After a long time, Wu Xiucai, who was in charge of the referee in the audience, shouted: "Time is up, both sides stop fighting immediately!"
It turned out that the stick of incense had been burned out.
At this time, Wu Xiucai jumped onto the stage, stood among the people who had stopped fighting, and announced loudly: "There is no winner or loser in this round of competition. According to the rules of Tangming Pavilion, one fights five. If you are not defeated, you will win. So.
The result of the competition was that Sima Heng won and officially became a martial arts scholar!"
Hearing what Wu Xiucai said, Sima Heng was so excited that his voice trembled, "I won. After six rounds of beatings, I finally won. After hundreds of years, our Sima family finally has a Wu Xiucai!"
After getting off the stage, Sima Heng immediately gave Li Bai a deep lecture, "Li Bai, this time I was able to practice the Phoenix Shield, all thanks to your inspiration. I cannot thank you enough for your kindness. If you can use my Sima Heng's skills in the future,
I will not give up even if I die."
Li Bai hurriedly returned the greeting and said: "Brother Sima, I'm serious. I just want to remind you that the ability to master the Phoenix Shield is all due to your own understanding. I don't dare to take credit for it."
While the two were talking, the martial arts scholar on the stage shouted loudly: "The contestant in the next round is Li Bai."
When Li Bai heard this, he said in his heart, haha, it's finally my turn. I have studied hard since I was a child and practiced Taoism for three years. It's time to start to establish the martial arts and stabilize the country! Shen Guanyan's talk, the art of plotting the emperor, and his wisdom, I am willing to serve as the assistant.
, so that Huan District can be settled and Hai County can be unified.
Li Bai walked to the weapons rack, picked a long sword, then jumped onto the stage and stood in the middle of the stage with his sword hanging down. His robes were fluttering in the breeze, and he looked like a Taoist fairy, which was very refined.
Song Xiaoxian in the audience saw that Li Bai had such a temperament at such a young age, and couldn't help but marveled: "Master Zhang, who is this Li Bai? How come he has such a fairy-like temperament?"
Zhang Zhongyuan said with a smile: "Sir Song, we know very little about Li Bai. He did not leave any information when he signed up, and I heard that even the registration fee was given by Sima Heng."
Song Xiaoxian was stunned, "It's Sima Heng again? I didn't expect them to know each other. Could it be that this person also has outstanding martial arts?"
"I think anyone who dares to apply for Category II usually has certain abilities!" Ever since he saw Sima Heng suddenly displaying the Phoenix Shield, Zhang Zhongyuan also became cautious in his words.
Just as he was talking, the martial arts competition had already begun in the arena.
This time Li Bai's opponents were all weapon wielders. Two of them wielded swords, one wielded the Daguan Dao, one wielded a stick, and the third wielded a nine-section whip.
The first person to strike was the stick wielder, who was every inch longer and stronger. As soon as the stick wielder came up, he hit Li Bai's head with the stick, hitting Tian Ling Gai directly.
Li Bai raised his sword to remove the strength of the stick. He raised the sword and stabbed straight at the man. However, before the sword had penetrated even three points, he heard the whistling sound of a nine-section whip coming from the side.
Li Bai didn't dare to be careless, so he blocked the sword with his sword, and with a "dang" sound, the nine-section whip struck the blade of the sword. The tail of the whip turned and swept directly towards Li Bai.
Li Bai quickly shrank his body, and with a "hiss" sound, a crack was pulled out of Li Bai's robe. Li Bai secretly said, "What a danger", and drew his sword and stepped back.
But before he could stand still, he suddenly felt the force of the sword behind him. He quickly turned around and blocked his sword. With two "bang" sounds, the two sharp swords struck Li Bai's sword, shaking the tiger's mouth in Li Bai's hand.
raw pain.
Li Bai has been good at swordsmanship since he was a child, and his swordsmanship is pretty good. In addition, his master Zhao Rui has taught him for three years, so although he was a little embarrassed by these people, he could still cope with it.
But what worries Li Bai the most is that now only four of the five opponents have taken action, while the burly man with the Daguan Dao in his hand has remained motionless, just watching the battle with sinister eyes.
With such a person watching from the side, how could Li Bai compete with peace of mind?
Not being careful, his left arm was hit by a stick, and half of his arm suddenly became painful and numb. Before Li Bai could think about how to deal with it, the long sword and the nine-section whip were struck at the same time, and Li Bai hurriedly hit the spot.
He rolled and evaded the attack in a panic, but when he was about to stand up, he felt the sharp sword energy coming from above his head.
Li Bai immediately blocked his head with his sword, and with a "bang" sound, the long sword was slashed away. The momentum of a large sword did not decrease, and it struck directly on the ring in front of Li Bai, cutting deeply into the ring.
among the wooden boards.
