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Chapter 315: Chapter 263: Charge! Face the Man Head-on!

This was a killing blow!

But the vulnerability it exposed was just as obvious.

"This is bad! Qu Ran’s lower body is wide open!" The two Elders were men of exceptional insight, so they naturally spotted Qu Ran’s problem at a glance.

Qu Ran was so enraged that the flaw in his stance had become glaringly obvious.

His footing was even starting to slip.

This was because he had focused all his strength into his sword.

If Gao Neng were to dodge this strike and attack his lower body, Qu Ran wouldn’t just lose—he might even have both of his legs crippled.

"Alas..." Sect Leader Hua’s brow was also tightly furrowed at this moment.

They had fallen right into his trap. Gao Neng’s cunning was too formidable. The moment he stepped onto the stage, he didn’t attack the man, but the mind, subjecting Qu Ran to utter humiliation and ultimately creating this very situation.

"Hahaha, Gao Neng is going to win!" Fang Tangtang was equally ecstatic.

But just as everyone thought Gao Neng would surely dodge Qu Ran’s furious, vicious strike, the unexpected happened once again.

Because Gao Neng didn’t dodge.

Not only did he not dodge, he charged forward.

Facing the charging Qu Ran, he drew the long black saber from his back.

"Hahaha, what vicious Swordsmanship! Only a strike like this is worthy of my blade!" Gao Neng roared, charging forward as if he hadn’t seen the opening in Qu Ran’s stance at all. He met the man head-on!

CLANG!

The saber emerged.

Like a drawn-out river of blue.

The river surged.

Cascading downward.

Lightning flashed and thunder roared.

This slash from Gao Neng was completely different from the few he had used at the gates of the Eastern Capital Military Academy seven days ago.

If one had to make a comparison...

This slash was more natural, without the slightest fluctuation of Spiritual Power.

Because all his Spiritual Power had already merged perfectly with the momentum of the blade.

In seven days.

Gao Neng had truly mastered this slash.

He wanted to use Qu Ran to see just how strong he had become!

"What?! Gao Neng actually charged forward!" The two Elders stared at the scene, utterly stunned. This had completely deviated from their predictions.

Gao Neng had used a ploy to infuriate Qu Ran.

But instead of seizing the opportunity to attack his lower body, he charged right into Qu Ran’s most vicious strike?

What was he trying to do?!

"He wants to test his blade!!!" Sect Leader Hua shot to his feet. For the first time, undisguisable horror filled his eyes.

Gao Neng, a Tier Five Early Stage fighter, had deliberately provoked Qu Ran, a Tier Six Late Stage disciple of the Huashan Ancient Sect, just to test his blade.

And most importantly...

Qu Ran was using Huashan’s most vicious offensive sword technique.

The moment this thought surfaced, Sect Leader Hua’s mind buzzed as if he’d been struck by lightning. He truly couldn’t believe someone this insane existed.

But the fact remained: Gao Neng had actually done it.

BOOM!

The saber and sword collided.

Just as Gao Neng had shouted, he hadn’t dodged at all. free𝑤ebnovel.com

Qu Ran thrust his sword forward.

And Gao Neng’s saber came chopping straight down from above with the force of an ax splitting a mountain.

CRACK!

The sword broke.

The three sword-wielding fairies surrounding them trembled and instantly dissipated.

But the momentum of Gao Neng’s saber didn’t diminish in the slightest.

It pressed down again!

SLASH!

The saber fell.

It landed on Qu Ran’s shoulder, slicing into it.

Intense pain flared.

PFFT!!! Qu Ran violently spat out a mouthful of blood. He had concentrated all his strength into that one strike, yet Gao Neng had forcefully cleaved it right back at him.

Moreover, an immense power, like a mountain, bore down on him, forcing him to his knees.

’Am I going to die?!’ This was the first thought that flashed through Qu Ran’s mind.

Then, the heavy, powerful momentum of the saber abruptly vanished.

Qu Ran looked up.

He saw the sole of a foot.

That’s right!

Gao Neng had withdrawn his saber and was now kicking him in the face.

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Qu Ran was sent flying by the kick.

He traced an 82-degree arc through the air.

Finally, he crashed to the ground.

"I... refuse... to accept this!" Qu Ran’s face was caked with dirt, but his consciousness had already reached its end. Darkness flooded his vision.

The referee still hadn’t called for the start.

But there was no longer any possibility of the challenge match continuing.

Because Qu Ran had fainted.

"..."

At that moment, the entire world fell silent.

Even Cheng Cai, who was standing before Shen Ning’Er preparing for his own match, was staring blankly. He had seen with his own eyes the state of Gao Neng’s descending slash just now.

Whether it was its power or its form, it was almost natural.

From drawing the saber, to striking, to the fall of the blade.

The entire sequence was a single, fluid motion.

Furthermore, the whole exchange even gave off a strange feeling—it was as if Gao Neng was the one attacking and Qu Ran was the one defending, not the other way around.

And the result was...

Qu Ran’s strongest strike had been cleaved back by Gao Neng’s single slash?!

Was Gao Neng really just at the Tier Five Early Stage?!

"Qu Ran lost? He actually lost like that?" One of the Elders stared so hard his eyes nearly popped out of their sockets.

"He is definitely not at the Tier Five Early Stage! This is absolutely impossible!" The other Elder’s jaw dropped as well, because this had completely surpassed his understanding.

A Tier Five Early Stage fighter defeating a Tier Six Late Stage opponent with a single slash.

And with the most direct method at that—a brute-force cleave. Who would dare believe it?!

"The Elders of the Huashan Ancient Sect certainly have sharp eyes. I am indeed no longer at the Tier Five Early Stage," Gao Neng said, sheathing the black saber on his back as a slow smile spread across his lips.

Then, a trickle of fresh blood flowed from the corner of his mouth.

Mm...

He was injured.

It was impossible not to be. After all, while he had cleaved through Qu Ran’s strike, he had also had to endure the sharp edge of that very same ultimate blow.