Chapter 2699: Gathering from All Directions

Before the race, she said, "I'm just here to try my luck. If I encounter someone I can't beat, I won't force it." Lü Yun indeed only fought two matches on Guanhai Terrace – one main match and one loser's match.

The first match she fought until her body collapsed, and after being saved and waking up below the stage, she cried her heart out.

Wiping away her tears, she entered the loser's match. The second match she fought until her soul was incomplete and her divinity disintegrated, greatly testing the medical team from Dong Wang Valley.

As many people expected before the race, she was indeed the weakest one in the main match field, unable to achieve a single victory... but she was also the one with the highest medical expenses in the inner mansion field.

After the two matches ended, no one looked at her with contempt anymore. The twelve-year-old young lord of Qi Country even specifically went to find her to apologize. He solemnly retracted his earlier disdain and gave the highest recognition to her fighting will.

Bao Xuanjing said:

"Only then did I understand that judging a person is not based on what you hear or see, but on the delusion you hold."

"Finally, I understand that the arena's status, winning and losing, are fleeting; a strong heart is majestic for a lifetime. In the name of Shuo Fang, I stand here and declare - from now on, I will look with bright eyes and act with a humble heart, no longer judging people by the level of their cultivation, or the division of sect, country, or race!"

With the demeanor that Bao Xuanjing and Lü Yun displayed, when they achieve great things in the future, this intersection on Guanhai Terrace during their youth can also be considered a good story.

Of course, it's more likely that Lü Yun will appear in Bao Xuanjing's records and biography, becoming a part of this absolute world prodigy's life journey and adding some annotation to his character.

Having secured a spot in the main match but suffering defeat twice, Lü Yun, who fundamentally couldn't break into the main match against Cao Bingpo, and Song Qingyue, who was unable to fight his way out of the loser's group and was stuck outside the top eight, are just the water race's answer sheet submitted at this Yellow River Assembly.

Their results were not particularly dazzling, but they indeed allowed the ten thousand people present to see their figures.

And even remember them for a long time.

The moment Lü Yun's divinity disintegrated, every thought shattering, was "I want to win." Who could forget Cao Bingpo, who had beaten himself into old age on the stage, gasping for breath and saying, "Do not save me, I wish to use my body as soil, to pave this stage, and fertilize the world's proud talents!"

Just like Song Qingyue, standing on Guanhai Terrace as a water race prodigy, declared to the whole world. He said:

"This is also my home."

What is a "water person"?

What is "living differently"?

The covenant of Lie Shan Human Emperor is already too far away, the so-called new order of water control, the great strategy for the human race in the present world, sounds too grand and too difficult to truly feel.

It is only these water race prodigies, fighting for their homeland one by one, who stand vividly before everyone. They tell the whole world how they persist, how they struggle. Their will, their love and hate.

Since ancient times, stories of the water race have been told many times. But what exactly is the water race? Many people perhaps only gained a concept at this Yellow River Assembly.

They were not born with gills on their faces or fins below their abdomen. They were not green-faced with fangs, nor did they drink blood and eat people. They simply had some birthmarks that came with birth, called "water patterns." That is not a different species, but an innate proof.

Originally, they also strive to live, resisting fate.

Originally, he is also me, and originally, I am also him.

The biggest prejudice is actually not understanding, and the biggest malice is "I heard"!

The most important meaning of this Yellow River Assembly for the water race lies here - allowing the water race to once again walk onto the center stage of the present world, giving them an opportunity to showcase themselves, and using the unprecedented level of attention of this assembly to truly let this world recognize them.

Knowing each other leads to mutual affection.

Some lose with great fanfare, and some win with ordinariness.

Compared to Star Moon Pearl, who regretfully stopped in the loser's match, Chu Yao, the direct disciple of Town River True Monarch, had neither good nor bad luck in the draw, and like himself, gave people a relatively ordinary feeling.

