Chapter 25 (1/2)

Translator: Exodus Tales  Editor: Exodus Tales

Xiao Jinghong was an expert after all. Even though Zhou Xuanji was so close, he reacted quickly, leaning backward and raising his head.

Shwoooosh —

The Windcutter Sword stabbed toward his head and severed a strand of his black hair.

Xiao Jinghong instinctively raised his right knee to kick Zhou Xuanji away.

Zhou Xuanji was quick to respond as well, lowering his hand and pummelling Xiao Jinghong’s knee with the Windcutter Sword’s hilt.

Bam!

The two of them took two steps backward at the same time.

Xiao Jinghong did not lie, as he did not use greater strength than that of Zhou Xuanji’s.

“His strength does not seem right. Is he really seven years old?”

Xiao Jinghong was astonished, recalling another freak in the Great Zhou Empire who was also tremendously strong at such a young age.

However, that guy had such a huge body that he did not look human. Zhou Xuanji, on the other hand, looked no different from an ordinary child.

Before he could think further, Zhou Xuanji attacked again.

Zhou Xuanji was a Foundation Building cultivator, so he already had sword Qi. However, since Xiao Jinghong did not use sword Qi and spirit energy, he did not use it either.

He wanted to determine who is stronger purely by sword techniques.

Taaa!

Zhou Xuanji stepped on the ground, swirling as he jerked his sword and stabbed out.

He was slanted so that the Windcutter Sword could reach Xiao Jinghong’s chest at the perfect distance.

Clang! Clang! Clang…

Xiao Jinghong rested one hand at the back of his waist and held his scabbard with the other. His hand moved so quickly that there were residual images, and he blocked Zhou Xuanji’s every attack.

Zhou Xuanji was not discouraged but continued to increase his speed.

“Your sword is so fast! I could only reach this speed when I was sixteen…”

Xiao Jinghong thought to himself in astonishment. He did not expect to encounter a prodigy.

This aroused his competitive spirit that was always eager to win.

He clasped his scabbard fiercely and used the momentum to stop the Windcutter Sword.

And immediately, he stepped forward and pushed out. With his height advantage, he suppressed Zhou Xuanji, causing him to fall backward.

Instantly, Zhou Xuanji stretched and flipped to distance himself from Xiao Jinghong.

Xiao Jinghong concentrated and jerked his sword swiftly. The sword flashed and glittered, as though there were dozens of swords thrust toward Zhou Xuanji

The wind whizzed, and the light reflected from Xiao Jinghong’s sword shone on his face, but Zhou Xuanji did not lose his cool. His eyes glistened, and he was calm.

As he landed, Xiao Jinghong’s sword was already less than ten inches from his face.

Their eyes met, and Xiao Jinghong was slightly shaken emotionally.

This kid’s expression really resembled that grandmaster in the Way of the Sword.

At this moment, Zhou Xuanji suddenly disappeared from Xiao Jinghong’s sight.

Xiao Jinghong tilted his head instinctively, but his cheek still suffered a cut and bled slightly.

He turned around and saw that Zhou Xuanji appeared ten yards away.

“What move is that?”

Xiao Jinghong asked, his eyes burnt bright. He was not angry, but instead, he became even more excited.

Zhou Xuanji tilted his head slightly and glanced at him. He answered, “White Crane Sword Technique Third Move, Crane Celestial Trace.”

“Awesome sword technique!”

Xiao Jinghong gasped in praise. Then the look in his eyes turned incredibly incisive, and with a considerable stride, he moved in front of his opponent and slashed at him.

The stride contained within it a sense of profundity that Zhou Xuanji’s eyes could not follow at all.

He instinctively blocked the attack with his sword.

Thump!

Xiao Jinghong’s scabbard hit Zhou Xuanji’s chest, and the impact sent Zhou Xuanji flying backward immediately.

He flew and fell along the mountain shoulder. Just when he was about the crash into the ground, he somersaulted, stuck his sword into the muddy earth, and slid downward.

“Damn! Ouch!”

Zhou Xuanji cursed in his heart and immediately entered into the White Crane Sword Will Mode.

Xiao Jinghong was high above Zhou Xuanji. He looked down at Zhou Xuanji and said, “Kid, you are still too weak.”

Just when he finished speaking, Zhou Xuanji was already right before him and was about to strike.

The Windcutter Sword was swift like lightning. The wind whizzed and the sword glittered. Xiao Jinghong held on to his scabbard to block Zhou Xuanji’s attack and stepped backward continuously.