I won't lose
"The top four have finished their competition, and it's time for you two to perform." Yan Sheng's hands on Yunti and Lu Zhuo suddenly pushed them forward.
The two men turned around and smiled at him helplessly, then walked towards the ring.
Lu Zhuo said to Yunti, "I know what you want. I will do my best in this battle."
Yunti was stunned for a moment and said, "Thank you, I will also try my best."
She wants to become stronger. Although she cannot practice Yunti, she will not give up. She wants to protect her father and Ningchang Kingdom!
Yunti felt very insecure. There was a voice in her heart telling her that she was no match for Lu Zhuo. She didn't believe in evil and started fighting Lu Zhuo from the most basic martial arts. She learned a lot of basic skills from her father in the military camp, but she found that these were useless to Lu Zhuo. He fought smoothly and seemed to be more familiar with these than Yunti. Yunti was a little confused and just listened to what he said.
"Your movements are standard and the angles are tricky. The only flaw is that you lack strength. Also, you are very anxious. Panic will further magnify your flaws." After saying that, he punched Yunti in the abdomen.
After being knocked away, Yunti immediately got up. His punch really hurt...
This time she used what she learned in the Imperial College. The Royal Academy has its own unique martial arts. Now let's see how Lu Zhuo will interpret it.
The master once taught her a move called "Falling Star Spring". It can be performed by absorbing external spiritual energy. However, when practicing this move, it requires both the softness of water and the strength of rigidity. Many disciples cannot grasp this balance and cannot learn it, but it is just suitable for the Cloud Ladder.
Yunti gathered the spiritual power from all around. These spiritual threads coiled around her and condensed, finally turning into thin water and then into raindrops suspended in the air. Although they looked like small raindrops, they actually condensed the power of a knife, and would pierce through the skin instantly as long as they touched. With a wave of Yunti's hand, these raindrops attacked Lu Zhuo.
Lu Zhuo knew what Yunti was up to from the moment she started. He reached out and formed a hand seal. His method was completely different from Yunti's, yet he unleashed the same magic. The raindrops from both sides collided, injuring both sides. Yunti retreated three steps, but Lu Zhuo remained motionless.
Yunti was horrified, "You know the martial arts of the Imperial College!"
Lu Zhuo smiled and said, "I know a lot more. Be careful."
Suddenly, a huge red lotus blossomed in front of Lu Zhuo, with a blazing flame wrapped in the center of the lotus. The flame burned so vigorously that it seemed small but it seemed to burn the lotus to ashes. Gradually, the lotus petals were also stained by the flames, but they did not turn into ashes but became a decoration. The flame and the lotus coexisted and turned into a beautiful yet terrifying fire lotus!
Outside the arena, some people were marveling at the beauty, some were shocked by the power, but only Yunti smelled the danger!
She didn't have time to be surprised at why Lu Zhuo knew the most powerful martial arts in the Imperial College. She quickly used all the defensive skills in her head, but when the fire lotus attacked, she was still powerless to resist...
The residual power of the blooming fire lotus made the people in the stage retreat one after another. Yan Sheng was horrified. He had been traveling with Lu Zhuo for a long time and only knew that Lu Zhuo was hiding something. He didn't expect him to be so powerful. He was afraid that the two people on the stage were far superior to them.
Yunti spat out a mouthful of blood and lay on the ground, unable to move. The ground beneath her seemed to have turned into a pit. She wanted to move, to stand up, to continue fighting! But she had no strength. It turned out that she was so weak in the face of absolute strength. Daddy was right. If she followed him, she would only be a burden...
Yunti closed his eyes as if he was about to give up, and even the judge was about to declare Lu Zhuo the winner.
"Three, two,..." The people below were also counting, counting whether the ladder could stand up.
Just as she was about to shout, Yunti said, "I haven't lost yet... I can still do it... Ahhhh!" She screamed heartbreakingly. How could she give up? She had to protect her father! Protect Ningchang! She had to prove to everyone who looked down on her! Even without spiritual power, she wasn't useless! She couldn't lose!
