"Hmph, Zhang Zhixiong is only so-so!" Ye Qing said disdainfully from the tower, "Looks like his achievements are not that great after all."
Wang Yuanqing glanced at her, thinking to himself, "What a waste of a good appearance, yet so unlikable."
He said, "Zhixiong is only temporarily controlled by his anger. He has yet to reveal his true strength. Or do you want to fight him too? "
Ye Qing sneered, "If he can walk down from the stage alive."
Tang Sanghua grinned, "Yes, when Zhang Zhixiong calms down, Yan Li will suffer greatly. I wonder if he can last until the end."
She pouted, "If he causes me to lose money, I won't let him off easily!"
Lianhai Changjin closed his fan with a snap, "One round, three moves, and the duel will reach its climax. Looks like it's not just Brother Zhang, Brother Yan has also been to the battlefield. "
No one took his reminder seriously, only Wang Yuanqing's heart skipped a beat.
He knew very well that Zhang Zhixiong's achievements were not exaggerated. Even his father praised him as a natural born general who could charge and break through enemy lines. He was like a fish in water on the battlefield. Even if he was hot-tempered, he would never be led by the nose in an ordinary duel.
In other words, it wasn't that Zhang Zhixiong wasn't strong enough, but that Yan Li was too terrifying.
If it wasn't for the fact that he had fought on the battlefield, any other person facing Zhang Zhixiong would probably be so scared that their legs would turn to jelly.
Wang Yuanqing's expression remained the same, "Zhixiong won't lose. He has the blood of War God Manor. If he doesn't have the resolve to not lose even in death, I won't acknowledge him!"
At this point, he paused, then smiled faintly, "Moreover, he has already woken up, hasn't he?"
Zhang Zhixiong had indeed woken up. He let out a furious roar. All of his anger was suppressed in his chest and turned into a terrifying force.
He stood where he was, hesitating to attack. Having experienced war, he knew very well that the most important factor in a life or death battle was to not move until the enemy moved. Only by seeing his opponent's movements and understanding his motives could he deal with them calmly.
Yes, at this time, he had to admit that Yan Li was an opponent that he could take seriously, and not an ant that he could casually dismiss. Although he had the upper hand in terms of strength, the situation was not in his favor because he had lost the first three moves.
If he continued to attack wildly and failed to kill Yan Li before his Primordial Qi was exhausted, he would be in danger.
It was precisely because he understood this that he had to force himself to calm down and use the skills he learned on the battlefield to turn his anger towards Yan Li into some sort of conviction, a conviction that he must kill him.
Yan Li didn't move either. It wasn't that he didn't want to move, but that he couldn't.
Although this was the best time to pursue and attack, he could not afford the consequences of failure. If he wanted to survive on this stage, he only had one chance, and that was "Understanding".
The so-called "understanding" was the name that Yan Li gave to his "special constitution". The instantaneous eruption of one's full strength was like the fusion of the spirit and the body, a profound and natural phenomenon. That was why it was named "Understanding".
The difference in strength could only be made up for with "understanding". He used Zhang Zhixiong's mentality of underestimating his opponent to create an opportunity for himself to win.
But Zhang Zhixiong came to his senses very quickly. He had to find a perfect opportunity. Obviously, when the opponent was awake, he couldn't find an opportunity to take the initiative to attack.
Now, both of them were standing on the same point. It was just a matter of who would show an opening first.
Following this, they were in a stalemate for a long time. The invisible struggle was the most fatal. Although their physical strength was still intact, their energy was quickly consumed.
The stage was extremely dangerous, but the audience didn't buy it.
The two sides who were in a stalemate stopped and began to urge the other two.
"I am a man who pursues the footsteps of the Martial God. I will not fall here!" A certain person's back appeared in his mind. Endless power surged from the bottom of his heart and rushed into his limbs and bones. In a few short breaths, his body recovered to its peak state.
Zhang Zhixiong felt power surging from the depths of his body. Without a doubt, it was the power of faith.
He looked at Yan Li and suddenly laughed. "I finally know why you dare to accept the duel."
"Oh?" Yan Li asked with a smile. "Why?"
Zhang Zhixiong said, "You are the same as me. We both have the resolve to win. This is an essential factor in a life or death battle. When two enemies meet on a narrow path, the brave wins! Although I don't know where you are or who you have fought, there is one thing I can be sure of. If you give me enough time to recover, you will undoubtedly die today. "
The last four words had already turned into a howl.
Zhang Zhixiong's eyes were as cold as knives, but his body was as hot as oil.
His feet pushed off the ground and he rushed in front of Yan Li. In the blink of an eye, the forged blade made several moves.
Yan Li's spirit was highly concentrated. Fortunately, the gap between Rank-4 and Rank-5 was not as vast as the distance between heaven and earth. The speed of their attacks was also not an insurmountable gap.
Therefore, although it was thrilling, Yan Li still relied on his keen observation skills to see the first move and barely managed to deal with it.
Following this, Zhang Zhixiong's moves were swift and fierce, but he still maintained some of his strength. He calmly resolved his own flaws and did not let Yan Li catch him.
