Behind him, Li Guanqi, who had suffered a severe blow to the throat, felt the protective gear locking his entire body joints. He gave up trying to resist with his strong physique and fell backwards helplessly.
The two broken swords flew high up and then fell to the ground.
Most people reacted quickly and looked down at the two sword fighters.
All I saw was the scene of Li Guanqi falling down helplessly.
"First round! Zhou Yan wins!" Cong Shiyun next to him shouted quickly, with a hint of excitement in his voice.
A native swordsman who emerged from the sword gym of the small city affiliated to his Yicheng defeated the genius who was parachuted in from the headquarters of Suzaku Palace!
The whole audience couldn't help but burst into an uproar.
In the audience, Luo Ke hugged the surprised Luo Xuan beside her and said, "Sister! Look! Zhou Yan won!"
Luo Xuan was a little stunned: "Without hesitation, he used the broken sword to cut his throat. So, the result of the broken sword was also within Zhou Yan's expectations?"
Such means would certainly make sense if they were in the hands of someone who had experienced many battles on the battlefield.
But why did Zhou Yan have this kind of awareness?
On the field, Cong Shiyun took two steps forward, squatted down and unlocked Li Guanqi's protective gear: "Guanqi, don't be discouraged by the temporary failure. I think your swordsmanship is stronger than Zhou Yan's. Come on and try again."
Unexpectedly, Li Guanqi, who had recovered, took off his mask, smiled and shook his head at Cong Shiyun.
Then he stood up, made a series of gestures to Zhou Yan, bowed slightly to Zhou Yan with both hands on the hilt of the sword, and then turned and left the arena.
He gave in.
Before entering the passage, Li Guanqi looked back at Zhou Yan who was standing there, with a flash of unyielding spirit in his eyes.
'I lost this time, I have nothing to say.'
"But there is still a long way to go. You and I both still have time to grow. There will be plenty of opportunities to compete again in the future."
Zhou Yan was slightly stunned when he saw Li Guanqi leaving so swiftly, then he shrugged indifferently.
Well, he will win anyway if the fight continues.
Even if there hadn't been this "accident" of the broken sword, even though Li Guanqi was extremely talented, he had still practiced swordsmanship for almost a year longer than Zhou Yan.
However, Zhou Yan's victory today was achieved by limiting his physical fitness to the fierce level.
In other words, he did not take any advantage of Li Guanqi in this victory.
But he is not a pedantic person.
If Li Guanqi did not admit defeat and chose to continue fighting, he would have been able to defeat him with his experience in swordsmanship.
Then Zhou Yan would definitely use more power without hesitation.
If the peak "40" physique is not enough, he will use "50", "60" or even "70".
If his skills cannot keep up, he will unleash greater acumen and spirit, and completely crush his opponent in terms of reaction and body control.
After all, the opponent was able to reach the peak of the fierce level in just one year. Even if it was due to his own genius, didn't he also enjoy a lot of resources that ordinary people couldn't enjoy to become stronger so quickly?
Only those geniuses can enjoy this convenience, so Zhou Yan certainly feels at ease!
All these powers of his were gained through risking his life while traveling in the world of disasters. He would use them when necessary without any psychological barriers.
By then, Li Guanqi's defeat will be even more embarrassing than it is now.
After such a simple thought, Zhou Yan was about to turn around and leave, but was stopped by Cong Shiyun.
The Pavilion Master looked at him as if he was looking at a priceless treasure.
"Zhou Yan, you did a great job! You saved the glory of Yicheng." Cong Shiyun said in a crisp voice, "Tomorrow when we fight Nie Luo from the military, you must also show some strength."
"Nie Luo." Zhou Yan repeated in a low voice and said with a smile: "The one Pavilion Master Cong was talking about was the big guy with short hair."
"Yes, have you seen it?" Cong Shiyun asked curiously.
"Yeah." Zhou Yan nodded. "He's the first one to go to the training ground every morning, and I guess he's also the last one to leave."
