Chapter Eighty-Three: Before the Great War
October 19th, a single day, the final four days of the martial arts tournament and the kendo group.
The four people who entered the top four were Iga Rantaro of "Iga Stream", Yanagi Izumi of "Yanagi Gate", Guiguzi of the "Guigu Sect" and Shiziling of "Dead and Evil Night Gate".
Among them, three of them are the top three in the last "Martial Arts Competition", and only Shi Ziling is the first newcomer to reach the semifinals, which is also the first time in the history of the "Dead Night Gate" that someone has entered the semi-finals of the kendo group battle.
After yesterday's thrilling duel between the boxing group, after two people from the "Dead Night Gate" entered the top four at the same time, because of the public declaration of war with the Yan Sect, it became the object of heated discussion among all schools.
Although today was the final day of the final four of the kendo group, and there were no representatives of the Yan Sect participating in the competition, all the representatives of the various factions who watched the battle were still talking about the scene that happened yesterday, and everyone was talking about what would happen if there was a big battle between the two major schools of the "Dead Night Gate" and the Yan Sect.
Judging from the current performance of the two factions in the martial arts competition, the "Dead Night Gate" is obviously superior. The door master Shi Ziling has easily entered the semi-finals in both groups, and so far no one has been able to catch his one-and-a-half moves. With his current momentum, it is entirely possible to go one step further and achieve a higher position.
Sakura Kokomi is the first female martial artist to reach the semi-finals of a tournament to date, and her strength and resilience in yesterday's boxing competition were extremely impressive.
On the other hand, in the Yan Ming Sect, although the Guoxin Layman, who was originally the most favored by everyone, behaved decently, his junior disciple Master Wuqiu was slapped to death on the spot by Ying Xinmei in a state of exhaustion, which shocked everyone.
In addition to the Guoxin layman, two of his junior disciples were killed by the female disciples of the "Evil Night Gate", and his eldest disciple, Master Wuxin, is said to have been killed by Shi Ziling for mutilating innocent children to practice the Heart Destroying Palm. As a result, several masters of the Yan Ming Sect were all killed at the hands of the people of the "Dead and Evil Night Gate", and only the Guoxin Lay Priest was left alone to support the overall situation.
Although the Yan Sect has expanded rapidly in recent years, and there are several gangs attached to it, and they are relatively superior in numbers, if they can't find enough masters to fight against the "Dead Night Gate", I'm afraid they will still be at a disadvantage.
At the same time, the news of the Yan Cult's secret cruelty to ordinary people and children is spreading more and more, and once the Yan Cult loses power, I am afraid that many people will soon come out to give evidence to expose their evil deeds. If the major schools rise up and attack it en masse, even if there is the support of General Takeda Gendai at that time, I am afraid that the Yan Sect will be difficult to gain a foothold.
However, there are still many people who are skeptical about the strength of the young Shi Ziling. Although it was extremely easy for him to reach the semi-finals, he had not yet encountered such a real first-class strong player as the top three in the previous session, and it is still doubtful how strong he is.
What's more, Shi Ziling is a two-group event, once there is a difference in the duel of the kendo group, it will also have a knock-on effect on his decisive battle in the boxing group. In case Shi Ziling loses or even dies in the duel with the Guoxin Layman, then the current advantage of the "Dead Night Gate" will definitely be lost.
Therefore, although some people have high hopes for Shi Ziling's "Dead and Evil Night Gate", they still don't dare to stand on their side and openly oppose Yan Mingjiao, for fear that Shi Ziling will not be able to hold out to the end.
Today's kendo semi-finals are played by Ishiko against Izumi Yanagi and Iga Rantaro against Keguko, with the winner of these two matches battling for the last place and the loser for third place.
Because the duel in the kendo group is more dangerous than that in the boxing group, and the contestants may die at any time, Shi Ziling's performance has also attracted more attention.
In the seats reserved for VIPs to watch the battle, General Takeda Gendai and Guoxin Jushi both had gloomy faces.
