bayedsolid Chapter 189 Nangong Wenrui Wins
Chapter 189 Nangong Wenrui Wins
As soon as Nangong Wenrui stepped onto the field, He Wan'er led her cheerleading squad in waving flags and shouting for him. Hearing He Wan'er yell, "Nangong Wenrui will become famous in this battle!"...
Nangong Wenrui's lips twitched involuntarily. He glanced at He Wan'er with disdain. He Wan'er put her hands on her hips and silently uttered a few words: "As the head of the prefectural branch, you have to keep your opinions to yourself."
Nangong Wenrui could read lips. After understanding what He Wan'er was saying, his previously icy expression softened, and the slight upturn of his lips betrayed his good mood.
Nangong Wenrui, wielding a longsword, charged valiantly into the center of the arena. A flicker of apprehension crossed Gu Xingchen's eyes as he watched Nangong Wenrui warily.
Nangong Wenrui gestured with one hand, and Gu Xingchen returned the gesture with clasped hands before lunging forward. His longsword, gleaming coldly, aimed directly at Nangong Wenrui's face. Nangong Wenrui calmly raised his sword to block.
They exchanged blows, and before they knew it, they had already gone through fifty moves. Gu Xingchen thrust his sword at Nangong Wenrui's left arm, and Nangong Wenrui's left arm was pierced by the sword.
At the same time, Nangong Wenrui's longsword was pressed against Gu Xingchen's neck.
Nangong Wenrui injured his left arm, and Gu Xingchen was under Nangong Wenrui's control. Nangong Wenrui could take Gu Xingchen's life at any time if he wanted to.
After a brief discussion, one of the two judges on stage shouted, "Nangong Wenrui wins! Please welcome the next challenger!"
He Wan'er, sitting below the stage, was so excited her face turned bright red. She waved the colorful flags in her hands even more enthusiastically and kept calling out Nangong Wenrui's name.
A young man jumped onto the stage and arrogantly declared, "Du Ziwu from Xiangtan has come to challenge me."
Nangong Wenrui was slightly taken aback upon hearing this. Du Ziwu's martial arts skills were comparable to his own, but with his left arm injured, it would be difficult for him to win.
"Nangong Wenrui is injured. If he goes up to challenge us now, even if he wins, it will be an unfair victory," Wen Yuxia used her internal energy to amplify her voice throughout the entire arena.
Du Ziwu said coldly, "That makes sense, Nangong Wenrui. I'll allow you to bandage your wounds first before returning to the arena to fight."
Nangong Wenrui nodded slightly to Du Ziwu, then turned and jumped off the stage back to the Nangong family's seats. The Nangong family's physician immediately bandaged his wounds.
Before returning to the ring, Nangong Wenrui thanked Wen Yuxia, and Wen Yuxia smiled and said to Nangong Wenrui, "Good luck."
This cheer ignited Nangong Wenrui's passion, and he leaped onto the ring to fight Du Ziwu for three hundred rounds without a clear winner. Their fight grew increasingly intense.
The audience tensed up; even the cheerleaders forgot to cheer for the two and stopped shouting.
Nangong Wenrui sensed Wen Yuxia's worry, and a surge of power welled up within him. He roared and unleashed a series of kicks, sending Du Ziwu flying off the stage.
As the referee announced Nangong Wenrui's victory, He Wan'er excitedly waved the colorful flag and shouted, "Nangong Wenrui will win! Nangong Wenrui will win!"
Nangong Wenrui looked at He Wan'er with a helpless yet doting expression, and said with a light laugh, "Thanks to your support from the sidelines, your cousin managed to win by a mere half a move."
He Wan'er chuckled below the stage, waving her colorful flag faster and faster, her shouts growing louder and louder. On the stage, Nangong Wenrui defeated one challenger after another, successfully defending his title and advancing to the next round.
Two days later, the list of participants for the second round of the competition was posted. Those on the list were Nangong Wenrui, Du Ziwu, Yang Xuankai, Li Disheng, and Ximen Feng.
The second round of the competition was held indoors, without cheerleaders. Only the participants' respective families were present to watch, while members of other families waited at the arena for the referee to announce the results.
Wen Yuxia followed He Ling'er into a large, enclosed room, where she saw an old man touch each of Nangong Wenrui and his four companions, then have them draw lots.
