Chapter Thirty-Four: The Martial Arts Tournament

  On the ticket for the second round, Feng Xiao Xiao wrote down Liu Ruoxue's name. As soon as the match began, she was immediately transported to the arena. In her heart, she thought: This little girl is quite something! But in fact, this was all unnecessary talk. Liu Ruoxue was also a high-level player, ranked 66th, and was roughly on the same level as Lao Da. How could she not be impressive?

  This match was much more exciting than the previous one. Liu Ruoxue, from the Tangmen sect, excelled at hidden weapons. Hidden weapons were now Feng Xiaoxiao's most hated words. Ironically, her opponent couldn't even get close to her before being riddled with holes. In just a few minutes, the match ended amidst a dazzling display of flying hidden weapons. Liu Ruoxue emerged victorious with ease.

  Sent a message to Liu Ruoxue to celebrate, but the real purpose is to hint to Liu Ruoxue: I've come to watch your game, don't quarrel anymore!

  Then watched Lao Da and Xiao Yao's matches separately.

  The carefree and handsome Hua Shan swordsmanship combined with his top-notch "Sword Controlling Technique", his moves were as fast as lightning, the sword shadows intertwined into a net, dazzling the opponent, often still entranced by his sword technique performance, already cut down like a knife cutting noodles.

  Lao Da's fighting style can be summed up in one word: fierce. He wielded the Golden Silk Ring Knife like a windmill, leaving his opponent no choice but to defend themselves, without any chance of counterattacking. What is called an overwhelming advantage, Feng Xiao Xiao had a deep understanding of it now.

  Finally, I went to watch a match of Jian Feng Tian Xia, and the words "overwhelming crowd", "shoulder-to-shoulder" took on a new meaning. Later, I came to understand what it means to be dull and what it truly means to have an overwhelming advantage. Jian Feng Tian Xia's opponent took one look at himself being randomly matched against Jian Feng Tian Xia, cursed the system a few times, and directly quit the match.

  Many players participated in the competition, but as the game progressed, a large number of players were continuously eliminated.

  Among several familiar faces, Jinbao was the first to be eliminated, after all his barbaric way of fighting is still not practical in civilized society.

  Next was Liu Ruoxue's elimination, but her reputation had already spread. Everyone knew that the Tangmen had a master of hidden weapons, and this master of hidden weapons could also be called a beauty. At Liu Ruoxue's level, she shouldn't have been eliminated, unfortunately, her weapon wasn't good, and her signature move "Flowers in the Sky" was an area attack technique, which made it seem insufficient in one-on-one combat.

  Also, after being eliminated, Dabao Pan generously handed over the sword Feng Xiao Xiao to use. With this sword, Xiao's strength took another leap forward, but still couldn't go too far. After all, his level was not high enough. However, Xiao's popularity was overwhelming, with his elegant swordsmanship and handsome appearance, he even had a female guard squad in the later stages, which cannot help but remind people of Lan Fei Hong from The Strongest Sage Flowing Wind.

  One sword rushed to the sky and stayed until the end, and the most worth mentioning is Lao Da. With the newly acquired Golden Silk Ring Knife, he practiced the Tian Xing Knife Method, which was already familiar with it, and laid a solid foundation for his daily crazy leveling. He also stayed until the end, and Lao Da's Golden Silk Ring Knife also ranked among the top 100 in the Bai Xiao Sheng's Arsenal Spectrum, becoming a dark horse born in the tournament.

  Mentioning this, I have to talk about Wan Shi Tong, who is the most admired person during this competition. Within just 2 and a half hours, Wan Shi Tong went online and offline at least 20 times, shuttling between the forum and the game. The changes in the weapon spectrum were also learned from Wan Shi Tong's mouth. Feng Xiao Xiao proudly told Wan Shi Tong about his relationship with Jin Si Da Huan Dao, but Wan Shi Tong refused to believe it.

  The game ended at 10:30, with a total of 11 players remaining. The official announced that the final would be held at 8 o'clock the next day.

  The wind was blowing at this time, and the contact with Wan Shi Tong questioned his previous statement that only the top ten would be rewarded. Wan Shi Tong said: "His remarks at the time were just his own speculation, now the official wants to do so, it's also something he can't resist!"

