by Zhi Bai
The two of them stood face to face, Su Feilun cupped his fists at An Zheng: "Hello."
An Zheng cupped his fists and replied: "Hello."
Su Feilun subconsciously looked in the direction of the Tiantong Palace, then turned his head to look at An Zheng. "Can we start now?"
An Zheng smiled and asked: "Is the opponent you want yourself, Nie Qing?"
Su Feilun did not deny it: "Yes."
An Zheng asked: "So when I stood in front of you, you were a bit disappointed, right?"
Su Feilun still did not deny it.
An Zheng acknowledged: "Perhaps you will be pleasantly surprised."
With a wave of his hand, the Steelfang Ironwood Tree that was originally on the chair flew over, while the quiver of arrows floated over, landing right beside An Zheng, just within reach. He stood there with the bow in his hand and the quiver at the right distance.
Su Feilun frowned: "That seems to be General Wang Kaitai's Pear Solidified Ironwood Bow."
An Zheng nodded, "That's right."
Su Feilun asked: "Why are you using this?"
An Zheng said: "General Wang wholeheartedly wishes to come to the Grand Autumn Ceremony. If there is nothing wrong with the military, then he will be one of the examiners today. It was perhaps the greatest sadness to him that he was now condemned as a fugitive. For someone who had fought for this country for half his life, wasn't this outcome very grievous? So I brought the magical equipment that he left behind in the Martial Arts Academy. I thought … This can be considered General Wang's participation in the Grand Autumn Ceremony. "
Su Feilun was silent for a moment, then nodded his head: "The magical equipment you use is not suitable, I am just afraid that you will lose faster."
An Zheng smirked: "Not necessarily."
With a raise of his hand, a steel arrow automatically flew out from the quiver floating beside him. An Zheng reached out to grab the arrow, and then shot it out with his bow pulled. The distance between the two of them was not far, after this arrow, there was no delay at all as it arrived in front of Su Feilun.
Su Feilun's body moved horizontally a third of a meter, and just another foot was enough to perfectly dodge this arrow. He could not see his body move, nor did he move his feet. He just moved out horizontally, and because it was too fast, his shadow still remained where he was standing just a moment ago.
The steel arrow brushed past Su Feilun's body, but it did not fly backwards. Instead, it turned in mid air and flew back, its speed was so fast that people would be speechless.
Su Feilun clearly did not see the arrow behind him flying back, but his expression could not help but change.
He reached back with his arm in a strange curve, but just in time to stop the arrow. He clamped the steel arrow between his index and middle fingers with a snap. The steel arrow vibrated the moment he caught it, and a circle of visible ripples spread out from the tip of his finger and the steel arrow.
Ripples of air blew Su Feilun's long hair up. A few strands of hair were cut off, and floated down.
Su Feilun lowered his head, looked at the few long hair on the ground, and his brows knitted slightly.
"You made me have a whole new level of respect for you, so you did not only have the strength to fight Lang Jing outside the Martial Arts Academy."
An Zheng shrugged his shoulders. "Both."
Su Feilun twisted his arm back and threw the steel arrow to the side after breaking it.
A shining sword appeared in his hand, as clear and bright as a pool of autumn water. The sword itself seemed to be trembling slightly as the keening of a dragon could be heard from the tip of the sword.
"Be careful."
Su Feilun said these four words, then slashed out with his sword. Sword techniques were usually nothing out of the ordinary. They were a simple, uncomplicated chopping motion. There was at least a dozen meters between him and An Zheng, but the sword beam that was being released from the longsword had instantly arrived in front of An Zheng. With a swing of his sword, the sword flashed out for more than ten meters.
An Zheng's body dodged to the side, and the sword beam fell down like a long whip, slashing a deep ditch under his feet. The sword light descended upon the earth, cutting it open. However, it was not the end. The sword beam was more than ten meters long, but the sword Qi extended further and further. The stone wall that had been built to block off the onlookers had a hole cut in it, and the sword Qi continued to move forward until it reached the front of one of the onlookers, where it came to a sudden stop, as if it had its own intelligence.
