『 [ My predecessor certainly left behind a lot of messy accounts. ]
[ To repeat, with a limit of fifteen minutes, whoever slays the most Abomination of Abundance within the time limit will be judged to have the superior swordplay. ]
[ Please be careful when drawing your swords, and do not injure one another. ]
Lingsha looked at the Abominations of Abundance wandering in the distance, emphasizing the rules to the two once again.
[ Understood, Sister Lingsha. Can we begin now? ]
Yunli was already getting a bit impatient.
[ Then… begin! ]
Lingsha nodded and announced the start.
In the next second, both of them took a step forward at the same time and leapt out.
They began sprinting toward where the abominations were gathered.
Upon reaching the spot where the abominations held ground, Yanqing formed a hand seal with one hand, beginning to command all his flying swords to launch an attack!
Meanwhile, Yunli drew her Old Iron, wielding it like a massive door panel, swinging it around with violent force!
For a time, wails echoed from all directions as those Abominations of Abundance dwindled at a speed visible to the naked eye. 』
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—✦Omniscient Viewer's Chat Lodge✦—
Paimon: "They're both so amazing!!"
Paimon: "Those strange monsters aren't even a match for a single blow from them!"
Lumine: "They are indeed very strong."
Lumine: "If they came to Teyvat, they would practically be monster harvesters!"
Mualani: "Wow, strong people like them would definitely be super big heroes in our Natlan!"
Kinich: "Yes, I agree."
March 7th: "Yunli and Yanqing are both so fierce. Their speed in killing the abominations is almost neck-and-neck."
March 7th: "So, which of them is actually stronger?"
Stelle: "It's still hard to tell who is stronger."
Stelle: "But I can see that Yunli is actually a bit slower."
Stelle: "Though this isn't due to a difference in strength, but rather because Yanqing has too many flying swords. His speed is too fast, and his efficiency is too high!"
Seele: "Indeed. Young Yanqing's multiple flying swords killing enemies simultaneously is certainly more efficient than Miss Yunli swinging a greatsword."
Dan Heng: "Mainly because these Abominations of Abundance aren't very strong; they are relatively ordinary. A single flying sword can fatally strike most."
Dan Heng: "This allows Yanqing to bring out the absolute best advantage of his flying swords on the battlefield."
Lumine: "Got it. If they changed to a stronger opponent, it would probably be fairer for both of them."
Furina de Fontaine: "So, to truly know who is stronger, they still have to fight each other…"
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『 [ Oh? ]
[ Someone who can't even hold onto a sword actually has some skill. ]
Seeing Yanqing's current killing speed, which was a notch faster than her own, Yunli immediately showed a look of slight surprise.
Then, refusing to be outdone, she quickened her pace of killing the enemies.
And so, fifteen minutes later…
[ I win, Miss Yunli. ]
Under the speed advantage of the flying swords, this match ultimately concluded with Yanqing's victory.
[ It was just a fluke. ]
Yunli didn't think much of it, unwilling to acknowledge Yanqing's strength.
[ You should obediently return the sword to me, respectfully apologize, and then go back to complain to your grandfather with a crying nose. ]
[ Meeting me is your good fortune. ]
[ I have no interest in that heavy, rusty iron sword of yours. ]
[ Nor do I have a hobby of snatching other people's weapons or taking things on the sly. ]
Having won the victory, Yanqing's spirits were greatly lifted. He had much more confidence when taunting Yunli.
[ To get so carried away just from slaying a few monsters. ]
[ Hmph, if you want to take this sword from my hand, why don't you give it a try? ]
Slightly irritated by his words, Yunli leapt directly onto the rooftop, challenging Yanqing.
Seeing this, Yanqing naturally wouldn't be polite. He also leapt onto the rooftop, facing off against Yunli from a distance!
The atmosphere on the field suddenly became tense. 』
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—✦Omniscient Viewer's Chat Lodge✦—
Stelle: "GOOD, GOOD, GOOD!!"
