Chapter 8: The Witchcraft Assessment (Part 1)
The next day, the martial arts arena.
There was a crowd of people, not only Xiao Nan and others who were about to be assessed, but also other teenagers and onlookers from the past.
The Wudao assessment is held once a year, and many newcomers can be seen making a fool of themselves every time. They watched the excitement, and they all gathered around the sidelines, giggling and talking.
"I heard that there are many talented children this year, who do you think will win the first place?"
"Naturally, Lan Yun is a legendary qualification, don't forget, he also practiced the Nanli Palace's inheritance secret book and the Three Light Sword Techniques!"
"That's not necessarily! You also know the situation in Lan Yun's family, if you are poor like that, how many resources can you have to support your cultivation? It would be good if he could break through the first layer of quenching!"
"What you say is reasonable, in my opinion, Wang Gu has the greatest possibility of winning the first place! He has high qualifications, a prominent family background, and the guidance of the first brave master in Nanli. I heard that when he was two years old, he cultivated into a family heirloom. ”
"I'm optimistic about the iron pillar, you must know that this assessment is only compared to the skill, not the realm. The iron pillar is born with divine power, comparable to a master of the fifth layer of quenching the body, I am afraid that it will overwhelm the audience!"
"Look! That's Xiao Nan, right? Hahaha! I heard that he is a one-star anti-heaven qualification! He even dared to come to participate in the assessment! If it were me, I'm afraid I would have found a place to hide a long time ago! Haha!"
"You can't say that, I heard that he abused Wang Shi, the son of the Purple Sword Wang Man, with a branch a while ago!"
"Cut, who wouldn't brag? Bragging doesn't cost money! Defeating Wang Shi with a branch? Do you believe it? Anyway, I didn't see it, so I just spread a lie!"
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Xiao Nan heard everyone's discussion from a distance and shook his head secretly. Let your eyes be broken today!
"Ladies and gentlemen, this is our annual Wudao assessment of the Nanli tribe! It is divided into three rounds, and three-year-olds, six-year-olds, and nine-year-olds are invited to take the stage to prepare for the battle!"
Elder Boyang stood on a high platform and announced to the four directions, and the noisy martial arts arena immediately fell silent.
One by one, the teenagers walked out according to their words and boarded the waiting area outside the martial arts arena. Among them, the three-year-old group is the most conspicuous, they are young and immature, they cannot be called teenagers, but a group of children.
Bo Yu was ahead, Wang Gu followed, and all of them were majestic and high-spirited like generals on an expedition. Xiao Nan shook his head slightly, and landed at the end with the iron pillar.
"This is a shadow stone, it will record all your performances, and the main clan of the Youhe tribe will judge your Nebula Ranking! Those with the best combat power will enter the Nebula Inner List! Those with dazzling talents will enter the Nebula Outer List!"
Elder Boyang took out a prismatic piece of crystal jade and flicked it to the sky above the martial arts arena.
A vague ripple emerged, holding the Lingering Stone and levitating steadily in mid-air.
"Interesting, this is almost a camera from a previous life. If it can be transmitted in real time, it is a live broadcast. Xiao Nan looked up and was quite surprised by the shadow stone.
"Assessment is a battle! Don't be lucky, thinking that if you cultivate to a high level, you will be powerful! The way to win is to have a realm, a martial arts, a mentality, and an opportunity! The rules of this assessment are very simple! The winner will advance to the top of the competition!"
Elder Boyang raised his right hand and put it down abruptly, announcing the official start of the Wudao assessment!
"In the first game, the iron pillar fought against Wang Badan!"
The face of the child named Wang Badan turned pale in an instant. His qualification evaluation that day was four-star, medium to low, but he didn't expect to encounter a pervert like Tiezhu as soon as he came up.
Tie Zhu happily walked to the center of the martial arts arena and faced Wang Badan, who had a very bad face. Sure enough, he relied on his natural strength, like a humanoid tyrannosaurus, and threw Wang Badan off the stage in three or two strokes.
After a while, it was Xiao Nan's turn to appear.
