Chapter Seventy-Two: Provocation
Zhang Ruochen jumped off the back of the Blood Feather Eagle, and saw four vigorous and powerful characters engraved on the cliff south of Baishi Square, "West Courtyard Martial Arts." β
Each word, seven meters long, penetrates deep into the stone wall, and contains a powerful sword intent.
It seems to be an extremely strong man, using a sword, carved on the stone wall.
"The person who carved these four words must have cultivated the sword intent to the realm of sword incarnation. Zhang Ruochen's heart said secretly.
Zhang Ruochen is now the realm of the sword to go at the high level, and only by breaking through this realm can he achieve the clarity of the sword heart.
It is by no means an easy task to reach the realm of sword heart clarity. Many peerless masters of the Heavenly Extreme Realm were unable to cultivate to the point where the sword heart was clear.
In other words, if a Heavenly Extreme Realm martial artist can reach the realm of Sword Heart Clearing, then he is definitely a strong person among the Heavenly Extreme Realm martial artists.
"This year, Yunwu Junguo, there are only so many people who have come to take the exam of the Wushi Academy?" a discordant voice sounded.
A heroic young man walked over, and when he saw Zhang Ruochen, Liu Chenfeng, Zi Qian and other young warriors of Yunwu County, his face showed a somewhat mocking smile.
A burly young martial artist in Yunwu Junguo was very annoyed and said in a deep voice, "What do you mean?"
The heroic young man smiled and said, "Sifang Junguo, Shen Mengxi." Shen didn't mean anything else, he just felt that the young warriors of Yunwu Junguo were not as good as one year after another. β
"What did you say?"
The young warriors of Yunwu County all showed angry expressions and surrounded Shen Mengxi.
Shen Mengxi looked very calm, still smiling: "Could it be that Shen is wrong? The young martial artists of Yunwu County are not as good as one year at a time. Last year, there were at least a hundred and more people from Yunwu County to take the exam, but this year there are only about 60 people left, not even one-tenth of our Sifang County. Haha!"
The burly young martial artist said coldly: "I dare to insult our young martial artist of Yunwu County, I want to challenge you and beat you down with my own hands." β
"Okay, if you can catch me three times, I'll immediately retract what I just said. Shen Mengxi said with a smile.
"Three tricks, damn it, you dare to look down on me so much, I will definitely make you regret it. β
The burly young martial artist roared, and the true qi in his body flowed rapidly, following the meridians to his arms.
In an instant, the burly young warrior's arms turned crimson, emitting a faint wave of heat.
The burly young warrior rushed out suddenly, clenched his fists with his five fingers, and punched out, hitting the air with a "pop" sound.
A young martial artist was slightly moved, and said, "Jiang Heng reached the early stage of the Xuanji Realm three years ago, and his true qi is quite strong, and moreover, he has cultivated the Fire Dragon Fist to the realm of Xiaocheng, even if he fights with a martial artist in the middle of the Xuanji Realm, he can fight for more than ten rounds. β
The name of that burly young warrior is Jiang Heng.
You must know that the young martial artists who came to take the exam of the Martial City Academy were all under the age of thirty. Therefore, the cultivation of more than seventy percent of the martial artists is in the early stage of the Xuanji Realm. The remaining three percent of the martial artists are almost all monks in the middle of the Xuanji Realm.
As for the martial artists in the late stage of the Xuanji Realm and the small pole of the Xuanji Realm, there are very few.
Of the sixty-seven young martial artists in the Yunwu Realm, there was only one in the late stage of the Xuanji Realm and one in the small rank of the Xuanji Realm.
That young martial artist in the small pole position of the Xuanji Realm was naturally Zi Qian.
Another martial artist in the late stage of the Xuanji Realm, who had reached the age of twenty-nine, had almost no chance of becoming a student of the Martial City Academy. Because, he is too old to reach the extreme realm before the age of thirty.
If the outer palace disciples of the Martial City Academy Palace could not reach the Earth Extreme Realm before the age of thirty, they would no longer be able to continue to stay and cultivate in the Martial City Academy Palace.
