Chapter 60: Mysterious Mountain Arena Tournament (6)

  Qin Duanmu also exerted all his strength to the extreme, Li Ranzhao's rod shadow brought him a heavy pressure. Suddenly, a green light flashed, and the bamboo rod and iron rod intersected again. Qin Duanmu was overjoyed, the bamboo rod lightly trembled, and Li Ranzhao felt that half of his body was numb and tingling, unable to hold the iron rod, which fell to the ground with a clang.

  Qin Duanmu laughed and said loudly: "The word 'Zhan' is decided."

  Li Ruo lost his weapon, and Shan Lang couldn't help but thrust himself upwards from below, with a look of anxiety on his face. Just then, Li Ruo swiftly retreated, the tip of his foot touching the ground, and the iron rod that had fallen earlier jumped out from between the rocks and back into his hand, as he once again charged towards Qin Duanmu.

  A black iron rod and a green bamboo rod, this duel between two people with strange moves, made the audience cheer.

  Qin's staff technique was rigorous and refined, with a famous family style that had been tempered through thousands of hammerings. Each move was as sharp as a long sword, with an overbearing aura like a horizontal spear. And then looking at Li Ran's staff technique, it was even more brilliant. The heavy iron staff in his hands suddenly became a sword, and then a knife, lightly sweeping, slowly turning, and repeatedly thrusting, fully displaying the characteristics of over ten types of weapons. Sometimes it was clearly a dagger, but suddenly it would sweep horizontally like a steel whip, striking, entwining, stabbing, and slashing, making people's eyes dazzle and their vision blur.

  The mountain wolf was notorious for its fierce fighting, and anything it picked up could be used as a weapon. But at this moment, seeing Li Ran's knife skills, he couldn't help but stare with his eyes wide open, shocked and admiring.

  The two men exchanged dozens of moves, neither showing any signs of defeat. Qin Duanmu grew increasingly anxious, his staff's shadowy form becoming more urgent, and with a whooshing sound, another swift dragon-like move descended from the sky, unavoidable, and landed on Li Ruo's iron rod. The tip of the rod spun around, and a sticky force wrapped around it, and with a flick of the wrist, Li Ruo's iron rod flew out of his hand once again.

  This time, Qin Duanmu swung the iron rod directly at the foot of the stage, leaving Li Ranno with no weapon to use. Taking advantage of this opportunity, Qin Duanmu coldly smiled and stepped forward, his bamboo stick thrusting straight into Li Ranno's vital point.

  Li Ran's body flew backwards, stopping at the edge of the stage several meters away, and with a "whooshing" sound, he drew out the long sword from behind his back, pointing it at Qin Duanmu.

  "This is your last piece of equipment, isn't it? I don't know what you'll do when I throw you out again. I advise you to step down voluntarily as soon as possible, otherwise it will be even more embarrassing for you later."

  Li Ran's knife suddenly smiled slightly.

  Just now, Qin Duanmu's bamboo stick had demonstrated three times from head to tail, and the move "Flying Dragon in the Sky" was just about to be repeated for the fourth time. Although the stick method changed many times, it didn't deviate from its essence, and Li Ran's knife had already seen this set of stick methods many times, and he had already counted them in his heart.

  Li Ran Dao said faintly: "This time I won't lose my weapon."

  Qin Duanmu sneered coldly upon hearing this: "How arrogant, could it be that under my Qin family's Force Method, you still have a way to protect yourself?"

  Qin Duanmu took advantage of Li Ruo's retreat to the edge of the arena, taking a swift step forward, his bamboo rod swiftly striking, and in an instant, a mass of dark clouds surged forward, he wanted to use this momentum to force Li Ruo down from the arena.

  At this moment, a flash of light suddenly appeared in front of him, and with a swish, Li Ran's sword cut through all the green clouds. The sharp edge of the sword made Qin Duanmu take a big surprise, and he involuntarily retreated.

  Li Ruo's sword lightly trembled in his palm, a clear and melodious sound of gold and iron echoed, a flowing light expanded before Qin Duanmu's eyes, the sharp killing intent made Qin Duanmu's hairs stand on end. The bamboo stick swiftly sealed, transforming into seven moves in a row to barely block this one sword, cold sweat involuntarily flowed down his face.

  At this time, Qin Duanmu finally knew that his opponent was best at swordsmanship after all. The iron rod's exquisite and unpretentious moves just now were actually just toying with him, and it turned out that the other party had not used their full strength earlier.

  Qin Duanmu felt a sense of indignation in his heart, gritted his teeth and rushed forward, swinging the bamboo stick even more swiftly. However, under Li Ran's sword, he retreated step by step. The opponent's sword light was too fierce and powerful, making it difficult for him to parry.

  In just a moment, Qin Duanmu's back was completely soaked with sweat under the pressure of the sword light.