Stelle: "I've finally been waiting for this moment!"
March 7th: "These two are really going to fight after all?"
March 7th: "I hope they don't get hurt anywhere…"
Huaiyan: "Sigh, you girl, your temper is still so explosive."
Huaiyan: "You'll suffer a great loss in the future!"
Huaiyan: "You still need to learn more from Yanqing!"
Huaiyan: "See how steady he is?"
Yunli: "Grandfather, why are you taking his side?"
Yunli: "How is my temper explosive?"
Yunli: "I'm just sparing with him, what's wrong with that?"
Jing Yuan: "Hahaha, Eldr Huaiyan, you are exaggerating a bit."
Jing Yuan: "When two genius swordsmen suddenly meet and appreciate each other's talents, it is understandable that they would suddenly want to exchange blows."
Jing Yuan: "This is the high-spiritedness unique to young people!"
Jing Yuan: "Weren't we the same when we were young?"
Huaiyan: "Tsk, that's not wrong."
Huaiyan: "Thinking back to when I was young, my temper wasn't any better than this girl Yunli's…"
Huaiyan: "But as vast amounts of time passed, I could never find that initial impulse again."
Jing Yuan: "Yes… Time is indeed merciless!"
Jing Yuan: "It wears down one's sharp edges."
Feixiao: "The two generals are actually getting sentimental here."
Feixiao: "Unfortunately, I am still young and cannot relate to what you are saying."
Feixiao: "When I get old, I probably won't be sighing and lamenting like you two, right?"
Feixiao: "That wouldn't be like me at all."
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『 After confronting each other for a moment, Yunli initiated the attack. She swung Old Iron and slashed toward Yanqing!
Seeing this, Yanqing naturally wouldn't sit idly by. He shifted his steps, moving his body sideways to dodge the slash easily, and counterattacked with his sword.
For a time, the crisp sound of their swords clashing constantly echoed.
They traded blows back and forth on the rooftops, fighting for several rounds without a clear winner.
Yanqing's swordplay was light and extremely fast, yet it couldn't break through Yunli's defense. Meanwhile, Yunli's moves were heavy and immensely powerful, but lacked flexibility, making it difficult to even touch the hem of Yanqing's clothes!
The two of them temporarily fell into a stalemate. 』
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—✦Omniscient Viewer's Chat Lodge✦—
Hu Tao: "SPLENDID!!"
Hu Tao: "It's truly a dazzling sight!"
Hu Tao: "Young Yanqing and Miss Yunli's strength is so powerful!"
Stelle: "They come with their own special effects, huh?"
Stelle: "Are you two filming an action blockbuster here?"
Stelle: "This is the first time I've realized Yanqing's moves are so flashy!"
Stelle: "The special effects are practically maxed out!"
Yunli: "It's all just flashy showmanship."
Yunli: "He can't even break my Old Iron's defense!"
Yanqing: "Come on, with your clumsy movements, if I didn't attack, you wouldn't even be able to touch the hem of my clothes!"
Dan Heng: "Stop arguing, let me offer an objective word."
Dan Heng: "Looking at this match, both of you have very obvious shortcomings."
Stelle: "Indeed. Yanqing's shortcoming is that he focuses too much on so-called techniques, making his moves flashy but lacking power."
Stelle: "And Yunli's shortcoming is the opposite of Yanqing's. Her moves are powerful, but basically lack technique—pure brute force!"
Stelle: "Which results in not being able to hit anyone at all."
Stelle: "If you ask me, if you two exchanged pointers and made up for each other's shortcomings, your strength would definitely improve by leaps and bounds!"
Feixiao: "Yes, Stelle's evaluation is very spot on."
Furina de Fontaine: "Then if they keep fighting, what will the result be?"
Feixiao: "The most likely result is a draw where both sides suffer."
