Capítulo 1530: Chapter 1729: A Genius Like No Other!

“Yes, I originally thought Ye Yiyun was a man of character, but I didn’t expect him to behave like this. It truly damages a man’s reputation. I must have misjudged him,” someone followed up.

So, people in the audience began to discuss fervently, while on stage, Hao Jian and Moon were intensely engaged in battle.

Moon’s swordsmanship was indeed impressive, even Hao Jian had to avoid her attacks. As the offensive continued, Hao Jian found it a bit strenuous to dodge, but injuring him was still impossible.

“Hmph!”

Moon let out a soft snort, twisting the sword into a flower shape, making the sword in Hao Jian’s hand dance in hers, depriving him of the initiative.

However, Hao Jian was not the kind to willingly concede. Since there was such a move, he had a way to counter it. In an instant, he used a counter-move to break Moon’s technique, surprising her, and Hao Jian’s sword then forced her to retreat swiftly.

There are many types of swordsmanship: Walking Sword, Standing Sword, Sitting Sword… and so on.

Walking Sword, as the name suggests, is executed while moving. The moves are lively and versatile, generally known by anyone skilled with a sword.

Standing Sword involves standing still against an opponent, a style characterized by its stability and emphasis on defense. Standing firm, the opponent can hardly gain any advantage. However, it’s a major mistake to think Standing Sword is only about defense, as it can be incredibly powerful offensively when used proactively, though it primarily focuses on defense.

Then there’s Sitting Sword, executed while sitting. It’s generally not widely practiced, so it’s not particularly useful.

Since Moon was a master swordsman, she naturally mastered these types of swordsmanship.

Moon used Walking Sword to compete with Hao Jian. Naturally, Hao Jian also used Walking Sword, but finding it somewhat disadvantageous, he suddenly switched to Standing Sword.

Standing still, he faced Moon’s Walking Sword.

Though Moon had lost her memory, she hadn’t lost knowledge in this area. Seeing Hao Jian switch from Walking to Standing Sword, she immediately adapted her stance.

“Ding!”

A strike came, but it was effortlessly blocked by Hao Jian.

Moon was surprised. Although Standing Sword is extremely defensive, having studied it for years, she knew several ways to counter it. That strike was aimed at breaking through Standing Sword, so how did Hao Jian easily block it?

Moon showed a startled expression.

Hao Jian said, “Moon, do you remember? You were the one who taught me this move, and how to counter it, so naturally, I can break it!”

Moon looked surprised, but having already been misled by Hao Jian’s lies before, she resolved not to believe any of his words again, so she acted as if she hadn’t heard him.

Hao Jian looked sorrowful but continued spiritedly to spar with Moon.

If anyone was most familiar with Moon’s swordsmanship, it would undoubtedly be Hao Jian.

Over the years of being together, there was nothing about Moon that Hao Jian didn’t know. Moon had traded blows with him countless times, explained countless moves to him. One could say his swordsmanship was cultivated by Moon. He knew all her moves and naturally knew how to counter them.

Moon furiously launched another attack toward Hao Jian.

Hao Jian’s expression changed, and then he switched from Standing Sword to Walking Sword, catching Moon off guard with a sudden attack. Moon immediately switched from Rapier to defense, but Hao Jian suddenly grinned. His goal wasn’t to attack Moon but to suddenly rush to her side and grab her wrist.

Moon’s hands were fair and smooth, reminiscent of the Bar Edge People’s moonlike, frost-and-snow-condensing wrists. Holding them felt indescribably delightful.

Hao Jian grabbed Moon’s hand and said, “Moon, can you listen to what I have to say?”

Hao Jian held her hand, and Moon felt Hao Jian was about to take advantage of her again. Her face flushed slightly red, and with anger, she jerked away from Hao Jian.

Hao Jian was abruptly shaken off by Moon. Then, Moon thrust a sword at him, and Hao Jian, falling to the ground, rolled to evade her attack.

But no matter how fast he was, Moon’s sword still slashed him, tearing his clothes and drawing blood from his hand.

At this moment, Moon suddenly showed a bit of emotion, remembering something. This scene seemed similar to a past event, triggering her sealed memories.

In a daze, Moon’s movements paused for a few seconds.

During this time, Hao Jian also forgot the pain of his bleeding wound on his arm, watching Moon’s expressions and reactions. It seemed she suddenly remembered something.

Hao Jian’s mind suddenly became clear.

