The horse-faced middle-aged man was the Vice City Lord of Heavenly River City. His name was Li Xinghan, and he was at the peak of the fourth level. His cultivation was second only to the City Lord of the tenth level, Du Yue.
Before Du Yue came to Heavenly River City, the daily affairs of Heavenly River City were handled by Li Xinghan, and it was still the same now.
This person had always been serious in speech and manner, and his actions were extremely strict.
Although Xiong Zhuang had only been in Heavenly River City for two days, he was different from Tang Huan. He wandered around the city every day, and the information he obtained naturally far surpassed Tang Huan's. He also had a rather good understanding of Li Xinghan, and knew that he was the same as City Lord Du Yue, both of them came from the main sect, the "Spring Dragon Immortal's Gate", and was a person who could not bear to rub sand in his eyes.
For example, if Li Xinghan gave the order to hold this Martial Arts Competition, no one would dare to delay it.
This time, in order to call Tang Huan, he had delayed for a little while. Now that he realized that Li Xinghan's expression was a little off, Xiong Zhuang immediately cried out in his heart.
"Enter the ranks!" Li Xinghan's gaze swept past Xiong Zhuang, and then paused on Tang Huan's body for a moment.
"Yes sir!"
With a response, Tang Huan had already walked towards the group of Celestial Phenomenon Realm cultivators that had fewer people.
After subconsciously replying, Xiong Zhuang was stunned for a moment. Then, as if he had just woken up from a dream, he happily caught up to Tang Huan's footsteps.
Seeing this scene, the surrounding people looked at each other in dismay, feeling inexplicably surprised.
He had originally thought that even if Tang Huan and Xiong Zhuang were not punished, they would still be ruthlessly reprimanded. However, he never thought that Li Xinghan would actually let them off so easily. This was completely different from Li Xinghan's previous style of doing things, causing everyone to be extremely surprised.
Seeing that Tang Huan and Xiong Zhuang were standing properly, Li Xinghan's gaze swept across the crowd, and he said expressionlessly: "Everyone, this time's Martial Competition will follow the rules. Three hundred and six Celestial Phenomenon Realm cultivators, anyone can stand out and act as the arena master, challenge others or accept challenges from others."
"If the person being challenged has a cultivation level lower than the arena master, he or she can refuse the challenge."
"However, if the person being challenged is an arena lord, even if his cultivation level is lower, he will have to win five matches in a row to become the new commander of the Tianhe City cultivator team. In the Martial Arts Competition, the most important thing is to learn from each other and understand each other's strength. No one is allowed to take anyone's life, and violators will be severely punished!"
"Do you understand the rules?"
Li Xinghan's gaze was ice-cold, and his gaze was as sharp as a blade. He quickly swept his gaze across the two rows of Celestial Phenomenon Realm cultivators, causing one's heart to tremble slightly.
"Understood!"
Everyone responded in unison.
"Alright, this year's Martial Arts Competition begins now!"
As soon as Li Xinghan finished speaking, the three hundred plus Celestial Phenomenon Ascendants quickly exchanged glances. The surrounding tens of thousands of Celestial Monarchs also held their breaths with rapt attention.
However, this tranquility did not last long.
After a few breaths of time, a hoarse voice rang out, "Since no one is willing to be the first arena master, then let me show my incompetence first. I am the 'Golden Bell Sect' Yu Rui, a level 1 Heaven stage cultivator, please give me your guidance!"
The one who walked out was a green-clothed man from the right side of the line. His cheeks were thin, and his body was tall. He looked to be around forty or fifty years old.
Tang Huan knew this person.
Two days ago, Yu Rui was one of the cultivators that came to Heavenly River City from Innate City. He seemed to be Xiong Zhuang's senior brother.
"I'll do it!"
In an instant, a loud shout rang out.
From the left side of the line, a figure walked out from the crowd. It was a man around thirty years of age, with a tall and sturdy body and a fierce-looking face. He sized up Yu Rui with a fiendish look and started to laugh strangely, "A lousy place like the Golden Bell Sect is actually able to produce a first level Heaven stage cultivator. It's truly rare!"
As he spoke, the burly man's disdain and disdain were already evident in his words.
Hearing this, Xiong Zhuang, who was dozens of meters away, couldn't help but have a dark expression on his face. On the other side of the burly man, Yu Rui's expression also changed slightly. With a dark expression, he shouted, "Friend, what happens to the Golden Bell Sect has nothing to do with you. Rather than being immoral with your words, why don't you think about how to deal with this spar?"
"Yo, you're actually teaching me a lesson?"
The muscular man chuckled, his eyes filled with ridicule, "If I were to think about how to deal with such a sparring match, wouldn't I have wasted all these years in Heavenly River City? "Come, come, open your eyes wide and take a look. See how I beat you up with two rods."
"Boasting shamelessly!"
Yu Rui was so angry that he laughed. With a cold snort, a long sword appeared in his hand.
"Buzz!"
With a trembling sound, hundreds of millions of golden lights exploded outwards. They were so resplendent that it was hard to look at them directly.
Yu Rui's hand moved like lightning, and a gigantic golden sword beam shot forward like a spiral. Wherever it passed, the space beside the sword seemed to be stirred by an invisible force, and a storm that could be seen with the naked eye was born out of thin air. It was actually invincible, and even if there was a thousand-meter-tall mountain in front of it, it would still be shattered in an instant.
"Senior Brother Yu, good job!"
Xiong Zhuang clapped his hands and laughed out loud.
In the two rows of teams, there were also quite a few Celestial Phenomenon Realm cultivators that faintly smiled. The surrounding Heavenly Monarchs were whispering to each other with strange smiles on their faces.
"This Yu Rui is really in trouble."
"Dou Bin is at the peak of the first level. It's said that he has even defeated a second level Heaven stage cultivator."
"This Yu Rui is indeed making a fool of himself. So many people have been stationed in this Heavenly River City for so many years, yet the Celestial Phenomenon Realm hasn't come out yet. He, a newcomer, actually dares to be the first to jump out."
"..."
Amidst the murmurs of the crowd, the sturdy man called Dou Bin grinned and let out a sinister laugh. A thick black shadow flashed out from his palm and struck forward at an astonishing speed. It was a black rod that was about three meters long.
With the sound of the rod, the black mist churned, as if it could devour all the surrounding light.
"Boom!"
In a split-second, the golden sword beam and the black rod collided head on.
Amidst the earth-shaking sounds, the space within a hundred meter radius seemed to tremble violently, and the ferocious Strength Qi churned in all directions. In the blink of an eye, the dazzling golden sword beam had already shattered inch by inch, and the black rod in Dou Bin's hand had already pierced straight in.
"Ding!"
In the next moment, the long rod had already landed on the tip of the longsword. A crisp sound pierced through the air, as if it could tear apart one's eardrums. Yu Rui felt as if he had been struck by a huge boulder, his face instantly turned as pale as paper, and his body uncontrollably retreated backwards.
"Eat another one of my sticks!"
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