Chapter 221: Swordsman Duel
Song Duan thought about it for a long time, and finally gave up the challenge.
Cheng Ling secretly breathed a sigh of relief, although he was not afraid of Shang Song Duan, it might be best not to fight. Now that Song Qi's hatred has been put down, there is no need to cause any more trouble!
Moreover, in the previous battle with Cheng Maofa, in order to break the storm whirlpool, he used the newly comprehended sword technique "Heart Refining Sword". This sword technique, which combines seventy percent of sword intent and the general trend of swordsmanship, can be said to be his ultimate killer move.
The power of the sword move is similar to that of the mirror, but there is a shortcoming, the heart refining sword consumes not the true element, but the spiritual power, and the consumption is extremely large. With his current mental power, he could only hit three swords at his peak.
It's a horrible drain. You must know that Cheng Ling's spiritual power is almost comparable to that of a monk in the late stage of the Transformation Gods, no matter how powerful it is, he can only shoot three swords. If it was an ordinary Yuanying monk, it would be very reluctant to make a sword.
The compensation for the consumption of spiritual power is not the same as the true yuan, there are almost no corresponding pills, only some heavenly and earthly treasures, and the self-operation exercises are slowly recovered. Therefore, it takes a long time, and the recovery in the battle is slower, so why not avoid a fight.
Song Duan gave up the challenge, and his ranking remained at fourth, followed by Qiu Ruojian.
As a court attendant, Qiu Ruochen is very strong in his own right, and he is regarded as a flag in the kendo academy, and is deeply valued by the senior management of the academy and respected by the disciples. He turned his head to look at Cheng Ling, and said indifferently: "I abstain!"
Everyone was in an uproar, and Song Duan's abstention was already a big surprise. You must know that the contradiction between him and Cheng Ling spread in the kendo academy. The disciples all felt that they would take the opportunity to challenge, and they didn't think of abstaining.
Now that it's Qiu Ruochen, he even abstained. Do they all think that they are not Cheng Ling's opponents?
Everyone speculated, but they couldn't see through the minds of the two.
The referee doesn't care about that, since he abstained, let's move on. The second place is Wu Tianlei, the senior brother of the Martial Arts Academy, he is a rough man with a strong fighting spirit, and he should be able to witness a wonderful duel.
Unexpectedly, Wu Tianlei's eyes were slightly closed, and he also said: "I abstain!"
At this moment, the elders and disciples couldn't understand it. What's the situation, is it still a hot potato to rank first, Cheng Ling sits on it, and no one wants to fight for it?
Sun Yuanliang snorted coldly, and glanced at Jian Wuya and Wu Qiankun, these two people really colluded together, seeing that Cheng Ling occupied the first place, and the disciples under him did not even challenge.
The Sword Boundless Old God is here, and for him, the situation in front of him is the best. Among the top ten, the Kendo Academy occupies five seats, and it doesn't matter who is the first of the five, not to mention the previous battle, Cheng Ling's consumption must be very large, whether he can fight or not.
Wu Qiankun watched the game with the mood of watching the play, whether it was the Kendo Academy or the Dharma Dao Academy, the strength of the two academies was stronger than the Martial Arts Academy. Relatively speaking, Jian Wuya is more in line with his spleen and stomach, coupled with the entanglement of interests, an alliance with the Kendo Academy is the best choice.
Therefore, when it was Wu Tianlei's turn, he ordered to go down, not to challenge this round, and to give Cheng Ling some time to recover. As for the next few rounds, it is up to him whether he can play or not, and if he can win the first place, it will also be an honor for the Martial Arts Academy.
Zhao Zhongyuan, the head of the general hospital, looked at the three deputies under him and sighed in his heart. Sun Yuanliang was too empty-eyed, and with his own support, he had been suppressing the Kendo Academy and the Martial Arts Academy for decades. But after so many years, there are not many disciples in the Taoist Academy.
On the contrary, it is the Kendo Academy, which has Qiu Ruojian, Song Duan, Bai Yiyi, Gu Youlan, and now there is a Cheng Ling. Bai Yiyi and Gu Youlan can also be said to be protected by the first generation of courtyard masters, but Qiu Ruoji,
Song Duan and Cheng Ling have completely relied on their own abilities to reach their current state.
