The last scene.
He stepped onto the stone platform, looked up, and paused slightly.
Opposite is a girl in aqua blue attire, tall and straight, with a high ponytail, looking heroic. There is no ordinary sword in her hand, but a nearly two feet long aqua blue silk wrapped around it. The silk satin flows like water waves, with Spiritual Qi faintly attached. It is Li Yun, who was diagnosed with single water Spirit Root half a year ago, and is a sensational new talent.
Li Yun obviously recognized him, and was stunned for a moment, then the corners of her lips curled up slightly, revealing an expression that was half a smile but not a smile.
"It's you." Her voice was clear.
Qin Tiexin nodded.
Li Yun's eyes swept over him, especially staying on Edgeless for a moment, and raised her eyebrows. "I heard that you won all the previous four games? It's quite impressive."
"Luck." Qin Tiexin is concise and to the point.
The bell rings again.
The smile on Li Yun's face instantly faded, and her eyes became focused and sharp. With a flick of her wrist, the long aqua blue silk swooped out as if it was alive, as fast as a snake, and curled up Qin Tiexin's lower legs, intending to restrain them.
Qin Tiexin took half a step back, and Edgeless slashed, trying to cut off Ling's body. However, when the blade struck Chang Ling, it felt like cutting into slippery deep water, and the strength was dissipated layer by layer. Chang Ling was extremely resilient. Not only did it not stop, but with the force of the slash, the front end suddenly flipped over, like a poisonous snake raising its head and wrapping around the blade, trying to seize the knife!
Qin Tiexin reacted extremely quickly and pulled back with force on his wrist. Chang Ling, like a gangrene attached to the bone, followed the trend, branched off another strand, and dexterously rolled it towards his right arm holding the knife.
He quickly reached out with his left hand and grabbed Ling's body. The hand was cold and smooth, but extremely tough. He let out a low cry and suddenly pulled back with force, trying to pull Li Yun closer.
Li Yun moved with Ling, not only did she not resist, but she took advantage of the force of his pull, her slender feet were light, and her body flew forward like a butterfly in a flower. In an instant, she flew two feet away and got close to Qin Tiexin. At the same time, she pointed her free left hand like a sword, and the fingertips condensed with rich water light, and slapped his chest with a palm.
The aqua blue palm shadow blows towards my face with a damp and cold air.
Qin Tiexin slashed across the chest.
"Bang!"
The palm force was printed on the broad surface of the knife, making a dull sound. A gentle but continuous strength came through, Qin Tiexin groaned, "kicked" his feet back two steps, and then stood firm. The arm holding the knife was slightly numb.
Li Yun retreated with one blow and landed lightly. She shook her wrist again, and the long silk suddenly retracted, and then burst out again. This time it split into three in the air, turning into three blue phantoms, attacking Qin Tiexin in three directions, upper, middle and lower. It was difficult to distinguish the true and false.
There was an exclamation of surprise from the audience.
"It's Senior Sister Li Yun's 'Shuiyun Ling'!"
"It's troublesome. Soft weapons are the best at defeating this kind of powerful weapon. They are not powerful enough to use them."
"This big man's sword is heavy and powerful, but it's useless if he can't hit Ayako."
On the stage, Qin Tiexin frowned slightly. This long silk ribbon was indeed tricky, flexible and difficult to break, and the attack angle was tricky and weird. It was specially designed to entangle weapons and joints, making it difficult for him to use his huge strength. He tried to bully him several times, but was beaten by the gods several times. The ghosted Lingying forced him back, and the Hunyuan Punch Fist was also a fierce method, but he couldn't use his strength here. Li Yun Movement Method was agile and always maintained a distance of about two feet, obviously determined to consume it from a long distance.
"Waterbound!"
Li Yunqing scolded, and the Method Formula in her hand changed. The swirling and flying long silk suddenly spread out and turned into dozens of water-like blue phantoms. It was difficult to tell whether they were real or fake. They entangled towards Qin Tiexin from all directions at the same time, blocking all dodge spaces.
