Chapter 486: Chapter 325 Wang Zhengyi: Old Yan! I can’t tell! I really can’t tell! [Vote for monthly ticket!]_2
This Yang Wang is purely talking nonsense, wholeheartedly digging holes for Yan Chuan and Wang Zhengyi, or rather, he’s a troublemaker, aiming to mess up the court’s ’Guang Buwu’ and ’Big Talents’ strategies. It’s not specifically targeting Yan Chuan or Wang Zhengyi; it’s just that these two have stood out and happened to be used by Yang Wang.
What if!
What if Emperor Yan or other Innate Grandmasters believe it and secretly harm Yan Chuan or Wang Zhengyi, causing unexpected situations for these two Heavenly Prides who performed outstandingly in the Sword Discussion, which could lead to a significant public relations crisis.
Yang Wang adds fuel to the fire, enjoying the chaos.
The Grandmasters ignored Yang Wang.
But this time, the troublemaker’s guess proved true—
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"I have the ’Purple Mist Palace’," Mutual Teaching and Learning", what do I need [Mist Rain Map] for?"
Yan Chuan’s thoughts were clear.
Wang Zhengyi’s thoughts were also clear: "I have an Avatar, limitless evolution, what do I need [Mist Rain Map] for?"
He glanced aside, even Yan Chuan with such talent seemed uninterested in penetrating [Mist Rain Map] and didn’t even glance at the ’Mist Rain Stele’. Wang Zhengyi considered that his comprehension and understanding were far inferior to Yan Chuan, so he thought to learn from Old Yan, just guard the arena diligently for the last seven days before thinking further.
However—
"Can just the two of us guard it for the last seven days?"
Wang Zhengyi looked at Chen Ze, Wang Ge, and Fu Yunzhan. Among them, Chen Ze, although having a pure heart and not fearing ’Demon Barrier’, his low cultivation was severely tormented by ’Evil Qi’. He fortunately remained clear-headed and could exert two to three tenths of his power. However, those two to three tenths were after he lost his Double-Handed Sword, it was negligible, unlike the frenzied Fu Yunzhan and Wang Ge.
Of course, the latter two—
One was mad!
One was frenzied!
Neither was of much help.
So guarding the arena would only depend on him and Yan Chuan.
However, Yan Chuan was also affected by ’Evil Qi’ and ’Demon Barrier’. As the ’Evil Qi’ within became more intense and the ’Demon Barrier’ continually strained his mind, Yan Chuan’s condition had significantly declined, and soon, he might not be able to last half a day, let alone a full day.
Once fighting starts, the condition deteriorates faster.
Yan Chuan couldn’t hold up either.
That left only Wang Zhengyi alone.
Although he was not affected by ’Evil Qi’, he couldn’t escape the ’Demon Barrier’. He relied on his Avatar’s evolution for his own transformation, increasing his strength, but without the rigorous cultivation and peak-level honing, deceptive as it was, he was still prone to ’Demon Barrier’ invasions.
Wang Zhengyi wasn’t very reliable either.
In such a state, letting Yan Chuan and Wang Zhengyi guard the arena for seven consecutive days seemed too difficult.
And as for other competitors?
Wang Zhengyi looked towards the periphery of the Immortal Chess Stone where the arena area was located. There was the audience seating, unaffected by ’Evil Qi’ and ’Demon Barrier’. At this time, many competitors who hadn’t yet challenged the arena went there for peace, evaded the ’Evil Qi’ assault and ’Demon Barrier’ disturbance, comfortably adjusting to their best state before returning to challenge the Arena Master in full strength.
"This is allowed too?"
"Too shameless!"
Wang Zhengyi was speechless.
"The absence of prohibition means allowance." Yan Chuan also thought it was unfair to the Arena Master, but Cang Mountain Sword Discussion indeed had no rule prohibiting participants from leaving the competition venue midway.
For example, Luo Qi previously, after losing to Tan Dou, ran down the mountain, back to Yanjing, to fetch an Ancient Sound of the Primordial World.
Returning to the Capital City was no problem.
Exiting the field was even less a problem.
Poor Yan Chuan and Wang Zhengyi, as Arena Masters, were instead stuck on the arena, unable to go out to recuperate, declining day by day under the influence of ’Evil Qi’ and ’Demon Barrier’.
"Too hard!"
Wang Zhengyi gave a bitter smile, secretly asking Yan Chuan, "Old Yan, do we have any trump cards?"
He always felt Yan Chuan’s trump cards were more than his!
Trump cards?
There indeed were!
Yan Chuan originally thought, if it really came to no way out, he’d forcibly use ’Spiritual’, forcibly handle ’Exotic Treasure’, regardless of anything else, just to take King City first.
