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Chapter 142: Shushan Competition (Part 2)

Everyone looked in the direction of the sound and saw a man who looked to be about ten years old, wearing a Taoist robe and with a very free and easy temperament coming over with a heavy sword tied with an iron chain.

Zhao Linger asked in a low voice, "Brother Anos, who is this person?"

The man walked to the arena, bowed to Master Dugu and said, "I am Gangzhan. I'm sorry for being late. Master, please forgive me."

Li Xiaoyao, Zhao Linger, Lin Yueru, and Anu were all stunned and asked, "Why, he is Gang Zhan!?"

Lin Shen was actually also puzzled, because according to seniority, Gang Zhan was Li Xiaoyao's junior brother, and logically he should have come later than him. How come he joined Shushan at this time? Wouldn't that make Gang Zhan his senior brother?

But Lin Shen changed his mind and realized that he had changed a lot since traveling through time, so this kind of thing would be like this. Li Xiaoyao could only suffer a little in the issue of seniority among his fellow disciples.

Tai Wu shouted, "Gang Zhan! Today is the day of the Shushan Competition. Why are you late?"

Gang Zhan said, "I'm sorry, I went down the mountain to subdue the monster yesterday and came back too late and overslept." Everyone was speechless after hearing this.

Sect Leader Dugu said, "Forget it. Don't let this kind of thing affect today's competition. I think it would be hard for you to just stand by and watch. So, just be the only one."

Gang Zhan hurried to the arena, bowed to the Sect Master, and said, "Thank you, Sect Master. (Turning to look at the audience) Who wants to challenge me?"

At this time, a male disciple came up and said, "Wuming comes to ask for advice!"

Gangzhan thrust his sword aside and bowed to Wuming, saying, "Gangzhan, please teach me."

Wu Ming drew his sword and rushed towards Gang Zhan. Gang Zhan drew his own sword from the side, raised it above his head, and slammed it down.

Lin Shen knew that Gang Zhan's sword was powerful and heavy, and thought to himself: Oh no, this Wu Ming is no match for him.

At this moment, Gangzhan's sword came towards Wuming. Wuming instinctively held his sword horizontally to block it, and Gangzhan's heavy sword hit Wuming's sword.

The extremely heavy force forced Wu Ming to kneel on one knee and struggle to support himself, with beads of sweat the size of beans falling from his forehead.

At this time, Gang Zhan immediately retracted his attack, and then swung his sword towards Wu Ming's waist. Wu Ming was unable to change his attack in time and was knocked to the ground by Gang Zhan.

Zhao Linger asked, "Brother Anos, what moves does this Taoist Gangzhan use?"

Lin Shen said, "He's like this: one force defeats ten skills. No matter how exquisite your swordsmanship is, if you're not as strong as him, you'll still be knocked down by a single sword strike."

Li Xiaoyao said, "This guy is amazing. I'm itching to do it."

Zhao Linger said, "Brother Xiaoyao, we are not disciples of Mount Shu, so it is not appropriate to go up there rashly."

At this moment, the Drunken Swordsman sensed something and called out, "Li Xiaoyao, you've been watching the show from down there for quite some time. Why don't you come up and show us your skills?"

Everyone looked around and started talking.

"Li Xiaoyao, who is that?"

"When did Master Uncle accept a disciple?"

Li Xiaoyao didn't want to go up at first, but he had his master's order to do so. He sighed helplessly and squeezed through the crowd to get onto the arena.

Li Xiaoyao bowed respectfully to the Drunken Sword Immortal and said, "Greetings, Master!"

The Drunken Swordsman looked at Li Xiaoyao, pointed his right hand at Gang Zhan, and said, "You! Fight with this Gang Zhan properly."

Li Xiaoyao said, "I'm not from Shushan. It's not appropriate for me to participate in this competition."

"What? Master has called you. Why are you not from Shushan anymore?" After saying that, the Drunken Swordsman took a sip of wine.

Li Xiaoyao glanced at Dugu Jiansheng, meaning to ask about the attitude of Dugu Sect Leader.

Dugu Jiansheng stroked his beard and said, "The key to a martial arts competition is to learn from each other's strengths and overcome one's weaknesses. It is a good thing to discover one's own weaknesses and improve them during a battle with the enemy.

Xiaoyao, although you haven't officially completed the apprenticeship ceremony, you have inherited my teachings. It would be a good opportunity to demonstrate your skills and see how much you have improved."

Li Xiaoyao said, "Since Master and Sect Leader Dugu have said so, then I will demonstrate."

After saying that, he looked at Gang Zhan and said, "Li Xiaoyao, please give me some advice!"

Gang Zhan also responded with a greeting, "Gang Zhan, please teach me!"

Gang Zhan rushed towards Li Xiaoyao dragging his sword, and when he got close to him, he smashed the sword at Li Xiaoyao.

Li Xiaoyao did not take it head-on like Wu Ming, but instead dodged to the side, and the sword missed.

After Gang Zhan put away his sword, he swept it towards Li Xiaoyao's waist again. Li Xiaoyao quickly dodged backwards and the sword missed him again.

Just like this, Gang Zhan smashed his sword one after another towards Li Xiaoyao, but Li Xiaoyao dodged them one by one. After hitting him five or six times, he stopped chasing.

