Chapter Twenty-Four: A Fiery Contest
In the shop area of Qingyao Gefang City, the largest and most popular one is the store that specializes in talismans made by Su Miaoyun. This place is already full of all kinds of monks, most of whom have heard about the turmoil of the talisman competition, and have come to see the excitement.
When the two protagonists of this contest, Qiao Yu and Su Miaoyun, appeared in the crowd. Everywhere they passed, they were filled with chatter, and those who saw gave way. In this way, the two of them followed the passage opened by the crowd and finally came to the front of the store.
"Come on, prepare two sets of tables and chairs. Su Miaoyun waved her hand at the disciples of the Qingyao Pavilion who were guarding the door of the store, and then, with a slightly charming look, she glanced at Qiao Yu and said, "It's lively enough here, I wonder if the children are satisfied?"
"Auntie is careful and thoughtful, how can I be dissatisfied?" Qiao Yu replied unimpressedly.
"Hmph. Su Miaoyun, who was called a "big aunt" and had a pale face, did not choose to chew her tongue. Turning around, he waved his waist and walked towards the door of the store.
Soon, he saw two children of the Green Medicine Pavilion, and quickly prepared two sets of tables and chairs and moved them under the eaves at the door. At the same time, the rest of the Qingyao Pavilion disciples who were in charge of security also began to block the crowd, intercepting the audience monks under the entrance stairs.
Two sets of tables and chairs, facing each other, surrounded by a crowded crowd below. Such a situation can be described as a battle to the death. After all, if any party loses miserably in front of everyone, it will be a loss of face, and there will be no more business in the future.
A man and a woman, an old and a young, each of the two figures chose a pair of tables and chairs to sit down. Immediately, a disciple of the Green Medicine Pavilion took out the talisman making materials from the store and placed them on the table in front of the two.
"Children, in order to ensure fairness, you and I both use the same materials to make talismans, I think you should agree, right?" Su Miaoyun looked at the talisman pens, talisman paper, and spirit ink prepared on the table, and asked with a smile.
"I can't ask for it. Qiao Yu replied with a smile, then picked up the materials and began to examine them carefully. After all, it is not impossible for the other party to arrange in advance to do tricks in these materials.
When the people below saw Qiao Yu's actions, many monks immediately made sarcastic remarks. In the front row, seeing Qiao Yu so cautious, Qiao Zhen couldn't help but sneer: "This guy has a really small belly, although the people in the Qingyao Pavilion are despicable, but they are not, in front of so many people, make misdeeds, isn't it embarrassing." ”
"What do you know, I think the virtuous brother is young, and he is so rigorous in handling things, and he will become a great tool in the future. Qiao Teng on the side, but he didn't think otherwise.
On the other side, seeing Qiao Yu, he ignored the discussions of everyone around him and completely ignored them. At such an age, she has such a heart, so that Su Miaoyun finally really mentioned her vigilance at this moment.
"Auntie, I think before we start, we have to explain the rules clearly. After the inspection, no problems were found, so Qiao Yu smiled and continued.
"Of course, my sister sees that you are young, so she will let you take it, and you will set the rules. Hearing the other party's name, although Su Miaoyun became more and more unhappy in her heart, she still smiled flatteringly and said forbearantly.
"Then you're welcome. Qiao Yu smiled, thought about it, and said lightly: "Let's win two out of three games, the grade of the talisman is not limited, the one with the best quality wins, and only one mistake is allowed in a game, otherwise the authorities will be considered a failure." ”
"Yes, the child is very thoughtful, and my sister accompanies me. Su Miaoyun's charming laughter was in her ears.
"Very well, if I lose, let you fall, if you lose, get out of here. Qiao Yu was indifferent, but with a trace of unshakable firmness.
"Children, you have to be responsible for talking big, but don't lose when the time comes, and deny it. Su Miaoyun was still frivolous about Qiao Yu's arrogance.
Then, after negotiating the rules, the two of them prepared one after another. After the two sides negotiated, the first game of the duel finally began. At the same time, even the audience, under the coaxing of some loose cultivators, actually opened a gambling game, betting on who would win on both sides. But in the end, there were obviously very few bets on Qiao Yu.
As soon as the battle began, Su Miaoyun stretched out her jade hand and gently pulled up the Xiusha on her right arm, revealing a white and tender jade arm. Then, the jade hand picked up the talisman pen and began to write quickly. Her pretty face, which was as red as peach, always had a flattering smile, as if she didn't look nervous at all, as if she was winning.
However, Qiao Yu, who is the opposite, is diametrically opposed. From the beginning, he suddenly closed his eyes slowly, and the whole person seemed to be in meditation, and there was no movement for a long time.