Decades of resource advantages have not been able to cultivate a few outstanding disciples, and they are thinking about competing for power and profit with the other two major courtyard masters all day long, and their vision is too short-sighted. The top ten disciples, except for Cheng Maofa, who he personally cultivated, only two of the Dharma Daoist Academy were on the list, and they were all at the bottom.
Although the top three of the last big competition were all from the Dharma Dao Academy, the advantage of those three people was not great, and their own cultivation talent reached the stage of transformation into a god, almost the peak, and there was basically no hope for them to break through again.
He knew that many of the elders in the academy were opposed to bringing in too many monks with powerful backgrounds. But without those monks, relying on their own training, without decades, they would not be able to gain a firm foothold at all.
The first academy of the Dharma Dao Academy alone blocks the two houses of kendo and martial arts, which has its own disadvantages. If you lose the support of those disciples with powerful backgrounds, it is conceivable that the entire Daoist Academy will fall silent and eventually succumb to the end.
At present, the young disciples he cultivated have not yet grown up. Unlike several outstanding disciples of the Kendo Academy, the advantages of the Dharma Academy are gradually fading, and in the end, they will still be squeezed out by the Kendo Academy. In such a situation, Sun Yuanliang is to blame!
The first round of challenges came to Wu Tianlei and officially ended. As for Cheng Ling, since he is already ranked first, naturally there is no candidate to challenge, and the referee automatically skips it.
The second round of challenges has officially begun! It's still the same old rule, starting with the number one hundred disciples. This time, the Dharma Dao Academy can be regarded as having suffered a bitter fruit.
The disciples in the bottom fifty of the rankings themselves did not consume much, and they were able to maintain a certain advantage, and they were not weak in the challenge, and they barely held their positions.
But the top fifty disciples were miserable, they were basically defeated under Cheng Ling, and their own combat power could only be half exerted, and they were targeted by the disciples of the Kendo Academy and the Martial Arts Academy, and they all ended up failing.
Their rankings dropped dramatically, starting from fifty, as long as they were the top fifty disciples of the Dharma Dao Academy, they were all replaced by disciples of the Kendo Academy or the Martial Arts Academy.
In this way, it looks good, ranking below twenty, all of them are disciples of the Dharma Academy. At this time, it was the turn of the disciples who ranked more than ten to face off. Soon, Wu Changyuan and Zhao Yuanchang were both squeezed out of the top ten, and they were replaced by Li Linfeng of the Kendo Academy and Wu Shentong of the Martial Arts Academy.
Sun Yuanliang was so angry that he was about to vomit blood, and his eyes were full of murderous intent when he saw Cheng Ling. Unexpectedly, he also played a black hand in the challenge, so that his disciples were seriously injured, and his combat power could not be half of the original.
But helplessly, the previous challenges were all forced by himself, and Cheng Ling was forced to fight back. What's more, it's a continuous wheel battle, and on the whole, it's the disciples of the Dharma Academy who are at fault. The whole incident can only be knocked out of teeth and swallowed blood.
He didn't know that the ordeal was not over. After Wu Changyuan and Zhao Yuanchang were squeezed out of the top ten, only Cheng Maofa remained. At this time, it was Gu Youlan's turn to challenge, and she challenged Cheng Maofa again!
Sun Yuan's conscience was bitter, and he secretly prayed that Cheng Maofa could withstand it. If even he fails, the disciples of the Dharma Daoist Academy in the top ten will definitely be hit again, and there will be no room to turn over.
It's a pity that things didn't go in the direction he hoped, Cheng Maofa fought with Cheng Ling, and he was seriously injured, and the time for a round of challenges couldn't recover at all. In addition, Gu Youlan will no longer stay this time, and her strength will be exerted.
In the ring, the fierce sword qi has the meaning of breaking the ban again. Cheng Maofa resisted hard and supported for more than half an hour, but he was finally defeated by Gu Youlan, not only that, but his injuries were even more serious!
