Chapter 168: Four Times a Day (2/2)

”What is she worried about?” Hua Yun expressed her disbelief. ”Don’t tell me little Liu Li thinks she can’t afford w.a.n.g Lu’s counterattack!? That’s unlikely. Otherwise, could it be that Senior Sister, in these recent years, has strengthened the power of the Big Heart Demon Oath?”

Liu Xian was also puzzled. ”Impossible. The original oath was carefully scrutinized by several people a long time ago; each syllable has an irreplaceable meaning… how can it be so easy to strengthen! According to w.a.n.g Lu’s level, it’s impossible for him to bounce back an attack from Liu Li, even just withstanding it is very difficult unless he’s already in the Foundation Establishment Stage!”

Using the Big Heart Demon Oath to strengthen the defensive power was indeed amazing. However, would Liu Li’s Brilliant Sword Heart be inferior? Even the middle-level Foundation Establishment Zhan Ziye didn’t dare to receive her twelve flying swords head-on. Could w.a.n.g Lu be able to withstand it and even bounce it back!?

Unfortunately, there was a boundary array between the audience and the platform—in order to avoid the secret of the two disciples’ technique from being exposed to the Elders from outside sects that watched from below, the Cloud Platform had been s.h.i.+elded from giving away too many information, so much that the Spirit Sword Sect Elders couldn’t even see the whole picture. Therefore, they actually didn’t know why Liu Li would be wary of w.a.n.g Lu!

While they were still in doubt, the situation on the stage had changed.

”Senior Sister, please make a move.”

w.a.n.g Lu held his sword horizontally across his chest and said those words of challenge. Liu Li fixed her eyes on him for a long time. Nevertheless, she had practiced the Brilliant Sword Heart for many years, and after a moment, she finally made her move. However, she was surprisingly cautious. From a total of twelve flying swords, she only used two of them, Fiery Sword and Limpid Water Sword. Light as a feather, they thrust at w.a.n.g Lu.

With a clanking sound, w.a.n.g Lu easily deflected the Fiery Sword. And then, with another swing, the Sword of Mount Kun successfully parried the Limpid Water Sword. The sword that once caused a big headache for the Ten Thousand Arts Sect disciples, the Fiery and Limpid Water Sword had been fully blocked, noiselessly thwarted off by w.a.n.g Lu.

The crowd under the stage immediately went into an uproar. At the Ten Thousand Arts Sect resting area, Lu Qiancai directly stood up. ”This throwing-a-game collusion is so obvious! Why wouldn’t the people from the Mysterious Sky Mansion speak up against this?”

Remembering that previously he had collected tens of thousands of spirit stones from his own and his Junior Brother to bet on Liu Li, his heart couldn’t help but feel anxious.

Zhan Ziye’s complexion had turned several notches darker. ”No, this is not throwing away the game. What is Liu Li afraid of that she doesn’t dare to go all out!”

”Afraid my hair! Her attack power is extremely strong. In a single sword strike, she could finish the opponent in seconds! If she’s that careful when she fought against me, perhaps…”

”That’s enough, be quiet!” Zhan Ziye gave his order to silence Lu Qiancai. However, he couldn’t stop him from being restless. At this time, he also couldn’t understand what could w.a.n.g Lu possibly do to make Liu Li wary of him.

That bouncing-back-attack Nameless Sword was indeed formidable, but to bounce back Liu Li’s sword strike, that was simply a dream! What exactly was Liu Li worrying about?

Actually, for Liu Li, there was nothing to worry about. When she entered the combat state, she completely lost most of her feelings. Every move and every action were guided by her Brilliant Sword Heart. And now, her Brilliant Sword Heart told her not to go all out.

As for the reason, Liu Li didn’t know and didn’t care. All along, she just acted according to her intuition and would be successful in every endeavor.

However, Liu Li’s slow pace actually made w.a.n.g Lu uncomfortable. Although the girl’s sword momentum was light and continuous, after all, it was still born out of the Brilliant Sword Heart. Every time he blocked it, w.a.n.g Lu felt turbulence in his Inner Mansion, and his primordial spirit trembled… The gap between the realm was a real gap.

Sure enough, a few strokes later, Liu Li’s sword strike suddenly accelerated. w.a.n.g Lu was caught off-guard as the position of his sword was slightly off. w.a.n.g Lu tried his hard to block it, however, his figure shook and his magical power surged up and shockingly exposed his flaws!

The next moment, seven flying swords behind Liu Li merged together. However, when the girl lifted her hand, ready to release this attack, she became hesitant.

Brilliant Sword Heart had actually suddenly issued a faint warning, indicating that there was a great danger ahead. Liu Li, who always trusted her intuition, put down her hand, separated her flying swords again and then continued her previous protracted fight against w.a.n.g Lu with her continuous sword momentum.

And right at this time, w.a.n.g Lu swung his Sword of Mount Kun, threateningly thrusting at her. Although Liu Li wasn’t familiar with Big Heart Demon Oath, based on her intuition, she also knew that this sword thrust was not a threat and was ready to ignore it.

A moment later, Liu Li saw a change. The Sword Heart within her Jade Mansion, with a loud rumble, bloomed. The girl involuntarily raised her arm; the seven separated flying swords suddenly merged and pierced forward!

”Ha! Bring it on!”

w.a.n.g Lu’s scattered sword momentum suddenly solidified firmly, and his body suddenly exposed an amazing aura. The several Elders off the stage immediately stood up, their eyes filled with amazement.

”Entering Foundation Establishment in the middle of the fight!?”

However, they didn’t have time to dwell on their amazement of w.a.n.g Lu suddenly entering Foundation Establishment in the middle of the fight because right now, they saw Liu Li was not in the least bit concerned about this sudden change. The flying sword didn’t sway at all, unexpectedly wanting to clash head on with the Nameless Sword of Non-Phase Peak. The girl’s lively and penetrating eyes had completely disappeared, and the only one that remained was a piece of vacant look.

The next moment, w.a.n.g Lu’s Sword of Mount Kun clashed head on with the Brilliant Sword Heart!

The long awaited clash finally arrived. Waves of cloud tumbled over the Cloud Platform, showing how huge the energy contained within the sword clash just now.

A moment later, the outcome was there for everyone to see. w.a.n.g Lu coughed several times as the corner of his mouth dripped with blood. From Liu Li’s twelve flying swords, three of them crashed and shattered.

w.a.n.g Lu wiped off the blood from the corner of his mouth and then, under the dumbfounded stares of countless people, said with a smile, ”There are still three more times, bring it on.”