46: Chapter 46 The Finals!!! Freshman Competition
As the leader of a hundred weapons, the spear is known for its sharp and swift attacks.
The Green Dragon Crescent Blade was the weapon of Guan Yu, the Martial Saint. Historical records state that General Guan Yu was a Rank 9 powerhouse who created his own set of Green Dragon Blade Techniques.
The blade technique is famous for its grand, sweeping movements and its ability to break through all techniques with sheer force.
However, Su Mu looked at the girl in front of him. No matter how he looked at her, she didn't seem like the type who could suppress an opponent with raw strength.
Moreover, standing the glaive up with one hand left her center wide open.
That middle section was quite prominent— 'Ahem! My mind is wandering!'
The battle between the two was about to break out at any moment.
Guan Yue was clearly a ruthless person; she started off by spinning and leaping into the air, delivering a 'Cleaving Mount Hua' strike.
A flash of blade light crossed Su Mu's face, and he raised his spear horizontally to parry.
Normally, one shouldn't meet 'Cleaving Mount Hua' head-on, and such a grand move is usually easy to dodge. However, Su Mu still wanted to test just how much strength this girl possessed.
But once he made contact, things took a serious turn.
'Damn! Such immense strength!'
Su Mu's legs trembled involuntarily, but he relied on his Rank 2 Early Stage cultivation and his body, which had been strengthened by consuming the essence blood of a Rank 8 ferocious beast.
Su Mu used all his strength to parry Guan Yue's heavy, powerful blow, then retreated three consecutive steps.
It was fortunate that Su Mu's weapon was a B-rank alloy battle spear; if it had been C-rank, it probably wouldn't have been able to withstand that strike.
'Damn! This girl couldn't really be a descendant of Lord Guan, could she?'
But Guan Yue was relentless. Upon landing, she immediately followed up with a mid-air downward slash.
Having just suffered a slight disadvantage, Su Mu immediately deployed his Dark Thunder Domain and retreated to dodge. Fortunately, the blade only grazed past the tip of his nose.
However, after dodging this strike, Su Mu regained his footing.
He turned and delivered a horizontal sweep, forcing Guan Yue back.
"Whew—" Su Mu took a deep breath, appearing calm on the surface.
Inwardly, however, he was cursing himself for daring to underestimate his enemy, nearly causing him to fail.
This served as a wake-up call; he couldn't afford to have a dismissive attitude just because of his opponent's gender.
"You are very strong, but you shouldn't have the mindset of underestimating your enemy."
For the first time, Su Mu didn't argue back, instead responding with practical action.
Black lightning was released directly, enveloping the entire arena. This time, Su Mu exerted his full power.
Lightning then gathered on Su Mu's spear. As the electricity converged, it gradually formed a large black bird.
The freshmen below the stage, the upperclassmen in the audience, and the leaders on the rostrum all stared intently at the thunderbird Su Mu had formed.
"Holy crap! Why do I feel an inexplicable sense of palpitations just looking at that lightning bird?"
"Damn! Me too. I've been studying at Modu Ability University for a year and I'm at least Rank 2 High Stage now, yet I'm actually feeling fear toward a freshman's combat technique."
"Brother, don't even mention Rank 2 High Stage; I'm at Rank 3 Early Stage and I'm feeling a bit scared looking at it."
"If someone gets hit by that, it's probably going to hurt quite a bit!"
"It's not just pain; you might actually die once."
Guan Yue also saw the thunderbird Su Mu had condensed. Her expression became incredibly solemn, and her eyes were fixed on Su Mu's spear.
Su Mu swung his spear behind his back and then spun it in front of his chest. Arcs of electricity surrounded his entire body.
Then, pushing off with his right foot, he charged toward Guan Yue.
Guan Yue performed a standard 'Saint Guan Dragging Blade' maneuver and rushed toward Su Mu. Guan Yue attacked Su Mu's lower body, while Su Mu thrust directly at Guan Yue's center.
The two were locked in combat once again.
In less than ten exchanges, Su Mu concluded that Guan Yue's blade technique was definitely at the mastery-level as well.
