Chapter 51: The Emperor's Death

Before the five-year-olds' battle began, Wei Quji and Dong A, both swamped with affairs, arrived at the scene.

For them, the battles between students of the City Dao Academy were hardly worth watching. But the battle between the five-year-olds was important to all three city domains.

Firstly, the five-year-olds essentially represented the upper limit of combat power in the City Dao Academy. Secondly, the Three Cities Dao Debate had one spot that directly led to the National Dao Academy! No need to take the big exam next month, no need to go to the County Prefecture, directly to Zhuang Capital!

This spot, of course, could only be given to the champion of the five-year-olds in the Three Cities Dao Debate.

As Wei Quji and Dong A settled down in the stands, the atmosphere noticeably quieted.

It had to be said that the effect of a powerhouse like Dong A on the overall strength of the Dao Academy was enormous.

In this Three Cities Dao Debate, the champion of the one-year-olds was Jiang Wang from the Maple Forest City Dao Academy, and the three-year-olds' battle had almost become an internal war within the Maple Forest City Dao Academy.

Dong A, with his cultivation as a Fifth-Rank Inner Mansion Realm powerhouse, was undoubtedly a blessing to the entire Maple Forest City Dao Academy.

Now, as long as they secured the champion of the five-year-olds, Maple Forest City would undoubtedly be considered to have swept the other two cities, and would exclusively receive a large share of resources from the Zhuang Court this year.

Therefore, Zhang Linchuan was practically rubbing a hole in his forehead.

"The pressure is immense..." he murmured.

Among the three battles on the field, the most eye-catching was, of course, the duel between Lin Zhengren and... Sun Xiaoman.

One was the calm and collected first on the Dao Merit List of Wangjiang City, and the other was a petite, cute little girl who looked frail.

"Is this little girl... even ten years old?" Zhao Rucheng marveled.

The Three Mountains City cultivators were not far from where they were sitting. Sun Xiaoyan, who had once again donned his hooded black robe, turned his head indignantly and shouted, "I'm already thirteen years old! That's my sister!"

Zhao Rucheng didn't hear clearly, so he leaned closer, then suddenly retracted his head with a gasp.

Because he saw the bruised and swollen face under the hood. This little chubby, known for his strong defense, had no idea what had happened to him in the short time after he left the stage. His entire face was swollen, he couldn't see his eyes, and he couldn't speak properly.

Could it be the after-effects of that something called Kun Leather Drum? Zhao Rucheng thought.

Seeing that his face could scare people, Sun Xiaoyan also shrank back in grievance, pulling the hood down hard with his chubby hands. His older sister even had to beat him up in a corner before the competition, who could he reason with?

Jiang Wang didn't show it on his face, but he felt some anxiety in his heart.

This little chubby was only thirteen years old, while he was already seventeen. The little girl on the field was the chubby's sister, and being able to represent the five-year-olds of Three Mountains City, she would only be stronger.

Had he fallen behind too much at the beginning of the path of cultivation?

……

The barefoot girl jumped lightly onto the field, the silver ornaments on her wrist jingling. She had an innocent and harmless cute little face. In comparison, Lin Zhengren's handsome appearance did not win him much support.

Almost half of the audience hoped that Sun Xiaoman would win, and the other half hoped that she wouldn't have to work too hard to win.

"I heard that Chu Ping died at the hands of Xiong Wen, his heart was gouged out. I feel sorry for him," Lin Zhengren said leisurely before the battle began.

"Life and death are destined," Sun Xiaoman said expressionlessly.

Jiang Wang clearly felt that the atmosphere among the Three Mountains City cultivators beside him had noticeably cooled.

Previously, Xiong Wen had appeared in Three Mountains City and was besieged by students from the Three Mountains City Dao Academy, but he not only escaped successfully, but also killed ten cultivators, including Chu Ping, the senior brother of the Three Mountains City Dao Academy, gouging out their hearts and drinking with them, shocking the entire county.

This led to the Criminal Investigation Department mobilizing the entire Qinghe County's forces to search for him.

Lin Zhengren mentioning this at this time was certainly not out of regret.

