Chapter 20

Jiang Anping held a blade in his hand, looking at the proud young girl in front of him, and casually swung his blade.

Meng Jing raised her hand to counter, shouting, "Take me seriously!"

"Clang!"

The two weapons collided, and the weapon in Jiang Anping's hand fell off.

Jiang Anping, who had not taken this battle seriously, suddenly widened his eyes, looking at his right arm in disbelief.

His right arm was trembling violently, and a numb sensation spread throughout his body, making it a bit uncontrollable.

Jiang Anping looked up at the girl and asked seriously, "What kind of blade technique is this?"

Under normal circumstances, the pain in the arm is due to the opponent's excessive strength.

But these were two ordinary blades. If they collided with such great force, the blades would definitely break, but they didn't.

The blade was knocked off, and the arm was in pain, which must have been due to some blade technique the opponent used.

The discussion of the soldiers nearby gave him the answer.

"The young lady is truly a genius, to have mastered the second level of the 'Vibration Blade Technique.'"

"Yes, at just fourteen years old, she can reach this level. The young lady will definitely rank at the top in this year's genius selection!"

"This young man doesn't seem very strong."

The soldiers looked at Meng Jing with admiration.

They began to doubt what Old Li had said. Perhaps the young man was strong, but compared to the young lady, there was definitely a gap.

"Vibration Blade Technique?" Jiang Anping gripped his numb arm, "A very powerful blade technique."

He had intended to just play around a bit, making the young lady happy.

But after seeing such a powerful blade technique, a competitive spirit arose in his heart, and he wanted to challenge her.

"Come on, if you beat me, I'll give you the 'Vibration Blade Technique.'"

Meng Jing didn't believe that someone her age could beat her.

She had heard that the other party used to be a farmer. How could a farmer compare to her, the daughter of a general?

"I'm going to attack." Jiang Anping became serious and swung his blade.

"Not fast enough!" Meng Jing shouted, raising her blade to counter.

Suddenly, she noticed that the blade in front of her turned into a shadow, and the real blade had somehow penetrated her defense and was coming at her!

"Phantom Blade!" Li Yuntian suddenly exclaimed, the wine gourd in his hand suspended in mid-air.

Meng Jing quickly retreated, dodging the attack, her beautiful eyes flashing with surprise, "Not bad, I'm going to attack!"

With that, she rushed back, attacking even faster.

Jiang Anping raised his blade to counter.

"Clang, clang, clang~"

The two blades collided rapidly in the air, sparks flying.

Each collision made Jiang Anping feel his arm trembling, numb, and unable to hold the blade tightly.

This girl was indeed powerful.

A soldier looked at the shocked Li Yuntian and asked in confusion, "Old Li, this young man is indeed very strong. To be able to use the 'Phantom Blade' at such a young age, but he's not particularly strong, right?"

They couldn't understand why Li Yuntian was so shocked to see Jiang Anping use the Phantom Blade.

With the young lady's abilities, even if the other party could use the Phantom Blade, it was impossible to defeat her.

Li Yuntian took a big gulp of wine, not responding, but the shock in his eyes did not fade.

According to the information, Jiang Anping had picked up a cultivation method and embarked on the path of spiritual cultivation.

If Jiang Anping had used some particularly powerful spiritual cultivation sword technique, he wouldn't be so shocked.

The key was that the 'Phantom Blade' was a physical cultivation technique for the soldiers of Ping Shui County!

The other party might not have had the technique for very long.

The most terrifying thing was that the other party had not used any spiritual energy, but had fought the young lady with physical techniques!

Could the information be wrong? Was Jiang Anping actually on the path of physical cultivation?

No, that didn't make sense. When treating the other party, he had clearly detected the energy fluctuations of the fifth level of Qi cultivation in his body.

Could it be... dual cultivation of spirit and body!

Li Yuntian's heart trembled violently at the thought of these four words.

He would rather believe that the information was wrong. If it wasn't wrong, it would be too terrifying.

A month ago, the other party defeated Cui Xiao with a strategy. A month later, he had reached the level to match the young lady!

And he was cultivating on two paths simultaneously!

In such a situation, either the young man's talent was good enough, or his resources were abundant enough.

Li Yuntian had already overestimated Jiang Anping, but now he realized he had underestimated him.

Seeing Jiang Anping being pushed back, the soldiers knew the result was about to be decided.

Meng Jing's smile grew wider, "I, Meng Jing, am still the number one genius of Lian Shan County! Final blow!"

She forcefully shook her arm and swung her blade.

Jiang Anping used the Phantom Blade to counter.

"It's useless! I can see through your moves!" Meng Jing's blade bypassed the shadow and headed straight for Jiang Anping.

At that moment, she felt a sudden chill on her neck, and her blade stopped.

Meng Jing's smile froze, and she looked down in a daze at the blade on her neck.

The soldiers, who were about to cheer, stopped, their voices stuck in their throats, looking at the scene in disbelief.

"You... have mastered the second level of the Phantom Blade!"

Meng Jing stared at Jiang Anping intently.

"Yep." Jiang Anping responded lightly.

After cultivating the Blood Qi Technique to the second level, his strength increased significantly, and his control over the blade improved, allowing him to naturally use the second level.

"I won't accept it! Let's do it again!" Meng Jing angrily knocked away the other party's blade.

"Miss, that's enough." Li Yuntian walked over with a smile.

"No! I was careless. If I had known the other party would use the second level of the Phantom Blade, I would have been prepared!"

Meng Jing was unwilling to accept her defeat. She had never lost before.

"In a real battlefield, no one will let you prepare. Moreover, Jiang Anping is holding back. His physical strength should have reached the minimum requirement for a company commander."

Li Yuntian gave Jiang Anping a deep look, having assessed his physical strength.

If a squad commander-level warrior had been hit by the 'Vibration Blade Technique' so many times, they would have long lost their grip on their blade, let alone use the 'Phantom Blade.'

So, Jiang Anping must have reached the minimum physical fitness level for a company commander.

Hearing Li Yuntian's words, Meng Jing and the surrounding soldiers widened their eyes.

This fourteen-year-old boy had reached the minimum requirement for a company commander?

So terrifying!

"I still won't accept it!"

Meng Jing bit her little tiger tooth, "I can also break through to the physical fitness level of a company commander! Father has always prevented me from breaking through, but I will break through now..."

"Tap~"

Li Yuntian gently patted Meng Jing's head.

"Miss, don't act on impulse. We have to participate in the county genius selection tomorrow, so save your strength."

"But..."

"There's no 'but.' Otherwise, I'll tell the general." Li Yuntian threatened.

Meng Jing's face was filled with unwillingness.

"Jiang Anping, you wait. When I come back from the county genius selection, I'll crush you under my feet!"

She threw down her blade and stormed out, her ponytail swinging.

As she passed a few soldiers, she paused, "Don't tell anyone about what happened today, or you'll be in trouble!"

Meng Jing couldn't accept defeat and didn't want others to know she had been defeated by someone her age.

The soldiers were scared and quickly swore not to leak the information.

Even now, they couldn't believe that the young lady, who had never lost before, had lost!

Lost to a boy her age!

Meng Jing turned and glared at Jiang Anping fiercely, memorizing his face, before leaving.

Li Yuntian waved his hand, dismissing the other soldiers, and returned to the room with Jiang Anping.

"Are you a dual cultivator of spirit and body?"