The next moment, Shen Qian closed his eyes.
...What a pity.
Before sinking, he sighed inwardly.
Based on his own abilities, this is the best he can achieve.
He wouldn't necessarily lose to Qu Xiangyun, but under the influence of the Heaven-Slaying Sword, it would be quite difficult to win.
Qu Xiangyun was a little confused. She seemed to have heard Shen Qian's whisper, but she wasn't sure if she had misheard.
In that instant, Shen Qian reopened his eyes.
Qu Xiangyun had never seen eyes like those before.
Its profundity even surpasses that of kings and nobles.
She was momentarily stunned, but Shen Qian had already moved and disappeared silently from the spot.
It's like blending into the flow of water, leaving a trace yet remaining elusive.
Qu Xiangyun had never imagined that anyone could use basic movement techniques to this extent; in an instant, a sense of crisis filled her heart.
She could vaguely see the trajectory of Chen Qian's movements, but she felt a sense of helplessness, not knowing where to begin.
Shen Qian was like the most graceful waterweed, or the most enigmatic wind. Before she could come up with the best course of action, Shen Qian was already three meters away from her.
Such a distance is practically negligible for a battle between highly skilled martial artists.
"What is Qu Xiangyun doing? Why does she seem to be frozen in place?"
"They're so close to the sinking point, why aren't they fighting back...?"
Countless people do not understand Qu Xiangyun's situation. From their perspective, they can only see Shen Qian moving forward, sometimes to the left and sometimes to the right, while Qu Xiangyun remains unmoved.
At most, one could only feel that Chen Qian's forward movement was very smooth, exuding a kind of eerie beauty, but nothing else could be discerned.
Only those experts at the Mountain and Sea level or above discerned the subtlety of the situation, and their expressions changed, yet they were completely unable to intervene.
All the dramatic changes seemed to happen in just a moment.
Qu Xiangyun finally bit her red lips, and with a flourish of her sword, she unleashed seven sword strikes in an instant.
The seven swords spread out in all directions with the force of water ripples.
Since we don't know where we'll end up before we sink, we'll cut down everything in our path!
Qu Xiangyun's idea was crude, but it was very effective.
This confidence was given to her by the S-class psionic weapon.
Beneath the mountains and seas, none can stop them!
Boom boom boom!
The air seemed to be extinguished, and sonic booms echoed.
The figure before sinking also vanished.
But Qu Xiangyun was startled; there was no blood or obstruction... it was an illusion!
The moment she had this thought, Shen Qian appeared from behind her like a ghost and grabbed her wrist.
It turned out that the other party was so fast that even she was blinded by her own vision.
Click!
A sharp pain shot through her, accompanied by a muffled groan. Before Qu Xiangyun could react, her wrist was broken, and the Heaven-Slaying Sword clattered to the ground.
She tried to struggle, but two fingers, slightly warm yet incredibly strong, had already gripped her throat.
Qu Xiangyun dared not move again, and her eyes dimmed as if resigned to her fate.
"What kind of movement technique is that? Why have I never heard of it before?"
A lingering sense of resentment, or perhaps confusion stemming from the inexplicable defeat, prompted Qu Xiangyun to ask softly.
He remained silent before sinking in, without uttering a single word.
In the arena, for the umpteenth time today, the moment the Heaven-Slaying Sword fell to the ground, silence fell over the arena once again.
Many people cannot accept Qu Xiangyun's failure.
Many more people cannot accept that Qu Xiangyun lost so "casually".
If we didn't know this was inappropriate, countless people would have already voiced their doubts.
...
Hundreds of meters above the arena, two figures stood majestically.
One was a man with white hair and beard, but whose face looked extremely young; the other was a beautiful woman with a full figure.
The two seemed to float among the clouds, and even the powerful beings from the mountains and seas not far below could not detect their presence.
"It's a basic movement technique, but it's completely different." The man said, his tone slightly complicated, unable to discern whether it was admiration or surprise.
"He completely predicted the position of all of Qu Xiangyun's perspective movements. It can be said that every step he took was precisely in Qu Xiangyun's blind spot."
The beautiful woman also analyzed the situation, then revealed an extremely puzzled expression.
"Qu Xiangyun's eyes became a tool he used to deceive. How could someone so young, who was clearly not a veteran of countless battles, possess such a near-perfect combat awareness?"
"What a remarkable Shen Qian! What a national martial arts champion! He truly lives up to his reputation and has broadened my horizons."
The man did not respond to her question, perhaps because he himself had no answer, but simply sighed softly, "The Marquis of Jingcheng has struck gold!"
"Principal, what should we do now?"
The beautiful woman said with some worry, "Qu Xiangyun has already lost. Who can stop Shen Qian now? We can't let him actually erect the monument here, can we?"
The man was silent for a moment, then said, "Normally, if it were a normal school challenge, losing wouldn't be a big deal, but that stone tablet is indeed a bit glaring. Let the senior students take the lead."
The beautiful woman nodded slightly; she thought so too.
Shen Qian's actions have already crossed the line for Suzhou University of Science and Technology, and some rules no longer need to be followed.
Just as she was about to leave, the man called her back, "Wait...call Bai Fei over too."
A fleeting look of astonishment crossed the beautiful woman's face. She hesitated and said, "This... it can't be that bad, can it? You know Bai Fei is at a critical moment."
"Bring them in," the man said with a meaningful smile. "There has to be one side that's truly convinced."
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