ATPnovel Chapter 1264 - 1264 431 Neither the Night Nor the Snow Compares_2
Chapter 1264 - 1264 431 Neither the Night Nor the Snow Compares_2
1264: Chapter 431: Neither the Night Nor the Snow Compares_2 1264: Chapter 431: Neither the Night Nor the Snow Compares_2 A cultivator from Tianfu, using the Seven Forms of Battle, could almost be considered invincible in the human world!There’s no need even to use the word “almost”!
Someone like Qin Zhizhen, of course, wouldn’t boast at such a moment.
Throughout the entire circular stands, spectators from various countries were all shocked!
After Qin Zhizhen displayed the power of Tianfu, many people had already firmly believed he would be the champion.
It was only when Zhao Rucheng drew the Sword of the Emperor that this speculation started to waver slightly.
After Yellow Sheri traversed the river of time, the hottest favorite for the championship shifted.
Now, with Qin Zhizhen’s statement about adding the Seven Forms of Battle to Tianfu’s power, who could remain unshaken?
Facing such an opponent, what chance does Jiang Wang from Qi Country have?
Among the sounds of assured disappointment, only a cold snort came from Qi Country’s spectator seats.
Xu Xiangqian, with his arms crossed over his chest, sneered, “Bragging before the fight even begins, I see it’s nothing special!
A mere show of strength but hollow inside!
Who are you trying to scare?
The Gan Ma Mountain’s Two Pride are not known for nothing!
Jiang Qingyang, who is as famous as I am, Xu Xiangqian, won’t be swayed by such tricks!”
Seated about ten meters away, Zhao Wuyan glanced over and asked indifferently, “The Gan Ma Mountain’s Two Pride seem very formidable.
The one you, who is as famous as Jiang Qingyang, tell me, can you defeat a cultivator from Tianfu?”
Xu Xiangqian replied assertively, “Not at the moment.”
Zi Shu shook his head, somewhat confused as to why Xu Gaoe could voice such an “it’s nothing special” attitude when saying he “can’t win”.
If you just look at his demeanor and don’t listen to the content, it almost seems like he could crush Qin Zhizhen with one hand.
The noise outside, of course, doesn’t affect what happens on the Arena.
Although Xu Xiangqian was building up his own momentum in his way.
But Jiang Wang didn’t hear what Xu Xiangqian was saying.
However, on the stage at this moment, he and Xu Xiangqian have reached a certain level of agreement.
The interesting thing is that the “Gan Ma Mountain’s Two Pride” are suddenly showing some subtle tacit understanding.
It wasn’t until this moment that Jiang Wang suddenly realized.
The battle between Qin Zhizhen and him had already begun!
From the moment during the Inner Mansion selection when Qin Zhizhen approached him, Qin Zhizhen had already pulled him into an arena designed just for the two of them.
In the battle among the top eight, his battle against Beigong Ke was meant for Jiang Wang to witness!
At that time, although Qin Zhizhen had allowed Beigong Ke to shine brightly, he who firmly controlled the situation didn’t need to compete with the Five Mansions.
Why bother, if not necessary?
Of course, it wasn’t to boast about himself, but to make sure Jiang Wang could see clearly.
The simultaneous brilliance of the Five Mansions at that moment, and Qin Zhizhen’s self-proclamation of his sword skills now, were all based on the same goal—to establish his invincible presence and make Jiang Wang lose courage before the battle, leading him to lose strategically!
Jiang Wang, of course, believed that Qin Zhizhen wasn’t exaggerating and indeed has sufficient strength.
His official strength is the pinnacle of the Inner Mansion.
However, the issue lies in—
The sword skills he mentioned, which are even more superior.
Is it slightly above the ultimate level within the realm, like Yellow Sheri and Zhao Rucheng, or is it a whole level higher like Dou Zhao?
Even for Jiang Wang, this wasn’t really a problem.
Even if the person in front of him really possessed the divine skills of Chongxuan Zun and the battle tactics of Dou Zhao, unbeatable among his peers and overlooking all heroes, would he, Jiang Wang, retreat even half a step?
Though Xu Xiangqian often spouts nonsense, he was right about one thing; how could Jiang Wang be influenced?
Wang Yiwu was once invincible in his domain, and Lei Zhanqian once dominated alone.
But now it is he, Jiang Wang, who stands here, challenging heroes across the world!
The adversaries he has faced, the despair he has experienced, are beyond what many people can imagine in their lifetimes.
Among the looks of worry, pity, relief, or anticipation from the crowd…
Jiang Wang’s expression was serene as he simply stated the Sword Dao: “I have come from the East with my longsword, to test the heroes of the world.
Within my realm, there are no challengers left abroad; where my sword points, few in the Eastern Region can meet it!
If today I could meet a peerless sword, I would sing praises with utmost joy!”
