Chapter 81

(Almost got me, but thankfully it still works.)

"Jianmen, Hong Qing!"

"Hongyue, Sun Hongxue!"

The martial artists sparred without much small talk.

After introducing themselves, the next moment, Hong Qing drew her sword and thrust it forward. The sword thrust caused smoke to swirl, and the sand and gravel on the ground flew up, forming a massive wave of stones.

"Break!"

With a low shout, Hongxue jabbed her staff into the ground, causing the earth to tremble. The ground shook violently.

In the smoke, Hongxue held her long staff and swung it down at Hong Qing.

The two women, once engaged, quickly entered the fray, without much probing. Their realms and strength were similar, so it came down to experience and performance.

Sword light flashed, and the staff danced.

The fight was intense!

The surrounding moon-level supernaturals watched with wide eyes, dazzled by the spectacle.

…

On the night patrol side.

Someone sucked in a breath: "How powerful, why does it feel much stronger than the martial artists we've encountered before?"

Why?

Because these were true martial artists with lineage, not half-trained martial artists.

Whether in secret techniques or physical condition, they were at their peak.

Such martial artists were not comparable to those who opened martial arts schools without proper training, and such secret techniques were not something that could be learned just anywhere.

At this moment, in the arena.

Hongxue wielded her staff with such skill that not even water could penetrate. She quickly approached Hong Qing, and the next moment, the long sword and staff collided, producing a series of clanging sounds, with sparks flying everywhere.

The battle between two late-stage martial artists was significant.

The arena, which Sun Yifei had prepared, quickly became pitted and uneven.

Outside the arena.

Someone suddenly gasped.

At that moment, Hong Qing thrust her sword, piercing through the staff, and it seemed about to pierce the opponent's throat. Sun Hongxue's eyes showed a cold glint, and the staff rapidly spun.

Like a meat grinder, the staff spun rapidly, enveloping both Hong Qing's sword and her right hand, aiming to sever her right hand.

It was clear that this was a deliberate feint by Sun Hongxue.

The two women, though, were ruthless in their engagement.

Many supernaturals watched with bated breath, some even showing concern, as if worried about the two getting hurt.

…

On the night patrol side.

Liu Long and Wang Ming, Liu Yan, and others were also watching the battle.

Wang Ming watched intently, seemingly very excited. After a while, he turned to see that Liu Long and Liu Yan were expressionless, and couldn't help but ask curiously: "Why aren't you nervous?"

Liu Long remained expressionless for a moment before uttering a few words: "Just a sparring match, it looks good!"

What did he mean?

Wang Ming was puzzled: "It's so brutal, look, Hong Qing's arm is about to be severed, and it still looks good?"

From his perspective, this battle represented the power of martial artists and the danger of their confrontations.

It was very exciting!

He then looked at Liu Yan: "Captain Liu, what do you think?"

Liu Long was too strong, so it was normal for him to not be impressed by the battle, but what about Liu Yan?

Liu Yan glanced at him and paused for a moment before saying: "They are sparring!"

Wang Ming pondered the meaning, sparring?

This meant that Liu Yan also felt that the battle, though dangerous and spectacular, was just that?

After a while, Wang Ming said: "This is the most intense battle I've ever seen. Look at the sword whistles, the staff breaking the air, the sand rolling, the ground cracking... it looks so dangerous. Minister Liu, shouldn't real martial artists be like this?"

Liu Long replied calmly: "You'll see soon enough!"

"Professor Yuan and Sun Yifei?"

"Maybe not!"

Liu Long didn't say more. Who said Li Hao couldn't bring you a real martial artist battle?

He might lack combat experience, but Liu Long and Li Hao had fought many times, and Li Hao had the style of a martial artist. If Sun Yifei's disciple was also a true martial artist, today, everyone might witness the most exciting battle below the level of a thousand battles.

…

In the arena.

The battle continued, looking particularly dangerous.

The surrounding supernaturals kept exclaiming, feeling as if they were about to die.

…

In the inner circle.

Sun Yifei frowned slightly. Although he had said it was a sparring match, it still didn't quite satisfy him.

He looked at Sun Moxian beside him and asked softly: "How does it feel?"

Sun Moxian watched for a while and smiled softly: "They're doing well, my junior sister has a solid foundation."

"Then what?"

Sun Moxian fell silent, there was nothing more to say.

Just that.

They were doing well, with a solid foundation. What else could there be?

Sun Yifei saw his silence and laughed.

Very good!

It should be like this, and indeed, it was. Apart from looking good and having a solid foundation, there was nothing particularly noteworthy.

Of course, Sun Hongxue's experience was not as good as Sun Moxian's, and she had little combat experience. To be able to fight like this was already quite good.

Dealing with ordinary supernaturals wouldn't be a problem.

Didn't you see the surrounding supernaturals constantly exclaiming?

A hint of mockery appeared in Sun Yifei's eyes. He wasn't targeting anyone; he despised all supernaturals who weren't martial artists, considering them trash!

