Chapter 87 Invitation to Battle

Gu Zhuo shook his head slightly and said, "It's still those two words."

Yu Sheng understood that this meant a rejection. After a moment of silence, he said softly, "There are a lot of people out there who are curious about you. What are you going to do then? Are you going to say sorry?"

Gu Zhuo said: "Not long ago you said that everyone has their own secrets."

"Yes."

Yu Sheng responded calmly: "But whether you can keep your secrets is another matter."

This sentence sounds like a threat.

However, Gu Zhuo felt that the girl in green skirt did not mean that. She was simply stating a fact that was bound to happen, nothing more.

"What are you going to do next?" he suddenly asked.

Yu Sheng is a very sincere person in this regard.

"If you do something like this again, I will stop you."

"For justice?"

Gu Zhuo's tone was very calm, and no emotion could be heard from it. It seemed like he was asking casually and nonchalantly.

Yu Sheng looked at him, smiled brightly, and said, "Sorry."

This of course means refusing to answer.

Gu Zhuo was slightly stunned when he heard this, thinking, is this what it means to give someone a taste of his own medicine?
Thinking of this, he accepted the other party's rejection with a smile. After all, he had been rejecting the other party since the very beginning of their meeting. How could he be angry at this time?
"It looks like we'll have to travel together from now on."

"If you don't like me standing next to you, I can move a little further away so that you can't see me."

"Why so gentle?"

"got used to."

Yu Sheng responded with a smile.

Gu Zhuo glanced at her, feeling a rare sense of emotion, and silently recited two words in his heart.

Such a gentle person.

What a domineering punch.

……

Before Yu Sheng actually appeared, Gu Zhuo had never regarded anyone in this summer festival as an opponent.

This has nothing to do with pride and everything to do with reality.

The goddess Chu Jun had already attained enlightenment, and her realm was not much different from his. More importantly, her fighting spirit far exceeded that of her peers. She was an extremely difficult opponent and was indeed not easy to deal with.

But her biggest problem was that a certain little monk had a huge grudge against her.

Therefore, there will be a battle between the two during the summer festival, and the outcome will probably be on June 4th.

No matter who wins or loses, they are no longer a threat to Gu Zhuo.

As for Bai Langxing, he was already defeated by him.

Even if the Third Prince uses the Frost Tribulation of All Things again, he will still be able to win and there is no need to worry.

Unfortunately, what Pei Jinge said to him that day was true.

In this summer festival where he seemed to have no rivals, it turned out that there was actually someone of the same generation as him.

Somewhat ridiculous.

This was something Gu Zhuo had never seriously considered because he had absolute confidence in himself.

Thinking of this, he looked at Yu Sheng who was walking side by side with him and said seriously: "You are very strong."

Yu Sheng nodded and accepted this statement because it was the truth.

Then she seemed to feel that this was inappropriate, and said sincerely: "You are also very strong. I never thought that there was a peer who was as strong as me."

Gu Zhuo remained silent.

Yu Sheng asked: "Did I say something wrong?"

Gu Zhuo shook his head, looked at her and said, "I'm just a little surprised that you and I have the same idea."

Yu Sheng frowned slightly, thought for a moment, and said, "It feels like our conversation is a bit of a compliment to each other, so I'm a little embarrassed. Do you understand what I mean?"

Gu Zhuo was stunned for a moment, then said with a smile: "Actually, I'm a little embarrassed too."

For some reason, both of them felt that the other was telling the truth and were genuinely embarrassed.

……

Walking through the ice and snow under the night sky and crossing the abyss-like cracks, Gu Zhuo and Yu Sheng passed the third level without any surprises.

Except for those candidates who had basically lost hope of passing the exam, their ranking naturally fell to the last place.

In fact, not long after the two passed the third level, the night and the snow directly swallowed up the candidates who were still at the second level, allowing this group of candidates to return to the capital of Gods both physically and mentally, without having to suffer the torment of the cold.

Just as many people had anticipated beforehand.

After passing the three levels and with most of the candidates being eliminated, the invisible barrier disappeared, and the geniuses at the top of the Sky Patrol's list were able to truly gather together.

Thus began the most anticipated part of the summer festival.

——The battle between candidates.

People in the capital clearly saw that the candidates who passed the third level gathered in three different areas. The difference in the number of people was very small, about a hundred people or so.

The rules of the battle are still simple - ring match.

Whoever can occupy one side of the ring, defeat three people in a row, or no one dares to challenge him for half an hour, will be considered to have passed the test successfully.

However, the problem is that there is only... one arena in each of the three different areas.

When a strong person like Shen Jingtiannv occupies the arena, most candidates will subconsciously choose to avoid her, so that this Taoist genius can sit quietly on the arena for half an hour and finally leave without a win.

This approach makes sense, after all, few people can fight against her, but it also brings a problem.

——The constant passage of time.

Every candidate knows that there must be a time limit for this level. Otherwise, it would be too ridiculous to think that as long as everyone reaches a tacit understanding and does not take any action, and takes turns sitting there for half an hour, they can pass the level.

