Chapter 249 - The Ancient Broken Record!
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Zi Yang Combat College.
The five-star Swordsman’s expression was grave.
At that moment.
His mental strength that had barely taken shape collapsed!
Bang!
Bang!
His mental strength collapsed totally.
Pfft!
The five-star Swordsman spat out a mouthful of blood.
“You……”
He looked at Lu Ming in horror.
This guy……
How is this possible?
He had cultivated for many years and his mental strength had barely taken shape. He had an advantage when he fought against ordinary people. However, Lu Ming had already tempered his mental strength to such an advanced stage!
That was too terrifying!
On what grounds?!
Just because he had a sister who was a Swordsman?
Was that possible?
It was said that Lu Yan had just reached six-star!……
“Mental strength!”
“This is Master’s mental strength!”
Xiaoyan and Li Haoran were astonished.
The changing shape of mental strength!
According to legend, this would only happen when mental strength was tempered to the extreme!
But now……
Their master had managed to do it!
It turned out that their master was very powerful!
They felt passion burning inside of them.
True enough.
They had made the right choice!
But…… the shape……
“Senior Sister,” Xiaoyan and Li Haoran asked cautiously, “is the mental strength of all Sword Card Masters like this?”
“Y-yes.”
Xiaobai looked sorrowful.
Oh my goodness!
Why does Master’s mental strength look like this?
“I understand now!”
Li Haoran was suddenly very excited.
“Look closely……
The mental strength of a Sword Card Master is in the shape of a disc. It is big and round, while the mental strength of a Swordsman is in the form of a Sword Embryo, it is long and wide. In a sense……
Our mental strength is good for both attack and defense!
Ours can even counterattack theirs!” Xiabai exclaimed.
Li Haoran was elated.
True enough.
After their senior sister’s analysis, they could better understand their master’s ability!
“Senior sister, it must be that way, is that so?”
Li Haoran looked excited. “When I go back this time, I need to rewrite the documents of the Sword Card Master and note down the essence behind the disc-shaped mental strength!”
“Yes, yes indeed.”
Xiaobai’s face was blushing.
She had lied again.
She suddenly felt a little guilty.
However, she must not embarrass her master. She could only pretend that she knew what was happening…… Anyway, whatever was true about the disc-shaped mental strength, she would just pretend that she knew it all along……
At this moment……
There was total silence around the college. No one would have expected that the five-star Swordsman’s mental strength that had almost killed them…… would be defeated.
The students were shocked.
The teachers still had not come to their senses after a long time.
This fight was not as they imagined it to be.
“Why is your mental strength that powerful?”
The five-star Swordsman felt indignant.
He did not believe that a mere peak three-star would be stronger than him!
“Gao Tianlang, Zhao Yunshan, and the rest had once asked me this question.”
Lu Ming smiled faintly.
Shush!
There was total silence.
Gao Tianlang……
Oh.
The genius among Swordsmen. He seems to be a six-star?
Zhao Yunshan……
Oh.
The baller among Swordsmen. He seems to be very rich?
These two are top Swordsman talents. So it turns out that their mental strengths are not as powerful as Lu Ming’s?! In that case……
How strong is his mental strength?
Everyone was shocked.
The five-star Swordsman was silent.
He felt some pangs of panic.
Seriously……
If Gao Tianlang and Zhao Yunshan could not defeat Lu Ming, why should he risk his life?
No.
That could not be true.
He was after all a Swordsman. He calmed down very soon.
Remember!
Lu Ming was merely a peak three-star!
No matter how powerful his mental strength was or how formidable its effect was, it was limited. His energy quality was still at the three-star level. This was the main point!
“I heard of an old saying…… When Heaven closes one door, another opens……”
He slowly walked forward. “Since your mental strength is that powerful, it must have gone through a long period of tempering. Perhaps this is the reason why you are still at peak three-star!
“However, no matter what…… you are still a peak three-star!
When your foundation is too weak, it is useless to have powerful mental strength!”
Swoosh!
Swoosh!
His aura increased with every step that he took.
Buzz—
Buzz—
Infinite energy surged.
The combat effectiveness of a Swordsman was the effect of their mental strength multiplied by their energy level. If his foundation was too weak, the increase would not make much of a difference!
Furthermore……
There was a huge gap between a three-star and a five-star!
Since this was the case……
They should decide the winner with one strike.
Bang!
Sword gleams surged.
“Come on!”
He pointed his sword toward Lu Ming and released his strongest move.
Bang!
There was a terrifying flash of sword gleam.
