Xing Nan gritted his teeth and ran back. Under the impact of the flame fist, his clothes looked tattered and there were large burns on his left arm, chest and back.
It looks a bit miserable.
After he came back, he sat directly on his wooden bed and adjusted his breathing quietly.
His physical fitness is already comparable to that of a martial spirit monk, and his recovery ability after physical injuries is not bad. This burn is nothing, but he looks a little miserable.
Princess Yunshang and Duan Zhirou were both a little anxious. They took out some pills and asked Xing Nan to take them.
Xing Nan did not refuse. At the moment, there was nothing more important than recovering from the injury as soon as possible.
After taking the healing elixir, he continued to exercise and meditate to digest the medicine and heal his injuries.
"It seems that he will not be able to participate in this round of competition." Duan Zhirou shook her head when she saw the calm Xing Nan.
"Then let's go back first." Princess Yunshang also looked a little disappointed.
The two beauties did not say hello to Xing Nan and left the room one after another. They originally wanted to persuade Xing Nan to sign up for the new round of competition. They wanted to see if Xing Nan changed his mind on the last night, but they did not expect to wait until Xing Nan
It will be like this when you come back.
The elixirs that Princess Yun Shang and Duan Zhirou gave Xing Nan were all top-grade elixirs with extraordinary effectiveness. By early morning, Xing Nan's injuries had basically stabilized, and the burned skin and flesh had grown back. With Xing Nan's physical fitness,
It only takes a while to heal.
Lehua went to Yumo City with the proprietress to make purchases, so the work of greeting the guests naturally fell on Xing Nan's shoulders. Even though he was injured, he still had to come out of the room and go to the lobby on the first floor to work.
While having breakfast, Princess Yunshang and Duan Zhirou were less worried when they saw Xing Nan's lively appearance.
Xing Nan came back looking like that last night, but the two beauties were quite frightened.
After breakfast, the heroes from the four major colleges arrived at the door of the inn, and the third prince from the Holy Dragon Empire also went out.
Other guests in the inn also ran outside to watch the excitement. There was not a single guest in the lobby on the first floor of the inn, and it was very quiet.
There were no customers to greet, so Xing Nan stood in front of the counter and looked outside.
The third prince of the Holy Dragon Empire, with his two young masters facing away from the inn door, was telling the heroes of the four major colleges the schedule and format of this round of competition.
"A total of sixteen people have signed up for this round of competition, and a round-by-round elimination system will be adopted."
"Sixteen participating experts will compete in pairs until the strongest one is determined, that is, the champion."
"There are four rounds of competition during this period, with two days of rest between each two rounds."
"If the injury was too severe in the previous round, the next round can be forfeited and the opponent will advance directly."
"In the competition field, you are not allowed to intentionally hurt people's lives, and you have to take care of your own life. Remember, this competition field is not a battlefield for fighting. The opponents in the field are not your enemies, but your friends who are competing with you to compete with each other."
"The playing field is right at the entrance of this inn. I will mark out an area of 100 feet vertically and horizontally in a while. If you are knocked out, you will be judged as a loser. If you are injured, you will be judged as a loser..."
The third prince's voice was very loud, but the master's snore was also loud.
Such a grand event attracted countless people from the Piaoyun Kingdom to watch, and even people from the other three kingdoms came from afar, but in the eyes of Master Shi, it was not as important as his nap.
"The drawing of lots will begin below, and the person whose name is called will be drawn."
"Capricorn Jian Yu... Kurosawa Tan Lin..."
After the third prince finished talking about the schedule and competition system, he began to call the names one by one.
The drawing of lots ended quickly, and the competition began immediately.
Xing Nan was watching with interest, but a guest came in from the door.
The person who came was an old man, who looked strong and powerful, but wore a white silk ribbon on his head and plain clothes.
The shopkeeper was still taking a nap, while Xing Nan forced a smile on his slightly pale face and greeted the old man.
The old man didn't take a second look at the competition outside. He went straight into the inn and chose the innermost seat to sit down.
"What does the guest want?" Xing Nan wiped the table first as usual and asked at the same time.
"Are you Xing Nan?" the old man asked without answering.
"Yes." Xing Nan replied with an unchanging expression. At this moment, he had already guessed that this old man should be Xue Dawei, the head of the Xue family. Under the induction of his spiritual consciousness, this old man was a spiritual master.
"I, Xue Dawei, have a few words to ask you. Can you please chat with me for a while?" Xue Dawei said very directly.
"How about ordering some food and drinks first?" Xing Nan still looked calm.
"I lost my son and my brother. My house is like a ruin. I have no intention of eating or drinking." Xue Dawei shook his head.
Seeing that Xue Dawei was still polite, Xing Nan also thought that this old guy was a close friend of his grandfather Xing Hao, so he also sat down and said politely: "Senior, please say something, Xing Nan is all ears."
"You are a slave of the same family, so you broke into the Xue family and killed a lot of people, which is a bit too much." Xue Dawei looked directly at Xing Nan and commented.
"The life of a domestic slave is also a human life. Moreover, the relationship is not as simple as the death of a domestic slave. Seniors should understand the stakes." Xing Nan shook his head and replied.
"Your grandfather Xing Hao and I are close friends in life and death, so we decided to marry our families back then. Over the years, I have been in seclusion, not caring about family affairs, and have never thought about leaving home. Then I ended up in such a situation. You said, I
What should I do?" Xue Dawei said with a sad look on his face.
