The Extreme Alchemist of the Mighty Cauldron

Chapter 1773: Chapter 1870: Poor Acting Skills

On the Ask Sword Platform, Nangong Shoujian had been standing there for a long time, yet no one came forward to challenge him. The reason was that none of the remaining swordsmen were confident they could defeat Nangong Shoujian, so they wanted to watch a little longer.

But if you watch, he watches, everyone is there watching, and no one wants to go up and challenge Nangong Shoujian.

As such, the atmosphere became a bit awkward.

"What? Is there no one willing to come up and fight this old man?" Nangong Shoujian found it quite boring, so he took the initiative to speak up.

No one responded, and no swordsman came up to challenge Nangong Shoujian, so he continued to provoke these swordsmen with words.

After speaking for a while, finally, a swordsman couldn’t hold back, leapt up and landed on the Ask Sword Platform.

"Don’t be arrogant, I will fight you!" The man shouted loudly, but as soon as his voice fell, Nangong Shoujian waved his hand, a Bamboo Shadow flashed by, still the same swift single sword move, without any change.

The swordsman who came up to fight was shocked, even though he was very cautious and prepared. But when he truly stood there facing this sword, he realized how fast this sword actually was.

Without any chance to react, even though he desperately swung his sword to block, he was still struck by the Bamboo Shadow, launching him off the Ask Sword Platform.

Once the body leaves the Ask Sword Platform, it signifies a failed challenge. The swordsman was full of anger and regret, but it was too late.

Nangong Shoujian smiled faintly, waving his hand, Bamboo Shadow returned to his side, still appearing calm and unbothered, as if he didn’t take his opponent seriously at all.

Such a demeanor, in the eyes of many, naturally seemed like the demeanor of a master. But in the eyes of those hostile to Sky Swallowing Palace, they found Nangong Shoujian’s attitude particularly annoying.

"Is there anyone else who wants to come up and challenge this old man? If not, the title of Sword Head might just be taken by this old man." Nangong Shoujian said with a smile, looking around at the many swordsmen.

Subsequently, two or three more swordsmen launched challenges, but without exception, they were all defeated by Nangong Shoujian. None of them even forced Nangong Shoujian to use a second sword move, all were defeated with the same move.

"How can we fight like this? How can one react to such a fast sword?"

"Although this sword seems swift and fierce, it shouldn’t be impossible to overcome."

"Hearing you say that, do you know how to break it?"

"Uh, I don’t, but if I watch a few more times when this person strikes, I might see it."

"That’s just nonsense."

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Many people were discussing, especially the remaining swordsmen, frowning and pondering how to break Nangong Shoujian’s sword move.

To be honest, these people weren’t entirely without confidence in taking Nangong Shoujian’s sword, but their confidence wasn’t high. And they had no idea if Nangong Shoujian had other sword moves besides this one, or if he was a mere paper tiger? Aside from this formidable first sword, did he have any other powerful moves?

If indeed a paper tiger, then there’s nothing to fear, as fast as that sword is, it can ultimately be broken.

It’s just that no one dared to confirm how many moves Nangong Shoujian had hidden, and these swordsmen didn’t want to pave the way for others, hoping others would challenge Nangong Shoujian first, so they could watch a little longer.

Nangong Shoujian stood on the stage for a long time, and finally lost interest with no one challenging. He looked over at Jian Angxing.

Jian Angxing understood, then leapt swiftly onto the Ask Sword Platform.

"What? Is the Phoenix Mask Man really going to make a move?"

"What’s going on? Are the two swordsmen from Sky Swallowing Palace fighting each other?"

"Interesting! I didn’t expect the two swordsmen from Sky Swallowing Palace to face off."

"Perfect! It’s just dogs biting dogs!"

"It’d be best if they both suffer, then we’ll have two fewer major threats!"

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Jian Angxing stepping onto the stage was something Nangong Shoujian had agreed upon earlier. If no one challenged him, Nangong Shoujian would signal Jian Angxing to come up. Then, after a staged fight, he would pretend to lose and hand over the title of master to Jian Angxing.

This was not only because Nangong Shoujian wasn’t interested in the so-called top of the Sword Head List, but also because he knew he wasn’t a match for Jian Angxing. Instead of letting Jian Angxing defeat others to gain the master title, he might as well hand it over himself, saving Jian Angxing some effort.

Jian Angxing and Nangong Shoujian stood firm, glanced at each other, and then Nangong Shoujian made his move, still with that lightning-fast sword like a startled swan.

As the sword approached, Jian Angxing flicked his fingers and deflected the sword strike.

Nangong Shoujian’s sword move was thus simply neutralized by Jian Angxing.

The crowd around was dumbfounded, was it really that simple to break this sword? How come none of the previous swordsmen could break it? All were defeated by this one sword.

"Remarkable!" Nangong Shoujian exclaimed intentionally and then engaged with Jian Angxing.

Jian Angxing cooperated, engaging back and forth with Nangong Shoujian in a lively manner, which seemed quite exciting to laymen of Sword Tao.

But for the swordsmen present, all of whom were extraordinary in skill and insight, the exchange between Nangong Shoujian and Jian Angxing, while seemingly thrilling, also vaguely appeared like an act.

Indeed, the situation between the two fighting seemed like an act to the onlookers, and a poorly executed one at that, merely to fool people.

"What are these two up to?"

"I see now, they’re obviously playing around."

"Sky Swallowing Palace people, truly detestable!"

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Apparently feeling that their terrible acting would be unbearable if continued, Nangong Shoujian dramatically shouted, then pretended to be unmatched by Jian Angxing, stumbling off the Ask Sword Platform.

"I’m defeated! I’m defeated!" he shouted while flying, as if afraid others wouldn’t believe it.

Standing on the Ask Sword Platform, Jian Angxing’s face under the mask looked rather unpleasant. For someone like him, acting was extremely painful. Fortunately, Nangong Shoujian sensibly flew off the Ask Sword Platform, otherwise, Jian Angxing himself wouldn’t have known how to continue acting.

Truly embarrassing!

That was Jian Angxing’s thought at this moment. Fortunately, no one could see the expression under his mask.

Nonetheless, Jian Angxing became the master rightfully, and next, all he had to do was defeat any swordsmen who came to challenge.

"Great acting," Cao Xuesheng said, looking at Nangong Shoujian as he flew back, praising him with a laugh.

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