Volume 1: This is a world that speaks with weapons Chapter 9: Beheading
After finishing today's training and having a nutritious meal at the club, Qi Ji returned home and couldn't wait to turn on his computer to read the information shared by Zhang Zizai.
Quickly unzip the data folder and open it, three directories appeared in front of Qi Ji.
【Seed Players - 23rd】
[Potential Players - 142]
【Outside players - 2】
Not understanding what it meant, Qi Ji first clicked on the list of seeded players. The basic files of 23 players were displayed. They were all so-called talented players carefully trained in various clubs across the country of Daxia. Among them, six or seven players were marked in red. Qi Ji looked at the information of these players first.
[Li Kuang, male, 19 years old, a seed player of the Hu Ben Bing Ji Club in Fengsha City, Northwest Province, majoring in Da Xia swordsmanship, has not yet been assessed, his strength is suspected to be a professional fourth-level player, born with supernatural power, and his moves are domineering. Attached: Battle video link. ]
Qi Ji clicked on the link and was redirected to a video website. The video started playing automatically. In the video, a sturdy young man over 1.9 meters tall and with a strong build used a series of powerful and continuous chops to break up his opponent's posture, and then knocked the enemy to his knees with one blow.
This guy is quite fierce! Qi Ji watched for a while and then looked at the next contestant.
[Fang Hanxing, male, 18 years old, a seed player of Tianxing Martial Arts Club in Zhongyuan City, Tianzhong Province, majoring in two-handed swordsmanship, has not yet been assessed for rank, his strength is suspected to be professional fifth rank, the specific situation is unknown. Attachment: Battle video link]
Qi Ji continued to click on it. This time it was a shaky video shot with a mobile phone. The person who appeared on the screen was a handsome young man with sharp eyebrows and starry eyes, a cold expression, and a slender figure. In the video, he was having a formal duel with a middle-aged coach. What was inconsistent with his appearance and temperament was that Fang Hanxing's long sword attacks at a strange angle and with sophisticated timing. In just a few moves, he turned around and stabbed the enemy's heart with the sword at an unexpected moment.
"Hiss..." Qi Ji took a breath and said, "This handsome guy seems to be about the same level as the Sakura Ronin in the tower."
[Yan Qing, male, 16 years old, a seed player of the Tianhai City Cangfeng Bingji Club, majoring in Daxia swordsmanship, has not yet been evaluated, his strength is suspected to be professional fifth dan, information is confidential. Zhang Zizai's comment: This is the latest genius of the headquarters, with an eccentric personality and high expectations, but he is indeed quite capable]
Qi Ji touched his chin. The genius of his club was actually a sixteen-year-old boy, who was praised by Lao Zhang for his skills. Most likely, he was very strong and should not be underestimated.
…
After a few glances, I found some useful information, but not much substantive content. Reading too much would only add to my troubles.
Qi Ji gave up the idea of looking at all the seeded players and instead opened the "outside players" folder that he had been curious about just now.
Two files appeared on his computer screen.
[Bai Tianhe, male, 18 years old, a disciple of Sword Saint Yu Chengen, guaranteed to be a professional 6th dan, other details unknown. Zhang Zizai's comment: Damn! Sword Saint Yu's disciple has come out! Brother Qi, your new chief is out of luck! ]
[Qin Zijin, female, 22 years old, heir of Jiange, the rest is unknown. Zhang Zizai's comment: Oh no, Jiange actually sent out a walker. Brother, now you can only fight for the third place]
Qi Ji didn't know whether to laugh or cry. Was this Old Zhang giving him information or trying to disrupt his mind? A quick glance at the seeded players revealed that they were all very young and strong men who were already at the fourth level or above.
There are even descendants of the Sword Saint and the Sword Pavilion.
Qi Ji felt that the world suddenly changed from an urban style to a fantasy style.
"Is this what they call the protagonist becoming stronger, and all kinds of monsters and demons appearing?" Qi Ji joked to himself.
I went back to look at the information of a few seeded players , and the more I looked, the more boring it seemed to me. Instead of going through so many fancy tricks, it would be better to just swing the knife a few more times.
Thinking it through, Qi Ji turned off the computer and returned to the living room to start extra practice.
Late at night, Qi Ji, who was exhausted from training, took a shower, fell on the bed and closed his eyes.
…
Falling, spinning, nothingness——
[Choose to stay on this floor. You can stay on this floor 1 time left]
In the Tower of Transcendence, Qi Ji chose to stay again.
However, he decided that this would be the last time, and he was no longer greedy for staying a few more times, and would enter the next level tomorrow !
He had to admit that the genius information he saw tonight made him inexplicably competitive, and at the same time he felt a little ashamed of his previous complacency.
He just relied on the golden finger. There are so many real geniuses out there.
