Chapter 480 – Sword Techniques Originate from the Mouth (IV) (1/2)
Chapter 480 - Sword Techniques Originate from the Mouth (IV)
Translated by: Hypersheep325
Edited by: Michyrr
This swordsman was at the middle level of Ethereal Opening. In principle, he should have been able to casually dispatch a youth still in Meditation. However, Fu Xinzhi's first strike had come too quickly, forcing him into a defensive posture. And just when he was ready to switch from defense to offense, Fu Xinzhi's second strike had come just as swiftly as the first.
That it could be this fast indicated that there were no slow movements in between Fu Xinzhi's two moves.
And the first and fifth stances of the Wind and Rain Sword of Mount Zhong were, generally speaking, very difficult to combine together, much less in such a smooth manner.
The problem was that his sword had knocked Fu Xinzhi's sword upwards.
It was that position, that precise angle, that allowed Fu Xinzhi to bring his two strikes together and attack like lightning.
He had seen the Wind and Rain Sword of Mount Zhong, but he had never imagined that it could be used in this manner.
What shocked him even more was Fu Xinzhi's third and fourth strikes.
Those two sword techniques were of the True Sword of the Orthodoxy.
Switching so suddenly from the Wind and Rain Sword of Mount Zhong to the True Sword of the Orthodoxy, how could the transition be so smooth? And to be so wondrous that it felt almost natural?
They were clearly not of the same sword style, so just why did they seem like interlinking techniques formed from a thousand years of accumulated knowledge on the path of the sword?
To this swordsman, these four strikes had truly been too wondrous, and too frightening.
He clearly understood that if it were not for the fact that Fu Xinzhi's cultivation was a far cry from his own, he really would have had no way to respond to these four strikes.
In other words, if Fu Xinzhi were able to break into Ethereal Opening, then even if he was still one level below, he would still be able to use these four strikes to threaten the swordsman.
These four strikes were naturally impossible for a new student of the Orthodox Academy who had come from some county to think of.
Moreover, when Fu Xinzhi had been changing sword techniques, he seemed to have a remarkably precise judgment of the situation. This was even clearer evidence that someone had planned it for him in advance.
Who could calculate all the details of today's match and even provide such immaculate responses?
When the swordsman imagined how such a person really could exist in this world, his body felt both cold and hot at the same time.
When he thought of how a person was actually able to progress so far on the path of the sword, he became extremely excited, wanting nothing more than to drink to his heart's content in celebration!
”This…is Principal Chen's swordplay?” he asked Tang Thirty-Six in a shaky voice.
Tang Thirty-Six replied, ”Yes.”
After a long period of silence, the swordsman was able to somewhat calm his shock. He sighed, ”I heard that story from last year's Ivy Festival of how he and Gou Hanshi discussed swords. Every time I heard the particulars of the story, I felt that the storyteller was carrying it too far, that he was over-exaggerating it. After all, he was still only in the Meditation Realm back then. But now I know that on the path of the sword, there really are people who were born with the knowledge of it.”
Upon hearing these words, Tang Thirty-Six very naturally recalled that scene from last year's Ivy Festival. He similarly sighed, ”Let alone the fact that you didn't believe it, back when he was saying the sword techniques and I was carrying the sword, before I attacked, I also didn't believe that he would be able to help me defeat Qi Jian. But that guy managed to do it.”
The swordsman sighed once more, ”This level of talent in the path of the sword really does make one gasp in shock.”
”I will relay your praise to him. It's just that he definitely won't admit that he's a genius of the path of the sword…”
Tang Thirty-Six said, ”He would just say that he was only more diligent and hardworking, and his memory is better than most.”
The swordsman was stunned by these. He thought to himself, this level of talent in the path of the sword is such that even a blind man could see it, how could he deny it… He didn't know what to say.
”I also feel that his appearance when he says it is very infuriating. Yeah, at times, it's even more infuriating than me.”
Tang Thirty-Six clasped his hands and bowed towards the swordsman.
The swordsman nodded his head and made his way to the back of the ground. However, he did not stand together with the other experts from the Tianhai clan, but continued to walk further away.
One could believe that he would walk very far, all the way until he crossed over the Bridge of Helplessness, walked out the city gates, and then headed off towards the vast and boundless world.
Today, he saw for the first time that the path of the sword was as vast as the sea. How could he continue to remain in the small city that was the capital?
The third match very quickly arrived.
This expert challenging the Orthodox Academy had a sinister expression. He was clearly not a good person, and he made no attempt to conceal the killing intent in his eyes.
The person representing the Orthodox Academy in this match was a transfer student from the Heavenly Dao Academy called Chu Wenbin.
”Senior Brother…the situation doesn't seem quite right,” Chu Wenbin whispered as he looked at that expert.
He was once a student of the Heavenly Dao Academy, and Tang Thirty-Six was also once a student of the Heavenly Dao Academy. They had originally been acquainted, and now they had both become students of the Orthodox Academy. Although they couldn't be said to have sympathized with each other's misery, there was at least a rather different connection between the two of them. As he was nervous, he fell into his old habit of addressing Tang Thirty-Six as 'Senior Brother' and had even forgotten that he should have said 'Academy Superintendent'. Tang Thirty-Six, who cared about this point quite a lot, was actually not that angry.
”What's up?” Tang Thirty-Six leaned his body and asked.
Chu Wenbin timidly glanced at the field of battle and said, ”That person seems rather vicious.”
Tang Thirty-Six replied, ”Last night, Chen Changsheng taught you a technique that was meant to deal with this person. If your luck is good, you might be able to take advantage over him…even if you are afraid, it's impossible to find someone to switch with you.”
Chu Wenbin felt rather helpless. Holding his sword, he descended the stone steps.