The shuttle in the second dimension

　After leaving the hospital, Lin Sanxuan returned to [Akatsuki Academy].

　Although there is nothing wrong with Akatsuki Academy now, winning the Seven Star Sword Dance Festival is enough, but Lin Xuan's goal is not just to win the Seven Star Sword Dance Festival.

　Lin Xuan has been in this world for almost eight years, but in these eight years, Lin Xuan has not completed any of the three basic tasks of the world. It is not that the three basic tasks are too difficult for Lin Xuan, but that they require a certain amount of time.

　The three basic tasks of the world are:

　1. Won first place in the nd Seven Star Sword Dance Festival.

　2. Defeat the world's number one swordsman [Bi Yi].

　3. Disintegrate the [Liberation Corps].

　There is no suspense about the first task. For the second task, he plans to formally challenge [Biyi] Edwards after completing the first task. As for the third task, after completing the first two tasks, he can devote his energy to it wholeheartedly. He has been preparing for this task for several years.

　"I wonder if after this upgrade of authority, I can ask the reason why my strength to enter this world is restricted, and get more information about the system." Looking at the night view outside the window, Lin Xuan murmured.

　Although the system has played an indispensable role in Lin Xuan's success, he still has doubts about the system. After all, there is no free lunch in the world, and he doesn't believe that the system would choose him for no reason. Up to now, the system has not explained its purpose to him, which makes Lin Xuan doubt it.

　"Sometimes I really feel like this is a dream, a dream that I don't want to wake up from." Lin Xuan's eyes were a little dazed as his fingers lightly touched the window glass.

　"I've become a little sentimental~~~~" Lin Xuan patted his face, shook his head and smiled.

　"Okay, the leisure time is over, it's time to get down to business~~~~"

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　The next day, the official opening of the [Seven Star Sword Dance Festival] pushed the city's traffic to its peak, but this was inevitable. Whether it was the foreign student princess - Stella Familion, or the [National Akatsuki Academy] that had previously surfaced from the darkness, they would all appear on the stage of the [Seven Star Sword Dance Festival]. This would undoubtedly make the already highly anticipated [Seven Star Sword Dance Festival] even more popular.

　[Seven Star Sword Dance Festival] is divided into four competition areas: A, B, C, and D. Lin Xuan is a player from area D. Coincidentally, Zhu Shizuku, Daohua, and Wu Zi are also players from area D, which makes Lin Xuan feel very embarrassed. Fortunately, his opponent in the first game is not one of those three people, otherwise one of them would appear in each of the three rounds of competition in area D. That would really mean that he is picking on familiar people.

　His opponent was Asagi Kaguya, who had appeared with Yudai Moroboshi at the previous banquet and finished third in the previous Seven Stars Sword Dance Festival. This was the first match of the first round of Zone D. Since the matches were being played one at a time, Lin Xuan had time to watch every one. Of course, he couldn't watch everyone's matches. He only paid attention to the ones he wanted to watch, like those of Stella, Daohua, Shizuku, Kiriko, Kurogane Ikki, and Ouma. He would definitely watch them. As for the others, sorry, he didn't have the time.

　After the competition in Area A ended, the competition in Area B also kicked off. However, some changes occurred in the fourth game of the first round of Area B. Stella Familion, who was supposed to arrive early, was late. This forced the [Seven Star Sword Dance Festival] Operation Committee to temporarily postpone the fourth game of the first round of Area B and start the competition in Area C first. Stella did not arrive until the fourth game of the first round of Area C started, which made the people of [Pojun Academy] worry about her. But now they have to suppress their worries in their hearts because Kurogane Ikki's competition has begun.

　[Uncrowned Sword King] vs [Seven-Star Sword King]

　The public opinion stirred up by Akaza-no-machi made Ikki Kurogane officially appear in the eyes of the public, which made him famous. In addition, his record of defeating [Raikiri] with one move made him even more well-known.

　Therefore, this game can be said to be very interesting for the audience.

　At Shizuku's request, Kiriko gave Kurogane Ikki a physical checkup before the match. As expected, Kurogane Ikki was in top condition, and there was no need to worry. It was precisely because of this that Kiriko forcefully pulled Lin Xuan, who had intended to avoid the members of Pojun Academy, towards him. Fortunately, only Shizuku and Alice were present; Stella and Daohua seemed to be absent due to special training. This did give Lin Xuan some relief. After all, he didn't know what to talk about with them now, as the previous incident had deeply hurt them.

