This round of the Inner Mansion Competition had ended.
The first to obtain seven spots were Zhuang's Lin Zhengren, Liao's Yelu Zhi, Song's Yin Wenhua, Dan's Xiao Shu, Yong's Beigong Ke, Liang's Huang Su, and Xue's Xie Ai.
This list was very interesting.
First was Zhuang and Yong's Tianjiao. They both entered the Yellow River Gathering at the same time.
Lin Zhengren was a nobody, and he only rose to prominence after Zhu Weiwo left. Beigong Ke was the grandson of Yong's Duke Ying, Beigong Yu.
Back then, the three nations of Yong, Luo, and Zhuang held a meeting in Buyao City. The young prodigies of the Zhuang Nation were 'sparring'. Zhu Weiwo, the prodigy of the Zhuang Nation, fought one against two and obtained a complete victory.
However, at that time, the people of Yong all said that it was because Beigong Ke, the number one genius of the Yong Kingdom who suppressed his peers, wasn't present. At the time, he was traveling outside. The Yong court underestimated him and didn't recall him. Instead, they chose to send the number two genius. This was the reason why Yong lost face in Buyao City.
There were even people who believed that it was because of that meeting that Zhuang Luo dared to invade the border.
Beigong Ke had a background, talent, and strength. His battle achievements were also very eye-catching. During the war between Zhuang and Yong, he fought against the Chima Guards under the command of Yong's Prime Minister Qi Maoxian.
He stood on the city walls and fought for three days without retreating. After the war, Qi Maoxian awarded him the number one merit in Jingan.
Such a person was naturally the pride of Yong.
The war between Zhuang and Yong had just ended, and they had been entangled with each other for hundreds of years. In this Yellow River Gathering, Zhuang's Tianjiao's Lin Zhengren and Yong's undisputed number one, Beigong Ke, attracted the attention of countless people.
Which of the two could go further was also the matter that most people were interested in.
Next was Liang's Huang Su.
The country of Liang could be said to be closely related to the country of Xia. In terms of geographical location, it was in the southeast of Xia.
Xia had a vast territory. For example, the homeland of the Lian family in the south of Qi was also in the territory of Xia.
Before Shenwu, Great Xia was prosperous for a period of time, spanning the east and east regions. It fought with Qi in the east and formed numerous countries in the south.
Unfortunately, the State of Liang was one of the countries that had been annexed by the State of Xia.
The Xia Country moved the last Emperor Liang to the Xia Capital, but in less than three years, the last Emperor Liang died. There were many different opinions on the cause of death, and no conclusion had been reached to this day.
Later, when Qi and Xia fought for supremacy, the Xia Kingdom suffered a great loss and completely withdrew from the Eastern Region.
Xia Ting suffered heavy casualties in the war, and they needed to move a large number of troops to defend the northeast border to prevent Qi from going down south and destroying the country. He no longer had the strength to suppress the surroundings.
The country of Liang's Zongshi Kang Shao raised his arm in the middle of Bian City's bustling street, declaring that the blood oath would restore the country. On the spot, more than a thousand Liang people followed him, and together they killed the Xia soldiers guarding the city.
The Liang people who cherished their homeland responded one after another. In less than five days, the land of Liang was already filled with the flames of war.
In just two months, Kang Shao had restored the entire Liang Country and established the Great Liang Dynasty. He held a sacrificial altar in Bian City to comfort the ancestral spirits and ascended to the throne, inheriting the title of Liang.
The relationship between the Liang Country and Xia Country could be said to be a generation of enmity that could not be wiped away.
From the records of the two countries about the last Liang Emperor, one could get a rough idea of it.
The Book of Xia said, "… Nian, moved the Xian Marquis to the capital … Three years later, he died of illness." (Hong)
The Book of Liang recorded, "… Nian, forcefully moved the Xian Emperor to the Xia Capital. Before three years were up, he was killed with medicine and died in his room, wrapped in a bamboo mat." When the Liang people heard about it, they all beat their chests and stomped their feet.
That unlucky Liang Emperor's name was Nian, and his posthumous title was Xian Marquis. When he submitted, he was given the title of Xian Marquis by the Xia Emperor.
The Xia people said that the last Liang Emperor, Kang Nian, died of illness, while the Liang people said that he was killed by the Xia people.
