Chapter 15: The Arrogant Yang Mu
Translator: EndlessFantasy Translation Editor: EndlessFantasy Translation
Faced with his opponent’s arrogance, w.a.n.g Ling’s expression was calm and seemed unbothered.
He looked calmly at Yang Mu and said, “Regardless of whether I win or lose, since we are standing on this stage, I will not give up. I, w.a.n.g Ling, am not a coward who is afraid of battle!”
“Good, Senior Brother w.a.n.g said it well!”
“We cultivators should be like this!”
Hearing the audience’s support for w.a.n.g Ling, a hint of jealousy flashed across Yang Mu’s eyes, followed by a hint of anger.
“What a blockhead!”
Yang Mu cursed sarcastically. His left hand held the wooden scabbard lightly, and the green steel sword in the scabbard let out a soft sound!
Shing!
Then, the long sword was unsheathed. Yang Mu’s right hand held the handle tightly, and the tip of the sword pointed at w.a.n.g Ling on the other side of the ring.
At noon.
w.a.n.g Ling looked at the green steel sword in Yang Mu’s hand. Under the sunlight, it reflected a dazzling light.
At the same time, w.a.n.g Ling’s heart gradually became heavy.
He had long heard that Yang Mu’s swordsmanship was amazing.
The move just now was not something that he could do.
w.a.n.g Ling slowly pulled out the green steel sword in his hand.
He had watched quite a few matches of Yang Mu’s.
Yang Mu had always been ruthless and could easily defeat his opponent in a few moves. However, during the compet.i.tion, w.a.n.g Ling himself had never met an opponent who could fight back and forth with him.
Now that he had met such an opponent, he naturally valued its importance.
w.a.n.g Ling had long been looking forward to a real battle with Yang Mu.
Therefore, even if he knew that the opponent was strong, that he might not be a match for him, he would still draw his sword against his opponent. He would be indifferent to a coward if he did not dare to face a strong opponent.
w.a.n.g Ling’s green steel sword was slowly drawn out. The speed may not be fast, but it was very steady.
Just like him, he gave off a composed aura.
On the stage.
One person’s imposing manner was as high as the blazing sun, while the other person was calm and collected like the calm sea.
At this moment, everyone could not help but hold their breaths.
When the sunlight shone on the green steel sword in Yang Mu’s hand again, Yang Mu twisted his wrist and turned the sword.
The moment the warm sunlight shone on w.a.n.g Ling, he moved.
w.a.n.g Ling sensed the strong light that suddenly flashed in front of him, and his eyes narrowed slightly.
The green steel sword in his hand charged towards Yang Mu.
w.a.n.g Ling was tall and gave off a clumsy feeling.
Even if he was the latter attacker, the moment he started moving, he wasn’t any slower than Yang Mu who has attacked before him.
At the same time.
When Yang Mu saw w.a.n.g Ling move, a trace of seriousness flashed through his eyes.
Although he was arrogant, he was not a fool.
To be able to break through numerous challenges and come to the finals, he could not be a weakling.
Moreover, w.a.n.g Ling not only entered the Martial Arts Peak faster than him, but when he entered the Martial Arts Peak, w.a.n.g Ling had already made quite a name for himself.
On the surface, he looked down on w.a.n.g Ling, but in reality, from the moment he entered the compet.i.tion, he had already regarded w.a.n.g Ling as his number one opponent.
Of course, it was one thing to not look down on him, but he never once thought that he would be defeated by w.a.n.g Ling.
This wasn’t because he looked down on w.a.n.g Ling, but because he was born with confidence.
Clang!
Sparks flew from the collision of the two swords.
Faced with w.a.n.g Ling’s sharp sword, Yang Mu’s lips curled into a cold smile.
The sword in his hand was as agile as a swallow.
Meanwhile, as his feet touched the ground, his body quickly moved to the side.
At the critical moment, Yang Mu used his skill to block w.a.n.g Ling’s sharp attack and instantly neutralized w.a.n.g Ling’s attack.
Below the stage.
All the audience could see were the two of them quickly swapping positions in the air.
If not for the swapping of positions, they would have thought what they saw just now was just an illusion.
“Hehe, looks like Senior Brother Yang Mu is still one step ahead. He deliberately showed w.a.n.g Ling a weakness, but he still didn’t gain any advantage.”
