Chapter 252: Whole Life [Two in One]

The parade on the third day was extremely lively.

It seems that there were no heavyweight players in the past two days, and it was still a small event after all. Today is the real day with loud gongs and drums, blasting firecrackers, and waving red flags...

"A lot of people."

The people from the Zhuxie Division were sitting in the stands in front of the arena, looking at the crowds below, and were somewhat shocked. Even the contestants themselves probably couldn't have guessed that so many people would want to watch their competition.

In fact, the audience here are not necessarily fans of any particular contestant; many of them may just be there to watch the fun.

For the people of Longyuan City, this is a grand event that only happens once every twenty years. If I miss this opportunity, where else can I find a bunch of wealthy and talented people to challenge me?
"There are a lot of people here, so we need to keep a close eye on those suspicious people to prevent them from suddenly attacking and harming innocent people." Xie Wenxi warned in a low voice.

Da Qiao, Li Mo, Xu Luzhi and others who did not participate in the competition nodded.

Xie Wenxi glanced at Mo Qiuren again and added, "Listen carefully."

"...Yeah." Mo Qiuren paused for this thoughtful reminder, then nodded in response.

There were only eighteen rounds of competition today, so there was plenty of time, so it didn't start that early. As the sun gradually rose higher, the contestants for the first round were called to the stage, and then a gong sounded.

clang!
The first round saw a heavyweight warrior, the monk Yuansheng, fighting against a military warrior from Wu'an Hall. The people trained by Wu'an Hall might not have high cultivation, but they were all cunning and ruthless, and dared to risk their lives, so anyone who faced them would be extremely uncomfortable.

In addition to the seeded player Yan Shenbing, two military warriors also made it to the third round this time. If he hadn't met Yuan Sheng, he might have had a chance to enter the next round.

It is a pity.

It is an old tradition for the people of Jilei Temple to fight against the military of Yin Dynasty. When Zen Master Yun suffered a loss in Shendu, his master Han Longxiang came directly to kill him, and defeated the twelve generals of Wu'an Hall one by one, leaving behind a legendary story.

Facing this brave and tough opponent, Monk Yuansheng’s response was very simple: if you dare to fight, I dare to fight too.

If you take my fist and punch me back, then I will take your fist and kick you back. I am stronger than you in both physique and strength, so you will suffer no matter how I hit you.

Previously, the military player was able to defeat the strong with the weak, relying on this momentum to intimidate the opponent and seize the opportunity when the opponent was hesitant. But Monk Yuansheng was not afraid at all, and had the same fearless momentum.

The two men exchanged dozens of blows with each other, as if they had agreed in advance who would avoid whom, and they both took it on.

Finally, Monk Yuansheng hit the opponent's jaw with a heavy blow, knocking him flying and falling off the stage. The fight ended. The Northern monk stood on the stage, his body also covered in blood, but his eyes were frighteningly bright, as if he had enjoyed the fight very much.

The audiences below the stage also cheered. The third round of competition was different. It started with a fist-to-flesh fight between two strong men.

Monk Yuansheng looked fierce and suddenly pointed at Chen Xuanjiu in the stands.

The audience who were familiar with their feud immediately guessed that he was not satisfied with his defeat in public last time, and this move immediately set off an explosion in the arena. If the next match was another duel between the two, it would definitely be a very heated scene.

The first round of competition ignited the atmosphere. As the call for the second round sounded, Lin Fenghe appeared on the stage, and there was immediate cheering.

Lin Fenghe, who has demonstrated his extraordinary strength, is no longer greeted with boos when he appears on the stage.

Instead, everyone is looking forward to what new things he can come up with.

And his opponent is no longer an unknown person, but the 23rd place on the Young Lion List, Gu Huaiying!
……

Yes, the heroic young man standing opposite Lin Fenghe was the disciple of Sword King Sun, Gu Huaiying, who had come to Yunzhiguan to challenge before.

When he came to Yunzhi Temple, he was taught a lesson by Liang Yue, who was not as skilled as him. Later, Sword King Sun took him to challenge several contemporary geniuses, which helped him gain a lot of combat experience. In the first two rounds of the competition, Gu Huaiying performed quite well, defeating his opponents by crushing them.

This time when the two met, it was not a good sign for both of them.

But Gu Huaiying is full of confidence.

