manynovel Chapter 1229: The Succession Ceremony: Three Sword Masters (3)
Chapter 1229: The Succession Ceremony: Three Sword Masters (3)
Chapter 1229: The Succession Ceremony: The Three Sword Masters (Part )
Faced with the sudden attack, Dugu Qiubai directly countered with his own sword intent. In an instant, sword energy scattered in front of the Taoist Temple. The sword light that reached the sky attracted curious glances from the representatives of various forces who had already taken their seats.
"What is going on?" Ning Xiaoyao had a headache.
While protecting the Taoist disciple who was also in charge of reception at the door, he looked at Situ Zhong.
You should know that this time is different from the previous time when Moluo suddenly visited. The first to launch the attack was Dugu Yuyun, who nominally belonged to the Dao Realm and was a member of the Shushan, a hidden branch.
The way the other party attacked the visitors was obviously impolite.
Especially starting a fight right in front of the gate was a bit too disrespectful.
"This is a private matter. You should have heard how your senior brother addressed him just now." Situ Zhong came to Ning Xiaoyao's side, comforted him with kind words, and told him about the situation of the two Dugu brothers.
It's nothing more than a pair of brothers who grew up supporting each other. The elder brother decided to join the Dao Realm, and wanted to bring his younger brother along as well. However, the younger brother was a free-spirited person and didn't want to be restricted, so he chose to venture out on his own.
After his brother became a member of Shushan, he became more stubborn and rigid. He wanted to arrange his brother's life as an elder brother. This naturally conflicted with Dugu Qiubai's temperament. For this reason, he threw himself into the Daxuan Dynasty, which was the overlord of the mountain and sea world at that time.
Even though the two brothers were not blessed with a predestined body, their talents were outstanding and therefore they were cultivated extensively by their respective forces. One of them has become a representative of the middle-aged faction in Mount Shu, and the other has successfully joined the Worship Hall and ascended to the position of one of the Five Elders.
Now, after Dugu Yuyun has accepted the martial arts knowledge from the original owner, he thinks he can surpass his brother again, so he wants to use the iron fist of love that belongs to an elder brother to teach this troublesome younger brother a lesson.
"Of course, given the current situation, it is obviously not appropriate to continue riding on the leaky ship of the Great Xuan Dynasty. So, my brother came to witness the succession ceremony of the Palace Master on behalf of Shushan this time, partly because he wanted to persuade his brother to take the right path."
While Situ Zhong was explaining to Ning Xiaoyao, the tests between Dugu Yuyun and Dugu Qiubai also entered a white-hot stage. The two stood in the air, and countless sword lights burst out and hit each other like a rushing river.
Judging from the combat performance alone, it seems that the situation is almost a draw.
Situ Zhong, who noticed this, began to scratch his head.
"That shouldn't be the case. Although Senior Brother hasn't reached his full potential, the gap between the Fate Bodies alone is huge. How can a mere Sword Demon dare to challenge the Sword Master of Mount Shu? The so-called Swordless Realm is just the threshold to entering the Sword Intent."
"What if a second sword master appears?"
Yu Huangtian took over the conversation with a smile. He did not show any dissatisfaction with Situ Zhong's statement that the current Daxuan Dynasty was a broken ship. This demeanor alone made Situ Zhong, who had secretly said bad things, feel ashamed.
Especially after the Drunken Swordsman once again looked at the two people following Yuhuangtian, he felt that in this era of destiny, it was not only their Shushan that would get rich.
As a former overlord, it has popularity and abundant resources, which are enough to attract many potential destiny bodies to join.
Now he was not in a hurry to test the identities of the other two people. Situ Zhong first apologized to Yu Huangtian for his previous words, and then asked humbly.
"Master Yu, the second Sword Saint you are referring to is..."
"It's Dugu Jian, the Sword Saint Dugu who possesses the 23rd Heaven-Destroying Sword. I didn't expect that he has a second destiny body." Ning Xiaoyao, who had been watching the battle quietly and listening to Situ Zhong's constant nagging, answered Situ Zhong's question directly.
He knew that Situ Zhong had been concentrating on understanding the fateful body story in the Legend of Sword and Fairy series recently, which inevitably led to him neglecting other stories.
However, Dugu Qiubai’s performance also shocked Ning Xiaoyao.
This opponent not only fully absorbed Dugu Jian's Holy Spirit Sword Technique, but also seemed to use the extraordinary understanding of three lifetimes to develop his own Twenty-Four Sword Path.
In fact, Situ Zhong's evaluation of the original owner of Dugu Qiubai's first destiny body was biased. The swordless state that the other party had mastered did seem like childish tricks in their eyes today.
However, considering the level of military power in the other party's world, this realm is undoubtedly epoch-making.
