Chapter81:InstantKill

Aftertheendofthesecondround,everyonesurprisinglyfoundoutthattherewerenearlythirtyfemaleswordsmaidensenteringthethirdround.Inthepast,theywerelikeornamentsinthepeople’seyes.Noonehadexpectedthattheycouldseizenearly30%ofthequota.

"That’sjustbullshit!"

"Impossible!Impossible!Someonecometellmethatthisisn’treal!"

"WhendidthefemaleswordsmaidensoftheWhiteLotusSwordDomainhavesuchbrilliantswordskills?"

Iftheresultofthefirstroundcouldberegardedasacoincidence,now,tworoundshadfinishedandabout30%ofthevictorswerefemaleswordsmaidens.Noonebelievedthatitwasarealisticresult.

Accordingtothepastrecord,mostofthesefemaleswordsmaidensshouldn’thaveevenpassedthroughthefirstroundoftheentrancetest.Aftertworounds,thereshouldonlybeafewfemaleswordsmaidensstillremainingonthestage.Ifitwasn’tbecausetheWhiteLotusSwordPalaceoftenintentionallyrecruitedafewgirlstobalancethesexratioofthenewdisciples,itwouldn’tbesurprisingtodiscoverthatnoneofthefemaleswordsmaidenshadpassedthroughtothesecondround.

Inthemortalrank,maleshadgreateradvantagesinphysicalqualityoverfemales.Onlyuntiltheherorankwouldthissituationstarttochange.

"Humph.Don’tlookdownuponus!"

"We’renotweak!Besides,ourluckygoddessisblessingus!"

Severalvivaciousfemaleswordsmaidensmadefacesatthemaleswordsmencamps.However,theiryouthfulfacesalsolookedalittleconfused.Itseemedthatthistestwasreallydifferentfromthepast.Theywereallhardworkingfemaleswordsmaidens.Theycouldeasilyfeelthedifferencewhentheybrandishedtheirswords.Theirphysicalqualitieshadnotbeenstrengthened.However,whentheystoodontheexamarea,theywouldnaturallyenteranexcitablestate.Inthisstate,theirstepswouldbecomenimblerandthespeedofbrandishingtheirswordswouldalsobecomefaster.Themostimportantthingwastheirfantasticpre-judgementability.Theyfeltthattheycouldseethroughtheiropponent’smovesbeforetheiropponentsevenstartedmoving.

(TranslatedbyGravityTales😌)

Forthefirsttime,battlesbecamesoeasyforthem.Theyevenbegantoenjoytheprocess.Theyfeltasiftheirswordssuddenlyhadsouls.Theseweretheonlywordstheycouldfindtodescribetheirchanges.Duetothat,theirmediocreswordskillshadasuddenbutmassivechange.

"We’vereallybecomestrong."

"En.Ialsofeellikethat.You’renotinanillusion."

"IfeltthatIsuddenlyunderstoodmanythings."

"ItmustbetheeffectofMei’sluckycharm.Thankgod."

ThegirlswereimmersedinthejoyofbecomingstrongandpeepedatMeifromtimetotime.Themorefrequentlytheylookedatthemysteriousblack-hairedgirl,themoreactiveandvibranttheseedsintheirheartswouldbe.Theyfeltthatsomethingwasgrowingintheirhearts,waitingfortherighttimetobreakthroughthesoil.

"Mei..."XiaoCaoofferedYunXithemostbasicswordskillexperienceandhadthestrongestbondwithYunXi.Herbehaviorwasmostobvious.Shehadbrandishedherswordoveramilliontimes.Evenifshefaceddeath,shehadtheconfidencethatherhandswouldn’tshake.Butnow,shecrossedhertwohandstogetherwithashylook.

"En?OnlymyQuicksilverMotionhasn’treachedperfection?"YunXididn’trealizethatthegirlswerelookingathimenthusiasticallyandshyly.Hewasfocusingoncontinuingtoimprovehisswordskill.HisFlyingSwallowSwordhadreacheditsperfectversion.IfhisQuicksilverMotionalsoreachedperfection,hewouldbeabletopracticeHuaHuo’smostterrifyingswordskill:SkyFlyingSword(10%version).