Yunti stood up with great perseverance, tears and sweat mixed together, her hair flying on her face. She said to Lu Zhuo, "I! Haven't lost yet!"
Lu Zhuo ignored her persistence and only asked, "You could have dodged by jumping off the stage just now, why didn't you?"
Yunti forced himself to speak word for word, "I can't hide! I won't lose!"
In the future, she would stand by her father's side, with the people, the city, and the country behind her! She would not hide, nor would she lose. She had only one goal! To become stronger! To protect everyone she cared about!
Lu Zhuo smiled and praised: "As expected of you! I will fight you fairly and will not use spiritual power anymore."
Lu Zhuo had watched many of Yunti's competitions before and thought that Yunti was hiding his strength and not using his spiritual power, but he just realized that he actually had no spiritual power!
The thirst for power seemed to push Yunti's body to break free from some kind of restraint. She suppressed the restlessness within her, her pupils turning from cloudy to clear. On her way to Shuocheng, she had witnessed the suffering of the common people, the toil of the officers and soldiers, and the chivalrous spirit of the wandering scholars. She wanted to protect all of this, to protect the home where she grew up, and to protect the good and the bad of Ningchang...
The ladder absorbed the spiritual energy within a radius of ten miles bit by bit, and these spiritual powers turned into an illusory sword in her hand. She used her grand ambition as the foundation of her skills, and relied on what she saw, learned and realized along the way as moves to create her own sword skills. With the sword energy, she was unstoppable, and these could not become obstacles for the ladder to move forward!
The ladder once again surprised Lu Zhuo. He had never expected that she could survive the crisis and rise again after breaking through! A flash of sword light appeared in Lu Zhuo's hand, and he stepped forward to receive the sword of kingly way.
The arena had been destroyed long ago and its original form was gone. The two men moved back and forth extremely quickly, launching several consecutive moves in an instant. Some of the spectators could not keep up with their speed, while a few were still enjoying the duel between masters.
"Yun Yi is right. It is meaningful to fight with people who are stronger than you." Yan Sheng muttered to himself.
Lu Zhuo really did not use spiritual power. He relied on his swordsmanship to compete with Yunti. Although it was not strenuous, it was definitely not easy. It was such a pity. If Yun Yi had spiritual power, he would definitely not be underestimated.
Yunti was actually sore all over. She swung her sword and moved forward step by step, trying to find Lu Zhuo's flaws and slash at him when she got a chance. However, Lu Zhuo was also very agile. The two of them faced each other with swords and neither of them got the upper hand. At this moment, Yunti was able to fight Lu Zhuo without losing strength all by relying on her one breath. This was her persistence and also her greatest advantage!
But... we can't waste any more time in a protracted battle. Yunti turned his wrist and hid the long sword behind him. A cold light flashed, and Yunti attacked again with two swords in his hands. The two swords were used together and coordinated with each other. His steps were graceful and exquisite. Each move was like singing and dancing, and like a tense situation.
Lu Zhuo was unable to cope with it for a while. Yunti's swordsmanship was like a maze that was about to entangle him. By the time Lu Zhuo realized what was happening, it was too late to escape from the woven net.
There seemed to be an illusory fire phoenix behind the cloud ladder. The figure of the phoenix was dim, and it was circling around the two swords. As the cloud ladder raised the two swords, the illusory fire phoenix flew into the sky. It soared in the sky for a few weeks, and finally attached its spirit to the two swords and attacked Lu Zhuo together with the cloud ladder.
Lu Zhuo was locked in and couldn't move at this moment. It turned out that Yun Yi had used sword skills to draw the formation in order to trap him. Lu Zhuo was hit by the move and was knocked away.
"Cough cough." Lu Zhuo covered his chest and coughed up blood. He was careless... "I lost."
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