Each contestant has a seat, which is connected into a circular circle around the four sides of the B-shaped battle platform.

As soon as Zhang Ruochen found his seat and sat down, the person on the left let out a low laugh: "At a young age, you dare to participate in the sword competition of the eighth change of the fish and dragon, is this too much to look down on yourself, or too much to look down on our group of seniors?"

Zhang Ruochen turned his head and glanced at the man, only feeling a little familiar.

After thinking about it carefully, I suddenly remembered that this person seemed to be one of Qi Feiyu's suitors, and he had met him at the foot of the Ancient God Mountain.

So, Zhang Ruochen looked at the name on his seat, and saw a wooden sign hanging on it, with three words "Xie Yunfan" written on it.

Zhang Ruochen smiled and said, "It's just a kendo competition, why should Senior Xie be angry?"

Xie Yunfan was holding a cyan knife, shaving his beard, and the light on the knife reflected on Zhang Ruochen's neck from time to time, leaving white marks.

He said: "Don't think that your kendo talent is good, you dare not to take the monk of the eighth transformation of the fish dragon in your eyes, and when you stand on the battle platform, you will understand how big the gap between yourself and the monk of the eighth transformation of the fish dragon is." ”

For this kind of self-righteous person, Zhang Ruochen just shook his head, closed his eyes, and said no more.

The sword contest of the eighth change of the fish and dragon is already quite heavyweight, and it can be said that anyone who dares to sign up for it has the potential to impact the demi-saint.

Therefore, the high-level of the Liangyi Sect attached great importance to this, and at the same time sent five half-saint ancestors to sit in the Imperial Spirit Mountain to supervise the kendo competition.

Lin Yue's master, Zixia Half-Saint, was also among them.

In fact, the Zixia Half-Saint also heard that someone wanted to kill Lin Yue on the battle platform, so he took the initiative to apply to sit in the Imperial Spirit Mountain.

Anyway, he was Lin Yue's master, and although he was quite disappointed in Lin Yue, he couldn't watch Lin Yue be killed after all.

The five demi-saints sat above, among them, Zixia demi-saints sat on the left side, their whole body exuding purple divine brilliance, and a pair of old eyes glanced at Lin Yue below, and let out a long sigh again.

He had already known the news of Lin Yue's ascent to the second heavy mountain of the Ancient Divine Mountain, and he couldn't tell whether he was happy or sorry in his heart.

Jinglan Demisheng smiled and said, "Among the contestants who participated in the Eighth Transformation Rank Kendo Competition of the Ichthyosaurus, there were a total of four people who climbed to the top of the second mountain, and each of them was a great person. Among the four, Lin Yue's qualifications should be the highest. ”

Zixia Half-Saint shook his head and sighed, "If you can lead him to the right path, with his kendo talent, there is every hope that he will become a generation of sword saints in the future." It's a pity that he is too ambitious, and the higher his talent, the more bad it is for him. ”

"Young man, which one doesn't have a heart higher than the sky? What if Lin Yue's strength is really strong, and he can already compete with the cultivator of the eighth transformation of the fish dragon?"

Zixia Half-Saint showed a wry smile and said, "Have you ever seen anyone who has just broken through to the Ichthyosaurus Realm and can confront the Ichthyosaurus Eighth Transformation Cultivator?"

The other demi-saints also shook their heads slightly, able to understand Zixia's demi-saint mood.

Under the door, it was not easy to come out of a proud son of the sky, who had the talent to cultivate into a sword saint, but went astray.

Any master who encounters such a disciple will also be quite heartbroken.

Jinglan Demisheng stood up, stepped on the void with both feet, walked to the top of the battle platform step by step, and raised his voice: "Today is the first day of the kendo competition, and now, I announce the rules of the competition. ”

Below, whether it was the disciples of the Holy Tradition or the inner disciples, they all listened attentively.

