Chapter 37
Half an hour was about to come, and in the wide open space in front of the main hall of the palace, a large number of people had fallen, and there were very few people who still had the strength to fight at this time.
"Stop!" Tang Zhengming used the sound transmission gem to spread the sound and announce the end of this melee.
Tang Yan's eyes swept over, and there were still eighty-four people left on the field.
"At the end of the first trial, except for the eighty-four people who could still stand up, all the others were disqualified!" Tang Zhengming, as the person in charge of this genius selection, announced all the rules and orders by him, while Long Aoyu, the high-flying Wind Dragon Emperor, watched the game condescendingly.
In just half an hour, the number of geniuses selected this time was reduced to less than 100 people, which was definitely the fastest time in the selection competition of the Wind Dragon Geniuses in the past dynasties. The remaining contestants are lucky, and if they are eliminated one-on-one according to the normal rules of the competition, then there may be some other people who will not remain among the hundred.
"Now you can draw lots, and those drawn will continue to play." Tang Zhengming said, and three of the other judges who sat side by side next to him stood up and placed the three jars on the table in front of him.
"Whew~ It's really thrilling, but fortunately, Lao Tzu survived to the end!" In the bloodstained open space in front of the main hall, a young man in a golden and gorgeous robe raised the back of his hand and wiped the sweat on his forehead, with a false alarmed expression.
A group of contemptuous glances were immediately cast around him, and it was obvious that his shameless act of playing dead had achieved the current results and had been discovered.
"Look at what! I've never seen it, beautiful man! Jin Xuanbao said shamelessly, and shook his hair and raised his face when he thought he was handsome.
It's a pity that no one continues to pay attention to him, and treats him as a psychopath.
Eighty-four contestants drew lots one by one and found their opponents. Everyone is now suffering from injuries, big and small, and even gasping for breath because of the short rest time, but the game is about to start.
Tang Zhengming looked up helplessly and glanced in the direction of the Wind Dragon Ruler on the top of the hundred steps, he sighed and continued to announce, "Begin!" ”
Eighty-four people actually shot at the same time, but their opponent changed from a group of people to just one person.
No matter how large the open space in front of the main hall of the palace was, it could not allow these forty-two pairs of opponents to completely let go of their hands and feet. Tang Yan was stunned, and looked at his father's face suspiciously, I really don't know what he and Long Aoyu think, how can the genius selection competition be so sloppy?
In addition to her, there are countless people who are puzzled, and I don't know which powerful rich businessman and aristocrat behind him couldn't help but confide, "The last Fenglong genius selection five years ago was a ten-day competition, and every contestant participated in the competition in the best condition, what's wrong this year?" Looking at the meaning of the general, is it possible to select the top ten in one day? Isn't that child's play?! ”
"yes, what's the point? It's boring. ”
"It's a pity that some real geniuses, I just saw that the kid of the Chen family in the northwest was besieged by no less than a hundred people at the same time, and as a result, he didn't even enter the top 100, if it was one-on-one, his strength would definitely be in the top ten!"
Besieged by more than a hundred people at the beginning? How many people has this 'genius' surnamed Chen offended, and how much hatred has he had?
Tang Yan couldn't help but smile and listened to all the words around her.
She suddenly remembered something, Princess Bingxin had said at the tea party in the Ten Mile Peach Blossom Forest that Wuzun would accept apprentices in this competition, but now she didn't even see the shadow of Wuzun, so could this fast-paced game have something to do with Wuzun?
She subconsciously looked around, as long as the news that Wu Zun would come to collect apprentices was true, then he did not appear in front of everyone, and now it was possible to hide in the shadows and watch this sloppy game.
The sky is clear, blue, the sun is shining, dazzling, in this palace, there is no place to hide except for the crowd nearby, so will Wuzun be mixed in with the crowd of onlookers?
Is it in the referee's seat? Or is it the position next to her? Or is it a dense crowd of onlookers in the distance?
'Whew~' Tang Yan exhaled softly, calmed down, closed her eyes, and used her senses to catch the movements nearby.
In her previous life, as an agent, how many times did she rely on her intuition to avoid death when she was on the line between life and death, and gradually, she had a means to capture breath with her senses, and sometimes this method was even more accurate and effective than seeing it with the naked eye.
Wu Zun is strong, even if she tries hard to hide her breath, it is definitely different from ordinary people, she subconsciously searched for directions with a potential sense of crisis in all directions, and the voices of the surrounding discussions were gradually blocked by her hearing.
'Bang-bang-bang-' Her heart beat steadily, rhythmically and regularly, blocking out her sense of sight and hearing, and she was left with only her sense of consciousness to perceive.
