In fact, Jianchou was a little surprised to see Xing Wu here.
Although only a hundred days had passed, she had encountered so many things...
To the point that it always feels like a long time has passed.
However, the moment he saw the person, the old memories instantly returned to Jianchou's mind.
That battle...
Xing Wu should have been seriously injured.
Jianchou didn't think that he would die from that sword, but it was really unexpected that he could still come to participate in the competition.
Look at the way the other person looks at me, it seems like he hates me to the core, but also hides fear in his eyes.
So, Jianchou suddenly found it interesting.
Xing Wu should be the only person in the entire Jiyu who has fought with me and knows my approximate strength, right
I don’t know, will this kind of “knowing” bring me trouble
Those who just uttered such harsh words were from the same tribe as him.
Although, they were standing far away from each other and it seemed that their relationship was not very good.
The moment Jianchou looked at him, many thoughts flashed through his mind.
However, it is rare to see a familiar face in such an occasion, and there is some grudge. If you kill each other, the psychological burden does not seem to be that heavy.
So, she actually felt that the other person's face became friendly.
Guided by this thought, Jianchou felt that it would be awkward for him to pretend not to see it, so he gave a polite smile.
She really felt that she at least had no ill intentions.
But…
Why did Xing Wu look like he had seen a ghost, as if he had been...
Are you scared
"See you?"
Suddenly, a doubtful voice came from the side. It was Chen Tingyan.
Jianchou then remembered that he was still with his two friends.
So, she withdrew her gaze from Xing Wu and said with a smile: "Nothing, I saw an acquaintance."
"The bedbugs over there?"
Of course Chen Tingyan saw it as well and snorted with disdain, but he also quickly noticed Xing Wu's expression.
So, the doubt that had been suppressed for a long time came up again.
Jianchou, what exactly is his strength
"It's time to verify your identity."
Zhang Tang, who had been silent, looked up at the platform and suddenly spoke, his voice still dull.
Jianchou followed his gaze and saw that on the high platform in the square, there were thirty-one more stone platforms, each of which was engraved with ancient cloud and thunder patterns.
Three monks in gray robes have appeared in front of the three steps leading to the platform.
There was also a middle-aged man in a white robe embroidered with gold, who stood in the center of the platform with a dignified look on his face. He glanced at the still boiling crowd around him and spoke directly, his voice like thunder!
"The second round of the written test is about to begin. Please be quiet!"
The entire square was crowded with people, and some people felt that their positions were not good, so they simply floated into the sky.
Some of the Minotaur monks are as tall as an iron tower, while some of the Fish Gill female monks are delicate and frail. Of course, most of them look like normal people.
They were shouting and talking to each other.
But this sudden voice actually suppressed all their voices!
Everyone raised their heads and looked over there.
Jianchou, who was standing in the crowd, was even more surprised.
Such a voice shows that one's cultivation level is not low!
"He is the owner of the building on the 18th floor. His name is Zhou Qingyu, and he is from the Ghost King family. In the Ding Zheng, the rules for the second round are the same. The owner of the building on the 18th floor presides over the literary examinations of each city."
As if he guessed that Jianchou didn't recognize this person, Chen Tingyan simply blocked him with his fan and spoke quietly in Jianchou's ear.
"Look carefully, this person's body is different from others. He is a cultivator at the Golden Body level."
"Um?"
A cultivator who has reached the Golden Body Realm has already re-cultivated his physical body, which can be said to be a major hurdle he has overcome in the Extreme Realm.
Jianchou suddenly became interested and looked carefully as Chen Tingyan said.
Sure enough, if you take a closer look, you can find that this person's body is heavy and solid, completely different from all the others who always look a little floating.
It's like...
A living person.
Moreover, the powerful aura surrounding him seemed difficult to fake.
Jianchou immediately became concerned.
Zhou Qingyu seemed very satisfied with the effect he had created. He soon put on a calm smile. He waved his hand and said directly, "I am the owner of the eighteenth floor. I have been honored by the Eight Directions Yama Palace and have presided over the second round of the Tripod Competition for seven times. This is the first time for me to see so many people come to watch the second round. Similarly, the number of cultivators from my Wrongful Death City participating in the second round of this Tripod Competition is unprecedented!"
