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Chapter 194 Gossip
The book in Zhang Yan's hand has been replaced by a volume.This time it's about the Yaozu.And it is still borrowed from the library of the Jiangwu Academy.There are far more books in it than he has seen in bookstores outside before, and many of them are relatively rare.

"Competition next month?"

Putting down the book in his hand, Zhang Yan looked at Zhou Yun who had just climbed out of the tub with surprise and was lying on the floor like mud after putting on his clothes.This kid is actually quite tough, the medicated bath has been regarded as "unbearable pain" up to now, and beating with tooth sticks, although the double stimulation can increase the skin and flesh even more.Every time it ends, Zhou Yun will take a long time to recover like mud.

And just now, Zhou Yun told Zhang Yan that he was going to participate in the courtyard competition early next month.To fight for a ranking.

"Yes, teacher. I will participate in the Body Tempering Realm competition!" Zhou Yun reluctantly stood up.Although the hotness all over his body faded away, the itching and soreness still tormented him, but it was much less severe than when he was in the bathtub.

"Heh, do you still want to fight for a ranking? Tsk tsk, you're only in the middle stage of the Body Tempering Realm, can you beat those late-stage kids? Don't come back with a bruised nose and a swollen face."

"No! With the teacher's help this month, the toughness and endurance of my flesh have increased by a full [-]%! This has allowed me to leapfrog the level and learn two combat skills in the late stage of the Body Tempering Realm. Sometimes as long as you perform well, you will have a chance to win the ranking.”

The so-called ranking refers to entering the top ten.If it is outside the top ten, it will not be counted as a ranking.

With the ranking, there will be some corresponding rewards, all from the martial arts academy in Langyuan City, there are bones and muscles, some high-quality weapons or armors, and sometimes some exotic fruits or medicinal materials.

Zhou Yun is only in the middle stage of Body Tempering Realm, and he just broke through two months ago.At his age, it is already considered a good cultivation.But in the past, he would not have participated in the Body Tempering Realm competition.It's not because he's afraid of being beaten, but because he is limited by his combat skills. The actual combat ability between the middle and later stages of the Body Tempering Realm is very obvious. In the middle stage, it's just like being beaten as a meat bag, which is meaningless.

But the appearance of Zhang Yan, and the initial effect of "The Method of Refining Skin and Flesh with Medicine", let Zhou Yun see the possibility of fighting in the ring.

Why is the toughness and endurance of flesh and blood so important for warriors?Just because the threshold for displaying combat skills is often constructed by these two.The toughness and endurance of a warrior's flesh and blood represent how powerful combat skills he can use.Otherwise, if the counter-shock force of combat skills can't bear it, they will only practice themselves to death after learning it.

However, Zhou Yun, who is in the body-hardening state, can no longer restrict himself to the combat skills in the mid-stage of the body-hardening state step by step after the toughness and endurance of his flesh and blood have been greatly increased, but can leapfrog the practice of combat skills that should only be practiced in the later stage. technology.

In fact, strictly speaking, the so-called combat skills in the Body Tempering Realm are all "pseudo-combat skills".Because outside of the Martial Arts Institute, it is generally believed that combat skills are powerful moves that can only be gradually used by Yuan Kaijing warriors.In Zhang Yan's view, the so-called combat skills in the quenching state are more like some physical means to stimulate the ultimate strength of the physical body.It also lacks the gain of vitality, and its power is very limited.

Of course, that was just Zhang Yan's opinion.Those combat skills in the Body Tempering Realm in the Martial Arts Institute are not only useful in this realm, but are actually paving the way for practicing real combat skills in the Kaiyuan Realm later.Moreover, this is a unique method in the martial arts academy, and it is not allowed to spread to the outside world.

"It's good that you have confidence in yourself, just work hard." After calculating, it's not long before the competition.It's not easy for Zhang Yan to discourage the opponent's enthusiasm. After all, fighting is not a bad thing. Although it is not as good as actual combat, it can still gain some combat experience.

Perhaps this is what Liu Renchuan, the director of the martial arts school in Langyuan City, would like to see.Otherwise, there would not be two big competitions held in the whole courtyard every year.At the same time, there are ten standing arenas in the Martial Arts Academy. As long as they report to them, under the supervision of a special ring referee, they can have some non-stop competitions, and even resolve personal grievances.

"Teacher, I heard that another student of yours is Princess Qingling?" Zhou Yun climbed up from the floor after recovering, and began to clean up the bathtub he had used without ordering.Curiously, he asked Zhang Yan who was picking up the scroll to pass the time.

"What? Do you want to see her?" Zhang Yan laughed.For a half-grown child like Zhou Yun, a beautiful girl like Princess Qingling is definitely attractive, and it is completely normal to be curious.

"No, no, me, I'm just curious why Princess Qingling didn't sign up for the Kaiyuan Jing competition this time. She has never been behind before. Even if she loses, she fights very hard." Although Zhou Yun dodged Zhang Yan looked teasingly, but he still asked the reason for his curiosity.

In fact, Zhang Yan's guess was correct.Princess Qingling is famous in the martial arts academy of Langyuan City.Not only boys like Zhou Yun who are about her age, but also those who are a few years older than her are also curious about her and have fantasies about her.It is also said that Huangtianyu does not have courtyard beauties, school beauties, etc. Otherwise, Princess Qingling would definitely occupy a place.

As soon as this conversation started, Zhang Yan could only listen to it, blinking his eyes, and realized that this student was actually a die-hard fan of Princess Qingling.I don't know where I got the news, but it sounds logical.

"In less than two months, Princess Qingling will return to Yuanding Imperial City to participate in the arena with Huayue Shangguo. If she loses, Princess Qingling will be married to Huayue Shangguo as a marriage of this generation .Maybe she didn't participate in the latest intramural competition because she hoped to accumulate her strength at the end? It should be like this."

During the speech, Zhou Yun still looked worried.It was hard for Zhang Yan to hold back his laughter.However, he also heard a point that he had been curious about before.That is, Princess Qingling has always been very impatient.It's not like the state of practice that a leisurely princess should have, as if something is chasing her behind.

So Zhang Yan interrupted Zhou Yun's words and asked, "Royal competition? What do you mean?"

"Huh? Teacher, don't you know? This is a long-standing practice between Nanyuan Kingdom and Huayue Shang Kingdom. Each side chooses a princess to fight, and whoever loses will marry into the other's royal family. But Nanyuan Since the founding of the country, it has always been the loser. This time, the princess selected by the Nanyuan Kingdom is Princess Qingling. It is said that her opponent is a master in the late Kaiyuan stage. And Princess Qingling is a Mid-term. Hey, I'm afraid it will be difficult again."

Zhang Yan reacted when he heard this.What kind of competition is this? It is clearly the Huayue Shang Kingdom's continuous discipline against Nanyuan Kingdom, and the repeated failures to destroy the confidence of the royal family when facing them.This method is somewhat sinister!

(End of this chapter)