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If nothing else, while Blue Silver Grass may be a useless Spirit, its growth speed was still astonishing.
Just as the crowd thought that the motionless Xiao Tian was about to be ensnared by the approaching Blue Silver Grass, his entire aura changed. An infinite Sword Intent erupted from his body. Its sharpness was so intense that the surrounding onlookers felt a stinging pain on their faces, as if a thorny vine had been dragged across their skin. Most of the weaker students found faint, bloody cuts appearing on any skin exposed to the air.
Xiao Chenyu stared in shock at the neat, sliced holes in his own clothes, then looked at Xiao Tian in utter disbelief. His premonition had been correct after all. Xiao Tian was the truly strongest one in Dormitory Seven!
The Sword Intent swirled around Xiao Tian. Just as the Blue Silver Grass was about to touch his body...
Bang!
The strands of grass, as fragile as paper, were mercilessly shredded by the Sword Intent without even touching a single hair on Xiao Tian's head!
Tang San: ???
'Seriously, dude! This isn't how the script is supposed to go, right?'
This match was not proceeding according to his predictions at all! Wasn't Xiao Tian supposed to be bound by his Blue Silver Grass, poisoned by its paralyzing toxin, and forced to beg for the antidote in front of everyone? That would have achieved his goal: he would have avenged his earlier defeat, utterly humiliated Xiao Tian in front of the crowd, and impressed Xiao Wu at the same time!
The strong are naturally drawn to one another. Both he and Xiao Wu possessed innate full spirit power, and she was also incredibly cute. Although he didn't quite understand the feelings in his heart, he desperately wanted to capture her attention.
But now? His Blue Silver Grass had been... shattered!
Didn't his teacher tell him that control-types were the natural counter to power-attack types? Especially power-attack types with Tool Spirits. As long as you could restrain their Spirit at the very beginning, the battle was as good as won, leaving them with practically no room to resist. Therefore, the primary objective of his Blue Silver Grass had been to control the sword in Xiao Tian's hand! Who would have thought...
At that very moment, Yu Xiaogang arrived just in time to witness this unbelievable scene. His prized direct disciple, even after obtaining his first spirit ring, was still no match for Xiao Tian?! The aura emanating from the boy was so familiar; he seemed to have felt it from the Sword Douluo, Chen Xin, before, though Xiao Tian's was obviously much, much weaker!
'Could it be... Sword Intent? But how could it possibly appear in a six-year-old child!'
Seeing the shocked expressions on the faces of the crowd, Xiao Tian felt a surge of satisfaction. A single leaf from a shredded strand of Blue Silver Grass landed on his shoulder. He made a show of brushing it off, then looked at the enraged Tang San and smirked. "No way, no way? Tang San, don't tell me this is your first spirit ability?"
"The first spirit ability of a plant-type Spirit is 'Bind'? Don't make me die of laughter! Isn't that a basic instinct for any plant-type Spirit? You actually obtained such a... garbage spirit ability! And you still had the confidence to challenge me?"
Boom!
With Xiao Tian pointing it out, Xiao Wu and the others finally realized it too. That's right. As a plant-type Spirit, Blue Silver Grass could already perform a binding function. Adding a spirit ring for that just allowed for a bit more control. In their eyes, the disadvantages seemed to outweigh the benefits.
Seeing the expressions on the faces of those around him, Tang San frowned and retorted, "Who says? My first spirit ring also imbued my Blue Silver Grass with a paralyzing toxin and increased its toughness!"
Xiao Tian pointed at the shredded pieces of Blue Silver Grass on the ground and looked at Tang San with an innocent expression.
"Is that what you call increased toughness? My apologies, but I really didn't see it at all!"
Tang San: "..."
Even with a soul that was over twenty... no, adding this life, over thirty years old, Tang San couldn't withstand such a barrage of mockery. This guy's insults were truly vicious! He, Tang San, was completely tilted!
Since his spirit ability was useless against Xiao Tian, then...
Ghost Shadow Perplexing Track!
Mysterious Jade Hand!
Purple Demon Eyes!
Tang San moved in a serpentine path, closing in on Xiao Tian at an incredible speed. The onlookers could even see a faint afterimage where he had been standing! He was getting serious! Xiao Tian had humiliated him so thoroughly; he was going to make him pay!
The moment Xiao Tian saw the purple glint in Tang San's eyes, he knew the boy was about to go berserk. He had thought it would take Xiao Wu getting injured for Tang San to use his full strength, but it seemed this worked just as well. 'Oh, I'm so scared... not!'
Drunken Immortal Gazing at the Moon Step!
Sword Control Art!
Xiao Tian used his lightness skill to create distance from Tang San, maintaining a constant gap as he matched his opponent's advance. During this time, Xiao Tian split his focus—or rather, he allowed Sword Fifteen to take partial control—and instantly created a dozen sword phantoms in front of him, all aimed at Tang San.
Tang San was prepared for this. He said coldly, "Xiao Tian, you don't really think I'd fall for the same trick twice, do you?" He instantly erected several layers of Blue Silver Grass in front of him as a shield, knowing that a single layer likely wouldn't be enough.
But he had still miscalculated. The sword phantoms passed through the grass as if it wasn't there, leaving nothing but shreds in their wake! Mere Blue Silver Grass was, of course, completely obliterated!
But it had delayed them for an instant, which was enough for Tang San to change direction. At the same time, he had also summoned Blue Silver Grass behind Xiao Tian, attempting to control him from behind. He refused to believe that Xiao Tian could possibly notice an attack from his rear under these circumstances!
Unfortunately for Tang San, his plan was doomed to fail.
Three sentences were spoken calmly from Xiao Tian's lips.
"If Heaven had not birthed me, Xiao Tian, the eternal Sword Dao would be as a long night!"
"Sword, come to me!"
BOOM!
The next moment, the Sword Intent erupting from Xiao Tian's body intensified dramatically, surging forth with even greater ferocity than before!
Sword Intent Mastery!
Nourished by this powerful Sword Intent, the entire body of Sword Fifteen trembled with delight.
Sword qi ravaged the field. Xiao Chenyu and the others felt a jolt of fear and, prioritizing their own safety, wisely retreated to a safe distance, hiding behind trees to watch cautiously.
Xiao Tian came to a stop. The Blue Silver Grass couldn't get anywhere near him, as the dense Sword Intent had formed a protective barrier around his body. He swung his longsword with his right hand, sending relentless slashes of sword qi toward Tang San.
Faced with the terrifying sword qi and Sword Intent, Tang San couldn't get close at all. His body was soon covered in cuts, blood flowing freely from his wounds.
Immortal Wind Cloud Body Art!
Xiao Tian split into several physical illusions. Augmented by his lightness skill, the field was suddenly filled with what seemed like thousands of Xiao Tians, making it impossible to tell which one was real.
With his Purple Demon Eyes activated, Tang San continuously scanned the illusions, trying to find Xiao Tian's true body. A cold smile formed on his lips. His Purple Demon Eyes specialized in seeing through all kinds of illusions. His chance had come!
Unfortunately, in the very next moment, he felt the cold touch of a blade against his neck...
(End of this chapter)