The next day, four large screens were erected on the open space outside the venue.
Taoist Master Rongshan, the high-ranking official of the Tianshi Mansion, stood on a high wooden platform, looked around at the strange people below and said loudly:
"Everyone, today the competition between the 32 contestants will be held in four venues. Those of you who have come from afar can choose any venue to watch the competition. If you plan to watch all the games, please stay in this open space. Each venue has a dedicated person responsible for transmitting the live images of the venue to the four large screens in front of you--"
"Now please welcome the first batch of contestants to the stage!"
"Wang Ye vs. Iron Monkey!"
"Feng Shayan versus Zuo Yu!"
"Lu Linglong versus Yun!"
"Cai Lu vs. Ling!"
Hearing the repeated voices above the venue, Li Yun in the audience turned to look at Zuo Yu.
"It's your turn now. Don't be too out of line."
"rest assured."
Zuo Yu patted his shoulder and jumped into the venue with a relaxed look.
Feng Shayan, wearing tight sportswear and short white hair, was already standing in the venue.
Looking at Zuo Yu, who had dark red eyes and a mixed-race appearance, Feng Shayan was unusually nervous.
She had already met Shan Shitong, but did not get any information. In yesterday's battle, apart from his extremely tough meridians and the flames similar to the Five Elements Qi, Zuo Yu did not show any other tricks.
Both of these are the most basic abilities of a practitioner, and are a pure crushing achievement in terms of cultivation.
Feng Shayan didn't see any chance of winning unless she could gain an advantage through strategy or other means.
"Anyway, let's keep some distance and test it out..."
Feng Shayan thought so in her heart, and at the same time took a step back and raised her hands to make a stance.
As a natural born mutant, Feng Shayan has mastered the superpower of space travel. This ability allows her body to travel freely in the visible range of space. Theoretically, she can also travel within the invisible range, but the risk is too great. If her body happens to overlap with other objects or creatures at the end of the travel, she will suffer irreparable damage.
Because of this, when Feng Shayan uses her ability to attack, she will try her best to make the attack appear at a safe distance where the opponent cannot notice it, in order to prevent her body from overlapping with the opponent's body in space.
At this moment, Feng Shayan got ready and paced around Zuo Yu at a distance of more than ten meters, trying to find a flaw and launch an attack.
Finally, Zuo Yu seemed a little impatient, frowned and said: "You..."
"Now!"
The moment Zuo Yu opened his mouth, Feng Shayan's eyes flashed and she swung her fist forward.
In an instant, Feng Shayan's fist traveled through space and appeared behind Zuo Yu's head with a strong gust of wind.
This is the boxing style that Feng Shayan created based on her own abilities, called Hundred-Step Divine Fist. The name sounds quite domineering, but in fact it is just adjusting the direction of the fist based on the ability of space travel and attacking the opponent remotely from various tricky positions.
But...showing off your spatial abilities in front of me?
Zuo Yu raised his eyebrows and swallowed the words he had not yet said. He turned his head to avoid the fist coming from behind, then kicked his feet, cracking the hard bluestone ground, and his figure turned into an afterimage and rushed towards Feng Shayan.
"You can dodge this?"
Feng Shayan was shocked when she saw this and she punched repeatedly. Her fists, carrying strong winds, kept coming out from tricky angles and hitting Zuo Yu's body.
But Zuo Yu seemed to have seen through her attack. Not only did he easily dodge all the incoming punches, he even suddenly stopped moving forward, turned around abruptly, and punched the fist that was attacking him from behind.
"boom!"
The two fists collided, and severe pain and numbness spread along the arms.
Feng Shayan cried out in pain, quickly retracted her fist, and held her swollen fingers in fear.
Her punch into Zuo Yu's fist was like hitting hot metal. The scorching heat and hard texture burned her fist instantly, and a shocking numbness and pain echoed throughout her arm.
With just one punch, Feng Shayan felt that her entire right arm was crippled by the opponent.
How is this possible? !
How did he see through it?!
While Feng Shayan was shocked, Zuo Yu had already arrived in front of her.
Looking at the face so close to her, Feng Shayan gritted her teeth and immediately activated her ability to try to distance herself from him.
But just before she was about to activate her ability, Zuo Yu had already got into position, with his left foot stepping forward and his right foot stepping back. At the same time, he twisted his waist and hips, raised both fists from his waist, and swung forward violently using the power of the waist and horse.
"Bang--"
The double punches hit Feng Shayan's arms, which she had crossed in front of her body with her last bit of strength.
The terrifying force exploded in an instant, knocking Feng Shayan back.
In the audience, Mr. Lu Jin, who was watching the game, frowned.
"Elbow strike, head-on cannon, is this Chen-style Tai Chi?"