With the enmity between the two countries, the people of the two countries were like fire and water, and they fought everywhere.
In today's Yellow River Conference, Huang Su, the Prodigy of the Inner Mansion Realm from the Liang Country, had obtained a spot in the main competition in advance. However, the Prodigy of the Inner Mansion Realm from the Xia Country had encountered Lin Xian from the Rong Country. He had revealed his trump card too early. Today, he met Xiao Shu of the Dan Country, who targeted him and defeated him early on. He could only fight with the other losers for the remaining three spots.
The Liang Country won a small round, which made them feel proud.
Xiao Shu, who defeated Tan Pian, was also worthy of praise.
Similar to Xuan and Qiao, the Dan Country was located in the middle of Qin and Chu.
The difference was that the Dan Country was much stronger than Xuan and Qiao, and it was a regional superpower. Moreover, it was politically independent and was not controlled by either side.
South of the Dan Country was the valley plains. Further north of the Dan Country was the Mo Country, Cheng Country, and Zhuang Country.
The geographical environment was really complicated.
Qin and Chu fought in the valley plains, and both sides mobilized strong military forces. This battle could be said to be a serious blow to the two superpowers. However, what was more tragic was the valley plains that became the battlefield.
After this battle, all of the small countries in the valley and the plains disappeared.
The people of these countries either fled to the south or joined Qin and Chu.
Or those who didn't want to leave … were buried in the ruins.
The entire valley plains became a dangerous place. The countries in the valley no longer existed.
Opposite to the Dan Country, the Xuan and Qiao Countries were in the south of the valley plains.
The Dan Country, Xuan Country, and Qiao Country looked at each other across the valley plains. However, the countries that used to be between them were all gone.
"In the battle between Qin and Chu, the countries in the valley died. People say, 'The small countries are as lowly as the grass on the plains.' "(Jing Shu – The World)
The Dan Country was in an awkward position. Relatively speaking, it was closer to Qin and was more threatened by Qin. After Chu's defeat, the situation became even more delicate.
Xiao Shu's bravery in the Yellow River Conference was a strong demand from the Dan Country. At the same time, they wanted to reach out to the Demon Gate for resources. In the modern world, the Dan Country couldn't reach out to Qin or Chu.
Xiao Shu was worthy of the name of Tianjiao, and his performance on the martial arts stage was very eye-catching.
Among the Tianjiao people who had secured a spot in the competition, Yelü Zhi of Liao should be mentioned in detail.
Yelü Zhi was born in Liao, but he didn't represent just Liao. In fact, he was one of the Tianjiao people that the Five Northwest Countries Alliance, which was behind Liao.
The so-called Northwest Five Nations Alliance was an alliance formed by Liao, Zhen, Gao, Tie, and Han.
The Northwest was always seen as a cold place, but it was rich in resources. Especially in Liao, there was a shocking amount of Daoyuan Stone mines.
Under the strong pressure of the Jing Kingdom, the Liao Kingdom, the Zhen Kingdom, the Gao Kingdom, the Tie Kingdom, and the Han Kingdom had long joined forces to resist the Jing Kingdom.
The five countries were small, but together, they fought against the Jing Country all year round, and their army was very strong.
In an event like the Yellow River Conference, their intention to challenge the Jing Country was very obvious.
After Yelü Zhi won, he publicly announced that the opponent he wanted to defeat was Huang Sheli of the Jing Country.
Huang Sheli lifted his yellow robe and prepared to enter the arena. After much persuasion, he was persuaded to leave this battle for the competition …
Speaking of the Five Northwest Countries Alliance, it was time to talk about the extremely cold Snow Country.
Snow Country was like its name, it snowed all year round. This country was further west in the Northwest, and it was the furthest country in the modern world.
It was very far away from the closest country, Cold. It also didn't participate in the Five Northwest Countries Alliance, and rarely interacted with other countries. It was like "hiding in a small building and unifying, who cares about spring, summer, autumn, and winter".
If it wasn't for the fact that Snow Country would still participate in the Yellow River Conference, and that there was a Tianjiao beauty with a cold temperament, perhaps not many people would remember this country.
But the countries in the Northwest would definitely not ignore the mystery and power of Snow Country.
