In a situation where my strength was suppressed to the same level as my opponent, losing in skill would simply make me look like a nouveau riche who got rich by sheer luck, wouldn't it?
Three days ago, after retrieving the "Dragon-subduing" sword, I rushed excitedly to Master Wu's residence.
I planned to utilize the "Thundering Realm" technique to issue another swordsmanship challenge, and win with straightforward and skillful maneuvers, to erase the shame of past defeats.
Unexpectedly, old ginger is still hotter than new.
Although Master Wu was still of the school level, in a pure contest of swordsmanship, even with the comprehensive perspective assistance from the "Thundering Realm," I still couldn't gain the upper hand; we remained deadlocked.
In the end, it was only by leveraging my commander-level physical prowess that I was able to outlast Master Wu, who finally couldn't take it anymore. This bout ended, and I was declared the winner.