"King Qin, I'm sorry!"

Wow!

Shi A moved swiftly, wielding a three-foot-long sword, leaving several afterimages around Zhao Hao.

"Hmm? Not bad technique, what a pity..."

Upon hearing Zhao Hao's words of regret, Shi A was momentarily distracted.

He wanted to know what Zhao Hao was regretting.

"Take this!"

Shi A sprang from one of the phantoms and charged straight at Zhao Hao.

Zhao Hao smiled slightly and murmured.

"Unfortunately, it's too flashy and impractical!"

Zhao Hao dodged Shi A's assassination attempt with a slight movement and then gently struck Shi A on the back of the neck with a tree branch.

Bang!

"Ouch! Ouch! Ouch!"

Shi A clutched the back of his neck, screaming in pain.

Zhao Hao and Wang Yue exchanged a glance. Wang Yue immediately stepped onto the stage, using his middle and index fingers as a sword, gathering his qi and blood energy, and pressing it against the back of Shi A's neck.

"You unfilial disciple, aren't you going to thank the King of Qin for showing mercy and pointing out the shortcomings in your martial arts?"

Shi Adang immediately understood. As he turned around to thank Zhao Hao, he saw the broken tree branch that Zhao Hao had thrown on the ground and realized how narrow-minded he had been.

"Please, King Qin, show mercy and point out my shortcomings in martial arts!"

Zhao Hao waved his hand, "Alright, your fighting style is indeed suitable for assassins. But head-on combat is not your forte. Concentrating all your strength to unleash a single strike is a good idea. But you need to improve your accuracy, otherwise, if you miss, you will surely die."

Shi A nodded, keeping Zhao Hao's words firmly in mind.

Zhao Hao felt the admiring gazes of the several young and beautiful women beside him, and he felt a little smug.

"Ahem, it seems I need to find an opportunity to talk to Tong'er about bringing Cai Yan in as well..."

Of course, Zhao Hao also received the affectionate look in our talented woman's eyes. As for when he will win her over, that's up to Zhao Hao's own decision.

"King Qin, would you like to rest?"

"No need, come on!"

A smile curved Wang Yue's lips, and a long-lost fighting spirit flashed in his eyes.

"In that case, how about we have a contest using tree branches as swords?"

Zhao Hao extended his index finger and shook it, "When we reach our level, everything can be a sword."

Then, Zhao Hao's gaze sharpened as he stared directly at Wang Yue.

"You and I are swords ourselves, so why do we need to borrow external objects?"

Zhao Hao placed his left hand behind his back, his right hand outstretched with the five fingers together, and extended it towards Wang Yue as a gesture of respect.

"Master Wang, please enlighten me!"

Wang Yue didn't stand on ceremony; he took off his sword from his waist and returned the greeting with clasped hands.

"General Zhao, come on!"

...

Both of them are sword masters, and after reaching the level of Transcendent General, they are able to project their energy outwards.

But both of them chose the simplest form of hand-to-hand combat!

Sword finger, sword fist, sword whip kick.

All their methods were like two sharp swords drawn from their sheaths, incredibly shrewd!

And the others finally found out too.

What?! You call it the unity of man and sword?!

Bang!

The two unleashed their full power in a punch, causing the buildings to sway precariously and the grass to ripple with waves emanating from them.

But when the smoke cleared, what everyone saw was Wang Yue and Zhao Hao, both with their eyes closed, standing motionless in place.

There wasn't even a gap between their fists.

"What's wrong with my brother-in-law...?"

"Father, should we..."

Just as everyone was considering whether to separate them, two elderly people with white hair jumped down from the roof and blocked their way.

"Do not disturb them; they are attaining enlightenment!"

Everyone was stunned. Enlightenment?

One of the older men, who had an even more otherworldly air about him, was dressed neatly and carried a heavy black iron spear on his back. He nodded and explained.

"That's right, they are competing in swordsmanship to comprehend a swordsmanship that will allow them to go further!"

"Wang Yue, that kid, I haven't seen him for a few years... and sure enough, he's already reached this level."

Another elderly man, dressed somewhat shabbily and carrying a large halberd on his back, stroked his beard and laughed heartily.

"Hey! If that's the case, then this guy surnamed Zhao over there is the real prodigy! He's reached this level at such a young age, and his foundation seems to be stronger than ours, these two old fogies."

Regardless of who wins or loses, their swordsmanship will likely improve even further!

The others were stunned, but Guan Sheng, who had traveled with Zhao Hao, guessed the identities of the two.

"Gentlemen, could you be Li Yan of Bingzhou, the teacher of General Lü Bu, or Tong Yuan, the spear master of Penglai, the teacher of Zhao Yun, the cousin of the King of Qin?"

The two men looked at each other and smiled. "We never thought that anyone in this world would still recognize us two old men!"

Guan Sheng reluctantly cupped his hands in response, "This junior, Guan Sheng, once received some guidance on swordsmanship from the sage master Gui Xi, and heard about the two great martial arts masters from him."

"Furthermore, having followed the King of Qin for so many years, I have personally witnessed the power of General Lü Bu and General Zhao Zilong. Based on their halberd and spear techniques, I have only guessed correctly by chance."

The two nodded in understanding, and then Li Yan spoke first.

"Old Ghost Tong, since this guy is Gui Xi's apprentice, why don't you give him some pointers?"

Tong Yuan's lips twitched. "Senior brother, spear and saber are not the same. Your halberd technique can at least give him some pointers, but aren't you just making things difficult for me?"

Ignoring Tong Yuan's excuses, Li Yan waved as he left.

"Hey, we were all taught by the same master, do you think I don't know what you can do?"

Alright, your good disciple isn't in Jinyang again, but my dear apprentice is. I haven't visited him in a long time, so I have to go. I'll leave things here in your care!

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