After setting the general direction, Lu Yao made some detailed adjustments.
The Fourth Martial Arts Conference will introduce special contestants. The Ghost Realm and the Bamboo Reed Kingdom each have a quota, and they sincerely invite strong men from the two countries to participate in this grand event. This matter was informed by Ambassador Yan Jiu to the apostles of the two countries.
Both kingdoms expressed their honor and joy at being invited.
So on the opening day of the competition, two brand new contestants appeared in Shacheng.
Lu Yao looked at the characters of the two factions and felt a little speechless.
I invite you to come over and have fun. You can just come over and sign for me, right?
The ghost world sent the apostle Hobard, and the apostle Zhunan appeared from the Zhulu Kingdom.
Two apostles, each representing the strongest combat power of the Kingdom of God, participated in person.
Are these two divine kingdoms trying to save face or are they trying to ruin things?
Lu Yao is hard to say.
In short, the situation was not what he thought.
But it's not a big deal.
Come and win the championship if you have the ability, and the rewards you deserve will not be less.
Originally, Lu Yao's purpose was to add some new contestants, increase the enthusiasm and participation of the two divine kingdoms, and also give the Yao extraordinary people more actual opponents.
Unexpectedly, two apostles were sent over, immediately maxing out the strength.
Slaimud suggested: "Lord God, do you need to send an apostle to ensure that the final winner is the Yao people?"
Lu Yao said no.
To a certain extent, Lu Yao was quite expecting the Apostle of the Kingdom of God to win.
If they can win the championship, he can naturally reward them with a one-day trip to the Yao world, eliminating the need for excuses.
The martial arts competition held every five years started as scheduled, and the total number of participants this time reached 89.
Basically, the group of martial monks above LV20 is this size. Excluding some who are absent due to various circumstances and those who are attrition due to various battles, the total number is in the early 100s.
Apostle Hobard appears in the first battle.
He encountered a tough opponent, the second champion ice monster Ice Fist.
Now Ice Fist has reached LV31, which is the same level as Hobard.
The battle between the two sides was extremely fierce. The flesh and blood bodies of the ghoul and the ice giant were both gifted. One had its own toxins, while the other had rough skin and thick flesh.
However, Ice Fist has a crucial special ability.
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[Ice Fist]: Fist attacks have a small chance of triggering the [Freeze] effect, slowing down the enemy.
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In melee combat, Ice Fist is a powerful skill.
The two sides punched each other passionately, both giving up their defense. The more Hobard fought, the slower his attack speed became, and the more the ice fist fought, the more powerful he became... Before long, Hobard's health dropped to the bottom, and he was on the verge of death.
He was red-eyed and refused to admit defeat. In the end, Zhi Keseng forcibly took him off the field and declared Ice Fist the winner.
After the defeat, Hobard sat in a hidden corner with a mess above his head. He could not accept the fact that he was eliminated just after he came on stage.
Lu Yao had no idea either.
Competition is so cruel. The winner is the winner and the loser is the loser. All I can do is try again next time.
On the other hand, Takeo's promotion path is relatively smooth.
This experienced apostle is at LV35, and his strength far exceeds that of most of the contestants. He has successfully reached the semi-finals. At this stage, he finally encountered a powerful opponent.
The opponent is a LV30 Rotten Guard.
The Rotten Guard is the advanced level of the Corruptor. It not only has [Stubbornness] that can restrain spells, but also has an extremely powerful ability in actual combat.
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[Strong Wall]: Innately possesses high defense power.
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The flexible and explosive Takeo faced off against the Rotten Guards who were defensive and counterattacking. The battle became extremely stalemate and long. As a result, Takeo stood at the end with a slight advantage.
In the final, Zhunan's opponent was Huang Lie, the Rose Envoy.
Ice Fist, who eliminated Hobard before, was eliminated by Huang Lie.
Lu Yao remembered that Huang Lie was a member of Pinkman's gardener team. He was only in his early 20s when he first saw him. After an era, the yellow rose envoy's level actually reached LV33, and his growth rate was quite good.
Slightly inferior in level, but in actual combat Huang Lie and Zhu Nan were head to head, and they were evenly matched.
Different from before, the opponent Takeo encountered this time was of the same type as him.
This fight was different from the previous ones. Both sides were very cautious and spent a lot of time observing each other and keeping a distance. They were like two light-footed boxers testing each other's attack methods.
Both sides are extremely explosive, possessing both dexterity and speed. Every attack is a matter of life and death.
After five fist fights, Takeo lost the ability to fight and admitted defeat.
