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(Today's update, 2 in 1 ~)
Chapter 504 "Extremely Awesome"
The news of the Duke of the Tulip Family's "great victory" in the first round of the Martial Arts Tournament quickly became the hottest topic in the capital. It's just that this time, everyone treated the match as a huge joke.
And those who were fortunate enough to watch the match would later narrate the story to their acquaintances with embellished details. Aside from the laughter, the fanatical atmosphere of worship towards the Duke of the Tulip Family suddenly decreased several times.
Even those who previously worshipped the legend of the Tulip Family could no longer muster up the spirit to defend their idol. Because on that day, thousands of pairs of eyes witnessed how Du Wei "won".
Now, in the streets and alleys of the imperial capital, the vast majority of people have already come to the conclusion that the Duke of Tulip may be a magic genius, but in terms of martial arts, the only reason he could win was because of his illustrious status that forced his opponent to forfeit on their own accord.
In the noble circle, Du Wei once again became the target of ridicule. (Of course, because of Du Wei's identity, such ridicule can only be said behind his back. In front of Du Wei, people still have to maintain full respect for the Duke.)
It's just that after that match, when Du Wei saw Prince Son again, the Prince Regent couldn't hold back his laughter and directly asked Du Wei: "Tell me the truth, how much money did you give to those opponents to make them lose to you on purpose?"
Du Wei's face was filled with grief and indignation: "Your Highness, do you also think I bribed my opponents?"
"Isn't that the case?" Prince Son's face was full of smiles.
Du Wei sighed. He knew that no one would believe him at this time, so he simply kept silent.
The casino naturally made a big profit. Because of the sudden appearance of the "Dragon Ball Trio", the bets naturally went to Du Wei's pocket.
Of course, Du Wei himself also became the target of the bets. Fortunately, Du Wei was considered to be the hot favorite because no matter how high or low the evaluation of Du Wei's martial arts, the Duke of the Tulip Family should be able to pass the first round of the preliminaries.
Therefore, since Du Wei was the hot favorite, his odds weren't high. Although the gambler who bet on Du Wei won the bet, the profit wasn't that great.
Overall, in the first two days of the preliminaries, Du Wei's gambling group made a lot of money.
The third day of the preliminaries once again brought a huge "surprise" to the public! And this surprise included Du Wei!
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The First Under Heaven Tournament's preliminaries.
Today's popular contestants include the two Knight of the Holy Order and more than a dozen Paladin! And these contestants were undoubtedly the hot favorites.
After watching two days of uneven levels of competition, although it was lively, it wasn't exciting. But the third day of the competition, the public was still looking forward to it. After all, Paladin's martial arts were not weak.
On this day, because Du Wei successfully passed the preliminaries, he could sit in the box on the third floor and watch the competition.
Today's morning, the hot favorites were Holy Order's Great Knight, Level Eight Knight Randall.
This guy who was humiliated by Du Wei during the Qingfeng Festival obviously came to participate in the competition with anger!
In the group he was in, the opponent was exceptionally strong. The Temple of Light even slightly criticized this, thinking that it was Du-Wei who manipulated the drawing of lots behind the scenes! That was because the opponents in Randall's group were on a whole level higher than the other groups! Among the seven opponents Randall had to face, there were four Level Fours, two Level Fives, and one Level Seven opponent!
Especially that level 7 opponent, he was a famous expert from the southeastern region of the Empire. He was quite famous in the two southeastern provinces of the Empire. He was a tall and sturdy man, and his swordsmanship was known for its fierceness. He was definitely not someone who spent money to buy levels to make up the numbers.
After the competition's gong sounded, Randall pulled out his sword!
Because today's competition was on the arena, this Great Knight didn't wear the heavy Knight's armor. Instead, he wore a tight warrior's robe with a light leather armor inside.
As soon as the match began, he focused all his attention on the 7th level warrior in this group. Randall was very clear about who his biggest opponent was.
That Level Seven warrior's name was Malone. Like his name, he had the back of a tiger and the waist of a bear. His body was like a huge wooden stake. His naked upper body didn't wear any inner clothes, instead he wore a leather armor. His muscles stretched the leather armor to the point that it looked like it was about to burst. His neck was as thick as an ordinary person's thigh. The muscles on his arms were astonishing and full of strength! There was also a terrible claw mark on his face. It was said that when he was young, he hunted a den of black bears in the forest alone!