“Eh—”
There was a sudden sigh from below.
Who doesn’t know why there are so many people in the second round
Isn’t it because of the shameless propaganda of Bafang Yandian
Besides, who the hell wants to hear what you have to say
The fight over the tripod can be described as a big carnival in the entire Polar Region.
Everyone went crazy and didn't care about anything.
Someone immediately shouted, "Hand over the one called Jianchou first, so we can take a look!"
"That's right, that soul bead is very small!"
"If you want to participate, you must be here, right?"
"Who wants to listen to you bragging up there, old man? Come down!"
"Yes, come down!"
…
For a moment, there were boos everywhere.
After hearing this, Jianchou couldn't help but have the urge to dig a hole and bury himself.
The corners of her mouth twitched slightly, and she whispered to Chen Tingyan beside her: "Will this not cause any trouble?"
Chen Tingyan also had an indescribable expression on his face, and looked at Jianchou with quite a bit of pity.
He knew everything about Ding Zheng's tricks, and he felt that Jianchou was a smart man who would not participate in Ding Zheng without any benefits, so he was not worried about Jianchou's safety for the time being.
Seeing the enthusiasm of the people around him, he spread his hands and said, "It's always been like this, but this is the first time it's been so enthusiastic."
"… "
Should I feel honored
Jianchou held his forehead and suddenly didn't want to talk anymore.
Zhou Qingyu, the host of the post on the stage, also changed his expression when he heard the voices below.
But what a mature person he is
The higher the enthusiasm of the people, the more Xuanyu the Eighteen-story Building can earn in the future.
So, after just a moment, the old thing returned to normal.
He did not mind the noise from the crowd and continued his speech as if nothing had happened: "There are a total of 31 participants from our Wrongful Death City in this Ding Competition, including eight people from the 18th floor of Wrongful Death City who are vying for the Ding Ring; four people from the Eight Directions Hell Palace; and a total of 17 people from the ten major ghost clans."
"You know, there are only so many spots in the entire Polar Region."
"Each of the Eight Directions Yama Palace has three, but they are never fully filled; each of the ten major ghost clans has five, and each of the seventy-two cities has eight. To be able to enter the second round, there will be nearly six hundred people in the entire Extreme Domain. But they have to be divided among the seventy-two cities."
"Wrongful Death City is only one of the seventy-two cities, but it has thirty-one people. This year, it has even surpassed our mortal enemy Fengdu!"
After hearing this, Jianchou finally understood: the old man was so excited because of this...
It seems that there is still fighting among the seventy-two cities in the underworld.
Just as she was thinking this, Zhou Qingyu's next words confirmed Jianchou's guess -
"This time, the thirty-one of you represent our Wrongful Death City! I am here to wish you all the best in defeating the strong enemy and becoming the winner!"
"Winner!"
"Winner!"
…
Immediately, someone below started shouting along, with great enthusiasm.
Soon, it had become a torrent.
Seeing that Jianchou was in the middle of it, he felt an indescribable weird feeling.
She looked around and saw that some people had excited faces, while others looked bored, as if they found Zhou Qingyu annoying as he didn't get to the point for a long time.
Sure enough, after these people had been partying for a while, some people stopped buying in.
"Can you hurry up?"
"That's right, after watching all that shit you guys are talking about, I still have to go home and be with my kids!"
"The clothes haven't been washed yet, can you hurry up?"
"Why can't Mr. Li, who I pressured, pay it back?"
"You just talk nonsense all day long..."
…
Zhou Qingyu stood on the stage, his smile unchanged.
He clapped his hands and signaled everyone to be quiet. This time he didn't waste words: "Since everyone wants to watch the second round, I won't say much. Now, all the monks who are participating in the cauldron competition, please hold the cauldron ring and choose a checker. After checking the cauldron ring, enter the venue."
It's just like the examination before entering the imperial examination. It seems that Ding Zheng is not bad.
Jianchou, Zhang Tang and Chen Tingyan looked at each other.
"Walk?"
"Let's go."
So, the three of them walked straight through the crowd and headed towards the "verifier" closest to them.
The checkers are the three people who were standing on the platform before.
Each of them has the cultivation of a golden body, and each of them looks like an old man, emitting an aura of death that makes people shudder.
No one dared to make a loud noise around them.
