Chapter 473 Backlash

The two sides were fighting fiercely when Lu Hanwen's Liuyun suddenly leaped up, slashing out a sword behind his back. Sword shadows danced, and before directly touching the opponent, the dust around Liu Xiaobie's Feidaojian was already kicked up.

Luoying Shi! (Falling Cherry Slash)

The skill Lu Hanwen used was the new skill for the Swordsman class after the level cap was raised to 75.

It had only been a month since the expansion pack was released. Counting the time to level up to 75, the time to learn the level 75 skills was even shorter. Players couldn't wait to learn the new skills and try them out everywhere. Professional players wouldn't be so casual. It was fine for private entertainment, but in an official match, who would dare to use a skill they hadn't fully understood yet? A skill that hadn't been integrated into one's offensive and defensive system would likely become a clumsy flaw when used.

The All-Star Weekend wasn't a formal competition, especially the Rookie Challenge, where no one cared about winning or losing. So in the challenge match that had just ended, both players used new skills, and they didn't seem awkward at all. Professional players mastered new things faster than players, but because they sought perfect control, they were more cautious about using them.

In a match focused on showmanship, it was understandable to use some immature or experimental tactics. But Lu Hanwen and Liu Xiaobie's match, from the beginning of Lu Hanwen's challenge declaration, seemed to have an unusual meaning. Who said "decide the winner" in a Rookie Challenge?

Sure enough, after the two started fighting, their attitudes were very serious, as if they were playing in a professional league. No one had used new skills the whole time.

But at this moment, Lu Hanwen suddenly executed a Luoying Shi. Liuyun's skill was unleashed, and the giant sword Yan Ying (Flame Shadow) stirred up colorful sword intent, instantly attacking Feidaojian.

"Ah! That's Luoying Shi! A level 75 new skill. These two haven't used new skills until now, which shows their attitude towards this duel. But now, the level 75 skill is finally being used by Lu Hanwen. As expected of a newborn calf not afraid of tigers! Those friends who care about Blue Rain and this player probably know that Lu Hanwen was the first to boldly use new skills in the first match after the expansion pack was released. He's the only one in the entire professional circle. So we always say that he is a magical teenager who always surprises people..."

The commentator's mouth was extremely fast, but he couldn't keep up with how much he was talking. By the time he finished this long string, Liuyun and Feidaojian had already exchanged several skills.

It wasn't just Luoying Shi.

After Luoying Shi came Liuxing Shi (Shooting Star Slash) and Pokong Shi (Sky Piercing Slash), two more level 75 new skills. In Glory, each level increase didn't necessarily add only one skill. Especially from level 55 onwards, because each upgrade was a new chapter in the game, the content had to be as rich as possible. Adding only one skill would be too monotonous, so several skills were often added. The Swordsman class added four new skills in this level 75 upgrade, all named with "Shi." Luoying Shi, Liuxing Shi, and Pokong Shi were among them. Lu Hanwen used completely new skills to launch a round of attacks. Although the commentator was excited and shouting because of this, from the field, the effect of the three new skills didn't seem very good, and didn't help Lu Hanwen gain any initiative.

"Ah!!"

The commentator exclaimed again at this moment. After Lu Hanwen's Liuyun used the three sword styles, Liu Xiaobie's Feidaojian counterattacked, using the skill that Lu Hanwen hadn't used among the four new sword styles for the Swordsman: Huifeng Shi (Returning Wind Slash)!

The tip of the sword flicked, and the gathered sword intent didn't surge forward, but gathered from the outside towards the tip of the sword. The dust swirling up from the ground perfectly demonstrated the force of this skill.

Lu Hanwen seemed to realize that something was wrong, and quickly controlled Liuyun to turn around to defend, but it was too late. This reverse sword technique attacked from behind Liuyun, hitting him at the same time as he turned around.

As a result, the effect of this attack wasn't to knock the target away, but to knock the target towards the attacker.

Liuyun, who was forced to charge forward, quickly turned around again, and blocked with his sword, perfectly parrying the sword attack from Liu Xiaobie.

The audience applauded. Lu Hanwen's perspective was behind Feidaojian, but Liuyun's parry was so accurate. What was called brilliant? This was it!

Even Liu Xiaobie was slightly surprised by this parry, but it wasn't enough to disrupt his attack plan. He had already planned how to attack at the time of Huifeng Shi's attack. If one sword missed, there were follow-up moves. Liu Xiaobie's hand speed suddenly increased. He was looking for progress in other areas, but that didn't mean he had given up his rare talent. Hand speed was still his most powerful weapon! Improvements in all aspects were ultimately to better serve his strongest point, and to fully utilize the effect of his hand speed.