Yan Li was forced to stretch his limbs by such an offensive. His physical strength was also rapidly consumed.
Finally, when he could not dodge in time, the forged blade left the first wound on Yan Li's body.
As the wound attacked, Yan Li's movements slowed down.
"Are you kidding me? From the beginning, you only know how to dodge. Don't tell me you don't know how to fight back?" Seeing that Yan Li was at a disadvantage, the audience who had bet on the Yan side suddenly cursed.
"What number one in the A-class, making me have high hopes for you. What a waste of money!"
"That's right, that's right. Facing a real master, you reveal your true colors … Forget it, this kind of fight is not worth watching!"
With the first wound, naturally there was a second, a third …
Although they were all small wounds, when added up, it was shocking. Yan Li soon became a bloody man.
Before Zhang Zhixiong could recover his strength, he made a feint and went around to the opposite side of the stage, opening up the distance between them.
Zhang Zhixiong sneered and turned around, but he was not in a hurry to pursue.
He wanted to maintain the most calm posture and crush Yan Li's fighting spirit.
Yan Li gasped for breath, but his spirit was still highly concentrated. He was very clear about Zhang Zhixiong's intention. His opponent's moves only used a little Vitality, not even using momentum. He wanted to use the least amount of strength to fight a war of attrition with him.
Although a Rank-5 martial artist could force him to this point, he already had the capital to be proud. However, this was not the result that Yan Li hoped for.
"If there's no chance, then I'll continue to wait!" He was never a person who gave up easily.
"Yan Li, you won't have another chance." Zhang Zhixiong's expression was cold. "I won't make the same mistake twice, so I will never look down on you again. I acknowledge your willpower and strength. You are one of the best in our batch. Unfortunately, people like you will eventually become my enemy. If you don't die now, who knows, you might bring me more trouble in the future. "
Yan Li's breathing was slightly steady, and he was still smiling. He said, "Life is like the moon in the water, the flower in the mirror. When we think we have completely seen through it, in fact, we are still in the fog and don't know ourselves. Don't be too full with your words. If you are full, you will overflow, and if you overflow, you will be damaged. You only have one life, so cherish it. "
"You're still talking big at this time!" Zhang Zhixiong only felt the suppressed anger in his chest stirring again. He suddenly felt that it was inconceivable. Yan Li, whether it was his words or his actions, had an inexplicable magic that made people unconsciously be led, involuntarily moving.
Even if he told himself not to be angry, he still couldn't help it.
It was this strange feeling that made his footsteps quicken. In the blink of an eye, he rushed over, the forged knife turned into a shadow, and the knife light flashed again.
The people below the stage were still cursing.
But gradually, they finally stopped cursing.
It was unknown when, but they suddenly fell silent at the same time.
Because, from the beginning until now, almost an hour had passed. Yan Li gave people the feeling that he was about to fall from the beginning, but he still didn't fall.
Except for his head and face, he was covered in blood, but he didn't fall.
Not only did he not fall, but his eyes, from beginning to end, did not change. It was an iron will, it was a belief that persisted from beginning to end, it was something that even if you understood it, you might not be able to do it, and that was perseverance.
What was perseverance? Only those who had experienced it themselves knew that it was the most difficult thing in the world.
Unknowingly, the whole audience quieted down, leaving only the sound of Yan Li's broken bellows-like breathing, and the sound of swords blocking from time to time.
Everyone was looking at Yan Li, wanting to know when he would fall.
Zhang Zhixiong began to feel anxious. At first, he felt that he was facing a mirror; then he thought it was a wall; finally, it turned out to be a mountain.
Although there were many cultivators in the world, who could move a mountain?
"My resolve!" He suddenly stopped in the field, his eyes red, "My resolve will never lose to yours, never!"
Sometimes, even knowing that he shouldn't be anxious, he still couldn't help but be anxious.
"Why didn't you fall?" He seemed to be asking Yan Li, but in fact, he was asking himself.
Yan Li squinted his eyes, panting, but still grinned silently, "A real, real man should persevere to the end …"
"No! I will never admit it! "Zhang Zhixiong roared, the clothes on his body fluttering due to the momentum.
The saber momentum, condensed from the beginning until now, poured out unreservedly.
"Waning Moon …"
Zhang Zhixiong's right foot stepped back, and his whole body spun like a top. The cold light of the forged saber cut through the air rapidly, forming a moon-like shadow, jumping and flashing in the air at an incredible speed.
This was the first time a consummate skill had appeared in this duel, and it finally marked the end.
Everyone's heart involuntarily jumped, their eyes fixed on the stage.
The shadow shone under the sun, somehow rendered a pale blue halo, and revealed a strong and fierce edge.
"Blood Slash …"
Zhang Zhixiong's blood qi broke through the sky. This was the blood qi he had accumulated since he went on the battlefield, and it was the key to using the first move of the Waning Moon Saber Technique.
In the blink of an eye, the entire martial stage was invaded by blood qi.
Zhang Zhixiong jumped for the last time, and the forged saber spun like a wheel of wind and fire, arriving above Yan Li in the blink of an eye.
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