The martial arts arena the size of half a football field was located in the center of the Yama Mansion, right next to the Triple Heavenly Beast House, where many orc gladiators were kept.

When Lin Xiao and his entourage arrived at the martial arts arena, the stone steps on the sidelines were already full of people, and on the main seat of the east head, they were all sitting on the core group of this Yan Mansion.

Sitting in the middle is not Yan Yifei, but an old man of seventy or eighty years old, with white hair and hair, but strong and strong, with a fairy wind and bones, this person is the previous head of the Yan Mansion, the old man Yan Mingdao, is the only martial arts realm master in the Yan Mansion today, he passed on the position of the head of the family to his son Yan Yifei five years ago, and devoted himself to studying martial arts.

Yan Yifei sat next to Yan Mingdao, but he was a little further back than him.

And behind the two of them, there sat a row of old men who were about the same age as Yan Mingdao, these were the elders and worshippers of the Yan Mansion, and they were the core of the strength of the Yan Mansion.

"Fei'er. Yan Mingdao called in a deep voice.

"Father. Yan Yifei hurriedly leaned forward.

"Do you know the importance of this year's Jiahua Competition to our family?" Yan Mingdao's voice was a little heavy.

"Yes. Yan Yifei said: "Since the second uncle returned to heaven, there is only one martial spirit in our family, and next year will be a ten-year evaluation, and it is very unlikely that we will be promoted to another martial spirit within a year." So everything depends on whether our family's leading competition team can perform brilliantly in the Jiahua Competition. ”

"Yes!" Yan Mingdao sighed, "Your second uncle died fighting for the family, it is a huge loss, and the minimum requirement of the Qipin Hongwu family is to have two martial spirits. And although your second brother is extremely talented, in recent years, he has been trapped in the third order of martial arts and has been struggling to advance. Ten years ago, we had already been reduced from the sixth rank to the seventh grade, and we couldn't afford it anymore this time, otherwise, how could I be worthy of the ancestors of the Yan family!"

"Father, don't worry too much, as long as our leader can win the crown in the Ka Wah Competition this time, the right minister will speak for our family. Yan Yifei said softly.

"Alas, how can I not be worried, if we are demoted to a low-level Hongwu family, many of our business privileges will be greatly weakened, and the losses will be huge! Speaking of which, if it weren't for the fact that you and the second son of the right minister have been friends since childhood, we wouldn't have been able to keep our current level as early as the last three-year small review. Yan Mingdao looked worried.

"It's all the son's incompetence. Yan Yifei lowered his head.

"I don't blame you, it's all Dou Xian's old thief! Believing that we are the faction of the right minister, he suppressed us in many ways and supported the absolute champion to oppose our leader. Your second uncle's death, they will never be able to get rid of it!" Yan Mingdao's voice could be heard clearly.

"Father, my father is angry, this time my son can get this Tiger Clan from Yanhui Pass, maybe it is the opportunity for my family to operate in the underworld. Yan Yifei said with relief.

"Okay, let's see what he's capable of. "Yan Ming Dao is right.

At this time, the second elder happened to lead the nine orcs from the triple gate to the martial arts arena, he motioned to the other eight people to sit down on the side steps, and then pointed at them and said to Lin Xiao: "Tiger Clan, today the old family will see what you are capable of. If you fight a game, defeat is death, and if you win, you will get the best treatment like them. ”

"Who are you fighting with?" Lin Xiao asked.

"Fight me. A violent voice came from behind Lin Xiao, full of monstrous hatred.

Lin Xiao turned around and saw that two armed men were escorting an extremely tall and majestic orc into the room, and it was actually Xiong Tao, the ice bear man who had just been replaced by him.

Lin Xiao's eyes instantly bloomed with a thousand battle intent.

On the main stage, Yan Mingdao looked at Lin Xiao's reaction with a slight appreciation, and said slowly: "If this Tiger Clan can really defeat this Ice Bear Man, it is indeed better to use him than to use the Ice Bear Man." In our participating team, there is already the rhinoceros man as the cornerstone of the main defense, although this ice bear man is also very strong in attack, but it is still stronger in defense than in attack, and there is some duplication with rhino man. The Tiger Clan, on the other hand, are known for their fierce attacks, so our team is more balanced in attack and defense. ”

The father said it very well, and so did the son. Yan Yifei said with a smile.

"Then let them start, I'm looking forward to it. It's been a long time since I've seen the Tiger Clan fight. Yan Mingdao lay deep into the Taishi chair.

"Yes!" Yan Yifei respectfully agreed, then stood up and said to Xiong Tao and Lin Xiaolang in the arena: "Listen, you two choose your armor and weapons by yourself, and in a quarter of an hour you will be able to participate in this year's Jiahua Competition." ”

After a pause, Yan Yifei continued: "If you are not defeated, you can abandon your weapon and signal, and you can save your life." ”

Xiong Tao and Lin Xiao both snorted coldly, and neither of them had any intention of showing weakness and admitting defeat.

A quarter of an hour later, heavily armed and Lin Xiao and Xiong Tao were already standing on the field.

Xiong Tao was dressed in thick silver heavy armor, which wrapped his whole body tightly, revealing only two eyes that had turned blood-red.

This heavy armor was designed for orc gladiators, and there was a certain degree of overlap between the armor blocks, leaving room for madness, but it was far from the ancient armor that Lin Xiao had obtained in terms of the ingenuity of the design.

