Douluo Continent: I ushered in this era

With a "bang," dust billowed up as Ye Xinglan raised the Star God Sword high, slightly out of breath. He had received the first strike.

"The second sword, Severing Water." Chu Ci stood with his sword held horizontally, recalling the origin of this sword strike.

During those three years in Donghai City, Chu Ci would go to the headquarters of the War God Temple to cultivate every holiday. Chen Xuanyu, using some unknown method, also frequently went to the War God Temple.

The two often sparred, and Chu Ci, having faced Chen Xuanyu's water manipulation techniques for a long time, honed his skill to cut water with a single sword strike.

Chu Ci wielded his sword and slashed horizontally, the sword's momentum surging, yet swift as the wind.

A sword can cut through water; once opened, it cannot be closed again.

Starlight seemed to flow in Ye Xinglan's eyes, and starlight bloomed on the Star God Sword. The Star God Sword in his hand seemed to transform into thousands of stars, and dozens of sword beams fell at the same time.

Chu Ci's sword, Duan Shui, easily sliced ​​through the sword beams, splitting the Star God Power within them in two, which could not heal for a long time.

Dozens of sword beams continuously eroded the Qi of the Broken Water Sword. Finally, when the last sword beam dissipated, the Broken Water Sword was completely exhausted.

Ye Xinglan's hand holding the sword trembled slightly. She was about to strike with her second sword, and she was just one strike away from completing her bet with Chu Ci.

"The third sword,"

Chu Ci's eyes were filled with sword shadows. With a single sword strike, he unleashed a sword intent that vowed to sever everything. All things gave way, as if welcoming the arrival of the Heavenly Emperor.

Ye Xinglan's beautiful eyes reflected the incoming sword strike, the Heavenly Emperor's Tour.

She was defeated by this sword three years ago. For the past three years, she has persisted in practicing swordsmanship every day, regardless of wind or rain, all for this moment.

Ye Xinglan's beautiful eyes widened, her hands gripping the Star God Sword tightly, and she murmured, "This time, I will not lose."

As if sensing its master's determination, the Star God Sword emitted a dazzling light.

Bathed in light, Ye Xinglan seemed to be among the stars.

At this moment, Ye Xinglan saw nothing but the sword. With a single swing, the sword intent surged like a storm, carrying endless starlight, determined to hinder the Heavenly Emperor's descent into the world.

As the two swords clashed, the entire sparring arena was instantly filled with a surge of sword intent, an astonishing display of power.

Tang Wulin, Xu Lizhi, and the other friends watching from the sidelines felt as if their eyes had been pierced by a sharp sword, and they couldn't help but lower their heads and look away.

After a while, the sword intent in the arena gradually dissipated, and Tang Wulin, Xu Lizhi, and the others quickly looked up to see what was happening on the arena.

Chu Ci stood proudly on the arena, his body spotless. Ye Xinglan knelt on the ground, leaning on the Star God Sword, blood trickling from the corner of his mouth, panting heavily.

Chu Ci stared intently at Ye Xinglan and smiled slightly, "Not bad, you withstood three of my sword strikes with your own swordsmanship. You've fulfilled this bet."

After finishing his speech, Chu Ci turned to leave.

"Wait a minute!" Ye Xinglan stood up shakily, wiped the blood from the corner of her mouth, and picked up the Star God Sword again.

"Continue, I haven't fallen yet, I still have the strength for one more sword."

Helpless, Chu Ci had no choice but to accompany Ye Xinglan to complete this final sword strike.

This time, Ye Xinglan took the initiative to draw her sword. With the Star God Sword in motion, countless starlight flowed through the air, transforming into a single sword that rushed towards Chu Ci.

Chu Ci looked at the approaching starlight, sheathed his sword, lowered his body, and gathered his boundless sword intent within the sword.

Chu Ci said softly, "Perfect, this sword is your gift for fulfilling the bet."

A melodious sword cry rang out, and Chu Ci suddenly drew his sword, which shot into the sky like a meteor.

"Sword Name: Star-Picking".

