Six hours passed, and in the blink of an eye, more than half of the competition had passed. Those who could still persist on the arena were undoubtedly the most talented disciples of the Sword Faction. Out of the seven hundred, only a few hundred remained.
And among these hundred, there were only a few who could truly rely on the power of sword qi and use it skillfully to dodge the attacks of the sword pillars. Including Qin Shi, there were no more than ten.
Without the help of the power of sword qi, no matter how strong their cultivation was, it was useless in the end. In the competition, there were people falling at every moment.
In the end, there were only a dozen or so disciples left.
At this moment, Qin Shi could already use the power of sword qi very easily. The power of sword qi was like his blood, constantly flowing through his body. He held Shui Wuhen in his hand and gently waved it. A dazzling sword light immediately shot out.
He smiled with satisfaction. "The power of this sword qi is indeed extraordinary. With this power, my use of swordsmanship has increased by several times."
"Of course. Any kind of power is extremely powerful." The Nefarious Demon nodded.
Bang!
And at this moment, a loud sound rang out in the arena.
In the arena not far away, there was suddenly an inexplicable explosion. The stone slabs on the ground were shattered into powder, and a strong wave of heat rushed out.
Qin Shi's heart turned cold. He instinctively leaped back and quickly formed a seal with his hands. "Relic Legacy!"
A golden pagoda quickly protected him.
Bang!
But even so, the strong aftershock still caused his golden pagoda to be deformed, and the tiles on it were sent flying.
Qin Shi fiercely clenched his teeth and cursed. "What's going on?
This power is several times stronger than the attack of the sword pillars. What could have produced such a powerful force? "
"It seems to be that little girl," said the Nefarious Demon.
Qin Shi was stunned. Then, he looked at Zhang Linger curiously and furrowed his brows.
He saw that a bottomless pit had appeared where Zhang Linger was. The ground around her had all been shattered, and even the sword pillar in front of her had been sent flying.
Qin Shi frowned and asked, "What happened?"
"I don't know. From the looks of it, it seems like it was caused by the incompatibility within her body. She probably wanted to control the power of the Sword Qi but failed, resulting in the explosion," the Nefarious Fiend analyzed.
"Really?"
Qin Shi focused his attention and looked over. Just as the demon had expected, countless Sword Qis around Zhang Linger materialized and turned into rays of golden sword light. They seemed to be very resistant and pointed their blades at Zhang Linger.
"You don't want to fuse them?
Logically speaking, that shouldn't be the case. She's Zhang Hun's granddaughter. There's no reason why she can't fuse with the power of sword qi. "Qin Shi asked in confusion.
Evil Demon shook its head. "Not necessarily. No one can absorb xenogeneic powers with their talents alone. That little girl, Donkey Flower, should have told you that all xenogeneic powers have unique abilities. If you want to consume them and use them, you will have to pay a high price."
Qin Shi nodded. Donkey Flower had indeed mentioned this to him. It was just like how if one wanted to absorb the power of Purgatory, they would have to endure endless suffering.
The Nefarious Fiend continued, "It's the same with the power of Sword Qi. If I'm not wrong, the price to pay for controlling the power of Sword Qi is to have extraordinary swordsmanship and comprehension of the Sword Dao."
Qin Shi suddenly came to a realization, but then he frowned and said, "But in terms of swordsmanship and comprehension of the Sword Dao, she shouldn't be worse than anyone here, right?
After all, she's Zhang Hun's granddaughter. "
"That's not true."
The Nefarious Fiend smiled and shook its head. "Although Zhang Linger is Zhang Hun's granddaughter, she hasn't practiced swordsmanship in the Sword Sect since she was a child. She only inherited Zhang Hun's spiritual power, but she doesn't have any swordsmanship or Sword Dao at all. What I can feel from her is the Ominous Demon Clan's mastery of Baleful Qi."
"I see."
Qin Shi nodded and said, "If that's the case, it's indeed possible. But how can I master it?
My situation shouldn't be much different from hers, right?
I also haven't focused on studying swordsmanship. "
"Indeed, in terms of comprehension of swordsmanship, you may be far inferior to Haoyue. But fortunately, you've been using the sword all these years. Although your comprehension of swordsmanship is lacking, your experience has helped you make up for it." The Nefarious Fiend smiled.
"Is that so?"
Qin Shi was stunned for a moment, and then his face was full of joy. "If it wasn't for a lucky hit, I would probably be in the explosion now, right?"
The Nefarious Fiend nodded.
Qin Shi let out a long sigh of fear. "It's really f * cking scary."
"Ling 'er!"
Seeing this, Zhang Hun stood up abruptly, and his old eyes flashed with worry.
Bang!
Suddenly, in the smoke caused by the explosion, an extremely powerful wave of black air shook out. Like a ferocious ghost, it fiercely bared its fangs and attacked the power of the sword Qi.
A jade-like hand stretched out from the ruins, grabbed a wisp of Sword Qi, and clenched the void.
