Chapter 470 Amazing Skills

Before they knew it, Liu Xunyi and Si Wudao had fought for two hundred rounds with no clear winner, but the battle situation gradually changed as time passed.

In the first fifty rounds, Si Wudao and Liu Xunyi attacked and defended each other, and their moves were quite conservative, as if they were testing each other, so neither of them could do anything to the other.

In the middle of the 100 rounds, Liu Xunyi was the first to give up defense and go on the attack. In order to avoid falling into a disadvantage, Si Wudao confronted Liu Xunyi head-on, and the two of them formed a tit-for-tat attack trend.

At this stage, they were at their peak both physically and mentally, so the fight was evenly matched.

Little do people know that close combat is the most dangerous way of fighting, especially when masters fight each other, which consumes a lot of spirit and energy.

Swords and sticks come and go, the attacks are fierce and intensive, every move is life-threatening, every movement is a matter of life and death. If you are not careful, the opponent will catch your weak spot and put you in an irretrievable situation. Therefore, the two must concentrate fully, without any distractions, and cannot make any mistakes or be distracted.

However, after one hundred and fifty rounds, Si Wudao, who was much older than Liu Xunyi, was obviously running out of strength, and the attack of his Qingshui Zen Staff began to show signs of fatigue.

On the other hand, Liu Xunyi became more courageous as the battle went on, and his attacks became more and more swift and fierce. One sword strike was faster than the other, and one move was more dangerous than the other, forcing Si Wudao to switch from offense to defense, and he was irreversibly at a disadvantage in terms of momentum.

"Liu Xunyi's martial arts have improved more than when he was in Yingchuan."

Xu Ren had personally witnessed a great battle between Liu Xunyi and Si Wudao outside Yingchuan. Seeing the battle on the sword arena again, he subconsciously sighed, "In Yingchuan, Liu Xunyi and Si Hufa were evenly matched, and it was hard to tell who was stronger. But now, he has already surpassed Si Hufa..."

"The guardian has already passed the age of rapid progress. Whether it is his innate talent or his acquired training, he has reached a bottleneck. If he wants to break out of the cocoon and become a butterfly, it will be as difficult as ascending to heaven." Tang Xuan said quietly, "Liu Xunyi is different. He is young and strong, and has great potential that needs to be tapped."

Xu Ren sighed worriedly, "At the moment, the guardian is gradually losing the upper hand. I'm afraid the longer it drags on, the worse it will be for him."

"In this battle, the two of them were not fighting to the death. They were just looking for each other's flaws in order to determine the winner with one move."

Yun Zhuiyue watched the battle with indifference, ignoring the conversation between Xu Ren and Tang Xuan. When he saw Liu Xunyi gradually gaining the upper hand, an indescribable sinister aura lingered between his brows.

It seemed like expectation, anger, jealousy, confusion... At this moment, Yun Zhuiyue had mixed feelings in his heart.

On the other side, Tang Yuan was also impressed by Liu Xunyi's skills, and said thoughtfully: "No wonder Liu Xunyi was favored by Luo Tianjin and Ren Wuya at the same time. Among the young people in the martial arts world, there are only a handful of people who can surpass the 'Wu Dao Divine Monk'. In my opinion, among the young generation in the martial arts world, except for the 'evil spirit' Wu Shuang who is rare in a thousand years, Liu Xunyi is a rare talent."

"When I fought him in Shaolin, I had already predicted that Liu Xunyi had a promising future." Qin Tianjiu said gloomily, "After seeing him today, his martial arts skills are even better than before. It seems that he was taught by a master."

"He is Luo Tianjin's future son-in-law. Now that Luo Hongxuan has become a useless person, Luo Tianjin naturally has high hopes for him and even teaches him everything he knows." Qin Ming sneered, "But now he has fallen into the evil way. He will be a big worry for us sooner or later. It is better to get rid of him as soon as possible."

