Bai Shengming quickly left the examination room, Yang Ji Wuxia looked away, and a new round of competition soon began again.
"Next game, Duan Gang, Shi Qing!"
There was a bang on the ring, and Duan Gang was like a huge rock, drawing an arc in the void and falling heavily onto the golden ring.
In the second round of the retest, Duan Gang was defeated by Yang Ji. However, relying on the strength of the second level of martial arts, Duan Gang still squeezed into the seven-person quota for the finals, but he was ranked at the bottom of the competition.
Duan Gang defeated countless opponents with his lion's roar, but was defeated by Yang Ji in the re-examination with the same "lion's roar". This has always been a shameful thing for Duan Gang.
Entering the finals this time, Duan Gang's goal is to fight Yang Ji again. At least to regain the lost face!
Opposite Duan Gang, stood a young man who was thin but looked extremely wealthy. This man was Duan Gang's opponent in this round, "Shi Qing."
He was wearing a brocade robe, woven with patterns of clouds, flowers and birds. Although Shen Tong was known as the son of a wealthy man, he was always willing to throw money at people to make them admit defeat. But compared to this man, the clothes he wore were inferior by a million. Thousands of miles.
"Shi Qing, a distant descendant of the wealthy Shi family in Langya County, was demoted to Pingchuan County by his family for committing crimes..."
The introduction about Shi Qing in Lu Ling's information naturally came to Yang Ji's mind.
Shi Qing is a candidate selected for the Northern Division, and Yang Ji is not familiar with him. However, Lu Ling's information has a very high evaluation of this "Shi Qing". Lu Ling rated him second only to "Bai Shengming" and "Li Chen" "The third strongest player in the North Division.
"The power of wealthy families is much greater than that of clans. Although the Yang family and the Li family are also wealthy families in Pingchuan County, compared with the wealthy families in the county, they are like the shining light like the bright moon. They are completely incomparable. This Shi Qing Even though he was deposed by his family and is a collateral descendant, the Centipede Insect is still alive - I wonder what kind of abilities he has?"
Yang Ji thought to himself.
"Hearing is believing, seeing is believing", Yang Ji will never underestimate the "strong man" who can rank third in the North Division.
"Game start!--"
"Come on, let me beat you hard!"
As soon as the order was given, Duan Gang immediately let out a "lion's roar" sound, slapped his chest with both hands, stared at the opposite side fiercely, and was about to knock Shi Qing down.
"Wait a minute! If you want to fight, you can. But it's not me and you."
Shi Qing sneered and suddenly shouted to the audience: "Xiao Qing, come up! -"
Duan Gang was stunned. He had seen a lot of people with surly personalities, but he had never seen anyone who dared to ask someone to take the exam for him in the "Martial Arts Examination". That was when he took a quick glance, Duan Gang saw something towering in the crowd.
The thing was around the ring. Near the soldiers' array, it was covered with a large piece of silk. Duan Gang, including the other candidates, all thought it was a huge box placed there by the imperial court.
But when several candidates pulled off the silk cloth on the "box", Duan Gang immediately knew that he had guessed wrong.
boom!
A black shadow jumped high from under the silk cloth, almost crashing through the roof of the Martial Palace, and then crashed and landed heavily on the ring. In the three rounds of the competition, the golden ring with the highest standard was hit by the black shadow. A piece of it was dented directly.
"This, this, this..."
Duan Gang raised his head, his throat slipped, he stammered, and his whole face turned extremely white. Not only him, but all the candidates who saw this monster couldn't help but look pale and frightened. It was as if they were trapped in a huge nightmare.
"The steel-backed ape is actually a steel-backed ape..."
Yang Ji looked surprised.
The behemoth that appeared on the ring had an ape-like face, full of ferocious looks, and a sinister appearance. It was covered in long hair and was as tall as three people. Its smooth blue back shone with the sheen of metal.
This is a leader-level "steel-backed ape" in the primitive mountains. They are extremely powerful and are not as powerful as swords and guns. Their huge bodies are comparable to metal and are extremely hard.