“You’re really ignorant. Look carefully at Yang Mu’s right hand that’s holding the sword.”
On the stage.
Yang Mu’s right hand that was holding the green steel sword was slightly trembling.
If one didn’t look carefully, they would really have overlooked this small detail.
“Senior Brother w.a.n.g Ling’s sword moves follow a fierce and overbearing path.”
“Although Yang Mu used a clever force to dissolve that sword’s impact just now, he still couldn’t withstand Senior Brother w.a.n.g Ling’s fierce and overbearing sword moves.”
“You…”
On the stage, Yang Mu, who thought that everything was within his calculations, now had an ugly expression on his face.
Just as the disciple below the stage had said, when he defused w.a.n.g Ling’s sword attack earlier, he may have looked relaxed, but in fact, he had suffered slight damage.
Even now, his right hand was still tingling with pain and numbness.
On the other side, w.a.n.g Ling didn’t start feeling smug just because he had obtained a slight advantage in the beginning.
On the contrary, his expression became even more solemn.
The short exchange of blows just now had allowed him to completely understand the power of Yang Mu’s sword techniques.
Following that.
The two of them displayed their own abilities, exchanging blows on the stage.
The battle was exceptionally intense, and it was also a magnificent sight for the audience below the stage.
Yang Mu’s sword techniques were more light and graceful, and he was also more skilled. Compared to w.a.n.g Ling, his swordsmanship showed more creativity.
Although w.a.n.g Ling’s swordsmanship was not as good as Yang Mu’s, he seemed to be possessed by a battle maniac.
The more he fought, the more excited he became. In addition, his swordsmanship was of huge movements, and in a short period of time, he was actually on par with Yang Mu.
Time quickly pa.s.sed by half an hour amidst the exclamations of the audience below the stage.
After fighting for half an hour, the two of them were sweating from their foreheads, feeling tired.
Now, when Yang Mu uses the Wind technique, he was not as agile as before.
On the other side, w.a.n.g Ling was panting heavily.
The sword technique he used was more towards producing heavy blows. Compared to Yang Mu, it consumed more internal energy and physical strength.
At this moment, the battle between the two of them had reached its climax.
Now, it was time to see who could last until the end.
Another quarter of an hour pa.s.sed.
At this moment, w.a.n.g Ling was so exhausted that he was about to collapse on the ground.
As for Yang Mu, he was much better than w.a.n.g Ling.
Previously, when Yang Mu saw that the battle was not progressing, he used agile sword techniques to exhaust his opponent by increasing w.a.n.g Ling’s usage of internal and physical strength.
After a period of time, the effect was obvious.
“You’ve lost!”
Taking advantage of the fact that w.a.n.g Ling’s physical strength was at its limit, Yang Mu’s figure flashed and in the next moment, the green steel sword stopped firmly in front of w.a.n.g Ling’s chest.
The tip of the sword was only a fist’s distance away from w.a.n.g Ling’s heart.
“Refreshing! It’s been a long time since I’ve felt so refreshed!”
Even though he had lost, there was not the slightest hint of frustration on w.a.n.g Ling’s face. Instead, he laughed out loud.
w.a.n.g Ling let go of the sword in his hand and turned to leave the stage. He had only taken a few steps when he suddenly stopped moving.
Plop!
w.a.n.g Ling suddenly fell onto the ground like a wooden stake.
“Senior Brother w.a.n.g Ling!”
The crowd below the stage cried out in surprise.
There were even many people who looked at Yang Mu coldly.
They wondered if Yang Mu had secretly harmed w.a.n.g Ling during the fight.
Hua Feng, who had been watching the fight between the two, heard the commotion from below the stage and hurried over to check on w.a.n.g Ling.
“My fellow disciples, please calm down. w.a.n.g Ling overdid himself due to the prolonged intense fight. Just carry him down and let him take a nap.”
As Hua Feng finished his words, the audience finally let out a sigh of relief.
Then, they looked at w.a.n.g Ling with respect.
“What a r.e.t.a.r.d. I said at the beginning that you can’t beat me, but you still refused to admit defeat. You insisted on fighting to death.”
“As long as you don’t implicate me, you deserve to die from exhaustion!”
Right at this moment.
Yang Mu’s mocking voice rang out, greatly angering the people below the stage. How they wished that they could go up and fight him.