At that time, he killed four black bears with his bare hands. The claw mark on his face was caused by one of the bears. But in the end, he used his huge hands to choke the last prey to death!
He also wore a pendant around his neck. It was a pendant of three huge black bear fangs!
Randall's body was also very strong. However, in front of this giant, he appeared much more delicate.
Following the sound of the gong, Malone, who was standing in the distance, grinned at Randall and growled like a beast. "God Paladin, don't worry. Let's have a fair competition!"
After saying that, his huge body suddenly jumped up. Nimble like a rabbit, he quickly jumped to the side of a contestant on the left side. His huge palm grabbed that contestant's shoulder!
His movements were as fast as lightning. That contestant was also a Level Five warrior. But before he could even react, his sword had already been pulled out halfway by Malone. Then, he was thrown out of the arena!
The entire arena erupted into cheers.
Randall breathed a sigh of relief. He knew himself very well. Although he was the Grand Knight of the Holy Order, this was the time when the Holy Order was at its weakest. Otherwise, how could he, a mere Level Eight warrior, be able to sit in this position?
On the other hand, he must not lose today. Otherwise, if word were to spread that the Leader of the Holy Order could not even make it through the first round of the competition, it would be a huge blow to the prestige of the Holy Order!
As for his opponent in this group … Randall understood. If this Malone were to secretly join forces with the other contestants to deal with him, it would be very difficult for him to protect himself! After all, although there was a difference in strength between Level Seven and Level Eight, it was not too big! If he were to add the help of the other six contestants, it would be very difficult for him to win!
However, it would appear that this Malone was very open and upright. He did not have such thoughts. Instead, he had chosen to face him head-on.
"Good man!" Randall's heart relaxed. He laughed a few times and leaped to the front of an opponent beside him. He raised his wrist and slashed down with his sword. The opponent blocked the attack with his sword. However, Randall's martial arts were several levels stronger than his. With a flick of his wrist, the hilt of his sword stabbed into the opponent's chest. The opponent groaned twice and retreated. Randall went up and kicked the opponent's thigh, kicking him out of the arena.
In just a few moments, there were only two contestants left in the arena. Randall and Malone tacitly knocked the other contestants out of the arena. Then, the two of them began to seriously stare at each other.
Randall's sword was already emitting the radiance of dou energy. He had just clashed with his last opponent's dou energy and broke his opponent's sword. At this moment, Randall's blood was boiling. His body was also moving as he stared at his opponent.
This fellow had a huge body. He definitely had the advantage in terms of strength. And from what he saw just now, his movements were actually very agile. This was very rare for a warrior of his size.
It seems … … if I want to win, I can only fight him with my dou energy!
In terms of dou energy, Randall was very confident. He had worked very hard to cultivate his holy dou energy. Even in the current Holy Order, he was outstanding.
With two loud roars, the two warriors gripped their swords and began to fight! Randall's dou energy carried with it a holy silver light. It was dazzling and immediately caused a burst of cheers from the stands!
As for Malone, it was clear that he had not broken through to the level of a high-ranking warrior. His dou energy was grey, the mark of a mid-ranking warrior! However, after the two men's swords collided several times, Malone's huge body did not even take half a step back!
The clanging sound of swords colliding was mixed with sparks from the collision of metal. The smile on Malone's face became more and more excited! His muscles seemed to have swelled up a bit!
On the other hand, Paladin God Randall took two steps back!
Randall's heart sank. He could feel his opponent's vigorous strength. Although his opponent's dou energy was one level lower than his, his opponent's physical strength was too strong – as expected, this is a monster who could crush a few black bears to death with his bare hands!
However … … dou energy was not just about strength!
Randall sneered. With a light shout, his long sword slashed a few times. With a whistling sound, two silver blades of light shot out! Malone's face was ferocious. With a roar, the huge sword in his hand slashed out twice, shattering the silver blades of light shooting towards him.
