Chapter 509

"Clang!"

The impact sound rang out again.

Unlike before, this time the sound was produced by the collision of the alloy battle knives held by both sides.

At that moment, Jiang Cheng's mouth curled into a smile.

As the saying goes, an expert knows at a glance.

From that single blow, he sensed that the opponent was far behind him in both blade skill and movement.

In other words, after the psychic weapon clash just now, the scales of victory have tipped to his side; winning is only a matter of time.

Had it been another teacher, he would have had to give the opponent some face and not end the fight so quickly, but unfortunately, the person before him is from the Sun Clan, who had provoked him before the competition began.

"The situation looks unfavorable for Master Sun."

By now, many in the lounge had also noticed.

"It seems true: Master Sun's mastery of psychic weapons is beyond reproach, but in close combat he lags far behind Master Jiang—this first blow shows it; if the fight dragged on…"

The speaker's voice cut off mid-sentence.

Because on the screen, Sun Tong was slashed across the neck by a blade, his body frozen as if hit by an Immobilization Technique, then his silhouette slowly faded from the screen.

Sun Tong lost.

Inside the venue, even the sound of breathing disappeared.

Everyone stared at Jiang Cheng on the screen, a huge question mark popping up in their minds.

"This, it's over already?"

"It's been less than three seconds since their close-quarters clash, right?"

"He's a Fifth-Level Master! Even with his power compressed to that of a Level Ten Force Warrior, he couldn't possibly be defeated this quickly!"

Only when Jiang Cheng exited the system and walked out of the Virtual Storage did the host come to his senses and quickly announce that Jiang Cheng had advanced.

Jiang Cheng glanced at Sun Tong, still standing not far away in shock and disbelief, then turned and walked into the lounge.

In fact, if he truly wanted to end this fight, he wouldn't have needed that much time at all.

Because he only needed to use the sixth Steel Needle; after a few rounds, he could take the opponent's life and win the match.

But this is only the third-round qualifier; the finals haven't even started yet. Revealing all his trump cards too early would surely be bad, so he pretended to be evenly matched with his opponent, ultimately ending the fight in close combat.

Winning is naturally a good thing.

But his unease grew stronger and stronger.

Because during the psychic weapon duel just now, he felt an increasing sense of familiarity; the person before him seemed to be the masked man who had attacked him in the underground passage not long ago!

After all, appearance can be changed, aura can be concealed, but fighting style is very hard to alter; even with caution, traces will show.

"Let's inquire later—just what is this guy's strength? If by chance he's also a Fifth-Level Spirit Master…"

Jiang Cheng's expression turned grave.

"Impossible! Impossible!"

Sun Tong stood where he was, a hysterical roar bursting from deep within.

"How could he possibly lose to a First-level Grandmaster!"

"And this person is none other than Jiang Cheng—the ant he could have easily crushed last time."

"Master Sun? Master Sun?"

Until a voice sounded in his ear.

"Huh?"

Sun Tong came to his senses and looked at the female host before him.

"Master Sun, your match is over." The female host said with a smile.

She guessed Sun Tong couldn't believe reality, but there was no helping it—he had indeed been defeated by Jiang Cheng, and everyone present saw it.

Only then did Sun Tong regain his senses, looking at the opposite Virtual Cabin, which was empty inside.

"I understand."

He took a deep breath, turned and headed toward the lounge; just before leaving, he happened to catch a glance from someone in the crowd.

Instantly, his face flushed; he wished he could find a crack in the ground to crawl into, and he hurriedly stepped down from the stage.

Sun Bo stared at him until he disappeared from view.

He never imagined that Sun Tong couldn't even defeat Jiang Cheng, and was instead eliminated by him.

"If he hadn't seen it with his own eyes today, he wouldn't believe it even if beaten to death!"

"I never expected Master Jiang to be this formidable—even Master Sun isn't his match." At that moment, a colleague's voice sounded nearby.

"Yeah, I initially thought Master Jiang would stop here, but who would have guessed he could defeat Master Sun and make it to the finals? In my view, he's the biggest dark horse of this Grand Competition."

"Exactly, exactly."

These words drew agreement from many school leaders; they were about to add more when someone lightly coughed, and several people suddenly realized Sun Bo was still there.

Jiang Cheng's defeat of Sun Tong was indeed a delightful topic for them, but for Sun Bo it was not so; at least hearing others discuss it wasn't a particularly happy matter.

"This kid is pretty impressive."

Xu Juan looked at Jiang Cheng's name, the corner of her mouth slightly turning up.

If saying Jiang Cheng passed the first two assessments truly gave her a shock, then this third round—Jiang Cheng defeating Sun Tong—really left her stunned.

Undoubtedly, Jiang Cheng is absolutely a genius in combat!

If such talent can grow, Hope City will likely gain another Supreme powerhouse.

"Wait!"

Suddenly, she realized something, and her beautiful eyes widened a bit more.

Recently, an Anonymous appeared in the Base, consecutively defeating two Supremes, causing quite a stir, with many people secretly guessing who this person is.

She also felt a bit curious inside; of course, it was just a little curiosity, and she didn't go ask anyone.

But the series of events happening right now made a guess involuntarily pop into her mind.

Could that anonymous person be Jiang Cheng?

"It seems, this possibility is not small."

Thinking this, Xu Juan smiled to herself; it seems she will need to find that anonymous person and have a chat.

At the same time, Jiang Cheng had already entered the lounge, clearly feeling that the way everyone looked at him now was different from before.

"Teacher Jiang, congratulations."

After a brief moment of silence, someone immediately spoke up.

"Yes yes, Teacher Jiang, you are the only one in our academy over the past many years to enter the finals round with the strength of a first-level grandmaster; this record is probably hard for those after you to surpass."

"What's more, with Teacher Jiang's strength, breaking the record again and entering the top ten is also something very hopeful." Someone sighed.

(End of chapter)