270 Master of Battle (1/2)

Because he had previously defeated Wang Yinru, Mo Wen's popularity increased exponentially. Currently, he was at his eighth consecutive battle, and for a long time, nobody dared to step up to the challenge. After all, Mo Wen's capabilities were displayed for all to see, so why would the average person dare to just step up to the challenge?

The challenge fee for the eighth round was 8,000 contribution credits. Who would be so willing to just give that up?

However, Mo Wen was happy to have a breather. His battle with Wang Yinru beforehand had expended too much of his energy. Now, he could make use of the time before his opponent came into the ring to invigorate his Qi again and adjust his state.

No matter whether it was the Nine Yang or Nine Yin Divine Technique, they were the top martial arts techniques in the world. Naturally, the ability to regain Qi was far better than it was for the normal martial arts techniques. In a short while, Mo Wen already had quite a significant recovery of his Inner Qi. Although it was impossible for him to reach his peak form in such a short period, he could still maintain quite a good battle state.

In the Challenge Hall, it was not easy to become the King of the Ring. Only someone who had completed ten consecutive rounds would be able to be called the King of the Ring.

If one was defeated at the tenth consecutive round, it simply meant that he was not fated to be the King of the Ring.

However, those who started the battle at the tenth round and continued on to win it would also not be called the King of the Ring.

That was because they came out in the middle to intercept the gold and had not won ten consecutive rounds.

The difference between them lay in the fact that the greater the number of battles beforehand, the greater the expenditure of one's Inner Qi. Hence, their ability would also decline steadily. By the time the ninth and tenth battles came, it would be difficult for their Inner Qi to hold up, and it would become very difficult to battle opponents that were getting stronger and stronger.

Moreover, in the battles beforehand, if a very strong opponent appeared, there was even the chance of getting injured. The moment they got injured, the subsequent battles would become even tougher.

Although the standard for the King of the Ring was to win ten consecutive rounds, in reality, Mo Wen had only gone into the ring at the sixth round. Strictly speaking, even if he completed the tenth round of battle, he would not be King of the Ring. However, being able to last to the tenth round from the sixth round was already not much different from the real King of the Ring. After all, it was the battles at the end that were the real battles.

After a moment, someone finally came into the ring. Under the hue of a blue light, a girl with a petite figure appeared.

In her hand was a dagger. Her looks did not stand out, but her eyes had a lot of life in them. She had short hair and was dressed in her battle clothes. Everything about her was simple but capable.

The moment she stepped into the ring, she told Mo Wen, ”You're very strong.” Then, she fell silent.

Mo Wen looked at the woman in shock. Just based on his preliminary sense of her Qi, this woman was even less of a threat to him than that Wang Yinru. Why had she dared to come into the ring to challenge him?

”You don't have to find it odd. If you can beat me, you will win the eighth battle round. Let's start battling.”

That short-haired girl had seemingly sensed Mo Wen's curiosity and after speaking expressionlessly, she suddenly attacked without beating around the bush at all.

She did not display any special technique while jogging over to Mo Wen. Her speed was not fast, but her steps were very odd. It felt like he was unable to predict any trace of her next step.

However, he could be sure that it was not that this woman was not displaying any techniques. Rather, it was that her techniques were different from usual. It was not evident in her speed, but it showed in her positioning.

When one could not judge the position of the enemy, it was basically very difficult to attack.

Outside of the challenge ring, there was some discussion. ”That's Chen Zi. What did she go in for?”

”Chen Zi's ability should not be better than Wang Yinru's. Isn't it just looking for death if she goes ahead to challenge that youth?”

”That's right. Last time, she challenged Wang Yinru. In the end, she did not even hold up for a moment. Her ability is at best only a little stronger than Zheng Fangyu's.”

”Then it's you guys who are ignorant. Chen Zi is a very odd character. In many battles, she goes in even while clearly knowing that she will lose. That time in her battle with Wang Yinru, anyone would know that it was impossible for her to win. Yet, she still went into the ring. It's as though she isn't doing it for the reward of the battle. Rather, it is to practice a sword technique. It seems like that sword technique would only be understood under high levels of pressure.”

”That secret has been revealed long ago. We didn't need you to say it. Even I know that the sword technique that she is practicing is called the Intentionless Daggers Technique. It was just one technique, but she had yet to learn it since the beginning. Back then, she had wanted to take up Invisible Sabre Demon's challenge in hopes of understanding the Intentionless Daggers Technique in the process. However, it was a pity that Sabre Demon did not even care about her.”

”You're saying that she is training her sword technique? You must be spouting nonsense! It is not impossible to understand martial arts in the midst of a battle. However, such things cannot be forced. It has to happen by chance, and it's something that cannot be expected. Forcing it to happen will only have the opposite effect.”

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Mo Wen looked at Chen Zi, who was continuously getting closer. The corner of his mouth curled up slightly. Although such a technique was rare, he has seen it before. The reason this technique was rare was because the requirements for it were so high that very few people could meet them.

Moreover, such a technique also required a very high Cultivation. One had to cultivate continuously and repeatedly. Only year after year of practice would reap a small amount of benefit. It was just like a master in a field. Only after a prolonged period of practice would one be able to grasp the rhythm of it.

Many ancient martial art practitioners were lacking in patience and simply would not put in such work to cultivate a single technique. Hence, such a technique was cultivated by very few. It was not a popular technique and thus, was rare.