"No!" The knowledgeable old Taoist priest narrowed his eyes slightly and said softly, "This is the most orthodox Qi family boxing!"
Qi Family Boxing was created by Qi Jiguang by combining the strengths of various boxing styles at that time, while Chen Style Tai Chi was created by Chen Wangting by drawing on Qi Family Boxing and his own many years of practical experience. The latter has many of the same move names as the former.
But Chen-style Tai Chi is Tai Chi in the final analysis, while Qi-style boxing is a training style that is more inclined towards actual combat.
Although the two have many similar moves, their boxing styles are very different. An experienced and experienced veteran like Lao Tianshi can recognize the difference at a glance.
"The last time I saw such pure Qi Family Fist was forty or fifty years ago..."
The old Taoist sighed, then looked at Zuo Yu in the field and said softly: "If my guess is correct, this kid surnamed Zuo and his companion surnamed Li should be descendants of the Qi family army!"
"So she's the hero's daughter?"
Lu Jin suddenly realized what was going on, and then he looked at Zuo Yu with admiration.
At the same time, Feng Shayan slammed hard into the wall of the venue and spat out a mouthful of blood.
The arms that were hit hard hung in front of the body, blood flowed down the sleeves, and it seemed that he was no longer able to lift them.
Zuo Yu put his hands in his pockets and walked towards Feng Shayan who was leaning against the wall.
"Do you want to fight again?"
“…”
Feng Shayan swallowed the blood that surged in her throat, raised her head with difficulty, and looked at him with extremely complicated eyes.
"You are very strong. I am no match for you."
"But before I admit defeat, I want to know how you could see through my Hundred Steps Divine Fist?"
"It's very simple." Zuo Yu shrugged and said softly, "When your senses are strong enough, you can perceive many things that ordinary people cannot perceive, such as the fluctuations in space..."
“…”
Feng Shayan twitched the corner of her mouth, shook her head, and said in a complicated tone: "You are such a monster."
Zuo Yu smiled: "Thank you for the compliment."
Feng Shayan curled her lips and turned around and said, "I give up!"
As soon as these words were spoken, the people in the audience and the audience outside the venue were in an uproar.
I thought the most exciting match among the first batch of contestants was actually the one that ended the fastest.
Moreover, the huge gap in strength between the two sides made everyone feel extremely surprised and shocked.
Looking at Zuo Yu's back as he left the scene, Lu Jin narrowed his eyes slightly and whispered, "Old Heavenly Master, why do I feel that your disciple is no match for this kid?"
"Don't think so. Lingyu is definitely no match for him."
The old Taoist priest spoke calmly, without any fluctuation in his tone.
Lu Jin was surprised and asked, "Then you are not in a hurry?"
"Why should I be in such a hurry?" The old Heavenly Master glanced at him and said softly, "Maybe he is not interested in the position of Heavenly Master, and he is here for your Tongtian Lu!"
Hearing this, Lu Jin laughed heartily and said cheerfully, "If this kid surnamed Zuo is really a descendant of the Qi family army, what's the harm in teaching him my Tongtian Scroll?"
As they were talking, the next group of players had already come on stage. They were Li Yun and Jia Zhengliang from the Western Jia family.
Unlike the taciturn Li Yun, Jia Zhengliang seemed a little out of tune as soon as he came on stage.
I saw him holding his cell phone, chattering with his mother about trivial matters, from whether he remembered to eat fruit to whether he used the hotel toothbrush to brush his teeth in the morning. He explained almost everything to his mother in detail.
If it were someone else, they might have been unable to bear the phone call between Jia Zhengliang and his mother and would have taken the initiative to attack.
But Li Yun is an exception.
Looking at Jia Zhengliang, who was dealing with his mother impatiently, he suddenly remembered himself and his sister in his previous life.
My sister was like this back then, too. She called him at least once a day, caring about every aspect of his life, no matter how big or small, as if she was worried that he couldn't take care of himself.
He is just autistic, not an idiot...
Recalling the memories of his previous life, Li Yun's mouth corners slightly raised.
Finally, Jia Zhengliang hung up the phone and breathed a sigh of relief.
Then he looked at the silent Li Yun opposite him and said calmly: "Sorry, my mother likes to chatter and delayed me for a while. Since you waited patiently and didn't attack me by surprise, I will show mercy to you."
"It's nothing."
Li Yun shook his head, then looked at Jia Zhengliang and suddenly said, "I heard from your mother that she wants you to go home for a blind date?"
"..." Jia Zhengliang twitched his lips and said with a frown, "So what? I won't go back!"
"Go back, kid, you are no match for me." Li Yun looked at Jia Zhengliang and said calmly, "Your mother is a good parent, don't let her be sad for you."