The ground was shaking uncontrollably, flying smoke and dust were everywhere, and giant beasts were running back and forth in the square under the martial arts arena with rhythmic steps. The entire Jiang Family martial arts arena was filled with people. {Novel Network}
"The ceremony is over!" A long, slightly old voice sounded.
The galloping giant beasts suddenly stopped and arranged neatly into five teams and three rows according to their size.
"Now, the pre-selection ceremony begins!"
The noisy sounds suddenly stopped, and the entire martial arts arena became quieter.
"The first part of the ceremony, performance by the second generation"
The Jiang family's five-year heir selection ceremony officially opens!
The Heir Preliminary Selection Ceremony is held every five years. Each time, a third-generation member of the Jiang family with the most potential is selected. The elected person will be qualified to inherit the Jiang family's great cause. Of course, they usually have to be preselected for three consecutive terms.
There is an extremely slim chance that a person can become the head of the Jiang family.
As usual, the first is a performance-like competition between the second generation members of the Jiang family.
"God's Fighting Slash"
Jiang Bieyu shouted loudly, his eyes full of pride. This is a fighting skill that can only be displayed at the third level of the Jiang family's treasure book "The Art of Ascending Clouds"!
A golden blade of fighting energy gathered on the sword held by Jiang Bieyu, forming a golden blade of light several feet long. Jiang Bieyu raised the sword with both hands high, and the huge blade of fighting spirit pointed straight into the sky, with the power to break the sky!
Jiang Bieyu shouted fiercely, slashed with both hands, and the huge golden light blade flew down in the air, slashing towards the person in front of him.
Facing the massive blow, Jiang Zhong's mood did not change much. He looked at the God Dou Slash that was about to hit him with a sinking face. He dragged the sword with one hand and slowly raised it until the golden light blade was not far away from him.
When he reached one meter, he suddenly exerted force, and his whole body rose violently. The long sword in his hand, from bottom to top, drew a dragon-shaped chain of fighting spirit from head to tail.
"Roar" a thundering dragon roared, and Jiang Bieyu's Divine Strike was torn into pieces by the giant dragon, turning into a rain of light all over the sky. Jiang Bieyu was also shaken several feet away.
After defeating Jiang Bieyu with one move, Jiang Zhong's expression didn't change much. In his opinion, they were all brothers, just competing with each other, so-called victory or defeat. But in Jiang Bieyu's eyes, it was different. He was cold.
Looking at the river, jealousy was palpable.
Jiang Bieyu put away his weapon, walked to his son Jiang Jun and whispered softly: "Jun'er, help dad later and I'll beat that useless boy to death."
"No problem. I can defeat Jiang Hai, that loser who can't even comprehend his talents and skills. I can defeat him with one move. This year's pre-selected successor must be me!" Jiang Jun said with disdain in his eyes.
Jiang Jun is a well-known genius in the Jiang family. He has mastered the Jiang family's treasure book "The Ascension of the Clouds" to the first level at the age of eleven. He was defeated by Jiang Hai, the son of Jiang Zhong, last time, but this time, he is full of confidence.
Although Man and Jiang Hai were gifted with divine power, they had not yet comprehended the gifted skills at the age of sixteen, and were almost unable to practice. How could they compare to themselves who had been practicing the "Shengyun Jue" for another five years! "The second part of the ceremony,...
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"The third part of the ceremony, the knockout competition of the three generations"
Jiang Jun walked onto the stage slowly and with ease. This year's competition can be said to be stress-free.
"Get off!" Jiang Jun kicked his opponent off the martial arts stage with one kick.
"Too weak!"
"Trash, you can't even take one of my moves!"
Jiang Jun has an extraordinary talent. He has practiced the "Shengyun Jue" to the peak of the first level. Against these three generations of Jiang family members who have not even reached the first level of "Shengyun Jue", he is simply sweeping away!
Jiang Jun easily eliminated all the participating tribesmen, and gave a thumbs-down gesture to Jiang Hai, who was sitting in the seat of the pre-selector.
Provocation, naked provocation! Jiang Hai's eyes narrowed slightly, but there was a faint smile on his face.
"Humph, without fighting spirit, you are no match for me, grandpa!"
Jiang Jun saw the content of Jiang Hai's words from the shape of Jiang Hai's mouth, and was immediately furious, but he couldn't express it in front of everyone.
"Wait a minute, I'll beat you all over the ground!" Jiang Jun also replied to Jiang Hai with lip language, but Jiang Hai just shrugged.
