Chapter 1 The Sword’s Edge

In front of a lake at Jing University, a young man in white robes was drenched in sweat.

His eyes were tightly closed, and he gripped a sword tightly in his hand, as if sensing something.

Suddenly, the young man opened his eyes abruptly! The wind and clouds above his head suddenly shifted!

Then, the young man gripped the long sword in his hand and thrust it forward!

The long sword first let out a soft whistle, then transformed into sword qi (sword energy), condensed into sword light, and finally formed a magnificent sword gang (a more powerful manifestation of sword energy)!

"One Sword! Pingyang!"

Boom!

The lake in front of the young man roared, then was directly split in the middle, revealing the dark mud at the bottom that had not seen the sun for many years.

The lake water separated to both sides in a bizarre way that Newton could not explain, and the swans in the lake were so frightened that they flew high into the air.

"Principal, I succeeded!"

The young man's face was full of excitement.

"Not bad, to be able to master the fourth realm of swordsmanship, sword gang (a more powerful manifestation of sword energy), in four months, Ma Fei, you are really very good!"

Ji Pingyang did not skimp on his praise, and there was a hint of surprise in his eyes.

It took him a full half a year to reach the stage of sword gang (a more powerful manifestation of sword energy), while the young man Ma Fei in front of him only took four months, even faster than him.

"Truly, the younger generation surpasses the older..."

Ji Pingyang sighed with emotion, then slowly opened his mouth and said.

"When you can carry your own will onto the sword gang (a more powerful manifestation of sword energy), you can form sword intent (the will imbued into the sword), and only then will you be considered a true sword cultivator who has entered the hall!"

"I understand!" Ma Fei's eyes were full of excitement. After a special training, he couldn't wait to have a good match with Qiao Yu.

The sky cleared, the rain stopped, and the King of Pretense Ma Fei felt he was capable again.

At this moment, the sword in his hand suddenly began to tremble slightly.

"Hmm?" Ma Fei frowned slightly, and then he saw a black shadow rushing towards him.

"Who is it?!"

Ma Fei shouted and stabbed out with his sword without hesitation.

The black shadow was forced back repeatedly, and Ma Fei realized that the black shadow was actually a headless knight?

His sword had clearly pierced a large hole through the opponent's body, but the headless knight seemed unaffected and continued to charge towards him.

That wasn't all, more than a dozen identical headless knights appeared around him, all riding a skeleton horse, holding a shield in their left hand and a spear in their right.

Ji Pingyang's eyes narrowed at first, then his gaze turned to a figure hidden in the dark. After seeing who it was, Ji Pingyang relaxed and a smile appeared on his lips.

The headless knights lined up in a neat row, and then the skeleton horses under their crotches instantly began to gallop, and they raised their spears and charged towards Ma Fei.

"The ancient battle formation, the One-Word Long Snake Formation?" Ji Pingyang stroked his chin, looking interested.

"You sneaky rat! Today, I'll let you experience how powerful your grandpa Ma is! I'll give you a taste of your own medicine!"

Ma Fei had comprehended the sword gang (a more powerful manifestation of sword energy) and was feeling extremely confident. He stabbed out with his sword at the foremost headless knight without hesitation.

At this moment, the headless knight formation, arranged in a long snake, seemed to be a snake. As the head was attacked, the tail instantly turned around and charged towards Ma Fei, forming the Two Dragons Emerging from Water Formation!

"Sweeping Through the Army!"

Ma Fei stepped hard on the shield of the headless knight in front of him and slashed towards the rear with his sword.

But at this moment, the headless knights in the middle rushed out again! Forming the Heaven, Earth, and Man Three Talents Formation!

Ma Fei was forced to turn his sword and attack the headless knight in the middle.

In the following time, the fifteen headless knights cooperated tacitly, changing formations endlessly!

Sometimes they retreated on both ends, forming the Four Doors Encirclement Formation; then they crossed each other, becoming the Five Tigers Herding Sheep Formation.

Ma Fei felt very frustrated in this battle. If any of these headless knights were taken out individually, they wouldn't be a match for him at all.

But the cooperation between them allowed them to fight him back and forth.

"I don't believe it! Pingyang Sword Art, Second Style!" Ma Fei shouted.

Countless sword gangs (a more powerful manifestation of sword energy) shone in the sky above Jing University, cutting the sunlight into fragmented spots.

"Sword Piercing the Rainbow!"

The sword gangs (a more powerful manifestation of sword energy) in the sky slashed down as fast as the wind, and the Toulong Sword in Ma Fei's hand transformed into a towering giant sword, as if it wanted to split the entire world in half.

With one sword strike, the fifteen headless knights were directly cut into pieces without even being able to resist.

As the saying goes, one force can overcome all techniques. No matter how exquisite the formation was, the difference in strength between the fifteen headless knights and Ma Fei was still there.

Once Ma Fei got serious, the fifteen headless knights couldn't hold on.

"Huff, huff!"

Ma Fei was panting, his chest rising and falling. Clearly, that sword had taken a toll on him, but there was also a look of triumph on his face.

"Clap clap clap!"

A round of applause sounded.

Qiao Yu, dressed in black, walked out, clapping his hands continuously.

"Not bad, Ma Fei, the headless knights I summoned are no match for you at all."

Hearing this, Ma Fei's face instantly turned green. The headless knights he had been fighting for so long were just undead creatures summoned by Qiao Yu?

Since he had never seen Qiao Yu summon the undead before, he didn't think about it at first.

Ma Fei had not forgotten that the most terrifying thing about Qiao Yu was his physical body, not his necromancy spells.

"Damn it!"

Ma Fei cursed in a low voice. It seemed that if he wanted to steadily defeat this monster Qiao Yu, his current strength was still not enough. At most, he could only fight him to a fifty-fifty draw.

"Good kid!"

Ji Pingyang patted Qiao Yu hard on the shoulder, his eyes full of surprise.

"You're so familiar with the ancient battle formations, it seems that the old fart Shen Jianshu has taught you everything he knows! You've almost squeezed him dry, haven't you?"

Qiao Yu scratched his head embarrassedly.

"It's nothing, Principal, but Professor Shen has indeed given me a lot of surprises. I've learned a lot of knowledge from him."

Ji Pingyang nodded in satisfaction.

"You guys call that little fatty and the other teammate over here. There are still ten days before the start of the Global College World Combat Competition, and you still have two problems to solve."

Not long after, Yang Xiangdi and Zhao Ziyue arrived.

Compared to four months ago, Yang Xiangdi's aura was much heavier, and he was stuffing potato chips into his mouth as he walked.

As for Zhao Ziyue's change... it seemed even greater?

Qiao Yu was too embarrassed to stare, after all, as a gentleman, he was never interested in women.

After the four of them arrived, Ji Pingyang finally spoke.

"If you want to participate in the 5v5 team battle of the combat competition, then the first problem you have to solve is where to find the missing member? Do you have anyone in mind? If not, I can give you a recommendation."

Hearing this, Qiao Yu pondered for a while, as if he was thinking about suitable candidates in his mind.

At this moment, a familiar female voice suddenly rang out behind Qiao Yu.

"Principal, is a heavy-armored tank okay for the last member?"