During a literary duel, some people would use defensive war poems to protect themselves, and then engage in close combat. This was a normal use of war poems, and was not considered a violation, but the Holy Academy did not want to see this form of literary duel spread, so there was a rule that any literary duel won by force would be judged a draw.
Once the game is tied, the next round of literary competition cannot be held, which means that Fang Yun’s literary competition in this state will end in a tie.
Fang Yun suspected that this talented strongman was originally going to fight later, but because he triggered star power that exceeded the Xun family's expectations, he was sent out early.
"Xun Gang, nice to meet Fang Zhenguo." Xun Gang was polite and kind.
"The Xun family is indeed a place of hidden talents. Please choose the form of literary competition and propose to ban them." Fang Yun had been observing Xun Gang carefully in secret, using the art of observing people in "Tai Gong's Art of War" to obtain information that was beneficial to him.
Although Xun Gang was tall, his skin was whiter than that of ordinary people, which meant that he rarely received sunlight. His accent was not Xizhou's accent, nor was it Qingguo's accent, but it was from the Xun family. There were many tiny scars on his exposed skin, and a large scar on his chin. It was obvious that he often participated in battles. Normal wrestler training would never have so many injuries.
Although Xun Gang was kind, his gaze was much more determined than Xun Xu's. His words and actions all had a military atmosphere. He was obviously a veteran in the army. Fang Yun himself had lived in the army, so he would definitely not be wrong.
Fang Yun vaguely guessed Xun Gang's origins and felt relieved.
It is very difficult for such a scholar to advance in literary rank. In order to make themselves more valuable, they work much harder and are much stronger than ordinary scholars. There are even scholars who can severely injure ordinary Jinshi before they die.
Xun Gang said with a smile: "Your literary talent far exceeds that of all the other candidates. I will not compete with you. Your talent was once famous in Jiangzhou, and it is better than that of my Qingguo candidate. I admit defeat. So I propose to ban the selection of poems for the battle: you are not allowed to write your own poems for the battle."
Fang Yun glanced at the Xun family members behind Xun Gang, wondering who was giving advice.
The second round directly banned the original poem, showing the determination of the Xun family. They would never give Fang Yun any chance to show his talent.
Fang Yun could have proposed "only using one's own war poems", which would have guaranteed him victory, but now Xun Gang has stopped him, and Fang Yun has no way to deny it, so he can only use other people's war poems in the literary duel.
If the distance is shortened like in the previous game, Xun Gang can get close first and use force to force a draw. If the distance is extended, Xun Gang can use the Juren Battle Poetry to have a greater chance of winning.
Fang Yun just smiled slightly. Because long before the last game started, he had figured out the way the Xun family proposed to block it, and even thought of many backup methods.
The Xun family proposed to stop the first literary duel. It was a bait. Fang Yun seemed to have taken the bait, exposing his strategy, causing the Xun family to immediately mobilize their strong men who could fight in close combat.
Fang Yun said: "Stop the poems of the candidates who fought against each other."
Off the court.
"Fang Yun's seal is good. I think he knew how to use it in the first literary duel, but it didn't work. It would be better to use it in the second one. In a normal literary duel, the distance between the two is five meters, so this strong man has no place to use his skills." Ma Xiong said.
Yan Yukong said, "The Xun family has gone through many literary battles and is very experienced. Before we arrived in Xizhou, the Xun family must have gathered together to study strategies. Fang Yun's strategy has appeared in literary battles. The Xun family must have a way to counter it."
"Counterattack? You can't use the battle poems of the juren, nor can you use your own battle poems. The two of you can only use "Yi Shui Ge" or "The Arrow in the Stone". "The Arrow in the Stone" has just appeared. Juren and scholars have not practiced for a long time, so the power they use is far less than "Yi Shui Ge". Only those with high literary status can quickly master "The Arrow in the Stone" and can exert its full power without long-term practice."
"It seems Fang Yun is not good at using Arrow in the Stone either. Otherwise he should have used it at the beginning. After all, no matter how slow Arrow in the Stone is, it is still faster than Smoke Assassin."
"That makes sense. Since both of them can only fight with the "Yi Shui Song", and Yu Kong said that the Xun family has a way to counter it, then this Xun Gang must be special. Let's wait and see."
In the field.
"Not changing it?" Xun Gang remained calm and kind.
"No change." Fang Yun said.
The two then asked the Holy Temple for help, and a transparent light shield enveloped the two.
Fang Yun deliberately kept a distance from Xun Gang, and in the end the two were five meters apart, which was the normal distance for an ordinary literary fight.
Fang Yun picked up his pen and started talking about military affairs on paper.
Xun Gang opened his mouth and spoke eloquently.
Both of them used "Yi Shui Song".
"The wind whistles and the Yi River is cold. Once the warrior leaves, he will never come back. He explores the tiger's den and enters the dragon's palace. He looks up to the sky and exhales, and a white rainbow appears."
Fang Yun's smoke assassin was the same as before, with silver fish scale patterns on the dagger. This assassin's aura was extremely powerful, showing the power of the Star King.
The smoke assassin rushed forward, while Xun Gang retreated while continuing to recite "Yi Shui Song". Xun Gang had excellent physical fitness and retreated quickly.
When Fang Yun's smoke assassin was still ten feet away from Xun Gang, Xun Gang finally completed "Song of Yi Shui" and his smoke assassin appeared.
Xun Gang’s smoke assassin is different!
The dagger in the assassin's hand did not reveal its sharp edge, but was wrapped in paper-like black mist. Moreover, his assassin's appearance was several times clearer than Fang Yun's, and more like a real person.
Fang Yun's assassin has the ambition to kill all the kings and princes in the world, but Xun Gang's smoke assassin has even greater ambition, as he is going to kill an emperor!
