Chapter 128: Recruiting talents every 20 years
January 15th, morning, the weather was fine.
Since the day before yesterday, it has been snowing heavily, and it stopped just after midnight last night. When I went out today, I saw a vast expanse of white everywhere. Under the morning glow, the red makeup was very beautiful.
Qingshi went out in high spirits and came to the east gate of the college. He cherished the snow scenery and used the wind and shadow footwork all the way without leaving any footprints on the snow.
Although the agreed time has not yet arrived, Chen Tianye and Zheng Fanyi have already arrived. Qingshi stepped forward to greet them and saw Elder Qi Changzheng also arriving. This time, Tianlong Continent’s sixteen participating places, three from the academy, are Qingshi Chen Tianye and Zheng Fangyi, and the team leader is Elder Qi.
Although Zheng Fangyi has already graduated and became a teacher, he meets the competition conditions and is therefore designated as a contestant by the college.
After the three of them met Qi Changzheng, the four of them rode the horses prepared by the academy and headed towards the palace through the snow. The venue of this competition was Tianlong Square outside the main entrance of the palace.
The delegation from the Tianying Continent had arrived in Chaoge years ago and was received and arranged by the Ministry of Rites at the State Guesthouse. Although their calendar is the same as that of the Tianlong Continent, they do not attach as much importance to the New Year's Day as the Tianlong Empire does. Therefore, the Ministry of Rites and even the royal family There are no special arrangements for them and they are allowed to travel around.
The tournament starts on January 15th, with sixteen matches on the first day, eight sixteen-to-eight matches on the second day, four eight-to-four matches on the third day, two semi-finals on the fourth day, and the final on the last day.
The sixteen contestants representing Tianlong Continent this time are all from different backgrounds, including four from the royal family, three from Tianlong Academy, three from the military, and one from each of the six major families of Chao Ge.
A group of four people came to the square and saw that the huge square had already been arranged. On the white square stone ground in the center of the square, a square area with a side of about twenty feet was drawn with thick red lines. This was the competition area.
There are more than five feet of space around the competition area from the auditorium. There is an area marked by a green line on the east and west sides of the separation area. There are more than 20 large chairs with armrests and backrests on each side. This is a resting place for both participating parties. District.
Tall spectator stands were erected around the competition area. Except for the main stage in the north, which was a large three-step platform made of giant wood more than two feet high, the other three spectator stands had dozens of stepped seats. It seems to be able to accommodate tens of thousands of spectators, but now, except for the northern auditorium, which is empty, the auditoriums on the east, west, and south sides are basically full.
Entering the rest area in the venue, Qingshi found that except for the royal family, everyone else on his side had already arrived, including Qi Changzheng and other three team leaders.
Everyone knew each other, so they all greeted each other with a smile. Qingshi also knew several of them. Shen Feiyun of the Shen family and Xiang Wuji of the Xiang family were all excellent brothers. Needless to say, Duan Xiaoyu of the Duan family was also relatively familiar with Qi Yu of the Qi family. However, Zhou Wuhao from the Zhou family and Xu Bangguo from the Xu family did not know each other.
The other three people in the military did not know each other, but these three people knew Shen Feiyun Qi Yu and others, and they all greeted each other.
Chen Tianye was recognized by everyone. After greeting him for a while, he pulled Qingshi to the three military representatives and said with a loud smile: "The elder brothers and sisters have always been nice!"
The three of them all greeted with a smile, and then greeted Mo Sihai. From the tone of their voices, it turned out that they all had studied at Tianlong Academy as military special students, so they naturally recognized Dean Mo's disciples.
"Uncle Junior," Chen Tianye said with a smile, "Let me introduce to you these three eldest brothers and sisters in the military. This is Brother Mu Ziming, this is Sister Xin Leiqiong, and this is Brother Glenn."
Qingshi and the three of them all saluted each other.
Glenn was obviously a barbarian, tall and thick-set, and he said in a loud voice: "Is this brother named Xiao Shishu? He does look a bit bookish!"
Chen Tianye laughed and said: "This is blue stone, blue stone, stone stone, he is my little uncle!"
Mu Ziming was shocked and said, "Did I hear you correctly? Amano, are you saying that this Qingshi brother is your uncle?"
Not only Mu Ziming, Xin Leiqiong and Glenn were also shocked, but others around him were also shocked. Chen Tianye spoke loudly, and everyone around him heard it, including Shen Feiyun, Xiang Wuji and so on.