"Senior, there is no need to worry about this. If Xue Hongtao kills my slave, I will kill him. This is reasonable. If I kill senior's son and brother, senior can avenge them. Xing Nan will follow." Xing Nan said.
No trouble.
"When will we be able to repay injustice?" Xue Dawei said with a wry smile.
"I am the only one left in the Xing family. No one will avenge me." Xing Nan also smiled bitterly.
Xing Nan knew very well that since Xue Dawei wore white silk ribbons for his son and brothers, he would not expose the matter easily and would definitely avenge them.
As for what Xue Dawei wanted to do when he came here today, Xing Nan didn't have to worry about it. The matter had come to this point and neither of them had anything to worry about.
"The revenge of killing your son and brother must be avenged, but I will not use any conspiracy or tricks. When the Four Kingdoms Competition is over, I will fight with you to settle this grudge. How about it?"
Xue Dawei finally explained the reason for his visit. He was not here to reminisce about the past with Xing Nan, nor was he here to settle the old feud, but to challenge him.
He should know that Wuyin Inn cannot forcefully break into it, and he should also know that Xing Nan has a good relationship with Piaoyun Junjie. He only uses this challenge to get revenge, and only in this way can he not offend Wuyin Inn and Piaoyun Junjie. After all, this
It's a challenge rather than a plot.
You don't have to accept the challenge, but if you accept it, it will be a matter of life and death.
"These few days should be enough for you to recover from your injuries." Xue Dawei saw Xing Nan pondering and added another sentence.
"Since the senior has this determination, the junior should accompany him." Xing Nan finally nodded.
He had already made a big fuss in the Xue family and caused heavy losses to the Xue and Luo families, but now there was really no reason to shrink back.
The moment he decided to go to Blue Maple City and walked out of the Kirigakure Inn yesterday, he decided to truly walk out of the Kirigakure Inn, walk out of the protection of this inn, and use his own abilities to deal with the dangers and challenges of this world.
If you retreat after just one night, you may not be able to achieve anything in your life.
"To be honest, I advanced to the realm of sword spirit not long after I retreated. I was shackled for many years, but once I broke through, it made me improve my cultivation. Now I am a fourth-level sword spirit." Xue Dawei stood up, but he couldn't.
A very sincere reminder.
"That's really a pity. Senior had a chance to hit the realm of Sword Sect." Xing Nan didn't look surprised or surprised. Instead, he sighed.
"You are very confident, yes. Young people need confidence the most, but even if you have some ability, you cannot be arrogant."
After Xue Dawei finished speaking, he walked out of Wuyin Inn alone and walked towards Blue Maple City.
Xing Nan went to the counter again and looked at the game outside silently. For some reason, he couldn't concentrate on watching this exciting game.
"This old man is not weak, you may not be his opponent."
The shopkeeper, who was taking a nap, suddenly spoke up and reminded him.
"The fourth-grade swordsman is indeed much stronger than me. I thought that when he came out of seclusion this time, he would at most be able to break through to the sword spirit realm." Xing Nan replied helplessly.
"If you stay in the inn, you can stay safe. You can improve your cultivation in the future and it won't be too late to get out." The master shopkeeper said kindly.
"When the young eagle spreads its wings and soars into the sky, how can I live under the protection of others? The shackles of fate are always there, and only one punch can break them. I always avoid them and dare not face them. Even if I really become a strong person in the future.
Or, what’s the point?”
Xing Nan shook his head, hiding himself. As his cultivation improved, could others continue to stand still?
The master shopkeeper looked thoughtful, then nodded, with admiration appearing in his eyes.
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There were eight matches in the first round of the Four Nations Knockout Tournament, which ended in only one and a half hours, and the quarterfinals were born.
At Piaoyun Academy, Princess Yunshang and Duan Zhirou were promoted. Tang Lei, who had broken his arm, did not sign up. Duan Rui, who had just recovered from a serious injury, had the unlucky chance of meeting Jian Yu from the Capricorn Kingdom. Naturally, there was no possibility of winning.
There were no big surprises in the results of the competition. All were won by those with high standards. There was no example of the weak defeating the strong, and there was no dark horse with eye-catching performance.
There were no deaths during the game. In every match, there was a strong young man from the Holy Dragon Empire sitting as the referee. Their strength was obviously stronger than that of the Heroes of the Four Kingdoms. It was almost impossible for the Heroes of the Four Kingdoms to cause casualties in front of them.
It's impossible.
It was when the three young Saint Dragon experts were refereeing and supervising the competition that everyone finally saw that they were indeed very strong. Even Princess Yunshang's sword could be struck with their bare hands, and it still looked calm.
The cloudy look.
The three young and powerful Saint Dragons, including the third prince, should all be at the sect level, and they may all be above the third level.
At this time, Princess Yunshang and Xing Nan finally believed the boss's judgment on geniuses. Some geniuses could indeed reach the clan level before they were twenty years old.
The second round of the knockout round will not start until two days, and Xing Nan is also silently waiting for his battle.
A monk of his grandfather's generation came to challenge him, which was enough to make Xing Nan proud.
Three days passed by in a blink of an eye. The second round of the knockout round of the Heroes of the Four Kingdoms had just ended. Just as Princess Yunshang was comforting Duan Zhirou, who had missed the semi-finals, the landlady finally brought Lehua back from the Demon City to purchase.