Chapter 572: A New Generation Replacing the Old (1/2)
Chapter 572: A New Generation Replacing the Old
However, Lin Fei did not give Ma Yuan time to hesitate. He suddenly fired out a sharp saber Qi from under his feet. Moving together with the saber Qi, he arrived before Ma Yuan in an instant.
“Dang!”
At the crucial moment, Ma Yuan finally managed to react. He grasped his saber with both hands and blocked his opponent’s attack, creating countless sparks.
“Bang!”
However, just at this moment, Lin Fei fired out another sharp saber Qi from his feet, then instantly moved into the air.
That saber Qi was very sharp and moved all over the place. The angles they flew at were hard to deal with. Even with Ma Yuan’s rich combat experience, he was still flustered and caught unprepared.
“Again!”
Right after Ma Yuan retreated and found his footing, Lin Fei, who had been in the air, was already beside him and chopping down with a strong momentum.
The saber Qi fired out from Lin Fei’s feet appeared at almost the same time as this chop was executed. Furthermore, he reappeared on the other side of Ma Yuan.
Busy blocking the overhead chop, Ma Yuan was injured by the saber Qi. A bloody gash appeared on his chest.
“Dang! Dang! Dang! Dang!”
With one maneuver, Lin Fei seized the upper hand, not giving Ma Yuan any chance to counterattack.
After six more moves, Ma Yuan’s chest now had seven bloody gashes. His clothes was dyed red and his complexion paled.
Seeing Lin Fei descending on him again, Ma Yuan said reluctantly, “I admit defeat!”
Lin Fei immediately stopped and circled in the air for a while before gently landing on the ground. He had defeated Ma Yuan in seven moves and he himself was unscathed. Ma Yuan had not even managed to graze Lin Fei.
“A new generation replacing the old. However, this newcomer rose up too fast. The previous generation fell even before he reached his full potential.”
“Indeed, he was, after all, ranked thirty-ninth in the previous Five Nation Youth Competition. In the end, he could not even touch the corner of Lin Fei’s clothes. This newcomer is too strong.”
The unexpected result caused the audience to sigh after being silent for a long time.
“Ha ha! This is still considered pretty good. Did you see the matches in group twenty? The Eastern Sea’s Little Dragon King, Xuanyuan Zhantian, defeated all his opponents in one move.”
“Several participants ranked in the previous Five Nation Youth Competition did not believe they were weaker than him. In the end, they were all defeated in one move. Regardless of who they are or where they come from, no one could stop Xuanyuan Zhantian.”
“There are too many new talents in this Five Nation Youth Competition. It is the same in group one. There is a young girl no older than sixteen from the Myriad Fiend Palace. However, she already won ten-odd matches before she lost to a disciple of the ten great sects.”
“It looks like this is truly the era of geniuses. The competition will only get more intense after the second round of elimination, when the seeded participants join in.”
Liu Suifeng quietly muttered to himself, “What a queer Saber Technique. How does one block it? There is a move that is openly shown and a move that is hidden. I have never heard of this kind of Martial Technique before. Could he have created it himself?”
Yun Kexin looked at Xiao Chen and asked, “Xiao Chen, what are your odds of victory against him?”
Xiao Chen thought for a while, then replied, “This person is very strong. If he is only as strong as what we just saw, I am fully confident of defeating him.”
Murong Chong exclaimed in surprise, “Could it be that you have a way of dealing with that queer Saber Technique?”
Without answering the question directly, Xiao Chen said, “It is difficult to keep winning with surprise moves. If he intends to continue using only this Saber Technique, it would be hard for him to enter the top fifty.”
As the group spoke, it soon became Xiao Chen’s turn again. This time, his opponent was a short-haired cultivator using a spear. He was about the same age as Xiao Chen, but he seemed dispirited.
Clearly, the short-haired cultivator was not very confident. He looked at Xiao Chen and said, “Xiao Chen, if you can receive one blow from me, I will admit defeat.”
Xiao Chen replied calmly, “I do not need you to admit defeat. If you want to execute your best move, then use your own efforts to create an opportunity yourself. Don’t ask this of your opponent. If I agree to you now, are you going to do this every time you meet an opponent stronger than you?”
Xiao Chen did not like this cowardly attitude before a fight. One had to use their own strength and resources to fight for a chance before they could force their opponent to settle victory or defeat in one move.
Relying on begging to get this chance meant that the short-haired cultivator’s mentality was poor.
The short-haired cultivator had not expected Xiao Chen to be so blunt. He clenched his teeth and said, “Watch my spear!”
The spear rotated slightly and the surrounding air gathered at the spear tip, becoming a strong wind. The short-haired cultivator’s right hand shook and the spear shot out like a venomous snake shooting out of a hole.
Right before it reached Xiao Chen, the spear tip trembled and several venomous snakes seemed to appear, making it hard to make out which was the real one.
Xiao Chen shook his head. The weakness was too obvious. If the opponent did not move suddenly and attack, that spear strike’s momentum, speed, and state would have been perfect. Unfortunately, this cultivator focused too much on technique, causing the state to scatter.
Against an opponent with a better eye for technique than this short-haired cultivator had, this spear strike was just a joke. Xiao Chen clenched his fist and punched.
“Berserk Dragon!”
An azure dragon-shaped energy covered Xiao Chen’s fist. Then, he clashed against the spear light.
“Bang!”
There was a resonant sound and all the spear lights vanished. The short-haired cultivator took several steps back, gripping his spear.
Xiao Chen placed his right hand on his saber’s hilt and quickly chased after his opponent, arriving before him in an instant.
Before his opponent could react, Xiao Chen drew his saber and knocked away the spear. Then, he placed his saber against his opponent’s neck.