Hearing He Gaoming’s anxious voice coming from the other end of the phone, Fang Qiu smiled and felt warm in his heart.
At least at this moment, someone still cared about him and was worried about his safety.
“Don’t you have confidence in me?” Fang Qiu asked with a smile.
Hearing what he said, He Gaoming hurriedly replied, “Are, are you positive? It’s not that I don’t have faith in you, but this Sword Fanatic is really powerful. Besides, you’ve just got the divine sword. Many people are watching you, so I’m afraid…”
Fang Qiu said firmly, “Don’t worry. I’m confident.”
“Master, don’t you want to give it a second thought?” He Gaoming was still concerned.
Compared with Fang Qiu, He Gaoming was already a veteran in Wulin. Also, with his identity as a detective, he knew almost everything in the martial arts world. He naturally knew a lot about super masters like the Sword Fanatic.
The reason why the Sword Fanatic was called this name was that he was so stubborn that it scared people.
The most important thing was that he was most obsessed with swordsmanship. Although he was not particularly strong in martial arts skills, he was strikingly deft in swordsmanship. As a man who spent 99% of his time and energy on swordsmanship, he reached the strength of Half-step Guru by relying on his swordsmanship!
It sounded intimidating.
Many Wulin seniors even thought that as long as he was willing to spend a little more time on his own cultivation, internal Qi, and meridians, he would have a great chance to become a guru.
However, he wasn’t tempted by the Guru Realm at all. He was still immersed in swordsmanship.
There were specific records about him in the secret section on the Wulin website.
The Sword Fanatic was the only one who was able to exchange dozens of moves with a guru. People of his level would be considered remarkable if they could exchange three to five moves with a guru without being defeated.
According to this, it could be told that the strength of the Sword Fanatic was indeed extraordinary.
Although John Doe was also extremely powerful, in He Gaoming’s eyes, he was far from being able to fight against a guru. Hence, he was worried about him from the bottom of his heart.
“Don’t worry.” Fang Qiu replied with a warm smile.
Only himself knew what he possessed—the three strikes of the divine sword and the move that he comprehended on his own and replaced the three strikes!
The Sword Fanatic could barely resist the first move of the three strikes. Even though he had thought of a way to break it these days, Fang Qiu still had stronger moves.
This was his trump card and why he was confident.
After obtaining the divine sword, he was not afraid of anyone in terms of swordsmanship!
“All right.” He Gaoming said helplessly. He could only pray that his master was not hot-headed.
After hanging up the phone, Fang Qiu turned his screen to the interface of the Wulin forum.
Under the last reply of the Sword Fanatic, Fang Qiu gently clicked and directly replied, “Okay, three days later, we’ll have a battle in the Sword-hidden Mountain at noon!”
As soon as the reply appeared, all the people on the whole forum who were waiting for John Doe’s reply were astounded.
No one expected that John Doe would agree!
In their eyes, John Doe would definitely continue to bargain with the Sword Fanatic. After all, that move was brought by the divine sword, and he was the only one in the world who knew how to use it.
What mattered the most was not that he had defeated the Sword Fanatic with this move, but that even the Sword Fanatic was willing to exchange the Heaven Treasure ranked 17th for this move, which showed how powerful this move was!
Who was the Sword Fanatic?
He was the person who knew the most about sword moves and had the deepest comprehension of swordsmanship. Even he was willing to pay such a big price to exchange for it, let alone other top-grade forces and first-rate forces.
Therefore, everyone on the forum firmly believed that John Doe would never accept this deal and do such a losing business.
At most, he might only exchange the sword move for the Heaven Treasure, not including the divine sword.
However, John Doe actually agreed!
Was John Doe stupid?
Of course, in the eyes of the leading forces, since John Doe urgently needed the Heaven Treasure, this battle was inevitable.
Although they had Heaven Treasures, they didn’t want to offend the Sword Fanatic because of a Heaven Treasure, which was just as John Doe expected. Once such a person became stubborn, he would be a maniac who wouldn’t stop until he died. No one was willing to provoke him.
It was just that ordinary martial artists couldn’t think of this point at all!
Just as everyone was appalled, the Sword Fanatic replied, “Nice. I’ll see you in three days!”
At this point, a great battle was settled!
On the forum, the people who had recovered from the shock also began to talk about it.
“Both of them are legends in Wulin. This is going to be interesting.”
“One is a legendary maniac who is known as the supreme figure in swordsmanship in Wulin. The other is a rising legend of the younger generation, who has never lost a battle in the martial arts world. The battle between these two people must be spectacular!”
“John Doe actually agrees to do it.”
“John Doe has never done anything that he isn’t sure of. Since he dared to agree with him, it means that he is confident. Does he think that he can defeat the Sword Fanatic?”
“I don’t think so. Although John Doe is exceptional, his opponents have always been the younger generation. Don’t forget that the real masters of Wulin are the experts of the older generation who have established their reputation for a long time. The Sword Fanatic is one of them. It’s hard to tell who will win this battle.”
“Every hundred years in Wulin, the old generation will be replaced by the new one. Will this battle between the older generation and the new generation be a lead to make the change?”
“As long as they were alive, the experts of the older generation will never step aside. But as long as they work hard, the experts of the new generation will also become the backbone of Wulin!”
“No matter how powerful he is, John Doe will be slightly intimidated when he sees an expert of the older generation like the Sword Fanatic, right?
“If he’s afraid, why would he accept the challenge?”