In this scene, these words.
Those who see it are enchanted, and those who hear it feel stirred, all deeply moved by the heroism in the words.
All his heroic feelings are encapsulated in these words!
In such a moment, Jiang Wang is undoubtedly heroic and soaring, while Qin Zhizhen’s aura is also escalating.
He came from the west to the east because the ancient flying sword inheritor by Wei River truly regards Jiang Wang as the toughest competition on his path to victory, showing the utmost respect.
Respecting an opponent means making utmost efforts to defeat him.
So from the first day they met, the battle for initiative began.
This includes dropping news of battles with Xiang Qian, highlighting the Five Mansions, and proclaiming his sword skills.
Of course, he wanted to crush his opponent, but if his opponent were to be crushed in spirit just like that, he would be disappointed instead!
Now, it’s really good, very good indeed.
He feels his opponent’s fearless heart of a strong being, and his own intense desire for battle is boiling.
For him, today’s battle is the first real battle since he arrived at Guanhe Platform!
But the more tumultuous it gets, the calmer he becomes.
The wilder the storm, the more silent the rock.
With his right hand holding the sword sideways, his left hand gently grazes over the black longsword.
“It’s always mentioned by storytellers, ‘Whether vertical or horizontal, it’s all the same death,’ hence, this sword is named Longing.”
Life and death are always taken lightly in the mouths of storytellers.
But when it comes down to each individual, it’s a lifetime of tumult.
It’s as trivial as this, as vast as this.
Feeling this solemnity, Jiang Wang, too, holds the sword in his left hand, horizontally in front of him, and responds: “I have people I can’t forget, places I can’t forget, hatred I can’t forget.
Thus, this sword is named Longing.”
The moment he named the sword, he seemed to feel the emotions of the Longing.
What is called a soulful weapon, the birthing of a Sword Spirit, is not the birth of another life.
The mysteries of the cycle of life and death are far beyond his reach now.
It should be said that his emotions, his feelings, his insights, have soaked into this sword during daily interactions, merging into one, and under the nurturing of Divine Power Light, a spirit is conceived.
Therefore…
The excitement of the Longing is his excitement.
The heaviness of the Longing is his heaviness.
The mood of the Longing is his mood.
At this moment, his mood flows within the Longing, and the Longing remains silent for him.
Qin Zhizhen’s unusually solemn ritualistic feel is apparently also to better master his sword, to better face this battle.
Jiang Wang can fully sense this straight treatment, hence he wonders—
What did Xiang Qian, who would lie down rather than sit if possible, who wouldn’t budge even when whipped, leave for this cultivator of Tianfu in front of him?
To make a supreme talent, as bright as the Five Mansions, also retain such great respect!
He quickly dismisses this thought, as he must focus on winning for the moment, and leave the questions for later!
Time seems to have never passed, yet also seems to have long since perished.
The clear light flows away, and Yu Xi’s announcements resound simultaneously…
And in that same instant, the Horizontal-Vertical Sword meets Longing!
A meeting at the very center of the Arena!
Clang!!!
This is the sound that announced the most anticipated battle.
A sound that reverberates through countless turns.
Played over in people’s hearts.
Like thunder, like a lightning bolt, startling the dazed awake, making the faint-hearted lose their nerve!
Sword and sword, crossing each other.
One as black as the night, one as white as frost and snow.
Qin Zhizhen and Jiang Wang are confronting each other, separated by this sword and sword.
As the swords cross each other, the blade edges make a frightful, piercing noise.
A stream of sparks burst forth side by side.
Tiny red sparks, forming a vertical line.
Swords clash producing stars!
Like fireworks that disturb the quiet night, like the morning sun that melts the frost.
Outside the night and snowy hues, this is a third kind of breathtaking beauty!
Beauty is always fleeting, just like the “starlight” between the swords, it too quickly vanishes in an instant.
Just as it “passes away,” the shade of night rolls back.
Qin Zhizhen retracts his sword!
This stroke, unbearable to look back on!
The dark blade folds back the night, also tearing memories into shreds.
Seeing the past dust, past dust is no longer seen.
Recalling past events, hard to return to in a soul dream.
Past dust, past events all gone like smoke, this sword slices through the past dust, and thereby cuts through past lives—
This marks the extinction of past lives!
Not just Qin Zhizhen who “laments the starlight,” it is also Jiang Wang who chases life and death.
As the swords miss each other, Jiang Wang has already entered the highest level of alert.
The jade color is not showing, but his ears are different.
He is feeling another world.
Voice Broadcast Immortal Style has been activated!
From now for nineteen breaths—
All Sounds Coming, I shall hear them all!
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(Monthly tickets are about to expire!
Hand them over quickly!
Woo woo woo, hold on to the top twenty.
Don’t get ambushed at the last moment…)