Chapter 5 Masters Like Clouds Red Dust Qin Sword
Perhaps because of the hint of all spirits, the Traveler's Free Trade Center is now very lively, and the streets that were originally more than six meters wide have now been widened to at least ten meters, and rows of vague figures of travelers walk back and forth, looking for what they want.
"Now, how many travelers did you say passed the knockout round?" Unlike Akaya Moeka and Black God Motaki, Lias has never had much respect for Mo Wen, perhaps because of her own education, so Mo Wen didn't care too much.
"I don't know...... But it should be a lot. Mo Wen stopped: "Okay, our destination has arrived." β
"Information exchanges? Such a rustic name hasn't changed yet......" The little devil looked up at the plaque and pursed his lips disdainfully.
Mo Wen didn't answer, but walked straight into the store.
"Welcome, is there anything I need to do for you?" As soon as Mo Wen entered the door, a beautiful and beautiful girl greeted him.
[Not a real person!] Is this the shop assistant that Wan Ling mentioned? It seems that the business of this information exchange is very good. Mo Wen's eyes flashed, and he had already sensed the abnormality from the woman's breath, knowing that the cost of applying for a shop assistant from Wan Ling was not small, and so far Mo Wen had only seen this kind of existence in the shops built by a few travelers.
"Give me a copy of this issue of the Travel Guide."
"Understood, 100 points of sincerity and benefit."
Mo Wen happily dialed the general point, and then a thin booklet appeared in his hand.
"This guest, at the time of the world's No. 1 martial arts meeting, our information exchange has also collected the basic information of many participating powerhouses, and you need 300 general points, do you want a copy?" After completing the transaction, the girl affectionately recommended to Mo Wen: "This information has collected the basic information of a total of four hundred and seventy-six strong people, whether you participate or not, it will be of great use to you." β
"Interesting...... Mo asked and smiled, "If I want the detailed information of one of these powerhouses, how many generic points do I need to spend?" β
"It depends on who you want. It is determined according to the popularity and exposure of the strong man and the difficulty of finding out the details...... In addition, the members of our information exchange are not omnipotent, and some powerful people can completely block our information collection, so this customer should not expect too much from our methods. β
"Understood......" [self-confession...... This should be the attitude of the travelers who control the information exchange. Mo Wen nodded slightly: "Three hundred universal points, right, I bought it." β
"Here's your message." The girl who completed another transaction smiled even sweeter, although she belonged to Wan Ling's command, but after earning universal points, she also had a certain commission. "This esteemed traveler, after the official conclusion of the world's No. 1 Martial Arts Association, this exchange will launch a special issue with information and images of those masters on the list......"
"I see." Mo Wen nodded, then turned around and returned to his own space.
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[A great war broke out between the Heavenly Court and the Legendary Alliance during the trip, and both sides suffered a lot of losses; Yamato's strongest organization, Blood Sakura, said that a traveler named Shigeru Yamada was wanted, and declared hostility to the two-dimensional Tongmeng Society; Infighting broke out in the wake of the debate over differences of ideas among several major Buddhist cultivator groups in India...... It's really unstable. Mo Wen put down the "Travel Guide" in his hand and sighed softly. [The struggle between the travelers is becoming more and more intense, perhaps in order to let those who are not long-eyed narrow a little void, this tournament was arranged. γ
[But the consequence of this is that the organization of those top-ranked travelers will be quite strengthened, and the frequency of the struggle will be reduced, but the scale will continue to expand......] Imagining the scene of hundreds of travelers attacking together, the sky falling apart, Mo Wen shook his head. [Presumably, the Void will also be restrained in this regard, and the controller of the world will definitely not let us travelers destroy the world indiscriminately......]
γβ¦β¦ Thinking too much again. The monk who flew outside the sky shook his head violently, and then took out another booklet, which was the basic powerhouse information that he had purchased for three hundred general points.
"Long Aotian, the leader of the Aotian Alliance, has unfathomable martial arts, carries the blood of the ancestral dragon, and can transform into a giant oriental dragon of dozens of zhang, extremely ......powerful."
