If they had to choose between Fang Zhengzhi and Yan Xiu, almost 80% of the officials would choose Yan Xiu without hesitation.
The reason was simple...
Yan Xiu was from a prestigious family.
As such, Yan Xiu would naturally understand the rules of the court. He would also understand the benefits of the prestigious families.
In every dynasty, there would always be battles between the prestigious families and the commoners.
In the Great Xia Dynasty, this kind of battle was not too intense. This was because those who were born in aristocratic families had an absolute advantage in the imperial court.
After all, the Great Xia Dynasty had been around for so many years. The court was already mature and the tradition of bringing in the new was long gone.
Now...
The courtiers were more concerned about the protection of their interests, the eternal prosperity of their clans, and the prosperity of their descendants.
As such, they could not tolerate a commoner breaking the rules. At the very least, they had to ensure that this commoner did not rise too high!
Fang Zhengzhi did not know what the officials were thinking.
He was more concerned about what the two whirlpools beneath Yan Xiu's feet were. Furthermore, how did Yan Xiu, who had no sword in his hand, manage to carve a crack in the arena?
Should he ask?
Fang Zhengzhi knew that if he asked Yan Xiu now, Yan Xiu would definitely tell him. However, they were on the arena now. If Yan Xiu did not say, he could not ask.
Furthermore, Fang Zhengzhi could see pain in Yan Xiu's expression.
This meant that it was difficult for Yan Xiu to maintain this state. He must have learned some secret technique that could increase his power in a short period of time.
He thought about it.
Fang Zhengzhi knew that his best option was to drag it out. Of course, other than that, he had to drag it out...
He could not use the Traceless Sword. As such, he could not use the techniques he learned at the ice walls of the Divine Constabulary. However, this did not affect him. It was the same with the radiant sword.
As he thought about this, Fang Zhengzhi moved.
Before Yan Xiu could attack, a jade green radiant sword shot out.
"One begets two, two begets three, three begets all things. Endless Life! "
Fang Zhengzhi had seen Chi Guyan use this technique to block countless spears. Even though he did not think that he could do it at her level, but...
Blocking Yan Xiu should not be a problem right?
That was what Fang Zhengzhi thought. As for the outcome, he had no idea.
Yan Xiu's eyes brightened and the pain on his face intensified. The whirlpool beneath his feet seemed to sink a little deeper.
However, Yan Xiu did not seem to care at all.
He had seen this move from Fang Zhengzhi outside the arena. Then... Naturally, there weren't too many surprises. The power of the Million Sword Illustration, which was a secret technique of the Divine Constabulary, was naturally unimaginable.
Its greatest characteristic was that it had no flaws.
It was known as the strongest defense.
That was because no matter how fast one was, it was impossible for one to be faster than a sword ray. Therefore, when one tried to go around the sword ray, one would only be engulfed by the exploding sword ray.
But if he didn't go around it, he could only force his way through.
As for the Myriad Sword Illustration, it had the characteristic of endless growth and multiplication. It was definitely a nightmare for those who tried to force their way in.
Yan Xiu's choice was to force his way through. However, it was slightly different from a normal way.
The moment Fang Zhengzhi unleashed his sword radiance, Yan Xiu also moved. He quickly circled behind Fang Zhengzhi. At the same time, he waved his right hand.
A faint red light, as thin as a cicada's wing, instantly appeared.
It slashed towards Fang Zhengzhi.
"Boom!"
Unsurprisingly, the faint red light and the jade-green sword ray clashed.
Then, the jade-green sword ray completely exploded, turning into a crisscrossing jade-green sword net. Rays of sword radiance continued to travel through the air.
"He blocked it?" Fang Zhengzhi's eyes lit up. Just as he was about to say that this was not bad, he saw that Yan Xiu had no intention of stopping.
Instead, he continued to circle behind Fang Zhengzhi.
His speed was extremely fast.
At the same time, a faint red light that was as thin as a cicada's wing appeared.
