Novel Full Chapter 1772 - 1869: Madman
Chapter 1772: Chapter 1869: Madman
"What are you looking at?" Dugu Nian saw Fang Lin raising his head and couldn’t help but ask.
Fang Lin said, "Did you notice when the Pavilion Master of the Sealing Sword Pavilion left?"
Dugu Nian was stunned upon hearing this, and then also looked up with a surprised expression: "I didn’t notice either; it seemed like he was still here just now."
"The Sword Head Review is the top priority for the Sealing Sword Pavilion right now. He should be present, but he suddenly left so silently." Fang Lin said with a frown.
Dugu Nian said, "Maybe you’re overthinking it."
Fang Lin laughed self-deprecatingly, "Hopefully, I’m just overthinking."
Despite saying this, Fang Lin was actually still a bit uneasy because he could never read this Pavilion Master of the Sealing Sword Pavilion, even after having crossed swords with him before, he always felt that this Pavilion Master was unfathomable.
Moreover, Fang Lin was very suspicious of the Sealing Sword Pavilion’s intention for hosting the Sword Head Review this time. After all, at this time, the Sealing Sword Pavilion was hosting the Sword Head Review and had invited various forces from the Nine Countries Seven Seas to gather here. Fang Lin faintly felt that this Pavilion Master might have another meaning in doing so.
At this moment, the situation on the Ask Sword Platform was gradually becoming clear, and Cao Xuesheng eventually lost at the hands of that elderly man in black.
It was not the Sword Tao proficiency he lost in, but rather the sword in that elderly man in black’s hand.
The sword of that elderly man in black wasn’t necessarily stronger than Cao Xuesheng’s Cold Cicada Sword, but it restrained Cao Xuesheng as a swordsman, leaving him unable to display any skills, making his defeat somewhat frustrating.
Fortunately, Cao Xuesheng wasn’t a swordsman particularly concerned with victory or defeat. He lost and accepted it without any grudges and left the Ask Sword Platform gracefully. After all, Cao Xuesheng came to claim the top spot on the Talent Sword Head List; his goal was achieved. Participating in the Sword Head List was just for fun.
"You kid still lack some spark," Nangong Shoujian said to Cao Xuesheng with a smile.
Cao Xuesheng sighed, "It’s inevitable when skills aren’t as good as others."
Nangong Shoujian patted Cao Xuesheng on the shoulder, "Watch how I deal with that guy."
With that, Nangong Shoujian flew directly onto the Ask Sword Platform.
Seeing another envoy of the Sky Swallowing Palace making a move, the surrounding people showed interest. After all, the elderly man in black had already defeated one envoy of the Sky Swallowing Palace, and if he defeated another, wouldn’t that bring great disgrace to the Sky Swallowing Palace?
"I only need one sword. If you can block it, I’ll admit defeat." Nangong Shoujian stood on the Ask Sword Platform, shocking everyone with his first sentence.
To defeat the elderly man in black with just one sword? How confident is he? How arrogant?
"Oh? Defeat me with one sword? Then I’ll wait and see." The elderly man in black laughed coldly, with a hint of sarcasm in his words.
Nangong Shoujian stood with his hands behind him, displaying the demeanor of a master. Behind him, a sword was revealed, it was the Bamboo Shadow.
Bamboo Shadow! Shadow Chase!
"Watch carefully!" Nangong Shoujian shouted, and the Bamboo Shadow Sword moved, flashing swiftly.
The elderly man in black’s pupils narrowed just as he was about to react, the sword tip of Bamboo Shadow was already pointed at his throat. Just an inch closer, and Bamboo Shadow would pierce the elderly man in black’s neck.
There was dead silence all around, even those who were whispering and talking quietly before were dumbfounded and speechless.
The most shocked was the elderly man in black. He could not imagine how his opponent’s sword could be so fast, leaving him no chance or time to react.
If the opponent hadn’t spared his life, he would likely have been beheaded.
Flying sword takes heads, Bamboo Shadow seizes the enemy’s head!
The former Nangong Shoujian, with this move, had cut down countless opponents who came to provoke him, always winning in one move without ever needing a second.
"Such a fast sword! Absolutely no time to react!"
"Why is this sword so fast?"
"I didn’t even see how that sword was unleashed!"
"Incredible, I thought that Man with the Wolf Head Mask was already formidable, but this White Crane Masked Man is even stronger."
"The Sky Swallowing Palace still has one swordsman who hasn’t made a move."
"Truly terrifying."
...
The elderly man in black stared fiercely at Nangong Shoujian, feeling truly frustrated. He hadn’t even made a move, nor taken a step, and was defeated so cleanly.
What’s the meaning of this?
"Why is your sword so fast?" the elderly man in black asked, unwilling to accept it.
Nangong Shoujian chuckled, "Practice more when you get back, and you’ll know."
As soon as he finished speaking, the elderly man in black was teleported out by the array, and Nangong Shoujian became the new leader on the Ask Sword Platform, as expected.
With Nangong Shoujian displaying such skill, the remaining swordsmen were unwilling to challenge him, having no confidence to withstand that unimaginably fast sword.
But if no one challenges him, wouldn’t Nangong Shoujian, like Cao Xuesheng before, easily become the top of the Sword Head List?
After all, in past Sword Head Reviews, there had been instances where a swordsman showed too much strength, leading no one to challenge him, causing the review to end prematurely.
Many people were secretly wondering at this moment if such a situation would happen again this time. Could it be that both the top of the Sword Head List and the Talent Sword Head List would be taken by the people of the Sky Swallowing Palace?
Upon thinking of this, the heads of many forces felt uncomfortable, feeling like they made the trip just to be foils.
At this moment, the Pavilion Master of the Sealing Sword Pavilion had arrived at a deep valley, where many Pill Refiners were gathered, along with a gigantic Pill Furnace standing tall like a mountain.
Fang Lin had been here before, causing a ruckus, and then rushed out.
However, that commotion did not greatly impact what was happening here, and the moment of pill formation was getting closer and closer.
"How much longer?" asked the Pavilion Master of the Sealing Sword Pavilion, standing under the Pill Furnace, looking up at the enormous structure.
One of the Pill Refiners said, "Barring any accidents, the pill can be completed in one day."
"One day?" The Pavilion Master of the Sealing Sword Pavilion’s eyes gleamed, and he wore a slight smile.
"Master, although the pill will be completed, on the day it forms, it requires a large amount of life force to be injected, this..." The Pill Refiner hesitated.
The Pavilion Master of the Sealing Sword Pavilion laughed, "No worries, I’ve already prepared for that. With so many people from the Nine Countries Seven Seas gathered here, the life force can just be extracted from them."
The Pill Refiner shuddered and remained silent.
"Master, you shall return soon," the Pavilion Master of the Sealing Sword Pavilion murmured softly, touching the sword scars on his face.
The heroes surrounding the sixty thousand mountains were unaware that their fate was already in the hands of the Pavilion Master of the Sealing Sword Pavilion.
And everything the Pavilion Master of the Sealing Sword Pavilion was doing was being watched by the concealed Jin Zhulong.
"That guy’s apprentice is indeed a madman too," Jin Zhulong shook his head slightly, his expression becoming even more solemn.
ps: Fourth update, continuing tomorrow, time for dinner