Chapter 053: A Showdown
After the Lu family's order to hunt and kill Lu Ping'an was issued, half a decade passed in the blink of an eye.
During this period, Lu Tianwang, who was an elder of the Law Enforcement Hall, could be described as "conscientious", and successively sent a total of ten groups of people to search and pursue Lu Ping'an's traces.
However, for a cultivator, it was not difficult to survive in the wild, and before the order was issued, Lu Ping'an had already fled for several hours, and the pursuit was not smooth.
After some summarization, Lu Tianwang speculated that Lu Ping'an had stayed away from the surroundings of Wanqiu City, and had even escaped from the border of Cangwu Country.
But even so, Lu Tianwang was not in a hurry, because the family pursuit order was valid in the entire Eastern Continent and would not be affected by the country.
Once Lu Ping'an enters the territory of the four major countries where there are many masters, it is estimated that it will not be long before his identity is revealed and he will die at the hands of bounty hunters who specialize in earning rewards in this regard.
In this way, after the pursuit order and the amount of the reward were sent to the relevant organizations in various countries, the Lu family's search for the traitor Lu Ping'an came to an end for the time being, and they devoted themselves to the preparation of Wanqiu Dabi.
In the preparations of the various families in full swing, another three days have passed, and on the first day of the Durian Moon, Wanqiu Dabi has finally officially opened!
On this day, the martial arts training ground on the outskirts of the city, which was the venue of the big competition, was crowded, and under the organization of the undertaker of the city lord's mansion, the spectators of various families and sects entered the competition in turn.
Although the elders of the various families talked and laughed with each other when they entered, and they were very harmonious on the surface, they were secretly competing with each other.
The air near the entrance passage was filled with spiritual pressure, and many people with low cultivation could not bear it, fainted and fell to the ground, and only in the process of entering the entrance, they were carried away eleven or two people.
In addition, in addition to the various cultivator forces, at the request of Luo Tian's envoy and Princess Taiping, some civilians in the city were also allowed to enter the competition to show fairness and justice.
Of course, these civilians can only sit in the back seats.
The entrance of the spectators lasted for half an hour, and as the east, south, west, and north gates of the martial arts training ground were closed, Tian Sheng, the acting city lord, flew to the high platform on the sidelines to preside over with the help of several guards.
"The special envoy is coming, everyone stands and greets Her Royal Highness Princess Taiping!"
After a simple opening remark, Tian Sheng bowed, faced the east of the venue, and said loudly.
When the words fell, everyone in the field raised their heads together, and at this time, they saw a large sedan chair several feet square, which flew into the martial arts training ground under the lifting of four tall guards, and hovered in the air.
The sedan chair is covered by white gauze on all sides, and the top is decorated with a dragon head made of gold, which is domineering, majestic, and flashing, and the figures of Hu Ling and the two masters loom in it.
The four sedan chair guards all have the advanced cultivation of the Yuanwu Realm, although the sedan chair plus the three people on it weigh more than 2,000 catties, but for them, even if they lift for three days and three nights, it is very easy.
can make the four Yuanwu realm powerhouses willingly and relentlessly do the thing of carrying the sedan chair, and the strength of the royal family of Cangwu Kingdom can be seen. Of course, this is limited to the territory of Cangwu Country.
"Your Highness Chitose, Chitose, Chitose!" Under Tian Sheng's leadership, tens of thousands of people in the venue shouted in unison.
Among them, the heads and elders of the various cultivator families all bowed forward slightly, and the younger children of the clan saluted with their upper bodies parallel to the ground.
As for the ordinary people on the periphery, they all knelt on the ground, trembling all over, and even after Hu Ling finished speaking, they only dared to secretly cast their eyes into the air to watch.
"Your Highness has an order, Dabi has officially begun!"
Seeing that Hu Ling had flattened everyone, he looked at the center of the venue in a daze, and Guan Xiantu had no choice but to trespass and announce the start of the big competition on his behalf.
"Please enter!"
With the permission of the envoy, Tian Sheng said as he gestured to the personnel of the City Lord's Mansion on the side of the field.
