When pinching the Inverted Mountain Sword, the aura on Tuoba Linsu’s body then changed, as if it had transformed into an unattainable mountain.
In his body, not a single flaw could be found at all.
When Zhang Ruochen sensed the change in Tuoba Linsu, a wariness also arose in his heart, and the blood in his body boiled.
Finally, he had encountered a true Sword Dao expert!
Zhang Ruochen said, “My name is Zhang Ruochen, and you?”
“Tuoba Linsu.” Tuoba Linsu’s heart understood that Zhang Ruochen had agreed to compete with him in a sword match.
The two of them were only five steps apart, simultaneously pressing their hands on the hilt of their swords and entering into their best state.
Neither of them made the first move, but instead, they were quietly observing each other, looking for any breaks in the other’s body.
Those young geniuses at the bottom of the Battle Martial Stage all murmured.
“Prince Tuoba is the number one expert of the younger generation of the Longchuan County Kingdom, and it is said that no one in the younger generation of the Longchuan County Kingdom is a one move match for him. For him to personally fight that one rabble-rouser from the Yunwu County Kingdom really gives that one rabble-rouser a lot of face.” A talented teenager in his late teens said.
“That berserker does have real skills, defeating Zhu Yi and Huo Ming one after another, otherwise, he wouldn’t be worthy of fighting Prince Tuoba.”
“Didn’t you guys hear what Prince Tuoba just said? Prince Tuoba was able to defeat him within ten moves.”
“I don’t think it needs to be ten moves at all, only three at most.”
“Tuoba Linsu’s sword technique is so rigid and masculine that it’s extremely difficult to block even one of his moves.”
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“It’s true that you are an expert, and you actually have no breaks at all. Since there are no cracks, I’ll force you to reveal your cracks.”
Within Tuoba Linsu’s eyes, suddenly, two piercing auras burst out.
The bones and muscles in his body moved rapidly, emitting “crackling” sounds.
Tuoba Linsu didn’t perform any fancy steps and walked towards Zhang Ruochen in large strides, seemingly walking slowly, but in an instant, he walked in front of Zhang Ruochen.
“Wow!”
The two hundred and forty jin Inverted Mountain Sword was like a door slab, slashing diagonally down towards Zhang Ruochen.
No true qi was used, yet a grain of fire appeared on the blade, as if it had turned into a sword of flame.
It seemed like a very simple sword, but Zhang Ruochen found himself unable to avoid it.
Zhang Ruochen stabilised his lower body and used his dexterity force, his arm shook, and the Soul Flash Sword was like a spiritual snake roaming above the black giant sword, pushing the force from the black giant sword to another direction.
A strange light appeared in Tuoba Linsu’s eyes as he laughed, “Good!”
“Swish!”
Tuoba Linsu’s reaction speed was quite fast, immediately slashing down with another sword, the sword technique was wide open, not dragging at all.
“Boom!”
The two of them fought a hard blow, and Zhang Ruochen’s arm was numbed by the powerful force, and his body flew backwards, landing on the edge of the Battle Martial Stage.
Although it was said that the Sword Discussion Conference was comparing the attainments of swordsmanship, and one could not use true qi.
However, a martial artist with a strong cultivation level would also have a rather powerful physical body, and their speed would be faster than martial artists of lower realms, so naturally, they would be more dominant.
Zhang Ruochen looked at the Flashing Soul Sword in his hand and realised that a tiny gash had appeared on the blade.
The Inverted Mountain Sword in Tuoba Linsu’s hand was a Seventh Order True Martial Treasure Weapon, and whether it was the material used to refine the weapon or the sharpness, it was not comparable to the Fourth Order True Martial Treasure Weapon grade Flashing Soul Sword.
Tuoba Linsu also seemed to see the unfairness of it and said, “I choose to change my sword!”
“No need!”
Zhang Ruochen stepped on the pace of the Royal Wind Flying Dragon Shadow, and in a moment, rushed to Tuoba Linsu’s face, “You catch my move as well!”
