The First Sword of the Universe

Chapter 88: Working late into the night for three days and three nights

It's noon and the sky is bright!
Xu Xingchen originally wanted to leave the city and go into the mountains, get rid of the pursuers behind him, disguise himself, and then he could go on the road normally.
I didn’t expect that as soon as I walked out of the city gate, I was invited here by Ren Yingying’s people!

He was confident of his martial arts skills and there were few people in the world who could be his rival, so he came here leisurely to see what was going on!

Ren Yingying acted decisively. She immediately gave orders and sent out a master to compete with him. She did not even wait for him to say anything before refusing. This was a perfect example of the Demon Cult's domineering style.

The white-headed old man's clothes were torn and broken, and someone nearby immediately threw out a black cloak, which fluttered in the wind and flew in the air. In a blink of an eye, it wrapped his naked body.

A trace of shame and anger flashed across the white-headed old man's eyes, but he still obediently grasped his cloak, lowered his head and walked away quickly.

Afterwards, two more people jumped in front of Xu Xingchen, one was tall and thin, holding a sword in his left hand, and the other was short, holding a knife in his right hand. Both of them had a fierce look, with murderous gleams in their eyes.

He saluted towards Xu Xingchen with a fist, then rushed forward with a whistling sound, his sword shining with cold light and his knife blowing in the cold wind.

The martial arts of these two people are different from those of ordinary people. The one who wields the sword chops and cuts, as ferocious as a knife; the one who wields the knife picks, cuts and stabs, but is as light and agile as a sword.

The two cooperated closely, their swords flashed swiftly, their knife skills were exquisite, they sometimes separated and sometimes combined, sometimes gathered and sometimes dispersed, and they kept circling and dancing around Xu Xingchen in the center, and their offensive was endless.

Xu Xingchen found it curious, so he restrained his sword power and fought with the two men for dozens of moves. After seeing all the changes in their swords and knives, he swung out two sword lights, cutting them flying. After they landed on the ground, they rolled three or four meters away.

Although these two were in a bit of a mess, they did not lose all their face like the old man with white hair. This could be regarded as a reward from Xu Xingchen for their martial arts which could bring him a sense of novelty!
"Three brothers of the Zeng family, you go ahead!"

In the Shili Pavilion, faint instructions continued to be heard from behind the white gauze curtain.

Three more people jumped out from the crowd nearby and landed on the open ground.

The three men were dressed in black, with black cloaks tied behind them that were red in color, and they all had conical hats on their heads.

The three men were dressed the same, looked similar, and had cold and ruthless eyes. With a clanging sound, three long swords shining with snow and crystal were drawn out of their scabbards at the same time in uniform movements.

The three of them didn't say hello, they just moved their feet, turned their bodies, and the cloaks behind them fluttered and spread out. In a blink of an eye, their bodies were hidden in three flying and swirling black whirlwinds.

The black whirlwind moved close to the ground and quickly surrounded Xu Xingchen in the middle. Three knife lights suddenly emerged from the whirlwind, like three knife wheels, spinning sharply, cutting and squeezing the target in the middle!
As the blade passed, the dust on the ground flew up and joined the black whirlwind, adding a bit of astonishing power!
"The attack of these three people is quite interesting!"

Xu Xingchen's eyes lit up and he jumped up. Seeing three black whirlwinds accompanied by three sword lights following closely behind him and rising into the sky, he immediately sent out three sword lights and knocked the three black whirlwinds back to the ground.

Three black whirlwinds landed on the ground, twisting here and there, and soon stabilized again.

Swish!
With the clear sound of the air tearing, three sword lights flashed with sharp cold light and stabbed towards Xu Xingchen who was descending.

At this moment, three blade lights stabbed from three directions, as if accelerated by the black whirlwind behind them, at an astonishing speed, pulling out three dazzling rays of light in the air.

"Not bad!"

Before his feet touched the ground, Xu Xingchen praised and used a move called "White Rainbow Piercing the Sun". The sword light that was sharp in the past now became as soft as water, flowing around his body slowly but actually quickly.

As soon as the three knife lights came into contact with the sword light as fast as water, the knife forces trembled disorderly, deviated from the forward direction, and slashed to one side.

If the three of them were not in sync with each other and had not worked closely together, this attack would have probably accidentally injured their own brothers.

The three of them quickly regrouped and launched another attack.

In the venue, three black whirlwinds were flying around Xu Xingchen at an astonishing speed. Occasionally, three sword lights would suddenly shoot out and launch a fierce attack. Sometimes, they were like waves, overlapping and surging back and forth.

The dust on the ground rose up under the influence of three black whirlwinds, and actually formed an ochre-colored whirlwind around Xu Xingchen in the center.

Xu Xingchen controlled the yellow whirlwind and moved flexibly among the three black whirlwinds. He rarely attacked with the long sword in his hand. It seemed that he was avoiding the three black whirlwinds' relentless pressure, but every time he swung his sword, he could change the situation on the battlefield, causing the three black whirlwinds to twist and turn and almost collapse several times.

In this way, they fought for dozens of rounds. When the three black whirlwinds had performed all their moves, they were completely defeated by the three sword lights.

Three black whirlwinds rolled and flew backwards, revealing three slightly embarrassed figures.

"The Four Monsters of Black Mountain, attack!" As the order was given, four people jumped out of the crowd and surrounded Xu Xingchen the moment they landed.

Xu Xingchen turned around and looked around. He saw that the four people were men and women, old and young. The old man was leaning on his crutches, the young man was holding an iron flute, the man was holding a hoe, and the woman was holding a kitchen knife.
These four people look like a family, but in fact they are not much different in age. It's just that some of them look old, some are dwarfs, the men are skinny as a stick, and the women are fat as a pig. They have weird images and weapons, no wonder they are called the "Four Monsters of Black Mountain".

