Ling Tian Sword God

”What? The Villa Owner wants to spar with Ling Chen?”

”Heavens! The Villa Owner actually proposed to spar with a junior! Ling Chen is being shown immense respect!”

”Yes, it’s said that the Villa Owner has now ascended to the Half-Saint Realm. He is a rare existence in the entire Yizhou Martial World. For a junior of the Sky Apex Realm to be challenged by him is indeed a great honor.”

”Even if the Villa Owner invites him, would Ling Chen even dare to accept?”

The disciples from Hanmei Villa were astonished and began to whisper among themselves.

Spar with me? Ling Chen was taken aback.

Although he had some confidence in his own strength, Mei Fangzhi was a peerless expert at the Half-Saint Level. How could he possibly be his opponent?

”Rest assured, we’re just exchanging swordsmanship,” Mei Fangzhi said, seeming to see through Ling Chen’s doubts and smiling. ”We won’t use True Qi, just a clash of swordsmanship.”

Staring at the figure before him and seeing that he wasn’t joking, Ling Chen suddenly smiled. A surge of heroic spirit emerged from his heart. Then today, I will spar with this Half-Saint Level Swordsman!

Under everyone’s gaze, Ling Chen retreated dozens of steps on his toes, creating distance from Mei Fangzhi. They stood facing each other, about fifty meters apart. An awe-inspiring, fierce momentum swept out!

”The Villa Owner has given a command! How could Ling Chen dare to disobey!”

Looking at the young figure standing with a sword, the blood in countless onlookers’ bodies began to boil.

Ling Chen had actually accepted so decisively!

Sparring with a Half-Saint Level Swordsman required immense courage and audacity.

Ling Chen retracted his True Qi. His gaze burned as he stared at the middle-aged man before him. He had already made some small achievements in the Sword Way, and it was the perfect opportunity to use Mei Fangzhi, a top-notch expert in the Sword Way, as a touchstone.

”Hehe, you’ve got guts. Truly, heroes emerge from the young,” Mei Fangzhi said with a slight smile, looking at Ling Chen’s demeanor. There was a hint of admiration in his eyes. Then, he clenched his hand, and a white Long Sword, nearly ten feet in length, appeared in his grasp.

This Long Sword was quite slender, a full ten feet in length, looking almost like a short spear. Its blade was silver-white, with a faint, cold light flowing along it. The sharp aura emanating from the sword clearly indicated it was a top-tier Treasure Sword.

”Be careful,” Mei Fangzhi said, a glint suddenly flashing in his eyes. Then his body trembled, and an extremely potent aura abruptly swept out from around him.

His momentum converged wildly. Faintly, invisible phantoms of cold, sharp swords flickered in the air, forming an astonishing pressure that bore down on Ling Chen like a collapsing mountain or an overturning sea.

”What powerful momentum!”

Everyone in the front courtyard felt this pressure, a scalp-tingling sensation washing over them.

”This is purely Sword Momentum, without any True Qi, yet it’s terrifying to this extent.”

Shen Qianlang’s face was filled with astonishment. Just the Sword Momentum alone was so strong. The opponent’s strength was as vast as the sea, unfathomable.

”In a Swordsman’s duel, Sword Momentum comes first, then Sword techniques. The one with stronger Sword Momentum will have the advantage in the opening.”

Xuan Yu was fully focused on this contest. Even she hadn’t seen Mei Fangzhi make a move in a long time. Now that she could witness Mei Fangzhi sparring with Ling Chen, a genius in the Sword Way, she would definitely benefit greatly.

Sword Momentum is the ’momentum’ aspect within martial arts. Martial artists often emphasize the combination of ’momentum,’ ’form,’ and ’intent.’ For Swordsmen, ’momentum’ translates to Sword Momentum, ’form’ to Sword techniques, and ’intent’ to Sword Intent. All three are indispensable. The sparring had only just begun; it was merely a clash of Sword Momentum. I wonder if Ling Chen’s Sword Momentum can contend with Mei Fangzhi’s?

WHOOSH!

Facing Mei Fangzhi’s oppressive Sword Momentum, fiery red sword phantoms emerged around Ling Chen, creating a domain of Flames. Unlike Mei Fangzhi’s Sword Momentum, Ling Chen’s was full of aggression and explosive power, extremely forceful.

CRACKLE! CRACKLE! CRACKLE!

The two Sword Momentums intertwined, and dazzling sparks erupted from the space between them.

They were like two Peerless Treasure Swords, each unleashing an earth-shattering Sword Light, vying for supremacy.

”His Sword Momentum can actually contend with the Villa Owner’s!”

The nearby disciples from Hanmei Villa were shocked. Although Ling Chen’s Sword Momentum wasn’t as strong as Mei Fangzhi’s, it possessed great impact and penetrative power. Every time it was suppressed, it always managed to break through the encirclement and forge a path forward.

”His Sword Momentum isn’t bad, but his Sword techniques might not be up to par,” a disciple from Hanmei Villa said jealously. He didn’t believe Ling Chen could truly stand against Mei Fangzhi. After all, this fellow was only about their age, just a junior. On what basis could he compete with someone like their Villa Owner?

”Exactly. Sword techniques are the most direct reflection of a Swordsman’s strength,” another Hanmei Villa disciple nodded.

”I’m about to make my move,” Mei Fangzhi announced, wielding the Cold Light Jade Sword. Although he didn’t use True Qi, the Long Sword still emitted an incredibly clear hum, like a phoenix crying out from the nine heavens.

”Please,” Ling Chen replied, also turning his wrist. A flicker of crimson light swept across the blade of the Red Sky Sword, which seemed to dance like a flower of Flames in his hands.

SWISH!

Mei Fangzhi held the Cold Light Jade Sword. A formidable power slowly spread from his body. This aura, even without using True Qi, was countless times stronger than Luo Yutang’s!

Cold light flashed. In the blink of an eye, the tip of the sword was before Ling Chen, emitting a very faint hum in the air.

CLANG!

Ling Chen’s face was calm. With a slight shake of his arm, the Red Sky Sword in his hand flickered and quickly struck the side of the fierce Sword Light, directly dispersing it.

However, the Sword Light emitted by Mei Fangzhi was not so easily dissipated. After Ling Chen parried it, Mei Fangzhi suddenly twisted his sword mid-stroke, shifting from a thrust to a cut with unpredictable fluidity.

But the moment Mei Fangzhi changed his technique, Ling Chen also changed his. Easing his strength, he slashed the Red Sky Sword in reverse, maintaining the same rhythm as Mei Fangzhi.

CLANG! CLANG! CLANG...

The two Sword Lights, one red and one white, repeatedly crisscrossed, scraped, and interwove in mid-air, sending dazzling sparks flying.

In the blink of an eye, they had exchanged three moves. The seemingly simple confrontation of Sword Lights fully revealed their terrifying sharpness, making all onlookers feel a chill run down their spines and their scalps tingle.

”Terrifying! Even though those are Sword techniques without True Qi, they’re so terrifying. I feel like each strike could easily pierce my Protective True Qi and kill me,” a Hanmei Villa disciple muttered, cold sweat beading on his forehead.

”This is realm suppression. The Sword Dao Realm of these two is too profound. The gap is too wide; even without using True Qi, they could kill just by relying on their realm,” another, more senior disciple said solemnly.