During the time he trained with his master, he challenged many people and met all kinds of opponents. He was no longer fooled by any conspiracy or calculation, and he felt at ease when he stepped onto the ring again.

Although the other party was ranked seventeenth on the Young Unicorn List, slightly higher than him, as long as there was no major realm difference, the difference in cultivation would not be that obvious. He was a sword cultivator, while the other party was an archer, so he had every advantage in the ring.

The moment he saw his opponent step onto the stage, Gu Huaiying felt that he had a sure win.

But Lin Fenghe just glanced at him indifferently, then pulled out a piece of black cloth, suddenly covered his eyes, and said: "In this game, I will let you have a pair of eyes. If you tear off the black cloth, I will lose."

These words stunned the confident Gu Huaiying.

what does it mean?

Are you an archer who shoots blindly without using your eyes?
Although Qigong practitioners have spiritual awareness, in a true duel between masters, the perception of the naked eye is also indispensable, and spiritual awareness cannot completely replace vision. Otherwise, Mo Qiuren, who has a higher level of cultivation, would not be sitting down, because blindness would greatly affect his combat.

What's the difference between Lin Fenghe's current move and giving up his own magical powers?

Gu Huaiying boasted that he had seen all kinds of opponents, but he had never seen one like this.

"Oh——" The audience below cheered.

It seems that Lin Fenghe is not only pretentious with people who are weaker than him, but also pretentious when facing strong people, which increases his favorability. Some people were worried that he would have no chance to fight against opponents of the same level, but now they are completely relieved.

In the arena with opponents of the same level, suddenly doing this makes the level of arrogance ten times more than before.

clang!
With the sound of a gong, the battle began.

Gu Huaiying felt a little angry at this guy's complete contempt. He said, "If you can't win, you can just tear off the black cloth. I won't mind."

After that, he raised the flying sword in his palm and shouted, "Be careful!"

laugh--

The simplest and sharpest sword-controlling technique was used. A stream of light instantly cut through the void and went straight to Lin Fenghe's chest.

Although the opponent's behavior was very strange, Gu Huaiying was still cautious and had no intention of holding back. This sword was aimed at piercing through the opponent!

But Lin Fenghe seemed to have predicted it. He stomped his feet and suddenly a wall of earth and stones rose up in front of him.

With a "puff", Gu Huaiying's sword pierced through the barrier, but most of the sword energy was dissipated, and then it was entangled by a dense layer of green vines.

Five elements magic!

Lin Fenghe has been holding a bow and arrow, and people often forget that he is the young master of Bagua City, and his family inherits the Xuanmen Five Elements. Before, his Five Elements magical power was at most to attach spiritual energy to the bow and arrow.

It was not until this moment that everyone realized that in addition to archery, he had also mastered the Five Elements magic to perfection!

Gu Huaiying's sword was under control for just a moment, and thick green vines emerged from under his feet. This move was similar to the magical power used by the Taoist disciple that Lin Fenghe faced in the previous battle.

It turns out that Lin Fenghe can do it too.

But Gu Huaiying was not so easy to deal with. He flew up, pointed his halberd finger back, and recalled the flying sword. The flying sword immediately turned into a sharp sword shadow that filled the sky, and cut all the green vines that were chasing after it into pieces!
But soon, raging red and black flames emerged from the ground, and pillars of fire spurted out, making it impossible for Gu Huaiying to cut them off, and he could only dodge in mid-air.

He realized that it was meaningless for him to dodge here. He would be hit sooner or later if he continued like this. He had to attack Lin Fenghe in order to have a chance of defeating him.

So he leaped forward, holding a long sword, and stabbed Lin Fenghe through the air!

But at the moment when his sword pointed forward, Lin Fenghe sank into the ground with a "puff" sound.

Earth escape technique?
Gu Huaiying turned around, not daring to step onto the stage. He floated in the air, using his Qi to sense where Lin Fenghe was, and instantly swung his sword over!

Hiss, hiss, hiss...boom!

The sword energy shot at a spot on the ground, and instantly exploded with a roar. However, in order to cope with the contestants' magical powers, the ring was made extremely hard, and his sword energy could not penetrate deep into the ground. Even if it could reach there, it was greatly weakened.

At the same time, a stone pillar suddenly left the ground and flew towards him!

