This Sword Cultivator is Somewhat Dependable

An hour's rest had passed.

"Contesting cultivators, please ascend your respective platforms now and prepare to begin the fourth round of duel," Shui Yue Pavilion Master's gaze swept over everyone.

As twelve figures levitated and entered their respective platforms, the entire audience of cultivators could not help but hold their breath in anticipation.

By this time, the gap in strength between these remaining twelve cultivators shouldn't be too wide.

At least, that's what they believed.

In such a case, perhaps this would be the first time they witnessed the full might of these twelve paragons of the Human Race going all out.

Interestingly, among the top thirteen cultivators, besides the most numerous Dharma Cultivators who occupied five positions, Sword Cultivators surprisingly took up three positions right after them.

As both Lu Qingshan and Yu Cibei were Sword Cultivators, the question of who was stronger or weaker between the two was a matter of great curiosity for many.

This battle also attracted the attention of countless genius Sword Cultivators, these geniuses were quite interested in the scene of the strongest batch of Sword Cultivators of their generation clashing.

When Lu Qingshan and Yu Cibei entered the platform, even Taibai Sword Master slightly turned his attention to this situation.

Two demon-like Sword Cultivators clashing would undoubtedly be a remarkable duel, full of highlights.

...

On the platform, Yu Cibei stood in a grey robe, holding a silver sword, his eyes sparkling like stars.

"Yu Cibei, Innocence Sword," Yu Cibei suddenly spoke.

This was the way Sword Cultivators greeted each other, indicating Yu Cibei's regard for Lu Qingshan.

With a whoosh, the dusty Peach Blossom Sword left his body and hovered in front of Lu Qingshan.

Lu Qingshan responded, "Lu Qingshan, Peach Blossom Sword."

...

"Who do you think will win?" the battle hadn't even started, yet there were already cultivators in the audience starting to speculate.

"Zhuan Zhu, who are you favoring?" At the Taiyi Sword Sect's location, an elderly cultivator, standing alongside Zhuan Zhu as if on equal footing with the younger cultivators, asked with considerable interest, "You seem to particularly like this Lu Qingshan."

"Yu Cibei excels in External Sword and his swordsmanship is extraordinary. Lu Qingshan, on the other hand, specializes in Internal Sword.

The struggle between these two should be a classic confrontation between External and Internal Sword," Zhuan Zhu did not express a clear preference, offering a rather fair assessment, "But no matter how strong Yu Cibei's swordsmanship might be, it would be difficult for him to defeat Lu Qingshan, who has reached the 'Sword Burst Thunder Sound' level in the Flying Sword Technique. After all, Sword Burst Thunder Sound is a realm of another level."

The elderly cultivator nodded but did not entirely agree with Zhuan Zhu's view, "The struggle between External and Internal Sword depends on distance.

Within five miles, Internal Sword is invincible, but within three, Victory or defeat hangs by a thread. If the distance is reduced to one mile, then External Sword is invincible.

With Yu Cibei's mastery of Wind Sword Intent and speed as swift as a storm, Lu Qingshan's Flying Sword, however strong, still requires sufficient space to execute. If Yu Cibei truly finds an opportunity to close the distance with Lu Qingshan, the outcome is still uncertain."

"Let's just watch," Zhuan Zhu's eyes narrowed, he said solemnly, "They've started!"

As Shui Yue Pavilion Master announced the start of the match, in that instant, a faint green qi began to permeate around Yu Cibei.

Then, Yu Cibei merged with this green qi, turning into an afterimage as he swiftly dashed toward Lu Qingshan.

His speed was extremely fast. If Lu Qingshan didn't move quickly, it would only take two breaths for Yu Cibei to get close to him.

"Swoosh!"

Yu Cibei swept through the void, emitting a sound similar to that of a Flying Sword cutting through the air.

"Now it depends on whether Lu Qingshan can stop Yu Cibei's plan to get close," the spectator cultivators thought to themselves.

If he stops him, then the duel is Lu Qingshan's to win; if he can't, Lu Qingshan will be in trouble.

But as they thought so, the next moment left them all dumbfounded.

Lu Qingshan, whom they considered an expert in Internal Sword, surprisingly stretched out his hand, tightly gripped the hilt of the Peach Blossom Sword, flashed his figure like a flash of lightning, and, with a movement like Yu Cibei's, dashed toward his opponent.

The two originally stood at opposite corners of the arena, but now they were tracing a straight line through the air, rapidly nearing each other in a blur.

"What is Lu Qingshan trying to do?" A young Sword Cultivator rubbed his eyes, wondering if he had seen wrongly.
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"It seems he's preparing to match Yu Cibei in External Sword," someone beside the young Sword Cultivator hazily said.

"You, who have cultivated your Flying Sword to the Sword Burst Thunder Sound, actually intend to display External Sword and battle against Yu Cibei, who is most skilled at it? Is this not using an opponent's strength against their weakness? Have I gone mad, or has he lost his senses?" another observing Sword Cultivator couldn't help but mutter.

On the platform, when Yu Cibei saw Lu Qingshan's movements, a sharp light also flashed through his eyes.

As slow as it is to say, it was quickly done—in the next instant, the two had exchanged a glance.

"Woooo!"

The void trembled, and the sword hummed buzzing, as Yu Cibei drew his sword in that instant.

A single sword, yet it transformed into a hundred beams of Sword Light!

In that moment, sword shadows flickered.

These sword shadows were not illusory; they appeared due to the incredible speed of Yu Cibei's sword strikes, creating a visual illusion. In reality, each sword shadow landed in a solid place, with attacks everywhere.

In the span of a breath, Yu Cibei had delivered dozens of sword strikes.

Clang, clang, clang, clang, clang, clang!

A continuous clangor of metal colliding followed.

The Five-Colored Sword Armor of the Five Elements—metal, wood, water, fire, earth—left his body and roamed around Lu Qingshan, like five thick sword curtains and also like five sturdy pieces of armor, blocking all attacks from Yu Cibei.

Meanwhile, Lu Qingshan had also delivered a sword strike.

Yu Cibei, dozens of swords in a breath, Lu Qingshan, only one sword in the same time.

But this one sword move stirred up layers of heavy Sword Qi, massive as mountains.

This Sword Technique had no name; it was a method of sword strike that Lu Qingshan had learned from Heaven Suppressing Secret Sword techniques, greatly enhancing the power of the swordsmanship.

Yu Cibei's expression turned serious, his Innocence Sword sweeping horizontally, the tip drawing a blue full moon.

With a series of explosions, a Half-Moon Sword Beam shot out, colliding with Lu Qingshan's sword.

Bang!

An uncontrolled explosion rippled outward, and Yu Cibei's Half-Moon Sword Beam was instantaneously obliterated under Lu Qingshan's sword.

All reverted to annihilation!

Yu Cibei had no time to think further, hastily thrusting another sword with almost no interval from the last, seemingly without the process of retracting and exerting force again.

Of course, that was not possible.

It was merely because his speed was so fast that the exertion process was so brief as to seem nonexistent.

Boom!

This second sword, clashing again with Lu Qingshan's Peach Blossom Sword, created an explosive sound of Sword Qi colliding.

Lu Qingshan's sword was finally blocked by Yu Cibei's exceptionally quick consecutive two swords.

Whiz! Whiz!

Their figures crossed in midair, stirring up a splendid overflow of spiritual light.

"You excel in Flying Sword, yet you engage me in close combat, what does this mean?" Yu Cibei asked during that brief moment as they crossed paths.

"Coincidentally, External Sword, I happen to know a bit about it as well," Lu Qingshan calmly responded.