Chapter 80

"Mo Sangsheng, are these three juniors all your disciples? It seems that my old disciple will have to face three opponents!"

Feng Xian, leading Bai Cangdong, walked up the hill.

"Qianwu and Mingyang are just here to watch. Buyu is the only one who is my disciple," Mo Sangsheng glanced at Bai Cangdong and frowned, "Is he your disciple?"

"Yes, I just took him in not long ago, about half a month. His talent is very poor, and he has only learned less than one-tenth of my skills. However, it should be enough to surpass your disciple," Feng Xian said with great satisfaction.

Mo Sangsheng did not believe that Bai Cangdong was Feng Xian's disciple: "Today is a battle between our disciples. If your disciple uses skills from outsiders, even if he wins, it won't bring you any glory."

"What are you talking about? Am I the kind of person who would do that? I guarantee that my disciple will not use any skills unrelated to us, and I will make you lose with no regrets," Feng Xian said angrily.

Although Mo Sangsheng still suspected that Feng Xian had some ulterior motive, he couldn't think of what it might be, so he put his doubts aside for the moment and said to Hua Buyu, who was beside him, "Buyu, this is a rare opportunity. Feng Xian is one of the top experts in Fenghua City, aside from the city lord. First, perform the 'Solitary Tree Sword' for Feng Xian to give you some pointers."

"It's the top one, not the second," Feng Xian said with a roll of his eyes.

Hua Buyu, who couldn't speak, bowed and summoned a long sword. Without any innate divine light, he began the 'Solitary Tree Sword' from the starting posture.

At first, Feng Xian was somewhat dismissive, but after watching for a while, he was slightly moved. Hua Buyu's sword skills were so solid that they already rivaled Mo Sangsheng's. Each move had been honed through countless repetitions, almost becoming a natural instinct.

After Hua Buyu finished the 'Solitary Tree Sword' and returned to Mo Sangsheng's side, Mo Sangsheng looked at Feng Xian and asked, "Feng Xian, how do you think Buyu's sword skills are?"

"Very good. You've found a gem. At your age, you weren't as good as him," Feng Xian said.

Mo Sangsheng smiled, "Buyu's talent is indeed good, but what's more remarkable is that he is not arrogant or impatient. He has been practicing martial arts with me since he was young. Apart from his innate divine light being weak, his other skills are already at eighty percent of my level."

"Brat, show your sword skills too. Although your talent is mediocre and you've only learned less than one-tenth of my true skills, you still need to try hard and not disgrace me," Feng Xian said to Bai Cangdong, who was standing beside him.

"Understood," Bai Cangdong responded in a formal manner, drew his baron-level broadsword, and began to perform the sword skills.

Mo Sangsheng had Hua Buyu perform the sword skills first to see what kind of level Bai Cangdong was at and whether Feng Xian was up to something. However, to his surprise, Bai Cangdong's sword skills were not sword skills at all, and they were not even Feng Xian's skills. Instead, they were the 'Solitary Tree Sword' that Hua Buyu had just used.

Mo Sangsheng was both amused and annoyed but had to endure and watch. At first, he didn't pay much attention, as Bai Cangdong's 'Solitary Tree Sword' looked somewhat decent, but it was just a facade and had no practical use.

However, after watching for a while, Mo Sangsheng was somewhat moved. Even though it was just a facade, Bai Cangdong still performed the entire set of sword skills flawlessly. By the end, he seemed to have entered the true realm of the 'Solitary Tree Sword.' If he had really learned the 'Solitary Tree Sword' just by watching once, it was indeed impressive.

"Good memory," Mo Sangsheng only praised Bai Cangdong's memory and did not comment on his sword skills.

"Since we've watched and talked enough, let them start the real battle," Feng Xian said impatiently.

Mo Sangsheng couldn't gauge Bai Cangdong's true level, but he had no other choice. Fortunately, he had great confidence in Hua Buyu, so he didn't say anything more and signaled Hua Buyu to start.

Hua Buyu, being mute, simply bowed and directly attacked Bai Cangdong with a serious and professional demeanor.

Bai Cangdong, however, carried his broadsword with a carefree look. When Hua Buyu attacked with a sword, he countered with a sword, using the 'Solitary Tree Sword.'

"Feng Xian, your disciple is being too frivolous," Mo Sangsheng's face showed a hint of anger.

"Kids should be lively," Feng Xian said nonchalantly.

Hua Buyu used the 'Solitary Tree Sword,' and Bai Cangdong also used the 'Solitary Tree Sword.' Hua Buyu used the 'Taiyi Step,' and Bai Cangdong followed suit. No matter what Hua Buyu used, Bai Cangdong copied it.

Of course, apart from the 'Taiyi Step,' Bai Cangdong's other skills were very poor and could not match Hua Buyu, so he was always at a disadvantage.

Fortunately, Bai Cangdong had been studying the 'Taiyi Step' for some time. Although his 'Taiyi Step' was different from the real one and incomplete, it was not inferior to Hua Buyu's, allowing him to maintain a non-defeated state.

