The voices of these youths were not soft at all. The surrounding civil and military officials could all hear them. The group of elders on the highest viewing platform could also hear them.
Some of the officials were indeed speaking out for these youths because there were also their children among these youths. They really did not want their children's rankings to be affected because of Yang Wu.
This was related to whether or not they could enter the Transcendent World. No one wanted to be delayed. Yang Wu was a special existence. Not only did he occupy a spot, he would also seriously affect their rankings. It was easy for them to be pushed down. This was not something they wanted to see.
If Yang Wu could voluntarily withdraw, Yang Wu could still join Mount Emei. He would only lose a glorious name. Giving others a chance was the best of both worlds.
Yang Wu looked at the few people who had just spoken and laughed, "You make it sound like I'm an unpardonable sinner. Actually, I'm a person who is easy to talk to."
"If that's the case, you can go down." The first youth to speak spoke again.
Just as the young man finished speaking, Yang Wu gently waved his hand, and a lightning-like power flashed past. The young man was whipped out of the ring on the spot.
Everyone was shocked.
The fight had not even started yet, why did he attack?
A youth exclaimed, "Referee, he broke the rules. We haven't started yet."
"You could have started the moment you walked up the stage. How could you have broken the rules?" The referee was slightly speechless.
Immediately after, the youth who had said that he broke the rules was sent out by Yang Wu.
Yang Wu looked at the crowd and said faintly, "You were right just now. I'm a person who likes to bully the weak. If you're not convinced, come and beat me."
Yang Wu's appearance was really asking for a beating. It stirred up the hot-blooded hearts of many youths. They could not help but attack Yang Wu.
"Everyone, let's work together to chase him down first. I don't believe that he can cover the sky with one hand."
"This person is too hateful. We must work together to chase him off the stage first."
"Let's go. Since we've already reached our current ranking, there's no need to care so much. Let's take him down first."
In an instant, more than ten youths attacked Yang Wu with all their might. The weapons in their hands released a colorful light, and every profound energy contained a considerable amount of power, causing a considerable threat.
Unfortunately, this bit of power was nothing in Yang Wu's eyes.
Yang Wu didn't have the time to mess around with them. He laughed and said, "I didn't want to make a move, but you forced me. Then I'll have you all scram."
Yang Wu walked around the ring, dodging all the attacks that were aimed at him. Those who attacked him did not even have the chance to resist before they were all thrown out of the ring by Yang Wu.
Yang Wu was indeed an easy person to talk to. He didn't hurt these people, he just taught them a lesson. He let them fall and hurt for ten days to half a month before they recovered.
This was a completely one-sided battle. There was no entertainment value at all. The referee wanted to announce, "The martial champion is you. Don't fight anymore."
More than ten youths who attacked Yang Wu were thrown out of the ring, becoming the first batch of people to be eliminated.
The other youths were glad that they didn't attack Yang Wu, so they could still stay on the battlefield.
"I was forced!" Yang Wu spread out his hands towards the other youths who were not thrown out of the ring.
His innocent face made people feel that he deserved a beating.
Many youths didn't dare to act rashly. They were afraid of provoking this fiend. Even the seeded contestants didn't have the slightest intention of provoking him.
As the eldest senior brother of the academy, Fang Chao still opened his mouth and said, "What do you want?"
"I want to be the martial champion," Yang Wu said straightforwardly.
Fang Chao wanted to refute and say "no", but he didn't have the courage to say it. As the eldest senior brother of the academy, he had cultivated to the peak of the Human Warrior Realm with great difficulty. He thought that the martial champion position was already his, but the sudden appearance of this Shaowu Marquis shattered his dreams. He was very unwilling to accept this.
Besides him, there were others who were also very unhappy. For example, Luo Jiajia and Xing Dakuan were also very unhappy.
At this moment, Tang Xiaohan stood out and suggested with a smile, "Why don't we all admit defeat and admit that you are the martial champion? Then, you can leave the ring and fight for the other rankings for us. How about it?"
It had to be said that Tang Xiaohan's suggestion was very good. Many people present began to be moved.
Someone said, "No."
As soon as he finished speaking, he was thrown out of the ring. He didn't even have the chance to struggle.
That person fell to the ground and wanted to cry. In fact, he wanted to say, "You have to do it even if you can't". However, before he finished speaking, he was thrown out. He felt even more wronged than Dou E.
The Fifth Prince stood out and said, "I agree with this proposal."
The Fifth Prince's prestige in the Royal School was not low, and his words were immediately echoed by many people. In addition, because of Yang Wu's martial prowess, no one dared to resist. Even if they did not agree, they had no choice but to agree.
In this way, all the participants in the ring were willing to admit defeat. The referees hurriedly discussed and reported to the emperor, letting the emperor decide the final result.