Xiangling: "Ah… don't tell me they'll end up lying in the Alchemy Commission receiving treatment?"
March 7th: "Not to that extent. Aren't the rest of us watching from the side?"
March 7th: "In a bit, I'll step in to freeze them both, and Stelle and Dan Heng can pull them apart from either side!"
Stelle: "They are so agile, can you even aim straight?"
Stelle: "Don't go shooting at my butt."
March 7th: "Who are you looking down on? This lady is a master archer!"
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『 After stalemating for a while, the two moved from the rooftop to the ground.
By now, both had fought with real fire, deciding to show the other some real capability!
Thus, Yanqing controlled all his flying swords, gathering his sword momentum to slash at Yunli!
Seeing this, Yunli exerted most of her strength, swinging Old Iron with both hands, violently cleaving down toward Yanqing's head!
The power of their moves was immense. Before even clashing, they had already whipped up a fierce wind in the surroundings!
Not far away, the expressions of Stelle and the other two changed as they prepared to step in and stop them.
However, at this moment, they saw an unfamiliar Foxian woman suddenly appear.
She strolled casually in the direction where Yunli and Yanqing were fighting.
Lingsha also stopped them at the right time, giving them a reassuring look.
The screen returned to the battlefield. Yunli and Yanqing's ultimate moves were about to clash, but at this critical juncture, the Foxian woman seemed to shrink the distance in an instant, stepping right into the center of their imminent clash.
Then, she extended two fingers from each hand, casually catching the sharp blades slashing from both sides!
BOOM—!
A powerful gust of wind suddenly erupted due to the abrupt halt of their moves, yet the Foxian woman remained completely unmoved, like an insurmountable mountain! 』
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—✦Omniscient Viewer's Chat Lodge✦—
Stelle: "Holy crap!"
Stelle: "Whose general is this?!"
Stelle: "To be so incredibly badass?!"
Guinaifen: "Oh my god, isn't this the bare-handed blade-catching from our acrobatics?!"
Guinaifen: "But can a blade with that much power really be caught like that?!"
Li Sushang: "No way, right?! Definitely not!"
Li Sushang: "If you try to catch a move like that bare-handed, you're guaranteed to end up disabled!"
Li Sushang: "Or maybe even lose your life on the spot!"
Furina de Fontaine: "That's not the point. The point is, she only used four fingers??"
Lumine: "No, no, it's four fingers!"
Lumine: "Two on each side!"
Lumine: "The question is, these four fingers are practically firmer than pliers!!"
Lumine: "How on earth did she do that?"
Paimon: "An ordinary person definitely couldn't do it. Someone who can is definitely not ordinary!"
Boothill: "What in the mother of Wubbaboo… those two young ones are already freakishly strong…"
Boothill: "And now an even bigger freak of nature shows up."
Boothill: "Suppressing those two young ones just by stretching out her fingers, her strength is clearly far above theirs!"
Hu Tao: "Who exactly is this?"
Jiaoqiu: "Hahaha, this is killing me."
Jiaoqiu: "General, instead of attending the meeting, you specifically ran off to show off in front of two kids, didn't you?"
Jiaoqiu: "Alright, for this show-off move, I give you a perfect score!"
Moze: "Lest the General gets too proud, I give it ninety-nine points."
Feixiao: "What are you two talking about?"
Feixiao: "Am I the type of person who likes to show off?"
Feixiao: "Clearly, I was just passing by."
March 7th: "Eh?!"
March 7th: "So this is General Feixiao?"
March 7th: "No wonder she's so ridiculously strong!"
Stelle: "My goodness, the 'just passing by' General Feixiao."
Stelle: "If it were an ordinary person, they wouldn't dare pass by such an intense spot."
Lumine: "So it's General Feixiao… that explains it…"
Paimon: "Indeed, an Emanator dealing with ordinary people should still be very easy, right?"
