Xu Taiping turned his head to glance at the examiner not far away.
Lu Yuan also spoke up at this moment.
At this point, his face no longer showed confusion but was instead filled with curiosity and excitement.
He thought to himself, interesting, having been here on Yunlusi Mountain for seven years, there are already very few people who dare to use a sword in front of me at the foot of the mountain.
"Since both are ready, let the competition begin."
The examiner loudly announced, and with a wave of his arm, he struck the copper gong beside him with a "clang."
Almost as soon as the gong sounded, Xu Taiping and Lu Yuan simultaneously drew their long swords.
Two sword auras, like sudden gusts of fierce wind, rushed out from the east and west sides of the platform, ultimately colliding with a "clang."
In the sound of the collision and the burst of energy, Xu Taiping and Lu Yuan's sword tips touched and immediately separated, their figures flying back to their original positions.
This single strike was clearly used to test the other's strength, and neither had used their full power.
However, this brief exchange excited the spectators below.
"This young man really knows how to use a sword!"
"Although it was just one strike, it already showed a certain level of skill, not like someone who has just started using a sword."
Xu Taiping, of course, was not using a sword for the first time.
In the past two years, to give himself more advantages in the Seven Peaks Selection, he had devoted a large part of his energy to practicing the Seven Killing Swords.
With Ling Yue's guidance, his progress was quite remarkable.
"We underestimated Taiping."
In front of the copper mirror, Qing Xiao's lips curled up, and his tense expression relaxed.
"Besides practicing boxing, Little Taiping also practiced swordsmanship. Has he even rested in the past three years?"
Zhao Linglong looked astonished.
"The situation is still not optimistic. Taiping has only practiced swordsmanship for about three years, while Lu Yuan has practiced for at least twenty years and has a master guiding him. His foundation is far superior to Taiping's."
Zi Yan still did not have high hopes for Xu Taiping.
But as if to refute her words, in the copper mirror, Xu Taiping, who had been standing opposite Lu Yuan for a long time, suddenly twisted his feet and rushed toward Lu Yuan like a gust of wind, slicing upward with his steel long sword.
Facing this strike, Lu Yuan was also well-prepared.
His precious sword, with a blade glow like a raging flame, met Xu Taiping's sword tip head-on. However, his strike was far more powerful than Xu Taiping's, and the golden sword shadow formed by the sword aura was several yards long, capable of causing fatal injuries upon impact.
Just as Zhao Linglong and the others were on the edge of their seats, Xu Taiping's sword tip suddenly turned, merging with his body into a blinding sword glow. With a "boom," he circled around Lu Yuan, avoiding his sword tip and appearing behind him.
From the bird's-eye view of the copper mirror, the sword glow around Lu Yuan still had not dissipated, resembling a full moon.
At the moment the full moon was drawn, Xu Taiping suddenly gripped the hilt with both hands and struck from behind Lu Yuan.
Although at the critical moment, Lu Yuan finally reacted and swung his sword with all his might to block the strike, he was still pushed back several steps by the immense force from Xu Taiping's long sword before regaining his balance.
"This is the sixth strike of the Seven Killing Swords, Full Moon!"
Zi Yan exclaimed in surprise.
"In just two years, he has already mastered Full Moon?"
The Seven Killing Swords, as a high-level martial technique of the Qingxuan Sect, although powerful, is easy to learn but difficult to master. Many outer sect disciples, after practicing for two or three years, often fail to learn even the third or fourth strike, let alone the Full Moon, which is one of the most difficult among the seven strikes.
"Little Taiping is indeed well-prepared!"
Zhao Linglong was so excited that she pounded the table repeatedly.
"The Full Moon technique involves luring the enemy, evading the enemy, and striking the enemy, all in one fluid motion. Without thousands of practice sessions, it would be impossible to execute it so smoothly. It seems Little Taiping has indeed put in a lot of effort for this Seven Peaks Selection."
Qing Xiao's gaze, looking at Xu Taiping in the copper mirror, suddenly became serious.
"But relying solely on the Full Moon technique will not be enough to defeat Lu Yuan's Sun Blade."
As Qing Xiao said, after being hit by the Full Moon technique, Lu Yuan became even more excited and began to attack with full force.
Thus, the golden flame-like sword shadows of the Sun Blade began to dance across the field, forcing Xu Taiping to retreat continuously, only able to defend.
The situation between the two had reversed in an instant.
"Although the Seven Killing Swords are also a high-level martial technique, they are still inferior to the Sun Blade. Unless he can master the complete Seven Killing Swords and the two ultimate strikes, there is no chance of winning."
"Perhaps Little Taiping will surprise us again."
Zhao Linglong, staring intently at the copper mirror, suddenly said with excitement.
At this moment, she suddenly had great confidence in Xu Taiping.
This time, neither Qing Xiao nor Zi Yan contradicted her.
They, too, began to look forward to it, their eyes fixed on the copper mirror in front of them.
In the copper mirror, on the Tian platform.
Xu Taiping, merging with the sword glow, darted out as Lu Yuan's sword swept past, narrowly avoiding the strike and once again using the Full Moon technique to circle around to his back.
"Xu Junior Brother, the same move won't work on me, Lu Yuan!"
At this moment, Lu Yuan suddenly shouted, facing away from Xu Taiping.
As he spoke, his body suddenly spun like a top.
Instantly, golden sword shadows, like a blazing sun suddenly bursting with thousands of rays of light, spread out in all directions.
Xu Taiping's Full Moon technique was directly shattered by the sword shadows.
But at the moment the Full Moon was shattered, Xu Taiping's figure suddenly disappeared from his original position.
Then, seven afterimages of Xu Taiping suddenly appeared from all directions, surrounding Lu Yuan.
"It's actually the ultimate strike of the Seven Killing Swords, Life-Stealing!"
Seeing this, Zi Yan suddenly stood up in front of the copper mirror, her tone filled with disbelief.