Gu Huaiying chopped it casually, and the stone pillar shattered, but there was a yellowish-brown edge hidden inside. A long arrow was wrapped inside!
puff.

Gu Huaiying was not careful for a moment and could only use his left hand to gather his Qi to block the attack, but his palm was instantly pierced. Although it hurt, he managed to block the attack.

The other party hid underground and used the Five Elements magic to cover up the arrows. This tactic really made him unable to defend himself! This was simply cheating.

But he soon discovered that even more deceitful things were yet to come.

The ground shook with a crash, and countless stone pillars suddenly flew over! He raised the sword shadows in the sky and chopped the stone pillars into pieces. Most of them had no arrows behind them, but the small number of them that had arrows hidden behind them made him overwhelmed.

This arena made of solid stone and equipped with a formation is like a natural shield for Lin Fenghe. All his attacks are weakened, but he can use it to shoot arrows continuously!

Lin Fenghe's escape into the ground immediately put him in an invincible position.

No wonder he fought blindfolded so arrogantly, it turned out that he had come up with such an unsolvable tactic.

Gu Huaiying was furious and thought, even if you hide underground, you can't go beyond the range of the arena. Then I will smash the entire ground into pieces and see where you can hide.
He gathered up his strength a little, started to use the sword technique, and a huge sword light rumbled down, ready to crush the surface of the ground bit by bit!
Countless stone pillars flew out again, trying to block this huge sword technique. However, Gu Huaiying had accumulated a lot of true energy in it, which was so powerful that the stone pillars were not enough to affect them at all, and they were bounced away at the slightest touch.

Seeing the sword energy pressing down to the ground, Gu Huaiying frowned and pressed down hard.

But at this moment, a stone pillar that flew over his head shattered, revealing the figure of Lin Fenghe, whose eyes were blindfolded with a black cloth.

There was an instant burst of surprised exclamations from the audience.

It was only when Gu Huaiying heard the audience's cheers that he realized the other person appeared above his head, but it was too late.

Lin Fenghe swung a golden bow, and with a whistling sound, it hit Gu Huaiying on the back of the neck with a bang.

The defenseless Gu Huaiying was knocked off the stage by the bow and fell unconscious. It was unknown whether he fainted or was unwilling to wake up.

The winner, Lin Fenghe, stood high in the air, not even touching the ground. He just casually pulled off the black cloth in front of him and said lightly, "I won."

After saying that, he turned around and flew away in a graceful manner.

……

The audience was impressed by his demeanor, and many people who had previously scolded him began to applaud and cheer.

However, several acquaintances in the Zhuxie Division still couldn't get used to his behavior.

"It's so hateful. He won again." Da Qiao said gritting her teeth.

"It's bad. I hope he won't charge into the battle to seize the city like this." Li Mo said, "I can't imagine how angry I will be when I see him pretending."

"There is no time to worry about Lin Fenghe's advancement. It will be the turn of Senior Brother Shang and Junior Brother Liang to play against each other soon." Xu Luzhi said.

Everyone looked at Liang Yue, feeling somewhat worried about him.

With his shrine damaged and only his physical body left, he is unable to use his magical powers. It is indeed worrying how he will defeat the powerful enemy.

But the assassination last night happened suddenly. By the time he finished recuperating and arrived at the Zhuxie Yamen, it was already this morning. It was impossible for him to temporarily stop the selection battle for that day.

In fact, a considerable number of contestants who participated in the previous rounds of selection battles had some injuries. However, the competition will not be postponed just because you are injured, or in other words, the selection battle is also an important test of will. The real battle to capture the city is quite long, and many times you have to fight with injuries.

The extent of the damage to his temple may not be as serious as that suffered by some of them.

Of course, there is also the reason that Liang Yue is not a big enough star.

If it were the top ten seeded players on the Young Lin Ranking, it might be possible to make an exception and postpone the competition, but he did not show overwhelming enough strength, so it would naturally not be a good idea to make an exception for him.

Liang Yue himself was quite calm, "Even if I can't use sword moves, I'm not weak, don't worry."

He had a relatively clear understanding of his own strength. Without using all kinds of sword moves, if he met those who were below the Young Unicorn List, that is, those with lower cultivation than himself, he would still be able to fight.

After all, he had been practicing under the Enlightenment Tree for a long time, and his understanding of the moves was far better than others.

