Wednesday, June 8th.

In early summer, the weather is not too hot and the sun is shining, which is suitable for hiking.

Far away from the city, the floating cherry blossom village is full of birdsong and houses, children play with cards that have no source of power, and the elderly sit in the shade and gossip.

"Youkai have been haunting the mountains again?" The middle-aged man in the cloth shirt said.

The old man nodded, pretending to be mysterious:

"I heard that it is a kind of mountain ghost that eats dead corpses, called 'dragons', and will also attach to people's bodies, luring friends and acquaintances to die, the more corpses you eat, the more powerful it is!"

"Could it be Shiro...... He went up the mountain to chop firewood and disappeared, and his body was not even found...... "The middle-aged man hesitated.

"The Gen family will send a samurai to solve it, no matter what, we just have to live our lives." The old man said solemnly.

The middle-aged man nodded, sighed lightly, got up and went to farm, and fantasized in his heart: "It would be great if I could awaken the fire, even if I couldn't be rich, I could join the big family and receive the ......."

Ukizakura refers to monsters as 'yokai', and the card master who is in charge of 'clearing out yokai' is called 'samurai' or 'onmyoji'.

The family co-opts card masters and assigns them to commission them, so as to enhance the status and prestige of the family.

Among them, 'Gen, Tachibana, and Ping' are the three major surnames of floating cherry blossoms, and their bloodlines can enhance the possibility of the clansmen 'awakening the fire', and then consolidate the family rule.

Above the three major families, there is the unparalleled national warrior of the floating cherry blossoms.

Different from other realms, Ukizakura's 'Warrior Warriors' are born with a bloodline, and each 'Warrior Warriors' is chosen, and when they are born, they are destined to become seventh-order card masters.

This kind of 'bloodline theory' and 'fatalism' are extremely prevalent in the floating cherry blossoms, and many floating cherry blossom people are disgusted, but they are helpless.

The sound of horses' hooves came from the plain outside the village, and the old man cast his eyes and saw a white-haired woman riding on a white horse, with a ponytail tied up, wearing a female samurai uniform, with a hem like a red skirt, carrying a long bow, holding the reins, and rushing to the deep forest outside the village.

The arms of the samurai suit are delicately patterned, reflecting the golden sunlight, and the stamps are faintly recognizable.

"It's amazing, it's the samurai of the Gen family!" The old man was stunned and did not dare to stay, for fear of causing trouble.

Breaking into the mountains, holding on to the reins, the horses neighed, dissipated into particles of light, and flew back to the fire.

Gen Yiori stood in the forest, his face was vigilant, he looked around, holding his bow and arrows, covering them with source power, and the arrow feathers ignited a small cluster of white flames.

"After killing the revenant soul who was not sent to reincarnation, is it a spirit that is incarnated......

Yuan Yiori frowned: "Those ronins, kindness helped you back!" ”

Some of the card masters who are not recruited by the family and act alone, call themselves 'ronin', taken from the ancient ronin swordsmen of Ukizakura.

Most of them are of civilian blood, accidentally awaken the fire, are not accepted by the family, and they themselves look down on the family. Some of them are skilled, but most of them have not received systematic learning, and some of them lack the most basic card master theory.

For example, after 'destroying' a monster, it must be burned and decomposed using the source power to send it to 'reincarnation'.

Otherwise, the revenant will remain in the world and become more powerful—like this dragon now.

It was originally the lowest-level C-level monster, but after lingering for a long time, it actually reached the B-level level, and it was already in the category of a big demon compared to the fourth-order card master!

Care must be taken.

The woods squirmed, the shade shaded the sun, the vision was dim, the wind suddenly rose, and a corpse of resentment was floating among the dead trees, bleeding from all five orifices, and carefully identified it as his brother who had been dead for many years.

Gen Iori pulled the bow and arrows, and the white feather broke through the wind, bathed in the source power of the white flame, passed through the corpse of the "elder brother", the wound was pierced, and he quickly recovered from resentment.

The resentment is monstrous, and I don't know how many innocent people's corpses this monster has eaten.

"A first-order A-class youkai." Gen Iori said calmly, "It's still a little short of the Ghost King. ”

The dragon screamed violently, the corpse swooped over, Gen Yiori did not dodge or dodge, the card between his fingers quickly appeared, and he drew his knife lightly, and the cold light cut through the entire secluded forest.

Boy cut, epic quality, five-order pinnacle.

Combat Skill: Taiguang Drawing Technique.

Yuan Laiguang, the hero of the Yuan family, once used this technique to behead the 'ghost king' drunk-swallowing boy.

