Chapter 84

As the sound echoed, everyone's gaze immediately turned to the source of the sound. At the place where their gazes fell, they saw a person of about Bai Shi's age, dressed in a simple gray robe, and more importantly, holding a sword in his hand.

This sword already proved that this person's strength had reached the Dongxuan Realm!

Before this, the disciples of other manors had almost not noticed the existence of this person, as he stood among the disciples of Beichen Manor, not only not speaking but also being very low-key.

Now, when his words drew everyone's attention, the scene once again caused a stir. This brought the inevitable competition to another climax after the curtain was lifted!

"Is this person a disciple of Beichen Manor?" At the location of Xichen Manor, a middle-aged man, holding a sharp sword, his brows slightly trembling, his gaze focused on this person, could not help but speculate. After all, before this, he had never expected that in Beichen Manor, among this batch of disciples, there would actually be someone whose strength had reached the Dongxuan Realm.

"Situo? I haven't heard of this person's existence before this..."

"From the look of it, this person's strength should be at the Dongxuan Realm. Among this batch of disciples, to my knowledge, apart from Ouyang Jingjing, there seems to be no one else."

"Could it be that this person has only recently joined Beichen Manor?"

As Situo's words fell, immediately amidst the commotion, various speculations about him instantly made the scene chaotic. But amidst this chaos, more so, there was admiration in their eyes for Situo!

At the location of Nanchenzi, his usually indifferent expression now showed a slight change. He stood beside Xichenzi, letting the snow and wind sprinkle on his head and shoulders. His brows slightly furrowed, his gaze focused on Situo. Clearly, before this, he had also not heard Nanchenzi mention the existence of this person.

"Situo..." Nanchenzi murmured.

But for Bai Shi, he had already noticed the existence of this person before this. Although this person stood among the crowd, when Bai Shi's gaze swept over, he already saw that he was different from others. This was not only because of the sword in his hand but more so because of the indifference in his expression and the depth in his eyes.

Although there was a hint of pride in his brows, this pride was different from others, belonging to his capital, or his stern expression and the coldness that came from within.

At this moment, amidst so many gazes, he took a step forward. This step seemed to contain most of his strength, causing the remaining snow under his feet to fly up and scatter. Even more, a pressure emanated from his body, and as this pressure spread, it seemed to contain a trace of aura, an aura that belonged to the Dongxuan Realm!

Bai Shi smiled faintly, and when he looked at Situo, his inner disdain was replaced by respect for his opponent.

In his heart, perhaps this person named Situo did not like to seek attention. Speaking such words now was mostly because of what Bai Shi had said before—making Nanchenzi convinced.

Because from Situo's eyes, Bai Shi could not see the existence of Nanchenzi. It was not a master-disciple relationship.

Sure enough, the moment Situo stepped onto the stone platform, he said, "I am Situo, and among the cultivators outside, I do not belong to any manor. I merely go to Beichen Manor to gain some insights into cultivation."

"I accept your challenge," Bai Shi said with a faint smile.

At this moment, Nanchenzi had already brought Cai Heng to the stone platform. On this platform, there was only the confrontation between Bai Shi and Situo!

"Draw your sword... your strength has already surpassed the Foundation Establishment stage." Situo stood up and spoke softly. As he spoke, his face remained expressionless, and he slowly drew his sharp sword.

As the sword was drawn, a cold light immediately seeped out from it. Its sharpness was such that when a snowflake landed on its tip, it was instantly split into two.

This sword looked ordinary, no different from a common sword, but on it, a faint aura emanated. When Bai Shi sensed this aura, he could immediately recognize it. This was the aura that had emanated from Situo before, and now the aura emanating from the sword was precisely the aura of Situo himself!

"Having a sword in your heart, why use a sword? I can use my hand as a sword." As Bai Shi spoke, he immediately extended his palm, pointing with his index finger. Instantly, as he pointed, a space crack formed around his finger, squeezed by an invisible force. Within this crack, under Bai Shi's mental control, a nearly invisible small sword appeared and disappeared.

Seeing this, Situo's expression showed a slight change, but then he suddenly stomped his foot. This stomp immediately caused a powerful force to burst from under his feet, making the stone platform tremble slightly. Amidst the trembling, his body suddenly leaped up, and with a deep cry, he raised his sharp sword and thrust it at Bai Shi.

Bai Shi lightly tapped his foot, clearly sensing the pressure and force coming from the sword. As he tapped his foot, his body, like a light swallow, slid backward on the stone platform. Wherever he slid, ice chips flew up, and as these ice chips flew, they left deep ice cracks!

Seeing Bai Shi retreat, Situo cried out again, his body hovering in mid-air, and the speed at which he thrust his sword at Bai Shi suddenly increased.

On the stone platform, as Bai Shi saw Situo's speed suddenly increase, his body flashed, and a strange set of steps was immediately executed. As these strange steps were executed, his speed also increased.

However, the stone platform did have some limitations. Even though Bai Shi's speed increased, Situo also quickly pursued him, causing the surrounding wind and snow to fly backward. As the wind and snow flew backward, Situo's sharp sword repeatedly approached Bai Shi's body.

This time, Bai Shi did not continue to dodge. As Situo's sword swung, his body suddenly turned, and his finger pointed. Instantly, a powerful force surged from his fingertip, this force condensing the spiritual energy of heaven and earth, and as it met Situo's sword, a 'clang' sounded!

As this crisp sound echoed, a powerful force immediately came from Situo's sword, pushing him back two steps. His gaze, which had been deep, now showed... determination.

Situo did not continue his attack but instead ran his finger along the edge of the sword. This stroke made the cold light on the sword even more intense, and in his eyes, a strange and eerie light appeared.

"Next, I hope you will no longer continue to dodge. I will use my sword technique... and you, use your sword and your... sword technique!"

Situo's gaze fell on Bai Shi, and as he looked, Bai Shi's body slightly stiffened, but then he smiled faintly and said, "Since that's the case, I will fulfill your wish and show my sword... and use my... sword technique!"

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