You have to know that the later protagonists, Yang Guo and Linghu Chong, were both picking up things that Dugu Qiubai didn't want, and even so, they still amazed the world of martial arts for an era.
Therefore, it can be concluded that Dugu Qiubai’s upper limit of strength is not very high because his room for improvement is compressed due to the limitations of the world.
But we cannot underestimate his ability in martial arts, especially in kendo, as his understanding is enough to surpass countless geniuses.
Moreover, the current Dugu Qiubai has combined his own understanding with that of the original owners of his two destined bodies. In terms of swordsmanship, he has Dugu Jian's martial arts background to point the way forward. As long as he is given some more time, he will be able to surpass Long Er, the sword saint who is recognized as the number one in the Fengyun trilogy.
After Ning Xiaoyao introduced in detail the information of the original owner of his second destined body and estimated Jian Twenty-Three's combat performance to be 70% or 80% based on the description in the original book, Situ Zhong no longer dared to underestimate Dugu Qiubai.
Even while everyone was talking just now, the fight between the two people in mid-air became more and more intense, which made Situ Zhong realize that the opponent's current strength was even stronger than his own.
Especially the Twenty-Three Heaven-Destroying and Earth-Destroying Swords that solidified space. If Dugu Yuyun had not used Shushan's supreme swordsmanship, the Sword God Curse, to forcibly break free, the outcome would have been decided after that sword.
And now the two sword masters have begun to oppress each other in their respective fields, and the impact they have caused is becoming increasingly uncontrollable. It seems that some overflowing sword energy can easily destroy a village or town in the Dao domain.
"We can't fight any more." Just as Ning Xiaoyao was hesitating whether to notify the Palace Master to intervene forcefully, Yu Huangtian spoke first, "This is the Dao Domain's succession ceremony. As guests, we can't steal the limelight from the host. Liu Bai, stop them."
The young man in white who had been following Yuhuangtian on the right side nodded.
Ning Xiaoyao was somewhat familiar with this name. As one of the five elders newly promoted after the Jade Emperor took office as the head of the Worship Hall, he naturally attracted the attention of various major forces.
However, after becoming one of the Five Elders, he went into hiding for a while.
If it weren't for the information told by Xue Wuxia, he would not have known that this seemingly elegant young man was actually one of the driving forces behind the outbreak of the Rat Tide War.
Of course, after some political dealings, this disgraceful act was covered up.
As for his understanding of his strength, Ning Xiaoyao knew that before he stepped into Southern Xinjiang, he seemed to be only at the Tianxiang realm, but the pressure he brought to him now was not inferior to that of the Moluo who had been confirmed to have reached the Tianyan realm.
Is it that perverted?
Immediately after Yuhuangtian gave an order, Liu Bai's figure disappeared out of thin air. Ning Xiaoyao and Situ Zhong both realized that the other party was using an extremely sophisticated method of space rules.
“This is Wu Ju, which is a state in the fateful story. But after being combined with one’s own martial arts system, it becomes a spatial move.” Yu Huangtian still cheerfully took the initiative to answer everyone’s questions.
Of course, he also wanted to take this opportunity to show off his muscles.
And Liu Bai is one of his best signature players.
As a strong man who can draw his sword to the sky and fight Haotian in Ever Night, his upper limit is naturally very high, especially after combining with the Ever Night system and integrating the realms of Wu Ju, Tian Mo, Jie Mie, Wu Liang, and Tian Qi into his means of fighting the enemy.
Compared to the sword saint Liu Bai in the original novel who was always afraid to step into the fifth realm because of his concern for Haotian, Liu Bai, who is currently one of the five elders, has a much broader upper limit in martial arts.
That was why, after the complete failure of the trip to Southern Xinjiang, Liu Bai made up his mind to go into seclusion. He did not appear again until three days ago, when he successfully broke through the Tianyan realm.
However, the move he thought was enough to astonish the world was completely blocked by the ice wall that appeared in front of him for no reason!
A completely enclosed ice arena was formed with Dugu Qiubai and Dugu Yuyun as the center. The arena seemed to be completely embedded in the air. Even the two sword masters could hardly damage the arena with their full strength.
As the saying goes, laymen watch the excitement, while insiders watch the door.
Currently in the square below the Taoist Temple, among the representatives of various forces who have taken their seats and are waiting for the ceremony to begin, those whose strength has not reached the Dharma Realm simply feel that this sudden move is truly too exquisite. The transparent ice wall allows them to watch the decisive battle between the two sword masters from an excellent perspective.
Only those who have reached the Dharma Realm or above know how difficult it is to achieve this. It is hundreds of times more difficult than directly interrupting the fight between two people.
Who took action?
In fact, everyone already has an answer in their hearts.
"Didn't you try?" Yu Huangtian asked puzzledly when he saw Liu Bai returning in disappointment.