　However, as the players from both sides entered the arena, the waves of cheers from the audience shifted Lin Xuan's attention to the arena.

　On the field, Yudai Moroboshi and Ikki Kurogane fought against each other, and both of them summoned their own inherent spiritual equipment one after another.

　When the signal to start the game sounded (hx), Zhu Xingyu did not rush to attack, but instead horizontally pointed the tip of his long (hx) spear-shaped inherent spiritual equipment [Tiger King], and the next moment.

　Everyone inside the Bayside Dome felt an inexplicable panic, goosebumps covering their skin. It felt like being watched by a predator; it was terrifying.

　As the first to be hit, Ikki Kurogane could feel the aura emanating from Yudai Moroboshi even more. It felt as if he was a weak prey, and standing opposite him was a tiger ready to hunt.

　This is the [Seven Star Sword King], the majestic [looking down on all directions]

Chapter 162

　"This, this kind of momentum!?" Although they were only facing the residual power of Moroboshi Yudai's [Looking at All Directions], both Shizuku and Alice were shocked by it.

　"He can feel the heavy pressure so clearly from such a distance. He is such a terrifying man." Alice said in amazement as she watched Yudai Moroboshi exuding amazing momentum on the field.

　"What a great momentum~~~~ It seems that Zhuxing has put a lot of effort into this aspect in recent years." Nodding, Lin Xuan praised.

　"He's getting stronger each time. But, he said that it was you who inspired him back then?" It wasn't the first time that Wu Zi felt Zhu Xing's majestic aura, but every time she felt it, she could feel that the aura was stronger than before.

　"It can't be called an inspiration. That was something he understood on his own. I just let him feel my own aura so that he could understand it more clearly." While explaining to Wu Zi, Lin Xuan touched his chin and continued with a hint of playfulness.

　"It's much stronger than I expected, but it doesn't have much effect on Ikki. After all, he has faced even greater pressure than this."

　443 Just as Lin Xuan said, facing the pressure exerted by Zhuxing Yudai, Kurogane Ikki did not retreat at all, because no matter whether it was the momentum that Lin Xuan had released to him or the pressure brought to him by [Biyi], it was not worth mentioning at all.

　So after pausing for less than a second, Kurogane Ikki attacked Moroboshi Yudai. At the beginning, he used the sword technique of [Biyi]. In an instant, he appeared in front of Moroboshi Yudai like a gust of wind. The [Yin Tie] in his hand soared from a standstill to the fastest speed and slashed towards Moroboshi's chest. If this knife was implemented, the battle would be decided directly.

　However, unfortunately, when the [Yin Iron] was about to fall, Zhu Xingyu's spiritual outfit [Tiger King] stopped it.

　Clang——! !

　The crisp sound of impact echoed throughout the Bayside Dome.

　"It's really dangerous - Kurogane."

　He swung the [Tiger King] in his hand vigorously and swept Kurogane Ikki away.

　At this time, Ikki Kurogane felt that the power contained in Yudai Moroboshi's body was stronger than his own.

　But sweeping Kurogane Ikki away was not the end of the matter. After sweeping Kurogane Ikki away, Moroboshi Yudai immediately stabbed out the [Tiger King] in his hand, giving Kurogane Ikki no chance to breathe.

　If it was the previous Ikki Kurogane, he would have been forced into a very embarrassing situation by Yudai Moroboshi, but after comprehending the swordsmanship of [Wings], Ikki Kurogane also underwent a complete transformation, and instantly soared his speed to the fastest, and Ikki Kurogane dodged Yudai Moroboshi's stab.

　Although he had dodged Moroboshi Yudai's attack, Kurogane Ikki didn't feel any relief. Instead, he felt even greater pressure. He saw three extremely tiny holes appear on his clothes, as if they had been pierced by a sharp object.

　And that sharp object was none other than the tip of the Tiger King's gun. At that (hx) moment, the opponent stabbed three times almost at the same time, piercing his clothes before he could dodge. It can be imagined that if he had been a step slower, he would probably have three bloody wounds on his body.

　'Speaking of this, I really have to thank that guy from yesterday, otherwise I would never have been able to beat Senior Moroboshi. He really deserves to be the [Seven-Star Sword King] of the previous session.' With a sigh in his heart, Ikki Kurogane readjusted his mentality and posture, preparing to launch an attack on Yudai Moroboshi again.

