If it wasn’t for the aggressiveness of the person who came and the fact that the long sword in his hand contained a thunderous momentum, Lou Xingyao would even wonder where the other person came from.
This line was so righteous that it would only appear in martial arts novels. It obviously didn’t match the style of the cultivation world of Tianming Continent, right?
However, Lou Xingyao didn’t have any extra thoughts in his heart at this moment. It was because the other person’s blade had already arrived in front of Lou Xingyao.
Lou Xingyao blocked it. The moment their swords collided, he gained a general understanding of the level of the person who came.
This person was different from the burly man who was only strong on the outside. This person was also a sword cultivator, and a sword cultivator who had comprehended the sword shape!
It could also be seen from this person’s exposed aura that this person’s cultivation should be around the eighth level of qi condensation. This happened to be one level higher than him.
Lou Xingyao’s heart sank when he realized this. How could he dare to be distracted?
He had to hurry and deal with this person carefully.
The sword style of the man in white was bold and sweeping, with a sharp metallic aura on his blade. With every small mistake, Lou Xingyao gained several long, narrow wounds on his body.
It wasn’t known what type of mystery lay in the man in white’s sword techniques. The wounds appeared extremely thin on the surface, but were deep enough to expose the bone. Even with Lou Xingyao’s extraordinary regenerative ability, he was unable to do anything about them for the time being.
Lou Xingyao took a deep breath and became more cautious in his actions.
The longsword in his hand moved so fast that only a few afterimages could be seen. It was being wielded with such precision and speed that not even a breeze could slip through.
For a moment, only the thin humming of the swords clashing with each other remained in this quiet alley.
The originally cloudless sky gradually became a bit darker at some point. Even the originally bright sunlight overhead seemed to be overshadowed.
It truly resembled the scene of dark clouds pressing down on a city.
After closely receiving dozens of moves from the other party, Lou Xingyao seemed to feel the same pressure that the burly man from earlier had felt.
The wrist of his hand holding the sword was shocked and painful under the impenetrable attacks of the other person.
If it wasn’t for Wen Hanshan’s doctrine that he couldn’t let go of the sword in his hand until the last moment of his life had long seeped into Lou Xingyao’s bones through countless days of training, he would’ve already fallen.
Several times during this period, the sword in his hand was almost thrown by the other person.
“I didn’t expect you to have some real skills, despite your cultivation not being obvious.” The man in white was obviously surprised that Lou Xingyao, who didn’t seem strong at first glance, had managed to hold out for so long under his assault. There was a hint of surprise in his tone.
Then the topic changed again. “It is a pity that you met a master today. It can be regarded as retribution, you evildoer!”
Lou Xingyao knew that he wasn’t the opponent of the man in white. If he continued to fight, it would only be a matter of time before he lost.
Thinking of the words the other person had said when attacking him, he immediately couldn’t help defending himself. “I’m not an evil person. Fellow Daoist, did you misunderstand?”
“You are full of nonsense. I saw everything you did just now. Yet you actually dare to argue!” Unexpectedly, the man in white didn’t want to listen to Lou Xingyao’s explanation at all. He moved his wrist and continued to swing his sword.
He saw everything?
Lou Xingyao frowned slightly. For a while, he was a bit unsure of how much this person had seen.
However, the swordsmanship of the man in white did make him feel a lot of pressure. He couldn’t help wanting to work harder. “I’m afraid that Fellow Daoist really misunderstood. It was that person who tried to kill me first, and I just…”
“Nonsense!’ Who knew that before Lou Xingyao could finish speaking, he was rudely interrupted by the other person. “It is clear that you deliberately led the other person here, and you made the first move. Now that this matter is exposed, you dare to talk nonsense!”
What else did Lou Xingyao not understand?
The contradiction between himself and the burly man was really seen completely by the man in white.
He couldn’t help feeling frightened for a while because he was unaware of the existence of this man before the man made a move.
He realized that since the man’s cultivation was similar to his own, he must be carrying something similar to a pendant that could hide his aura.
At the same time, Lou Xingyao also understood that this man might not be as righteous as he said.
It was certainly not for the sake of justice.
A sword master was born to kill, and sword cultivators always had extremely obvious killing intent.
Even for a person like Lou Xingyao, who hadn’t fully entered the sword shape realm, he was a bit more sensitive to the killing intent of others than ordinary cultivators.
The man in white had already reached a small level of mastery in the realm of the sword shape. Since he was able to perceive the conflict between Lou Xingyao and the burly man so clearly, how could he not notice the intense killing intent emanating from the burly man before he made his move?
In addition, since this person had been there from beginning to end, he could’ve saved the burly man from Lou Xingyao’s hands based on his skills. It might take some effort, but it wasn’t difficult.
However, he didn’t do so.
On the contrary, once everything was settled and the burly man already died, he jumped out and said some nonsense about doing the right thing.
Compared with those righteous and awe-inspiring words, Lou Xingyao was more willing to believe that the other person saw that he had found several storage bags and temporarily became greedy.
Soon, Lou Xingyao was under the increasingly aggressive attacks of the other person and didn’t have the energy to think about these messy things.
The man in white might have a higher cultivation and sword realm than Lou Xingyao, but Lou Xingyao was the apprentice personally taught by Wen Hanshan.
After becoming familiar with the basic sword style, he often practiced with the sword intent released by Wen Hanshan.
In terms of resisting pressure, if Lou Xingyao was second best then he was afraid no one in Tianming Continent would dare to call themselves the best.
The man in white was only in the sword shape realm and naturally couldn’t take Lou Xingyao down easily.
