The auction to be held at Qunying Pavilion in the afternoon was still some time away from starting, and many people had already gathered there, most of whom were geniuses among the younger generation.
Qunying Pavilion belongs to the property of Huitong Commercial Bank, and its original purpose was to gather the world's heroes. Of course, it didn't go well at the beginning. Later, through publicity and momentum, the reputation gradually became famous. The Tianjiao ranking list is one of the methods, using people's desire to compare and win to build momentum. This genius ranking list only includes the most talented people in the country before the age of thirty. And the rankings of different tracks are divided, such as the kendo ranking, the sword ranking, the concealed weapon ranking, the boxing ranking, etc. Naturally, they were given the names of the best sword in the world, the best sword in the world, the best hidden weapon in the world, etc. In fact, there is also a true "Genius List", which depends on the overall combat strength, and one will be named the number one genius in the world. This is the title that all geniuses want.
Those people in the Hall of Heroes usually like to discuss rankings. Everyone is passionate about different things, but one thing is the same. They all talk about who is the real number one talent today. Discussions about this kind of thing have never stopped. Pass. This ranking basically forces each other to compete for the top spots on which tracks. Currently, the number one genius on the Tianjiao list is Wu Cha, and he is also ranked number one on the swordsmanship list. He is only twenty-six years old but has already entered the epee realm in three years. All sword cultivators of his generation are far behind. It is said that Wu Cha has a sword spirit root that is rare to find in a thousand years. When he was 18 years old, he set foot in the realm of foundation building, and now he has reached the sixth level of foundation building. His swordsmanship has reached the soft sword realm at that time, and he has beaten swordsmen all over China and Xia. He is even more invincible among his peers. Of course, those hidden ancient clans are not born. in the case of.
The second place is Yue Gou, and he is the first in the sword list. I just entered the heavy sword realm the year before last, and I am twenty-eight years old this year. Now the realm is also at the sixth level of foundation building. Compared with Wu Cha, the talent level has actually been judged by the naked eye. But these geniuses who are on the list are not arrogant people. How can they admit defeat if they have not beaten? What's more, even if they have beaten, they may not admit defeat.
So Wu Cha and Yue Gou agreed to have a decisive battle on the top of the imperial city seven days later to determine who is the real number one in the world. There is a reason why it was chosen there.
In order to increase the reputation of Qunying Pavilion, Huitong Commercial Bank arranged for the second place in the kendo rankings to challenge the first place in the kendo rankings. The time was the Mid-Autumn Festival night of that year, and the location was Qunying Pavilion. The top of the building is the tallest building on the ground in Yong'an City. At that time, the battle had been publicized in the early stage, but it attracted the attention of the major forces in Yong'an. On that day, it was even watched by all kinds of melon-eating people. The flying boats in the sky and the people on the ground were overwhelmingly crowded. It was blocked.
What’s interesting is that the number one person on the kendo ranking at that time was Li Dukang, but he was just 30 years old at that time, while the second person on the kendo ranking was Wu Cha, who was only 20 years old. This matter was hyped by Huitong Commercial Bank as a new and old person. The battle for the renewal of the best sword in the world. Although it is a bit disturbing, is it the victory or defeat that determines the position of first and second, or is it that Li Dukang will be 31 the next year, and if he exceeds the statistical age of the genius list, he will automatically give up the title of the best swordsman in the world. , let the second-place Wu Cha automatically move to the first place?
Li Dukang had no intention of making such false claims. When he was given the title of the best swordsman in the world, it was later thought that Huitong Trading Company did it deliberately, but it has to be said that Li Dukang did have that strength. As for the second place Wu Cha, he always wanted to find an opportunity to ask Li Dukang for advice, but Li Dukang refused to accept the challenge and only accepted the challenge of drinking. In Li Dukang's later words, since there is wine to drink, why not for. It's more tiring than a sword and you're more likely to get injured. That's what fools do.
So when Huitong Trading Company found Wu Cha, Wu Cha agreed without saying a word. He wanted to defeat Li Dukang when he was still ranked first in the kendo rankings, to prove that his kendo was achieved through actual strength, not The next year, because Li Dukang was older, he automatically took the position. Getting the first place in that way was an insult to himself. However, he expressed doubts about Huitong Commercial Bank's ability to persuade Li Dukang.
Naturally, Huitong Commercial Bank couldn't invite Li Dukang, but at that time, Nangong Xiong visited Tianyuan at dawn, and he didn't know what it cost to persuade Tianyuan, so Tianyuan went to ask Li Dukang to participate in the duel. As Li Dukang said, the organization Breaking Dawn is actually somewhat similar to the Wanshiwuwu organization. So as long as you can get the chips that Dawn wants, you can accept your commission. Perhaps it was after this incident that Li Dukang left Breaking Dawn and no longer belonged to this organization.
Later, Li Dukang did participate in that challenge as promised. According to the memories of those who witnessed the sword fight at the time, it was an earth-shattering sword fight. The sword energy swept across the world. If there was no barrier set up in advance, it would probably be a demolition and blasting incident in Yong'an City. Therefore, the imperial guards of Anjing Temple were alarmed. Originally, the Anjing Temple section was strictly prohibited, but I don’t know how Huitong Trading Company got through the second prince and Gong Sunyu. The two put pressure on Anjing Temple, and finally Anjing Temple agreed to the competition, but basically that night Almost all the imperial guards were drawn to maintain security on site.
It stands to reason that Li Dukang is better than Wu Cha in swordsmanship, so there is no problem in defeating him. But Li Dukang didn't care about this competition. Taking part in the challenge was more like completing a job. After all, he didn't care about the so-called best sword in the world, let alone winning or losing. Therefore, Li Dukang did not use any force in that competition. Fight with all your strength. But Wu Cha was completely different. When he knew that Li Dukang, the best swordsman in the world, finally agreed, he was extremely excited. He had been preparing for this competition for a long time. Maybe this was the first and last time he could compete with Li Dukang. Opportunity to fight. Naturally, they used twelve points of strength, which led to a situation where both sides were evenly matched.
In the end, Li Dukang lost to Wu Cha by half a move, but Wu Cha knew that Li Dukang didn't try his best at all, so he asked why, but Li Dukang just said calmly: "If you lose, you lose, if you win, you will lose." If you win, you win, for no reason or no reason.”
From then on, the number one spot on the Kendo rankings was changed, and no one cared about Li Dukang, who was once number one. This was the result he wanted most, and perhaps this was the reason why Li Dukang really agreed to Tian Yuan's request.
