Douluo Continent: I, the world's greatest immortal master, have taken Ning Rongrong as my disci

Chapter 74 A Friendship That Endures Age Disparity; The Strategic Deployment of the Peach Blossom Spring Team

"You old hag, what's wrong with you? You won but you still have such a cold face? Your temper is getting worse and worse."

As the sunset faded and the moonlight dimmed, Chen Xin, having finished his sword duel, did not continue to bother him. Instead, he walked somewhat dejectedly toward the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile School.

Gu Rong called his name a few times from behind, and Chen Xin turned his head and glanced at him speechlessly:
"Old bones, stop yelling, or I'll really get angry with you. With your cultivation level, you can't possibly not see that I lost this sword duel."

"you lose?"

Gu Rong was stunned for a moment: "It was clearly Dean Su's peach blossom branch that you cut off, how did it become you losing?"

"Were you even watching our sword fight properly?"

Chen Xin gave Gu Rong a strange look.

Gu Rong chuckled, too embarrassed to answer.

Sorry, old friend, I was having a great time chatting with those kids, Wang Sheng and his friends, and I completely forgot about you.

Seeing that Gu Rong remained silent, Chen Xin said irritably:
"Although I cut off his peach blossom branch, it was when he was about to completely dissipate the Seven Kill Sword Qi that I instinctively used the power of my martial soul. By the time I realized this, the peach blossom branch had already been cut off, which was against the rules, so I naturally lost."

"Otherwise, in this sword duel, my Seven Kill Sword Technique alone will not be able to break his Tai Chi Sword."

Rongrong's teacher, despite his young age, possesses such profound swordsmanship. From now on, if anyone claims to be the best swordsman, I will truly be ashamed.

"However, Dean Su is very magnanimous. Even though I broke the rules, he saw through it but didn't point it out, giving me some face. I feel ashamed. He deserves to be Rongrong's teacher."

Chen Xin looked at the dim sky and sighed deeply.

Gu Rong's expression also changed. "Old Swordsman, what's wrong? Your swordsmanship isn't wavering, is it?"

For powerful individuals of their caliber, their own confidence and Dao heart are extremely important. If the old swordsman's sword heart were destroyed, his strength would drop by a significant amount.

"Your sword heart is wavering? Is my Dao heart so fragile?"

Chen Xin snorted:
"It is truly astonishing that Dean Su, at his age, could render my Seven Kill Sword Technique helpless."

"However, my heart was pounding with excitement."

"For so many years, I always thought that only that old guy in the Spirit Hall could outshine me with his sword. I never expected that a rising star with superb swordsmanship would emerge."

"Old bones, you wouldn't understand. A true friend in old age is someone you can befriend despite the age gap. I will definitely figure out a way to break Dean Su's Tai Chi sword technique. I haven't felt this kind of passion in a long time."

At this point, a strange light flashed in Chen Xin's eyes. There were very few people who could compete with him in swordsmanship.

This made him feel very lonely in the world of kendo.

"You old swordsman, it seems I worried about you for nothing."

Gu Rong shook his head, saying helplessly.

But at that very moment, a sharp aura emanated from Chen Xin and locked onto Gu Rong:

"I almost forgot, I haven't settled the score with you yet. You were just sitting there eating sunflower seeds, watching me get humiliated, weren't you? Come on, let's have a one-on-one fight!"

Gu Rong's expression changed: Huh? ? ?
You lost the sword fight and took your anger out on me?
……

"Teacher, are you alright?"

"Grandpa Sword is really something! He got angry as soon as he saw it. Even the teacher didn't use his most powerful sword techniques to spar with him! And he's actually going all out!"

"Teacher, are you deliberately going easy on Grandpa Jian because of Rongrong, to save face for him? You're so good to Rongrong, boohoo~"

At the Peach Garden Villa, Ning Rongrong clung to Su Ran's arm, extremely nervous.

If Chen Xin heard this, his eyes would probably pop out of their sockets.

Rongrong? You mean, the swordsmanship that Grandpa Jian couldn't crack wasn't your teacher's best?
The moment the peach blossom branch was cut off, the students tensed up instantly. Wang Sheng couldn't even finish his melon seeds, which he scattered all over the ground. Only after confirming that the teacher was unharmed did he obediently run off to clean up.

Su Ran smiled faintly:
"Alright, your Grandpa Sword's swordsmanship is indeed unparalleled. It was your teacher who was careless."

"Don't worry, the teacher is fine."

Su Ran lightly dusted off the dust on his body. Although Chen Xin had violated the rules by using the power of his martial soul to break his Tai Chi sword stance, it was still not enough to hurt him.

"It's getting late, it's almost time for dinner."

"Before that, I need to make the final arrangements for the competition."

"gather."

Su Ran took a deep breath and said.