However, no one was sure how many hours Her Royal Highness the Princess had set for this round. What if the invincible geniuses at the front took up all the time, and there was not enough time left for the other candidates to decide the winner? What should we do?
This is what really makes the candidates anxious.

……

The Cangshan Mountain shrouded in darkness is never silent.

The light from the bonfire illuminated the snowy area and reflected the nervous faces of the young boys and girls.

Lin Wanyi endured the cold silently, thinking about the next countermeasures.

As one of the candidates who spent the least time on the third stage, the privilege she received in the competition was a chance to challenge failure without having to worry about being eliminated directly.

However, logically speaking, with her strength already very close to Dong Zhen's, plus the chance of failure this time, she doesn't need to worry too much about this ring match.

The problem is that there happened to be three Dongzhen in the area where she was.

Lin Wanyi thought that she was somewhat unlucky.

Now that Li Ruoyun was eliminated by Gu Zhuo, there were only five Dongzhen left in the Xia Festival, three of whom were with her, namely Shen Jingtiannv, Bai Langxing, and the southern genius who was at the last place.

Ever since the hotpot meal by the White Horse Lake, she and the Goddess Jingtian had developed some friendship and interacted with each other on a daily basis, so she knew very well that she was no match for her.

As for Bailangxing.

His Royal Highness the Third Prince is now very low-key and no longer shows any arrogance or pride, but this does not affect his strength.

Even though the Frost Tribulation of All Things that he practiced was sealed by the head of the Sky Patrol Department before the start of the summer festival and could never be used again, he was still a genius who had fought his way out of the wilderness.

Lin Wanyi didn't think he could defeat him.

As for the last one, Dong Zhen, he was from Yinping Xie family and his name was Daofei.

Compared with the other two, Xie Daofei is indeed inferior, but he is still a Dongzhen after all.

It's very difficult to cross the border and defeat this favored child of heaven...

How can I be sure that I can keep going?
Until you reach the top of Cangshan Mountain?

Lin Wanyi looked into the depths of the night, at the stone platform that was not affected by the wind and snow, and glanced at Bai Langxing who was sitting on it waiting for the challenger.

Then she retracted her gaze, found the goddess Jingtian who was resting with her eyes closed, and said something seriously.

"I want to try to break through the realm of Dong Zhen. Please help me protect the law. I owe you a favor."

Shen Jingtian opened her eyes and said without hesitation: "Okay."

……

Another arena.

The Wuque monk has always had good luck. There are no caves in the area where he is, so naturally there will be no challengers.

He looked at the group of candidates below with boredom, sighed deeply, and wondered why he was so unlucky.
When he participated in the summer festival this time, he didn't even think about competing for the first place. His only thought was to beat up Li Ruoyun, and then see if he could beat Chu Jun.

As a result, one of them was directly eliminated by Gu Zhuo, and the other one never met him at all.

Isn't this also a kind of bad luck?

The little monk felt more and more lost the more he thought about it.

Just when he thought he would have to sit there in vain for half an hour, someone suddenly came up to the stage.

That person was a candidate who had a second chance to challenge.

He looked at Wugui monk sincerely and said seriously, "My elders often told me that although Wugui monk is young and short, he has reached the level of Buddhist Dharma with great proficiency. This is a rare opportunity, so I want to challenge you. Please give me your advice."

He felt that what he said was impeccable and extremely flattering.

For some reason, the Immaculate Monk remained expressionless.

The man was a little stunned, thinking to himself, wasn't I being direct instead of flattering?
The young monk looked at him and felt very annoyed, thinking, if you want to hit me, just do it.

What's wrong with having to mention my height before the fight?
Are you looking for a fight?

……

The scene at the last arena is the simplest.

When Gu Zhuo returned from the night, the candidates, after a moment of surprise, made way for the arena as quickly as possible.

On the stage, the two candidates who were sparring with each other lost their focus slightly, which led to the winner being decided directly.

The loser is naturally unwilling to accept this, but according to the rules, he has to leave the ring no matter what.

What really surprised everyone in the arena and the people of Shendu was that... the candidate who defeated his opponent, after hesitating for a moment, actually left the arena and did not dare to stay.

Thus, the arena was empty.

Only wind and snow.

The candidates were all looking at Gu Zhuo.

The meaning is very clear.

--please.

——Please go first.

Just at this moment, Gu Zhuo turned his head and looked at Yu Sheng.

He asked, "Want to fight here?"

……

Both Gu Zhuo and Yu Sheng passed the third level at the last moment.

Simply put, they don't have a second chance.

Whoever loses here will be eliminated on the spot and end their journey to this year's summer festival.

In other words.

This is an invitation to a life-and-death battle.

　I'm very sorry for breaking my promise yesterday because what I wrote in the early morning was really not good enough to be published. After some revisions today, it finally looks like what it is. Anyway, I'm still very sorry.

　　
　
(End of this chapter)

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