“Now, let’s invite this year’s knockout champion to challenge the previous qualifiers!”
Jiang Jun stared at Jiang Hai with angry eyes, still angry about Jiang Hai's previous code words.
"Why, don't you dare to go up?" Jiang Hai folded his arms and said lazily.
Facing Jiang Hai's sarcasm, Jiang Jun could no longer control his rage, waved his rapier and rushed towards Jiang Hai.
"Be calm, there is a gap between this kid and Jiang Hai. Unfortunately, Jiang Hai hasn't realized the innate skills yet," an old man in black robes said in a low voice. From the sound of his voice, it was clear that he was the one who announced the start of the ceremony.
"bump"
There was a dull sound of fist hitting flesh, and Jiang Jun was thrown away.
"What!" Jiang Bieyu couldn't believe his eyes. He didn't know what his son's strength was, but he was actually punched away by Jiang Hai in an understatement!
Surprised, absolutely surprised. The people in the Jiang family who were watching immediately started talking. It was a well-known fact that Jiang Hai had not understood the innate skills. No one would believe that a person who had not practiced fighting spirit could defeat "Shengyun Jue Dao" so easily.
Jiang Jun is at the peak of the first level, but this is the fact!
"Isn't he not practicing fighting spirit?"
"He hasn't practiced fighting spirit, but his physical strength is so powerful!" said the old man in black robe.
"How is it possible? Then what I said..."
"Don't worry, no matter how powerful his physical power is, he will never be able to achieve success. Someone who can't even practice the Jiang family's "Ascending Cloud Art" is not worthy of becoming the head of the Jiang family."
"The pre-selector challenge is over, let's go to the banquet. At noon today, the pre-selectors will be born. Let's wait and see." The old man in black robe made the announcement and left on his own.
I originally thought that this year's candidate preliminaries must be Jiang Jun, but I didn't expect that the result turned out to be a big upset. Jiang Jun, who was favored by everyone and had reached the peak of the first level of Shengyun Jue, was punched off the stage by Jiang Hai. The whole process
, Jiang Hai didn’t even move his steps!
"Xiao Hai, not bad." Jiang Zhong patted Jiang Hai on the shoulder, but he was not very happy. After all, it was a fact that Jiang Hai had not realized the innate skills until he was sixteen years old. Now he can compete with the first level of "Shengyun Jue" with his physical strength.
But as long as others have mastered the Shengyun Jue to an advanced level, the gap between Jiang Hai and others will be revealed. After all, relying only on physical strength, it will never be possible to compete with those who have practiced fighting qi magic.
"Well done, I can't stand that guy, congratulations."
Several people who had been easily abused by Jiang Jun earlier congratulated Jiang Hai.
After lunch.
The old man in black robe walked to the martial arts stage and said, "I will announce the name of this preselector..."
"It must be brother Jiang Hai," Jiang Hai's cousin Jiang Yuebi said with admiration.
"of course…"
"Yes, Jiang Jun!" the old man in black robe finally announced.
"How can it be?"
"impossible"
"Brother Jiang Hai obviously won," Jiang Yue said dissatisfied with her small mouth. She couldn't understand why Jiang Hai won the competition, but Jiang Jun was qualified as a preselector.
Jiang Bieyu was extremely happy and looked at Jiang Zhong, who looked a little pale, with pride. He already knew in advance that Jiang Jun would be qualified as a pre-selector this time.
An inexplicable candidate selection ceremony passed like this.
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"Xiao Hai, you are about to graduate, what are your plans?"
Jiang Hai raised his head and looked at his father, but said nothing. He knew what his father was going to say.
"Do you think you can escape without speaking?" Seeing Jiang Hai's silence, Jiang Zhong became a little angry.
"Otherwise, what did you ask me to say? Could it be that I didn't understand the innate skills on purpose?" Jiang Hai was depressed.
After listening to Jiang Hai's words, Jiang Zhong's face was filled with anger and his fists were clenched. He really wanted to punch his useless son to pieces.
"Humph!" Jiang Zhong snorted coldly, then ignored Jiang Hai and turned around to leave.
"Damn it, your uncle's innate skills!" Jiang Hai slammed his palm on the table next to him, but withdrew it instantly.
"Ouch, it hurts so much"
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"Brother, do you really want to leave?"
Xiang Xuanyang's eyes were full of disbelief. How could it be possible that Jiang Hai, his eldest brother, as the eldest son of the Jiang family, actually said that he wanted to run away from home? Even if he were beaten to death, he wouldn't believe it. Jiang Hai looked at his roommate who had been with him for four years and wondered.