But this round.
As [Mist Rain Stele] arrived in the final stage of the Sword Discussion, it brought Yan Chuan a better thought, a suited strategy formulated rapidly in his mind.
After trying it continuously on Chen Ze, Wang Ge, and Fu Yunzhan, confirmed it was feasible, a huge stone in his heart was mostly let down.
King City!
Secured!
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Hai Character Arena.
Sun Gui Fen ascended the arena again.
She was an old friend of Yan Chuan Team.
As early as when Wang Zhengyi’s ’Mirage Pearl’ hadn’t shattered, Sun Gui Fen attacked the arena but couldn’t break the ’Mirage Pearl’, getting trapped in the mist for two hours, feeling thoroughly disgusted.
During her second attack, the ’Mirage Pearl’ had shattered, but she was unlucky to face Chen Ze in swordsmanship enlightenment and transformation, getting defeated by Chen Ze using the Jade Maiden Pure Heart Swordsmanship with his Double-Handed Sword, losing face completely.
Sun Gui Fen fought repeatedly with failure, failing repeatedly back into battle.
Since then, she tangled with Yan Chuan Team.
After that.
Forty-seven.
Fifty-seven.
After two rounds of rules targeting Yan Chuan Team extremely and greatly weakening them, Sun Gui Fen couldn’t sit still and made another comeback, this time not alone but conjuring her own team into an alliance of twenty-four upstream teams, named the ’Anti-Yan Alliance’, inflicting almost the entire round of fifty-seven with bombardment on Yan Chuan Team, lasting a full six days.
During this, Sun Gui Fen took the stage several times without being the first, which wasn’t counted in the limit of three challenges for Arena Master, yet got beaten back each time by newly breakthrough Wang Ge.
First defeat to Wang Zhengyi.
Second defeat to Chen Ze.
Third defeat to Wang Ge.
Sun Gui Fen almost lost a round against every member of Yan Chuan Team one-on-one.
Even, after the start of sixty-seven, after the ’Demon Barrier’ descended, she feigned madness and teamed up with Zhang Qin to violate rules by jumping onto the arena intending to besiege Yan Chuan, only to be struck by Yan Chuan’s ’Ghost Prison Yin Wind Roar’, bleeding from the Seven Orifices, fleeing in panic, recuperating for seven days outside the audience seating area, miserably!
But this person remembers eating and forgetting to fight!
After multiple setbacks, seemingly the more setbacks, the greater the courage.
In seventy-seven, in the last seven days of the Sword Discussion, Sun Gui Fen ascended the stage again, this being her third first-priority attack on Hai Character Arena, it would be her last attack against Yan Chuan Team!
"Come!"
"Fight to the fullest!"
Sun Gui Fen, in her prime, confident of not being inferior to others, was enthusiastic from the start.
After her ascension, she looked at Yan Chuan, followed by Wang Zhengyi, and then instinctively glanced at the central stage [Mist Rain Stele], seeing the back of the stele with [Jiangguan Rainy Mist Map]. What began as mere curiosity, that glance strangely engrossed her, instantly attracted by [Jiangguan Rainy Mist Map], unable to extricate herself.
"Marvelous!"
Indeed marvelous!
Sun Gui Fen was absolutely focused, thoroughly immersed.
The audience below, especially the ’Anti-Yan Alliance’, felt baffled seeing this; Sun Gui Fen clearly came to challenge the arena, why suddenly switch to comprehending [Jiangguan Rainy Mist Map]?
This, this, this!
Neglecting duties!!!
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"Hmm?"
Wang Zhengyi felt suspicious.
His iron fists clenched, observing as ’Chufeng’ twentieth ’Rather Die than Lose’ Zhang Qin stood at the back of the ’Mist Rain Stele’, now engrossed in looking at ’Jiangguan Rainy Mist Map’, feeling odd.
Starting from Sun Gui Fen.
To the current Zhang Qin.
Within just two days in this challenge round, seven contestants bizarrely got drawn to ’Jiangguan Rainy Mist Map’, unwittingly immersed, allowing Wang Zhengyi to easily kick them off the arena.
Among them, there were skillful ’two list’ experts like Sun Gui Fen and Zhang Qin, and ordinary players ranked outside the list.
Quite random!
Uncertain!
In these two entire days, Wang Zhengyi, while fighting, resting, and occasionally distracted by ’Demon Barrier’, still remarkably maintained the arena with ease.
It’s like seeing ghosts!
Wang Zhengyi’s large palm-like hands tapped his head; such easy arena defence left his originally prepared stoicism as a joke, making him suspect again being trapped in a ’Demon Barrier’, again into illusions—
"Unclear!"
"Old Yan, I really can’t tell!"
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