That's it, under the eyes of everyone. It didn't take long for a spiritual light to suddenly appear from the stage, which was a sign of the finished charm. And there, it is where most people's eyes are watching, Su Miaoyun's table.
It was only three minutes, and she successfully made the spell without failing once, which immediately caused a round of applause and admiration from below.
The slender jade finger poked out, gently picked up the charm, sensed it, and then looked at Qiao Yu, who still had no movement, Su Miaoyun smiled and said: "Lower-grade mid-level fire attribute charm, fire cloud spell." ”
Hearing this, Qiao Yu's eyes were tightly closed, and then he slowly opened. Gu Jing's waveless gaze swept casually in Su Miaoyun's hand. Immediately, he picked up the talisman pen, took the talisman paper, and began to make talismans.
Lightly dipped in the fire attribute spirit ink, Qiao Yu deeply appealed for a breath of air, and in an instant, it was finally to be determined, and the talisman pen in his right hand fell suddenly. When the tip of the pen touched the rune paper and left traces, Qiao Yu's arm was unfolded, and the momentum of thunder unfolded.
The arms danced, and in an instant, a stripe was mysterious, and the extremely perfect talisman was already drawn. Between the lines, it is like a wind, and compared to the speed, it is no less than the opponent Su Miaoyun.
In the audience, everyone looked at Qiao Yu nervously. Many people, at this moment, hope that Qiao Yu will fail more than once, so that they will have spirit stones to earn. However, the result was not satisfactory, and it also took less than three minutes for a red light to flash, and among them, there was also a wave of fire attribute aura fluctuations.
Obviously, Qiao Yu was the same, and after only using it once, he successfully developed a charm. Moreover, it is not difficult for anyone with a little bit of eyes to see that the movement caused by the latter's successful talisman making is obviously greater than that of the former.
"Lower-grade mid-grade fire attribute spell, fire cloud spell!" Qiao Yu looked at Su Miaoyun without giving way, and said lightly.
"How is this possible? The Fire Cloud Spell is my unique secret spell, how did you learn it secretly, you little ghost?" Su Miaoyun heard this, and her pretty face suddenly became suspicious, as if there were too many incomprehensible questions for a while.
According to her understanding of Qiao Yu, the latter should only be able to make low-grade talismans. But right now, not only is it a low-grade intermediate level, but it is also a secret spell passed on by his master, which is obviously a stealing habit. And its talisman making skills are not as simple as rumored.
"No, you're a fake Fire Cloud Spell, I'm the real one. Qiao Yu shook his head and replied without blushing at all.
In fact, Qiao Yu did buy the spell last time and analyzed the fire cloud spell developed by Su Miaoyun. It's just that the latter doesn't concentrate on making talismans, which leads to the fire cloud spell she makes, which is full of flaws and flaws. And I just adjusted it to achieve better results.
"Don't be ashamed, this girl has developed no less than 10,000 Fire Cloud Spells, I think you are a fake!" Su Miaoyun's attitude towards Qiao Yu turned red with anger, and said fiercely.
Below, all the viewers who saw such a scene also looked at each other, completely unexpected.
"Whether it's true or not, you'll know if it's true. Qiao Yu said lightly.
"Just try it, then this girl will come first, let you see what the real Fire Cloud Spell is!" After Su Miaoyun finished speaking, she immediately secretly used her spiritual power and activated the spell in her hand. When the light flickered, she flicked her finger, and the charm flew out of the air.
Although, almost all of the audience present have personally tried the effect of this fire cloud spell. However, when it came to the competition stage, they were still excited on their faces, after all, this is the real attraction.
In the blink of an eye, the spell was in the air. In mid-air, a bottle of bronze targets that had been prepared was hung high. Its level of defense is equivalent to that of an ordinary Qi cultivator with a five-fold Qi refining force, and he can open the aura shield with all his might.
With a burst of fire, the spell suddenly turned to ashes. At the same time, the rich fire attribute aura surged up at this moment, and the flame qi quickly condensed, and in an instant, five blood-red flame clouds had already formed.
The cloud of flames had just taken shape, and it had already surrounded the bronze target. The half-meter-tall fire clouds, corresponding to each other, began to rotate clockwise around the bronze target.
Between the rotations, the five fire clouds were connected by the slightest line of fire, and within the circle of the fire clouds, the temperature began to rise terrifyingly. This is the effect of the Fire Cloud Spell, creating a circle of fire clouds, which can make the temperature in the circle reach extremely terrifying heights in a short period of time.
Compared with low-grade low-level spells, this low-grade mid-level spell is more spiritual. In addition to being more powerful than low-level spells, the special effect of this Fire Cloud Technique is that it is tightly attached to the enemy and constantly smelted.
The audience below could clearly feel that the strong fire attribute aura fluctuations were coming out of the fire cloud circle. When the eye is cast, you can see the air swimming, and the air is gradually illusory under the influence of the high temperature.