"Now that he has Luo Tianjin and Ren Wuya as his backers, who dares to touch him?" Lu Tingxiang said with a smile, "As the saying goes, 'When the tree falls, the monkeys scatter.' As long as Luo Tianjin is overthrown and Ren Wuya is driven back to the Western Regions, Liu Xunyi will be like a grasshopper in autumn, and will not be able to jump for a few days."

Lu Tingxiang's words caused laughter from everyone around.

At this moment, Bai Shuang, who was sitting next to Lu Tingxiang, couldn't help but flash a hint of uneasiness in her beautiful eyes when she heard that they were planning to deal with Liu Xunyi.

In fact, Bai Shuang's feelings for Liu Xunyi are very complicated. The two met by chance in the Waterside Silver House, and then Liu Xunyi rescued her from Tang Afu and mistook her for his long-lost sister. Then, they accidentally shared hardships in Tianshan. Liu Xunyi saved her from danger again and again at the risk of his own life. It can be said that he was very kind and his kindness was as deep as the sea.

However, Bai Shuang had been taking advantage of Liu Xunyi's "wrong love" for her, repeatedly deceiving her, and even nearly killing her. Therefore, Bai Shuang, who repaid her kindness with hatred, always felt guilty towards Liu Xunyi. Especially when she heard that her most beloved man was going to deal with Liu Xunyi, she felt extremely entangled and hesitant.

"The victory has been decided."

As Luo Tianjin muttered to himself, Liu Xunyi and Si Wudao clashed with their swords and staffs on the sword-discussing stage, and they separated as soon as they touched each other and flew back.

"hiss!"

Amidst exclamations, Liu Xunyi and Si Wudao landed one after another. The scene was exactly like before the fight, the two men stood face to face and looked at each other.

After a fierce battle, Liu Xunyi was sweating and panting. His robe was covered with holes, showing how dangerous the fight was. Fortunately, only his robe was torn, and no vital parts of his body were injured. He was finally safe.

He swung the Wuji Sword to his side. The sword edge was bright silver and reflected faint light under the midday sun.

Si Wudao had his left hand behind his back and was leaning on a Qingshui Zen stick with his right hand. He had a blank expression on his face and said nothing. He seemed calm and composed, but he did not move for a long time. What was the reason?

"what happened?"

"Who's winning?"

"I do not know!"

"Look!"

Just as everyone was whispering to each other in confusion, someone shouted, and immediately everyone's attention was focused on Si Wudao again.

In an instant, a "red line" vaguely appeared on Si Wudao's chest, and then quickly spread, gradually dyeing the monk's robe blood red. The color became brighter and even a little dazzling.

Seeing this scene, everyone was in high spirits, watching intently. They suddenly discovered that Si Wudao's chest had been cut open by Liu Xunyi's sword. Because the sword was drawn too quickly and the blade was sharp, the blood had not yet seeped out until Liu Xunyi withdrew the sword.

Liu Xunyi measured the size very accurately. The sword only cut Si Wudao's flesh, but it stopped lightly, going in and out immediately, without hurting his bones and organs. This was considered a way of repaying Si Wudao's "care" for more than ten years.

"Cough cough..."

Si Wudao coughed twice, as if touching the wound, and frowned in pain.

He used his left hand to tightly cover his chest which was bleeding profusely. The monk robe on his chest had now been torn into two pieces, revealing a sword wound about a foot long. The flesh was turned inside out and blood was dripping.

In the bloody mess, one could even clearly see two white ribs and a faintly beating heart hidden within the flesh and bones.

This scene made people gasp and then look sideways, as if they couldn't bear to watch it.

Si Wudao looked at his wound, not knowing whether it was pain or helplessness, but a smile uglier than crying appeared on his lips, and he said self-deprecatingly: "What a handsome swordsmanship, so free and unpredictable. I am still one step behind you after all."

Just now, Liu Xunyi used the Acacia Soul-Breaking Sword, and Si Wudao hastily blocked six swords in succession, but he was caught off guard by the seventh sword.

With a move of "Supreme Mercilessness", he broke through Si Wudao's "Sumeru Divine Illumination" in a flash, and pierced his heart with his Qingshui Zen staff.