Looking at the little girl in front of him, Lin Zhengren smiled, "He lost to me by one move last year, I wonder if you can win it back this year?"

Chu Ping was dead, so naturally he couldn't win it back.

But did the living have such an opportunity?

Sun Xiaoman stepped forward with her bare feet, stepping forward, that pair of moist and fair jade feet, crossed forward.

The battle began.

Lin Zhengren pulled open his right hand, and pulled a green long whip from his left sleeve.

The whip flowed like water, but the tip of the whip suddenly extended, breaking the wind and pointing towards Sun Xiaoman. It was as cunning as a poisonous snake!

He pushed out with his left hand, and waves rose from the ground, instantly raging and surrounding Sun Xiaoman. This wave attack was extremely fast.

At the same time, those with keen eyes could notice that something was emerging from the empty space in front of Lin Zhengren, breaking through the ground tiles and drilling out.

Launching a psychological attack first against such a little girl might be looked down upon by many. But it also showed Lin Zhengren's steadiness.

A steadiness of not letting go of even a tiny advantage and not giving the opponent a chance.

At this time, in the battle, this steadiness was even more vividly displayed.

Lin Zhengli's fighting style may have been imitating him, but his strength was far from it.

Sun Xiaoman rose from the ground, she stepped on her toes, easily avoiding the sudden whip tip, and then actually stepped on the attacking waves, riding the waves.

Zhao Rucheng raised his sword eyebrows, his eyes showing surprise.

That was a Taoist power with considerable damage, but there was not a trace of injury on her jade feet. Especially, he could not feel any traces of releasing Taoism.

Either she had a permanently solidified Kun Leather Drum like Sun Xiaoyan, or her body refining had reached a certain level.

At this stage, it seemed that only those reckless martial artists could isolate the damage of Taoist power with pure physical bodies.

The barefoot girl rode the waves, stepping on Lin Zhengren's Taoist power and soaring into the air in a few steps.

Lin Zhengren loosened his hand, and the green long whip suddenly flicked its tail, making a sound that broke the air. Then, it turned into a giant python in the air, opening its fangs and biting towards Sun Xiaoman.

This long whip was originally made from a living python demon beast, and was a treasure passed down from the Lin family of Wangjiang City, named Green Python.

At the same time, the empty space in front of Lin Zhengren suddenly exploded, and countless vines burst out like a group of snakes! This Taoism was instantaneous! It was the Taoism engraved in Lin Zhengren's Heavenly Palace after he completed the Small Heavenly Cycle for the first time.

This kind of Taoism is generally not easily revealed. Because low-grade cultivators can only engrave two instantaneous Taoism in the Heavenly Palace, after completing the Small Heavenly Cycle for the first time, and after completing the Heaven, Earth, and Human Grand Heavenly Cycle for the first time. This belongs to each cultivator's trump card-like existence, and is not easily known.

Sometimes when cultivators fight, even though it is instantaneous Taoism, they deliberately pretend to pinch their fingers, in order to conceal it.

And Lin Zhengren seemed to feel some pressure, and without hesitation, he turned out his trump card.

These snake vines intertwined in the air, twisting into an indestructible vine wall in a very short time, blocking in front of Lin Zhengren.

Wood Element Taoism, Vine Snake Coiling Wall!

And Sun Xiaoman soared in front of Lin Zhengren, facing the giant python chasing behind her, and the vine wall blocking her path, she just raised her little hands high.

That small silver ornament hanging between her wrists rose in the wind.

Everyone saw that the petite barefoot girl was soaring in the air, and her hands had already grasped two silver giant hammers that were comparable to her height, and she spun and hammered!

The giant hammer roared and turned a circle, hitting the Green Python behind her fiercely, and continued to rotate with the giant python hanging on it.

Sun Xiaoman spun a circle in the air, and the giant hammer also hung the Green Python, roaring and smashing onto the Vine Snake Coiling Wall with an unquestionable momentum.

Only at the moment of contact, the entire Vine Snake Coiling Wall condensed by the Middle-Grade Taoism of Level B had collapsed.

One hammer, the collapse of mountains!