Chapter 335: Divine Body Martial Saint! Elder Hell Hell!

"Inform Elder Su."

Immediately, Jiang Yao directly took out the identity token and summoned Su Changkong.

"Jiang Yao looking for me?"

In the Fuyun Cave Mansion, Su Changkong, who was studying alchemy, noticed the movement of the identity token in the book fragrance bag, and took out the token and sensed it slightly.

"Blood River Gate, Evil Saint List?"

In the token, Jiang Yao briefly told what happened, which made Su Changkong slightly surprised.

This Blood River Gate was once an evil demon outer path on the list of evil saints in the Ancient Saint Country, but it was destroyed by the Jiang family, and only a few people survived, but now hundreds of years have passed, and the remnants of the Blood River Gate are suspected to have reappeared, and they are still causing chaos in the area of Tianhuo City.

This caused the mountain lord Jiang Yao to prepare to take action in person to eradicate the remnants of this Blood River Gate!

Jiang Yao invited Su Changkong to go with him, knowing that Su Changkong was a super demon who cultivated the Yuan God, and he was definitely a big help!

"Then let's go check it out."

Su Changkong pondered for a moment, and then decided to agree to Jiang Yao's invitation.

In Tiansheng Mountain, he has received a lot of benefits from Jiang Yao, Jiang Yao has something to ask him, and it is difficult for him to refuse.

The most important thing is that Su Changkong also needs resources such as Yuan Liquid, and the remaining Yuan Liquid he may not be able to practice alchemy to the extent that he can be self-sufficient by refining the Holy Pill.

If you succeed in killing the remnants of the Blood River Gate, you will definitely be able to gain something!

Su Changkong immediately went to the Black Moon Cave Mansion and met Jiang Yao.

"With Elder Su with you, the chances of killing the remnants of the Blood River Gate are much greater."

Seeing that Su Changkong accepted the invitation and was willing to make a contribution with him, Jiang Yao said with a smile on his face.

One more person and more strength, the less likely it is for oneself to have casualties, Su Changkong, a strong man who has cultivated the Yuan Shen, can accompany him, Jiang Yao is naturally happy.

And soon the Heavenly Saint Guards summoned by Yuxing also gathered in the Black Moon Cave Mansion, with a total of three teams of thirty people.

These days, the holy guards are all wearing silver battle armor, and all of them have powerful breaths, not only that, Su Changkong found that they faintly felt connected to each other, as if they were a whole.

"I heard that the Heavenly Saint Guards of Tiansheng Mountain are all the elites of the Divine Martial Saints, and the supernatural powers of each team member can complement each other, cooperate with tacit understanding, and be proficient in the combined attack formation, these three squads are enough to sweep a sect of the scale of the Tianhe Sect."

Su Changkong secretly admired and nodded.

Jiang Yao looked around, and he said in a deep voice: "I believe you already know the purpose of this trip, this Blood River Gate has done a lot of evil, and dares to do evil in the area of Tianhuo City, then as the mountain master of Tiansheng Mountain in Tianhuo City, he has the obligation to make them pay the heaviest price for it!" ”

Yuxing and the other members of the Heavenly Saint Guard all had an excited light in their eyes, they could be selected to enter the Heavenly Saint Guard, they were also eager to go further, to make meritorious contributions, and to kill the Blood River Gate that had once been on the list of evil saints, and they were also high in fighting spirit!

And this time it was led by Jiang Yao personally, which was a good opportunity to perform!

"Let's go."

Jiang Yao didn't talk nonsense, and between shaking his hands, a small boat flew out of the stored treasures, expanded rapidly, and turned into a hundred-zhang long giant ship.

On this giant ship, there are mysterious divine patterns inscribed, simple and mysterious.

This is the artifact 'Wind Breaking Heavenly Boat' owned by Jiang Yao, which not only has the functions of invisibility, concealment, etc., but also has a fast flight speed, which is better than ninety percent of the divine body martial artists, and it is a treasure given to Jiang Yao by the Jiang family.

Everyone boarded the Wind Breaker Boat, and a layer of light appeared on the surface of the Wind Breaker Boat, isolating the outside world and disappearing into the air, making it difficult to feel its existence even at a very close distance.

Call!