His first opponent is called Ye Liangchen, who is a side branch of the Ye clan of the Nanli tribe, with a five-star root bone qualification, and is a rare talent.
"You are Xiao Nan, Xiao Nan with one-star qualifications?"
Ye Liangchen raised his chin and looked like he was looking at the world.
"I advise you to surrender now, it's too late, otherwise I have a hundred ways to make you unable to play! You just need to remember that my name is Ye Liangchen!"
Xiao Nan's face was strange and a little speechless. He carried a short wooden sword on his back and slowly walked up to the martial arts.
Standard swords are all adult models, and there are no suitable ones for children. This wooden sword was a weapon that he had specially sharpened when he was practicing the "Flowerless Sword Technique".
"Don't talk nonsense, let's shoot, I hope you can force me to use my sword. He bent his legs and pressed down, his arms half-wrapped, like a bear hugging the moon, and posed in a bear-shaped starting position.
"Hmph! I didn't want to set off a bloody storm! Since you think you have the strength to play with me, Liangchen doesn't mind accompanying me to the end!"
Ye Liangchen drew out the weapon, and it turned out to be two small scimitars. He screamed "Wow, wow", and his figure instantly approached.
The double knives attacked left and right, staggering towards Xiao Nan's upper body. The blade was twisted into the half-wrapped arms, and it was very clean. Ye is famous for his archery skills, and it is rare to see such a simple and pure knife technique.
Xiao Nan was happy when he saw the hunt, and his short body crashed into the opponent's waist and abdomen, like a black bear pounced.
The bear-shaped pile is known for its calmness and strength, and it uses strength from the soles of the feet, calves, back waist to shoulders and neck, with the help of the terrain and body, to fully burst out of power. This time the bear pounced, it can definitely win with one blow.
Ye Liangchen's complexion changed suddenly, he didn't expect this one-star rookie to be so difficult, only to feel a momentum surging in front of him, as heavy as a volcanic eruption.
He hurriedly dodged sideways, and waved his hand to turn into seven pieces of sword light, enveloping Xiao Nan.
"It's kind of interesting!"
Xiao Nan's heart moved, and his arms were slightly extended, as if a white crane was spreading its wings in the wind and walking in the wind. The calm figure became brisk, and he instantly jumped to Ye Liangchen's right side, rubbed his body closer, and his arm was like an ape taking something, and smashed it out with a punch.
It can be slow or fast, rigid or soft, switching between bear-shaped, crane-shaped and ape-shaped pile methods at will, he has already won the essence of the pile method of "Twelve Ancestors Fist".
"Not good!"
Ye Liangchen was shocked, and hurriedly returned to parry, but he was too late to rescue. He only felt a pain in his neck, and his meridian breath was disrupted by a punch, and his whole body suddenly weakened and he fell to the ground.
"You lost. But you are helpless. ”
Xiao Nan resisted the urge to say "Labor and management, my name is Zhao Ritian", and left another classic line.
Ye Liangchen blushed and was extremely embarrassed, so he hurriedly picked up the scimitar and ran to the martial arts arena with his head down.
"It's too fast, he only made two moves in total, and he defeated Ye Liangchen. Is Ye Liangchen too weak, or is it ...... He's too strong?"
Many people looked at Xiao Nan, who was slowly stepping down, and secretly thought to themselves.
"Ye Liangchen has five stars, he was promoted to the first layer of quenching in a month, and now the first layer is complete, and he can step into the second layer of quenching at any time, and his talent is far better than ordinary people, but he can't go through three moves under his hands. Fear...... It's no coincidence!"
Many people with high eyesight are thoughtful. Wang Shi's face changed slightly, weighing how much chance he had of winning against Shang Xiaonan, and the result made him very worried.
However, Wang Gu took a step forward abruptly, blocking Xiao Nan's way, and was quite proud of his provocation.
"Xiao Nan, I admit that you are qualified to be my opponent! I hope you can persevere, so that I can have a chance to beat you down in front of Quan Nanli!"
Xiao Nan shrugged, raised his eyes and asked only one sentence.
"Dare to bet?"