"Wright. Justis, leader of the Knights of Light, paladin in pursuit of the path of light......"
"Ito Ei, codenamed Oni Warrior, Blood Sakura Leader, Fuso Samurai, Sharp Sword Skills......"
"Zeus, the thunderbolt mage, the heir of the Thunder Godhead, has the power to manipulate thunder and lightning......"
"An Ming, codenamed Hades, is a necromancer, suspected of being a lich, wielding a powerful power of death and being able to manipulate the dead to fight ......"
"Madhavan. Josh, a monk, is superb in Buddhism, but the specific combat power is unknown......"
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Mo Wen carefully browsed the rows of information, looked at the familiar or unfamiliar names, and then silently memorized them in his heart...... Soon he found his name:
"Mo Wen, a lone immortal cultivator, suspected of being a sword immortal, proficient in swordsmanship, and even better at spells, he has practiced the secret art of the heavenly machine or has a secret treasure, and the calculation of the heavenly machine and the great prophecy are invalid for him, according to the oral description of the traveler who has traveled with him, his combat effectiveness is extremely high, there are three little girls and a demon cat walking with him, judging from the knockout round, they are all Mo Wen's contract objects......"
[Looking at their intelligence source, it is the heavenly calculation plus the bribing of travelers...... Well, there should also be exchanges with various traveler organizations. Don't ask for contemplation. [This information is somewhat useful, but it doesn't reveal too much, and the scale is very good...... That's why the other travelers didn't bother them. γ
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"Firmament, whose real name is unknown, is the leader of the two-dimensional Tongmeng Society, with superb martial arts and the ability to teleport. The Heavenly Machine Calculation and the Great Prophecy Technique are ineffective against it, and it is suspected that he has practiced the Heavenly Machine Secret Technique or carries a secret treasure that can shield the Heavenly Machine......" The sky read this and glanced at the girl not far away. "Thanks to Yuki...... Otherwise, all my hole cards will be looked at by those voyeurs. β
"Their information invasion methods are too simple and backward, even if they don't get much information without my blocking......" The literary girl shook her head: "You still care about the opponent in the future." β
"Hmph, with your help, even if it's that guy Long Aotian, I am absolutely confident that I will beat him down!" The sky clenched his fists and waved, full of confidence.
"What about heads-up?"
"This ......" the sky looked bitter.
"I'll tell you." Zi Yu did not hesitate to take over the old bottom of the firmament: "A long time ago, when Youxi didn't join us, Senior Brother fought with that person a total of five times, and lost all five times. β
"That's all the old calendar!" The firmament recovered from its low slumber: "I have also improved a lot after these few trips...... This time, I must get my old field back! β
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"Now the upcoming rematch is the rematch of the world's No. 1 martial arts association, and I will tell you about the rules of the rematch."
After a day's rest, Wan Ling reappeared in front of Mo Wen and the others.
"First of all, in order to avoid the regret of missing a pearl in the sea, the participating travelers will be assigned to a group of 10 in the semi-finals, and the travelers in the group will be arranged in a ladder according to their strength and knockout results, and only the top two will be eligible to enter the finals."
"Everyone has three chances to challenge, and everyone in the group is allowed to watch the challenge, and the winner can choose to swap places with the loser; Everyone has a chance to decline the challenge, and the rejected person will not be able to challenge that person again, but will not lose the opportunity to challenge. β
"Each person can only challenge the same traveler once, but if the challenger is defeated, they can challenge the previous challenger."
"After everyone runs out of challenges or is not ready to do so, after the challenge, the semi-finals will end, and the rewards will be distributed according to the ranking at this time."
"Given that you don't have the ability to channel and summon across borders, and you also don't have the ability to seal your contractor with special equipment, you won't be able to get help from the contractor when you rematch."
"You are assigned to the 11th group, and according to your record and strength, you are assigned to the first place."
[This rule...... Interesting. Mo Wen, who was in the light mask, took a deep breath.
