The 6,000 Black Armor Army immediately dispersed and below where they were originally standing, there were eight large slabs of black rock that had been laid out as arenas. Each arena was at least ten zhang in length and width, and the Black Armor Army soldiers all dispersed to surround each of the arenas.
"It seems that last time it was just me, Old Xia. You can easily beat those two kids too." Xia Shuo didn't feel embarrassed at all, "Yeah, little brother, I'll go up to the stage first. You're welcome to come and challenge me."
After finishing speaking, Xia Shuo tapped his foot and leaped onto the stage several meters away.
The eight centurions originally present all went up onto the stage.
The eight of them slightly bowed their heads in the direction of the four great overlords and the patriarch.
"Let's begin! You nine, can choose any one of them to challenge." The black-robed silver-haired old man said calmly, the other three leaders and sect masters looked down from above at the eight arenas where the trials were about to start.
"Niu Ge, if we brothers are driven away by them today, it would be a loss of face." Xia Shuo turned his head and smiled at the centurion 'Niu Zhang' on a nearby platform.
"Do they think they can beat us brothers? The blood we've shed over the years, was it for nothing? Just my old ox's fist... Hmph! Let them try with one hand, and they still won't be able to beat me." Niu Zhang's build is similar to Xia Shuo's, both of them are big and sturdy.
"Niu Ge is right, haha......" The other six centurions on the stage also burst out laughing.
It's clear that these eight former hundred officials are extremely arrogant.
"Who's going to challenge me first?" Niu Zhan shouted.
"You stupid cow, let me teach you a lesson!" The first one who couldn't hold back her temper was the yellow-robed girl 'Wu Man'. With a step forward, she floated down onto the arena where Niu Zhan was standing. She also drew out the long sword from behind her back.
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Teng Qing Shan and the other eight top martial artists were not in a hurry. After all, it was just a competition among seventeen people. Observing others' strengths would be beneficial for the horse-riding trials.
"Green Mountain, you think that little girl can win?" Teng Qinghu stood by.
"Who's that girl named Wu Man?" Teng Qing shook his head and said, "I can't be certain, but this Niu Zhan seems to have a lot of experience in close combat. However, it's said that Wu Man is the disciple of the leader of the Guiyuan Sect, so she might have some special attack moves. Just look at her!"
The battle has not started yet, and Teng Qing Shan also does not dare to make a decision.
"Haha, this little Man." The sect master, Zhuge Yuanhong, couldn't help but laugh at the scene.
The only female leader among the four major leaders, when she saw Wu Man, a rare smile appeared on her face.
At this moment, almost everyone's attention is on this stage.
The cow raised an eyebrow and frowned: "Xiao Man, are you here to challenge me?"
"You'd better listen up, you big oaf! The position of centurion is mine now. Hand over your arms quickly, or you'll regret it!" Wu Man held her long sword with utmost confidence.
"Hmph, you're just a young whippersnapper. I'll take you down and my 40 years of training will not have been in vain. Come on, let's see how you fare against me. You're not even worth using a weapon on." Niu Zhan left his long spear stuck in the ground beside him and stood with empty hands, staring at Wu Man.
Wu Man let out a cold snort, and the long sword in her hand moved slightly—
"Whoosh!"
A streak of blue light flashed across the sky, and the tip of the long sword had already reached in front of Niu Zhan's body.
Niu Zhang's body shifted to one side, his right hand swiftly slapping towards the sword face. Just as it was about to hit the sword face, Wu Man suddenly turned her long sword, and the blade was now facing Niu Zhang's palm. If Niu Zhang still slapped down with his palm, his palm would be severed.
"Hong!" The earth shook violently.
A rock on the stage suddenly burst, and one of the rocks hit Wu Man's abdomen.
"Pffft!" Wu Man spat out a mouthful of blood, his face turning pale.
"You're cheating!" Wu Man angrily pointed at Niu Zhan.
It turned out that the cow exhibition just used its hand to slap the sword was fake, and the real move was to secretly use internal force to crack the ground rock, and when Wu Man approached, he kicked up a rock with his toes, containing internal force to smash towards Wu Man.
Niu Zhan burst out laughing: "Xiao Man, just now I was about to make a ruthless move, with a bit more internal energy contained within. You would have been dead! This is real combat, it's not that if your sword skills are superior, you will definitely win."
"Alright, Xiao Man, you lost." The sect master, Zhuge Yuanhong, said loudly from the viewing platform.
"Hum, big stupid cow." Wu Man wiped the corner of his mouth and got down from the ring with a huff.
Teng Qing Shan also smiled at the sight. The hundred men of the Black Armor Army had gone through life-and-death battles and were rich in experience. Wu Man, under the protection of his master, could not have experienced any hardship. Even if his swordsmanship was fierce and his internal energy was thick, he would still be defeated instantly in a real battle.
Wu Man stepped down from the stage, but he was heading in the direction of Teng Qing Mountain.
"Hmm?" Teng Qing furrowed his brow.
"Wu Man sister!" A soft and beautiful voice came from behind Teng Qing Shan, Teng Qing Shan turned his head to look, only to see a stunning beauty in a light yellow dress and the green-clothed youth walking over together, it was the stunning girl who had just spoken.
That young man in green clothes laughed and said: "Sister, didn't you say that you would take the position of a hundred soldiers for us to see? You lost this time, haha... Your Green Light Electric Sword Technique is very powerful. But you're too stupid, so easily falling into my trap!"
"Die, Xiao Yun!" Wu Man gritted her teeth. "And Qingqing, you're also with your brother, bullying your sister-in-law?"