With a "pa" sound, all the buttons on the clothes of the onlooker were cut open and split into two.
The man looked down and his face was as pale as if he had just died. In fact, if Su Feilun had relaxed his control over the sword intent just a little, this person would already be dead.
Everyone began to retreat spontaneously. Even the most exciting part of the competition was not as important as their own lives.
Just as An Zheng landed, the sword beam arrived once again. This time, the sweeping sword light was like a whip, and the range of control was simply too great. An Zheng turned his body to the side and moved aside. The sword beam swept under An Zheng's body and actually headed towards the fat and clumsy looking Ministry of Rites official.
The crowd didn't even have time to cry out in alarm because the sword ray was just too fast.
Pow!
A crisp sound rang out.
Just like how Su Feilun had caught the steel arrow that An Zheng had shot, that fat and clumsy official from the Department of Rites had actually used two fingers to block the sword beam!
The sword beam was not real at all, it was a pure Cultivation Power.
However, that sword light was like a viper that had been trapped seven inches away. No matter how it struggled, it couldn't break free. The fat official casually swung his sword away and glanced at Su Feilun, "I will forgive you this once. If you dare to probe again, even your mother won't be able to recognize you. "If you let me take action again, I can guarantee that I'll be the main character for a long time to come."
Chapter 204 - An Zheng's safety
The sword beam was flung away, causing Su Feilun's expression to change visibly.
The chubby Ministry of Rites official glared at him, "What the f * ck are you looking at? If you want to fight, then fight. If you don't want to fight, then scram."
Even An Zheng couldn't help but have a new level of respect for this Ministry of Rites' officer. This fellow was like a spring in a river in the midst of the mudslide officials of the Ministry of Rites.
The Great Cauldron Academy people behind Su Feilun also noticed that something was amiss. Many of them stood up and walked towards the north side of the Golden Hall Plaza. Right now, the Principal of the Great Cauldron Academy was watching the competition with the Swallow King on top of the south gate city gate tower. They had no one to decide right now, so they had to find Su Pei quickly.
Su Feilun was not angry. He raised the longsword, and the sword beam flew back. As if it was a long whip, it actually exploded in midair for a moment, and then chopped down at An Zheng once again.
No matter how An Zheng moved, the quiver was steadily floating only a foot away from him. It was as if an invisible hand was steadily dragging the quiver of arrows for him, moving it however he wanted.
After dodging the sword, An Zheng pulled the bowstring of the Ironstone Tree and a steel arrow automatically flew out from the quiver and landed on the bow. Then, An Zheng released his grip on the steel arrow and it pierced through the air.
After the first arrow was shot, An Zheng pulled the bowstring back again without the slightest of pause, making it look like a full moon. Six steel arrows flew out from the quiver and nocked onto the bowstring at the same time. An Zheng's fingers loosened and the bowstring bounced back with a "pa" sound.
Su Feilun turned the sword in front of him, and a circle of sword beams appeared in front of
him, forming a sword shield. When the first steel arrow hit the sword shield, the strong steel arrow was actually shattered into countless pieces by the sword Qis. The moment the fragments flew into the air, the six steel arrows arrived.
The six steel arrows penetrated through the countless fragments, causing sparks to fly everywhere. This scene was just like six huge battleships breaking through a small cluster of stars in the sky.
Su Feilun's eyes turned cold, the index finger of his hand that was not holding the sword held his finger together and he muttered a word.
"Break!"
With this light shout, an angry dragon seemed to circle around the sword and shield. The sword Qi turned into a furious dragon, spinning all six steel arrows into it in the blink of an eye. The body of the dragon formed from sword qi tied the 6 arrows together and then twisted … The six steel arrows were all crushed by the sword beams at the same time!
Aoao!
The crowd clearly heard a dragon roar.