Qin Tiexin waved Edgeless, and the sword light was like a curtain, smashing several phantoms, but they were all transformed into water light. But the real Chang Ling body had quietly wrapped around his left ankle like a poisonous snake, and tightened suddenly!
He struggled hard and felt that the long silk was surprisingly tough. Not only did it not break, but it tightened tighter and tighter under the urging of Law Power, and it penetrated deeply into the flesh, giving off a sluggish feeling.
Li Yun stood two feet away, holding the silk ribbon with one hand, and raised a faint smile belonging to the winner at the corner of her mouth.
"Admit defeat." Her voice came clearly, "My 'Rou Shui Ling' is designed to overcome toughness. You can't break it."
Qin Tiexin looked down at the long blue silk wrapped around his legs, then looked up at Li Yun who was smiling in the distance. There was no expression on his face, but his eyes were terrifyingly calm.
Then, under everyone's surprised gaze, he made a jaw-dropping move--
He no longer tried to break away or cut off Chang Ling, but suddenly exerted force on his waist and abdomen. With his left leg entangled, he kicked the ground with his right foot!
Not backward, but forward!
With the strength of the long silk pull and the violent explosive power of his own, he was like a giant crossbow arrow that was unstrung. With an extremely arrogant attitude, he dragged the straight long silk and rushed towards Li Yun, who was two feet away!
"What?!" The smile on Li Yun's face instantly solidified and turned into shock. She subconsciously wanted to pull back the silk and retreat, but Qin Tiexin's charge was too sudden and the speed was astonishingly fast! The burly figure coupled with the momentum of the violent forward charge, it was like an out-of-control armored rhinoceros!
Li Yun only had time to hurriedly Hand Seals, and a translucent, sparkling water wall formed in front of her.
Qin Tiexin didn't dodge or dodge, he didn't even swing his knife, he just hit him like that!
Wow--!!!
The water wall shattered and turned into water splashing all over the sky. Qin Tiexin was soaked all over, but his momentum was only blocked for a moment. The burly figure broke through the water curtain and rushed to Li Yun with dripping water drops!
A hint of panic finally flashed across Li Yun's eyes, and she hastily gathered her spiritual power in her palms, and slapped Qin Tiexin's chest with one palm.
Qin Tiexin was unstoppable and took the palm with his chest.
"Bang!"
The water exploded. His chest felt tight, his throat was filled with fishy sweetness, and a trace of blood spilled from the corner of his mouth. But he did not pause in his forward steps. Taking advantage of the close distance between the two of them, he opened his arms suddenly, like iron hoops, and hugged the astonished Li Yun around the waist!
The whole place fell silent for a moment.
All sounds seemed to be cut off by invisible hands. On and off the stage, countless eyes were fixed on the two people who were "sticking" closely together.
Li Yun froze completely, and her mind seemed to go blank for a moment. Then, unprecedented embarrassment and anger rushed onto her cheeks, causing her whole face to turn red all the way to her ears.
"You... what are you doing! Let me go!" She screamed, struggling hard, beating Qin Tiexin's back and shoulders with her hands and feet. But the arms holding her were like cast iron pillars, motionless.
Qin Tiexin Without saying a word, he hugged Li Yun tightly, kicked off his feet suddenly, exploded with all his strength, and ran towards the nearest edge of the ring!
"Asshole! Let go! Do you hear me!" Li Yun was anxious and angry, with spiritual power surging, her left hand pointed at the key points on Qin Tiexin's back continuously, and her right hand concentrated water arrows to bombard her at close range.
"Poof! Poof! Bang!"
Muffled sounds were heard one after another. Qin Tiexin's clothes were torn to pieces on his back, his skin was torn open, and blood seeped out. He groaned repeatedly, and blood continued to bleed from the corners of his mouth, but his arms holding Li Yun did not loosen at all, and his running steps became even faster! With each step, the stone platform gave out a dull vibration.
