Eternal Reverence - Chapter 74

Chapter 74
“Such a big crowd . ”

Entering the fighting arena, Li Fuchen could feel the pressure coming from the audience that packed the seats in all directions .

Yunwu City’s arena could only hold thousands of people, whereas the Cang Lan outer sect’s arena could easily hold tens of thousands of people . There was a saying that mentioned, once the headcount reached tens of thousands, they would appear to be like the front of a mountain with a magnificent and grand view .

“You will first draw your lots . ” Xiao Changfeng instructed the 20 participants .

“Yes!”

Li Fuchen and the group went up the stage and reached into the draw box and each took a lot .

Li Fuchen got lot number 3 .

Even though the outer sect disciple tournament was highly regarded, it didn’t have any complicated processes nor did it have any hosts . Seated at the rostrum were the inner sect elders and higher ups, they gave nods to Xiao Changfeng which meant to start the tournament .

With the rankings tournament started, the pair who drew lot number 1 came up to the stage .

They were Guan Xue and Wu Qingmei .

Roar!

As the two came up the stage, the spectators were roused . Especially those male inner sect disciples, who began to whistle and cheer .

“Guan Xue shimei, I do not plan to give you a handicap . ” Wu Qingmei drew her sword, giving a chuckle .

Guan Xue remained indifferent, “There is no need for you to do that . ”

“Careful now . ”

Lifting her wooden sword, Wu Qingmei swayed her body and multiple sword shadows descended towards Guan Xue, with each shadow faster than the next .

Peak-tier, yellow class sword art – Squall Quick Sword .
With a stretch and shake of Guan Xue’s arm, layers of swords the likes of Plum Blossoms countered Wu Qingmei’s Squall Quick Sword .

Peak-tier, yellow class sword art – Blossom Sword Style .

Clang, cling, clang…

Both of them floated gracefully like butterflies in a garden . But each of their strikes were without mercy, hidden with the intent to kill, sharp and heartless .

“Wu Qingmei’s cultivation and technique is slightly better, but Guan Xue’s body refinement neutralized that advantage . ”

Below the stage, Li Fuchen was observing their match .

He could tell that Wu Qingmei’s physical strength was weaker than Guan Xue’s and it was taking a toll on her .

But on the other side, Wu Qingmei entered the sect earlier than Guan Xue, which allowed her more time to cultivate, causing a disadvantage for Guan Xue .

After exchanging almost a hundred moves, Wu Qingmei took the initiative to execute her signature move .

“Squall Variation!”

Wu Qingmei’s Squall Quick Sword had already attained completion stage, and with the signature move executed, it was as though hundreds of arrows were released all at once . Anyone who was slightly inferior in terms of sword arts would have all their weak points exploited by this move .


“Thousand Blossoms . ”

A pity that Guan Xue’s sword arts talent seemed to be better than Wu Qingmei’s . The display of her sword move was as though sword like flowers blossoming, spreading out extravagantly to neutralize Wu Qingmei’s signature move .

“Solo Branch . ”

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Not waiting for Wu Qingmei to switch moves, Guan Xue changed her sword stance and linked her signature move to the first move of the Blossom Sword Style . With the blossomed flowers retracting, Guan Xue stuck her sword at Wu Qingmei’s throat in a flash .

“It’s your lost . ” Guan Xue spoke in a calm demeanor .

Wu Qingmei was disappointed, “Great sword moves, Guan Xue shimei . ”

There was unwillingness in her heart . Had it not been for her weaker physical condition and also her not being as nimble as Guan Xue, she perhaps wouldn’t have lost . But she had to admit that Guan Xue’s sword arts talent was greater than hers and Guan Xue’s understanding of the way of the sword was deeper than hers too .

“A great display of the Blossom Sword Style . ”



On the spectators seats, an inner sect female disciple who had skin white as snow, raised her brows .

She was the titled Blossom Sword, Chen Fanghua .

And the reason why she was titled Blossom Sword was because the sword style she practiced was related to Blossoms .

During her outer sect period, she practiced the Blossom Sword Style .

Now that she was in the inner sect, she now practiced the Myriad Blossom Sword Style .

Thus she paid extra attention to Guan Xue who practiced the Blossom Sword Style too .