He neither encountered the biggest favorites who crushed their opponents in every match, such as Chen Yanxun, Bao Xuanjing, and Gong Weizhang, nor did he encounter those who were relatively "easy to bully." He advanced steadily all the way, seemingly winning every match with difficulty, but after all, he won them all and instead entered the winner's bracket undefeated.

Besides him, the eight people who formed the winner's group in the inner mansion field main match, waiting for challenges from the loser's group, are Chen Yanxun, Gong Weizhang, Bao Xuanjing, Zhuge Zuo, Er Zhu He, Bo Er Zhi Jin·Fu Yanci, and Xu Zhiyi from Wan Country.

Dongfang Jiming of Wei Country was struck down by Chen Yanxun. He fought the entire match but couldn't find a single opportunity.

Xie Yuanchu of Jing Country was obstructed by Er Zhu He. With the strength completely matching a prodigy of an overlord country, his "Nine Illusion Yuan Body" was hard-born exploded by the bear cub from the snow plain, turning him into a pig's head.

The Snow Plain Emperor immediately loudly rebuked Er Zhu He on the spot, telling him to be polite and not humiliate his opponent. He said things like, "You're already fourteen years old and still don't know how to respect your big brother."

"Central Domain people value face, how can you show yourself like this," and so on.

Xie Yuanchu still had the strength to fight Er Zhu He, but in front of Hong Junyan's spitting, his dao heart lost guard directly, almost committing suicide on the spot.

If the referee hadn't quickly announced the winner and loser and started the next match, who knows how long Li Country's "post-war education" would have continued.

The eight strong challengers in the inner mansion field are quite strong, namely Dongfang Jiming, Xie Yuanchu, and Fan Zheng.

Among them are two prodigies from overlord countries!

Strong players colliding early is the main reason for the losses among the overlord countries. It can't be helped, the Yellow River Assembly's draw indeed gives weaker sides more opportunities; not every session is a day when they are beaten without being able to raise their heads.

Of course, those who are truly strong enough can still fight back from the loser's group. And the strongest one, it's okay to encounter anyone, the comparison is the same no matter what -

Now, the discussion about the strongest in the inner mansion field has almost solidified among Chen Yanxun, Gong Weizhang, and Bao Xuanjing. This is truly because compared to other players, they have displayed crushing fighting performances.

After Er Zhu He broke through Xie Yuanchu head-on, he was also vaguely mentioned in this list. "Who will they challenge in the challenge match? This is very difficult to guess!" Xu San touched his nose, still making a difficult expression, sighing three times in one sentence.

He really wanted to beat the scriptwriter. What exactly is so hard to guess?

Chu Yao and Xu Zhiyi are absolutely on the list of those waiting to be selected, and the remaining one is to be chosen from Zhuge Zuo and Bo Er Zhi Jin·Fu Yanci.

From the audience's perspective,

Xu Zhiyi's country is too small, her family's history is too old. The four ancient Heavenly Master surnames are not recognized outside of Dao Gate, and her match performance is neither hot nor cold. She is viewed by many as a substitute for Xie Yuanchu. Now that Xie Yuanchu has even dropped to the loser's group, she is naturally not favored.

Chu Yao's situation is similar. As a direct disciple of Town River True Monarch, he was overly hyped before the race and then fell short.

Originally, people thought that the direct disciple of the first prodigy of the human race should also be the first prodigy of the human race, but he fought blandly all the way, fundamentally lacking the momentum to sweep the world. Placed in the list of shining winners, he is not so dazzling.

Adding to that, Jiang True Monarch's own younger sister also lost spectacularly... this identity as a direct disciple of Town River is just not so convincing.

Fu Yanci simply fought too close a match with Fan Zheng, exposing too much, making him relatively more likely to be chosen compared to other overlord country prodigies.

Zhuge Zuo is because his fighting style is too slow. Every match he fights for a full two hours, drawing with everyone, fighting everyone for half a day. He also got a nickname, called "Zhuge Half Day."

Like an eighty-year-old elder pushing cloud hands, his fighting is completely unappreciated and not too recognized by the audience.

"Daozhang Xu says it's hard to guess, but the audience seems to have it all planned out."

