National Martial Arts Tournament, Part Ten

"Number 16, Number 17, continue."

Before long, two young martial artists jumped onto the arena at the same time.

"I am Liu Yunqi from the Hundred Herbs Pavilion Lian Baicao, please enlighten me." "I am Liu Yunqi from the Liu Family, please enlighten me." The two bowed at the same time.

Jiang Liu looked at Liu Yunqi from below the arena and thought to himself, "This must be Liu Yunhe's brother!"

Lian Baicao took out a wooden stick as a weapon, which Jiang Liu found very strange, because he had never seen anyone use a stick as a weapon before.

Liu Yunqi then took out a long spear, and the two immediately began to clash with their spears and clubs.

The sound of weapons clashing echoed from the arena. As expected, Lian Baicao's wooden staff was extraordinary, wielding immense energy, creating numerous shadows, and capable of withstanding heavy blows.

Not long after, Lian Baicao knocked Liu Yunqi off the stage with a single blow.

Liu Yunqi's skill level is still a step below Liu Yunhe's; at least his marksmanship is not as proficient as Liu Yunhe's.

After defeating Liu Yunqi, Lian Baicao did not choose to continue the fight and jumped off the stage.

"Number 18, number 19, continue."

Number 18 was Li Qiaoyun from the Vast Righteous Sect, and number 19 was Gongyang Yi from the Confucian School. The two jumped onto the arena at the same time.

Li Qiaoyun drew her longsword, while Gongyang Yi took out a parchment scroll.

Li Qiaoyun stared at Gongyang Yi with dizziness in her eyes, unable to understand how to use this parchment scroll to fight the enemy.

Before Li Qiaoyun could think further, Gongyang Yi had already flung out a piece of parchment and was fanning it at her. Even before it got close, the aura emanating from the parchment was already awe-inspiring.

Li Qiaoyun used the Vast Righteous Qi Swordplay, and a gust of sword wind wrapped around the parchment scroll, trying to tear it to shreds, but to no avail.

Li Qiaoyun had no choice but to flick her longsword and throw the parchment back to Gongyang Yi.

Gongyang Yi caught the parchment and held it in his hand. Soon, a scroll of primordial energy appeared, which then continued to enlarge before pressing down on Li Qiaoyun.

Li Qiaoyun also poured her vital energy into the longsword, and soon a sword made of vital energy appeared. It then merged with the longsword in Li Qiaoyun's hand, and she used the Vast Righteous Qi Swordplay. A strong sword energy slashed directly at the parchment scroll.

This time, the parchment scroll couldn't hold on any longer, quickly dimmed, and fell to the ground.

Gongyang Yi stepped forward, picked up the sheepskin scroll, and conceded defeat, leaving the arena.

Li Qiaoyun also jumped off the stage, choosing not to continue the fight.

"Twenty, twenty-one, continue."

Number 20 is Zheng Yunxiu from the Zheng Family, and number 21 is Xuan Lun from the Buddhist sect.

Zheng Yunxiu took the lead and flew onto the arena to wait.

Xuan Lun then leaped onto the arena, holding the Vajra Subduing Pestle.

Once on the ring, neither of them spoke, presumably because they knew each other.

Zheng Yunxiu swung her sword directly, sending a gust of energy towards Xuan Lun.

Xuan Lun simply picked up the Vajra Subduing Pestle to block, and immediately a series of sounds rang out.

The two soon began to fight on the arena, with Xuan Lun using the Vajra Subduing Pestle to defend against Zheng Yunxiu's attacks.

Before long, Xuan Lun could no longer withstand Zheng Yunxiu's continuous and rapid attacks.

Before long, Xuan Lun's Vajra Subduing Pestle was knocked away by Zheng Yunxiu's sword, and Zheng Yunxiu then kicked Xuan Lun off the stage.

This clearly shows the difference in strength between the two; Rank 9 Martial Practitioner is a whole realm apart from Minor Grandmaster.

Xuan Lun off the stage, glanced at Zheng Yunxiu silently, said nothing, then turned to pick up his weapon and returned to the side of Master Xuan Kong abbot of the Buddhist sect.

Seeing that Zheng Yunxiu had no intention of leaving, Elder Nangong said loudly, "Twenty-two, continue."

Number twenty-two is Qiu Fei from Medicine King Valley. As soon as Qiu Fei stepped onto the stage, he bowed deeply to Zheng Yunxiu and said, "Qiu Fei from Medicine King Valley, please give me your guidance."

Zheng Yunxiu returned the greeting and said, "Zheng Yunxiu of the Zheng Family. Please enlighten me."

Qiu Fei knew that his strength was one level lower, and he came up with the mindset of sparring, so he simply opened his heart and started fighting Zheng Yunxiu.

