The Smiling, Proud Wanderer, becoming a disciple of Yue Buqun

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Zhao Wuji stood with his spear on the arena.

"Who else dares to fight me?"

Despite having just fought Wu Lingyun, Zhao Wuji had essentially crushed him, and his stamina and internal energy were not depleted much, allowing him to fully support himself in the next battle.

Everyone fell silent upon hearing this.

Those of equal skill to Zhao Wuji would certainly be no match for him due to the limitations of their weapons, while those who could defeat Zhao Wuji would be masters from various sects or renowned senior figures.

But this is only the second round, and these masters all want to maintain their masterful demeanor and don't want to leave the stage too early.

"I come!"

Chapter 765: The Martial Arts Competition in Progress

After a short while, some martial arts practitioners stepped forward.

This was also a master swordsman. Seeing Wu Lingyun's quick defeat in the previous match, he was unconvinced and insisted on defeating the spear with a single sword.

After the expert stepped onto the stage, clasped his hands in greeting, introduced himself, and the two quickly engaged in combat.

Unsurprisingly, this expert's martial arts skills were indeed extraordinary, but he was still overwhelmed when facing Zhao Wuji, even more so than Wu Lingyun, and was quickly defeated in just a moment.

After Zhao Wuji won his second match, a series of martial arts masters came up to spar with him.

Then Zhao Wuji defeated twelve people in a row, becoming famous in one battle.

Among these twelve people were even masters from the Emei and Kunlun sects.

"Is this Zhao Wuji really that powerful?"

"To have taken on twelve people in a row, that's truly terrifying!"

The crowd was in an uproar.

At this moment, Zhao Wuji's chest heaved and his breathing became heavier, clearly indicating that fighting twelve matches in one go was taking its toll on him.

Fellow martial arts practitioners.

Zhao Wuji clasped his hands in greeting to the crowd and said, "It is my honor to be able to spar with you all today. However, I am now exhausted and unable to fight any longer."

The martial arts masters who had wanted to fight Zhao Wuji again could only stop and nod slightly upon seeing this.

Zhao Wuji was indeed extremely exhausted, and they were unwilling to prevent him from resting in front of the world. Even if they won, it would be an unfair victory and they would lose face in front of the world.

However, before Zhao Wuji stepped down, he suddenly looked at Jiang Ning and clasped his hands in greeting.

"Master Jiang, I have traveled a great distance to Mount Hua not only to participate in the Mount Hua Sword Tournament and compete with the heroes, but also for the sake of the Mount Hua Sect."

Ok?

Everyone was taken aback by what they heard.

Jiang Ning couldn't help but raise his eyebrows slightly.

Zhao Wuji continued.

"I have long admired Master Jiang and have long wished to join the Huashan Sect. Unfortunately, I was out of luck. Back then, the Huashan Sect no longer accepted disciples with prior skills. Now, I have heard that the Huashan Sect will be recruiting a group of lay disciples. I am overjoyed and have come all the way from Yongzhou to join the Huashan Sect and follow Master Jiang."

Although the emperor has bestowed upon Jiangning the title of Demon-Slaying Celestial Venerable by divine decree, it's not appropriate to address him as such in daily life. Moreover, people in the martial arts world aren't used to it; they prefer to call him True Man Jiang.

The crowd was in an uproar.

Jiang Ning smiled and said, "After the Mount Hua Sword Tournament, our Mount Hua Sect will indeed make an exception and recruit a group of lay disciples. Anyone who meets the requirements of the Mount Hua Sect can join our Mount Hua Sect."

Zhao Wuji was delighted.

Although Jiang Ning did not explicitly accept him, as long as the Huashan Sect was willing to recruit someone with prior skills, he would have a chance.

"Thank you, Master Jiang!"

Despite not receiving a promise, Zhao Wuji was still delighted and thanked Jiang Ning.

Jiang Ning nodded slightly.

Zhao Wuji stepped off the stage.

Although Zhao Wuji has stepped down from the arena, it does not mean he is out of the game. He will come back to compete against everyone after he recovers.