Especially in the past few years, in the face of the increasingly tough attitude of the Jing Country, the Five Northwest Countries Alliance had been trying to pull Snow Country into the alliance. The Jing Country had also expressed goodwill to Snow Country many times.
In short, Snow Country's current attitude was very important in the Northwest region. It could be seen from how Yelü Zhi fawned on Xie Zhi.
Finally, as two countries that were geographically close, the competition between Song Country and Wei Country was very strong.
Song Country's Yin Wenhua was the first to qualify for the competition, while Wei Country's Tianjiao Dongguo Bao unfortunately met Yelü Zhi and was beaten into the losers' group.
This seemed to mean that Song Country had suppressed Wei Country.
Dongguo Bao was a big and burly man, and his eyes were red. His expression of extreme self-blame and guilt made people sigh.
In this round, the seven winners would directly enter the main competition of the Gathering of the Yellow River.
The seven losers competed for the remaining three places in the competition. Of course, with Jiang Limeng's condition, he would definitely not be able to participate in the next battle.
So the remaining six Tianjiao would fight in the last round to determine the three winners.
This was also a very cruel selection.
Because they had just experienced an intense battle, all of them were exhausted. But they still had to fight one more battle than the winners of the previous round, and they had to show more tricks.
In the past, very few of the prodigies who had obtained these three places in the loser's bracket were able to advance to the next round in the main competition. Basically, the main competition was the end … However, whether or not they could advance to the main competition was already a world of difference.
Jiang Wang mainly focused on the battle between Lin Zhengren and Jiang Limeng today. Lin Zhengren was very good at stalling for time, causing him to miss the other six exciting battles.
He could only skim through the general information from Qi. A more complete and detailed analysis could only be seen when he returned to Qi Street.
The six Tianjiao who had lost a battle drew lots in pairs and stood on the martial arts stage again.
This was a battle that was destined to be tragic because everyone knew that this was already their last chance. The process of the battle was even more intense than the previous one.
The final winners were Wei Nation's Dongguo Bao, Shen Nation's Jiang Shaohua, and Xia Nation's Tan Zhi.
The first two wins were indisputable, especially Wei Nation's Dongguo Bao. He almost crawled out of a pool of blood. With a slightly stronger Birth Chart, he lasted until the end. His opponent died on the spot. Jiang Shaohua also won by half a move after a fierce battle.
Tan Zhi was the only one who made many spectators complain.
In the previous round, when he fought with the Dan Nation's Xiao Shu, after Chi Tiannu was easily dismembered, he only summoned the Single-legged Ghostface Rat Bat to attack once. However, Xiao Shu, who had been prepared, easily blocked it and then knocked him off the stage. He was the first Tianjiao to lose in the previous round.
At first, many people thought that he was defeated so quickly because he knew too much and was targeted too much. Moreover, he did not have time to repair the Ladytiger and Chain Snake.
However, when the Ladytiger and Chain Snake puppets appeared one by one in the loser's round, Tan Zhi defeated his opponent with his almost peak combat strength.
Only then did everyone know that from the beginning, Tan Zhi's eyes were on the loser's round. Therefore, when he faced Xiao Shu, he reserved his combat strength to the greatest extent.
In the end, he "waited at ease" and defeated his opponent who was riddled with scars.
This was undoubtedly despicable.
Those who came to the river-viewing platform were all Tianjiao from various countries. Everyone had their own pride, and not many people would make such a choice!
Huang Sheli from the Jing Nation even led the boos from the spectator stands.
However, Tan Zhi's expression did not change.
He was standing here now, and his opponent had already fallen.
No one could deny his victory, and no one could take away his spot in the main competition.
That was already enough.
He stood proudly on the martial arts arena, as if he took the disdain from all directions as praise. He had the bearing of "a moment of glory and disgrace has nothing to do with me", which made many higher-ups secretly nod their heads.
No matter what, Tan Zhi reasonably won the main competition within the rules. Then, this was the final result.
More than ten years later, when people looked back at this year's Yellow River Gathering, they would probably only remember the Xia Nation's ranking. Who would still remember how he obtained it?
Zhuang Nation's Lin Zhengren, Liao Nation's Yelu Zhi, Song Nation's Yin Wenhua, Dan Nation's Xiao Shu, Yong Nation's Beigong Ke, Liang Nation's Huang Su, Snow Nation's Xie Ai, Wei Nation's Dongguo Bao, Shen Nation's Jiang Shaohua, and Xia Nation's Tan Zhi.
