At night, Zhang Xiaofan sat on the covered bridge alone, overlooking the Hongqiao not far away.
Almost every night, Tian Linger and Qi Hao would exchange their feelings there, cuddling together and recounting the various experiences during the martial arts competition during the day.
Sometimes when they get along well, they both laugh knowingly at the same time.
This made Zhang Xiaofan, who was watching from a distance, feel like his heart was twisting in a knife, but he chose to stay here to endure this unbearable thing.
Suddenly someone tapped him from behind, and Zhang Xiaofan suddenly turned around. Under the influence of the soul-eater in his arms, he unconsciously became filled with a lot of hostility.
At this moment, his eyes glowed red.
When he saw that the person coming was Xu Yin, he immediately lowered his head and suppressed the anger that suddenly rose in his heart.
Seeing this, Xu Yin's expression condensed slightly. He could have warned him, but Soul Eater was completely bound to Zhang Xiaofan. Besides, others had their own chance, so there was no need to intervene himself.
He looked along the covered bridge and saw Tian Linger and Qi Hao together, and he disapproved of it.
In fact, he was very disdainful of cultivators who indulged in this kind of love between men and women all day long. How can one ascend to the heavenly realm without eradicating the ordinary heart?
He looked at Zhang Xiaofan and said, "Do you want to win tomorrow?"
Zhang Xiaofan glanced at Tian Linger in the distance again and nodded vigorously.
"Okay, come with me!"
Xu Yin left first, Zhang Xiaofan clenched his fists and thought to himself: I won't let senior sister look down on me!
Follow Xu Yin.
The two of them came to a remote and uninhabited place. Xu Yin turned his hands behind his back to Zhang Xiaofan, looked up at the night sky and said, "If I guess correctly, your ability to control Tai Chi energy should be far better than others."
Zhang Xiaofan has been cultivating under the influence of Xu Yin over the years. He is definitely not a novice practitioner like the one in the original work that no one cares about. He naturally knows what Xu Yin means.
He has even guessed that it must be the influence of Brahma Prajna, which allows him to use one point of vitality as ten points, which is more efficient.
This is also the core reason why today his cultivation level is obviously lower than that of Nagato's disciple, but he can still surpass him in speed and explosive power.
Xu Yin knew that Zhang Xiaofan would never reveal the real reason, so he smiled inwardly and continued: "So this advantage is the fundamental basis for you to continue to win.
Since you win with speed today, you might as well try to win with strength tomorrow!"
Zhang Xiaofan repeated: "Win with force? Seventh Senior Brother, what should I do?"
Xu Yin smiled mysteriously and said: "It's very simple!"
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The next day, the martial arts competition was still going on, but after yesterday's battle, half of the men had been eliminated.
Now there are only thirty-two people participating in the competition. With eight arenas, the competition can be completed in just two rounds. It will be faster and more intense than yesterday.
The disciples who can pass the first round of elimination must have a cultivation level lower than the fourth level of Tai Chi Xuan Qing Dao.
Even if these people are placed outside the mountains, they are still good players on the path of spiritual practice and the main force in their sect.
Today, Zhang Xiaofan's competition was scheduled for the second round, but Xu Yin and others took the stage first.
Xu Yin's opponent was a female disciple of Xiaozhu Peak. When the opponent saw Xu Yin, she thanked Xu Yin repeatedly for the beauty-preserving technique, which made Xu Yin dumbfounded.
Everyone in the audience even laughed jokingly, which naturally meant that Xu Yin was not doing his job properly.
However, Xu Yin, who was not doing his job properly, once again surprised those who underestimated him. He easily suppressed his opponents with his ice skills. From the beginning to the end, it was never the turn of Xiaozhufeng's junior sister to counterattack.
Even though he was almost on full defense all the way, he was still thrown off the stage in an extremely embarrassed manner. He showed absolutely no mercy and made the female disciple cry with anger.
Not only the people from Dazhu Peak were watching this battle, but also the people from Xiaozhu Peak.
Lu Xueqi looked at Xu Yin who was coming off the stage, and said to Master Shuiyue: "Master, if this person's strength stops like this, I can defeat him without having to pull out the Tianya Sword."
Shuiyue said: "I just saw him taking action. Although he was seizing the opportunity step by step, the ice spells seemed to come from the fairy sword in his hand. It was not that he was outstanding in Taoist skills, nor could he tell if he had any hidden strength."
Lu Xueqi frowned slightly, then let go and said, "I just hope he won't be so lucky to meet me."
After this round, one more person was eliminated from Dazhufeng. The only ones left to advance to the third round are Xu Yin, Tian Linger, and Song Daren.
After this round, Tian Linger ran to watch Qi Hao's competition, Song Daren went to encourage Wen Min, and the other disciples who lost the battle were still recovering from their injuries.
Those who were eliminated yesterday also came to support Wenmin.
Zhang Xiaofan still participated in the competition alone, and the people who appeared next to him were the same as yesterday, Zeng Shushu and Xu Yin.
Zeng Shushu teased Xiao Hui and said with a smile: "Xiao Fan, the person who is your opponent today is Chu Yuhong from Chaoyang Peak.
This man's cultivation is not simple. He is the proud disciple of Chaoyang Peak's first Master Shang, and he has high hopes that he will inherit his mantle in the future.
He is much stronger than the one yesterday. Yesterday, you used your speed to catch him off guard.
But today, people have found out clearly about your fight yesterday, and have already made sufficient preparations to not underestimate the enemy. How do you plan to respond?"
At this time, Xu Yin threw the sword to Zhang Xiaofan again and said, "Just do what we discussed yesterday and fight with confidence. If you feel a little timid now, do you want me to pour you some more wine?"
Zhang Xiaofan waved his hands repeatedly and said with a wry smile: "Senior Brother Seventh, your pot of wine yesterday impressed me deeply. I really don't want to experience it again. No matter what, I will try my best."
Xu Yin nodded and said: "Remember what I taught you, win with strength!"
Zeng Shushu first said to Zhang Xiaofan: "Xiaofan, your cultivation is not bad, haven't you refined your own fairy sword?"
Zhang Xiaofan scratched the back of his head and said, "I have my own magic weapon, but it's really hard to show it in public."
Zeng Shushu looked at the fire-burning stick stuck in Zhang Xiaofan's waist and said in surprise: "Is this fire-burning stick really your magical weapon? In Dazhu Peak... there is a person in front of you who uses dice to make magic weapons, and you in the back use the fire-burning stick as a magic weapon.
Regarding the magic weapon, I really don’t know what to say.”
Zhang Xiaofan laughed, the last bit of nervousness dissipated, and walked calmly to the ring. After completely letting go, he looked extremely free and easy, which actually made Zeng Shushu have some confidence in him.
Zeng Shushu couldn't help but look at Xu Yin, "Senior Brother Xu, are you a master tactician? Have you helped Xiaofan formulate new tactics? Are you planning to win with strength?
I can't understand this. Xiaofan is definitely not as good as Chu Yuhong in terms of cultivation. With the absolute difference in strength, how can he win with force?"
Xu Yin took a sip of wine and became more confident than Zhang Xiaofan himself. He said with a smile: "Strength is not brute force, but skill. When we fight, you will naturally know it.
Anyway, the fight won’t last long, so instead of asking me, why not just enjoy... Well, my brother Zhang Xiaofan violently beats Chaoyang Peak’s elite!"