"That's great!"
Austin was thrilled to know it.
With the slow passage of time, he didn't need to worry about him having not enough time.
Time passed so slow in the world of swordsmanship that a hundred years for Austin would only be two
hours outside.
"May I start?"
Austin asked.
"Go ahead."
The old man in grey nodded.
"Just try your best."
Sword Son Curry also gave a smile to Austin.
With this reassurance, Austin walked towards the floating world in the void.
The moment he stepped foot on it,
Austin found himself in a grand world
dominated by swordsmanship.
His surrounding was filled with a breathtakingly dazzling sword aura.
"Outsider!
Try my sword first!"
Suddenly, a tall, thin man shouted from the distance. With a slight pause, the stranger suddenly dashed
towards Austin and began slashing at him.
Austin understood that the test had begun.
Swish!
The sharp sword in the man's hand shone with streaks of blinding sword light, slashing at Austin along
a mysterious trajectory.
Austin felt an agonizing pain all over his body.
"Great swordsmanship!"
Austin managed to say through the pain.
He then launched his counterattack.
He used two fingers as a sword, jabbing at the man's sword light.
Clang!
Though Austin's sword aura seemed simple and insignificant, it managed to block all the man's attacks
one by one.
The battle lasted three days and nights.
The man's swordsmanship was sharp and abstruse, with masterful skills. Each attack was followed by
a dazzling sword radiance which lit up the area with a harsh light.
Even though the stranger's skill was breathtaking, Austin knew better than to be impressed. His view
about swordsmanship skills had changed drastically ever since he cultivated in the ten sword shrines of
the Sword Cosmos.
He was no longer amazed by showy and complicated skills.
Clang!
After constant fighting for three days, Austin finally managed to hit the man's wrist and slapped the
sword in his hand away, ending this fierce battle.
"Your swordsmanship is better than mine. You've really impressed me!"
The tall and thin man bowed to Austin and then turned away.
'A simple sword skill is sometimes more effective than a complicated one.'
Sitting cross-legged in the void, Austin reflected on the recent battle.
'It's a test, but it also serves as an opportunity for me to cultivate my swordsmanship skills,'
Austin thought to himself.
Half a day had passed,
Austin stood up from his cultivation and walked forward.
In the world of swordsmanship, every living creature had some sort of swordsmanship skill.
Maters were everywhere in this world.
This world was teeming with countless living beings, large sects and different forces.
Seeing how prosperous they were made Austin doubt whether it was true or not.
"Hey, outsider! Check this out!"
While Austin was walking, a strong man suddenly appeared out of nowhere and charged towards him.
Swish!
Thousands of sharp swords flew out of the strong man's hand and formed an array, stabbing back and
forth as it flew towards Austin.
This sword array was the most brilliant and powerful one Austin had ever seen.
It was formed by thousands of sharp swords,
all connected as if they were a single object,
while rotating rapidly as it flew through the air.
But upon further inspection, it seemed that there was another array in this array, which was extremely
mysterious.
Boom!
The sword array spun furiously while expanding at an unprecedented rate.
In an instant, it almost covered the whole sky.
Without wasting any more time, Austin opened his mouth and a dazzling flying sword rushed out of it.
Whoosh!
A top-level divine sword appeared in Austin's hand. Wisps of sword aura continuously seeped out from
it.
After the long cultivation, Austin's swordsmanship was now extraordinary.
Previously in the Ice Sword World, the Sword Son Curry who inherited the most brilliant
swordsmanship, brought Austin under his wings.
Cultivating in the ten sword shrines for two months also helped him progress at lightning-fast speeds.
Swoosh! Austin immediately slashed at the sword array.
Tens of thousands of sword light, like glimmers of glazes, erupted from Austin's body.
Then, all the sword light gathered into the long sword in his hand, merging endless sword auras into
one strike.
This was Austin's current swordsmanship, which was condensed, implicit and restrained.
Boom!
Austin's flying sword collided with the sword array, creating a large explosion which rang all across the
world.
An endless stream of sword radiance filled the sky.
Clang!
The flying sword was thrown back.
The terrifying sword array continued to spin rapidly towards Austin.
Seeing his sword could not destroy the array, Austin immediately caught his weapon midair and
prepared his next strike.
Then, Austin once again swung his sword.
With a sweep of the sword aura, everything in front of him was smashed into pieces!
A beam of sword light shone in the void like the gleam of a rare diamond.
Clang!
Another explosion was heard when Austin's sword met the array.
Austin's sword was trying its utmost to stop the array.
Dense sword auras splashed in all directions.
It seemed that everything in the world had been shrouded with a blinding light.
With the whole world lit up,
everyone was blinded by the dazzling light.
The battle lasted for a while,
then all of a sudden, the sword light all over the world began to slowly disappear.
In the void, Austin stood opposite the strong man.
"Good swordsmanship!"
the strong man praised.
"But I can't break your sword array."
Disappointment could be heard from Austin's voice.
"That's right.
For the time being, you can't break my sword array,
but I'll give you a month.
Until then, use this time to strengthen yourself."
After saying that, the strong man turned around and left in an instant.
Meanwhile, Austin stayed in the original position of the void and began to think about a way to break
the sword array.
He was not in a hurry.
Since time passed so slow in the world of swordsmanship, he seemed to have an eternity to try and
figure this out.
Besides, he could take this opportunity to improve his swordsmanship at ease.
It was an effective and efficient way for him.
Time flied while he was cultivating.
One month later,
the strong man appeared again.
"Young man, are you ready?"
Thousands of swords flew out of his body and surrounded Austin.
"I'm ready!"
Austin greeted his opponent with a smile.
In the past month, he replayed every detail he could remember about the array in his mind. This
allowed him to have a much better understanding of it which may lead to his victory.
"Your array has thousands of sharp swords interlocked with each other.
As one, they are moving forward and backward simultaneously, in a very tight and flawless manner,
but I found an obvious weakness."
Austin's face was painted with confidence.
"Oh? You've found the weakness of my sword array?"
The strong man called his bluff.
"Words alone are no proof.
Let me see how you will manage to break my sword array!"
the strong man shouted and charged.
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