Chapter 68: Starfire Sweeps Across the Plains, Two More Knives

  Thank you.

  "In the third round, Yang Miao..." The middle-aged executive of Yunyang Sect took out two jade cards from a small box and looked at the four people below him: "Luo Jin."

  "Bad luck indeed." Lu Shaoyou's face sank, this was truly unfortunate. Wang Guangjiu was a 9th rank warrior, while he himself was only a 4th rank warrior. The difference between each rank was already a huge gap, let alone a difference of five ranks.

  "It seems that this time I won't have the chance to have a good fight with you three martial artists." Yang Miao said to Lu Shaoyou, and then her slender figure jumped up onto the stone platform.

  Luojin's expression was helpless, and he also jumped onto the stone platform. This was also his best luck. At least on the surface, he seemed to be better at dealing with Yang Miao than Wang Guang of the Wang family or Lu Shaoyou of the Lu family.

  Under the stone stage, only Lu Shao and Wang Guang were left. Lu Dong, Lu Wushuang, and Lu Xi also changed their expressions slightly at this time. Although they knew that Lu Shao was not ordinary, the difference in strength between them was too great. In their eyes, Lu Shao was still just a three-layered warrior, but he had hidden one layer of his true strength.

  Only Zhao Hui and Lu Shaohu showed a smile at this, even Zhou Lixing and Lu Nanmao, Zhou Haiming three people also had a faint cold smile, waiting to see Lu Shao's downfall.

  "Luojin, you are a double warrior, you are not my opponent, surrender." Yang Miao said, looking at Luojin under her tight outfit.

  "Whether or not you're a worthy opponent, we'll only know after we've exchanged blows. Even if you're not, the Luo family doesn't have anyone who would surrender." Luo Jin said calmly.

  As soon as this was said, the head of the Luo family on the judging platform smiled slightly, very satisfied, and also gave a good impression to the people watching.

  "Alright, then I'll let you go first." Yang Miao's small mouth pouted.

  "In that case, I won't be polite." As soon as the voice fell, Luo Jin knew that his strength was inferior, and naturally he didn't have any politeness. His body leaped up, and a red true energy burst out from all over his body.

  At that moment, Luo Jin's handprint was formed in the air, and a half-meter-long curved knife appeared in his hand. The blade emitted a dark red glow, with a groove extending from the tip of the knife to the hilt, accompanied by a cold light. This knife was clearly not an ordinary object.

  The curved knife cut through an arc and immediately swept towards Yang Miao after tearing through the air.

  "Good timing." Yang Miao chuckled, her hands forming a seal as a red scabbard and long sword suddenly appeared in her hand. The sword flashed out of its sheath and spun rapidly, creating multiple sword silhouettes that dazzled the eyes with their curved trajectory, like a spiritual snake, extremely agile and deadly. In an instant, it blocked Luo Jin's curved knife.

  The gleam of the knife and the shadow of the sword crossed each other in mid-air, so fast that it made people's eyes dizzy. The two figures separated, Luo Jin's face was already pale, the curved knife lightly swept across, emitting a faint spark, carrying a cold knife light once again towards Yang Miao.

  "Hmph..."

  Yang Miaojiao's body suddenly burst forth with true energy, and her figure transformed into a blurry shadow that flashed towards Luo Jin at an incredible speed. At the same time, the long sword in her hand was infused with true energy, and a flame appeared on its tip. The sword sliced through the air, fiercely chopping down towards Luo Jin.

  Luojin's expression didn't change, knowing his strength was inferior, and he couldn't gain any advantage by hard resistance against Yangmiao. In an instant, the tip of his foot touched the ground, and a surge of true energy burst out from under his feet. His body shadow retreated several steps back in an instant, like teleportation. The curved knife in his hand slashed horizontally, with a strong and fierce force accompanied by a thread of scorching flames. A faint arc of firelight appeared in the air in front of him, with a sharp whistling sound, humming incessantly.

  Yang Miao's body leaned to the side, her handprint quickly formed, and the long sword suddenly changed direction, drawing out a sword shadow that was also a fire attribute true energy blast. The sword shadow enveloped the entire space, rumbling and covering Luo Jin.

  "Clang...!" In a flash of sparks, the two figures retreated from each other, but Luo Jin was clearly at a disadvantage, stumbling backward.

  "Come again." Yang Miao, with an unstoppable momentum, retreated her slender body, and the sword tip inserted into the stone pedestal, leaving a mark on it to stabilize her body. Then, with a slight movement of her toe, her figure rose again, her body flipping in mid-air, and immediately, with both feet pointing towards the sky, she kicked off, her body shape like an eagle swooping down, shooting straight at Luo Jin's head like lightning, her long sword drawing out several sword shadows, the temperature of the entire space rapidly rising.

  "Yang Clan's leader, your daughter is extraordinary! Her innate talent is extremely strong, and her mastery of this martial skill is also incredibly refined. She wields it with ease, and in this aspect, she's not inferior to those with exceptional innate talent." Watching the two on the stone platform, Bai Mei, the White-Browed Elder of the Cloud Sun Sect, couldn't help but praise them. Sometimes, the reaction ability in intense battles is just as important as one's innate talent for cultivation. No strong practitioner can succeed solely through cultivation; only through countless fierce battles can a true strong practitioner be forged.

  "In the future, you will have to rely on Bai Mei's guidance." Yang Xiangfeng smiled slightly and said, he was quite satisfied with his daughter's performance.

  "That's natural, with her innate talent and performance, it won't be difficult for her to stand out in the Cloud Sun Sect. At that time, she'll have a great chance of becoming a direct disciple." White Eyebrow Elder said with a smile, as a dual-system martial artist, it was only to be expected that she would almost certainly become a direct disciple of the Cloud Sun Sect.

  Lu Shao was also watching the competition on stage at this time, but in his mind, he was thinking about how to deal with Wang Guang. The difference in strength was too great, it seemed that there was only one way to deal with him, just like dealing with Zhou Haiming, wait for an opportunity to catch him off guard and make a move.

  On top of the stone platform, things had already become intense. Two figures were exchanging blows nonstop, and slowly but surely, Luo Jin was being pushed to the edge of the platform.

  "Starfire Slash!" Luo Jin let out a loud roar, and suddenly his body's true energy surged violently, bursting forth from within him. The true energy swirled around his body, causing his entire being to be enveloped in an otherworldly aura with threads of flame dancing across it. His knife's blade expanded greatly, and the curved knife spun rapidly before him, as if it were a spinning fan blade. In an instant, a circular knife-aura fireball formed, and the surrounding air transformed into white mist that dispersed outward.

  With that, the fireball burst out of his hand and pressed down on Yang Miao. At this time, Luo Jin's face was already pale. The Starfire Slash knife had a huge power, but it also consumed a lot of true energy. Unless it was the last resort, he would not use his trump card.

  "Huo Ying Jian." Yang Miao Jiao shouted, under the Luo Jin's Star Fire Wild Blade, she didn't dare to be careless. A surge of true energy burst out from her hand, a fierce and hot aura instantly enveloped the stone platform above. The long sword in her hand, in an instant, slashed out dozens of sword lights, which filled the space and then converged towards that knife light fireball.