"That's right!" Chen Tianye said seriously, "Qingshi is the close disciple of my master, the old dean Ou Changzhi. My master's junior brother is naturally my junior uncle! He has been in our Xuanmen for several years. .”
As soon as these words came out, everyone around him couldn't help but froze, staring at Qingshi with wide eyes.
Qingshi smiled slightly and said nothing.
After a while, Shen Feiyun came over and patted Qingshi on the shoulder, shook his head and smiled: "I always thought that you would be accepted as a disciple by Dean Mo, but I didn't expect that you would become a disciple of Dean Ou long ago. This is really... .”
"Brother, what a blessing!" Xiang Wuji also came over, smiled and patted the bluestone, "It's just too low-key, why didn't you tell me earlier!"
"That's right!" Duan Xiaoyu also said with a smile, "Brother Qingshi is still keeping it a secret!" With a sweet smile, she turned to Chen Tianye and said: "I see that elder brother Tianye has always obeyed brother Qingshi, and I thought he was taking care of his junior brother. Unexpectedly, it turned out that It’s just my junior uncle who is following his lead!”
Chen Tianye smiled awkwardly.
"Thanks to Master's wrong love, I took him into his sect," Qingshi naturally had to be modest. "I didn't mean to deceive everyone, but my cultivation level was too low and I didn't want to lose Master's reputation. I am also following Master's order to reveal my identity today, indicating that I am going to fight this time. It not only represents the academy, but also represents Xuanmen." After saying that, Shen Feiyun, Zheng Fangyi, Qi Changzheng and others nodded in apology.
After understanding Qingshi's identity, Wu Dingshan, the leader of the military, and Shen Kuangfeng, the leader of the six major families, also came over to talk to Qingshi. They all looked respectful and did not dare to regard themselves as elders. In terms of seniority, Qingshi was undoubtedly higher. Shen Kuangfeng is Shen Feiyun's uncle, a master in the elixir realm, and also has an official position and title.
Even Zhou Wuhao from the Zhou family and Xu Bangguo from the Xu family also took the initiative to greet Qingshi, who was neither humble nor overbearing.
At this time, the five members of the royal family came over. The leader of the team, Jiang Zhenli, did not know Qingshi, but the four contestants knew two of them. They were Jiang Chenying and Jiang Chenliang. Seeing them coming, the team leaders had to greet the people of their own teams to come over. Meet the royal family one by one.
Qingshi, Chen Tianye, Zheng Fangyi, and the other three came forward with the Qi Changzheng. After some introductions, Qingshi knew that one of the other two royal contestants was Jiang Chenlian, and the other was Jiang Zhenyun. This Jiang Zhenyun seemed to be younger than Qingshi, but his seniority was A generation higher than Jiang Chenliang and others.
Suddenly, he heard three penetrating horn sounds from the northern auditorium, and the audience around him burst into cheers. Qingshi looked up and saw the main auditorium covered with big red carpets on the two lower platforms. , nearly a hundred large seats were already full of people. When they heard the sound of the horn, they all stood up and faced the center of the highest platform, where there were two empty golden and red thrones.
The horn sounded again, this time it was a long blast. After the horn stopped, a loud male voice said in a voice that could be heard by the whole audience: "His Majesty the Emperor and Queen of the Great Heavenly Dragon Kingdom are here!"
As cheers rang out from all around, the horn sounded again, and a large group of people were seen flying from the direction of the palace. The person at the front was noble, with short beard and black hair, wearing a bright yellow robe and a golden dragon crown, and a woman's face was behind him. Graceful, wearing purple gold robes and jade phoenix crowns, they are the emperor and empress.
After the emperor and empress flew to see the stage, they each waved to the surroundings, then walked to their respective thrones and sat down. Behind them were dozens of men and women in gorgeous clothes, standing on both sides.
The male voice just now continued: "For this competition, His Royal Highness Prince Zheng of the Sky Eagle Empire is here with his team. Let us extend a warm welcome to His Royal Highness Prince Zheng and the friends of the Sky Eagle Kingdom delegation!"
Cheers sounded again all around, naturally much quieter than when the emperor and his wife appeared. In the center of the auditorium on the second floor, a tall, bearded man raised his hands to greet the surroundings. Naturally, he was Prince Zheng of the Sky Eagle Dynasty.
The male voice continued: "Welcome to the young talents competition held every twenty years between Tianlong Continent and Tianying Continent. This competition is hosted by Tianlong Continent, Tianlong Kingdom. I am the host Qi Huang. Now please invite the contestants from both sides. Come on stage!”
