Chapter 9: Willow Sword vs. Sun Sword
The result of the battle between Xiao Ning and Zhao Fei surprised everyone, and no one expected that Xiao Ning would win, and win so completely.
Zhao Fei carried a big bag on his head, resisting the urge to vomit blood and returned to the crowd.
In fact, the reason why Xiao Ning won this time is directly related to Zhao Fei's desperate hard work. If he could be calmer at this, even if he couldn't defeat Xiao Ning, he wouldn't have lost so badly.
Now, there are only four people left in the main hall, Xing Yun, Zhou Zhong, Xiao Ning and Mu Yuan.
This result has exceeded most people's imagination, and the biggest reason is undoubtedly Xiao Ning's high-profile rise, defeating Zhao Fei, who was originally ranked third in qualification, and stepping forward to the top four.
"Okay, now that the four of you are in the top four, then the next draw will be between the four of you!" the deputy deacon in charge spoke again, and a new round of closed beta battles began.
"The first game!" Xiao Ning flipped through the number he had drawn, and there were three words clearly written on it.
"Come out to the first one!" said the deacon.
Xiao Ning handed the lottery he had drawn to the deputy deacon, and at the same time entered the place of the competition. At the same time, another person also submitted his own lottery.
"Okay, this one is by Zhou Zhong vs. Xiao Ning, both of you can prepare. The deputy deacon announced after receiving the draw from the two men.
"Xiao Ning, I watched your battle, it's very good, but I'm not Zhao Fei, do you plan to continue to fight me with a wooden sword?" Zhou Zhong looked at Xiao Ning and frowned slightly.
"I really don't have any weapons in my hands, and I'm ashamed to say that I've been in the Five Elements Gate for ten years, and I've always been just a handyman, and I don't have any surplus to prepare a weapon. Being said by Zhou Zhongyi, Xiao Ning's face looked a little embarrassed, he was still young when he came to the Five Elements Gate, and he had only lived here for ten years, so where did he have the money to prepare swords.
"I practice the Burning Sun Sword Technique, and my cultivation is all on the knife, you don't have a weapon, so let's just admit defeat!" Zhou Zhong was slightly unwilling in his heart, in his opinion, Xiao Ning was a good opponent.
Zhou Zhong's personality is very belligerent, otherwise he would not have chosen such a fiery technique as the Burning Sun Sword Technique.
"That's not necessary!" Xiao Ning also frowned slightly, but he had no intention of giving up, after the previous battle with Zhao Fei, Xiao Ning had already found that if he wanted to progress faster, he had to go through more battles.
"What are you going to do? Do you really use a wooden sword to fight against my ink steel sword? I'm not a half-person like Zhao Fei!" Zhou Zhong said politely, in his opinion, Zhao Fei is just a half-hanger who likes to show off, Xiao Ning can use a wooden sword to deal with Zhao Fei, but Zhou Zhong can't deal with him.
"Let me borrow a sword!" Xiao Ning said and bowed deeply to the surroundings: "Senior brothers, Lord Deacon, can you temporarily lend me a long sword, I practice the Willow Sword Technique, but I don't have the weapon to be in hand, so I can only ask you to borrow it!"
Xiao Ning's words were very sincere, he now deeply understood what it meant to be "a rich man, a man without money is difficult", and now he can only bow his head and borrow a sword from others.
Sou......
As soon as Xiao Ning finished speaking, an object suddenly flew from outside.
Syllable......
Xiao Ning didn't say a word, stretched out his hand, and directly held the flying thing in his hand.
With this start, Xiao Ning felt a strong force, and he almost didn't grasp it, but fortunately, he was cultivating the Willow Sword Technique, and he was quite proficient in the power of softness. With a thought in his mind, his body spun in a circle in place, and he caught the flying object in a daze.
At this moment, Xiao Ning saw clearly that the flying thing turned out to be a long sword, the sword body was more than three feet long, and the hilt and sword pier were already close to four feet.
"This sword is made of high-grade ice steel, it will definitely not be worse than the ink steel knife in Zhou Zhong's hand, if you can win this competition, this ice steel sword will be given to you!" At the same time as Xiao Ning caught the long sword, the voice of the chief deacon was heard on the highest seat in the deacon hall.
"Suck ......"
As soon as the archdeacon spoke, many people breathed in at once.
The archdeacon of the outer gate, in their eyes, is a high-ranking existence, and it is rare to see each other in ordinary times. But such an existence, today he actually said that he would give Xiao Ning an ice steel sword, which is an unprecedented thing.
"Does this Xiao Ning really have the strength to defeat Zhou Zhong? Or does this chief deacon have nothing to tease Xiao Ning?"
There were different speculations in the hearts of the people below, but most of them felt that Xiao Ning must have something favored by the chief deacon, and the identity of the chief deacon of the outer sect was not so boring as to tease a newly promoted outer disciple.
"Thank you, Lord Archdeacon!" Xiao Ning also frowned after listening to the archdeacon's words, not knowing why the archdeacon said such a sentence.
To others, this sentence may have benefited Xiao Ning. However, Xiao Ning knew that this sentence might not only bring benefits, but also a series of troubles.