So fast!
Tuoba Linsu only felt a blur before his eyes, a sword shadow had already slashed to the top of his head, and a stinging pain came from his head as he was impacted by the sword wind.
“Stab!”
Tuoba Linsu’s body leaned back, holding the sword with both hands, stabbing in the air.
Zhang Ruochen’s body twisted, dodging the tip of the sword and landing behind Tuoba Linsu, calling out, “Heavenly Heart Pointing!”
The Flashing Soul Sword travelled from the bottom upwards, drawing a straight sword trail that chopped towards Tuoba Linsu’s back.
Tuoba Linsu did not turn around, his battle sword stabbed backwards, like an iron shield, blocking Zhang Ruochen’s chopping sword move.
“Puffing!”
The two swords clashed fiercely, emitting particles of sparks.
“One Sword Breaking Army Kill!”
Tuoba Linsu turned violently, his legs sank down, and a sword slashed out horizontally.
This sword belonged to the middle grade of the Spirit Grade, and Tuoba Linsu had gone through dozens of battles, big and small, and killed thousands of enemies before he managed to cultivate this sword in the army.
When the sword move came out, it had the aura of sweeping across thousands of troops.
At this moment, the two of them were close to each other, and in the face of Tuoba Linsu’s sure-fire sword, Zhang Ruochen was forced to take it hard as well.
This was the strength of Tuoba Linsu, he knew that the advantage of Zhang Ruochen’s sword technique was dexterity and subtlety, so he never gave Zhang Ruochen a chance to dodge, forcing Zhang Ruochen to collide with him head on.
“Snap!”
The two swords clashed with an ear-piercing sound of metal shattering.
The Flashing Soul Sword in Zhang Ruochen’s hand was chopped off and the tip of the sword flew out.
The original three feet and four inches long sword turned into a two and a half feet broken sword.
However, Zhang Ruochen did not panic because of this and remained calm and composed, pointing his toes, his body speedily retreated, narrowly avoiding Tuoba Linsu’s sword move.
“Good! Prince Tuoba deserves to be the number one expert of the younger generation of the Longchuan County Kingdom, his sword skills are awesome, in just eight moves, he severed that fanatic’s sword.”
“Still claiming to be the number one in the world in terms of sword skills, in front of Prince Tuoba, he is simply unbeatable.”
Tuoba Linsu’s eyes chilled as he glared at the two men who had just spoken and said, “He didn’t lose, it’s just that the grade of his sword was too low, that’s why it broke. Zhang Ruochen, I can lend you a sword and we’ll continue to finish this battle.”
Zhang Ruochen shook his head and said, “Who says that a broken sword must not be used again? Prince Tuoba, we haven’t split the victory yet. Through the exchange just now, I can already see the breakage in your sword technique.”
“Your sword technique is masculine and brave, but it is difficult to be continuous. Each of your moves is just a single move, with no follow up sword moves at all.”
“Such a sword style seems to be forward and full of momentum, but once I catch the gap between two sword moves, that’s when you lose.”
Tuoba Linsu’s expression remained unchanged as he said, “You mean to say that you only need two moves to defeat me?”
Zhang Ruochen said, “Pretty much!”
“Hmph! Even his sword was chopped off, but he still dares to talk big, how shameless.” The Thirteenth County Lord pouted her lips and said.
Tuoba Linsu’s eyes became serious and became unprecedentedly grave as he gripped the hilt of his sword with both hands and said, “A sword breaks mountains and rivers!”
“Puffing!”
A grain of fire appeared on the blade of the sword, like a wave of fire, and it chopped towards Zhang Ruochen.
Zhang Ruochen’s legs stomped and catapulted up, stepping on the back of the heavy sword in Tuoba Linsu’s hand, causing the heavy sword to sink slightly.
At the same time, Zhang Ruochen threw out the broken sword in his hand, striking at Tuoba Linsu.
“Boom!”