Shen Mengxi of the Quartet County is also a cultivator in the early stage of the Xuanji Realm, but his combat power is actually above Jiang Heng.
I saw that with a wave of his arm, a wave of true qi swords slashed out and hit Jiang Heng's chest.
"Bang!"
Jiang Heng screamed, flew out upside down, and fell heavily to the ground.
A three-foot-long bloody wound was slashed out of his chest by the wave of true qi knives, and even the tendons and veins were shattered twice, and crimson blood kept pouring out of the wound.
With just one move, Jiang Heng was seriously injured and would definitely not be able to participate in tomorrow's school palace exam.
"Haha! The masters of the younger generation of Yunwu Junguo can't even catch a move from this son, it's really disappointing. Shen Mengxi said with a smile.
Those young martial artists of the Sifang County Kingdom all laughed when they saw that Shen Mengxi had seriously injured a young martial artist of the Yunwu County Kingdom with just one move.
"There were only three people in Yunwu Junguo who were admitted to the Wushi School Palace last year, and I'm afraid there are none of them this year. β
"With Shen Mengxi's strength, he should be able to defeat everyone in Yunwu County. β
"According to this development trend, it won't be long before the Yunwu County Kingdom will be annexed by our Sifang County State. Boom. β
Zhang Ruochen walked in front of Jiang Heng and took out a healing pill, the Holy Niedan, and gave it to him.
Saint Niedan is a second-grade healing pill, the medicinal power is quite powerful, although it is impossible to help Jiang Heng recover the two broken meridians, but it can quickly make him recover from his external injuries. As long as the meridians in the body are not completely broken, they can still be slowly connected back.
After taking the Saint Niedan, Jiang Heng's face was a little more bloody, and he was very grateful: "Thank you, Your Royal Highness the Ninth Prince." β
"It's okay, it's just an elixir. Zhang Ruochen smiled faintly and helped Jiang Heng up from the ground.
"Nine princes, this year, among the candidates of Yunwu County, there is actually a prince, it's really good!"
When Shen Mengxi heard Jiang Heng's words, his eyes immediately lit up, his eyes looked at Zhang Ruochen, and said: "I have long heard of the great name of the royal family of Yunwu County's National Treasure Book "Innate Gong", His Royal Highness the Ninth Prince cultivated to the Xuanji Realm at a young age, he must have cultivated the "Innate Gong", I don't know if His Royal Highness the Ninth Prince can give me some advice?"
Seeing that Shen Mengxi was about to provoke Zhang Ruochen, Elder Xie, who was standing on the edge of the martial arts field in the West Courtyard, frowned slightly, wanting to stop it.
After all, Zhang Ruochen is the prince of Yunwu County, and his status is much higher than Jiang Heng's, if he is also seriously injured before the exam, the Wushi School Palace will definitely be responsible.
Elder Situ stopped Elder Xie and said with a smile, "Young people are learning martial arts among themselves, so why should we interfere?"
Elder Situ is the guide of the candidates of the Sifang Junguo, and he has a good relationship with the Sifang Junguo, so he naturally helps the Sifang Junguo speak.
The more young warriors from the Sifang County are admitted to the Martial City Academy, the more rewards the receiver will receive from the Martial City Academy.
Therefore, every time the Wushi Academy Palace exams, not only the candidates between the various counties are competing with each other, but also between each introducer.
Elder Xie was a little displeased, and said, "He is the prince of Yunwu County, if there is any mistake before the exam, do you think the King of Yunwu County will give up?"
"Elder Xie, you're too worried, and something can't happen. If something happens, how about I?" said Elder Situ with a smile.
"Humph!"
Elder Xie snorted coldly and retreated.
Elder Xie didn't want to offend Elder Situ, because Elder Situ's cultivation was one level higher than him. Since Elder Situ had said that something had happened and he was responsible, Elder Xie would naturally give him a face.