  The wind whispers an interpretation of omniscience, expressing understanding and giving full contempt.

  The martial arts conference has temporarily come to an end, and the number of people in the game has suddenly decreased by more than half. Liu Ruoxue probably got tired from fighting too, so after it ended she bid farewell to Feng Xiaoxiao and logged off. Feng Xiaoxiao was delighted to have some free time, and asked to go leveling with Jupao Pen and Xiao Yao.

  To avoid endless mental trauma caused by endless economic consumption, the two decided to take Feng Xiao Xiao to a place where money can be made.

  Out of the gate is Xiangyang's North Gate, on the road is a windy road that he had heard about before, it's where Wan Shi Tong let him come to practice at level 10. Feng Xiao Xiao raised this question, and Xiao Yao explained that this mountain is just like the one they usually go to, as long as you head towards higher ground, you can fight high-level bandits.

  The wind whispers and asks why today we don't hunt wild boars but instead come to hunt bandits.

  Jubao Pan told him that spiritual civilization construction must be based on material civilization.

  The wind whispers and asks why not just stay here to fight bandits, level up and earn money at the same time, instead of running to fight wild boars and neglecting the construction of physical civilization.

  The Zhu Bao Pan tells others that it is smarter than the wild boar, so it is harder to beat than the wild boar. Beating the wild boar is for achieving better results in spiritual civilization construction.

  The wind whispered its final question: "Why didn't you go to the bandit leader's cave instead of coming all this way here?" and expressed that as a small thief from the cave, he could handle it himself.

  The Glorious Basin finally told him that the little thieves in the cave had someone more suitable to deal with them, namely someone of the same level as the Big Boss. He also said that when playing games, harmony is precious and one should find a role that suits oneself. Then he told Feng Xiao Xiao a story about a monk carrying water, two monks lifting water, and three monks having no water to drink, criticizing Feng Xiao Xiao's true intention of going to the cave from the perspective of human greed, which was actually to fight the BOSS. Just as he was about to teach Feng Xiao Xiao the importance of being content, Xiang Yang finally couldn't bear it anymore and proved to Feng Xiao Xiao through practice that only those with strong fists can speak more, making the Glorious Basin a classic example of a negative teaching material.

  Finally arrived at the leveling location, Feng Xiao also finally discovered why it is said that bandits are harder to beat than wild boars. Because when a bandit can't beat you, he will run, this is his cleverness. Jing Bao insisted that this was the art of war, one of the Thirty-six Stratagems, and wanted to continue speaking when he saw Xiang Yang's sword aiming at him with an adjusted target. In the following time, he understood the truth that silence is golden.

  Spent the whole night with bandits, and also picked up some rough clothes to wear. Collected a few small coins, but still short of 10 taels of silver. In the game, one or two taels of silver is equal to 1000 copper coins, and each bandit only drops a few copper coins. Feng Xiao Xiao only then realized how much wealth Liu Ruoxue had lent him. Thinking about this made him even more desperate to collect money, making Ju Bao Pen and Xiao Yao feel like they had invited a wolf into their home. Fortunately, everyone was good friends in reality, so the money they earned together didn't need to be split. For now, let's just consider Feng Xiao Xiao as the group's wallet!

  In the morning, the four of them logged off with tired bodies. After a night of intense gaming, they had finally leveled up and were now back at level 53. The points were again added to their constitution, and the weight increase made Feng Xiao Xiao eagerly anticipate picking up his sword soon. However, thinking about how he still didn't know any sword skills, he couldn't help but feel a bit downhearted. Feng Xiao Xiao's determination not to join a guild began to waver slightly. In reality, the real reason he didn't join a guild was that he didn't know which one to choose. If he joined this one, he would regret not joining that one; if he joined that one, he would feel like he should have joined this one instead. Now, he simply didn't join any, and as a result, he had a feeling of "all the guilds in the world belong to me." He thought, "I can just join whichever one I want!"

  Before logging off, the wind was still leaving the game to take a look at the weapon spectrum. The golden silk ring knife of Lao Da was already on it and ranked 11th. I couldn't help but think of my own sword that didn't have a name yet. What should I name it? After some thought, I decided to wait until I could use it before deciding.