Chapter 20: The First Day of Martial Arts
The north wind was bleak, the bunting was hunting, and there was a drizzle in the sky, not a single thunder, not a single lightning, and no sound.
The drizzle was drizzling, and in an instant, the martial arts arena was shrouded in rain and fog, and it was impossible to tell whether it was fog or rain, hazy, and it was faintly visible on the martial arts platform.
"Collapse... Collapse..."
The gong sounded again, and the selection of the 'Phoenix God List' was held as scheduled.
Twenty-four candidates stepped down from the stage, and the presiding officer walked to the center of the competition platform with a leather scroll in hand, ready to read out the list of the first group of contestants who came to the stage.
The presiding officer, flattening the scroll, shouted sharply: "I announce the names of the candidates in the first round of confrontation, and those who read the names walk up to the arena on their own." β
"Mengliang"
"To"
The player who called his name was named Meng Liang, 16 years old, and he was an outstanding immortal cultivator among many Feng Clan warriors. Hearing the host, he called his name, jumped up, flew onto the competition platform, held a green jade spear, and his eyebrows were full of confidence.
"Clearance"
"To"
Qingmu, 16 years old, embarked on the immortal path with Meng Liang, refining qi into the middle stage of the body, followed by Meng Liang, jumped onto the competition platform, holding a three-foot black crystal sword, the tip of the sword pointed straight to the ground, the cold was pressing.
The two of them stepped into the immortal path together, the same age, and the strength was equal, and it must not be a coincidence that the two were put together, and it must be the result of careful deliberation by the elders of the tribal cabinet.
Offstage, the tiger head leaned sideways close to Kong Xuan, and said softly: "Hey, Kong Xuan, who do you think of the two people on the stage will have a better chance of winning?"
Kong Xuan held the 'Soul Breaking Sword' in his hand in his arms: "The strength of the two is equal, it's hard to say now, let's take a look for the time being." β
"Clear the curtain, mighty!"
"Meng Liang, the best!"
The watchers were filled with shouts and cheers. Suddenly, eight drums rumbled around the Jingwu platform, and the spectators cheered and jumped, and the two voices were mixed, which was already the rumbling sound of rushing down the waterfall.
"Collapse... Collapse..."
There was another gong sound, and the battle between the two was about to begin.
The two retreated, returned to their respective positions, and rose to the occasion for battle.
"Collapse..."
With another golden sound, the two of them were in a vigorous posture and faced each other.
Meng Liang has a green jade spear, one zhang long, sweeping and picking up, the green flame is amazingly powerful, and occupies most of the advantages.
Qingmu is holding a black crystal sword, and Meng Liang's weapon is a green jade spear, which is the so-called one inch long and one inch strong. It doesn't take half a cent from a distance, and Qingmu knows this.
The rain fell more violently, and the raindrops poured down with the north wind.
On the stage.
Meng Liang picked the tip of the spear sideways, turned around to adjust his posture, placed the green jade spear in front of him, and rotated forward to attack, when the tip of the spear rotated, the rain and the tip of the spear differentiated into an obvious junction, and the rain wrapped in green flames and rotated forward.
Qingmu's momentum is not lost for half a point, holding the black crystal sword, bending backwards, bending his knees and half-kneeling on the ground, sliding forward, brushing his face with Meng Liang's spear, Qingmu rotates his body with the momentum, the tip of the sword is raised, and the body rotates, which is also throwing the rain out of a perfect arc, and a sword qi sweeps over.
"Dang!"
The black crystal sword qi hit the barrel of the green jade spear directly, causing bursts of firelight, and the sound was crisp and bright.
Meng Liang and Qing Mu changed positions, Qing Mu's posture was light, and the moment his feet landed, he lifted his sword and jumped forward, and it was another rapid attack, approaching Meng Liang.
Meng Liang's posture was also sensitive, and he suddenly felt a cold chill approaching his back ridge, pointed the tip of the gun to the ground, flipped backwards for a week, jumped half a foot high, and the spear was straight up, avoiding the sudden counterattack of the curtain. Meng Liang, the moment he landed, the spear spun around his waist, the tip of the spear was raised, jumped into the air, and slashed down with a swift momentum.
The tip of the Qingmu sword pointed straight ahead, and when he raised his eyes, he saw that the green jade spear was directly above, menacing, like a storm, and he hurriedly gathered his momentum and churned forward, jumping a foot away, dodging this rapid attack.
The spear thunderclapped, and in an instant, two waves of water were stirred up on the martial arts platform, and the water waves turned into needle-piercing blades like ice, and the green mangs were inspired, extending to both sides. Under the waves, there is a deep smashing scar.
The speed of the two people's methods, the depth of the exercises, and the strength of the feet, the audience couldn't help but sweat for the clearance.
Qingmu's posture is light, his movements are sensitive, and he has been close to Meng Liang several times, but he has been blocked by Meng Liang several times, and after more than a dozen rounds, Qingmu has always been suppressed by Meng Liang.
