Translator: EndlessFantasy Translation Editor: EndlessFantasy Translation
The day of reducing the top 10 to the top five came uneasily. Su Chen got up and held the Broken Steel Sword tightly, hoping that everything would go smoothly today.
The wounds on Lotte’s body had not recovered much over the night. They had barely stopped the bleeding. It no longer hurt as much as it did yesterday, so the three of them headed in the direction of the group arena.
This time, there was a piece of paper pasted at the entrance of the group arena. On the paper were five matches, and the three of them were looking for their names.
The seventh place, Yousi, was up against the second place, Sandy. Su Chen was up against the fourth place, Musashi Jiang. Lotte was up against the eighth place, Holly.
There was actually a girl among the 10 of them. According to the order, Su Chen was in the last match, and Yousi was the first of the three to go up.
Sandy, Yousi’s opponent, looked like a strong man. He was not very tall and there was no particularly sharp weapon. He just stood there quietly, wearing a slightly tight shirt and shorts.
Even though he did not look very threatening, he was still the second place, so no one dared to underestimate him.
Soon, it was Yousi’s turn to fight. Yousi stood in front of him, and he did not show any killing intent. He bowed to Yousi politely and said, “Please, advise me.”
Yousi heard his words and was obviously stunned. However, before Yousi could react, Sandy instantly appeared in front of Yousi. The speed of his punch was so fast that it was impossible to see his skills. Yousi only felt a gust of wind when Sandy’s fist had already landed on Yousi’s body. The left side of his chest was severely injured. His clothes and even his skin were torn.
Yousi took a few steps back while Sandy just stood there with ease and cupped his fists. “I didn’t expect you to be able to stand upright after taking this punch. My punch hit your chest. You should feel the pain of breathing right now.”
Yousi did not lower his head after hearing Sandy’s words. He spat out the blood in his mouth and replied disdainfully, “Your punch is just so-so. Are you overestimating yourself…”
Sandy snorted and continued to throw punches from left, right, front, and back. Every punch landed on Yousi’s body. Su Chen could see that Yousi was trying his best to dodge. However, he still could not dodge Sandy’s punches.
Soon, Yousi’s face and body were covered with bruises.
Yousi also began to feel that it was difficult to hold on. He took out his Left Sword and tried to repel Sandy, but it was obviously not effective. Whenever he swung in one direction, Sandy would punch in the other direction.
Just like last time, Yousi closed his eyes and felt the flow of the wind to sense Sandy’s next punch. Sure enough, after closing his eyes, Sandy’s movements seemed to be much clearer in his mind.
Yousi began to dodge Sandy’s fists easily. While he was dodging, Sandy suddenly appeared behind Yousi in a flash and hit him with an elbow. At this time, as if he already knew Sandy’s next move, Yousi’s Left Sword pierced into Sandy’s body and blood spurted out.
Sandy knelt on the ground. His face was full of disbelief. The shocked expression was on his face as he kept saying that it was impossible.
Yousi just stood and looked at him. Sandy raised his head.
“I lost. I’ve studied martial arts for so many years, but it seems that I still haven’t learned the essence of it. I hope that my life’s still aligned with martial arts in the end. So, I hope you can let me die on the martial arts stage.”
Then, Sandy closed his eyes. Yousi stood there hesitating. Seeing this, the host also determined that Yousi had won. At this moment, Sandy moved toward Yousi’s sword and cut his own neck with the sword.
Then, Sandy fell, completely unmoving. A group of people came up and carried his body down. What left the deepest impression on Yousi was the satisfied smile on Sandy’s face when he died.
Next, it was Lotte’s match. Lotte was fighting a girl. The girl looked very delicate and wore a pair of glasses. She looked gentle and did not seem to know how to fight, which made people even more nervous.
In the end, as everyone was still guessing how she would make her move, she simply bowed deeply and said, “I’ll forfeit this match now.”
No one expected that the moment she said she would forfeit the match, the girl would immediately walk off the stage and Lotte would automatically win.
Soon, only Su Chen was left among the three who had yet to enter the safe rankings. The broadcast station soon broadcasted Su Chen’s match. His match with Musashi Jiang was about to begin.
Musashi Jiang leaped onto the stage and unhurriedly began to wipe the katana in his hand. The katana’s scabbard was very shiny, and one look was enough to tell that it had been maintained very well. Su Chen silently watched as he finished all of this. Then, Musashi Jiang cupped his fists and said solemnly, “Thank you.”
The announcer announced the start of the match.
Su Chen did not underestimate his opponent. He immediately used his blood to wake up the Broken Steel Sword and stood guard. Musashi Jiang held the katana in his left hand and slowly circled Su Chen. As his feet changed positions, he muttered to himself. He walked faster and faster until he was like a gust of wind, looking for Su Chen’s weakness.
Su Chen took a deep breath. He crossed his Broken Steel Sword across his chest and closed his eyes. His breathing was steady as if he was sound asleep.
Musashi Jiang’s footwork was the most exhausting. At this moment, half an incense stick had already been burnt and he was already slightly tired. However, Su Chen seemed to be standing there calmly. There was actually no weakness in his entire body.
Musashi Jiang had no choice but to raise his hand and stab Su Chen with his blade. The three stars turned into nine streaks of silver as it went straight for the empty space behind Su Chen.
Seeing that the blade was already behind Su Chen, Su Chen’s eyes suddenly widened. He roared angrily but did not block. Instead, he leaped into the air above Musashi Jiang.
It should be known that a person did not have the ground to rely on in the air, so there were many flaws. Moreover, there was no relay in the air. Once he ran out of breath, he could only be slaughtered by others.
Musashi Jiang’s eyes revealed a look of joy. He took advantage of the opportunity and raised his blade, preparing to stab at Su Chen’s feet.
Su Chen was unmoved by Musashi Jiang’s long sword which was like a poison that possessed one’s bones. He gripped the hilt of his sword tightly with both hands and took the opportunity to do a somersault. Then, he slashed the sword downward.
This sword could be considered to have gathered all the strength in his body. In addition to the aura that descended from the sky, Su Chen was able to gain the upper hand. For a moment, the powerful pressure felt as if the sky was collapsing and the Earth was splitting.
Musashi Jiang did not expect his opponent to have such a move. It was already too late for him to retreat. As he brandished his long sword, he had sent out 8,864 sword strikes in an instant. However, when he tried to dodge, he was suppressed by Su Chen’s sword aura. It was as if a huge rock was attacking him, and in the end, his body was severely injured by the sword Qi. Su Chen swung his sword in the wind, and a jet-black cold light shot straight at Musashi Jiang’s throat. Before the sword reached him, the cold sword Qi shattered Musashi Jiang’s clothes. Musashi Jiang’s footing slipped and he retreated seven feet away. He leaned against the nearest pillar..