Who doesn't want the sword given by the chief deacon of the outer gate, he Xiao Ning got one, which will inevitably attract people's eyes, although he can't snatch it because of the door rules, but it's still okay to find some trouble in the name of learning from the same door.
However, Xiao Ning still thanked him, after all, it was the high-ranking archdeacon, and before he knew the true intentions of the archdeacon, Xiao Ning could not easily conclude that this was the chief deacon.
Choke......
With a soft sound, the ice steel long sword was unsheathed.
"Good sword!" As soon as the long sword came out of its sheath, Xiao Ning felt a hint of coolness, and couldn't help but praise it.
This ice steel sword was completely white, as if it was really made of ice.
Ice steel is a very special metal, produced in the icy land of the far north, although it is not very rare, but it is also not low, if it is not for this chief deacon to borrow a sword, Xiao Ning would not have needed such a good thing.
"Senior Brother Zhou Zhong, I now have the long sword in my hand, I can fight well!" Zhou Zhong is slightly older than Xiao Ning, and Xiao Ning feels good about Zhou Zhong, so he called Senior Brother.
"Okay, I also want to learn your willow sword technique!" Zhou Zhong finished speaking, and the ink steel knife was already in his hand.
Swish......
As soon as Zhou Zhong's ink steel knife was taken out, he slashed towards Xiao Ning.
"It's so domineering!" Xiao Ning looked at Zhou Zhong's slash, without any fancy movements, but this move was simple and heavy, much stronger than Zhao Fei's golden sword technique, no wonder Zhou Zhong didn't take Zhao Fei very seriously this time, and said that Zhao Fei was a half-ass.
Bite......
Xiao Ning didn't dare to slack off, and the moment Zhou Zhong made a move, the ice steel sword in his hand was also handed out.
Xiao Ning's sword also has no tricks, the only feature is that it is fast, his sword comes first, but it is not a black steel knife that Zhou Zhong slashed down. His sword slashed through the side of the sword, and with a flick of his hand, he drew the blade of the sword.
While......
A crisp sound, the sound was not loud, but it made everyone's hearts tense, Zhou Zhong's Burning Sun Sword Technique was domineering and abnormal, Xiao Ning actually used the ice steel sword to contact the tungsten steel knife in his hand, although it was not a head-on contact, and it was not something that ordinary people had the courage to do, everyone was waiting to see if Xiao Ning could take the sword.
"It's really a lot of power!" Although it was a side collision, Xiao Ning still felt a strong force, if he hadn't been fully prepared, he was afraid that the ice steel sword would come out of his hand.
"What kind of move are you, I clearly don't feel how much strength you have, why can you block my black steel knife!" Compared to Xiao Ning, Zhou Zhong seemed even more surprised, he had absolute confidence in his own strength, even Xiao Ning couldn't easily defuse his attack from the side.
"This is the willow sword technique I cultivated!" Xiao Ning said.
"Very good, I really didn't misunderstand you, you are indeed a qualified opponent, since this is the case, you are welcome!" Zhou Zhong listened to Xiao Ning's words, not only was he not disappointed, but a trace of excitement flashed in his eyes.
Whew......
While speaking, the tungsten steel knife in Zhou Zhong's hand waved continuously, and there was a faint flicker, and all the knives slashed towards Xiao Ning's body.
"Suck ......"
Seeing Zhou Zhong's non-stop wielding black steel knife, many people took a breath. I didn't expect that in just a short period of time, Zhou Zhong had already cultivated the major method and the Burning Sun Sword Technique to this point, you know, the sword gang is released outside that it requires the second level of the human law realm to do, although Zhou Zhong's current sword gang is hidden, but from the faintly flickering sword gang, it can already be judged that this person's cultivation has definitely reached the second level of the human law realm, and many people are staring, wanting to see how Xiao Ning takes over this attack.
Soon, everyone was dumbfounded, under the gaze of everyone, Xiao Ning did not panic in the face of the oncoming black steel knife, on the contrary, the ice steel sword in his hand swung out, and white sword shadows swung around the tungsten steel knife, which looked light and fluttering, but the black steel knife was firmly controlled within a certain range, and could not get close to the body.
"This Xiao Ning actually has such a cultivation, it's incredible!" Seeing that Xiao Ning actually took Zhou Zhong's attack, everyone was inevitably amazed.
The difference in Xiao Ning's qualifications is recognized by the top and bottom of the Five Elements Sect, even if he has now obtained the qualification to become an official disciple of the Outer Sect, he is still not favored. However, it is such a person who is not favored, and he is on a par with one of the most qualified disciples in this class, which is beyond the imagination of most people.
The people watching the battle were surprised in their hearts, and Zhou Zhong's hearts were even more surprised, when he fought with Xiao Ning, he felt as if he was restricted everywhere, and the originally domineering sword technique could not show the due toughness in front of Xiao Ning.
"Open it for me!"
Zhou Ning shouted, and the tungsten steel knife in his hand turned. This time, Zhou Zhong didn't care about Xiao Ning's sword light anymore, and planned to break through Xiao Ning's defense by forcefully reducing ten wisdom.