Boom!

The head of the person close to him fell, turning into resentment and dissipating, and the prototype of the dragon appeared, which was actually a piece of dead wood.

Gen Yiori looked at the dead wood, a trace of sadness flashed in his plain eyes, dismounted and walked to the dead wood, and released white flames from his palm.

The flame-like source power, burning up the dead wood, and the resentment drifted to the sky, and it has gone to reincarnation, all handled by Nidhogg, the 'Lord of Destruction and Reincarnation'.

Gen Iori looked up at the thick shade of the trees overhead, where a slit had been cut open by a drawn knife, casting dappled sunlight that illuminated her snow-white face and white ponytail.

It is rumored that good people go to the underworld to be reincarnated, and evil people go to reincarnation and transcendence.

"Brother."

Gen Iori said softly, "You should ...... Now that you've met Atum, it's time for a new journey. ”

……

…

Today is the round of 16 of the Star Cup.

Lin Xiao had already learned information about 'Yuan Shougang' and 'Tong Zi Che' from the Snow Drinking Knife.

The opponent is a fifth-order strength, which is a little short of the Meteorite Sword, but it can't be underestimated.

After all, arrogance begets destruction, and humility makes people progress!

Because "humility" does not eat 'happy thoughts' and 'hand-holding sheep', which is a relatively easy locking technique...... (Fog)

After glancing at the time, Lin Xiao lay down in the virtual cabin, feeling the light scanning his body, and the fire was slightly hot.

Connecting to the virtual world... No, it should be said that it is the spiritual world of the candle dragon.

When he was conscious again, he was in the lobby of the Cloud Tower, which attracted the attention of countless players as soon as it was launched.

"The big guy is on the number!"

"I'm going, it's really the champion of the Source World Audition?"

"Give me a buddy spot, big guy!"

The epee man calmly explained that he didn't add friends casually, and the players didn't care, giggling, shouting and cheering for the big guy, asking him to cheer for the top 16, and then watched the man with the big sword on his shoulder walk into the teleportation aperture.

"This aura, this demeanor, is this the demeanor of a master?" Players sighed.

"Yuan Shougang's armament is also full body armor, but I always feel that it is far from the armament of the heavy sword man."

"Let's go, go to the arena to watch the game, it's going to be a showdown between these two soon!"

Source World, Seventh Floor, Arena.

The Colosseum-like main stadium is towering, but he has to go to a separate venue, and he will only go to this main stadium to face off after advancing to the semi-finals.

Lin Xiao clicked on the red dot of the light curtain and saw a message from Jolena: "Are you in the arena?" ”

Lin Xiao thought about it, and for the sake of the fish that Dafu ate, he still shared his position with the rich woman on the list.

After a while, the girl with a high ponytail was dressed in red, her shoulders were shaved, her slender waist was pinned with a thin sword and a firecracker, her back was straight, she walked with snow-white long legs and high boots.

Her image is not far from reality, with an unapproachable arrogance on her face, and her red pupils look at this side, flickering slightly.

"Good afternoon." The epee man crossed his arms and said in a low voice.

"Well, good afternoon." Jolena nodded slightly, "I received the handkerchief yesterday, thank you for the trouble." ”

"Handkerchief?" The epee man spoke with a hint of doubt.

His body did not waver in the slightest, and his face was covered with a steel mask, unable to observe his eyes.

Jolena's heart moved slightly, he had already calculated this...... Or is it really too much?

"Nothing." Jolena said calmly, "Your showdown is about to begin." ”

"You're weird today." The epee took the initiative to speak, "It's not as crisp and neat as usual. ”

Jolene was slightly stunned.

He was right, and I was a little hesitant.

Because when I faced the scarecrow, I was shaken by my idea of fire for the first time, and I was afraid......

There are too many unknowns in those realms above the seventh order, and I must become a 'national warrior', so that more people can be saved from suffering.

I'm not the only one who carries my philosophy.

"Maybe." Jolena crossed her arms and stroked her fingers between her eyebrows, "It's a tough matchup, and it makes me a little tired. ”

"If you have a chance, I'll treat you to a drink."

The heavy swordsman bowed slightly: "Of course, it will be recorded in your account." ”

Jolena crossed her arms and looked up at the steel mask of the heavy swordman, and the corners of her mouth curled:

"The 60,000 yuan, remember to pay it back, in addition, there is additional interest."

Interest? This was not said at the beginning, Lin Xiao said:

"How much is the interest?"

"I haven't figured it out yet...... Or, you can owe it forever. Jolene said.

