[After hundreds of rounds of fighting, you have already judged the strength of your opponent, Wang Ye.]
His energy is significantly greater than yours, but his physical strength is slightly inferior. This shows that he has been a top-tier warrior for quite some time, but is likely still in the process of strengthening his internal organs. His overall "stats" are stronger than yours, but not significantly suppressing you.
[Besides the "stats," your combat skills are nearly as good as his, but in terms of martial arts, you possess far more than he does. When faced with tricky sword techniques, you always find the right countermeasures, allowing you to take them down at a lower cost.]
At this moment, the crowd watching the battle in the hall gasped in amazement, while a discerning expert offered guidance and explained the highlights of the battle between the two.
Some people who knew about your change of fundamental martial arts were secretly surprised. They hadn't expected that you, with at least a certain level of foundational strength remaining at the second-rate level, and having just broken through to the first-rate level, could fight on equal terms with Wang Ye, who had been a first-rate martial artist for six or seven years.
Suddenly, your tempered steel blade let out a barely audible whine, and you cried out inwardly, "Oh no!" But Wang Ye seized this opportunity and thrust three times in quick succession, determined to meet you head-on.
[After three sword strikes, his arm was indeed numb from the recoil, but your tempered steel sword was completely unable to withstand the clash between first-class warriors. It broke into several pieces with a crack!]
You know you're doomed to lose, so you must give it your all for one last fight. Taking advantage of the moment Wang Ye's hand becomes numb and stiff, and the moment of elation he feels after shattering the steel knife, you violently unleash all the energy in your body!
[A pale blue energy, like gunpowder propelling it, sends several pieces of steel blades and metal flying out like darts and bullets. After this blow, your meridians swell and ache, your strength drains away, and your body sways, nearly collapsing on the spot.]
You decide to concede defeat as soon as your opponent is fine. This is a competition, not a duel to the death. Your gym leader is watching. Could Wang Ye still forcefully kill you?
But what you heard was a scream. Wang Ye was fine elsewhere; the iron piece only penetrated less than half an inch into his body. Even if it had been directly in his chest, it wouldn't have pierced his heart. For a first-rate warrior, after it's been removed, it would be a minor injury that would heal in ten days or so, leaving no visible scar.
[But Wang Ye covered his crotch.]
You really want to say you didn't mean it, but everyone else looks at you with a certain weirdness.
"It's not that I'm afraid, but this kind of despicable move is something everyone has used secretly, but you're using it so openly..."
[Whether you intended it or not, this first round of the first round has left a good reputation.]
Wang Ye admitted defeat and was carried away. Lying on the rack, he hunched over like a prawn, staring at you angrily.
[…The Martial Arts Celebration Banquet ended. At the end of the banquet, there was a small ceremony: the announcement of the horn.]
[Give yourself a unique nickname to promote your reputation, such as Wang Ye's Purple Shadow Sword, and Fang Mingyue, the owner of Tianhe Martial Arts School, who traveled the martial arts world in her youth and was known as Xuan Yujiao.]
You slowly reveal your name to the gathered fellow Martial Arts disciples: Sky Cloud Blade.
[(Randomly picked)]
Yun Shou recognized it immediately: "Yun Shou's cloud, the sky with the Milky Way flowing, and the sword that I have practiced for the longest time?"
"It's really quite random... I don't blame him, I've never had any talent for naming."
Some of the warriors present congratulated him, while others expressed slight displeasure, as the word "天" seemed somewhat arrogant.
In the 299th year of the Daqing era, you heard that another martial arts school would be relocating to Yangxue City. As the local tyrant, Tianhe Martial Arts School would of course conduct a "test" of this school's strength, otherwise it would not be allowed to move in.
[Among the warriors from the newly relocated Xiaguang Martial Arts School, you stared at Wang Ye and fell silent.]
[It turns out the reason we destroyed the place last year was to make it easier for your martial arts school to move in!]
[On the surface, Wang Ye is trying to make things difficult for you, but in reality, he's trying to embarrass Tianhe Martial Arts School.]
[It's easy to imagine that if you were defeated, the rumor that "Tianhe's top-tier warriors are not as good as Xiaguang's top-tier warriors" would have spread, and Xiaguang's martial arts school would have won a match before they even moved in.]
[But you're the winner. You were able to think of Xiaguang Martial Arts School's tactics, and the others aren't fools either. You feel that the goodwill and recognition of many of your colleagues has increased. Reputation +10]
The two martial arts schools agreed to a best-of-five match, with one match for masters, three for top-tier fighters, and one for second-tier fighters. The weaker fighters would be dispatched first, as this was a martial arts school, not a gang; the competition was about the strength of the disciples.
The first to take the stage was Bai Liguang, the last disciple of Tianhe Martial Arts School Master Fang Mingyue. A nineteen-year-old young man, he had already begun transforming his blood and flesh.
"Nineteen years old, young?" Yun Shou sneered disdainfully.
[In the first battle, Tianhe Martial Arts School was defeated, and Bai Liguang retreated spitting blood]
[The second battle was with you, who reached the first-class level at the age of 43, and is now 44.]
Yunshou: "Come to think of it...he does seem quite young."
"Originally, a battle between top-tier warriors wouldn't be reduced to a battle between you and Wang Ye, because both of you are only considered "okay" at the top level, and both martial arts schools have stronger warriors."
[However, since Wang Ye has taken the initiative to declare war, under a certain sense of "fate," the first battle between these first-rate warriors will be yours.]
A year later (actually, more than half a year), the two of them fought again. Your foundation has reached 1.58 times, while Tianhe Flow is still at the entry level. Fortunately, Wang Ye's "Purple Yang Gong" has not yet reached the stage of perfection.
[You changed into a "Red Iron Blade" that could withstand the battles of a top-tier expert, and engaged in a fierce and intense battle with Wang Ye.]
This time, the fight between you two was almost evenly matched. Wang Ye seemed to be provoked and kept attacking from the three lower directions. You also did not give in to him and your moves became equally ruthless.
[This is hilarious! Even if you get killed right there, your real body will help you start over. You don't get a second chance, kid!]
[Without regard for life and death (not really), you and Wang Ye fought for three hundred rounds in a row. His strength was slightly higher than yours last time. If it weren't for your surprising move when the weapon was broken, he would have most likely won in the end.]
[This time, the two of you tied, your clothes torn and blood splattered, each of you retreating back to your own martial arts team to receive treatment.]
[In the following battles, including the last two, Xiaguang Martial Arts School achieved two wins, two draws, and one loss. The loss was in the fourth match against a top-tier opponent, and the draw was in the final match between martial artists.]
You suspect those two martial arts masters were just going through the motions, not putting in the same effort as you did in the first four matches.
[Xiaguang Martial Arts School has settled in Yangxue City.]
[The "assessment" for admission to a martial arts school does not require winning multiple matches in a row to pass, but simply proving a certain level of strength and qualifications will suffice.]
[There are usually five battles, with a draw scoring one point and a win scoring two points. Most cities only require three to four points to enter, and higher scores mean more say.]
[Xiaguang Martial Arts School is ranked 6th, slightly surpassing Tianhe Martial Arts School, so there were quite a lot of people attending the opening ceremony.]
You also participated in the ceremony and ate their rice.
Yun Shou nodded and said leisurely, "From now on, we'll all be living in the same city. We'll see each other every day."
This world is not so murderous. No one will wipe out an entire clan because of a trivial verbal conflict.