Chapter 813: Dawn Martial Arts Competition Testing the Edge (68)

""According to some unreliable rumors, I heard that Yan Qing's Brave Guard is now seriously injured. May I ask if this is true?""

""This……" San Yue Qi hesitated for a moment, but after thinking she still nodded: "It's true.""

""That's how it is." The reporter showed a look of regret, then asked: "May I ask why he is seriously injured?""

""He was ambushed.""

"The reporter's eyes widened with a 'swish': 'How, how could there be such a thing! This is big news! Pfft, sorry, though it's impolite, but... could it be that San Yue Xiaojie did this?'"

"San Yue Qi laughed even more brightly: 'How annoying, what a keen intuition. Otherwise, how could I be standing here?'"

""After the martial arts ceremony begins, San Yue Qi Xiaojie will accept challenges from sword masters of different worlds. Do you have any opponent you're particularly looking forward to?""

""Yes.""

""Then may I ask which competitor?""

"San Yue Qi took a deep breath and said word by word: 'Feixiao General.'"

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End of the World Valkyrie.

Hahaha, good! I very much admire her!

In the human competitors' lounge, the First Emperor put down his wine cup and laughed loudly: 'I just like this kind of her aura, not bad, not bad. Speaking of which, I also want to go to their arena to fight and compete; it feels very interesting.'

"'Eh, who wouldn't want that? Sword masters from the whole universe gather on the Immortal Vessel. Not to mention us, I'm afraid even those gods are clenching their fists, eager to fight them.' Chongtian Zongsi shrugged and said, 'That Feixiao General... if she is also a sword master, I'd also like to challenge her.'"

"'Using a sword? That would be too wasteful.' Lv Bu Fengxian said from the side, 'Since she can easily persuade Yun Li and Yan Qing, her strength is enormous; I'm afraid no one on the Immortal Vessel can surpass her. Using a light, fluttering sword might not be handy, and in battle, if she doesn't wield a heavy blade, that would also be too wasteful.'"

"'No, why must we use weapons?'"

"Leiden Youweimen disagreed with Lv Bu Fengxian's words. As the strongest man among humans, he has always believed that the human body itself is the ultimate weapon. And Feixiao, possessing such extraordinary strength, must have obtained it through tempering her body after birth."

"Hasn't the Feixiao General used weapons against enemies yet? Moreover, she also killed that Bu Li Ren with bare fists. In my opinion, what she excels at most is definitely... fist techniques!"

"No, it's a bow!"

"It's a gun!"

"……"

"'Alright.' Bu Lun Xi Er De looked at this group of noisy, strongest heroes in human history, helplessly rubbing her forehead: 'When she finds Hu Lei for the decisive battle, won't we just know? Could she possibly capture Hu Lei alive without using weapons?'"

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""San Yue Qi ignored everyone present and declared she would challenge the 【Tianji General】 of the Shining Azure Immortal Vessel!!"

"With the little reporter's shout, countless flashlights pointed at San Yue Qi, the 'click-click' sound echoing nonstop in the competitors' lounge."

"After saying goodbye to the little reporter, San Yue Qi approached a Yaoying competitor, about to ask what weapon he uses, when she heard him constantly complaining there."

""Damn, I've long heard of the great name of Yan Qing's Brave Guard. I came here just to see him and exchange a few moves." This young man from Yaoying looked very disappointed, even somewhat indignant: "Who would have thought he actually took on a disciple and let his disciple substitute for him in guarding the ring. To us Yaoying, this is a disgraceful defeat without fighting!"

""Just who is this San Yue Qi who is temporarily standing in for him?"

"San Yue Qi didn't dare to speak, but carefully observed and discovered that besides the long sword on his back, he actually carried an electromagnetic hand crossbow."

"Upon seeing this, San Yue Qi immediately regretted it."

"(If I had known earlier that I could use multiple weapons at once, I would have brought my own bow.)"

""Hey there, little lady. Are you also here to participate in the guard duty competition?" The other party, noticing San Yue Qi looking at him, warmly greeted her."

""That's right, I am that San Yue Qi."

""What?! You are that San Yue Qi!!" The Yaoying competitor was greatly startled, unable to help but glance her up and down several times."

""Don't worry, I'm just a swordsman who has practiced swordsmanship for half a month."

"Upon hearing this, the other party obviously relaxed his shoulders, took a long breath, puffed out his chest, and proudly said: 'San Yue Qi, standing before you is... an old warrior of Yun Qi who has practiced swordsmanship for over two hundred years.'"

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Absolute Zone Zero.

"Practicing sword for two hundred years!! This……"

"Ju Fu Fu unconsciously glanced toward Ye Shunguang: 'Junior sister, go and try him out!'"

"I've practiced sword for two hundred years, but I've only been learning from my master for how long…… Fu Fu senior sister, I can't possibly compare to them.' Ye Shunguang said worriedly, 'On the other hand, this San Yue Qi Xiaojie, with such a short sword training period compared to those who have studied for hundreds of years as long-lived species, the disadvantage is too great, isn't it?'"

"There's no need to worry; the long-lived species from other Immortal Vessels participating in this martial arts ceremony are ultimately just a small part, with more coming from short-lived species on other planets. If one has only practiced sword for a few years or a dozen years, with San Yue Qi's combat experience, dealing with it should not be difficult.' Yi Xuan carefully examined the electromagnetic hand crossbow held by that Yaoying swordsman, saying, 'By the way... can this even be brought onto the martial arts stage? That wouldn't be fair.'"

"Although it's called sword fighting, the scope of what counts as a 'sword' seems too broad. If even such a technologically advanced long-range launching weapon can be considered a sword, then apart from the Qingming Sword, does the Fu Lu talisman of Yun Gui Shan count as a sword? And what about the Qingming Bird?"

"Even more...... on the stage, does dueling with guns count as sword fighting? Does quick-drawing a gun also count as a kind of iaido technique?"

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"(Pretending to be a pig to eat a tiger, letting the opponent underestimate you also counts as a tactic, right?)"

"San Yue Qi happily laughed."

"Afterward, she and Yun Li went to the side of a Yun Qi elder brother, wanting to carefully observe his sidearm sword."

""Looking for me? Hmm, what do you want to ask?"

""What are your weaknesses?" San Yue Qi asked."

""Weak points...... if I have to talk about my weak points, just opening my mouth would cause the atmosphere to go cold—does that count as a weakness?" The Yun Qi elder brother scratched his head somewhat embarrassedly, saying, 'I understand, San Yue Qi Xiaojie, Yun Li Xiaojie, I am not a competitor; I am responsible for event security as a guard.'"

""Anything unusual detected?"

""Nothing much, it can be said as 'wind calm, wolf still.'"

"…… uh."

March Seven finally understood why he would cause an awkward silence—it was indeed quite cold.