Volume 1: This is a world that speaks with weapons Chapter 40: Tianxing Xie Shilian
On the Tianxing side, Xie Shilian, an ordinary-looking contestant, was listening to the coach repeating his instructions for the seventh time with his lips pursed.
"Qi Ji is born with supernatural power, even stronger than Li Kuang, a tiger warrior. We analyzed his first four matches, and only the match with Li Kuang showed some sword skills. But judging from his various attack timings and prediction abilities, there is no doubt that he has reached the fifth level of the same level as Fang Hanxing."
Xie Shilian 's coach said bitterly: "Headquarters instructed us to test the opponent's level as much as possible, so that Fang Hanxing can increase his chances of winning when he faces him later."
Xie Shilian nodded silently and pursed his lips even tighter. He knew very well that he had been abandoned by the headquarters in advance and became a pawn used to test the talented swordsman on the opposite side.
But who says the outcome is predetermined? Is it just because the opponent is stronger on the surface?
Will you definitely win if you appear to be stronger?
We are all mortals, and we can only know whether we are strong or not through competition!
Xie Shilian's eyes seemed to be burning with flames, and they just met Qi Ji's gaze.
Then let me try my best to compete with you, a genius!
Xie Shilian adjusted his breathing, put on his helmet abruptly, and strode onto the stage holding a two-handed sword.
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On this side, Qi Ji, who was waiting to be notified to go on stage, looked around casually and happened to meet the eyes of his opponent named Xie Shilian. Looking at the opponent's eyes full of fighting spirit, he was slightly stunned, then smiled, put on his helmet silently and walked onto the stage.
It is always more fun to compete with motivated people than with demoralized ones.
The two men stood face to face on the stage, silently raised their weapons and began to confront each other.
Below the stage, compared to the heavy atmosphere at Tianxing, Zhang Zizai, Du Xishan, Yan Qing and others on Zangfeng's side were relaxed and not nervous at all.
They all knew that Qi Ji's level was unique in this rookie competition. Except for Bai Tianhe, who was still uncertain, even the so-called successor of Jiange, Qin Zijin, would most likely be defeated by Qi Ji.
Yan Qing sat back in his chair, and once again took a cup of pearl milk tea and sipped it. Du Xishan, who was in charge of him, was so angry that he wanted to slap the kid on the back of the head.
On the contrary, on the Tianxing side, Xie Shilian's coach had a look of worry on his face. He couldn't help but sigh at the unfairness of the tournament organizers for arranging Xie Shilian to play against Qi Ji.
Obviously, this kid had great potential to make it to the top 16, but now he has to stop there.
At this time, the referee had already come to the stage. He looked left and right, and after seeing that the two assistant referees were in place, he waved his hand cleanly.
"First round, start!"
As the referee finished speaking, Xie Shilian immediately lowered his knees and crouched, holding the sword at his hip, with the tip of the sword pointing directly at Qi Ji, maintaining a plow-like posture and moving steadily towards Qi Ji.
Qi Ji used his commonly used concealed sword stance, with the blade naturally hanging backwards, with the tip of the sword and the hilt forming a straight line with the opponent's line of sight, making it impossible for the opponent to accurately judge the length of his weapon and the path of his sword.
Xie Shilian and the logistics team had already watched and studied Qi Ji's several battle videos in advance. They were no longer surprised by his use of the hidden edge strategy and had a plan in mind.
He quickly raised his hand to a high roof-style position, as if preparing to chop.
Qi Ji remained unmoved.
Unable to lure him in, Xie Shilian moved the sword he had raised high back and suspended it over his shoulder. He straightened his left foot in the horse stance, lowered his whole body backward, and quickly transformed into the angry stance!
The next second, Xie Shilian took a big step forward with his right foot, his body suddenly rushed forward, and the sword blade slashed out like thunder!
Angry attack!
Meyer swordsmanship practitioners often joke that "the best martial arts in the world come from furious attacks". When you don't know how to attack your opponent, use furious attacks. If that doesn't work, then use powerful furious attacks!
Qi Ji was waiting for the moment when his opponent would launch a formal attack. He took a half step back, but immediately changed his posture, suddenly moving forward while quickly raising his knife in front of him.
With a clang, Xie Shilian's two-handed sword was firmly blocked by Qi Ji.
Xie Shilian had expected that the angry attack would be easily blocked. He was not discouraged and was planning to change his tactics and continue.
Qi Ji did not give Xie Shilian a chance. He sank his center of gravity and stepped forward with his right foot again. At the same time, his whole body turned into a moving mountain and pushed forward suddenly. The tremendous force poured onto his opponent like an avalanche!
At this moment, Xie Shilian felt like he was wrestling with an ancient giant beast. He couldn't even resist . He was instantly pushed back four or five steps by Qi Ji's shock. His whole posture collapsed and he looked extremely embarrassed!
Qi Ji's ferocious impact not only knocked Xie Shilian back, but his domineering figure seemed to hit the faces of all the spectators present, and the entire audience exclaimed in unison.
Don't show mercy when you have the upper hand! Before Xie Shilian could fully recover his stance, he saw Qi Ji striding forward. His figure was as fast as the wind. In less than a second, he was in front of Xie Shilian and slashed with the long sword in his hand with a simple rotation!
Xie Shilian's stance had not yet recovered, so he had no choice but to hastily raise his sword to block the spinning blow.
The swords collided, making another loud noise and causing some of the audience to exclaim in surprise.
Seeing his opponent struggling, Qi Ji suddenly felt a sense of evilness and used a set of combos that he had naturally learned after twenty life-and-death battles with the giant swordsman.
Two semicircular white sword lights were seen circling Qi Ji and alternating at high speed, as if they had turned into a pair of high-speed rotating helicopter wings. The blades continuously slashed at the two-handed sword that Xie Shilian barely blocked like a tornado.
This is the iconic scene "Helicopter Cut" that often appears in Meyer's sword fighting.
The scene of using Daxia's straight sword to perform Meyer's famous helicopter slash combo is, I have to say, very interesting.
However, Xie Shilian's physical fitness was far inferior to Qi Ji's. Facing Qi Ji's forward and reverse attacks with tremendous force, he only managed to hold on for a few seconds before his posture collapsed and his shoulder was hit hard.
When both sides used helicopters to clash with each other, the audience could not help but let out exclamations one after another following the sound of weapons clashing. It was not until Xie Shilian was defeated that they all burst into huge and continuous cheers!
Xie Shilian dejectedly covered his shoulder which was hit by Qi Ji, and he continued to feel a dull pain from there.
Now he finally understood that some gaps really could not be made up by willpower alone.
Qi Ji seemed to be fighting him seriously, but in fact, only players like him who had faced him personally knew what kind of monster Qi Ji was.
He was a player who completely crushed ordinary rookie players in terms of prediction, skills and physical fitness.
With his momentum and will declining, Xie Shilian was no longer able to organize effective offense and defense and was easily defeated by Qi Ji.
Accompanied by the audience's exciting cheers, the referee announced that Qi Ji officially advanced to the top 16 of the rookie tournament.
