Xiuxian: But It's Not a Game

Chapter 145 Heart and Will Unite, Will Unite with Spirit, Spirit Unite with Sword
So he hesitated for only a second before striding up to Luo Qingchan, clasping his hands in a respectful greeting, and asking gently:

"I am from Luochuan below. May I ask your name, young lady? Let's be friends!"

The next second, everyone turned to look at Su Yu; everyone knew that the two of them were together.

For so long, they've always walked together, and everyone assumed they were a couple, either lovers or Daoist partners.

Knowing their relationship, he still took the initiative to ask her name and said he wanted to be friends, his motives were clearly impure.

This instantly piqued their interest, and their frustration at being eliminated was somewhat dispelled.

Under everyone's gaze, Su Yu's face instantly darkened, her anger rising as she coldly stared at Fang Luochuan. Just as she was about to speak, she saw Luo Qingchan step forward with an icy expression and say calmly:
"Your family background seems extraordinary, but your frivolous behavior shocks me. In my opinion, your family background does not match your upbringing. I'm sorry, I don't deign to answer your question!"

As soon as she finished speaking, she saw many people staring in surprise with their mouths slightly open. Su Yu's eyes also lit up, and she looked up to meet her gaze. They smiled at each other in perfect unison.

Su Yu's heart stirred, and she walked straight to Luo Qingchan, extending her hand. Her pretty face flushed slightly as she held out her small hand for him to take.

Gently squeezing the soft, warm hand, Su Yu's anger subsided considerably, but when he turned around, his face was even colder as he stared at Fang Luochuan and said:
"According to the rules, the loser has one chance to challenge the winner. I now challenge you!"

Fang Luochuan, who was already humiliated and speechless after being scolded by Luo Qingchan, suddenly looked up upon hearing the challenge. His pent-up anger found an outlet, and he laughed heartily:

"You've got guts! I accept your challenge!"

She had already decided that she would definitely humiliate him properly later to vent her anger at being unable to retaliate against Luo Qingchan's insults.

Luo Qingchan's rebuke seemed mild, but its underlying meaning was more humiliating to him than any insult.

One sentence directly insulted him, his parents, and his entire family, and he had no way to retaliate, which made him extremely upset.

Both sides agreed, and the challenge was established. A short while later, the arena appeared, and an invisible force pulled the two into the arena.

With a 60-second countdown, the light screen separated the arena into two halves. Fang Luochuan's ten fingers kept kneading the air, making his bones crack, a twisted smile on his face.
"I admire your courage, but I also admire your ignorance. You actually dared to challenge a swordsman who has already mastered the true meaning of swordsmanship. Don't worry, I will make you experience what it means to be powerless and desperate!"

Fang Luochuan was very confident about this.

Since mastering sword intent, he no longer takes any sword cultivators who haven't mastered it seriously; he is full of confidence.

Su Yu on the other side didn't utter any harsh words, but simply urged his two swords to spin rapidly in front of him.

This is a battle you must fight. When someone flirts with your girlfriend in front of everyone, you can't just stand by and do nothing; you have to respond.

Not to mention that Qingchan has already responded strongly. If he doesn't go, he'll be despised by everyone present, and there will be absolutely no possibility of him getting back together with Qingchan.

Whether you can win a fight or not is one thing, whether you dare to respond is another. No woman likes a cowardly man.

As the countdown gradually ended, the moment the barrier separating the arena from the light disappeared, four sword lights vanished into thin air. The next instant, two points of starlight exploded in the center of the arena, and four flying swords appeared, trembling violently and flashing rapidly.

It's not that the flying sword can actually flicker; it's just that the sword's speed is so fast that it appears to flicker.

In just three seconds, the four flying swords had already clashed and collided dozens of times, sparks flying everywhere and the clanging sounds echoing incessantly.

"what!"

Almost everyone stared wide-eyed in surprise, their faces showing disbelief.

"Has this brother's swordsmanship also reached a superb level?"

"Definitely, otherwise how could they have blocked it?"

"Then why haven't you grasped the essence of swordsmanship yet?"

"He may have just broken through, and there may not be enough time left to master the sword intent."

"He's just really unlucky."

Someone looked enlightened:

"No wonder he dared to take on the challenge; he's that strong too."

"What's the use of this? Without mastering sword intent, there's a world of difference between us. Don't be fooled by the fact that you can block a few attacks now. Once he unleashes his sword intent, you won't be able to block anymore."

"really!"

Although everyone was surprised, almost no one was optimistic about Su Yu.

"Clang clang clang!!!"

A series of rapid clanging sounds of metal clashing rang out in the air once more, followed by a deafening explosion that sent four flying swords flying. Fang Luochuan, sensing that he still had about 70% of his mana remaining in his dantian, shrugged and said:

"You do have some skill, but it's not enough. I need to get serious from now on!"

As he spoke, two sword lights flashed and disappeared, and Su Yu pointed to the two swords to meet them.

"Clang!"

The two swords, which had been evenly matched, trembled slightly. Two incomparably sharp sword intents instantly pierced his sea of ​​consciousness along the connection between the flying swords and his divine sense, striking Su Yu's soul fiercely.

Su Yu groaned, his face visibly paling slightly, but his movements remained perfectly composed. His twin swords moved with unparalleled agility, firmly blocking Fang Luochuan's attacks.

