Cutting through the red tape

  Du Fan finally walked to the vicinity of the crowd, turned back and glanced at the stage, in the air, he and Elvis's eyes suddenly collided, almost bursting into sparks.

  Although he didn't know why this unfamiliar guy had such a strong hatred for him, Du Fan smiled and flipped the bird in that direction.

  Naturally, people in this world don't understand the meaning of this gesture.

  But the provocative color in Du Fan's eyes made Elvis almost furious, but what he saw next made him lose his strength to jump.

  All he saw was Du Fan smiling slightly, then he raised his hand and gently pulled the hood of his robe, revealing his handsome face.

  Several mercenaries standing beside him stared at him with a dull expression, seemingly disbelieving, and then in less than a moment, the originally bustling scene completely came to a standstill. Everyone looked in Du Fan's direction, their faces filled with excitement and surprise intertwined with complex emotions.

  Du Fan just smiled faintly, made a praying gesture with his hands, and said in a low voice: "May the God of Light bless you, may the God of Light bestow blessings upon all present."

  The crowd bowed their heads, clasped their hands together in front of their chest, and began to pray softly in unison.

  This scene, even when the God of Light reveals a miracle, is rarely seen. After all, for the people of the Imperial City, the high and mighty God of Light may be revered, but as a follower of the God of Light, the priest Du Fan is even more worthy of respect. Among the people present, who has not received his kindness?

  Du Fan let out a sigh of relief in his heart, apparently, although the reverse push event had occurred, but his reputation among the people had increased rather than decreased, this was the best life-saving charm he had ever had, and it had never been lost.

  Anthony sat on the stands and took a deep breath, staring at Du Fan, muttering: "That guy, that guy"

  As he spoke, his gaze shifted back and forth between Du Fan and Bruce, before finally closing his eyes slightly. After a long while, he said: "Joshua, if Du Fan were to be killed by Bruce's people on the martial arts stage, this crowd below might riot. Go make arrangements, no matter what, we must ensure Du Fan's safety. That young man, that young man... if I had known he was so well-liked by the people, how could I have let Bruce humiliate him?"

  As he spoke, Archbishop Anthony's originally aged face seemed to have grown even older.

  Joshua responded with a single word, and his figure flashed, disappearing into the air. It was clear that this ninth-level Grand Knight of the Tiantai Peak had also reached the threshold of the Holy Stage.

  At this moment, Du Fan's smile was so sacred that it made people dare not profane him. He made a gesture, indicating that everyone present should stand up, before slowly saying: "Everyone, it's been several months since we last met. I didn't expect to meet you all in such a setting, but I suppose it's fate. However, let's talk about other matters later, shall we? This time, I'm also here to sign up for the Dou Qi Academy exams. Everyone is here for the same purpose, right? In that case, please, don't mind me."

  As he spoke, Du Fan took a few steps back.

  But the crowd, who were originally arguing over who should sign up first, were now extremely well-behaved. They all lined up quietly and then a few people who seemed to have some status came over and "invited" Du Fan to go and register his name first.

  But how could Du Fan accept this?

  He repeatedly refused with righteous words, and the crowd present finally said that if Du Fan didn't sign up first, they would all give up this Qi Division recruitment exam. Only then did he "reluctantly" become the first to sign up. Under his indication, the crowd, who had been fighting over who should sign up first, followed in order, and unexpectedly, the registration speed was much faster under these circumstances.

  The enrollment exam of the Dou Qi Division has officially begun, and Du Fan arrives at the eighth martial arts arena surrounded by a group of mercenaries, where he is assigned according to his registration order.

  As for the mercenaries around him, they all came to protect him voluntarily. In their words, it was to ensure that no one dared to make trouble when Dufan participated in the trial. Moreover, Dufan even saw several notorious thugs from the Imperial City discussing something in hushed tones.

  But Du Fan was clear in his heart that these people would never do anything detrimental to themselves, so he didn't pay much attention to it and instead listened carefully to the examiner's announcement on the martial arts stage.

  "Sixth, each candidate must participate in ten matches of martial arts. As long as they win half of them, it is considered a pass. However, if they lose more than half of the matches, their qualification will be cancelled on the spot.

  Seventh, during the martial arts matches, personal weapons are not allowed to be used. Only the various weapons provided by the examination venue can be used.

  Twentieth, except for the candidate acknowledging defeat or being knocked unconscious or dead at the beginning, any other situation is not considered a loss. It is hoped that all candidates will exert their full strength and not hold back."

