Chapter 1182: Unfathomable Enemy (1/2)
If not for Mo Ran intentionally taunting Xiao Chen incessantly and rousing Xiao Chen’s suspicions, Xiao Chen would not have found the weakness so fast.
Clearly, Mo Ran could not accept such an answer. He was stunned for a few seconds before threatening, “Just you wait. When I’ve cultivated my Earth Origin Returning Art to the tenth layer, I will not have any more weaknesses. At that time, I will be back for revenge.”
Right after Mo Ran said that, he quickly left the arena while pressing down on his wound with his hand, leaving the city without looking back.
Xiao Chen entered deep thought as he watched Mo Ran leave. Even though he already targeted Mo Ran’s weakness, the attack had not even broken his ribs. This fellow’s physical body was indeed ridiculously strong.
If Mo Ran managed to fix this weakness in the future, he would definitely become a troublesome opponent. Xiao Chen made a mental note to remember this young expert from the Human-Demon Sea.
After winning two consecutive battles, Xiao Chen was still calm and composed.
Anyone who could make it into the top four of the Outstanding Talent Summit Meeting was not weak. They were all dragons and phoenixes of men, geniuses among geniuses.
[TL Note: Dragons and phoenixes of men is a Chinese expression for greatly talented people. There is also a similar expression for parents hoping for their children to become dragons and phoenixes—dragons for sons and phoenixes for daughters. The emperor also wore dragon robes and the empress, phoenix robes.]
However, Xiao Chen arrived holding the Forceful Charge Token and mercilessly ejected Huang Yun and Mo Ran while making it look easy.
“Excellent eyesight. Who knows, he might actually be able to break the record and become the first outstanding talent to succeed with the Forceful Charge Token.”
“It is hard to say. The further he goes, the more trump cards he will expose, the more energy he will exhaust. In those two earlier matches, it looked like he won easily. However, I’m sure that he expended a significant amount of his Law Energy.”
“That’s right. Furthermore, Leng Xin and Sima Lingxuan are expert swordsmen. They will not be that easy to deal with. Both of them are in the running for the top rank.”
“I wonder whom Xiao Chen will choose next. Leng Xin and Sima Lingxuan are almost on par based on what we saw so far.”
“If it were me, I would choose Sima Lingxuan. Leng Xin’s aura is too frightening, giving off the impression that he is unfathomable.”
After two matches, the cultivators who initially did not hold much hope for Xiao Chen now felt some hope. They all started guessing what direction the latter matches would take.
After defeating Mo Ran, Xiao Chen’s expression still did not change. Now, his gaze wandered between Sima Lingxuan and Leng Xin before landing on Leng Xin.
A cold wind blew, and the temperature in the entire arena plummeted. Leng Xin said expressionlessly, “The Ice Sea’s Leng Xin seeks your advice.”
After they greeted each other, Leng Xin’s aura turned even colder. His eyes wandered all about Xiao Chen’s body, looking at every corner.
This swordsman had eyes as sharp as those of eagles. So long as Xiao Chen exposed any openings, Leng Xin would discover it in an instant, then strike at lightning speed.
Xiao Chen paid more attention when he saw Leng Xin’s gaze. He knew he met with a troublesome opponent, one even more troublesome than the previous two.
“Whoos.h.!.+ Whoos.h.!.+”
The cold wind moved all about the arena. The two looked at each other, clas.h.i.+ng with their auras and not rus.h.i.+ng to attack. Instead, they waited for their opponent to attack suddenly, when they could no longer wait, trying to seize the upper hand in one go.
In a battle between a bladesman and a swordsman, generally, the victor would be whoever gained the upper hand in the instant they attacked.
The person at the disadvantage would not be able to turn the situation around. Of course, this was under the condition where the two were of similar cultivations.
It was impossible for men to be perfect and flawless. Even if one stood still without moving, the pulsations of the aura, the changes in mental states, the fluctuations of thoughts, the rate at which blood flowed, and many other factors would undermine the maintenance of the peak state at all times.
Without exception, an opening would eventually appear.
Amid the cold wind, it looked like a light flashed in the eyes of the two. They both captured small openings of each other at the same time and instantly launched their attacks.
The two drew their saber and sword simultaneously. Before the two even fought, the berserk lightning saber soul and ice sword soul formed their own momentum and clashed intensely with each other.
The clangor lingered on, spreading to every corner of the arena. It sounded like thousands upon thousands of sabers and swords smas.h.i.+ng together in the air.
Saber lights and sword images flickered in every spot, lightning and ice cras.h.i.+ng against each other.
The plunging lightning roared, sending out countless sparks of electricity. The emotionless ice created thousands of drifting snowflakes.
“Dang!”
The two leaped up at the same time. Amid the various mysterious phenomena, figures flickered. Finally, the saber and sword clashed for the first time.
The hums from the saber and the sword merged into a sound like a dragon’s roar, soaring and breaking through the dark clouds and scattering them. A beam of golden sunlight descended, looking like a holy light that seemed to freeze the instant that Xiao Chen and Leng Xin clashed, forming a stirring diorama.
“Whoos.h.!.+ Whoos.h.!.+ Whoos.h.!.+”
The two retreated upon contact. Each of them executed their respective strong Movement Techniques and quickly exchanged moves.
Every time the two exchanged moves, the sound from the saber and sword clas.h.i.+ng would turn into resonant dragon roars surging to the clouds and tearing them apart, causing rays of golden light to descend.
Xiao Chen’s Thunder Dragon Steps and Leng Xin’s mysterious Movement Technique were both so fast that they pushed the limit. Ordinary people would not be able to see their movements clearly.
Only when the light shone down, capturing the two figures in a poetic scene frozen in time, were they visible to ordinary eyes.
Watching the two’s intense battle was like viewing and appreciating a marvelous painting. As one saw these paintings one after another, one slowly got drawn into the mood. As each picture entered the onlookers’ sight and imprinted in their minds, it roused their emotions, and their blood surged.
“Flawless Bright Moon!”
“Boundless Water Moon!”