Chapter Thirteen: The Baron of Ten Thousand Swords

  "What's going on? Are we still playing the next game?" Chen Xifeng said irritably.

  "The strong winds have all gone, how can we fight with one less person?" Luo Ge said.

  "Never mind, let's forfeit. We were no match for them in the first place, and now we're one person short, it's pointless to continue." Li Yan said dejectedly.

  "Since we've come all this way, let's finish it off. It'll be a good chance to see the martial skills and equipment of other barons too." Bai Cangdong said from the side.

  "That's also true, losing a person is not as bad as losing an army, surrendering would be too humiliating, let's just finish the fight." Chen Xifeng said.

  Luoke and Liyan both nodded in agreement, but neither of them was very enthusiastic about it.

  It was soon their turn to play, and with low morale, coupled with the fact that their opponents were a top-five team, Li Xifeng's three-man team managed to hold off two of the opposing players, while the third player had just come on and was in top condition.

  Bai Cang took a deep breath and stepped onto the martial stage, he didn't want to lose, even if it meant going up against that Marquis-level Golden Martial Technique, he still didn't want to lose in this match.

  "Hey kid, I saw the move you used to defeat Du Changlong, that soft-footed shrimp's martial arts. It looked very domineering! I wonder how it compares to my 'Heavenly Beheading Slash'? Are you daring enough to have a fierce battle with me?" The male aristocrat said to Bai Cangdong.

  "There's nothing I dare not." Bai Cangdong replied.

  "Alright, come on then." The baron didn't say much either, and with a vertical palm as if it were a knife, he chopped down.

  Bai Cangdong didn't show weakness either and also chopped with his palm.

  A blood-curdling scream echoed from the high platform, and the baron who had been struck by Bai Cao Dong's palm was writhing in agony on the ground.

  Bai Cangdong kicked him down with one foot, thinking to himself: "The Splitting Head Axe is indeed overbearing, I don't know if it's a White Silver stage martial skill or a Yellow Gold stage martial skill."

  The scabbard only said that the splitting axe was a baron-level martial skill, but did not say which level it was among bronze, silver and gold. Bai Cangdong himself thought that the possibility of being at the silver level was higher.

  In fact, Bai Cangdong still underestimated the power of the splitting axe. The two barons who came up next were unable to withstand his one blow of the splitting axe. Not only was the splitting axe incredibly powerful, but its speed when swung was also extremely fast, making it very difficult to dodge.

  "We won just like that!" Chen Xifeng was still somewhat unable to react.

  "My god, so cool! Old Bai took down three people all by himself, and each one only needed one move." Luo Ge shouted out loud.

  "What a formidable martial skill! Could it be a Golden Martial Skill?" Li Yan lowered her head in contemplation.

  It was as if the display of Bai Cangdong had changed the mood of Chen Xifeng and the others, in the next match, although the opponent was very strong, but the three of them actually managed to defeat the four barons on the opposing side, with Bai Cangdong easily defeating the last one to take the victory.

  "We've entered the top ten!" Chen Xifeng fiercely clenched his fist and let out a loud roar as Bai Cangdong kicked their opponent off the high platform.

  "Haha, with this genius leading us, nothing is impossible!" Roger also excitedly shouted out loud.

  "Cut it out, I was the one who took down those two guys. If my body could hold up, there would be no need for Lao Bai to show up." Li Yan said with a smirk on her face.

  Bai Cangdong's team quickly caught the attention of many people, and many teams that were determined to win the championship frequently watched them.

  The next match was unexpectedly smooth, with the four of them easily defeating two teams and entering the top three. The final championship match was completely different from the previous wheel war, but a big melee between the three teams, with the team that could stand on the high platform in the end being the champion, and only then would they be eligible to attend Miss Shangfei's coming-of-age ceremony.

  "It's really unexpected, we actually made it to the top three, now what's the value of this, the three golden martial skills are in our hands." Chen Xifeng sighed: "Unfortunately, the championship competition is not a round-robin tournament, but a free-for-all, we're one person short, and this kind of competition is too disadvantageous for us, the chance to win the championship is slim."

  "What's the point of being vague? It's basically impossible, okay? Even if it's a wheel war, do you think we can occupy that person?" Li Yan said coldly.

  "That's also true, being able to enter the top three is already very satisfying for me. That inhuman guy is indeed not someone we can defeat, among the barons, he should already be an invincible existence, and only a viscount can beat him." Chen Xifeng nodded and said.

  Rogue chimed in, "That's right. Although I admire the Silver Knight, even he wouldn't be a match for him at the rank of Baron. He's just too abnormal."

  "What kind of person are you talking about?" asked Bai Cangdong curiously.

  "What are you talking about? Are you saying you don't even know who Mei Wanjian is?" Chen Xifeng looked at Bai Cangdong as if he were a freak.

  "Cough cough, you know I was just promoted to baron recently, so..." Bai Cangdong said with a dry cough.

