No one knew what Wang Wenjian had realized. He was so excited that he even forgot to dodge Fang Tong's attacks, sustaining several more wounds.
However, he didn't care. He even closed his eyes.
"Idiot, are you trying to die?"
Fang Tong thought Wang Wenjian must have lost his mind to dare ignore her attacks.
She immediately controlled several vines and aimed them at Wang Wenjian's vital chest area, intending to teach him a harsh lesson.
But halfway through her attack, she felt a pang of reluctance and changed her aim, avoiding Wang Wenjian's vital points.
This proud girl clearly harbored different feelings for Wang Wenjian.
Even though she didn't aim for the vital points, if she hit accurately, Wang Wenjian would inevitably be heavily injured and lose the match.
Just as everyone thought the outcome was decided and Wang Wenjian had lost.
A change occurred!
Wang Wenjian emanated a special aura, mysterious runes appeared on his skin, and his body shimmered with light.
Immediately.
A powerful sword intent shot straight up into the clouds, and an imposing, dominant aura swept in all directions.
His black hair fluttered in the wind, his clothes rustled, and all incoming attacks turned into nothingness within three feet of his body.
In the void behind Wang Wenjian, a colossal phantom of a heavenly saber slowly materialized, exuding a terrifying aura.
The heavenly saber phantom gradually solidified, its might growing more fearsome, causing even the void to tremble.
Its brilliant saber light shone like the sun, its dazzling radiance so intense that people dared not look directly at it.
"Such terrifying sword intent!"
Fang Tong gasped, utterly horrified.
She felt a deadly danger emanating from Wang Wenjian.
Thus, she stopped attacking, retracted all her vines, and held them defensively in front of her.
The heavenly saber phantom transformed into a beam of intense light, entering from the crown of Wang Wenjian's head and directly merging with his physical body.
Wang Wenjian's tightly closed eyes suddenly snapped open. With every blink, boundless saber light shot out, turning all plants within his line of sight into nothingness.
"Man and saber as one, this is the supreme realm of 'Man and Saber as One.' To reach this stage at such a young age, such a sword prodigy is unprecedented!"
Someone exclaimed in shock.
Exclamations erupted in a chorus.
The most significant reaction came from the referee, who felt Wang Wenjian's terrifying pressure and immediately flew into the air to distance himself.
"Ji Mo, what exactly did you teach Wang Wenjian?"
Song Wei Qian was immensely curious.
It was truly incredible that mere words could have such a profound effect, enabling Wang Wenjian to comprehend the realm of 'Man and Saber as One'!
Ji Mo couldn't recall what he had actually said.
Who knew that Wang Wenjian had gained enlightenment from one of his sentences?
He was bewildered.
"Don't misunderstand. Little Wang comprehended this himself. His talent is just that amazing!"
Ji Mo explained very seriously, unwilling to take any credit and attributing everything to Wang Wenjian's own talent.
"Mr. Ji, I never expected you to be so low-key and humble. To have nurtured such a heaven-defying talent yet deliberately distance yourself from it, such magnanimity makes us ashamed."
"When we teach students and they achieve even the slightest success, we can't wait to boast about it to the world, flaunting our excellent teaching. Compared to you, we are truly unworthy of being teachers."
"Mr. Ji, your noble character truly makes you a peerless master!"
The elders from the surrounding brother academies were filled with shame. They then bowed respectfully to Ji Mo with clasped fists, all impressed by Ji Mo's noble character.
A person with such lofty moral integrity in teaching was bound to nurture excellent students. They were utterly convinced.
Ji Mo twitched his lips, unsure of what to say.
It really wasn't what they thought.
I truly did nothing. How could I, someone who treats students like sheep to be herded, have the nerve to be a peerless master?
"So, you were deliberately waiting for Wang Wenjian to awaken his special physique and bloodline, intending for him to comprehend the true essence of the saber and thus reach the realm of 'Man and Saber as One'!"
Song Wei Qian's heart churned like a stormy sea. She finally understood Ji Mo's profound intentions.
She had initially thought Wang Wenjian was neglected, but now she realized Ji Mo loved him deeply.
This, she thought, must be the so-called formless great love!
Song Wei Qian's beautiful eyes stared intently at Ji Mo, her admiration reaching an unparalleled level.
"Let's decide the winner."
Wang Wenjian lunged into the air, radiating a brilliant green light. Countless air currents surged towards him, quickly filling the void with swirling hurricanes and an inexhaustible sword intent.
Fang Tong also knew it was time to decide the victor. The phantom of the green vine behind her completely merged into the surrounding plant domain, causing all the plants to grow wildly.
Countless vines shot skyward, forming a vast ocean of vines.
"Face the wind!"
Wang Wenjian, now one with his saber, transformed into a streak of light, forming a blade of light. The dazzling saber radiance dyed a portion of the sky green.
Immediately, the blade of light, carrying endless wind blades, charged towards the ocean of vines on the battle stage.
"Retreat, retreat!"
Some spectators near the battle stage, startled, quickly retreated, fearing they would be caught in the crossfire.
Even the referee had distanced himself preemptively when the situation turned dangerous. If they didn't move further away, they would surely be accidentally injured.
Rumble!
The earth shook and the mountains swayed. The torrent of green wind blades completely submerged the green plant domain, and the terrifying sword intent tore everything apart.
The collision of the two forces unleashed rampant energy. Even the formations that reinforced the battle stage could barely withstand it, eventually collapsing. The entire battle stage could not bear the impact and crashed down with a loud roar.
Fang Tong lay in the ruins, staring at Wang Wenjian with unconcealed unwillingness and a complex expression.
She had been hit by many wind blades, her soft armor was tattered, revealing large patches of skin, and she looked very disheveled.
"My teacher, Ji Mo, he is..."
Wang Wenjian also wanted to praise Ji Mo lavishly, like Lin Mengmeng and Xuan Yang, but for a moment, he couldn't think of any impressive words to describe him.
"Stop talking. Saving her is the priority. How could you be so ruthless and heavy-handed, injuring the young lady so badly? Hurry up, take off your jacket and drape it over Miss Fang, then feed her some pills to heal her wounds."
To prevent his student from being branded as a heartless destroyer of flowers, Ji Mo quickly ordered Wang Wenjian to make amends and salvage his image.
"Yes, teacher!"
Wang Wenjian obeyed Ji Mo's words without question. He immediately took off his jacket, walked up to Fang Tong, and draped it over her, averting any embarrassment.
"Don't bother with me."
Fang Tong was clearly still angry and could not accept such charity.
"I'll bother with you after you've taken the medicine."
Wang Wenjian took out several ninth-grade spirit pills, intending to give them to Fang Tong.
Fang Tong was stunned.
He intended to use ninth-grade spirit pills to heal her? That was too extravagant.
Even with her background, she couldn't afford a single ninth-grade spirit pill. Now Wang Wenjian was directly offering several to her, leaving her momentarily speechless.
She tightly closed her lips. Her inherent pride made her unwilling to accept such a great benefit from him for free.
"Teacher, she's closing her mouth and refusing to take the medicine." Wang Wenjian asked Ji Mo for advice.
"Foolish, pinch her nose. If that doesn't work, feed her mouth-to-mouth." Ji Mo offered a suggestion.
For Wang Wenjian's happiness, he was truly worried.
"Mouth-to-mouth?"
Wang Wenjian's face flushed. He immediately popped a pill into his own mouth, gazed intently at Fang Tong in his arms, and then...