The Devil Sword Swordsman
Ch. 134 - Pillar of the II Empire
Both Lan An and Xin Fai each took positions, three minutes after the match the spectators were confused because none of them intended to use the sword.
Yong Tao smiled slightly, but only for a second. He was getting impatient to see the winner of this match. On the other hand none of the representatives of the great sects seemed enthusiastic. They had been desperate ever since Xiu Juan deliberately walked out of the arena earlier. But no one dared to doubt the act considering Xiu Juan could not have done it without a good reason.
Xiu Juan stared at the last match speechlessly, had he been the one fighting Xin Fai now perhaps his disappointment was not this heavy. But he remains grateful. At the very least, the position of the third Imperial Pillar he had obtained.
Xiu Juan again pondered over Xin Fai's words earlier. Life goals and dreams turned out to be much different and he only realized that earlier. His dream was only one all along, which was to become the number one Imperial Pillar in the Shang Empire. However, he forgot something important that was the purpose of life.
"At least after this I won't let myself die with regret..." Xiu Juan looked at Xin Fai who was fighting with Lan An. "I'll become stronger to be able to protect everyone, that's the purpose of my life right now."
Although it was faint yet Xiu Juan gasped a little as Xin Fai stared at him at a glance from the arena there. He felt that the young man could hear his words. Xiu Juan looked away very embarrassed.
Lan An steeled his footing as Xin Fai's kick chased after his leg, he chuckled slightly before giving a counterattack.
"The last time we fought your power wasn't this great, where did you get it?"
"From someone."
"Hm? I don't understand at all. Can you explain?" Although they were fighting seriously, the two of them were used to talking while continuing to attack. The meeting of the two in Anguo City became the most meaningful experience for Xin Fai himself.
"From someone who taught me how to wear a sword. And he always called me little sister." Xin Fai laughed a little, but it was different from Lan An who looked agitated.
"someone? Who would dare call you little brother other than me?"
Xin Fai was silent for a moment before finally opening her mouth. "That person is your own person, Brother An. Maybe if Lang saw you now he would call you the second dumbest man after me, hahaha!"
Lan An's fist had an extremely strong pressure, Xin Fai held the attack as best he could and retreated a few steps while resetting his strategy.
"Remember, Fai'er. As we promised earlier, if you draw your sword you're the loser."
Xin Fai nodded slowly, she prepared to strike back from the left. Without using a sword even though both of them each have their own style, Lan An with the newly obtained knowledge from the Thousand Feet Army sect and Xin Fai who relied on the skill of the Book of Seven Keys.
This fight went for nearly twenty minutes without pause, Huang Kun and Shen Xuemei were addressing the only representatives of their sect expectantly. Although Xin Fai had only been less than a year old to join the Lotus Temple sect yet they had considered her a new family. His victory was the victory of the entire Lotus Temple sect as well.
Meanwhile, the organizers from the White Mist Valley had prepared the official clothes of the Imperial Pillars as well as the badges placed on a red cloth. Some other form of respect will be given following the end of the Lan An and Xin Fai fight as well as the determination of the winner of the Young Swordsman Tournament who will be the next number one.
The preparations for the coronation of the Imperial Pillar had been completely completed whereas Lan An and Xin Fai appeared to be playing around in the match arena, they did not seriously injure and only exchanged attacks for a moment.
Yang Guifei could feel the impatience of the audience about this, he warned the two of them to be serious about fighting as well as not prioritizing personal matters over the arena.
Lan An scratched her head awkwardly for not being able to chat any longer with Xin Fai after this, from the story while in the medical room his little sister said that after the Tournament of Young Swordsmen ended he would go wandering alone to get his revenge. The regret for the death of his entire family must be resolved by eliminating the group called the Blood Devil Man.
The desire of course makes Lan An sad, maybe in the future they will never meet again. For Lan An the name of little sister was not just a designation for Xin Fai, she already considered him to be her own family. After losing Lien Hua, Lan An had absolutely no one but Xin Fai.
"I hope you won't forget me later, hahaha this is so funny, I've never acted like this on anyone else even with my own mother."
Although the young man laughed yet Xin Fai could feel the sadness behind his eyes, perhaps Lan An would be lonely after this.
The fight started to get serious, Lan An decided to fight using all his strength.
Xin Fai let out an even bigger attack, she no longer wanted to buy time. The tread and kick fight lasts for a few minutes with a really stressful situation. One movement alone can open the possibility to lose, in addition to fighting silat both also realize that the accuracy of making decisions is very necessary. Each one of their steps would determine the winner in this most prestigious Tournament.
Lian Sheng leaned his back on the bench enjoying the fight, he drew a smile as Xin Fai's position was above the clouds but before long Lan An got back up and cornered him.
"I don't think there's anyone who can keep up with Xin Fai's strength... Even though he looked a year older yet the strength of this young man was great."
Qin Gaozu also made a comment. "Each of his movements was very sharp and very similar to the attack patterns of the warriors in the Qing Empire. Is he from there?" said. The brown-haired man beside her replied.
"Your Majesty, it seems that your words are absolutely correct. That young man might have come from the Qing Empire. What if he becomes the number one Imperial Pillar?"
Qin Gaozu doesn't look as worried as Lian Sheng. "If he becomes the next Pillar of the Empire, as long as his goal is to protect our homeland it's not a problem for me."
As if to refute again, Lian Sheng was about to open his mouth but he came to a halt for a moment when he realized the circumstances on the stage had turned around.
Lan An managed to make Xin Fai bounce tens of meters, he darted back to launch the next attack that was now crushing on the face of the opponent.
The corner of Xin Fai's lips was bleeding, he got up while holding his stomach which was painful from Lan An's Crescent Moon Kick.
'Lan An's Crescent Kick Steps are much stronger than me, it's only natural that he focused on training this style to perfection whereas I continued to learn many moves..."
Xin Fai was a little regretful for agreeing to Lan An's proposal of their fight this time should not use the sword so that the injuries obtained were not too much. Whereas Lan An was superior to him in a swordless fight.
Lan An's footsteps retraced very quickly, she finally managed to shorten the distance from Xin Fai and re-launched a full-on attack.
Xin Fai disappeared from where she stood making Lan An frown, she had never seen such a high speed Xin Fai used before.
There was a slight movement behind Lan An, he turned his head quickly before a kick was about to hit his head. "The real fight has just begun!" xin Fai exclaimed loudly.
When Lan An retorted back how surprised she was as her kick passed just like that on Xin Fai's body like it was translucent without being.
"What's–"
Bugh!
'We have to finish this fight quickly, Brother An. Forgive me for using such a cheating trick.' Inner Xin Fai.
Despite feeling cheated to wear a spirit form a second time, Xin Fai felt he had no choice when his ears heard strange sounds outside the stadium.
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