In this way, Gu Youlan replaced Cheng Maofa and won the fifth ranking.
Next
It's Bai Yiyi's challenge. He glanced at the front of him, pouted, and finally gave up.
The top six disciples are now Cheng Ling, Wu Tianlei, Qiu Ruochen, Song Duan, Gu Youlan, and Leng Feng.
The six of them are either from the Kendo Academy or the Dharma Academy, so there is no need to fight each other. Originally, with her temperament, she wanted to challenge Wu Tianlei, and the second-class Leng Feng was fine.
However, Jian Yinghao was outside the court, and kept transmitting to her, telling him not to challenge the disciples of the Martial Arts Academy, so he gave up. As for Gu Youlan, although she was unconvinced and ranked in front of her, her strength was there, and if she challenged her, she would still lose.
Next, it was Leng Feng, and he could only abstain. The first few are extremely powerful, and according to the current situation, the effect of the union of the two houses is very good, and if you don't want to destroy this delicate balance, you can only give up!
After Leng Feng, Cheng Maofa, who was originally ranked fifth, has now fallen to eighth, and can only challenge on the eighth ranking. It's a pity that he just lost under Gu Youlan, and his combat power has dropped even more, and the only two who have a chance are Bai Yiyi and Leng Feng.
After glancing at the two of them, they decided to recover their combat strength first in this round and give up the challenge!
Ranked fourth, Song Duan gave up the challenge!
Now, the audience is not happy. The battle that came to watch the battle was still in full swing at the bottom of the rankings, how could the top few give up the challenge, what is the point of watching it like this? It is better to announce the ranking directly!
Maybe seeing the audience's reaction, it will be the turn of Qiu Ruochen, who ranks third. He turned his head to look at Cheng Ling, and asked with a smile, "Cheng Ling, have you recovered from your injuries?"
Cheng Ling was stunned for a moment, and instantly understood, he also wanted to try what his strength had come to, so he replied: "It's okay, Senior Brother Qiu, please advise!"
"Okay, I'll challenge Cheng Ling!"
After speaking, he came to the middle of the ring lightly, and Cheng Ling followed!
Now, it finally awakened the enthusiasm of the audience again. The two major swordsmen of the Kendo Academy are fighting, which is not something that can be seen in ordinary times. Qiu Ruojian's swordsmanship is exquisite, and he has been in the top ten since the last big competition, and his combat power is extremely strong. There has been no war at present, and the strength is still unknown.
And Cheng Ling, a new dark horse, scarves all the way through thorns, and defeated more than 40 disciples of the Dharma Academy with one sword in a row. There are also seventy percent of sword intent and kendo in the body, and he is definitely the most brilliant performer of this year!
What kind of scene should the duel between two swordsmen with such combat strength be? The cheers that soared into the sky rose one after another, reaching the sky, and could not be subsided for a long time.
The referee was a little excited, and among the top ten, several abstentions were already very disappointing to him, and now he is finally looking forward to a heavyweight matchup. This battle is almost a duel between the two top swordsmen of the Famous Sword Academy, and between the two, whoever wins will be the number one swordsman in the academy.
Is it Cheng Ling, or Qiu Ruochen? Even him, there is a little expectation!
Cheng Ling and Qiu Ruochen stood opposite each other. The two of them drew out their long swords, Cheng Ling naturally used the Red Flame Sword, but Qiu Ruojian's sword weapon was a shining golden sword, the length of the sword body was decent, but the width was a little wider than that of ordinary sword weapons.
He said indifferently: "Cheng Ling, this sword is called the Golden Sword, three feet three inches long, weighing thirty-six catties, a top-grade sword weapon, cast by meteorite crystal!"
Cheng Ling's eyes froze, his long sword swung, and said: "The Red Flame Sword, three feet long and nine villages, weighs thirty-two catties, Senior Brother Qiu, please take it!"
Cheng Ling knew that it was impossible for Qiu Ruochen to take the initiative to make a move, his body shook, and he came to him in an instant, and the Purple Flame Seven Swords, wrapped in the scorching heat, hit him!