Zong Wude exclaimed softly, "Poetry Soul! When Jing Ke stabbed Qin, he wrapped the dagger with a map, and in the end, the dagger was revealed! This dagger has a hidden edge, and once it appears, it will definitely have the power to slaughter the emperor, and it will be better than Fang Yun's Yuchang Sword! One stabbed the princes, and the other stabbed the first emperor of all time. Xun Gang's poetry soul is stronger!"
"The Xun family is indeed a thousand-year-old family! Being able to speak eloquently is not just talk. Originally, it cannot be included in the Poetry Soul Treasure Light. However, if a person has a deep understanding of a war poem and practices it every day for ten years, the poem is no longer an ordinary second-level poetry soul, but is close to the third-level summoning saint. Even the poetry that can be spoken eloquently has a poetry soul."
Fang Yun's smoke assassin stopped, while Xun Gang's smoke assassin blocked Xun Gang firmly, lowered his head slightly, and held the dagger tightly, not taking his opponent seriously at all.
Fang Yun said: "It seems that Brother Xun is indeed from the ancient land of Shihan. I wonder how many years he has been practicing "Yishui Song"."
"I started by teaching myself "Yi Shui Song". Every morning I would practice it with all my strength, read in the morning, exercise in the afternoon, and practice it again at night. Finally, I went to sleep. I persisted in this way for two whole years." Xun Gang said with pride. He released the resentment in his heart for many years and was full of fighting spirit because he got the opportunity to succeed.
"That's admirable." Fang Yun said sincerely, without mocking or attacking him just because of the opposition.
Xun Gang smiled confidently and said, "If you admit defeat now, you can escape unscathed!"
Fang Yun said: "The Xun family is very confident, but I should be the one saying this. Admit defeat. If my smoke assassin attacks, I won't be able to control the power. It would be bad if I accidentally kill you in a fight."
"You, the Smoke Assassin, are indeed extraordinary. Perhaps it is related to your experience in the Saint Ruins. However, compared to my poetic soul, it is nothing! If I had continued to specialize in the Yishui Song, I would have reached the third level of Summoning Saints by now. Even the eloquence of a Jinshi scholar would not be able to defeat me!"
Fang Yun did not refute immediately, because the battle poem of the Third Realm Scholar was indeed more than an ordinary verbal sparring.
Fang Yun had read history books. Qiguo once had an old scholar in his eighties who taught in the town for decades. He was nothing special. One day, three demon commanders led more than ten demon generals and over a hundred demon soldiers into the town. The highest-ranking scholar in the town was only an old scholar, equivalent to a demon soldier.
However, the unknown old scholar actually wrote the "Song of Yishui" in three realms, which contained a bit of righteousness and aroused Jing Ke's intention to kill all the invading demons.
In the same year, the old scholar passed the imperial examination and became a juren, and then passed the imperial examination and became a jinshi in the same year. On the day he passed the imperial examination, he successfully broke through to become a Hanlin.
On the second day after becoming a Hanlin, the old man smiled and said to his family: "I knew since I was a child that I could become a Hanlin." After saying that, the old man died with a smile on his face.
"You are not as good as that 'One-day Hanlin', far from it."
As soon as Fang Yun finished speaking, his smoke assassin rushed out like lightning.
Xun Gang's smoke assassin rushed out at an equally fast speed, and the dagger was pulled out from the scroll. A strange blood light burst out, and the entire smoke assassin actually condensed into a blood-red dagger with a pair of angry eyes on the dagger.
The blood-red dagger, carrying the momentum to assassinate a generation of emperor, was about to pierce through Fang Yun's smoke assassin and then assassinate Fang Yun.
"You don't even understand the simplest truth. Jing Ke's assassination of Qin was unsuccessful. Zhuan Zhu assassinated Wu Wang Liao, and Yu Chang drank the blood of the princes!"
As Fang Yun spoke indifferently, the Yuchang sword and the bloody dagger collided.
A strange chill emanated from the Yuchang sword, and a frosty white aura covered an area of ten feet in radius, freezing the bloody dagger.
Snap…
The bloody dagger broke into pieces and fell to the ground.
"I give up!" Xun Gang retreated hurriedly, and his body was covered with white frost as thick as scales. He was so cold that his face turned blue and his body trembled. He was extremely terrified.
"How come your coldness is stronger than the frost in the ancient land!" After Xun Gang retreated three steps, his feet staggered, and he fell to the ground with a thud, fainting.
The light shield of the holy temple dissipated, and Fang Yun won the second game.
Several members of the Xun family rushed over to provide first aid, and one of them used a medical book to treat Xun Gang.
The medical book was suspended in the air, emitting a light green light that enveloped Xun Gang, but the white frost on Xun Gang's body did not diminish at all.
Finally, the man put away the medical book and shook his head, saying, "At least a great doctor can save him. This white frost is very cold, it seems to have the power of the stars, and has caused necrosis in many parts of his body. Send him back to the Xun family as soon as possible!"
The Xun family disciples immediately went to lift Xun Gang. When a Xun family member’s finger touched the white frost on Xun Gang’s body, he immediately retracted it as if he had been electrocuted, and shouted, “No! This white frost is too strong, it’s freezing my finger!”
Fang Yun waved his hand, and his smoke assassin rushed forward, passed by Xun Gang's body, and then disappeared.
The white frost on Xun Gang's body slowly melted.
The Xun family doctor hurriedly said, "Thank you Fang Zhenguo for not killing me. Now that the ice has been taken back, we only need the medical Hanlin to treat me, and there is no need to ask the medical Dashi."
"I advise your Xun family to invite a great medical scholar." Fang Yun said.
"Why?" The Xun family was puzzled.
"Because there are still eight literary duels to come."
.(To be continued..)