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Previously, he said that Jiang Feng's words had aroused Xiao Muyu's will to follow him to the Central Plains. However, on the other hand, the showdown between Xu Yuan and Yan Kuo would soon begin.

Yan Kuo waved his blade, his clothes fluttering behind him, he shouted: "Xu Yuan, quickly go back and fetch your weapon, we will go outside and fight, do not disturb the rest of the people's rest." Xu Yuan clenched his fists tightly and glared at him fiercely. He immediately turned and walked back to his own room. Yan Kuo took a step up into the air, used the Lightness Exercise, and jumped onto the roof as he headed outside. Xu Yuan returned to his room, picked up the two Copper Hammer s placed on top of the bed, and angrily walked out.

In the outskirts of the countryside three kilometers outside of the Virtuous Talent Gathering Hall of Capital, under the moonlight, Yan Kuo's long robes were fluttering as he stuck her Peerless Sabre on the ground. His expression was extremely ugly. Suddenly, he turned his head, only to find that Xu Yuan, who was six feet tall, had already stood in front of him, and was spinning the Copper Hammer extremely quickly with both of his hands. Without saying a word, Yan Kuo swung his blade horizontally, an extremely strong blade qi struck over, Xu Yuan used his twin hammers to block the attack. Yan Kuo pounced forward and used "Flying Swallow Slash" to slash straight at him. Xu Yuan was not afraid at all, his right hand clashed with the Copper Hammer s, causing sparks to fly out from the point of contact between the big blade and the Copper Hammer s. The Copper Hammer in his left hand rotated, attempting to hit the opponent's waist, causing Yan Kuo's reaction speed and left foot to be independent. Yan Kuo turned his body into a circle, his right leg rushing forward, his large blade striking towards Xu Yuan's head. Xu Yuan half squatted down, his body using the two Copper Hammer s to attack his opponent's lower body like a mayfly. Yan Kuo's serious expression did not lessen, but Xu Yuan's angry face turned into a smile, and he laughed: Haha, Cold Face, you are truly amazing. Tonight's battle was truly fun, ever since the last time we fought with Chiang Feng, it's been a long time since we've had so much fun. Yan Kuo did not reply, the technique "Returning Wind Sweeping Leaf" raised a lot of dust, and the powerful blade Qi attacked once again. Xu Yuan's expression turned serious, he did not dare be careless, he spun his body, extended his arms, and raised his Copper Hammer s to block with all his might. Yan Kuo instantly changed his move, the big blade slashed towards Xu Yuan, causing Xu Yuan to use his hammer to block, the two of them were in a deadlock. Yan Kuo flew up, suppressing all of the strength in his body. The two of them were originally evenly matched in strength, to the point where Xu Yuan was even slightly ahead of them. Fortunately, Xu Yuan's horse stance training was solid, so he was not smashed to the ground. However, his left hand was no longer able to take the impact. Xu Yuan roared, he retreated with his left hand and the Copper Hammer on his right attacked his opponent like a phantom. Yan Kuo's leg was fast, he flipped his body up and used his toes to kick it away. Yan Kuo retracted his blade, and slashed from the right from above, causing Xu Yuan to exclaim: "This is the 'Soaring Dragon Slash'?" His blade struck the ground and although Xu Yuan jumped away, he seemed to be even more careful. He quickly used the tip of his feet to jump up, and anxiously retreated a few steps. Suddenly, a ray of blade qi flew towards Xu Yuan's face from the ground. Xu Yuan quickly leaned back, but the hair on his forehead was still cut off by the blade Qi. Xu Yuan supported himself on the ground with his hammers before he stood up straight. The hair that had just been cut off slowly floated down in front of his eyes.