At the same time, Randall's body moved like a ghost. Malone's long sword was too big after all. It was not as nimble as his opponent. Randall's sword was like a viper, carrying with it a silver holy dou energy. After several clashes, he was able to find the weakness in Malone's strength! Randall repeatedly tapped the hilt of Malone's long sword a few times!
Those few taps were the 'breaking point' in Malone's power circulation, causing Malone to feel awkward. After being tapped by his opponent on his sword a few times, he immediately felt his wrist turning numb. After letting out a howl, he simply gave up on letting go of his sword. Both hands gripped onto the sword and he slashed down with an astonishing momentum toward Randall's head! He even gave his chest to his opponent!
Randall felt somewhat vexed. After all, this was a competition. Although he could take advantage of the opportunity to stab his opponent in the chest, it was inevitable that his shoulder would be hit as well … … he did not want to be seriously injured in the preliminaries.
Helpless, he took a deep breath and took two steps back. He held his sword horizontally to block … …
Keng! The grey coloured dou energy and the silver coloured dou energy collided once more, causing the two of them to sway.
Finally, the difference in their dou energy became apparent. Traces of blood trickled out from the corner of the giant-like Malone's mouth. Clearly, he had suffered some internal injuries. However, this fellow was indeed ferocious. The will to fight on his face grew even more fanatical as he roared out again and again. Suddenly, the huge sword in his hand swung out like a storm of attacks!
Every one of his sword strikes seemed to carry with it the might of a howling gale and a tsunami! That ferocious feeling caused Randall to do his best to defend himself.
Amidst the clashing sounds, Malone's roar seemingly suppressed the cries of the audience! The roar of this giant was like that of a wild beast. As for Randall, he was like a small boat swaying amidst the raging waves. In the face of Malone's frenzied attacks, all he could do was block and retreat step by step.
Finally, cries of surprise rang out from the grandstand! Randall, who had been continuously retreating for tens of steps, was now standing at the edge of the grandstand – there was no more space for him to retreat!
"Roar!"
After Malone's shocking roar, he raised his huge sword, seemingly wanting to pierce through the sky! Next, the huge sword in his hand became like a torch, bringing with it howling dou energy as it smashed down … …
At that moment, Randall who was standing at the edge of the arena suddenly revealed a faint smile … …
Weng!
A slight vibration suddenly spread out from the tip of his sword! Following the vibration, his long sword gently made contact with Malone's huge sword. The slight vibration brought with it an irregular power. After the brief vibration … … Malone let out a shocked roar and the dou energy on his huge sword disintegrated. Next, kacha kacha kacha sounds rang out and the huge sword broke apart inch by inch!
At that moment, Randall's hand gripped onto Malone's forearm and he exerted all his strength to twist … …
With a boom, Malone's huge body slammed into Randall's side. Randall took advantage of the momentum to press down on Malone's back … …
With a bang, Malone finally fell down the arena. However, the moment he landed, he jumped up and shook his head. Then, he turned around to look at Randall who was standing on the arena. His face changed from shock to rage before finally calming down.
He looked at the sword hilt in his hand and stared at Randall who was standing on the arena. "You are indeed stronger than me … … it seems my martial skills have yet to reach a certain level!"
Randall looked at his opponent below the arena and said in a serious tone, "You are also very powerful, Sir Malone. However, I want to give you a suggestion … … dou energy is not just about strength! It's more about the control of power, and not just 'strength'. If you can understand this point, your strength will be able to take a leap. "
After saying that, he performed a standard Knight's salute toward his opponent.
Randall who was standing on the arena wore a white coloured leather armour and a white coloured warrior's robe. He held onto a long sword and his status as the Leader of the Holy Order attracted the cheers of the audience.
On the third floor, in the private room belonging to the Shrines, a white-robed elder who came to watch the match smiled and applauded Randall.
Randall nodded his head toward the grandstand. When his eyes fell upon Du Wei's private room, he suddenly raised his long sword and made a challenging gesture toward Du Wei's private room.
The meaning behind his gesture was: I will be waiting for you!
This action of his caused an uproar among the audience!
