When Shi Xiaobai heard this he was taken aback as he said in disbelief, "Twenty-three hours? Are you telling This King that he spent twenty-three hours to gain insight into Beginner Sword!?"
Shi Xiaobai remembered that the tiny sword spirit in front of him had mentioned that it would take normal people half an hour to comprehend Beginner Sword. Those with better talent in sword arts would comprehend it faster, but if he had spent twenty-three hours, didn't that mean...
The loli hesitated for a moment before nodding and said, "Yup, Big Brother took twenty-three hours."
Shi Xiaobai drew a cold gasp as the light in his eyes wavered.
The loli's eyes looked as though they could not bear the truth, but the truth was just too cruel.
"That's truly great!"
Shi Xiaobai's eyes flashed with burning excitement as he roared with laughter and said, "How can this Beginner Sword be any ordinary Beginner Sword when even This King, who is the King of Sword Kings, has to spend twenty-three hours to comprehend? Yes, this must be the legendary King's Beginner Sword."
The loli stared dumbfounded.
Heavens, the legendary King's Beginner Sword? How can your ability at misunderstanding matters be so amazing?
The loli quickly realized that the excitement in Shi Xiaobai's eyes was not faked. It was as though he had comprehended a technique that didn't exist, the King's Beginner Sword.
The loli could only lament in her heart that the narcissism Shi Xiaobai suffered was invincible. His ability at understanding matters was a rare wonder in the world.
The loli pouted and with a slight sigh, she transformed into a golden light before entering Shi Xiaobai's right hand.
Shi Xiaobai felt a prolonged excitement before he recalled that twenty-three hours had passed. The battle exchange might have already begun, or it might have already ended.
With that, Shi Xiaobai could no longer sit back. He had agreed to Riko's request of "smacking faces". Although he did not know whose faces he needed to smack, how could he go back on a King's Promise that was worth its weight in gold?
Shi Xiaobai immediately pushed the door open and walked into the living room. There, he saw Riko sitting on a sofa, with a notebook computer on the table.
Riko was tapping heavily on the keyboard at an extremely rapid pace, as though she was venting her tempestuous wrath.
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Chapter194 The King's Fury
Despite Shi Xiaobai standing behind Riko, Riko was so engrossed in her furious typing that she failed to notice him standing behind her.
Shi Xiaobai stared at the screen out of curiosity, and soon, the excitement from learning the King's Beginner Sword gradually vanished. Slowly, a cold chill appeared in his black pair of eyes.
Riko was replying on a discussion board.
She would open every thread and in each of them, she would rapidly type a response to the comments.
Shi Xiaobai slowly came to an understanding from the threads Riko had opened, and he also finally understood what the "face-smacking" task Riko had entrusted him was.
Shi Xiaobai's eyes turned cold as though cold flames of anger burned in his eyes.
He did not disturb Riko but silently turned around and left the apartment. Going at full speed with Crab Steps, he charged down Steel City's roads as though he was a ravaging beast!
"Four consecutive losses in twenty-two seconds for the battle exchange. This year's Gaia rookies are the weakest in history."
"The cute chick collapsed to the ground after spitting out blood. Gaia is doomed sooner or later."
"Heartless declared that if he can't finish his battle in three seconds, he would feed a hundred Psionic Condensing Pills to the pigs."
"I'm waiting for the Ye siblings to astound the audience, and for the Gaia rookie delegation to win best-supporting actors."
"Today, I will be ashamed for Gaia, tomorrow Gaia will use me to hide from shame."
"Gaia's rookie delegation is all trash. I won't be able to do anything if it were me, but I'll still flame. Even if you can't accept it, hold it in for me."
"..."
Line after line of thread titles flashed in Shi Xiaobai's eyes. He sneered as he ran at full speed ahead while clenching his fists.
Well done, all of you have succeeded in infuriating This King.
Then prepare to face The King's fury!