  "Even if you've just been promoted to baron, you should have at least heard the rumors about Baron Wan Jian." Luo Ge said from the side: "Don't tell me that you haven't even heard of the most legendary story in Daolun City for the past decade?"

  Bai Cangdong had indeed never heard of it, and could only spread his hands in a gesture of helplessness. These years, he had been desperately fighting for the sake of life's measurement, what time did he have to listen to legends?

  "Are you born from an egg or something?" Rog said, looking up at the sky with a nostalgic expression: "Baron Wan Jian was indeed a strong man who could tie a bow tie. Before he had his title, he challenged a broken sword baron to practice his swordsmanship. You probably don't know what kind of person the broken sword baron is, but this baron, although a noble, has a very bad temper and his greatest hobby is bullying ordinary people. His title 'broken sword' doesn't mean he has a broken sword, but rather that he likes to cut off ordinary swords and watch ordinary people suffer."

  "The Broken Sword Baron loved to duel with ordinary people, gradually overwhelming his opponents until they were desperate, beating them until they were covered in wounds and on the verge of collapse before he would stop. For a time, the ordinary people of Kiryu City regarded the Broken Sword Baron as a terrifying monster; while it was fine when they were in the city, if they encountered him outside the city, they would absolutely flee at the mere mention of his name, not daring to show their faces."

  "Mei Wanjian was different, however. He specifically sought out the Broken Sword Baron for a duel, and despite being defeated and humiliated time and again, he continued to stand before the Broken Sword Baron, until one day, even when the latter used his three great privileges, Mei Wanjian still managed to defeat him with his ordinary human body, creating the most legendary story in the history of Kiryu City for nearly a decade."

  "How can he defeat the Baron when he's just an ordinary person? Is it really possible with just three privileges, enough to kill him several times?" Bai Cangdong exclaimed in surprise.

  "The three major privileges aren't as scary as you think, when the difference in rank is only one level, the effect of the three major privileges only lasts for about a second, and can only be used once within twelve hours. So theoretically, an ordinary person can defeat a baron, but if it's the other way around, with the baron challenging the viscount, it won't be that easy."

  "Why?" Bai Cangdong didn't understand what was different between ordinary people challenging a baron and a baron challenging a viscount, it was all just challenging someone one level higher.

  "Because viscounts can activate the life plate to release their innate divine light, with this innate divine light protecting them, it's fundamentally impossible for us to harm them. So even if the viscount doesn't use the three great privileges, it's still very difficult for barons to challenge them across levels. The undead are the same, viscount-level undead start to possess the light of immortality, which has a similar effect to our human innate divine light. Therefore, it's extremely difficult for us barons to be promoted to viscount, and it's been a long time since anyone in Blade City has heard of someone being promoted to viscount."

  Bai Cang thought to himself: "It seems that the mutated skull-splitting ghost I killed doesn't count as a viscount, at least it didn't have any undead aura."

  The match resumed, and the 14 people from the three teams stood on the martial arts stage. After a command from the Silver Armor Knight, the 14 people suddenly clashed together.

  "Milady, why does the Earl hold such a martial tournament? It's utterly meaningless. A group of minor barons, even that so-called 'Ten Thousand Swords Baron', are still insignificant and laughable to the Earl." The female knight asked Red Lotus Milady in puzzlement.

  "My brother has a matter that requires the use of these barons, which is why this martial arts assembly is being held. I'm also here on my brother's behalf to see if those people are usable. Originally, I thought it would be very boring, but unexpectedly, I saw some interesting things and people." Lady Honglian's gaze fell on Bai Cangdong: "I believe my brother will definitely be very satisfied with this selection of people."

  The female knight's face was full of surprise: "That kid has a very good martial skill, it looks like it should be a golden martial skill, but relying on just this one martial skill, it is impossible to defeat that Mei Wanjian."

  "Who knows, maybe that interesting guy will do something unexpected. My knight, Red Lotus, won't be an ordinary boring person."

  "Is milady really going to take him as her knight?" The female knight said with some displeasure: "A person like that doesn't even qualify to be milady's knight, please reconsider."

  "When I need your judgment on something," said Honglian with a faint smile.

  The female knight suddenly knelt down on one knee: "I am only thinking of the lady, such a person is not worthy of being the lady's knight."

  "Alright, get up." Madame Honglian's face showed no emotions, but when her eyes fell on Bai Cangdong, they flashed with a hint of something for an instant.

  Bai Cangdong didn't know he was already being targeted, in the chaos of battle, he truly felt Mei Wanjian's overbearing aura, it was a kind of "who else but me" overbearing aura, no matter where he went, almost everyone chose to retreat, unwilling to confront him head-on.

  Mei Wanjian almost had no opponent, in the intense melee, he actually appeared so lonely, and unknowingly walked to the front of Bai Cangdong.

  Bai Cangdong naturally couldn't choose to retreat, and he didn't have any intention of retreating either: "Since no one is willing to fight you, then I'll do it."

  One step forward, his palm was like a giant axe opening up the sky, chopping towards Mei Wanjian who was walking alone.