Tuoba Linsu quickly changed his stance and swung his sword upwards, sending the broken sword flying.
He had just wanted to raise his battle sword to attack Zhang Ruochen when suddenly, a strong wind slashed from the side.
Zhang Ruochen used his palm as a sword and slashed at Tuoba Linsu’s neck with a bang, directly knocking Tuoba Linsu to the ground.
“Boom!”
Tuoba Linsu’s sturdy body fell heavily to the ground, if not for Zhang Ruochen’s mercy, that strike just now would have broken his neck.
Zhang Ruochen appeared calm as he picked up the broken sword on the ground and said, “Sometimes, the sword may not necessarily need to be cupped in the hand. Sometimes, it may not be only the sword in the hand that is the sword.”
“Knightly …… harm ……”
Tuoba Linsu rubbed his aching neck, feeling his head spinning, he still stood up from the ground and handed the Inverted Mountain Sword in his hand to Zhang Ruochen, saying, “I have lost! Quasi keep my promise and give you the Inverted Mountain Sword.”
Zhang Ruochen laughed, “A gentleman doesn’t take what he loves.”
Although Tuoba Linsu couldn’t part with the Inverted Mountain Sword either, he was even more reluctant to be a person without integrity, and insisted, “If you don’t take the Inverted Mountain Sword, in the future, won’t everyone know that I, Tuoba Linsu, am a villain who goes back on his word?”
His character, just like his swordsmanship, was very upright.
“Alright! I’ll take it!”
Zhang Ruochen pondered for a moment and received the Inverted Mountain Sword into his hands, then, handing it to Tuoba Linsu, he said, “Now, I’m giving it to you again.”
Tuoba Linsu was slightly stunned, revealing a hint of a smile as he put the Inverted Mountain Sword back in his hand, saying, “Zhang Ruochen, thank you for the sword. Don’t worry, I, Tuoba Linsu, will definitely return a sword to you.”
As Tuoba Linsu walked off the Battle Martial Stage, there were many more noble ladies on the first floor of Jin Feng Wan, throwing a piece of golden jade leaf onto the Battle Martial Stage.
At a closer look, there were actually more than ten pieces of golden jade leaves.
“Right Minister’s House, Zhuo Yanmai.”
“Great General’s Mansion, Sikong Annihilation.”
“Imperial Master’s Mansion, Zhao Xuan.”
……
Looking at the golden jade leaves that flew down like rain, all of those young geniuses went crazy with jealousy.
Had they known that when Zhang Ruochen wanted to leave earlier, they should have let him go, but now it was good, he had defeated three great masters one after another, and even Tuoba Linsu was defeated in his hands, and he had gained the favour of countless nobles and goldens.
All he needed to do was to casually pick up a golden jade leaf from the ground, and he would be able to gain the support of a huge power in the future. This kind of opportunity didn’t come to everyone!
“Damn it, this guy is actually quite powerful.” The Thirteenth County Lord felt that she had somewhat miscalculated, what should she do in case he won first place in the Sword Discussion Conference? Did she still have to marry him?
Liu Xin, who was standing next to her, could see that the Thirteenth County Lord was dissatisfied with Zhang Ruochen and laughed, “Your Highness, County Lord, I am willing to make a move to defeat him. It’s just that I don’t know if Your Highness, the County Lord, has any other requests? For example, to break one of his legs, or to waste his cultivation.”
Liu Xin was the Right Minister’s disciple, and had already received orders from the Right Minister that he must win first place in the Sword Discussion Conference and marry the Thirteenth County Lord.
The Thirteenth County Lord glanced at Liu Xin, revealing a joyful look and said, “It’s not necessary to break his leg or waste his cultivation, as long as you can ruthlessly humiliate that bast*rd, this County Lord will definitely reward you heavily.”
“I will definitely not let the county princess down.”
Liu Xin’s gaze looked towards Zhang Ruochen on the battle martial stage, his eyes narrowed, revealing a hint of coldness.
