Chapter 209
The masked man’s third round started. He would be part of the top twelve if he could defeat his two rivals.
Since he was the first one to have caught the attention of the old man in the gray robe, half of the people present were gazing at him when he got into the ring. He’d become terribly popular.
He had to be ranked at least 19th on the Eternal Flame List, since he had defeated Princess Crimson Moon.
Among those who hadn’t finished this round, only a few were in the top nineteen.
Most of them were nervous when the masked man’s rival still hadn’t been decided. Whosever wooden token lit up, they would probably be eliminated.
Soon, someone’s wooden token shone.
He didn’t complain, nor did he feel frightened. He looked emotionless. When his wooden token lit up, he was seized with the strong desire to fight.
His spear method was ingenious, quick and full of changes.
In comparison, the sword was at a disadvantage. The swordsman could do nothing but defend.
“Spears and sticks are the most powerful weapons for martial arts. Swords and knives are only for mediocre people who can’t use spears and sticks.”
Xue Rentian was still in the mood for speeches. At the same time, the power of the spear was increasing rather than reducing.
He thrust the spear forward, then turned around after running a short distance. The silver spear followed his body and pierced in the direction of his movement.
“It’s powerful indeed!” many people exclaimed about his attack.
Hands were most important for swords and knives.
Spears and sticks relied on the movement of the entire body. Real masters could influence spears more than swords and knives.
Pah!
The spear hit against Jiang Chen’s spiritual sword, and the blade turned into a half-moon shape. The power of the vibrations arrived at his hands through the blade and he was thrown off the ground.
“Now, have your learned your weakness?”
Xue Rentian didn’t seize the chance to keep attacking. Instead, he looked over with disdain.
“How could this be? The masked man’s performance isn’t good enough.”
The crowd hadn’t taken the masked man seriously before. In each of his fights, they had thought he would lose soon, but they were surprised in the end.
This time, they had been looking forward to the masked man’s great performance. To their surprise, it ended like this.
“Is he goofing around?” they couldn’t help but think.
“No, he isn’t goofing around.”
Yi Shuihan, who was in the top twelve, shook his head.
He had fought with Xue Rentian once. He could understand how difficult it was for the masked man at the moment.
“Why?” His companions expected the successor to the doctrine of sword to solve their puzzle.
“In the last three fights, each of the masked man’s rival was in a higher state than him, and not only a little higher, but much higher.
“However, this advantage didn’t work. Maybe it was because the masked man has lots of holy points, but the gap in states is related to one’s qi and strength, not just the number of holy points.
“The root cause is that their martial arts techniques were not as good as the masked man’s, so their advantages in state didn’t matter.
“The masked man is more skilled in spears and swords than Xue Rentian.”
Then Yi Shuihan showed a helpless look and said, “But the spear is too advantageous. When you’ve just managed to approach your rival with your sword, your rival’s spear is already able to pierce your body, so it’s impossible for him to exert the power of his best sword movements.
“The length of the spear works as the spearwielder’s shield and a good weapon!
“Those skilled in spears and sticks always look down on swords and knives, since they’re practiced by many.”