"There are three basic rules, first, kendo competition is a swordsmanship competition between the same sect, and it is not allowed to intentionally hurt people. ”

"Second, the contestant can admit defeat and abstain, and once he concedes, the opponent can no longer attack. ”

"Third, you must not use hidden weapons, poisons, or pills that increase cultivation. ”

"Anyone who violates the above three articles will be punished severely. ”

"There are a total of 368 contestants who signed up to participate in the eighth level kendo competition of the Ichthyosaurus. Today is the first round of the competition, and the top 100 monks will be determined in pairs. ”

"Now, fellow contestants, let's draw their respective order numbers. ”

"Wow-"

With a wave of her sleeve, three hundred and sixty-eight points of light flew out of her sleeve, like stars, suspended above the battle platform.

The contestants present shot one after another to collect the light points.

Zhang Ruochen used his true qi to condense a big hand, paw forward, and put a grain of light into the palm of his hand.

When I opened the palm of my hand, the light spread out and turned into a jade order the size of a fingernail, with a decree number printed on it, number seventy-eight.

Jinglan Semi-Saint Dao: "No. 1 to No. 92, the A-shaped battle platform." ”

"No. 93 to No. 184, the B-shaped battle platform. ”

"No. 185 to No. 276, C-shaped battle platform. ”

"No. 277 to No. 368, T-shaped battle platform. ”

There are a total of four battle platforms in the Imperial Spirit Mountain, and according to the order, Zhang Ruochen came to the bottom of the A-shaped battle platform and began to adjust his state to prepare for the next kendo competition.

According to the rules, at the end of the first competition, half of the people can be eliminated to determine the top 184 people.

In the second competition, half of the people will be eliminated to determine the top ninety-two.

As for the loss of the first two games, it does not mean that they will be eliminated directly, they can also play a third game to compete for the remaining eight places.

In the end, the top 100 monks can enter the second round of the competition.

"You only need to win two games to get through the first round and get into the top 100. Zhang Ruochen said secretly.

The contestants from No. 1 to No. 92 have all come to the bottom of the A-shaped battle platform.

Zhang Ruochen took a closer look, and soon saw Xu Changsheng's figure under the battle platform, but as for the rest of the powerful hot figures, they were nowhere to be seen.

Xu Changsheng's eyes were also fixed on Zhang Ruochen's body, and the expression on his face became weird, as if he was smiling but not smiling.

The monks, who were ranked number one and number two, had already ascended the battle platform.

"Law Enforcement Agency, Yanyunbei. ”

"Mokong Academy, Han Zhang. ”

The two monks gave their names and began to fight.

Yan Yunbei was a disciple of the Holy Tradition, with extraordinary talents, only in his sixties, which was quite young among the monks of the Eighth Transformation of the Ichthyosaurus, and he looked like he was only twenty-seven or eighteen years old.

Han Zhang is an elder in Tsing Yi, who is now one hundred and twenty years old.

The two are twice as old as each other, but they are evenly matched.

In the end, Han Zhang showed a set of ghost-level mid-grade swordsmanship, and attacked thirty-seven moves in a row to defeat Yan Yunbei.

"It is worthy of being a strong man of the older generation, with the accumulation of a hundred years, whether it is combat experience or control of strength, Han Zhang has simply reached the level of superbness. Zixia Half-Saint smiled.

Zixia Half-Saint is Han Zhang's senior brother, so when he sees Han Zhang win, he will show a look of relief.

"Yan Yunbei also cultivates a set of ghost-level mid-grade swordsmanship, and he has every chance to win, but unfortunately, his use of swordsmanship is still a step behind. Beside him, Jinglan Half-Saint shook his head gently.

After all, young people are still not calm enough and not sophisticated enough.

In the next battle, Zhang Ruochen has been observing attentively and humbly learning the experience of dueling with masters.

Whether it is a person who is stronger than him or someone who is weaker than him, it is quite remarkable to be able to cultivate to the eighth transformation of the fish dragon, and in him, there is always something worth learning.