"The young martial artists of Yunwu County are indeed too weak, I'm afraid there are few people who are Shen Mengxi's opponents. Elder Xie glanced at Zhang Ruochen and shook his head gently.
Reaching the Xuanji Realm at the age of sixteen, his talent is not low, but unfortunately he is still too young, and he can't compare with Shen Mengxi at all, and he will definitely lose.
"Since Shen Mengxi knows his identity, he shouldn't be heavy-handed, at most, he will just defeat him and humiliate him, so as to hit the confidence of the young martial artists of Yunwu County. Elder Xie thought so in his heart, and sighed again.
Seeing Shen Mengxi asking Zhang Ruochen for advice, all the young warriors in the Sifang County Kingdom laughed, feeling that Shen Mengxi would definitely win.
Prince Huo Xing of the Quartet Monarchy, standing in the center of the martial arts arena with his hands behind his back, said with a smile: "Shen Mengxi, if you can defeat the Nine Princes of the Yunwu Monarchy within three moves, this prince will reward you with a true martial weapon!"
"Why do you need three moves? Just one move is enough. β
Shen Mengxi decided to behave well in front of Prince Huo Xing, his eyes stared at Zhang Ruochen again, and said with a smile: "Your Royal Highness the Ninth Prince, you also heard just now that if Shen defeats you within three moves, you can get a true martial weapon." Therefore, in the next battle, Shen will go all out, if there is something to offend......"
Zhang Ruochen interrupted Shen Mengxi's words and said, "Shen Mengxi, I'm afraid you misunderstood, I never said that I wanted to fight you." β
Shen Mengxi was slightly stunned, then reacted again, and smiled secretly in his heart, "This ninth prince can bend and stretch, just now he saw my powerful cultivation, he definitely didn't dare to fight me, so he took the initiative to escape." If you want to escape, how can I let you go?"
Before Shen Mengxi could continue to speak, Zhang Ruochen said again: "It's not the Academy Palace exam yet, you injured the martial artist of Yunwu County, and you must compensate for the medical expenses." I won't blackmail you either, you take out 30,000 silver coins and compensate Jiang Heng. I won't pursue this matter!"
is a very fair price, Zhang Ruochen neither asked for more nor less.
Shen Mengxi was stunned again.
This Nine Princes is joking, right?
Those young martial artists in the Sifang County all laughed out loud, looking at Zhang Ruochen like a fool. This Royal Highness the Ninth Prince is also too naΓ―ve!
Liu Chengfeng stood up and scolded: "Shen Mengxi, His Royal Highness the Ninth Prince asked you to take out the compensation of 30,000 silver coins, do you take it? If you don't take it out, believe it or not, break your legs?"
Thirty thousand silver coins, almost all of Shen Mengxi's wealth, how could they be taken out?
Shen Mengxi knew that Liu Chengfeng was once a Huangbang martial artist, and he was definitely not his opponent, so he stared at Zhang Ruochen again, let out a sneer, and said: "The prince of Yunwu County is just a turtle with a shrunken head, and he doesn't even have the courage to fight me, it's really embarrassing for the King of Yunwu County." β
Zhang Ruochen frowned slightly.
Liu Chengfeng showed a hint of a smile and said, "Shen Mengxi, you are too ashamed to speak." Even if you fight me, you will lose. You still want to fight His Royal Highness the Ninth Prince?"
Shen Mengxi sneered: "Okay, if His Royal Highness the Ninth Prince can win against me, I will immediately hand over 30,000 silver coins to the injured warrior of Yunwu County and apologize to him." If His Royal Highness the Ninth Prince is defeated, hehe, how can the strong apologize to the weak?
Shen Mengxi is right, it is impossible for the strong to apologize to the weak. β
"If the Ninth Prince doesn't even have the courage to fight, let's go back to the Yunwu County King's Palace to feed!haha!"
All the warriors of the Quartet County followed suit, wanting to force Zhang Ruochen to make a move. If the ninth prince of Yunwu County was beaten into a pig's head by Shen Mengxi, it would definitely be a very interesting thing.