hooting star, once the sword ray passes, the person will not wake!
It was impossible to describe the speed of his sword! Cang Lan seemed to have moved, but at the same time, he appeared to still be standing on the same spot.
"Zheng!"
"Dang!"
The sound of a sword rang out. Its ring was very melodious and charming, masking the indescribably sharp and dangerous intent within it!
"I've lost."
Cang Lan looked deeply at Gao Li, as if he wanted to imprint this person into his mind. After that, he turned around decisively and walked away from the hall.
"Plip, plop! Plip, plop!"
The light sound of blood dripping onto the green stone floor could be heard throughout the silent hall as numerous small blood petals appeared on the ground.
"What a quick sword!"
Gao Li retreated for seven, eight steps before managing to stop himself. As he looked at his sword-wielding hand, he realized that the area on his palm between his thumb and forefinger had already been torn open. Blood flowed steadily from it, rolling off the hilt of his sword in droplets.
"What happened? It ended just like that?"
A group of youngsters mumbled in puzzlement. They could not comprehend the contents of that match earlier at all.
"Did he strike out with his sword just now?"
Another youngster asked with a face full of confusion. Even as he looked at the people beside him, everybody was similarly puzzled.
"The rising generation is to be reckoned with!"
An elderly Evolved Jing master sighed. Although the younger audiences might not have managed to catch the action, these Evolved Jing elders had managed to see everything clearly. Because of that, they could not help but sigh with even more admiration.
Cang Lan's sword had already reached a speed faster than the speed of sound! From the moment that he unsheathed his sword, struck out, and returned the sword to its sheath, the entire sequence was so fast that it was completely silent. The sound of the strike only appeared after the sword was kept back into the sheath!
But, even more shocking was the fact that the immensely fast sword had actually been blocked by Gao Li!
All the Evolved Jing masters present envisioned themselves before the sword strike, secretly wondering if they could also block it.
Although it was just a mere thought, a tenth of these Evolved Jing masters felt their faces darken as they realized that they would not have been able to block the strike if it had been them!
Over half of the Evolved Jing masters also had unsightly expressions on their faces. If it had been a frontal strike, they would still have been able to block it. At the most, they could just dodge the strike. But if it had been a sneak attack? They would not even have been able to react to it!
The most scary thing was that this was just a half step Evolved Jing youngster, but he was already capable of being a threat to most of the Evolved Jing elders present here!
"The Cang family really produced a genius as rare as kirin! When those two youngsters grow up, I'm afraid us old relics would no longer have any use."
Everyone was smiling amiably as they congratulated the Cang family.
"That was some artificial effects just now right?"
Su Bai closed his gaping mouth and turned back to ask Wu Xiaoli.
"It... it should be fake."
Wu Xiaoli felt her face stiffening as she mumbled with uncertainty.
Although that sword was not pointed at them earlier, Su Bai and the rest were under the illusion that the sword was directed at them!
Su Bai's back was completely drenched with sweat. The reason he asked Wu Xiaoli was just an unconscious action to dissipate the shock in his heart.
After the two, it was Gu Lan and Zhu Danhong's turn to take the stage.
The atmosphere among the crowd was extremely strange as most of the people struggled to contain their laughter as soon as they saw the weird duo. This was really a battle of the two extremes. Gu Lan was a top beauty, like an orchid in the wind, while Zhu Danhong was awkwardness incarnate.
"How is it? What do you all think of my granddaughter? Whoever manages to marry her will be someone who'd accumulated eight lifetimes of positive karma! Come, which family's disciple is suitable? You can look for me to talk about the marriage!"
Zhu Yun smiled from ear to ear as he declared proudly.
"Brother Zhu, your granddaughter is really uniquely talented!"
The elder Evolved Jing masters chuckled dryly as they heard the man. To marry this scary-looking female, one had to wonder if it would be because they'd accumulated eight lifetimes of positive karma, or eight lifetimes of bad luck!
The two girls bowed respectfully to each other and the match began. Zhu Danhong held two large bronze maces in her hands as she charged at Gu Lan. The huge maces carried a fierce whooshing noise as they swung towards Gu Lan.
Gu Lan kicked lightly with her legs and with a flick of her palms, two sharp blades curved like crescent moons appeared in her hands. One blade was as thin as a cicada's wing, while the other was thick like an elephant's tusk. Only the edge of the curved knife glimmered with a frosty light.
"Ding!"
"Dang!"
A huge mace crashed into the ground where Gu Lan was standing on a moment earlier, causing the green stone floor to crack and shatter immediately. The young Daoist disciples felt a pain in their hearts as they looked at the damaged floor.
Gu Lan knew that she did not hold the advantage in a close-ranged fight, so she was not willing to engage in a frontal confrontation with Zhu Danhong. She moved about agilely, continuously dodging the mace with ease.
But after just three minutes, Gu Lan's face changed drastically.
‘Sh*t!’
Unknowingly, Gu Lan found that she had been forced towards a corner by Zhu Danhong. She had only been thinking that an inch closer was an inch of risk! But, she forgot that an inch longer was also an inch stronger for her opponent!
By the time she reacted, her curved blades were no longer able to dance as exquisitely. It was like she was being restricted continuously.
"Ding!"
A pair of maces smashed down on her, instantly appearing above Gu Lan's head, both as heavy as Mt Tai. Gu Lan was finally left with no space to evade, and could only bring her curved blades upwards to block the attack. But, how could a pair of curved blades hinder the heavy maces? The curved blades clattered to the ground, giving off a loud, crisp noise.
A large mace was suspended in midair, right beside Gu Lan's head. The space between mace and head was only a few mere centimeters!
To be able to stop the momentum of such a heavy mace instantly, Zhu Danhong had completely shown off her monstrous strength and control!