Under Jiang Yao's control, the Wind Breaking Heavenly Boat quickly flew out of the Black Moon Cave Mansion, disappeared into the sky above the Heavenly Saint Mountain, and headed towards the direction of the Fengqing Mountain Range.

On the deck of the Heavenly Boat, the wind and resistance were all isolated, Su Changkong looked at the mountains and plains that swept at a high speed below, and he also exclaimed: "This Heavenly Boat is obviously ten times more advanced than the Heavenly Boat of the Heavenly God Dynasty before......

The Wind Breaking Heavenly Boat quickly headed towards the wind direction of the Fengqing Mountain Range, and on the deck of the Heavenly Boat, Jiang Yao said to Su Changkong: "Elder Su, this remnant of the Blood River Gate is a group of extremely vicious outlaws, don't be careless. ”

The disciples of the Blood River Sect are all cultivating demonic skills and evil methods, relying on crooked ways to improve their strength, although most of them are not as good as the same level martial artists of the major sects, but they are more dangerous and weird than ordinary martial artists who have entered the holy realm!

"Hmm."

Su Changkong nodded slightly, he is also a person who has experienced a hundred battles, and he will not despise his opponent.

"This is Jiang Yaoshan's friend?"

Yuxing and the others were also quite curious about Su Changkong, who was walking with Jiang Yao.

The fact that Su Changkong became the elder of the Jiang family was not publicized, Yuxing and the others only knew that Su Changkong's identity was mysterious, and he had a great relationship with Jiang Yao, and he was by no means an ordinary person.

"We're about to reach the Fengqing Mountains."

Yu Xing held a crystal-like round sphere, and in this crystal ball, there was a blood-colored silk thread, pointing forward, and the silk thread trembled, as if it was close to some target.

Previously, the Blood River Gate slaughtered hundreds of thousands of people in a small city to refine the Blood River Saint Pill, and the Blood River Gate disciples inevitably left a breath in the local area, and the Martial Saint of the Heavenly Saint Guard, who was good at tracking the breath, sealed this breath into this sphere for tracking.

The breath in the crystal ball fluctuated, indicating that it was close to the target!

At this time, in the depths of the Fengqing Mountain Range, on top of a mountain peak covered by clouds and mist, there was a palace, and there was a hidden magic circle around the peak that was isolated from the aura.

In the main hall of the palace, a majestic man sat cross-legged, he was burly, nearly a foot tall, his long hair was scattered like blood, his face was rough, and his whole body exuded a beast-like vicious aura, and between his breaths, the blood light was entangled, like a blood dragon.

The majestic man sat cross-legged there, as if more majestic than the mountains and mountains.

The majestic man seemed to be aware of this, and he looked up at the outside of the main hall: "Come in." ”

Outside the main hall, a long-awaited demonic man penetrated the forbidden barrier outside the main hall and entered the main hall, and the demonic man saluted respectfully: "Master." ”

The majestic man bowed his head, and then said, "Lifu, you went to the 'Yan Prison Sect', how did the Yan Prison Sect respond?" ”

The demonic man's name is Kong Lifu, and he is the eldest disciple of the majestic man in front of him, the 'Blood River Gate Master' Blood Jade Hall, not long ago, the Blood Jade Hall sent his own disciple to the Yan Prison Sect of the Great Sect of the Dust Yang Domain with some gifts to discuss important matters, and now that Kong Lifu has returned, the Blood Jade Hall immediately summoned him and asked about the outcome of the matter.

Kong Lifu said with a strange expression: "I went to the Yan Prison Sect and met the deputy sect master of the Yan Prison Sect, he promised us the Blood River Sect to join the Yan Prison Sect, and promised to let the master occupy an elder seat...... Just ......"

The Blood River Gate once flourished for a period of time, but it was on the list of evil saints, and it was destroyed after being attacked by the strong people of the Jiang family, and the current masters of the Blood River Gate were killed on the spot, and now the Blood River Gate Lord Blood Jade Hall is the son of the previous Blood River Gate Master, and has been hiding for hundreds of years with the remaining disciples.

And the Blood Jade Hall didn't want to live this kind of life like a rat crossing the street, and coupled with its own desire to go further, it contacted the Yan Prison Sect.

Yan Hell Sect, the top sect in the Dust Yang Domain, was once born an ancient saint, although it is not as profound as the ancient sect and ancient clan under the inheritance of the nine ancient saints, but it is undoubtedly a behemoth with a long inheritance.

