Combat Emperor: Zhang Yu's Journey
Chapters... 149: Third Round
Six participants are guaranteed to qualify for the third round. They were Zhang Yu, Xiao Yuze, Xiao Yuwen, Guang Zhou, Hong Shen and Hong Xiu. After getting his sixth break time advanced to the arena to determine the opponent.
"Sop-up ... Can I call you cousin?" Xiao Yuwen greeted Zhang Yu. The twenty-seven-year-old man was seen welcoming his arrival. There was absolutely no trace of dislike.
Zhang Yu just stared at his hand. When he wanted to reply, Xiao Yuze brushed aside Xiao Yuwen's hand. "What are you doing? Don't be so familiar with him. He's not a part of us."
Xiao Yuze displayed an aura of hostility. It was obvious that he did not like his existence.
"But ...."
"There's no buts. He is not a part of us," Xiao Yuze said again with her cynical gaze.
Xiao Yuwen was pulled in the opposite direction. Then General Ji Han again took out three but red before asking the six participants to vote.
"I'm going to count one to three and you guys back off slowly."
As before, when General Ji Han counted the six participants backwards while pulling the rope. When sure it stiffens, each pair of eyes stare towards the other end of the rope.
"Damn! Why do I have to meet Xiao Yuze!" hong Shen complained in a soft voice. But the expression on his face could not possibly lie about what he was feeling.
Though Hong Shen had already hoped to become Xiao Yuwen's opponent. But it was instead faced with Xiao Yuze who was two levels above him.
Isn't this the same as forcing him to lose?
Beside him, Hong Xiu stared at the red rope in his hand and turned to the figure across. A smile on his face was seen when the corners of his lips were raised. "Hong Men's cousin always talked about it and praised it, now I have a chance to face him. I want to try out her power firsthand," the girl muttered.
The remaining ones were Guang Zhou and Xiao Yuwen. The two looked at each other but said nothing. They looked at each other trying to observe the opponent and look for his weak spot.
"Well, for the first pair do not need to be gentle to the seat. While the others had to wait their turn to fight."
The four participants who had not yet competed stepped out of the arena. Zhang Yu was walking, Xiao Yuze put on his body and deliberately nudged him. Of course it made Zhang Yu pause for a moment there.
"Don't dream of being able to enter the Xiao Clan. No one will accept you!" Xiao Yuze spoke in a low voice. It was so low that only he and Zhang Yu could hear it.
However Zhang Yu did not reply to his words directly. He stepped out of the arena towards his seat.
"Your opponent is me, shouldn't you focus on me?" hong Shen said. Although he knew the strength between the two of them was two levels away, but he also did not accept Xiao Yuze's attitude as if underestimating him.
Huh!
Xiao Yuze snorted. He pulled out his sword and then signaled General Ji Han if he was ready to start this fight.
"Because you're ready, this fight starts on the count of three." General Ji Han took a swing. Then he started counting.
"One, two, ... Three!"
When the last word is said. Xiao Yuze suddenly disappeared from his place. Hong Shen's eyes were wide. In his head was just thinking of a way to create a soul form right now.
"Great Sword God!"
The skeleton formed quickly into a shield that covered his body. Xiao Yuze appeared about five steps behind his back, as soon as he saw Hong Shen had already pulled out his technique, he pulled the corner of his lips with a sneer.
"You think this is enough?"
"Swarf eyes!" Xiao Yuze exclaimed in a stifled voice. Three silhouettes of slashes shot out simultaneously like claw tracks.
BLARS!!
No one had expected Xiao Yuze's attack to be so powerful. Hong Shen's near-perfect soul form should have been his strongest defense, but it was destroyed with just a single strike.
The whole audience was shocked. Hong Shen himself was in disbelief as well. Although inwardly it was certain that Xiao Yuze was capable of destroying his soul form, it was unexpected that it would be destroyed in a single strike.
"Ck! It was really unlucky to meet him in this round. I have no chance of winning" Hong Shen murmured. At a glance his eyes glanced at his father's bench and the elders of the Hong Clan. In that short period of time he was like gathering back his expectations.
Even though he did not win, he could not give up. At least have to lose with respect, he thought.
"What's he doing? Does he want to create a soul again? It would only deplete the Qi in his body. After all with his cultivation level it would not be able to make him defeat Xiao Yuze." Hong Xiu was deeply distrustful of her brother's decision. It is better to give up in this situation. Surviving will only waste energy and can be hurt more severely.