For Jianchou, the second round was just a formality.
Firstly, she is knowledgeable enough, and secondly, she has already received the test questions and answers. How could she fail
So, she was actually very relaxed.
After a while, they were already in front of the inspector.
However, other people had already arrived at this time and they automatically lined up to be checked one by one.
Jianchou and his friends had to line up at the back, with Zhang Tang first, Jianchou second, and Chen Tingyan third.
The moment the verification began, there was already a lot of discussion in the square.
Obviously, they will know the answer they want soon.
The one standing in front of Jianchou and the others was a dark-skinned cultivator wearing a black robe. He was a little short but very strong, and looked like a member of the Ghost King clan.
At this moment, he had already arrived in front of the examiner, took off his tripod ring and handed it to the examiner.
The examiner had a wrinkled face and was holding a round plate that looked very much like a Bagua plate, with a circular groove in the middle.
He lifted his eyelids, glanced at the ghost cultivator in front of him, and asked, "What's your name?"
"Zhang Pei."
The man answered quickly.
"Um."
The examiner then lowered his eyes, took the tripod ring, and with a "snap" sound, pressed the ring face hard into the groove of the disc!
Suddenly, a mysterious dark green light flashed, dazzling the eyes.
"Go up on stage with the precepts and find a place to sit. You can start answering questions after half an hour. When the time is up, it will end automatically. If you can't pass, no one can help you."
Having said that, the examiner handed the tripod ring back.
The monk immediately took it with both hands and put on the tripod ring. He immediately showed a surprised expression, as if he had discovered something. Then, he thanked the examiner repeatedly, then walked up to the stage and sat down in a corner.
Jianchou guessed that there must be some changes in the tripod ring, otherwise the man would not have such an expression.
She became curious, but at this moment the discussions in the distance became louder.
"Isn't that Huang Zhu from the Ghost King Clan?"
"It seems so. There are also quite a few people from the Ghost King Clan this year."
"Have you seen Li Han?"
"I haven't seen it yet, I haven't gone up yet. Ouch. Don't push!"
"Do you have the smallest soul bead?"
"I didn't see it. Whose soul bead is the smallest? The one from the Fish Gills Clan?"
"Definitely not. They say soul beads are the size of dust!"
"That's Xing Zhan from the Wuchang Clan, right?"
"Brothers Xing Feng and Xing Fei have also gone up!"
"Should I buy a Tang Ying this year?"
"This year in Fengdu City there is a Zhong Lanling, who is in the middle stage of Jade Nirvana, not bad."
"This year, Fengdu City will have a man named Pan Hexun, who has taken a place in the Wheel King Palace. Did you know that he is at the peak of Jade Nirvana, and is just one step away from achieving a Golden Body!"
"scare!"
…
As people came on stage one after another, the whole square became more and more boiling.
Jianchou even had an illusion that this was just like putting a bunch of monkeys into a frying pan...
"Next."
"Next… "
"Next… "
…
Soon, we arrived at Jianchou.
Before she could react, Chen Tingyan behind her poked her.
So, when Jianchou looked up, he met the sharp gaze of the inspector.
This kind of look is not common.
In addition to displeasure, there seemed to be surprise.
Jianchou easily discovered that the other party's gaze seemed to fall on his forehead, through which he could see the soul bead...
"Hello, senior."
Seeing that the other party had been silent for a long time, Jianchou couldn't help but cough and took the initiative to say hello.
The inspector seemed to come to his senses at this moment and reached out his hand towards Jianchou.
"Tripod Ring."
Zhang Tang had given her this thing before.
At this moment, Jianchou reached into his sleeve and took out the dark green round ring, and placed it in the palm of the person who was checking it.
The examiner maintained his calm tone and asked, "What's your name?"
At this moment, Jianchou felt as if there were countless burning gazes cast at him from behind.
The surroundings suddenly became quiet for no reason.
Therefore, the whispers became particularly obvious: "Why can't I see her soul bead?"
"… "
Jianchou's back suddenly stiffened.
Facing the almost intimidating gaze of the inspector, she knew that she could not escape.
So…
Give it a go!
She took a deep breath and calmly gave her name: "...Jianchou."
"… "
"… "
"… "
At that moment, with the stairs leading to the platform as the center, an eerie silence swept across like a raging tide.
