"Xavier sent you to deal with me as well, didn't he? Get right to it and fight me head-to-head," Rocky said point-blank.
"Xavier? He doesn't mean anything!" the disciple in black said disdainfully.
"Didn't Xavier send you to challenge me? If not, then who are you working for?" After Rocky weighed the disciple's tone, it convinced him that Xavier wasn't the one behind the provocation.
"Our young master has already issued a warning for you to steer clear of Miss Tessa. If you keep badgering her, you'll end up with something worse than today..." the disciple replied in arrogance.
"Oh, it appears that Miguel sent you. So this means I don't need to act so graciously." Rocky understood what he meant right away. It seemed like it wasn't only Xavier whom he had antagonized, but somebody else as well!
"Rainstorm Sword Attack!" The disciple blatantly raised his sword without reluctance and wielded a strong medium-stage sword skill. Within moments, the sword's aura enveloped Rocky like heavy rain.
Simultaneously, Rocky pulled out the spiritual sword hanging from behind him and dashed forward in a split second.
Puff! Puff! Puff!
In a single blow, streaks of sword aura scattered and erupted, intensifying into an overwhelming force. It circled Rocky and occupied the area up to a few hundred meters.
Everyone had the impression that Rocky could not escape, but a rapid shadow emerged from the sword aura like a visual illusion to their great surprise.
He moved past the disciple as if nothing had happened and retracted the spiritual sword back into its sheath.
Within a few minutes, the disciple's chest began to bleed profusely. A sharp groan came out of his mouth before his knees caved in. He was powerless to strike back and suffered severe injuries.
Rocky's devious attack left the other disciples utterly distraught because none of them saw how he did it. The incident and Rocky's amazing strength shocked them, especially after he succeeded in hurting a disciple who had reached the seventh grade of the Spirit Realm.
That was, of course, unbelievable!
"This guy..." Miguel, who was sitting beside Hannah, became enraged. His eyes darkened after he watched Rocky easily defeat his man.
Two of the Sword Spirit Sect's elders took notice of Rocky's performance. However, neither of them knew that Rocky was still a novice. One said, "Harrison, I cannot remember this disciple, even though he appears very powerful and has a natural ability for hiding his spiritual aura. Did he make his mark just recently?"
"Well, I guess you could say that!" Harrison managed to smile a bit, as even he was somewhat surprised. He certainly did not expect Rocky to have ample strength to defeat such a powerful disciple right away.
Besides, Harrison wasn't alone in the shock. All the other attendees were beyond belief.
"It is now obvious that his power is in the seventh grade of the Spirit Realm. How did he cover it up all this time? Why didn't I find out earlier?" Among those seated in the crowd was Ramon, who also appeared confused.
Meanwhile, Tessa was still busy confronting another disciple. But when she saw Rocky demonstrate his true strength, she was also a bit taken aback. She couldn't figure out why his strength had grown so quickly!
After the disciple fell with Rocky's single strike, all the other disciples were on high alert and got into a defensive stance. No one dared to oppose him.
Just like that, the once congested competition area became uncrowded, with the participants dropping sharply to twenty. The others were all in the seventh grade of the Spirit Realm, except for Rocky, and they all held ranks in Sword Spirit City's top twenty.
About an hour later, five more disciples lost, leaving just the number of survivors at fifteen, including Rocky. Those that remained had the opportunity to participate in the ultimate competition. Provided they defeat another opponent, they could be ranked in the top eight and compete in the decisive battle.
But there was one catch. With only fifteen people left, it meant that one of them would have no opponent. Rocky was weaker than any of them.
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