The host was originally standing on the main stage, but then he flew lightly to the middle of the arena with two women. This was a middle-aged man with a short beard and a short beard. He was tall and handsome. Qingshi knew that he was Qi Changzheng's father. , Qi Yu's grandfather, is the current Minister of Rites, Qi Guogong Qi Huang.
Next, thirty-two contestants from the two continents appeared on the stage. Qi Huang's two female assistants introduced each person's name one by one. Qi Huang read out the rules of the competition and said a lot that the competition was to showcase the young talents of Tianlong and Tianying from the two continents. His handsome demeanor demonstrated the friendly relations between the two continents and a series of bright official words.
Subsequently, two female assistants reported the results of the first round match draw. Finally, Qi Huang asked His Majesty the Emperor to announce the start of the competition. After Jiang Yulong spoke and announced, the martial arts competition would officially begin.
The first round was a one-on-one battle between sixteen players from the Tianlong Continent and sixteen players from the Sky Eagle Continent. The specific opponents were determined by drawing lots. Qingshi’s opponent was a man named Ma Yiwei, ranked eleventh. field.
The first person to appear in Tianlong Continent was Xiang Wuji. His opponent was called Long Dongping, and the referee was a cold-faced old man. The two exchanged names and agreed on weapons. The referee announced the start of the game, and the two immediately started fighting.
Qingshi often discusses formations with Xiang Wuji, but he doesn't know much about his martial arts skills. Only when he saw him fighting did he know that his combat power was extremely good. His Qi skills were at the high level of Yuan Dan, and his weapon was a long sword. He has a straight-handled sword, with the handle being half the length of the blade. His sword skills are very unique. Sometimes he holds the sword with both hands, and he can chop with full strength and momentum; It also has water and wind attributes.
Long Dongping's Qi cultivation is also at the high level of Yuan Dan, making a pair of iron whips powerful and heavy, taking a fierce path, with obvious earth-metal properties.
The two exchanged a hundred moves very quickly, and Long Dongping gradually seemed to be losing his temper. Xiang Wuji began to gain the upper hand. After another dozen moves, Long Dongping realized that something was wrong and started to change his moves, but Xiang Wuji failed. His sword skills were airtight, leaving no chance for Long Dongping to breathe. Long Dongping tried to change his moves several times but was unable to do so. After a few more moves, he realized that his opponent was stronger than him, so he shouted: " I give up!" He jumped a few steps away and stopped attacking. Xiang Wuji put away his sword and stood still, saying: "I give in!". This first battle was won by Tianlong Continent.
In the next three battles, Mu Ziming, Xin Leiqiong and Xu Bangguo who played in Tianlong Continent were all defeated. In the fifth game, Jiang Chenliang won, in the sixth game, Jiang Chenlian lost, in the seventh and eighth games, Zhou Wuhao and Zheng Fangyi lost one and won one, and in the ninth and tenth games, Jiang Zhenyun and Qi Yu won one and lost one. So far, in the first ten games, Tianlong Continent has won four. Six defeats. Both sides exercised restraint and no one was seriously injured. Next comes the bluestone.
Qingshi walked steadily into the center of the battlefield and stood there. He saw his opponent Ma Yiwei, a tall and handsome man with a pale face, handsome but slightly thin. Qingshi is tall and straight, with handsome features. As soon as he appears on the stage, he arouses cheers from the Tianlong Continent audience, especially the female audience.
Ma Yiwei cupped his fists and said, "Qingshan Sect of the Sky Eagle Empire, Ma Yiwei!"
"Tianlong Academy of Tianlong Continent, Xuanmen Bluestone!"
"Excuse me, do you use weapons or fists?" Ma Yiwei said.
"We can use swords as weapons," Qingshi said, "Fistes and kicks can also be used. Horse friends are guests from afar. You choose!"
"Okay!" Ma Yiwei said, "Then let's compete with each other!"
"It's up to you," Qingshi said, "Please!"
The referee signaled the game to start.
"You can't move your hand on the green mountain, be careful!" Ma Yiwei yelled, taking a step forward and hitting the bluestone with both palms.
Qingshi unfolded the Fiery Fist Technique, and was met with a fierce attack of flames. When their fists and palms met, their bodies swayed slightly, and then they each used their fist techniques and palm techniques to fight.