That beautiful girl couldn't help but laugh softly.
Teng Qing Shan noticed a scene - his own brother Teng Qing Hu, staring unblinkingly at that stunningly beautiful girl. It wasn't just Teng Qing Hu; many people around them were also looking at this stunningly beautiful girl.
"This girl, born to be enchanting?" Teng Qing Shan, in his past life as an assassin, had undergone psychological training and was difficult to seduce. But some innocent young men like Teng Qing Hu were easily tempted.
"Wu Man sister, you said there was a 16-year-old top martial artist named Teng Qing Shan, where is he?" The young man in green clothes asked repeatedly.
"Look, isn't that?" Wu Man pointed towards Mount Tengqin.
The young man in green clothes lit up, walked over and smiled: "Teng brother, I'm Zhuge Yun! I heard your great name yesterday. This is my sister Zhuge Qing." The girl beside him also carefully measured Teng Qing Shan, smiling: "I'm Zhuge Qing! So you're Teng Qing Shan, a genius just like my brother."
"He can't compare to Little Cloud." Wu Man said from the side, "He's just a bit stronger internally, but Little Cloud is a monster who grasped the essence of Qing Guang Jian Jue in just three months!"
Mood?
Hong Qing Shan took a closer look at Zhuge Yun, and he knew that this young man was the genius of the Guiyuan Sect - the Young Master Zhuge Yun.
"Lost again!" Wu Man suddenly said.
Teng Qing Shan was speaking, but also paying attention to the competition on the arena. After Wu Man, another top martial artist 'Liu Liang' went up to challenge him. Liu Liang and that hundred-man commander named Si Tu Ning had a fierce battle for a long time, but still got knocked off the arena with one sword strike and lost!
Two consecutive battles, all challengers failed.
"The weakest centurion of the Black Armor Army has such a strong power." Teng Qing Shan admired in his heart.
"Haha……not one of you nine is impressive. This one-sided fight is too boring!" Niu Zhan said with a big laugh, and the many Black Armor Army soldiers who were watching also burst out laughing. In their hearts, they still supported these eight hundred men.
More than three hundred people who had passed the entrance examination of the sect were looking ugly.
"Who says there isn't?" Wu Man shouted, "Big stupid cow, you're the oldest. We have a youngest one here. A first-rate martial artist at just sixteen years old, he can defeat you."
Hong Qingshan was shocked.
"Teng Qing Shan, give us some face, okay?" Wu Man Lian gave him a meaningful glance, with a hint of pleading.
Hong Qing Shan took a deep breath and looked at the arena in front of him.
In Teng Qing Shan's heart, he had always dreamed of... meeting the world's top masters. Let's take a look at these top masters in the world and see what difference they have with his family's internal fist.
"Let's start with this war! I hope you won't disappoint me too much."
Hong Qing Shan silently thought to himself, then grasped the Wheel Return Gun and leaped onto the stage several zhang away. The 6,000 Black Armor Army as well as the over 300 martial artists who had passed the assessment all stared at this stage.
Among the eight people, Niu Zhan was the oldest, and he fought against Teng Qing Shan, who was the youngest among the nine top martial artists.
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"This Mount Qingcheng looks quite stable, without a hint of urgency." Zhuge Yuanhong said with a smile as he gazed out at the battlefield.
"But he's only sixteen years old, what experience does he have?" The silver-haired black-robed elder said.
"Just watch and see." Zhuge Yuanhong was very interested in watching the battle.
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Thousands of people watched this battle.
"A first-rate martial artist at the age of sixteen." Niu Zhang burst out laughing, "Teng Qing Shan, right? Your reputation is quite big now. However... no matter how good your innate talent is, it still needs to be honed. Let me, Big Brother Niu, hone you a bit."
"Niu Ge, don't be too ruthless, okay?" Xia Shuo also laughed and said from a distance.
"Don't worry." Niu Zhan stretched out his hand and grabbed the black long gun beside him.
Hong Qingshan held the wheel gun in his hand and stood quietly on the spot.
"Look out!" Niu Zhang suddenly let out a loud roar, his long spear dancing in his hand. The black giant spear seemed like a black dragon bursting out of its lair, swallowing towards Teng Qing Shan. The spearhead transformed into multiple spear shadows, covering Teng Qing Shan's head.
Fast and ruthless!
Teng Qing Shan saw this and secretly sighed in his heart: "Not even the unity of man and gun has been achieved, and the power of the gun cannot be fully controlled. What a pity..."
Hong Qing's long spear in his hand shook slightly.
Wow!
The Wheel of Rebirth shot out like a sharp arrow, and in the instant it touched the opponent's black great spear, the Wheel of Rebirth seemed to slither like a snake. It borrowed that momentum to make a slight turn, easily deflecting the opponent's black great spear to one side.
"Pong!" The revolver's hammer shook once, striking against Niu Zhang's waist.
The ox seemed like a worn-out sandbag that was suddenly thrown into the air, flying seven or eight zhang away and landing among the Black Armor Army.
"It doesn't make any sense." Teng Qing Shan sighed inwardly, what he wanted was to find a master who could make his eyes light up. In his previous life, he had already stood at the pinnacle of internal martial arts, and being at the pinnacle was lonely. What he needed was an opponent who could surprise him.
It seems that Niu's exhibition is still far from meeting the minimum requirements of Teng Qing Mountain.
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One move, defeat Niú Zhǎn's hundred-man squad?
Everyone was stunned. Just now, many people didn't see clearly, only feeling... Teng Qing Shan's very casual shot defeated Niu Zhan Bai's seemingly powerful shot.
"This guy......" Wu Man stared in shock.
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