The competition venue in the center of the training ground is a standard circle, with an area of about 200 square meters, which is enough for the participants to show their fists and feet, and the edge of the field is a wall about three zhang high, and above it is the first row of viewing seats.
With Tian Sheng's order, the iron gate on the side of the wall slowly lifted, and one by one the reference people walked out of it.
"Uncle Guan, where did you find yesterday?" Hu Ling asked in a low voice with his chin on his hand.
In fact, this is the third time she has asked Guan Xiantu this question today.
Counting up, the time that Hu Ling and Lu Ping'an stayed together did not add up to more than a day, and the last time they separated, the two were even more unhappy, but if Lu Ping'an killed the guests in the clan and murdered the elders of the family, she would never believe it.
Although the small Lu family is not worth mentioning in front of the royal family of Cangwu Kingdom, Hu Ling came to Wanqiu City as the overseer of the imperial court this time, and his every move represents the face of the Hu family.
If she forced the Lu family to withdraw the chase order, it would have a very bad impact, so she could only let Guan Xiantu act secretly in secret, hoping to find Lu Ping'an and ask him face to face what happened.
"Back to Your Highness, I have gone deep into the hinterland of Daxu Mountain yesterday to search, although I only found a few spirit beasts that were killed by the sword blade for food, but I guess it is very likely that it was left by Lu Gongzi. ”
Guan Xiantu replied for the third time.
Looking at Hu Ling's lost look, the old man couldn't help but blame himself a little.
In fact, when he stopped Lu Tianwang, who was full of murderous aura, on the eve of the incident, he knew that Lu Ping'an was going to be in big trouble recently.
However, considering that this is a family matter of the Lu family, and Guan Xiantu is also very optimistic about Lu Ping'an, he feels that this is a very rare trial for the latter.
Therefore, after completing the task assigned by Hu Ling and finding out the basic situation of the Lu family, he left the Lu Mansion.
Who knew that at noon the next day, the news of Lu Ping'an's traitorous escape spread in Wanqiu City.
"Ahem...... Your Highness, the old man wants to say a few words. ”
Zhou Dayue on the side was a little blind, and coughed dryly, "If you want me to say, you don't care about that stinky boy, the boasted Haikou can't be recovered, he asked for it, he can't even figure out the little at home, can you still count on him at the amphibious meeting?"
Zhou Dayue has always been outspoken, although he also admires Lu Ping'an, a young man, but in the Tian Yuan Continent, strength is everything, and it is useless to speak with light energy.
If Lu Ping'an dies soon, he will only feel a little regret at most.
"Brother Zhou, Your Highness naturally understands these truths, let's continue to watch the competition. Guan Xiantu's face stiffened slightly, and he secretly glanced at Zhou Dayue, and changed the topic.
is different from Zhou Dayue, who only knows how to practice and fight, Guan Xiantu has rich experience and is sophisticated.
He could see that Hu Ling didn't just treat Lu Ping'an as a powerful thug who could help him get out of the sea of suffering.
Of course, Zhou Dayue's words are right, if Lu Ping'an is just an incompetent person whose heart is higher than the sky and his life is thinner than paper, then Hu Ling should have dissociated himself with him earlier.
"In the first round of the primary selection, ten contestants from Dragon Group A are invited to take the stage!"
After Tian Sheng, who was in charge of hosting, said this, the venue immediately became silent, and all eyes were cast to the center of the venue.
This is the first competition of this competition, but it is also called the early stage of the finals by many people, because the two players with the highest call for victory in this competition, Chen Hao and Lu Feng, were actually placed in the same group.
This is not only a strong clash between the two young people, but also a secret game between the two major cultivator families in Wanqiu City.
In addition, since this is a 10-player melee knockout match, there are many variables in the process, and once the fight starts, the battle situation can change rapidly, not to mention the excitement.
"Brother Feng, come on, fight for our Lu family!"
"Young master, the banquet in the house has been prepared, please hurry up, the food should be cold!"
......