In the circle of fire, there was a bronze target that seemed to be as immovable as a mountain. At this moment, the smelting of the fire cloud began to dissolve at a speed visible to the naked eye. It is like being eaten by a swarm of ten thousand ants, and the humanoid target is constantly eroded from the chest to the calf.
As time passed, the volume of the fire cloud shrank rapidly. Under this kind of unaffected by any counterattack, the fire cloud continued to exist for half an hour before it was finally condensed into the size of a fist in everyone's sight, and finally completely dissipated.
The terrifying heat in mid-air finally dissipated when the fire cloud completely collapsed. The part of the humanoid target that originally looked like a strong man, from the chest to the calf, has been dissolved to the thickness of an arm, but it is not broken. Then, with a flash of inspiration, the bronze target was restored to its original state again.
The crowd of onlookers below were all secretly stunned when they saw this. For the effect of this fire cloud spell, the shock it brought to them was naturally not small. Because of the fire cloud spell they played, attacking spirit beasts or monks, they will all be counterattacked, and the final effect is not obvious. But at this moment, the power of the Fire Cloud Spell was fully revealed, and they couldn't help but arouse the unwillingness in their hearts.
"Children, see it, this is the real Huoyun ......" was extremely satisfied with the reaction of the people below. Su Miaoyun looked proud, and was about to provoke Qiao Yu, but before she finished speaking, she was dumbfounded.
As soon as his words came out, Qiao Yu had already activated the spell in his hand, and the spell flashed a burst of red light and rose to the sky. When the volley flew into the air, it burned to ashes with a burst of firelight.
At the same time, the surrounding fire attribute heaven and earth aura suddenly gathered, and in an instant, it turned into three flame clouds. The people below couldn't help but gasp when they saw this. Because, although there are only three fire clouds shot out by Qiao Yu this time, each one is enough to be a foot long.
The huge fire cloud quickly condensed, and it was clearly visible, and the red fire cloud was faintly shining with dazzling golden rays. The golden rays are like stars, adding a touch of brilliance to these flame clouds.
During the movement, the fire cloud completely enveloped the entire humanoid target in the blink of an eye. Then, gusts of wind whistled in mid-air. The people below were shocked again, and the speed of the three fire clouds was several times faster than the previous five.
The fire cloud rotated rapidly like a river stirring up the sea, bringing bursts of intense fire attribute spiritual waves. Directly ordered the people below to dodge again and again, for fear of being burned. The wind is endless, and the fire clouds are imposing.
Under the shocked gaze of everyone, the huge fire cloud quickly shrank at an extremely fast speed. But the speed at which the fire cloud rotated did not decrease in the slightest. In an instant, the fire cloud shrank from one zhang long to less than half a meter.
Although, these three fire clouds did not exist for long. However, what was shocking was that the disappearance of the fire cloud was completely gone, along with the bronze targets that were surrounded by it.
From the appearance of the fire cloud to the complete collapse of the eventual collapse, the whole process was less than half of Fang Cai. However, the effect of this vigorous and resolute speed is also unexpected.
The entire bronze target was completely dissolved by the three fire clouds, and there was not even a trace of residue left.
"Is this the real Fire Cloud Mantra?" For a while, while bringing shock, the crowd of onlookers below also kept hearing doubts. Obviously, the power of the Fire Cloud Spell that Qiao Yu played completely crushed the former.
"I don't know who won this game?" Qiao Yu's smiling pupils swept the people below and asked lightly. However, there was no response from below, and in the bottom of their hearts, they were still in shock, and it was difficult to let go for a while.
"Of course it's you. After pondering for a long time, Su Miaoyun finally recovered from her shock. The Fire Cloud Mantra played by Qiao Yu just now reminded him of his master in his heart, because the effect of the two was exactly the same.
"I now understand why you dared to challenge me, it seems that you have studied my spells beforehand, and you are very transparent. Su Miaoyun muttered to herself, but then resumed her smile again, and continued: "However, don't be complacent, the next thing is the real highlight." ”
"We'll see. Qiao Yu naturally didn't know what the other party was thinking, and responded with a slight smile.
Immediately afterwards, the two returned to their seats and began to prepare for a new round of competition. At the same time, many people below became agitated, and the reason for this was to change the bets.
Although this is not in accordance with the rules, they all have the same reason, "I didn't know Qiao Yu before." The meaning of this is very obvious, I didn't understand it before, but now I understand it, so I want to change the bet.
In this regard, Qiao Yu showed indifference. And Su Miaoyun on the other side, the charm in her beautiful eyes gradually disappeared. This situation made her, who was respected by these masses and arrogant on weekdays, feel a great shame.
In this way, a new round of competition, after the two of them have been prepared, finally kicked off.