[Allowing to watch the battle during the challenge means that the enemy will learn certain information about both sides and even find the flaws to defeat them...... One chance to refuse the challenge is to choose the best enemy to restrain yourself from the information you received from watching the battle. In the light mask beside Mo Wen, the traveler carrying a long cloth bag frowned slightly. [As the second place, I can only challenge the first one...... Do you want to do it now? γ
[The first challenger will definitely lose...... Even if you can win, your strengths and weaknesses will be exposed, so let's wait. With such a mentality, the travelers who entered the semi-finals invariably chose to stand still and prepare to strike later.
[They're all smart people...... Anyway, I'm the number one, and the benefits are the best. Mo Wen clasped his hands on his chest, closed his eyes, and planned to rest for a while, but unfortunately, before he could squint, Wan Ling's prompt rang out.
"Ding-dong! The number 10 traveler challenged like the number one, did you refuse? β
"Number ten? There's no reason to say no. Mo Wen opened his eyes suddenly, "Let's start!" β
"Battlefield resources are being allocated...... You get the right to decide the weather and the time. β
"The sun is rising, and the sky is cloudless."
"The battlefield has been decided, it is a vast grassland, the weather is cloudy, and the time is early in the morning...... Now teleported the Traveler to enter ......"
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[The breath of life is not strong, and the soul strength is about a four-star median...... But how strong can such a guy be? Looking at the traveler who covered himself tightly with a black robe, Mo Wen shook his head, waved his hand violently, and the cloud shadow came out.
[What a strong mental power! Is this the strength of the first place? Mo Wen just looked at it with the eyes of fate, and felt like a naked traveler's face turned pale. [No matter how you look at it, you have no chance of winning......]
[But I won't let you win so easily!] The traveler made up his mind. [If you want to force out his details, then you must use great magic. γ
The golden mask fades and the game begins!
[The first is to buy time! Traveler Ten raised his staff, and a faint glow enveloped it completely.
But to his surprise, Mo Wen, who was standing not far from him, didn't launch any spells, and rushed straight towards him with his sword.
Isn't he a mage? Traveler Ten was a little surprised, but he didn't panic, and the incantation in his mouth didn't stop, and he raised his hand to crush a pale yellow translucent crystal.
Mo Wen's body in the charge froze slightly, and then he burst out with a sudden speed, and the cloud shadow stabbed out like lightning, piercing six layers of barriers in a row under the traveler's terrified gaze, and then stabbed a transparent hole in his neck.
[That's enough to stand up.] Mo Wen, who had hit the enemy hard, shook off the blood on his sword and looked at the fading corpse under his feet. [You can't get experience points at all when you fight this kind of guy...... But every time I fight hard with a guy of Ai Wuxian's level, it hurts a lot, and you can't have both fish and bear paws. γ
"Ding Dong, the number ten traveler failed to challenge the number one traveler."
As Wan Ling's prompt sounded, Mo Wen returned to the light mask again.
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For a long time after that, no traveler challenged Mo Wen, and that neat sword made the travelers at the bottom of the ranking all extinguish their thoughts of entering the first seat. During this time, Mo Wen also looked at the strength of the other nine travelers in his group: Mo Wen was not discouraged after failing to challenge Mo Wen at the tenth position, and I have to say that he played the ice and fire spell quite well, using the mage's natural advantage over the warrior to kite and kill the giant shield defense warrior in the seventh position; The shaman in position nine was beaten by the swordsman in position four, and the challenge failed; The sixth is an alchemist, who has successfully squeezed down the fifth assassin with a potion of different effects; The archer in the third position was defeated by the second position with swordsmanship, although the man's swordsmanship was good, but Mo Wen always felt that he seemed to be hiding something......
The Assassin then slipped down the number six and challenged the third archer, but was rejected; The Pharmacist, who won once, challenged the second position, but was still defeated with his sword...... Finally, after two hours, everyone except Mo Wen and the second traveler had run out of challenges.
"Are there any other travelers to challenge?" After waiting for two minutes, Wan Ling asked.
