neck and neck
CHAPTER XXXVII
After taking the stage, there were bursts of applause from the audience, "champion, champion", which made Li Tianya a little surprised, how could he be inexplicably regarded as a champion by others, but such a call made him very happy, after all, these cheers can prove his status in the hearts of the disciples, he was not overjoyed at this time, standing in the ring, quietly waiting for the arrival of the opponent, after a few breaths, a thin black disciple came up to the stage and arched his hand. Although everyone thinks that you will definitely defeat me, and even win the championship, even I don't have the confidence to defeat you, but I still have to fight, so as to test my strength, if I don't fight back, then I will live up to my three months of hard practice." Brother, why should you be arrogant, you haven't fought yet, just say this frustrating thing, this is not the performance that our Lingyun Sect disciples should have, even if you really lose to me as you said, but you must not give up, but you should be ashamed and brave, and constantly make yourself stronger" "Brother's words are very reasonable, you can rest assured, even if I lose today, I will never give up the pursuit of martial arts, so please make a move" "Or you strike first!" "Then I'm not welcome" After speaking, the thin black disciple began to run the weak willow Fufeng of the wind-chasing sword technique, attacking tentatively, and also in his heart and constantly summoning sword energy, seeing the opponent's movements, Li Tianya did not panic, seeing the move, he didn't want to end the battle quickly, which might hit the opponent's self-confidence, so he directly and the opponent passed dozens of moves, a while in the air, a moment underground, sometimes bent over, sometimes bowed back, in short, this competition neither lost its ornamentality, nor did it end quickly, almost a hundred moves passed, Li Tianya also felt that it was time, so after an idea, the long sword rotated back and forth around the thin black disciple's body, so that the other party could not step forwardThis situation lasted not long, and the disciple in the whirlpool of the long sword finally said, "The skill is not as good as others, since the victory and defeat have been divided" Halfway through the words, the long sword has returned to Li Tianya's hands, leaving the thin and black disciple standing in place, and she reacted after a while, and then arched her hand and said, "Brother Tai's strength is outstanding, and he is convinced to lose" "Admit it!" Li Tianya also returned a salute, and then walked towards the ring.
At this time, the top five have been released, and everyone is waiting to see the final competition, although everyone knows in their hearts that Li Tianya should be the champion of this competition, but they still want to see how he won the championship, therefore, at this time, the square was silent, waiting for the sect master to announce the next draw, sure enough, after a while, Zhang Xianyun came to the ring, cleared his throat, and said" Now that this round of competition has ended, then please come forward and draw lots, but before the lottery, I will explain one thing: According to the observation of me and several elders, Li Tianya has at least become a Qi Realm Sword Master, and the other disciples are only practicing Qi Realm Sword Master, so Li Tianya does not need to compete to win the championship directly, and the remaining four disciples have to decide the runner-up and the third place through the competition" After speaking, he looked at the place where Li Tianya and several people were standing, "Did you hear clearly?" Several people didn't answer immediately, which made Zhang Xianyun on the stage look a little embarrassed for a while, but after a while, Wen Ruqing opened his mouth and said, "Sect Master, after a few of us discussed, we decided that we would not compete, and Miss Xie Piaoran and I automatically admitted defeat" As soon as these words came out, it caused a heated discussion in the audience, "How could it be that at this time, wouldn't the previous efforts be in vain?" If you don't understand, don't talk nonsense, do you know what the relationship between them is? Li Tianya and the three male disciples are sworn brothers, and that Xie Piaoran is Li Tianya's good friend, I think they don't want to fight among themselves, so they simply admit defeat" "They still have this relationship? That's too strong, the top five are actually their own people, if this continues, won't they be able to go sideways in Lingyun Sect in the future?" "You can't say that, then whether Li Tianya can survive today is still unknown, so why do you want to go sideways." "What do you mean by not being able to survive today?" "I think you are really stupid in cultivation, the sect master had already said not long before the competition that the champion would be challenged by the disciples of the Tianzi District?" Do you think that Li Tianya's strength is strong enough to compete with the disciples of the Tianzi District?" "Hehe, I spent all my thoughts on discussing just now, and I actually forgot about it" It was not only these people who were shocked or surprised, but even Zhang Xianyun on the stage was shocked for a while, and he didn't know what to say, Wen Ruqing continued. Sect Master rest assured, we are definitely willing to admit defeat, and no one is forcing us" "Well, okay, since that's the case, then let's invite Li Tianya, the champion of this introductory competition, to come to the stage and accept the challenge of the disciples of the Tianzi District, and the rewards you deserve will be distributed to you in time after the game." After speaking, Zhang Xianyun left the ring again, and his eyes never left Li Tianya on the way, as if he was urging him, and some disciples in the audience also shouted in unison at this time, "Li Tianya, Li Tianya, Li Tianya!"
