Before I knew it, it was the day of the inner court selection competition.
The competition venue is located on a vast flat land on Qingyun Peak, surrounded by mountains and mist. The contestants come from various mountain peaks, and their young faces are full of nervousness and anticipation. Li Lingyun was dressed in white, with the pagoda Xuanming sword hanging on his waist, and his diamond armor shone dazzlingly in the sun.
The competition scene was very lively, with a lot of people and a warm atmosphere. The audience looked at Li Lingyun with envy in their eyes. They all know that Li Lingyun is one of the outstanding disciples. He is not only talented in cultivation, but also powerful. His swordsmanship is as powerful as thunder and lightning, and his diamond armor is indestructible and formidable.
At this moment, Li Lingyun stood on the playing field with firm eyes and an invincible aura exuding from his whole body. Although his opponent was also very powerful, compared with Li Lingyun, he seemed a bit inferior. The audience looked at Li Lingyun and seemed to see their own hopes and dreams. They longed to one day be as powerful and as awesome as Li Lingyun.
Li Lingyun came to the contestants' rest area and sat down. There was a lot of noise around him, and he closed his eyes slightly, quietly waiting for the game to start. Suddenly, he felt a familiar breath. When he opened his eyes, he saw Cailing, Yunying, Duanmu Gushang, Qianye, Anxiang and others coming too.
Cai Ling is dressed in red, with picturesque eyebrows and slightly raised corners of her mouth, with a hint of playfulness. Yunying was dressed in golden armor, as elegant as a fairy, with a gentle smile on her delicate face. Duanmu Gushang was dressed in black, with sharp eyes and a calm face. Chiba is dressed in black, with a heroic appearance and extraordinary bearing. Anxiang is dressed in purple, mysterious and has deep eyes.
Li Lingyun looked at them, felt warm in his heart, and said with a smile: "I didn't expect you to come to participate in the inner court selection competition."
Chiba joked: "Why didn't you tell us such an important thing? Do you think my strength is not good enough?"
Li Lingyun was stunned. He didn't expect Qianye to ask such a question. He quickly explained: "No, Qianye, I thought you all knew it."
He couldn't help but feel a little guilty. It was indeed his negligence. He should have told everyone about such a big thing in advance.
"Okay, don't be stunned." Cailing smiled and patted Li Lingyun on the shoulder, "We are all here to cheer you on."
Yunying also said: "Yes, Ling Yun, we are all looking forward to your performance."
Duanmu Gushang nodded and said solemnly: "You must go all out in this game."
Li Lingyun looked at them with some doubts in his heart and asked, "You also participated in the inner court selection?"
Cai Ling smiled and said: "Yes, we are all elite disciples from the outer courtyard, and our strength is no worse than yours."
Yunying nodded and said, "We have heard about the Inner Court Trials a long time ago, so we came together."
Duanmu Gushang said solemnly: "This is a rare opportunity, and we will naturally not miss it."
Qianye patted Li Lingyun on the shoulder and said with a smile: "Don't worry, with us accompanying you, this game will be exciting."
Li Lingyun looked at them and couldn't help but feel a warm current in his heart. They are all his good friends and brothers. He knows that no matter what the result of the game is, they will always support him and be with him. At this moment, he no longer felt nervous and lonely, because he knew that he was not alone.
While everyone was still chatting animatedly, a majestic voice sounded, attracting everyone's attention. Guyue, the dean of the outer courtyard, was standing on the high platform and delivering a speech. His figure was as tall as a pine tree, with white hair shining in the sun. He had a kind smile on his face, but his deep eyes revealed extraordinary wisdom.
"Welcome to the annual Inner Court Selection Competition." Gu Yue's voice was loud and echoed throughout the venue. "This is the stage for you to show your strength and pursue a higher realm."
Li Lingyun felt a powerful spiritual energy radiating from Gu Yue's body. It was a pressure that only the top masters of Lingzong could possess. He couldn't help but marvel in his heart that it turned out that the dean of the outer courtyard had reached such a high level. At this moment, he understood even more the importance and challenge of the inner court selection competition.
