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The man in the black robe stepped forward half a step, his precious sword slanted directly at Li Xiaoyao. His lips, thin and sharp like a knife, parted slightly as he said, "I am the three hundredth disciple personally taught by Jian Qingyun, the sect leader of the Sword Dao Sect from The Third Realm, Ouyang Gu."

Li Xiaoyao was somewhat surprised, he had always thought this man was a fictional character simulated by the Combat System, but now it seemed that was not the case.

This man, really existed.

That was truly miraculous.

However, Li Xiaoyao had no time to delve into these things now, he had to defeat Ouyang Gu!

Li Xiaoyao took the initiative to strike.

From his hand, the Seven Star Ancient Sword drew a flower of swordplay, transforming into a streak of cold light, slashing towards Ouyang Gu.

A white sword Qi burst forth from the sword body, at this moment turning into a vast expanse hundreds of meters long, chopping through the air.

It was truly a scene where the Sword Qi stretched for thirty thousand li, a single sword's cold light chilling nineteen provinces!

This sword technique was one that Li Xiaoyao had purchased from the seventy-two transformations.

Li Xiaoyao had been practicing up to now, and today was still the first time he had employed this sword technique.

Ouyang Gu merely lifted his eyes, but Li Xiaoyao, with his keen gaze, discerned a trace of seriousness on his face.

Ouyang Gu raised his precious sword high, black Sword Qi transmitted from the blade.

As a qualified swordsman, attacking was always the best defense.

"Clang!"

The two massive flows of Sword Qi collided, setting off a terrifyingly powerful energy, shaking even the space around them slightly.

Having struck with one blow, Li Xiaoyao immediately closed in, covering hundreds of meters in the blink of an eye.

In Li Xiaoyao's hands, the Seven Star Precious Sword deftly turned, stabbing and slicing like a short, sharp dagger.

Ouyang Gu was not the least bit flustered. He casually thrust his precious sword into the ground while his fists, coming from within the wide sleeves of his robe, struck at all parts of Li Xiaoyao's body with extremely tricky angles.

Before long, sweat beaded on Li Xiaoyao's forehead.

Ouyang Gu's close-combat ability was too strong, something Li Xiaoyao had not anticipated.

Whoever it was would not have expected a swordsman to also possess such formidable close-quarter combat skills.

Ten minutes later, Li Xiaoyao was hit by a palm strike from Ouyang Gu to the throat and died in the desert.

"Ding!"

"Simulation battle, failure!"

Li Xiaoyao walked out from the Combat Simulation System, unscathed but with a dejected expression on his face.

Everything within the System was imaginary, including death.

But all the feelings during combat were real, death included.

Ouyang Gu was just too strong. His cultivation level was only one realm higher than Li Xiaoyao's, but his combat ability was many times stronger.

Li Xiaoyao had always believed that his strength ranked among the top in Ling City, even in the whole of Xuan Country.

But now, his confidence was shattered by Ouyang Gu's single strike.

Li Xiaoyao was not discouraged, he sat down on the ground, closed his eyes, and pondered the gains and losses of the recent combat.

"That palm strike, I could have dodged, but I was too wary of other things and ultimately failed to evade it."

"His cultivation level is only one realm higher than mine. By all logic, I should not have been defeated so miserably; it's just that I lacked his resolve to disregard death."

"In battle, he is reckless, as if merging man and sword into one, never defending, only attacking."

Li Xiaoyao analyzed bit by bit and after a long time, he stood up from the ground and walked back into the Combat Simulation System.

This time, he set Ouyang Gu's strength to be the same as his own, at the sixth layer of the Condensing Qi Bone Refining Realm.

This time, Li Xiaoyao fought Ouyang Gu for an hour, Ouyang Gu sustaining multiple sword wounds, while Li Xiaoyao died from a stab to the heart.

The third battle waged on for two hours, Ouyang Gu had his left arm severed, Li Xiaoyao's head was cleaved, defeated!

The fourth battle…

The fifth battle…

It wasn't until the ninth battle that Li Xiaoyao and Ouyang Gu drew their swords at the same time. Two white streaks, sharp as shooting stars, pierced through both their hearts simultaneously.

"Ouyang Gu, killed in battle!"

"Li Xiaoyao, killed in battle!"

"A draw!"

Li Xiaoyao exited the Combat System, lying on the ground, and burst out laughing.

In nine battles, from over ten minutes in the first battle to two hours in the ninth, Li Xiaoyao had improved at lightning speed.

Although he still perished in the end, Ouyang Gu had finally been taken down by him.

A sixth-layer Condensation Realm cultivator, whom Li Xiaoyao felt he couldn't defeat.

Yet, after just nine bouts, that feeling of helplessness had finally been shattered by Li Xiaoyao through sheer effort and bloodshed.

Li Xiaoyao glanced at the System's spirit stones and saw that he had harvested millions of them.

Without hesitation, he purchased two more Spirit Stone Harvesting Machines 2.0 and tossed them into the Spirit Stone Vein to harvest furiously.

Since there was still plenty of time left, Li Xiaoyao continued to battle Ouyang Gu in the Combat System like an indefatigable machine.

In a blink, it was already dawn.

Li Xiaoyao walked out of the shop and, seeing the sunlight pouring in through the window, exhaled a breath of stale air.

Li Xiaoyao stayed in the shop until nine o'clock and then called Zhang Meng, asking her to come to the shop.

Half an hour later, Zhang Meng appeared in front of Li Xiaoyao, looking fresh and charming.

Gazing at the lovely Zhang Meng before him, Li Xiaoyao's eyes softened as he asked, "Have you had breakfast?"

Zhang Meng shook her head.

Li Xiaoyao said, "Let's go, we'll get some breakfast."

The two of them casually ate something at a breakfast stall on the street.

"Xiaoyao brother, the shop has been renovated. When are we opening?" asked Zhang Meng as she swallowed a bun.

Li Xiaoyao, after gulping down his third bowl of noodles, wiped his mouth and said, "After breakfast, I'll take you to send out invitations."

"Okay," replied Zhang Meng, her heart brimming with joy that the shop was finally going to open.

Zhang Meng wasn't particularly demanding when it came to money and material things; in her heart, the shop represented the first thing she owned together with Brother Xiaoyao.

Er Wei Ye.

The name itself already signified so much.

As the two walked back from the breakfast stall to the shop, they suddenly saw several police cars stopped on the street.

Seeing the police cars parked right outside the shop entrance made Zhang Meng somewhat anxious, and she said, "Xiaoyao brother, it looks like those police officers are here for us."

Li Xiaoyao's brow furrowed slightly as he said, "Wait here for me, I'll go and see what's happening."
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Before leaving, Li Xiaoyao left a wisp of his thought on Zhang Meng.

This was to ensure Zhang Meng's personal safety.

Ever since what had happened yesterday, Li Xiaoyao had been particularly vigilant about the safety of those around him; he was worried that any negligence on his part might lead to a regrettable incident.

Li Xiaoyao walked over and asked, "Officer, what seems to be the problem?"

The leading officer glanced at Li Xiaoyao, compared him to a photograph, and then waved his hand, ordering, "It's him, arrest him."

Nobody hesitated. Several officers with guns stepped forward, subdued Li Xiaoyao, and handcuffed him.

Li Xiaoyao did not resist, instead inquired, "Why are you arresting me?"

The officer replied coldly, "Li Xiaoyao, you are suspected of deliberate homicide and are now under criminal arrest."

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