"What? The Villa Owner wants to spar with Ling Chen?"
"Heavens! The Villa Owner actually proposed to spar with a junior! Ling Chen is being shown imnse respect!"
"Yes, it's said that the Villa Owner has now ascended to the Half-Saint Realm. He is a rare existence in the entire Yizhou Martial World. For a junior of the Sky Apex Realm to be challenged by him is indeed a great honor."
"Even if the Villa Owner invites him, would Ling Chen even dare to accept?"
The disciples from Hani Villa were astonished and began to whisper among themselves.
Spar with ? Ling Chen was taken aback.
Although he had so confidence in his own strength, i Fangzhi was a peerless expert at the Half-Saint Level. How could he possibly be his opponent?
"Rest assured, we're just exchanging swordsmanship," i Fangzhi said, seeming to see through Ling Chen's doubts and smiling. "We won't use True Qi, just a clash of swordsmanship."
Staring at the figure before him and seeing that he wasn't joking, Ling Chen suddenly smiled. A surge of heroic spirit erged from his heart. Then today, I will spar with this Half-Saint Level Swordsman!
Under everyone's gaze, Ling Chen retreated dozens of steps on his toes, creating distance from i Fangzhi. They stood facing each other, about fifty ters apart. An awe-inspiring, fierce montum swept out!
"The Villa Owner has given a command! How could Ling Chen dare to disobey!"
Looking at the young figure standing with a sword, the blood in countless onlookers' bodies began to boil.
Ling Chen had actually accepted so decisively!
Sparring with a Half-Saint Level Swordsman required imnse courage and audacity.
Ling Chen retracted his True Qi. His gaze burned as he stared at the middle-aged man before him. He had already made so small achievents in the Sword Way, and it was the perfect opportunity to use i Fangzhi, a top-notch expert in the Sword Way, as a touchstone.
"Hehe, you've got guts. Truly, heroes erge from the young," i Fangzhi said with a slight smile, looking at Ling Chen's deanor. There was a hint of admiration in his eyes. Then, he clenched his hand, and a white Long Sword, nearly ten feet in length, appeared in his grasp.
This Long Sword was quite slender, a full ten feet in length, looking almost like a short spear. Its blade was silver-white, with a faint, cold light flowing along it. The sharp aura emanating from the sword clearly indicated it was a top-tier Treasure Sword.
"Be careful," i Fangzhi said, a glint suddenly flashing in his eyes. Then his body trembled, and an extrely potent aura abruptly swept out from around him.
His montum converged wildly. Faintly, invisible phantoms of cold, sharp swords flickered in the air, forming an astonishing pressure that bore down on Ling Chen like a collapsing mountain or an overturning sea.
"What powerful montum!"
Everyone in the front courtyard felt this pressure, a scalp-tingling sensation washing over them.
"This is purely Sword Montum, without any True Qi, yet it's terrifying to this extent."
Shen Qianlang's face was filled with astonishnt. Just the Sword Montum alone was so strong. The opponent's strength was as vast as the sea, unfathomable.
"In a Swordsman's duel, Sword Montum cos first, then Sword techniques. The one with stronger Sword Montum will have the advantage in the opening."
Xuan Yu was fully focused on this contest. Even she hadn't seen i Fangzhi make a move in a long ti. Now that she could witness i Fangzhi sparring with Ling Chen, a genius in the Sword Way, she would definitely benefit greatly.
Sword Montum is the 'montum' aspect within martial arts. Martial artists often emphasize the combination of 'montum,' 'form,' and 'intent.' For Swordsn, 'montum' translates to Sword Montum, 'form' to Sword techniques, and 'intent' to Sword Intent. All three are indispensable. The sparring had only just begun; it was rely a clash of Sword Montum. I wonder if Ling Chen's Sword Montum can contend with i Fangzhi's?
WHOOSH!
Facing i Fangzhi's oppressive Sword Montum, fiery red sword phantoms erged around Ling Chen, creating a domain of Flas. Unlike i Fangzhi's Sword Montum, Ling Chen's was full of aggression and explosive power, extrely forceful.
CRACKLE! CRACKLE! CRACKLE!
The two Sword Montums intertwined, and dazzling sparks erupted from the space between them.
They were like two Peerless Treasure Swords, each unleashing an earth-shattering Sword Light, vying for supremacy.
"His Sword Montum can actually contend with the Villa Owner's!"
The nearby disciples from Hani Villa were shocked. Although Ling Chen's Sword Montum wasn't as strong as i Fangzhi's, it possessed great impact and penetrative power. Every ti it was suppressed, it always managed to break through the encirclent and forge a path forward.
"His Sword Montum isn't bad, but his Sword techniques might not be up to par," a disciple from Hani Villa said jealously. He didn't believe Ling Chen could truly stand against i Fangzhi. After all, this fellow was only about their age, just a junior. On what basis could he compete with soone like their Villa Owner?
"Exactly. Sword techniques are the most direct reflection of a Swordsman's strength," another Hani Villa disciple nodded.
"I'm about to make my move," i Fangzhi announced, wielding the Cold Light Jade Sword. Although he didn't use True Qi, the Long Sword still emitted an incredibly clear hum, like a phoenix crying out from the nine heavens.
"Please," Ling Chen replied, also turning his wrist. A flicker of crimson light swept across the blade of the Red Sky Sword, which seed to dance like a flower of Flas in his hands.
SWISH!
i Fangzhi held the Cold Light Jade Sword. A formidable power slowly spread from his body. This aura, even without using True Qi, was countless tis stronger than Luo Yutang's!
Cold light flashed. In the blink of an eye, the tip of the sword was before Ling Chen, emitting a very faint hum in the air.
CLANG!
Ling Chen's face was calm. With a slight shake of his arm, the Red Sky Sword in his hand flickered and quickly struck the side of the fierce Sword Light, directly dispersing it.
However, the Sword Light emitted by i Fangzhi was not so easily dissipated. After Ling Chen parried it, i Fangzhi suddenly twisted his sword mid-stroke, shifting from a thrust to a cut with unpredictable fluidity.
But the mont i Fangzhi changed his technique, Ling Chen also changed his. Easing his strength, he slashed the Red Sky Sword in reverse, maintaining the sa rhythm as i Fangzhi.
CLANG! CLANG! CLANG...
The two Sword Lights, one red and one white, repeatedly crisscrossed, scraped, and interwove in mid-air, sending dazzling sparks flying.
In the blink of an eye, they had exchanged three moves. The seemingly simple confrontation of Sword Lights fully revealed their terrifying sharpness, making all onlookers feel a chill run down their spines and their scalps tingle.
"Terrifying! Even though those are Sword techniques without True Qi, they're so terrifying. I feel like each strike could easily pierce my Protective True Qi and kill ," a Hani Villa disciple muttered, cold sweat beading on his forehead.
"This is realm suppression. The Sword Dao Realm of these two is too profound. The gap is too wide; even without using True Qi, they could kill just by relying on their realm," another, more senior disciple said solemnly.
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