'Sigh! Has mastery-level weapon mastery become as common as cabbage at Modu Ability University?'
Furthermore, Guan Yue's 'Saint Guan Dragging Blade' style was extremely skilled, and Su Mu had to constantly watch his lower body.
But just as the two were at a stalemate, Guan Yue finally made a mistake. After a diagonal glaive slash missed, she didn't retract the blade but instead continued with a spinning chain of strikes.
Su Mu seized the opening created by this aggressive behavior.
His spear thrust out in a 'Green Dragon Peeks Its Head' move, followed by a bending horizontal sweep, and finally a 'Return Horse Spear' strike.
However, Guan Yue's movement technique was very ingenious, and she managed to dodge all three moves.
But at the moment the final 'Return Horse Spear' was blocked by the back of the Green Dragon Crescent Blade...
With a high-pitched bird cry, the Rapid Lightning Chidori Su Mu had gathered flew out from the tip of the spear.
It struck Guan Yue.
Fortunately, Su Mu had controlled the power. If it had been a full-power Chidori, it might have killed Guan Yue on the spot.
Guan Yue was sent flying and fell outside the arena.
Su Mu kicked the end of his spear, performing a beautiful flourish with the weapon.
The arena suddenly fell silent, with only the gentle breeze blowing.
...
Someone finally blurted out a curse.
"Damn."
Like a triggered avalanche, sounds of shock began to ring out incessantly.
"Holy cow, that's just cheating! I thought his thunderbird technique was for enhancing the spear's attack power. I didn't know it could be a ranged attack too!"
"Who is this guy? Why didn't I find him when I was investigating the freshmen in the top ten villas earlier? Don't tell me someone this strong isn't in the school's top 30!"
"I know who this person is!"
At this moment, a girl below the stage said while scrolling through her phone.
"Who is it? Who is it? If you know, say it quickly!"
Many people were curious about Su Mu's identity.
"The boy using the spear on the stage is the one from the internet who got 1888 points in the College Entrance Examination."
"Holy crap! I thought that was fake, just hype. Someone can actually get 1888 points in the Ability College Entrance Examination!"
"..."
On the rostrum, no one spoke, but sometimes silence is a reaction in itself.
Yang Wendao had already sent the video of Su Mu's fight against Guan Yue into the group chat.
The other professors were all feeling a bit stirred, thinking about how they could take this student as their disciple.
In contrast, the expressions of the ordinary teaching staff were much more relaxed, as they had no chance of taking the top 16 students as disciples anyway.
They would be quite satisfied if they could pick out a few talented students from the first stage to be their disciples.
After this battle ended, Su Mu didn't immediately sit down to cultivate.
The fight just now had served as a warning to Su Mu: no matter who the opponent was, he could not underestimate them.
Su Mu looked toward the other arena.
The battle on the other stage was also reaching its end. The boy who had the upper hand performed a spinning whip kick, knocking the other person off the stage.
"The moment everyone has been waiting for! The finalists have appeared!
Su Mu and song own."
The host's voice rang out from all directions, triggering cheers from the entire crowd.
Su Mu looked at his final opponent, and song own also looked back at Su Mu. The two gazed at each other from a distance.
Since song own had just finished his battle, there was a ten-minute break for both sides. Once the break ended, the two arenas they were on would merge into one.
Su Mu observed song own from across the arena. He was wearing a set of black combat gear, and his weapons were two black Straight Swords.
Looking at this person, Su Mu couldn't help but feel strange. It could be said that except for his exposed face, song own was entirely in black; ordinary people wouldn't choose to dress like that.
Soon, the 10 minutes were up, and with a 'rumbling' sound, the arenas began to merge.
"Brother Su! I've always wanted to spar with you. I thought it was a bit of a pity when I heard you hadn't chosen Modu Ability University, but I didn't expect to have the honor of fighting you today."
Su Mu felt somewhat confused. He had never seen this person before; why would he want to fight him?
Could he be a martial fanatic just like Luo Zhenyue?