Reading the golden list and paying homage to the imperial court were all standard rituals before the martial arts examination. Yang Ji had experienced it once and was no longer unfamiliar with it.
"Boom!"
There was a huge roar, and two fine iron gates weighing ten thousand kilograms opened with a rumble, and countless candidates, as numerous as crucian carp crossing the river, filed through the hall gates.
Yang Ji stepped through the gate and saw at a glance that the martial arts hall was dotted with fine iron arenas spread out from far to near. These arenas were all uniform squares, with each side more than thirty feet long. Such a wide distance
, it is more than enough for competitions.
"What a great gesture!"
Yang Ji blinked his eyes and said in his heart.
The quality of fine iron is much heavier than that of cold iron and black iron. If a ring of this size is made of fine iron, each piece would probably weigh tens of thousands of kilograms. It would be difficult even for Yang Ji to shake it, let alone
It's someone else.
Obviously, the imperial court has fully considered that the strength of Wu Xiucai-level candidates has greatly increased, and has taken sufficient protection.
The martial arts hall is heavily guarded. Each arena has a fully armed senior captain, with his hands on his back, proudly guarding the top.
The arena was surrounded by densely packed elites, standing in a circle with their backs to the arena, surrounding the arena in the center. Looking carefully, these elites guarding the arena were actually at the rank of captain.
"After all, it's a different level. All grades have improved a lot."
Yang Ji was also secretly speechless.
The high-ranking captains in the army were treated as ordinary soldiers to maintain and guard the order of the martial arts examination. This fully showed that the imperial court attached great importance to the martial arts examination.
This is something Yang Ji has never seen before in Wu Tongsheng's exam.
Wu Xiucai's exam was not separated by ceiling-mounted steel baffles. Yang Ji held his belt. He passed through the noisy crowd and quickly found all the arenas.
After about half a cup of tea, the game started.
One famous candidate continues to step onto the stage, and the level and excitement of the Wu Xiucai-level competition far exceed that of the children's examination.
However, with Yang Ji's current strength, there is still a lot of gap between these people and himself. Moreover, after experiencing the cruel Langya Battle and the Evil Way Battle, basically except for the strong men at the Xiao Zhoutian level of the fifth level of martial arts, other warriors
Don't pay attention to Yang Ji at all.
"Next, 0058 Yang Ji, 0433 Li Kui!"
On the ring, the fully armed captain examiner stood proudly and finally read Yang Ji's name.
"Whoosh!"
No matter how Yang Ji acted, he suddenly appeared on the stage, startling the candidates around him.
"This brother is so polite."
Li Kui who came up was about 23 or 24 years old. He looked rough, but his attitude was polite.
"polite!"
Yang Ji waved his hand and didn't take it seriously.
Whoosh!
The moment Yang Ji waved his hand, there was a flash of blood, and a fierce sword slashed down the pocket. The sword was sharp, and the air hissed everywhere, splitting into two halves like tofu, but it was this person who
Li Kui lowered his head and took advantage of the moment Yang Ji spoke to suddenly launch a sneak attack.
"ah!"
"How shameless!"
There were exclaims all around, and everyone looked at the ring with shameless looks. On the surface, he was polite and courteous, but he took the opportunity to make a sneak attack. This is the most disgusting thing.
"boom!"
With a flash of light, a blood-colored wall of energy stood between Yang Ji and the sword energy. The sharp sword energy struck Yang Ji's "blood energy shield", only causing faint ripples.
, and was blocked below.
"snort!"
Through the blood shield, Yang Ji just smiled coldly. Such little tricks could not be hidden from him. He could even observe the subtle movements of muscles, let alone this kind of sneak attack.
"boom!"
Looking at the shocked face behind the blood-colored Qi wall, Yang Ji smiled suddenly, waved his right hand, and a huge force burst out from the blood-colored Qi wall, directly throwing Zhang Kui's examinee into a writhing state and heading towards him.
It flew high above the crowd.
"Little Zhoutian——"
After a burst of exclamation, the examinee named Zhang Kui finally reacted. His body rolled in the air and fell out. Fortunately, his reaction was also quick. When he was about to fall to the ground, he put one hand on the ground, and a few more
A candidate helped me from behind, but I didn’t lose too much face after all.
"Yang Ji wins!"
The heavily armed captain announced the result of the game with a cold face and without hesitation.
"Whoosh!"
Yang Ji puffed up his sleeves, crossed the railing at the edge of the ring with a calm expression, and returned to the stage easily.
"boom!"
As soon as he landed, a burst of shocking screams erupted in the distance. Yang Ji's mind was stirred, and he turned around and saw that more than ten stages away, many candidates were crowded together, as if they were surrounding someone. Several candidates stood together.
He looked indignantly at a young man wearing a black tight-fitting robe with a ferocious breath on the ring.
Others were shocked and angry, but dared not speak out, looking very fearful.
"Let's go, take him to heal quickly!"
A group of people hurriedly pushed through the crowd and rushed out.
In the chaos, an arm flashed from above the crowd, and a faint trace of blood appeared on the fingertips. Yang Ji looked carefully and saw that it was a palm stained with blood.
After just one touch, his arms and hands were covered in blood. There was no doubt that the examinee who was sent away was seriously injured.
Yang Ji raised his head again and looked at the young man in black robes with a completely different look. The opponent he could easily defeat was seriously injured. The ferociousness and cruelty of the opponent was evident.
The telepathy between strong men is very powerful. Yang Ji stood in the crowd and looked at each other for a few seconds, and the young man in black robe on the stage seemed to have a telepathy.
"Buzz!"
There was a flash of cold light, and the young man in black robe turned his head. Across the thick void and the crowd, his cold and piercing eyes blocked the sky and sun, and actually blocked Yang Ji's entire field of vision.