Du Wei, on the other hand, remained seated calmly. He did not even look at Randall who was provoking him. Instead, he was looking down the arena … …
That Ma Long … … what an interesting fellow! With a lower level of dou energy and only relying on pure physical strength, he was actually able to fight evenly with a Senior Warrior … …
At this moment, Du Wei's eyes finally turned toward Randall … … but he did not care about Randall's provocative sword. Instead, his eyes quietly fell upon Randall's other hand … …
With Du Wei's superb eyesight, even though they were separated by more than a hundred metres, he could still clearly see the subtle movements of the victorious God Paladin's hand!
Randall's hand was trembling! Although his movements were very subtle and he was doing his best to conceal it, Du Wei could clearly see that his hand was trembling!
Obviously, it was the result of being unable to bear the heavy burden of the battle with the giant warrior Malone!!
The corners of Duwei's mouth curled up into a subtle smile. His gaze once again fell upon the dejected Ma Long below the arena.
"Little Zach." Du Wei called out in a low voice.
"What is it, boss?" Du Wei looked down at Ma Long: "That fellow … … help me investigate his background. Hmm … … make the arrangements. I want to meet this person. I like this fellow. See if I can recruit him. "
Little Zach was stunned for a moment: "Boss, he is only a 7th level warrior. His brute strength is just a bit too much. There are plenty of 7th level warriors on the continent. I don't understand why you are interested in this fellow. "
"Yes, brute strength is just a bit too much? It is not just 'a bit'! " Du Wei chuckled: "Go, Little Zach. You may be an expert in business, but when it comes to martial arts, you are a layman!"
After enjoying the cheers of the victor, Randall turned around and walked down from the other side of the stage. Before leaving, he couldn't help but look at Ma Long.
Good luck to you, monster! Your strength is really amazing.) Randall couldn't help but think. He suddenly remembered that in the Shrines, there was another person who possessed such monstrous physical strength!
It was the monster by Bishop Maximos' side, Rhine! Hmm, that lion-like fellow doesn't seem to lose to Ma Long in terms of physical strength.
Coincidentally, at this time, when Du-Wei was looking at Malone, he was also thinking about the personal bodyguard of Bishop Maximos – Rhine with his abnormal physical strength!
In the past, Rhine also relied on pure physical strength to shatter a 7th level Knight's Dou Qi and break several of his opponent's bones!
Monstrous strength? Hmph … … Interesting!
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Wave after wave of cheers came from outside.
It was clear that the wooden door of this temporary resting room couldn't block out the loud cheers coming from outside.
From the sound of it, the last match should've already been decided.
Inside the resting room, dozens of contestants were thinking about their own matters. Some were coldly wiping their weapons, some were doing some warm-up exercises, some were pretending to be calm, and some were closing their eyes to rest. There were also some … …
"Alright, the next group is ready to go!"
The door was suddenly pushed open, and a soldier who was in charge of maintaining order outside stuck his head in and shouted, "Move faster! The last match is over! Hurry, hurry, hurry, the people whose names I am calling out quickly come out! "
The soldier stood at the door, looking at the group of tall, short, fat, and thin people in the resting room.
"Fenley! Grasso! Ruomen … … "After he finished reading out seven names, his voice suddenly paused, and his face was a bit strange. He looked at the name list in his hand, and after confirming, the last name was marked with a gender … … The soldier couldn't help but mutter to himself," Eh? This name … … How can there be a woman participating in this kind of competition? "
His eyes couldn't help but curiously search the room, "The eighth … … Snow!" He couldn't help but mutter, "What a strange name."
Looking inside the room, "Snow! Who is Snow! Hurry up and come out, your match is about to start! "
The soldier couldn't help but be curious … … A woman participating in this kind of cruel competition … … A female warrior? Hmm, compared to her, she must be a burly and stocky tigress type of character.
However, in the end … … what left him shocked was that after he shouted a few times, from a corner behind the crowd in the room, a clear and melodious voice sounded, "I am here."
Then, under everyone's shocked eyes, from a chair in the corner, a thin and small figure stood up, slowly walking to the entrance.
Everyone, including the other contestants in this room, were all stupefied!
It was because this fella was dressed in a white gown, and even wore a cloak and hat, covering her head. Ever since she entered, this fella had always been quietly sitting in the chair in the corner, not saying anything, not moving at all. It was because the large gown and cloak covered this person's figure and face, so no one could tell that this fella was actually a woman!
