Chapter 256: Four Elephants Formation, Single Winner
Five hundred years ago, there was no war in the world.
The great merchants have ruled the world and cultivated themselves for three hundred years. This is the peak moment of the wealthy family.
At that time, the competition between counties and cities was far more intense than it is today.
All the major families will use all their means to win, and their geniuses will appear frequently.
In order to suppress the military force that flourished in the prosperous times, the imperial court also tried its best and went all out in the county-city competition.
It can be said that the county-city competition five hundred years ago was more eye-catching than the imperial examination. No one in the world knew about it.
Once he shows his prominence in the competition, this person will definitely be a peerless genius who will surpass his generation and have full gold content.
"The current Master of Youdu Palace is the unparalleled genius who achieved great fame in the competition back then, and overpowered all the geniuses of that generation."
When Li Qingwan said this, she paused for a moment, and then continued: "All of you should be prepared. This competition may be cruel, and someone may die.
If anyone doesn’t want to, dare not, or doesn’t want to participate in the competition, you can tell me privately later, and I will never pursue anything."
Everyone looked at each other, and although they were a little shocked in their hearts, they had no personal feelings, and no one had any intention of retreating.
They are all outstanding men and women of the new generation. They don’t know how cruel and fierce the competition was hundreds of years ago.
It is impossible to extinguish their current high enthusiasm with just a few words.
Tie Tang realized the problem, but he maintained his own strength and was not afraid of any talented people from the same place. Instead, he had another question.
"With officials from the imperial court supervising the war present and many county guards, county magistrates and other officials present, there must not be many casualties, right?"
Even though only Marquis Zhongyong was present in the previous competition, his strength was enough to terminate any competition while ensuring absolute fairness.
Unless it was an extremely anxious and tragic battle, it would be impossible for anyone to kill his opponent under his nose.
And this is indeed the case.
In the fight in Renxia County, many people were injured, but no one died.
Li Qingwan raised her eyebrows and said slowly: "This is also one of the points that worries me."
"In this competition, the officials sent by the imperial court to supervise the battle are not the princes of one side, but the prince of Sixiang Hou.
This prince was born five hundred years ago. Although he has excellent qualifications, he has been trapped in the realm of the witch god and cannot open the door to the fairyland.
And.
Although the prince's name sounds nice, he does not hold any real official position. He only has some titles. Whether it is his cultivation strength or his reputation and prestige, it is not enough to overwhelm other governors, including me.
Therefore, there may also be some variables."
Li Qingwan didn't shy away from any words, she just said what was in her heart.
It can be seen from this that the prestige of the prince of Sixianghou is indeed insufficient.
Tie Tang understood her words.
This means that when there is a problem in the competition, there will not be many people who can come to the rescue in time.
Only those wizards and Taoists in the realm of witch gods and celestial witches can have this strength.
Most of these people have complex identities, have their own positions and backgrounds, and cannot be truly impartial.
Unlike the great competition under the supervision of the loyal and brave Marquis, no one dared to have any dissent, because it was meaningless and could not be hidden from the eyes of the Marquis.
But now
But it is completely different.
Maybe someone will come up with new ideas.
"In addition, the rules of this competition are also due to the recommendation of this prince to recreate the rules of five hundred years ago.
Of course, this is a statement on the surface. Whether it is really true on the inside is a matter of opinion.
In this competition, we will be the first to use the ‘win battle’ to compete.
The nine major counties and cities are competing for the throne of the king. We no longer have the opportunity to choose our opponents like we did before."
"Win the battle?"
"Wouldn't that be chaos?"
"If the nine major counties and cities compete together, wouldn't it mean that some counties and cities with good relations will join forces in private?"
"Wouldn't this be a little unfair?"
Everyone was talking a lot, obviously they did not expect that the rules of the competition would change so drastically, which caught everyone off guard.
Long Yu pondered for a moment and said with a smile: "Winning the championship is a good thing for us. What do you think, sir?"
"It's a good thing for you, but it may not be a good thing for me." Tie Tang slowly shook his head.