Listening to the shouts one after another, Li Tianya finally took his own steps, slowly walked towards the stage, when he stepped on the steps, Li Tianya's heart was also extremely uneasy, as if this time the steps were much higher than the previous times, and it took a long time to get halfway, because the sect master had not revealed who was coming to challenge in the Tianzi District, so Li Tianya had no bottom in his heart, at this time he felt that there was an enemy in the dark, I was nervous in the light, the other party must have known everything about himself, but he didn't know anything about the opponent, all kinds of uneasy thoughts filled his mind, Li Tianya's face turned pale for a while, and he even felt that his body was a little prostrationWhen he walked to the last step of the stairs, he almost tripped and fell to the ground, which immediately caused laughter from the audience. It seemed to see Li Tianya's panic, and Li Xianhe, who was not far away, sent a voice to Li Tianya at this time and said, "Boy, do you look like a champion? The disciples of the Tianzi District are not as strong as you imagined, you can become a Qi Transformation Realm Sword Master that is difficult for many disciples to achieve in their lifetime in just three months, it has already proved your strength, since the sect master and several elders have agreed to this matter, it means that we believe in you, do you want to give up the way you are now? Have you forgotten what I told you before?" Li Xianhe's words were like a thunderclap in the clear sky, which woke up the "sleeping" Li Tianya, and also reminded Li Tianya of Li Xianhe's teachings - "Martial arts practitioners, do not be indecisive, do not retreat in the face of difficulties, and do not believe in their words", "Isn't my current situation a manifestation of retreating in the face of difficulties?" "No, I must not retreat, even if I lose, I must lose with backbone, just like the thin and black disciple before, if I retreat without a fight, what future will I have in the future in the way of the sword?" Thinking like this, Li Tianya suddenly cheered up, standing on the stage, holding his head high, his instrument was magnificent, and he was like two people a moment ago, at this time he was full of fearless aura, like a general who was in danger, calm and calm. Even thinking in his heart, "No matter who comes to challenge, I will make you pay the corresponding price" Seeing that Li Tianya had completely faded away from the depression and decadence just now, Li Xianhe's hanging heart finally let go, and quietly waited for the top ten disciples in the Tianzi District.
At this time, there were a few smug laughters from the reflection cliff, and said while laughing, "Xiaotian, the information you gave me two days ago is too important, otherwise I would have to be aggrieved for a while in this reflection cliff, haha! You did too well this time, if there is anything after I go out, even if you come to me, although I have suffered such a serious punishment this time, I still can't forget the desperate expression of Li Tianya that day, and now every time I think about it, it makes me so happy, haha!" Big brother, what are the two of us talking about, I'm just helping you spread the word, and I haven't done anything else, you make me embarrassed like this," Zhang Xiaotian said, "Eh, how can you say that you haven't done anything? If you hadn't told me the news that Li Tianya might win the championship that day, how would I have had the following plans." So although you did just pass the word to me, but it was able to dispel my resentment during this time, I think the current Li Tianya should be accepting Qi Wushuang's challenge!" Zhang Xiaokun said happily, "According to my observation, Li Tianya seems to have improved a lot compared to last time, so he should be the champion!" According to your description, he should have entered the Qi Transformation Realm, and with this strength, he will definitely win the championship, so my plan will definitely work, I really want to go out and see with my own eyes, what will Li Tianya be beaten by Qi Wushuang, it's a pity!" "Big brother, maybe Li Tianya is fighting with Qi Wushuang now, why don't I rush to see it right away, and then tell you the details slowly?" Haha, I didn't expect this one, without further ado, you hurry over, you must see it clearly, and it will be better to come and describe it to me when the time comes. "Well, big brother, you just wait for the good news!" After that, Zhang Xiaotian didn't make any stops, and rushed directly towards Feiyun Square.