Picking up the ring-handled sword, Qi Ji took a deep breath, then walked into Sakura Rurouni's room with a determined look.
The Sakura Rurouni on the opposite side stood up silently and confronted Qi Ji.
"I will kill you today!"
Pointing the knife at Sakura Rurouni, Qi Ji spoke anyway, knowing that the other party would not respond.
Sakura Rurouni remained silent, his kimono-like Rurouni robe fluttering behind him.
The next second, he rushed towards Qi Ji like a human cannonball. His special small steps stomped on the ground at a high frequency, making a series of clicking sounds. In just one second, the distance between the two sides was shortened to the range where they could attack each other.
Qi Ji stood sideways, hiding his sword at his side, posing as a hidden weapon to lure the enemy into attacking.
Swish!
Accompanied by a sharp sound of cutting through the air, the tip of the Rurouni's sword seemed to skip the distance it had traveled and appeared in front of Qi Ji.
"It's still the same trick. It's too old-fashioned." Qi Ji remained calm and exerted a little force with the hand holding the knife.
Backhand knife!
The blade danced, drawing a crescent-shaped blade light from bottom to top, cutting off the enemy's stab with a huge metal collision sound.
This is just the beginning.
The next moment, both sides stepped forward at the same time, and slashed at each other with their blades!
clang clang!
The two swords intersected again, making a harsh sound of metal friction. During the brief pause, the mirror-like blades reflected Qi Ji's cold face.
This time, his heart was as clear as a mirror. He was neither afraid nor excited. There was no longer any trace of embarrassment or confusion.
The two wrestled for less than a second, then retreated at the same time, and then pressed together again, launching a series of slashing attacks like a torrential rain, fighting more than ten times in a few breaths. While attacking and defending, both sides kept moving, dodging and moving in the wide stone chamber, one advancing and the other retreating, each trying to control the position and attack distance that suited them best.
Sakura Rurouni is at the fifth stage level. He can see through Qi Ji's moves in advance through his various action signs, and his attacks are swift and fierce, with every strike deadly.
Although Qi Ji did not truly reach the fifth stage level, he had fought more than a hundred life-and-death battles with this Sakura Rurouni and was completely familiar with all of his moves and attack habits. He also had the ability to see through his opponent.
As the intensity of the fight escalated, Qi Ji's eyes became brighter and brighter.
"I'm strong, stronger than him!"
He is now much stronger than Qi Ji was a week ago. His hands are steadier, his strength is stronger, and his speed is faster.
In just one minute, the two sides attacked and defended dozens of rounds, and the sound of metal swords clashing became one continuous sound.
If either party hesitates for even a moment, they will be killed instantly by the other party.
In this fierce confrontation, Qi Ji's mind seemed to have turned into a third-person perspective, analyzing all of Sakura Rurouni's movements - the raised shoulders, the gaze of the eyes, the direction of the toes, the twisting of the waist... all of Sakura Rurouni's offensive intentions were exposed to Qi Ji's eyes.
Countless possibilities stretched out from Sakura Rurouni like rays of light, gathered between the two of them, and then spread towards Qi Ji.
However, although this ball of light was complex, it was gradually dismantled by Qi Ji.
Every collision of the two sides' weapons, every change of position, and even every inhalation and exhalation of breath, made the ball of light in Qi Ji's eyes thinner and thinner, until finally only a straight-extending golden light remained.
Qi Ji knew that it was the ray of light pointing to victory.
Seizing the opportunity, Qi Ji chopped at the gap between his opponent's attack and retraction, and then kicked Sakura Rurouni in the abdomen, creating some distance between the two.
The ronin staggered back a few steps, and after he stood firm, he immediately made the starting gesture of the Wuming Sword.
On the other hand, Qi Ji had already prepared himself and was waiting for the other party in the same manner.
"This is how I'll finish you off!"
Following Qi Ji's loud shout, both sides attacked at the same time.
Wuming Sword! Stage 1!
Accompanied by a violent sound of breaking through the air, Qi Ji, whose weapon was longer and whose speed was faster, was the first to bring the tip of the knife to the opponent's eyes!
Sakura Rurouni quickly drew back his sword and returned to defense.
You are too slow!
Qi Ji's eyes became sharper.
At this moment, he seemed to see through Sakura Rurouni's blocking route and drew back his weapon in advance.
The enemy's weapon swung in vain, only touching the afterimage of Qi Ji's sword tip!
Second paragraph!
The ghostly second stab silently penetrated into the Rogue's chest.
The snow-white blade light was like a streak of silk, instantly piercing through Sakura Rurouni's heart!
He drew his sword, retreated quickly, and swung the sword, leaving an arc-shaped trail of blood on the ground.
Qi Ji stood firm and watched silently as Sakura Rurouni turned into mist and disappeared.
That night, Qi Ji completed ten consecutive kills against Sakura Rurouni.