The Blood Jade Hall wants to defect to the Yan Prison Sect, if it can succeed, then it will no longer need to hide and hide, and it will have a big backer.

"Just what?"

Blood Yutang frowned slightly, dissatisfied with Kong Lifu's swallowing.

"It's just that the Yan Hell Sect also has conditions, and it needs you to hand over the method of refining the Blood River Saint Pill."

Kong Lifu said cautiously.

As soon as these words came out, the blood jade hall changed color.

The method of refining the Blood River Sacred Pill, this is the foundation of the Blood River Gate, after all, slaughtering some mortals can refine the Blood River Sacred Pill of the Holy Pill level, with this alchemy method, the Blood River Gate can still have room to turn over under the almost devastating blow.

The Blood Jade Hall took its disciples to join the Yan Prison Sect, and the other party directly asked for the foundation of the Blood River Gate, which was more like a transaction!

The other party looked down on them and was willing to accept them, in order to refine the method of the Blood River Saint Pill, which made the Blood Jade Hall feel quite ashamed.

The Blood Jade Hall's complexion changed, and he exchanged the method of alchemy for the protection of the Yan Prison Sect and a seat of elders of the Yan Prison Sect......

"I have relied on the Blood River Saint Pill to advance by leaps and bounds, but my foundation is not stable, and it is difficult to make much progress, becoming an elder of the Yan Prison Sect, and I can also use the resources of the Yan Prison Sect to solve my own hidden dangers......"

After a while, Blood Jade Hall's face softened slightly, and he secretly sighed, feeling that the conditions of the Yan Prison Sect were necessary to consider.

"Who?"

And suddenly, the Blood Jade Hall looked up, looked up at the sky, and his eyes seemed to have penetrated through layers of barriers, and let out a loud shout.

At this moment, in the Fengqing Mountain Range, above the Blood River Gate station, there is a huge flying boat suspended with a hidden body that is difficult to see with the naked eye, which is Jiang Yao, Su Changkong, Tianshengwei and others who have arrived in the Fengqing Mountain Range.

The explosive shout exploded in everyone's ears, as strong as Su Changkong, and they all felt their eardrums buzzing, which made a solemnity appear in his eyes: "There are masters!" ”

Above the Heavenly Boat, a young-looking Heavenly Saint Guard was even more surprised: "I...... I probed with my supernatural power 'Void Sky Eye', and it was extremely secretive, but that person could feel it immediately? ”

This Heavenly Saint Guard, who was in charge of probing the place where the Blood River Gate was located, probed along the road with his divine power 'Void Heavenly Eye' and locked this mountain peak, but his gaze slightly touched the majestic man's 'Blood Jade Hall', and he immediately sensed the convenience!

"Discovered?"

Jiang Yao stood with his hands in his hands, although his whereabouts were discovered by the other party in advance, it didn't matter!

The young Heavenly Saint Guard came back to his senses and immediately reported: "Lord Mountain, according to my investigation, there are a total of fifty-one people in the Blood River Gate station. ”

Fifty-one people, most of them are saint martial artists, more than the number of Heavenly Saint Guards present, but they are basically some people who have refined the divine seed and improved from the crooked path of the evil sect, and their combat power is definitely more than one step behind the Jiang family's Heavenly Saint Guard.

"Boom, boom!"

At the same time, from the mountain peak below, one after another figures rose into the sky, all of them vigilant and fierce, and finally locked on the location of the heavenly boat hidden in the void.

"An enemy is coming? It's for us! ”

All the disciples of the Blood River Sect were solemn in their hearts, and it was no coincidence that they knew that the other party would come to this hidden place!

Jiang Yao didn't hide his head and tail, he lifted the invisibility of Tianzhou, and the Heavenly Saint Guards on the deck were majestic like divine soldiers and god generals, staring coldly at the disciples of the Blood River Sect suspended in the void on the opposite side.

"It's ...... Heavenly Guard? The Jiang family's Heavenly Saint Guards guarding the Heavenly Saint Mountain everywhere? ”

A man's hole shrank slightly, and he instantly judged the identity of the comer.

The Jiang family has Heavenly Saint Mountains entrenched in various domains, helping the Jiang family earn wealth, supervising various domains, discovering talents, and also having the responsibility of maintaining stability and killing evil demons.

