Swallowing the Stars: My Comprehension is Beyond the Heavens!

Chapter 71 Artistic Conception-Level Sword Technique

Unlike Zhao Ruo, who was worried, her older brother Luo Feng was not worried because he knew Luo Xia's true strength.

Although both sides have the same physical attributes in the virtual space, Rorschach has eight times the power exertion technique!

William has no chance of defeating Rorschach.

Therefore, Luo Feng was not worried at all.

He even joked, "I wish there were more people like William; maybe we could make a fortune that way!"

Shi Jiang and Zhao Ruo were both amused and exasperated.

Zhao Ruo said to Luo Feng, "Someone like William, once defeated by you, won't come back to you unless he's absolutely certain of victory. Otherwise, he'd just be a fool giving you money."

Shi Jiang waved his hand and said, "Alright, since there's nothing else, we'll be leaving now. You two brothers should think about how to deal with tomorrow's battle."

With that, he and Zhao Ruo turned and left.

……

8 PM.

Rorschach received a challenge from William.

This challenge letter is sent to Rorschach only after the training camp's computer system receives and approves "William's challenge application".

"Accepted".

Rorschach responded.

Next, under the system's guidance, he transferred the billion dollars he had wagered to the "Challenge System's" dedicated account.

The challenge will only be valid if both William and Rorschach put all their bets into a dedicated account.

After Rorschach deposited his bet, he soon received a reply from the system confirming the challenge time.

Luo Feng read the reply and said, "That's pretty efficient. They replied so quickly. 11:15 AM tomorrow. Just in time to finish typing and go have lunch."

Luo Xia rested his head on his hands, chuckled, and leaned back into the sofa. "I'll take care of him soon."

……

In another pavilion.

Several young white men and women were chatting about William and Rorschach's betting match the next day.

William, the star of the evening, chuckled as he looked at the screen on his laptop and said, "That kid's money has been transferred to the designated account. The fight will take place at 11:15 AM tomorrow."

A blond young man sitting next to William frowned and asked, "William, are you sure you can beat that Rorschach?"

"Candice, what are you worried about?" William's gaze was icy. "I'm sure I'll win."

Candace said, "You need to understand, you're facing a seventeen-year-old high-ranking general!"

A brown-haired girl next to him sneered:

"So what? Once we enter the challenge room, our physical abilities will be the same. What we'll compete in is our agility, power level, and swordsmanship... William has been in the camp for a year, and his swordsmanship has reached the expert level. How could he possibly lose to a newcomer?"

The skill level in using weapons such as swordsmanship and knife techniques is divided into four levels: basic, specialized, perfect, and artistic conception.

William, with a confident smile, crossed his legs and swirled a glass of red wine in his hand, saying, "Don't worry, I'll take care of that Chinese kid quickly tomorrow."

……

The next day, at 11 a.m.

There were quite a few people standing on the ninth floor of the Nine-Story Building.

Everyone was drawn to the gambling match between Rorschach and William and came to watch the spectacle.

"One billion Chinese yuan, William and his gang are trying to make extra money off the newcomers again."

"I wonder if William will win, or the newcomer will win."

"That newcomer is remarkable. At the age of seventeen, he has already reached the physical qualities of a high-level warrior. Moreover, I heard that he has not taken any gene-enhancing drugs or blood-enhancing drugs."

In the hall, the students were buzzing with excitement, all eagerly anticipating the battle between Rorschach and William.

At that moment, an electronic speaker sounded.

"William Edith, Rorschach, enter the challenge room!"

Rorschach looked at William.

William looked at Rorschach, raised an eyebrow slightly, and looked confident.

The two walked towards the challenge room at the same time.

"William, beat that kid!"

Candace shouted.

Not far away, Zhao Ruo and the others, not to be outdone, shouted, "Luo Xia, kill him! You win, and your senior sister will make you noodles!"

Upon hearing this, Luo Xia turned around and smiled, "Oh? Just noodles?"

Zhao Ruo clenched her fist and snorted, "I'll cook you a feast myself!"

"Okay, then I'll wait for my senior sister's feast."

Luo Xia smiled slightly and walked into the challenge room.

The others were somewhat surprised to see Luo Xia's relaxed demeanor.

Some EU students frowned and said, "This kid is really arrogant. Does he really think he can beat William?"

Meanwhile, Rorschach and William had already entered the challenge room.

William picked up the helmet from the sofa, smiled gently at Rorschach beside him, and said, "Rorschach, thank you for giving me one billion Chinese yuan."

As Rorschach put on his helmet, he chuckled and said, "The same words apply to you. I hope you won't cry later."

Both of them put on their helmets, and the next second, they entered the virtual space.

"Please select your combat uniforms and weapons."

Electronic sounds echoed in the vast virtual space.

Rorschach and William simultaneously selected their combat uniforms and weapons.

"Heh, I didn't expect you to use a sword too."

Seeing that William was also using a longsword, Rorschach raised an eyebrow slightly.

William twirled his sword, smiled confidently, and said, "I'll show you in a moment just how big the gap is between a veteran and a newcomer."

Then, the electronic voice sounded again—

Please select a battle scene.

Eight map scenes appeared in Luo Feng's and William's vision.

"You choose," William smiled, looking at Rorschach, "so you won't be upset if you lose."

Luo Xia glanced at the map scene in his field of vision and said, "Then let's go with the wilderness map."

Wilderness map?

William looked at Rorschach in surprise. This kid was really a newborn calf—more reckless than a tiger cub.

The wilderness setting is open on all sides with no obstacles, so during battle, neither side will be affected by any external forces.

Is this confidence or arrogance?

Rumble...

As Rorschach chose his battle location, the heavens and earth trembled, and soon the landscape changed, leaving Rorschach and William standing on a wide, flat wasteland.

"Battle begins!"

An electronic sound effect rang out.

William, holding a round shield in one hand and a longsword in the other, looked confidently at Rorschach and chuckled:

"Rorschach, I let you choose the battle scene, and you chose this desolate map with no obstacles. Next, I'll show you just how big the difference is between a veteran and a newbie!"

Luo Xia chuckled and casually twirled his sword. "Come on, let me show you just how big the gap can be between geniuses!"

William's lips curled up slightly, and he suddenly lunged forward!

In an instant, his figure covered a distance of nearly fifty meters. His longsword was like a beam of light, causing ripples in the air. The tip of the sword was aimed at Luo Xia's brow!

"call……"

Just then, Luo Xia slowly exhaled a breath of stale air.

William's eyes widened suddenly.

In his vision, a sword light seemed to split the heavens and the earth in two, one half as black as ink, the other half as white and dazzling!

It's like dividing the world into yin and yang!

"At the level of artistic conception..."

As he slowly uttered three words, William's astonished face cracked open, the cracks widening until his entire body was split in two, turning into specks of light that dissipated into the virtual space.

Luo Xia sheathed his sword and stood there with a calm smile.

With his extraordinary comprehension, his swordsmanship has long since reached the realm of artistic conception!

"Rorschach wins the challenge!"

The electronic sound echoed across the wilderness. When the sound dissipated, the wilderness also disappeared, and Rorschach and William returned to the original arena.

William stared intently at Rorschach, his face pale. "No! Impossible! How could this be!"

Rorschach smiled. "I told you, there's a difference even among geniuses! You lost!"

William lowered his head, recalling the sword light that seemed to create the world, and his body trembled slightly.

How could it be a sword technique at the level of artistic conception?!

How old is he?

Even if there are differences between geniuses, this gap is just too big!

(End of this chapter)