A noble lady snorted coldly, "You are the beneficiary of this rumor, so of course you would say that. However, this rumor has hurt the reputation of Master Ming and Master Que. The two masters must prove their strength, and I'm afraid you have no choice but to accept the challenge."
Xu Lian didn't know what to say. He really didn't want to pretend to be a big shot, but people had to put it in front of him and ask him to pretend. He looked at the young man in tight clothes and asked, "Is that what you mean?"
Ying Ming shook his head and smiled. "I don't care about rumors and reputation, but at that time on the ring, I was only focused on fighting Jing Que and ignored you, my opponent, and let you win without a fight. I felt a little uncomfortable, so I wanted to spar with you to see if you are strong enough to enter the knockout round."
Xu Lian nodded and said, "Since you don't care about this rumor and reputation, then I have nothing to worry about. You can accept the challenge. If you lose even more miserably later, don't blame me."
"?" Ying Ming was confused.
The noble men and women were also stunned, wondering where his confidence came from.
Huo Xin'er glanced at Ying Ming and said calmly, "Since you don't accept it, my master will beat you until you accept it. You can also call that Mr. Que to come together, so that my master won't have to waste his time and effort and be challenged by you one by one."
"..." Xu Lian did not say that. Huo Xin'er's worship and belief in his master was really strong.
Ying Ming's face was not looking good. "There's no need to call Jing Que to join us. I won't join hands with Jing Que to fight your master. Jing Que's strength is about the same as mine. As long as your master has the ability to defeat me, it is equivalent to defeating Jing Que."
Huo Xin'er said calmly, "Whatever happens, my master will take it."
Her words somewhat angered the noble sons and daughters.
"Then let's go to the Duel Arena now. The Duel Arena is the place in the Imperial City where grudges are settled. Any casualties are at your own risk!"
"The grudge we left on the ring ten days ago will be settled on the ring today!"...
Ying Ming waved his hand, "Don't get excited, there's no need to go to the duel arena. I don't have any hatred or grudges with Xu Lian, and I'm not someone who can't stand losing. If I go to the duel arena, what will I become? Just find a random place to spar, and stop when it's enough."
"Okay, I don't think there's any need to go to the duel arena."
Xu Lian couldn't help but look at him twice more. He was very open-minded and really had the demeanor of a young master of the Duke's Mansion.
Seeing that Huo Xin'er wanted to say something, Xu Lian raised his hand to stop her. Huo Xin'er didn't say anything else. She just couldn't stand the way these people refused to admit their defeat.
then.
After discussing it, the two sides decided to have a competition on the lawn at the entrance of this historical site.
Everyone came to the lawn at the gate.
There are a lot of people coming and going here, and there is no shortage of witnesses, so there is no need to worry about the loser not admitting his defeat. Of course, it was mainly because the noble sons and daughters were worried that Xu Lian would not admit his defeat, so they deliberately found a place with many people to hold the competition.
In fact, the entire imperial capital is crowded with people everywhere. There are 3,764 floors of streets, and the population is so large that even the royal family of the You Dynasty does not know how many people there are in the imperial capital.
Seeing both sides standing on the lawn and preparing for a duel, many people soon gathered to watch the fun. This was because these noble sons and daughters were all legitimate sons and daughters of royal and noble families, and they had a great reputation in the imperial capital. Xu Lian was also famous in the ring competitions and had a certain reputation in the imperial capital. More and more people came here to watch.
"I heard that Master Ming of the Ying family and Master Que of the Jing family both lost to Xu Lian in the ring. Can they not afford to lose? Do they want to fight again?"
"Heh, if the son of a noble family is unwilling to accept the challenge, what can a genius like Xu Lian who rose from the bottom do? He can only be forced to fight back."
"A son of a noble family can lose many times, and he can get up from where he fell, because he has the support of the nobles behind him. A genius who rises from the bottom will never have a chance to rise again if he loses once. This is the way the world is."...
