horror surged in people’s hearts.
Only thirty-six?
Just a moment ago, Sheng Xingzhi broke the record of the youngest rated swordsman. However, his record was broken immediately thereafter, and the age cut down by over half at once.
Ge Qin’s pupils contracted sharply.
As a Sword King, and even a top-ranked Earth Immortal, he knew what such an age signified.
This woman’s life was just beginning. Unless something unexpected happened, she would definitely make it into the top hundred Earth Immortals in the future, not a common character in the top hundred Earth Immortals at that.
"Able to kill the Flying Shark Sword King instantly, this woman’s same-level combat power is extremely terrifying. In my opinion, among her peers, very few can match her,"
"In this era where geniuses emerge in large numbers, no one can monopolise the limelight. Those who dare to be complacent will fall behind. At present, this woman is top-tier,"
There were quite a few Sword Kings and Martial Kings present. Just by sensing Ding Xuefu’s aura, combined with her means, they could roughly judge the level of her skill, and each of them failed to hide their shock.
"What a great Heavenly Snow Mountain!"
The elder of the Blood Emperor Sect, who had previously made sarcastic remarks, had a face twitching in horror.
When the Saintess of Heavenly Snow Mountain was abducted, the Blood Emperor Sect, an opposing force, naturally rejoiced at the news. But who would’ve thought that after Zhong Lingsui left, an even more brilliant and extraordinary Ding Xuefu would appear.
Turning their heads to look around, the women of the Heavenly Snow Mountain were clearly delighted, which soured the moods of the Blood Emperor Sect members even more.
Upon becoming a second-tier swordsman, Ding Xuefu did not directly ascend to the first-tier stage. Some people were puzzled, while others pondered and revealed appreciative looks.
"Starting from the second-tier stage is to boost the prestige of the Heavenly Snow Mountain and to recover the declining situation in her own way. Not directly challenging the first-tier stage is to let others pass first?"
Shi Xiaole secretly guessed and couldn’t help looking at the pretty girl who was slowly returning to the shade.
There were many people looking at her, but for some reason, Shi Xiaole felt that her gaze lingered a little longer on him, definitely not out of admiration, but more like a silent challenge and provocation.
It couldn’t be because of the Five Great Monsters, and since the Young Dragon abducted the previous Saintess, she had transferred her resentment to him, the Kirin?
Shi Xiaole shook his head, no longer dwelling on it, and continued focusing on the stage.
So far, no one had posed a threat or even a pressure to him, but that didn’t mean watching their duels was a waste of time.
Everyone had their strengths, and each path of swordsmanship had its essence. What Shi Xiaole had to do was to absorb anything beneficial for himself, change the countless paths into one, and make use of it.
The stage did not remain idle for long.
As soon as Ding Xuefu passed, someone immediately rushed to the second-tier stage. Judging by the martial arts displayed, they should be from the Blood Emperor Sect. It seemed the relationship between the two sects was indeed terrible.
At the same time, people continuously rushed towards the first-tier stage as well, but unfortunately, guarded by Sheng Xingzhi, whether it was young swordsmen or some high-ranked Divine Barrier Realm swordsmen, no one could pass.
Being ranked fourteenth on the Earth Immortal list wasn’t an empty title. In terms of same-level combat power, there weren’t many people who could reliably suppress Sheng Xingzhi.
Many first-time participating swordsmen showed their frustration.
The special format of the Sword Evaluation Conference meant that the later swordsmen wanted to get rated, the harder it would be, as they had to step on the predecessors to pass, equaling the same level but increasing difficulty.
They regretted not participating earlier and running into a stumbling block.
The conference started at dawn, and before they knew it, it was noon.
During this period, even Ge Qin personally made a move. After a bitter battle, he still lost to Sheng Xingzhi, which made many people gasp.
They deeply realised how powerful the top-tier geniuses were in this era of emerging talents.
Accompanied by a burst of intense whispers and under many pairs of watchful eyes, someone finally defeated Sheng Xingzhi and became the new defender of the first-tier stage.
He was ’Cloud and Water Swordsman’ Liu Xuantong.
Whizz.
A glint of lightning flashed in Sheng Xingzhi’s eyes.