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The sixth battle exchange was about to begin as the combatants on both sides were walking into the arena. The atmosphere felt roused up, and describing it as an explosive atmosphere was not one bit an exaggeration.
Sunless, who wore an azure-colored dress and had a silver sword lodged by her waist, slowly entered the arena. She was very beautiful, and her fair skin surpassed the whiteness of snow. Her face was like a blooming flower, and her bearing was even more distinguished. That pureness that rivaled water, the cold as ice temperament made people only dare to watch from a distance, but they could not bear to remove her from their sights.
Sunless was not one bit less popular than Heartless in China because she too was a super rookie. Furthermore, she was a famous ice-beauty. In addition, it was well known that the level of her sword attainment was on par with Heartless.
How sexually provocative would this young girl be in a few more years?
The audience offered her the warmest cheers and screams.
And the girl with brown short hair on the other side of the arena similarly was met with ear-splitting cheers.
Compared to Sunless, Mu Yuesheng was not considered pretty, but her delicate and refined face was like a refreshing wind on a hot summer day. Her silent composure was not like Sunless's coldness that distanced people from her, but it was a stubborn determination one would feel affectionate towards.
Nearly every Gaia rookie knew this girl with short brown hair. Some called her the “most hard working rookie king”, and there were others who called her the “dandelion who inexplicably landed in Gaia”, but the rookies would always be in a state of admiration when they mentioned her name.
Amongst the current batch of rookies, she was the rookie who won nearly every commendation. This was because while she possessed a certain degree of talent, she had used her heart touching diligence to become the best rookie in all of Gaia.
To be at the ninth level of the Psionic Mortal Realm at the age of fourteen, it would have been quite an impressive achievement even at a well-known higher institute of learning. It was hard to imagine that a "cultivation cripple" who had an E-Class Mind Expanse could achieve such results.
No one questioned her future because she was a Psyker with a rare A class superpower. At higher psionic cultivation realms, the effects of one's Mind Expanse would also decrease.
However, no one could be sure of the present her. Regardless of the case, there was a gulf between the ninth and tenth level of the Psionic Mortal Realm. First-tier rookies had to be at the tenth level of the Psionic Mortal Realm. They would have to wait for this year's "Psionic Soul Sanctuary" to open and vie for Heaven Earth Psionic Souls to enter the Psionic Soul Realm.
And if she did not reach the tenth level of the Psionic Mortal Realm before this year's "Psionic Soul Sanctuary" opened, she would have to wait another year.
The Gaia rookies applauded Mu Yuesheng. The residents of Steel City would occasionally also hear of Mu Yuesheng's name, so they too were enlightened when they heard from the rookies
sitting beside them. Immediately, they joined the applauding ranks.
She was the strongest rookie in Gaia, and also the hope of the battle exchange.
If her opponent was not Sunless, the audience even believed that Mu Yuesheng had the chance to win one precious victory.
However, there were no 'ifs' in this world. Mu Yuesheng's opponent was the super rookie, Sunless.
...
The two young girls who exuded their own unique charms stood oppos
ite each other. Both of them were people of few words, so none of them spoke to each other.
Mu Yuesheng stared at Sunless, who stood a hundred meters away from her. She felt slightly nervous, but she was mostly feeling the excitement as well as...anger.
She was furious over Heartless's declaration about the hundred Psionic Condensing Pills as well as the no holds barred manner of fighting the Zeus rookies had engaged in.
As a result, she was determined to let everyone know that the Gaia rookie delegation was not trash. Be it Kevin or Mozzie, they had done their best, and she would also...redeem Gaia's reputation.
"Begin!"
The moment the elderly God of Swords' voice resounded, icy-blue electric bolts crackled around Mu Yuesheng, like they were maniacal icy-blue snakes. The audience exclaimed while the elderly God of Swords flashed a look of surprise in his eyes.