Qingshi has studied many boxing techniques, but few have actually practiced them. Except for the Thunder God Fist, which he has just started to practice recently, the highest level and most familiar one is the Fire Fist. At this time, Qingshi's Fire Fist is rigorous in every move, both offensive and defensive. Having both, Ma Yiwei and Ma Yiwei were in an inseparable fight for a while.
Na Ma Yiwei's Qi cultivation is at the eighth level of the Yuan Dan Realm, which is three levels higher than Qingshi's. His Qingshan Fushu Palm is a high-grade Xuan-level martial skill, and is also higher than Qingshi's Fiery Fist, but it is dozens of levels higher. After recruiting him, he couldn't gain the upper hand at all.
Ma Yiwei felt a little puzzled. It was just that the advantages in Qi cultivation and martial arts could not be used. It could be explained that the opponent had a better grasp of martial arts and used Qi more skillfully.
However, Ma Yiwei feels that his greater advantage is the quality of his Qi. His Qingshan Fushu Palm is powered by Yin attribute Qi. Yin Qi is a high attribute and is obviously stronger than the Five Elements Fire Qi. Qingshi used the Fiery Fist, and his fists and feet carried blazing air waves, which were obviously driven by the fire attribute Qi. However, the strength of his fists actually exceeded the strength of his palms, which he could not understand.
In the blink of an eye, the two of them had exchanged more than a hundred punches. The hot wind in Qingshi's fists and feet was getting stronger and stronger, and it had obviously overwhelmed Ma Yiwei's cold palm wind. Ma Yiwei thought to himself that he was strong in every aspect. He had the advantage, but the actual combat effect was gradually declining. He was puzzled and suddenly changed his moves and used another martial art, the Phantom Yin Claw.
As soon as this skill was used, Ma Yiwei's figure suddenly became strange and floating. He changed his palms into claws, and his moves became incomprehensible and strange. He no longer had a head-on confrontation with Qingshi. As a result, Qingshi's fist power had nowhere to exert its force and could not suppress his Yin power.
The reason why Qingshi has the upper hand is very simple. His Fiery Fist is not activated by the fire attribute energy, but by the two types of yin and yang energy. The yang attribute energy can be regarded as an upgraded version of the fire attribute. Therefore, there is no problem in using it to activate the Fiery Fist, while the Yin attribute Qi is hidden and not visible, which not only offsets Ma Yiwei's Yin attribute Qi, but also complements the Yang attribute Qi to give it a suppressive advantage.
At this time, Ma Yiwei changed his moves, and Qingshi also adapted to the situation and faced the enemy with a set of Tianlong Fist. This Tianlong Fist is the basic boxing method of the Tianlong Academy Martial Arts School. It has no requirements for the Qi attribute and is a martial arts that every student must learn. The grade is only yellow-level low-grade.
Therefore, when Qingshi punched out, the players in Tianlong Continent, including many spectators, felt incredible. However, Qingshi's boxing skills are extremely solid. Although they are basic boxing skills, they are used with great grace and there is no sign of being defeated.
In fact, Qingshi didn't want to use this boxing technique, but his fist and palm martial arts skills were too little. It was obviously inappropriate to use the Fire Fist, and it was too showy to use the Thunder God Fist, so he reluctantly used this boxing.
However, there are also advantages to using this kind of boxing technique without the Qi attribute, that is, Qingshi can use the Xuanjin Hand martial arts at the same time, using the five elements of Qi to activate two martial arts, and continue to deal with the opponent.
Ma Yiwei saw that the martial arts used by Qingshi were obviously not as powerful as the Fiery Fist. He refreshed and sped up his body movements and attack speed. Qingshi calmly launched the Three Ultimate Wind Steps to fight against him. For a time, the two figures were so fast that they were overwhelmed. Most of the audience could not clearly see the battle situation.
After a dozen moves, Qingshi felt that there was no need to spend any more time. Ma Yiwei's strength had basically been figured out and he should be able to defeat him at any time.
Qingshi has a lot of high-level martial arts skills and countless trump cards, but Ma Yiwei has already used his own unique skills. Qingshi wanted to defeat Ma Yiwei to end the battle, and Ma Yiwei believed that he had already won.
Ma Yiwei's claw technique was even faster, and his moves never left Qingshi's vitals. Qingshi simply punched him directly, pretending not to close his fist in time and letting him grab his arm with his claws. Ma Yiwei felt happy and yelled: "Go!" Huan Yin Claw Yin When the force breaks out, five fingers must be inserted into the bluestone to break the bones and tendons of the arm.