A sad feeling suddenly filled my heart.
"You don't understand, take care!"
After Jiang Hai finished speaking, he strode away without looking back.
As the pre-selected successor of the new generation of the Jiang family, Jiang Hai does not have as high a profile as other children of the family. Instead, he is studying in Dusheng Magic Academy, a third-rate academy with no reputation. Even so, he still relies on the Jiang family.
The opportunity he got in exchange for the title of the eldest son. You can imagine how miserable he was in life. But what can be done about it? How can a person like him, who has not won the title of hero until he was eighteen years old, enter a third-rate college?
This is already the greatest face the school has given the Jiang family.
Although he, Jiang Hai, is promoted to the senior grade with the best literary results every year, he knows that in this empire where strength is respected and fighting power speaks for itself, he is nothing. To be a bard? That is equivalent to Shan Jiang's family.
His face reminds me of the Jiang family, a super family that relied on force and swept across the entire Eastern Continent with its combat prowess. In the end, it was named the first family to protect the country by the empire and was given the title "Fighting Soul". There is no need for a bard.
, and there is no need for weak people!
Although he could choose to stay in the Jiang family forever and not enter the mainland, in which case he would have to worry about food and clothing all his life and live a pseudo-aristocratic life. However, although he, a dignified son of the Jiang family, did not inherit the Jiang family's martial arts talent and enemy fighting power, he still
He has the arrogance that a man from the Jiang family should have, yes, arrogance! He would rather die in silence at the claws of the demonic beasts that have sunk the continent than be imprisoned forever.
Jiang Hai looked at the magnificent Dusheng Academy of Magic for the last time, and at the huge statue in front of the gate. It was a dragon mage riding a dragon, and he was also the first dean of Dusheng Academy, Ramis.
Everything has passed, although he once dreamed of being as powerful as Ramis, so powerful that it would make the dragon tremble, and he would be willing to become his mount. However, the reality is always too much, even though he has paid for it.
After ten times the effort, his raw combat power is comparable to that of a first-level hero, but he still cannot comprehend his natural skills.
If you can't understand the innate skills, you can only practice fighting spirit or magic, and you will never be able to become a hero! Let alone a Dragon Mage who has reached the seventh level of a hero like Ramis!
His identity as the first generation successor was already deprived of him when he first entered the academy. Now, what has been deprived of is his surname! Well, from now on, my name will be Jiang Hai. Everything will have to do with the Jiang family!
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"Jianghai"
Xiang Xuanyang's voice suddenly came from behind. Jiang Hai turned around and found that everyone was here. Ma Tianle, Lin Lis, Yang Chao, David Li, and his roommates were all here, and all of them had red eyes.
"Do we have to leave no matter what?" Martin asked.
"Yes, no matter what," Jiang Hai said firmly.
Although he was full of reluctance...how could he let go of these bad friends who went to school together, skipped classes together, and chased girls together? Although they only got along for four years, their friendship was comparable to that of real brothers!
"Okay, then you have to have a drink no matter what!" Ma Tianle said.
"Yes" Linlis nodded.
"He's a man, don't say much, just go and drink"
Jiang Hai tried hard not to show his sadness and gritted his teeth.
"If you don't get drunk, you won't come back!"
Next to everyone lay wine jars as big as heads. They were either giggling, silent, or sad, lying in a heap on their backs. No one spoke, because brothers did not need anything.
The words, the deep friendship, are naturally revealed, not as real brothers, but as real brothers!
The night was getting darker, and a waning moon streaked across the branches, and a few wild crows fluttered on the branches, which only added a bit of sadness. It could be seen that they were all drunk, too drunk to wake up.
Jiang Hai gently removed the hand on his chest and got up slowly. He was not drunk because he took sake pills before drinking. He could not be drunk because he had to choose to leave at this time.
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Arrange the people lying on their backs one by one, so that they can sleep comfortably like this.
"Farewell, my brother, even if I don't rely on the Jiang family, I will definitely become a figure that makes the entire continent tremble!" Jiang Hai picked up the last gift given to him by his brothers and strode away, quickly disappearing into the thick darkness.
in the night.
Not long after he disappeared, everyone who was already asleep stood up and stared blankly at the direction where Jiang Hai disappeared. It turned out that they were not drunk. They knew their eldest brother too well. Even if they left, he would leave in a chic way.
.They couldn't change anything, they could only watch the disappearing figure of their eldest brother silently, and silently wish...