Chapter 53

"Can he go any further?"

At this moment, this had become a common topic among all the disciples in the Inner Courtyard.

Even those who entered the Inner Courtyard at the same time as him, such as Li Youxue and Yan Shan, all widened their eyes, showing an expression of disbelief.

Tang Gu's strength had already exceeded everyone's expectations.

...

In the morning, at the first hour of the Snake.

Tang Gu's second match began, against Fang Jiujiu, who was originally ranked eleventh in the Inner Courtyard and now ranked tenth on the new list, known as "Spirit Butterfly."

As soon as she stepped onto the stage, she conceded, admitting that she was not a match for him.

She knew that Tang Gu could defeat an opponent like Chen Hun, and although she had some strength, she had only barely made it into the top ten. Among these nine people, she feared she could not defeat any of them.

Tang Gu won another victory.

In the afternoon, at the third hour of the Sheep.

The third match, Tang Gu against "Blue Fox" Yi Yuer.

This was the key battle for Tang Gu to enter the top five. However, the same process and the same outcome left everyone speechless.

"Blue Fox" Yi Yuer did not even step onto the stage, directly conceding that she was not a match for Tang Gu. As a result, Tang Gu advanced to the top five, causing a stir throughout the Inner Courtyard...

From this point on, regardless of the outcome of the remaining five matches, Tang Gu had already made a name for himself in the Inner Courtyard. Some enthusiastic disciples noticed that the first nine people all had their own titles, while only Tang Gu did not. This made it awkward to call out their names together.

After some thought, one of them had a sudden idea and decided to give Tang Gu a title.

Some saw that Tang Gu excelled in both palm and sword techniques and suggested "Dual Mastery," but others found the name awkward and rejected it.

Later, someone followed the trend and suggested "Ice Palm," meaning that when Tang Gu attacked, the cold was like a mountain, and his palms always carried thousands of ice shards. However, they remembered that among the first five, there was already an "Ice Palm" Ping Jiushan, so they had to abandon it.

After several more suggestions, someone saw Tang Gu's unique aura and suddenly had a bright idea, proposing "Unparalleled."

When this name was suggested, everyone was stunned for a moment, then their hearts stirred, and they fell silent. In the end, no one could come up with a better name, so it was decided.

From this point on, Tang Gu was given the title "Unparalleled." However, whether he could keep this title in the final five matches would depend on his own efforts!

In the afternoon, the fourth match came quickly.

This time, the opponent did not give up. Tang Gu and his opponent both leaped onto the stage and faced each other.

The opponent was a young man wielding a saber, with a cold and hard expression, wearing a dark blue silk robe. His hands were covered with thick calluses, and a black-scaled short saber was tucked at his waist.

He was Chen Xingxu, formerly ranked sixth in the Inner Courtyard and now ranked fourth, known as "Snake Saber."

Looking at the black-scaled short saber at his waist, Tang Gu's eyes involuntarily narrowed. This young man gave him a sense of immense danger, far more troublesome and terrifying than the previous opponents.

This was the first formidable enemy he had encountered so far!

No need for words.

"Fight!"

"Fight!"

With a cold shout, "Snake Saber" Chen Xingxu slapped his waist, instantly drawing his saber. A black rainbow shot up into the sky, transforming into a large black python that coiled around and directly rushed toward Tang Gu.

The saber glow carried a faint, crazy, and icy blood color!

"Second-grade mid-level, Blood-breaking Frenzy Saber Technique!"

Seeing this, Tang Gu did not dare to meet the attack bare-handed. His shoulder trembled slightly, and the Dark Cloud Iron Sword silently unsheathed, transforming into a black light and flying out to collide with "Snake Saber" Chen Xingxu's black-scaled short saber in mid-air.

"Zzz..."

A series of sparks flew out as the saber and sword clashed, each flying back. "Snake Saber" Chen Xingxu's black-scaled short saber showed no signs of damage, but Tang Gu's Dark Cloud Iron Sword had several notches.

Tang Gu's expression changed: "Not good, at least a Sixth-grade Ordinary-level renowned weapon."

