"Please invite eight geniuses to the stage."
The Minister of Rites urged him, as if he was afraid to give him too much time to rest.
Eight geniuses each stepped onto the stage.
Arena number four.
Xu Lian and the female genius stood in opposite corners, ready to fight.
The female genius suddenly said, "I've noticed your duels before."
Xu Lian smiled, "How is it?"
The female genius said, "Your strength is not bad, but you will still lose, because my cultivation has reached Grandmaster Level 5, and you are only Grandmaster Level 4. I don't think anyone can cross levels and defeat me."
Xu Lian said, "Then you will see it today."
Following the words of the Minister of Rites, "Begin."
Xu Lian silently left a residual image on the spot, and instantly appeared in front of the female genius. He raised his hand and created a golden imperial capital... It could be said to be a face-to-face attack.
The female genius's face changed drastically. She didn't expect Xu Lian to change his previous slow fighting style and suddenly become so fast that she almost couldn't react.
She quickly moved sideways, trying to avoid it, but the golden imperial capital still hit her shoulder, causing her to fly sideways and hit the barrier at the edge of the ring heavily, coughing up blood.
Xu Lian did not give her a chance to breathe. He left a residual image on the spot and appeared in front of her again. He raised his hand and another golden imperial capital appeared!
The female genius was worthy of being the fifth Grandmaster. Even when injured, she still displayed her own secret fighting skills.
"Boom!"...
It collided with the golden imperial capital, bursting into a dazzling and bright light, like a sun!
Suddenly, a glass-like finger pierced through the sun and touched the female genius's brow.
The female genius was stunned.
She lost
This made her look complicated. She didn't expect that Xu Lian could really defeat her across levels, and he defeated her so quickly, with only three moves!
Although there was an element of surprise, it also showed that Xu Lian was indeed very powerful.
Xu Lian suddenly had an idea. The favorability of many of his girlfriends was already very high, and it was difficult to improve it. He should find more girlfriends. This female genius was pretty, so he might as well flirt with her...
Think about this.
With a "bang", Xu Lian's finger lightly flicked her forehead, "You lose."
Sure enough, such an ambiguous behavior made the female genius blush and her eyes became a little strange.
In the stands.
A sweet girl noticed Xu Lian's subtle action and puffed her lips. Who else could it be but Jing Se
Ying Ming glanced at her and consoled her, "It's normal for a top talent like Xu Lian to have many women who like him."
Jing Se muttered, “But he took the initiative to flick someone’s forehead to intentionally attract their attention.”
Ying Ming said, "It's normal. This female genius who is participating in the competition on behalf of her brother comes from Bi Yue Valley, which is a powerful force. She is beautiful, powerful, and has a great background. It is inevitable that Xu Lian is interested in her.
Jingse, you have to know that for a top talent like Xu Lian who rose from the common people of Taizhou Prefecture, Pingyang County, and Luzhu Town, what he needs most is to expand his network of contacts, and the most important means of expanding his network of contacts is through nepotism.
If you intend to be friends with him, then don't stop him from expanding his network through nepotism. Not only should you not stop him, you should also encourage him.
Only in this way can he quickly grow his wings and become a powerful person. "
Is that really true
Jingse looked at his other brother, his biological brother, Jingque, with half belief and half doubt.
Jing Que nodded and said, "If we view this world as a huge fishing net, then each force is like a knot in the fishing net, independent of each other, yet related to each other, with intertwined and intricate relationships.
Take the Mansion of Duke Jing and the Mansion of Duke Ying for example, why have they been able to stand for countless years without collapsing
Because the two mansions had close ties with the royal family, in every generation there were princesses or princesses who married into the two mansions, and in every generation there were women from the two mansions who entered the palace as concubines.
In addition to their relationship with the royal family, the two dukedoms also have in-laws with many forces.
The party I held some time ago was also for the purpose of expanding personal connections.”
Jing Que said "Oh" and calmly watched Xu Lian and the female genius walk off the stage, chatting and laughing. "I understand."
The fighting gradually subsided on each arena.
The winner was decided.
There are results.