Mo Sangsheng's eyes flashed with a cold light. While Bai Cangdong's sword skills were not impressive, his 'Taiyi Step' had truly grasped the essence of the skill. Despite the many differences and incompleteness, it could still match Hua Buyu, who had practiced the real 'Taiyi Step.' This was truly astonishing.

Hua Buyu had been suppressing Bai Cangdong but could not truly defeat him. Instead, Bai Cangdong's step and sword skills were improving rapidly, and the 'Solitary Tree Sword' was gradually becoming more proficient, and his disadvantage was gradually improving.

Feng Xian was secretly delighted, but Mo Sangsheng's face was not pleasant. He had come with great confidence, believing that Hua Buyu would surely win. However, Hua Buyu was now at a loss, and if this continued, he might even be defeated by his own skills.

"Buyu, come back. You've already lost," Mo Sangsheng directly let Hua Buyu admit defeat to prevent his skills from being stolen by Bai Cangdong, which would only make things worse.

Hua Buyu was furious. He was clearly in the lead, and the opponent had not even used real skills, yet he had to admit defeat in such an unclear manner.

"Good job, kid," Feng Xian was overjoyed.

"Feng Xian, to find such a talented disciple, I, Mo Sangsheng, can only admit defeat," Mo Sangsheng was不服 (unwilling to admit defeat) but had no choice but to concede, feeling very aggrieved.

"Do you mean to say that I just found a good disciple?" Feng Xian raised an eyebrow. He naturally saw Mo Sangsheng's unwillingness but was there to enjoy himself and bully Mo Sangsheng, so he wouldn't let him off easily.

"Any teacher could have taught such a disciple. He hasn't even used your skills," Mo Sangsheng said.

"Fine, since you say so, I'll show you my skills. Kid, go and learn a few moves from Mo Xiong. Let him see how well you've learned my skills," Feng Xian's eyes gleamed with mischief, and he was already overjoyed: "I am indeed great. My disciple can fight with you, Mo Sangsheng. In the future, you won't have the face to be mentioned alongside me in Fenghua City."

Bai Cangdong had already stepped forward, and Mo Sangsheng's face twitched with anger: "Fine, I'll see how well my nephew has learned his skills."

Those who knew Mo Sangsheng well knew that he was now truly angry.

"Brat, how can you be so disrespectful to Mo Xiong? Throw away your broken sword and use my pair of moko swords. Even if Mo Xiong loses, it will be said that he lost to my moko swords, which will save some face," Feng Xian's words were deadly and ruthless.

Bai Cangdong took the moko swords and swung them in the air. The feel was very good. The handles were almost as long as the blades, and both sides of the blades were sharp, making them more like swords than knives.

"Draw your sword," Mo Sangsheng said coldly, already extremely angry.

Bai Cangdong said "please" and then raised the moko swords to attack Mo Sangsheng.

Mo Sangsheng's attacks were ruthless. The 'Solitary Tree Sword,' 'Taiyi Step,' and 'Whirlwind Sword Light' were far more powerful than Bai Cangdong's. Bai Cangdong naturally dared not use the skills he had stolen and instead used the double-bladed sword, saw-toothed knife, and quarter-step skills taught by Feng Xian. However, he was still at a disadvantage, being completely suppressed and unable to fight back. He could only ensure that he didn't lose for the time being.

At first, Mo Sangsheng wanted to defeat Bai Cangdong with twenty units of innate divine light. However, he found that Bai Cangdong was incredibly resilient and seemed to improve with each move. Despite being comprehensively suppressed, he couldn't be defeated in a short time, and Mo Sangsheng gradually felt that he was getting into a rhythm.

In a fit of anger, Mo Sangsheng continuously increased his innate divine light: thirty units... forty units... fifty... one hundred... one hundred and fifty. Even at one hundred and fifty units, he still couldn't directly defeat Bai Cangdong, and Bai Cangdong's resilience shocked him.

"If this kid is not eliminated, he will surely become a great threat in the future," Mo Sangsheng thought, his face calm but his heart filled with killing intent. He suddenly increased his innate divine light to the maximum, and a terrifying golden light formed a spiral, instantly piercing Bai Cangdong's forehead.

Boom!

Feng Xian had somehow flashed in front of Bai Cangdong and slashed his palm like a knife at Mo Sangsheng's sword light. The collision of the two forces almost flattened the entire hill.

"Mo Sangsheng, you are still so shameless, willing to kill a junior," Feng Xian said with a cold face.

"My nephew's skills are superb, and I couldn't control myself. Please forgive me, Feng Xian," Mo Sangsheng, having lost the chance to kill Bai Cangdong, no longer attacked and looked ashamed.

Feng Xian didn't say anything more and directly left with Bai Cangdong. On the way, he said to Bai Cangdong, "You've really surprised me. You managed to hold your ground against Mo Sangsheng, who used one hundred and fifty units of innate divine light. I couldn't do that at your age. However, by doing so, you've exposed yourself. That despicable and shameless Mo Sangsheng has already decided to kill you. You must be very careful in the future."

[PS: Thanks to imts, ZXCA000, dlshan, Zijin Yulin, and Feng Xionghua Ji for their support. I've been busy lately, so my responses in the book review section have been slower. Please bear with me. If you have any questions or comments about the book, please post them, and I will respond as soon as I see them.]

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