At this moment, Gu Xu was standing on the other side of the ring, quietly observing everything around him.

He also saw his opponent's code name from the side wall of the ring - "Spirit Fox".

"Looking at this codename, the other side may be a very cunning guy," Gu Xu said secretly in his heart, "I must not be careless." ”

In the "Realm of the Dao", the opponent's face and body shape are shrouded in fog, as if playing a mosaic, and it is difficult to see the appearance clearly, and even the gender is difficult to distinguish.

Because the members of the "Shenji Battalion" are both princes and nobles, as well as ordinary people.

The three saints who created the "Realm of the Dao" unanimously felt that such a thing as identity might make the young monks shackle and have scruples in the process of competition.

Only by putting aside their identity and treating their opponents as monsters can every young person let go of themselves and give full play to their true strength.

Of course, if someone wants to blow up their identity, then the saints can't do it.

Then, Gu Xu walked to the steps next to the ring and began to choose a weapon for himself.

His gaze only glanced at the yellow rune paper at random, and then quickly moved away.

In today's competition, he didn't plan to use the art of talisman seals.

Although he did want to win, he also craved the rewards of the Exorcism Division's headquarters.

But he understands that the most fundamental significance of the "Dao Realm" is to help him improve his actual combat skills and increase his probability of surviving ghosts in the future.

It is a rare opportunity to learn from monks of the same realm.

He can't put the cart before the horse.

So, he bent down and picked up dozens of handleless knives from the ground that were shaped like willow leaves and as thin as paper.

Because the blades were too sharp, he deliberately wrapped his hands with True Yuan to avoid being scratched by them.

His movements naturally fell in the eyes of the opposite Guanjian.

"Who in this Divine Machine Battalion uses throwing knives? Why can't I remember? Shangguan Jin frowned slightly, and said secretly in his heart.

As one of the five pinlang of the Exorcism Division, she had accompanied the head of the division to assess most of the preparatory members of the "Divine Machine Battalion" - but in her impression, there were no Second Realm monks who used flying knives among these people.

This made Shangguan Jin's heart a little unhappy.

In battle, she likes the feeling of having everything under control.

She likes to get to know each potential opponent and gather information about them; She likes to study every tiny habit of her opponents in the course of battle, and look for flaws in them; She likes to calculate her opponent's trajectory and predict how they will move next......

Almost every monk who has fought with the hibiscus has complained in unison: "I feel like I've become a marionette in this woman's hands." She always anticipates my every move. ”

But now, there is an unpredictable variable in front of Shangguan Jin's eyes.

She doesn't like variables.

Fortunately, her opponent only had a second-realm cultivation, and her combat experience and skills should be far inferior to her.

Even if the other party can really come up with some unexpected tricks, she feels that she should be able to handle it easily.

Thinking of this, she walked into the ring with a smile on her face, not choosing any weapons.

"This opponent...... Looks confident! Gu Xu commented in his heart, and followed into the ring.

Drums beat in the endless darkness.

The atmosphere of the "Realm of the Dao" suddenly became enthusiastic.

Gu Xu and Shangguan Jin bowed to each other together, announcing the official start of the competition.

But at the moment when the two of them stood up straight, Gu Xu suddenly felt a strong chill coming from behind him.

It was a warning of danger from his divine sense!

Since cultivating Eclipse, Gu Xu's divine sense power has become unprecedentedly powerful, not only can it be used for attack, but it can also sense nearby hostility.

Without thinking, he dodged to the side.

At this moment, Shangguan Jin's figure appeared like a ghost in Gu Xu's position just now.

In her hand she held a blue short sword condensed from the true element.

The green smoke is swirling, and the edge is pressing.

Gu Xu knew that if his reaction was only a little slower, he would be stabbed in the heart from behind by the short sword, declaring the competition a failure.

"This person on the other side really doesn't talk about martial arts, and he will carry out a sneak attack as soon as he comes up," Gu Xu secretly complained in his heart, "No wonder the code name is a fox spirit." ”

Regarding Gu Xu's reaction just now, Shangguan Jin was also quite surprised.

The body technique she used just now is called "Meteor Walking to the Moon"-

It was created by Luo Chuan, the head of the exorcist division, and is recognized as one of the most mysterious and unpredictable methods in the territory of the Great Qi Dynasty.

There is a poem: "Meteors penetrate sparse wood, and the moon goes retrograde clouds." ”

With this kind of form, she can come and go within a certain range invisibly, like a meteor streaked between the trees, a moon shuttling between the clouds, and it is difficult to estimate where she will be in the next second.

But she didn't expect that the other party actually predicted her killing blow and dodged it in time.

A mere second-realm monk can actually crack the "Meteor Walking Moon"?

No one will believe this!

"Maybe it's just a coincidence." Shangguan Jin secretly guessed.

But she didn't underestimate the enemy because of this, but was a little more vigilant in her heart, and obviously regarded this young monk codenamed "Suzaku" as an opponent worth facing seriously.

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Gu Xu also made a move.

As soon as his mind moved, the blades in his hands that were as thin as cicada wings flew towards Shangguan Hibiscus in unison under the wrapping of Zhenyuan.

Like fallen leaves rolling in the autumn wind, and like raindrops falling from the sky.

The sight seems quite poetic.

But Shangguan Jin can get a glimpse of the danger.

On the one hand, those paper-like knives were too sharp—a single touch would cut through the skin, slicing flesh and blood.

On the other hand, the opponent's majestic spiritual power and meticulous True Yuan control deeply shocked Shangguan Jin.

Air control is indeed a basic operation for practitioners.

But most monks are only able to control a small object - such as stealing a copper coin from someone's pocket with their minds, or controlling marbles to smash sparrows on a tree.

The monk on the opposite side was able to control dozens of blades to dance in the air at the same time, not only turning corners, but also changing the speed of flight, which was unbelievable in Shangguan Jin's opinion.

"This person's divine consciousness power should be close to the level of the fourth realm!" She narrowed her eyes and silently commented in her mind, "Our Divine Machine Camp is really a Hidden Dragon and Crouching Tiger!" ”

But she wasn't afraid.

Although there are many flying blades, there is a pattern to follow.

As long as there are rules, there is the possibility of cracking.

For the next period of time, Shangguan Hibiscus has been using "meteors walking to the moon" to walk calmly among the rain of swords.

The handleless knives were always grazing against her skin, but they couldn't do any real damage to her.

In Shangguan's field of vision, these flying blades are all reduced to thousands of numbers—these numbers describe the quality, length, width, thickness, flight speed, and so on.

With these numbers, she can instantly calculate the subsequent flight trajectory of the blade, so that she can use her body to dodge in advance.

This is the supernatural power she obtained when she broke through the third realm - "Heavenly Calculation".

Although using the supernatural powers of the third realm to deal with the monks of the second realm is a bit unmartial arts......

But this "realm of the Dao" only requires her to proclaim herself True Yuan, and does not restrict her from using supernatural powers. She uses "heavenly calculations" to predict her opponent's attacks, which is not a violation.

Shangguan Jin has always been a person who will do whatever it takes to achieve his ends.

She never valued morality, and she never cared about the eyes of others.

She is adept at exploiting loopholes in the rules, and does not mind using tactics that are considered despicable and shameless, such as "sneak attacks", nor does she have an aversion to using nice words to please her superiors.

Perhaps because of this, she was able to rise step by step and become a big celebrity around the head of the exorcist department.

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Exegesis:

(1) "Meteors penetrate sparse wood, and the moon goes retrograde clouds." - Tang Jia Island, "Sushan Temple"