"The Six Houses, has he gone mad?"
The tall elder in a white shirt spoke.
"Which six houses?"
The burly man in black frowned tightly.
"Beichen Cross Sword, Demon Clothes Faction, Hua Xiaojian, Earth teor Hamr, Southern Nether Body Refining Faction, and Arched Silver Spear Fist," the man with a scarred arm said slowly. He glanced quietly at the four people present in the conference room.
The elder in a white shirt was none other than Kong Yan, the Great Elder of Southern Nether Body Refining Faction.
The burly man in black, Xia Yang, ca from the Arched Silver Spear Fist.
The handso man with a sword at his waist, Sect Leader Yan Bin of Hua Xiaojian.
And he himself, the Vice Sect Leader of Earth teor Hamr, Feng Tianrui.
"Have we all really been counted?"
"And Beichen Cross Sword and Demon Clothes Faction, those were the two factions that once sent a Door Worshiping Letter during the three-day martial arts tryout at Dragon Elephant Martial Arts Hall," Yan Bin slowly exhaled, understanding Bai Xiao’s challenge logic.
"Where does he get the courage?"
Xia Yang asked in a muffled voice.
"I don’t know, but he did it anyway."
Kong Yan said slowly.
"Everyone, let’s first see which faction he wants to challenge; we can go over and observe, and wait for news..." Feng Tianrui said relatively calmly.
Five minutes later, another wave of calls ca in.
"Bai Xiao has left Dragon Elephant Martial Arts Hall and is headed to Beichen Cross Sword."
"Is the first one Beichen Cross Sword?"
...
East Sea City, Beichen Cross Sword.
This is a kendo dojo located close to the forest park.
The venue is spacious, and the air is fresh.
On the side of the kendo dojo, there is an open-air Sword Dao Duel Arena embedded directly into the forest, with greenery mixed with sunlight, birds singing, and flowers blooming, making one feel delighted. It can be said that Beichen Cross Sword occupies a very good location.
In the dojo, a dozen figures are slowly moving forward.
Leading them is a man wearing a smartly tailored black and gold imposing combat outfit, with broad and powerful shoulders and a robust physique. The faintly protruding gold stitching on the clothing gives a coarse armor-like feeling, blending dye with the weave. There are spiraling golden dragons and earth-moving divine elephants, vivid and lifelike. On the back, more attention-grabbing is the bold and free-flowing "fist" character!
To the left of the black-haired man is a cold figure, dressed in simple linen white clothes, with an old scar cutting across tightly-pressed lips on his left cheek, looking sowhat grim.
It is Kui Zhenghong.
However, at this mont, he does not have the Beichen Ice Sword, which was always by his side during the three-day martial arts challenge. That straight, cold cross sword is wrapped in gray cloth bandages, not showing any movent on the elder standing to Kui Zhenghong’s left.
Utterly obedient.
This elder appears quite advanced in age, with bone structure and height seeming sowhat shrunken, only around 1.7 ters tall. The sagging skin and deep wrinkles on his face indicate his Qi-Blood is beginning to decline, but his eyes are sharp like a divine sword, not clouded like those of an old man.
Beichen Cross Sword, Elder Sect Master, Xi Kang.
This person has controlled Beichen Cross Sword for over fifty years, possessing astonishing prestige in the Eastern region. His strength has reached the late stage of the Transformation Realm, and he has mastered the three forms of Beichen Cross Sword—Ice Sword, Mountain Sword, Dust Sword—to an extraordinarily refined level. In his youth, Xi Kang’s fighting style was extrely brutal, earning him the nickna Man-Slaying Sword. However, he gradually retired, with his last battle being ten years ago.
He defeated a sword dao challenger in the late stage of Transformation Realm.
"Kid, are you sure you want to challenge ?"
"I’ve been researching a new sword move for the past few years but haven’t fully mastered it yet. Recently, when deployed, it shows signs of uncontrollable release. I know the Dragon Elephant Martial Arts Hall is fad for its robust Horizontal Training, but my sword is exceptionally sharp, not to be compared with Little Wei’s half-baked skills. If it severely injures you, the sword wind might linger... Xi Kang slowly turned his head, his gaze fixed on the expressionless Bai Xiao.
"Hahahahaha, Elder Sect Master Xi, you may proceed without hesitation."
Bai Xiao suddenly laughed, his chest seemingly exuding imnse confidence.
Although he ca to challenge Beichen Cross Sword, Bai Xiao and Kui Zhenghong had a good relationship, so naturally Bai Xiao wouldn’t co to provoke arrogantly.
This is rely an exchange between Dragon Elephant Martial Arts Hall and Beichen Cross Sword.
"Good!"
"Then...let’s begin!"
Xi Kang shook his arm, and with a clang, a cold white light akin to a Cold Jiao Dragon leaping into the depths, buzzed out. The ticulously forged Beichen Ice Sword’s blade edges shimred like a glistening stream, exuding a frosty wave pattern with slight ridges. The handguard unfurled like wings.
"Ding!"
The Cross Sword landed straight in the center of the Sword Dao Duel Arena.
Swoosh!
Xi Kang’s white linen-clad figure also instantly appeared behind the Cross Sword. His aged yet still powerful hands rested on the sword hilt.
Behind a seemingly weak and short stature.
A surge of extre icy Qi, like ri on a winter’s day, spread outward, causing the ground and air to layer with frost. More than a dozen trees nearby quickly beca ice sculptures.
"Please!"
Xi Kang gazed at Bai Xiao across the arena, though without much hostility, his fighting spirit was high. It was just perfect, as he hadn’t made a move in almost ten years; he’d use this battle to warm up and make his old bones active again. Also, to test the power of that move!
"Elder Sect Master Xi, respect for elders, let’s have you start first."
Bai Xiao slowly stepped into the Sword Dao Duel Arena, his facial expression unchanged.
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