The emperor, of course, nodded his head and said, "Since all of you have admitted defeat, zhen will announce Yang Wu as this year's martial champion."
When he made the final decision, Prince Fu An, Prime Minister Song, and the others beside him could not refute. They all looked at Ji Lanyu. She had no objection, so it was passed.
"Yang Wu is this year's martial champion. The other rankings will continue to fight." A eunuch announced.
In this way, Yang Wu became the first person in history to win the title of martial champion without having to fight for it.
Yang Wu raised his head and showed a satisfied smile, then murmured: "This time, my Yang Family's martial champion and civil scholar are finally together."
Yang Wu elegantly walked down the ring, leaving the others to compete for the other rankings.
The next competition was a bit boring. The martial champion has come out, so who else is worth paying attention to?
In the end, Fang Chao won the second place, the Fifth Prince won the third place, Xing Dakuan won the fourth place, and Tang Xiaohan won the fifth place
Because Luo Jiajia was a woman, she suffered a loss in this kind of melee. She was eliminated early and only ranked 13th.
After all the competitions ended, the coronation ceremony began.
The coronation ceremony was very grand. All civil and military officials were present. 108 imperial guards lined up side by side. The sound of gongs, drums, and horns sounded. The whole atmosphere became solemn and extraordinary.
The eunuch announced: "Yang Wu, Fang Chao, Tang Chengchen, come forward and listen to the coronation ceremony."
The top three were always the highlight, so the others could only envy them.
Yang Wu stood in the middle with Fang Chao and Tang Chengchen on his left and right. Together, they walked in the direction of the Emperor.
There were already eunuchs by the Emperor's side waiting with military armor and yellow magua. After the three of them came up, the Emperor would personally award them.
The martial champion could directly become a deputy general, while the second and third place could only become a cavalry supervisor.
Who knew how many enemies one had to kill on the battlefield and how many meritorious deeds one had to achieve in order to be promoted?
Because Yang Wu was already a mid-ranked general, he naturally didn't need to be a deputy general. He only needed the three words "martial champion".
The Emperor personally put on the helmet for Yang Wu and said with satisfaction: "Congratulations, martial champion. Your Yang Family has created a precedent by having two top scorers. I want to confer the title of nobility to your Yang Family for generations to come."
The significance of this conferment was extraordinary. It meant that the Yang Family would be nobility in Great Xia for generations and wouldn't be reduced to poverty because of decline.
This was an extremely high conferment. Many great clans didn't receive this kind of treatment. Only the Emperor's relatives had this kind of qualification.
"Thank you, Your Majesty!" Yang Wu bowed slightly in response.
He didn't think much of this kind of glory, but it had extraordinary significance to the Yang Family. He had won glory for the Yang Family's ancestors. He believed that his parents would be happy and proud.
He sighed in his heart: "If only Yang Wen was here."
It was also at this time that someone couldn't help but cause trouble.
"Martial champion, didn't I tell your family to come to the Song Residence a few days ago to pay a visit to our Deacon Ji? Why didn't you come?" Huan Junbo suddenly asked Yang Wu.
"Are you the one who injured my father?" Yang Wu looked at Huan Junbo and asked.
This made the atmosphere a little tense.
"He dares to look down on my Mount Emei. What harm is there in teaching him a lesson?" Huan Junbo met Yang Wu's gaze and said, not feeling the slightest bit of guilt for injuring him.
"Junbo, don't say anymore. He will probably become your junior brother soon. Harmony is the most important thing between fellow disciples. Let bygones be bygones." Ji Lanyu didn't want the relationship between Yang Wu and Huan Junbo to become too tense and hurriedly tried to persuade him.
"Deacon Ji, he hasn't even joined our sect yet and he is already so rude. I feel that there is a need to wake him up. He can bully the weak in the mortal world, but he doesn't have the qualifications to do so in our sect." Huan Junbo replied. He then said to Yang Wu: "For someone like you who doesn't listen to the summons and has a history of being a sinful slave, I personally don't want you to join our Mount Emei. So what if you are the martial champion? There are so many geniuses from different countries. It's not like there aren't people like you who have reached the King Realm at your age."
"Well said. A former prison slave is still a prison slave. The stain on his body is too heavy. He is not worthy of joining Mount Emei to avoid tainting the immortal aura." Yao Yanhai agreed.
This time, the Emperor and Ji Lanyu's expressions became ugly.
Both of them hoped that Yang Wu would join Mount Emei. The former wanted Yang Wu to leave. With one less unruly person, his authority would be more stable. The latter wanted to take in such a peerless genius for the sect and didn't want anything to go wrong.
Just as Ji Lanyu was about to open her mouth to stop Huan Junbo, Yang Wu looked up to the sky and laughed sinisterly: "Haha, is Mount Emei that great? I, Yang Wu, disdain to join it! "
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