"I'll go check out the competition venue now."
Yan Quan stood up and said that there was no point in wasting time with this stupid fish. However, since Long Cai Le and Hua Ke Shu might be there, he originally did not plan to watch this competition.
"Hmm? But, brother, call for Xinyue."
Xi Xinyue stared blankly at the slightly shimmering seashell bracelet, her tone hesitant.
"Ahem, it might be something urgent. You should go back and find your brother first."
Yan Quan suggested, "Could it be that this girl wants to stick to me?"
Speaking of which, when I met her in Mo Hai before, I felt that she was a bit clingy, probably because she was too dull.
"Deng Yuan, let's go."
After seeing Xi Xinyue nod and leave, Yan Quan quickly pulled Deng Yuan to the center of the many major waterways in Shui Tian City, where a huge circular building stood.
"Brother Yan, why do you look so different?"
At the entrance, Deng Yuan looked at Yan Quan, whose appearance had drastically changed, and said in shock.
"With so many people around, it's better to conceal your identity based on experience."
Yan Quan replied casually, tossing Deng Yuan a mask, while he himself transformed into a fierce-looking cat demon.
He and Deng Yuan then went to a large rock, where watermarks kept moving and changing, seemingly recording something.
"Brother Yan, this is the script of the demon race..."
"Bai Renqi?... That must be him. Let's go to venue number four."
Yan Quan spoke up, leading Deng Yuan to a circular arena. There were already many spectators inside, and the two of them managed to squeeze out a few seats.
The two looked down and saw many unconscious and seriously injured water demons lying on the stone platform below, while the only one standing was a man in blue robes who was disdainfully sheathing his spirit sword.
"Anyone else want to challenge me? Otherwise, I'll advance to your demon race's final competition as a human."
The man spoke, and the demons in the audience, who should have immediately erupted in cheers, surprisingly fell silent.
"Brother Yan, the barrier surrounding this competition is a bit strange."
Deng Yuan stroked his stubble and analyzed the situation seriously.
"It's a spell that lowers a person's cultivation level to the same level. If it's just a swordsmanship contest, then it has to be like this... But then I won't be able to see this guy make a move."
"Ahem, Brother Deng, why don't you go ahead? I'll reimburse your medical expenses."
"Huh? Brother Yan, I... my swordsmanship is terrible. Although I used to think sword cultivators were cool and wanted to learn it, in the end..."
If I were to go up there, I probably wouldn't be able to last long.
Deng Yuan waved his hand repeatedly.
"Uh... there are no more challengers left, then let's congratulate them..."
Suddenly, a water demon sitting below the stone platform broke the silence.
However, before he could finish speaking, a fierce-looking cat-man appeared in the middle of the stone platform; it was Yan Quan.
"I'd like to learn from you."
Yan Quan said a few words and charged forward with his sword. The man in blue smiled slightly, dodged the attack, and then immediately used his own sword technique.
Yan Quan got the result he wanted with just one glance, and then he dodged repeatedly and basically stopped fighting back.
"Stop, I give up..."
Yan Quan dodged a few sword strikes and landed on the edge of the stone platform before speaking.
"Hey, what do you mean? Why are you only dodging and not attacking?"
Also... there's no such thing as conceding defeat in this competition. It's only over when one side collapses and can't get up. Those people sitting there are there to judge whether you're truly unable or pretending.
The man in blue frowned and said, "What kind of cat-clan is this? How come he seems to know all my moves?"
"Is that so?... That was a miscalculation, but I really don't want to be defeated by you."
Yan Quan simply stroked his chin and began to think, dodging several swords from the man in blue by taking a few steps to the side.
At this moment, the spectators in the stands became excited again, and more well-dressed people appeared in the venue.
"Who exactly are you?!"
The man in blue was momentarily flustered by being so thoroughly toyed with. Only then did he remember what his master had told him: if he encountered a man he couldn't possibly defeat, he should run away immediately...
"Tsk, this is troublesome..."
Suddenly, Yan Quan seized an opportunity, dodged the man in blue's attack, and then struck the man in blue's abdomen with the hilt of his sword.
"Cough cough cough..."
The man in blue cried out in pain and knelt down, blood gushing from his mouth.
"Just collapse. Don't be stubborn. The few moves you learned from Bai Miaomiao are simply not enough... Test Subject Two?"
No, I'm not necessarily number one either..."
Yan Quan slowly walked up to the man in blue and said in a low voice.
Upon hearing this, the man in blue's pupils dilated violently. He raised his head in disbelief and glanced at the cat-man before him in the last moment before his consciousness faded.
"Good, teach this human a lesson!"
"I've disliked him for a long time... Wait, is this guy the one who rose to power in the cat clan?"
"There are such people in the cat race..."
"..."
As the man fell to the ground, the onlookers suddenly erupted in cheers, demonstrating the considerable intimidation he had exerted before Yan Quan's arrival.
...
Fifteen minutes later, at Exit 4.
"Brother Yan, why should we bother with this guy?"
Deng Yuan weighed the man in blue on his body in his hand and said.
“I have something to ask him, take him back.”
Yan Quan sighed and replied, "This is going to be troublesome again."
"Those who advance cannot leave Sword Island."
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