  At this moment, the stick and sword clashed with a loud noise. Qin Duanmu was overjoyed and slightly turned his wrist, preparing to unleash another Sticky Character Seal and Whipping Character Seal. Just then, he saw Li Ran's long sword spinning lightly, and suddenly felt a strong adhesive force transmitted from the bamboo rod in his hand, as if it was no longer under his control.

  Qin Duanmu was suddenly frightened out of his wits, and just as Li Ran's long sword swung to the side, a massive force appeared in Qin Duanmu's palm, causing the bamboo rod to fly out uncontrollably with a whooshing sound, flinging it far away to the edge of the arena.

  Qin Duanmu was shocked and flew out extremely far, landing on the edge of the stage, picking up the bamboo stick, his face pale, looking at Li Ruo's knife with an unbelievable gaze, his voice even trembling:

  "You, how did you learn our Qin family's Force Method? This is impossible, this is impossible..."

  This set of stick techniques combines four magical force skills, Qin Duanmu has been practicing since childhood, and those force methods were only used by him with ease. Every time he made a move against someone, this set of stick techniques was immediately victorious as soon as it was displayed. Qin Duanmu originally wanted to use this set of stick techniques to make a name for himself in the world, but unexpectedly lost to Li Reng's knife hand in this big competition of Xuanji Xianpai.

  Li Ran's knife was just a stick and a flick, the two methods were applied with great proficiency, far surpassing him. Whether it was hand technique or force, direction or position, all were stable and swift, as if he had practiced for decades. Qin Duanmu couldn't believe this was real.

  Li Ruo's smile shook his head and said, "The Yunli Fa Men is a strong man of the Zong Shi level who has summarized and concluded from the tactics. This thing may not necessarily be only your Qin family."

  Qin Duanmu stood still at the edge of the arena, gloomy for a long time, refusing to accept this result. Suddenly, like a mad tiger, he charged up again with his stick, no longer having that proud and arrogant air of being in a superior position.

  Li Ruo's sword smiled, and with a light lift of his sword tip, he tore apart Qin Duanmu's rod shadow in just a few moves.

  Qin Duanmu let out a loud roar, his bamboo rod swinging through the air and striking down. Li Ran's long sword rose up to meet it, and the two clashed with a loud crash. Qin Duanmu's face twisted into a sly smile as he flicked his wrist, but suddenly felt a powerful shockwave emanating from Li Ran's sword. With a loud "crash", he was sent flying backward, stumbling and staggering before finally managing to steady himself at the edge of the stage.

  "Are you also trembling with fear?"

  Qin Duanmu gritted his teeth and charged forward, exchanging several blows. Seizing the opportunity, he struck the bamboo stick against the long sword. Before Qin Duanmu could react, he felt the opponent's sword tremble like a wave, transmitting a shockwave to the bamboo stick. His entire body was numbed, and the bamboo stick slipped from his grasp, falling to the ground with a loud thud.

  Growing up in an extremely superior environment, when did Qin Duanmu ever suffer such a blow? Without regard for anything, the tip of his foot touched the bamboo rod, and the bamboo rod rebounded back into his hand, still waiting to continue entwining. Suddenly, he heard a hiss, and the sword tip of Li Ran's knife pierced through all the rod shadows and stopped at his throat.

  Li Ran's eyes were filled with a hint of pity as he slowly shook his head and said, "You're not my match, leave now."

  Qin Duanmu suddenly felt that all his thoughts were shattered, and the fame of the world, the initial exposure, all became a dream bubble. His heroic spirit was no longer there, and he hung his head in despair and turned to leave.

  Those two attendants hastily jumped onto the stage, serving this young master to put on his long gown, taking over the bamboo rod. The two attendants turned their heads and glared at Li Fenger with hatred, and the three of them jumped down from the stage together.

  Li Ran Dao smiled and stood there, letting out a long sigh.

  Li Ruo's mind was clear that the so-called Yunli Fa Men was a high-level secret technique at the level of swordsmanship and stick techniques, but it was only that.

  Li Ranno had already grasped the sword intent through the secret pattern in Xiao Jian, which was a realm of heaven and earth, far surpassing the level of swordsmanship and staff techniques. With this realm in mind, Li Ranno had a firm grasp on the moves. After personally experiencing the three force gates, the four powers of sticking, shaking, trembling, and quivering had been completely mastered by Li Ranno.

  Just as a national craftsman watches a child build with blocks, no matter how clever the idea of building a few blocks is, it's still obvious to the craftsman.

  Li Ran Dao deliberately used some dazzling techniques to make Qin Duanmu show all his stick methods, and then stole the art from him. After watching only three times, he deeply understood the essence of it, and as soon as he made a move, he shocked Qin Duanmu.

  As Qin Duanmu stepped down from the stage with a dejected expression, the audience below, including Wang Wenyu and others, suddenly erupted into cheers.