[That guy didn't mean to fight...... Forget it, there are enough opponents after that anyway, and I'm not a fight maniac. Mo Wen shook his head: "I give up on the challenge." β
[This is the semi-final, since the first and second places can advance to the finals, of course, you have to hide your strength. The traveler who sat in second place thought for a moment and said, "I give up on the challenge. β
"In that case, the rematch of the world's No. 1 Martial Arts Association is over!" Wan Ling waved his hand: "The tenth place gets five hundred universal points, and the ninth one gets one thousand universal points...... And so on, the second place gets 4,500 universal points and advances to the finals; The first person to get 5,000 universal points will advance to the finals! β
"The finals will start in one day, please go back to the space to recuperate."
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"Only that mage and archer dare to challenge you, those travelers are too cowardly!" As soon as she returned to the space, Lias, who had watched the two-hour live broadcast, greeted her: "But why don't you challenge the second place?" I didn't say that the high position can't challenge the low position. β
"Although I can gain a lot of experience by fighting that guy...... "Mo Wen lacks interest" but I don't want to fight, it's boring. β
"What?"
"There are more than 200 guys in the finals, and some of them will be opponents." Mo Wen lazily explained: "Anyway, it's none of your business after that, so you can watch it with peace of mind." β
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"The world's first martial arts meeting, the finals, officially begin!"
"All shortlisted travelers are randomly paired, the winner advances, and the loser is eliminated." (Luck, too, is a kind of strength!) οΌ
"The terrain of the battlefield is fixed as a sky arena - a huge arena suspended in the sky, with a radius of twenty kilometers, no shelter, and no loss if it leaves the range of the ring, but if you stay away from the ring for a long time and do not fight, you will be judged as a passive battle, and will be forcibly teleported back to the center of the ring, and the second negative battle will be directly judged as a loss."
"Attention! Because in the rematch, you didn't play against the second-placed traveler, so the two of you will be forced to match each other in the first match. β
"It seems that this battle can't be avoided." Mo Wen shook his head, ignoring the little devil's playful eyes: "I'm leaving, you guys take a good look." β
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[Self-defeating? The man who was in the group with Mo Wen before sighed.
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A large circular platform, the surface of which was paved with stone slabs resembling white marble, and in the center of it, Mo Wen stood opposite his opponent.
"Hey...... I didn't want to fight you. The wholesale man standing opposite Mo Wen sighed: "Powerful, not a pretty girl...... I can't lift my energy. β
"Since you're here, you'll still have to be superior after all." Mo Wen stood upright with his sword, and his face was solemn: "Don't ask under me, dare to ask Your Excellency's name?" β
[Don't ask? That immortal cultivator......] The eyes of the man opposite flashed: "No expense, a hundred miles of red dust!" β
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"It's finally time to start...... "The little devil in high spirits dragged a large bag of snacks, like watching a movie." Taki-chan, is there any information about the hundred miles of red dust in the message? β
"Baili Hongchen, a martial artist, suspected of cultivating immortals, good at swordsmanship, proficient in the method of sound killing." The black god stared at the screen and replied without thinking.
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[Hundred miles of red dust? After hearing this name, Mo Wen's attention immediately focused on the cloth package behind his opponent. [That's his killer feature!] γ
"Looks like you know me, too." Baili Hongchen chuckled, and no longer hidden, "Then listen to me play a song!" β
With that, the light gray cloth strip behind him spread out, revealing a guqin carved from beautiful jade.
γSycamore Jade! It's actually six stars. Mo Wen took a look at the material of the guqin, you must know that the sycamore jade is a holy product of violin making in the circle of cultivators, not only the timbre is a little more crisp than the phoenix sycamore wood, and it is as strong as King Kong, not afraid of water and fire.
[Means of Resisting the Sound Killing Technique......] Mo Wen's mind was electrified, and the cloud shadow flew out, and at the same time, he pinched his handprint, urging the defensive Dao technique on the robe above.
[The opponent is a cultivator, so use this tune. After glancing at the flying fairy sword, Baili Hongchen no longer paid attention to it, stroked the strings with both hands, and then hooked it violently.
Zheng!
The invisible sound of the piano shook the stabbing cloud shadow off his head, and also completely shattered the cyan air flow around Mo Wen's body by the way, and the monk who was performing the spell only felt his ears buzzing and his headache splitting.