But if the person is a genius on the Young Lin List, who is at the same level as him or even has higher cultivation than him, then it would be difficult for him to win.

After all, everyone has their own unique skills.

So he was just betting on his luck. Of the remaining 36 contestants, 17 were on the Young Lin Ranking, which was almost half. If he was lucky enough, he would still have a chance to advance.

Most of the matches this time were evenly matched and lasted for a long time. By the time Shang Yunhai, who was in seventh place, took the stage, it was already afternoon.

His opponent is the heir of the Whale State Longmen Sword, who is ranked 25th on the Young Lin List and a martial arts prodigy who has been hanging around in the southwest for many years.

These warriors from Whale State are extremely arrogant. They claim to be born in the hometown of martial arts, and they are not afraid even when facing the disciples of Xuanmen. What's more, Shang Yunhai's ranking on the Young Lion List is lower than his.

The two sides engaged in another head-on battle, and in the end Shang Yunhai's newly forged armor was broken into pieces, and he barely won a miserable victory.

But he himself was also seriously injured and I don’t know if he can survive tomorrow’s game.

Next came the game between the academy's chief contestant Qi Yingwu. As the second most popular contestant this session, he defeated his opponent easily without any effort and without even using any of his magical powers, fully demonstrating his profound strength.

After a few more rounds, we finally reached the twelfth game.

After hearing the call, Liang Yue jumped onto the stage with a little nervousness. A figure soon appeared on the other side of the stage. Seeing this person, Liang Yue suddenly smiled.

She was dressed in a light green outfit, carrying a new sword on her back, with two buns on her head, looking like a chivalrous woman.

Unfortunately, the opponent this time was indeed someone on the Youlin list; but fortunately, this person was the old acquaintance Zhao Xinzhu.

The victim who was defeated twice in public by Liang Yue.

"Heh." Liang Yue greeted calmly, "What a coincidence, Lady Zhao."

Zhao Xinzhu on the opposite side seemed indifferent, but in fact his eyes were dark and he had been stunned for a while.

She thought of many possibilities, but she never expected that she would be so unlucky to meet this person again.

There are more than thirty contestants here, why him?
Do you have to humiliate me so many times in succession?

Countless doubts arose in Zhao Xinzhu's mind.

Wu Handing secretly said that it was not good. With Zhao Xinzhu's strength, if he met the half of the contestants below the Young Lin Ranking, he would have a chance to win. Even if it was the people on the Young Lin Ranking, many of them could give it a try.

But the person she met happened to be Liang Yue, who had defeated her twice, and her fighting spirit was obviously crushed.

Wu Handing shouted loudly: "Use all your skills and leave no regrets!"

The voice reached Zhao Xinzhu's ears, her eyes gradually became firm, and she gritted her teeth, "Yes, no regrets!"

Liang Yue looked at the other party's determined eyes and thought to himself that it was not good. If the duel started like this, she would probably find his flaws soon. Without Shang Qingtian and Wen Yue, he could not be a match for Zhao Xinzhu and Zhan Tianfeng.

Seeing her renewed fighting spirit, Liang Yue pondered for a moment, suddenly tore off a piece of black cloth from his sleeve, and then covered his eyes like Lin Fenghe did.

"Ms. Zhao, I have defeated you twice. It would be boring to fight you with all my strength again. Why don't I blindfold myself?" He said loudly, "As long as you tear off this black cloth, I will lose. How about that?"

The audience below were stunned.

No, are all of you Xuanmen disciples so capable?
Is there more than one person who has this habit of blindfolding?
When the audience saw this scene, they were just a little confused. Liang Yue didn't seem to be such an arrogant person in his previous performance, so how come he developed bad habits in the third round?

But when Zhao Xinzhu on the opposite side saw this scene, he felt a little overwhelmed.

I know I have no chance of winning, but do you really have to humiliate me like this?

The first time he beat me with two swords, the second time he beat me with one sword, if he beat me blindfolded the third time, how can I still call myself a genius and how can I survive in the martial arts world from now on? No matter how much time has passed, when I mention Zhao Xinzhu's name, it will be accompanied by the label of Liang Yue's captive, and I can never get rid of it!
You are going to destroy me!

　Good morning.

　　
　
(End of this chapter)