Miss Witch Doesn't Want to be a Diva-Chapter 648 - 277: The Easily Concluded Finals_2

Reflecting on the sword thrust that Li Qingfei had suddenly executed, Tilan felt a surge of curiosity and surprise. That swordplay was not merely a matter of swordsmanship and movement technique. There must have been some secret technique involved; otherwise, the speed could not have been so fast.

Compared to opponents she remembered, that sword thrust was about the same as when Sevia La performed Trimming Dual Swords: Flapping Wings. If it had been someone else responding, they would have likely been defeated instantly by the First Sight Kill, crumbling with a single strike.

There are various secret techniques to achieve extreme speed. Sevia La took the route of simulating the abilities of fairies from myth, while Li Qingfei, it seems, has inherited something from an upper gate tradition of The East. However, when it comes to speed, the Qing Luan Legitimate Inheritance's Five Veins are among the best in the upper gates. Unfortunately, Tilan currently cannot execute many of the top-tier swordsmanship systems of this lineage.

After all, the secret techniques of Qing Luan's Five Veins are mostly tied to the Natural Sequence, and she is currently known for the Withering Sequence. Changing sequences right in the middle of a battle would be quite shocking.

To catch up to or even surpass Li Qingfei, there were other methods, such as transforming briefly into a fairy with the help of the seven ballads from Fairyland, just like during the Winter Festival competition. That could also do the trick.

Thinking of this, Tilan couldn't help but shake her head. Back then, she chose not to pursue the Natural Sequence as her direction of cultivation out of spite against her sister. Although she's now able to cultivate it to some degree using a unique twin ability, unless absolutely necessary, she wouldn't reveal this trump card. Speaking of which, it seemed she had quite a few and even experienced some difficulty choosing.

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It looks like she might have to be a bit crafty.

While Tilan stood quietly and pondered, Li Qingfei across from her remained calm and focused. Having resolved the adverse status from Purple Lightning's attack, she leaped up once more, her black hair swaying with her longsword, her form like an afterimage.

"Qing Ming Rain Shower: The Rainbow Appears After a Light Rain."

Li Qingfei's rotating figure dodged the sword marks of Purple Lightning in the air, and the hilt held in her wrist flashed a complex pattern, like electricity instantly piercing and covering the blade. Then the sword edge shot out like a rainbow light, thrusting straight towards Tilan's chest.

If one says that a body in the air would face great resistance making it difficult to achieve a certain speed, a soaring sword edge had no such trouble, often surpassing certain confines and reaching a state resembling flowing light.

In the battleground, that instantaneous rainbow light shattered Tilan's Purple Lightning longsword in front of her and pierced through her chest, flying out from her back in almost an instant. The blood smeared on the blade left red streaks in the air, before continuing to pierce through the copper mechanical swan floating in space, carrying it away and then disappearing far from the stage.

Having lost her longsword, Li Qingfei landed on the ground, her chest heaving and forehead beaded with sweat. Then she fixed her gaze tightly on the black-haired girl. When she saw the bloodstain and the wound on Tilan's chest, she was about to relax slightly and catch her breath, but unexpectedly felt a chill in her heart as a silver sword edge pierced her chest from behind and was then withdrawn.

"Sorry about that." A surprising voice came from behind her, after which Tilan supported Li Qingfei, who was about to collapse, allowing her to lean slowly against the clock face.

The Tilan that had been pierced far away slowly dissolved into a shadow, while the real black-haired girl stood in front of Li Qingfei, watching her clutch her chest, constantly coughing up blood, with a pale face.

Though the situation was grim, it was not fatal, and since this was a grand competition, medical staff would soon be on hand to administer treatment.

Actually, Tilan didn't want to end the battle so quickly, but Li Qingfei had gone all-in with that move, even throwing her sword, making further combat impossible. Thus, Tilan simply didn't hold back, delivering a similar thrust through the chest, depriving the quite likable girl from The East of her fighting strength.

Bleeding from the corner of her mouth and looking at the girl still unblemished in front of her, Li Qingfei felt not just the pain in her chest, but emotions welled up inside her, breaking her usual composure.

"You, cough, how did you..." She didn't understand. She had practiced the swordsmanship and secret techniques of her faction to near perfection. Not only among her peers, but even many seniors couldn't best her. Why then, could the girl before her effortlessly, almost like taking a leisurely walk, resolve and respond?

She wasn't without experience; in the Star Domain of Zi Qiu, Li Qingfei had seen some of the most exceptional talents. Even if it were the champion of the Winter Festival competition, she was confident she could exchange blows. But facing this girl, she felt nothing but defeat, without a chance of victory.

'This is hard to explain.' The girl stood up and glanced at the countless cheering crowd in the stands.

"You will find out eventually." She couldn't always use a pseudonym, sooner or later, she would be exposed. After all, she had registered with her real name, but thanks to regulations related to songstresses, she could use some pseudonyms in public reporting.

"Dantalion is victorious!"

After the host announced the result, Li Qingfei was taken away for medical care.

Then came the battle between Rui Li, the mermaid, and Zhuo Gexi. The level of strength displayed by the two compared to Li Qingfei was quite lacking, which disappointed many spectators, but they couldn't really complain as the previous two were exceptions.

Unlike the tense and magnificent combat between Tilan and Li Qingfei with their high-rank swordsmanship, the fight between Rui Li and Zhuo Gexi had very little aesthetic appeal. They began by cautiously probing each other. Then, they kept moving around, using various structures within the arena and the mechanical creations floating and spinning as cover, trying to get the other to concede points. It wasn't until they had no choice but to engage in close combat that they truly attacked, each time only skimming the surface, never getting hot-headed enough for a forceful all-out battle.