[Hmm...... How can this sound be so strong? Mo Wen, who had fallen into a bad state, immediately stopped the release of the spell, and the spiritual power of the Yun envoy stimulated the Xuanqing jade pendant on his waist, calmed his mind, and quickly stabilized his state. But before he could attack again, Baili Hongchen's ten fingers had already danced fiercely on the strings, and the tidal sound easily suppressed Mo Wen again.
[It's like a machine gun...... It's too restrained for monks! Mo Wen pondered while resisting. [There's no chance to cast spells at all, so if it's a warrior, it's easier to deal with him.] γ
This is not wrong, the reason why Baili Hongchen played this song is because this song has a miraculous effect on immortal cultivators, the strong note at the beginning is used to interrupt the opponent's spell, and then the continuous attack is a great test for the monks who are generally strong and weak in attack, and few people can resist the end of this song.
[Since you can't move forward, let's go back...... I don't believe that your sound killing technique is still powerful a few kilometers away! Mo Wen quickly noticed the flaw of this qinyin, and took the attack of the qinyin to rise, and quickly distanced himself from the qinist.
[Noticed?] It's really sharp......] The phantom-like dancing hands of Baili Hongchen in the playing gradually slowed down.
[About 2 kilometers away...... If you want to attack the opposite side, you can only use a large spell, but now I can't be completely sure of the opponent's attack range, in case he takes the opportunity to attack, the spell backlash is enough for me to drink a pot. Mo Wen, who was standing on the sword, was a little entangled. [Let's strengthen our defenses first......]
γCautious guy...... That's all there is to it. Seeing that Mo Wen was so cautious, the pianist was a little disappointed, but he still launched the killing move of the finale.
Airplanes! Airplanes! Boom!
At the end of the song, hundreds of phantoms of ancient soldiers appeared out of thin air around Baili Hongchen, and as the last note fell, these images instantly seemed to have life, riding their horses and raising their swords, and killing Mo Wen in a mighty manner.
"Reiki Transformation? What a song "General's Order"! After blessing himself with the defensive spell, Mo Wen got up with a long smile, held the cloud shadow, and smashed into the phantom military array like a swimming dragon, and then directly chiseled it through - for him, who has more than ten years of military career, there are too many flaws in the killing array of the golden iron horse's qin.
But what Mo Wen didn't expect was that as soon as he broke out of the killing array, Baili Hongchen rushed up with Yuqin in his arms - just after Mo Wen broke through the killing array for a few seconds, the pianist understood that this trick was ineffective for him, and immediately gave up the control of those phantoms, and then narrowed the distance between Mo Wen and him.
Want melee? I'm not going to give you a chance! After resisting two piano notes, Mo Wen retreated, but unfortunately the opponent stuck behind him like kraft candy, dragging Mo Wen with tricks, allowing him to use a thousand means, but none of them could be used.
After fighting like this for about ten seconds, Mo Wen also noticed that something was wrong, and his heart was ruthless, and he turned around and raised his sword to prepare to meet the opponent's bayonet.
γβ¦β¦ I've been worried for so long, and in the end, I still don't want to follow my pace? Seeing that Mo Wen chose to fight in close combat, a trace of contempt flashed in the pianist's eyes, and he held the qin in his left hand, and the tinkling notes turned into obstacles, blocking Mo Wen's breakthrough path.
[Sure enough, what he pursues is distance warfare! ] You want to fly my kite! Mo asked, and a cold light flashed in his eyes. [Although the closer you get to him, the stronger the lethality, but the strongest point is also the weakest point, and melee combat is his fatality! The swordsmanship at the time of the rematch should be his limit......]
[But this level of swordsmanship ...... to me] Mo Wen burst in front of Baili Hongchen with heavy sound waves.
[The sky has great power, but the resourcefulness is not very good. Just when Mo Wen's sword stabbed, the violinist's expression changed, and the whole person exuded a sharp aura like a sharp blade.
In Mo Wen's surprised eyes, Baili Hongchen wiped his right hand, took out a jade sword from the guqin, held the qin in his left hand and played, and danced with the sword in his right hand, floating like a fairy.
"Five-tone piano sword. Guan Shanyue! β