“The Squall Quick Sword was actually not bad, but lacked the ability to adapt . ” Cloud Sword, Liu Qianhe also gave commentary on Wu Qingmei’s sword arts .

With the match between Guan Xue and Wu Qingmei having ended, the ones who drew lot number 2, went up on stage .

They were Hong Feng and Shang Guan Hong .

Shang Guan Hong was victorious .

“Lot number 3, enter the stage . ” The referee instructed in a loud voice .

“It’s my turn . ”

With a flash, Li Fuchen leapt onto the stage .

On the opposite side, a figure suddenly appeared too .

With his eyes focused, it was one of the 10 Prodigies, Sun Jun .

Sun Jun who heard of Li Fuchen’s menacing name, was complaining of his bad luck in his heart .

Out of the 19, he only didn’t wanted to meet 4 of them, but Li Fuchen had to be one of the 4 .

Seriously injuring Qing Shaoyu with a single punch was something Sun Jun thought he cannot achieve .



But for him to concede was an impossible task . He was rather confident in his own sword arts skill .

“Li Fuchen, take this!”

With Sun Jun taking the initiative, the sword flashed like a venomous snake’s tuned tongue and the speed of the blade was extremely quick .

Peak-tier, yellow class sword art – Snake Eye Sword Style .

“Clear Breeze Flow . ”

With the trance stage Clear Breeze Sword Style in the hands of Li Fuchen, it was as though a trash sword style was brought back to the peak .

It was only one swing of the blade, but Sun Jun felt as though Li Fuchen executed dozens of blades . Every blade could be real and thus every blade could become a fatal blow .

Clink, clank, clunk…

Although Sun Jun was the first to attack but he was the first to start backing off too .

He had no other choice but retreat . Had he not done so, he would have lost there and then .

‘I got to win against my opponent using only my sword skills . ’

Li Fuchen didn’t rely on one bit of his physical strength advantage .

In order to appear outstanding and showcase his dazzling talents, he had to first display his sword skills .

A dozen moves later, Li Fuchen thwarted the Snake Eye Sword Style of Sun Jun .

“You are strong, I willingly admit defeat . ”

Sun Jun had a bitter smile on his face . He thought his sword skills were good but Li Fuchen’s sword skills were totally on the next level . Every move and stance was executed flawlessly, like a Pegasus maneuvering in the sky . He was totally unable to match up to Li Fuchen’s rhythm .

“You are too kind . ” Li Fuchen cupped his fist to show respect .

Yu Wen Tian who drew the lot number 4, used only 1 sword move to settle his opponent .



With the display of his overwhelming ability, came about loud roars and cheers .

Everyone was determined that he would be this year’s outer sect disciples tournament’s best and no one would be able to stop him .

In the fifth round, it was Zhao Mingyue against Fang Liehai .

Fang Liehai was strong but Zhao Mingyue was much stronger . When his Raging Waves Sword Style met against the Bright Moon Sword Style, it was as though meeting its nemesis, totally unable to demonstrate an ounce of ability .

With the signature move ‘Bright Moon Rising’ revealed, it resulted in Fang Liehai spitting blood and falling off the stage .

“Mingyue shimei sure lives up to the name as the granddaughter of the grand elder . Such terrifying talent . ”

“Within the outer sect, other than Yu Wen Tian, it seems only Shang Guan Hong can match up against Mingyue shimei . ”

“Shang Guan Hong is the grandson of Shang Guan elder and has the same amount of talent . ”

Next was Gao Changtian against Qing Shaoyu, with Gao Changtian winning .

Very quickly, after the first rounds of matches, the top 10 emerged .

Achieving top 10 in the tournament meant the award of vast amount of contribution points .

First place: 100,000 points

Second and third place: 80,000 points

Fourth and fifth place: 60,000 points

Sixth to tenth place: 30,000 points

It can be said that within the Cang Lan Sect, only the disciples were treated the with the best .

Even highly respected outer sect elders wouldn’t get so many contribution points like disciples could . That was mainly due to the many awards disciples could strive for .

Rewards were given when one quickly attained ranks in cultivation techniques or even when attaining high places during tournaments .

Once you were an inner sect disciples, there would be plenty of opportunities for more contribution points . If you were to display an outstanding talent, you would basically be rewarded with an endless supply of points .