When Zhang Xiaotian arrived at Feiyun Square, he saw two flying figures in mid-air, you come and go, fighting inextricably, look at it, who is it not Li Tianya and Qi Wushuang, although it is a little late, Zhang Xiaotian is not in a hurry, at least he can see all the process of Li Tianya's fiasco, this is enough, standing in the crowd, he looked intently into the air at this time, seeing that the two seemed to be indistinguishable, he also had some doubts in his heart, and found a Lingyun disciple who had been present next to him and asked. Brother, who has the upper hand in the two of them so far?" It's hard to say, at the beginning, the self-proclaimed Qi Wushuang disciple in the Tianzi District achieved a great advantage by virtue of his actual combat experience, but he did not turn the advantage into a victory, which also gave the new champion the opportunity to adjust this time, and it didn't take long for Li Tianya to have a clear understanding of the opponent's moves and strength, and he had been seeing the moves, and he didn't have the kind of rush at the beginning, and then you see, the battle between the two is getting hotter and hotter, and I don't know how long it will last." Hearing this disciple's reply, Zhang Xiaotian was shocked, but he still said "thank you" and continued to look into the air.
Many viewers on the ground were also amazed at this time, "Then Li Tianya is simply too powerful, he can actually compete with the fourth-ranked disciple in the Tianzi District for so long after entering the sect for three months, if he is given a little more time, even if he becomes the first among the disciples of the whole sect, it is not impossible!" "Indeed, this Li Tianya's comprehension ability is too strong, but in just a short period of time, he seems to have figured out Qi Wushuang's tricks, so that the other party has no way to deal with him, I see that this time the face of the Tianzi District is afraid that it will be lost by that Qi Wushuang." You have a word for me, everyone chatted very happily, although the voice was very small, but one after another, the whole square still seemed a little noisy, but these would not affect the two people in the air, Zhou Buqun, Xie Piaoran and the others were also standing at the front of the crowd watching the competition, everyone had a worried look on their faces, for fear that Li Tianya would have three long and two short, but they couldn't do anything, they could only look at it, especially Xie Piaoran, who felt that her eyes were about to fall to the ground, looking straight into the air, in her heart Li Tianya was her life's support, if Li Tianya was only a little injured this time, it would not be too much of a problem, I was afraid that the disciples of the Tianzi District would be like Zhang Xiaokun before, so how would she live in the future, Xie Piaoran thought like this while watching, but it was only a moment, and she came to her senses again"What am I thinking nonsense, how can I lose with the strength of Tianya!" Thinking like this, Xie Piaoran finally calmed down again and watched the game seriously.
In stark contrast to the people on the ground, the two people in the air were very anxious in their hearts, and this emotion was even stronger than Qi Wushuang, he thought that this championship was at best the peak of the Qi Cultivation Realm, and he didn't take this matter to heart at all, so when Zhang Xiaotian told him what Zhang Xiaokun meant, he agreed without hesitation, so he had today's challenge, but what he never expected was that the champion of this year's entry competition was so powerful, and now two quarters of an hour have passed, and he has no way to take the other party, this alone is enough to make him embarrassed, and what makes him most depressed is, Li Tianya in front of him seemed to know that he was not his opponent, most of the time he was dodging, only occasionally symbolically fighting with himself, and then immediately flew away, so he had no chance to get close at all, and there was no way to attack from a distance, he also tried to use the eighth style of the wind-chasing sword technique-Storm and Ninth Style- Riding the wind and waves, but now Li Tianya also has the strength of the Qi Transformation Realm, so Qi Wushuang can't get an absolute advantage like Zhang Xiaokun last time, because whenever he uses these two styles, he will see Li Tianya running the bloody wind to urge the long sword in his hand to attack him, and he has a desperate posture with himself, so he always stops his hand to defend at a critical time, so that Qi Wushuang only has one last plan left in his heart - that side is to rely on the continuous sword qi in his body to fight a protracted battle. He thought that after all, Li Tianya was so many years older than his own backward sect, even if he entered the Qi Transformation Realm, his strength should be unstable, and if he continued to fight like this for a long time, he would definitely be exhausted, thinking like this, Qi Wushuang's heart was also a little calmer, after all, victory would eventually belong to him.
But will Li Tianya, who is not far away, let his plan succeed? Li Tianya also has his own plans in his heart at this time