After being reborn, all I want to do is run away.

Chapter 44 Swords Falling Like Rain

"Shen Xu, are you stupid? You've already won by kicking him off the field! You've already won, why give him another chance!" Wu Qi shouted loudly, seemingly trying to wake Shen Xu up with her voice.

Shen Xu, however, seemed not to have heard Wu Qi's voice. He sat cross-legged in the center of the dueling platform, sword in hand, chin in hand, as if giving Shen Guangjian time to break through.

Even Shen Guangjian himself hadn't expected Shen Xu to agree to such an unreasonable request. Overjoyed, he burst into laughter: "Shen Xu, you won't regret your decision! Haha... cough cough..."

Then Shen Guangjian quickly took out various pills from his pocket, put them in his mouth, and closed his eyes to concentrate on breaking through.

"Referee! You clearly saw that Shen Xu had won, why didn't you announce the result!" Wu Qi came to the referee and argued loudly when Shen Xu ignored him.

"In what way did Shen Xu win?" the referee countered.

“But he still won! Everyone saw it; Shen Guangjian couldn’t even stand up at that time…” Wu Qi argued.

But this time the referee ignored him. At this moment, the black-robed elder came to the referee's side and said, "I will preside over the battle between Shen Xu and Shen Guangjian."

"Yes, Elder!" The referee in black stepped aside, making way for the elder in black robes.

"Shen Xu, Shen Guangjian is seriously injured. Breaking through to the eighth level of Qi Nourishing at this time could be fatal. Do you agree to let me heal him? If you don't agree, I can't let this battle continue. Of course, the result will be that you win." The black-robed elder asked.

“I agree!” Shen Xu replied calmly.

"Shen Xu! You're being foolish!" Wu Qi said anxiously.

"Wu Qi, trust me!" Shen Xu threw the sword ornament that Wu Qi had given him yesterday back to Wu Qi.

Looking at the sword ornament in her hand and the calm expression on Shen Xu's face, Wu Qi couldn't help but sigh and step aside.

The black-robed elder stepped onto the battle stage to heal Shen Guangjian. With the elder's assistance and healing, Shen Guangjian's face began to flush red, and his aura grew stronger. Numerous vital energies swirled around him and were gradually absorbed into his body.

He needs to open up a special meridian, and before that, he had already opened up this meridian until only the last bit of obstruction remained. So now he only needs to break through that last bit of obstruction to enter a completely new realm.

Because of Shen Guangjian's breakthrough, the first battle stage was delayed for a long time. The battles on the other battle stages had already ended, and the final selection of the top ten was still pending on the first battle stage.

So now almost everyone is focused on the battle between Shen Guangjian and Shen Xu on the first duel stage, and a huge crowd surrounds the stage layer upon layer.

As the last wisp of vital energy was absorbed into Shen Guangjian's body, his aura reached its peak. With a roar, a fierce aura erupted, instantly stirring up a gust of wind.

At the center of this aura, Shen Guangjian slowly opened his eyes, his gaze flashing with sword light, sharp and intimidating.

"Thank you, Elder!" Shen Guangjian bowed to the black-robed elder in front of him, beaming with pride.

"If you want to thank someone, thank your opponent and Xiaoyun!" The black-robed elder stood up and slowly walked off the battle platform.

Shen Guangjian picked up the sword from the ground and looked sharply at Shen Xu, who was sitting cross-legged in the center of the dueling platform.

"Shen Xu, if you won't humiliate me, I naturally won't humiliate you either. After you lose, all I want is your sword, and I will also set Wang Zhong free. Do you have anything else to say?"

"Only at the eighth level of Qi Cultivation! Not even worthy of my attention," Shen Xu said calmly after standing up.

"I'm afraid you're the one who's narrow-minded. Do you know why only those at the eighth level of Qi Cultivation can enter the inner sect?"

"It's because of this!!"

All the onlookers saw was the surging and churning energy around Shen Guangjian, which instantly coalesced into countless invisible sword energies. These sword energies intertwined tightly, spinning rapidly around Shen Guangjian, causing the air to churn and surge wherever they passed.

"For someone like Shen Guangjian, who cultivates sword qi, entering the eighth level of Qi cultivation will indeed greatly enhance his strength."

Now he only needs to expend a small amount of energy to manipulate the external gas and condense it into sharp sword energy. He no longer needs to consume a large amount of energy to barely generate a few weak sword energies around his body, as he did before reaching the eighth level of Qi cultivation.

Shen Xu is probably in grave danger this time.

"Is this all you're relying on?" Shen Xu looked at the confident Shen Guangjian and couldn't help but feel a little disappointed.

"Shen Xu! You're asking for it!"

Shen Guangjian roared with a ferocious expression, waving his hands continuously and driving the dense, endless sword energy around him with all his might, rushing towards Shen Xu like a tidal wave.

In an instant, the sword energies intertwined and merged, weaving into an impenetrable net of sword energy that swept down on Shen Xu with destructive force, seemingly intent on turning him into a sieve!

Just as the terrifying net of sword energy was about to touch Shen Xu's body, he calmly raised his right hand and casually pointed forward.

In an instant, thick, white mist surged out from all parts of the battle arena like a flood bursting its banks, spreading out with lightning speed and completely engulfing the entire arena in the blink of an eye.