Fang Zhengzhi was slightly taken aback. He instinctively formed another sword radiance and shot it. Even though the Million Sword Illustration had the characteristics of one giving birth to two, two giving birth to three, and three giving birth to all things.
However, every time another sword radiance was born, it would be smaller in size.
Furthermore...
Most importantly, it would take some time for these new sword gleams to return to the size of the first sword gleam before exploding.
Fang Zhengzhi's understanding of the principle of the Endless Sword Illustration was not complete. He was also a newbie at controlling the Million Sword Illustration.
Naturally, he could not turn the sword radiance into a huge net like Chi Guyan did.
Yan Xiu chose to attack at a place that he could not cover with his net. As such, the only way for him to block Yan Xiu's attack was to use another sword radiance.
The new sword radiance shot out.
Just like the first sword light, after colliding with the light red light that was as thin as a cicada's wing, it immediately exploded again, turning into a sword net.
However, at this moment...
Yan Xiu had already circled to another place. Similarly, another faint red light appeared.
Fang Zhengzhi suddenly understood.
Yan Xiu was making use of his speed advantage to attack him in circles. This way, the only thing he could do was defend passively.
But...
Was that all?
Fang Zhengzhi did not know what Yan Xiu was thinking. However, he knew that he did not like the feeling of being attacked passively. He preferred to take the initiative.
However, he didn't seem to have any other choice.
The third sword radiance shot out.
...
Below the stage, the officials smiled as they watched the faint red light and the emerald green sword webs appear on the stage.
"He used his speed to take advantage of the situation and forced Fang Zhengzhi to defend. Yan Xiu is so mature at such a young age."
"Mm, the Yan Family is known for their strict upbringing. Yan Xiu, who grew up in such an environment, is no ordinary scion."
"He's only 16 and he's already shining so brightly."
The civil and military officials discussed as they watched.
When Left Prime Minister Yu Yiping saw this, he turned to look at the Crown Prince. He seemed to be asking something.
The Crown Prince squinted as he played with a piece of warm jade in his hand. He nodded when he saw Left Prime Minister Yu Yiping's gaze. Then, he looked at the youth behind him.
This was a youth in rank four court robes. He was not old, probably less than 30 years old. Logically speaking, he should not be standing behind the Crown Prince.
However... He was just standing there.
His name was Su Qing. He was the Crown Prince's new favorite.
"I understand!" Su Qing replied softly when he saw Lin Tianrong's gaze.
The Crown Prince nodded. He knew about the relationship between Yan Xiu and Fang Zhengzhi. However, as the Crown Prince of the Eastern Palace, he did not have to think about it.
All he had to do was tell Su Qing what he wanted to do.
What Su Qing would do next... He did not care. All he cared about was the outcome.
Su Qing also knew about the relationship between Yan Xiu and Fang Zhengzhi. However, when the Crown Prince entrusted this task to him, all he could do was nod and think of a solution.
That was what an advisor was supposed to do.
Lin Xinjue's gaze was fixed on Yan Xiu, but he did not do anything. Because … He was now troubled by another problem.
Why wasn't Fang Zhengzhi unsheathing his sword?!
No!
He would definitely unsheathe his sword. It was just not the right time.
King Duan Lin Xinjue affirmed in his heart as he subconsciously glanced at Ping Yang.
Ping Yang seemed to be a little nervous. Her small hands were tightly gripping her dress. His eyes were wide open like little lanterns as he stared unblinkingly at the two people fighting fiercely on the stage.
She kept muttering to herself.
"Is this guy really going to die? Hurry up and think of a way. Use a strategy. Aren't you usually quite smart? Why is he so dumb? "
...
As Yan Xiu attacked, Fang Zhengzhi continued to defend. The surrounding atmosphere seemed to have become tense, because everyone knew that it was time for the results to be announced.
Fang Zhengzhi was not in a good mood.
As he continuously defended against Yan Xiu's attacks, he could clearly feel a serious problem.
As he attacked with more and more swords, the speed at which they grew slowed down. Furthermore, it was getting harder and harder to control.
