There is only the last competition left in the martial arts competition, and the start time is scheduled to be slightly later than the previous few days.
Although spectators who bought tickets for the final at 1:30 p.m. can enter the auditorium and take their seats, the actual start time of the game will have to wait until half an hour later. However, for spectators who have been waiting in line since early in the morning, it will be difficult to wait any longer.
Half an hour is no big deal.
"Professor Yalua, I didn't hear that you came to watch the game yesterday."
When Ling and Qiaost entered the auditorium, they saw a familiar man. They were acting together last night.
"Well, actually, the director of the museum suddenly had something to do and couldn't come to the game. Everyone else was busy with their own things, and it was a pity to waste it, so he gave the ticket to me."
"Ling, is this someone you know?" Qiaost asked curiously when she saw Ling greeting the scholar-looking person.
"He is Professor Yaruva from Imperial Academy. Like me, he is currently living in the Historical Archives."
Ling briefly introduced the professor's apparent identity, but did not tell Jostre that Wiseman was the one who used suggestion spells to control her eldest brother Doron, causing him to change his temperament and hijack the regular ship Linde.
"Are you also from the Empire?" Jost asked.
"Haha, not really. I was born in the Northumbria Autonomous Prefecture in the north. Speaking of which, this lady seems a bit familiar." Professor Yalua pretended to see Jostre for the first time.
"I am Josté. This is probably the first time we have met." Josté did not mention her last name in her self-introduction. Although she has unique life experiences such as being a sky pirate and a prisoner, as long as she does not register her own number, she
The current look of her wearing an exquisite dress will not remind anyone of the Capua Sky Pirates.
Wiseman, who was pretending, certainly had no intention of revealing this. After all, Ling was still his collaborator, and he did not intend to cause Ling to become more suspicious.
Ling also saw the four guerrillas in the audience who lost in the semi-finals of the previous martial arts competition: Cruz, Kurac, Karuna, and Yanilas. They came to give gold to the guerrilla association who also belonged to the guerrilla association.
The team cheers for them.
The leader of the team, Krutz, looked quite bad. Of course Ling knew that this was the sequelae of being hit by an absolute suggestion and then having the relevant memories deleted. Being so close to the professor seemed to have brought a considerable mental burden to him.
His physical condition made the other three guerrillas a little worried, but they still seemed to be holding on.
Three minutes before the start of the game, Duke Dunant von Oceres and his butler Philippe Runard appeared on the rostrum. In addition, the entourage also included a blond man in military uniform and his pink hair.
Adjutant. That's Colonel Richard and Captain Kenona.
Ling thought that because Second Lieutenant Lawrence didn't make it to the finals, Colonel Richard might not come. But it seemed that this small change did not disrupt his arrangement. Colonel Richard had planned to show his face in front of the audience.
of.
"...The leader of the Royal Intelligence Department who is very popular on the streets. He is handsome and elegant..."
The words from the surrounding audience also reached the ears of Ling and Qiaost.
"That's the mastermind who took advantage of our brothers and sisters, right? Although he's a little unwilling to do so..."
What Jost is not willing to accept is naturally the fact that the Sky Pirates are being used by Richard. But at the same time, Richard is being used by Wiseman. And Wiseman and Ling are also pawns of the alliance leader.
Regarding this interlocking chain of utilization in the world, the difference is that Ling belongs to the category that is willing to do so.
After a while, the host's voice came from the stage.
Everyone...I have kept you waiting for a long time. The main competition of the Wushu Competition and the finals begin now! Counting from the initial qualifying round, the Wushu Competition has lasted for four days...and today is the last day of this conference. Win.
Which team will compete with Glory? So, now the two teams in the finals will be announced.
After the referees were in place, the host began to introduce the situation of the contestants on both sides. Many viewers came specifically to watch the finals, so they did not know much about the previous games. The host explained them again to clarify their doubts.
To the south, Team Cang, the foursome from the Guerrilla Association: Jin, Agathe, Estelle, and Joshua.
To the north, the red team, the martial artist Valut from the Republic of Kalvard.