Not yet dry his lips after speaking, Xiao Yuze again let out an attack with the same technique. For the second time Hong Shen's soul form was destroyed, his body crashed and spewed out several gulps of blood.
"Damn!" Hong Shen cursed with a breath of excitement. Two stars are very far away. He couldn't put up a fight with a single attack.
General Ji Han immediately went down to the arena to see that the fight had already determined the winner. Some people helped Hong Shen leave the arena, while Xiao Yuze returned to his place.
Welcoming General Ji Han's words, Zhang Yu and Hong Xiu went down to the arena. Some people started commenting, all very interested in their fight.
In the place of the Xiao Clan, Xiao Lang looked at Zhang Yu with a different gaze. He clearly did not want her to exist.
"Dad, are you really going to acknowledge him as a descendant of the Xiao Clan?" tanyakanya.
Xiao Nie narrowed his eyes and glanced at Xiao Lang, his eldest son. "If not what should I do? He's your brother's son, my grandson's your nephew. Can I as a grandfather close my eyes to this? Moreover, I still haven't heard your explanation about Xiao Mei's confinement. Didn't I tell you to release him ten years ago?"
Xiao Lang was suddenly nervous with Xiao Nie's gaze. "Dad, it was because Xiao Mei was so eager to meet the man. I certainly won't let it. This is for the good name of the Xiao Clan," he explained.
Xiao Nie let out a heavy sigh. "I thought so decades ago, too. I don't want Xiao Mei to marry an unequal man. But after locking her up for a few years I realized that neither I nor anyone else's happiness was decisive. That was her life, Xiao Mei was entitled to her choice."
"But Dad, ...."
"No buts!" firmly Xiao Nie.
"After the battle of heaven I will bring him back to the clan. He should get what the descendants of the Xiao Clan get in general."
Xiao Lang could not refute Xiao Nie's sentence. He was silent, but there was dissatisfaction on his face.
Meanwhile above the fighting arena was already about to begin. Hong Xiu had already grasped his sword, as well as Zhang Yu.
"You guys ready?" ask General Ji Han.
After getting a nod from the two participants General Ji Han took a swing to leave the arena.
"One, two, three!"
The wind blew regularly, but the pressure in the arena suddenly increased tremendously. Hong Xiu swung his sword, before long around his body was formed a soul form with an array that was more complex and larger than Hong Shen's before.
"Is this the perfect soul?" murmured most of the people who had just first seen his sighting. The figure is like a human in general but has a larger form.
"My cousin and brother talked a lot about you. So I want to see your abilities." After speaking Hong Xiao slashed his sword. The soul form that was also holding a sword instantly followed his movements.
Whuts..
Booms!
The sword of light struck the surface of the arema quite hard. Zhang Yu managed to dodge after pulling his body to the side. But the attack is not over.
Hong Xiu bent his legs slightly, then darted with a soul form that still followed him.
Suddenly in front of Zhang Yu's body appeared a shadow of a giant claw. As the soul form swung the sword of light, the shadow of the claw shot towards it.
Blars!
The explosion is very strong. Hong Xiu crashed along with his soul form.
This incident surprised everyone. Those who did not know for sure the strength of Zhang Yu began to second-guess the level of his strength. Similarly to Hong Xiu, the girl stared fixedly, her round eyes looking incredulous.
"Don't be right Hong Men said. Is he above my level?"
Soul form was the Hong Clan's secret technique. It is famous for its strong defense. Xiao Yuze was able to destroy her brother's soul form twice due to her higher cultivation level, also because her brother's mastery was not perfect yet. But his mastery of this technique was already extremely high. However Zhang Yu was able to make severe damage with his one strike. This explained the difference in cultivation levels between them.
"But this is uncertain. I'll try again!" he said then channeled Qi to repair the damage to his soul form.
After it was done Hong Xiu again prepared to attack. But at this moment, Zhang Yu was suddenly out of place.
"Eh, where is he?"
Air pressure changed. A dense energy gathered on it.
Damnit damnit!
Hong Xiu raised his face upwards. Sure enough Zhang Yu came with a second attack.
Blam it!
For the second time his soul form received an attack directly. Hong Xiu had already repaired the damage earlier, but this attack was like opening an old wound.