If it were anyone else whose soul was attacked, they would be stunned for a moment. In that instant, the opponent's flying sword would be at your neck, and the outcome would be decided in an instant.

However, Su Yu had been challenging four-star projections almost every day for the past few months, often sparring with Qing Chan. She was struck by hundreds of sword intents every day, each one stronger than Fang Luochuan's sword intent, and had long since developed a certain level of resistance. Fang Luochuan was extremely surprised that his first strike failed, and he was stunned for a moment. His expression darkened, and he once again channeled his sword intent into his sword and slashed down.

As he launched a frenzied attack, sword intents condensed and pierced into his sea of ​​consciousness, striking his soul. The light sphere representing his soul vibrated continuously above his sea of ​​consciousness, and his soul and body became one, thus feeding back into his body.

All of Fang Luochuan's attacks were blocked by Su Yu, but wounds kept appearing on his body, and blood was flowing freely.

Sword intent can directly attack the soul, and since the soul is connected to the physical body, it can also damage the physical body at the same time.

Because this damage is projected from the soul, neither physical body nor defensive magic treasures can withstand it. It can only be resisted by sword intent or martial arts essence of the same type, or by the strength of the soul. Of course, if one has an extremely rare soul magic treasure or divine soul secret technique, it can also be resisted.

Su Yu had neither mastered sword intent nor possessed any extremely rare soul magic treasures or soul secret techniques, so he could only rely on his own soul strength to withstand the attack.

His swordsmanship was never inferior; he blocked every sword strike from Fang Luochuan. However, he could not withstand the sword intent that pierced straight to the soul. Su Yu was soon covered in wounds and blood, as if he had been slowly tortured.

"I can still hold on!"

"I can't lose!"

Although he failed to comprehend the sword heart, Su Yu's will and beliefs have been completely transformed in the past few months.

His unwavering will and courage in the face of powerful enemies enabled him to persevere despite the onslaught of their sword intent.

Though it lacks the spirit of a sword, it surpasses even the spirit of a sword.

Outside the Sword Palace, many cultivators who were staying inside witnessed this scene, and many of them whispered among themselves.

"Old Yu, what do you think of this?"

The old man, referred to as Lao Yu, shook his head and smiled wryly:
"His swordsmanship is so superb that he's only one step away from mastering the essence of swordsmanship. How could he possibly be interested in something like this old man's stuff?"

"Uh, that's right."

The group huddled together, pointing and discussing the scene on the light screen, unaware that ripples suddenly spread across the void above their heads, revealing a dozen or so figures invisible to the naked eye. A few moments later, one of them spoke:
"Bai Yuan, do you want this boy?"

A faint, aged voice replied:

"I need to observe further!"

"Well."

Several figures simply vanished.

On the arena, Fang Luochuan, who had continuously unleashed over a hundred sword strikes with his sword intent, was somewhat exhausted, his face filled with incomprehension:
"How is this possible? How could someone withstand so many of my sword strikes without mastering sword intent?"

If it weren't for the fact that he was covered in wounds, he would have thought that Su Yu possessed some kind of spiritual treasure that had blocked the sword intent.

"It is indeed quite remarkable, but that's all."

Fang Luochuan shook his head, his heart tightened, and he directly activated the ultimate move that came with the True Sword Intent realm. The sword intent began to burn, and the boiling will and soul combined to transform into a power that ordinary people could not understand or imagine, which was injected into the flying sword.

"He's unleashed his ultimate move!"

The boiling sword intent could not be concealed; its intensity, ten times greater than before, made it difficult for him to breathe.

"I can't bear it anymore."

Su Yu had certainly seen this move before. In the later stages of the game, when he challenged the four-star projection, he had developed resistance to sword intent and was defeated by this move every time.

The tenfold intensity directly exceeded his resistance limit, and he was cleanly and decisively defeated every time.

"He's going to lose!"

Many people sighed softly, their hearts filled with mixed feelings.

People really want to see a story of the weak defeating the strong, but in reality, the weak are weak, and it's very difficult for the weak to win against the strong.

All eyes were on the arena. Although they knew the outcome was already decided, they still held a sliver of unrealistic expectation.

Some people also looked at Luo Qingchan, who was standing not far away. Her gaze was fixed on Su Yu, and a hint of heartache was in her beautiful eyes as she murmured:

"Don't give up. The more critical the moment, the more you must strengthen your beliefs. This is a very good opportunity."

Whether it was a telepathic connection or not, at that moment, Su Yu, who should have been completely focused, suddenly turned her head to look over.

Her eyes lit up, and she quickly recited:
"Forget life and death, strengthen your resolve, unite your soul, spirit, will, belief, and mind, and seek that glimmer of opportunity amidst death!"

Isolated by the arena, Su Yu couldn't hear her words, but in this life-or-death moment, he suddenly remembered what Qing Chan had once told him. At this moment, as if blessed by heaven, he suddenly had a sudden realization.

Open your mind and follow your instincts.

At this moment, he had only one instinct: to gather all his strength to resist this sword intent.

What one thinks in one's heart and what one intends to do is the unity of mind and intention.

The combination of will and spirit is the union of will and spirit.

In that instant, the heart, mind, and spirit merged into one, following his true nature and conforming to a certain rule of heaven and earth. In that instant, they began to sublimate, transforming into a powerful force that integrated the heart, mind, and spirit.

(End of this chapter)