“Cloud Slash!” an icy cold voice said.
His mental strength and energy condensed and through the Sword Embryo, his most powerful swordplay was released!
Swoosh!
Right then……
Endless sword gleams appeared in front of everyone!……
This was it!
Everyone was astounded.
Although they kept quiet, they recognized this move!
Cloud Slash!
It was a very powerful ability among the five-star abilities!
Its characteristics were that it was ruthless, accurate, and fast! There were no fancy combat skills involved except pure brute force!
It was to the extent that……
It was rumored to be the most manly swordplay among the five-star Swordsman abilities!
There was nothing but brute force!
This was its flaw as well as its strength.
However……
At this moment……
There was no doubt that it was the most suitable swordplay as well as the best swordplay to defeat Lu Ming.
So what if he had powerful mental strength?
Bring it on!
This swordplay forced Lu Ming to use his three-star abilities to withstand his five-star power!……
Lu Ming might lose!
Everyone had this thought in mind.
His opponent was too much; This was true.
He was a five-star and the other party was a three-star. Yet he used such a swordplay to force the other party to withstand his brute force. This was bullying! However, the Swordsman could not care about that now.
It was humiliating if he lost.
Swoosh!
Sword gleams flashed.
Right then……
Everyone held their breath……
“It’s coming!”
Lu Ming waited silently for the sword.
Cloud Slash?
Heh.
He had heard of this swordplay.
It was the legendary most straightforward swordplay. It was very manly and powerful!
Five-star……
He took out his Original Card silently. In essence, his Original Card had only been tempered to a peak four-star. It was difficult to withstand a five-star’s attack. However……
If he added mental strength to it……
Perhaps he could be able to block it?
No.
There was no way to block it!
However……
Lu Ming had an idea.
He always wanted to try it, but did not find the right opportunity until now……
Shush!
He turned the Original Card in his hands.
Lu Ming waved his hands.
Buzz—
The Original Card turned into lights and rushed toward the sword gleams. Since there was no way to avoid the sword gleams, they should have a real match. He also wanted to know if his idea would work or not!!!……
Lu Ming actually tried blocking it by force!
The Original Card appeared, but it was not powerful enough to block it!
Everyone widened their eyes in shock.
Right then……
Everyone focused on the two of them.
No one would have expected that Lu Ming would choose to use the most straightforward counterattack, to use his Original Card to block a five-star’s Sword Aura!
Was he out of his mind?!
The power……
There was no need for any analysis and they could tell that there was a huge difference in power!
The gap in their abilities was really too big!
At this moment……
Lu Ming and the Swordsman launched their attacks. They seemed like two powerful currents rushing and colliding against each other. However, Lu Ming’s current was way too weak!
It was highly possible……
That it would be drowned out in the next instant……
“Master!”
Li Haoran suddenly felt tense.
He was well aware of the might of the teacher’s swordplay!
Cloud Slash!
It was the purest attack!
It could bring out the maximum combat abilities of a five-star Swordsman. Although the attack was too direct and it could be easily countered, if the other party was merely a three-star……
There was no way to avoid it!……
Bang!
Everyone focused their attention on it.
The current that represented the glow of the Original Card and the current that represented the glow of the Cloud Slash finally met. The powerful five-star aura drowned the three-star aura right away……
Drowned……
One could no longer sense the three-star aura!……
“The Original Card will be destroyed.”
“It’s such a pity.”
“Why bother to collide with each other?”
“He should just admit defeat.”
Everyone was sighing.
Lu Ming’s Original Card might be destroyed with this collision……
“Stupid!”
The five-star Swordsman shook his head.
That was too stupid!
Why did he clash head on with the Cloud Slash?
What was he thinking?
True enough.
Although he is talented, he is after a teenager……
It seems that……
His Original Card will break.
Well……
I should think about how I will explain this to his elder sister.
It is said that Lu Ming’s sister is a genius and has reached a six-star. A six-star might be powerful, but I am a public official…… She won’t dare create chaos in the school.
Perhaps I should ask the principal to come out of his retreat……
Many thoughts flashed across the five-star Swordsman’s mind.
However……
At this moment.
He could vaguely hear a faint sound from somewhere—”Seal!”
……
He suddenly looked toward the battle.
Sealing?
Wait a minute……
Sealing the Cloud Slash?
Hahahahaha. It was ridiculous!
What did the Cloud Slash stand for?
It was his most powerful ability. If it could be sealed, there was no need for him to fight anymore. He should just kneel down and address Lu Ming as his father!
What a joke!……
Shush!
