Chapter 82: The Art of Deception, A Gentleman Sees Through It

  After Xu Yang stepped down, Xu Zhengyi patted his shoulder with a smile and said: "Younger brother, good job! It seems that during the family competition, you still have something to hold back. I quit the competition, it was indeed a correct choice."

  Xu Yang smiled slightly and said, "Elder brother is too modest."

  Actually, Xu Yang's strength was only half a notch stronger than Xu Zhengxin when he participated in the family competition. In the past month, Xu Yang has cultivated [Flame Great Hand Seal], [Seven Kills Absolute Sword] and [Ancient Bronze Body], greatly increasing his combat power, so he still had an easy time in the Haiyun preliminary selection.

  Xu Yang, who possessed countless divine techniques and mysterious skills from the ancestral temple's scripture pavilion, was progressing too quickly.

  The second round was a duel between two ordinary Xuanwu masters in their later stages. Xu Yang watched for a while, then closed his eyes to cultivate and regulate his breath.

  "Are you Xu Yang?" A cold voice entered his ears.

  Xu Yang opened his eyes and saw a young man with a rather handsome face, whose eyes were cold and staring at him.

  "Who are you?" Xuyang asked indifferently.

  "It doesn't matter who I am," the handsome young man hummed, "In the last round, I saw Xuan Yu and you walking very close together, laughing and chatting?"

  Xu Yang didn't say anything.

  "Do you know what Xuan Yu's identity is and what your identity is?" The handsome young man continued, "I'm warning you, stay away from Xuan Yu, otherwise you will definitely regret it."

  For no reason, Xu Yang was threatened, he shook his head, and suddenly a chill flashed in his eyes: "Regret? What are you, dare to boast, let me regret?"

  The handsome young man recalled Xu Yang's strength and couldn't help but take a step back, saying with a mixture of fear and ferocity: "You, wait for me." He turned around and left.

  Xu Zhengxin took a step forward, furrowing his brow and saying: "Younger brother, I do know this person. He's an outstanding young master of the Imperial Family, named Yu Xuánwǔ, a late-stage Cultivator of the Earth Extreme Xuan Vein."

  "Is it Wu Xuan? Are he and Wu Xuan Yu siblings? Why did he warn me to stay away from Wu Xuan Yu?" Xu Yang smiled, "Could it be that he still has feelings for his own sister?"

  This sentence is a bit evil, Xu Zhengxin is a decent gentleman, awkward smile, shaking his head to indicate ignorance.

  Xu Yang said nonchalantly, "The strength of Yu Xuanyi is not that outstanding, he might even be eliminated in this round. As for him coming over to stir up trouble for no reason, I'll let it go this time, the contestant area is a no-fighting zone. Next time if he dares to do so, I will definitely leave him with some deep impressions."

  Just as they were talking, the next lottery drawing had already begun.

  This time, two bronze medals were won, one is Qing Luan Bronze Medal and the other is Bai Hu Bronze Medal.

  "It's my turn." Xǔ Zhèng Xìn chuckled and floated onto the stage.

  This time's opponent was surprisingly Guang Ji Xuan Mai, Cloud Yang who excelled in swordsmanship.

  "This is going to be a great match, Xǔ Zhèngxìn has always been the leader of the Xǔ family, although this time there's a new player Xǔ Yáng, but rumor has it that Xǔ Yáng isn't actually a member of the Xǔ family. So this match is between the strongest son of the Xǔ family and a young son from a small family. Who knows, maybe the small family can make a comeback against the big aristocratic family."

  He wore a white robe with a sword hanging from his waist, his figure was straight and handsome. As soon as he stepped onto the stage, he attracted the attention of many young girls.

  "I have long admired Brother Zhengxin's great name, and today I finally see his true appearance." Yun Yang was very polite, bowing his hands in greeting.

  Xu Zhengxin also made a fist and his courtesy was impeccable.

  "Zheng Xin brother, I just barely broke through to the late stage of Xian Shi a few days ago, my strength is still weak. Zheng Xin brother, please don't go too hard on me." Yun Yang said with courtesy.

  "It's nothing, Cloud Brother's swordsmanship is superb, and he also has the upper four extreme mysterious veins. In this battle, you have a greater chance of winning." Xǔ Zhèng Xìn said sincerely.

