Chapter 466: Chapter 315: No Move Beats a Move! Fu Yunzhan’s Enlightenment! [Vote for Monthly Tickets!]_2
"The enemy’s assassin’s move lies in one strike. After a sudden thrust, it turns defense into attack. The enemy may have a thousand moves, but I only have seventy-two spins. Thus, I reach ten directions. The change of position relies on speed, not moves. With the shortest distance, execute the simplest move. Simply put, it’s an upper spin, lower spin, left spin, right spin, diagonal upper left and right spin, diagonal lower left and right spin. Then, as the enemy changes position, adjust the angle, and spin again. After nine cycles, you’ve traversed all directions."
Seventy-two moves!
Fu Yunzhan has mastered the essence!
"However, to win with speed, it’s easier said than done. The intense aura is extremely difficult to cultivate. In the world, the ’Qi Yun Mountain Sixty-Four Sword’ of my Fu family is known as ’the sharpest swordsmanship in the world.’ Though I practice it, I have yet to see its miraculousness. Only through my own understanding can I achieve it."
"Seventy-two spins, seventy-two moves."
"How to unleash the sword?"
"How to transform?"
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Fu Yunzhan was immersed in the comprehension of swordsmanship, deeply pondering the extremities of the "Evil Exorcism Sword Skill."
To the extent that he barely realized the opponent on the Hai Character Arena switched from the Tan Dou Team to the Out-of-list Genius Wen Lin Team, then from the Out-of-list Genius Jin Duo Team to the Gongyang Yu Team, and finally from the Out-of-list Genius Wu Zhigang Team to the Ying He Team.
Round after round, strong opponents changed.
Hour after hour flew by.
Unknowingly, the sky brightened, the sun reached the zenith, then set in the west as night fell.
One day.
Two days.
Three days.
Time flew by.
At some point, Wang Zheng’s face turned pale, Chen Ze’s white clothes were stained with blood, Wang Ge was severely injured and fell to the ground. Only Yan Chuan remained intact. However, facing the Tan Dou Team’s third arena assault, against the siege by five "Human List" Heavenly Prides, even if Yan Chuan used "Wave Riding Micro Steps," "Ladder Cloud Jump," and "Shadowy Charm" together, maneuvering and dodging, the space for evasion was heavily compressed by the five of them teaming up, leaving no room to move.
"One Yang Finger!"
"Lion Roar!"
Even "Seven Injuries Fist!"
The Three Gates and Six Realms’ attacks from Geng Wu were furiously output, yet Yan Chuan was still not the opponent.
After days of consecutive battles, not only Wang Zhengyi, Chen Ze, and others were exhausted, but Yan Chuan’s consumption was also substantial.
At this moment, facing the siege led by Tan Dou and the powerful enemies—
Yan Chuan retreated step by step!
Yan Chuan was about to be defeated!
He had no choice—
"Clang!"
Yan Chuan swung his hand, the sharp sword unsheathed.
"Return Sister to the Unintentional, the Unintentional to the Comradeship, the Comradeship to Abundance, A turns to C, C turns to G, G turns to Gui, the intersection of Rat and Ox, the intersection of Dragon and Snake, the intersection of Horse and Goat, Wind and Thunder is one change, Mountain and Lake is another change, Water and Fire is another change, Qiankun interacts, Shock and Joy interact, Departure and Penetration interact, increase three to become five, five increase to become nine..."
"What is Qi? It is the thread of nothingness, the root of creation, vast beyond measure, subtle within, boundlessly expansive, and limitlessly obscure. Silent and soundless, when it appears it is bright and shining, indistinct and formless, tranquil and voiceless. Its birth is limitless, its completion has deficiencies. Its birth and formation are unchanging through time, the source of great Qi is understood through divine clarity, existing in one’s heart."
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Yan Chuan, holding the sword, was demonstrating the "Dugu Nine Swords," the finesse of breaking fists and Qi!
Dugu Nine Swords!
Breaking all fists, weapons, hidden weapons, and internal and external Qinggong!
"With moves?"
"Without moves?"
"With a sword?"
"Without a sword?"
Fu Yunzhan was entranced, watching Yan Chuan perform the "Dugu Nine Swords," breaking all of Tan Dou and others’ martial arts transformations, his sword moves elusive, seemingly entering the realm of ’no move beats a move.’
But Yan Chuan still needed a sword in hand to execute.
In doing so—
"No moves!"
"With a sword!"
"Is this truly no moves?"
Fu Yunzhan shook his head; he denied Yan Chuan for the first time, or rather, denied Yan Chuan’s current state of ’no move beats a move’—
No moves with a sword is having moves!
Moves without a sword is having moves!
"No moves, no sword!"
"Unrestricted!"
"Free from all constraints, expressing emotions spontaneously, as you desire without impediment, this is the true realm of ’no moves’!"
Fu Yunzhan held the sword in hand, his eyes growing ever brighter—
"What is having moves?"