And if the holy guard comes directly to the door today, it will let the Blood River Gate and the others understand the purpose of the other party's coming!

"Heavenly Guard...... How did you find this place? ”

"Damn! If it weren't for the Jiang family, we wouldn't have to hide everywhere! ”

The disciples of the Blood River Sect were furious, their Blood River Sect was destroyed by the Jiang family hundreds of years ago, and the remaining surviving disciples were also extremely low-key, but now they still attracted attention!

"Everyone has come from afar, and you have lost your welcome!"

At this time, a deep voice sounded, the figure of the blood jade hall with a majestic, burly, and blood-haired head appeared in the void in a flash, his eyes staring at the heavenly boat in front of him, and there was an inexplicable meaning in his eyes.

"Door Master!"

When everyone saw the Blood Jade Hall appear, they all breathed a sigh of relief, and their hearts settled a little.

Blood Jade Hall looked around, fixed on Jiang Yao's body, with his keen perception, Blood Jade Hall could feel the majestic energy contained in Jiang Yao's body, and even he didn't dare to despise it in the slightest.

The Blood Jade Hall knew that this person was different from the other Heavenly Saint Guards, and it was likely that he was an elite disciple of the Jiang family, and he came with the Heavenly Saint Guard!

The Blood Jade Hall immediately said in a deep voice: "In the Lower Blood Jade Hall, the Master of the Blood River Gate, dare to ask Your Excellency's name?" ”

"Jiang Yao." Jiang Yao calmly reported his identity, and said with a cold gaze, "I believe you know the purpose of my coming, 'Fuyue City' was slaughtered half a month ago, and this is within the scope of my responsibility." ”

Blood Jade Hall had never heard of Jiang Yao's name, but the other party was an elite of the Jiang family, and he was by no means an ordinary character.

Blood Jade Hall's face changed slightly, he had slaughtered some other small cities before, refining the Blood River Saint Pill, only this time he got into trouble!

Immediately, the Blood Jade Hall arched his hand: "Lord Jiang, those people are just some mortals...... If you are offended, we will leave the Blood River Gate and promise not to embarrass Lord Jiang again. ”

Blood Yutang hated the Jiang family in his heart, his father died in the hands of the Jiang family's powerhouse, but he also knew that if he really made a move with the Jiang family, or even killed Jiang Yao in front of him, it would inevitably provoke the anger of the Jiang family, and he would not give up easily, so Blood Yutang lowered his posture and promised not to cause chaos in the territory that Jiang Yao was responsible for.

Jiang Yao said coldly: "Blood Jade Hall, your Blood River Gate was once on the list of evil saints, and you have suffered the punishment you deserve, the remnants of your Blood River Gate have not reformed themselves, but have caused trouble again, slaughtering innocents, since I have come in person, will I let you leave easily?" ”

As soon as these words came out, Blood Yutang's face also became ugly and gloomy, he didn't want to cause trouble anymore, he was afraid of the Jiang family, but it didn't mean that he was afraid of the Jiang Yao in front of him!

"Since you don't know what to do, then this seat will teach you some lessons!"

Blood Jade Hall's long blood-colored hair was like blood, and his voice was not loud, but it was like the wrath of a demon god, which shook people's eardrums.

"Boom!"

Standing on the body of the Blood Jade Hall in the void, mysterious lines appeared, and a wave of power erupted, and blood clouds gathered in the sky above the Fengqing Mountain Range, and blood-colored thunder danced wildly, as if the end had arrived!

The majestic and powerful aura permeated the air, making all the Heavenly Saint Guards tremble.

"The emblem of the god is inscribed in the flesh...... Divine Body Realm! ”

Yuxing said in a low voice.

The Blood Jade Hall, the contemporary Lord of the Blood River Gate, is a powerhouse who has been cast into a divine body!

Divine Body Martial Saint, this is enough to run rampant, and he is the absolute elite among the Holy Martial Artists!

"Sure enough, it's the Divine Body Realm...... This aura is indeed far from being comparable to the Divine Seed Martial Saint! ”

Su Changkong looked at the Blood Jade Hall where the divine patterns appeared on his body, like a demon god who overwhelmed the heavens and the earth, and he was slightly amazed.