Weapons were classified into nine grades from First to Ninth Ordinary-level. The difference between each grade was significant, especially as the grades increased.

Tang Gu's Dark Cloud Iron Sword, though not an Ordinary-level weapon, was the first reward he received in the Outer Courtyard. However, compared to the black-scaled strange saber with a cobra head in "Snake Saber" Chen Xingxu's hand, it was no match.

On the opposite side, "Snake Saber" Chen Xingxu, who clearly saw this, sneered slightly: "Concede, what's the point of fighting more? For an Outer Courtyard disciple like you, reaching this point is already quite good. Do you want to challenge for the top three?"

Hearing this, Tang Gu suppressed his shock and smiled slightly: "Why not?"

As he spoke, he no longer remained on the defensive and began his first preemptive attack. The Dark Cloud Iron Sword in his hand suddenly flickered, transforming into countless purple shadows that overlapped in mid-air, like thousands of bamboo shavings, pressing down sharply. With a "bang," it directly rushed toward "Snake Saber" Chen Xingxu.

"Trivial skills!"

On the opposite side, "Snake Saber" Chen Xingxu sneered coldly, a cold light flashing in his eyes. He lightly swung his black-scaled short saber upward to block.

"Bang!"

The saber and sword clashed again. Tang Gu grunted and retreated three steps, but "Snake Saber" Chen Xingxu was unharmed. His aura surged, transforming into a color like raging fire and spring wind. His figure suddenly blurred, and he stepped in a strange pattern, charging toward Tang Gu, his black saber swinging continuously...

Puh puh puh puh puh!

Saber light interwove into a net in mid-air. In the endless saber net, two green ghostly lights suddenly appeared in the depths of "Snake Saber" Chen Xingxu's eyes, like floating ghost fire, resembling a snake king hunting, emitting a strange black mist.

"No choice, Clear Wind, Void Sink!"

Tang Gu switched the sword to his left hand and swung his right fist. As he swung, small green wind vortices appeared around his right arm, propelling his punch speed to increase by 10% to 30%. At the same time, a white fist force suddenly burst out.

"Bang!"

A dull sound echoed, and a "crack" was heard in the space in front of Tang Gu. The space rippled slightly, and the saber momentum from "Snake Saber" Chen Xingxu was deflected.

A look of surprise flashed in his eyes, clearly not expecting this change.

At this moment, the Dark Cloud Iron Sword in Tang Gu's left hand stabbed out, like a silver light seeking a gap, transforming into a faint silver line and instantly cutting into "Snake Saber" Chen Xingxu's arm.

"Puh!"

Blood spurted out, and "Snake Saber" Chen Xingxu grunted, retreating hastily. However, he did not give up. The black-scaled short saber in his hand suddenly glowed with red light.

He spat out a mouthful of blood onto it, and the cobra head on the handle of the black-scaled short saber seemed to come to life, its scales shimmering and moving, about to launch its strongest attack on Tang Gu.

However, at this moment... a barely noticeable blue light suddenly flashed from the bottom of Tang Gu's foot, like a small python rapidly raising its head, darting toward "Snake Saber" Chen Xingxu's chest.

In the next moment, before anyone could realize what had happened, "siss..." "Snake Saber" Chen Xingxu was thrown backward, spitting out a mouthful of blood, and fell to the ground, exhausted.

Ranked fourth, "Snake Saber" Chen Xingxu, was defeated!

"Thank you for your concession!"

Tang Gu sheathed his sword, walked to one side, and extended his hand to him.

Although defeated, "Snake Saber" Chen Xingxu did not linger. Instead, he seemed to have accepted this fact. He shook his head, quickly pressed his chest to stop the bleeding, and then stood up with his saber, looking at Tang Gu with a complex expression.

"Admire you, see you later, but be careful. The next three are all stronger than me."

After saying this, he sheathed his saber, his expression calm, and limped off the stage. The green light in his eyes had completely disappeared, as if it had never existed.

PS: Third update, one debt repaid. Request one recommendation ticket.

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