"Indeed, that kid is very hardworking." Cong Shiyun sighed and glanced at Zhou Yan, "Don't let your guard down. Although Nie Luo is not a swordsmanship genius, he is a diligent genius. Moreover, as a military officer, his daily combat training simulates life-and-death combat. He won't be like Li Guanqi who can't react at the critical moment."
"Yeah." Zhou Yan did not refute Cong Shiyun, but responded obediently.
Just like that, with Li Guanqi's admission of defeat, Zhou Yan successfully won the top position among the many elite students in the sword hall under the Lihuo Pavilion in Yicheng.
Perhaps because this was just a small internal competition and the audience were mostly from the same school, this final battle did not cause much waves.
There wasn't even any strict award ceremony or commendation meeting.
The only difference was that after Zhou Yan left the scene, when he received Luo Xuan's notification and was on his way to meet up, this time no one was paying attention to him.
Instead, from time to time, people he knew or didn’t know would take the initiative to say hello to him.
Most of them are students, but there are also quite a few gym owners.
Zhou Yan responded politely all the way until he reached the top floor of the Lihuo Pavilion office building.
He glanced at the sign on the door.
[Pavilion Master——Cong Shiyun]
That’s right, Luo Xuan asked him to meet in the Pavilion Master’s office.
'It seems that after this exchange meeting, Luo Xuan has successfully squeezed into the circle of Lihuo Pavilion.'
Zhou Yan thought so and knocked on the door.
"Zhou Yan, right? Come in!" Cong Shiyun's voice came out with a smile.
Zhou Yan simply opened the door and walked in. He looked up and was stunned.
All the people I saw were familiar faces.
Cong Shiyun, Luo Xuan and Luo Ke are fine.
It is understandable that Li Guanqi is here.
However, another person in the office caught him off guard.
He subconsciously opened his mouth to say hello, but saw the man waved at him secretly.
So he adjusted his tone sharply and nodded to Cong Shiyun and said hello: "Master Cong, we meet again."
"Haha." Cong Shiyun smiled slightly, "Zhou Yan, I specially asked you to come up here. In addition to wanting to talk to you about your future treatment, I also want to introduce you to an important person."
As he spoke, he stretched out his hand and pointed at the old man next to him.
"This is the master who is watching the chess game, one of the great elders of the Suzaku Palace, the Mars Sword Master - Elder Zhang."
Zhou Yan calmed his expression and bowed to Elder Zhang: "Hello, Elder Zhang, I am Zhou Yan."
"Easy to say."
The elder Zhang looked at Zhou Yan with a smile: "You actually defeated my beloved disciple, Zhou Yan, you really exceeded my expectations!"
"By the way, I haven't introduced myself yet."
"My name is Zhang Daosheng."
That’s right, the legendary Mars Sword Master was actually the mysterious old man who came to the door that night.
Zhou Yan saw Zhang Daosheng's smiling face and nodded in agreement: "Elder Zhang, I have long heard of your great name."
After saying hello, he couldn't help but turn around to look at Luo Xuan and Luo Ke.
Luo Ke looked confused.
Luo Xuan's eyes were indeed cold.
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(End of this chapter)
Chapter 114: Demon Exorcism and Moving
After Zhou Yan and Zhang Daosheng staged a scene of their first acquaintance, he wisely retreated to Luo Xuan's side.
Seeing Luo Xuan's cold expression, he knew that what Zhang Daosheng said that night was true. This girl had a barrier in her heart towards Zhang Daosheng.
I'm afraid it's because of her father's unknown cause of death.
Instead, Zhang Daosheng looked at Luo Xuan helplessly: "Luo Xuan, it seems that you still have a problem with me."
"Mr. Yinghuo Sword Master, you are joking. I am just a small museum owner. How could I have such an idea?" Luo Xuan responded stiffly.
It was obvious that this girl never concealed her likes and dislikes, and it was obvious when she looked sour.
Zhang Daosheng, as a high-ranking Mars Sword Lord, now looked ashamed to Luo Xuan: "I was indeed the one who approved your father's mission application. You are right to blame me, but you don't have to leave the Suzaku Palace. You wasted these three years in vain. It's really a waste of talent."