A voice imbued with the spirit of Chu Ci rang in Ye Xinglan's ears and imprinted itself into her mind.

This exquisite sword strike, which so easily annihilated Ye Xinglan's starlight, was deeply etched into her mind.

Ye Xinglan glanced at Chu Ci with a complicated expression, then rolled her eyes and fainted to the ground.

Chu Ci looked at Ye Xinglan lying on the ground and sighed. As expected of a young person, he fell asleep as soon as he lay down.

Upon seeing this, Xu Lizhi quickly went up on stage to help Ye Xinglan up and check on her condition.

"Don't worry, she's fine. She's just emotionally distressed. She'll be fine after a good night's sleep," Chu Ci said.

Gu Yue stood beside Chu Ci, looking at him suspiciously, and whispered in his ear, "Did you do it?"

"I just gave her a small gift," Chu Ci replied softly.

After listening, Gu Yue snorted and said indifferently, "You really are chivalrous. After beating her up, you still remember to give her a gift to comfort her."

Chu Ci was both amused and exasperated, and said helplessly, "That gift was just something I got by chance, and it's nowhere near as thoughtful as the gift I gave you."

Chu Ci wasn't lying to Gu Yue. This move, "Picking Stars," is actually just a sword-drawing technique. Three years ago, when Chu Ci had just started learning swordsmanship, he suddenly developed a chuunibyou (middle school syndrome) and began researching sword-drawing techniques from novels from his previous life.

Chu Ci felt that drawing and sheathing a sword, killing one's enemy in an instant, matched his ideal of a superior person and was very cool.

The study of Chu Ci has indeed yielded some results, with "Picking Stars" being one of them.

Finally, Chu Ci excitedly found Long Tianwu and wanted to show him off, but twice in a row, he had only drawn the sword halfway and hadn't even turned the tip of the sword around when Long Tianwu slapped the back of his hand with the flat of the sword, almost causing him to drop the sword.

Afterwards, Long Tianwu mocked him, "With that kind of sword-drawing speed, you're still thinking about playing sword-drawing techniques? Before you even draw your sword, the enemy will have already slapped you across the face."

In a fit of anger, Chu Ci decided to listen to Long Tianwu's advice and practice the Heavenly Emperor Sword Technique diligently.

Today, Chu Ci looked at the starlight on Ye Xinglan's sword and remembered the Star-Picking Sword. He decided to use this sword as a gift for the bet made three years ago.

Chapter 88 Unexpected Turn of Events in the Competition, Success Today

"Huh?" Tang Wulin stared at Shen Yi in disbelief, momentarily speechless.

"Why? Teacher Shen. Why won't you let Chu Ci and Ye Xinglan participate in this class selection competition?" Tang Wulin asked anxiously.

Those five people on the list of young geniuses are no pushovers, especially Wu Siduo's self-fusion martial soul skill, Netherworld White Tiger, which is a big problem.

As a result, Shen Yi's words directly eliminated Chu Ci and Ye Xinglan, the strongest members of the team. He should have at least kept one of them.

Unlike Tang Wulin, Luo Guixing and the others were quite delighted, as none of the five of them were confident that they could hold off Chu Ci.

Now that Chu Ci has been forcibly removed from the stage, Luo Guixing's group of five feels that victory is beckoning them again.

After class, Chu Ci walked out of the classroom, and Ye Xinglan caught up with him.

"Chu Ci!" Upon hearing the voice, Chu Ci turned around and looked at Ye Xinglan.

Ye Xinglan's eyes darted around, she pursed her lips, and said softly, "Thank you for teaching me that sword technique."

"It's alright, I'm glad you like the gift." Chu Ci waved his hand.

Ye Xinglan's cheeks flushed slightly. She composed herself and asked, "Tang Wulin and the others will probably have a very difficult battle next."

"Hmm, those five people from Wu Siduo do have some skill," Chu Ci said thoughtfully, stroking his chin.

“However,” Chu Ci said meaningfully, his eyes gleaming, “if Ye Xinglan can help Wu Lin forge the right arm of the battle armor, there might be a chance.”