However, the arena was empty.

The crowd looked at each other, and no one was the first to step onto the stage.

The previous defender, Zhao Wuji, defeated twelve people in a row with his long spear, achieving an amazing record. They didn't want to be the first to go up to defend the arena and then be quickly defeated and become background figures.

But in the end, some highly skilled and daring individuals still managed to leap onto the stage.

Everyone stared intently, cursing inwardly.

"Another one with a gun?"

The person who took the stage was another expert with a gun, which made everyone wary.

"My name is Xu Cheng, and I am willing to exchange skills with fellow martial artists."

The expert gunner on the stage introduced himself, but no one else came up, truly astonished by Zhao Wuji.

After a while, someone went up on stage, and the two introduced themselves and then began to spar.

Both were experts, but Xu Cheng was ultimately superior, and the challenger was defeated in just a moment.

Xu Cheng then played three more matches and won all three, surprising everyone once again.

But this also demonstrates the overwhelming dominance of the spear in a fair competition at the same skill level.

As the saying goes, "A year of spear fighting is better than three years of sword fighting," and that's certainly true.

However, Xu Cheng's run ended after four consecutive battles, which was still a bit inferior to Zhao Wuji's amazing record of defeating twelve people in a row.

But it's stunning enough.

Xu Cheng was quite satisfied with this and then stepped down.

Standing on the stage at this moment was a woman wielding a long whip. It was she who defeated Xu Cheng. Although Xu Cheng was outmatched after several battles, this woman's martial arts were indeed unique. Her long whip was so difficult to defend against.

The woman fought several matches and won them all. In the end, she chose to leave the ring, but she also looked at Jiang Ning as she left.

"Master Jiang!"

The woman said loudly, "I am originally from Liaodong. My family was killed by the Demonic Sect, and I have a blood feud with the Demonic Sect. So I practiced my family’s ancestral whip technique, hoping to one day avenge them. Master Jiang has killed countless members of the Demonic Sect since he started his career. Now he has even beheaded Ren Woxing and his daughter Ren Yingying. I, Gongsun Li, admire him very much."

"Now that I've heard that the Huashan Sect intends to recruit disciples, I also want to join the Huashan Sect to eliminate demons and protect the righteous path!"

Gongsun Li was dressed in a smart outfit, her black hair tied up high, and her eyebrows and eyes were full of heroic spirit. Although she was a woman, she was no less capable than any man.

This is the second expert who clearly wants to join the Huashan Sect, which makes everyone sigh and be surprised at the same time.

Many martial arts masters have come to Jiangning, and some of them want to join the Huashan Sect, such as Zhao Wuji and Gongsun Li.

It's easy to imagine that many experts would want to join the Huashan Sect. If the Huashan Sect recruited these experts, and with Jiang Ning, a terrestrial immortal, leading them, it's hard to imagine how terrifying the Huashan Sect's strength would become.

Jiang Ning smiled slightly and nodded, acknowledging Gongsun Li's martial arts skills. He then repeated the same words he had spoken to Zhao Wuji. Gongsun Li then stepped down from the arena to rest.

With Gongsun Li's departure from the stage, the enthusiasm of the martial arts community was completely ignited, and one master after another stepped onto the stage to compete, with even the weakest martial artist being a first-rate fighter.

Those who dare to go on stage in front of everyone are no ordinary people; those below the top level wouldn't dare to embarrass themselves.

The Mount Hua Sword Competition continued until evening. Zhenshanzi, Tianmen Daoren, Qingzhu Shitai, and others also took to the stage to compete. Masters from various schools took to the field one after another, and the battles were very exciting, which broadened everyone's horizons.

Although the leaders of the various sects knew each other before, they had never fought each other. Now that they had the opportunity to compete on the same stage, the leaders of the various sects all took to the stage. Among them, Zhenshanzi had the highest martial arts skills and defeated all the masters except Yue Buqun and Chongxu. Even Master Qingzhu was no match for him.