"So that's why!" Fang Zhengzhi finally understood why Yan Xiu was using this method. However, he did not understand why Yan Xiu had been attacking for so long.
Why did he not show any signs of returning to his original form?
Could it be that this technique was not a technique that could increase one's power in a short period of time? If that was the case, why was he in so much pain? Most importantly, why did such a technique exist in this world?
This did not make sense!
If there was a technique that could increase one's power in the long term, wouldn't it be invincible? There was no way the Great Xia Dynasty would allow such a move to exist and not use it, right?
Fang Zhengzhi felt incredulous as he thought about it.
Just at this moment...
A sharp gust of wind rang out beside his ear.
"What's going on?" Fang Zhengzhi's body fell backwards. The gust of wind brushed past his face. Then, it left a deep gash on the ground beneath his feet.
Luckily, his face was not injured!
Fang Zhengzhi heaved a sigh of relief and looked in the direction of the gust of wind.
It didn't matter when he took a look.
Fang Zhengzhi had the urge to scold someone.
F * ck!
What a huge hole!
Fang Zhengzhi did not know if it was caused by his imagination, or if it was caused by the gash. Either way, there was a huge hole on the sword net on Fang Zhengzhi's left.
Just as he was about to fix it, a gust of wind came from his right.
"I'm dead!" Only now did Fangzheng realize that his sword net had indeed been destroyed. Furthermore, it had been destroyed from all directions.
What happened to increasing his power in a short period of time?
He had been fighting for almost 15 minutes. Why was he still as strong as before?
Fang Zhengzhi felt that he should change his strategy. However, Yan Xiu did not give him much time to think of a new strategy.
After the gust of wind...
Yan Xiu had reached Fang Zhengzhi's side.
From a distance, they were less than a meter apart. Fang Zhengzhi could even see the beads of sweat on Yan Xiu's forehead and the two faint red whirlpools beneath his feet.
A strange feeling rose in his heart.
Fang Zhengzhi felt that the whirlpools beneath Yan Xiu's feet had a familiar aura. It was as if he had felt it somewhere before.
Where was it?
Fang Zhengzhi could not think of it.
In reality, he did not have much time to think. Yan Xiu had already attacked. His palm was like a knife. This move was fast and vicious.
"Slash!"
Fang Zhengzhi could not dodge in time. The corner of his shirt was sliced off.
His shirt that was almost a shirt was now almost a miniskirt.
This was the first time Fang Zhengzhi was in such a sorry state. Furthermore, it was because of Yan Xiu. He could not accept this.
"Watch my hidden weapons!"
In a moment of desperation, Fang Zhengzhi could only use his trump card.
In an instant, the entire arena suddenly burst into a ball of light as all kinds of weapons were thrown out as if they were free.
However...
This did not seem to be of any use.
Yan Xiu seemed to have guessed that Fang Zhengzhi would do this. His body glowed with a faint red light.
The cheap hidden weapons fell to the ground. They did not pose any threat at all.
Fang Zhengzhi's pupils constricted. He knew that these hidden weapons did not pose any threat to Yan Xiu. They were just a way for him to buy time.
His aim was to force Yan Xiu to take a step back and buy some time for himself.
However, Yan Xiu's method of blocking the hidden weapons caused him to be unable to calm down.
He had seen this technique before.
In the Divine Constabulary, Xing Hou had used this technique against him. It was flawless. All of the hidden weapons had no chance.
But now...
However, Yan Xiu had used such a technique.
How strange was this?!
In that instant, Fang Zhengzhi thought back to the battle between Xing Yuanguo and Bai Xing in The Vast World. At that time, Xing Yuanguo's body was glowing with a purple light.
Bai Xing's body was glowing with a silver light.
"Could it be..." Fang Zhengzhi looked at the faint red whirlpool beneath Yan Xiu's feet. An almost impossible thought flashed past his mind.
Even though he did not want to admit it, he felt that there was at least a 50% chance of this happening.
It can't be?
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