Hearing Yuwen Batian's words, many disciples were puzzled. However, when they followed Yuwen Batian's gaze, they discovered that Yuwen Batian was staring at Fang Chen with narrowed eyes.
"Senior apprentice-brother Yuwen, the fourth rank Sword Dao talent you spoke of is Fang Chen, right?" asked a disciple.
Some disciples were aware that Fang Chen was a fourth rank Sword Dao talent.
"Correct," said Yuwen Batian.
Hearing Yuwen Batian's words, a disciple sneered and said, "Brother Yuwen, you think too highly of Fang Chen. He only killed Long Jun. It's not a big deal. Although he's also a Level 4 Sword Dao Talent, he's far from you."
"That's right. It's impossible for someone with a fourth rank Sword Dao talent to go far in the Sword Forest without strength."
"Even if he enters the Sword Forest, he won't be able to surpass senior apprentice-brother Yuwen's record."
Some disciples began to support Yuwen Batian and belittle Fang Chen.
Yuwen Batian narrowed his eyes and looked at Fang Chen. "Fang Chen, do you dare to make a bet with me?"
Hearing Yuwen Batian's words, Fang Chen raised his eyebrows and asked, "What bet?"
He would never forget the humiliation Yuwen Batian had given him in the elementary region.
Today's humiliation would be returned a hundred times in the future.
At that time, Fang Chen's strength had been inferior to Yuwen Batian's. But as time passed, his strength gradually caught up.
"We're both fourth rank Sword Dao talents. Our talent is the same. Then let's make a bet. Let's see if you can surpass me in the Sword Forest," laughed Yuwen Batian.
"What's the bet?" asked Fang Chen coldly.
Although he didn't know how far he could go in the Sword Forest, he couldn't lose in terms of momentum.
"It's just a small bet. How about a million middle grade spirit stones?" laughed Yuwen Batian.
"Alright."
With that, Fang Chen turned around and disappeared into the forest of swords.
Yuwen Batian's eyes flashed with killing intent as he watched Fang Chen's back.
The reason he made the bet with Fang Chen was to provoke Fang Chen into going further away. Once he exceeded his limit, he would definitely suffer a backlash from the forest of swords. At that time, even if he didn't die, he would be severely injured.
"Senior Brother Yu Wen, there's no way Fang Chen can beat you."
"That's right. Although we are both fourth-grade swordsman, Fang Chen is really not as good as you."
"If Fang Chen goes further than senior apprentice-brother Yuwen, I'll just kill myself." Many disciples didn't believe that Fang Chen could win this bet.
However, as soon as Fang Chen stepped into the Sword Forest, he sensed an ancient aura.
"The Sword Dao aura is very dense."
Fang Chen looked around. The entire Sword Forest was filled with longswords stabbed into the ground. There were broken swords, and there were also rusty swords. In short, the Sword Forest was made up of longswords.
"I wonder what happened here in ancient times. Why would such a strange Sword Forest be formed?" wondered Fang Chen.
After stepping into the Sword Forest, Fang Chen felt the pressure of the Sword Qi coming from all directions. These Sword Qi constantly surrounded his body.
Fang Chen took one step at a time. With every step he took, he could feel the pressure increasing.
Fortunately, Fang Chen's understanding of the Sword Dao was not something an ordinary person could compare with. So in the beginning, Fang Chen's progress was very smooth.
Whoosh whoosh whoosh.
In just a moment, Fang Chen had advanced five meters. His speed wasn't affected in the slightest. If the disciples outside knew of this, their jaws would definitely drop.
"It doesn't seem that difficult."
Fang Chen thought to himself as he continued forward.
Six meters, seven meters, eight meters, ten meters.
In the blink of an eye, Fang Chen had covered a distance of ten meters. At this moment, Fang Chen finally felt the pressure. Moreover, his speed had also slowed down.
"If I were to cultivate here, I would definitely be able to complete the Taiyi Dispersing Sword in the shortest time possible," said Fang Chen.
Warriors couldn't stay in the Sword Forest for too long. So Fang Chen stopped thinking and continued forward.
When Fang Chen advanced twenty meters, his whole body was suppressed by the sword Qi. He couldn't move forward at all.
"Damn it. Am I really going to lose?" Fang Chen roared unwillingly.
In the Sword Forest, sword Qi surged. It was as if one could hear the cries of experts from ancient times. Fang Chen's body seemed to be imprisoned in the air. He couldn't move at all.
"I've reached my limit. If I continue, I'll definitely suffer a backlash," thought Fang Chen.
However, if he gave up just like that, he would completely lose the bet with Yuwen Batian.
"No, I can't lose to Yuwen Batian."
Suddenly, Fang Chen shouted in his heart.
At this moment, the golden heart in his body began to beat rapidly. In the next moment, a strange scene happened.
The sword Qi in the Sword Forest was constantly being absorbed by the golden heart. Fang Chen instantly felt relaxed.
"It's the golden heart."
Fang Chen felt the changes in his surroundings. He was overjoyed. He immediately took a step forward and continued forward.