The brilliance of the Cloud Slash dimmed.
He watched silently.
True enough……
Even after he tried to seal it, the aura of the Cloud Slash merely dimmed. It weakened slightly. As for the rest, he supposed the Original Card would explode?
Haha.
It was too ludicrous.
Why would this so-called genius be so stupid?
He was still mulling over it……
Suddenly……
He heard a strange and mysterious sound coming from Lu Ming’s side. It sounded like a broken record.
“Seal! Seal! Seal! Seal! Seal! Seal!”
……
What the hell was this?
He felt baffled.
Perhaps the Sword Aura was too powerful and there was an echo?
Impossible.
While he was wondering……
Suddenly…… He noticed that in the place where the two currents met, the aura of the Cloud Slash seemed to become shorter and shorter……
It kept getting shorter……
Gradually……
It was swallowed bit by bit……
Cloud Slash disappeared under everyone’s watchful eyes.
He looked dumbstruck. What the hell was that?……
The five-star Swordsman was shocked.
All the teachers and students were appalled!
Everyone watched as the Cloud Slash disappeared gradually…… and was slowly swallowed…… and eventually vanished without a trace……
How could this be possible?!……
In the void.
The two currents had disappeared. What was left was a card with a strange brilliance!
Buzz—
Buzz—
The Original Card shone……
“Success!”
Lu Ming’s lips curled to reveal a smile.
True enough.
The sealing was a success!
To tell the truth, if some other person had launched an attack, if it were another Swordsman ability, he would really have had no idea how to seal it. It was too difficult……
There were too many factors like the angle and speed to be considered.
However, Cloud Slash was the exception!
This ability had lots of advantages but one fatal flaw. It was straight!
It charged toward him directly. There was no need for him to make any deductions or calculations and it was easy to seal. This was the only ability that Lu Ming could seal!
It was just that……
It was not that easy to seal Cloud Slash!
Five-star!
Advanced ability!
It was not something that Lu Ming could handle!
However……
This was okay.
Lu Ming had always wanted to try it out.
According to ‘Sicong’s Law of Eating a Hotdog’ [1. Wang Sicong is a Chinese businessman and the only son of Chinese tycoon Wang Jianlin. He caused a sensation with a funny photo of him eating hotdog]: It is impossible for Sicong to swallow a twenty-centimeter-long hotdog bun in one go. But if it is cut into seven parts, it is not a problem……
Therefore……
Lu Ming thought of a new sealing method: seven-parts sealing!
The Original Card could seal ultimate abilities!
And if it sealed the abilities seven times!?
Technically, it would simply be lightning sealing.
Hence……
Lu Ming tried it out and sealed it seven times. He divided the Cloud Slash into seven parts and integrated them in the Original Card, resulting in a perfect sealing!
In the end, it was a success!
Lu Ming felt thrilled at the thought of it.
He knew that……
He had mastered another awe-inspiring technique. He had sealed an ability that was seven times higher than his!
It was superb!
Of course.
He knew that this success was only limited to Cloud Slash!
It was a uniform speed operation……
Even when it was divided into seven parts, they were divided neatly.
If it were an elemental dragon ability, he had to recalculate the angle, speed, energy, point of explosion of every part…… He had to do the calculations seven times……
It was impossible to succeed!
Lu Ming had not performed a single successful ordinary sealing at all!
However……
He would take things slowly.
Since there was a first time, there would be a second time. Sooner or later, he would succeed in sealing……
“Uh— Are you alright?”
Lu Ming transmitted his thoughts to the Original Card.
“F-fairly okay. It’s just that I am a bit too full……”
The Original Card seemed to be quivering.
Both of them risked their lives in this sealing!
Although Lu Ming kept assuring the card that he had confidence in the sealing, the card had the feeling that Lu Ming planned to self-destruct if the sealing failed……
After all……
Lu Ming had other Original Cards in his Sea of Consciousness!
After all……
This guy learned how to self-destruct from his elder sister……
Therefore, it tried its very best this time!
Fortunately……
It was successful!……
At this very moment……
There was total silence at the entrance.
Cloud Slash!
There was nothing else.
More precisely, it seemed to be eaten by Lu Ming’s Original Card!
The current that represented the Original Card was weak. But when it collided with the Cloud Slash, it swallowed it bit by bit, glowing brilliantly!
It was too powerful!
They battled head-on and Lu Ming won!
It was unbelievable!
This……
This was a Sword Card master?!……
“How did the battle turn out like that?”
The five-star Swordsman didn’t dared believe it.
Seriously……
He was perplexed.