Just in an instant, Tang Yan's eyes suddenly widened as if she woke up, a drop of cold sweat on her forehead slid down the side of her face, her expression full of surprise suddenly turned her head to look at the people around her, her eyes widened, her pink lips opened slightly in surprise, and she met a pair of cloudy eyes and an old face.
She didn't know how powerful the martial arts master was, but if there was really a strong person nearby, that person would have been sitting by her side all along!
An old man in his fifties and sixties with a white short beard was wearing a gray linen coat, squinting his eyes beyond Tang Yan's eyes, her surprised expression was completely taken into the eyes of the old man, the old man grinned, looked at Tang Yan and said, "Interesting, interesting." ”
The old man's words made Tang Yan stiffen her body, it was she who was careless, she didn't control her surprise at the same time, even if she had a white veil to cover her face, but her eyes leaked her thoughts, and she was discovered on the spot, and now she saw through the old man's strength, and the old man also saw through that she was not an ordinary girl.
"The little girl is amazing." The gray-clothed old man squinted and smiled, and took the initiative to talk to Tang Yan.
Tang Yan quickly came back to her senses in a daze, and pretended to have a confused expression on her face, "What are you talking about, old man?" ”
The old man saw that Tang Yan was deliberately pretending to be stupid, but he didn't follow her meaning, "Little girl, how did you find out my identity?" "It is clear that he has confirmed that he has been identified by prying eyes.
Tang Yan took a deep breath and shook her head slowly, "I don't know your identity. ”
The old man was slightly stunned, "Then you ......"
"I just know you're amazing."
Tang Yan's words surprised the old man, "I don't know my identity, I only know that I'm very powerful?" Hehe~ The little girl is interesting. ”
The voices of the two of them were deliberately lowered, and at this time, no one except the two of them heard this conversation, and the old man glanced at Tang Yan with a little meaning, "The genius selection of the Wind Dragon Empire, why doesn't the little girl go up and join in the fun?" ”
"Go up and be watched as a joke?" In a short period of time, Tang Yan calmed down the surprise and excitement in her heart, "I have been tested since I was a child and have no martial arts potential, and I am destined not to become a martial arts cultivator in this life." ”
She said in a light tone, openly saying what others thought was a shame.
"How so?!" The old man was also surprised when he heard this, and when Tang Yan was defenseless, a hand suddenly grabbed her wrist.
"What are you doing...... the word "What are you doing" Before she could say anything, she only felt a warm breath flowing into her body along her wrist, that breath seemed familiar, Tang Yan thought for a while, and then remembered what this feeling was, when she was five years old, her father and a master at the peak of the martial arts king entered their own strength into their own bodies, trying to stimulate the potential power of their bodies, and measured the potential value of martial arts for themselves.
But unfortunately, she was tested to have no martial arts potential.
The air flow in her body slowly flowed along the eight veins of the Qi Sutra, gradually decreasing, and finally disappeared into her body.
"How so? Can't you unleash your martial arts potential? The old man muttered to himself in confusion. Shouldn't it? Your physical condition is obviously much stronger than that of ordinary people. ”
The old man said, a pair of cloudy eyes suddenly became clear, he looked at Tang Yan, staring at her eyes, "Little girl, there is something strange about your body." He said it seriously, and his tone was certain.
Tang Yan smiled, nodded lightly and continued, "What the seniors said is that it is indeed quite strange to not be able to embark on the path of martial arts cultivation like others. ”
"I'm not talking about this weirdness, even if you can't cultivate, but your physical fitness is definitely not something that ordinary people can achieve, if you know some martial arts, I'm afraid there are few so-called young talents on the field now who are your opponents." Commenting on the old man's words, he is sure, "You don't have to deny this to me, your muscles and bones are strong, and the degree of bloodline activity can already be compared with the martial cultivation in the early stage of the Martial King, and now you, if there is strength in your body and you can use force, then you are similar to the Martial King." ”
As martial arts cultivation increases, physical fitness will also improve, which Tang Yan has long known, so she has always been very envious of those who can cultivate. Although she can't become a martial artist, she hasn't given up improving her strength over the years, and she used to be the strongest individual soldier, even if she changes places, she is not willing to be weak. Through the consolidation of medicinal materials and a lot of physical training, to constantly tap the potential of the body, she knows that her body is much stronger than ordinary people, and she can't compare it before, but now, she has been told that her own strength can directly catch up with the Martial King, which is also the biggest surprise for her to come here today!
"The seniors laughed, how can I compare with the young talents here?" She laughed at herself, but the old man showed an unwilling expression.
"What's not to do?! I see that there are quite a few people who are hiding and tucking away, and you go and fight with them a few times, maybe the old man will take you as an apprentice as soon as I am happy. As he spoke, the old man proudly touched his short beard.
Tang Yan was slightly stunned, then shook her head with a smile, "I don't need Master." ”