　Watching Kurogane Ikki re-adjusting himself, Moroboshi Yudai had no intention of interrupting him. Instead, he raised the corner of his mouth and stared at Kurogane Ikki with a hint of excitement. Like Lin Xuan, Moroboshi Yudai also longed to fight a strong opponent. However, unlike Lin Xuan, who felt pleasure from fighting, Moroboshi Yudai's desire to fight a strong opponent was to tell his sister, Moroboshi Xiaomei, that her brother was fine.

　"Kurotsu, you said you would never let me down, right?" With a grin on his face, Moroboshi Yudai said excitedly.

　"Well, I said, I will never let you down, Senior Moroboshi." As soon as the words fell, Ikki Kurogane launched an attack on Yudai Moroboshi again, still with that gust of wind, the speed that people could not catch, and still with that slash that people could not see clearly, but this was not the first time for Yudai Moroboshi to face it. Before this, he had no idea how many times he had faced such slashes and such speed. He was constantly hit and kept getting up, even if he was covered in scars, just to be able to see the man's figure clearly.

　"I see you—Kurotetsu."

　laugh--

　The sound of a sharp object piercing flesh was so abrupt.

　Along with the scattering of blood, there was also Ikki Kurogane's astonished look.

　At the moment when Kurogane Ikki swung his sword, the sharp tip of [Tiger King] suddenly appeared in front of him, making him face the shot without any preparation, as if he was throwing himself into the arms of someone. Although he ignored the wailing of his body at the most critical moment and forcibly moved his body away, the sharp tip of the gun still pierced his shoulder.

　This sudden change caused a sensation in the audience. In the eyes of the audience, Ikki Kurogane suddenly disappeared, but when he reappeared, his shoulder had been pierced by the Tiger King. Although the reason was unclear, it did not prevent them from understanding this as a demonstration of the strength of Yudai Moroboshi.

　Among the shocked audience were obviously Shushizuku and Alice. After learning that Ikki Kurogane had mastered the swordsmanship of the world's strongest swordsman [Biyi] and his strength had undergone a qualitative change, they were all happy for Ikki Kurogane and felt that his chances of winning tomorrow were greater. However, Yudai Moroboshi's strength exceeded their expectations.

　"Ikki underestimated Moroboshi. After learning the swordsmanship of [Biyi], his strength has indeed undergone a qualitative change. But Moroboshi had already witnessed such a hopeless swordsmanship a few years ago. From the very beginning, he had seen your figure clearly, Ikki." Looking at the injured Kurogane Ikki on the field, Lin Xuan shook his head and sighed.

　"A few years ago!?" Zhu Shizuku didn't react when she heard Lin Xuan's words, but Alice understood something.

　In his memory, there were only three people who knew that terrifying sword technique: [Biyi] Edwards, Kurogane Ikki, and—Lin Xuan.

　In other words, a few years ago, Zhu Xingyudai had already fought with Lin Xuan, who mastered the [Bi Yi] sword technique, and it is very likely that it was more than once.

　At this time, Alice understood one thing: in the battle with Yudai Moroboshi, Ikki Kurogane was in great danger.

Chapter 136

　“Heitie, to be honest, I didn’t expect to see that man’s shadow on you.” He waved the [Tiger King] in his hand and shook off the blood remaining on the tip of the gun.

　"That person's shadow!?"

　As Ikki Kurogane was puzzled by Moroboshi's words, Moroboshi continued. "I got beaten up pretty badly by him back then~~~~ But thanks to him, my perception has improved a lot. Otherwise, I might not have been able to see you clearly. Okay, enough talking." Moroboshi leaned forward slightly.

　"I'm going to attack, Kurogane."

　Moroboshi Yudai couldn't instantly increase his speed from zero to maximum like Kurogane Ikki, but even so, his starting speed was astonishing. The two of them were about ten meters apart, but for Moroboshi Yudai, this short distance was covered in less than a second.

　Zhu Xing's attack was still the unique skill he had honed over a long period of time, the "Triple Stars". The three stabs seemed to be launched at the same time, stabbing at Kurogane Ikki's eyebrows, heart and abdomen respectively.

　However, facing the attack from Yudai Moroboshi, Ikki Kurogane did not feel any fear or fright because of his previous injuries, but calmly dodged the attack from Yudai Moroboshi.

　Before the match, Ikki Kurogane watched Yudai Moroboshi's battle videos more than once. From the numerous videos, Ikki Kurogane saw a characteristic of Yudai Moroboshi's spearmanship. His spear only had stabbing capabilities, not sweeping capabilities, so Yudai Moroboshi's attack range was limited to one point and lacked sufficient restraining force. As long as he grasped this point, he might be able to turn the tables.