The next moment...
Explosion!
“What the hell! What the hell!”
"Your grandma..."
"Oh my god, look at her soul bead!"
"Oh my God, I thought I was dazzled and didn't see her soul bead at all..."
"It turns out that the Eight Directions Hell Palace wasn't lying!"
"How the hell did he practice this?"
"Am I blind? Who did something to my eyes!!!"
"Your uncle..."
"It's over, it's over, I lost my bet..."
"This soul bead is too small! Much smaller than I thought!"
"How dare she come to participate in the competition? She looks so pitiful..."
…
The sounds were too mixed and too chaotic, all blending together and making it impossible to hear what was going on.
The effect was like a bomb dropped in a corner of the square!
Zhao Yang was waiting bored at the edge of the square when he suddenly heard the explosion and his whole scalp went numb.
The thin guy next to him was so frightened that he jumped up!
"what happened?!"
Around them are people who also don’t understand the situation.
"What's going on?" "What's going on over there?"
"It seems to be a female cultivator!"
Suddenly someone pointed at a blue-robed shadow on the steps and shouted!
Some people were more observant and understood it almost immediately after making a connection: "Soul bead! Soul bead! It's that one, that one!!!"
that…
Zhao Yang was stunned for a moment, then his mind swelled: Who else could it be? ! ! The legendary Jianchou with the smallest soul bead!
"Where is it?"
He couldn't wait to get closer and asked the person next to him to help point out the location.
The man was also very excited and almost pointed in the wrong direction: "My cultivation is too low. Take a look, is this the legendary soul bead?"
Zhao Yang looked in that direction and saw the figure standing on the stairs.
Slender and slender.
Blue robe, long hair, carrying a sword.
Bang, bang.
Heartbeat quickens!
At that moment, his mouth suddenly became dry.
The female cultivator took the tripod ring from the examiner, put it on her hand, and slowly started walking up from the bottom of the stairs.
So, the crowd, who had been waiting for a long time, finally noticed her.
After walking onto the platform, the female cultivator chose a position, and then, with her back to the entire square, she finally turned around, revealing her fair face...
It also completely allows her soul bead to be observed by everyone.
Thus, what originally exploded in a small corner turned into a huge explosion in the entire square!
In the corner, Zhao Yang was completely shocked and dumbfounded, looking over;
On the high platform, Zhou Qingyu, who was presiding over the fight, also looked over with a complicated expression;
Beside the stone platform, the other cultivators who participated in the cauldron contest looked over with endless curiosity;
In the square, thousands of people looked over together!
Attracting everyone's attention!
On the high platform, Jianchou stood on the edge of the stone platform he had chosen.
Countless gazes were like countless needles piercing her body, and there were all kinds of chaotic discussions, making it impossible to hear who was saying what.
In the past, when Zuo Sanqian was in the meeting, people paid attention to her because of her ability.
But now...
This feeling is really inexplicably absurd.
Jianchou smiled bitterly in his heart.
Zhang Tang was beside her and already knew the whole story, so he just kept an eye on her and didn't show any extra expression.
But everyone else was looking at me with disdain, contempt, and curiosity...
All piled together.
Jianchou helplessly raised his hand and pressed his forehead, trying to calm down.
However, at the moment she raised her hand, a dark blue figure suddenly came into view...
That was the direction facing her.
He was wearing a navy blue robe, had skin that was so pale that it seemed transparent, and had sharp facial features, which gave people a feeling that he was difficult to approach.
A pair of deep blue eyes, as if made of glass, with a crystal-clear coldness.
As he walked up the stairs step by step, the noise around him seemed to become strangely quieter.
Jianchou's hand stopped in mid-air and was still.
Two images emerged in her mind: a monk from the Ghost King clan who was standing on the eighteenth floor and performing a brutal act of killing people in an instant by using the "Acalanatha Dharmakaya"; and one of the names on the list of people who would take care of her, written in black and white by Cui Jue!
The inspector was standing on the steps.
The visitor had already stopped, took off the tripod ring on his index finger, and handed it over. Then, he raised his head and met Jianchou's gaze.
Then, the thin lips opened into an almost invisible arc.
"What's your name?"
“…Li Han.”
A cold voice with a hint of hostility.