Emperor Xuan was playing chess with Shadow. The two of them didn't say a word the whole time, and they didn't even look at the scene reflected in the bronze mirror next to them.
On the ring in the central square, the impact of the battle between Wang Qiang and Gu Jiange was transmitted to the bronze mirror almost in real time. Emperor Xuan could clearly understand the situation at this moment even if he was sitting in the palace.
In contrast to Emperor Xuan's calmness at this time, the shadow that had always been extremely indifferent seemed to be slightly brooding.
So much so that I couldn't help but say something while playing chess.
"He will die."
Emperor Xuan glanced at the shadow and asked: "Is there any proud man in this world who has not grown up after going through many hardships and nearly surviving?"
"This Wang Qiang has astonishing ambitions and amazing talent, but he has a cynical and out-of-touch character. If he doesn't hone himself now, he will probably be lost to everyone in the future."
With that said, Emperor Xuan made another move and seemed very satisfied with the situation on the chessboard at this moment.
The shadow is different, he seems to be paying more attention to Wang Qiang.
"Even though he is amazingly talented, he shouldn't face Gu Jiange in such a state. You know he has no chance of winning. If he continues like this, he will just end up dying."
In Emperor Xuan's eyes, for the first time, there was a wave of emotion at Shadow's words, but this wave did not come from Wang Qiang, but from Shadow.
"You seem to care about him?"
"I just think that if such an interesting young man died, there might be a lot less fun in the world."
This time, Emperor Xuan was silent. After a long time, he spoke again: "If it comes to the last moment, I promise you that I will save him. This is for your sake."
Shadow finally took a deep breath, turned to look at the unruly back reflected in the bronze mirror, and nodded slowly.
Because of this, he suddenly thought of a question, looked at Emperor Xuan unconsciously, and asked again: "If I didn't speak before, and he was really dead, what would you do?"
"Really dead?" Emperor Xuan's hand that dropped the chess piece suddenly stopped in mid-air, then he smiled and replied calmly: "If he is dead, then he is dead."
"Crack!"
The last chess piece falls.
...
Wang Qiang didn't know that everything he had experienced at this time was being broadcast live to Emperor Xuan. Even Emperor Xuan was not the only one broadcasting live. Lin Chenghong was also using almost the same secret technique to watch the battle remotely.
It can only be said that the outcome of this battle is no longer a simple matter of Wang Qiang's life or death.
Behind this matter, there are also mediations between various forces, wavering people waiting for opportunities to make bets, and even a change of power in Xuanjing.
For those high-ranking figures who look down on all living beings, this battle is completely meaningless. What is meaningful is the outcome of this battle. But for Wang Qiang, what he cares more about is the meaning of this battle!
"Along the way, I was used to using tricks or relying on external forces to win. I thought I could push all the way and never encounter any waves. I thought that it wouldn't take long before the whole world would not be the same.
My opponent."
"It turns out I was wrong."
"Without any external help, it would be impossible for me to achieve what I have achieved today. Just like at this moment, I am not even qualified to be Gu Jiange's opponent."
"I want to give it a try. I want to know where my limit is. I want to try and see if Gu Jiange is really...invincible!"
Faced with Fu Qingfeng's repeated attempts to stop him, Wang Qiang gave his own answer.
He is not crazy or wants to die.
It's that he wants to give it a try, and no longer wants to be clever or just think about escaping when he encounters the slightest danger.
After escaping once and twice, what can he do when he finally has no way to escape?
Fu Qingfeng stopped talking. He already knew Wang Qiang's choice. To be honest, he was surprised. He had never even thought that Wang Qiang, who had always been careless, actually had this side.
Under such circumstances, what else could he say?
Let’s wait and see!
"You have to be careful. Once my sword is drawn, there will be blood!"
The iron sword in Gu Jian's singer moved horizontally, and the sword energy that was several times more terrifying than the sword energy that Wang Qiang had displayed before began to slowly condense.
On the other side, Wang Qiang was never idle. He slapped his storage bag and placed the imitation Hunyuan Umbrella in his palm. At the same time, his whole body's spiritual power was poured into his right fist. An unprecedented tyrannical force also began to gather.
Everyone saw that Gu Jiange on the field was exuding a green sword energy. The sword energy quickly enveloped his whole body, tightly wrapping his whole body and exerting his whole body's strength to the extreme.
As for Wang Qiang, his whole body was covered with golden fists. Compared with Gu Jiange's sword energy, Wang Qiang's fists must be more domineering and fiercer.
As if with the will to kill everything and the determination to move forward bravely, he can face any opponent, even... he will definitely lose!
Invisibly, everyone present held their breath, waiting for the moment when such a terrifying battle would completely break out.
There is no doubt that no matter how this battle ends, the result will be recorded in history and become a textbook matchup.
"Wang Qiang, I'm here!"
"Gu Jiange, take the move!"
The two shouted loudly at almost the same time, and in less than a blink of an eye, the cyan sword energy and golden fists collided, and then, a huge explosion erupted in the center of the ring.
"Boom!"
The billowing smoke scattered in all directions, and the diamond-made arena collapsed instantly. Everyone could clearly feel the earthquake-like vibration coming from under their feet. Combined with the billowing smoke, the whole world looked like a doomsday scene.
It is hard to imagine that all this was caused by the confrontation between two juniors. What is even more unimaginable is that Wang Qiang and Gu Jiange seem to be evenly matched at this moment!
"bite!"
The billowing smoke slowly dissipated, and with a crisp sound of gold and iron, the figures of Wang Qiang and Gu Jiange appeared in front of everyone again.
"Look, Gu Jiange is actually injured. How is this possible?"
"Wang Qiang is the same, but his injuries seem to be more serious!"
Among the ruins of the arena, Gu Jiange stepped back several steps, with a trace of blood on the corner of his mouth.
Wang Qiang's left hand was cracked open and was now dripping with blood. The imitation Hunyuan Umbrella was pierced by Gu Jiange's sword, and the iron sword even penetrated his shoulder.
The monks onlookers were right, Wang Qiang's injury was more serious.
Even so, we still have to benefit from the powerful defensive capabilities of the imitation Hunyuan Umbrella.
If this object hadn't helped Wang Qiang remove most of the power from Gu Jiange's sword, half of his body would have been cut off this time.
And this is the difference in strength visible to the naked eye.
At this time, Wang Qiang had already used all his strength, even at the cost of a replica of the Hunyuan Umbrella, but in the end it only caused Gu Jiange to be slightly injured, which he could not accept.
He gritted his teeth and used spiritual power to seal the wound. His eagle-like eyes were fixed on Gu Jiange in front of him.