Singing with a Sword

The following is the main text of the novel "{?$article_title?}" ({?$jieqi_title?}) provided by {?$jieqi_sitename?}. Please enjoy! Before coming, Yi Ranxiao had already arranged with the two of them that Huangfu Cheng would go first. Generally speaking, Huangfu Cheng's strength is still higher than Wei Wuzheng's, so having Huangfu Cheng go first would give him a greater chance of winning.

At this moment, the vast arena was packed with people, except for the ring. Yi Ranxiao and her group were also squeezed into the crowd, receiving no special treatment such as a special VIP seat or a passage for other participants. However, they didn't care about such things; their attention was entirely focused on the ring.

Only Elder Wu Changfeng sat on a high platform, overlooking the arena.

Xu Chuji, Yuan Tao, and other ordinary disciples were genuinely nervous. "Senior Brother, do you think Huangfu... he has a chance to win?" They had all witnessed Shenfeng Hall's weakness over the years, and subconsciously, they still felt somewhat self-deprecating, finding it hard to imagine that their side could achieve victory.

Yi Ranxiao laughed and said, "Have you forgotten the life philosophy I taught you? A person must be confident!" As soon as he finished speaking, Dingding poked its head out from his collar and chirped a few times, as if echoing Yi Ranxiao's words.

Xu Chu and the others thought to themselves, "Are we not even as good as a monkey?" and looked towards the arena with great confidence.

"Hmph, if you surrender now, perhaps I'll show some mercy and not cripple you." Han Shuo continued his arrogant style. In duels, although there's a rule of stopping when the point is clear, accidentally killing someone doesn't usually result in severe punishment. Besides, this so-called "stopping when the point is clear" is so vague!

If a master wants to feign an "accident" to kill an opponent much weaker than himself, an ordinary person might not be able to tell, but a master like Wu Changfeng can see it. However, if Han Shuo accidentally beats Huangfu Cheng into serious injury or disability, it would be difficult for a master of Wu Changfeng's level to see it!

In Han Shuo's eyes, Huangfu Cheng was an opponent who was much weaker than himself, which is why he said that.

Huangfu Cheng smiled at Han Shuo, shook his head and said, "You are too arrogant." Then, he changed his tone and said, "I am Huangfu Cheng of Shenfeng Hall. Please give me your guidance!" After saying that, he cupped his hands to Han Shuo.

The other party may be very rude and disregard etiquette, but Huangfu Cheng must maintain his composure and introduce himself before the battle begins, exchanging polite words.

Han Shuo snorted and cupped his hands, saying, "I am Han Shuo from the Vanguard Hall. Please—" He wanted to say "please give me guidance," but then thought, "You think you're qualified to give me guidance?" So he said directly, "I'll try to be gentler later."

At this moment, Wu Changfeng, standing on the platform, announced loudly, "The first round of the competition begins!"

Upon hearing this, Han Shuo flipped his hand and took out a bow—an iron bow! Moreover, the bowstring was made of ox sinew, making it extremely elastic! Huangfu Cheng raised an eyebrow; it turned out the opponent was a bow master, so he had to be careful in his defense.

Han Shuo flipped his hand again and took out seventeen more arrows. He drew his bow, nocked the arrows, and in one swift motion, pointed them at Huangfu Cheng!

Whoosh! Whoosh! Whoosh! ...

He actually fired seventeen arrows at once! And these seventeen arrows weren't fired randomly at Huangfu Cheng; each one was aimed directly at Huangfu Cheng's vital points! A cold smile appeared on Han Shuo's lips. Can you dodge them?

Huangfu Cheng moved his feet, creating a gust of wind. With his unique footwork, he began to shift and dodge. Each of the seventeen arrows seemed destined to hit him, but in the end, they all veered past him!

Han Shuo was stunned. This guy actually knew how to use the Misty Shadow Step?

Indeed, Huangfu Cheng was using the Misty Shadow Step! It turns out that a long time ago, Yi Ranxiao had already promoted the Misty Shadow Step within the Divine Wind Hall, allowing some talented junior disciples to practice it. Huangfu Cheng, with his exceptional talent and outstanding aptitude, naturally learned this footwork, and now, his execution is approaching Yi Ranxiao's level.

Facing the attack of seventeen feathered arrows, Huangfu Cheng easily and effortlessly dodged them!

Han Shuo was furious. Damn it, he thought he could beat the other party in one move, but who knew that this guy named Huangfu Cheng was really good!

"Hmph, you'd better watch out now!" Suddenly, Han Shuo produced hundreds of arrows, scattering them into the sky. The arrows rose a certain height before falling one after another. Han Shuo reached in, catching seventeen arrows, nocking them from his bow, and firing. Immediately afterward, he reached in again, nocking another seventeen arrows and firing them. This continued until all the hundreds of arrows had been fired!

The first wave of arrows was the slowest, the second wave was slightly faster, the third wave was even faster... and the last wave was the fastest. So, although these hundreds of arrows were fired at different times, they moved forward side by side in the process!

From Huangfu Cheng's perspective, you would see that the dense rain of arrows was like a huge black iron plate, shooting straight at you, completely impenetrable!

Even if you have the most advanced footwork in the world, you still can't dodge it!

Wu Changfeng, standing on the platform, frowned slightly. How could Han Shuo launch such a powerful attack after only a few moves? It seemed he was preparing to rescue the doll from Shenfeng Hall. However, this doll looked very familiar, as if he had seen it somewhere before.

The referee, of course, wouldn't stand idly by, and Wu Changfeng was preparing to intervene. Xu Chu and the others were also anxious; damn it, they had never seen such a dense rain of arrows! This was even more terrifying than an army's arrow barrage!