The battle continued.

But Sun Yifei had lost interest, and so had Sun Moxian. They both looked toward Yuan Shuo and Li Hao in the distance.

…

At that moment, Li Hao and Yuan Shuo also looked in their direction.

Their eyes met instantly.

Li Hao showed a shy smile and quickly lowered his head.

Yuan Shuo, on the other hand, showed a mocking expression and gave Sun Yifei a provocative smile.

They quickly averted their gazes.

Yuan Shuo whispered: "Sun Moxian isn't easy to deal with. Martial artists can be judged by their posture and eyes. Don't mistake his junior sister's strength for his own."

"Okay, I understand."

Li Hao nodded.

He wouldn't underestimate the opponent; he would treat the opponent as a captain, and the last battle, the one where the captain almost killed him, would be his mindset for this fight.

Before the battle, he wanted to凝聚剑势 (gather the sword momentum).

When the real battle starts, there's only one goal: to kill the enemy!

Killing the enemy, and the rest can be put aside.

The two masters and their disciples were whispering, and in the arena, the cries of the women continued.

The next moment, a huge collision sound echoed.

Two dull thuds, Hong Qing was hit in the chest by a staff, flew backward, and spat blood, landing heavily on the ground, causing the ground to crack.

Sun Hongxue was also not in good shape, her arm pierced by a sword, blood gushing out, holding the staff, she retreated several steps before stabilizing herself, breathing heavily, but a hint of pride appeared in her eyes!

She won!

Although she was injured, she indeed won, the staff defeated the sword.

"I lost!"

Hong Qing spat out a mouthful of blood, feeling somewhat dejected. In the Silver Moon martial world, she had a place of her own.

She had challenged some of the older generation martial artists, winning more often than losing.

So she always felt that she was very powerful in the martial arts world.

But now, a disciple of the Staff King, with strength comparable to hers, defeated her in a sparring match, which made Hong Qing feel somewhat uncomfortable.

In the distance, Hong Yitang didn't say anything.

Winning was normal, losing was also normal.

The disciple of the Staff King was naturally not ordinary.

His Ground-Covering Sword was strong, but the other party wasn't a fraud. Losing was just losing, and not having gathered momentum, the impact wasn't too great. A loss was also good, to let his daughter know that there are always people better than her.

"Brother Sun is a good teacher, I, Hong, admit defeat!"

Hong Yitang said politely, waving to his daughter. Hong Qing, somewhat dejected, sheathed her sword and walked down.

Passing by Li Hao, for some reason, she suddenly whispered: "Don't lose, our Silver Moon martial world has already lost one battle, if we lose again... it will be embarrassing!"

After saying that, she walked away, hoping that Li Hao would win.

After all, Li Hao was from the Silver Moon martial world, and who knew where Sun Moxian was from. His master had long left the Silver Moon.

…

Li Hao was somewhat puzzled.

But he didn't pay much attention, thinking for a moment, he suddenly spoke: "That... can I borrow your sword for a moment?"

He remembered that he only had the Starry Sky Sword.

But with so many people around, the Starry Sky Sword was too sharp and not suitable to expose. The others didn't have good swords, but this woman's sword was really good. Li Hao had seen it before, a sword that could pierce through rock and remain undamaged.

A good sword!

"Your sword?"

Hong Qing was taken aback. Wasn't he from the Five Animals School?

The Five Animals School excelled in fist techniques, palm techniques, and claw techniques, but not in sword techniques!

Despite her thoughts, she still handed the sword to Li Hao.

For the glory of the Silver Moon martial world!

In the distance, Hong Yitang frowned slightly, sighing inwardly. His daughter... was too naive.

This was not good!

If Li Hao used this sword to defeat or even kill Sun Moxian, it might cause some unnecessary trouble.

Of course, Sun Yifei might not care.

But Hong Yitang was cautious by nature. At this moment, he was slightly dissatisfied but quickly suppressed it. It's done, the sword is already lent. If he took it back, he would offend Yuan Shuo before offending Sun Yifei.

…

Li Hao took the sword, lightly flicked it, and heard a clear sword whistle, smiling.

A good sword!

He took off his coat, now wearing a tank top and the leather boots issued by the inspection office, looking somewhat mismatched.

But Li Hao didn't care about these details.

On the opposite side, Sun Moxian also took out his long staff, nodded slightly to Li Hao, and both walked to the center of the arena.

"Disciple of the Staff King, Sun Moxian!"

"Disciple of the Five Animals School, Li Hao!"

Both were very polite as they entered the arena.

The surrounding supernaturals, who had been watching the battle, were somewhat disappointed that Hong Qing's match had ended.

At this moment, someone spoke up: "This Li Hao, it's said he has only been in the school for a few years, practicing martial arts for less than three years. Is he going to his death?"

"Pity, the previous match was more exciting, but it was worth it, at least we saw a great battle between martial artists!"

Some supernaturals chatted,