Chapter 96

It's probably around thirty to forty thousand.

Including the salary and savings from before, Ye Xiao now has over a hundred thousand yuan.

However, money doesn't mean much to Ye Xiao at this point.

It's just enough to buy a bit more delicious food.

This peaceful life lasted about a month.

Until one morning...

"Breaking news, everyone!"

That morning, Ye Xiao had just come to the upper floor to read when he heard a reader exclaim in surprise.

Generally, the library requires a quiet environment, and it's rare for anyone to make a loud commotion.

However, this person successfully piqued everyone's curiosity.

So, no one said anything to him.

"Genius Park Jeong-saeng from Hanzhou was defeated!"

The crowd couldn't help but exclaim in shock:

"Park Jeong-saeng was defeated?"

"How is that possible? I've seen his sword skills; they are so powerful, how could he lose?"

"Isn't it normal for him to lose? The reason he could sweep through Jingzhou in the past few years is that Jingzhou's martial arts lineage has been somewhat broken. Some high-level experts have been fighting against star beasts. In reality, our Nine Provinces have many talented hermits who have trained a few geniuses. They just haven't come out yet."

"Yes, I once heard that in our Nine Provinces, there are seventeen top experts who have entered the top ranks of the Dragon-Phoenix List. Two of them seemed to have taken on disciples twenty years ago."

"Are you talking about Sword Saint Lu Qingshan and Blade God Li Liushui?"

"Exactly. They are both powerful figures of the Divine Sect, renowned throughout the Nine Provinces. It must be their disciples who defeated Park Jeong-saeng."

However, the person who spoke first shook his head.

"It's not them. It's Sasaki Tarou, the inheritor of the Koga Ninjutsu from Yingzhou."

"Actually, the inheritor of the Koga Ninjutsu! I heard this guy also wants to challenge the swordsmen of Zhongzhou, just like Park Jeong-saeng, to challenge the young martial artists of Zhongzhou."

"Yes, he is a disciple of the top master of the Koga Ninjutsu in Yingzhou, Murakami Bishun.

Everyone knows that Murakami Bishun is a top swordsman in Yingzhou and ranks 40th in the Dragon List, three places lower than Park Jeong-saeng's master, Liu Chengxun.

Defeating Park Jeong-saeng is to humiliate Hanzhou, and he will start challenging the young generation of Zhongzhou's martial artists. The first stop is Qin Yuyan in our Jianghai City."

"Damn! He's starting with our Jianghai City? This time, it's going to be bad.

The Koga Ninjutsu combines sword techniques and Yingzhou ninjutsu, known for its cunning, bizarre, vicious, and ruthless nature, making it hard to guard against.

There's a meme online that illustrates the terror of the Koga Ninjutsu.

When the ghost blade strikes, you can't see it. Move, move, turn around, and it will surely cut your throat.

Last time, Qin Yuyan lost to Park Jeong-saeng. Now that Park Jeong-saeng has lost to Sasaki Tarou, Qin Yuyan will definitely lose again."

"I heard today is the day of the match. Unfortunately, there's no live stream. We're still in the library, and it might be too late to get there. We can only wait for someone to post a video online later!"

The crowd sighed, but Ye Xiao, who was reading nearby, didn't pay much attention.

He reads every day, so he naturally has some understanding of these surface-level things.

The Koga Ninjutsu, commonly known as the Ghost Blade, combines the fast blade and illusion blade techniques, evolving them to their ultimate form. Therefore, when performed, it feels cunning and bizarre, but in reality, it's just a combination of speed and feints. The name is intimidating, but it's not top-notch when facing true sword techniques.

The blade intent he left for Qin Yuyan contains the intent of the Overlord Blade, condensed from the seven most basic sword techniques, making it the essence of sword techniques, evolved to the ultimate form!

So, from this perspective, the Koga Ninjutsu absolutely cannot defeat the Overlord Blade.

Even Park Jeong-saeng's sword techniques cannot defeat the Overlord Blade.

The reason Qin Yuyan lost to Park Jeong-saeng before was that she had only been practicing for a little over a month.

It was impossible for her to absorb too much blade intent.

As for now... Sasaki Tarou probably won't have such good luck.

So, Ye Xiao didn't care and continued reading about his alchemy techniques.

...

On the other side, at the Jianghai City Martial Arts Academy, the match was about to begin.

The atmosphere on the scene was very solemn, with important figures like Du Changfeng, Qin Shenglong, Du Tianyu, and Ouyang Yunzhong all present.

Du Changfeng looked at Sasaki Tarou, who stood proudly in the arena, with a serious expression.

"Who would have thought that after Park Jeong-saeng, another Sasaki Tarou would come. Jianghai City, this small place, is really going to become famous."

Qin Shenglong sighed.

"Who knows? It's a shame that the true experts are all in seclusion.

If the Sword Saints and Blade Gods of our Nine Provinces could send their disciples to fight, they wouldn't let such scoundrels run rampant here."

Ouyang Yunzhong smiled and said,

"Why are they called world-class experts? Experts are always focused on martial arts and don't get involved in worldly affairs."

Du Tianyu couldn't help but speak up,

"If only the few senior experts in our Jianghai City could train a couple of disciples, they would surely cultivate two powerful disciples."

Everyone couldn't help but fall into silence.

There has been no clue about those senior experts in Jianghai City.

If only we could find them.

The strength of the entire Jianghai City would be elevated to a terrifying level.

Unfortunately, they can't be found.

Those senior experts are truly hidden somewhere unknown.

Soon, Qin Yuyan entered the arena, and the students of the Jianghai City Martial Arts Academy began to cheer for her.

Everyone also refocused their attention on the arena.

"Look at Yuyan's steps; her cultivation must have improved a lot!"

Du Changfeng couldn't help but show an admiring look, while Qin Shenglong smiled proudly.

"She has already broken through to the Eighth Rank of the Postnatal Stage, and she is only one step away from the Ninth Rank."

"So fast? It seems that the blade intent has greatly improved her. Good, this girl has a real chance of becoming a Master-level expert in the future. And at her age, surpassing Shenglong's First Rank of the Innate Stage is not a problem."

Many students around them couldn't help but show admiring looks.

A Master!

How many people dream of it, yet it remains out of reach?

Park Jeong-saeng was also in the crowd, and his students couldn't help but ask,

"Park Jeong-saeng, do you think Qin Yuyan can win?"

Park Jeong-saeng shook his head and said with a serious expression,

"It's very difficult! Although her sword techniques are impressive, she has only been practicing for a short time.

Sasaki Tarou has been practicing sword techniques for twenty-three years!"