These ten people, together with the Tianjiao from the six strongest countries in the world, formed the lineup for the Yellow River Gathering's main competition. It could be said that the stars were shining brightly, and none of them were weak.
Just as Jiang Wang was about to stand up and leave, suddenly, there seemed to be a buzzing sound from the spectator stands. Many people whispered to each other, completely giving up on voice transmissions. For a moment, the crowd was in an uproar!
People were crazily spreading a shocking piece of news, to the extent that it completely overshadowed the disdain for Tan Zhi.
Qiao Lin was naturally one of the first people to receive the news, as the "Powerhouse with a Big Mouth".
This piece of news was so shocking that when it reached Jiang Wang's ears, it made Jiang Wang stunned —
"The Jing Nation, Tianjiao, has forfeited the competition!"
There were sixteen people missing from the Yellow River Gathering's main competition.
A stone stirred up a thousand ripples!
It was probably because they had already confirmed the final name list for the main competition, that the Jing Nation confirmed this news now.
The Jing Nation that was recognized by most as the strongest country in the world, the country that had always aimed to be one of the three champions, actually gave up the Yellow River Gathering's main competition?
Why? What happened?
Of course, this caused too many people to be suspicious, confused, and inquisitive.
But at this moment, this was a question that needed to be thought about later. For many people present, there might be another question that was more important — who would get the spot for the main competition from the Yellow River Gathering's main competition? Who had the chance?
People anxiously passed the news to each other, and the scene was once out of control.
In the midst of the chaos, a tall figure suddenly flew into the arena, and hung in the middle of the sky. He had a red square face, long eyebrows, and a tall nose. He was very dignified.
He turned around and walked around so that everyone could see his face clearly and notice his determined gaze.
Then, he said, "I am Xian Nankui, the current commander-in-chief of the God's Wills Army. Some of you already know about this news, while some of you don't. I will officially announce it here. "
He looked around, and his eyes were full of power. "As the host of the Great Jing Nation, we do not wish to compete with our guests over everything. Therefore, we are giving up the spot for the Yellow River Gathering's main competition to give the people of the world a chance to compete for the championship."
His voice was not loud, but it quietly suppressed the noise of the audience.
Although there were many important people present in the martial arts arena that was enveloped by the Pillars of Six Directions, none of the higher-ups of the world's top six were present.
There were so many people present, but no one was more important than Xian Nankui.
Therefore, his words were also somewhat unrestrained.
"General Xian!"
Jiang Wang suddenly heard a familiar voice and turned his head. Cao Jie, the "little wife", was already sitting beside him at some point in time.
He sat on the spectator stand and looked at Xian Nankui, who was hanging in the middle of the martial arts arena, with a bitter expression. However, his words could not be ignored. "If you want to forfeit, then so be it. Don't say things that are inappropriate."
At this moment, the three Tianjiao winners of the final competition were still standing on the scattered martial arts arenas.
However, everyone's gaze was attracted to Xian Nankui, who was hanging in the air.
Even Tianjiao could not help but dim in front of the commander-in-chief of the Great Jing Nation's Wills Army.
However, Cao Jie did not lose his momentum in the slightest.
He sat next to Jiang Wang and said slowly, "You, Xian Nankui, can be said to be the lord of the Jing Nation, or even the lord of the central region. I am too lazy to correct you. However, this River-Viewing Platform belongs to the human race. The platform that suppresses the long river is the sacred platform that all the countries in the world worship. We are not guests, so how can you call yourself the lord? "
The Jing Nation claims to be the lord here. Sorry, Qi does not.
All the countries in the world came to the River-Viewing Platform to participate in the Yellow River Meeting, which has a glorious history and a long history. This is a meeting to suppress the long river and distribute the benefits of the Ten Thousand Demons Sect. It is not the World Alliance Meeting that the Jing Nation held.
If he wanted to wear the crown of the World Alliance Leader, he was still far from it!
When Cao Jie said this, he immediately suppressed Xian Nankui's prestige and stood up to him as an equal on the World Alliance Stage.
Jiang Wang, who was sitting next to him, also felt very confident. Qiao Lin and the other soldiers of the Heavenly Cover Army held their heads high and were very excited.