　According to the brief battle before, Kurogane Ikki realized that his movements were clearly seen by the opponent, so he needed to rely on a good timing to succeed, and this timing was the last stab of [Triple Stars]. After the last stab, Moroboshi Yukai would reveal a flaw because he needed to take a breath, and that was the time for him to attack.

　While calculating in his mind, Ikki Kurogane dodged the last stab of the [Triple Stars].

　'Right now!'

　After finding the right opportunity, Ikki Kurogane instantly crossed the distance between him and Yudai Moroboshi. Just when he wanted to chop at Yudai Moroboshi while passing by him, the [Tiger King] that he had avoided turned around and bit him.

　! ! ! !

　Feeling the still warm blood on his face, Kurogane Ikki's eyes were filled with disbelief.

　He couldn't understand why the Tiger King, which he had clearly dodged, suddenly bent and stabbed him. If he hadn't seen it out of the corner of his eye at the last moment, even if it had deflected his head, it would have been more than just another wound on his face (hx).

　"Ohhhhh!!! The Iron player dodged the three consecutive stars from the Morohoshi player with great grace. The opponent has already pushed the Morohoshi player into a disadvantageous position!! Wait!! The advantage and disadvantage have been reversed. A wound suddenly appeared on the Iron player's face (hx). The [Seven Star Sword King] has succeeded again!!"

　The success of [Seven-Star Sword King] once again made the venue boil over.

　But Ikki Kurogane on the field felt cold sweat breaking out.

　"There's no record of this move in the video, and why didn't the announcer mention the move just now? Could it be that—did they not see it?!"

　At this time, Ikki Kurogane felt more and more that the man in front of him was not simple at all. He was always subverted by him when he thought he understood him.

　But Ikki Kurogane did not give up, but looked at Yudai Moroboshi even more determinedly.

　"Go on, Moroboshi-senpai."

　"What a great look! It makes me a little excited." Moroboshi Yudai said cheerfully and continued to launch the attack.

　[Broom Star]: At the moment of thrusting the spear, the wrist strength and elbow angle are changed, changing the trajectory of the spear. The opponent will mistakenly think that the spear is bent because the change in the spear's thrust is too smooth.

　This is the move that Yudai Moroboshi used to injure Ikki Kurogane before. If you can't understand the essence of this move, it will be difficult to break through to a distance that is disadvantageous to Yudai Moroboshi. And because Ikki Kurogane didn't understand this move, he was suppressed by Yudai Moroboshi in the following battle.

　But after constantly facing [Broom Star], Ikki Kurogane gradually began to understand the nature of [Broom Star]... He also knew how to deal with this move.

　[Broom Star] is based on the purpose of "turning" through the changes of wrist and elbow after the gun is fired, so as long as you don't dodge, this "turn" becomes meaningless.

　With this idea in mind, Ikki Kurogane began to take risks.

　The subtle changes in Kurogane Ikki's actions and eyes were of course noticed by Moroboshi Yudai, who never missed any details, but he did not say anything and continued to attack Kurogane Ikki.

　Facing the attacking [Broom Star], Ikki Kurogane suddenly stopped his evasive action, turned into defense, blocked it, and began to gradually approach Moroboshi Yudai.

　“Hmm——” Faced with the changes in Kurogane Ikki, Moroboshi Yudai could only fight back with [Triple Stars].

　Because of Kurogane Ikki's countermeasures, Yudai Moroboshi's [Broom Star] lost its meaning to the disguised form, but relying solely on [Triple Stars], Yudai Moroboshi could not stop Kurogane Ikki.

　Amid the audience's exclamations, Ikki Kurogane began to approach Yudai Moroboshi at a speed visible to the naked eye. Just when Ikki Kurogane let Yudai Moroboshi enter the area that could be reached by [Yin Iron], Yudai Moroboshi waved the [Tiger King] in his hand and stabbed Ikki Kurogane with the last stab of [Triple Stars].

　The spear thrust out with the speed of a gust of wind, but Kurogane Ikki, who had already mastered Moroboshi's spearmanship, could clearly grasp its trajectory. Just as Kurogane Ikki was about to block the blow with his [Yin Iron], his keen intuition continued to warn him. He didn't understand the reason for the warning, but Kurogane Ikki, who always trusted his intuition, followed it and deflected the [Yin Iron] that was originally intended to block the [Tiger King].