Sunless remained calm but she did not unsheathe her sword, nor did she move. Compared to the other five Zeus rookies who were eager to finish the battle, the hundred Psionic Condensing Pills did not entice her at all. She was in no hurry to end the match as she quietly watched the dancing electric bolts.
Her eyes flashed a look of helplessness, but it was undetectable, nor did anyone realize it.
Mu Yuesheng raised her right hand as electric beams gathered into a ball. She focused her eyes at Sunless and noticed her inaction. She felt somewhat puzzled but also felt slightly exasperated.
"Electro-Cannon!"
Mu Yuesheng did not hesitate as an icy-blue electric beam the width of a water bucket shot out from her right hand!
The audience stared at the electro-cannon with widened eyes as it traversed a hundred meters in a blink of an eye and arrived in front of Sunless. The surging energy caused the ground to boil as the air ruptured. If one was struck by this electro-cannon, the consequences would be disastrous. Even if they were hit by the peripherals of the wave, it was likely to be quite a terrible outcome.
However, Sunless did not dodge or conjure a Psionic Barrier. Instead, she quietly watched as the electro-cannon shot towards her.
"Pu!"
Suddenly in an indiscernible flash, the bolt filled with tremendous amounts of destructive power abruptly dissipated with a poof at the moment it was about to strike Sunless. It turned into a light blue mist.
It was unknown when Sunless had unsheathed her silver sword, but the shimmering cold light from the silver sword was as cold as her eyes.
There was an uproar from the audience while Mu Yuesheng's expression changed.
The audience had failed to discern what had happened, but they knew that Sunless must have unsheathed her sword in an instant and slashed out once.
However, that strike had directly dissipated the high voltage electric bolt into a mist. It did not cut through the electro-cannon but had instead decimated it completely. Even the explosive force was extinguished.
How could sword techniques achieve this?
How could such a sword technique exist in this world?
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Chapter195 Since the Heavens made the Moon, why did They make the Sun too
Mu Yuesheng found it unbelievable as she gave a deep bellow and shot out another electro-cannon beam!
This time, everyone's focus was on Sunless. They finally managed to see her motion. She did not slash out with her sword and instead trembled gently. Just this gentle tremble was enough to instantly extinguish the electro-cannon!
Everyone was appalled, but Sunless finally moved. She began running at Mu Yuesheng, but the way she ran was not like an otherworldly fairy in everyone's imagination. Instead, she kept her body low, and her hands were held to her rear, as though she was an astute sprinter.
Sunless' eyes were cold, but she was extremely fast. In a blink of an eye, she had arrived in front of Mu Yuesheng.
Mu Yuesheng had faltered for a moment since she had yet to recover from the jolt of her electro-cannon being dissipated, but upon seeing Sunless streaking towards her, she was delighted rather than alarmed.
When Sunless reached a distance ten meters away, the sparking electric bolts that were like testy pixies formed a barrier around her.
"Heavenly Lightning Summoning!"
The electro-barrier which had a resplendent goldenness amidst the icy-blue suddenly blasted outwards! It formed a circular current of gold and blue electric currents that diffused out, and instantly enveloped Sunless within it!
Despite the bluish-golden electric currents surging at her like a wave, there was no hint of panic in Sunless's eyes. She flicked her wrist and with a gentle twist of the silver sword in her hand, all the electric bolts extinguished. She raised her sword and stabbed straight at Mu Yuesheng, as though her sword had merged with her as one.
Mu Yuesheng's eyes violently constricted as lightning bolts engulfed her before she teleported to a distance a hundred meters away. At that critical moment, she had breathtakingly used Lightning Flashstep to dodge the simple stab of the sword.
When Sunless's strike missed, she stopped and did not continue her pursuit. She was just as the Sun Tzu's Art of War described, she waited for an opening and acted like a streaking rabbit.
"Wow, interesting!"
A frenzy swept the audience, just a short exchange of moves was truly enthralling!
