Let's invite the four of you onto the stage. "As Eunuch Ao spoke, Linlong and the other three jumped onto the stage.
With a single glance, Linlong discovered that the other three were weaker than Wei Yan. If it weren't for him, Wei Yan would definitely be the last one standing.
After looking at the four of them, Eunuch Ao took out a metal ball and said, "It's the same as before. The person who gets this metal ball can choose his opponent."
As he said that, Eunuch Ao suddenly threw the metal ball in his hand into the sky.
After the metal ball was thrown, the other three immediately rushed towards it.
However, the speed of the three of them was about the same. None of them was faster than the other two.
At this critical moment, none of the three of them wanted to dodge. Because of this, the three of them collided with each other. What they did not expect was that because of this collision, the metal ball was sent flying towards Lin Long and landed at his feet.
No way, it's like this again. Tang Li's luck is too good. Seeing that Linlong had once again reaped the benefits, the faces of the people below the stage couldn't help but twitch.
Seeing the metal ball rolling towards him, Linlong raised his leg and directly flipped the metal ball into his hand.
"Cough, cough." After coughing twice, Eunuch Ao said, "Tang Li, since you've obtained the metal ball, you'll be the one to choose for the last round of the group."
As soon as Eunuch Ao finished speaking, two of the three people shouted, "Brother Tang, don't choose me. Choose the two of them."
The two of them didn't expect that the other party would say something like that. They couldn't help but be stunned.
Then, one of them hurriedly said, "Brother Tang, I'm Luo Ming, the young master of the Luo Family in the northern Luo Bu City. As long as you help me this time, our Luo Family will definitely treat you as an honored guest."
"What does the Luo Family count for? They're just a small family in the northern Luo Bu City. Our Ouyang Family in the eastern Haoyue City is much stronger than your Luo Family," another person immediately said coldly.
Then, he looked at Lin Long and immediately put on a smile. "Brother Tang, as long as you don't choose me, my Ouyang Family will not only treat you as a guest of honor, I will also marry my younger sister to you. Although my younger sister can't compare to the seventh princess, she is still a beauty that can cause the downfall of a city."
Hearing the words of the two of them, the surrounding crowd became petrified. They did not expect that the two of them would be so shameless in order to enter the top eight.
At this time, even Eunuch Ao, who was on the stage, was stunned. He did not expect the two of them to say such words.
When he came to his senses, his face immediately turned cold. "You two, this is the imperial palace, not a place for you to fool around!"
Upon hearing Eunuch Ao's words, the two of them fell silent. Although they didn't say anything, they were still shooting meaningful glances at Linlong.
The audience couldn't help but laugh when they saw that.
Linlong couldn't help but smile. "Is that so? Then I choose …"
At this point, Lin Long paused for a moment, causing the two men to be so anxious that sweat broke out on their foreheads.
The two of them knew that it was impossible for them to obtain first place, so they naturally wanted to enter the next round with all their might. Other than the generous rewards for entering the top eight, they also wanted to show their faces in front of the emperor.
Showing their faces in front of the emperor was very beneficial to their family.
It was also because of this that they threw caution to the wind.
Then, Linlong pointed at the young man from the Ouyang Family and said, "I choose you."
"You … Why did you choose me?" The young man from the Ouyang Family could not help but widen his eyes. He could not understand why. After all, according to what he said just now, the Ouyang Family was much stronger than the Luo Family.
"Because I don't like people who take advantage of others," Linlong said indifferently.
The young man with the surname Ouyang immediately said coldly, "Then are you not afraid of offending the Ouyang Family?"
Linlong frowned and said, "What? Do you think that the Ouyang Family is above the imperial power?"
This immediately made the young man with the surname Ouyang come back to his senses. When he thought of something, cold sweat appeared on his back.
Fortunately, Eunuch Ao on the stage did not pursue this matter.
Since Linlong had chosen the young man with the surname Ouyang, the other two were his opponents. There was no need to fight over the metal balls anymore.
Eunuch Ao then said, "Alright, Tang Li, Ouyang Xin, the two of you can start first."
After he finished speaking, the other two walked down the stage first.
Ouyang Xin immediately stood opposite Linlong.
Looking at Linlong, Ouyang Xin said angrily, "Tang Li, today, I, Ouyang Xin, will teach you how to be a person!"
Because he was afraid of Linlong's strength, he did not want to be his opponent just now. Who would have thought that Linlong would not give him face? At this moment, he naturally vented all his anger on Linlong.
As soon as he finished speaking, Ouyang Xin immediately activated the energy in his body and attacked Linlong with his sword.
He had clearly used a martial technique. This martial technique did not seem weak, but he had clearly not mastered it completely. Therefore, he was unable to fully display the power of this martial technique.
However, he was still one of the last four people, so his strength was naturally not weak. Therefore, Linlong did not dare to be careless and directly used the fire attribute martial technique.
Bang!
The sword aura struck, emitting a muffled sound. Then, his opponent was directly forced back seven or eight steps.
It was obvious who was stronger and who was weaker in a single exchange. However, Ouyang Xin was clearly unwilling to give up. After being forced back, he roared angrily and attacked Linlong with his sword again.
