Volume 2 That World Chapter 44: The defense is over, the main course begins
After the duel between Qi Ji and Iwamoto Seigen, there has been no high-level challenger in the Jiange arena.
When masters fight, the outcome is often decided by one move. Being able to defeat the opponent with one move does not mean that you can crush the opponent and kill him instantly.
That being said...
However, the strong man with the eighth level of sitting posture was defeated by Qi Ji in one move.
This still caused a huge deterrent to potential challengers in the audience.
Talented warriors who want to become famous by challenging each other will never list Jiange as a challenge target again.
Because Qi Ji's existence is like a high wall. If you can't climb over this wall and force out the final champion, then challenging Jiange is not worth the loss.
It was precisely because Qi Ji officially defeated Iwamoto Qingxuan, who was at the Zuozhao level, that Jiange's position as the strongest in this martial arts competition was completely solidified.
The champion Su Jingqiu is the only master at the godly level, and his rank alone is enough to look down on all the champions this time.
The assessment of Qi Ji's strength is also extremely mysterious. Whenever the spies from various major forces report their evaluation of him to their superiors, people are always confused.
On the first day, one person crushed 25 players, most of whom were at the sixth dan level, demonstrating his extremely strong physical endurance.
On the third day, he instantly killed Gu Fei, a one-armed swordsman from the Shajie Sword School who was suspected to be at the seventh level, and displayed his terrifying explosive power for the first time.
On the seventh day, he defeated Li Shuming of Baji Sect and Lu Lian of Kaiwu Hall, both of whom were clearly seventh-level masters, and thus proved his strength to be able to crush all seventh-level masters.
On the eighth day, he cut off the wrist of Iwamoto Seigen, a master of the Eighth Stage Sitting Meditation, with one move, demonstrating his incredibly fast sword-drawing technique.
When every defending force heard the spies describe Qi Ji's strength, they always felt that they were talking nonsense, but the spies' decisive expressions and tone made them believe it.
But if you want to believe it, Qi Ji's behavior is too outrageous.
Is it true that such exaggerated strength can be achieved by just the "sitting license level"?
Even for Jiange's champion Su Jingqiu, the only master of the younger generation who is currently at the godly level, it would be difficult for him to achieve Qi Ji's record.
Are you kidding? It's just the ninth level. All the extraordinary people in all the big forces started from the ninth level. I have never heard of an outrageous character like Qi Ji.
Therefore, it turns out that this mysterious Su Jingqiu is so terribly strong that he is superior to Qi Ji.
Or is Qi Ji himself a monster, able to do things that a ninth-level body cannot do with an eighth-level body?
In this regard, other forces can only express half belief and half doubt.
Believe, is to believe that Qi Ji should indeed be a super genius of the eighth level.
The suspicion, of course, was that their own spies lacked vision. Seeing Qi Ji's strong performance, they couldn't help but exaggerate his strength.
Killing thirteen people in a row without blushing or breathing hard?
Kill a seventh-level expert with one move?
In three seconds, he hit the master of the Armor Hall through his armor until he suffered a concussion and lost his combat effectiveness?
The sword-drawing technique is so fast that you can't even see the movements, and the opponent's wrist falls off in a flash?
Look at what this is saying?
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The final defense stage of Jiange was smooth and peaceful, and the defense competition officially came to a perfect end.
Most of the other forces also escaped unscathed , and no powerful wild geniuses appeared to cause trouble. In the end, the seven major forces retained their position as the champions as always.
After the last demon-killing meeting completed the final defense, the eight-day defense stage officially ended.
After completing the defense, Qi Ji and the others breathed a sigh of relief and stayed in their rest area to chat.
Not long after, Yu Chengen was seen jumping onto the Huabiao in the center of the square.
He seemed to take a breath, and the next second, a huge sound spread throughout the square like a rolling wave.
"The defending stage of this sword-watching and martial arts competition has come to a successful conclusion. The four strongest challengers evaluated by the referees will temporarily form a group of heroes as the eighth team to participate in the second stage of the competition!"
The voice continued to encourage: "Starting tomorrow, we will enter the second stage - the martial arts exchange competition. The seven major forces and the additional group of heroes will form eight participating teams to compete and exchange. There will be one game every day, and the seven games will take a total of seven days. Friends who are interested in watching the game can check the relevant information of the exchange teams the next day in advance on the public notice board in the square!"
"Today's game is officially over! Please exit in an orderly manner!"
Qi Ji and the others looked at each other.
Shangquan Yiren was the first to breathe a sigh of relief: "It's finally over."
After defending the title for several days, he and Bai Tianhe had the most matches. After playing for eight consecutive days, he really couldn't stand it anymore.
However, thanks to the nearly 100 battles without protective gear in the past eight days, and also due to several serious injuries and even near-death experiences, Kamiizumi Yito and Bai Tianhe have made tremendous growth in strength.
When Bai Tianhe first came to the outside world, he could probably touch the threshold of the seventh stage. Today, he successfully enlightened his heart, saw through his own path, and successfully entered the seventh stage. The seventh stage is a connecting stage that connects the past and the future. After reaching it, one will be able to enlighten himself in a short period of time, integrate his own combat skills, and usher in a period of rapid growth in strength.