At this time, Li Lingyun noticed that there was an old man sitting next to Dean Gu Yue, an old man wearing a gray robe. He closed his eyes and meditated, as if he was meditating, and his whole body was filled with a powerful aura. Li Lingyun's heart moved, and he couldn't help but use his spiritual energy to sense the old man's strength. He could feel the powerful aura emanating from the old man, which was a pressure that only the peak Lingjun masters could possess. Li Lingyun couldn't help but be surprised. He didn't expect that the dean of the outer courtyard would sit with such a strong man. Suddenly, the old man seemed to sense something and slowly opened his eyes. His eyes were like lightning, and he looked straight at Li Lingyun. Li Lingyun was shocked, quickly restrained his breath and lowered his head. He knew that this old man's strength was unfathomable and that he had no way to hide from him. He couldn't help but feel a little nervous, but at the same time he became more determined. In this inner court selection competition, he must go all out to strive to enter the inner court and become a truly strong person.
Li Lingyun stood in the center of the field, his heart beating fast. Gu Yue's voice sounded: "Now, all disciples, start the first round of competition according to the order of drawing lots." Li Lingyun took a deep breath and reached out to draw a bamboo stick from the lot tube. His hand trembled slightly, and the bamboo stick was pulled out, with the words "Zhao Tiezhu" engraved on it. His opponent turned out to be Zhao Tiezhu, a famous body-refining master from the outer courtyard! Li Lingyun's heart tightened. He knew that this game would be extremely difficult. However, he was not afraid, but rather excited. He is eager to play against strong players, learn from them, and constantly improve. At this moment, Li Lingyun's spiritual energy surged throughout his body, ready to face the upcoming challenge. In the audience, Cailing, Yunying and others were also worried about him, but they believed that Li Lingyun would be able to defeat the powerful enemy and show his strength. In the competition venue, two figures stood opposite each other. Li Lingyun clenched his fists and his eyes were firm; Zhao Tiezhu was as powerful as a mountain and as calm as iron. The air between the two seemed to have solidified, and a fierce duel was about to begin.
Zhao Tiezhu said disdainfully: "You better admit defeat, otherwise you will lose ugly."
The audience couldn't help but marvel that Zhao Tiezhu was the disciple with the highest defense in Tianyun Academy. According to legend, his "immovable as a mountain" ability could withstand the attack of the powerful Spirit King.
Li Lingyun ignored Zhao Tiezhu's provocation. He knew in his heart that this game would be an extremely difficult challenge. He clenched his fists, his eyes were firm, and he was ready to go all out.
In the audience, Cailing, Yunying and others were also worried about Li Lingyun, but they believed that Li Lingyun would be able to defeat the powerful enemy and show his strength.
At the beginning of the game, Zhao Tiezhu was as powerful as a mountain and as calm as iron, approaching Li Lingyun step by step. Li Lingyun felt the powerful aura emanating from the other party's body, and became even more determined. He mobilized his spiritual energy throughout his body to prepare for the coming attack.
Suddenly, Li Lingyun's feet slipped, as if the ground instantly turned into a quagmire in front of him. He was shocked and secretly thought that this must be Zhao Tiezhu's trap. Upon seeing this, Zhao Tiezhu immediately launched an attack and punched Li Lingyun. However, at this moment, Li Lingyun jumped up and dodged the blow. He was glad in his heart that he was well prepared. It turned out that before the game started, Li Lingyun had already inquired about Zhao Tiezhu's habits from other people and knew that he liked to set traps at the beginning of the game. Therefore, Li Lingyun made preparations in advance and always paid attention to the changes on the ground. He used his control over aura to cleverly change the humidity of the ground, allowing him to easily escape from the trap. When Zhao Tiezhu saw this, he couldn't help being stunned. He didn't expect that Li Lingyun could see through his plan. He secretly thought that it was not easy to win this game.
"Yes, the attack power and defense power are indeed very high. Then let me show you mine." Li Lingyun said with a smile. Then, the diamond armor was put on Li Lingyun's body.
The audience were amazed when they saw this scene. At this time, the dean of the outer courtyard noticed the diamond armor. He narrowed his eyes and carefully looked at the armor on Li Lingyun. This armor exudes a faint light and is obviously not ordinary. The dean's heart moved, and he thought of the precious treasures collected in Tianyun Academy. He once saw a record about diamond armor in an ancient book. This armor has strong defensive power and can withstand the attack of the powerful Ling Lord. The dean secretly thought that the appearance of this armor would definitely cause competition among the major forces. At the same time, he also valued Li Lingyun's strength more and believed that he would definitely be able to stand out in the academy in the future. At this moment, the competition has entered a fierce stage, and the fierce duel between Li Lingyun and Zhao Tiezhu has attracted everyone's attention.