Bian Qiao smiled gracefully:

"Speaking of Wan Country, it indeed has little sense of presence. The ancient Heavenly Master four surnames, it seems like a long time since any figures have appeared... Daozhang Xu is a high cultivator of Dao Gate and is definitely familiar with the inside story. Why not introduce this Xu Zhiyi a bit to everyone? Does she have any unique skills?"

The reason for specifically mentioning Xu Zhiyi is because Xie Yuanchu, as the first challenger, had already stepped onto the martial stage.

The on-site audience watched the excitement without fear of trouble, the entire field was filled with shouts of "Xu Zhiyi"... everyone wanted to watch the internal conflict of Dao Gate.

Xu San smiled meaningfully:

"Girl Bian says that the Heavenly Master four surnames haven't produced any figures for a long time, but I, Xu, don't quite agree."

"Oh, look at me!" Bian Qiao patted her forehead in annoyance; "It is I who overlooked, the contemporary West Heavenly Master is precisely from the Xu family."

Xu San smiled and didn't comment.

He had no leisure to compete with Zhongshan We sun for wind and vinegar, and was too lazy to coax the woman in front of him. What kind of questions was she even asking? Simply nonsensical!

Bian Qiao being able to comment so effectively at the hot Canglang Fighting Field meant her commentary skills were naturally not fake. Although Xu San was not very cooperative, she still spoke wonderfully.

In her commentary, Xie Yuanchu was already a tragic warrior, from several small stories of his childhood, extending to his step-by-step thrilling journey now. Carrying the hopes of the Central Domain, bearing the gaze of the whole world...

"I choose Zhuge Zuo!" Xie Yuanchu raised his head and said loudly on the stage.

Thus began the longest match in the inner mansion field.

As mature as Xie Yuanchu was, he naturally wouldn't be swayed by the audience's calls. It was absolutely impossible for him to choose Xu Zhiyi, and as for Chu Yao... after all, he is the disciple of Town River True Monarch, and you always feel he has some hidden killing move.

Fu Yanci's gray eyes were too fierce. Zhuge Zuo still seemed more suitable. His performance in all his matches so far had not exceeded expectations.

Having lost to Er Zhu He, he had already abandoned the thought of winning the championship. Now he just wanted to secure a spot in the top eight.

The match began with probing, then more probing, and then still probing...

Two hours passed in a flash. The fifteen-year-old Zhuge Zuo and the twenty-two-year-old Xie Yuanchu were still probing.

The sky was filled with flying thunder from Penglai Island and starlight swaying like rain, which looked quite good, but watching two hours of thunder light and starlight entwining back and forth made everyone sleepy.

"How about starting the next match?" Hong Junyan yawned.

The emperors of the overlord countries had all descended in dharma images; he came in person for the fight. Although he said that domestic matters kept him from leaving... this was also too time-consuming!

The main referee standing below the stage waited quietly for a while. Seeing no one objected, he nodded to Qin Zhizhen.

Qin Zhizhen raised his palm knife and casually drew a line. The vast space where Zhuge Zuo and Xie Yuanchu were fighting was then cut out, peeled from its original place, and virtually suspended in the air.

It was a square-shaped space that looked small from the outside but was very vast inside.

Huang Sheli casually pointed, also giving it undisturbed time flow.

The main referee virtually spread his large hand, remotely aimed at it, ensuring that all details within this square battlefield were unaffected.

For Zhuge Zuo and Xie Yuanchu, the movement of the battlefield was fundamentally imperceptible. They fundamentally did not know that their

match had been moved aside as a "hypnosis event," or even if they knew, it did not affect their fighting style.

"Dongfang Jiming, please choose your challenge target." Town River True Monarch declared faintly.

Dongfang Jiming, who had been watching the "hypnosis war," turned back at this moment.

Zhuge Zuo's slow and leisurely fighting style, among various calculations, was simply infinitely interesting to him!