YunXihadbeenlookingforwardtopracticingthisgod-likeswordskillfromalongtimeago.Eventhoughhecouldonlylearnits10%version,thatwasstillenoughforhimtobeinvincibleamongstmortalrankpeople.

Soonafterwards,theswordmaster’svoicecamefromtheSwordPalace’splatform.

"Thethirdroundbegins!"

"NumberelevenVSNumberthirty-six!"

"Numberforty-sevenVSNumberthirty-five!"

Thegirlscamebacktoearthfromthejoyofpassingthroughthesecondround.Now,theysteppedontothestageagain.However,theireyeslookedmoreconfident.Theirstepshadbecomelighter.EverygirlsecretlytookaglanceatYunXibeforetheysteppedontothestage,thentheireyesbrightenedupwithconfidence.

“Icanwin!”

“Imustwin!”

“Becauseweareblessed!”

Afterthat,theycrushedalltheiropponents.Atfirst,thepeoplestillfeltsurprised,astheirbodiesshivered.Finally,theybecamecallous,withtheirbodiesstifflikewoodandtheirmouthsopenedwide.Theywitnessedthegirlsdefeatingonemaleswordsmanafteranotherwiththeirowneyes.

Amongstthefirstrankswordsmen,noonewasamatchforthem.Eventhese2ndrankedmalegeniuseswerealsodefeated.Theirfailuresweresofastandunexpected,whichevenmadethemstarttowonderaboutthemeaningoftheirlives.ChildeYunHewastheonlyonewhostillremainedasthelasthonorofnoblefamilies’camp.HisYunHeSwordSkillwassoexceptionalthatheblockedhisopponent’severyattackandsuccessfullypassedthroughthethirdround.

Attheendofthethirdround,YunXimetanotheroldacquaintance.ChildeSanQuan,thestrongestinpersonalstrengthamongstthethreeChildes.Hehadthreecareers,hewasaswordsman,taoistpriest,andalchemistatthesametime,andhadthespiritweapon"FiveAnimalsFanSword".

"Iknowyou’retheinitiator.Youcausedthiswholechange.Whatdidyoudo?"ChildeSanQuanwavedhisfansword,staringatYunXi.EspeciallyatYunXi’schestandhisflawlessblackhair.Afterthat,helookeddownatYunXi’sfeetandhisexoticblackdress.

"Well.Verywell!Ihaven’tseensuchahigh-qualitymaidinalongtime.Doyouwanttocomeandswearyourloyaltytome?"

Whodoyouthinkyouare?!YunXilookedathimwithdisdain.AmongstthethreeChildes,you’rethemostcunningandfrivolousperson.Inthetrial,youalwayslookeddownuponotherpeople.IfHuaHuodidn’tremindhim,YunXiwouldthinkthatChildeSanQuanwasthehiddenbossamongstthethreeChildes.Butinbattle,hewasactuallyimpressivetotheeyebutofnouse.

NomatterifitwasthemysteriousarcherinredorChildeYunHe,theywereactuallystrongerthanChildeSanQuan.OnlyChildeSiNianwasn’tlikelytodefeathimveryeasilybecauseChildeSiNianwastoohonestanddidn’tknowhowtodealwithtricks.ThebestwaytodefeatChildeSanQuanwastobeathimdownbeforeheusedanyunderhandedtricks.

"Shuffle!"YunXuusedQuicksilverMotiontoincreasehisspeed.Hisrunningwasgracefullikeasheepontheprairie,makinghiminstantlycrossdozensofmetres.

"Well,itmaynotabadidea.Letmeplaywithyouforawhile.Youwillsoonunderstandthetruepowerofournoblefamilies..."ChildeSanQuanwavedhisfanswordandstartedtodeploysomestuffontheexamarea.

Atthenextsecond,hesawaflyingswallow.