The participants of the first game had been waiting for a long time, and in the midst of the cheers and boos one after another, ten people, led by Lu Feng and Chen Hao, quickly gathered in the center of the competition field.
"Please wait a little longer, in case someone is oversight, and I'll repeat the rules again. ”
Tian Sheng said, took out a scroll of horn paper from his sleeve, opened it, and read it out, "In this big competition, the reference is Wanqiu City and the surrounding area, young cultivators between the ages of sixteen and twenty, and there is no restriction on realm cultivation.
In the primary competition, the participants can form their own teams, and the last of the ten people to stand on the stage, or the best one to advance to the next round.
There is no limit to the magic weapons used by the reference, there is no limit to the exercises, and the value of consumables such as spell scrolls cannot exceed five hundred yellow rank spirit stones. No one shall be killed, and the offender will be disqualified from promotion, and punishment will be given according to the severity of the circumstances, and the rest of the details will be explained by the special mission of the supervising party. ”
The rules are not long, only a few sentences, and maintain maximum flexibility on the premise of ensuring the safety of the participants.
The battle between cultivators is based on ability, emphasizing all means to defeat each other and win victory.
In the Western Chi Kingdom, where martial arts are prevalent, some competitions even allow the occurrence of casualties, and in comparison, Wanqiu Dabi is already very mild.
"Attention, everybody. After reading out the rules of the competition, Tian Sheng paused slightly, then raised his arms high, and waved his big sleeves down sharply, "The competition begins!"
Rumble!
Whoosh!
Before Tian Sheng's voice echoed in the venue disappeared, there was chaos in the ring.
The smoke cleared, and three people had already fallen to the ground.
Chen Hao stood on top of the ghost horn with his hands in his hands, and the two front turtle feet of the puppet were trampling on a reference from a small family on the outskirts of Chengcheng, which was the former's fourth target.
Although for Chen Hao, this was just a warm-up, but the reference had already used all his strength to parry.
Under the huge gap in strength, after only holding on to a few snaps of his fingers, he completely lost his fighting spirit and begged for mercy loudly: "Don't! Don't fight, I admit defeat!"
"Admit defeat?" Chen Hao asked as he pulled the puppet line with his fingers and temporarily stopped the attack of the ghost horn.
"Yes, I don't compare, I'll just go and lie down. ”
Holding a pair of Raging Bull Chaos Hammers, the little family reference who had been shattered and bleeding from the tiger's mouth was shattered and bleeding, hurriedly replied with a smiling face.
It stands to reason that the puppeteer should have been good at skillful techniques, but Chen Hao did the opposite, and used his strength to suppress himself with a melee blade, how can he fight?
"Hahahaha! Are you kidding?"
"What?!"
Chen Hao, who was originally pretending to be thinking, suddenly turned cold, and took advantage of the moment when the other party relaxed his vigilance, his fingers moved slightly, and he shot the mechanism hidden at the joint of the puppet, and an iron net instantly opened and popped out.
This iron net is a yellow-level mid-grade magic weapon, made of a special meteorite iron, which is extremely light in normal conditions, but after coming into contact with the aura wall on the opponent's body surface, it will continue to absorb the aura and become heavier and heavier, with an excellent interference effect, which is extremely threatening to close combat cultivators.
Bound by the iron net, the man no longer had the ability to resist, and was hit in the chest by the puppet, his ribs collapsed, and he fainted on the spot.
Meanwhile, Lu Bong, who was on the other end of the ring, also dealt with his opponent.
But unlike Chen Hao, Lu Feng's moves were not only more flashy, but also more efficient, and by the time the former eliminated the hammer's reference, he had already eliminated four opponents.
At this point, in less than a cup of tea, only Chen Hao and Lu Feng were left in the ring, and their strength was significantly higher than that of the other eight people, and there was almost no difference between this primary election and a one-on-one duel.
The Lu family is the strongest against the Chen family, and the strong duel is about to break out.
At this moment, the attention of all spectators was on the ring, and no one noticed that a black humanoid reflection was clinging to the ground, quietly moving into the waiting passage......