On Arena No. 1, the Prince of Zhennan was defeated by the genius of the demon clan, and the genius of the demon clan advanced to the semi-finals.
On the No. 2 stage, the Prince of Zhenbei won a miserable victory over the Prince of Zijiao. It was called a miserable victory, but in fact it was equivalent to a loss for both sides. The Prince of Zhenbei could no longer participate in the next semi-finals.
On the No. 3 ring, the Gemini were easily defeated by the mysterious genius who was shrouded in mist. This was something no one had expected. Although this mysterious genius was very strong, the Gemini were not weak either. Both of them were Grandmaster Level 4, and they were crushed even when they were two against one. It can be seen how powerful this mysterious genius is.
On the fourth stage, Xu Lian defeated the female genius from Bi Yue Valley by chance. Why was it called a victory by chance? Because according to the strength of the female genius, who was at the fifth level of Grandmaster Five, she should not have been defeated so quickly. Xu Lian used his ghostly body movements to catch the female genius off guard and won with just three moves.
The list of the top four appeared.
The genius of the demon clan, the prince of Zhenbei, the mysterious genius and Xu Lian.
"There will be a one-hour break at halftime, and then the semi-finals will begin."
The Minister of Rites was generous for once and gave him an hour to recuperate.
Maybe considering that the Zhenbei Prince's injury needs time to recover...
The competition rules were set by the You Dynasty. The competition would be conducted as they said. Xu Lian, the genius of the demon race, and the mysterious genius couldn't say much. There was no absolute fairness in this world.
The ladies in the stands could no longer sit still and signaled to their daughters with their eyes.
then.
One by one, the noble ladies walked down from the stands and headed towards the rest area for the top four talents.
"Xu Lian, this bottle of Qi-recovering pill is for you. Take the time to recover your energy."
"Xu Lian, let me wipe your sweat off."...
Surrounded by the fragrant air and a large group of noble ladies, Xu Lian felt a little dizzy.
Not only him, but also the genius of the demon clan and the mysterious genius were surrounded by many noble ladies.
On the contrary, the Prince of Zhenbei, who was recovering from his injuries, was not visited by the noble lady. It might be because it was inconvenient to disturb him while he was recovering from his injuries, or it might be because the Prince of Zhenbei was from the You Dynasty and was already rotten in the pot. Sooner or later, it would belong to them. Now it was urgent to put the three pieces of meat still outside the pot in...
Not only the top four geniuses, but also those in the top eight, top sixteen, top thirty-two and up to an unknown number of rounds who had not yet left were also approached by the noble ladies.
The scene of catching a son-in-law off the stage was vividly displayed at this moment.
The You Dynasty did not stop such behavior, but instead seemed to be happy to see it happen. It encouraged princes and nobles to establish relationships with various forces, which would help strengthen the You Dynasty, and this was a good thing.
An hour passed quickly.
The draw begins.
Xu Lian was lucky as he drew the Prince of Zhenbei. Although the Prince of Zhenbei took an hour to heal his injuries, it was impossible for him to fully recover. He was considered to have gotten a good deal.
The genius of the demon clan frowned. He had picked the mysterious genius. His eyes glowed as if he wanted to see through the mist. Unfortunately, the light was blocked at the edge of the mist and could not shine in. "Who are you?"
The mysterious genius, who was shrouded in mist, did not speak. In fact, he had not said a word since he participated in the knockout round until now.
The semi-finals begin.
Xu Lian and the Prince of Zhenbei are on the No. 1 stage. It is not his style not to take advantage of an opportunity... His first move is to take an imperial capital!
“Boom boom boom!”…
One imperial capital followed another.
The Prince of Zhenbei fought for ten moves, then coughed up blood and admitted defeat, "When I am healed, I will definitely fight with you."
Xu Lian smiled and said, "I'm at your service any time."
Arena No. 2.
The winner was decided within just ten moves.
The demon genius was defeated by the mysterious genius.
This made the genius of the demon race very depressed, "Can you please tell me who you are? I don't want to lose."
The mysterious genius still said nothing and turned to leave the ring.
The demon genius was helpless, "Then I will wait until you become the prince consort. I don't believe that you will hide your identity like this during the wedding ceremony."