After everyone discussed for a while, Li Qingwan raised her hand again to signal for silence.
"The battles for this competition are divided into three categories: single player, multi-person collaboration, and Jiuquhua Street.
According to different realms, corresponding personnel will be dispatched to participate in the seven levels of physical body exchange realm, dragon origin realm, magical power realm, spiritual wisdom realm, heavenly mind realm, magical witch secret realm, and literary battle.
The rankings of this competition will be reset based on the specific scores of the nine major counties and cities."
Li Qingwan explains the rules of the competition one by one, which is not difficult to understand.
No matter how the rules change, strength will ultimately speak for itself. Without sufficient strength, it is impossible to achieve a higher ranking.
The competition is not about setting a standard to see who has a higher degree of completion.
Rather, the competition between the nine major counties requires absolute hard power. Even if I am only one point better than you, I can still achieve better results.
After the conference dispersed.
Tie Tang, Long Yu, Li Yao, and Ji Yingzhe returned to their residences.
Everyone has their own ideas. How to implement them depends on the situation during the competition and the actual opponents they encounter.
Compared with the slightly nervous four people, Tianwen, Li Geng and Zhen Guandong are much more comfortable.
Their old gods were half-lying on the Taishi chair, drinking wine and drinking tea, looking like they were taking care of themselves.
Zhen Guandong, in the name of Tie Tang, ordered a table full of delicacies, which made him smile happily and make his mouth water.
"What's going on? It looks like something's not right, everyone is looking sad." Tianwen didn't feel any burden to not participate in the competition.
Li Geng didn't even look down on Dabi at all: "You two made the most of your skills and won just standing on the court. How many masters can Dabi have?"
"We're drinking soup. It doesn't hurt to stand and talk one by one." Tie Tang stepped forward and kicked both of them away.
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"Woooooo~ It's delicious, brother, want some?"
"My brother, who is so good at eating, is about to be unable to support you. He is about to turn into a younger brother." Tie Tang looked at a table full of delicacies and knew that most of them were paid for by himself.
"The Sa family is rich!"
Zhen Guandong shook his waist and threw out large chunks of gold, shining brightly.
The gold is not fake, but it is a pity that it cannot be circulated in the world without the imperial seal.
Tie Tang laughed and touched Zhen Guandong's hair, but didn't take it to heart.
"Today's competition is no better than before. In fact, the most exciting ones are the first three competitions." Li Geng sat down again.
"Dare to ask the Taoist priest for advice."
"In the first three great competitions, both Buddhist and Taoist disciples participated, and even disciples from the Corpse Exorcist lineage appeared.
Especially for the first and final Tianjun Grand Competition, the Emperor personally came to supervise the battle, and all the civil and military officials from the entire court were present.
That kind of grand occasion
Tsk, tsk, I know what kind of scenery it is just from reading the books of my master."
Tie Tang said in surprise: "Can you also participate in the county-city competition?"
"Strictly speaking, we are also members of the Great Shang Dynasty, and our area does not exceed the human world. Why can't we represent our own county to participate?"
"The truth is this, but why was it canceled later?"
"The sharp edge has overshadowed the limelight of other counties and cities, causing dissatisfaction among some officials. Starting from the fourth competition, sect disciples will not be allowed to participate in the war."
Tie Tang nodded: "Without the sect disciples like you, it does lose a bit of charm."
"Today's county-city competitions are worse than the last. There are not many masters left. You are a rare commodity."
"No matter what, it is still related to the future of a county for thirty years, and someone will still come forward." Tie Tang said meaningfully.
"I feel boring anyway."
"I agree with Niubi's statement." Tianwen raised his hands.
"You are a little crazy. You don't think the disciples of the sect are so powerful, do you?"
"What? You want to fight one-on-two? Monk, show him some color."
"Can Niubi command me? I'll give you a punch first."
"Sneak attack? How shameless."
Boom! Boom! Boom!
Accompanied by the thundering drums, the sun rises slowly, and a new day arrives, indicating that the Renzhong County competition is about to begin.
"Hey~~Yeah!"
Boom! Boom! Boom!
