"Everyone, please line up and enter the arena. The spell will randomly send you to the arena to be matched with a suitable opponent!"
The eunuch stood in front of the throne room and shouted. His voice echoed through half the palace!
"Defeat three opponents in this round and you will win! The requirements are as follows … "
The eunuch waved his hand as soon as he finished his sentence.
Whoosh!
A ray of light shot up to the sky and turned into an imperial edict above the palace. Densely packed golden characters appeared in front of everyone.
"One: If you cannot win all three rounds, you will be eliminated!"
"Two: You cannot use the same weapon in all three rounds!"
"Three: You cannot kill your opponent!"
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"Wow!"
The crowd was in an uproar. Everyone was shocked. This requirement was a bit too harsh!
Apart from the third requirement, the first two requirements were too difficult for most people.
Three battles. Not only were they not allowed to use the same weapon, but they also could not be defeated. This was too demanding on their martial arts!
Most of the people present were sword cultivators. Other than sword techniques, they might be able to master knife techniques. But apart from knives and swords, they could only use their fists!
As for those cultivators who specialized in spear techniques or staff techniques, they were dumbfounded. It was difficult for them to gather three types of weapons!
However, some of the scholars and disciples of the various sects had a well-thought-out plan!
The scholars had many choices. A pen, a sword, and a scroll could all be used as weapons.
As for the disciples of the various sects, they had some knowledge of various weapons and martial arts techniques. Sword techniques, knife techniques, staff techniques, and so on were the foundation for the disciples of the various sects to practice their magic arts. Therefore, this group of people were not flustered at all!
"Hehe, they are obviously trying to eliminate those disbanded cultivators!"
Xu Que sneered. This rule was obviously made to target those disbanded cultivators who did not have a solid foundation. It was a survival of the fittest!
Moreover, if one were to talk about the basics, Xu Que was probably the weakest one here. He had never learned any sword or knife skills, and the Flame-Devouring Tsunami and the Six Corporeal Forms required True Core Strength to be activated.
So simply put, apart from True Core Strength, Xu Que had no advantage in terms of martial arts techniques other than his physique being stronger than others!
"Your Excellency, have you seen Li Bai of the Exploding Heavens Faction?"
At this moment, a familiar voice came from beside Xu Que.
As he turned his head around, he saw Tang Liu Feng questioning a student!
The scholar shook his head and replied, "Many people are looking for him today. It's a pity that no one has seen him yet. I'm afraid that the scholar won't be coming!"
"Ai, many thanks!" Tang Liu Feng sighed as he continued walking towards Pei Zi Yun.
Xu Que was amused. Why was this guy looking for him?
At this point, he took a step forward and blocked Tang Liu Feng's way. He then asked in a low voice, "Brother, may I ask why you're looking for my brother?"
Tang Liu Feng paused as he didn't recognize Xu Que. He then asked curiously, "I wonder who you are?"
"I'm Ye Liang Chen of the Exploding Heavens Faction. Li Bai is my brother!" Xu Que lowered his voice as he replied. He had decided to play a prank on Tang Liu Feng. When he was registering his name, he randomly picked out another name.
When Tang Liu Feng heard this, he was elated as he exclaimed, "That's great! Brother Liang Chen, do you have any way of finding brother Li Bai? I have something urgent to discuss with him! "
"What is it?"
"It's about Lady Ya … Eh, wait a minute. I wonder if you can prove that you're acquainted with brother Li Bai? If not, I can't tell you about this! "Tang Liu Feng was halfway through his sentence when he realized what was going on. He then looked at Xu Que cautiously.
When Xu Que heard that this matter had something to do with Lady Ya, he looked at Tang Liu Feng anxiously and his heart skipped a beat. Could it be that something had happened to Lady Ya? That's impossible!
"Tang Bo Hu, take a good look at who I am!"
Xu Que then took off his hat before putting it back on.
It was only for a split second but Tang Liu Feng was able to see Xu Que's face clearly. He opened his eyes wide in shock, "Brother … Brother Li, how did you …"
"There's no time. Hurry … Forget it! There's no car here to board. Cut the crap and tell me what's going on! "Xu Que interrupted him.
Tang Liu Feng's face froze as he looked around cautiously. He then approached Xu Que and whispered, "It's been said that after the Fire Emperor found out about you, he personally summoned Lady Ya. I don't know why, but several highly skilled fighters from the Imperial Palace appeared last night and sealed up the entire Great Bright Lake Gardens. Lady Ya and a bunch of students were imprisoned within!"
"Oh? How did you know about this? "
Xu Que furrowed his eyebrows. Why would the Fire Emperor imprison Lady Ya because of him? Could it be that he heard the three words' Heavenly Explosion Faction '?
Tang Liu Feng lowered his voice and spoke, "There was a student who swam out from the bottom of the lake before he was imprisoned. He brought Madam Ya's message to the inn to look for you. In the end, you weren't there. I bumped into him and he recognized me. Hence, he asked me to look for you!"
"What did Lady Ya say?" Xu Que's face froze as he asked.
Tang Liu Feng had a strange look on his face as he replied, "Save me!"
Xu Que was stumped.
Lady Ya was imprisoned and she's asking me for help? Fuck me! Could there be some kind of earth-shattering conspiracy behind all this?
"Brother Li, you've got to be careful. I'll be frank with you. That day at the banquet, I noticed that Madam Ya's gaze towards you was different. I'm afraid that the Fire Emperor noticed it as well. That's why he decided to imprison her! It's best that you don't get involved in these muddy waters! "At this point, Tang Liu Feng reminded him.
Xu Que's mind flashed with a white light as he recalled the impression he had of Lady Ya. Coupled with Tang Liu Feng's words, he finally understood what was going on.
Lady Ya respected the Fire Emperor's will and had to maintain her chastity for the rest of her life. If she were to lose her chastity, the entire Fire Empire would lose the protection of the Fire God.
The Fire Emperor could tell that Lady Ya had fallen in love with him and hence decided to imprison her!
Hence, the people who were searching for "Li Bai" weren't limited to those scholars. There should be many skilled fighters within the palace as well!
Thinking up to this point, Xu Que's lips curled into a cold smile. He wasn't the least bit surprised by the Fire Emperor's methods.
Although this was the art of an emperor, Xu Que didn't care so much. Since you tricked me, I will definitely take revenge.
"Uh, Brother Li, what's your plan now? Do you really want to save them? Don't be rash. You mustn't go there. "Tang Liu Feng noticed that Xu Que was silent and hurriedly tried to persuade him.
Xu Que's eyes flashed and he smiled faintly. "Calm down. How can I be so impulsive? Lady Ya is only under house arrest. There's no need to rush to save her. I'll have some fun today!"
"Play?" Tang Liu Feng paused.
Before he could react, Xu Que had already stepped forward and walked toward the training field.
Tang Liu Feng opened his eyes wide.
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