The spring breeze brushes against the face, with flowers blooming and scattering their petals.
The lazy young man carries a sword on his shoulder with an indifferent smile.
Meanwhile, Bob and the other five are all well-known figures, especially Bob. With these six people together, facing the lazy young man, they don't even have the courage to make a move. Who exactly is this lazy young man? Finally, someone recognizes his identity.
"This is Harry, the sixth true disciple of Sworthy Mountain's North Peak."
"Indeed, that's the case," people discuss. Gradually, most of the onlookers also learn the identity of this lazy young man. He can suppress The Big Swords single-handedly, so it's no wonder Bob and the others dare not attack together.
Harry smiles. "What's the matter? Are you going to fight or not?"
Just then, a deep voice speaks up. "Oh, you're Harry. I've heard of you. Very well, let us have a match." With these words, a man holding a jade zither appears on the stage, followed by three others.
The second person is a thin old man carrying a chessbox.
The third person is a middle-aged man holding a book, exuding an air of scholarly demeanor.
The fourth person holds a scroll painting.
These four are the four attendants specially invited by Lonwin. They are said to be extremely powerful, their cooperation can even beat all cultivators at the ninth Meditation level, so in terms of Meditation, they rarely meet their match. However, despite being under Aeron's guidance for half a year, they have not achieved much.
This time, they were ordered by Aeron to come and assist in the defense of The Simons' Gym as the last four gatekeepers out of ten. These four are much stronger than the young Bob.
They thought there would be nothing happening this time, just a trip down the mountain to sit and watch. But unexpectedly, Harry came to challenge.
Zithone says, "Didn't expect to run into you."
Chestwo nods. "I heard your swordsmanship is extraordinary."
Boothree remarks, "But I suppose it's just a rumor."
Drafour adds, "This time, it seems it's our turn to shine."
The four of them are often together and have developed a habit of speaking one or two sentences each, with the last person's words combining all four.
They have heard of Harry's extraordinary swordsmanship, but they don't believe it. They all think Harry's swordsmanship is exaggerated and are confident that this is their chance to shine.
Their unified thought is that they can easily defeat Harry.
Drafour is the first to take action, wielding a rolled-up scroll that, when rolled up, resembles a sword, and when unfolded, resembles a shield. This technique, called "World-Painting Swordsmanship," is a rather obscure sword technique.
The other three do not immediately attack, as they are quite proud and usually prefer to take turns in combat, only joining together when necessary.
As Drafour makes his move, Harry immediately notices that his opponent's mana is stronger than his own, likely at the ninth level of Meditation. Harry counters with his "Wind and Clouds Hundred and Eight Swords" technique, quickly discovering the flaws in Drafour's swordsmanship within just a few moves.
Shortly after, Drafour realizes something is wrong. He seems to be completely trapped in Harry's sword formation, unable to find any openings to attack, which surprises him. The other three also notice the unusual situation.
It seems that Harry's swordsmanship is indeed extraordinary.
"I'll go," says Boothree, who confidently attacks with a one-foot-long brush, using a technique called "Spring and Autumn Sun and Moon Brushwork," which is incredibly powerful.
Boothree initially gains the upper hand, but soon realizes that he, too, has fallen into Harry's seemingly soft sword formation. At first, Boothree thought the sword formation was soft, but now he realizes it's truly dangerous.
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At this point, both Drafour and Boothree are trapped in Harry's sword formation, feeling more and more the terror of Harry's swordsmanship.
At first, they thought Harry's swordsmanship was nothing special, assuming a young man couldn't possibly master such exquisite swordsmanship.
But now, trapped in the sword formation, they clearly feel that this young man has indeed mastered extraordinary swordsmanship.
Zithone and Chestwo exchange glances. Instantly, they both attack. They don't have time to engage in one-on-one combat, so they opt for multiple attackers against one.
Harry chuckles wryly. If they had started with a four-on-one attack, he would lose hundred percent. But their initial disdain for him, coupled with their individual attacks, has allowed him to understand the weaknesses of Drafour and Boothree. Now, they want to challenge him again, which is laughable.
With a change in his sword technique, he uses "Gale Passing Through," targeting Drafour and Boothree, then uses "Untraceable Wind" against Zithone and Chestwo.