“John Doe is already so powerful, and now he is so confident in competing with the Sword Fanatic about the sword moves. Setting aside his own strength, I think it will be a bit terrifying if he is even a master of swordsmanship!”
As various people were discussing, the second-rate and third-rate forces in Wulin, as well as some individuals, began to hurry to Tongnan, ready to watch this big battle with their own eyes.
“You ate the Cyan Dragon Lock!” In the Pear Garden, Yun Yangzi saw the conversation between John Doe and the Sword Fanatic on the forum. He was secretly shocked and muttered to himself, “John Doe, you are not taking it slow. Then I have to take a good look. Let’s see how powerful your strength becomes after taking the Cyan Dragon Lock!”
As a member of the Pear Garden, Yun Yangzi had no resentment against John Doe although he was defeated by him. But it was normal for him to want to compare with John Doe.
After losing to John Doe, Yun Yangzi had always regarded John Doe as an opponent. But now, he found that John Doe seemed to have completely surpassed him and even dared to fight against the Sword Fanatic.
If it were him, he would never accept the challenge at this point!
Therefore, he had to watch this battle. He wanted to see if his opponent’s growth was beyond his expectations.
“It’s another rare opportunity.” In the Diwu family of Nanjiang, after Diwu Qian learned about the news, the figure who had fought with her immediately popped into her mind. There was a faint strange feeling in her eyes.
“Last time, I failed to see you thoroughly. This time, I will definitely see you through!”
Diwu Qian made up her mind.
Although she had been searching, even today, she still couldn’t find any information about John Doe. Except for his name, she couldn’t find anything else.
Therefore, every time she heard the news about John Doe, she would pay extra attention.
In addition to Yun Yangzi and Diwu Qian, people who were ranked the fourth to the ninth on the Wulin Genius List were going to watch the battle, including Mu Rufeng, Feng Yiming, Chen Yunzhu, Wu Yuzhu, Wang Yu, and Ma Jincheng.
The martial arts world became lively.
Apart from that, someone sent a post on the Wulin forum.
“Let’s see the big events in Wulin this year!”
The post writer invited everyone to discuss the big events that happened in Wulin this year. The post writer also began to count the major event according to the timeline.
“No.1: The appearance and auction of the Guru Sword!”
“No.2: The grudge between John Doe and the Luo Yin Sect.”
“No.3: John Doe battled against Diwu Qian.”
“No.4: John Doe battled against Yun Yangzi!”
“No.5: John Doe went to the battle in the South Sea region!”
“No.6: The appearance of the divine sword in the Sword-hidden Mountain.”
“No.7: John Doe’s great battle with the Sword Fanatic!”
After discussing the events one by one, everyone gradually realized that something was off.
“What’s going on? They’re all about John Doe?”
“It seems that all the major events this year are related to John Doe.”
“He’s so awesome. He basically covered more than 90% of the news in Wulin.”
“Think about it carefully. This year, John Doe indeed rose up crazily. The most terrifying thing is that he was undefeated all the way!”
“It is still too early to reach a conclusion. This year is not over yet. The last big event is just settled. It has not really happened yet. Who will know the final outcome? Will John Doe win or lose?”
“Yeah, I wonder if John Doe will still be undefeated this time!”
Just as the whole Wulin was in a heated discussion, Fang Qiu was taking a rest. When dawn broke, he immediately called He Gaoming.
“Hello, master?” He Gaoming answered the phone.
“Bring everyone to find me in Tongnan. I have something to tell you,” said Fang Qiu.
He Gaoming said with a smile, “Okay, I’ll bring them. I’ll give you a big surprise by then.”
“Okay, I’ll wait.” Fang Qiu hung up the phone with a beam.
“A big surprise? Did he find the Heaven Treasure ranked among the top 20?”
Thinking of this, Fang Qiu immediately shook his head.
It was not possible!
“If He Gaoming really found it, with his temperament, he would definitely come to ask for credit in the first place. How could he wait for giving him a surprise? ”
After thinking for a while, Fang Qiu couldn’t figure out what the surprise was, so he had to give up.
Anyway, it would only take more than an hour. When He Gaoming arrived, he would know.
Half an hour later, He Gaoming came with the people.
Fang Qiu sent him a location, which was mountains about 10 kilometers away from the urban areas of Tongnan. He asked them to run over.
Ten kilometers was nothing for martial arts practitioners.
Ten minutes later, everyone came to the place where Fang Qiu’s location was. It was a flat valley.
Standing in the valley, Fang Qiu saw from a distance that He Gaoming leading a large group of people to run over with military precision. He understood the big surprise He Gaoming was talking about in an instant.
What a big surprise! It turned out to be this group of people!
It was indeed a great surprise for him, who needed to extend his power.
Everyone entered the valley.
Glancing at the 20 or so people he met on the island coming with He Gaoming, Fang Qiu smiled joyfully. He held his fists to salute everyone and said, “Thank you for your appreciation. From now on, we are all brothers!”
Everyone immediately responded while holding fist salute.
They were ecstatic.
Originally, they were worried that John Doe would not accept them as his followers, but they didn’t expect that John Doe dispelled their worries with only one sentence.
Fang Qiu was not dull. He Gaoming said that there was a big surprise. When this group of people came, they were obedient to He Gaoming’s instructions, which meant that He Gaoming had already subdued this group of people. No matter what method he used, it was a piece of great news for Fang Qiu.
After all, when these people gathered together, they could already be regarded as the embryonic form of his own force!