"No, the principal will be repaid next month, and the interest will be calculated at the interest rate of the Federal Bank." The heavy sword man said solemnly: "Otherwise, I will sue you for usury." ”

Jolena nodded slightly, her mood unbelievably calm.

It doesn't matter who he is... The important thing is that since the Cloak Mage, the Snow Mountain Dungeon, and the time spent together, I can see his golden soul.

It is a like-minded friend, a comrade-in-arms you can trust, and, an object that must be chased.

No, not the object, it's the target...... Jolene crossed her arms and looked away...... I've never had a partner......

Lin Xiao was a little strange.

He saw a hint of panic in Jolena's calm red pupils, like a frightened fawn.

This state is extremely rare, and this is the first time I have seen it.

Thinking of the schedule after that, Lin Xiao could understand and nodded:

"You don't have to be nervous, you can give up the next round if you can't play, it's good to break into the round of 16 at the fourth-order level."

“…… Well. ”

Jolena was lucky that her abnormality was not noticed, and she was in a good mood, and nodded lightly: "You go and prepare." ”

The epee nodded, opened the light curtain and clicked on the contestant's 'teleport' function, and disappeared in place with a white light.

Jolena looked at the white light, tried to associate him with Lin Xiao, and sighed softly.

There are many similarities, but they can't go any further.

Because if it is really a misunderstanding, it will be disrespectful to these two card masters, and it will leave a bad impression on Heavy Sword Wufeng......

Ripples spread in her heart, and Jolene frowned slightly, slightly irritable.

Strange why I should care about that guy's opinion.

Jolena showed her card, turned around and said, "Vivian, let's stop watching the duel, let's go to training." ”

Snowy Owl: "Goo-hoo? Σ(?д?lll)”

At the end of the day, it's still me who is hurting?

……

…

"Ladies and gentlemen, welcome to the scene of the Source World Top 16 Tournament!!"

The venue was full of seats, thunderous applause, cheers, and the narrator said passionately:

"One of the players on both sides of this field is a martial artist from the country of floating cherry blossoms who is famous for his sword drawing technique, [Yuan Shougang]."

"The other is a dark horse that broke out of the encirclement this year, won the championship of the audition, and has a super popular dark horse, [Heavy Sword Without Edge]."

"Below, the map jumps randomly—"

In the warm atmosphere of the venue, the cards on the big screen continue to rotate, and a venue card is lit up.

"The field card of this game is, "Gobi Desert"!!"

A barren and vast Gobi desert is projected on the main ground, piled up with gravel and coarse sand.

There are two cliffs on the edge of the Gobi Desert, where vultures chirp and spread their wings, and the wind blows up the sand.

The commentator said: "There are no obstacles in the Gobi Desert, and the players on both sides must fight each other on the empty Gobi Desert - below, please invite the players from both sides to appear!" ”

Two beams of teleported white light fell, each standing in front of a cliff with the desolate Gobi Desert in between.

Grain

"This terrain is empty, not suitable for the old yin ratio, suitable for the big open and close style of play." In the chat group, Du Jingang commented.

"Yuan Shougang's sword drawing technique is to distinguish the winner and loser in one round, there are no obstacles in this place, it is too suitable for him!" Snow Drink Knife shouted.

Floating cherry blossom country, the source family mansion, the daughter boudoir.

Gen Iori lies in the virtual cabin, his eyes closed, his consciousness in the spiritual world, controlling this account called "Minamoto Shougang".

This account is her own, but in her brother's name.

Under the purple samurai armor, it is the face data that Gen Iori has pinched for a long time, and she is a very beautiful woman, and I believe that my brother will not be surprised.

The reason why I participated in the Starry Sky Cup was because I had trained myself, secondly, I wanted to know the card masters of other countries, and thirdly, I got an excellent ranking, which could add luster to the Gen family.

On the wind-swept Gobi Desert, Gen Yiori was wearing purple full-body samurai armor and a mask, so he couldn't see his face.

This is the armed possession form of "Tong Zi Che", named 'Star Armor'.

Legend has it that Minamoto Raiguang used a knife to cut off the head of the drunken boy, but the head was still immortal, and the flying flew in the air to strike again, and Minamoto Raiguang escaped thanks to the 'Star Armor' body protection.

Gen Yiori looked at the heavy sword man in front of him from afar, and his willow brows were furrowed.

The man in pitch-black armor stood in front of the cliff, with his big sword stuck in the ground, his palm against the hilt of the sword, and he was not in a hurry to attack, as if he was waiting for [Yuan Shougang] to take the initiative to attack.