Lin Xiao, on the other hand, only picked a pair of light armor, except for the breastplate, which was all steel plates, and the other parts were covered with leather armor.

The weapon selected by Xiong Tao also has the characteristics of the bear people, it is a huge iron thistle hammer, which is a giant hammer made of fine iron, the surface is covered with raised bumps, weighing about 300 catties.

Lin Xiao didn't choose his usual long knife this time, but chose a small round steel shield and a broad-edged double-edged short sword.

Yan Mingdao nodded slowly: "The equipment chosen by these two orcs is very suitable for their respective characteristics. The bear has a large manpower, but the body is huge, and the movements are clumsy, so it is difficult to prevent all the opponent's attacks, so he chooses heavy armor, so that he can focus on the attack, and will not be forced by the opponent to be in a hurry, and give the defense to a heavy armor. And with his own divine power, it is not difficult to bear such a heavy armor. ”

Yan Yifei continued: "But this tiger man is vigorous, so he only wears light armor and holds a small round shield to not lose his advantage of speed. With his speed and agility, he only needs a round shield to block every attack of the bear, and he can defend without worry. ”

"It's up to them to play. Yan Mingdao stroked his long beard, his eyes were quite expectant.

In the field, Lin Xiao and Xiong Tao were already standing opposite each other, five zhang apart.

"Boy, I said that one day I would tear you apart, but I didn't expect to have a chance so soon, hahahaha!" Xiong Tao's happy and violent voice came out of the heavy helmet, looking a little dull.

"Tear me apart, I'm afraid I don't know if I cut off your bear paws first!" Lin Xiao swung lightly, his left hand set up a shield to protect his chest and abdomen, and his right hand pulled out the short sword inserted on the ground, and gently slashed a sword flower.

"Rampant!" Xiong Tao let out a roar, like a steel monster, and pounced on Lin Xiao, making a violent friction sound between the decks.

Although he was wearing heavy armor, Xiong Tao's speed did not seem to be affected in any way, and for an orc like him who was born with divine power, this heavy armor was as light as nothing.

The bear people are mainly divided into three major tribes: the black bear people, the grizzly bear people and the rarest ice bear people, among which the ice bear people only live in the bitter cold land of the extreme north, Xiong Tao was obtained by Yan Yifei at a high price, but it was not obtained from the extreme north, but the third generation of familiar barbarians who were transferred to the Duchy of Tuyue.

Seeing Xiong Tao rushing towards him, Lin Xiao kicked his feet, did not retreat, but advanced, and hedged head-on.

"Oh!" exclaimed in all directions, is this Tiger Clan crazy, it is actually a hard-hitting frame.

Seeing that Lin Xiao didn't dodge at all, the anger in Xiong Tao's eyes was even stronger, and he slammed his hammer like the wind, smashing it into Lin Xiao who came at high speed with a "whew".

There was a loud bang, and the giant hammer smashed on Lin Xiao's round shield.

Lin Xiao's whole person flew high with this loud sound, like a baseball that was knocked away.

"Wow!" The whole Yan family who were watching around exclaimed in unison, but they didn't expect that this Tiger Clan was so poor and so stupid, and they were actually shot away in a single shot.

This time, if you don't die, you have to be seriously injured, Xiong Tao pulled the corner of his mouth viciously, and he had used all his strength for this blow.

"Teng", after spinning and flying out for more than ten zhang, Lin Xiao actually adjusted his posture in the air, landed on his feet, but he couldn't stand steadily, and he took more than ten steps back before he could stand still.

With this thunderous blow just now, Lin Xiao was unharmed, but the small round shield in his hand was horribly deflated.

Lin Xiao just stabilized his figure, but his eyes were sharp, his legs kicked off, and he threw himself at Xiong Tao again.

There was a loud bang, and Lin Xiao was knocked away again in an instant.

The sound of "bang bang" continued to sound, accompanied by Xiong Tao's crazy roar, and the roar became more and more full of annoyance and anger.

On the sidelines, a man who looked like a domestic servant shook his head: "This tiger clan is really useless, what kind of abuse has he been made by the ice bear people!"

"You know what a!" scoffed an armed man, "the Tiger Clan has no intention of hiding. ”

On the main stage, the core members of the Yan family were all surprised.

"This kid ......," Yan Mingdao's old eyes lit up.

Lin Xiao was hit again and again, and was knocked away again and again, but the space became tighter and tighter.

"Roar!" With a roar that resounded throughout the audience, Xiong Tao's tower-like body suddenly rose a lot higher, thicker and thicker, and he had already directly gone crazy for the second time.

As his body swelled wildly, the heavy armor on his body also made a sharp "crunch" sound, and then stretched out.

After the madness, Xiong Tao didn't stop for a moment, and hit Lin Xiao who came from another impact with a hammer.

With a loud bang, the round shield made of pure steel in Lin Xiao's hand was smashed in half, and he himself flew out far away again.

This time, it's enough for you, Xiong Tao gasped violently, and said secretly in his heart.

Under this heavy blow, Lin Xiao retreated to the sidelines before barely stopping, he lowered his head, and he was also out of breath.

With a "dang bang", Lin Xiao threw the half-twisted round shield in his hand to the ground and raised his head.

Lin Xiao's face didn't show the slightest cowardice, his eyes were actually full of happiness, the corners of his mouth grinned, and he actually smiled: "Hehe, happy! The warm-up is over!"