Chapter 283 (2/2)

Fang Xingjian threw him a glance and said, “This sword technique is truly complicated and profound. I had to spend some additional effort to be able to say that I’ve really managed to learn it.”

Hearing this, Ronan felt unhappy, especially after seeing how tall and young Fang Xingjian was. A burning jealousy bloomed in Ronan’s heart.

Ronan said in a loud voice, “Fang Xingjian, there hasn’t been anyone in the world who has been able to pick up the Mountain Shifting Sword in such a short amount of time. Rather than believing in the possibility of this happening, I’m more inclined to suspect that there has been a Conferred Knight who leaked out the information about the Mountain Shifting Sword and committed the crime of treason.”

Although he appeared as if he was on the side of justice, the words he spoke were extremely vicious. If Fang Xingjian was really related to the crime of treason, being involved with someone, who had spread information about the Mountain Shifting Sword without authorization, would ruin his future.

The Empire clamped down hard on things like spreading around the Empire’s martial arts without authorization. Even if it was done by a Conferred Knight, the person would be punished with death.

Therefore, when Fang Xingjian heard Ronan’s words, he frowned deeply with hints of fury spread throughout his body.

He did not know if Ronan’s words were intentional or not, but if such rumors were to spread out… Even if Fang Xingjian was deemed innocent in the end, he would have been dealt a heavy blow. In that instant, a killing aura surged out from his body, and he did not plan to step back.

Of course, at this moment, Fang Xingjian must not step back. Instead, he must strike back hard to defend himself. Otherwise, he might be thrown into a quagmire, bugged down by countless investigations and troubles.

Especially as Fang Xingjian’s talent continued to reveal itself, the information about how quickly he picked up sword techniques would be known by more and more people. Therefore, he needed to harden his stance in such matters. He could not afford to have anyone slandering his talent, especially when it involved things like spreading around the Mountain Shifting Sword without authorization.

Therefore, Fang Xingjian glared at Ronan coldly and said, “This is just how my sword arts talent is.

“The things that Divine level experts can’t do… and the things that mediocre people like you can’t do… It doesn’t mean that they are things I can’t do.”

Hearing Fang Xingjian’s words, Ronan was extremely infuriated, and there was nothing that he dared not do now. The fats on his face trembled, and he pointed his thick index finger at Fang Xingjian, saying, “What an arrogant junior. Today, I’ll put you down and hand you to the association for them to conduct a thorough investigation.”

Ronan was openly declaring war, starting his attack without giving Fang Xingjian a chance to train.

As he spoke, his body trembled slightly and his disposition changed immediately. Although Ronan still appeared very fat, he did not give off the feeling that he was actually so. On the contrary, he gave off an aura of vigor, heroism, loftiness, and great zeal.

The bones in his body trembled vigorously, knocking against each other, while his vital energy and blood gushed crazily, as if they were part of a gushing river. Then as his aura rose, the entire valley was filled with tremendous sounds of rumbles and kachas. The sounds were extremely terrifying, giving off the feeling as though the entire heavens and the earth were being torn apart by a giant.

When Rota and the two students felt the tremors coming from under their feet, they were stricken with panic.

This was the level 15 Mountain Shifting Sword. Just the initial kickstart would cause the terrain to move, the mountains to collide, and the earth’s crust to tremor. It was like the earth was quaking and the mountains swaying.

Ronan was not even holding a sword at all. He had merely put his fingers together to form a sword, and as his sword fingers first began moving, the walls of the mountains had started to tremor furiously.

Looking at panic-stricken expressions of Rota and the others, Ronan appeared to be very proud of himself. However, when he saw Fang Xingjian’s calm demeanour, he began to feel infuriated again.

On his fat face, his eyes squinted, looking like a pair of small dots. He glared viciously at Fang Xingjian and said coldly, “The Mountain Shifting Sword emphasizes on the aura and not the moves. What’s the difference if there’s a sword or not?

“Today, I’ll teach you how profound the Mountain Shifting Sword truly is.”

With a swing of his sword fingers, he slashed out toward Fang Xingjian across the space. Concurrently, the huge sword underneath his feet trembled vigorously, and a wave of tremors was sent out.