The match finally began, and the players entered the arena. Jin and the other four were equipped with the same guerrilla-style weapons and protective gear as yesterday. Valut was still wearing training clothes, but the style was slightly different. In his clothes
The word "Teacher" is written in oriental characters on the chest and back.
"Valut, what's with this dress?"
"Hahaha, it's as you can see. The great senior brother standing in front of you now, just come over, Jin!"
"Well, okay. When you say that, my blood starts to boil."
While Valut and Jin were talking, Agathe and the other three silently formed their formation.
The referee signaled to the Royal Army soldiers outside the field, asking them to activate a protective barrier like a water curtain to wrap the entire arena. It seemed that the duel between Valut and Second Lieutenant Lawrence yesterday afternoon was too fierce.
In order to avoid causing harm to the audience, they took this approach.
The finals of the martial arts competition will begin immediately. Members of both teams are asked to take their positions.
"Now that the preparations are in place, I can relax a little. Jin, don't let me spoil the fun." Valut said as he took a few steps back.
Both sides took a few steps back symbolically. In fact, everyone knew that this distance had little significance for masters to fight, and was more of a polite gesture.
Both sides are ready, the game begins!
As the referee's words fell, Valut raised his hands back, placed his two fists on his waist and took a stance. Then he swung out a heavy punch, and the ground of the arena was lifted up layer by layer like water waves, and the gravel was like
A hail of bullets swept towards the four people.
"Wall of the Earth" Estelle activated the guiding magic immediately, and the earth-yellow light formed a solid barrier in front of everyone, blocking the first wave of oncoming impact. It was not her reaction that could catch up.
Going to Walut was the strategy that they had agreed upon from the beginning.
"Time accelerates! Crystal protection! The power of strong sound! The excitement of excitement!" Estil released buffs for her teammates one after another to strengthen their physical abilities.
Of course, Valut didn't think that he could defeat the opponent in this way. The previous wave was just a feint attack. In the blink of an eye, Valut's fist appeared in front of Estelle and smashed towards her, but the fist was suddenly struck.
The black and white double swords blocked it, and then the palm wind came towards his position. Valut dodged to avoid it, and then found himself surrounded by the triangle formed by Jin, Agathe and Joshua.
"Haha, a good formation. It's a pity that you chose the wrong opponent. If you want to limit my speed, you are not smart enough."
In less than a second, Valut appeared in front of Agathe and launched a series of fierce attacks on him. The first few punches were barely blocked by Agathe with his sword, but as he added a
After absorbing the golden fighting spirit, the stainless steel sword Agathe bought not long ago was smashed into two pieces by his punch. Agathe opened the empty door and was hit by seventeen punches in a row until Jin and Joshua came to kill him.
Walut just kicked him out.
"Yeah, his body is really strong. But even if there is guidance magic to strengthen him, this guy's ribs will probably still be broken two or three."
"Valut! You're so heavy-handed!" Jin checked the condition of Agathe, who was vomiting blood. Just as Valut said, Agathe was seriously injured and had been beaten directly to the point of death.
He fell into a coma. According to the referee's judgment, he lost the ability to fight and had to leave the game.
"I said, I won't be merciful. Now that you are standing opposite me, you have to be prepared to be beaten to death by me. It's not just these idiots, but Jin, you kid, please be serious. Show your skills and let me do it."
Let me see, show me the kung fu you have developed over the past six years!"
After Valut finished speaking, he immediately left the place, and where he originally stayed, Joshua's figure appeared.
"Broken Bone Sword!" The blades of the two swords drew multiple air blades, locking the major vital parts of Valut. If they all hit, the person who is hit will be unlucky.
"This is so true!"
Joshua and Valut engaged in a round of high-speed attack and defense. Estelle used time acceleration on Joshua and time deceleration on Valut, which more or less narrowed the gap between the two. You can do it on both sides.
I switched positions more than thirty times, but just when Joshua thought his move could hit Walut, his hand suddenly hit hard. It turned out that Walut deliberately used a flaw and went in empty-handed.
In a hand-to-hand manner, Joshua's swords were trapped in the jaws of his left and right hands, and then he kicked him hard in the stomach and kicked him away. Joshua, who was in mid-air, hit the water curtain at the boundary of the arena.
