"Hahaha, money can make a fool of you! As long as you admit defeat, I can give you money in advance as compensation afterwards!"
Amidst the laughter, this young man, who was white and plump and smelled like copper coins, looked at the other side, his eyes smiling so brightly that he could hardly even see his eyeballs.
boom!
The crowd was in an uproar. This was open bribery! How courageous was this man, especially when there were military non-commissioned officers sent by the imperial court to invigilate the examination?
The crowd was furious for a moment, and some excited people even shouted at the black-faced man on the stage, asking him to deprive the candidate number 3289 of his qualifications.
The dark-faced man in heavy armor was silent, his thick eyebrows furrowed.
This unexpected situation was beyond his expectation. After all, there was no such rule in the court's rules. Although it was inappropriate to bribe openly, if the other party voluntarily admitted defeat, no one could interfere.
The black-faced man's acquiescence aroused even more anger among the crowd.
"I know who this guy is! His name is Shen Tong, and he is the son of wealthy businessman Shen Wan!——"
Under the ring, an angry voice shouted
"Asshole! His father spent a huge sum of money to hire a lot of martial arts masters for him, and now he bribes his opponents to pass the martial arts examination. Aren't these stinky father and son afraid of criminal punishment?"
"Disqualify him!"
"Asshole, get out!"
…
Everyone cursed one after another. After knowing the identity of this guy, they cursed even more harshly.
Yang Ji heard the crowd yelling and scolding in the audience, and he was thoughtful. He had also heard of "Shen Wan". He was a famous wealthy businessman in Pingchuan City. His business was not limited to Pingchuan County. He heard that he was like many people outside. He has connections with all places and has accumulated tens of thousands of assets. Compared with ordinary businessmen, they are nothing like clouds and mud.
Yang Ji was in Jin'an City, so he probably didn't know much about it. The only thing that impressed him was that he heard that Shen Wan had a dedicated bodyguard team composed of martial arts masters to escort his goods.
"Like father, like son." Although everyone spurned and despised this "son of a wealthy businessman," Yang Ji was different. His eyes were fixed on the "Shen Tong" on the stage, but he felt something else in his heart.
"This guy...isn't that simple!"
Yang Ji narrowed his eyes and thought to himself.
Those who can participate in the "Martial Arts Examination" are absolutely impossible to be "neither learned nor skilled". If their strength is too poor, they will only bring humiliation to themselves in such martial arts situations.
Although the imperial court did not explicitly stipulate bribing opponents in the martial arts examination, Yang Ji did not believe that this "Shen Tong" would be naive enough to think that he could use money to pave the way and win the first place in the martial arts examination.
"I'm afraid they all underestimate him. If my feeling is correct... he may have reached the martial arts realm!"
Yang Ji thought to himself.
Appearances can deceive, but a warrior's intuition does not. What he is still unsure of is what level this seemingly inoffensive "son of a wealthy businessman" has reached.
Yang Ji once again glanced at Fan Zhao, who was getting increasingly angry on the stage, and then at Shen Tong, who was smiling like a Maitreya Buddha, and he vaguely understood his intention.
On the ring, in full view of everyone, Fan Zhao was teased with money by Shen Tong. Fan Zhao was so angry that his face turned red and he was furious. With his domineering personality, when he was in the countryside, he could still argue with the clan members just because of a few words. A fight, let alone such public humiliation.
"Damn fat man! You are looking for death!"
Fan Zhao shouted angrily, his robes stirred, and with a swish, a blurry figure rushed out at an incredible speed. Before everyone in the audience could react, Fan Zhao's blood surged, and he faintly transformed into a giant outside his body. A leopard shaped like a leopard, wrapped in fierce wind, pounced on Chen Tong!
"Facts speak louder than words." Fan Zhao's counterattack was to strike quickly, ruthlessly, and accurately, with extremely sophisticated movements, fully displaying his first-level martial arts strength.
"boom!"
The moment Fan Zhao took action, a sudden change occurred, and a terrifying elite flashed in Shen Tong's narrowed eyes. His sleeves and robes shook, and at the moment Fan Zhao rushed over, a fat white arm stretched out , pinched with five fingers, and his breath suddenly changed, as if it transformed into a huge hammer, fierce, domineering, and indestructible, like the most ferocious beast, hitting Fan Zhao hard.
"Boom!"
