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Chapter 90 Suppression by Sword Technique

Ning Xiuyuan, twenty years old, was the same age as Chen Jue.

With a strong foundation in earth element, and a martial arts realm at the early stage of the Spirit Seed Realm, he is a direct descendant of the Ning family in the inner city and the seventh in line to inherit the family business.

A martial arts prodigy like this should have shone brightly at Wuhan University and strived to reach the pinnacle of mastery by the time he graduated.

Unfortunately, this person was a ruthless and manic battle maniac who found it difficult to calm down and cultivate. If he didn't fight someone for three days, he would feel uncomfortable all over.

However, a challenge he was eager to take on cost him the opportunity to continue his studies at Wuhan University in Linjiang.

He offended the Wang family, one of the four major families in the inner city.

Feeling humiliated after their defeat, the opponent only resorted to a small trick.

The dignified seventh young master of the Ning family was expelled from the martial arts academy and had no choice but to obediently return to work for the family.

"Your swordsmanship is not bad. I will suppress my martial arts realm to the peak of the ninth level of True Qi. If you can defeat me today, I will decide to let you leave—"

"This is your only chance to live."

Ning Xiuyuan saw that Chen Jue was quite strong, as he was able to kill three martial artists of the same realm who were at the ninth level of True Qi.

He immediately relapsed and wanted to weigh the other person himself.

However, if Qiao Rui had really let the water go before, then he is now undoubtedly letting the ocean go.

"Ning Xiuyuan!? What do you mean?! Let him go? Did we agree to that?" Qiao Rui was seething with anger and immediately confronted him.

"You think I'll lose?"

Ning Xiuyuan sneered and looked at Tang Xi, who was watching from the sidelines.

"Brother Tang, what do you think?"

Tang Xi waved his hand dismissively, saying, "People can be caught anytime. Since you're so eager to try, brother, there's no harm in giving it a shot."

"But let me make this clear from the start: if the higher-ups investigate, you'll be the one to take the blame."

"Of course!" Ning Xiuyuan readily agreed.

Seeing that the conversation had reached this point, Qiao Rui and Feng Qianqiu both shut up, hoping to see a joke unfold.

Although the probability is extremely low, even smaller than winning the lottery.

"Oh?! ~ This person deliberately lowered the difficulty level—is he also in cahoots with Tang Xi?"

Chen Jue looked at Tang Xi and Liang Ben not far away with a questioning look.

Tang Xi shook his head slightly, while Liang Ben secretly winked and made a throat-slitting gesture.

Oh, so he really is an idiot.

Chen Jue understood.

Since the other party likes to put on airs, I might as well give him a tough one.

"So, not only are you suppressing your cultivation level, but you also want me to make the first move—"

"You scions of powerful families in the inner city look down on us common martial artists who lack martial arts resources."

Chen Jue loudly accused them, putting on an expression of being insulted and indignant.

Since Ning Xiuyuan had voluntarily suppressed his strength to the peak of the ninth level of True Qi in order to have a "fair battle" with Chen Jue, there was no reason for him to give up the first move.

But since Chen Jue had said that, he naturally had to maintain the demeanor of a master.

It's just a matter of having the first move —

He stood less than twenty paces from Chen Jue, holding a staff, ready to fight, waiting for Chen Jue to swing his knife.

Chen Jue tried his best to suppress his laughter and slowly unleashed the true essence of his swordsmanship.

He planned to take advantage of the underestimation of the martial artists from the powerful families before him to give them a severe beating.

Ode!

Chen Jue lunged forward, using the Dragon Diving Abyss Step, unleashing the full power of his Five Elements True Qi.

His speed was already fast, but with the boost from his true energy, it increased by another 30%, making him as swift as thunder and as fast as lightning.

Ning Xiuyuan sensed an extremely dangerous killing intent approaching, and his body reacted instinctively. With a tremor of his long staff, he struck Chen Jue's heart like a raging dragon emerging from the sea.

"Holy crap! This young man has no sportsmanship! You said you'd give me a handicap, but you only gave me half a move!!"

Chen Jue only thought to himself.

But Qiao Rui, who was watching the game, couldn't help but laugh out loud.

This guy calls himself a martial arts fanatic, yet he lets himself get hit in one move? It's absolutely hilarious.

Ning Xiuyuan immediately regretted his action, annoyed at himself for overreacting.

To save face, he unleashed a massive amount of his Three Earth True Qi, imbuing his staff with immense force, intending to kill Chen Jue with a single blow.

Only in this way could he change his tune and say, "The opponent was too weak, and I suddenly don't want to play anymore."

