Longevity: Starting from Refining Gu-Chapter 284 - 176 Literary Society Martial Arts

Chapter 284: Chapter 176 Literary Society Martial Arts Competition

Chapter 284 -176 Literary Society Martial Arts Competition

No cultivator could refuse spirit stones.

Chen Qing had always liked spirit stones; now, with more people to pay salaries to, he liked them even more.

Ten million spirit stones, now in his hands, were spent in just a day or two.

Following Qing Ran into the martial arts arena, he looked around, only to see a sea of people.

Cultivators everywhere were chatting non-stop; such grand events were rarely encountered.

“It’s been a long time since cultivators from the nine countries gathered together.”

“I heard that three hundred Dragon Cavalry soldiers will be selected here!”

“What is the Dragon Cavalry?”

“It’s an army with unified Gu.”

“Reportedly, if you manage to get a spot, you can obtain a Gu worth hundreds of thousands of spirit stones!”

“Unfortunately, only those in the Foundation Establishment Realm can participate.”

“Those in the Qi Refining Realm are still in the Literary Society.”

“Previously, we dared not approach the Foundation Establishment Realm battles, but now we can take a good look at the Foundation Establishment Realm duels.”

“Which countries are the main competitors this time?”

“The Water Country was smashed by Tie Kui, and all of the Water Country’s Foundation Establishments have surrendered, so they probably won’t dare come.”

“Among the remaining four countries, Ye Country’s Foundation Establishments are all headed to the academy, currently outside waiting for the latest news.”

“It leaves only Yun Country, You Country, and Li Country to compete.”

As Chen Qing listened to the discussions of these cultivators, he found the topic interesting. While walking, the sunlight ahead was suddenly blocked.

He looked up to see a young man over nine feet tall, dressed in black, with a long sword at his waist, chest puffed out, standing proudly before him.

Qing Ran was furious, “How dare you block Lord Wei’s path!”

“Who are you, and why are you here?”

The young man clasped his hands toward Chen Qing, “Ying Wugang from Li Country!”

Chen Qing squinted his eyes slightly at this man, “Why do you block my way?”

Ying Wugang said, “Gu is the lifeblood of a cultivator and should not be openly contested in such a public setting.”

“Doing so only exposes one’s Gu, inviting disaster.”

“Lord Wei’s selection of the Dragon Cavalry should be conducted secretly, not as openly as now.”

Chen Qing found this interesting; what Ying Wugang said was not without reason. Unfortunately, it was too one-sided.

“When you become a Dragon Cavalry soldier, come discuss this with me again.”

With that, Chen Qing and Qing Ran strode away.

Ying Wugang stood in place for a moment, shook his head slightly, and walked toward his competition platform.

Seated on the observation platform, Chen Qing watched for a while; Ying Wugang indeed had impressive strength, easily winning the first match with his Foundation Establishment Realm in Great Perfection.

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However, with over fifteen hundred participants in the competition, winning one match was not enough.

This selection was based on a scoring system, not wins or losses.

The judges scored based on Lu Shenglong’s abilities as a ten, evaluating the contestants’ performances.

If a bout was exceptionally exciting, with both contestants having very high abilities, it might result in two scores of eight.

Finally, they selected the top three hundred ranks to enter the Dragon Cavalry based on scores.

This type of competition was heavily influenced by subjectivity.

Moreover, due to Chen Qing’s preference for cultivators with strong physiques, those with strong defenses often received slightly higher scores than they should.

Watching the Foundation Establishment battles, Chen Qing found them dull, thinking he could handle them with a single slap.

It wasn’t until Ying Wugang’s second appearance in the evening that Chen Qing became interested.

Ying Wugang’s opponent was Zuo Chuan of the You Country Sky Blade Department.

Their duel was extremely exciting, showcasing all their skills.

Though it wasn’t a fight to the death, both fought vigorously.

In Chen Qing’s view, it nearly compared with Lu Shenglong’s previous battles.

But now, it still fell short.

Lu Shenglong had followed Chen Qing through campaigns, acquiring three spirit Gu from the spoils of war, completing an integrated Gu system and reaching a strength far beyond before.

Both the spiritual item Xuanjia Gu and the Dragon Horse Gu greatly aided Lu Shenglong.

Moreover, Lu Shenglong had also obtained a spirit Spear Gu from the Vermilion Bird Tribe, strengthening his offensive abilities without any weaknesses.

Ying Wugang’s expertise in spear skills was not much less than Lu Shenglong’s, and his Spear Gu was also a spiritual item, expertly wielding the Silver Dragon Spear.

Zuo Chuan’s knife skills were also impressive, owning a Gu capable of Shrinking Land into Inches, appearing and disappearing unpredictably, coupled with a spirit Knife Gu, also making him very strong.

Their great battle lasted a full hour and a half before it concluded, leaving the ring battered and scarred.

Ying Wugang narrowly won, achieving victory by a single move.

They walked to the judges’ panel, eagerly awaiting their scores.

With seven judges, almost everyone awarded them high scores of nine.

The highest was nine-point-one.

Seeing this result, Ying Wugang was slightly disappointed. According to his view, there should not have been such a gap with Lu Shenglong; why was it so much less than Lu Shenglong’s ten?

If it were nine-point-eight or nine-point-nine, he could accept it.

But the score was nearly a whole point lower, making him doubt himself.

“Is the gap really that big?”

Beside him, Zuo Chuan, hearing this, deeply agreed, “Have Li Bingwei’s generals become this formidable?”

“Is the gap between them and me really this big?”

Ying Wugang said, “If the gap wasn’t significant, one could understand it as the judges giving Lu Shenglong face with their scores, but it’s nearly a whole point off.”