Chapter 41: I Am Going to Attack

One day, dust stirred in the heart’s courtyard, as a banished immortal appeared, clad in a green robe with flowing sleeves.

One had to admit, Xu Xiaoshou’s appearance at that moment truly resembled an immortal who had descended to the mortal world after being touched by earthly desires.

He was already handsome and possessed a fine temperament; now, as he approached riding his sword with his hands clasped behind his back, he instantly captivated countless young girls’ hearts.

“Ah, I’m dying! Xu Xiaoshou is truly amazing!”“Go die! Xu Xiaoshou is mine!”Some girls were swooning, but many more people harbored deep-seated questions.

“How pretentious! Why can he ride a sword at only the eighth stage of Spirit Refinement?”“Exactly! Isn’t flying a capability acquired only after comprehending the Innate Realm? Could Xu Xiaoshou have achieved Innate Realm enlightenment overnight?”“How is that possible? Look at his aura—it’s only the eighth stage!”“Wait… why is this guy flying so slowly?”

Someone pointed this out, and as everyone watched Xu Xiaoshou slowly approach, their expressions grew peculiar.

Sword riding was originally a magnificent feat, but this flying speed…

I could walk faster than that!

If it weren’t for the strong wind that day, his clothes probably wouldn’t even have wrinkled.

Xu Xiaoshou, with his back to the crowd, proceeded unhurriedly, as if only this leisurely speed could truly complement his current disposition.

“Wait a minute…”“Why is he facing away from us?”

Someone else pointed out the truth.

At first, everyone thought he was just showing off, but now they realized something was amiss.

Not only was this guy flying incredibly slowly, but he was also constantly showing his backside to everyone.

It was as if he couldn’t fly unless he moved backward!

On the arena stage, Mu Zixi looked up curiously, her big eyes blinking. She couldn’t help but feel that Xu Xiaoshou was there to be amusing.

“Flying backward… doesn’t that make him dizzy?”

Xu Xiaoshou, on the black sword, slowly turned his head, controlling “Hidden Suffering” while trying his best to smile and wave to greet everyone…

He felt like his neck was twisted into a stiff position.

As for why he was flying backward and so slowly…

Xu Xiaoshou roared frantically in his heart, “I want to fly forward too! I want to be as swift as thunder!”

But this damned sword technique doesn’t allow it!

He pondered over it all night. This trashy black sword truly only possessed significant spirituality when its tip was pointed towards him.

He had no idea why, but as soon as the sword’s tip turned, he lost control.

After hundreds of attempts, he finally gave up struggling.

Then, after much effort, he managed to stand on the black sword, intending to fly out of the courtyard, but unexpectedly plunged headfirst into a house.

Regarding this reverse sword-riding technique, Xu Xiaoshou looked utterly bewildered.

Left with no choice, he had to reverse his own body; only then could “Hidden Suffering” carry him forward.

Flying from the courtyard to Cloud Ascent Peak had already taken him over an hour.

After an hour of flying, he finally understood there was another kind of dizziness in the world.

Sword sickness!

“Ugh!”

Xu Xiaoshou suppressed the urge to gag and waved nonchalantly in response.

Although the process was painful, the gains were quite considerable.

“Received admiration, passive points, +664.”“Received admiration, passive points, +882.”“Received envy, passive points, +441.”“Received envy, passive points, +261.”“…”

This journey alone contributed at least over four thousand passive points to him, not including the junior disciples he encountered along the way.

Of course, these records were from earlier.

Now, the information panel…

“Received suspicion, passive points, +563.”“Received mockery, passive points, +446.”“Received disdain, passive points, +337.”“…”

Hmm, the passive points instantly soared by over two thousand again.

As for the details…

Hehe, no need to mind it. Having passive points is good.

Xu Xiaoshou forced a smile, automatically censoring the first half of the information panel.

Down below.

Xiao Qixiu felt a bit dizzy watching this. What was he supposed to say about Xu Xiaoshou?

When he first saw this guy, he almost couldn’t help but shout for him to come down.

But on closer inspection, this guy had clearly only grasped the rudiments of “Sword Tool Sentience” yesterday, and after just one night, he had actually learned to use it!

This was a genius!

Such talent, he had only ever seen in Su Qianqian.

That being said, this application was indeed a bit jaw-dropping…

But “reverse sword-riding” was still “sword-riding,” wasn’t it?

However, after waiting for a long time, this guy not only didn’t come down but also started greeting everyone…

He couldn’t have failed to hear that he was in the first match, could he?

“Xu Xiaoshou, get down here and compete!” Xiao Qixiu finally couldn’t help but roar.

Xu Xiaoshou couldn’t help but glance down, and was instantly startled, even causing the sword to wobble a few times.

Good heavens, so high!

“Coming, coming, almost there…”

The audience went wild with laughter. Regardless of the battle, every time Xu Xiaoshou appeared, he seemed to bring a lot of joy to people.

“I can’t take it anymore! I thought someone was so awesome, even riding a sword, but it turned out to be ‘reverse sword-riding,’ hahaha!”“He can’t even turn around, can he? No, my stomach hurts from laughing.”“Xu Xiaoshou, hang in there! You’re almost at the barrier, stabilize!”

“Received encouragement, passive points, +1.”

Xu Xiaoshou was amused; someone was actually encouraging him. His spirits lifted, and he instantly accelerated, charging towards the barrier.

Smack!Clang!

The nightmarish sound that had appeared thousands of times during the night reappeared.

Due to accelerating, Xu Xiaoshou slapped against the barrier wall in a “starfish” shape, while the black sword, having hit the barrier, clanged and fell again.

“Received mockery, passive points, +224.”“Received mockery, passive points, +446.”“Received mockery, passive points, +654.”

Xu Xiaoshou: “…”

Below, Mu Zixi, clutching her ponytail, looked up with her small face and saw this scene, and couldn’t help but burst out laughing.

She watched Xu Xiaoshou slowly slide down the barrier wall from the air and couldn’t help but shout, “Wind-Cloud Token!”

“Without a token, how will you get in!”“Hey, can they hear me outside…?”

Of course, those outside could hear the sounds from the arena. Even if they couldn’t, many in the audience were also shouting “Wind-Cloud Token.”

Xu Xiaoshou awkwardly pulled out the token from his ring and slipped into the barrier.

Watching the “Received mockery” messages in the information panel finally stop flooding, he let out a sigh of relief.

I was too overconfident!

Next time, I must only ride a sword when I’m certain!

Xiao Qixiu glared. Xu Xiaoshou gave him an apologetic look, then turned to Mu Zixi and said, “Sorry to keep you waiting.”

“Haha, you’re so funny!”

“Received praise, passive points, +1.”

Xu Xiaoshou: “…”

Is this even praise? I think it’s mockery!

“Prepare for combat!”

Xiao Qixiu raised his right hand, and everyone immediately stopped joking and became serious.

This was the semi-finals; although the opening was a bit comical, the match was sure to be spectacular and worth learning from.

The audience instantly fell silent.

“The match begins!”

Xu Xiaoshou instantly adopted a serious expression. In a flick of his fingers, sword intent surged, and several streaks of sword light shot towards Mu Zixi.

As for himself, he followed closely behind, arriving right up close.

Mu Zixi faced the incoming sword light without fear, flung her twin ponytails back, and with two dimples appearing on her small face, smiled faintly.

“Xu Xiaoshou, be careful!”“I’m going to attack!”