Boom!
The power of the Sword Qi was instantly shattered and dissipated into thin air.
A beautiful figure jumped out of the huge pit. At this time, Zhang Linger's jade-like face was pale. The explosion just now was too strong, and more than half of her skirt was shattered.
"Hmph, if you can't be used by me, what's the use of keeping you alive?"
Zhang Linger snorted coldly, and then her jade-like eyes turned cold, and she fiercely stared at the huge sword pillar.
"Ghost Shadow · Thousand Killing Art!"
"Roar!!!"
Immediately, Zhang Linger tore the space in her chest, and thousands of ghosts madly rushed out. It was like an overturned hell. In an instant, the sword pillar was firmly sealed by the ghosts.
Boom!
The ground under the sword pillar was directly smashed, and the sword pillar howled and shook violently.
Rumble!!!
With a loud noise, it was unbelievable that the sword pillar actually collapsed at this time.
In an instant, everyone was dumbfounded, and even Qin Shi stood up in shock.
"This, is this true?"
"My, my god, she, she actually destroyed the Sword Qi Pillar?"
"What a terrifying attack power …!"
Zhang Linger's actions made countless elders in the elder seats frown. Fang Qing's jade-like eyes also flashed coldly on the glory stage.
Wan Yue was also moved, and then she suddenly smiled, "Hehe, this is interesting."
Bang!
Bang bang bang!
Not long after Zhang Linger destroyed the sword pillar, several disciples could not bear the fierce attack of the sword pillar and were finally eliminated.
Until there were only ten people left, the Law Enforcement Elder stood up and looked at Fang Qing. Fang Qing understood and flicked her jade-like fingers, and ten majestic sword lights shot out. Immediately, the sword pillar on the stage stopped, and once again turned into a stone pillar without any vitality.
When the stone pillar was destroyed, the list of qualifiers had already appeared.
In the end, the remaining ten disciples, who were also participants in the finals, were: Qin Shi, Haoyue, Yun Yan, Meow 'er, Su Tiao, Mu Yu, Long Tingyan, Su Tiao's subordinate Yan Yi, Liu Yu Tong of the 12th preliminary round, and Zhang Hun's granddaughter Zhang Linger.
Among them, the ones worth mentioning were Zhang Linger and Meow 'er. There was no need to say much about Zhang Linger. Her qualification was too special. In the history of the Sword Sect, she was the only one who could destroy the Sword Qi Pillar.
As for Meow 'er, she could be considered an exception. She did not rely on the power of sword qi to resist the attack of the sword pillar. Like Zhang Linger, she did not have any mastery of swordsmanship. The reason why she was able to enter the finals was because she relied on brute force to break through the encirclement of the sword pillar.
This made Feng Sha, who was in the elder seats, even more worried. A hint of gloominess flashed in his old eyes.
"The semifinals have already appeared. The ten disciples on the stage are the glory of our Sword Sect."
"The Sect has already prepared generous rewards for you. However, the rest of the disciples do not need to be discouraged. We have seen your hard work. After the competition, you will all have the opportunity to be put in an important position."
"Alright, our Annual Disciple Competition has come to an end. Everyone, take a short break. Half an hour from now, let us witness the final moment together."
The Enforcement Elder said. Immediately, countless elders of the Sword Sect began to maintain order and send all the injured disciples to the Heavenly Fragrance Pavilion for treatment.
Qin Shi, Haoyue, and the others left the stage and came to where Yu Yue was resting.
Seeing them, Yu Yue endured the pain and tried to sit up, "How is it?"
Haoyue was a step ahead and pressed her down, "Alright, don't get up. You're injured to this extent and you're still trying to be brave. Don't worry, in order to avenge you, I gave it my all. Pebble, Meow 'er, and I all entered the finals."
"Really?" Yu Yue smiled happily, but soon after, her eyes flashed with unwillingness and sadness.
Seeing this, Qin Shi said, "Don't be too sad. Recuperate here, I will think of a way for you to recover."
"That's right, don't be discontented. Don't you have a beauty like Qing 'er to accompany you?
If I'm injured and there's a beauty by my side who is willing to take care of me, I'll go find a place to break my own limbs. "
Haoyue grinned, but his smile was filled with bitterness and self-mockery. He shook his head, "It's a pity that I don't have such luck with women."
When Qin Shi heard this, he furrowed his brows. However, he did not say anything else. He felt that right now, Ye Feng still had to be taken away.
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Di Bolong!
"What's the matter?"
Haoyue said indifferently, but he immediately realized that something was wrong, because Qin Shi's face flashed with an extremely rare seriousness.
"You and Meow 'er don't need to participate in the finals."
"Why?" Both of them objected at the same time, "I don't want to, I want to avenge brother-in-law!"
"That's right, I don't want to either. It wasn't easy for me to squeeze into the top ten. Do you know how great of an honor this is?
I still want to get a good ranking, and then wait until the future to go out and show off. "Haoyue pouted unhappily.