Linlong once again met the attack with his sword. The sword aura struck, and Ouyang Xin was once again forced back. This time, he even fell on his butt.
Before he could stand up, Linlong had already arrived beside him and pointed his sword at his throat.
"You've lost!" Linlong said indifferently.
Ouyang Xin's expression was extremely ugly, but what could he do?
Eunuch Ao immediately announced, "Alright, Tang Li is the winner of this match."
Then, Linlong's figure directly leaped off the stage. Ouyang Xin could only leave the stage with an ugly expression.
As for the other two people, they immediately jumped onto the stage.
The two people's strength was not too far apart. However, in the end, the one who had not spoken before won. His tenacity was clearly stronger than that of the youth surnamed Luo, so he had the last laugh.
In this way, their group's competition was over. The top eight were Linlong and the youth named Su Fenghua.
After Su Fenghua came down, he directly walked towards Linlong. When he came to Linlong's side, he said gratefully, "Brother Tang, thank you."
When the two people said those words just now, he was really worried because he knew that he was not Linlong's match. To his relief, Linlong did not choose him. Therefore, after coming down, he immediately looked for Linlong to thank him.
"You're welcome. If I were to compete with you, it's not certain who would win." Linlong could not help but smile.
"Brother Tang, what are you saying? If Brother Tang had chosen me, I would have directly forfeited," Su Fenghua said.
While the two of them were chatting, the competition of the other two groups was still intense.
After a period of time, the competition of the two groups was finally over.
Immediately after, the list of the top eight was announced. Naturally, Lin Guanghan was one of them.
After the top eight were announced, today's competition temporarily came to an end. The final battle would only take place the next day.
After all, after a day of intense fighting, the eight people were basically exhausted. Some of them were even injured, so they naturally needed to rest.
After the competition ended, the Seventh Princess immediately asked Eunuch Sun to call Linlong over.
Seeing Linlong, the Seventh Princess nodded and praised him. "Guard Tang, you did well today."
"That's all thanks to you, Seventh Princess," Linlong said faintly.
"However, you must continue to work hard tomorrow. Don't forget what I told you before." As she said that, a trace of pride flashed across the Seventh Princess's face.
"Of course, how could I forget?" Linlong said.
At this moment, not far away, a pair of eyes was staring at them. It was Lin Guanghan.
Seeing the two of them talking and laughing, Lin Guanghan was naturally envious.
Kid, tomorrow, I, Lin Guanghan, will teach you a lesson! Lin Guanghan said coldly in his heart.
"Guanghan, don't worry. With your strength, you will naturally be able to beat that guy up tomorrow." Seeing what Lin Guanghan was thinking, the First Prince, Wu Anbang, comforted him.
"Thank you, First Prince," Lin Guanghan immediately said.
With that, the two of them left the place.
As for Linlong, he also followed the Seventh Princess and Eunuch Sun back to An Ruo Palace.
It was a peaceful night, and nothing happened. Soon, it was the next day.
Early the next morning, everyone once again came to the martial arts field.
At this time, seven of the eight stages had already been demolished, leaving only the one in the center.
Before the competition began, the eight people stood in front of the Emperor and the others.
The eight people naturally had different auras. After sweeping his gaze across the eight people's faces, Emperor Wu Xuanran couldn't help but frown.
He looked at one of them and then asked the eunuch beside him, "Eunuch He, what's with this person?"
Even though Wu Xuanran didn't point to anyone, Eunuch He knew who he was talking about.
He immediately said, "This person is Hogg, the eighth son of Huo Shan from the West Ancient City's Huo family."
"Huo Shan's eighth son? Are you sure? Why does he look so old? "Wu Xuanran couldn't help but ask.
The reason why he said this was because Hogg looked old. Even half of his hair had already turned white. At first glance, he looked like an old man in his fifties or sixties.
It wasn't just Wu Xuanran. Everyone's gaze was now focused on Hogg.
Because of Hogg's old appearance, everyone had a question in their hearts. That was, how could this old man also participate in the competition and enter the top eight?
Yesterday, other than a few people on Hogg's stage who noticed him, very few people noticed him. After all, the battles on the other three stages were too intense.
That was also why Wu Xuanran didn't notice him. Now that he suddenly saw an "old man" standing in front of him, he was naturally shocked.
If this old man obtained first place, how could the Seventh Princess marry him? Hence, he immediately asked Eunuch He who was beside him.
"Your Majesty, this old servant isn't mistaken. He really is Huo Shan's eighth son. He looked like this because he went berserk in his cultivation. However, it was a blessing in disguise and his strength improved greatly. It's also because of this that he can participate in this competition," Eunuch He said.
Seeing Wu Xuanran frown, Eunuch He hurriedly said, "If Your Majesty doesn't like it, this old servant will ask him to withdraw from this competition."
Wu Xuanran didn't say anything. Instead, he was thinking in his heart.
While he was thinking, the Seventh Princess who was behind him naturally frowned as well.
If this old man with half a head of white hair obtained first place, she would elope with Tang Li! She thought to herself.
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