"Nangong Wenrui advances directly to the next round, Du Ziwu will face Ximen Feng, and Yang Xuankai will face Li Disheng," the old man announced loudly with a strong voice.
Wen Yuxia looked around and said with some concern, "Won't a fight in the room cause the house to collapse?" He Ling'er laughed and said, "No, the houses in the black market are different from houses elsewhere. No matter what you do, they won't break."
While the two were talking, Du Ziwu, Ximen Feng, Yang Xuankai, and Li Disheng, who were standing in the middle of the room, had already started their competition.
Ximen Feng wielded his twin hammers, launching fierce and rapid attacks. Du Ziwu used the Du family's unique teleportation footwork to nimbly dodge Ximen Feng's attacks time and time again.
Having figured out Ximen Feng's attack rhythm, Du Ziwu seized the opportunity, kicking away an iron hammer from Ximen Feng's hand, and then punching him in the abdomen.
He then teleported behind Ximen Feng and unleashed a barrage of punches on Ximen Feng's back, knocking him to the ground.
The duel between Yang Xuankai and Li Disheng was also spectacular. Both were masters of martial arts, and their brutal, bone-crunching clashes left Wen Yuxia and the others trembling with fear.
In the end, Yang Xuankai, relying on his extraordinary stamina, wore Li Disheng down until he revealed an opening, then seized the opportunity to defeat Li Disheng and win the victory.
The top three families in the aristocratic rankings are the Nan family, the Yang family, and the Du family. Nangong Wenrui, Yang Xuankai, and Du Ziwu will compete in the final round.
Because Nangong Wenrui did not participate in the first round of the competition, he was the first to compete in the second round, and his opponent was Yang Xuankai.
Knowing he was no match for Nangong Wenrui, Yang Xuankai, clinging to a sliver of hope, launched a full-scale attack as soon as he entered the arena. Nangong Wenrui calmly countered, skillfully deflecting Yang Xuankai's offensive and patiently searching for an opportunity to strike decisively.
Fifty moves passed, then sixty, and just when everyone thought the two would be locked in a stalemate for a long time before a winner was decided, Nangong Wenrui noticed that Yang Xuankai's steps were somewhat unsteady.
He swiftly approached Yang Xuankai, his longsword aimed directly at Yang Xuankai's face. To dodge Nangong Wenrui's attack, Yang Xuankai quickly retreated several steps.
As fast as he retreated, Nangong Wenrui moved forward just as quickly. In short, when Yang Xuankai stopped, Nangong Wenrui's longsword was still less than three inches from his face.
Anyone could tell at a glance that Nangong Wenrui had won. Before the referee could announce the winner, Yang Xuankai said with a wry smile, "I lost."
Nangong Wenrui turned to look at Du Ziwu, who said coldly, "Brother Nangong, please enlighten me." Nangong Wenrui chuckled and replied, "Of course, of course."
The two men assumed their stances, and Du Ziwu launched the first attack, lunging at Nangong Wenrui with his longsword. Nangong Wenrui lightly touched the ground with his toes, dodging the attack with the agility of a swallow, while simultaneously swinging his longsword in a backhand motion, sending a burst of sword energy towards Du Ziwu.
Du Ziwu sidestepped the sword energy attack, simultaneously unleashing a powerful strike with his sword, the blade carrying a sharp aura, aimed directly at Nangong Wenrui's left shoulder.
Nangong Wenrui calmly blocked Du Ziwu's attack with his sword. As the fight progressed, Du Ziwu suddenly changed his strategy, focusing on defense. He wielded his longsword with impenetrable skill.
Unable to find a breakthrough, Nangong Wenrui grew impatient. However, he quickly discovered a weakness in Du Ziwu's defenses and deliberately feigned an opening. Du Ziwu fell for it, abandoning his defense and unleashing a full-force attack on Nangong Wenrui with his longsword.
Nangong Wenrui seized the opportunity, spun around behind Du Ziwu, and pressed the tip of his sword against the back of his neck. Upon seeing this, the referee loudly announced, "Nangong Wenrui wins!"
The Nangong family cheered, and He Ling'er jumped for joy. Nangong Wenrui had become the winner of this martial arts competition, and the Nangong family remained the leader among the major families.
People from all the major families came forward to congratulate him, but Nangong Wenrui thought to himself, "Finally, we've won. We haven't disgraced the Nangong family."