  "Finally, the Douqi Academy exam is about to begin. If anyone is afraid, they can forfeit their right to participate. Alright, let's start the martial arts competition! Please have contestant number one and two come on stage!"

  As the judge declared, a tall and muscular mercenary and an unremarkable young man jumped onto the dueling stage. After selecting their preferred weapons, they began clashing with each other in a flurry of blows. Perhaps due to Du Fan's presence, neither of them used any life-threatening moves. After confirming each other's strength, the weaker one conceded defeat voluntarily.

  This situation occurred in all eighteen arenas, which also proved Du Feng's incredibly strong appeal.

  Finally, after fighting for half a day, it was Du Fan's turn to take the stage.

  As soon as Du Fan lightly jumped onto the martial arts stage, took off his Taoist robe and revealed the knight costume inside, a burst of screams from girls erupted throughout the scene.

  Du Fan helplessly smiled and waved his hand, then picked up a knight's sword from the weapon rack on the martial arts stage. He stared at the burly man standing in front of him and said seriously: "I remember your name is John, right?"

  "Yes." A burly man named John nodded.

  Du Fan nodded and said: "John, then please remember that now is the time to take the exam. No matter what I did for you before, please be serious and compete with me fairly, okay?"

  John nodded vigorously and then raised the giant axe in his hand across his chest.

  As soon as the examiner nodded for both sides to begin, John fiercely charged towards Du Fan, his giant axe radiating a fierce aura, and Du Fan could even hear the sound of everyone in the audience holding their breath.

  Seeing this momentum like a broken bamboo, Du Fan's heart surged with a fierce battle intent. He raised the knight sword in his hand and stabbed it fiercely, just about to hit the giant axe.

  But just at this moment, John suddenly let out a loud "ah" and his massive body shook violently, causing him to tumble backwards, even spitting out a mouthful of blood.

  In the blink of an eye, John's huge body crashed directly under the martial arts platform. Then he struggled to get up and bowed his hand to Du Fan: "Du Fan, your skills are so fierce, I admit defeat."

  Du Fan was at a loss whether to laugh or cry.

  Heaven and earth are fair, the sword I just swung didn't even hit his axe, but he himself flew out, what's the difference between this and cheating?

  Fortunately, this John is not too exaggerated in his roughness, otherwise, it would be really hard to explain to people.

  Then came the second match, this time Du Fan's opponent was a petite girl with an extremely fiery figure, not only was her figure great, but it was also obvious that this little girl's skills were not bad either, she used dual knives.

  After the formal start of the trial, this little girl didn't come with the same tricks as John earlier. When the two swords met, Du Fan felt a wave of depression. Those fierce-looking attacks seemed to have no strength at all, making Du Fan not only dare not use any fighting spirit but also not dare to use too much force, fearing that he would accidentally hurt this delicate little girl.

  Two people on the martial arts stage "crashed and crackled" for half an hour, looking extremely fierce, but Du Fan was so depressed that he wanted to vomit blood. The little girl was lightly swinging her sword while batting her eyelashes and blowing kisses one after another, almost declaring her love on the spot.

  Finally, after a long time, this little girl seemed to be ending this kind of romantic torture. She suddenly rushed to Du Fan's side and then turned around - she fainted!!!

  Du Fan couldn't help but laugh and cry again, he picked her up and sent her to the bottom of the martial arts stage, then just as his foot had stepped back onto the stage, he heard that little girl giggle and say: "Great, I finally got Du Fan to hold me once."

  Du Fan's heel went soft and he almost fell off the martial arts platform. As for the outcome of the match, there was no doubt that Du Fan won.

  Next is the third round of competition.

  At this time, Du Fan had already become somewhat numb. He was clear in his mind that these simple folk would never lay a hand on him no matter what, and he also knew that it would be useless to try to dissuade them from such behavior, so he didn't say much more. At the same time, he couldn't help but feel a little smug inside - weren't you students of Roland Academy trying to prevent me from passing the entrance exam? Now I'm making my way through, aren't you all going to be driven mad?

  In this game, Du Fan's opponent changed again.

  This man had only one eye, his entire body was covered in various scars, and he had a face full of murderous aura. No matter how you looked at him, he seemed like someone who had crawled out from a pile of dead bodies. At the same time, the long sword in his hand emitted a faint red glow, it was clear that this person was about to get serious.