The First Sword of the Universe

Chapter 450 One Against Two: Victory or Defeat.
If Xu Xingchen focuses his efforts on dealing with one of them.
Murong Fu was unable to break through the barrier of the Yuan Magnetic Ring.

Kumārajīva's Flaming Blade will not easily affect Xu Xingchen.

However, Xu Xingchen was fighting two opponents at once and had to use his mind to do two things at once, so he was unable to fully utilize the power of the Yuan Magnetic Ring, which gave Murong Fu and Kumārajīva an opportunity to take advantage of the situation.

Of course, this also includes the factor of Xu Xingchen deliberately letting the opponent win.

Otherwise, if he unleashed all four of his extraordinary techniques, he would surely have beaten the two of them so badly that they would have fled in terror and utterly humiliated.

But why bother?

His goal was never to defeat the two men, but to fight them, observe more of the essence of martial arts from them, and gain more knowledge of martial arts.

At Xu Xingchen's level, he is like the sweeping monk of Shaolin Temple, taking a very indifferent view of fame and fortune.

The sweeping monk is someone who focuses on cultivating his own Buddhist teachings.

Xu Xingchen, on the other hand, focuses on studying the essence of martial arts.

There is no difference between the two.
The topic then returns to the battlefield.

A fiery red blade slashed down from the sky, but Xu Xingchen dodged it in time.

The reeds below suddenly burst into flames that filled the sky.

Murong Fu controlled the seven stars, and as the stars shifted and moved, one after another they shot out, bombarding the enemy violently, and then shooting back, bringing even more power and kinetic energy.

With one hand, Xu Xingchen commanded the Yuan Magnetic Ring, which swirled and danced to counter the fierce attacks of the fiery red broadsword and the Shifting Stars technique; with the other hand, he wielded a ten-foot-long sword beam, slashing out streaks of lightning-like cold light.

Clang clang clang clang clang clang clang.
This was a fierce collision between the sword's edge and the fiery red broadsword, with bursts of fiery red energy rings exploding and sweeping in all directions.

Thump thump thump thump thump thump.
This was a clash between the sword's edge and the Star Shifting Formation, with continuous bursts of energy exploding between them.

Xu Xingchen used the Lingbo Weibu (a martial arts technique) to move swiftly, sometimes to the left, sometimes to the right, sometimes up, sometimes down. Her movements were as fast as teleportation, and she always appeared in unexpected places.

However, both Kumārajīva and Murong Fu were top-notch masters in the world.

In particular, Kumārajīva had reached the supreme martial arts realm of oneness with heaven and man, and he had a clear and thorough understanding of every subtle change in the space around him.

Therefore, no matter how fast or unexpected Xu Xingchen's figure flashed, they were still able to react quickly and launch a timely block.

The battle between the three was incredibly fierce.

Where the fiery red broadsword fell, a thunderous boom resounded, and flames soared into the sky.

As a result, a burst of energy exploded out, immediately extinguishing all the flames.

The vast reed marshland they used as a battlefield was soon devoured, as if it had been gnawed by dogs. Large sections were missing here, burned black there, and many others had collapsed, exposing the water below.

The guards, retainers, and maids of the Murong family who had come from Canhe Village watched the fierce battle from afar on boats. Their hearts were filled with anxiety and unease, yet also with inexplicable excitement.

What worried them was the safety of their young master.

What was incredibly exciting was being able to witness such a horrifying battle firsthand, and I felt a sense of relief.

The reed marshland in the distance was quickly destroyed and became untenable.

The three combatants landed on the shimmering lake surface.

Stepping on the gently rippling lake, their bodies moved as lightly as seagulls, constantly leaping up and landing.

During the battle, Xu Xingchen seized an opportunity and used the Yuan Magnetic Ring to once again trap Kumārajīva's fiery red greatsword.

Then, he allowed the Yuan Magnetic Ring to work on its own, firmly imprisoning the fiery red greatsword.

In the brief moment that Kumārajīva had to command his fiery red broadsword to explode into flames again to dodge and regroup, he brandished his ten-foot-long sword and slashed at Murong Fu more than a dozen times.

His sword light was far more solid and sharp than others'.

The Shifting Stars Formation could not draw, shift, or absorb the power of the sword light; it could only exert a small portion of its rebounding force to break it apart.

However, under Xu Xingchen's extremely skillful operation, the force that rebounded and broke apart was transformed into his own kinetic energy, which was then used in the subsequent slashes.

When the power and speed of the sword light exceeded the rebound and defense of the Star Shifting Array, it could not help but take a few hard blows and be sent flying backward.

However, with the Star Shifting Formation dissipating the power, Murong Fu, who was protected in the center, only felt that his internal energy circulation was somewhat sluggish and slow, but he himself was not harmed in the slightest.

Unless Xu Xingchen suddenly unleashes power several times greater than Murong Fu's, he cannot completely shatter the Dou Zhuan Xing Yi formation surrounding Murong Fu, thus affecting Murong Fu at the center.

But is this possible?

Murong Fu admitted that his skill was inferior to that of the master of Xiaoyao Manor, but he absolutely did not believe that the person in front of him was several times more skilled than him.

When he unleashes the Star Shifting Formation, he is naturally invincible.

Even though he had previously fought alone against the master of Xiaoyao Manor and was unable to move due to the suppression of the other party's Yuan Magnetic Ring, he still had great confidence in continuing to resist.

