Chapter 871: Chapter 864: Lan Shui Lake Chapter 871: Chapter 864: Lan Shui Lake Cui Dong was defeated by the giant axe girl, but that does not mean Cui Dong is inferior to the giant axe girl.
It’s because Cui Dong had too little time for cultivation, and his experience was lacking.
He had only broken through to the Venerable realm less than half a month ago, and his mastery of the realm was not yet stable.
If Cui Dong were given another half month to completely stabilize his realm, and to cultivate “Thunderous Roar” more proficiently, defeating the giant axe girl would just be a matter of time.
Another reason the giant axe girl caused such a sensation is that she is nameless, unidentified, and without known origin.
No one knows her name, where she comes from, or who she learned from.
The only thing known is that she is very strong, exceptionally strong.
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Privately, everyone speculated about the origins of the giant axe girl.
After all, someone who could keep the entire Hero Leaderboard in the dark, or rather, someone whose information it wasn’t convenient to disclose.
Anyone with a brain could guess that this person must have an impressive background!
Xu Fan guessed it quite easily.
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The giant axe girl must naturally be Long Guxian: her age, strength, and weapon all matched perfectly.
Zhou Xian, holding the Blue Phantom Sword, and with the teaching of the “Nether Supreme Sword Canon” imparted by Xu Fan, successfully broke into the top twenty, ranking fifteenth.
Song Qingshan, wielding the Heaven-Flipping Sea-Striding Staff and with the teaching of the “Heaven-Flipping Sea-Striding Staff Technique” imparted by Xu Fan, also made it into the top twelve, ranking seventeenth.
The other security team members, due to their slightly lower strength, were temporarily ranked beyond thirtieth, but all were within the list.
The Hero Leaderboard has a total of 49 slots; Xu Fan alone accounted for twenty percent of it.
In terms of overall proportion, it was truly exaggerated.
Many large family powers would find it difficult to cultivate even one person to enter the list, but Xu Fan did it effortlessly, cultivating nine.
One of them entered the top five, and two others made it into the top twenty, which was really a bit too much.
But no matter how excessive they felt it was, they couldn’t do anything about it—their strength was evident!
You can’t exactly limit the number of participants from each power in the competition, can you…
Tonight was destined to be extraordinary.
The giant axe girl and Shen Jianting were to battle at Lan Shui Lake.
This fight was definitely the most attention-worthy of recent times, with both contestants bearing illustrious reputations.
Shen Jianting, the young Sect Master of Sword Heaven Sect, mastered the Sect’s secret techniques and was nicknamed the “Young Sword Saint”.
The giant axe girl was the biggest dark horse of this edition, with an impressive record of seven victories in seven battles, enough to look down on many of the top warriors present.
Tonight, would the giant axe girl continue to be crowned as queen, achieving eight wins in eight battles, or would Shen Jianting halt the progress of this dark horse?
At seven forty in the evening, Lan Shui Lake.
The lakeside was already filled with a dense crowd of Ancient Martial Artists who had come to watch the fight.
Basically, everyone who knew about the big fight tonight had all rushed over to watch.
Powerful figures from the Hero Leaderboard like Chu Wuya and Li Tianfan also arrived one after another.
They came to observe a great battle, not caring about who would win or lose.
The main reason for their attendance was to gain a better understanding of their opponents and, with some luck, gain insights during the fight to enhance their own strength.
“Chu Wuya, you’re here so early?
Are you feeling the pressure too?”
A young man dressed in blue flew from a distance and landed steadily on the rocks by the lakeside, looking at the white-haired youth standing with his hands behind his back.
“Heh, Luo Xiong, you’re not exactly early yourself.
But if you lose two more matches, even the top ten positions won’t be secure for you,” Chu Wuya turned around and said with a teasing smile.
“Uh…” Luo Xiong closed his mouth and quietly stood beside Chu Wuya.
The reason why Luo Xiong did not retaliate and was very quiet is that what Chu Wuya said was correct.
How can you refute a harsh truth?
However, he was indeed a bit uncomfortable inside; after all, there was a time when he ranked fourth on the leaderboard.
In the blink of an eye, he had become the one trailing behind, even facing the danger of being kicked out of the running.
The waves behind drive on those before, an inevitability indeed.
Luo Xiong had always been working hard, never slacking, yet there was a continuous stream of juniors surpassing him.
As for those Ancient Martial Artists who had let up even slightly, no one knew where they had been left behind now.
Across in the pavilion, Li Tianfan in black sat cross-legged, with the Green Edge Treasure Sword placed on his knees.
With eyes closed in meditation, his breathing even, it seemed as though he had isolated himself from everything in the outside world.
At this moment, Ye Xinyu was with her sisters from Bing Xuan Sect, their girlish chatter creating a lively scene.
Added to this, they were all quite beautiful, with the presence of Ye Xinyu, known as the number one beauty of the Ancient Martial World, drawing furtive glances from nearby Martial Artists.
There were many onlookers, but not a single one dared to approach them in conversation.
After all, the three words “Bing Xuan Sect” were enough to calm their restless hearts.
Ye Xinyu quietly stared ahead, her mood seeming somewhat somber, not uttering a word.
Cui Dong, Zhou Xian, Song Qingshan, and a few other security team members stood together, all there to watch the competition.
Qin Qinglong was also mixed in with them, having grown quite familiar with Zhou Xian and the others over these days, and with comparable strength, they had plenty of common topics to talk about.
Qin Qinglong was ranked thirteenth.
As for Bu Zhiwen, Le Yixiu, and other descendants of the Banished Immortals, they all stood together, chatting away.
Other Ancient Martial Artists also gathered in small groups, engaging in heated debates about who would win tonight.
Especially some Martial Artists with a business mindset, who had set up stands, loudly taking bets.
Eight o’clock sharp.
“The young Sword Saint is here, the young Sword Saint is here.”
Those with sharp eyes saw a streak of light coming from the sky at high speed, cold and fierce all over.
Like a peerless sword about to be unsheathed, its edge fully revealed.
In an instant, the temperature around seemed to drop several degrees.
“Swoosh!”
In the blink of an eye, a figure stood firmly atop Lan Shui Lake.
Elegant in form, carrying a Sword Box on his back, his face impassive, who else could it be but Shen Jianting?
Shen Jianting hovered over Lan Shui Lake, causing ripples that spread in circles from where he stood.
“Buzz, buzz, buzz!”
At this moment, inside the pavilion, Li Tianfan opened his eyes and gently stroked the Green Edge Treasure Sword, calming it.
Looking up at Shen Jianting in the center of the lake, his heart leaped with excitement and his fighting spirit surged.
“Shen Jianting, now you finally have the strength to be my opponent.”
Li Tianfan looked at Shen Jianting and murmured to himself.
Previously, the only peer he valued as a rival was Chu Wuya, and now, at last, he had another.
The reason was simple.
Strong warriors always find kinship with each other and resonate.
Now, Li Tianfan felt a subtle but real sense of pressure from Shen Jianting, something that had never been there before.
It seemed that in this period, Shen Jianting had made great progress, even causing the Green Edge Treasure Sword to emit a sword chant.
This made Li Tianfan somewhat restless, eager to have a grand battle with Shen Jianting.
However, now was not the time.
After all, today’s main event wasn’t his!