hotmtlnovel Chapter 1462 - 1499: Strange Swordsmanship
Chapter 1462 - 1499: Strange Swordsmanship
At this moment, the inn's entrance was gathered with many cultivators, who were shocked to hear that the young master of the Tong Family had been beaten up. This was utterly unbelievable! To know, the Tong Family was an influential family in the vicinity, and Tong Xie was their young master.
Who could be so bold to dare to strike Tong Xie!
Although among the crowd, many cultivators had heard of Tong Xie's deeds, they knew that Tong Xie wasn't a good person. It's estimated there's a number of cultivators who wanted to kill him, but considering he's the Tong Family's young master, it's clear that nobody truly dared to act against him.
After all, the Tong Family isn't easy to mess with. If you touch the young master, they wouldn't hold back from fighting to the death!
Hence, many cultivators were very curious about who could be so daring to even touch Tong Xie. Was he reckless? At this moment, the crowd couldn't help but be deeply shocked and curious...
At this time, Chai Er saw Ding Fan and couldn't help but feel very anxious. Though she knew Ding Fan could even kill cultivators at the Nascent Soul Mid Stage, the elder clearly seemed to be at the Nascent Soul Late Stage, clearly someone Ding Fan couldn't handle. Right now, Chai Er couldn't help but worry about Ding Lin.
During their time together, Chai Er's reliance on Ding Lin had grown even beyond her own belief, with Ding Lin's place in her heart becoming more important. If something really happened to Ding Lin now, she couldn't accept it...
The crowd saw the elder already make a move and couldn't help but sweat for Ding Fan, knowing that the elder wasn't an ordinary existence, apparently at least a Nascent Soul Late Stage, someone the young person couldn't contend with. The young lad has already broken the arms of the Tong Family's young master, Tong Xie; clearly, the elder wouldn't let it go...
But when the crowd's gaze turned to Long Ren and his group, they were astonished. It was evident that Long Ren and his group were the young lad's allies, but right now none of them appeared nervous, and even the corners of their mouths carried a slight smile, looking utterly calm...
At this moment, Long Ren saw Ding Fan's move and felt very approving; even if it was him, he would certainly act against such scum, regardless of which family young master he might be. Long Ren looked at his big brother, Ding Fan, confronting the elder without much concern, confident in his big brother's strength being no less than the elder's. But Long Ren still asked Ding Fan with concern:
"Big brother, do you need little brother's help?"
When the crowd heard Long Ren's words, they were stunned. The opponent was merely a young lad himself, whose cultivation was even less than the young person fighting the elder, yet he wanted to offer help—how unbelievable! The crowd was deeply shocked.
Even many cultivators looked at Long Ren and his group with disdain, feeling Long Ren was simply boasting. To know, he seemed not even to be at the Nascent Soul Stage yet, yet he easily said he wanted to help—they felt it was bragging!
Even behind him, the elder, whilst appearing extraordinary, had cultivation seemingly not much better than the young lad, without significant True Qi fluctuations. What could they possibly use to combat the young person!
At this moment, Ding Fan heard Long Ren's words and couldn't help but smile confidently, then responded with ease:
"No need to trouble worthy brother for such a small matter."
Long Ren heard his big brother's words and nodded, saying:
"Alright, big brother be careful!"
At this moment, when the crowd heard Ding Fan and Long Ren's conversation, they were speechless. Truly, one after another, they seemed capable of boasting. Despite their cultivation being far from Nascent Soul Stage, they spoke like this, leaving the crowd bewildered and speechless. Meanwhile, some cultivators were indeed curious about Ding Fan; could he be a hidden expert?
Of course, this possibility was very small...
The elder standing before Tong Xie heard the exchange between Ding Fan and Long Ren and couldn't help but sneer with anger and disdain, saying harshly:
"Let's see how long you can live! Today is the day of your death!"
The elder shouted furiously, and suddenly there was a longsword in his hand, thrusting fiercely at Ding Fan. The elder's speed was incredibly fast, and in an instant, the longsword was before Ding Fan, creating a humming noise in the air as it sliced through.
The sword stance of the elder's longsword was extremely imposing, with a momentum to pierce through everything!
The crowd witnessed this scene and couldn't help but take a deep breath; clearly, the elder's sword wasn't merely an ordinary existence!
Next moment, as the elder's longsword was about to pierce Ding Fan, Ding Fan's figure suddenly disappeared. The elder's sword thrust into empty air, causing him to pause, with brows furrowing, evidently not expecting the opponent's dodging speed to be so fast.
Even faster than his sword attack, how could the elder not be shocked.
When Ding Fan reappeared, he was already behind the elder, ghost-like, without any warning or sound, quite eerie.
