Demon Sword Sect’s Undercover
Chapter 547 - 547 546 Swords Sweep Situ 6 Double Request for Monthly Tickets

547: Chapter 546: Swords Sweep Situ 6 [Double Request for Monthly Tickets] 547: Chapter 546: Swords Sweep Situ 6 [Double Request for Monthly Tickets] Kou Cuo returned to the side of his senior brothers, “I’m sorry, I failed.”

Fang Zhonghui patted his shoulder, “Junior Brother, there’s no need to mind.

We all know you did your best.

We underestimated the opponent.

His practical experience is as rich as ours!”

Qiang Yongxin asked, “Good at close combat?

Can we think that way?”

Another leading combatant, Si Ge Chen Ran, shook his head, “Actually, Junior Brother Kou didn’t lose in close combat but lost due to the rigidity of his reaction after instantaneous movement.

These are two different things!”

The reason they discussed these was that each of them in the Situ Mansion had their unique characteristics, like Kou Cuo’s fast sword speed, Chen Ran’s mastery of the Five Elements, Qiang Yongxin’s strong close combat, and Fang Zhonghui’s almost non-existent weaknesses.

The next to enter the arena was Qiang Yongxin.

The question before him was whether he dares to use his close combat abilities again?

Taking a deep breath, he lifted his leg and walked towards the Battle Arena, “I’ve figured it out.

Considering others is meaningless and only leads to losing oneself.

I excel at close combat, so I will fight him up close.

If I lose, I’ll have no regrets.”

After a moment’s adjustment, Qiang Yongxin regained his slightly faltering confidence.

There was no need to scare himself.

The opponent hadn’t shown any overwhelming close combat abilities.

It was just the three consecutive victories that made everyone wary, nothing more than paranoia.

The battle became increasingly exciting and attracted more and more sword cultivators from the Situ Mansion.

Hou Niao could feel the intense gazes around him, almost burning him, but his heart remained calm.

Everything was as expected.

Perhaps going to the Situ Mansion to find Wang Mian was a spur-of-the-moment decision, maybe inciting challenges from the sword cultivators of the Situ Mansion wasn’t part of his plan, but he had been waiting for such an opportunity for a long time.

It was bound to happen sooner or later, if not in the Situ Mansion then in the Sima Mansion or any other large public event within the Quanzhen Sect.

He tactfully declined Master Xiao Zhen’s suggestion, insisting on securing the position of True Inheritor from within the Quanzhen Sect.

According to his plan, he had to start with gaining renown.

In the past, he had been too low-profile within the Quanzhen Sect, almost invisible due to the circumstances he was in; now that he had some ability to protect himself, staying low-profile was no longer an option.

To secure a position of True Inheritor within the sect, he needed considerable renown.

Given that he lacked the backing of a Nascent Transformation elder, high renown was especially critical for him.

He needed at least to have a powerful appeal among the Tongtian Realm cultivators.

Driving the collective will and challenging the higher-ups was his goal!

On one hand, this was to create momentum for his rise to the position of True Inheritor; on the other hand, it was also a promise he made to the old Daoist Chong Ling.

He did not want to overthrow the Sword Sect, but he aimed to transform it into what he wished for, and now, he had slightly gained the ability to do so.

His confidence was not in his combat skills but in countless young cultivators within the Shan Sect, all restless like him; aspiring for the position of True Disciple, to stand out and leave a mark in the universe, was not just his desire but the collective aspiration of all those young sword cultivators with great ambitions and unwillingness to remain unnoticed.

Among all his friends, including the wolf-like young Fang Yazi, and those from grassroot backgrounds, even those from families with limited influence in the cultivation world, he could feel their slight discontent in their interactions, even if they didn’t voice it.

True Disciple, is there such a seed among you?

Without even the chance to compete, the frustration in the hearts of the young cultivators deepened.

Although most of the True Disciples would still secure their positions in a reselection through competition in swordsmanship, at least it would have given others a direction to strive for, which was much better than the current situation akin to studying alongside a prince without opportunity.

So, he actually had the opportunity to ease the atmosphere and not let things escalate to this point; but he didn’t, and instead showed tacit approval.

Wang Mian and Zong Qian, both clever guys, immediately read something from it.

Therefore, it was true that the Situ Mansion was aggressively imposing, and these two fellows were indeed fanning the flames and adding fuel to the fire; for cultivators like them who wanted to avoid a battle, there were always countless ways to do so.

It made no sense that they, having cultivated to such a realm, would still act impulsively.

Qiang Yongxin did not act like Kou Cuo; he believed that facing a Sword Cultivator of this caliber, one should not think about gaining an upper hand right from the start by some means.

Instead, one should maintain a normal state of mind and treat him as an opponent on the same level as a True Disciple.

He attacked normally without any hesitation; he did not want to try to gain an advantage, only to end up suffering a major loss like Kou Cuo had.

Hou Niao nodded slightly, “That’s right,” he thought.

In his Three Sword States, he always hoped that others would combat him with the Flying Sword State, as he believed that was his weakness, thus he needed powerful opponents to hone his skills.

If the opponent started normally, so would he.

The two of them confronted each other, and with two leaps, their flying swords were already clashing.

The way of sword fighting with a personal puppet was different from a real person’s battle, where even fierce Sword Cultivators rarely employed the tactic of recklessly slashing at each other regardless of the consequences.

That was a last resort with a high likelihood of mutual destruction, which was meaningless.

When both could freely tunnel, the clashing of flying swords became inevitable.

The battle finally started to proceed normally.

Qiang Yongxin’s foundation was the Star Cultivation Technique, so his flying sword also carried the power of the stars.

In the vast ocean of swordsmanship of the Shan Sect, there were several types of such sword techniques.

The two of them clashed their flying swords, constantly transforming their forms, never staying in one place to avoid being caught by their opponent.

Only by leaping up could one be a True Sword Cultivator.

Qiang Yongxin’s flying sword executed seven continuous slashes, which had a reputation in the Star Sword Skills as the Beaded Seven Stars; but Hou Niao was not to be outdone.

His cultivation was even more profound, relying on the heavy momentum of his sword, coupled with the tactic of the ram’s horn, he cleanly broke through the sequence of seven slashes.

Meanwhile, both felt the force behind their flying swords was waning, and each merged with their own flying sword.

At this moment, Qiang Yongxin suddenly changed his move.

He seemed to be recalling his flying sword, but as it nearly approached, he suddenly abandoned it and lunged towards Hou Niao; this was a very sharp timing.

Normally, Hou Niao’s trajectory wouldn’t be easily captured by him, but if he needed to merge with his flying sword, then his trajectory would be largely predictable; Qiang Yongxin, following the track of the sword, would surely catch him unless he abandoned his own flying sword.

This was a risky move, as it was based on the premise that he was also temporarily giving up on reclaiming his own flying sword.

Hou Niao knew this was the opponent inviting him to a close-quarters sword fight, but he had no interest in close-quarters combat; he trained daily in the Soul Realm with this set, to comparatively win dishonorably.

He also wanted to take this opportunity to further test his Flying Sword Skill, and simultaneously confuse the opponent, including all the Sword Cultivators from the Situ Mansion.

One should never let the opponent know what one’s trump card is, or what one excels in; that is the guarantee for a Sword Cultivator to survive.

He hoped that everyone would think that his strongest sword technique was the Flying Sword Skill.

As for the other methods, those were for killing.