It turned out that the person wielding the Daguan sword saw Li Bai being injured by the stick, so he took the opportunity to attack Li Bai decisively with one blow. Seeing that the sword only cut away Li Bai's sword, he used his luck to cut off the Daguan sword in the wooden board.
The knife was raised and slashed towards Li Bai again.
Li Bai had already released his long sword, and there was nothing to stop him, so he quickly rolled to the edge of the ring.
At this time, Song Xiaoxian, who was under the ring, saw Li Bai in such a mess, and he laughed and said: "Haha, Pavilion Master Zhang, I see that Li Bai's sword was blown away. He will definitely not be able to defeat these five people with his bare hands. It seems that the defeat is certain."
Zhang Zhongyuan also laughed and said: "Yes, I thought Li Bai had some outstanding martial arts skills and dared to fight one against five. Who knew that he was suppressed and beaten from the beginning and had no power to fight back."
Song Xiaoxian nodded, "If Li Bai is not in the second category, but in the first category, I see that his swordsmanship is pretty good, and there should be some chance of one-on-one."
"That's right, not everyone can fight one against five." Zhang Zhongyuan said with a sneer.
Here, the fighting on the ring has stopped. The five people are surrounding Li Bai at the edge of the ring. If he takes another step back, Li Bai will fall off the ring.
At this time, the man holding the Daguan Sword said proudly: "Li Bai, your sword has been knocked away, and the victory has been decided. Will you jump off the ring by yourself now, or will we knock you off the ring?"
Li Bai laughed and said to him: "Haha, brother, are you so confident that you can knock me off the ring?"
When the man heard this, he smiled and said, "Hehe, we beat you all over the ground even though you had a sword in your hand. Now you can't fly without the sword?"
"You are really right!" Li Bai stamped his feet and chanted loudly:
Amidst the sound of dogs barking and water,
The peach blossoms are full of dew.
See deer when the trees are deep,
There is no bell in the stream at noon.
The wild bamboo splits into the green mist,
Flying springs hang on green peaks.
No one knows where he is going,
I lean on two or three pine trees in sorrow.
As Li Bai read, his feet moved alternately like stepping on a ladder, and slowly he walked up into the air!
When he left, not only the five people in the competition, but also everyone else who saw this scene were shocked and speechless.
Even those who were still competing in other small arenas couldn't help but stop and looked at Li Bai high in the sky.
"This...this...isn't this Taishang Laojun's Lingyun Step?" Zhongyuan, the chief of the pavilion, said with a trembling voice.
The deputy pavilion master next to him, Ma Zhi, opened his mouth even wider when he heard this, "Tai Shang Laojun's Lingyun Step? Isn't that a divine skill?"
"Yes, this... this is definitely a skill of gods! Besides gods, who else can stand in the air without falling down?" County Magistrate Song Xiaoxian had stood up from the rosewood chair and looked at Li Bai in the sky with a complicated expression.
Among the people watching, some timid people thought it was a god appearing and were so frightened that they knelt down and worshiped on the spot.
Li Bai stood high in the sky, condescendingly looking down at all living beings, and felt a little elated.
But soon, he realized that he had only learned the first level of Lingyun Step: Lingyun Qi, but he still couldn't get down! Now that he had reached such a height, if he fell down later, he would be half dead!
The more Li Bai thought about it, the more he felt at a loss and could only stand awkwardly in the air.
The five people competing with him were even more embarrassed. Li Bai couldn't get down from the air. They were neither good at fighting nor bad at not fighting. They were anxious like ants on a hot pot.
After a long time, the stick of incense burned out.
Zhang Zhongyuan jumped onto the ring in person and shouted to Li Bai high in the air: "Li Bai, it's time for the competition. You have won and become a martial arts scholar. Come down quickly!"
Finally he won. Li Bai breathed a sigh of relief, his ambition had made a good start. But how should he proceed now?
Seeing that Li Bai was still not coming down, Zhang Zhongyuan shouted loudly: "Li Bai, come down quickly!"
There was really no other way, so Li Bai could only bite the bullet and go down.
But the miracle did not happen after all. As soon as Li Bai's feet went down, he immediately fell straight from the air and was about to fall onto the ring.
Suddenly, a figure leaped over and rushed below the falling Li Bai.
With a "pounce" sound, Li Bai bumped into the figure. To be precise, he hit the circle of bird-wing-like arrogance above the figure. Li Bai felt as if he had hit a big balloon, and his rapidly falling body was maximized.
Without the buffer, he jumped up and landed firmly on the ring.
At this time, Li Bai took a closer look and saw that the figure was none other than Sima Heng.
It turned out that Sima Heng saw that Li Bai was still in the air and couldn't help but think of what Li Bai said a few days ago. He immediately understood Li Bai's dilemma and was ready to rush to rescue Li Bai at any time. Unexpectedly, he actually saved Li Bai.