Unexpectedly, Qingshi's arm was like steel and iron bones, and Ma Yiwei's five fingers could not penetrate at all. In shock, Ma Yiwei had to exert more force to insert again. How could Qingshi give him a chance? The three rapid winds under his feet activated , took a step forward, flicked his right arm and already deflected Ma Yiwei's phantom claw, followed by bending his arm and hitting Ma Yiwei's abdomen with an elbow punch.
Xuanjin's hand was stronger than gold and iron, and it hit Ma Yiwei like an iron rod. Ma Yiwei was heartbroken and flew backwards more than ten feet away and fell to the ground. It took him a long time to get up.
He secretly felt lucky and found that he was not injured. He immediately cupped his fists and bowed to Qingshi and said: "Xuanjin Hands! Good martial arts and tactics!" After a short pause, he said: "Thank you for showing mercy!"
Of course, Qingshi didn't win by tactics, and he didn't refute. He just said calmly: "Concession!"
The referee declared Qingshi the winner.
Next, both Glenn and Shen Feiyun won, and then it was a wonderful showdown between women. Duan Xiaoyu, the first inheritor of the Tianlong Empire's Auxiliary Palace, faced off against Princess Sheng Yinghua of the Tianying Empire's royal family.
Duan Xiaoyu is one of the top ten beauties of Tianlong Academy. Her figure and appearance are impeccable. Sheng Yinghua's extraordinary beauty is no worse than that of Duan Xiaoyu. Duan Xiaoyu is dressed in red and has a sense of elegance in her beauty. Her fierceness is better than that of Yinghua. She is dressed in white and is better than snow. She is delicate and refined. She is two points less heroic and three points more feminine than Duan Xiaoyu.
The two stood in the center of the battlefield at the same time, and their graceful appearance made the atmosphere in the entire arena boil. The battle between the two is also very beautiful. Sheng Yinghua uses both long and short swords. The long sword mainly attacks and the short sword mainly defends. The long sword is elegant and agile, and the short sword is powerful and changeable. Duan Xiaoyu uses a sword and shield. The sword in his right hand is suddenly long and short, making it difficult to guard against. Not only did the round shield sometimes grow spikes and sometimes saw teeth, it sometimes flew out of hand to attack the enemy and then flew back to the hand on its own.
The movements of both of them are also light and elegant. They move extremely fast and in a wide range, and they leap high and low like two butterflies flying up and down. The huge battlefield seems a bit small, and the audience is in awe. The cheers continued for a while.
Looking at the two women in the field, Qingshi's mind was filled with thoughts. Duan Xiaoyu was deeply in love with him and had confessed to her before, but he always regarded her as a girl. He couldn't help but feel a little guilty in his heart. But what was strange was that he looked at Shengying, who was dressed in white Shengxue. Hua, Qingshi had a feeling of déjà vu, as if she was the goddess of his dreams, but his intuition told him that she was definitely not the same person, but she was just a little bit similar.
Qingshi shook his head, laughing secretly that the goddess in his dreams might be too hard to find, and most likely only existed in dreams, but he also wondered when he had the shadow of a perfect goddess in his heart.
While he was thinking, he heard an exclamation from Zheng Fanyi next to him. Qingshi looked up and saw that both of them on the stage had stopped fighting. Duan Xiaoyu's sword in his right hand fell to the ground, and there was blood on his forearm. He had obviously lost. .
Sheng Yinghua said: "I'm sorry, sister, it's because I've lost my mind!"
Duan Xiaoyu shook her head and said: "Sister has already shown mercy. It's my skill that is inferior to others, but my sister is so capable. I am convinced that I lost!"
Sheng Yinghua stepped forward and took out a white silk scarf from her arms to bandage Duan Xiaoyu's wound. With their level of cultivation, there was no need for such a flesh wound. Sheng Yinghua's move was obviously a sign of sympathy for Duan Xiaoyu. Show kindness. The two looked at each other and smiled, holding their four hands together.
The referee declared victory over Yinghua, but the audience cheered for the two beauties.
In the last two games, Jiang Chenying and Chen Tianye won relatively easily.
At this point, the first day of competition ended, Tianlong Continent achieved a record of nine wins and seven losses, and most of the audience was satisfied.
Jiang Yulong and his wife only watched a few games. After Jiang Chenliang won the fifth game, they left and they would not come to the stadium again until the finals.