The translucent protective light curtain at the edge of the arena is right in front of you!
Under everyone's stunned gaze, Qin Tiexin hugged Li Yun who was constantly struggling and Law Technique bombarded him, like a shell being discharged, he rushed out of the ring boundary!
The two figures were instantly swallowed up by the light curtain, and immediately appeared in mid-air, losing their support.
"Ah--!"
Amidst Li Yun's exclamations, the two of them fell down together.
In the blink of an eye, Qin Tiexin suddenly twisted his shape in the air and placed himself underneath.
Bang--!!!
A heavy impact sounded, and dust flew up. Qin Tiexin's back hit the solid ground. The huge impact made his vision go black, and his internal organs seemed to shift. A mouthful of blood surged into his throat, and he forcefully swallowed it. Li Yun fell into his arms, and was cushioned. She was not injured, but was dizzy from the shock.
The whole place fell into an eerie silence, as if even the wind had stopped.
After a few breaths.
"Ha... hahahaha!"
I don't know who laughed first, and then the laughter erupted like a bursting flood, sweeping the entire outside of the square in an instant.
"Oh my God! Hahahaha! What kind of strategy is this!"
"Hold each other and dance together?! This is my first time seeing you!"
"This... this motherfucker is too rough! Hahaha!"
"Is this big guy made by Shitou? He can still run so fast after being hit so many times!"
"Sister Li Yun's face turned red! Hahaha!"
Laughter, strange screams, slaps on legs, and coughs all mixed together. Many people laughed so hard that they burst into tears. This scene was so unexpected and had an indescribable sense of humor.
Li Yun hurriedly got up from Qin Tiexin. Her aqua blue outfit was stained with dust and her hair was messy. Her cheeks were so red that they were almost bleeding. She pointed at Qin Tiexin who was still lying on the ground with blood on the corners of his mouth. She was so angry that she was shaking all over and couldn't speak clearly, "You... you are shameless! Dirty! Scoundrel!"
Qin Tiexin After taking a breath, he slowly sat up with his elbows on the ground, raised his hand to wipe the blood from the corner of his mouth, coughed twice, then raised his eyes to look at Li Yun, his voice was a little hoarse due to pain. "No foul."
"You!" Li Yun was speechless for a moment. She quickly recalled the rules announced by the deacon - no pills and disposable Law Artifact are allowed. Those who lose their fighting power, admit defeat or fall off the stage will lose. Indeed... it didn't say that you can't take your opponent off the stage.
But since she was a child, she has never received such "treatment"! How has she ever been so embarrassed!
At this time, the slightly weird voice of the deacon in charge of No. C35 came out, overpowering the noise on the sidelines. "No. C35, both sides landed at the same time, it's a draw."
Qin Tiexin The wooden sign in his hand shook, and the last horizontal line on the back slowly glowed with gray light.
Flat.
Li Yun stamped her foot so hard that a small crater was made on the ground. She glared at Qin Tiexin, her eyes almost bursting with fire, as if she wanted to eat him alive. In the end, without saying a word, she turned around suddenly, separated the crowd, and quickly disappeared from the end of the line of sight, leaving only a shy and angry back.
The laughter in the audience did not stop, but became even more unscrupulous because of Li Yun's departure.
"Did you see it? Senior Sister Li Yun's look, hahaha!"
"But this method is really damn effective! Shuiyun Ling is hard to break and can't get close to her. Holding her together while jumping on the stage is... it's a genius-like stupid method!"
"I'm a little stupid, but if I win... well, it's a tie. This big guy is a ruthless person, and he's ruthless to himself."
Qin Tiexin stood up slowly and patted the dust on his body. There was a burning sting on his back, the area hit by the water arrows and water palms was swollen, and his internal organs were throbbing with pain. But he knew in his heart that if he had not used this clumsiest, most direct, and most unexpected method, he would never be able to get away from that weird long silk ribbon. No matter how powerful he was, it would be in vain if he missed the target.