"Hey~~Yeah!"
Tie Tang followed Qingshui County's large army to the competition venue specially opened by Jiuyao City.
There are hundreds of muscular men with naked bodies here, beating drums constantly to boost the momentum. Drops of crystal clear sweat are shining all over their bodies, exuding a strong masculinity.
This school field is nearly a thousand feet long and wide, so it is so huge that you can hardly see the edge at a glance.
But compared to the characters we have to fight against, it’s somewhat underwhelming.
If it were just that, it would definitely not be used as a venue for county-city competitions.
Qingshui County was not the first county to arrive. There were already three phalanxes of people waiting in front.
To the north of the school grounds, twenty regional stands were carved out of an entire white jade mine, with about three to five thousand seats, demonstrating Jiuyao City's strong financial resources.
In the centermost position, there is an official wearing an azure dragon-patterned python robe, sitting upright with his eyes closed, looking extremely solemn.
Li Qingwan led the people to sit down in their own area without moving forward, quietly waiting for people from other counties and cities to arrive.
It didn’t take long.
People from nine major counties and cities arrived at the scene one after another.
When the last team entered the stage, the prince of Sixianghou finally opened his eyes and stood up suddenly.
He waved his right hand, and there were four more statues in his hand, in the shape of Qinglong, White Tiger, Suzaku, and Xuanwu.
Then he reached out and threw it.
The four statues turned into green, white, red, and black streams of light and flew to the east, south, west, and north corners of the school grounds.
Swish! Swish! Swish! Swish!
Four divine lights of different colors soared into the sky, completely encompassing the entire thousand-foot-long school grounds. In the empty space on all sides, there were the visions of the four divine beasts of the sky, stretching for thousands of feet, majestic and majestic.
The Four Elephant Formation!
This is not the prince's method, it must have been given by Sixiang Hou before he left.
The prince is not a loyal and brave prince, and he does not have magic weapons like Jiangshan Shejitu, nor can he include everyone, including a kind of magical witch secret realm, into the magic weapons.
Even if he was lent a magic weapon like Jiangshan Shejitu, he would be completely unable to use it.
But the formation is different. The difficulty of control is undoubtedly much lower and more convenient.
After setting up the formation, the nine county guards came together to say hello to the prince of Sixianghou.
"It is the glory of our Jiuyao City that the young marquis has come to supervise the battle. Please forgive me if there is any lack of hospitality."
"The four-elephant formation in the hands of the young Marquis has the power of the Marquis and can be called extraordinary."
Hearing this, Luan Kang's eyelids twitched. He looked calm on the surface, but in fact he was a little angry.
These people open their mouths and shut up, but they actually don’t take themselves seriously.
What I am worried about is the reputation of Sixiang Hou.
This is what Luan Kang hates most in his life.
"It is the imperial court's order that I come here to supervise the battle. Things like the Four Elephant Formation are actually used in the earth and counties. The one in Tianjun is better than Dou."
The other county guards were not very convinced by the prince, and Luan Kang did not pay attention to the competition between Renzhong County.
In his opinion, this kind of petty competition cannot be put on the stage. Not many geniuses will appear, and it is not worthy of using the Four Elephant Formation. He secretly mocked everyone.
Everyone is a veteran in officialdom, and they are ready to talk to each other, and they will not be able to stop.
But Li Qingwan will not spoil them.
Her muscles and bones shook, and her magic power surged, drowning out the noise of the officials.
"If there is nothing else to do, why not hold a competition as soon as possible?"
The governors of Renzhong County, most of whom were in the witch-god realm, had stopped their activities and did not make the first move, waiting for Luan Kang's words.
"Chief Li is very interested. I have also heard of your name. Since Governor Li is so anxious, let's get started. What do you think?"
"Let the little Marquis tell you."
"Let the little Marquis tell you."
Luan Kang reached out and found a gold list in his hand, which recorded the rankings of the nine major counties and cities, with Qingshui County at the bottom.
"According to the rules, the first battle will start from the physical body exchange realm, with a single person winning the ring.
You go prepare to submit the list of participants!"
