Chapter 115: Quicksand Beheading

  Each of the ten rounds was extremely difficult, and more than half of the top-ranked disciples had already finished their battles. However, six or seven stages were still fiercely fighting, and the few disciples who had ended their battles were also watching Chen Xuan's stage. They too felt the threat posed by these two, and at this moment, Han Jiang's strength was similar to that of Ding Er, who ranked third, and even surpassed him, attracting the attention of the top-ranked disciples. However, Chen Xuan's strength had thoroughly shocked them as well. Han Jiang's sudden increase in power was closely related to his joining the Qiankun Hall, so these people could still accept it. But Chen Xuan's strength was entirely due to his own cultivation, which made it even more terrifying.

  "This year's championship competition is really tough, I didn't expect this year's big comparison to have so many dark horses, each one is black and shiny. We masters have gone through several years of cultivation to reach this point, but these two little guys caught up with us in just a few months." said Ding Erdao, who had already ended the battle.

  "What you said is right, maybe this year's sixteen peaks ranking will have a big change, it can't be the same as before, no matter who wins among these two, it will cause a sensation, their strength has already caught up with us," another senior brother said.

  "Which one of you is going to win?" Qian Kun asked the other three.

  "I think Han Jiang is more promising, after all, he was born into a regular big family with a deep foundation, and he has been personally instructed by the master of Qiankun Hall. Even we few people haven't received such good treatment, able to get personal instruction from a high-ranking expert in the Earth Spirit Realm. As for Chen Xuan, his foundation is too shallow, and it's unlikely that he'll be promoted in the future. He relies solely on his own practice and self-cultivation. You've all seen him for so long, have you noticed? Chen Xuan's martial skills are disorganized and lacking in coherence, his fist techniques are also half-baked, this set of knife techniques is not bad, but his actual strength is still too low to fully utilize this technique." - Ding Erdao

  "Xiao Qiuyu, what about you? Who do you think will win?" Qian Kun asked.

  "Chen Xuan, Xiao Qiuyu spat out two words and didn't say another word, always coldly staring, as if nothing mattered to him, but at this moment, Xiao Qiuyu's heart was also filled with a surging desire for battle, the feeling of meeting an opponent."

  "Which one does Fei Yan think will win?" Qian Kun asked again, turning to fourth-ranked Fei Yan;

  "I also have high hopes for Chen Xuan, his strength is something I've always been unable to see through. Although on the surface it seems like Han Jiang has the upper hand, possessing five percent of Sword Intent and being almost invincible among those at the same level, but I still feel that Chen Xuan will emerge victorious, my intuition tells me so," said Fei Yan Dao.

  "It seems that Chen Xuan has a high status in your hearts, I also think that Chen Xuan will not fall so easily, he must have some killer moves that haven't been used yet. However, this time Han Jiang was able to reveal his trump card, and from now on we'll have more opportunities to defeat him. I wonder how he'll counter Han Jiang's move next, this move is personally taught by the master of Qiankun Hall, containing a hint of sword intent, even if I were to encounter it, I would have to use all my strength." said Qian Kun

  Several people finished speaking and looked up at Chen Xuan's stage, Han Jiang's sword intent had already condensed and taken shape. Five percent of his sword intent revolved around him, filling the air with an eerie whine as it cut through the surrounding space. However, space wasn't so easily cleaved, causing spatial shockwaves to reverberate throughout the area. Han Jiang's current strength was truly terrifying. After a dozen or so breaths, his five percent sword intent transformed into a massive whirlpool. A powerful suction force emerged from within the vortex, and with a whooshing sound, the spiritual energy surrounding the stage was sucked away, creating a vacuum zone. The gray whirlpool rolled towards Chen Xuan.

  Chen Xuan's clothes fluttered and responded, sucked up by the whirlpool's suction, but Chen Xuan remained standing still, his evil charm in his hand emitting a shrill whine. This time, Chen Xuan's evil charm did not point to the sky, but instead took on a strange posture, like a goat's horn, leaving no trace, with red light flickering and uncertain, all wrapped around Chen Xuan's body.

  The gray whirlpool is getting closer and closer, the suction force is also becoming stronger. There are also flames mixed in the gray whirlpool, and the green stone that was sucked in is being burned by these flames.

  Strong, this is the word that Chen Xuan is thinking of now. This Han Jiang is really strong, his strength has already surpassed that of an ordinary True Martial Realm disciple. However, wanting to defeat himself is impossible, he's just very strong, but he himself has killed two real True Martial Realm masters.

  Chen Xuan's hand moved, and the evil charm drew an arc, soft red light floated out of the evil charm, like a lone leaf, without any attacking power, just a gentle slash, Chen Xuan struck.