But right at this moment, the seventh steel arrow arrived. The seventh refined steel arrow was shot at the perfect time. The instant the sword and shield changed and the dragon's body shattered the first six refined steel arrows, it had arrived. It was too late for the Sword Qi to change again, as the sword pierced through the gap of the Sword Qi and went straight for Su Feilun.
Su Feilun's fighting spirit was immediately roused. He who had thought that An Zheng was not his opponent was now filled with fighting spirit!
The sword in Su Feilun's hand bloomed like a flower, not because it was beautiful, but because it was a flower that could truly kill.
With a twist of the sword, a small white flower appeared at the tip of the sword. It looked like a common white flower, ordinary and ordinary. Five petals, the flower was not alluring at all. But the moment the flower bloomed, it seemed to open a door to the world of ice and snow.
Ice flowers bloomed, and the five petals were covered with ice crystals.
The seventh steel arrow was blocked by the flower of swords. The steel arrow and the flower of swords collided. Then the ice broke and the steel arrows broke.
An Zheng took a step forward, and once again pulled away the iron plow's precipice. This time, four steel arrows flew out of the quiver, but they did not fly out at the same time. An Zheng shot arrow after arrow. Four arrows were fired out consecutively, not even taking the time to blink an eye. The four arrows formed a straight line in the air and shot forward along the same trajectory.
At this distance, the arrow almost reached Su Feilun from the start. Su Feilun's longsword turned back, and a sword light that was over ten meters long spiraled back, the tip of the sword light actually formed a dragon's head, and the sword light that came behind it was the dragon's body. The dragon twisted its body, its head in front of it, then it opened its mouth and let out a roar.
The steel arrow hit the dragon head accurately, but was bitten by the dragon mouth!
However, there were still three arrows behind him. The second arrow hit the tail feather between the first arrow and pushed the one that was blocked forward. The third arrow collided with the second arrow, and the fourth arrow clashed with the third arrow.
Almost everyone heard a muffled sound … It was the sound of the first dragon's head being pierced.
The four consecutive arrows broke through Su Feilun's sword shield.
Su Feilun's face was getting more and more excited, the previously indifferent expression could no longer be seen. An Zheng seemed to have aroused his fighting spirit completely, seeing that the steel arrow had actually pierced through his sword shield, his excitement became even more obvious.
Su Feilun thrusted his sword forward, and accurately met the tip of the steel arrow, with a dang sound. The long sword actually cut the steel arrow in half from the middle. As Su Feilun took a big step forward, the steel arrow that was almost a meter long was perfectly split in half. Su Feilun did not stop as the long sword in his hand continued to move forward, slicing apart the three arrows behind him.
The description sounded slow, but in reality, it was nothing more than a flash of light. Su Feilun cut four of the steel arrows open and he was now less than two meters away from An Zheng.
The tip of the sword shot out a ray of light, the sword light piercing straight towards An Zheng's throat.
As An Zheng leaned back, he actually raised both of his hands. He held the bow in one hand and pulled the string with the other. And at this time, Su Feilun's sword beam just happened to arrive in front of him. At this moment, An Zheng's upper body was leaning backwards, and his hands were pulling the wooden longbow of Iron Plough Cliff apart, the sword beam just in front of his chest.
An Zheng suddenly let go of his finger, and the arrow string bounced on the sword beam, but he actually shot Su Feilun's sword beam back like his own arrow!
The sword beam turned around and pierced towards Su Feilun's forehead. Right now, Su Feilun was already very close to the sword beam, and the strike was too sudden. By the time the sword beam was shot back, it was already in front of Su Feilun.
Su Feilun reacted swiftly and used his other hand to flick his finger. With a pa sound, his middle finger struck the sword beam and the sword beam was immediately flung at An Zheng's chest.
An Zheng's feet pressed on the ground, his body was still leaning back, but his feet had already brushed the ground and moved backwards horizontally.