Huang Lie's trump card is a flower language spell.
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[Flower Language Sixteen·Golden Praise]: Flower language spell, the greatest respect for the enemy is to give praise, locking the enemy and ourselves, thereby increasing the specific damage of the enemy and ourselves to each other. Every time damage is caused or received, Golden Praise will continue to superimpose the buffing effect.
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Golden Praise is an amplifier that simultaneously amplifies the attacks of both the enemy and ourselves. It depends on who can't hold on and is killed first. Especially in cross-level confrontations, if used properly, it will have miraculous effects.
Zhu Nan lost because he didn't want to die, but Huang Lie was not afraid of death.
Lu Yao was just a little regretful.
An ice and snow monster, a yellow rose user, the attack was neither light nor serious. I couldn't use the excuse I just thought of, so I had to think of another excuse.
Huang Lie won the championship of the 4th Martial Arts Conference, and Lu Yao promoted him to one level.
The Yellow Rose Messenger knelt down to express his thanks, but he did not choose to change his profession and become a Sandwalker. He was very proud of his identity as a Rose Messenger, and he had no plans to travel to other divine kingdoms.
He entered the competition because of his passion for fighting.
Huang Lie then challenged the eighteen disaster beasts. He defeated the first disaster beast and fell at the feet of the second one.
But even so, he is the first extraordinary person to break through the disaster beasts under Zhike Monk.
Huang Lie returned to the Valley of the Gods with satisfaction and continued to plant roses with Pinkman.
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The morale of the two apostles who were invited to participate was low, and there were dark clouds and chaos above their heads.
Zhunan and Hobard sat on the left and right in the shadow of the city wall, saying nothing.
Slemud's clone walked up to them holding a silver cane.
This chapter is not finished yet. Please click on the next page to continue reading the exciting content! "Two apostles, it is not easy to visit Shacheng. How about I lead the way for you and introduce Shacheng?"
The two apostles stood up quickly with exclamation marks on their heads.
Compared with personal victory or defeat, the interests of the Kingdom of God are more important.
"That would be troublesome."
"Please lead the way."
After the usual introduction, Slaimud stood firm and said: "As the mayor of Shacheng, I am really ashamed that I did not enter into the Friendship of Landlords this time, which caused a lot of trouble for the two guests."
Both apostles were speechless.
"As compensation, I have an idea. I wonder if you two are interested in visiting other cities?"
Giant exclamation marks lit up on the foreheads of the two apostles.
"Sorry for your trouble!"
"have!"
"This is an idea I have, but it concerns other cities. I still need to communicate with the prophets and mayors of other cities..."
Slaymod said: "Please wait a moment."
The two apostles waited nervously.
After a while, a dialog box appeared on the forehead of Slaimud, who was like a statue: "Unfortunately, Yaocheng is currently experimenting with the [Brass Furnace Dragon] and improved steamships, and is very busy. Prophet Long Ji declined the visit."
"The [Yancheng Bathhouse] is being expanded in Yancheng, the City Guards' [Armed Guards] Corps is conducting large-scale actual combat exercises, and the roads in the city streets are also being renovated... After discussing with Mayor Botu, Prophet Shi Bao felt that this
Not a good time to welcome visitors."
Takeo and Hobard both had sighing expressions on their heads.
Slemud changed the subject: "However, Crystal City and Uda City welcome you two to go."
"Both of these two cities are under the control of Lord Yao, Lord Baishen and Lord Wuji respectively. They are also two big cities with strong development momentum. Shacheng cannot be compared with them."
"I wonder which city you two want to choose?"
Takeo discussed it with Hobard.
They decided to act together, going to Crystal City in the morning and Uda City in the afternoon.
A sweaty expression appeared on Slamud's forehead.
"You two...the distance between these two cities is not close at all. If you want to see more scenery, it would be better for you two to go separately. Of course, it will definitely be more comfortable to visit together."
In the end, Takeo chose Uda City, while Hobard wanted to go to Crystal City.
The apostle Zhunan couldn't help but ask: "Does Yao God allow outsiders like us to enter the world of the Yao people?"
A smiling face lit up above Slamud's head: "It would be a serious sin to bother the Lord God with such a trivial matter, but this is in line with the oracle sent down by the Lord God - the world of the Yao people welcomes the goodwill of friends and the challenge of enemies. This is a warning to the Lord God.
Thank you for taking care of Yanjiu and other Yao people."
"If you agree, I am also very curious about the two divine kingdoms and would like to visit them to explore the possibility of further exchanges and cooperation between the cities."