It is common sense in martial arts that soft weapons can overcome strong ones. Unless they are crushed by a powerful force, it will be difficult to break. All he can think of and do is to use this body to get a draw.
He bent down to pick up the Edgeless that had fallen not far away. His movements were a little slow, which affected the injured area and made him frown slightly.
The crowd around him automatically parted ways and looked at him with mixed looks: some admired his bravery and quick wit, some found it amusing or even funny, and some disdained this "rogue" style of play.
Qin Tiexin turned a blind eye to all this and went straight to a secluded corner at the edge of the square and sat down slowly against a cold stone pillar. He untied the torn clothes on his upper body and checked the injuries. There were several bruises and swelling on his back, and the skin and flesh were damaged. Fortunately, the bones were fine, they were all hard injuries. The internal organs were shocked and needed to regulate his breathing.
He swallowed the most common blood-activating and blood-stasis-removing pills that he always had in his arms, and took out the water bag to drink a few sips. The cold water slid down his throat, suppressing the roiling Qi and Blood.
Then, he closed his eyes and began to review the five battles in his mind.
The relaxation in the first game, the testing in the second game, the head-on confrontation in the third game, the sword breaking through the golden light in the fourth game, and the embarrassing but unavoidable "hug and collision" in the last game...
The response to every move, every choice, the opponent's characteristics, and one's own shortcomings flash by frame by frame like a clear picture.
Speed is a shortcoming, especially when facing agile opponents.
The fighting style relies too much on strength and defense and changes too little.
There is no effective response to soft weapons and long-range Law Technique.
It has almost no long-range attacks and is very passive once it is distanced.
These are gaps that need to be filled.
After an unknown amount of time, on the high platform in the center of the square, the voice of the black-robed deacon sounded again. It contained spiritual power and spread clearly to every corner.
"... The fighting skills assessment is now over. Based on the number of wins and losses and the strength of the opponents, the top 100 rankings are now announced."
The noisy square gradually became quiet, and everyone pricked up their ears.
"The first place, Zhou Chongshan, has the sixth level of Qi refining and has won all five battles."
"Second place..."
One by one the names were read out, and every time one was read out, there was a small commotion or a sigh of envy in the crowd.
"Third place..."
"Fourth place..."
"Fifth place, Zhao Yan, fifth level of Qi refining, won all five battles!"
Hearing this name, Qin Tiexin opened his eyes. Zhao Yan was the top winner in yesterday's weapon refining assessment. He was a proud young man who was born in the Aristocratic Clan and was able to refine low-grade Law Artifact. He didn't expect that the fighting skills could be so tyrannical.
The deacon's voice continued, "Sixth place, tied - Qin Tiexin, four wins and one tie; Li Yun, four wins and one tie."
Qin Tiexin raised his eyes and happened to see not far away, Li Yun, who had just tidied up his appearance but still had an ugly face, was staring at him with her beautiful eyes that were almost spitting fire, and her silver teeth were clenched tightly, as if she wanted to eat him alive.
He calmly looked away and looked down at the wooden sign in his hand.
Sixth.
It's not bad, at least it's in the front row. But it's not that great either. There are five other winners ahead of them. Moreover, they are tied.
Senior Sister Nangong said, "Don't embarrass me, Nangong Yao."
This result... shouldn't be embarrassing, right?
He held the wooden sign tightly, the rough wood grain scratching the palm of his hand. The pain in his back was still clear, and most of the Spiritual Qi in his body was consumed. But something clearer settled in his heart - the recognition of shortcomings, the desire to become stronger, and the big competition three months later where he had to win first place.
He stood up, put the wooden sign in his arms, and mentioned Edgeless.
The sunlight stretched his shadow very long, casting it on the cold stone floor, calm and solid.