After hundreds of exchanges, you have determined the strength of your opponent, Wang Ye.
[His internal energy surpasses yours by a considerable margin, but his physical strength is slightly inferior. This indicates that he has been a first-rate martial artist for quite some time, but is probably still in the stage of strengthening his internal organs. His overall "stats" are slightly stronger than yours, but this does not pose a significant threat.]
Beyond the numerical stats, your combat skills are roughly equal to his, but in terms of martial arts techniques, you possess a significantly greater variety. When faced with tricky sword techniques, you can always find suitable countermeasures to withstand them with less damage.
[At this moment, the spectators in the hall frequently gasped in amazement, and some insightful experts were present to offer explanations and commentary on the most exciting aspects of the battle.]
[Some people who knew about your change in fundamental martial arts were secretly surprised. They didn't expect that someone with a foundation of at least second-rate strength, who had just broken through to first-rate, could fight Wang Ye, who had been a first-rate martial artist for six or seven years, to a standstill.]
Suddenly, your hundred-times-forged steel blade emitted a barely audible mournful cry. You cried out in alarm, but Wang Ye seized the opportunity and thrust his sword three times in quick succession, determined to clash head-on with you.
[After three sword strikes, his arm did feel a numb shock, but your hundred-refined steel blade couldn't withstand the clash between top-tier martial artists and snapped into several pieces with a crack!]
[Knowing defeat is inevitable, you must fight with all your might in one last desperate attempt. Taking advantage of the moment Wang Ye's hand goes numb and stiffens, and the instant of his triumph after shattering the steel blade, unleash all the power you have in your body with a frenzied burst!]
The pale blue energy, propelled like gunpowder, sent several pieces of steel blade and iron shards flying like darts. After this attack, your meridians throbbed with pain, your strength was drained, and you swayed, almost collapsing to the ground on the spot.
[You decide to quickly concede defeat once your opponent is alright. After all, this is a competition, not a fight to the death. Your own master is watching from the sidelines. Can Wang Ye really force himself on you?]
[But what you heard was a scream. Wang Ye was alright elsewhere; the iron shard had only pierced less than half an inch into his body. Even if it were aimed directly at his chest, it wouldn't have pierced his heart. For a top-tier martial artist, once it was removed, it would be a minor wound that could heal in ten days or so, leaving no visible scar.]
But Wang Ye was covering his groin.
You desperately want to say that you didn't do it on purpose, but the way others are looking at you is somewhat strange.
It's not that I'm scared, but while everyone has secretly used such underhanded tactics before, it's shocking that you're using them so openly...
Whether intentional or not, this first-rate competition did not earn it a good reputation.
Wang Ye admitted defeat and was carried away. Lying on the stretcher, he was hunched over like a shrimp, glaring at you with resentment.
[...After the celebration banquet concluded, a small ceremony was held at the end of the banquet: the announcement of the title.]
[Give yourself a distinctive nickname to promote your reputation, such as Wang Ye's Purple Shadow Sword, or Fang Mingyue, the head of Tianhe Martial Arts School, whose name was Xuan Yujiao when she traveled the martial arts world in her youth.]
You slowly revealed your name to the assembled martial arts practitioners: Cloud Sky Blade
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Yun Shou immediately recognized it: "Yun Shou's 'Yun,' the 'Tian' in 'the Milky Way,' and the sword I've practiced the longest?"
"It was indeed quite casual... I don't blame him, I've never had much talent for naming things."
Some of the martial artists present offered their congratulations, while others harbored slight displeasure, because the word "Heaven" sounded somewhat arrogant.
In the 299th year of the Daqing era, you heard that another martial arts school was about to relocate to Yangxue City. As the local power, Tianhe Martial Arts School naturally had to conduct a strength "assessment" on this school; otherwise, it would not be allowed to move in.
Among the martial artists at the newly relocated Xiaguang Martial Arts School, you stared at Wang Ye and fell silent.
So it turns out that the reason they wrecked the place last year was to make it easier for your martial arts gym to move in!
On the surface, Wang Ye is deliberately making trouble for you, but in reality, he wants to embarrass Tianhe Martial Arts School.
It's easy to imagine that if you had been defeated back then, the news that "the top masters of Tianhe Martial Arts are inferior to the top masters of Xiaguang Martial Arts School" would have spread. Xiaguang Martial Arts School had won a match before even moving there.
[But you're the one who wins. You were able to figure out the methods used by Xiaguang Martial Arts School, and the others aren't stupid either. You feel that the goodwill and recognition of your colleagues have increased, so your reputation increases by 10.]
The two martial arts schools agreed to a best-of-five series: one match for master martial artists, three matches for top-tier martial artists, and one match for second-tier martial artists. The weaker martial artists would compete first, as this was a martial arts school competition, not a gang competition, and it would be based on the strength of their disciples.
[The first to take the stage is Bai Liguang, the last disciple of Fang Mingyue, the master of Tianhe Martial Arts School. At nineteen years old, he has already begun to undergo a transformation of his blood and flesh.]
"Nineteen years old, young?" Yun Shou scoffed disdainfully.
[In the first battle, Tianhe Martial Arts School was defeated, and Bai Liguang retreated while spitting blood.]
[The second battle is against you, who only reached the level of a first-rate martial artist at the age of 43, and is now 44.]
Yun Shou: "Thinking about it carefully... he does seem quite young."
[Originally, a battle between top-tier martial artists wouldn't have escalated to a fight between you and Wang Ye, because both of you are only considered "average" among top-tier fighters; both martial arts schools have stronger opponents.]
However, given that Wang Ye took the initiative to declare war, and with a sense of "fate," the first battle between these top-tier martial artists will be between the two of you.
[After a year (actually more than half a year), the two clashed again. Your foundation had reached 1.58 times, but the Heavenly River Circulation was still at the beginner level. Fortunately, Wang Ye's "Purple Yang Skill" had not yet broken through to the Great Completion stage.]
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