Hearing the whispers of the onlookers, Ying Ming's face turned dark. How big was the dissent among the royal and noble classes
He felt a little regretful about challenging Xu Lian. In the next competition, even if he won, people would probably spread rumors that he challenged Xu Lian when he was relaxing with the women, and that he won by chance when Xu Lian was not prepared.
The prejudice in people's hearts is like a huge mountain. After all, people come from the same lower class as Xu Lian, so they will definitely be biased towards Xu Lian and have no good feelings towards people like him from a royal family.
Ying Ming said, "Let me state in advance that in the preliminary round, Jing Que and I did lose to Xu Lian, and both Jing Que and I admit this.
Now, I am sparring with Xu Lian only for the purpose of exchanging martial arts. It has nothing to do with the result of the preliminary round, and it will not affect Xu Lian's place in the knockout round."
After hearing this, the onlookers felt a little less aggrieved. Their impression of the young master of Yingguo family improved. He admitted that he lost to Xu Lian in the ring, but it was not because he could not afford to lose.
"Are you ready?"
Ying Ming looked at Xu Lian who was standing opposite him. There was no referee here, so he didn't dare to take the first step, otherwise he would definitely be slandered. This was the pressure of being in a royal or noble family, with countless eyes always watching him.
Xu Lian stretched out a hand and made a gesture of invitation, "I'm ready, let's start."
Ying Ming deliberately waited for a moment and let him make the first move.
However, Xu Lian was also waiting for him to make the first move.
So the two of them just stood there, stunned for a moment.
The people watching the fight were a little puzzled. Was this some kind of unfathomable mental attack
"Be careful."
Ying Ming had no choice but to give a reminder and slowly rushed towards Xu Lian.
This competition is so civilized... Xu Lian has a good influence on the young master of Yingguo family, and decides to give his opponent the greatest respect, which is to go all out.
With a "hum", golden flames rose from Xu Lian's palms, and a golden castle emerged. To be precise, this was a golden imperial capital, and everything from the city gate to the streets on the 3,764th floor was exactly the same!
Ying Ming's pupils shrank sharply, his face changed drastically, and he immediately used his secret fighting method to fight back.
"boom!"...
They collided with each other and there was a huge explosion, just like a sun rising over the lawn!
The light fades away...
A large hole appeared on the lawn.
Ying Ming was blown away from the lawn, lying on the ground coughing up blood, his clothes were torn, bleeding profusely, and he almost fainted.
The whole audience was silent.
silent...
The noble sons and daughters were stunned.
Master Ming lost
Moreover, they lost so badly, being defeated in one move
This was a result they had never expected. Even though Xu Lian had reached the ninth level of the Huajin Stage, Master Ming was also at the ninth level. Why was there such a huge gap
Huo Xin'er's beautiful eyes were shining with a strange light. She was worthy of being the master who had subdued her. Her strength was far superior to those of her peers. It was estimated that he had not used his full strength when fighting with her, otherwise she would have been defeated in one move.
Jiang Yunyan's eyes also sparkled, and she vaguely guessed that this was the secret technique of the immortal law from the Holy Spirit Atlas.
The layman watches the excitement, while the expert watches the tricks. The people who watch the excitement don’t understand the tricks involved. They only know that Xu Lian, a genius who rose from the first level, defeated Master Ming of the Yingguo family in one solid move. Knowing this is enough, and the excitement is over.
Ying Ming climbed up with the help of the noble sons and daughters. He looked pale and coughed up blood as he asked Xu Lian, "I just used the secret fighting method passed down by the Yingguo Mansion. May I ask about the secret fighting method you used?"
Immortal Technique... Xu Lian clasped his fists and said, "I got this secret fighting technique by chance, so I can't tell you."
Ying Ming did not ask any more questions, so he clasped his fists to Xu Lian and left with the help of the noble sons and daughters.