Nine-layer armor-breaking

Chapter 183 A Dignified Defeat (Seeking Monthly Tickets)
And his short knife was held steadily in his hand!

He broke through in a crucial battle in the Five States Martial Arts Show, officially advancing to the peak of the Heavenly Rank and becoming a true peak warrior!
At this time, the audience in the martial arts arena also reacted from their shock, and most of them cheered excitedly.

The audience, every warrior present, witnessed history without any surprise.

Chi Yunren was an excellent heavenly-level warrior after all. Although he was extremely shocked, he quickly regained his rationality and looked at Jiang Xuan who was standing not far away.

Jiang Xuan had already put his unnecessary thoughts aside at this time. He first looked at Chi Yunren who was not far away, then tapped the ground lightly with his toes, creating a greater distance between him and Chi Yunren.

In Jiang Xuan's opinion, although he did not violate the rules by reaching the peak in the competition, any warrior should know that a high-level Heavenly Rank warrior, even the top-level Heavenly Rank eighth-level warrior like Chi Yunren, is definitely not a match for a peak warrior.

And now, what Jiang Xuan has to do is to give his opponent a decent defeat in this competition.

"Congratulations, you have made a breakthrough." Naturally, everything Jiang Xuan did was seen by Chi Yunren.

Under such circumstances, Chi Yunren naturally would not think that he could win this competition, but he was still very grateful for Jiang Xuan's actions at this time.

Whether it's provocation or disdain, it's all a psychological strategy in a competition. After all, the opponent in the competition is not a mortal enemy on the battlefield, and there is no need to fight to the death.

"Thank you. You have made a great contribution to the breakthrough." Jiang Xuan said politely to Chi Yunren.

It was a courtesy, but Jiang Xuan was sincere in what he said.

Before Jiang Xuan's breakthrough, he had already determined in the competition with Chi Yunren that Chi Yunfeng was the strongest among the winners in this group.

Compared with Chi Yunfeng, Chi Yunren's strength is much higher.

It can be said that if Chi Yunren had not shown any indifference to the competition, Jiang Xuan might have been defeated long ago.

No matter what, Jiang Xuan's breakthrough, from one aspect, was forced by Chi Yunren, who was much stronger than him.

In this way, Chi Yunren did indeed contribute to Jiang Xuan's breakthrough.

"I don't want you to hold back. In the next battle, we must go all out." Chi Yunren threw the broken sword in his hand and pulled out another long sword from his waist from its brown scabbard.

"Your brother often says this, did you know?" Jiang Xuan's mood was different at this time.

Hearing Chi Yunren say this, he suddenly thought of Chi Yunren's brother Chi Yunfeng.

"Him? What does he often say?" Since the suspense of victory or defeat was almost gone, Chi Yunren's mentality was much calmer.

"With all my strength." Jiang Xuan replied.

"He is just a person trapped in a martial arts gym. He doesn't know what it means to give his all. It's really funny." Chi Yunren said this, but there was no smile on his face, but he looked a little restrained.

Jiang Xuan naturally saw that Chi Yunren was not sincere. Therefore, Jiang Xuan did not intend to argue with Chi Yunren.

"I was abandoned by the Chi family. If I hadn't given my all while trying to make my way out there, I wouldn't have ended up like this. I'm afraid I would have been killed by a ferocious beast long ago."

Before Jiang Xuan could speak, Chi Yunren, who had been silent for a while, started talking.

"Chi Yunfeng is different. He is the hope of the family. He can do what his father and the clan leader wish and bring honor to the Chi family."

"So he was a core disciple of the Jinzhou Martial Arts School, and even became its swordsmanship instructor. And what about me? I'm just a disbanded disciple expelled from the Jinzhou Martial Arts School. I have no home to return to."

Jiang Xuan listened quietly for a while, then asked, "If that's the case, why did you come to the Five Provinces to perform martial arts and look for your brother?"

"Looking for him? Haha, don't talk nonsense." Chi Yunren acted as if he didn't care.

"If you weren't here to look for your brother, why did you carry that silver sword with you?" Jiang Xuan asked again.

Chi Yunren turned around to look at the broken silver sword and was speechless for a moment.

He turned around, waved the sword in his hand, and said, "What's the use of a broken sword?"

Jiang Xuan clearly saw a tear on that persistent face.

"Golden Ape Sword Technique!"

Chi Yunren shouted loudly and drew his sword forward.

"Whoosh!"

“Swoosh!”…

Chi Yunren attacked dozens of times, but Jiang Xuan dodged them all easily.

"Bore!"

Chi Yunren was about to swing his sword again, but was blocked by Jiang Xuan's dagger.

With a little force, Jiang Xuan pushed Chi Yunren and his sword several feet away.

As soon as Fang stood still, Chi Yunren drew his sword again and attacked with a vertical sword style.

"Bore!"

"Bore!"

……

Every attack of the long sword seemed to be filled with anger, but also with a hint of helplessness.

Although Jiang Xuan could easily block those attacks, he could not resist the complex emotions contained in them.

A complicated feeling from a younger brother to his older brother.

A feeling that has been suppressed for years, even decades.

The long sword's attack weakened with the repeated blocking of the dagger. It felt somewhat powerless, but also contained some new hope.

"You talk about giving it your all, but you yourself are a person who acts on impulse." After dodging an attack from Chi Yunren, whose power had greatly decreased, Jiang Xuan placed the dagger on his shoulder.

Chi Yunren was no longer able to fight, so he held the sword in his hand and stopped moving.

"Warrior number one hundred and seventy-fifth, Ling Honghe wins!"

Seeing this, the female warrior did not hesitate and directly announced the result of the competition.

Neither the two contestants nor the audience had any doubts about this result.

Although they were both Heavenly Rank warriors, when the advanced one faced the peak one, even if he was as strong as Chi Yunren who was at the eighth level of Heavenly Rank, this top Heavenly Rank warrior had no chance of winning.

This is not only the consensus of heavenly-level warriors, but also the consensus of all warriors.

They could see that Ling Honghe could have ended the battle quickly after the breakthrough, but he chose to unleash his opponent's full strength and let his opponent vent all his emotions.

Perhaps, that was not what Chi Yunren meant by going all out, nor even what Chi Yunfeng meant by going all out, but it was consistent with what Jiang Xuan had in mind.

"you win."

There was no expression on Chi Yunren's face, and his voice was a little light.

Jiang Xuan felt a little dazed when he heard this.

I didn't expect that these words would come from the mouth of Chi Yunren, a proud but currently unhappy warrior.

No matter how you look at it, Chi Yunren feels a little lost and discouraged at this moment.

Chi Yunren's discouragement was more of a helplessness.

It is a kind of helplessness when you know that your opponent has advanced during the competition or even watch your opponent advance.

It is a kind of helplessness at the beginning of a competition, when you know that your opponent's strength may be far lower than yours, but you are overtaken by your opponent and cannot win the competition as easily as expected.

It is a kind of helplessness that an elder brother is watching a fight, preparing for a long time, and wants to prove his strength to his elder brother when they meet again, but he loses the competition.

……

Jiang Xuan saw all of this.

Perhaps in the eyes of others, Chi Yunren is a fallen prodigy who has lost his glory, but in Jiang Xuan's view, Chi Yunren's current state is not discouraged, but relieved.

(End of this chapter)