This enemy, quite dangerous, must go all out!

Yuan Yiori's eyes were resolute, and his fingers pressed on the hilt of the Taidao sword on his waist in turn, showing a little light, and said in a low voice:

"Combat Skill: Divine Poison Wine!"

The boy cut the fragrance of cherry blossoms and fine wine, and the pink mist wafted to form a wine gourd.

Gen Iori's mind moved, the mask opened a small corner to reveal her lips, grabbed the wine gourd, and poured it into her mouth with her head tilted. Gradually, the armor and scabbard floated purple-red aura, and this purple warrior seemed to enter a state of 'madness', and his momentum climbed to the peak!

"What kind of combat skill is this? (rookie dog)" Zhen Decai asked blankly.

"I don't know, I didn't use it when I fought with me." The snow drink knife is also confused.

"Nonsense, you don't need to use a second combat skill to beat you!" Du Jingang squinted.

Snow Drinking Knife: "??? Bald guy, I'll look for you PK when I get to the fifth order! ”

In the noisy chat group, Jin Long Zhenjun pushed his glasses and refracted the light like a master:

"It should be [Divine Ghost Poison Wine], a kind of wine used by the mythical source Raiguang, which is highly poisonous to monsters, but has a buff effect on card masters. It was with the help of [Divine Ghost Poison Wine] that Yuan Laiguang waved the boy cut and beheaded the paralyzed wine-swallowing boy. ”

Snow Drinking Knife: "I'll go, is it so yin?" ”

"Normal." The ghost bride said calmly, "The methods used by the heroes of mythology are completely despicable in the eyes of the monsters. ”

Liu Sanniang exclaimed: "It is worthy of being a true monarch!" Knowledgeable! ”

Everyone repeated: "It is worthy of being a true king!" ”

Jin Long Zhenjun pushed his glasses, slightly dazed.

It's a myth, you...... Don't you know how to use a search engine?

Facing the duel venue, the commentator said passionately: "Showing your combat skills, the state of the players has greatly improved!" ”

And that's far from the end!

Gen Yiori looked at the pitch-black swordsman in front of him, feeling an aura no less than that of the ghost king, his hair trembled slightly, and he was vigilant.

The next slash must be my full blow!

Yuan Yiori tightly grasped the hilt of the sword with his right hand, lowered his body, and said in a condensed voice:

"Liberation - Ghost King Miasma!!"

Evil qi and resentment intertwined into a black cyclone, wrapping around the sword scabbard, and then forming a huge ghost king's head beside the purple warrior.

The skull was red-haired, with sharp horns, hideous fangs, and a large mouth open and closed, as if smiling, and spewing out a large amount of miasma.

Between the boy cut and the suspended head of the ghost king, a wisp of black air is connected, which is controlled.

In the legend of the floating cherry blossoms, after Minamoto Yoriguang beheaded the wine-swallowing boy, that head still had good power.

Miasma can be used to weaken the enemy, and the head can be directly impacted, after all, the wine swallowing boy, who has the name of 'ghost king' in the floating cherry blossoms, is the pinnacle of A-level monsters!

The purple warrior pressed the scabbard with his hand, and a ghost king's head floated beside him, the scene was terrifying and weird, causing bursts of exclamations on the sidelines.

"Yuan Shougang player, directly choose armed liberation!!" The narrator said, "This is the liberation form of the five swords in the floating cherry blossom world, Tong Zi Che, and it is the first time that it has appeared in front of the world!" ”

Floating cherry blossom country, the residence of the source family.

The elders watched the live broadcast of the light curtain, each with their own thoughts.

"Miss, you actually directly used the state of armed liberation...... It seems that the epee man has put a lot of pressure on her. The old man said.

"With the level of the fifth-order peak of the eldest lady, drink the [Divine Ghost Poison Wine], combine it with the [Ghost King Evil Miasma], and bet on the glory of the Yuan family's [Taidao Drawing Technique]!"

Another family elder smiled, "I think, even a sixth-order grandmaster is difficult to resist. ”

"I originally thought that the eldest lady would use the power of the ghost king in the semi-finals." The old man sighed, "But, that's it. ”

The old man looked at the heavy sword man in the light curtain, and his eyes showed a cold light:

"To be able to fall under the liberation of Tong Ziche is not an insult to him!"

In the duel field, Yuan Yiori held the hilt of the sword in his hand, lowered his position, stepped on the ground, and rushed to the heavy sword man from the Gobi Desert!

The sword was still unsheathed, only emitting a black air current, connecting the hideous head of the ghost king.