"Yes!"

Upon hearing the word "assemble," the seven students from Taoyuan Academy stood in a neat row.

Su Ran said, "Tomorrow is the opening ceremony of the Soul Master Competition. After the opening ceremony, the preliminary rounds will begin. If you are lucky, you will be selected to start the competition tomorrow."

"Nearly a hundred teams from across the continent will participate, but only thirty teams will ultimately emerge victorious. The two great empires each have fifteen spots, and our Tiandou City division has five spots for advancement."

The qualifiers will use a single round-robin format, meaning you'll need to play against all teams from the Tiandou City region. The five teams with the highest scores will advance to the playoffs.

"With your current strength, if you can fully utilize your abilities, qualifying shouldn't be difficult."

"But your teacher hopes that you can get more team training and personal improvement in every Soul Master competition."

"Therefore, in the preliminary rounds, you cannot use the techniques and secret skills I taught you. Try to use the most primitive martial spirit power and soul skills to fight."

Furthermore, unless absolutely necessary, Lingling and Rongrong, you two support players cannot act simultaneously; that means you're facing a 6v7 situation. This continues until you feel the pressure and crisis of the situation.

"Doing this will allow you to preserve your strength and prevent you from being targeted too early. It will also cultivate your resilience and ability to fight multiple opponents, which will be of great benefit to you when you graduate and face a large number of people on your own."

"In the qualifying rounds, you can use basic ultimate techniques. Once you enter the finals, you can use the power of your soul bones and cultivation methods as appropriate."

After Su Ran finished speaking, the seven students from Taoyuan Academy looked at each other. They had originally planned to do their best and leave no regrets, after all, they had come with a mission.

"Graduation? Graduation is impossible! I want to stay by my teacher's side and learn forever! Don't leave!"

Ning Rongrong quickly said.

Zhu Zhuqing, Meng Yiran, and Xiao Wu nodded: "Me too, I don't want to graduate either!"

Ye Lingling and Dugu Yan were somewhat puzzled:

Although the teacher is very good, and I don't want to leave the teacher, isn't it an honor to graduate? It's the teacher's final approval!

Why are they so resistant?
Xiao Wu, Ning Rongrong and other students' heartfelt words: Freshmen, you don't understand. After we graduate, for whom will we shed our blood and sweat?

"Graduation is still a long way off for you. Focusing on doing the things in front of you well is the right way to go."

Su Ran was speechless at the students' desire not to graduate.

Do you really think graduating from Taoyuan Academy is easy?
"..."

"But teacher, I've noticed a problem. What if we can't withstand the pressure and lose the preliminaries? In that case, we still can't use our ultimate techniques and skills?"

Xiao Wu had no idea about their current strength level and asked in bewilderment.

Su Ran smiled faintly and joked, "Then there's no way around it. If you lose, then your teacher will have no choice but to become Yu Xiaogang's apprentice. At that time, you will either have to sever your teacher-student relationship with your teacher or become Yu Xiaogang's disciple or grand-disciple."

I forgot to mention, the Heaven Dou Royal Academy has a seeded team that can advance directly without playing in the preliminaries. That spot will definitely go to the combined Royal Fighting Team and Shrek Academy team. So, if they don't get through the preliminaries, the teacher will have lost the gamble.

"what?"

"what?!"

Upon hearing this, Ning Rongrong and the others immediately became anxious:

"No way! We can't lose, even if it kills us!"

"Become Yu Xiaogang's apprentice or grand-apprentice? That's worse than death!"

"I don't want the teacher to lose!"

Su Ran's words ignited the passion of several students; they had never been so eager to win!

Let Jade Dog win effortlessly? That's unacceptable!

I'm going to beat those shameless scoundrels from Shrek Academy and the Royal Fighting Team until they're begging for mercy and pissing their pants! Otherwise, I won't be satisfied!

"Alright, alright, as long as you play to your normal level, you won't lose. If I didn't trust you, I wouldn't have accepted this bet."

Su Ran glanced at the sky and said calmly, "It's getting late. After dinner, everyone should get some rest and prepare for tomorrow's Soul Master Competition."

……

"Um... Teacher, you have a bet with Jade Dog and even challenged us to a fight, could you make a bet with Rongrong too?"

Ning Rongrong, behind the backs of her classmates, found Su Ran, with a little selfish motive:

"Teacher, for every game you win, you'll reward Rongrong with a kiss, okay?!"

Unexpectedly, the junior sisters had already figured out their senior sister's true nature:
"Senior Sister Rongrong, you're eating alone again!"

"I want a kiss too!"

Xiao Wu timidly raised her hand: "Um, can I have a wet kiss?"

Su Ran: (°ー°〃)
"Kids, go wash up and go to bed."

(End of this chapter)