Top-tier Unruly Master-Chapter 1590 - 1627: Transcendent Strike

Although the disciples had to admit that Ding Fan’s few sword moves were indeed impressive, the thought of him defeating the Spirit Severing Mid-Stage examiner with just those moves was absolutely impossible. One must understand that as a cultivator of the Spirit Severing Mid-Stage, the opponent has far more techniques. Let alone trying to defeat the opponent easily, even attempting to kill him is not beyond possibility.

At this moment, Long Ren heard the conversation between Ding Fan and the middle-aged examiner, causing a flicker of interest. He wanted to see if his brother had improved his skills during the time they hadn’t seen each other...

All Sect Masters of the thirty-six caves heard Ding Fan’s words but did not hold high expectations for him. Even if Lake Master’s brother is formidable, his cultivation is merely at the Emergence Stage, and his True Qi is quite thin. The sect masters could tell that he was concealing some of his cultivation, but trying to defeat a Spirit Severing Mid-Stage cultivator seemed absolutely impossible.

Immediately, the sect masters of the thirty-six caves fixed their gaze tightly on the martial arts platform where Ding Fan stood...

On the martial arts platform, the middle-aged man heard Ding Fan’s words, and his gaze swept the surroundings. He found that at this moment, everyone, including the disciples, the sect masters, and even Lake Master, had their eyes fixed on him. This made the middle-aged man feel a bit pressured.

If he truly lost under such scrutiny, it would be utterly humiliating.

"Please!"

The middle-aged man cupped his fist and exclaimed.

Ding Fan remained silent, extending his hand to indicate for the opponent to begin. 𝚏𝐫𝚎𝗲𝕨𝐞𝐛𝕟𝚘𝐯𝚎𝗹.𝕔𝐨𝗺

Whoosh whoosh whoosh!

The middle-aged man swiftly advanced in front of Ding Fan, immediately brandishing his flying sword, slashing towards Ding Fan with rapid strikes. To the disciples, each of the middle-aged examiner’s sword moves only appeared as afterimages, his sword was simply too fast!

Ding Fan was still calm and composed, his body slightly dodging. Each of Ding Fan’s evasive maneuvers was subtle, yet effectively avoided the opponent’s longsword. For a moment, one was swiftly slashing, while the other was quickly maneuvering to dodge, causing the disciples to watch with bated breath.

"If one were hit by the examiner’s sword, it wouldn’t end well..."

"This is truly perilous..."

"..."

The disciples couldn’t help but hold their breath and speak spontaneously.

The middle-aged man’s continuous strikes had resulted in over a dozen sword moves, yet hadn’t wounded Ding Fan. This made the examiner slightly angry, prompting him to further increase the speed of his sword swings. Now, the sword was even faster.

As a Spirit Severing Mid-Stage cultivator, the middle-aged examiner infused True Qi into the sword, making the speed of his sword unrivaled by ordinary cultivators. At this moment, the speed of the middle-aged man’s sword was so fast that even Spirit Severing cultivators would find it challenging to evade, let alone those at the Emergence Stage.

Clang!

As a crisp sound echoed, Ding Fan saw he couldn’t dodge the opponent’s longsword and directly blocked with his own flying sword. Simultaneously, Ding Fan transformed his palm into a fist, suddenly striking fiercely at the opponent!

The middle-aged man was briefly stunned. Although Ding Fan’s moves didn’t seem particularly special, there was something odd about them, especially his fist technique, which left the examiner’s defense a bit unstable. As Ding Fan’s punch was about to land in front of the middle-aged man, the examiner quickly withdrew his longsword, guarding his chest while enhancing his defense with True Qi.

Rumble...

After a dull sound, the middle-aged examiner staggered backward continuously. Ding Fan chose to pursue aggressively, stabbing at the examiner with swift sword thrusts. At this moment, Ding Fan executed the second form of the Wind-like Sword Technique, sending waves of sword beams towards the middle-aged examiner.

In an instant, Ding Fan’s sword beams surrounded the middle-aged examiner. He appeared as if he were in the midst of countless razor-sharp wings.

"Oh no! The examiner is in danger!"

"Is Ding Fan really this strong? Could he actually defeat him?"

...

Upon seeing this scene, the disciples felt their hearts leap to their throats, evidently not expecting Ding Fan’s assault to be this fierce, trapping the middle-aged examiner! Surely, the disciples didn’t believe Ding Fan could defeat the examiner, but this situation made them extremely tense.

Could the middle-aged examiner be about to lose?

After all, Ding Fan had previously exhibited this move and even countered a very powerful sword technique of the Spirit Severing Examiner, proving his swordsmanship extraordinary. But with the examiner trapped within the sword technique, could he escape?

Could it be that Ding Fan will defeat the Spirit Severing Examiner with just a few sword moves? No one would believe it if said aloud! Yet, the scene before them truly stirs the soul...

For Ding Fan, he wasn’t precisely aiming to defeat the opponent merely by relying on the second move of the Wind-like Ordinary Sword technique. He was simply practicing it more because he’d just learned this Ordinary Sword technique and needed real combat experience to master it better.

Frankly, Ding Fan wasn’t that interested in scores; he just rarely encountered a cultivator at the Spirit Severing Mid Stage. Naturally, this was a splendid opportunity to test his swordsmanship, one Ding Fan wouldn’t miss.

