Chaotic Sword Emperor-Chapter 41 – One man holds the pass!

The new students from the first four divisions, blocked by Su Mu and his two companions at the foot of the mountain, slowly curled their lips into a ferocious smile.
"They're the strongest in the fifth division, right? Crushing them means we've completely crushed the entire fifth division!"
"Su Mu didn't die last time, and now he dares to swagger around with a trash Fate Palace he barely cobbled together? Let's send him on his way!"
Especially towards Su Mu, the new students from the four divisions were even more vicious. When Su Mu was at his most brilliant, even those three realms above him would be crushed, dimming the brilliance of all the geniuses in the three great cities!
Su Mu had finally been crippled, and their chance for revenge had arrived!
"It looks like you're going to be under a lot more pressure." Wei Zhuo looked at Su Mu with a half-smile. Su Mu shrugged; these people used to be under his feet, and now, it was the same!
"Why don't we have a little competition? Whoever knocks down more people wins!" Wei Zhuo continued, not wanting to defeat Su Mu later. That wouldn't count as victory; he wanted to defeat Su Mu at his strongest!
"Sure." Su Mu readily agreed to Wei Zhuo's competitive spirit. They were all fighting for fairness in the fifth division, and such a contest was the most meaningful!
"I want to join too!" Huang Yiyun spoke up excitedly. Wei Zhuo frowned; this was his competition with Su Mu, what was she doing getting involved?
"I definitely won't lose to you guys!" Huang Yiyun declared, her head held high as she stared directly at Wei Zhuo.
Wei Zhuo rolled his eyes.
Little girl, you're talking to me, aren't you?
"How dare they treat us as a mere challenge!"
"Seeking death!"
Hearing the trio's conversation, the more than two hundred new students below were enraged and all charged towards Su Mu and his companions!
The three women of the fifth division watched, hearts in their throats. Guan Yifei stared intently, while Tian Yuyue and the other woman couldn't bear to watch and closed their eyes, not daring to see more.
"Mountain-Shaking Fist!"
"Purple Cloud Palm!"
Wei Zhuo and Huang Yiyun both charged towards the two hundred plus people, shouting in their hearts. Since those participating in the new student benefits couldn't use weapons or they'd be disqualified, they had to rely on fist and palm battle techniques.
"Lawless Sword Trick!"
Su Mu's fingers turned into a sword as he followed in the attack. Unlike Wei Zhuo and Huang Yiyun, he didn't have access to good cultivation resources. He had only ever had two sets of sword techniques, one commonly practiced by the Su Family disciples and one given by the Grand Elder, but neither could compare to the power of the Lawless Sword Trick.
"Bang bang!"
Wei Zhuo charged and knocked down two people with a single punch, while Huang Yiyun was not to be outdone, sending someone flying with a palm strike!
Wei Zhuo looked at Huang Yiyun in surprise, noticing she was only at the third level of the Fate Palace Realm, his astonishment grew as the person she had sent flying was at the fourth level!
"What are you staring at me for? Think I'm weak? I have a top-tier seventh-grade Fate Palace!" Huang Yiyun glared proudly at Wei Zhuo and continued her attack.
"Top-tier seventh-grade Fate Palace!" Those words dealt a heavy blow to Wei Zhuo's heart. He had thought his only opponent was Su Mu, and that defeating him would make him the top of the fifth division.
He hadn't expected a random girl to jump out with a talent half a grade higher than his.
"Pfft!"
"Ah!"
A sudden scream startled Wei Zhuo, and after reflexively repelling someone, he turned to see Su Mu's fingers, turned into a sword, piercing through the shoulder blade of an opposing new student!
With that strike, the shoulder blade was either shattered or broken!
"Hisss!"
A shiver ran down his spine. No wonder he was a freak who had comprehended Sword Intent; his fingers were sharper than a sword's edge!
"Bang bang bang…"
Su Mu's dominance put pressure on Wei Zhuo, who gritted his teeth and attacked with all his might. He refused to lose to Su Mu!
"Bang!"
"Spurt!"
A heavy punch to the waist made Wei Zhuo spit out blood, but he was seeing red and didn't care about his injuries, retaliating with a punch that sent his opponent tumbling down the mountain!
Continuing to strike, he suddenly missed a punch and nearly stumbled down himself. Looking up, he realized there was no one left in front of him!
Looking around, he saw that all two hundred plus people had been knocked down the mountain by them!
Wei Zhuo looked at the two hundred plus people below, his eyes filled with confusion. He remembered only knocking down about fifty people, how…
He suddenly turned to look at Su Mu and saw him under the night sky, his body covered in blood, his fingers dripping blood in the moonlight!
Wei Zhuo swallowed hard, stunned, and turned to look down the mountain again. He saw blood on over a hundred people who couldn't even stand, and a sense of dread rose in his heart!
"I lost!" His mouth was bitter as he realized he had lost, thoroughly and utterly!
Looking down the mountain, all was quiet, and everyone besides the new students was staring up in utter shock!
"So, so brutal, who is that new student?"
"Over a hundred people, and not one could withstand a single move from him; they were all crippled on contact!"
"Truly, one man stands as a gatekeeper, and none can open!"
"This year's new students, there's such a terrifying person among them!"
They had seen Su Mu's fight clearly, and beyond the shock, the older students felt immense pressure, sensing that they would soon be overtaken by that new student!
"Gurgle, gurgle…"
Guan Yifei's mind went blank, while Tian Yuyue and the other woman opened their eyes, swallowing hard to suppress the shock in their hearts.
"Using fingers as a sword, is this the might of Sword Intent?"
"How did Sister Guan manage to recruit such an incredible talent?" Gu Siqing still believed that most of their new students were recruited by Guan Yifei, including Su Mu.
"Brother, here." Up the mountain, Huang Yiyun handed Su Mu a handkerchief with a smile on her face. Although she had only knocked down thirty people, seeing Su Mu's display of power made her very happy.
Su Mu took the handkerchief, first wiping the blood from his face, then cleaning the thick blood from his fingers.
"Yiyun, I'll wash the handkerchief and return it to you." He put the used handkerchief in his chest and turned to look at the hundred-plus new students on the mountain, his gaze icy!
Seeing Su Mu look over, those new students shivered, feeling an inexplicable chill.
"He's still so formidable!"
Those who had made it to the front were the strongest in cultivation. Their goal was to pick more Purple Orchids and claim first place, naturally not wanting to waste too much effort on expelling the fifth division. But facing Su Mu, they felt only fear.
Seeing Su Mu raise his hand, his fingers turning into a sword, the hundred-plus new students on the mountain shuddered in fright.
"We won't stop you from coming up!"
"We're all going to pick Purple Orchids!"
The new students immediately rushed up the mountain, not daring to look back. If over two hundred people couldn't stand against Su Mu, who would have the courage to oppose him? Wasn't it better to live well?
Su Mu lowered his hand; a warning was enough. The ultimate goal was to allow the fifth division disciples to come up and pick Purple Orchids, and he had to pick them too, without too much delay.
"All of the fifth division, come up!" He turned and shouted to the fifth division new students who had been scared silly. They snapped back to reality at Su Mu's call, looking at him with eyes full of admiration.
"Long live senior!"
"Senior is mighty!"
They excitedly stood up and rushed towards the mountain behind, calling Su Mu "senior" regardless of age. In a world where the strong are respected, the senior of this year's new students had to be Su Mu!
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