Calculations

"The match you've been waiting for, Lin Xun versus Ja Feng. Though we've only been training for a week, these geniuses have made an amazing amount of progress in their respective weapon arts." The man announcing the fights said.

He didn't say much as he and the rest of the crowd were eager to witness the fight between the two currently most powerful cultivators within the village. It was no overstatement to say that it would be epic and much more.

"Without further ado, Lin Xun, Ja Feng, please ascend the stage and draw your weapons." The man announced with a flame burning in his eyes. He wanted to urge them to get on the stage already as it felt like they were walking slower than snails.

As the two geniuses ascended the stage and drew their weapons, the crowd almost burst into screams right then and there but they remained composed and waited patiently.

"You may now fight!" The man announced. Before he could even finish the statement, the two geniuses already began moving and a flurry of sparks flew everywhere, like flaming arrows dashing across the sky.

Setting fire to any and everything that tried to resist their onslaught.

"OOOH!"

"Amazing!"

"They're already going at it!! I can't be left behind then, after the tournament ends, I'm putting 200% effort into my training!"

The crowd was pleased and ecstatic as they watched the two geniuses exchange blow after blow. Their weapons moved so fast that stray gusts of wind would flow into the crowd occasionally.

The weapons themselves were already hard to see, trying to guess how much power each attack held would make anyone's head fuzzy and draw cold sweat upon their body.

"Impressive, let's see how far you can go."

"Not bad either, I'll push you to your limit and beyond!"

The two opponents only exchanged a sentence each, but it riled the crowd up even more, making them cheer and scream while jumping up and down. They felt as if they were spectating the fight from each opponent's point of view.

Before long, someone even managed to set up a table within the crowd where they could all place their bets. Though they only bet with crops and meats, soon enough they'd be betting with all types of items and currencies.

Lin Xun's spear ravaged the air as it swung fiercely at its opponent, Ja Feng, adamant in striking him down with its overbearing force. Ja Feng's fighting style countered every last strike, but the crowd was confused by his fighting style.

He fought exactly the way Xiang Xiang taught everyone in his class, he used traditional moves and added no extra movements or attacks. Despite that, his sword would move to the exact place that Xin Lun would attack and effectively block it.

"Amazing, how is Ja Feng blocking Xin Lun's attacks despite only using traditional moves?"

"Maybe he's recieved some type of enlightenment and chose to stick with the traditional movements and attacks."

Ja Feng's fighting style was extraordinarily traditional, whereas Xin Lun's fighting style didn't resemble Xiang Xiang's teachings at all. It was like a fight between a wild beast and a composed swordsman.

It was quite the odd spectacle seeing the wild beast be repelled by such orderly strikes without gaining even the least advantage. Many people were confused but gradually realized how it was being done.

"Its refined!"

"What do you mean refined?"

"Ja Feng is such a genius! He fought his opponents and observed each of their fighting styles, after that, he calculated all their possible attacks and attacking range. Now all he needed to do was guess the attack position and move his sword to that position beforehand and add enough force!"

One of the cultivators that was amazingly intelligent and observed the fight wholeheartedly quickly explained the situation to another group of cultivators.

They were shocked and gasped in awe and amazement at Ja Feng's amazing deduction skills, they suddenly realized that he had the highest percentage of winning the battle because of this.

He wasn't winning solely because of his orderly and traditional skills, it was based off of endless calculations that would drive the average person mad as well!

The crowd admired Ja Feng because of his efforts. The crowd was quickly divided between the two opponents. One side believed Ja Feng would win, while the other side believed Xin Lun would win.

Needless to say, both fighters were excellent within their weapon classes and were geniuses, to say the least. It brought pride to everyone's hearts whenever they thought about the fact that they had geniuses amongst them.

"You're calculative abilities are unmatched! I guess I'll have to mix it up a bit!" Xin Lun excitedly said as he gained distance before dashing at Ja Feng, wielding his spear like a sword.

Ja Feng kept his firm expression until Xin Lun attacked. He held his spear by the bottom with both hands and swung it like a sword, it went straight towards his head without stopping.

Ja Feng performed the first part of the down slash and placed his sword above his head, waiting for the spear to land, but he suddenly noticed the spear's location changed at an incredible speed.

Before he could react accordingly, the spear was already heading towards his face and all he could do was dodge. He moved his head to the left, just barely avoiding the penetrating strike of Xin Lun's spear.

It was amazing that he even managed to salvage such a hopeless situation, and he even remained composed. Though, a few drops of sweat rolled down his forehead.

Most people wouldn't be able to notice that he was under extreme pressure because of that attack just now.

If Xin Lun's attacks were already akin to that of a wild beast from the start, then his attacks by now were akin to that of a crazed animal that swung its claws recklessly.

The only problem was that, at the last moment, the attacks would switch positions like a mirage or an after image, with the real object itself being in a completely different location.