He looked at Luo Xuan with a look of pity: "Otherwise, with your talent and the resources provided by the headquarters, you would have been able to reach the Grandmaster level in the past three years. Why are you still wasting time at the Wonderful level?"
"I didn't waste any time. In these three years, I saved my father's sword gym and allowed my sister to finish high school and get into a prestigious university. I didn't let anyone down." Luo Xuan's face was calm.
Luo Ke reached out and grabbed her sister's hand, then made a face at Zhang Daosheng.
Zhang Daosheng sighed: "Well said, Luo Xuan, you sacrificed your own opportunities for advancement to maintain your family, you have a clear conscience, it is me who is sorry for you."
Zhang Daosheng turned his head and looked at Cong Shiyun who was protecting himself next to him: "Luo Xuan is going to join the Demon Exorcist Department soon, right? Her share of training resources will be doubled."
"Since Elder Zhang has spoken, we should follow his orders."
Cong Shiyun's face lit up and he agreed immediately - the elder had ordered him to train the geniuses under his command, which would be beneficial to Cong Shiyun in every way, so there was no reason for him to refuse.
Zhang Daosheng nodded and continued, "I will restart the mission where Luo Huaiyi sacrificed himself as soon as possible. I will lead the team and let Luo Xuan join us."
Luo Xuan immediately took two steps forward, not hiding her eagerness: "When will the mission start?"
Zhang Daosheng looked at Luo Xuan with a gentle look in his eyes: "Luo Xuan, with my urging, it shouldn't take long. It should be accomplished before the end of the month. Before that, you should spend more time practicing and becoming more familiar with the operation of the divine machine. Cong Shiyun will solve the energy problem."
Cong Shiyun laughed and chimed in, "That's right, the Lihuo Pavilion in Yicheng is quite wealthy, so it can still afford this amount of divine machine energy consumption."
"I understand." Luo Xuan nodded, and looked at Zhang Daosheng with a more relaxed look: "Thank you, Elder Zhang."
*
Zhang Daosheng seemed to have come specifically to meet Zhou Yan and the other two, and after a brief communication he left with Li Guanqi.
Before leaving, Li Guanqi and Zhou Yan exchanged contact information and agreed to compete again the next time they met.
In this regard, Zhou Yan could only wish him good luck.
After all, Zhou Yan didn’t think that the person he had surpassed could catch up with him.
Then, after Zhou Yan had a brief chat with the two sisters and Cong Shiyun about the treatment in the Demon Exorcism Bureau, he said goodbye and left.
After returning to the apartment, Zhou Yan did not chat any more with Luo Xuan and Luo Ke, and they went back to their rooms to rest.
Tomorrow Luo Xuan will participate in the Miao-level promotion assessment organized by Cong Shiyun.
Zhou Yan also wants to have a competition with Nie Luo from the military.
Early the next morning, Zhou Yan, who had practiced all night, went to the training ground early.
As a result, he did not meet Nie Luo who was training hard again. He originally thought that this guy was resting and conserving his strength because the competition was approaching.
Later, I received a notice from Cong Shiyun.
The entire armed forces regiment of Yicheng Military Department received the order from Suzaku Palace Headquarters and has been transferred to carry out special tasks.
As the elite chief of the Mechanical Corps, Nie Luo naturally took priority over military orders and left overnight as well.
This also means that the exchange competition in which Zhou Yan represented Luo Xuan's sword gym has temporarily come to an end.
The opportunity to interact with Nie Luo can only be postponed until others complete their mission and return.
Then, around noon.
Luo Xuan, who had disappeared for the whole morning, returned to the apartment and called Zhou Yan to her room.
"I have passed the Miao-level assessment." Seeing Zhou Yan come in, Luo Xuan told him the news straightforwardly.
"It is true." Zhou Yan nodded, "Xiaoxuan, you always quietly accomplish things that are remarkable for ordinary people."
As he spoke, he took out a palm-sized, familiar-looking yellow doll from behind his back and handed it over.
“This is what we agreed on before.”
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