Chapter 148 – Zodiac Sword, Peerless Presence (1/2)
Chapter 148 – Zodiac Sword, Peerless Presence
When the bloodmoon disappeared entirely, Jian Chen’s gaze grew calm again. Accepting his defeat, he wore a childish smile on his handsome face. ‘Although I lost, I must thank brother Ye for allowing me to see the defect in my stance. Now, I can figure out the next step to finalize the Sword Master’s stance, and that is more valuable than winning one match!’
“If there is ever an opportunity, I will definitely fight you again. I hope you won’t mind so that I can learn more from you” Jian Chen curled his lips up gently and said.
“Hahaha! Definitely! I look forward to that moment Let’s reach the peak of our cultivation together! ” Ye Wei easily related to Jian Chen’s eagerness. They smiled both openly, genuinely. Ye Wei and Jian Chen resembled real warriors who did not compete against each other but helped one another in a world dominated by demons and death on all sides.
“Yes…the peak of cultivation!” Jian Chan’s eyes lit up imagining what the peak of cultivation would be like. He looked at Ye Wei with great admiration. “Ye Wei, we’ll make it happen soon! Just you watch! Now, I will not fall behind any further!”
Ye Wei and Jian Chen exchanged smiles, bowed, and stepped away from what was left of the martial platform, officially completing the day’s last fight.
“South Star is victorious again!”
“Ye Wei dominates, and South Star keeps its winning streak!”
“Wow! I could have never imagined the results of this year’s tournament; Zhoutian Sword School lost, and even Galaxy Academy lost! Both of the undefeated teams of last year didn’t even reach the top ten!”
“It’s hard to believe that this year’s champion will either be South Star or Seven Star.”
“Nonetheless, I do look forward to these two dark horses fighting each other! It will surely be exciting even though we haven’t seenmuch of either school’s big shots!”
“I agree. Even though, Ye Wei only has fought a few times, every time he has outshone himself that even now I don’t know how strong he is! On the other hand, Tu Fu Sheng was just strange, everything, his fighting style, his maneuvers, his attitude…”
“Just thinking about the South Star and Seven Star’s matchup makes me shiver. It will surely be one of the best fights I have seen in my entire life!”
“I totally agree! Actually, when will the fight take place?”
Although still shocked from Jian Chen and Ye Wei’s epic battle, everyone shifted their focus on the two remaining undefeated teams.
This enthusiasm circulating in the audience extended all the way up to the cloud platform where most of the influential figures were now looking at City Lord Chen Yuan.
When it came to the tournament schedule, no one truly knew the order, “Your Highness, when will South Star be fighting Seven Star?” Most of the elites were at the tournament just for the social aspect and recruitment. Nevertheless, they were all excited and interested in the fight between Ye Wei and Tu Fu Sheng.
“The thirty-sixth, the last day! What a coincidence!” The City Lord said with a smirk. His calm tone exaggerated everyone else’s restlessness. However, beneath his serene exterior, he was, in fact, also very excited, he just didn’t reveal his emotions.
Overall, this year’s teams have displayed such superior quality fighting compared to all the other years. The four strongest teams, South Star, Seven Star, Zhoutian, and Galaxy, were able to place themselves into the top ten. In the next stage, the state-wide tournament.
Since the ten years Chen Yuan became City Lord, not once had any of the teams from his region succeeding into getting t into the top ten, This lack of ability had always bothered, haunted him, always been one of his regrets.
After Ye Wei and Jian Chen returned to their palaces; the audience also left the tournament arena to rest and rejuvenate until tomorrow.
Returning to South Star’s temporary residence, all the youngsters were still feeling ecstatic and on edge as if they had drunk a pot of coffee with sugar. They heatedly discussed and debated the fight between their hero and Jian Chen, turning their faces red.
Unlike his teammates, Ye Wei’s attention was not focused on his victory; rather, he concentrated on studying the Zodiac Sword stance and the third evolution of Supernova stance alone in his room.
Out of the fight, Jian Chen was not the only person who grasped more about cultivation. Ye Wei was replaying all the moments from this morning’s battle. Now, during this alone time, he memorized and analyzed what he saw and felt. By applying the inspiration he acquired then, Ye Wei hoped to improve his own cultivating and fighting techniques.
Tu Fu Sheng of Seven Star School was not an ordinary cultivator. Ye Wei easily felt this from the pressure emerging out of Tu Fe Sheng on the few occasions they encountered each other.Because Ye Wei could sense such unusual power and strength from Tu Fu Sheng, his eagerness and competitiveness would not allow him to relax fully.
Thus, Ye Wei decided to dedicate his attention to the Zodiac Sword.
‘Zodiac Sword phase one, Peerless Presence!’
Unlike most sword stances, the Zodiac Sword did not require its user to wield a physical sword. Instead, the stance user condenses his Qi, and then turns the energy into the weapon. This was utilizing the same cultivation technique Jian Chen used to create his sword.
The Zodiac Sword contained three parts. They were the sword’s Qi, sword’s intent and sword’s soul. Each of these aspects were divided into four phases. The chapter obtained by Ye Wei was phase one of aspect one.