Chapter 95 The Gathering of Experts Part 8 (1/2)

Chapter 95 The Gathering of Experts Part 8

Six hours had passed since the start of the competitions for the titles of ruler of discipline The title of Ruler of the Spear had been won by the third prince, and the co

Of the twenty-eight competitors for the sword, more than twenty had already been eli woman at the peak of the sixth rank She wielded an extreed sword

Her movements were unpredictable and fast, and she had been able to easily overpower six different co the least amount of ki necessary

She was currently one of the favourites for the title

Her naenerals of the Krehan empire, which also happened to be the previous er, was one of the only two cultivators that had joined the competition of the sword at the early seventh rank The first one, had been defeated by Hiya after reaching a win streak of fourteen

This new challenger was a man in his mid twenties He was a dual wielder, and in his left hand, he wielded a short double-edged sword, while in his right hand he wielded a single-edged sith a hook placed on the unsharpened side of the blade

”I'll be your next competitor You won't be able to beat er with a confident tone

Hiya let her sword gently slide in the air, then, she entered her usual battle stance

The challenger iainst her She prorees to the ht The blade split the air just a few centimeters away from her body, but as it reached one meter from the floor, the rees as well before pulling the sword back towards him

Fortunately, Hiya was prepared for this sneaky attack She i her shoulders back and waist forward At the same time, she sent a horizontal attack directed at thehis sword back, the man twisted his entire upper body and used his short sword to deflect Hiya's attack He then used the force of the attack to spin his entire body and once again attempt to hook at Hiya's body with the back of his sword

Her reaction was incredibly fast She immediately predicted the attack and let her body fall horizontally on the ground But before her back could touch the ground, she stopped Only her right food was solidly pressed on the floor Holding her entire weight

She ied to cut a good centith of his body stopped her blade

Once again, theit back, he ed to hook Hiya's blade He then moved it out of the way, and hit the middle of her chest with the poh” Cried Hiya after feeling the powerful attack hit her chest squarely She then ed to free her sword froot up on her feet, and with a pained expression, she rubbed the hit area for a few seconds before assu a new stance This stance was completely different from the one before, and it wasattacks

The reason why she had changed stance, was because she had understood the coy He hat many called a two step swordsman

A two step swordsman would usually wield tords, but he couldn't really be considered a dual wielder, as he used two different types of swords The single-edged sas used to attack, but also to incapacitate, disarot too close to the wielder

Hiya's tactic had to change if she wanted to win

Instead of trying to challenge the dexterity of someone with a superior body, and a superior number of possibilities, she decided to turn the short sword into a burden

Once again, the irl and slashed towards her with his single-edged sword Instead of dodging, she leaned on her back foot and moved out of the attack's reach

As soon as the sword ht on her front foot, and stretched her ar her empty hand backwards

Froh to reach him But he didn't want to take the chance, so he tried to deflect the piercing blade with his short sword

His short sword met the void, as she had retracted her sword just aforith her foot, she pierced again

The tip of her sas directed towards the man's face, but he decided not to defend himself

He was fully aware that a deadly injury would cost the girl her life, so he illing to bet that she wouldn't dare Instead, he tried to pull his single-edged sword and pierce the girls body with the hook placed on the unsharpened edge

Unfortunately for hied the direction of her thrust