Lu Yan had a powerful elder sister. He had the looks and the talent. But why was it that he had the brains as well?!
It was not logical at all!
What about the saying that Heaven would leave another door open?!
“Hehe.”
Lu Ming only smiled faintly.
Lu Ming was mostly annoyed about his fronting during the battle. If the Swordsman wanted to fight it out, he needed to just bring it on. Why did he bring up the old saying about Heaven leaving a door open……
Look, he was not good-looking at all. What was the talk about another door?
Even if there was a door in the basement, it would only be dusty!
Furthermore……
Lu Ming was well aware of his own capabilities.
He was only good enough to fight against a four-star. The reason why he had such an outstanding performance this time was due to his opponent……
In front of him……
The five-star Swordsman still looked as if he was doubting his life and self-worth.
However, he was afterall a powerful Swordsman. He recovered in no time, sweeping his gaze over Lu Ming as another steak of light condensed on his hands.
“So what if you can block Cloud Slash?
I have no idea how you did it, perhaps you have hidden trump cards.
However……
Are you able to block it umpteen times?”
Bang!
Sword gleams erupted.
He struck once again. A shining flash of the sword gleam shot out.
But in front of him……
Lu Ming only smiled faintly.
Seriously……
If the five-star Swordsman used other abilities from the start, it would be very difficult for him to counterattack. However, since he used Cloud Slash from the start, then……
Lu Ming flipped the Original Card.
“Let’s go!”
Buzz—
The Original Card shone.
Lu Ming mouthed something. “Materialize!”
Shush!
There was a dazzling brilliance!
The sealed Cloud Slash that was divided into seven parts burst into bright lights.
With the help of the Original Card, the seven parts were reorganized…… No, when the seven-part-swordplay was sealed into the Lightning Original Card, it was already reorganized!
Furthermore……
It was no longer Cloud Slash!
After integration by the Lightning Original Card, even one-seventh of Cloud Slash had ultimate abilities!
Bang!
Terrifying sword gleams burst forth.
The five-star Swordsman’s abilities were swallowed instantly……
Bang!
The abilities released by the five-star Swordsman fell apart instantly. The terrifying aura cut through heaven and earth, covering the entire college!
Swoosh!
Sword gleams traveled back and forth.
There were only endless lights in front of everyone.
And—
A five-star Swordsman was sent blasting away……
Bang!
The thin figure of the five-star Swordsman flew out and landed where the vice-principal had just been.
He was even more deeply embedded in the sign……
Shush!
The entire world turned silent.
Everyone widened their eyes, looking at the scene in disbelief.
Lu Ming won.
It was a thorough victory.
From the start to the end, he only used two moves.
The first move was to send the Original Card flying and destroying the Cloud Slash.
The second move was the sword gleams traveling back and forth and blasting his opponent away.
Finished!
At this moment, many people seemed to have the impression that perhaps Lu Ming was the five-star Swordsman, while the five-star Swordsman was only a peak three-star?
Right?
This was the only way to explain the situation!
His combat abilities……
Gulp!
The people from Zi Yang Combat College swallowed a mouthful of saliva, feeling dry in their throats.
This……
This was Lu Ming’s combat ability?
True enough……
Like his elder sister, he was not human. He was a demon!
Why did they provoke him?!……
“He won.”
Xiaoyan and Li Haoran trembled.
Damn!
Master is amazing!
He is too powerful.
Seriously……
Both of them were in high spirits because of this trip to Zi Yang Combat College!
Their senior sister defeated all the students in the college, from freshman to year four students, while their master was even more amazing. He defeated the teachers and management of the school!!!
He was indeed the founder of the Sword Card Master!……
“Hehe.”
Lu Ming heard their comments and there was a hint of a smile on his face.
“In the future, there’s nothing to be afraid of in the cultivator circle,” Lu Ming said proudly. “Remember, your master is someone powerful as well!”
He made the trip not only to avenge his disciples, but also for them to know that while others might have strong people supporting them, Lu Ming…… was a powerful ally as well!!!
He was formidable support!
“Yes!”
Xiaoyan and Li Haoran were thrilled.
“If you don’t believe it, check with your senior sister.”
Lu Ming was in high spirits.
He knew that…… Xiaobai would not put him down when there were outsiders!
True enough.
Xiaobai puffed her chest when her master mentioned her name.
“Yes!”
Xiaobai said seriously, “Master has a thick thigh that’s nice to cozy up to, it is not only thick but also hairy……”
Huh?
Xiaoyan and Li Haoran were bewildered.
It was…… hairy?