Chapter 428 - Challenge (2/2)

The elder didn't say anything else, but his eyes said everything that needed to be said. He certainly thought that Alex might have gone crazy after his win against Huo Tu.

Alex took his badge and went over to Stage 1 to wait for the battle to finish, and Du Yuhan to come. Alex waited for a while and a few matches went by, but Du Yuhan didn't show up.

However, Alex wasn't worried. If Du Yuhan didn't come here by 9 pm, he would lose his status as the 2nd Ranked disciple. And while he might not care much about it, his Master would lose his status as the 2nd in command of the sect, and he certainly wouldn't let that happen.

So, after an hour and a half of waiting, Du Yuhan came to the sect crater.

”Number 2 and Number 50,” the elder himself was very surprised when he announced the number on the stage.

Alex walked up to the stage and so did Du Yuhan, only he looked considerably pissed off. It seemed he didn't like being called to battle so suddenly.

Alex and Du Yuhan walked to the opposite end of the stage and waited for the referee to signal the start.

”Begin!” the elder shouted.

Du Yuhan slowly brought out the garbage-looking common sword. As if copying him, Alex brought out his too. ”Please help me learn,” Alex said and bowed to Du Yuhan.

Then, he dashed forward and slashed horizontally. Du Yuhan casually brought up his sword to block the attack, but when he felt the impact travel to his arm, he realized that Alex didn't have the same strength as what he was showing.

'He's still hiding his strength?' Du Yuhan thought. The damage he felt was nowhere near the 8th Realm of Meridian Tempering.

Alex on the other hand cursed at himself. Due to being too excited to learn, he couldn't control himself enough to use his Sword Intent.

'This time I will do it,' he thought and attacked vertically this time.

'CUT'

Du Yuhan brought up his sword to block the attack. He knew exactly what damage he was going to get, so he didn't strengthen his hands any further. However, when he saw the slight light on Alex's sword, he immediately got alert and increased his guard.

CLANG

A loud sound was released from the two's clash that did not seem to match the current cultivation base of Alex.

”You really do know Sword Intent,” Du Yuhan finally spoke, a little amazement in his eyes. ”However, that won't mean I will teach you. It only means that I now have one more rival to fight in the sect.”

Immediately, Du Yuhan's sword started lighting up as he slashed towards Alex. Alex dashed backward, but that wasn't enough. As he left, a white slash escaped Du Yuhan's sword and flew towards Alex.

Alex wanted to use only Sword Intent to fight, but that wasn't possible right now. Immediately, his sword turned golden as the metal Qi was pushed into the sword.

”HAH!” he shouted as he used the Smiting blade on the incoming slash.

BOOM

A massive explosion rang out, along with an audible sound of metal dropping to the ground. When the visibility returned, everyone could see Alex on the ground his half of his sword missing.

'Dammit, that was too strong. His attacks are nearly as strong as senior sister's,' Alex thought. He tried to stand up, but suddenly a cold feeling appeared from his neck.

He looked up to see Du Yuhan standing in front of him and his sword on his neck. ”You lose,” Du Yuhan said. ”Don't bother me now.”

” I will challenge you when I improve a little,” Alex promised.

Du Yuhan stopped for a moment and said, ”I felt your strength, and it's not bad. If you want to learn from me, come find me once you reach a similar rank as mine.”

”I-I understand,” Alex said with a grunt. Du Yuhan took his badge and left. Alex was left there on the ground looking at the crowd awkwardly.

He stood up and walked over to the elder to get his badge. However, he didn't return back to his house once he got it. Instead, he went over to the Fighting hall.

Since Du Yuhan had promised him to teach him once he reached a similar rank as him, Alex now had a clear goal in mind. 'I will need to beat Yang Ma as soon as possible,' he thought.

Alex remembered the red-haired disciple that was the third ranked disciple of this sect and had a Superior Fire spirit root. After losing to Wan Li, his pride had taken quite a hit, and Alex was sure that he would do anything to win against a Hong Wu sect disciple.

So, he would have to fight him sooner or later. Alex hoped it would be sooner since he wanted to learn from Du Yuhan. 'That means, I will have to now rank up like crazy,' he thought.

Alex walked over to the elder in charge of the registration for the fight looked at Alex weirdly and asked, ”You want to fight him again? You should know repeat challenges daily are not allowed.”

”No, this time I want the person at rank 45,” Alex said.

The elder nodded and quickly registered the fight. Alex took his badge and went to stage 15 to wait. After about 20 minutes, a man wearing a core disciple robe appeared.

Alex looked at the man and his cultivation base and snickered a little. There wasn't going to be a problem for a while now.

Once their number was called, Alex and the other disciple walked up to the stage and handed the elder their badges.

The disciple seemed a little scared right now when he saw who his opponent was. The number of disciples that saw his match against Huo Tu wasn't small.

So, by now, everyone knew to avoid Alex if they saw him. The two of them walked over to the opposite side of the stage.

”Begin!” the elder said.

Not missing a beat, the other disciple spoke loudly as well. ”I concede.”

Alex was a little surprised that there wasn't any fight, but he understood what had happened. He took back the new badge and walked over to the Fighting hall to queue up once again.

As long as he had any energy in his body, he would continue fighting the higher-ranked disciples.