Paimon: "Just didn't expect it to be this easy…"
Paimon: "To just casually use two fingers…"
Yunli: "Ugh… too miserable, the defeat is too miserable…"
Yunli: "TO THINK WE COULDN'T EVEN BEAT TWO OF GENERAL FEIXIAO'S FINGERS!!"
Yanqing: "Sure enough, in front of a truly strong person, my moves are still as powerless as a child's."
Yanqing: "Yanqing still needs to temper himself severely!"
Jing Yuan: "Haha, who would have thought that in the end, General Feixiao would stop the conflict and teach these two kids a good lesson!"
Jing Yuan: "It's an unexpected pleasant surprise."
Huaiyan: "Hmph, now you know how powerful she is, right?"
....
『 [ You two kids put up a good fight. ]
[ However, one of you only knows how to dodge, thinking your movement is agile; the other relies on brute force, always dreaming of defeating the enemy with a single blow… both your tactics and techniques have flaws. ]
Feixiao withdrew her hands and began to critique the battle that had just occurred.
[ Who are you? ]
Yunli looked at Feixiao with some curiosity.
[ Me? I'm just a patient who came to the Alchemy Commission to seek medical treatment, a passerby who happened to be on the way. ]
[ I thought that with the Luminary Wardance approaching, I'd be able to feast my eyes on the arena, but I didn't expect to see such a splendid battle in the Alchemy Commission, a place meant for saving lives. ]
[ There really are many strange occurrences on the Luofu. ]
[ But I have a small suggestion. Instead of fighting privately outside, I would prefer to see you two kids take the opportunity of the Luminary Wardance to get on the arena and beat each other half to death fairly and squarely. That way, whatever grievances you have will be wiped clean. ] 』
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—✦Omniscient Viewer's Chat Lodge✦—
Jiaoqiu: "Ahem, General, your suggestion is a bit too much."
Jiaoqiu: "It's just sparring, there's no need for it to escalate into a life-and-death battle, right?"
Feixiao: "Swords have no eyes. How can combat be child's play?"
Feixiao: "Even if it's sparring, a single mishap leading to severe injury or disability is entirely normal."
Feixiao: "This is also my way of reminding them to watch their boundaries."
Feixiao: "After all, they are both the future pillars of our Alliance. If they were to be lost here due to internal strife, wouldn't that be a massive loss?"
Moze: "A wise view, General."
Jiaoqiu: "Hey, Moze, you kid has actually learned how to flatter?"
Moze: "Just speaking the truth."
Stelle: "So in the end, Yunli and Yanqing's sparring turned into General Feixiao's massive show-off scene."
Stelle: "As expected, the show-off of the strong is always invisible."
Stelle: "I must learn more from this."
March 7th: "You need to have General Feixiao's level of strength to learn that."
March 7th: "Otherwise, even if you learn it, you won't be able to use it, right?"
Silver Wolf: "I already want to see who would be stronger if General Feixiao and Miss Acheron fought!"
Navia Caspar: "Uh… if those two were to fight, the scene would definitely be terrifying, right?"
Acheron: "No need to worry. We have almost no chance of crossing paths, let alone fighting."
Feixiao: "That's a pity. I really do want to trade blows with a true master…"
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『 [ Grievances? You misunderstand, Yunli and I… were just sparring. ]
Yanqing shook his head.
[ One uses flying swords, the other wields a giant blade. To say there are no grievances between you, I don't believe it. ]
Feixiao smiled, not buying Yanqing's explanation.
[ Oh, General Feixiao, why are you here? ]
[ Is the Vidyadhara High Elder's consultation over? ]
At this time, Lingsha walked over with Stelle and the other two.
[ Fei… xiao? Could you be the one Grandfather often mentions… ]
Hearing Lingsha utter this name, Yunli was suddenly startled.
[ …The Merlin's Claw of the Yaoqing? ]
At this moment, Yanqing couldn't help but blurt out directly! 』
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