"Eh, it looks like the winner has been decided. β
The fierce fight between the two was really exciting, and the tiger leader who watched it did not turn his eyes, and even when he was talking to Kong Xuan, his eyes were not willing to leave the Jingwu platform for half an inch.
"Hmph... I don't think so. β
Kong Xuan clasped his arms and had a different view from the tiger head.
"Hmm, how do you say that?" Hearing what Kong Xuan said, Hutou's eyes couldn't help but fall on Kong Xuan's body, and he asked puzzled.
"Hmph..."
Kong Xuan smiled and said nothing.
"Eh, come on, don't sell it. Seeing that Kong Xuan was unhurried and had no intention of answering, the tiger head couldn't help but be a little anxious, and urged repeatedly.
"Haha..." Kong Xuan smiled and pointed to the two people who were competing fiercely on the martial arts platform: "Tiger head, you see, the situation on the field is a foregone conclusion on the surface, and it seems that there is no suspense anymore, and Meng Liangding's victory is true." But this is only a faΓ§ade after all. β
"Wait, wait... Kong Xuan, you say it more clearly, why do I get more confused the more I listen to it? Obviously, Meng Liang has the upper hand, how can I clear the curtain and turn it over?" The tiger tilted his head, scratched his head, deeply puzzled, and questioned.
Seeing that the tiger head was puzzled, Kong Xuan hurriedly leaned towards the tiger head and continued: "Tiger head, I don't know if you noticed the breathing and footwork of the two people on the stage. While you and I were talking, the two on the stage had fifty moves to fight each other, and within fifty moves, although Meng Liang resisted the fierce attack of the Dao Dao of the Clear Curtain, but it was just a defense, and there were not a few perfect attacks, only a few seemingly violent killing moves, all of which were easily resolved by the Clear Curtain, even if Meng Liang wanted to use this to investigate the reality of the Clear Curtain, delaying time and consuming the opponent's spiritual power, it was too far-fetched. Speaking of which, look at it again, the breath of the two, Meng Liang at this time, is obviously unsteady breathing, his pace is messy, and his legs are slightly trembling, and Qingmu is an orderly attack and defense, and his breathing is stable, and it can be clearly seen between a stab and a blow that this is not all the strength of Qingmu. β
"Okay! Clear the curtain, good job!"
While Kong Xuan and Hutou were talking, the confrontation on the martial arts platform had ended, and the victory had been divided.
The two of them raised their eyes, just as Kong Xuan had expected.
On the martial arts platform, the tip of the Qingmu sword pointed directly at the throat of Meng Liang, who had fallen to the ground and couldn't get up for a long time.
"Oh my God, Kong Xuan, you are really a god, as you expected, this clear curtain is too chicken thief, and there is such a trick?"
The outcome was decided, the tiger leader was dumbfounded, and pulled Kong Xuan to speak.
"Hmph... Clearing the curtain, it's kind of interesting, I hope I can be in a group with you to fight. β
Kong Xuan clasped his arms and did not answer. The tip of his left finger rubbed his chin lightly, his eyes focused on Qingmu's body, and he thought secretly in his heart.
"Hey, Kong Xuan, I'm thinking about a question, which one do you say is the most suitable to play first or play later?"
The tiger head followed Kong Xuan's appearance, hugged his arms with both hands, rubbed his right fingertips, and gently rubbed his chin and asked slowly.
"Silk... Why are you still learning from me?"
Kong Xuan glanced at the tiger's head and opened his hand on his chin.
"Hey, hey... Doesn't that seem a little deeper? The tiger head smirked at Kong Xuan.
"If you want me to say, the candidates who play first and those who play last are equally divided. β
"Why do you say that?" the tiger head looked at Kong Xuan suspiciously.
Kong Xuan explained: "Because, the first two people to play, one must be the winner and the other is the loser. In any case, playing first is nothing more than showing your skills and strength to everyone in the audience to watch, study, etc., and more than half of these people will be your opponents. As the saying goes, knowing oneself and knowing one's opponent will win all battles. Therefore, it is not necessarily a good thing to play first, unless the person who plays first is strong enough to be able to keep the real strength until the end and not leave any flaws for the opponent. The advantage is that the strength of the first is strong enough, and he can fight to the end, and the more he fights, the more courageous he becomes, and he has the upper hand in momentum, so that the opponent is frightened before he comes to power, and he is timid before he fights, which is the advantage of the first. β
"Collapse..."
"'Phoenix God List' selection, the first group, clear the curtain and win!"
As the golden sound stopped, the host read out the names of the winners, and the audience cheered and thundered and drummed.
The sky was overcast, and it was impossible to tell whether the sun was sinking in the west, but it was getting dark.
After half a day of competition, the four groups of candidates have completed the competition, and the three people of Qingmu, Lengya, and Huzhan stood out and passed the primary election directly.
It's getting dark.
Everyone withdrew from the 'martial arts arena' one after another and went home, and the remaining six groups of participants prepared for the second day of confrontation.