The crowd saw this scene and couldn't help but feel alarmed, obviously not expecting Ding Fan's strength to be so extraordinary. Instantly, he'd already appeared behind the elder – how was this even done?
At this moment, Long Ren and Elder Xi saw this scene, and Long Ren's lips curled up slightly, looking very pleased, while inwardly experiencing a small shock: big brother's strength was indeed undeniable!
The elder suddenly felt Ding Fan appear behind him, and couldn't help but feel a great shock in his heart. A cold sweat even broke out on his back, as he had not expected Ding Fan to appear behind him without making a sound!
Ding Fan appeared behind the elder, and then without hesitation, he swung his longsword fiercely, slashing directly towards the elder's back.
The elder sensed this scene, and immediately a surge of True Qi emanated from his body. That True Qi instantly formed a very solid membrane, and Ding Fan's sword fiercely struck against it.
Boom...
With a loud crash, the membrane behind the elder was directly cut by Ding Fan's sword. But this brief moment granted the elder enough time to react. He suddenly turned around, and with a longsword in hand, fiercely clashed with Ding Fan's flying sword.
The elder was deeply shocked, not expecting that Ding Fan could cut through his True Qi membrane with a single strike. After all, he was a cultivator at the Nascent Soul Late Stage, and his True Qi membrane was not something an ordinary cultivator could break through. It was indeed incredible!
Clang...
With a crisp sound, Ding Fan and the elder each took a step back. At this moment, the elder no longer looked at Ding Fan with the same carelessness he originally had. The elder had realized that Ding Fan was not some ordinary cultivator below the Nascent Soul. Though he couldn't ascertain Ding Fan's exact cultivation level,
the elder was certain that Ding Fan's True Qi power was even more profound than his own, which was indeed unbelievable!
Such a young person possessing this terrifying level of True Qi was truly beyond the elder's expectations. The elder was also shocked by Ding Fan's longsword, which showcased an extraordinarily bizarre swordsmanship, unlike any typical style. The elder was astounded even before when Ding Fan appeared suddenly behind him, realizing just how extraordinary his swordsmanship was.
At this moment, the onlookers who witnessed the scene between Ding Fan and the elder were deeply astonished, never imagining that the strength of that young man could be so formidable, even matching that of a Nascent Soul Late Stage elder. How could they not be shocked? That such a young man could possess such cultivation was indeed incredible...
For a moment, people even began to doubt Ding Fan's identity. Clearly, accomplishing such feats was beyond an average teenager's capabilities. By rights, achieving Nascent Soul Late Stage cultivation at Ding Fan's age would already be exceptional; reaching the Emergence Stage would make him an absolute genius.
Such a genius might only exist within a sect!
However, observing Ding Fan's attire, it was apparent he was dressed very plainly. It was known that the prodigies of a sect were always clad in silks and brocades, never dressed so modestly. Therefore, most believed he was simply a Loose Cultivator,
and that the prior occurrence was just a stroke of luck. It was unfathomable for a young man to be a match for a Nascent Soul Late Stage elder; such a thing was impossible!
"That kid just got lucky! How could a Nascent Soul Late Stage elder be defeated by a mere youth?"
"Yes, that boy is probably out of luck now... The elder is clearly enraged, and the young man's fate doesn't look good..."
"..."
With that, the observers whispered among themselves, and it was clear that most cultivators did not have high hopes for Ding Fan.
At that moment, Long Ren, having witnessed the previous scene with Ding Fan, was greatly surprised and couldn't help but ask Elder Xi beside him:
"Elder Xi, have you ever seen my brother's sword technique before?"
Elder Xi, hearing the young man's question, shook his head and then said with a bit of a wry smile:
"If the young master hasn't heard of it, how would I know..."
"But Ding Fan's sword technique is indeed very peculiar, and I feel that he has only shown the tip of the iceberg. From here, it may not be as easy for that elder..."
At this time, Elder Xi spoke with a serious expression.
Hearing Elder Xi's words, Long Ren nodded heavily in agreement, acknowledging that his brother's swordsmanship was indeed exceptional. He also understood that his brother's cultivation was not much weaker than the elder's, thus he wouldn't heed the surrounding murmurs.
Long Ren could discern that his brother had no problem defeating the elder. What shocked him more was his brother's swordsmanship, which was truly unconventional; even Long Ren himself might not fare well against it!
Knowing that his brother had only demonstrated a bit of his swordsmanship, Long Ren understood that such an outstanding technique could not be limited to just a few moves. Surely there must be more powerful maneuvers that his brother had yet to display...
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At this juncture, Tong Xie watched the scene unfold between Ding Fan and the elder, feeling deeply shocked. He clearly hadn't expected that Ding Fan could render even the elder powerless for a moment; it was utterly unbelievable!