Perhaps Liu Xiaobie couldn't fight with that kind of hand speed without making mistakes for the entire match, but after two years of accumulation, and after a summer of dedicated practice, he could completely control a short burst!

"Ah!!"

Amidst countless exclamations, the brilliant sword light completely illuminated the battle. Liu Xiaobie, who had once taken a detour, had been reborn. Last season, he had already won the title of King of Solo, proving himself again. Now he wasn't resting on his laurels. After a whole summer of hard work, and after this half-season of experience, Liu Xiaobie was even stronger than last season!

He didn't care about individual awards like the King of Solo. What he pursued was a higher goal.

Sword Saint!

This unofficial award, but recognized by everyone, was the honorary title of the true number one Swordsman.

That was the goal that Liu Xiaobie wanted to pursue. Lu Hanwen in front of him? He was a good rookie, but he couldn't be the target that Liu Xiaobie expected to defeat.

Huan Ying Wu Xing Jian! (Phantom Shadowless Sword)

The ultimate skill was unleashed.

In terms of single skill output, none of the four sword techniques added at level 75 had more damage than Huan Ying Wu Xing Jian. So Huan Ying Wu Xing Jian was still the Swordsman's strongest output skill, and because of the new level cap, the skill level would also be increased, making Huan Ying Wu Xing Jian even more powerful than before.

However, what was even more surprising at this time wasn't this.

"15 hits!!" With the commentator's exclamation, all the audience members looked up at the electronic screen in mid-air. Because of the holographic projection, the electronic screen at the scene no longer had to bear the burden of live broadcasting. It was more about some wonderful replays, audience snapshots, and some real-time technical statistics, etc. Of course, there were also the players' exchanges during the game, which was something that many viewers loved, but holographic projection couldn't show it. You couldn't put text bubbles above people's heads, that would be too disruptive to the 3D image.

At this time, everyone looked up at the electronic screen, and what they saw was the technical statistics of Feidaojian's Huan Ying Wu Xing Jian under Liu Xiaobie's control.

15 hits!

This was the number of hits achieved through operation. Before this, the highest record that professional players in the league could achieve was 13 hits. Liu Xiaobie increased the record by 2 hits at once. This was done entirely by hand speed. There was no other way...

The scene was silent for a moment before suddenly erupting into thunderous applause. Many people were so excited that they almost burst into tears. This was Tiny Herb's home court, and no one supported their players more than them. Huan Ying Wu Xing Jian, 15 hits, this was something that even Huang Shaotian couldn't do, right? But their player Liu Xiaobie did it, in the match where the Blue Rain Swordsman challenged him, he completely did it.

Lu Hanwen's Liuyun finally fell to the last strike of Huan Ying Wu Xing Jian. He attracted attention when he appeared, but as the match progressed, he was no longer the protagonist. This Rookie Challenge helped Liu Xiaobie increase his popularity again. Even though Lu Hanwen was a rookie, people still remembered that he was an All-Star. Similarly, the 15-hit Huan Ying Wu Xing Jian was genuine. Who wouldn't be convinced? Who would come and try it!

"Amazing!" Even Ye Xiu couldn't help but praise this breakthrough limit operation, and clapped his hands.

"I wonder how many hits I could get... I'll get a Swordsman to try when we get back," Tang Rou muttered.

"What about you? If it were you, how many hits could you get?" Chen Guo asked Ye Xiu.

"Depends on the situation," Ye Xiu said.

"The limit!" Chen Guo said.

"Never tried it," Ye Xiu shook his head.

"I've tried it, the most I've gotten is 7 hits," Chen Guo sighed.

"Don't show off your level," Ye Xiu said.

"You're asking for it!" Chen Guo was depressed. She was really careless to say that in front of Ye Xiu.

On the other side, Baozi was shaking his head.

"What's wrong, Baozi? Can you get more hits?" Chen Guo asked with a smile.

"I don't think the number 15 sounds very good," Baozi sighed.

"..."

The match ended, Liu Xiaobie won with a brilliant outburst, and the applause at the scene lasted for a long time. It was very rare for a Rookie Challenge to generate such attention.

The projection was fading away, but not suddenly, but in a way that annihilated from the outside to the inside, little by little. It was the All-Star Weekend, everything had to be gorgeous.

But at this moment, Feidaojian, who hadn't left the match yet, suddenly raised his hand again, and the silver weapon in his hand, Liuhun (Flowing Soul), stabbed out sharply. Everyone was still confused by this impulse, the annihilation of the scene had reached this point, and Feidaojian's figure disappeared in the blink of an eye.

A few people with a keen eye seemed to have thought of something and looked in the direction where Feidaojian had stabbed just now. And the electronic screen in the center of the venue was replaying Feidaojian's movement just now, and then the picture switched to the exact location pointed by this sword.