Mu Yuesheng took a deep breath and began to knit her brows gently. Although she had not received any damage from the exchange of blows, she had been disadvantaged in every way possible. Sunless could dissipate her electric bolts instantly in an effortless manner. This had taken her by surprise and had overturned all that she knew.
"I will have to use that move."
Mu Yuesheng looked at Sunless. The distant girl that appeared like a fairy astounded her greatly, as though she could not stir up the tiniest of waves in front of her, but similarly, it kindled an intense fighting spirit in her.
Mu Yuesheng’s eyes focused as she transformed into a bolt of lightning before charging forward!
"Paramount Electro Field!"
Mu Yuesheng disappeared. As she vanished from the audience's vision, an icy-blue electric bolt whizzed through the area simultaneously. Mu Yuesheng's figure would only appear at the instant the electric bolt turned directions. It whizzed around in a chaotic manner that made it difficult for the naked eye to capture.
"Buzz!"
The electric currents generated buzzing sounds, as though that was the only sound in the world.
At that instant, nearly everyone in the audience stood up. This sort of motion was nearly instantaneous. There was no way anyone could react if she suddenly attacked.
There was no way to dodge such a move, so one could only rely on a Psionic Barrier's defense. However, could a Psionic Barrier be able to defend against the attack Mu Yuesheng was about to strike out?
However, Sunless remained calm despite having the threat of being attacked at any moment. It was an adverse situation with no means for parrying. Even though Mu Yuesheng had brushed past her once, she stood there silent and she did not even frown even when the resulting strong wind blew up her long hair.
The audience stared at the arena with widened eyes and held their breath, afraid that they would miss the upcoming moment. When would Mu Yuesheng make her sudden strike, and how was Sunless going to deal with it?
At this moment, Sunless suddenly took a quick step to the right and raised her silver sword in her right hand.
"Buzz, buzz, buzz... Poof!"
The sounds of the electric vibrations dissipated with a poof when Sunless raised her sword. As for the icy-blue electric current that was moving in a chaotic fashion, it suddenly dissipated like it never existed from the very beginning.
Mu Yuesheng's motion came to an abrupt halt. When she came to a stop, she did not dare make the slightest movement, because Sunless had raised her sword to a point right in front of Mu Yuesheng's neck.
Sunless did not turn her body. She di
d not even turn her head. Raising her sword, her expression was calm, as though she was an ancient well that never saw a ripple.
"Zeus wins."
The elderly God of Swords declared the outcome of the battle.
The audience fell silent for a few seconds before they broke out into raucous applause and screams. It was an indescribable and stunning scene. Against the lightning fast electric current that could not be discerned with the naked eye, Sunless had only taken a single step and used her sword to disintegrate Mu Yuesheng's attack that had yet to strike. She had directly ended the battle!
Sunless slowly sheathed her sword and turned around to leave. She did not like scenes with deafening cheers.
"What...sort of sword technique was that!?" Mu Yuesheng inquired softly.
She had a somewhat dejected expression. She had done her best but she was still thoroughly defeated. She did not even know what her opponent had done. She believed that even if she was not considered a super rookie, she should have been able to last for a period of time, but she never expected to be so easily steamrolled.
Was there such a large ravine that existed between her and a super rookie that prevented them from seeing each other?
Mu Yuesheng's voice was nearly inaudible in the earsplitting cheers, but Sunless heard her. Her footsteps came to a halt and she slowly shook her head and said, "Did not...use sword techniques."
Sunless' voice was completely different from one's imagination. It did not sound cold and aloof but sounded like she was an introverted girl. She resembled a girl who seldom spoke. It was tender, indifferent and very pleasing to the ears.
However, this pleasant voice sounded like a thunderbolt in Mu Yuesheng's ears. She turned her head with great difficulty at Sunless and gaped her mouth, unsure of what to say.
Had she been completely defeated without the use of sword techniques?
Mu Yuesheng suddenly felt an instinctive oddity. She subconsciously tried to take a deep breath as her eyes nearly popped out...
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