Previously, not long after meeting Moon, she had pierced his arm with a sword, similar to what had just happened. He had been knocked to the ground by Moon and was injured.

Indeed, the recurrence of past memories helps in recovering them.

Hao Jian’s face suddenly lit up with joy, as if he had grasped something particularly exciting. Yes, if the Moon could recover her memory, it would be something extremely, extremely exciting for him.

“Moon, did you remember something?” Hao Jian asked excitedly.

The Moon shook her head and snapped back to reality, only feeling that everything Hao Jian did was to get close to her, just like her senior brother said, to deceive her. So, she snapped back to reality, raised her sword, and thrust it at Hao Jian.

Having just learned his lesson, Hao Jian immediately reacted and dodged it.

Since reliving past experiences could help the Moon recover her memory, he decided to recreate some of the past events for her.

With this in mind, Hao Jian suddenly dodged the Moon’s attack, rushed to her back, and hugged her tightly.

He often held the Moon like this when they were together in the past.

However, after suddenly hugging the Moon like this, it seemed she didn’t react at all. That’s odd; there was a reaction just now, Hao Jian thought, puzzled.

The Moon, suddenly hugged by Hao Jian, became even more furious out of shame. Taking advantage of Hao Jian’s daze, she kicked him hard in the thigh. Hao Jian let out a painful cry, released his grip, and the Moon slipped out of his grasp immediately.

“Pervert!”

The Moon glared at Hao Jian angrily. Initially, she had held back a bit when she struck him, but after his recent action, in her heart, she had sentenced Hao Jian to death.

“Go to hell!”

With that, she stabbed fiercely at Hao Jian with her sword.

Hao Jian was suddenly startled. Damn, a sword imbued with Killing Intent. This might have gone too far; provoking the Moon’s fury is not something easily solved with a drink.

Hao Jian didn’t even bother to parry, immediately retreating swiftly.

Although Hao Jian wasn’t afraid of the Moon’s swordsmanship, he was definitely afraid of her fury. The strength she exhibited in a rage was genuinely terrifying.

Hao Jian hurriedly avoided several of the Moon’s attacks. If the Moon’s previous swordsmanship could be blocked, now her sword was too fast even to warrant blocking.

Hao Jian only dared to retreat, not even having the time to lift his sword.

Meanwhile, the previously expressionless Elders of the Heavenly Machine Pavilion suddenly showed a change in their expressions.

Their eyes were entirely focused on Hao Jian and the Moon.

The strength that the Moon was displaying now genuinely surprised them. They were confident that when facing her swordsmanship, they wouldn’t even have the possibility of dodging; thus, besides surprise, all they felt was surprise.

But surprise was not just one thing; apart from the Moon’s fast swordsmanship, they were also interested in Hao Jian. Those sword techniques were ones they weren’t even confident they could avoid, yet Hao Jian could easily dodge them. What kind of skill is this?

They shot puzzled looks at each other, not knowing what was going on.

Then, a slightly older Elder spoke, “I know that girl; she’s from Tianwang Fort, called the Moon. But who is that young man? I’ve never seen him or heard of him before, yet the strength he’s shown is so astonishing!”

All the Elders shook their heads and said, “I don’t know!”

But undeniably, they all had a great appreciation for the strength of both the Moon and Hao Jian.

This level of skill was considered quite formidable even among them, and the fact that the Moon and Hao Jian were still so young made their potential seem immeasurable.

If they knew that Hao Jian hadn’t even exerted his full strength, and that the Moon had forgotten many moves due to amnesia, they’d probably be even more amazed.

Of course, if they knew that Hao Jian was the God of Death, one of the five Deities of the Dark World, and that the Moon was the Moon Goddess, they’d likely be too astonished to even speak.

Thus, the older Elder said, “The Moon is already with Tianwang Fort, so we probably can’t recruit her. Let’s send someone to investigate that young man. If he doesn’t have a family or sect, then recruit him into the Heavenly Machine Pavilion. Someone of his talent would be a great asset to us!”

“Yes!” The youngest Elder immediately nodded and started preparing to handle the matter.

Meanwhile, in the arena, Hao Jian and the Moon were already in the heat of battle.

Hao Jian was no longer just dodging; he began to attack.

Since recreating past scenes could help the Moon regain her memory, he would make sure to do it.

He wanted the Moon to recover her memories more than anyone else.

Back and forth, he had recreated four or five past scenes for the Moon, but she only showed a slight reaction.