After Li Qingwan returned, she glanced at everyone, quickly wrote down three names and submitted them quickly.
What’s interesting is
These three names all have the same surname, and they seem to be a family.
The mountain-shaped stand carved from the white jade mine, with the ten areas above it, are the positions of the participants' hands.
The ten areas below are public viewing areas.
You only need to have corresponding cultivation strength and pay a certain fee to come and watch the battle.
At this time, in addition to the locals of Jiuyao City, there were also many people from other places who came to observe and learn.
The more than 2,000 spectator seats have long been filled, and most of them are great witches and young witches from the Wujin Secret Realm. Near some hills around the school ground, there are other masters silently watching the battle.
Compared with the unknown competition between people in the county, the big competition between the people in the county is enough to attract some people's attention.
Tie Tang mingled with Tian Wen, Li Geng and others. They followed the Qingshui County team to watch the battle. This was allowed.
Although the disciples of the sect cannot participate in the battle, they are not even qualified to watch the battle.
Tianwen looked around and asked: "Who will our county send to fight? Let me see if it is possible to win."
Tie Tang laughed when he heard this: "You are not from Qingshui County, why are you from our county? The first game is a battle in the body-for-blood realm, and we have no masters here."
"No way, I think that person has two brushes." Li Geng stretched out his hand and pointed. On the seat in Qingshui County in front of him, there was a young man sitting cross-legged with his eyes closed, adjusting his breath.
Tie Tang followed the direction of his finger and saw that person: "Huh? A strange face? I've never seen it before."
"You don't even know anyone? I'm laughing so hard."
"He's from the Lu family!" Long Yu stood up and identified this person.
"Did Lu Zhengqing take action against the Lu family?" Tie Tang knew that it was not that there were no geniuses in the major families, but they were unwilling to go to war.
Previously, Qingshui County had Li Yao and Long Yu in the Secret Realm of the Physical Body, so naturally no one else needed to take action.
However, at this time, both of them have entered the secret realm of witchcraft and are no longer able to participate in the competition in the physical realm.
As a result, Qingshui County does not have enough talents in the secret realm of the physical body, which is extremely disadvantageous.
This is also what Tie Tang was worried about before.
Now it seems that after discussing with Lu Zhengqing, Li Qingwan chose to let a little bit of the Lu family's background emerge.
Tie Tang's eyes flashed purple, and he saw through the acupuncture points opened by the man. There were as many as three hundred, shining brightly, like a sun rising and falling in the body.
The other two people sitting next to him in the blood exchange realm also have more than 200 acupoints, which is extremely extraordinary.
"The heritage of the aristocratic family is really unfathomable." Tie Tang secretly sighed.
After Tianwen glanced at it, he shook his head silently: "With such a pile of acupuncture points, the achievement will not be too high. Maybe cultivating the soul is already their limit.
Unless you get an excellent talent when you are gifted by nature, it will be too much of a test of luck.
Although the aristocratic family's method of cultivating their younger generations is extremely reliable and ensures that the mid-level strength will not be broken, it is difficult for true geniuses to emerge.
They are all printed from the same mold and are too vain, not solid, and not solid."
"What the monk said makes sense, but what they do is also beneficial.
There are so many disciples, as long as one of them is lucky enough, he can climb to the realm of witches and even immortals.
Generally speaking, they will never lose money."
Tie Tang smiled and said: "Then in your sect, is there a Gu cultivation model? The strong will always be strong, and the weak will always be weak. Anyway, there will always be real geniuses who come out, and you are not afraid of the masters failing."
"Ahem, it's hard to say, it's hard to say." Li Geng shook his head repeatedly.
Tianwen didn't go into details, but he did mention: "It's not that bad. My family is also seeking change, but it's hard to get back. It's not that simple."
While several people were talking, all nine counties and cities had submitted their lists of participants, and the number of participants was fixed and no more changes were allowed.
At this time it is the turn to arrange the troops.
Li Qingwan only thought for a moment and quickly decided on the candidates.
"Lu Anping, it's up to you to take action in this battle."