Suffering a secondary injury, after he adjusted his posture and landed with minimal impact, a trace of blood seeped out from the corner of his mouth.
"Joshua!"
"Be careful, Estelle!"
The scene where Estelle was knocked away did not happen. Jin arrived in time and took the heavy punch that Valut threw at the girl with his right palm.
Valut tried several times to break through Jin's defense and take down Estelle first, but after Jin used his Dragon Flash Kick, he found that he couldn't do it without knocking Jin down first.
Each leg has hundreds of krims of strength, and can kick out more than ten times in a second. Even Varut will be injured if he is kicked without defense.
"You have trained your strength very well, Jin. You must have practiced this move to the level of mysteries."
"No, when it comes to pure skills, Senior Brother, you are still above me. I have never stopped working hard these years, but I still can't catch up with you. Without the help of Guidance Magic, I might be at a disadvantage in one encounter.
.”
"Haha, hahaha. If that's the case, let's do it."
Valut no longer paid attention to Estelle. Instead, he turned his target to Valut and started punching. The sharp palm wind danced between the two, and Valut turned into a violent storm, moving at high speed with high-speed punches.
The fists moved towards Jin's vital points, but Jin always remained motionless, maintaining his momentum like a rock under a huge wave.
Joshua returned to Estelle, but found that it seemed difficult for him to intervene in the battle between the two. So he also took out the tactical guider like Estelle and began to use the guide magic against Jin.
Perform blessings. Continuously build walls to reduce the damage caused by Varut to gold.
The fierce attack lasted for three minutes, and the entire ground was cut off. Although the spectators outside the venue could not see their movements clearly, they could guess the intensity of the battle just from the damage caused in the aftermath of the battle.
One or two.
The smoke gradually dispersed, and when it stopped, both parties were breathing heavily.
"Who won?" Estelle quickly wanted to confirm the result of the battle.
"No, there is no difference in victory or defeat?" Joshua raised his two swords again and prepared to attack, but then two golden palm winds came towards him and Estelle, forcing him to dodge.
"Wow...!" Estelle Xianyu, who was attacked, rolled to avoid the blow.
"It's really tricky." Joshua swung his swords in the air and fired out sword energy. The wind from his palms collided with it and shifted the angle. The air wave was blown away and flew out in another direction.
"Don't come over. This is a problem between me and him."
Jin stretched out his right hand to tell Estelle and Joshua not to step forward.
"Valut, you are obviously wearing the Tai Dou style training clothes, why can't you use the Tai Dou style moves? The Yibu Fist and the Dream Kick. Are those the unique moves of the Flowing Cloud style that you have practiced?"
"Haha, I have thrown away those weak moves a long time ago. What I practice now is the Hundred Splits style. The punch move I used on you just now is called the ultimate punch, and it is a new move I created. In addition to the Tai Dou style, I
In addition, I have also incorporated various schools. I am here to thoroughly explore how to destroy the human body to the ultimate state. What about you? Are you still clinging to the old dregs of the past?"
"...Because I'm not smart enough. Just to follow the master, I have to go all out. So I don't have the energy to pay attention to other things." Jin said to Valut.
"In terms of kung fu alone, it seems that you are quite proficient in training. However, your movements are too simple. This is because you have been clinging to the boring and outdated moves you learned from your master. The so-called kata is not imitation.
It's about mastering the moves but the principles. I thought you would have some experience with this once you reach the master level." Valut shook his head at Jin.
"Haha... You are indeed very powerful, but you don't understand the real key. Master must be very sorry, right?"
"Hooray? Are you trying to lecture me on behalf of that old man?"
"I have no intention of doing something that goes beyond my duty. However, I understand one thing after fighting with you. With my current strength, it is probably difficult to defeat you. However, in comparison, when it comes to skill in moves,
, I won’t lose to you either. You can’t defeat me with your fists.”
"Interesting, I didn't expect to hear you say such lines. You have become more capable. I originally just wanted to try out my skills and pass the time. Now I have changed my mind."
Valut pressed a few times on his wrists. He took off a pair of metal bracelets from his hands and carefully put them into his pocket.