Yan Kuo held his blade horizontally as he squinted: "How is it? Are you unconvinced? Do you still want to fight in the second round? " At this time, Xu Yuan thought of his master Xu Qianloong's warning before he entered the Virtuous Talent Gathering Hall, and his face gradually revealed a look of satisfaction, "Cold Face, I am already very satisfied that I was able to exchange a few rounds with you happily tonight. Haha, after being cooped up for so many days, I can finally move my limbs." Yan Kuo saw that he no longer had any intention to fight, so he kept his blade and spoke coldly: "The victor has not been decided yet, you are giving up, this is not like you!" Xu Yuan stretched and twisted his neck, then said: "My master said that everyone here is from the Virtuous Talent Gathering Hall of Capital, so we can spar against each other based on martial arts, but we can't be too eager to win. As the saying goes, we can always move slowly, and in the future, I still have many opportunities to challenge you and Chiang Feng, so there's no need for me to be in such a rush." After Yan Kuo heard these words, he couldn't help but have a better impression of him. Tonight, he had also been impulsive and almost lost his identity as a Deputy Master of the Virtuous Talent Gathering Hall. He sighed, "I didn't expect you to have such awareness!" Xu Yuan carried his two Copper Hammer s and said: "All of these are to comply with master's wishes. If it were me, I would fight with you until dawn." Yan Kuo shook his head, turned around and said: "Hmph, in the end, he's still a child, full of youthful vigor!" Xu Yuan seemed to be somewhat angry as he shouted loudly, "How many times have I told you not to call me child? I'm already sixteen." Yan Kuo did not care about what he said anymore and returned to his own place. Xu Yuan suddenly stared at the ground, and out of the corner of his eyes, he caught a glimpse of his hair, which was cut off, and picked it up, swallowing it, and said: "Master said before, your body is covered with skin, your parents cannot let him stay in the wilderness, otherwise, it would be unfilial." Taking advantage of the moonlight, he was in high spirits. The battle just now had not satisfied him, so he brandished his hammers again, practicing his martial arts for a while.

Returning back to his room, Yan Kuo took off his shirt, got himself a basin of hot water, and wiped his body that was drenched in sweat. He thought for a while and said: Chiang Feng and Kuang Mofann have already been out of seclusion for more than half a month. The situation in the capital is getting more and more serious. However, due to the lack of face they had in the martial arts world, some of their old friends should come over to help Virtuous Talent Gathering Hall. Yan Kuo took a deep breath. What he cared about the most was the snake Death Land Sect in the capital city, which they would not submit to no matter what. At that time, there would be no two tigers in the same mountain, and this bloody battle with the Death Land Sect would be unavoidable. Yan Kuo lightly patted the muscles on his body, the feeling of being filled with power made him extremely confident.

"Brother Xu, it's so late, why are you still out?" Xu Yuan had just walked through the long corridor, when he heard this "greetings". In the darkness, he carefully looked at the person in front of him, and it turned out that the person who was speaking was none other than Qian Sect's Yue Xingchen. Xu Yuan looked at him and said: "Haha, didn't you also not sleep?" Yue Xingchen leaned on the wooden fence and joked, "I was originally fast asleep, but the strange noises kept coming out from the roof, making it difficult for me to fall asleep!" Xu Yuan walked to his side and said softly, "My hands are itching tonight, so I went to find Cold Face to have a match. Yue Xingchen nodded his head, looking at the image of moonlight in the pond, he said: "So that's how it is, since that's the case, I can go back and peacefully sleep." Xu Yuan patted his shoulder and laughed wickedly: "Brother Yue, why don't we have a duel tomorrow night as well. I still haven't wiped away my shame from the previous battle." Yue Xingchen looked back at Xu Yuan with a sharp gaze, then suddenly smiled and said: "There will be a chance in the future. It's better to go back to my room to rest for the night, and I still need to wake up early to cultivate tomorrow." Xu Yuan also laughed, and said: "Okay, tomorrow morning I will practice martial arts with you, Master said, only by sparring with more experts can I become stronger." Yue Xingchen clapped with him, and said: "It's a deal!" The two happily went back to their respective rooms, not showing their faces for the time being …

What about later?

And then we'll see how it breaks down in the next round.