Takeda Xuan said: "Layman, this Shiziling is really very capable, not only has he entered the top four in both groups, but even a female protector under him has entered the top four in the boxing group for the first time in history. Now that the momentum of the 'Dead Night Gate' is rising, it is very unfavorable to your Yan Sect. ”
The face of the fruitful monk was carefree, and he said lightly: "Don't worry, general, the real battle has just begun. ”
"Shi Ziling is young and vigorous, and he has to be in two groups of events, and today he met the top three in the last kendo group, whether it is Yanagi Izumi or Iga Rantaro, he will not be afraid of Shi Ziling's shape-shifting technique. 'Dead Nightgate' has never been known for his swordsmanship, but I'd like to see how he behaves. ”
Takeda Xuan said with some apprehension: "Judging from the previous performance, Yanagi Izumi is afraid that he may not be able to stop the momentum of Shiziling, and it seems that he can only count on the 'headwind slash' of the first place in the last session, Iga Rantaro." ”
Guoxin Jushi was a little unimpressed by Takeda Xuan's worries, and said, "Even if Shi Ziling wins the first place in the swordsmanship group, it is not a big deal. If it weren't for the sake of saving true yuan and spiritual power, I would have been able to come out on top if I participated in the swordsmanship competition. ”
"Shi Ziling thought that his two female disciples would be able to eat me if they won my junior brother, but in fact, my two junior disciples were less than one-tenth of my strength due to their limited talent. Even if Shi Ziling can get away with it today, he will definitely die under my supreme illusion tomorrow. When the time comes, I will uproot the 'Gate of the Dead Night' and see who dares to oppose my Yama Sect." ”
Seeing that the Monk was so confident, Takeda Genshin couldn't help but perk up and said: "I still have a lot of confidence in the Layman's supreme illusion, this Shiziling dares to openly stand with Oda Shin all the way, and it is really hateful to make it clear that he wants to be our enemy." ”
"If you have the opportunity, don't show mercy to your subordinates, and be sure to eliminate them up and down the 'Evil Night Gate' to prevent future troubles. If you need help from my men at that time, just ask......"
On the other side, Oda Nobu, Oda Yasu, Shirakawa and others were also anxiously waiting for the start of today's competition.
"Dead Night Gate" won a big victory yesterday, with two of them reaching the semifinals of the boxing group at the same time, and even killing the second person of the Yan Ming Sect, Master Wuqiu, on the spot, which made Oda Nobu very excited.
The Yan Sect has always been a major problem for Oda Shin, and it is with their strong support that Takeda Gencai has increasingly disregarded Oda Shin. Now that he has the "Dead Night Gate" to fight against him, Oda Shin can finally deal with Takeda Gen with all his strength with confidence and boldness.
Yesterday, Shi Ziling exposed the evil deeds of the Yan Ming Sect in front of the public, and openly stood on the same front with Oda Shin, showing to the other forces and sects present that he was incompatible with the Yan Ming Sect, which was also equivalent to indirectly opening the prelude to the struggle for hegemony between Oda Shin and Takeda Xuan.
Obviously, the final outcome of this tournament will directly affect the trend of the struggle between Oda Shin and Takeda Gen.
Oda Shin asked these retainers around him, "What do you think of the duel between today and tomorrow?"
Yasu Oda said: "Shi Gongzi is gaining momentum right now, and if nothing else, he can at least win one game today." Even if he loses to Iga Rantaro in the end, as long as he is not injured, he will still have a relatively good chance of winning against Koshin Jushi tomorrow. ”
Bai Chuanxiong said: "Just like what Shi Ziling said yesterday, I have always felt that the Guoxin Lay Master and several of his junior disciples are just powerful in weird illusions, and in terms of real strength, the Fu Hanzang father and son of the 'Empty Gate' are stronger. ”
"But now it seems that the people of the 'Dead Night Gate' are not afraid of their illusions, and I think that with the strength that Shi Ziling showed before, there is still a good chance of winning. ”
Of course, his beautiful disciple is indeed too crazy, saying that three moves can beat the fruitheart monk to the fullest, which is too underestimating the fruitheart monk. ”
"In the last 'Martial Arts Tournament' ten years ago, Guoxin's illusion has not yet been completed, and he almost fought a draw with Fu Hanzang, and only lost half a move in the end, which shows that his true strength is also extraordinary. If Shiziling is too light on the enemy, I am afraid that the result will be counterproductive. ”
Oda Shin said: "In this way, you all think that as long as Shi Ziling is not injured today, the chance of winning the fruit heart monk tomorrow is still not small?"
Shirakawa said, "I have a lot of confidence in Shi Gongzi, and no one has been able to take his one-and-a-half moves to this day, especially in the duel of the kendo group, and no one has been able to force him to pull out his sword. ”
"I have sailed with Shi Gongzi on the sea for nearly a month, and it seems to me that this person is deeply hidden, and must have a world of learning. Although he is young, he is by no means a person who is happy about his achievements, and since he dares to do both, he must have a part of it. Although the strength of Izumi Yagyu and Iga Rantaro is also very strong, I am still more optimistic about Ishikomi. ”
Oda Nobu nodded and said, "Very good, since everyone is optimistic about Shiziling, then we can start preparing to deal with Takeda Xuan." Once Shi Ziling wins, he will definitely take advantage of the situation to defeat the Yan Sect. We can fully prepare now, and as soon as the Yan Sect is broken, we can launch an offensive against Takeda Xuan. ”
"Takeda Gen has been aggressive everywhere in the past few years, and it's time for him to know that my Oda Shin is amazing......"