  Le Tingyun on the side had already lost patience: "At such a young age, you've learned to be so pretentious. The match has already begun, let's catch up after we get off stage!"

  Yun Yang smiled brightly, bowed his head to Le Tingyun and said with a elegant demeanor: "It's Yun Yang's fault for not thinking thoroughly and wasting Miss Le's time, please forgive me..."

  Strange and sudden changes!

  One moment he was bowing to Le Tingyun, and the next, he had mysteriously vanished into thin air.

  Xu Zhengxin had not yet come back to his senses when he saw the light in front of him distort, and then a three-foot green sword with a cold glow flashed straight at his brow! The sword blade trembled, although it was pointing at his brow, but it covered almost all the vital parts of his head, extremely sharp.

  "How despicable!" Xu Zhengxin's eyes widened in anger, his palm flipped over, and a thick wind of extreme mystery rose from the ground, forming a shield of wind that blocked the sword's edge.

  In front of the trembling sword tip, the wind shield was as if it didn't exist, and it didn't play any blocking role at all!

  Xu Zhengxin made another mistake and had no choice but to retreat in dismay.

  This retreat means he has chosen a defensive position, lost the initiative and is at a disadvantage.

  After the sword's edge, Yun Yang revealed his figure, taking advantage of the good opportunity to pursue and strike fiercely, one sword faster than the other. Moreover, with the help of Guang Xuan's mysterious power to refract light and confuse vision, he seemed to be in front but suddenly appeared behind, making Xu Zhengxin exhausted from responding.

  If the two of them fought fairly, Xu Zhengxin would have directly used his powerful Xuan technique to conquer and compete with his thick Xuan power, and he wouldn't be in such a sorry state.

  "Alright brother, I concede!" Haha laughed and with a swift sword strike, the blade slowly dispersed into thin air as Xu Zhengxin dodged.

  "Deceived again!" Xǔ Zhèng Xìn was shocked, but found that Yún Yáng's sword tip was already pointing at his heart, and with just one more push, he would be doomed to defeat.

  Although he had a mysterious power protecting his body and was not afraid of ordinary sharp weapons, the Cloud Yang in his hand was no ordinary weapon. It had just pierced through Xu Zhengxin's Wind Shield as if it were nothing, which could prove it.

  "You..." Xu Zheng was extremely frustrated and disappointed, he had never thought that Yun Yang would stoop so low.

  "Admit defeat?" Le Ting Yun stepped forward with a smile, she also saw the small trick Cloud Yang played, but didn't mind it, this was also a kind of combat skill.

  Xu Zhengxin lost like this, he walked down from the arena dejectedly.

  Yun Yang won the victory, but the way of this victory caused a lot of discussion among the audience.

  "This Cloud kid, even if he wins, it's still not glorious."

  "You don't understand anything. The winner is the king, and the loser is the thief. Now that Yun Yang has won, if he takes the first treasure seat, who will say that he cheated?"

  Contestant area.

  "Big brother now knows, 'a gentleman can be deceived with righteousness', the truth of this sentence, right?" Xǔ Yáng smiled slightly.

  Xu Zhengxin shook his head and smiled bitterly, preparing to leave, but was stopped by Xu Yang.

  “Don’t worry, elder brother,” Xuyang said, “this is the experience and lesson of traveling outside. If it weren't for the martial competition, this mistake would have already cost you your life. Therefore, elder brother should thank Yunyang, who bought this rare lesson with just one defeat.”

  Xu Zhengxin seemed to be deep in thought, and immediately let out a long sigh: "I'm still somewhat indignant. Never mind! I'll just go under the stage and be an onlooker, cheering you on."

  Xu Zhengxin had just left, and the victorious Yun Yang floated in, smiling at Xu Yang: "It seems that the Xu family is nothing more than this. The strongest Xu Zhengxin was easily defeated by me. You're just a weak chicken at the initial stage of being a Xuan Shi, it's better to admit defeat early."

  Xu Yang smiled faintly: "You're afraid of me."

  PS: Thanks to Brother [Loli Master] for rewarding 100 starting coins!

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