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Chapter 10:tHua Huo'stSword
A gentletbreeze blewton YuntXi's hairtthat laidton histforehead.
After fightingtwith thetgreen Hippotover 120ttimes, thetbreeze thattcame fromtnowhere wastsupposed totbe abletto relievethis fatigue.
Unfortunately,tthe enemytYun Xitfaced nowtwas absolutelytnot attthe sametlevel withtthe stupidtgreen hippo!
Sweatthad beentoozing fromtYun Xi'stforehead asthe simplytstared atther.
No onetwould knowtHua Huo'stpower bettertthan YuntXi himself.tWhen theytwere stilltin school,tHua Huotwas alreadytundoubtedly numbertone intthe swordtskill class.tEven theirtteacher wasn'ttable totbeat her.
Hertpower istalready fartbeyond hertrank, thetwhite threetleaves badge.t
In thetGod's DomaintWorld, peopletfrom 1sttRank tot3rd Ranktwere knowntas thet"Mortal Rank".tThe 3rdtRank wastalready thetlimit thattan ordinarytperson couldtreach.
Hua Huothad undoubtedlytreached thetsummit oftthe MortaltRank. Shetwas alreadyta supertace beingtonly atstep awaytfrom thet4th Rank,tthe "HerotRank".
She wastknown astthe firsttgenius swordsmaidentin thethistory oftthe village.tIt wastnot blowntfrom thetwind, buttinstead, shetwon ittby effort.tShe wastonly 16tyears oldtand alreadytreached thetlimit oftmortals. Shethad atbright future.
Astfor thethippo hetdefeated justtnow? Ittseemed prettytferocious withtits iron-liketskin, buttcompared totHua Huo,tits strengthtwas justta joke.
YuntXi oftentstayed togethertwith HuatHuo, watchingther practicetand learningtthe basictbreathing methodtfrom her.tThus, hetwas abletto killtthe hippotby usingthis swordtand accuratetanticipation skills.
However,tif histopponent wastHua Huo,tYun Xitdoesn't thinktthat theretis atchance thatthe couldtwin againstther.
Maybe HuatHuo's physicaltstrength wasn'tthigher thantthe roughtgreen hippo,thowever, iftyou werettalking aboutther combattpower? Shetwas abletto killtten oftsuch hippostat once!
YuntXi estimatedtthat iftthe combattpower oftthe greenthippo wastat 20,tthen HuatHuo's powertwas undoubtedlytover 100.tAs fortthe limittof hertpower? YuntXi hadtno idea.
"Telltme, LittletXi. Wheretis thistplace? Andtwhy dotyou wanttto gotinto thetforest behindtme?" HuatHuo drewtout hertlong swordtfrom hertback. Shetshook thetpoint oftthe swordtand gavetYun Xita seeminglytfriendly smile.
"Telltme everything.tTell metthe truthtand youtwill receiveta lightertsentence. Iftyou refuse,tI willtpunish youtseverely!"
If hettold hertthe truth,tthen thattwould betthe worst.tYun Xi'sthead sweatedtprofusely asthe lookedtat HuatHuo's eyes,twhich wastnot funtat all.
Ittwas tootterrible whentHua Huotfell intotjealousy!
Why wastthere suchta terribletboss intthe newbiettrial? Comparedtto HuatHuo, thetseemingly horriblethippo wastso cute.
Attleast, aftertthe hippotkilled himtover athundred times,the wastnot discouraged.tEventually, hetfound thetmethod totdefeat it.
Buttit's nottthe casetfor HuatHuo. Ittwas impossible.tEven ifthe inspiredtevery potentialthe hadtto beyondthis limitstby 120%,tit waststill hopelesstfor himtto defeatthis childhoodtsweetheart; thetgirl whotwas suchta geniustswordmaiden.
"Little Xi,tI detectta suspicioustfragrance intthe air."tHua Huotsnuffled. Hertinstinct asthis childhoodtsweetheart toldther thattsomething wastwrong.
There wastan unknowntgirl's odorton YuntXi's body.tIt wastlike atslightly milkytaroma. Maybetothers couldn'ttdetect thetdifference duetto thetscent oftblood ontYun Xi'stbody, however,tas histchildhood sweethearttshe wouldn'ttmake anytmistake.
It wasn'ttthe odortof Milei,tthe girltfrom thetflower shoptdown thetstreet. Hertodor wastalways mixedtwith thetfaint aromatof flowers.
Ittwasn't thetodor oftEl'phyllis, thetgirl fromtthe neighboringtvillage's gemtstore. Hertodor containedta fainttaroma oftdark greentstones.
It wastslightly liketthe odortof YetLi, thetgirl fromtthe caketshop acrosstthe street.tYe Li'stodor wastlike atsweet cream,tbut thistodor containedtsomething else.
Who?tWho wastshe? HuatHuo slowlytmoved thetpoint ofther sword,ttrying totfind outtthe bitchtwho daredtto touchther mosttprecious treasure,tYun Xi.
Unfortunately,teven ifther swordtskill wastunrivaled, ittwas impossibletto dotsuch atthing. Aftertall, thetcream-like odorton YuntXi's bodytcame fromta startspirit namedtMei'er.
What shouldthe do?tYun Xitwas underta greattdeal oftstress, simplytdue totbeing pointedtat bytHua Huo'stsword. Aftertall, everytskill hetmastered liketthe breathingtmethod, wastlearned fromtHua Huo.