"Get ready, Jin. I want you to understand what the difference in levels is."
Violent breath spurted out from Walut. Compared with just now, the quality and quantity of the fighting spirit he exuded were no different. But Jin and Joshua felt something was wrong. They specifically took off their bracelets just now.
It's definitely not meaningless.
"Estil, prepare the wall of the earth." After Joshua finished speaking, he also began to prepare the water-attribute guided magic recovery spell to restore Jin's physical strength.
"Yeah!" Earthy yellow and aqua blue light covered Jin, and Valut and Jin once again started a fierce battle.
"This is……!"
Jin couldn't help but be surprised. It was clear that he did not have the benefit of Guidance Magic, but whether it was speed or strength, Walut seemed to be a different person. The heavy feeling during the fight made his limbs numb, and he was vaguely unable to withstand it.
a feeling of.
Unable to continue like this, Jin, who knew the situation was not good for him, gathered his fighting spirit in his palms after it broke out.
"Mysterious Thunder God Palm!"
He fired a qigong wave at Walut, which was the pinnacle of his entire body's strength.
When Jin was angry, Valut also made a similar Qi-gathering action to him, condensing the Qi at his fingertips.
"Mysterious strength!"
The two golden Qigong waves released from the hands of the two people collided, causing a violent explosion. The dazzling light penetrated the water curtain and made the audience unable to open their eyes.
Jin's hands on the field were palm forward to maintain the release of Qi. His body was as motionless as a rock, while Walut on the opposite side only used his right hand to maintain the Qi wave. When he raised his left hand and pressed it on his right shoulder,
There was a loud "boom". The radius of Walut's qigong wave suddenly expanded, completely overwhelming Jin's Thunder God Palm.
Jin's body was succumbed to the bombardment of the Dou Qi ball, and his huge body, which was more than two moments in length, knelt on one knee. Although he still wanted to struggle to stand up, Valut's spinning leg attacked his lower body, causing him to
He completely lost his balance and fell to the ground.
"I lost." After saying this, Jin closed his eyes and passed out.
Valut's current condition is not perfect. He is panting heavily after releasing all his strength, and his standing posture seems a bit erratic. He does not need to release all his fighting energy in one breath and can rely on the accumulated advantages to win.
, but in order to show Jin his strongest posture and show him his overwhelming strength, he did what he did just now.
"Wait, we haven't fallen yet!" Estelle picked up the Tai Chi stick and rushed towards Valut, but before Estelle could get close to Valut, he was kicked away by him.
go out.
Seeing Valut attacking Estelle with his whole body shield wide open, Joshua raised his two swords and made a wind-shaped start, but in the end he did not rush forward. He did not attack Valut, but
He immediately came to Estelle, who was rolling around on the ground several times. He breathed a sigh of relief when he saw that she was okay.
"Referee, we admit defeat!" Joshua shouted to the referee outside the water curtain.
"Hey, Joshua, why! He is already at the end of his strength. Even the two of us can defeat him now." Estelle got up from the ground and looked at Joshua with a look full of confusion.
The force of Valut's attack on her just now did not cause any damage to her, so she could tell that the other party had no physical strength anymore, and they still had the guidance magic available. With the help of the recovery spell, if the two of them cooperated, they would win.
The game shouldn't be difficult.
But Joshua shook his head at Estelle and put the two swords back into their scabbards.
"Referee, announce the result of the game to me." Joshua loudly called the referee again. It was obviously the party that surrendered, but to outsiders, it looked much more energetic than the winner.
The referee outside the water curtain hesitated for a moment, and finally raised the microphone in his hand.
The winner has been decided! The red team, Valut’s player wins!
Waves of warm cheers and applause erupted from the audience.
Discussions among the audience about the process and results of the game are also continuing.
"That little brother is very noble. It is clear that the martial artist of that republic is dying, but he is unwilling to accept this kind of victory that is about to be won."
"Either side is awesome."
Joshua didn't know that his surrender had attracted a large number of fans, but even if he knew, Joshua wouldn't care. Both Agathe and Jin were seriously injured, and he himself was kicked away mercilessly by Valut
She suffered some internal injuries and was not in perfect condition. Probably only Estelle, who looked quite embarrassed, was actually unscathed.