In the end, if Liu Xunyi had not shown mercy, Si Wudao would have been a corpse by now.

"You're not bad either!" Liu Xunyi shook off his tattered robes and chuckled, "If I hadn't been lucky, I'd have been chopped into pieces by you."

"No need to be so modest." Si Wudao said weakly, "I didn't expect that your martial arts skills would improve so quickly in just one year. I admit defeat with all my heart."

"Thank you! I don't want to kill you, go and heal your wounds!"

Hearing this, Si Wudao looked at Liu Xunyi deeply, nodded vaguely, and uttered a faint "Thank you." Then he turned around tremblingly, and with the help of the disciples of Longxiang Mountain who came hurriedly to meet him, he staggered towards the sidelines.

"This time, Liu Xunyi wins!"

"it is good!"

As soon as Xu Qingnian said this, all the disciples of Yulong Palace cheered and clapped in celebration.

In the first two matches, Dong Xiaoer and Huyan Ba ​​had fought so fiercely that the disciples of Yulong Palace could not hold their heads up in front of the heroes of the world. At this moment, Liu Xunyi defeated Si Wudao, which naturally won the hearts of the people and drew rounds of cheers.

“I never thought that Liu Xunyi could defeat the guardian of Longxiang Mountain. I thought his martial arts skills were no less than ours.” Yan Bugui looked at Liu Xunyi, who was standing proudly on the sword arena, with complicated eyes, and advised, “Palace Master, such a talent must not fall into Ren Wuya’s hands. We must try to recruit him back.”

"If he is mine, he will come back sooner or later. If he is not mine, I cannot keep him." Luo Tianjin said meaningfully, "This battle will surely be enough to reassure the old fox Ren Wuya."

Murong Bai interrupted, "During this trip, the two guardians of Longxiang Mountain have both been defeated, and the remaining disciples are no match for Liu Xunyi. Unless Yun Zhuiyue takes the field personally, his chances of winning are slim."

"If Dong Xiao'er and Hu Yanba had used their full strength, Ren Wuya's chances of winning would have greatly increased. It's a pity that this old fox had no idea what he was up to. He actually made the two masters show weakness on their own initiative. Fortunately, Liu Xunyi lived up to everyone's expectations and pulled back a victory, otherwise Ren Wuya would have been in a stalemate."

Facing Jiang Yiwei's complaint, Luo Tianjin slowly shook his head and said, "Ren Wuya is right. The key to victory or defeat is not the number of people, but the availability of people. Even if Hu Yanba and Dong Xiaoer tried their best, the result would not be much different from now. The key to who can advance is still the peak contest between Ren Wuya and Yun Zhuiyue."

"That's right!" Xie Xuan agreed, "Liu Xunyi has been exhausted after a fierce battle with Si Wudao. Once Yun Zhuiyue sends out a master, I'm afraid Liu Xunyi will be unable to resist in his current state."

On the sidelines, Xu Qingnian first bowed to the smug Ren Wuya, and then asked Yun Zhuiyue, "Saint Lord Yun, the outcome of this battle has been decided. Who will be sent to fight in the next round?"

"Holy Lord, Haitang invites you to fight!"

Li Haitang walked up to Yun Zhuiyue and asked excitedly, "The Holy Lord and Master have been so kind to me. I will go through fire and water and will not refuse!"

"Your courage is commendable, but this is extremely stupid!" Yun Zhuiyue scolded without reservation, "You are good at bows and crossbows, which are all used for ambushes and killings. In a head-on fight, you are far from being Liu Xunyi's opponent, so why go up and die?"

"But……"

"There is one person!" Yun Zhuiyue stared at Liu Xunyi intently and said in a mysterious way, "As long as he makes a move, he will definitely be able to defeat Liu Xunyi."

"Who?"

"Ping'er!"

……

　Every inch has its own strengths and weaknesses. Even the most powerful masters have their fatal weaknesses, which may not be their peerless martial arts, but perhaps their love for each other.

　　
　
(End of this chapter)