The golden heart wildly absorbed the sword Qi in the Sword Forest. Fang Chen moved forward with ease. However, Fang Chen didn't notice something.
While the golden heart was beating rapidly, the swords that were stuck in the ground of the forest of swords seemed to move.
The bodies of the swords were slightly tilted towards Fang Chen, as if they were worshipping him. Unfortunately, Fang Chen didn't notice this subtle movement at all.
"I wonder what's going on with this golden heart," Fang Chen whispered as he walked.
With the help of the golden heart, Fang Chen felt that his speed had reached an extreme.
In a short while, Fang Chen surpassed Yuwen Batian's record. However, Fang Chen still didn't stop.
In the Sword Forest, countless sword Qi constantly crowded towards Fang Chen. Fang Chen was moving forward quickly.
Finally, after an hour, Fang Chen came to a stop.
This was because Fang Chen had reached the end of the Sword Forest.
Reaching the end of the Sword Forest was something that had never happened in the history of Kamikaze Kenbu. If the disciples in the outside world knew about this, they would definitely be shocked.
At this moment, many disciples in the outside world were puzzled. Fang Chen had entered the Sword Forest for an hour. Why hadn't he come out yet?
"It's been an hour. Logically speaking, he should have come out by now."
"Could he have died in the Sword Forest?"
"He must be trying to surpass Senior Brother Yuwen. However, he couldn't and was trapped in the Sword Forest."
"Hmph, trash like him wants to surpass Senior Brother Yuwen? What a joke." Many disciples were discussing.
As for Yuwen Batian, his face was calm. There was a complicated look in his eyes, as if he was thinking about something.
However, just as everyone was discussing, a figure suddenly appeared at the entrance of the Sword Forest. Everyone looked over and realized that it was Fang Chen.
"Hmm, Fang Chen is out," a disciple shouted.
The other disciples looked at Fang Chen with ridicule. They wanted to know just how many meters Fang Chen had advanced.
"Fang Chen, I thought you died in the Sword Forest." Yuwen Batian was the first to speak.
"If you haven't died, how could I have died?" Fang Chen retorted.
"How many meters did you walk?" asked Yuwen Batian.
"Not more, not less. Twenty-six meters." Fang Chen smiled.
Hearing Fang Chen's words, Yuwen Batian's expression changed. He didn't believe that Fang Chen could advance twenty-six meters. He had to be lying.
"You're lying. With your strength, how could you have advanced twenty-six meters?" Yuwen Batian coldly said.
"Fang Chen, don't tell me that you're just spouting nonsense because you're afraid of losing? If you can advance 26 meters, I can definitely advance 30 meters."
"That's right. Fang Chen, you really have a problem with your character. A loss is a loss. Why would you lie?"
"Hmph, I don't want to be associated with such people."
"Fang Chen, a loss is a loss. One million middle grade spirit stones, that's what you owe senior apprentice-brother Yuwen."
Hearing so many disciples defending Yuwen Batian, a trace of ridicule appeared on Fang Chen's face. "What proof do you have that I haven't reached twenty-six meters?"
Everyone was startled. Saying that Fang Chen hadn't reached twenty-six meters was just their guess. They had no proof.
"Although we don't have proof, you also can't prove that you've advanced twenty-six meters," said a disciple.
Fang Chen ignored the surrounding disciples. He looked at Yuwen Batian and asked, "Do you also think so?"
Yuwen Batian faintly said, "Since we've made a bet, then we have to determine a winner. I was careless at the beginning, causing me to be unable to prove your result."
After a pause, Yuwen Batian continued, "Every meter there is a longsword stabbed into the ground. And where the longswords are, there are some spirit herbs. I'll go in and take one to prove my result. Then you can go in."
Hearing Yuwen Batian's words, the disciples all nodded. This was the best method so far.
"Alright."
Fang Chen nodded.
Yuwen Batian quickly entered the forest of swords and came out not long later. When he came out, he was holding a purple spirit herb, the Violet Soul Grass.
"This is the Violet Soul Grass. It can only be found twenty-five meters away. This should be enough to prove my result." Yuwen Batian grinned.
Fang Chen didn't say anything and also entered the forest of swords.
A moment later, Fang Chen also came out of the forest of swords. But in his hand was a withered grass.
"Yellow Cloud Grass." Fang Chen took out the withered grass and said.
"Senior apprentice-brother Yuwen, is this a spirit herb from twenty-six meters away?" asked a disciple. They were weak and hadn't reached twenty-five meters, so they couldn't see what was going on. So they asked Yuwen Batian.
When he saw the withered grass in Fang Chen's hand, Yuwen Batian's expression sank. His heart was filled with unwillingness.
"Impossible!" cried Yuwen Batian.
Hearing Yuwen Batian's words, many disciples were shocked. Did Fang Chen really reach 26 meters in the Sword Forest and surpass Yuwen Batian?
Thinking of this, they all sucked in a cold breath and looked at Fang Chen.