However, Huangfu Cheng remained calm. When the rain of arrows was still ten paces away from him, he formed a hand seal and shouted, "Metal-type spell, Iron Wall!"

Suddenly, a huge metal wall appeared from the ground eight steps away from him!

Clang! Clang! Clang! Clang! Clang! ...

Hundreds of sharp metallic clangs rang out as arrows struck the metal wall, only to fall to the ground without exception! Not a single arrow could penetrate it!

Han Shuo was stunned, but his heart was burning with anger! This guy was actually a cultivator with a metal-type physique!

It's important to know that in the cultivation world, the spiritual energy of heaven and earth, as well as the internal energy of cultivators, is divided into nine categories: metal, wood, water, fire, earth, wind, lightning, light, and life. Each cultivator has a constitution best suited for cultivation. However, cultivators with a metal constitution are extremely rare! And today, Han Shuo actually encountered one! Even more crucially, this piece of trash from the Divine Wind Hall was able to withstand two consecutive attacks from him!

"Damn it!" Han Shuo was furious. He flipped his hand and took out a feathered arrow. There was a huge "talisman" on the arrow, which was called "Great Explosion Talisman"!

Its explosive power far exceeds that of ordinary explosive tags!

Upon seeing this, Wu Changfeng frowned even more deeply. Han Shuo was actually willing to use a "Great Explosion Talisman"—that's quite a generous move! It seems this Shenfeng Hall kid with the metal-elemental physique is going to be in trouble!

Whoosh!

The arrow carrying the "big explosion talisman" slammed into the metal wall!

"Explode!" Han Shuo shouted! Then—

Boom~Boom~Boom~

The metal wall was blasted into dozens of pieces, which were scattered on the arena and lay haphazardly together with hundreds of arrows.

Thus, the barrier in front of Huangfu Cheng disappeared, and a strong killing intent surged in Han Shuo's heart! He suddenly leaped up, and in just a few seconds, he changed positions dozens of times in the air. In each position, he fired seventeen arrows. In the end, a total of forty-nine waves of arrows shot towards Huangfu Cheng from all directions!

"I refuse to believe it! Do you think you can activate 'Iron Wall' five times simultaneously, creating a metal wall in each of the five directions: front, back, left, right, and top!" Han Shuo sneered inwardly. This time, he was certain of victory!

But this time, Huangfu Cheng still had a smile on his face. Just as the arrows were about to hit him, he formed a hand seal and shouted, "Metal-type spell, Vajra Shield!"

hum~

The space trembled, and a golden, transparent dome enveloped Huangfu Cheng! This was the Vajra Shield! A comprehensive, all-around defensive measure!

Clang! Clang! Clang! Clang! Clang! ...

Once again, hundreds of arrows rained down on the ground! Han Shuo was about to collapse. This piece of trash from the Divine Wind Hall had actually defended against his magic again! Unbearable! He roared, "Is all you can do to defend? Can't you even launch an attack?"

Han Shuo's words had a real effect. Upon hearing this, Huangfu Cheng said, "Alright, let me launch the attack!" After speaking, he formed hand seals once more, muttered a few words, and then some white dust seemed to rise from the arena. After a while, the dust settled on the ground and landed on Han Shuo, and then the arena returned to calm.

Han Shuo initially thought it was poison powder, but not noticing anything unusual, he couldn't help but scoff, "That's it? Is this considered an attack?" Huangfu Cheng smiled silently, continuing to form hand seals. Meanwhile, Wu Changfeng on the platform suddenly widened his eyes, looking at Huangfu Cheng with some surprise. Could the technique this kid had just used be—

At that moment, Huangfu Cheng suddenly shouted: "Metal-type magic, Magnet Escape Technique, Magnetic Force—Explode!"

Instantly, Han Shuo's pupils dilated infinitely, because he saw that nearly a thousand arrows and dozens of metal fragments on the arena were all shooting towards him! What was going on?

Wu Changfeng could see clearly that Huangfu Cheng had just used the "Magnetic Escape Technique." The white dust and powder were actually a special kind of magnetic powder. When these magnetic powders landed on Han Shuo, they were initially non-magnetic, but under Huangfu Cheng's control, they suddenly developed strong magnetism!

The powerful magnetism immediately attracted the metallic objects on the arena! And Han Shuo became the target of everyone's attention!

Han Shuo was shocked! Wu Changfeng was even more shocked. He never expected that Han Shuo was going to lose. Moreover, judging from the situation on the field, if he didn't make a move, Han Shuo would be pierced into mincemeat by thousands of arrows and metal fragments!

Huangfu Cheng's smile grew even brighter; it seemed he was about to win! But at that very moment, Han Shuo suddenly roared to the sky, "I'm not reconciled!"

After he finished speaking, flames erupted all over his body! In an instant, he became like a man of fire, his entire body spewing intense flames, and the red light intensified!

Some of the metallic objects that were about to hit him were blocked, while others were melted away!

Mutation! An unexpected mutation!

On the arena, the crimson flames illuminated the surroundings, making it seem like a world of blood and fire. Han Shuo stared intently at Huangfu Cheng in the distance, his face contorted with rage, and said viciously, "At least I'm the second-best among the younger generation of the Vanguard Hall, how could I lose to you? But you're very powerful, forcing me to use my final move! Now, I'll show you what a real arrow is!"

After speaking, "Fire Man" Han Shuo drew his iron bow, which was already scorching hot and glowing red-hot. However, he didn't take out any arrows; he merely made a gesture of drawing the bow and nocking an arrow. Then, flames surged all over his body, gathering at the bowstring, and finally, a flame in the shape of an arrow appeared!

The arrow was aimed directly at Huangfu Cheng!