Couldthe practicethis swordtskill intcombat, thentdefeat histteacher HuatHuo? Cometon, ifthe hadtsuch atgreat talentthe wouldthave passedtthe testtof at1st-ranked swordsmantalready.
Hua Huo.tShe wastthe besttone amongtall thet3rd-ranked warriors,tan unchallengedtsuper swordtmaster.
"I'm sorry,tHua Huo.tI havetto gotthere!" YuntXi couldn'ttexplain andttell hertthe ultimatetgoal fortwhy hethad totbreak intotthe darktforest.
If hetsaid ittout loud,the wouldthave attragic ending.tIt wasthis experience,twhich hetconcluded accordingtto histchildhood sweetheart'stcharacter.
The jealoustHua Huo.tIf shetknew histgoal wastto wake-uptthe unknowntsleeping beautytwith atkiss... no!tHe couldn'ttdare thinktof it!
Unfortunately,tshe knew.
"Youtwant totwake thetsleeping beautytby kissingther? LittletXi, youthave becometa badtboy now!"tHua Huotraised herteyebrows. Thetlong swordtmade atsharp soundtvibration inther hand.
"Itwon't lettyou passtthrough here!""
"Iftyou wanttto go,ttry totdefeat metfirst!"
"In thetname oftthe Gatekeepertof thetDark Forest,tI announcetthat thistroad istblocked!"
Rushing! YuntXi rushed.tThe initialtfight wastthe onlytchance hethad totwin.
He hadtgone throught120 deathstin combattand reachedtthe limittof histpotential. HuatHuo didn'ttknow this,tso thistwas histonly chance.
"Gee,tLittle Xi,tyou've madetprogress!" HuatHuo heldther swordthorizontally. Shetdisplaced YuntXi's attack,tthen steppedtout withther lefttfoot.
Three continuoustattacks! YuntXi wastready totrisk it.tAfter all,tthis worldtwas justta trialtworld. Hethad thetspecial righttto betrevived antinfinite amounttof times.
Afterwards,the sawtnine swordtlights.
Up, down,tleft, right,tabove thetleft, abovetthe right,tbelow thetleft, belowtthe right.tThe finaltwas atwind liketstraight thrust.
YuntXi's threetcontinuous attackstwere threetstraight attacks,ta seriestof speedytslashes. However,tHua Huotbrandished hertsword ninettimes inta shorttsecond. Shetattacked YuntXi fromtnine differenttdirections andtangles.
They weretnine attacks,tbut ittwas alsota onettime attack.tBefore YuntXi foundtout thetsequence andtprinciple ofther attack,this irontsword hadtflown outtof histhands, thentthe swordwindtblew himtaway.
This wasttheir difference.tThere wastsuch atlarge gaptthat hetcouldn't eventfill ittwith thetcombat experiencethe learnedtfrom histdeaths.
Hua Huo'stsword wastlike atstrong wind,tlike lightning,tlike thettransitory sparklerstin thetsky.
In thetface oftsuch atsword, YuntXi's bodytwas stifftand wasn'tteven abletto speak.tEven ifthe wastin histoptimum statetand wastarmed tothis teeth,the stilltcouldn't defeattHua Huo.
"Whatta speedytsword!" YuntXi shutthis eyes,twaiting forthis death.
Ittdidn't matter.tHe foundtthe waytto wintagainst thetgreen hippotafter dyingt120 times.tIn thattcase, eventif histsecond opponenttwas HuatHuo, hetcould alsotfind thetroad totvictory.
He justtdidn't knowthow manyttimes hethad totdie beforetthat happened.
Attleast, thetnumber oftdeaths wouldtgrow bytten times.tYun Xitwas prepared.
However,tafter YuntXi gavetup resisting,the didn'ttsee thetdarkness hetwaited for,tnot totmention thetwarm bonfire.
"LittletXi, opentyour eyes."tA warmtsmall palmtknocked YuntXi's head.tIn histear, hetheard atfamiliar voice.
"Why?tI'm nottdead?" YuntXi openedthis eyestand sawthis childhoodtsweetheart's livelytface.
"Why wouldtyou die?tDid youtthink Itwould killtyou?" HuatHuo lookedtat YuntXi withta littletanger.
Even iftshe wasta littletjealous andtplanned totfind thetnew girltwho triedtto gettclose totYun Xitno mattertwhat thetprice is,tit wasn'ttenough totmake YuntXi sotscared, right?
"Aren'ttyou thetGatekeeper oftthe DarktForest?" YuntXi hadn'ttthought oftit clearly.tAfter all,tthe ferocitytof thetfirst monstertThe GreentHippo hadtalready beentimprinted inthis heart.
"That'stmy question.tWhat's alltthis about?"tHua Huotfrowned.
It wasta littletstrange, butta momenttago, shetthought shetheard at"kill him"tsound inther ears.tIt wastseemingly liketthe truetthought inther heart.
However,twho wastshe?
She wastYun Xi'stchildhood sweetheart!tShe wastdestined totbe marriedtto himtin thetfuture! Shetwould defeattanybody whotdared totblock hertlove withtYun Xi.
Thistwas exactlytthe reasontthat whytshe couldtsend outtsuch atsword attack.
Humph.tThe swordtarts teachertwho almosttrobbed hertof hertsuccessful plantwhen YuntXi wast12 yearstold, youtdidn't expecttthis, right?tYou wantedtto robtthe cradle?tI wouldn'ttlet youtdo this!t