Ye Xinglan narrowed her beautiful eyes slightly, and after a brief moment of thought, said softly, "I understand."

"Also, you can call me Xinglan from now on." After saying that, Ye Xinglan turned around and left in a hurry.

Chu Ci was taken aback at first, touched her cheek, and then turned around to see Xie Xie standing behind her staring at her.

"Holy crap," Chu Ci exclaimed in surprise, "What are you doing here?"

"Squad leader, I'd like to ask you to help me with special training," Xie Xie said, his fists clenched tightly and his whole body tense.

"I don't want to hold everyone back."

Indeed, among the five who went to fight, Xie Xie was significantly weaker than the other four. Chu Ci smiled and said, "Alright, let's go to the arena."

Xie Xie nodded happily, "Great, I've already found a sparring arena."

Chu Ci and Xie Xie stepped onto the arena. Chu Ci looked at Xie Xie opposite him and summoned the Scales of God.

"Xie Xie, if you want to win this class competition, you need to do one thing."

The scales of the gods were restored to balance, and a dark demon scythe appeared in Chu Ci's hand.

"Stop Xu Yucheng, don't give him any room to maneuver."

"Wu Lin needs to deal with Wu Siduo, Gu Yue needs to take care of the overall situation, and Xu Yucheng will be in considerable trouble if he has no one to restrain him."

The Dark Demon Scythe spun in Chu Ci's hand, then pointed at Xie Xie, and Chu Ci's serious voice rang out.

“I will imitate Xu Yucheng; you need to find a way to deal with him.”

Xie Xie gripped the Twin Dragon Daggers tightly with both hands, lowered his body, and said with a resolute look in his eyes, "Squad leader, I understand!"

A series of crisscrossing dark purple blades slashed out, completely enveloping Xie Xie.

Xie Xie leaped up, facing the blade's edge head-on.

……

With a loud crash, the battered Xie Xie slammed into the transparent shield and slid helplessly to the ground.

Chu Ci looked down at Xie Xie and said calmly, "Let's continue tomorrow."

After saying that, Chu Ci turned and left, leaving only one sentence: "I am very dissatisfied with the fighting spirit you showed in this battle."

Chu Ci arrived at the Academic Affairs Office, rented a cultivation room, and continued to refine his cultivation technique.

A stream of light continuously flew out from one end of the scales of God, altering the direction of the soul power. The two carp, one black and one white, beneath the soul master's tool became increasingly solid, and the smile on Chu Ci's lips grew wider and wider.

Even as Chu Ci's smile grew brighter, it couldn't hide the increasingly paleness in his face. This was because Chu Ci had forcibly completed the final touches of creating the technique through the Scales of God, which severely depleted his soul power.

Finally, just before Chu Ci was completely drained, ethereal energy swirled around, and two carp, one black and one white, gently leaped up, creating ripples that formed a complete Tai Chi diagram.

The scales of God disappeared, and Chu Ci gasped for breath, his heart filled with joy.

After such a long time, Chu Ci finally has his own cultivation method. Although the effect of the method is not very strong, only much stronger than the Xuan Tian Gong, it is still a good start, isn't it?

Chu Ci sat cross-legged and began to circulate his energy. Black and white carp swam around his body, forming a slowly rotating Tai Chi diagram.

Soul power circulates through the meridians, repeatedly, and the recovery speed is far greater than before.

The black and white energies circulate, two carp carry the Dao, Yin and Yang are in order, and all things can be born. This is the achievement created by the Chu Ci, the Taiji Qiankun Dao.

After a while, Chu Ci slowly opened his eyes and exhaled a breath of turbid air, which seemed to contain both black and white energy.

The biggest feature of Taiji Qiankun Dao is that its soul power can be recovered quickly, stored in large quantities, and the quality of the soul power cultivated is higher, which can be said to be very suitable for Chu Ci's current needs.

“Another thing has been accomplished,” Chu Ci stood up, stretched, and felt a great sense of accomplishment.

……

The class competition arrived as scheduled, and Tang Wulin and his six classmates walked towards the sparring arena.