They saw the earthy yellow true energy suddenly wrapped around the long staff.

Chen Jue suppressed the urge to curse, stepped on the plum tree stakes, and moved as nimbly as a dragon swimming in the sea. He instantly dodged the water and fire staff that was pointed at his chest, and with an extremely beautiful single-sword-and-spear stance, he slashed horizontally at Ning Xiuyuan's chest.

"?!" Ning Xiuyuan was shocked by Chen Jue's fierce movements and quickly raised his staff to block, blocking Chen Jue's sweeping sword trajectory.

when!

The water-fire staff in Ning Xiuyuan's hand was made of some kind of alloy. When Chen Jue's longsword struck it, it produced a crisp sound of metal clashing.

A tremendous force was transmitted back from the stick.

Ning Xiuyuan gripped the ground with his feet and moved five steps backward. The grass and asphalt road surface immediately churned up, revealing the pale cement underneath.

"Impressive footwork!"

Although Ning Xiuyuan was angry that he couldn't kill Chen Jue in one move, he didn't hold back his praise.

Before he could make another move, Chen Jue, using the residual force from the collision with his longsword, swung it around once and then slashed it vertically at Ning Xiuyuan.

Ning Xiuyuan reacted extremely quickly, turning his long staff from vertical to horizontal, and easily parried again.

when!

The knife and the stick clashed again.

Ning Xiuyuan's internal energy surged, and a large amount of internal energy rushed to his hands holding the staff like a tide.

The long sword in Chen Jue's hand was lifted away by the burst of powerful true energy.

Ning Xiuyuan immediately changed tactics, thrusting his slingshot at Chen Jue's chest and abdomen.

However, Chen Jue, who was sent flying by the true energy, used the strong recoil from the Water and Fire Staff to complete a 360-degree spin in mid-air. He then gripped the hilt of the sword with both hands and slashed down with the long sword as fiercely as a heavy axe splitting a mountain.

brush!

The long sword sliced ​​through the air, striking first and heading straight for Ning Xiuyuan's head.

Ning Xiuyuan's pupils shrank sharply. The water and fire staff in his hand was five feet two inches long. Although it had a length advantage, it was not a complete advantage compared to the four feet seven inches long Zhanma staff in Chen Jue's hand.

Even if his own blow pierced Chen Jue's abdomen, the damage would not be as great as the blow that split his head open.

Fighting for one's life.

This tactic is not innovative, but it has always been a necessary means for the weak to overcome the strong.

It relies on the fact that the strong have many concerns, while the weak can abandon everything.

Ning Xiuyuan, a direct descendant of the prestigious Ning family and the seventh in line to inherit the family fortune, naturally refused to fight with Chen Jue, a peasant from the outer city.

He could only stop his attack and then parry.

when!when!when!

Who knew that Chen Jue seemed to have become addicted to spinning and jumping, slashing again and again.

The blades surged like waves, seamlessly connecting as they struck the water-fire stick that Ning Xiuyuan had raised, creating sparks like iron being struck on an anvil.

Ning Xiuyuan was struck by a series of swift and powerful slashes until his hands went numb and his feet kept paving the ground backward.

Others were a bit confused, not understanding why their moves became slow after their first move was slow.

Chen Jue is now like a spinning top that's frantically accumulating sword speed and getting faster and faster.

He was now unable to retaliate, only able to parry.

"Haha! Looks like Ning Xiuyuan's bragging isn't going to work out now."

"He thought that if he could just fight a few times at Wuhan University and not meet any opponents, he would really think he was a genius."

"Little did he know, heroes are as numerous as carp crossing a river, and he's no better than a dog."

Qiao Rui vented his anger and made sarcastic remarks from the side.

"Although this person is a commoner from the outer city, his swordsmanship and the way he uses force are already superb."

"Ning Xiuyuan suppressed his cultivation level, hoping to defeat his opponent with his own martial arts. Not only was it impossible, but he might also be suppressed to death."

Feng Qianqiu, with his sharp eye, said worriedly, "Qiao Rui, you'll be there to support Ning Xiuyuan. If things go wrong, you'll immediately lend him a hand."

"Okay, I got it," Qiao Rui replied perfunctorily.

He neither believed that Chen Jue could truly pose a life-threatening threat to Ning Xiuyuan, nor was he willing to stand up for Ning Xiuyuan.

Tang Xi glanced down at the two of them. If he had known they would be so infighting and incompetent, he shouldn't have used that favor.

He gestured to the restaurant across the street to calm down, wanting to see just how far the "alchemist," whom the "Bian Que" team leader highly regarded, could go.