"Sister, hurry up! Xu Nianshuang is a junior who just advanced to the intermediate academy. As soon as she advanced, she successfully defended the arena for twenty-eight consecutive matches. She's both cool and powerful, truly my dream goddess!"
Both of them had infatuated expressions. Who says only men like beautiful women? Some women are even more appealing to other girls.
Clearly, Xu Nianshuang was one of them.
Her icy demeanor, combined with her delicate features and formidable strength, made her captivating to both men and women.
Hearing the familiar name, Xu Tianyang looked up and gazed into the distance. In the center of the academy's Spirit arena, a massive hexagonal elevated platform served as the ring. Standing in its center was a young girl around ten years old, her long ice-blue hair simply tied back. Her face was an unhealthy pale, and her sharp eyes gave her an heroic aura.
At her waist hung a three-foot-long sword, glowing with a dreamy ice-blue luster. She looked like an unparalleled swordswoman, her sharpness fully displayed.
"The arena battle will officially begin in fifteen minutes. Friends who wish to place bets, please come to the workstation next to me!" The host's voice echoed again through the amplification spirit tool.
"Today, our old friend, Student Xu Nianshuang, will face a gauntlet of ten students of the same level. Will Student Xu Nianshuang continue her winning streak, or will her legend be ended today? Let us wait and see!"
The host shouted with all his might, and the audience responded enthusiastically, with cheers rising like an earth-shattering tide.
"Open-air arena battle, begin!"
As the host roared, the arena's spirit tool protective shield rose. Xu Nianshuang's first opponent, a Level 25, Tier 2 Soul Engineer, instantly activated the spirit tool thrusters on his back. To the surprise of many spectators, he did not charge at Xu Nianshuang but instead flew towards the edge of the arena.
Xu Nianshuang had achieved an astonishing twenty-eight consecutive victories in a short period, gaining considerable fame within the academy. Everyone was familiar with her Spirit abilities.
Her Spirit was a very powerful ice-attribute Spirit, but what impressed people most was her formidable swordsmanship. An ice-attribute Spirit Master, her sword skills were even more terrifying than many sword Spirit Masters.
It was utterly ridiculous!
Now, those who fought Xu Nianshuang tried to avoid close combat with her to evade her most terrifying swordsmanship.
The battle began!
A vibrant glow burst from Xu Nianshuang's cold eyes, a fervent intensity filled with persistence. In her eyes, there was only the enemy and the sword in her hand.
After her conversation with Xu Tianyang, she had become even more resolute in her path. Even if it seemed like a path without a future to others, Xu Nianshuang was incredibly determined. Even if the road ahead was full of thorns, she would use the sword in her hand to cut through everything.
As the spirit tool longsword at her waist was slowly drawn, two spirit rings, one yellow and one purple, beyond ordinary comprehension, emerged. Her entire being exuded an incomparably sharp aura.
Sword intent!
Sword intent that was even more powerful than before.
Xu Tianyang looked in surprise at the small figure in the arena. Her talent for the sword amazed him again and again. In his opinion, Xu Nianshuang seemed more like a protagonist than he did.
Initially questioned, she then battled through all obstacles, constantly proving wrong those who underestimated her with her longsword, until she became invincible. This was clearly the protagonist template.
He, on the other hand, with his high background and talent, seemed more like the template for a major villain.
In the arena, in an instant, Xu Nianshuang seemed to merge with the spirit tool longsword in her hand. With the infusion of spirit power and sword intent, the sword tip trembled slightly, and a faint hum spread. Xu Nianshuang's aura also climbed at an astonishing speed.
This sword strike, if not unleashed, was fine; once unleashed, it would certainly astound everyone. All present held their breath, their fervent gazes fixed on Xu Nianshuang, afraid to miss any detail.
"Swish!" Xu Nianshuang moved.
Cold air surged beneath her feet, and she glided across the arena as if on ice, moving towards the Tier 2 Soul Engineer in the distance. Before she even arrived, her sharp sword intent had soared to its peak. Students watching from behind the arena's spirit tool protective shield could feel the piercing aura that seemed capable of splitting them in two.
The students who dared to step onto the stage to accept the challenge had considerable confidence in their own strength, so they naturally wouldn't sit idly by. While Xu Nianshuang was accumulating her sword intent, he had already activated his Spirit attachment, transforming himself into a spirit tool cannon. For a moment, various spirit tool cannons and spirit tool rays continuously bombarded Xu Nianshuang.
"Boom!"
Xu Nianshuang remained calm. Facing the sky full of artillery, her response was simple: she raised her sword and slashed. All the spirit tool cannons, when confronted by Xu Nianshuang's sword, were cut in two, as if soft tofu meeting a sharp blade.
The next second, Xu Nianshuang's sword landed lightly on the chest of the Tier 2 Soul Engineer, delivering a gentle strike.
"Next!" As the cold and indifferent voice sounded, the Tier 2 Soul Engineer had already flown off the arena, falling to the ground unconscious.
Xu Nianshuang did not linger. Her figure flickered, disappearing from the astonished gazes of the surrounding audience, leaving behind a heroic and dashing silhouette.
"Ice Goddess! Ice Goddess! Ice Goddess!"
Undoubtedly, this was a one-sided battle. In the World of Douluo Continent, where the strong are revered, Xu Nianshuang's power and aloofness were exactly what the audience yearned to see. The cheers from below the stage were deafening.
"Her rudimentary sword intent is becoming more and more refined. All she needs to do is continue cultivating systematically…"
Although Xu Tianyang was not a professional sword cultivator, he also cultivated and had heard Feng Tianxiang, a sword master, describe it. He clearly saw Xu Nianshuang's current state: she was gradually perfecting her sword intent, walking on the correct path of cultivation.
"Given her personality, perhaps battle is the nourishment for her rapid growth."
"Next."
Battle after battle, after winning the tenth round and defeating a Level 29 Spirit Master, Xu Nianshuang returned to her original standing place. Looking at her opponent on the ground, who was questioning his life, she sighed softly. The Spirit Grandmaster stage was still a bit too low. With her current strength, no one at the Spirit Grandmaster level in Sun Moon Royal Academy was her match.
It was time to challenge older students beyond her level. She hoped to encounter powerful opponents, opponents who could hone the sword intent within her.
"Hmm?" It was just because he looked at her one more time in the crowd.
Xu Nianshuang locked onto the familiar figure, and joy instantly surged in her heart. The next second, she stopped her intended steps, her eyes instantly becoming as sharp as a sword, falling upon the handsome young man with black hair and black eyes.
"Xu Nianshuang, Level 24 Battle Spirit Master, I challenge you!" Looking at Xu Tianyang from afar, Xu Nianshuang held her sword with both hands and said in a clear, cold voice.
All the spectators followed Xu Nianshuang's movement, turning in unison to look at the opponent Xu Nianshuang had challenged. Then, they couldn't help but freeze for a moment, their eyes filled with expressions of awe.