Fang Zhengzhi also kept the smile on his face. He had thought of countless ways to convince Yan Xiu. For example, reciting a "Seven-Step Poem" to show that there was no need for brothers to fight each other.
Even though his surname wasn't Yan.
He had even thought of sitting together and chatting casually, then, shaking hands with each other and treating it as a draw. Then, everyone would be ranked first or something like that.
But, no matter how he thought about it, he had a feeling.
Disrespect!
No matter if it was himself or Yan Xiu admitting defeat, it was a form of disrespect. Furthermore, from Yan Xiu's serious expression, he could tell that Yan Xiu really wanted to have a fair match with him.
"Let's fight!" Fang Zhengzhi pointed at the stone door that appeared in front of him.
"Alright!" Yan Xiu nodded again.
The two of them walked shoulder to shoulder and entered their respective stone doors at the same time.
The scenery changed. What appeared in front of the two of them was a huge arena, completely made out of white jade. Fang Zhengzhi and Yan Xiu each stood on the left and right of the arena.
And around the arena, countless examinees sat on stone chairs.
They were all the scholars who had confirmed that they had passed the capital examination. Hua Kangan, Zhang Hetong and the rest were among them.
And on top of the arena, there was a row of judges. Han Changfeng, dressed in a white official robe, sat at the head of the table. Beside him sat Imperial Messenger Qin and a few invigilators.
When Fang Zhengzhi and Yan Xiu appeared, the examinees instantly erupted into cheers.
Because, this was the last battle, and this battle would finally decide who would be the roll champion of this combat examination.
"Do you need to rest for a while?" Han Changfeng stood up and asked.
"No need!"
Fang Zhengzhi and Yan Xiu spoke at almost the same time.
"Alright, then let's begin!" When Han Changfeng finished, he also sat down.
A light breeze blew, bringing with it waves of coldness. At this moment, all of the examinees around the arena held their breath, anticipating this last battle.
Was Yan Xiu, sixteen years old of the Yan family of Western Liang, stronger, or Fang Zhengzhi, who was mysterious and unfathomable, was stronger?
Not only were the examinees concerned about this question, even the invigilators were similarly concerned. Because, nobody could tell what level the two people in front of them had reached.
Yan Xiu, dressed in martial arts attire, gently waved the Mountain and River, Heaven and Earth Fan in his hands.
On the other hand, Fang Zhengzhi was wearing the Jade Sea Armour, with a White Jade Soft Sword at his waist. Even though these two items were stolen from Hua Kangan, but now, they both had the surname Fang.
Both Yan Xiu and Fang Zhengzhi did not have the habit of bowing to each other in battle. However, this time, both of them bowed to each other in unison.
Then, both of them said 'please' at the same time.
Then, Yan Xiu moved. He waved the Mountain and River, Heaven and Earth Fan in his hand. Instantly, a string of crystal-clear water droplets appeared on the fan.
"The Dao of All Creation, Return to Form! Lord Han is wise, this Yan Xiu is indeed at the Star Conglomerate Stage! "The invigilators sighed in admiration when they saw this scene.
Yan Xiu had left at sixteen, which meant that he had just turned sixteen this year. There were probably only twenty to thirty people in the entire Great Xia Dynasty who had turned sixteen.
The surrounding examinees were also somewhat excited at this moment. Even though they had all guessed that Yan Xiu was definitely at the Star Conglomerate Stage, but guessing and actually seeing it were two completely different feelings.
"This sword technique of mine is called" Torrential Pear Blossom ". It contains water, ice and flower, the three Daos of All Creation!" Yan Xiu looked at the string of water droplets on the fan and explained to Fang Zhengzhi.
Torrential Pear Blossom? Fang Zhengzhi was somewhat confused. He actually didn't quite understand what Yan Xiu's Torrential Pear Blossom was, but it should be a technique that could be used in conjunction with the Daos of All Creation.
Another thing he didn't quite understand was, why was it a sword technique?
Even though Fang Zhengzhi didn't understand what Yan Xiu meant, but he understood one thing. Yan Xiu's sword technique contained water, ice and flower, the three Daos of All Creation.
Then, he felt that he should be like Yan Xiu, and first tell him what technique he was going to use.
It was a pity …
He wouldn't.
"Then let us begin!" Fang Zhengzhi nodded and signalled.
A trace of shock appeared on Yan Xiu's face. He felt that Fang Zhengzhi wouldn't hide his sword technique from him, but Fang Zhengzhi indeed didn't.
He was somewhat shocked, but very quickly understood.
Because, he thought of many hidden families, and they weren't willing to reveal their techniques to the world.
Was Fang Zhengzhi one? He didn't know! But if he thought he was, then he was.
Hence, Yan Xiu moved. He waved his fan, and the crystal-clear water droplets flew towards the sky like dragons swimming out of the sea. In an instant, they turned into snow-white pear blossoms.
Every pear blossom was completely formed from white ice. But, on those petals, there was an eerie chill. Without even touching it, one could feel the sharpness within.
Fang Zhengzhi roughly understood why Yan Xiu called this Torrential Pear Blossom a sword technique.
Because …
It was really a sword technique!
"Woosh woosh woosh …"
The pear blossoms in the air instantly exploded, and hundreds of petals rained down on Fang Zhengzhi like a sword rain.
Fang Zhengzhi instinctively wanted to find a place to hide, but the area covered by those petals was too wide. At the very least, he couldn't find a place to hide in the entire arena.
"Do you have to be so exaggerated from the start?!" Fang Zhengzhi felt the sharpness and chill contained within those petals, and his heart actually wasn't too used to it.
After all, to be honest, he had too few battles with people in the Star Conglomerate State. When he fought with Hua Kangan previously, he relied more on his speed. This was the first time he saw such a large area attack.
What to do?
As the saying goes, the most dangerous place was always the safest place.
For example, these petals couldn't possibly attack Yan Xiu himself right?
That was what Fang Zhengzhi thought. Hence, he moved. Before the petals even landed, he had already charged towards Yan Xiu, his speed like a ghost.
One punch …
He didn't hit his face.
Instead, he punched towards Yan Xiu's chest.
Yan Xiu didn't seem to be surprised by Fang Zhengzhi's attack method. When Fang Zhengzhi charged over, he began to retreat. Every step he retreated, it was as if he was stepping on a piece of ice.
One step, one slide. Even though his speed couldn't compare to Fang Zhengzhi's, but, the difference between them wasn't huge.
Furthermore, what was even more special was that where Yan Xiu's feet landed, and when he turned, there seemed to be a strong gust of wind blowing his body sideways, and it seemed unpredictable.
"Speed doesn't give me an advantage?!" This was the first time Fang Zhengzhi faced such a predicament. His punch actually didn't hit?
Just as he was secretly shocked, an even more tragic thing happened. Because, after the petals that fell from the sky moved, the area they covered also changed.
At this moment, they had already reached the top of Fang Zhengzhi's head, and a wave of chill as cold as winter pressed down fiercely.
You've already exceeded your reading limit for today. If you want to read more, please log in.
Login
Select text and click 'Report' to let us know about any bad translation.
