The Supreme God of Martial Arts
Chapter 414 One Blade

The battle between Danny and the strikingly handsome teen had not started. Both remained still.

The way this teen fought couldn't be simpler. To be precise, it couldn't be more boring.

In each battle, he only needed one blade.

Every time the blade appeared, a life ended.

Everyone had failed in determining how this blade worked. It seemed as though the teen didn't use any blade skill or blade intent.

However, this far into the tournament, no one had survived this one blade.

If Danny was being honest, upon being teleported onto the battle ring and discovering that this teen was his first opponent, he couldn't help but feel terrified.

He had actually observed how his opponents fought, but he couldn't figure out how and when this particular cultivator would strike. The unknown was the most dangerous.

Without knowing the opponent's technique, how could Danny even devise a plan against him? Was defeating him even possible?

So, Danny decided to continue observing the teen until he could make something out. As long as the opponent kept still, Danny did the same. The two of them stared at each other. Before it even started, the battle reached a deadlock.

Time passed. While this battle ring was quiet, the battles in the two other rings had finished.

The two cultivators in this battle seemed to be petrified. Aside from the occasional blinking, they were completely immobile.

Finally...

"Oh? You seem to be scared of me."

A big grin was now plastered on the teen's face. His skin was unbelievably clear and he had red lips and stunning white teeth. His smile was inexplicably gorgeous. One wouldn't be surprised if he stood out even among a group of attractive women.

"Alright. Once my blade is out, you will be dead. It's like your ticket to hell. My blade will take you there.

No one can escape it, not even you. This will only result in your death! So, are you ready to accept your fate?"

The teen was smiling warmly. The scene was rather hilarious. Even though his words were frightening, he had a facial expression that looked like he was talking to a close friend.

The longer he smiled, the more pressured Danny felt. Beads of sweat started to form on his forehead.

'I still can't figure out how his blade works. It seems like waiting isn't effective. If he uses his flying blade again, I don't think I'll be able to dodge it. Maybe I should change my strategy. I should attack first— attack him fast, with my most powerful move. If I do that, he might not get the chance to use his blade. This will be the key to my victory. Cultivators who cultivate on blade and sword usually focus on offense rather than defense. It is highly possible that he isn't good at guarding himself. If I successfully strike first, he will be killed straight away. This is the only way to beat him, * Danny thought to himself.

Under great mental pressure, he decided to give it a try.

"Shock Wave Palm!"

All of a sudden...

Blue vital energy, in the form of shock waves, flushed out from Danny's body and rose up hundreds of feet high.

His vital energy was of faint blue color. One could even sense the power of the ocean from it.

In no time, the wave-form vital energy transformed into a huge palm, inside which were tornadoes, vortexes, and even gigantic whales. The pressure was immense.

"Bang!"

The powerful palm, which could literally demolish mountains, was now pressed right against the opponent's head.

Within the younger generation of the Violet Orchid Empire's cultivators, Danny always ranked among the top five. Of course, he had special skills. This Shock Wave Palm was actually his most powerful one.

The moment the huge palm appeared, the spectators were awestruck. The teen, however, was completely unaffected. He actually seemed to be composed. Looking carefully, one could even detect the hint of a calm, beautiful smile on his face.

And then, everyone vaguely saw a flash of light.

"Tsing!" Above the battle ring, the giant palm quickly vanished. Danny's face was stricken. His eyes were like those of dead fish-they protruded lifelessly. A stream of blood slowly flowed out from this throat, then trickled down to his collar and chest.

Right in the middle of his throat was a blade.

One blade! Death!

Even though the sky was clear and the sun was shining brightly, the spectators watching the battle couldn't help but shiver... ..

"He has mastered controlling the blade with his spiritual sense. I didn't expect that. This young cultivator has acquired the power of blade!

A prodigy! What a prodigy!"

The emperor murmured as his eyes lit up, staring at the teen. "Controlling the blade with spiritual sense? The power of blade?" "Your Majesty, did you just say... he has acquired the power of blade? How is this possible?"

The Sect Leaders of the five sects were all stunned.

"Right. This teen has indeed acquired the power of the blade. Moreover, he used his spiritual sense to control the blade.

Nothing could beat the fastest move. This move, by nature, is rather simple. It's best described by just one word: fast!" the emperor explained.

"Fast?"

The five Sect Leaders seemed to ponder over what the emperor had just said. The emperor was a cultivator of the Sky Realm. Being one of the most powerful cultivators in Violet Orchid Empire, he must be right about the teen. . .. Austin was, of course, interested in this battle.

To be precise, he was interested in this teen.

Throughout the battle, his spiritual sense was fixed on that teen. Every tiny move, every change, and even every detail on his face was clearly studied and remembered by Austin.

He had never been as focused as he was when Danny made his move. All his spiritual sense was condensed and focused on that teen.

Finally, when Danny was killed, Austin started to appreciate the power of that blade.

Fast!

It was too fast!

Austin could clearly feel it. The blade was as fast as one's spiritual sense. It was even faster than the speed of a person's mind. It was as if the blade was... teleported.

While Danny was forming the Shock Wave Palm, Austin noticed that the teen's right hand, which was hidden in his sleeves, obtained a tiny sharp blade out of nowhere.

Suddenly, the same hand moved the slightest bit. The next second, the blade was in Danny's throat. Even Austin's spiritual sense wasn't aware of it, or wasn't fast enough, to decipher the process.

The best he could do was guess. He surmised that the speed of the blade was beyond the speed of one's spiritual sense. So, before a person even realized that a blade was coming to take his or her life, he or she would have already been dead.

Plus, throughout the battle, both of the teen's hands were purposely hidden in his long sleeves. No one would easily figure that he was holding a blade, ready to attack. Thus, it would be almost impossible to predict when the blade would be thrown.

If his move couldn't be predicted, how he made the move would naturally be hard to grasp. How could one possibly defend oneself without knowing where the attack would come from and when it would be dealt?

Austin fell into a reverie. The further he delved into the teen's blade, the deeper his understanding of that move became.

How could he guard himself against that blade?

Austin began cracking his brain for answers to the difficult question. . . "Alright, the first round of battles for the top three is over now.

The winners are Leo from the Peripatetic Sect, Garret from the Flaming Sun Valley, and... this teen who uses the blade.

The second round will start now," the old eunuch announced.

"Shiu- Shiu- Shiu- Shiu-"

Four flashes of light appeared and instantly, four people were teleported to the battle rings.

“It's him!"

Austin stood on his feet and stared at the opponent. He was speechless. Unfortunately, the opponent in this round was none other than the teen who mastered the blade!

It was the killer who never needed a second blade!

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