After exchanging a hundred moves, Lou Xingyao gradually felt a bit relaxed when facing the storm-like attacks from the man in white.
The originally unclear sword moves of the man in white gradually became more obvious in Lou Xingyao’s eyes.
The impenetrable sword light seemed to gradually overlap with the leaves that once flew in the sky.
Lou Xingyao used to practice hard among the leaves of the tracking tree, so he almost didn’t need to think about it. He could find the path to survival and the flaws contained in the swordsmanship.
The sword in his hand seemed to merge with Lou Xingyao himself. With every swing of the sword, every move and action seemed to have his own thoughts. The once dull and monotonous basic sword style seemed to gradually come to life.
In such a state, the slightly flustered Lou Xingyao became calmer and calmer.
Such a change was naturally difficult to escape the eyes of the opponent.
The sword in the hand of the man in white unknowingly froze for a moment. He immediately exclaimed in disbelief, “What is this? You even broke through?”
Yes, during this battle, Lou Xingyao actually grasped the meaning of Wen Hanshan’s words, ‘Treat the sword as a part of your body, making it as natural as your arms.’
At this moment, he officially stepped into the threshold of the sword shape realm.
In the past, Lou Xingyao would definitely be happy about this progress. But in the current situation, he could only smile wryly.
Lou Xingyao’s progress obviously angered the man in white. The other person’s offensive became even more ruthless.
Just moments ago, before Lou Xingyao broke through, the man in white couldn’t do anything to him. Now that he had broken through, their swordsmanship realms were on par. The man in white found himself completely helpless against Lou Xingyao.
As time passed, the situation between the two of them gradually started to reverse.
Lou Xingyao’s offensive became more aggressive and effortless. On the other hand, the man in white saw he couldn’t kill Lou Xingyao and inevitably grew anxious. As a result, his sword techniques became more chaotic and disorganized.
Such a change naturally didn’t escape Lou Xingyao’s eyes.
The moment the man in white showed his flaws again, Lou Xingyaos wrist moved. His blade carried an unstoppable force, leaving a dark light in the air.
Then—
As the swords in the hands of the two of them collided again, the sword in the hand of the man in white flew away.
It could be seen from the incredulous gaze of the man in white that he obviously hadn’t expected Lou Xingyao to be able to do this.
On the contrary, Lou Xingyao seemed unsurprised by such a result. He turned his wrist and directly attacked the neck of the man in white.
The man in white reacted very quickly. He soon recovered from the surprise of his weapon being disarmed and quickly retreated backwards, narrowly avoiding the fatal blow from Lou Xingyao.
Even so, Lou Xingyao’s blade still left a narrow wound on the man’s neck.
If the person had reacted a bit slower just now, he would inevitably be killed by Lou Xingyao.
This wound wasn’t fatal, but it obviously brought a great blow to the man in white.
He raised his hand and wiped the blood from the wound slightly, saying angrily, “I really thought I misunderstood you, but you turned out to be so ruthless. What a vicious man!”
Don’t say it.
One sentence nearly made Lou Xingyao lose his composure.
The person who confidently claimed to have understood the entire process without misunderstanding was this man, and now he was also the one going back on his words.
On the one hand, he could make a sneak attack from behind with every strike aiming at the vital spot. On the other hand, once he was at a disadvantage, he could immediately reverse things and place the blame on Lou Xingyao for everything that went wrong.
Just like when he faced the burly man earlier, Lou Xingyao had no intention of engaging in a war of words with the man in white. Instead, he immediately closed the distance and launched an attack.
The moment he made a move, he saw the man in white move his hand and take out a small black ball the size of a ping-pong ball. He threw it directly at Lou Xingyao.
Lou Xingyao had never seen this thing before and didn’t know what it was, but all the cells in his body issued a warning.
Danger!
This thing couldn’t be allowed to touch him!
Lou Xingyao immediately made a decision. Fortunately, the man in white’s movements might be fast but Lou Xingyao’s reaction wasn’t slow. He swiftly flipped back and prepared to distance himself from the object.
Who knew that the moment he made a move, he felt a great invisible force seem to come from above him. It was as if a strong person had descended here and directly pressed on him to prevent him from moving.
Seeing the black ball getting closer and closer to Lou Xingyao, the man in white couldn’t help showing a smug smile. “Go die!”
Lou Xingyao saw that it was unavoidable. Then suddenly, a familiar sword came from not far away, heading straight for the small black ball that was only three inches away from Lou Xingyao.
In the blink of an eye, the black ball was pushed against a wall by the sword.
Bang!
The moment the black ball touched the wall, it suddenly exploded with an earth-shattering force. Even the ground underneath them trembled.
There was a loud bang and the wall touched by the black ball was directly blown to pieces.
The power almost caught up with the extremely powerful thermal weapons that Lou Xingyao had seen in his previous life.
After the shock, a bit of fear inevitably rose in his heart.
Due to frequent accidents in the city, almost all buildings in Xilin County had been reinforced.
In particular, the alley in front of him was suitable for private fighting and was a key protection object.
In addition to the building materials, it was also engraved with inscriptions for reinforcement. Its sturdiness was comparable to that of a third-grade magic weapon, which could completely resist the full force of a cultivator at the peak of foundation building.
The walls that were so solid were now reduced to ashes under the black ball of the man in white.
If it wasn’t for that sudden sword just now, and Lou Xingyao chose to endure it, he would’ve been either dead or seriously injured by now!
Thinking of this, Lou Xingyao couldn’t help staring in the direction the sword came from. Sure enough, he saw a familiar figure at the end of the alley. It was Wen Hanshan.
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So troublesome.