But then again.

He wasn't some emotionless wooden or clay sculpture; having been constantly suppressed and beaten, he inevitably harbored a bellyful of resentment. Now, with the help of Kumārajīva, the Tibetan national preceptor who had once been acquainted with his father, he was determined to vent this pent-up anger.

Kumārajīva felt a surge of emotions.

The Flaming Blade technique is an unparalleled martial arts skill, capable of rivaling the Six Meridians Divine Sword of Tianlong Temple without being at a disadvantage.

Of course, the reason it could contend with the Six Meridian Divine Sword was because the Six Meridian Divine Sword was wielded by five different people, and their power could not be combined to unleash its full potential.

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The power of the Six Flaming Blades was condensed by Kumārajīva into a single fiery red blade. This was his trump card, the ultimate move he had prepared to use to compete with the heroes of the world.

It was precisely because he broke through the bottleneck of the Flame Blade and sublimated it to a higher level that he confidently left seclusion, stepped into Tianlong Temple in Dali, and demanded the Duan family's Six Meridian Divine Sword.

In Tianlong Temple, he fought those eminent monks several times without using this move, because he believed that he could compete with them with his Flaming Blade, so why reveal his trump card?
One must use their trump card at the crucial moment to unleash its full power and earn fame both before and after death.

He hadn't expected this crucial moment to come so quickly.
The opponent they encountered was incredibly formidable.
A sharp and fierce sword beam shattered six flaming blades, forcing him to use his fiery red greatsword to fight back.

Kumārajīva hovered several feet in the air, wielding a hiltless, fiery red broadsword, which circled and danced three feet away, slashing horizontally and vertically.

He wielded the fiery red broadsword, which was about ten feet long and three feet wide, with remarkable skill and ease.

The person who fought against him was either Murong Fu or Xu Xingchen.

Both of them could see clearly that it was an advanced sword technique with complex variations and exquisite craftsmanship.

This sword technique, even when learned by those who haven't mastered martial arts, can unleash tremendous power when wielded with a fine iron sword.

The fiery red blade slashed down repeatedly, and although Xu Xingchen dodged it, it occasionally struck the lake water below.

At that moment, there would be a loud "whoosh" sound, followed by billowing white steam.

It was like a red-hot iron suddenly being plunged into water.

The once shimmering lake surface was affected by the fierce battle between the three, with water columns several meters high frequently erupting and forming white curtains of water.

However, these undulating water curtains were either cleaved open by the sharp sword light or steamed up by the fiery red blade light.

Or perhaps it would be swept up by Murong Fu's Star Shifting Formation into a water tornado, swirling and roaring like thunder, before rushing towards Xu Xingchen.

The more they fought, the heavier their hearts became.

The martial arts skills displayed by the master of Xiaoyao Manor in front of them were in no way inferior to those of the two of them.

In terms of inner strength, they might even surpass them.

What's most terrifying is that this person has an incredibly rich combat experience.

Whether the two engage in a direct, forceful attack or employ a variety of tactics, they can coordinate their attacks, launch a pincer movement, or feign an attack while secretly advancing.
Despite trying every means possible, they couldn't gain any advantage over their opponents. On the contrary, they felt that their opponents were becoming increasingly adept at handling the two of them.

In fact, their feelings were correct.

Xu Xingchen wielded the Yuan Magnetic Ring with one hand and unleashed a ten-foot-long sword beam with the other, his feet treading the Lingbo Weibu (a martial arts technique), demonstrating his incredibly rich combat experience.

Once you become familiar with their martial arts moves and extraordinary skills, you'll naturally be able to handle them with ease.

The three of them fought on the lake and then flew up to other nearby reed beds, destroying those reed beds into a bald patch that hadn't been properly tended before falling into another waterway.

Deng Baichuan and the others rowed their boat, chasing after them again and again, but could only watch as the three figures leaped and swooped away, disappearing into the distance.

The battle lasted for another two hours.

The time comes in the afternoon.

Murong Fu, who was exerting all his strength, felt waves of physical and mental exhaustion.

Even though his Star Shifting Formation can continuously draw power from battles to strengthen himself.

Operating beyond one's own capacity for extended periods can easily damage one's physical and mental health.

As a master of the Heavenly Realm who had achieved oneness with Heaven and Man, Kumārajīva possessed an inexhaustible source of internal energy and an equally vigorous spirit.

Despite fighting for so long, I still don't feel tired at all.

He had already noticed the physical condition of his partner, and his brows furrowed slightly.

His gaze fell on the figure who was locked in fierce combat with the fiery red greatsword he was wielding, and a sense of shock flashed through his heart!
Kumārajīva saw too many incredible things about the manor lord of Xiaoyao Manor before him.

Why is this person's martial arts technique so incredibly powerful?
Why is this person's internal energy cultivation even more profound than his?

Why hasn't this person reached the state of oneness with nature? After fighting for so long, his physical strength, endurance, spirit, and vitality haven't declined.
If a martial arts master who hasn't broken through to the highest level possesses such incredible endurance and unparalleled combat power...

Then what is the significance of breaking through to the Heavenly Realm?
at this time.

In the midst of the battle, Xu Xingchen let out a long roar and shouted, "We've had our fill of fighting today, so why don't we call it a day?"

(End of this chapter)