The middle-aged examiner, upon witnessing this scene, felt somewhat surprised, not expecting to be cornered by the opponent to such an extent. The corner of his mouth moved slightly as if reciting a spell. Just as Ding Fan’s Sword Feather was about to attack from all sides, the middle-aged examiner vanished without a trace.

When the middle-aged examiner reappeared, he was behind Ding Fan, swinging his longsword directly at Ding Fan. This strike was incredibly fierce and surprisingly swift, reaching an unforeseeable level for everyone present.

Upon witnessing this move by the middle-aged man, the disciples felt their moods shift from gloom to clarity, predicting the examiner’s sword soon piercing Ding Fan. Yet, the next turn of events caught the disciples off guard, defying their expectations.

Ding Fan was somewhat taken aback too, not anticipating the opponent’s sudden appearance behind him. Immediately, the flying sword in his hand vanished abruptly, reappearing behind Ding Fan just in time to block the examiner’s strike. The clash between the two swords emitted a crisp sound.

Clink...

Ding Fan’s sword trembled slightly as he turned back to hold his sword, glancing at his own and the opponent’s sword, knowing the opponent’s sword wasn’t just an ordinary one.

At this point, the middle-aged examiner felt quite astonished, clearly not expecting the opponent to have such bizarre techniques, nearly comparable to his "Transcendent Strike!"

Long Ren and the sect leaders of the Thirty-Six Hollows saw Ding Fan and the Spirit Severing Examiner’s encounter and couldn’t help but praise:

"Brother Daozi’s Transcendent Strike is cultivated superbly, nearly perfect in execution."

An elder couldn’t help but exclaim with appreciation, referring to the middle-aged examiner, who was an elder of the Thirty-Six Hollows, undoubtedly possessing notable cultivation, although not as powerful as some sect leaders, his strength was nearing that of sect leaders.

Especially with that Transcendent Strike, the sect leaders of the Thirty-Six Hollows knew facing this skill would be quite troublesome for even themselves. After all, it was a martial arts gift from the Lake Master, definitely not ordinary.

"However, that guy’s technique is also quite remarkable, not only cornering Daozi into a predicament but also defending against Daozi’s final sword, quite extraordinary. Could it be the Lake Master bestowed the Transcendent Strike upon that guy?"

"That guy isn’t using the Transcendent Strike; his technique seems more like swordsmanship. His swordmanship is outstanding, and his movement technique isn’t too bad either!"

"Yeah, these few exchanges have already demonstrated his strength. It’s really hard to say who will prevail in a fight against Daozi at this moment..."

"Yes, indeed, but his capability is unprecedented and unmatched..."

"Indeed..."

At once, all sect leaders praised Ding Fan, acknowledging his exhibited strength had earned their recognition. These sect leaders were cultivators at the Spirit Severing Late Stage and possibly at the Transcendance Tribulation Stage. So, assessing a cultivator would never merely be based on their cultivation; they acknowledged that regardless of the Lake Master’s strength being somewhat weaker.

However, his strength was undeniable; his capabilities exhibited nearly that of a Spirit Severing Stage, even if not entirely at the mid-stage, he definitely possessed Spirit Severing Initial Stage strength.

"This is merely a competition; that man’s skills aren’t limited to these. If he wished to defeat the opponent, it would be easily achievable."

At this moment, upon hearing everyone’s discussions, Long Ren couldn’t help expressing coldly.

The sect leaders of the Thirty-Six Hollows were momentarily stunned upon hearing Long Ren’s words. They hadn’t expected such a high appraisal from the Lake Master regarding that man. Yet, everyone still felt the Lake Master’s words were a bit exaggerated; even if the person was exceptionally skilled, he was merely a youth after all, and couldn’t possibly have the ability to effortlessly defeat Daozi.

Having such strength might be achievable only by cultivators at the Spirit Severing Late Stage or even at the Transcendance Tribulation Stage, enabling such feats; that person was just a youth, how could he accomplish such things.

For a moment, everyone opted for silence, and deciding if the Lake Master’s words held any truth was easy; they just needed to see the upcoming result between Ding Fan and Daozi...

At this moment, the middle-aged examiner looked at Ding Fan, a trace of seriousness appearing in his eyes. The opponent’s sword truly seemed exceptionally bizarre. If replaced by such attack methods, could he confidently withstand it? The middle-aged examiner pondered silently.

Now, Ding Fan wielded the sword technique, still the second move of swordsmanship, with each Sword Feather soaring towards the middle-aged man, seeming as though even the air was sliced into pieces by Ding Fan’s Sword Feathers, as the extremely fierce Sword Feathers darted towards the middle-aged man, compelling the middle-aged examiner to guard all around with his longsword, trying to avoid the opponent’s Sword Feathers as much as possible.

Yet, the middle-aged examiner hadn’t anticipated that Ding Fan’s Sword Feathers would be so hard to evade, with the opponent casually swinging a sword unleashing sky full Sword Feathers; it was simply too terrifying. His swordsmanship held many exquisite moves, formidable techniques, but was incapable of deploying them as casually and independently as the opponent; this was truly too terrifying.

At this moment, the middle-aged examiner realized that the opponent was indeed not an easy guy to deal with!