Chapter 32 The Martial Arts Examination Begins
The birdsong in the early morning ushered in the beginning of a new day.
Mo Qingkuang also woke up from the long night of practice.
He turned over and got out of bed, and his bones crackled. He took a deep breath, and a stream of pure true qi floated out of his mouth, lightly hitting the wooden table not far in front of him, cutting a symmetrical cut.
"Thank you for your protection, old ancestor." Mo Qingkuang bowed deeply to Mo Fan who was floating in the air.
"Second grade, not bad, go." Mo Fan nodded, turned into a wisp of light smoke and returned to Mo Qingkuang's ring.
The martial arts examination of the Tianxuan Empire has always been held in the martial arts academy of the Imperial College.
The Imperial College has two campuses. The literary academy is located in Kyoto City, almost occupying half of the land in the east of the city, and the literary examination is held here.
The martial arts academy is located in the Fulong Mountains outside Kyoto City, covering a large area. Surrounded by mountains and forests, there are countless wild monsters and spiritual medicines, which is a very suitable place for practice.
The training method of the martial arts academy is simple and direct, with the survival of the fittest. Private fights are never prohibited in the academy, so there are many arenas in the academy for students to duel anytime and anywhere.
The literary examination is closed, but the martial arts examination is open.
The Tianxuan Grand Era, which has been held every three years for thousands of years, attracts a large number of people to watch the battles, and various betting odds have been prepared.
Every three years, the martial arts academy is open to the public only once.
In the martial arts academy, Zheng Tao, who is dressed in white and as handsome as jade, steps on the air, as if climbing up the stairs, step by step into the air.
"Look, it's Dean Zheng of the Martial Arts Academy!"
"Flying in the air! A powerful martial arts king!"
"Dean Zheng is mighty! I have met Dean Zheng!"
The people are well-known for the reputation of the golden generation, and Zheng Tao caused warm cheers as soon as he appeared.
"The old man is not young, but he likes to show off." Mo Qingkuang secretly complained. There was still deep envy in my heart. The appearance of the martial king was so cool. I don't know when I can reach this level.
Zheng Tao pressed his palm lightly, and the crowd quickly and obediently quieted down.
"This time, I, Zheng Tao, will still be the chief examiner! Hundreds of instructors from the martial arts academy will serve as examiners!"
"There are a hundred arenas in the field. The preliminary test starts now and ends at sunset. A hundred arena masters will be selected to qualify for the martial arts academy!"
"These hundred arena masters will enter the re-examination, draw lots in pairs, and decide the top 16 to participate in the palace examination!"
"The final top 16 will compete for the titles of No. 1, No. 2, and No. 3 in the palace examination in front of the strongest person in Tianxuan, the empress! The top three will directly qualify to enter the inner courtyard!"
Zheng Tao spoke softly, but his voice was clearly heard by everyone.
"I wish every candidate can achieve excellent results! Here, I declare that this martial arts examination is officially started!"
The whole audience was boiling! The real curtain was officially opened with Zheng Tao's announcement.
As soon as Zheng Tao finished speaking, a young man in gorgeous clothes jumped onto the stage with a sword in hand: "I am Liu Xuan from Nanzhou, who dares to fight?"
Deacon Lin couldn't help but twitch his eyes in anger when he saw this. This Liu Xuan was neither easy to look at nor low-key, and only cared about being in the limelight.
I really don't know if he was driven crazy by growing up in the inner sect since he was a child!
He turned to Lin Yang and the others and said: "Don't be the first to go on stage like him. You must save your energy and try to avoid round-robin battles!"
"Yes!" Lin Yang and the others nodded.
Although Liu Xuan was unruly and eccentric, his strength was great.
The first bird to stick its head out gets shot, and he, the first bird, pecked off several insects that came to challenge him in just a short while, looking calm and relaxed.
Han Yan'er watched from a distance, her beautiful eyes narrowed: "A third-grade martial artist, this should be the inner disciple of Yuanjian Sect!"
"So powerful!" Gu Hongyi exclaimed. She didn't expect that the inner disciples of Yuanjian Sect were so different from them. They were of similar age, but there were actually as many as two grades.
"You scumbags in Kyoto, is this all you have? You are not even qualified to warm up for me!" Liu Xuan said arrogantly as he casually chopped a challenger away.
This was the fifth challenger he had defeated in a row, all in one move, no fancy moves.
Chen Shi looked at Liu Xuan, who was showing off his power on the ring, with a blazing fire in his eyes, and was about to challenge him.
But he was stopped by Mo Qingkuang: "Don't worry, someone will take care of him."
As he was talking, a young man holding a huge hammer jumped onto the ring.
"Don't be so arrogant! I, Yan Xiu, will meet you!"
This young man was big and strong, with the cultivation of a second-grade martial artist, holding a huge iron hammer, estimated to be hundreds of pounds. At first glance, it was clear that he was a martial artist with amazing strength.
"Huh? Stupid big head?" Liu Xuan glanced at the young man casually and sneered.
"You're looking for death!"
It's said that you shouldn't expose someone's weaknesses when you scold him. The young man was burly and had a huge head. He was mocked as a fool, so how could he not be angry?
He waved the sledgehammer and shouted at Liu Xuan. This hammer, combined with the strength of the warrior, was probably as powerful as a thousand pounds.
Liu Xuan was not panicked when he saw this. He lightly turned sideways to avoid the powerful blow.
The sledgehammer fell to the ground, creating a terrifying deep pit.
But Liu Xuan stepped on the sledgehammer with one foot, and looked at the burly young man with his elbow on his knee: "What a strong force, I'm so scared."
The burly young man was furious and was about to pull out the sledgehammer to hit Liu Xuan into a pulp.
But he found that under the feet of Liu Xuan, who was not strong, the sledgehammer seemed to be nailed. No matter how hard he tried, it didn't move at all.
The burly young man took a horse stance, holding the hammer with both hands, and tried his best to pull out the hammer. Unfortunately, even though his face flushed and veins bulged, the huge hammer under Liu Xuan's feet remained unmoved.
Liu Xuan smiled jokingly and said in an exaggerated tone: "What? Want to take it back? Why didn't you say so earlier? I'll give it back to you!"
His feet loosened, and the huge hammer that the burly young man had pulled with all his strength finally loosened, but because the burly young man had exerted all his strength, he suddenly lost the force point.
He staggered back a few steps, lost his balance, and stepped back several steps. He actually fell out of the field with the huge hammer raised, and fell heavily to the ground, smashing a cloud of dust.
The whole audience was in an uproar! I thought this burly young man was extremely powerful and could defeat Liu Xuan with one force and teach him a lesson, but who knew that he was being played like a child.
Liu Xuan stood proudly on the stage: "I've always heard that Kyoto has many talented people. Is this your talent?"
When everyone saw this, the second-grade martial artist was defeated. Who would dare to challenge him? Everyone was afraid to speak, and they only hoped that someone from Kyoto would stand up and defeat this arrogant guy.
On the high platform in the distance, Zheng Tao sipped his tea and watched the scene.
A middle-aged man beside him whispered: "Dean, this person should be the inner courtyard disciple of Yuanjian Sect. Do you want to..."
Zheng Tao shook his head slowly: "No need, the first bird to come out will be shot. Let them be proud for a while, and then take a closer look at those people from Yuanjian Sect who sneak in next."
"The ring match is not a big deal, the top 100 elimination match is the time to deal with them."