The martial arts of these four people are another scene. Every move is insidious and vicious, every style is unexpected. They smash up and stab down, hoe left and chop right. Their attacks are weird and at strange angles. They always attack from directions that others don't expect.

Xu Xingchen could naturally defeat them with one sword at the very beginning, but in order to observe their moves and restrain his strength, he was really confused and at a loss at the beginning because of these four people.

However, once I became familiar with the martial arts of these four people, everything became easy.

These "Four Monsters of Black Mountain" rely on strange moves to win, and usually they can defeat the enemy in just a few rounds.

Today, when fighting against the Huashan disciple in front of him, he used all his moves and routines. While he was horrified, he also knew that the four of them could no longer pose a threat to him, and soon, they were beaten away.

Next, five people attacked together, and six people surrounded him together.
Then, there were seven people, eight people, and nine people.
As the number of people continued to increase, the martial arts of the people who took action became more and more powerful, the siege methods became more and more sophisticated, and the changes in moves became more and more exquisite.

Xu Xingchen's interest was gradually aroused. Although he did not have the exhilarating feeling of fighting with the peerless masters, he also felt some comfort!
Now thinking back to the first time I went down the mountain to travel, what were those bandits who blocked the road and the evil men who robbed people that I killed?
He is nothing more than a small-time gangster who makes a living by relying on his humble martial arts skills!
The heroes of the rivers and lakes like these who can be called by the Saint Lady of the Demon Cult today are the real masters. They are the pillars, backers, and black hands behind some evil forces. They are the "big shots" who sit at home waiting to collect money and wait for others to show their respect.

These people were able to make a name for themselves in the vicious underworld. Each of them had strong martial arts skills, and many of them had unique methods that were different from ordinary people.

The more Xu Xingchen fought with these people, the more interested he became. As for the exhaustion caused by being beaten by these people in a round-the-clock battle?
During the battle, with the continuous circulation of the Yin-Yang magnetic energy in his body, the little bit of strength that was consumed was quickly restored to normal.

This is another characteristic of the "Yin-Yang Yuan Magnetic Qi" that Xu Xingchen has just discovered.

In the past, he had never had the opportunity to fight with others in this way, and he had not realized that the recovery speed of his Yin-Yang Yuan magnetic Qi was so amazing!
The battle continues
With Xu Xingchen's deliberate slackness, the duration of each battle was extended a lot.

The number of besiegers gradually increased to sixteen and could no longer be increased.

Among the sixteen people, in fact, only half of them were engaged in close combat, and the other half were wandering around the periphery and throwing hidden weapons.

The martial arts of each of these people is no less powerful than the ten underworld masters who besieged Xu Xingchen when he first went down the mountain to train.

If he had the strength he had back then, Xu Xingchen would probably only be thinking about how to escape.

But now, he has cultivated the Yin-Yang Yuan Magnetic Qi with unparalleled endurance, and his swordsmanship has reached the highest level of "no moves are better than moves", and he has also comprehended the unique move of "Huashan First Sword".
He is no longer someone that can be dealt with by means of rotation warfare or group attacks!
And this is one of the conditions for becoming a top master!

Perhaps because they saw Xu Xingchen's "mercy", later in the battle, there was no need for the Saint Lady in Shili Pavilion to give any orders, as some people could not wait to jump out and join the new siege after others failed.

Some people were very unwilling to accept their failure. After resting for a few rounds, they jumped back into the field and challenged again.

The battle lasted for a long time, until it got dark and torches were lit all around, but it still didn't end!
Burn the midnight oil
The sky went dark and then light, then light and then dark again, and the battle lasted for three days and three nights.
Xu Xingchen was sweating all over, feeling extremely refreshed!
In contrast, those heroes and outlaws who besieged him all collapsed to the ground due to exhaustion.

Some people actually didn't want to fight anymore, but without the order from the Saint Lady, no one present dared to stop and leave on their own!
After knocking down the last few men with one sword, Xu Xingchen looked up to the sky and howled, his voice resounding ten miles away. He laughed heartily and said, "It feels so good! It feels so good!"

Turning his head to look at the Shili Pavilion where layers of white gauze were floating, Xu Xingchen strode forward and approached within three meters, causing the seven masters who stayed behind to look nervous, their bodies stretched as tight as bowstrings, ready to go all out at any time!

The seven of them, as the Saint Lady's guards, had always thought highly of themselves, but now they were deeply impressed by the young man in front of them. They felt that if they took action, they would not be able to defeat him.

Little did they know that the seven of them had already been defeated by the young man in front of them!
Xu Xingchen stopped at the right time and said loudly: "Saint Aunt, if you have any other tricks, just use them!"

The white veil was lifted, revealing three figures.

Lan Fenghuang held the white gauze curtain with her right hand, and looked at the young man not far away with a serious face, thinking: "I really misjudged him. This boy is so young, and he looked well-behaved and quiet in the inn. I didn't expect that he possessed such superb swordsmanship and profound internal strength. It's simply shocking!"

The woman walking in front was wearing a white dress and a white hat, with white gauze hanging around the edges, covering her face completely. But from her calm and composed demeanor, Xu Xingchen guessed that this woman must be Ren Yingying without a doubt.

The third person who appeared in the Shili Pavilion at some point in time was a mighty old man with half white hair and beard. His eyes were as bright as lightning and he had an unruly look on his face. A knife handle was exposed on his shoulder, and his two big hands hanging down by his side were thick and powerful.
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