The dean of the outer courtyard took a deep breath, motioned for Bai Sheng to come closer, and began to speak in a low voice. The origin of diamond armor is quite legendary. It was once the protective armor of a powerful monk in ancient times. When the powerful monk ascended to the immortal world, he left this treasured armor in the human world. It is said that only people with a specific bloodline can activate its power. After Bai Sheng heard this, his eyes lit up, and he realized what this diamond armor meant to Li Lingyun. In this duel, the appearance of King Kong Armor undoubtedly gave Li Lingyun a huge chance of winning. Bai Sheng was secretly glad that he did not look down on Li Lingyun at first, but chose to stand on his side. At this moment, the duel between Li Lingyun and Zhao Tiezhu became more intense in the competition venue. With the blessing of King Kong Armor, Li Lingyun was both offensive and defensive, and he was inseparable from Zhao Tiezhu. Every attack and defense aroused the admiration of the audience, who witnessed a wonderful duel.
"Your kid's armor is really durable. Then let you try this. The sky will collapse and the earth will shatter." Zhao Tiezhu roared. Then Zhao Tiezhu punched the ground with his iron fist. In an instant, four cracks appeared on the ground. Li Lingyun saw this situation. Quickly use wind, thunder and lightning to dodge. Fortunately, he reacted in time and avoided this terrifying blow.
Seeing this situation, Li Lingyun thought about making a quick decision and could not delay Zhao Tiezhu for too long. Then, he used all the spiritual energy in his body to prepare to use the Mountain-turning Cloud Technique.
A powerful breath burst out from Li Lingyun, making the surrounding air tremble. Zhao Tiezhu felt this aura and was shocked. He realized that Li Lingyun was going to use a powerful move.
Li Lingyun formed a seal with his hands, muttered words in his mouth, and then drank suddenly, and a huge amount of energy spurted out from his body. This energy turned into a churning sea of clouds, instantly covering Zhao Tiezhu. Zhao Tiezhu felt an invisible pressure coming on him, as if it was going to crush him. He struggled to break through the energy, but the pressure became heavier and heavier, preventing him from moving.
He desperately tried to break away from this force, and hit the energy shield violently with his fists, making a dull sound. His muscles bulged, blood vessels burst, and all the strength from his body poured out, but that power was like a bottomless abyss, swallowing up all his efforts.
Zhao Tiezhu's face was full of ferocity, sweat and blood intertwined, dripping down his cheeks and falling to the ground. His eyes were red, as if they were about to burst out of fire. Every breath became difficult, as if invisible hands were tightly strangling his throat.
Under the shroud of this power, Zhao Tiezhu felt as if he had fallen into endless darkness. His consciousness began to blur, and the surrounding scene became blurry. The despair in his heart surged like a tide, making him almost collapse.
Zhao Tiezhu finally couldn't bear the force and fell to his knees, holding his hands on the ground and breathing heavily. He looked up at Li Lingyun, his eyes full of admiration and unwillingness. He gritted his teeth and said with difficulty: "I lost." These three words seemed to use up all his strength, but his eyes revealed a firm belief. Li Lingyun smiled slightly, stepped forward, stretched out his hand to help Zhao Tiezhu up, and said: "Your defense is indeed very high, I almost failed to break through your defense. I hope we can have such an opportunity to compete next time." Zhao Tiezhu looked up at Li Lingyun, with a trace of gratitude flashing in his eyes. He held Li Lingyun's hand tightly and said, "There will definitely be a chance." At this moment, the surrounding audience also stood up and applauded, dedicating their own efforts to this wonderful duel. Cheers. Li Lingyun and Zhao Tiezhu looked at each other and smiled. At this moment, the competition between them had turned into friendship.
The dean of the outer courtyard stood on the high platform, his eyes flickering between Li Lingyun and Zhao Tiezhu, and then loudly announced: "Li Lingyun wins this duel!" This voice penetrated the crowd and echoed throughout the competition venue.
Then, the dean began to announce the arrangements for the next round of competition: "In the next round, Cai Ling will face Tang Waner. The competition will be held in three days." As soon as his voice fell, the audience began to talk again about the upcoming match. The upcoming game is full of expectations.