Before Xian Nankui could speak, another voice said, "You can't say that all the places in the world belong to the Jing Nation just because they are close, right? The Sheng Nation and the Mu Nation are also very close! "
At the east entrance, an old man wearing a gorgeous golden and blue ceremonial robe had appeared out of nowhere.
It was the Mu Nation's Golden Crown Priest, Na Mo Duo!
He stood there with his eyes lowered like a feeble old man in his twilight years. He did not sound as domineering as before.
Meng Wuya, the Sheng Nation's vice prime minister, was present. Of course, he could not remain silent at this moment, even if he was facing a superpower in the world.
He immediately gathered his sleeves and stood up on the platform. He looked at Mo Duo and said, "Lord Golden Crown Priest, I am Meng Wuya. Let me tell you — although the Sheng Nation is close to the Mu Nation, the Mu Nation is also close to the Sheng Nation!"
Du Ruhui, who was sitting next to Meng Wuya, could not help but narrow his eyes.
The Sheng Nation was really tough. As expected of the first vassal state, it was a country that dared to fight a large-scale war with the Mu Nation. If it were any other country, even if it was a matter of national pride, they would not have dared to respond like this. Because if the Mu Nation said they would destroy the Sheng Nation, they would really destroy the Sheng Nation. They would not just be showing off.
"Well said." Mo Duo raised his eyelids and opened his hands. Divine light bathed his body.
From an old and decrepit man, he had turned into a radiant God's Priest. His voice suddenly became much louder. He looked at Meng Wu Ya with his golden eyes and said, "Under the illumination of the Cang Tu God, I, the Great Shepherd of the Ten Thousand Miles Prairie, welcome the heroes of the Sheng Nation to gallop!"
"Everyone, everyone!" Xian Nankui pressed his hands together and said with a smile, "It was a slip of the tongue. I apologize to all of you here. I was just expressing my friendliness and had no other intentions. Everyone, don't be too sensitive. The Yellow River Meeting is a grand event of the world. How can everyone be at each other's throats? "
"If you can't beat them, just say so. If there's no one, just say so," a faint voice said.
Everyone looked in the direction of the voice and saw a strong man with a strange face wearing light armor sitting behind Huang Sheli.
He looked at Xian Nankui and said, "Empty words. What's the point?"
The only person sitting behind Huang Shali and speaking to Xian Nankui like this was the Governor of the Jing Nation, Xiahou Lie!
Xian Nankui looked at him quietly for a while.
He looked at Xian Nankui indifferently and continued, "Since the Jing Nation is so magnanimous, why don't you give up on the next meeting, the one after that, and every meeting after that?"
The Jing Nation was indeed the strongest in the world. It dominated the central region and looked down on the world. However, when it came to war, a military empire like the Great Jing Nation would not back down from anyone.
At the same time, this was also a test.
There must be a reason for the Jing Nation's Tianjiao to give up on the competition. If the reason behind this could be laid out in front of everyone, it would explain the Jing Nation's situation to a large extent.
As one of the six strongest in the world, who would not care about the Jing Nation?
Even those Daoist vassal states, did none of them want to replace them as Daoist states?
For example, the first Daoist vassal state, the Sheng Nation, had always been obedient and worked hard without complaint. However, in its heart, was it willing to be the steel knife in the Jing Nation's hands forever, or was it more willing to become the knife wielder? Based on the Sheng Nation's own interests, was it really willing to fight a war with a powerful nation like the Mu Nation?
This was the fundamental interest of the nation that could not be influenced by anyone's will. It would only direct the flow of those wills in the opposite direction.
At this moment, Modo did not speak. Cao Jie looked on coldly. The others did not have the confidence to speak, nor did they want to get involved.
In the end, it was Xian Nankui who smiled. His red face did not reveal much of his expression.
He turned around and glanced at Modo and Cao Jie. "Everyone is thinking too highly of a champion. Let me put it another way. The Jing Nation is voluntarily withdrawing from the Inner Palace Tournament of the Yellow River to give the so-called six strongest countries a chance. I think that the extra spot for the tournament will be given to the Yue Nation's Tianjiao, Baiyuxia. What do you think? "
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Author's Note: The Day of the Duke's Death Arrives. The Day of the Emperor's Death Arrives.
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