"I challenge Xu Zhiyi!" he said. Clear-eyed people could all see that the fight between Zhuge Zuo and Xie Yuanchu had actually already been decided. The slaughter after two hours was just Xie Yuanchu's unwilling struggle.

Because after probing one after another, the fight had entered Zhuge Zuo's most skilled domain. And Xie Yuanchu was not like Chen Suan that year, unable to cope with so many changes.

That is to say, now in the inner mansion field, only Xu Zhiyi of the Central Domain's Wan Country remains to hold the scene.

If Xu Zhiyi was cut down by Dongfang Jiming, Dao Country would suffer a great loss this time, and Jing Country would become the only overlord country unable to obtain a spot in the top eight in the inner mansion field.

Even sending two people onto the field wasn't stable enough!

This match almost immediately captured everyone's attention from the start.

Jiang Wang instead did not hear any cold mockery or hot satire from any emperor, but the "no discussion" itself had a subtle atmosphere.

"Who do you all think will win?" Hong Junyan, copying the earlier question of the Jing emperor without changing a word, broke the silence.

But everyone remained silent.

He only called out names:

"How does Emperor Wei see it?"

Wei Xuanche only smiled:

"The match has already been fought for so long, calculating the time, it should also be dawn."

Hong Junyan continued to call out names:

"How about Town River True Monarch?"

Jiang Wang replied with a dramatic seriousness:

"Referees only decide the winner and loser, they don't predict matches."

"It's okay for Town River True Monarch to brush me off, we have our friendship here!" Hong Junyan, despite sitting in such a cramped position, showed no hint of discouragement and still laughed heartily: "But the Central Emperor and Emperor Wei may also be waiting for your opinion. We can't brush off outsiders too much! The more distant the relationship, the easier it is to care!"

After a while, he directly asked Jiang Wang:

"Pillar number six, you haven't made a sound for a long time, are you having a private chat?" The Central Emperor's voice just fell at this moment:

"As a senior, Town River True Monarch, why not also chat about your views on the younger generation players?"

"Dongfang Jiming is very good." Town River True Monarch said solemnly, as if facing a great enemy:

"I also look forward to Xu Zhiyi."

The Jing emperor instead did not express any opinion on the match itself, because Jing Country's victory was too matter of fact, and should be something the people of this world were used to.

He only said in a faint voice:

"Speaking of which, you all have some connection!"

This calm sentence suddenly sent a chill down Jiang Wang's heart.

He had a vague guess, but only said:

"I wish to hear the details."

"You have already seen Xu Huaizhang," the Jing emperor said.

This sentence was a statement, not a question.

"Indeed, I had the fortune to meet him," Jiang Wang said elegantly.

Once warned to carefully hide his Immortal Palace origin, he showed it all frankly.

If it is said that immortals should die and immortal arts should end, today he already has the qualification to discuss "should and should not"!

"Xu Huaizhang is just a person from the Xu family," the Central Emperor's voice showed no joy or anger, only like the sky eternally hanging, infinitely lofty:

"Just that Xu family you know."

The bloodline of the first generation Heavenly Master, restoring ancestral glory, re-ascending to the position of Heavenly Master in Dao Gate. Later, he even became a master of rituals in Confucian Gate, and finally created an immortal art rejected by the mainstream of Dao Gate, participating in opening the immortal era?

Truly a legendary life!

It can be called an era's protagonist.

"That indeed can be considered a connection," Jiang Wang said, looking at Xu Zhiyi on the stage.

With the conservatism of the four great surnames of Wan Country, Xu Zhiyi might not be willing to recognize Xu Huaizhang... he didn't quite understand why this Central Emperor suddenly mentioned this.

The Central Emperor said leisurely:

"Jiang True Monarch's vast knowledge, unconfined by Confucian law, not avoiding immortal Zen, holding this Yellow River Assembly, and the equal rights of human and water races living together, greatly resembles Xu Huaizhang's style!"

"Jiang Wang was a Dao Gate disciple in the earliest days," Jiang Wang replied seriously while watching the match between the two sides:

"All things are for my use, thus this person wins all things."

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