There are strong people with divine bodies in the Blood River Gate, Su Changkong is not too surprised, he has mastered the method of refining the Blood River Holy Pill, and the saint-level pills are endless, and this Blood Jade Hall has been cultivating for hundreds of years in a low-key manner before it is cast into a divine body.

Su Changkong had seen the incarnation of a strong man in the Ancient Demon Sect's Divine Body Realm in the Great Yan Dynasty, and it was the first time he had seen a real Divine Body powerhouse!

"This seat will teach the methods of the Jiang family's children!"

The breath of the Blood Jade Hall was furious, and a trace of cruelty appeared on his face, killing Jiang Yao, he didn't have the guts, he was afraid of provoking the Jiang family's revenge, but repelling Jiang Yao and killing others, the Blood Jade Hall didn't have many scruples!

Blood Jade Hall did not continue to negotiate with Jiang Yao, and directly chose to make a move, and Blood Jade Hall reached out with one of his right hands and slapped it in the air.

Rumble!

It was obviously far away, but the blood cloud in the sky was like a huge clutch, collapsing, and it was fiercely pressed down towards the people standing in the heavenly boat below.

From a distance, it was as if the sky had fallen, and that heavy pressure alone was enough to make it difficult for ordinary saint martial artists to have the idea of resisting, and they could only be crushed into ashes in despair!

"The Martial Saint who has been cast into the Divine Body, the Divine Pattern of the Divine Seed is engraved in the flesh, and with a single blow, it is better than the Divine Martial Saint to exert his magical powers!"

Su Changkong looked up at the heavy blood cloud that was crushing down from the sky, the Divine Body Martial Saint and the Divine Seed Martial Saint, compared to the two, it was like an adult and a child, the gap was huge.

"Breaking the Law and the Light Sutra!"

But before the heavy blood cloud slapped on the heavenly boat, Jiang Yao, who was standing on the deck, moved, and a divine seed in his body was urged, and the surface of his body shone with blazing white light, like ten thousand silk threads gathering into a waterfall and going upstream.

"Boom!"

Under the illumination of the blazing white light, the blood-colored clouds that covered it were like ice and snow meeting flames, quickly dissolving, and the holes were pierced, and they disappeared into invisibility!

Jiang Yao easily defused the Blood Jade Hall's offensive.

Jiang Yao's eyes burned: "I have been in retreat for many years and have failed to impact the Divine Body Realm, and it seems that I still need to sharpen...... This Blood Jade Hall is a good opponent to sharpen me! ”

Jiang Yao's cultivation is the secret of the Jiang family, the top mastery, which also makes it extremely difficult to cast the divine body, Jiang Yao feels that he needs to fight to the death with the real divine body powerhouse, or he can be inspired.

And this Blood Jade Hall relies on the secret art of the Evil Sect and the Evil Pill to quickly improve its cultivation and cast it into a divine body, and its combat power in the divine body realm is inferior, so it is undoubtedly very suitable for sharpening its own opponents!

"Although this kid from the Jiang family has not been cast into a divine body, he was born in the Jiang family, and the secret techniques he cultivates and the resources he obtains are all top-notch, and it is not easy to defeat him! There are other Heavenly Saint Guards, all of whom are also elite! ”

Blood Jade Hall was also solemn in his heart, and after a short fight, he understood that Jiang Yao's strength was unfathomable!

"Huh?"

Su Changkong suddenly sensed it and looked up.

In the sky not far away, the image of a gray person flashed away like a meteor, piercing the sky, and in a flash, it crossed a long distance and appeared in the battlefield.

This is an old man in gray, with a clear face and a white beard, who looks kind and kind, but the yellow Tong Kong makes people shudder, and a trembling feeling rises in people's hearts.

"Why do you two use force? might as well give the old man a face, and stop fighting. ”

The gray-clothed old man said with a smile.

Everyone in the Heavenly Saint Guard couldn't help but look solemn, this gray-clothed old man looked ordinary, but it gave them an extremely terrifying feeling, even more terrifying than the Blood River Gate Master Blood Jade Hall that was cast into a divine body, it was definitely an extremely terrifying character!

"Who are you?"

Jiang Yao frowned slightly, this uninvited guest appeared when he was making a move with the Blood Jade Hall, and said that he would let the two sides stop, obviously familiar with the Blood River Gate.

The gray-clothed old man smiled: "The old man Yan Prison Sect Gu Ming. ”

"Yan Hell Sect Gu Ming!"

