Chapter 1765: 1862: The 1st on the Talent Sword Head List
Chapter 1765: Chapter 1862: The 1st on the Talent Sword Head List
“One thousand seven hundred years ago, the swordsman Cao Jingshan from the Qing Nation found the Ancient Sword Cold Cicada in the Extreme North Icefield. Afterwards, Cao Jingshan achieved mastery in the Sword Tao and founded a sect named the Sword Pond Sect in the Qing Nation.”
“Later, the Sword Pond Sect declined, and the world forgot about the once-renowned master of the Cold Sword, Cao Jingshan. The Ancient Sword Cold Cicada and the once-glorious Sword Pond Sect faded from memory.”
“Seven years ago, during a dispute between two regions, the Sect Master of the Sword Pond, Cao Jingshan, nearing the end of his life, used the sect’s array with countless swords as a cost to kill two Great Longevity masters from the three sects and severely wound a Half-step Immortal expert. Cao Jingshan fell as a result.”
“Cao Jingshan once found an abandoned infant amidst a heavy snowfall, raising him to adulthood. After Cao Jingshan’s fall, the orphan succeeded him as the Sect Master of the Sword Pond, inheriting the Ancient Sword Cold Cicada.”
The Pavilion Master of the Sealing Sword Pavilion silently murmured, his gaze fixed on Cao Xuesheng on the Ask Sword Platform, with undisguised admiration in his eyes.
“If you weren’t already part of the Sky Swallowing Palace, I would definitely make you a member of my Sealing Sword Pavilion. Such a rare sword talent, yet taken by the Sky Swallowing Palace, what a pity.” The Pavilion Master slightly shook his head.
On the Ask Sword Platform, whether it was the young girl holding a willow branch, the tall youth wielding a silver heavy sword, the sinister young man, or the short man with sharp moves, all the young swordsmen on the platform were frozen by the cold, each maintaining various poses like ice sculptures.
Only Cao Xuesheng was unaffected by the chill, walking amidst the snowstorm, without a single opponent before him.
On the surrounding peaks, the various forces were dumbstruck, with all the strongmen from all directions watching in a daze, unable to fathom what they were witnessing.
So many young swordsmen, what was originally a chaotic melee, suddenly turned into this — the Ask Sword Platform frozen, all young swordsmen defeated in an instant, with only Cao Xuesheng, wearing the Gray Wolf mask, standing solitary and proudly.
Such a scene, witnessed by many, would be hard to forget in a lifetime.
“How, how is this possible?”
“Did he defeat everyone in an instant?”
“Impossible! What did he do?”
“Cold aura! Where did it come from?”
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Many found it unbelievable, shouting in astonishment, especially the elder mentors of the young swordsmen, who were all extremely anxious.
Only the members of the Sky Swallowing Palace felt the most comfortable, as Cao Xuesheng was one of them, and at this moment, he was bringing great fame to their sect.
“This kid has the elegance of my style back in the day.” Nangong Shoujian said with a smile.
“Come on, Cao Xuesheng is much stronger than you were eight hundred years ago,” Silver Fox said with disdain.
“Not bad.” Jian Angxing, usually silent, unexpectedly gave a compliment, indicating even a strong man in the Sword Tao like him held Cao Xuesheng in high regard.
Juechen said nothing, but his eyes were full of fighting spirit. He often trained and sparred with Cao Xuesheng in the Sky Swallowing Palace, with their strengths being quite comparable.
Fang Lin laughed, saying, “It seems our Sky Swallowing Palace might have offended a lot of people again. How disrespectful to the elder mentors of those young swordsmen.”
Dugu Nian snorted coldly, “It’s only because their skills are inferior. Cao Xuesheng has yet to truly unsheathe his sword.”
Alas, the Cold Cicada Sword is indeed extraordinary, but this is also due to Cao Xuesheng’s heart being in sync with the Cold Cicada Sword. Otherwise, Cao Xuesheng could not have unleashed such intense cold aura,” Fang Lin said.
On the Ask Sword Platform, Cao Xuesheng looked at the young swordsmen he had frozen, calmly drawing the Cold Cicada Sword from behind.
A previous Named Sword List once ranked the Cold Cicada Sword in the top ten, but for some reason, it was soon changed.
Yet regardless, the Cold Cicada Sword remains a renowned Divine Weapon, the signature sword of the Cold Sword master Cao Jingshan, and the artifact of the Sword Pond Sect in its heyday.
Cao Xuesheng, now the Sect Master of the Sword Pond, and the grandson raised by Cao Jingshan, had not let the Cold Cicada Sword go to waste in his hands.
When the Cold Cicada was unsheathed, the cold aura on the Ask Sword Platform reversed, surging into the Cold Cicada Sword, but as the aura returned, all the swordsmen present coughed blood and fell.
The cold had severely injured their bodies; when it disappeared, their internal injuries erupted.
The array shone continuously, beams of light fell, enveloping those young swordsmen.
Subsequently, these seriously injured swordsmen were directly sent out by the array.
In less than a quarter of an hour, only Cao Xuesheng remained on the Ask Sword Platform; all other young swordsmen were sent away.
This left the scene a bit awkward.
Even the Pavilion Master of the Sealing Sword was stunned for a moment, then showed a helpless smile, shaking his head.
According to the original rules, after the melee of young swordsmen, the remaining five hundred would proceed to the next stage of competition, but with only Cao Xuesheng left on the Ask Sword Platform, others lost their qualifications due to the array sending them away.
So now, wouldn’t it be a mess? Could it be that on this Talent Sword Head List, only the name of Cao Xuesheng would appear, with no room for other young swordsmen?
The Pavilion Master of the Sealing Sword had presided over several Sword Head evaluations, but never had such an awkward situation occurred.
Those young swordsmen sent out by the array all wore unpleasant expressions, especially those who had besieged Cao Xuesheng earlier. Whether it was the young girl or the tall man, their faces were flushed, feeling deeply embarrassed.
Several against one was one thing, but being defeated by a single person and the fact that this masked guy casually defeated all other swordsmen present, leaving only himself on the Ask Sword Platform? What was that all about? Did so many young swordsmen serve as stepping stones for just him?
Cao Xuesheng, holding the Ancient Sword Cold Cicada by the blade, looked awkwardly at the deserted Ask Sword Platform, then raised his head to look at the Pavilion Master.
The Pavilion Master of the Sealing Sword could do nothing but speak, “The Gray Wolf of the Sky Swallowing Palace stands supreme, and the top spot on the Talent Sword Head List belongs to him. Others may continue to compete.”
With these words, the members of the Sky Swallowing Palace exchanged smiles, while other forces felt somewhat aggrieved, especially those Sword Tao sects, whose martial arts prodigies they were so proud of were defeated just like that. Most infuriatingly, this guy directly took the top spot on the Talent Sword Head List; previous evaluations never had someone take the top this quickly.
“Alright, now we don’t need to watch anymore; we can just wait for the real Sword Head List competition to begin.” Fang Lin laughed.
Ps: Fourth update is done, will continue tomorrow.