Chapter 81: Who's this demon really?

What a shock!

Everyone was shocked at the unprecedented movement.

"The Eleventh move?"

"H-He really achieved it?"

"How is that possible?"

If they had found the six candidates performing the Tenth Move of the Flowing Mirage Sword Art amazing, then they could only describe Dao Wei's performance of the Eleventh Move as being unbelievable.

It was incredible!

He was, without any doubt, incredible.

"He really pulled off the Eleventh Move." In the grandstand, the esteemed Second Elder Shui Hanxi of the Sword God Sect looked stunned. After all, there was not a single person his age capable of doing that, even in her sect.

That meant his talent for Sword Principle was unrivaled by even those in her sect.

"This young man!" The Supreme Elder, Jiang Feng, rose and stared intensely at Dao Wei. "I'm the Sect Master, but I never thought his gift in Sword Principle had become this great."

Cheng Fang and the others beside him were beyond shocked.

"Humph!"

Elder Chu Yafei snorted and turned around to face the famous experts. "Perhaps you all don't know this. Though this little demon's talent in Sword Principle is Heaven-defying, he's just trash that can't even gather Sword Soul. Without a corresponding Cultivation of Sword Soul, what use is his excellent swordsmanship?"

"Master, You mean the Evil Star hasn't woken his Sword Soul?" asked Cheng Fang and several people, their expressions turning odd.

"That's right. In Sword God Sect, everyone knows Dao Wei is just a lucky bastard who managed to pass the Sword Peak trials. Even though he succeeded and mastered the Flowing Mirage Sword Art at last, Dao Wei lost the golden four years for a swordsman to lay a solid foundation. So, learning about this, what accomplishments do you think he can achieve in the future?" sneered Chu Yafei.

"Is this true?"

"He just only enrolled 10 days ago?"

"What a pity!"

Situ Rong and several excellent famous experts shook their heads and sighed.

In the Way of Sword Arts, the years from 12 to 16 were the most crucial stages, being the years of puberty. It was the best time to lay a solid foundation for the cultivation of a Sword Soul. Once a person misses this golden stage, his achievements in the future will be limited.

Of course, this was only applicable to ordinary practitioners, not to defiant cultivators who have cultivated a Deviant Cultivation like Heaven Defying Scripture.

"Sword Soul is the paramount requisite for the Sword Kings, while Martial Arts Technique and swordsmanship are external factors. Even if he has excellent swordsmanship, he can't be named one without a Sword Soul. What a pity for this demon!" Zhang Ruolan glanced at Dao Wei and shook her head. "Even with ordinary cultivation, he has the right to be one of our disciples with his gift in Sword Principle. Yet the fact is, he has missed the best time for his cultivation. He has basically no chance of cultivating a Sword Soul. He doesn't have the qualification to be a Sword King."

Several famous experts beside her nodded.

Though Zhang Ruolan's explanation was half-hearted and sloppy, she was right.

They could only shake their heads and sigh, feeling sorry for a wasted talent in Sword Principle.

On the arena, many disciples of the Sword God Sect had also recovered from the shock and were sighing before long.

Dao Wei's unparalleled gift in Sword Principle had given everyone present a shock. But what could it prove?

In a world where everyone bowed down to sword masters, the Cultivation of Sword Soul was the dream of all swordsmen.

"The Eleventh Move." Cheng Fang fixed a cold glare at the lonely figure descending down the arena. He had long hated Dao Wei and wanted to humiliate him. After his use of the Tenth Move of the Flowing Mirage Sword Art, he thought he had finally surpassed him, even if it was just by a hair, but the gap between them was still huge. Either way, the Cultivation of Sword Soul formed the foundation of the Sword Kings. He vowed to crush his confidence in the second round of the battle.

On the grandstand, Zhang Ruolan commented, "Spiritual Cultivation is the foundation to becoming a god. Our disciples shouldn't neglect the Spiritual cultivation for Martial Arts Technique. That's simply a fool's way."

Zhang Ruolan's words resounded throughout the arena. It was obviously meant for Dao Wei.

"We'll start the second round of the coronation next! This round tests your Cultivation of Spiritual Power. Please place the Spiritual Power gem here!" The Second Elder explained to the candidates and Dao Wei.

Someone lifted a huge transparent gem, placing it on the arena. The middle of the gem was divided into ten layers of microgrooves.

The Spiritual Power Gem was used to test the Cultivation of Spiritual Power, with ten layers representing the ten Levels from the Qi Cultivation to the Absolute Spiritual Realm. The Warrior's spiritual attainment represented how far they could go with their cultivation. Although not definite, it was the best way to assess the young generation's potential.

"First, Cheng Fang!"

Cheng Fang remained the first participant.

"Do your best to instill your Spiritual Power in the Spiritual Power Gem!" the Second Elder said.

"Yes." Cheng Fang nodded, took a deep breath, and put out his palms, displaying his ability. Soon, a cluster of Spiritual Power flowed into the Spiritual Power Gem.

With the infusion of Spiritual Power, a bright light surged from the Spiritual Power Gem.

A dazzling violet light surged from the bottom to the top of the ten layers of the gem, putting his Cultivation of Spiritual Power at the peak of Foundation and Establishment Realm. It did not end there. A fleck of violet light lit the seventh layer. The light was still dim, but the layer was still lit.

"The seventh layer was lit up?"

"The Early Stage Foundation Refinement!"

"Cheng Fang finally broke through the Foundation Refinement Realm after so long!"

People in the arena praised him and many of them looked at Cheng Fang with envy.

When he withdrew his palms, Chang Fang noticed the attention on him. His mood turned better. He had been mortified ever since he was humiliated by Dao Wei and the others a moment ago, but he had now finally recovered some of his dignity.

"So what if the Evil Star has an excellent gift in Sword Principle? He's probably still in the Spiritual Visualization Realm now." Cheng Fang sneered at Dao Wei and stared at him provocatively.

But when he saw Dao Wei, his anger flared up.

"This bastard dares ignore me!" Dao Wei raged. He saw how Dao Wei had his eyes closed as he leaned against the wall the whole time. His attitude naturally irritated Cheng Fang.

What he did not know was that Dao Wei had never concerned himself with him since the very beginning.

Dao Wei had never cared about him, not back then and certainly not now.