Gen Iori's eyes were resolute.

Bet on the name of the Gen family and his brother!

Inherited from the hero 'Yuan Laiguang', the Taiguang Drawing Technique, when it is unsheathed, it is the time when the enemy's head lands!

Lin Xiao raised her gaze.

Look at the purple warrior who is rushing straight over.

'He' exuded a purple-red aura all over his body, and the head of the ghost king beside him was quite bluffing, forming a situation of one against two.

Looking at his own state again, he had already stacked four layers of 'Great Ingenuity' shields.

Lin Xiao bowed his head in satisfaction.

Now, I shouldn't be able to be seconded by his sword pulling.

Well, as a sign of respect.

Lin Xiao's eyes froze, he held the hilt of the sword in both hands and raised it high.

Armed Liberation: Megatransformation!

Airplanes!!

The audience looked up in shock, only to see the heavy saber holding a giant lightsaber that broke through the sky, and the sword pierced the clouds!

"The liberation form of the heavy and heavy epee players has appeared again!"

The narrator swallowed and took a conservative statement: "It's a ...... A form of liberation with a very oppressive feeling!! ”

The venue was in an uproar and the audience shook.

"It's too long, it's too big!"

"No, you can't think about it!"

The head of the ghost king raised his eyes and looked up:(((;???; )))

Nima's, you summoned me out, that's what you face?!

Is it too late to turn the tide now...... I'm just a head that has lived for more than a thousand years, and I don't want to die young!

Gen Yiori looked up at the "Forty-meter Broadsword", and there was also a trace of loss in his eyes.

Facing this big sword with your own eyes is much more shocking than the audition!

She gritted her teeth.

I am now wearing the Star Armor, drinking the Divine Ghost Poison Wine, and I have the Ghost King's first-level protection!

Can you still make me second?!

The next moment, Gen Iori's pupils contracted, and the sweat on his forehead soared.

That huge black-red lightsaber slashed down this side with the momentum of overwhelming mountains and slashing Huashan!

It was as if Mount Tai had fallen, the Gate of Heaven had shattered, and the sea of clouds had been cut into a middle line!

"Ahhh!!h

The Ghost King's head was shrouded in the sword, and before he could hold on for a second, he was swallowed by the surging source power, let out a miserable scream, and dissipated into light smoke.

Boom!

The boy cut out the sheath and cut out a round of dazzling knife light, which is the ancestral knife drawing technique of the Yuan family!

However, before the falling lightsaber, the blade shattered as if it had hit a thick and hard piece of iron.

Only Gen Iori, who was dressed in star armor, looked up blankly and watched the lightsaber continue to fall, with only one thought circling in his mind.

Brother, I'm gone.

Rumble!!!

The explosion was deafening and constantly reverberating.

The venue was silent.

The camera was given to the center of the field, and the purple warrior had turned into light particles.

Behind him, the cliff was split in two by the great sword, splitting an entire canyon!

"Is that reasonable?" The audience was dumbfounded.

"It's even more spectacular than the auditions!"

"From the strength of the heavy sword man, it is enough to prove the strength of the hundred-armed giant......"

"Splitting mountains with a sword, this is not scientific!"

The venue was noisy and boiling, Lin Xiao looked ahead, slightly stunned.

I saw that he stacked so many buffs at the beginning, so he used a little more source power and tentatively flattened a little.

And then, seconds?

Floating cherry blossom country, the residence of the source family.

The elders of the family were silent in unison, their faces complicated.

"Think, presumably, the heavy sword man is already on the verge of the limit!"

"Yes, he must be holding on, hahaha......" The laughter gradually faded.

The elder was speechless and said, "Do you believe this?" ”

Everyone was silent, and then sighed in unison.

"Think about it, how to comfort the eldest lady."

"Losing to the heavy sword man, I'm afraid that she will be frustrated and won't be able to go back......"

in the venue.

The audience gradually came back to their senses, offering shouts and cheers, and thunderous applause.

The girl in red with a high ponytail still stood on the sidelines watching the game after all, her red eyes flashing.

At the beginning, he killed the bone frost dragon 'Nornes' in seconds, and it was this combat skill that he used.

And now, he's even stronger......

"Yuan Shougang was really seconded?!" Snow Drink Knife said in surprise.

"It seems that when you fought with me, the epee boss was still merciful......" Du Jingang's forehead was sweating.

Ghost Bride: "Look numb, I hope I don't collide with him!" o(╥﹏╥)o”

The narrator took a deep breath and said:

"Let's congratulate, Epee Bladeless—"

"Advance to the quarterfinals!!"