Amidst the crushed rocks and dust, Su Feilun continued to move forward. With a tremble of the sword beam, a long dragon bit towards An Zheng's throat.
The longbow in An Zheng's hand moved to his back, and he lowered his body as he pulled the bow behind him. As he was dodging the sword gleams, three steel arrows flew out of the quiver and landed on the bowstring. When he released his fingers, three arrows shot out from his back.
Su Feilun unleashed his longsword consecutively, just like a phoenix nodding its head. With three hits, each arrow was deflected. The first arrow flew out, and with a pu sound, it pierced through a weeping willow that was very, very far away. The arrow flew out, and with a pu sound, it pierced through a weeping willow that was very, very far away.
The second arrow flew high into the sky and turned into a speck of light. It had been a long time since he had seen it fall.
The third arrow flew up to the tower and pierced a thick pillar with a thud. It flew through the window with splinters of wood, into the tower, and then through the heavy brick wall at the back of the house.
Su Feilun swung his three swords and released three steel arrows. With a wave of his hand, a few more arrows flew out from the quiver.
Su Feilun thrusted out his sword, causing the Sword Qi to surge. An Zheng had no choice but to dodge, and before the few arrows could land on the bowstring, they were cut off by the Sword Qi. Then, with a turn of his sword qi, he slashed open the quiver that was chasing An Zheng.
With a "pa" sound, the quiver broke. The rest of the steel arrows were also broken into two, falling onto the ground.
Su Feilun placed his sword behind his back and looked at An Zheng: "Without the arrows, can you still fight?"
An Zheng slightly raised his chin: "Bow is enough."
He actually pulled the bowstring back and let go. There was not a single arrow on the bow. It was clearly empty, but Su Feilun's expression changed.
A suffocating crescent-shaped wave of light shot out from the bowstring. The ripple was at least three to four meters long, and its speed was beyond imagination. Su Feilun's reaction was already fast to the limit, but he was still unable to dodge it. In the blink of an eye, half a month had passed and Su Feilun could only raise his sword to block in front of him.
Peng!
Even though half a month was blocked by Su Feilun's longsword, the hurricane that was brought about by that half a month had still managed to rush over. The battlefield originally set aside for the battle between the Paragons was already extremely huge. What they were afraid of was that such experts would ac
cidentally harm the onlookers. However, even such a large arena wasn't able to weaken the hurricane by much.
Wherever the hurricane passed by, the limestone tiles that had been neatly laid out on the ground were all sent flying. Each piece of limestone was a meter square, almost an inch thick, and extremely heavy. But due to the storm, not a single piece of limestone could fit on the ground. The commoners who were watching from afar were all frightened and couldn't run away. They couldn't move even if they were surrounded by people. They could only watch helplessly as the hurricane flew towards them, bringing the limestone with it.
However, no one expected that when the hurricane reached the edge of the arena, it would abruptly stop and all the limestone tiles would fall to the ground. It was as if there was an invisible wall blocking all of this. But no one moved, it was because An Zheng had already planned for their strength when he made his move.
Within the smoke and dust that filled the sky, everyone could vaguely see An Zheng charging towards Su Feilun.
The dust was so thick that two people could no longer be seen.
A moment later, a resplendent ray of light soared into the sky like a bolt of lightning. That straight sword beam seemed as though it could pierce through the heavens, causing people to feel suffocated.
Wherever the sword beam passed by, dust and stone slabs fell down as if they had been burnt by electricity. The shattered stone slabs were instantly ground into fine powder by the sword Qis. After the sword beam shone, a roar like that of a ferocious tiger exploded. Everyone's head buzzed, and some people could not help but hold their heads and kneel down.
After the dust settled, the people rubbed their eyes and saw An Zheng and Su Feilun standing facing each other in a daze. There was about a meter between the two of them, but he couldn't tell if there were any wounds on their bodies or not.
A moment later, Su Feilun took a deep breath. "You're very strong."
An Zheng acknowledged: "You're also very strong."