"What a wonderful game. There are such strong people in the world. Whether it is Mr. Jin or his senior brother. It really opened my eyes." Kreutz, who had been feeling unwell before, fully recovered as the game progressed.
He came over. He was discussing the game with his guerrilla partners in high spirits, and he didn't look like he had almost fainted just now.
"Joshua is so strong too. He has probably mastered the essence of the second type of blast. Hmm, it feels like he is about to be outclassed by his nephew." The one who spoke was Yanilas, although she studied the six types.
Feikong, but the degree of completion has never been better. There is still a long way to go before he can create his own secret.
"Estiel's guidance magic is also very good. Without her assistance, Mr. Jin might not be able to last so long in front of his senior brother." The speaker was Karuna, who was the youngest among the four guerrillas.
The one who is most familiar with channeling magic.
"It's a pity for Brother Agathe. His luck was so bad that the stainless steel sword would be broken by a fist... Not only did I not expect this, but even the audience did not expect this to happen." Ku.
Ratz is also a sword user and feels deeply for Agathe's experience.
Soon, the host's voice came from the Wangli Arena.
Next, Duke Dunant is invited to deliver a congratulatory message to the winner.
"Tai Dou style, you're really awesome. No matter it's you or that bear-like guy. It would be great if you were one of our Liebers." Duke Dunant admired.
Valut's eyes were not on Duke Dunant, but on Philip Runard behind him. Others might not be able to see the depth of the old butler, but he could tell at a glance that this old man was definitely a master.
The human class martial artist withdrew his gaze and answered Duke Dunant's words.
"Haha, don't you have very powerful people around you? If you are really interested in our Taidou style kung fu, you might as well select some children with good qualifications and send them to the Taidou style dojo in the Republic. After a while, I will return
Republic. I am the successor of the Taidou style recognized by the previous leader, Ryuga Loulan. I will return to the dojo in the near future, and according to the wishes of my deceased master, I will inherit the position of the leader of the Taidou style as the new leader.
But I have something to say first, please don’t send me some crooked melons and cracked dates.”
"Wow, so you are the new leader? Nice to meet you! Well! I admire you very much. Player Valut! Now it's just like you awarding the 100,000 Mira prize and the invitation to the dinner." Duke Dunant will prepare
The two good envelopes were handed over.
Walut took Mira and the dinner invitation. The bonus was actually not much. Walut, who had been in the assassin business for six years, was already worth tens of millions of Mira. So the bonus from the martial arts competition was about the same to him.
At the level of Linghua, participating in martial arts competitions is more for honor. He did not plan to return to the Tai Dou style on a whim. Although he had disappeared from the martial arts world for six years, his strong return this time will definitely leave a considerable impression on people.
A deep impression. This is also the effect he hopes to achieve. He has reached a new level and will not refuse those who will come to challenge him in the future.
"May this player receive the blessing and glory of the goddess of space! Dear citizens! Please give warm applause and cheers to the champion!" After Duke Dunant's words fell, the audience burst into loud cheers again.
Valut didn't have any special feelings about Dunan's words. Shoulang was invited to join the association and has not met the leader so far. For him, the association is just a place where he can conveniently improve himself.
Executors are either trained by the association themselves like Ling, or they are invited to join by clowns or apostles. Although they know the existence of the alliance leader, not every executor has met the alliance leader. It would be better to say that they have seen the execution of the alliance leader.
In fact, there are only a few of them. Except for the early members Joker and Jie Yan, among the other fourteen current executors, only Sword Emperor Cyanosis has met the leader.
The martial arts conference ended successfully, and the unsatisfied audience left the venue one after another.
After Ling and Qiaoste said goodbye at the entrance of Wangli Arena, it didn't take long for Valut to appear.
The two came to the teahouse and sat down and started chatting.
"What are your plans? You haven't heard anything about it before." Ling was puzzled by the fact that Valut announced to all the spectators on the field, even to Kirika who was not present, that he was going to return to the Taidou style.
"I have no intention of leaving the association. There is no conflict between becoming the head of the Taidou style and being an executor. It took me six years to finally obtain the 'qualification', and then I had the courage to go back. I have lived in the association for six years.