Xu Changsheng was ranked fifty-five, and the fifty-sixth who fought against him was a hundred-year-old elder in Tsing Yi.

With just one move, Xu Changsheng pierced the Tsing Yi Elder's body protection Shenggang and knocked him off the battle platform, winning cleanly.

Xu Changsheng's strength was, of course, shocking everyone, and for a while, the entire A-word battle platform was silent.

Xu Changsheng stepped down from the battle platform, and when he walked past Zhang Ruochen, he stopped, raised his eyelids slightly, stared at him, and said, "Now, you understand what the strength of the eighth change of the fish dragon is, right?"

After finishing speaking, Xu Changsheng left directly.

Zhang Ruochen glanced at Xu Changsheng's back, then smiled faintly, and began to observe the kendo competition on the battle platform again.

Every time he observes a martial arts competition, Zhang Ruochen's understanding of kendo can be deepened by one point.

"Master Venerable said that the essence of Jian Yi is 'self', and only by fully understanding the relationship between 'self' and the sword can one cultivate Jian Yi to the realm of the Ten Layers of Great Perfection. ”

Unconsciously, in Zhang Ruochen's sea of qi, the sword intent heart in the shape of a silver pill turned into a small figure and began to practice sword moves.

On the battle platform, every sword move performed by the monk, the heart of the sword intent will be performed again, and the essence of the sword will be understood from it.

"In the next game, No. 77 vs. No. 78. Zixia Demi-Saint announced.

Xie Yunfan held a one-foot-long white short sword, climbed onto the battle platform, bowed and bowed in the direction of Zixia Half-Saint, and then stood up straight, ready to start the battle.

He is number seventy-seven.

However, No. 78 did not board the battle platform for a long time, and a noisy sound suddenly sounded below the battle platform.

"Who is Seventy-Eight, why hasn't he stepped onto the battlefield?"

"Xie Yunfan is the Tianjiao of Yuqing Palace, his strength is quite strong, it is estimated that he saw No. 77, so that No. 78 was afraid in his heart and did not dare to go on the battle platform. ”

"How is it possible? Dare to participate in the kendo competition, they are all first-class powerhouses, how can anyone retreat from the battle?"

......

Seeing that No. 78 hadn't been on the battle platform for a long time, Zixia Half-Saint also frowned, injected the holy qi into his voice, and raised his voice: "In the next game, No. 77 vs. No. 78." ”

Finally, the voice of Zixia Half-Saint woke up Zhang Ruochen, who was realizing the sword.

Zhang Ruochen's pupils regained his vitality, he let out a long breath, glanced at the white jade order in his hand, and whispered: "Seventy-eight, I am seventy-eight." ”

Under the gaze of everyone, Zhang Ruochen took a few steps quickly and walked towards the battle platform.

"It turns out that No. 78 is Lin Yue. ”

The inner disciples present looked at Zhang Ruochen's gaze, and all of them became strange. If it were someone else, they wouldn't believe that they would retreat, but Lin Yue ...... But it's possible.

After all, Lin Yue was just a newly promoted Saint Disciple, and a few months ago, he was still a martial artist of the Heavenly Extreme Realm.

He rashly signed up for the sword competition of the eighth change level of the fish dragon, which was incomprehensible to many people.

Now, he didn't dare to climb the battle platform for a long time, it must have been because he saw the shocking battle in front of him that he realized the gap between himself and the Eighth Transformation Cultivator of the Ichthyosaurus, and he was frightened!

Under the battle platform, a chorus of boos immediately rang out.

Even the disappointment in Zixia's half-saint eyes deepened.

If it is just arrogance, as long as it is carefully guided and taught, it may not be impossible to change.

However, if a person is too timid, he will retreat when he encounters an opponent stronger than himself, and he will not dare to face it directly. Then, such a person, no matter how big the adventure, is just a waste after all.