The Invisible Slash

"Are Lin Du and Luo Chuan about to fight?"

In the live stream, viewers were enjoying the gossip.

"Luo Chuan is first in the grade, Lin Du is second in the grade, Luo Chuan is the top martial arts examinee in Dongcheng, and Lin Du is the top martial arts examinee in Yancheng. It's really hard to say who will win if they fight."

"Go Lin Du! Beat Luo Chuan down!"

"Although I'm not familiar with Lin Du, good luck, Lin Du! Avenge everyone!"

"Lin Du will win!!!"

The freshmen who were eliminated by Luo Chuan voiced their support for Lin Du.

The screen was filled with comments cheering for Lin Du.

For a time, Luo Chuan was portrayed as a villain who committed all sorts of evil deeds.

"Luo Chuan is really unpopular. But he brazenly attacked other students in front of everyone, so it's no wonder that people don't like him."

The teacher watching the game smiled and shook his head.

Luo Chuan attacked other students, and the entire incident was broadcast live through the "Eye of Observation."

Everyone knows what he did, including allegedly coercing Hsu Hsiao-chin to work for him and using the Eye of Observation.

"Ms. Kobayashi, what do you think?"

The teachers watching the game looked at Ms. Kobayashi with smiles.

"The other students were targeting Luo Chuan from the beginning. Luo Chuan was just retaliating. I don't think there's anything wrong with that."

Teacher Xiaolin pushed up her glasses and righteously defended Luo Chuan.

After all, they are the people I chose; I have to protect them, even if it means crying.

"As for whether Luo Chuan or Lin Du is stronger, Lin Du has more practical experience, and his talent and ability even surpass S-level in some aspects, but I am more optimistic about Luo Chuan."

"Because he's a student you specially recruited?"

"No, because I have personally witnessed him create miracles."

……

Luo Chuan glanced at Lin Du twice.

He had noticed the changes in the Eye of Observation through Xu Xiaojin's innate abilities.

Judging from the movements observed by the observation lens, the students who remained on the simulated battlefield were gradually gathering together.

It's obvious who they're going to deal with.

The Eye of Observation above Lin Du's head had also intersected with other Eyes of Observation, but it soon departed on its own.

Unexpectedly, they were planning a fair fight against Luo Chuan.

"You dare to daydream in front of me?"

Lin Du's voice rang out.

Luo Chuan sensed something and suddenly tilted his head back.

A barely perceptible strange sound came from the air.

Something unseen swept over his head.

Swah——

Luo Chuan looked back.

The branches of the large tree behind them were cut in half, revealing an extremely smooth cut.

"An invisible slash?"

Luo Chuan looked slightly surprised.

Could it be that I'm fighting the four-eyed monster?

Lin Du did not answer, but simply raised his hands into claws as if he had grabbed something, and tore at the air.

"Sky Rift".

Hiss.

The sound of something cutting through the air rang out.

In the critical moment, Luo Chuan quickly raised his hand forward and opened his palm.

"Etheric domination - unbreakable barriers."

The spiritual energy within his body surged forth from his hands, instantly condensing into a semi-transparent spherical barrier.

boom!!!

The invisible slash collided violently with the ethereal barrier, producing a piercing, sharp sound as it shattered glass.

With a cracking sound, the ether barrier suddenly trembled, and ten huge cracks appeared, with countless spiderweb-like cracks spreading across the entire barrier.

Feeling the pressure emanating from the ethereal barrier, Luo Chuan raised his eyebrows slightly.

This power is a bit excessive.

"So, it can barely hold off even the unbreakable barrier?"

"No, you can't stop it!"

Lin Du interrupted Luo Chuan's words coldly.

Before Luo Chuan could react, he took the first step, gripped the horizontal sword at his waist, and drew it out sharply.

"Slay the void! Break through!"

He slashed out with a single stroke.

Suddenly, a storm arose.

An invisible slash cleaved through the surrounding space, carrying the sharp edge of a battle, and crashed towards Luo Chuan like a tidal wave.

boom!

The etheric barrier could not withstand the strain and shattered instantly.

The invisible strike remained undiminished in power, carrying sand and flying leaves as it slashed straight at Luo Chuan.

Faced with this fierce attack, Luo Chuan became unusually serious.

The shattered ether coalesced into a sword in his hand.

Luo Chuan's eyes narrowed, a silver arc flashing in his pupils.

Saw.

He suddenly raised his sword and slashed.

Clang!

The sound of metal clanging rang out.

The immense impact from the sword propelled Luo Chuan back several meters.

At the same time, five huge slashes suddenly appeared on the ground beneath Luo Chuan's feet.