But I have lived in the Taito-ryu dojo for more than twenty years. It is not a surprise for a wanderer to return home, right?"
"Really, men are all face-saving creatures." Ling complained a little.
"Haha, I have to thank you too. You are welcome to come to my Taidou style dojo when you are free. I will serve you the best green tea." Valut actually smiled, and he smiled very happily, but
Ling thinks this is not bad.
"It's a deal. By the way, I've heard you talk about 'qualifications' before. From what you say, do you think it makes sense? Can you tell me about it?"
"I just touched the scales of reason. There is still a long way to go before we can truly enter the realm of reason, but at last we are not clueless. We can reach it one day." Valut took a sip of tea and continued.
, "There are countless kinds of principles in the world. Many people often mistake kata for principles. Generally speaking, this is not wrong, but it is not accurate. The principles I see should be the hundred-cracked kata that I practice.
The principle of source destruction. The Cun Jin I taught you can crush steel, but in fact you don’t need to use arcane-level moves. You can do this with just ordinary attacks."
"You broke Agathe's sword. You didn't do it purely by strength, right?" Ling herself once crushed Sarah's reinforced blade into scrap metal, but deforming the object and destroying it are two different things.
What's more, she doesn't think that Valut now has the power to knead steel like plasticine.
"That's right. At a microscopic level, no matter what material it is, it is inherently uneven. Therefore, if the same attack is applied to the material, the uneven places will produce subtle differences. And where those textures are,
Weaknesses of objects.”
"Eh? Could it be a dead line?" Ling suddenly remembered something called the Demonic Eye of Direct Death in the novel "The Realm of the Sky" that she had read in her previous life.
"Huh? Does it have anything to do with Kruger?" Walut thought Ling was talking about Sharon's nickname.
"No, it's nothing, just keep talking."
"I believe that as long as we discover and attack those weak points, we can destroy all actual objects in the world. To judge where the weak points of an object are, this requires micro-level control over the fighting spirit. I
There is still a certain gap between the current skill and that realm. This is the principle of destruction that I see based on the pattern of Hundred Splits."
"Huhu, it's quite easy to understand."
"Girl Ling, as the saying goes, it's easier said than done. Even if you know what's going on, doing it is another matter."
"Well, that's true." With Ling's knowledge of physics, it is not difficult to understand some principles that are incomprehensible to ordinary people. But human energy is limited, and it takes a lot of effort to understand a theory.
It takes a lifetime of energy. If you look at it this way, it is true that there are warriors who have practiced multiple principles, but they may not be stronger than those who have only practiced one type of principles. Moreover, principles and principles are also different. After entering the principle, what will happen?
Their abilities are also different. Some people are good at observation, some are good at war, and they are all in the realm of reason. Some people may not even have the fighting ability of an advanced warrior, such as Master Yoru who taught Ling how to make dolls.
Gurozamberk.
"Generally speaking, this kind of knowledge is considered secret in the school, right? Doesn't it have anything to do with me?" Although Ling asked it herself, she felt a little embarrassed now.
"Don't worry so much. This is my own understanding, and it has little to do with the inheritance of the master. And I will soon go back to inherit the mantle of the master. By then, even if you want to learn the spiral pattern, vibration pattern, and flowing cloud
The shape, the shape of the universe, or the shape of immobility is not a problem. But I don’t quite understand how those shapes lead to principles. In the final analysis, principles are not something that can be taught by words and deeds, but need to be understood by everyone.
"
"The moves of Taito style are really diverse, but I don't need your kindness. Your method of destruction seems not suitable for me. Although it sounds very powerful, it must be too time-consuming. I
We can just imagine how to practice destroying the human body, destroying rocks and destroying metals. There are more than thousands of substances in the world, such as running water and air. It really takes a lifetime of energy to study."
"Haha, girl Ling, you already have some ideas. Then I hope you can come to terms with it as soon as possible."
After drinking the tea in one gulp, Valut left the teahouse.
After paying the bill, Ling slowly took a walk in the East Block. She began to think about what kind of path she should take to achieve her own realm of reason.