The ground shook, and Fan Zhao's body felt like it was struck by electricity. This smash shattered his blood, his veins, and his skeleton. The huge force directly blew Fan Zhao away like a fallen leaf in the wind. Generally, it was blown several feet away and fell to its knees on the ground.
"Get down here!"
Like a giant spirit god, Shen Tong strode after him. The steel arena trembled under his feet, as if it could not bear his strength. - At this time, Shen Tong still had a little bit of the scoundrel before. , cowardly, looking like he needs to rely on sideways to pave the way.
With a bang, Shen Tong punched Fan Zhao's raised arm and swept him out of the ring as if he were nothing...
"!!!"
Shocked! Shocked!
The competition ground in Youda was completely silent. Everyone stared at Shen Tong in the ring, who looked like a celestial being, almost losing the ability to think.
So powerful, incredibly powerful!
With just two strikes, Fan Zhao, who was also at the first level of martial arts and was not weak in strength, was swept away by him and shaken out of the ring.
"The pinnacle of the first level of martial arts realm!"
Yang Ji's pupils shrank twice, and he finally judged Shen Tong's strength from the two shots he made. Only the peak strength of the first level can suppress a master of Fan Zhao's level.
The actual power of this seemingly non-threatening "Shen Tong" is not inferior to his own at all. This is the influence of his background in the competition. The "Martial Arts Examination" is not just about personal talent and hard work.
"This Fan Zhao shouldn't have been defeated so quickly. That hammer technique... is a very powerful martial arts level martial skill! I'm afraid it's on par with my "Cloud Hand"."
Thoughts flashed through Yang Ji's mind.
The "Hammer Technique" performed by "Chen Tong" is the same as his "Cloud Hand". It is obviously not a normal martial arts level martial skill, but a derivative side martial skill.
This unique skill is difficult to practice, but it is also extremely powerful.
Yang Ji's "Cloud Hand" is characterized by an unpredictable and fast character, while Shen Tong's "Hammer Technique" is completely different, going in another direction, fierce, domineering, and devastating!
The powerful strength of Shen Tong's first-level martial arts peak, combined with this extremely strong and powerful hammer technique, was able to suppress Fan Zhao, who was not weak in strength, into such a state that he ended the battle with two hammers.
"This Shen Tong is definitely a formidable enemy!"
A flash of lightning flashed in Yang Ji's mind.
"boom!"
Just when everyone was shocked by Shen Tong's thunderous movement, a sudden exclamation like a landslide and tsunami came from another adjacent competition field, as if hundreds of people were shocked at the same time.
The exclamations were so loud that Yang Ji could even feel a strong airflow blowing on him from a place two units away.
"Lion ape! Lion ape!——"
A faint low voice came from a distance. Yang Ji's heart moved. He glanced at the arena and then at the place where the sound came from in the distance. He suddenly squeezed through the crowd and quickly went out to the venue where the competition was taking place.
When Yang Ji arrived at the third venue, the game was already over. Yang Ji only saw a giant ape with more than two heads and golden hair like a lion. Half of his body was exposed in the crowd, and he was following a figure outside.
Go.
The lion ape is the strongest among the giant apes, with incomparable power, like a diamond. Everyone who sees it has no doubt that there is terrifying power flowing in the body of this giant ape that can easily tear people apart.
Seeing the giant ape slowly leaving, Yang Ji immediately understood the source of the exclamation.
"It's a martial pet!"
Yang Ji looked at the disappeared "lion ape" with a solemn expression.
According to the rules of the Han Dynasty, "Martial Pet" is part of the "candidate's" strength and is allowed to be brought into the competition (but only for one head).
First there was a "son of a wealthy businessman" who possessed unique skills, and then there was a terrifying lion ape that even a "warrior" could not match. It was only the first day of the martial arts examination, and so many formidable opponents emerged.
This made Yang Ji feel tremendous pressure.
"Although the number of people in the martial arts examination is not as high as that in the liberal arts examination, in terms of difficulty, it is far higher than the literary examination. It is not easy to win among so many masters. I must be stronger."
Yang Ji secretly clenched his fists.
None of these people are easy-going people. While Yang Ji felt the tremendous pressure, he also inspired a strong fighting spirit in his heart.
"Only the last seven places are taken in the martial arts examination. If you want to win, you need to outlast the others and stand out. No matter who the opponent is, I will step on them!"
Yang Ji closed his eyes, a look of determination flashed across his lips, and then quickly left the venue.