"The power of this slash definitely surpasses that of an S-rank."

Luo Chuan commented earnestly.

Based on the system's evaluation, in terms of attack power alone, Lin Du's talent ability probably reaches S+ level.

"That's right."

Lin Du readily nodded in agreement.

"My innate ability is [Slaying Through the Sky], which in terms of destructive power alone has surpassed S-rank. Under a full-force attack, even S-rank defense cannot withstand it."

As he said this, he stared intently at Luo Chuan.

"That being said, I didn't expect you to be able to block my strike."

"If you see it, you'll naturally block it."

Luo Chuan shrugged and answered casually.

It was as if blocking the invisible slash was an easy thing.

That is indeed the case.

He gave Lin Du a meaningful look.

"As for you, your talent is called 'Slaying Through the Void,' but the ability isn't actually about unleashing invisible slashes, is it? You've concealed the true nature of your ability."

"...I don't know what you're talking about."

Lin Du denied it expressionlessly.

"If you don't know, you don't know. Anyway, I've already witnessed your abilities, so you can leave now."

Luo Chuan didn't take it seriously.

He lightly touched the ground, and his entire body moved like a fleeting shadow, rapidly approaching Lin Du.

"cut!"

Lin Du drew his sword again and swept it horizontally, unleashing an invisible slash that blocked Luo Chuan's path.

"The gesture of raising his hand was too obvious."

Luo Chuan simply shifted his body slightly to the side and dodged the attack.

shhhhh--

Lin Du unleashed a series of slashes.

Luo Chuan dodged every attack with agility and speed, without losing any of his speed.

Lin Du's face immediately darkened.

Without a doubt, Luo Chuan had already seen through his attack.

"But if you truly understand my abilities, you should realize that I excel in close combat!"

The invisible strikes could not harm Luo Chuan.

Lin Du decisively drew his twin swords and stepped forward to engage Luo Chuan in combat.

Unlike other freshmen.

Lin Du had already received training as an extraordinary martial artist before he even awakened his innate abilities.

In order to survive, he even participated in many actual battles, whether voluntarily or involuntarily.

Therefore, close-quarters combat is his forte.

He is confident that he is second to none.

Clang!

Swords clashed.

In this very first round, Lin Du felt an extraordinary weight coming from the blade.

He was greatly surprised.

The opponent's swordsmanship is extraordinary.

Before he could figure it out, Luo Chuan's sword started moving again.

The two engaged in a fierce battle of offense and defense, exchanging blows.

Lin Du became increasingly alarmed as the fight progressed.

From the moment their swords clashed, more than ten rounds passed, and even with his innate abilities, he was still completely overwhelmed by his opponent.

Just persisting is already an all-out effort.

Not to mention retaliating.

"Have you been to the battlefield too?"

Lin Du couldn't help but ask a question.

This is a swordsmanship skill that cannot be learned through training alone.

"I've never been on a battlefield."

A meaningful smile appeared on Luo Chuan's face.

That's true; he himself never went to war.

"But I can imitate it."

He astutely seized upon a weakness in Lin Du's defenses, raised his sword, and deflected Lin Du's horizontal blade.

Lin Du was instantly left wide open.

"Imitate? Are you kidding me?!"

Lin Du gritted his teeth.

He had certainly heard of Luo Chuan's talent for "life is like a play".

But the talent level is what it is. For a C-level talent to be able to imitate this kind of combat experience is like killing someone with a drop of water. It's science fiction within science fiction.

This kind of talent is simply trampling on other people's sweat and effort.

He was about to be killed by Luo Chuan.

Lin Du forcibly twisted his body and swung the knife in his hand.

Unleash your full potential.

"Slay and vanquish the heavens!"

This time, the invisible strike revealed its true form.

A huge outline vaguely appeared in the void and reached out to grab Luo Chuan.

"I said, once I saw it, I naturally blocked it."

Luo Chuan said calmly.

He remained calm and struck with his sword, hitting Lin Du squarely on the wrist.

Lin Du felt a pain in his wrist and instinctively flung it to the side.

The enormous outline in the void then dissipated.

Followed by.

Chi-

Luo Chuan thrust his sword straight at her.

A flash of cold light streaked across the sky like a shooting star, disappearing in an instant.

Lin Du's pupils contracted sharply, and he could only watch helplessly as the sword light pierced towards him.

It dawned on him.

It turns out I was the ignorant frog in the well.

Once the meteor disappeared, Lin Du had already been teleported out of the simulated battlefield.

Luo Chuan calmly sheathed his sword.

Victory.

[70% of the target progress!]

[In front of everyone, easily crush Lin Du, the strongest person besides yourself, and become the undisputed strongest freshman.]