The soldier at the entrance looked at this woman who walked up to him. From her figure, she was a bit taller than a normal girl … … but it was only a bit taller. Even though the long gown covered her entire body, making it impossible to see her figure, it was clear … that she was definitely not a thick and sturdy fella, instead a bit … … slender.
"You … … you are Snow? You are the contestant Snow? "The soldier couldn't help but ask.
Finally, a slender and fair hand reached out from under the robe and slowly took off her hat, revealing a head of silky hair that was as smooth as the clouds. That long neck, slender and moving, skin as fine as snow. Only, there was a silver mask on her face, completely covering her face.
However, even so, this soldier was still stupefied.
It was clear that this woman in front of him looked very delicate and slender … … she definitely didn't look like that kind of tall and sturdy warrior.
"You … … you are sure you are Snow? Contestant? " The soldier felt some pity in his heart, he couldn't bear to see this girl get bullied by a bunch of muscular men on the stage.
"Yes, I am." Even though she was wearing a mask, the pair of eyes behind the mask revealed a bit of a charming smile.
Soon after, this' Snow 'lightly walked out.
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When this group's last contestant walked up the stage, the originally bustling crowd suddenly quieted down! However, a moment later, an even louder noise erupted!
"Oh! A woman! It's a woman!! "
"Look! It's a female contestant! A female warrior!! "
"Heavens! She doesn't look much stronger than a cat! Don't tell me she came to throw away her life? "
"Oh! Darling, take off your mask, let us see your face! "
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Du Wei who was sitting in the private room, seeing this last female contestant walk out, was also a bit surprised. He frowned, "Zach … … are there any female contestants among the people who signed up? How come I didn't know about this? "
Zach flipped through the name list, "En, there is one. This is the only one, but it's a woman called Snow. En, Warrior rank is … … first level. A small character, so I didn't specially report it to you. "
Therefore, Du Wei's expression could still be considered calm … … but soon, he couldn't calm down!
Because the 'Snow' on the stage, under the surrounding cheers, suddenly raised her hand, throwing away the large gown covering her body!
Boom!!
The surrounding cheers and shouts were about to overturn the stage!
On the stage, this' Snow 'who stood among the many muscular men, after taking off the large gown, revealed her inner attire!
There was no way to describe that wonderful body with words! Her upper body was covered in a tight and narrow scarlet colored small leather armor, the exposed delicate skin and the scarlet colored leather armor formed an alluring contrast.
Meanwhile, that small waist that was exposed for rough work was firm and full of elasticity, yet it was also so slender! Below was an exquisite small red battle skirt – pieces of red leather armor were perfectly sewn together, just like a small lotus flower.
As for those long legs … … it was simply enough to make all of the male spectators go crazy!
Bewitching!
Absolutely bewitching!
No! It should be said that she was a monster!
The woman on the stage dressed in a small red leather armor, standing there, was just like an alluring fairy!
Meanwhile, on her ankles, there were two pure gold hoops, on top of them was a bell. She moved a bit, and the bell released a clear sound …
Du Wei's mouth was already wide open …
"The hell! The hell! How could it be her? "
The Duke suddenly stood up, squinting his eyes as he stared at the red-armored woman in the arena. Suddenly, he looked around cautiously, from top to bottom, left to right, and looked around.
"Boss … … what are you looking at?"
"Za … … Zach! Quick! Quickly look, in this group of eight, is there anyone particularly powerful! "
Little Zach quickly flipped through the name list, and then raised his head. "No! This group's strength can't be considered high, the most powerful one is only level five. "
"That's good." Du Wei let out a sigh of relief, sat down, and muttered. "Lucky, lucky! If she were to receive the slightest bit of harm … … I fear that the entire imperial capital would be torn apart by that fellow! "
"Boss, you look very nervous … … this woman, you know her? Is she very powerful? "Little Zach asked.
"Her? Her strength is only so-so. " Du Wei pursed his lips to the side. "However, she has a very, very powerful … … an extremely powerful and protective teacher! That fellow is someone I cannot afford to offend … "
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