Gang Zhan said, "You little brat, I hit you with my sword, and you just keep dodging. It's boring, boring!"

Li Xiaoyao said, "Okay, okay, I won't tease you anymore."

After saying that, Li Xiaoyao drew out the Seven Star Sword and stabbed towards Gang Zhan, who quickly raised his sword to block. Gang Zhan quickly took two steps back and swung his sword towards Li Xiaoyao again.

Li Xiaoyao instinctively dodged to the side and slammed his heavy sword heavily to the ground.

Li Xiaoyao took a few steps back to create some distance, and drew a circle towards Gangzhan with his sword. Countless sword energies came towards Gangzhan, and Gangzhan hurriedly turned the sword in his hand to block Li Xiaoyao's sword energy.

Li Xiaoyao began to condense sword energy again. Countless sword energies attached to the Seven Star Sword, forming a huge sword energy.

Li Xiaoyao leaped up and swung a huge sword towards Gangzhan. Gangzhan held the heavy sword in both hands to block Li Xiaoyao's sword energy.

With a roar from the two men, the sword energy exploded, and they each took a few steps back.

Li Xiaoyao was about to attack, but Gang Zhan raised his hand and shouted, "Slow down!"

Li Xiaoyao said, "Master Gangzhan, what advice do you have?"

Gang Zhan said, "You are better than me, I admit defeat."

Li Xiaoyao cupped his hands and said, "Thank you."

Gang Zhan said, "If I'm not as skilled as you, then I'm not as skilled as you. Don't try to admit it. I can afford to lose.

Brother Xiaoyao, how did you train this skill?

Li Xiaoyao first said "Uh~", then said "It's very simple, just travel more and see more of the world. Gain experience by fighting different opponents.

And I've only just scratched the surface. If you fight Anos, you'll understand what it means for a candle to rival the sun and moon."

Gang Zhan perked up when he heard this and said, "There's someone so formidable. I want to challenge him to a duel."

Lin Shen, who was listening at the side, slapped himself in the face and said, "This Li Xiaoyao is really setting a trap for me."

Li Xiaoyao said, "He is here too, but he is not from Shushan, so it is not convenient for him to participate in this competition."

Gang Zhan felt a little disappointed when he heard it, and said, "What a pity." Then he went downstairs, but did not leave, just watched from below.

Li Xiaoyao became a contestant and participated in the Shushan Competition. After several rounds of competition, the finals soon arrived. The two remaining contestants were Taiwu and Li Xiaoyao.

The two walked onto the fighting stage. Taiwu bowed to Li Xiaoyao and said, "Taiwu, please teach me!"

Li Xiaoyao said, "Li Xiaoyao, please give me some advice!"

After saying that, the two men drew their swords and rushed towards each other. With a "clang!" sound, the two swords collided.

Tai Wu said, "It's been so many days since our last battle at the foot of Toad Mountain. Let me see how much you've improved."

Li Xiaoyao said, "Just watch!"

After that, the two of them fought for more than thirty rounds in a flash, but the winner was still undecided.

Li Xiaoyao and Taiwu each took a few steps back to distance themselves. They simultaneously unleashed the Ten Thousand Swords Technique, sending countless sword energies flying towards each other. The sword energies from both sides shattered upon collision.

Both sides swung their swords out simultaneously, then made hand gestures and chanted an incantation. The two swords flew towards each other, colliding in mid-air, and sparks flew in the air.

The people in the audience were watching with great enthusiasm and talking about it.

"This Master Li is very powerful. He can fight with Senior Brother Taiwu until now without a clear winner."

"If Young Master Li is so powerful, then how terrifying must the strength of that guy named Anos be?"

"Brother Taiwu, this must be the first time he's fought with someone on the fighting stage for such a long time."

Even Gang Zhan below praised the two's performance.

The two swords fought in the air for more than thirty rounds. Seeing this, the two men stopped fighting at the same time and put their swords back in their hands.

Li Xiaoyao made hand gestures and chanted a spell, his body floating slightly. Behind him appeared a 10-zhang tall old man with a long beard and countless flying swords.

Li Xiaoyao pointed at Taiwu, and all the flying swords flew towards him. Taiwu also hurriedly made hand gestures and chanted a spell, forming a golden bell shield around him, which shattered the flying swords.

Lin Shen looked at him and complained, "When did Taiwu learn the Golden Bell Cover? He didn't seem to know it when we fought last time."

After landing, Li Xiaoyao rushed towards Taiwu. Taiwu immediately put away his shield and faced Li Xiaoyao with swords again.

The two fought for another fifty rounds, and Li Xiaoyao revealed a flaw and was hit on the waist by Taiwu.

Li Xiaoyao covered his waist and took three steps back, half-crouching on the ground.

Dugu Jiansheng said, "The winner of this competition is: Taiwu~!" The people below cheered.

Tai Wu stopped the fight and said, "Master, the competition isn't over yet. There's someone I'd like to challenge again. I hope the Master and that person can show some favor."

Dugu Jiansheng asked, "Who are you looking for?"

Taiwu said "Anos~!"

(Chapter 142 End)