"What is no moves?"
"Transform flaws throughout the body, no moves is having moves, and the form can be ignored."
Crystalline light gradually seeped from Fu Yunzhan’s face, "To practice divine skill, one must castrate oneself. If not castrated, the skill’s heat arises. The heat rises from the body, igniting and creating life. Up from below, chaotic and erratic. Even if the heat stops, the body continues to suffer. After castration, True Qi generates naturally. It flows into the Dantian without hindrance. The method of Qi generation, thinking of suffering. Avoid suffering and detach for purity of mind. After achieving purity of mind, fingers like picking flowers. Qi circles around the Ren Meridian and various acupoints, finally entering the Dantian. Once Qi forms, one feels reborn, supremely wonderful."
So that’s how it is!
So that’s how it is!
...
"Hiss!"
Tan Dou held his arm and fell off the arena, eyes full of shock. He looked at Yan Chuan on the stage, holding a sword, and couldn’t help but ask tremblingly, "What kind of swordsmanship is this?"
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"What on earth is this swordsmanship?!"
Above in the clouds, one of the four elders of the Diancang Sect, "Sword Shadow" Qian Lingyi, eyes shone with amazement. Before, when Yan Chuan displayed swordsmanship, it was either "Quanzhen," "Jade Maiden," these pointless postures, or "Arrow Breaking Style," "Gun Breaking Form," lightly tasted and leaving one wanting more, without showing much depth.
But this time was different.
When the five from Tan Dou forced him, and Yan Chuan’s state declined preventing him from freely evading, he was forced to finally perform that swordsmanship fully. With the sword out, sword light flashed, Yan Chuan fiercely swung forty-nine swords, advancing without retreat, attacking without defending, sweeping all five "Human List" Heavenly Prides from the arena like a swift wind!
Tan Dou once held the "Three Yin Divine Lead Extinguishing Yang Bomb" and entered the Hai Character Arena for the first time, suppressed by the ’Star Stone.’
The second time was in the initial round of the four-seven, entering barehanded, again suppressed by Wang Zheng’s immense Qi power.
This was the third time.
After Wang Zheng’s fall and Chen Ze’s broken sword, Tan Dou ascended the Hai Character Arena for the third time, exhausting three chances, only to fail worse each time, each loss more conclusive.
Wang Zheng’s Qi power!
Yan Chuan’s sword!
Astonishing!
So astonishing!
Tan Dou became the test stone, proving Wang Zheng’s ferocity and Yan Chuan’s—
"Unrivaled swordsmanship!"
...
"The swordsmanship is indeed unrivaled!"
"Had it been before the four-seven round, with just this swordsmanship, Yan Chuan’s ability in direct combat perhaps wouldn’t be inferior to Wang Zheng and Chen Ze."
"It was said he only avoided battles, little knowing he was hiding his strength!"
"But that was before."
"In the four-seven round, the rules changed. Exotic treasures, surprise weapons were hard to activate. Exotic treasures couldn’t be used at all. As for weapons, mortal weapons corroded on the spot, brittle like earth and stone, breaking at a touch. Surprise weapons had better material but couldn’t withstand inner strength infusion and external impacts. A first-rank surprise weapon might not last even ten moves."
"Second-rank surprise weapons also struggled to last an hour, damaged after continuous fighting."
"Chen Ze wielded a double-handed sword, fought fiercely for fifteen minutes, repelling the Ying He Team, the long sword destroyed, heavily injured, no longer able to fight."
"Yan Chuan’s sword is fierce, the swordsmanship even fiercer."
"His style damages the sword even more, a second-rank long sword in his hand might not last even fifteen minutes—"
Crack!
On the Hai Character Arena, along with Yan Chuan’s forty-nine swords slashing fiercely without retreat, vanquishing all five from the Tan Dou team off the arena, his second-rank long sword broke instantly, splitting into fragments beneath his feet.
Yan Chuan!
Sword shattered!
Looking at his expression, his state, just as when he used this swordsmanship to break the ’Golden Stick’ and the eighteen schools of staff and spear skills, after sweeping the five from Tan Dou, Yan Chuan was similarly exhausted, significantly depleted. A fight of this kind, such an extent of sword play, he might do once or twice but not a third time.
Cannot sustain continuously!
But regardless of what happens after, whether Yan Chuan can again perform such stunning swordsmanship, it’s no longer related to Tan Dou; their three chances in the Hai Character Arena are used up. Even if Yan Chuan and his team are on the verge of collapse, even if the Hai Character Arena is precarious, it no longer concerns the Tan Dou team!
Not just the Hai Character Arena.
Tan Dou once held the ’Three Yin Divine Lead Extinguishing Yang Bomb’ and walked across every arena, each one having been stepped on at least once, wasting each chance for an arena challenge.
Sword Discussion Twenty-seventh Day!
The penultimate day of four-seven!
The opportunities for the Tan Dou team to challenge the arena are running out.
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