Chapter 60: The Challenger
Although gladiatorial matches discourage death, duels are required to sign a life-and-death paper, and their names, places of origin, and age must be filed. The formalities are not complicated and can usually be done on an ad hoc basis at the venue.
And the challenger had already prepared, the paperwork was done in advance, in addition to the file handed over to the government, he also copied his identity information on a separate page.
Before entering, he handed the page to the goggle guard, which was not a necessary process, but if he expected to become famous, he had to ask the goggle guard to pass on his identity to the MONOCULUS first.
Only in this way will its name be known to the world along with its exploits and to those powerful forces.
The way the goggle protector and MONOCULUS colluded was quite simple, she only pinched the page and shook it in front of the MONOSCOPE, which was considered to tell the identity of the challenger to MONOCULUS.
The challenger bowed slightly to the magic mirror, then turned around and strode towards Yan Xiu.
There, Yan Xiu held a white long sword in his right hand, his left arm behind his back, and his expression was calm and indifferent.
Zhang Feng didn't pay special attention to his appearance, but then he suddenly felt that this young master, who was ranked second on the talent list, was quite delicate.
The challenger stopped at a position about ten meters away from Yan Xiu, exchanged a bow with Yan Xiu, and then reported his name: "I am Zou Yuan from Dry Pine City, twenty-three years old this year, I have practiced swords for five years, and then I transferred to the Immortal Sect, and I have practiced the golden supernatural power for eight years. ”
Yan Xiu smiled and said: "Young Master Zou doesn't have to be humble, yesterday I was invited by the city lord to a banquet, and I heard about you during the banquet, you are a disciple of the inner courtyard of the Bright Academy, and no one can match you among the young people of Dry Pine City." ”
The challenger said: "Yan Gongzi has won the prize. Then, his right arm waved slightly, and a faint white long sword appeared out of thin air in his originally empty hand, and he said, "Offended." Then he jumped up, reached a height of five or six meters, swung his long sword, and slashed at Yan Xiu with the momentum of falling.
The sword was a spiritual energy gathering, which was originally not a clever supernatural power, but when the challenger slashed, the qi sword was several meters steep.
The sword is very urgent, provoking the light and shadow, coupled with the advantage of length, at first glance, it has an extremely strong coercion, which is difficult to parry. However, Yan Xiu was calm and fearless, and seemed to inadvertently raise the white sword in his hand, and gently slapped the attacking qi sword with the spine of the sword.
The two swords intersected silently, and then Yan Xiu returned to his original posture of holding the sword. The qi sword in the challenger's hand had shattered, turned into a series of qi filaments, and scattered into the void.
The challenger fell in front of Yan Xiu and said dejectedly, "I lost. ”
Yan Xiu said indifferently: "Swordsmanship is my strength, if you use your aura to evolve other weapons, you will definitely not be defeated in one move." In addition, it is advisable to shoot the air sword, and if you are fighting with an air sword, it is better to simply use an iron sword. With that, he swung his left arm upward, and an air sword shot out from his palm, rushing into the air, disappearing in an instant.
The challenger looked up in a daze, sighed, turned and walked away to the location of the magic mirror.
There was sporadic applause in the stands, and many people commented that the person who ranked second on the talent list was really extraordinary. Some people also whispered, it was a pity that the number one young master in Dry Pine City was so vulnerable.
Zhang Feng was not without disappointment, this duel ended too quickly, and it was far from the expected battle.
He wondered why the challenger was willing to admit defeat after missing the first blow? The guy wasn't hurt, and he still had a chance to make another move. Just as I was thinking about it, I heard the challenger shouting, "I'm on the list!"
He followed the prestige, and saw that the guy was standing in front of the magic mirror, jumping and jumping, as if he had gone crazy.
What the hell is going on? Zhang Feng couldn't help but be stunned.
At this time, the applause in the arena was thunderous, and some people shouted: "Someone from Dry Pine City has finally entered the list!" He became more and more surprised, patted the arm of the man next to him, and humbly asked: "Can anyone who loses the duel be on the list?"
The man said: "Whether you can enter the list is only based on strength, whether you win or lose." Although that guy was defeated with one move just now, that move has shown that his cultivation is extraordinary, and there is nothing wrong with being on the list. ”
Zhang Feng smacked his tongue, "This talent list is really child's play." ”
The man said: "You can't say that, if the talent list is not fair enough, how can it be recognized by the royal family and the head sect of the Immortal Sect?"
Zhang Feng disagreed, since the top five on the list of beautiful men in the world are all ugly and ridiculous, it is very possible to mix some mediocre talents in the talent list.
However, Yan Xiu can rank second on the list, but there is indeed something extraordinary. Following the first challenger, more than a dozen teenagers came on the field one after another, and all of them lost in one move.
And Yan Xiu didn't move a single step from beginning to end, and every time he made a move, he always understated it, as if he did it easily. The vast majority of spectators in the arena couldn't see anything famous, and there was often no cheering after the outcome was decided.
Later, the man beside Zhang Feng also looked bored, and sighed: "I'm afraid that today I won't have the opportunity to see the ghost shadow sword that moves the world, and the money spent on watching the game is really wronged." ”
Zhang Feng also felt that the money was not worth it, and echoed: "I don't know who set the ticket price? ”
The man smiled: "Yan Gongzi debuted, this ticket price is not expensive." However, he didn't show off his stunts today, and there were indeed some people who couldn't help but come to cheer.
Zhang Feng asked, "Is Yan Gongzi's stunt amazing?" He was very familiar with the Immortal Sect's supernatural powers, but he had only heard a little about martial artists. He couldn't imagine how extraordinary the martial artist's stunts were.
The man said, "Child, have you ever heard of the ghost shadow sword behind the sword? It is a sword dance that is unparalleled in the world, which can shake the soul and kill people invisibly. If you only talk about the good-looking moves, whether it is the Immortal Sect or the martial artist, there are all kinds of magical powers in the world, none of which can be compared with the Ghost Shadow Sword. Alas, if you have the opportunity to see it with your own eyes, you will be willing to spend a million yuan!"
Zhang Feng was stunned, what is the point of a big man dancing with a sword? Besides, what's so interesting about just looking good?
Thinking like this, he didn't expect much from the Ghost Shadow Sword after all.
In the center of the arena, the duel is getting more and more dull, and sometimes it takes a long time for a new challenger to come on the field after a person loses, and those guys are not trying to win, they just want to make a move under the watchful eye of the devil and show their cultivation, in order to be able to enter the talent list, which means to try their luck.
MONOCULUS remembers every challenger, but with only a thousand people on the Talent List, it is not an easy task to make the list, except for the original challenger, everyone does not get their wish.
Even so, the opportunity to fight against Yan Xiu is rare, even if he loses at one move, it can be regarded as an honor, and this kind of thing can be used as bragging capital in the future. So some people are still happy after confirming that they didn't make the list.
Zhang Feng chatted with the men around him from time to time, and under the prompting of the men, he gradually learned about the psychology of the challengers, and he was even more disappointed in today's duel.
In comparison, it was more interesting to watch those duels for free a while ago, although the scene was deserted, but the two sides of the duel were evenly matched, and it was common to fight a thousand rounds.
In the future, let's just look at the duel without tickets. After another challenger left the arena with a grin, Zhang Feng secretly made such a decision.
At this time, the man next to him said excitedly: "Spirit Sea Realm Sixfold Realm! The powerful person has finally come on the field, this time Yan Gongzi should always use a stunt!"
In the arena, the sound of small discussions gradually spread, and it seems that many people have noticed that there are powerful people on the field.