  This knife, without any attacking intent, floated gently into the gray vortex. Everyone was shocked, "Has Chen Xuan gone mad? He's using such a non-aggressive technique at this time, he's asking to die. It seems that Chen Xuan also relied on luck to make it to the top 20, we worked so hard to get here today," a disciple angrily exclaimed;

  "Calm down, it's absolutely not that simple. If it were that simple, Chen Xuan would have been eliminated before the top 50. It's impossible for him to have made it this far. This knife may look harmless on the surface, but I can already sense the endless killing intent hidden within," another senior brother who had defeated his opponent walked over and said.

  Even the people on the high platform were puzzled, this little guy's martial skills had always been overbearing and unmatched, how did he suddenly come up with such a move, completely different from before. Before, every knife was powerful and destructive, causing a wide range of attacks, but this knife was like a cotton flower, floating towards the gray vortex in front of him.

  "Yi Sheng, Chen Xuan won't give up the match like this, will he? If he wants to lose, he doesn't need to play such a move. Can't he just admit defeat directly? Seventh Elder, bring out the stakes for our bet! Chen Xuan has already lost. Even a newly-entered True Martial Realm disciple can't take Han Jiang's move, let alone a Spirit Martial Peak like him." Li Jinshan burst into loud laughter;

  "Let's take a look again, Chen Xuan is not the kind of person who gives up easily, he must have his reasons for making this move, and it doesn't matter about this moment." said Qi Chang Lao.

  In the time it took Chen Xuan to make this move, the people on the high platform had made countless exchanges, including the disciples who had already won, and they had all made many exchanges. By the time of the Spiritual Martial Realm, speaking could be done entirely through spiritual sense exchange, and in just one breath of time, several hundred words could be spoken.

  The Han River opposite saw this knife and was also stunned. The little boy is looking for death, actually ignoring my five-part sword intent condensed into a gray vortex. This is the master himself who personally enlightened me and helped me improve this move, so it has such power.

  Within the span of three breaths, Chen Xuan's knife met the incoming gray whirlpool with a gentle whooshing sound. Without any hesitation, the red knife energy directly cut off the gray whirlpool at its waist, causing it to dissipate without any resistance or noise. The stage was quiet once again, as if the gray whirlpool had never appeared in the first place. The wind was light and the clouds were calm, but the red knife energy did not disperse after breaking through the whirlpool; instead, it continued towards Han Jiang, who controlled the gray whirlpool. It still seemed weak and powerless, but now everyone knew that this knife was not as harmless as they had thought.

  "What's going on? Am I seeing things? What kind of swordsmanship is this? How can it be like this? My god, who can tell me what happened?" a disciple with a nervous tone asked.

  "You ask me, I ask who", the disciple next to him replied directly;

  Everyone on the high platform had their eyes wide open like lanterns, although it was clear that this knife would not be so simple, but they did not expect such a result.

  Chen Xuan was also stunned by this knife, which was the fourth knife of the Seven Kills Knife that Lao Li had just taught him in the past few days. The Flowing Sand Slash had not been practiced by Chen Xuan yet, and it was only through repeated rehearsals that he managed to execute this move today. Originally, Chen Xuan thought that this knife would have an extremely powerful effect, at least opening up the sky and splitting the earth. He didn't expect that after striking out, it would end up like this. However, since it had already been struck out, there was no way to take it back. He wondered how Lao Li had originally created the Seven Kills Knife technique, as each knife's attacking power was different, but all were incredibly powerful.

  "Kid, you now know the power of the Seven Killings Blade, right? This is just a glimpse of what you've grasped. When you reach the True Martial Realm and cultivate the Flowing Sand Slash, its power will be dozens of times stronger than it is now. Back when I created the Seven Killings Blade, I don't know how many people I killed before I finally summarized these seven moves. However, for the last two moves, I didn't even reach the highest level. The seventh move, I only barely touched its edge. It's up to you in the future to see if you can truly and fully wield the Seven Killings Blade." - Lao Dao

  "Lai Lao, tell the truth, is this Seven Kills Knife really created by you? I feel that this knife technique doesn't seem to be your own creation." Chen Xuan's suspicion arose.

  "I didn't think that even trying to deceive you wouldn't work, what you said is right, this Seven Kills Knife was not created by me. However, the knife spectrum I obtained for this Seven Kills Knife was incomplete, it was a defective knife method, and it wasn't even at the level of a low-grade product. But I discovered that this Seven Kills Knife was extraordinary, and after going through thousands of years, I finally managed to completely repair it. Without my repairs, it wouldn't have been possible for it to have such great power now, so it can also be said that I created it myself." - Lao Dao