He knew that the other party was very angry, especially because the mission in Southern Xinjiang was half failed, so in the end he, the hall master, had to come forward to negotiate with the Ghost Lord before he could return safely to the Great Xuan Dynasty.
This time I came to this realm, just to prove myself again.
Compared to the calmness of his original owner, Liu Bai now still has some of the youthful vigor and vitality.
So logically speaking, even if this ice wall suddenly appeared, the opponent would try to break through it, instead of retreating immediately.
Liu Bai was obviously too embarrassed to speak, and finally spoke to the third person who followed Yuhuangtian, the burly man with white hair and beard.
"This arena was built using a variety of rules, and there are some inexplicable strange features, a bit like..."
The white-haired man hesitated for a moment before continuing with his previous sentence.
“Didn’t the hall master give me a book about the wonders of the universe before? I just used the power of my soul to investigate the situation of this ice arena, and it seems that there is something similar to the Xuanming True Water, one of the six great heavenly waters.
If Brother Liu were to force his move, his sword energy might be frozen directly, especially his most proficient Great River sword intent. Even if it was mixed with the power of annihilation, it would only become a spectacle outside the arena.
Then Brother Liu will be even more embarrassed."
"Yeah." Liu Bai replied listlessly.
Obviously he agreed with the other party's inference, and after coming into close contact with the ice arena, he vaguely discovered that the ice and snow that formed the arena seemed to contain a hint of spirituality, as if it was warning him not to act recklessly.
Otherwise, it would become even more embarrassing in front of representatives of various major forces.
"Is that so?" Yu Huangtian touched his chin, not showing much concern on his face.
Ning Xiaoyao, who had been listening silently, looked at the white-haired man twice more, and finally he couldn't help but ask.
"Your Excellency is very knowledgeable. May I ask your name?"
"The Great Xuan Worship Hall, one of the five elders, Wang Xianzhi."
"Five elders, the number of people has already been gathered. And there is also the name Wang Xianzhi."
Ning Xiaoyao was still muttering in confusion when Li Chungang's figure appeared beside him again.
Li Chungang's eyes were also fixed on Wang Xianzhi. You know, there is a conflict between the original owners of their destined bodies.
[Wang Xianzhi, from "The Swordsman in the Snow".]
He is nearly a hundred years old but his skills are still as sharp as ever. He is a well-deserved martial arts genius that appears once in a century and has the gift of immortality at a glance. Li Chungang's two sleeves of green snakes become two sleeves of green dragons in Wang Xianzhi's hands.
Although he clearly has the qualifications to be the best in the world and look down on all the other heroes, he considers himself as the second best in the world. The reason for this is that he misses the world where Li Chungang was invincible. Wang Xianzhi is convinced and leaves the first place in his heart to Li Chungang.
This makes the top ten most popular masters in the martial arts world ranked eleventh, and the top spot has remained vacant for sixty years.
He only faced the enemy with his bare hands, disdaining all the magical weapons in the world. When fighting, he only used one hand.
He has been in charge of Wudi City for more than sixty years, fighting nearly fourteen hundred battles, big and small, without a single defeat.
Moreover, Wang Xianzhi always faced enemies of the same level, and tried his best to make his opponents fight to the utmost, and lost with conviction. He caught Jian Jiuhuang's eight swords with one hand, and Jian Jiuliu with both hands. Jian Jiuhuang died but did not fall, and all the famous swords in the box were left in Wudi City.
Defeat Li Chungang, and break the wooden horse and ox with two fingers.
People in the martial arts world regard him as a figure from the fairyland of Tiange, unattainable.
Being the reincarnation of Baidi, Xu Fengnian became a land immortal and then left the city for Beiliang to seek a peak battle.
I originally wanted to sit in charge of the Heavenly Gate myself. Martial artists on earth could still ascend to heaven, but immortals in heaven could not descend to the mortal world. I just hoped that more people could take a step forward when they were desperate, or even before death, instead of just kneeling down and kowtowing for mercy.
Wang Xianzhi only wanted this step. He was defeated in a battle with Xu Fengnian. After the defeat, he did not choose to ascend to heaven. His soul was divided into three parts, and three opportunities were given to Yu Xinlang, Jiang Fuding, and Yu Dilong respectively. 】
"Master Li Jian, long time no see." Wang Xianzhi took the initiative to bow to Li Chungang.
After Li Chungang returned the salute, he still looked a little puzzled.
"What is your realm?"
He believed that he was not inferior to others, at least in the fateful body of the Snow System, he was still in the first echelon in terms of combat power. However, the appearance of Wang Xianzhi directly gave him a keen intuition that he could not win at all.
"I am taking advantage of this. After all, there is no need to dwell on the differences between the positions of humans and immortals."
"Are you saying that you also received the White Emperor's background?"
Wang Xianzhi nodded slightly.
(End of this chapter)