Qiu Fei took out a medicine shovel, Jiang Liu found extremely strange. Could this small medicine shovel be special? He had already been greatly surprised when he saw the parchment scroll earlier.

However, it's understandable that the Confucian school would use parchment scrolls, since those scrolls are obviously not simple and must have some kind of spiritual attribute to aid in mental attacks.

It was just that Li Qiaoyun happened to break through it with a series of fast attacks.

What's so special about this medicine shovel?

Qiu Fei had no idea that Jiang Liu was secretly criticizing his weapon. He swung the medicine shovel left and right, creating streaks of energy that flew towards Zheng Yunxiu.

Zheng Yunxiu then unleashed her Cold Wind Swordplay, causing the temperature on the arena to drop several degrees. Waves of cold wind swept towards Qiu Fei, launching a continuous barrage of attacks.

Qiu Fei quickly ran out of steam after the continuous attacks and had to call a stop, admitting defeat. He then walked off the stage with a flourish.

He wasn't good at fighting; he had won before only by using his higher level to engage in prolonged combat. Now, seeing that a prolonged fight was hopeless, he had no choice but to admit defeat.

Zheng Yunxiu sheathed her longsword and then jumped off the stage.

"Twenty-three, twenty-four, continue."

Chen Yuke was ranked twenty-third, immediately jumped onto the ring.

The twenty-fourth ranked opponent was Ghost Hand from the Ghost School. After jumping onto the arena, Ghost Hand launched an attack on Chen Yuke without saying a word.

Chen Yuke wasn't going to tolerate him at all and immediately used the Surging Wave Swordplay to retaliate.

Once the Surging Wave Swordplay was unleashed, it was relentless, one move after another, leaving Ghost Hand utterly powerless to retaliate. He could only watch helplessly as Chen Yuke forced him off the stage.

Ghost Hand stared at Chen Yuke from below the arena, his eyes blazing with fury, but he dared not utter a word.

Feng looked at Ghost Hand with a flickering gaze, probably blaming Ghost Hand for disgracing the Ghost School.

"Twenty-five, continue." Elder Nangong continued loudly, seeing that Chen Yuke had no intention of giving up.

The last one is Qing Hezi from the Daoist sect.

As soon as Qing Hezi stepped onto the arena, he drew his longsword and began channeling his inner energy into it. He knew that Chen Yuke was of a higher level than him, so he dared not be negligent.

Before long, a great flow of vital energy could be clearly felt around the arena, indicating that this was a peak Rank 9 Martial Practitioner was about to advance to the Grandmaster Realm.

However, he did not specialize in Daoist magic, but rather in swordsmanship.

The Daoist school is famous for its Daoist magic and swordsmanship, but most people study Daoist magic, while swordsmanship is usually a secondary skill.

It's quite rare to see someone like Qing Hezi who primarily cultivates swordsmanship. After all, Daoist magic is a means of attack and control, which is quite extraordinary.

However, since Qing Hezi has made swordsmanship his main skill, he must have his own unique approach. Sure enough, Qing Hezi then displayed his signature skill.

A powerful sword light flashed and slashed directly at Chen Yuke.

Chen Yuke also used the Surging Wave Swordplay to its fullest extent, and the two sword lights collided instantly.

With a loud "boom!", the smoke and dust cleared, Qing Hezi, bleeding from the corner of her mouth, conceded defeat and stepped off the stage.

Chen Yuke was also feeling unwell and took a while to catch her breath on the stage before stepping off.

Elder Nangong, seeing that both had left the arena, announced loudly, "Number One and Number Sixteen, please continue."

As soon as Jiang Liu leaped onto the stage, Lian Baicao immediately surrendered below the stage, probably because she was frightened by Jiang Liu's previous ferocity.

Next, it was Liu Yunqi's turn. Liu Yunqi jumped directly onto the ring.

Without even a greeting, Jiang Liu took six steps forward, his powerful aura of Eight Steps of Trampling Liu Yunqi, and then swept him off the stage with a single kick.

Li Qiaoyun, who was below the ring, simply conceded defeat without even going up on the ring. She knew she couldn't beat Jiang Liu at all and didn't want to embarrass herself by going up.

Upon seeing that Li Qiaoyun had already conceded defeat, Gongyang Yi conceded defeat even faster, since he had already lost to Li Qiaoyun before.

As soon as Jiang Liu stepped onto the stage, he forced three young martial artists to admit defeat. Two of them surrendered, and one was knocked off the stage before he could even stand properly. His fierce power even made the Grandmaster below the stage take notice.

These young prodigies were not so easily convinced, and Jiang Liu's name was immediately imprinted in the minds of the leaders of various forces.

PS: The Martial Arts Tournament is almost over, and the protagonist is about to step onto the world stage.