Huang Hao's virtual avatar moved with incredible speed, reaching Xu Zhou in the blink of an eye.
The long sword in his hand quivered, transforming into a fierce sword shadow, slicing towards Xu Zhou.
Unchanged in expression, Xu Zhou raised his broadsword, advancing instead of retreating, and swung it towards Huang Hao.
"Clang!"
The clash of blade and sword left Xu Zhou's face composed, but his arm felt a surge of tremendous force, tingling with numbness.
Without a trace of emotion, Huang Hao continued to wield his sword, each strike bursting with full Qi-Blood!
This is the advantage of virtual avatars, the ability to unleash Qi-Blood without limits.
Therefore, challengers must create enough distance to defeat them.
Xu Zhou remained unfazed, also unleashing Qi-Blood, confronting with his broadsword.
"Clang! Clang! Clang!"
Loud metal collisions erupted continuously in the field, with sparks flying everywhere.
Under such fierce exchanges, the surrounding waves of grass were blown apart, slashed to pieces by the flashes of blades and swords.
"Clang!"
After another clash, Xu Zhou abruptly thrust his sword into the ground and retreated more than ten meters backward.
"His Qi-Blood is indeed above 80 cards!"
Xu Zhou thought to himself. His Qi-Blood was at 74 cards, close to others' 80 cards, but only close, falling short compared to Huang Hao.
He couldn't confront him directly!
Xu Zhou's mind raced, swiftly retracting his sword, exerting force with his legs, and leaping into mid-air.
His entire being was devoid of distractions, body and mind united, with only the blade before his eyes remaining.
Mountain Breaking Saber Technique!
The next instant, Xu Zhou's sword radiated brilliant flashes, and the vast Qi-Blood was contained within the blade, striking toward Huang Hao not far away.
On the opposite side, Huang Hao also swung out countless sword shadows.
At the moment Xu Zhou's strike came down, Huang Hao's figure vanished like an illusion on the spot.
The next moment, he appeared in front of Xu Zhou, moving with astonishing speed, slicing towards Xu Zhou like a phantom.
It appeared to be a collision between the two, yet in truth, it was the clash of saber and sword techniques.
Xu Zhou was at the peak of the first level of the Mountain Breaking Saber Technique, while Huang Hao was also at the peak of the first level of Swordsmanship!
The two battle techniques clashed, then both retreated several steps.
"The first level of Gale Swordsmanship?" Xu Zhou squinted, glancing at his scratched arm, realizing he was injured due to a lack of combat experience.
During this period, he had learned quite a few other battle techniques, and what Huang Hao displayed was precisely the Gale Battle Technique!
Gale Swordsmanship, as the name suggests, is a sword technique renowned for its speed.
Huang Hao had reached the peak of the first level, and his Qi-Blood was a notch higher than Xu Zhou's, so the power he displayed was not to be underestimated.
A single sword strike on a person could easily sever an arm.
Unfazed, Xu Zhou wielded his sword, charging forward again, unleashing the peak level saber technique, erupting into amazing combat with the virtual avatar.
Time passed.
On the vast grassland, flashes of swords and blades illuminated the scene.
It seemed Xu Zhou was tireless, continually deploying the Mountain Breaking Saber Technique, colliding fiercely with Huang Hao!
In this process, both suffered varying degrees of injuries.
Yet, no matter the extent of the injuries, Xu Zhou had no intention of conceding defeat.
Just as the counter teacher Song Qi said, he treated this as a true life-and-death trial; either you die, or I perish!
What Xu Zhou hadn't noticed was that amidst such life-and-death trials, something missing in his Mountain Breaking Saber Technique was slowly forming...
...
In the hall.
At this moment, the counter teacher Song Qi had already sat up straight, with his eyes occasionally drifting towards pod number 1, full of astonishment and doubt.
"What's going on? It's been an hour, and the fight hasn't ended yet?"
Looking at pod number 1, Song Qi questioned in his heart, "That kid, it should be his first time fighting someone, right? How can he persist for so long?"