In an instant, the entire battle arena was shrouded in white fog. Whether it was Shen Guangjian on the stage or the spectators below, their vision was completely obscured by the sudden thick fog.

Taking advantage of the thick white fog before him, Shen Xu flashed through the air like a nimble dragon, weaving freely through the mist. In just a few breaths, he successfully escaped the coverage of the sword energy net and quietly disappeared into the depths of the vast fog.

"what happens?"

"It was probably caused by Shen Xu!"

"You mean he can create such a large area of ​​dense fog in an instant? How is that possible!"

Shen Xu certainly couldn't have created such a large area of ​​dense white mist in an instant, but he wasn't entirely idle when Shen Guangjian broke through.

The Wind-Sounding Platform was already quite humid, and with his deliberate guidance, the entire battle arena was filled with water vapor infused with his faint vital energy. So when he stirred up the surrounding water vapor, it instantly formed a thick fog.

When Shen Guangjian's vision was blocked by the white mist, his expression changed drastically. His sword energy would be useless if he couldn't see the enemy.

Just as Shen Guangjian was pondering how to deal with it, he suddenly discovered that water mirrors had appeared out of thin air in the thick fog around him!

These water mirrors have exceptionally smooth surfaces, just like real mirrors, and can clearly reflect the surrounding scenery.

As more and more water mirrors appeared, the fog, which had been so thick that it was almost impossible to see anything, began to gradually dissipate. Finally, deep within the hazy fog, people could vaguely make out two figures.

At this moment, Shen Guangjian was completely surrounded by these water mirrors. He continuously swung his long sword, unleashing sharp sword energy, and fiercely slashed at the water mirrors surrounding him.

However, what troubled him was that no matter how he attacked, those water mirrors clung to him like maggots, completely unaffected by his sword attacks.

This made him even more anxious. Although he didn't know what these water mirrors were for, he knew he couldn't stay in them any longer.

"If we can't break the water mirror, then let's kill the person who controls it!"

Shen Guangjian's eyes flashed with a fierce light, "Shen Xu, you forced me to do this!"

Thinking of this, Shen Guangjian made a decisive move, preparing to change the direction of his sword energy attack. But at that moment, he suddenly discovered that countless extremely sharp water swords were rapidly condensing within those water mirrors.

Then a sharp, piercing sound rang out, and all the water swords seemed to transform into dense raindrops, shooting towards him in an overwhelming barrage.

Shen Guangjian's expression changed drastically as he stared in disbelief at the dense, torrential rain of water swords pouring down before him. He had never imagined that Shen Xu possessed such astonishing water control abilities, capable of manipulating so many water swords to attack him simultaneously.

To avoid being injured by the sharp water sword in front of him, he could only grit his teeth and do his best to mobilize the sword energy around his body to defend himself.

However, what made him feel breathless was that among the water swords rushing towards him, only a few were real swords with lethal power, while most were just illusory phantoms, and he could not accurately distinguish between them.

Left with no other choice, he had to treat each water sword as a real threat and defend against them all.

However, as time went on, numerous water swords continued to be generated in the water mirror, making the already dense rain of swords even more turbulent.

At this moment, the rain of swords had far exceeded Shen Guangjian's defensive limits. In just a short while, his body was covered with countless tiny wounds, from which blood slowly seeped out, bringing waves of excruciating pain.

The endless stinging pain came in waves, gradually eroding his consciousness and interfering with his judgment.

The number of water swords around him continued to increase, seemingly without end.

Faced with this overwhelming rain of swords, Shen Guangjian felt a deep sense of despair.

He knew perfectly well that no matter what he did, there was no way he could withstand all the water swords. What awaited him was only more and more wounds, and ultimately, an inevitable defeat.

Feeling the increasingly shocking bloodstains appearing all over his body, and looking at the terrifying water swords flying all around him, Shen Guangjian, whose face was extremely pale due to excessive blood loss, finally could not hold on any longer.

His legs buckled, and the long sword in his hand fell to the ground with a clang. He knelt down, his head spinning from extreme weakness.

This was an opponent he couldn't afford to provoke. For the first time in his life, Shen Guangjian felt that he had done something wrong!

He lost his gamble! All his ambitions will be destroyed in this storm of swords, and he may very well lose his entire family.

As Shen Guangjian abandoned his sword, Shen Xu also dispelled the illusion of illusion on the battle stage. Without his control, all the mist gradually dissipated into the air, and everyone finally saw the full picture of the battle stage.

All the people saw was Shen Guangjian kneeling quietly in front of Shen Xu like a dead, bloodied figure, his long sword falling to the ground.

"Ah!!" Some of the female disciples with weaker mental fortitude immediately screamed.

"This is murder!"

"Shen Xu was too impulsive!"

"How dare Shen Xu? Isn't he afraid of being killed on the spot by the sect?"

"Silence!" The black-robed elder's voice rang out immediately, calming the situation that was about to spiral out of control.

"He's definitely not dead, otherwise the elder would have stopped it!"

The black-robed elder's voice brought everyone back to their senses.

"Shen Guangjian's breathing is relatively stable. He probably only has superficial injuries, it just looks scary!"

"Since Shen Guangjian is alright, which of you saw what happened in the fog? How did Shen Guangjian suddenly become like this?"

Everyone shook their heads.

"I'm afraid only the elders and the referees know what happened inside!"