When Shangquan Yiren entered the outer realm, he had just reached the level of the sixth stage. After many battles, he has now completed the accumulation of the "database". The strength of the sixth stage has reached a bottleneck and is beginning to touch the threshold of the seventh stage.
Qi Ji nodded: "It is indeed a difficult process. Thank you two for your hard work these past few days."
Bai Tianhe didn't say anything. He had just entered the seventh level of the realm. Now his mind was quickly thinking and organizing his experience in swordsmanship. Based on Qi Ji's previous bragging method, he had successfully simulated in his mind Gu Fei from the Shajie Sword School, who had once defeated him "by one hand", as his opponent. He then used the power of imagination to constantly simulate various situations of the two people fighting.
"I can only say that this is the training method that Qi Ji envisioned!"
'This training method is really effective! I have been able to gradually change from being killed by Gu Fei repeatedly to winning more and losing less.'
'Next time I have the chance to fight Gu Fei again, I will never lose again!'
While Bai Tianhe was fighting fiercely with Gu Fei in his mind, he subconsciously admired Qi Ji.
If Qi Ji knew that Bai Tianhe had really achieved this, he would definitely be shocked.
What kind of reincarnation of a deity is this Xiaobai? He was actually able to succeed in cultivation according to the method he talked about.
I can only say that geniuses are unreasonable!
Su Jingqiu looked at the people chatting and laughing nearby, and also smiled faintly, and replied to Qi Ji's words: "I should be the one to tell you about your hard work."
She then said, "I am the only one among the few people who is a proper representative of the Sword Pavilion. I didn't even participate in this defense battle once. I relied on the assistance from you guys from the inner domain to carry on. It was really hard work."
Qin Zijin chuckled and patted Su Jingqiu on the shoulder. "It's not that I'm being polite. I can't say much about Shangquan Yiren, but although Qi Ji and Bai Tianhe came from the inner domain, they can now be basically called our Jiange's own people. I don't think we need to say such polite words."
Qi Ji nodded in agreement. It was said that Qin Zijin was a good talker. She was worthy of being the Sword Pavilion Master.
Qin Zijin continued, "It's boring to chat. I guess the notice over there has been posted by now. Why don't you go take a look?"
Everyone immediately agreed and stood up.
Led by Qin Zijin, the team crossed the Jiandu Square where most of the audience had dispersed and came to the other end. There stood a huge rack with a huge white cloth hung on it, with simple words pasted on it.
Because the stand and the white screen were large enough, even if there were many spectators gathered here to watch information about tomorrow's game, it was large enough for Qi Ji and others from the outside to clearly see the text on the giant screen.
[The next day at 7:00 pm, the first round of the power exchange competition begins]
[The fighting forces are as follows]
[Jian Ge team (Su Jingqiu, Qi Ji, Bai Tianhe, Shangquan Yiren) vs. Wu Xiang Guan team (Dao Lian, Dao Qing, Dao Chi, Dao Xin)]
Hmm! They are actually the first team to open the game?
Qin Zijin laughed: "As expected, no matter which force is responsible for hosting the sword-watching and martial arts competition, the organizer's team will be allowed to compete in the first match."
Qi Ji asked curiously, "Have the opponents of other forces been arranged?"
Qin Zijin nodded: "Usually it will be arranged in advance, look at the smaller white curtain next to it."
Qi Ji looked in the direction of her finger, and saw a slightly smaller screen not far from the giant screen, which displayed the game schedule of all the teams.
[Day 1: Jiange vs. Wuxiangguan]
[Day 2: Liaoyuan Sect vs. Armored Palace]
[Day 3: Dragon Field vs. Heroes Team]
[Day 4: Divine Sword Tower vs. Demon Exorcist Society]
"Only four days?" Qi Ji was a little confused, and then he thought of the reason.
Of course, only four days of matches will be scheduled first, because only the teams that emerge victorious in these four days can the players who advance to the next two from the top four be further determined.
"So tomorrow it will be our turn to fight against Wuxiang Temple. But right now, apart from knowing that they have a set of Qingyu sword techniques, I don't know much about them." Bai Tianhe said lightly.
"That's why special training is needed!" The voice of a middle-aged man rang out.
Everyone turned around immediately and it was indeed Yu Chengen.
He just laughed and said, "Finally, this redundant defense match is over. The exchange match starting tomorrow is the real deal I'm looking forward to."
He then continued, "Wuxiang Temple is the patron saint of the large city 'Daocheng'. The Taoist priests in the temple often go down the mountain to exorcise demons and kill fierce beasts for the city. They have a very good reputation. Of course, as one of the seven major forces, the two techniques that Wuxiang Temple excels in are the objects of our special training today."
After saying that, he waved his hand, turned around and left the stadium first.
Qi Ji and others followed immediately.
The group quickly arrived at the familiar forest outside the city.
The scorching sun cannot reach the ground due to the shade of countless tall trees, making the forest look very cool.
Yu Chengen stood still and said calmly to Qi Ji and his group, "The core combat techniques of Wuxiang Temple are the same as those of other forces. The most famous ones are the two sword techniques."
He went on to say: "They are the Light Feather Sword Technique, which is a sword that moves lightly and gracefully, and the No-Front Sword Technique, which is a heavy sword with no edge and great skill."