Yang Ji's heart trembled, and he immediately felt an invisible pressure in the void.
"What a strong cultivation level!"
Yang Ji's eyes flashed.
Separated by more than a dozen stages, there were so many candidates around him. He actually discovered himself at once. This level of cultivation was simply astonishing.
"...This guy also hides his strength!"
Yang Ji's expression darkened and he immediately reacted.
"snort!"
Under Yang Ji's gaze, the young man in black robe on the stage raised his lips and smiled disdainfully, then stretched out a finger and wiped it provocatively on his neck like a blade.
"Wow!"
There was an uproar around them. Although they didn't understand that this gesture was towards Yang Ji, they were all stunned by this action in full view of the other party.
Yang Ji's expression turned cold. He didn't expect that just one more glance at him would lead to such a threat. There was silence for a moment. Yang Ji sneered in his heart. In the astonished gaze of the other party, he first extended a thumb,
Then he quickly fell over.
In an instant, the shock turned into anger. The young man in black robe had a livid face. He looked deeply at Yang Ji, as if to remember his appearance. Then he waved his sleeves fiercely and jumped off the ring.
The game was still going on, and this wave of commotion only caused a ripple. It was quickly buried and no one noticed.
"Senior Brother Yang, you have to be careful."
A faint voice suddenly came. Yang Ji turned around and found that Ouyang Zushi had appeared behind him at some point. His eyes were faint and his expression was solemn:
"I know that guy, he's from Heishuiya."
"Heishuiya?"
Yang Ji was slightly surprised. He had never heard of this name. There seemed to be no such sect among the sects in Langya County.
"Heishuiya is one of the five holy places."
Ouyang Zushi glanced at Yang Ji and said only one sentence. Yang Ji was shocked and realized. Looking back, the young man in black robe had disappeared, but Yang Ji's eyes were completely different.
"No wonder……"
Yang Ji's heart trembled slightly. Although he didn't know Heishuiya, the Five Holy Lands knew about it. Bai Yuanyuan was the "Baitou Mountain" from the Five Holy Lands.
"Heishuiya" is as famous as Mount Paektu and is one of the five holy places. It is absolutely powerful. Yang Ji finally understood why the opponent was so ruthless and had no scruples.
"Senior Brother Yang, in addition to people from the sect, there are also many people from the Five Holy Lands participating in this martial arts examination. You must be careful."
Ouyang Zushi said with a cautious expression.
"I see."
Yang Ji nodded, with a thoughtful look on his face. There were actually a large number of people from the Five Holy Lands in the martial arts examination, which Yang Ji had never thought of before.
The people of the Five Holy Lands are powerful and have profound backgrounds. Even their martial arts systems are different. Compared with ordinary sect disciples, there is still a lot of gap between them.
"...However, no one can block my way!"
A thought flashed through Yang Ji's mind, and he raised his head again. His eyes were shining brightly, showing no fear and bursting with fierce fighting spirit.
This martial arts examination is very important to him, and no one can stop him.
The competition continues, and every candidate who falls off the stage means being eliminated. The competition is extremely fierce.
"Next game, 0058 Yang Ji..."
In the loud voice, Yang Ji flicked his robe and took the stage again.
"boom!"
Without even looking at his opponent, Yang Ji's Blood Furnace shook, a wave of energy erupted, and the majestic blood energy directly enveloped half of the ring, forcefully knocking his opponent off the ring.
On the first day of the battle, most candidates were from the Blood Furnace Realm. With Yang Ji's current strength, these people basically didn't stand much chance.
Basically, those who don't have "Xiao Zhoutian" level of cultivation in the martial arts examination at the scholar level can't even hope to be on the list. However, despite this, there is still an endless stream of people taking part every year.
Whether or not you can be on the list is the second thing. The real thing is to open your horizons and see the most powerful martial arts geniuses in the county to prepare yourself for the future.
"No. 0078 Zhou Zhen wins!..."
A loud voice came from the nearby arena. Yang Jixun looked out and saw a young man in his twenties, raising one arm and accepting the cheers of the crowd with great enthusiasm.
"He is a disciple of the Shui sect!"
Yang Ji didn't know this young man, but he still recognized the sect logo on his clothes. The reputation of the Shui Yi Sect in the sect was not very prominent, and its status was not as good as that of the Iron Crown Sect.
But looking at the aura of this disciple of the Water Sect, it was obvious that he was not an ordinary master.
"Is it Sui Yiqiu?"
A light flashed in Yang Ji's mind.
The Shui Yi Sect is a little far away from Langya City, and the sect's presence is not very strong. But just the year before last, one of its disciples named "Sui Yiqiu" became very popular in the sect world.
It is said that the disciples of the "Water Sect" and the "Iron Sword Sect" met in Wanfenling and got into a fight because of a small matter. The Water Sect was not as powerful as the Iron Sword Sect, so logically they should be the ones who suffered.
But the truth is exactly the opposite. The disciples of the Iron Sword Sect were beaten to a disgrace by the Water Sect, and were almost completely defeated. In the end, the Iron Sword Sect strongly protested against the Shui Sect.
A senior brother of the Iron Sword Sect who was not under Song Li wanted to deal with "Sui Yiqiu", but it is said that he suddenly returned after more than ten days without mentioning a word or saying anything about dealing with Sui Yiqiu.
This incident caused a stir in the sect circles. Many people said that the senior brother of the Iron Sword Sect not only failed to deal with Sui Yiqiu that time, but actually suffered a lot.
Sui Yiqiu's strength and talent can be imagined from this. (To be continued, please search Piaotian Literature, the novel will be better and updated faster!