He was shocked inside!
Facing a top hundred student, Xu Zhou hadn't quickly lost but held on for over an hour.
Not to mention the top hundred; even pulling a less talented sophomore over couldn't last an hour under Huang Hao!
But isn't Xu Zhou's talent beast-like? Wasn't he unable to cultivate?
How did he manage to persist?
Thinking of this, Song Qi was even more shaken.
While the students present were all deeply shocked.
Especially the students from Class 8, Grade 1, whose faces were flushed, clenching their fists for Xu Zhou.
"Xu Zhou, you must win!"
Many shouted, though their voices clearly wouldn't reach Xu Zhou.
Yet this united front filled Song Qi's heart with deep emotion.
A small first-year student commanding such cohesion, if Xu Zhou won this battle, this group might revere Xu Zhou as a god.
"No, what am I thinking, there's no way that kid could win!" Song Qi quickly shook his head.
He was surprised at his own thoughts.
It's important to know that in the virtual world, virtual avatars possess infinite Qi-Blood.
For a challenger to defeat them, they must have the strength for a fatal strike.
Otherwise, they can only be slowly worn down to death.
"But it's already quite something for that kid to persist until now; this fight must be nearing its end." Song Qi mused.
...
On the vast grassland.
With an astonishing clash, the two figures separated once more.
Covered in blood, Xu Zhou had his left arm severed, leaving an empty sleeve with blood flowing freely.
Opposite, Huang Hao was also heavily injured, with a horrendous knife wound across the chest, almost piercingin through the entire sternum.
However, unless a fatal injury is incurred, a virtual avatar doesn't fall.
In other words, in the virtual world, virtual avatars possess nearly inexhaustible combat power!
"Luckily, my Spirit is twice as it was before, or else I wouldn't have held on till now." Xu Zhou thought.
Through this battle, he learned once again the wondrous use of Spirit.
Which is, supporting combat!
The higher the Spirit, the longer one can sustain battle.
And fortunately, Xu Zhou's Spirit significantly increased last night, or else he would have long been exhausted and dead.
"But, I'm almost at my limit too." Xu Zhou cast his glance at his remaining arm, with a slight sigh in his heart.
After over an hour of intense fighting, even with Spirit far beyond the ordinary, he was approaching the point of exhaustion.
If in the ongoing battles, he still hasn't resolved his opponent, death would be his end.
At this moment, a faint understanding of life and death was born in Xu Zhou's heart.
He closed his eyes.
The handle clutched in his single hand suddenly stopped trembling, a drop of blood sliding down the blade, dropping onto the ground, stirring a gleam of cold light.
The next moment, Xu Zhou suddenly opened his eyes, revealing a will to live in death.
He swung his blade!
"Ding!"
It was as if some shackles shattered in that moment.
The blade vibrated wildly, seeming to gather an overwhelming aura swiftly.
When the accumulation of momentum reached the extreme, the barrier at the peak of the first level of saber technique shattered, and Xu Zhou stepped forward fiercely.
The force of the Mountain Breaking Saber Technique suddenly turned violent, seeming to rise several Levels in power!
"Boom!!"
Xu Zhou's eyes were cold, his swing crashing down with a force like overwhelming mountains and seas, slashing towards the figure on the opposite side!
While Huang Hao still showed no expression, mechanically executing his Gale Swordsmanship.
This time, Huang Hao's Gale Swordsmanship lacked its previous momentum.
Under Xu Zhou's Mountain Breaking Saber Technique, his sword technique crumbled directly, obliterated, sending Huang Hao's long sword flying.
In the next moment, a bright blade flash magnified instantly in Huang Hao's eyes, breaking through the air around and irresistibly cleaving towards Huang Hao's head.
"Boom!"
The long blade whistled through the air!
Xu Zhou landed on the grassland, and a head soared into the sky behind him.
He stood holding the sword with one arm, a headless figure collapsing to the ground, falling at Xu Zhou's feet.