Zhen Shanzi really stole the show at this Mount Hua Sword Tournament.

As for Yue Buqun and Chongxu, they did not participate.

For Yue Buqun, today was destined to be the day Jiang Ning would become the number one in the world, so there was no need for him to participate.

Chongxu, on the other hand, was not in the mood to play, nor was he interested in it.

Below Zhenshanzi, Qingzhu was the most skilled in martial arts, followed by Master Mo, Tianmen Daoist, and Dingxian.

This was not unexpected.

After all, these people were all among the top ten masters of the righteous path before, and their martial arts skills have not changed much from their previous rankings.

Chapter 766: Sword Qi Remains

So far, twelve people have performed exceptionally well, including Zhao Wuji and Gongsun Li.

After resting, the two continued their duel in the ring. Gongsun Li has defeated a total of fifteen people so far. Although there was a break in the middle, her performance has been quite amazing.

Zhao Wuji was even more terrifying. After achieving the feat of defeating twelve people in a row, he defeated Tianmen Daoist and the three masters of Hengshan. Even other masters of the Emei Sect were no match for him. In the end, it was Master Qingzhu who defeated him.

This also made people realize that this person's martial arts skills were indeed extraordinary, as even Tianmen Daoren and Dingxian Shitai, two of the top ten masters of the righteous path, were defeated by him.

Moreover, Zhao Wuji's defeat at the hands of Abbess Qingzhu was not due to his inferior martial arts skills, but rather to the vast difference in their internal strength, which led to his defeat.

In any case, Zhao Wuji has made a name for himself today.

The Mount Hua Sword Tournament is nearing its end, and everyone is still looking forward to Yue Buqun and Chongxu making their move, but both of them have their own thoughts and have no intention of taking action.

Seeing that things were about right, Jiang Ning stepped onto the arena.

At this moment, there was no one on the stage. Jiang Ning stood on the stage and looked at the crowd below.

The crowd looked at each other, hoping someone would go up and challenge Jiang Ning so they could also have a good look at him.

But clearly, no one dared to embarrass themselves in front of a terrestrial deity.

Jiang Ning was not surprised by this, or rather, it was within his expectations.

After waiting for a while and no one came up, Jiang Ning was about to speak.

But at that moment, a loud laugh suddenly rang out.

"Ha ha ha ha."

"Today, all the heroes of the world have gathered at Mount Hua for the martial arts competition, but none of them are your match. This is rather boring. How about I challenge you to a battle?"

The sound appeared extremely suddenly, seemingly both near and far, shifting from left to right, startling everyone.

Who is so bold?

As everyone searched around, a red shadow rushed in from afar at an extremely fast speed, finally landing on a high rock in the distance.

"Who are you? How dare you speak so arrogantly!"

A martial arts practitioner shouted loudly.

The newcomer had a smile on his face, but his expression turned cold after hearing the martial arts master's words. With a flick of his sleeve, the martial arts master who had spoken immediately screamed and a red dot appeared between his eyebrows.

The person who spoke slowly fell down and became a corpse.

"Humph!"

"Noisy."

The newcomer snorted coldly.

The rest of the crowd was already stunned by the ghostly figure of the newcomer, and they were even more horrified when they saw how he killed without leaving a trace. For a moment, no one spoke.

But everyone was also curious about who this person was. His voice sounded neither male nor female, and his face was quite androgynous. Coupled with his bright red robe, he looked extremely eerie.

Upon seeing the person who suddenly appeared, Jiang Ning's gaze sharpened; he clearly recognized him.

"The East is undefeated!"

A surprised voice came from the crowd. Everyone looked in the direction of the voice and found that it was Linghu Chong speaking.

Linghu Chong and Jiang Ning had disguised themselves and followed Ren Woxing's main force to Black Cliff and met Dongfang Bubai, and now they recognized each other.

Upon hearing this, everyone's expressions tightened, and they looked in astonishment at the red figure high above.

"what?"

"Is he Dongfang Bubai?"

Everyone was shocked.