Chapter 49: The Palace Examination Begins
The palace examination was held in the Imperial Guards Training Ground in the palace. In name, the strongest person in the Tianxuan Empire, the real ruler, Her Majesty the Empress, personally served as the chief examiner.
Such a grand event is also the only opportunity for the people of Tianxuan to appreciate the style of the palace every three years.
Because only on this day will the gate of the palace wall be open to the public.
Mo Qingkuang and his group of sixteen top contestants, led by Zheng Tao, walked through the magnificently decorated palace gardens.
Yesterday, Lin Yang, who used the heavenly martial arts to surpass the fourth-grade martial artist by two levels, was also among them.
He had a ruddy complexion and a steady breath. There was no sign of weakness after the battle.
Seeing this, everyone was a little worried. If it was Lin Yang in his prime, he would be more difficult to deal with than Tian Sheng!
The sixteen people passed through many buildings and came to a huge playground.
There were three rings in the center of the playground, each with a different height. There is a high platform in the center of the three arenas, which is dozens of feet in radius and much higher than the highest one.
There are many seats on the high platform, and many people have already sat down. Seeing their luxurious clothes, they must be dignitaries in the court.
There should be only a piece of open space in the center, which is the best position and can observe the overall situation most comfortably.
Around the training ground, countless people from Kyoto entered the field. A considerable number of people wore victory scarves on their heads and held banners with the words "Tianxuan will win" on them to cheer for the Tianxuan players.
As soon as he saw Lin Yang entering the field, he shouted angrily: "Lin Yang running dog! Get out of Kyoto! Get out of Zhongzhou!"
Seeing that the people were so angry, the officials did not stop them. The people had such centripetal force, which was exactly what the Tianxuan court wanted to see.
At this moment, a soft singing came leisurely: "Your Majesty has arrived--"
A small pavilion with luxurious decorations and covered by a light curtain floated from the air. Slowly landed on the open space on the central platform.
Strangely, the pavilion landed without making a sound or splashing a speck of dust.
Through the light curtain on the attic, you can see a graceful woman lying inside. The truth is not clear, but it faintly reveals a luxurious and mysterious look.
Mo Fan, hidden in the Mo Qingkuang ring, has a warm look in his eyes. Looking at the figure in the attic, he can't help but feel a surge of emotion.
In his creation, the character of the empress is majestic and wise, powerful, and beautiful. She can be called the most beautiful woman in Tianhan Continent.
As for what she looks like, he can't imagine it from the gorgeous words he used to describe her.
Everyone knelt down towards the attic: "Your Majesty."
A cold and majestic female voice came from the attic: "Stand up."
Everyone thanked En Ping behind him.
The majestic and cold female voice said again: "Lord Zheng, let's start."
"As ordered." Zheng Tao bowed to the attic and turned to face the crowd: "The rules of the palace examination are announced below! There are three arenas of different heights here, representing the top three places, the top three places, from high to low. You can occupy them by yourself until no one challenges you, and the ranking of the champion is determined."
"Those who fail to occupy the arena will be ranked second and will be awarded the title of martial arts candidate!"
"Now, I declare that the palace examination officially begins!"
After several days of competition, the final battle is finally about to begin!
Is it the rising Kuang Qing who will top the list? Or will the evil plan of the Yuanjian Sect thief Lin Yang succeed? Or will the new dark horse rise strongly?
These uncertain factors have whetted everyone's appetite.
But there is one thing that can be unified, Lin Yang must be the least supported one!
The palace examination still adopts the mode of winning the arena like the preliminary round, which makes everyone feel more stable.
The mode of winning the arena means that round-robin battles can be carried out.
It is true that Lin Yang is strong, but he is only one person after all. In addition to him, there are 15 young masters on the Tianxuan side. If they take turns to fight, and the strongest one makes the final decision, maybe they can stop Lin Yang's plan to win the championship.
"Come on, Tianxuan! Long live Tianxuan!" The crowd shouted, and the scene was so exciting.
A voice suddenly came out from the crowd: "Come on, brother Lin Yang! You are the best!"
Everyone turned their heads to look at the source of the voice and found that it was a beautiful woman, Chu Yanran, who was humiliated and eliminated by Kuang Qing in the preliminary round.
You are a beautiful woman, but why do you follow the thief? This is the unified appeal of everyone in Kyoto.
After a few days of recuperation, Chu Yanran's face has basically recovered as before, and she has become the beautiful young girl again.
Today is the last battle of the martial arts examination. Of course, she wants to come and witness her brother Lin Yang reach the top of the young generation of Tianxuan!
Also, she wants to see with her own eyes that Kuang Qing, who humiliated her, is living a life worse than death in the hands of brother Lin Yang!
Lin Yang had already told her that he would definitely defeat Kuang Qing in front of her and avenge her!
She looked at Kuang Qing, who was dark-skinned and calm on the high platform, and the hatred in her eyes could not be suppressed!
The slaps on her proud face one after another were worse than taking her life.
She was also unable to tolerate Lin Yang seeing such an ugly and humiliating side!
Fortunately, Brother Lin Yang was strong and had a pleasant alchemy skill!
Not only did he help her restore her appearance, but he also defeated the fourth-grade martial artist and slapped the faces of those people in Kyoto!
Today, she was going to witness with her own eyes that Brother Lin Yang blew up the younger generation of Kyoto and became the first genius of Tianxuan!
At this moment, it seemed to respond to Chu Yanran's wish.
Lin Yang flew down and landed on the highest stage, which symbolized the champion, and said lightly: "Nanzhou Lin Yang, welcome to challenge."
Zheng Tao looked at Lin Yang with a complicated expression and coughed twice: "Ahem, there is no candidate named Lin Yang in this martial arts examination."
Lin Yang heard this and laughed in his heart that Zhongzhou was too stubborn and laughed lightly: "Then, Nanzhou Yang Lin, welcome to challenge."
Hearing Lin Yang's arrogant words, the audience's anger was like being poured with a bucket of gasoline, burning even more vigorously!
"The Yuanjian Sect lackey is so arrogant! Kill him!"
"Break his legs and throw him out!"
"Come on, Kuang Qing, beat him to death!"
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The rest of the people looked at each other and looked at Mo Qingkuang.
Among these fifteen people, Mo Qingkuang has many acquaintances. Not only Gu Hongyi, Han Yan'er, and Tang Yu have entered the top sixteen, but also Li Ang, the son of the Minister of War who was slapped away by him, is also among them.
Judging from his aura, he seemed to have broken through the second-grade realm.
Unlike others who looked at Mo Qingkuang with expectation, Li Ang looked at Mo Qingkuang with deep resentment.
He resented the humiliation of Mo Qingkuang slapping him away with one palm, he resented the intimacy of Mo Qingkuang and Han Yan'er going out together, and he resented that Kuang Qing became the savior of the people of Kyoto and was widely supported as soon as he appeared!
He had broken through the second grade and believed that he would not lose to Kuang Qing again, and was about to take this opportunity to avenge his previous shame.
But the first priority for the country is to get rid of Lin Yang, the troublemaker!
He glared at Mo Qingkuang coldly: "I'll deal with him first, and then I'll end it with you!"
After that, he flew up and landed in front of Lin Yang with a sword: "Yuan Jianzong's running dog, I'm here to meet you!"