<h2 ss="wp-block-heading">Chapter 5278</h2>


    He looked at David with a solemn expression, his previous disdain gone. “Brother Chen, I admire your swordsmanship. But today’s battle concerns the honor of our sect, and I will show no mercy.”


    David bowed and said, “Brother Li, please advise.”


    Li Hanjiang said no more. With a flick of his wrist, the Seven Star Sword hummed, and seven gems illuminated simultaneously, emitting a faint blue light.


    “Seven Stars in a Row, First Move, Starry Sky!”


    With a low shout, he swung his sword, and countless blue sword lights, like a gxy of stars, shot towards David, blocking all his escape routes.


    This seemingly chaotic sword movement contained a sophisticated array of techniques. Each sword beam echoed with the others, and a single move affected the entire body.


    The audience was dazzled, and many sword cultivators were filled with astonishment.


    “What a move! ‘Starry Sky’! Senior Brother Li’s swordsmanship has improved again!”


    “This sword light is so dense, there’s no way to dodge it. David is in trouble this time!”


    Facing this sea of sword light, David remained calm andposed.


    He took a deep breath, and the Dragon ying Sword slowly spun in his hand, forming a visible sword wheel.


    As the sword wheel spun, it emitted a faint golden glow, a testament to his ultimate concentration of sword intent.


    “Ding, ding, ding…”


    Countless blue sword lights collided with the golden sword wheel, making a dense sound, but none of them could prate the sword wheel’s defense.


    Li Hanjiang frowned slightly; he had not expected David’s defense to be so strong.


    “Seven Stars in a Row, Second Move, Shifting the Stars!”


    He formed a seal with his left hand and swung his right sword fiercely. The deflected blue sword lights suddenly reversed direction, like boomerangs, shooting towards David from all directions again, at even more cunning angles than before.


    This sudden change of moves was lightning-fast, impossible to defend against.


    But David seemed to have anticipated this, employing his “Treading No Footprint in Snow” technique to its fullest potential, his figure darting through the sword light like a ghost.


    With each swing of his Dragon ying Sword, he managed to avoid the sword shes by the tiniest fraction of a second, while asionally counterattacking with a strike, forcing Li Hanjiang to focus on his defense.


    The two exchanged blows, and in a blink of an eye, dozens of rounds had passed. Li Hanjiang’s “Seven Stars Linking Sword” was unpredictable and deadly; David’s swordsmanship, seemingly simple, was able to turn danger into safety, using softness to ovee hardness. The audience was mesmerized.


    This was no longer a simple fight, but a disy of exquisite swordsmanship. “Good job! Well done!” “Keep fighting, David!” “Brother Li, you’re mighty!” The cheers echoed, deafening.


    At the VIP stage, the head of Sword Saint City stroked his beard and nodded repeatedly. “Excellent! A masterful example of using softness to ovee hardness, a masterful example of unpredictability!


    These two young men are the future of our Sword Saint City!” Qin Lie’s expression grew increasingly grim. He had initially expected Li Hanjiang to easily defeat David, but he hadn’t expected the two to engage in a close fight.


    “Seven Stars in a Row, third move, Seven Stars Breaking the Moon!” After a prolonged battle, Li Hanjiang grew increasingly impatient. With a sudden roar, he unleashed an unreserved burst of spiritual energy.


    The seven gemstones on the Seven Star Sword simultaneously zed with dazzling light. Seven blue sword beams, like seven giant dragons, circled in the air before coalescing into a massive sword shadow.


    With devastating force, it struck David headlong. This strike was the most powerful move in the Seven Stars in a Row sword technique,bining the power of seven sword beams and delivering a forceparable to the full force of a sixth-rank cultivator in the Earthly Immortal Realm!


    Everyone in the audience gasped, their breathing bing strained. “It’s over! This sword is too powerful! David might not be able to block it!” “What a pity! He’s already done really well!” Ling Xue and the others were so nervous that their palms were sweating. Hu Mazi even closed his eyes, not daring to watch. Facing this earth-shattering sword, David’s eyes shed with excitement.