This kind of "steel-backed ape" has been growing for at least seventy or eighty years, and it is running rampant in the mountains. If it were purely based on strength, it could probably overwhelm a strong person at the third level of martial arts.
"No wonder he ranked third!"
Yang Ji was secretly shocked.
"Martial pet" is something that the imperial court has explicitly written into the competition rules and can be counted as combat effectiveness. In the information Lu Ling gave him, it was clearly written that Shi Qing had a martial pet, but Yang Ji didn't take it to heart at all.
Shi Qing ranks third in the North Division and comes from a wealthy family in Langya County. "A skinny camel is bigger than a horse." Yang Ji always thought that Shi Qing must have some other means, but he didn't expect that he was actually a "martial pet"
.
An ordinary martial arts realm "martial pet" is nothing, and it can't change the situation in the finals. But a powerful "steel-backed ape"——
boom!
When Duan Gang was swept out of the ring by the ape arm of the "Steel-backed Ape", just like the autumn wind sweeping away fallen leaves, it was already clear what the use of a powerful "Steel-backed Ape" was.
Yang Ji finally understood why Shi Qing ranked third in the Northern Division. Sometimes the power of a wealthy family is not necessarily reflected in martial arts, and the same goes for "martial pets".
"Shi Qing wins!——"
As soon as the verdict was announced, Shi Qing walked off the ring triumphantly under the fearful eyes of everyone.
Yang Ji looked at Shi Qing's back, thoughtfully.
"Next round, Yang Ji, Shi Qing!——"
When the voice of the heavy-armored captain announced, Shi Qing, who had already walked far away from the crowd, had a look of astonishment on his face, but Yang Ji didn't seem surprised.
He is a "seeded player" and has the same status as "Bai Shengming". "Bai Shengming" has already played, and it will be his turn sooner or later.
"Hmph! That's fine!"
On the other side, Shi Qing's eyes wandered, he sneered, and quickly changed his attention.
It is not common for a single candidate to appear consecutively in the finals of the martial arts examination, but considering that a "seeded contestant" from the opponent was involved, Shi Qing was relieved.
“Just in time!”
Shi Qing changed his mind and let the huge "steel-backed ape" support him in his palms, and jumped directly onto the ring.
"Are you Yang Ji?"
Shi Qing looked down at Yang Jidao, looking bossy.
"I don't like talking to people with my head raised."
Yang Ji said lightly that he didn't really like Shi Qing's arrogant attitude.
"Hmph! I watched your game!"
Shi Qing ignored it, still looking arrogant, and said coldly:
"Your Southern Division is too weak. You and Zuo Guangdou are not worthy of being seeded players at all."
It didn't matter what he said, but "Zuo Guangdou" in the distance heard a cold light flash in his eyes.
"I smell a strong smell of jealousy."
Yang Ji remained calm.
"Tsk, do I need to be jealous of you?"
Shi Qing sneered:
"I consider myself no match for that guy Bai Shengming, but apart from him, no one in the entire martial arts palace is my rival. That bastard Li Chen, if he hadn't cheated during the game, would he have been ranked second?"
A pair of eyes immediately turned to where Li Chen was. Li Chen was calm and composed, as if he hadn't heard Shi Qing's words, but when everyone looked away, his face suddenly turned cold.
No one likes to be provoked like this, especially people like "Shi Qing".
"Deceit?"
Yang Ji was slightly stunned. Although he didn't have a very good impression of Li Chen, he probably didn't bother to do such a thing based on his self-esteem.
After taking a look at the extremely powerful and vicious "steel-backed ape", Yang Ji suddenly understood something.
"Oh, you mean he bypassed your pet and attacked you?"
Yang Jiran smiled.
Shi Qing's expression suddenly changed, obviously Yang Ji was right.
Although "martial pets" are not prohibited in martial arts examinations, they are still considered part of the combat power. However, no matter how powerful the pet is, if the "owner" is knocked out of the arena, the game will be lost.
Yang Ji knew without thinking that if he were "Li Chen" and faced an invulnerable and powerful "Steel-backed Ape", he would definitely choose to bypass the "Steel-backed Ape" and attack "Shi Qing"!