As soon as this name came out, the hearts of everyone present couldn't help but shake.

Yan Prison Sect, the top sect in the Dust Yang Domain, is second only to one of the top sects under the inheritance of the Nine Ancient Saints, and the name of the Ancient Hells also has a great reputation in the Dust Yang Domain, this is an elder of the Yan Prison Sect, who has been cast into a god body for many years!

"Elder Gu Ming."

When the Blood Jade Hall saw Gu Ming, although he was surprised that the other party would appear here, he breathed a sigh of relief.

Gu Ming also thought in his heart: "Although the quality of the Blood River Saint Pill of the Blood River Gate is not as good as the ordinary low-grade Saint Pill, it is easy to refine and the price is small...... didn't expect this Jiang family to come to the door. ”

Gu Ming will appear here, in order to refine the Blood River Holy Pill of the Blood Jade Hall, and the Holy Pill can be refined with the lives of ordinary mortals, this method is quite precious, and Gu Ming secretly followed it.

Jiang Yao and the Blood Jade Hall broke out, and he appeared.

Gu Ming looked at Jiang Yao: "Lord Jiang Mountain, the Blood Jade Hall seems to have offended you, and the old man will make amends to you on his behalf, but the Blood Jade Hall wants to join our Yan Prison Sect and will become a member of our Yan Prison Sect, and I hope that Jiang Mountain Lord will not worry too much about him." ”

The purpose of Gu Ming's appearance is also very simple, to help the Blood Jade Hall, solve the trouble in front of him, and make the Blood Jade Hall owe favors, believing that the Blood Jade Hall is not a fool, and will obediently agree to the conditions of the Yan Prison Sect, and send the method of refining the Blood River Holy Pill with both hands obediently.

This is just a matter of a few words for Gu Ming.

The Blood Jade Hall also probably understood the purpose of Gu Ming quietly following his disciple here, but in his heart, he also felt that it would not be a bad thing to take advantage of the situation to offer the Dan Fang, and it would not be a bad thing to join the Yan Prison Sect, at least with such a big backer as the Yan Prison Sect, there was no need to hide his head and show his tail!

Jiang Yao's face was not good-looking, he didn't pay attention to a Blood Jade Hall, but this ancient spirit was not comparable to a martial artist like the Blood Jade Hall who relied on the secret techniques of the evil sect to forge a divine body, his strength was absolutely strong, and the other party was an elder of the Yan Prison Sect, so he would not scruple so much about his identity and background, but he was not afraid of offending him.

In the nineteen domains of the ancient holy kingdom, the Jiang family did not have absolute dominance except for the Holy Emperor Domain, because the other eighteen domains were entrenched in the big sects and clans, and the Yan Prison Sect was one of them, the top sect in the Dust Yang Domain.

Gu Ming wants to keep the Blood River Gate, Jiang Yao will make a strong move at this time, there will not be much chance of winning, and even his own side will suffer heavy losses!

"Master Jiang Mountain, do you have the confidence to deal with him?"

At this time, a voice sounded in Jiang Yao's ears, and it was Su Changkong who was transmitting the voice to him.

Jiang Yao was slightly stunned when he heard this, and he also responded: "Gu Ming's strength is not bad, and he has been cast into a divine body for many years, so I will face him...... It shouldn't be a problem in the short term. ”

Jiang Yao told the truth, he had entered the Holy Triple Heaven Consummation, cultivated the top secret arts, and was confident that he belonged to the top ranks among the Divine Martial Saints, and dared to compete head-on with the ordinary Divine Body Martial Saints of the Holy Fourfold Heaven, but he was not arrogant enough to think that he could defeat the Divine Body Elders of this great sect, the Yan Prison Sect.

can fight in a short period of time, and after a long time, most of the losers are him!

"Then Jiang Mountain Lord, you stop this ancient underworld, Blood River Gate...... Leave it to us. ”

Su Changkong said.

As soon as these words came out, Jiang Yao was a little stunned, of course he understood what Su Changkong meant, the other disciples of the Blood River Sect didn't say it, but there was the Blood Jade Hall, a divine body martial saint, no matter how weak the divine body martial saint was, it was also a divine body martial saint, even if Su Changkong cultivated into a primordial god, it was hard to say whether he could win it!