Chapter 852: Stellar Heaven Martial Arts Demonstration Ceremony (15)

Yan Qing's expression suddenly became somewhat subtle: "You... want to challenge Luofu's arena-defending swordsman? You want to challenge... Yan Qing? Looking at it this way, we're pretty fated."

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"Being Yan Qing, the arena master, is no easy task—anyone who asks for directions on the street wants to fight him."

Ling Huan reclined in the armchair, constantly making a "tsk tsk" sound, "If Lu Ka knew that the young guy in front of him was Yan Qing, what expression would he have? Just thinking about it is exciting."

"You just purely want to watch them fight in place, right?" Xiao Jiwo floated above Ling Huan's head, looking down at him, "Given Lu Ka's personality, probably nothing will happen, and most likely Lu Ka will invite him to have tea together."

"And even if they did fight, what then? You've seen Yan Qing's strength before—with his ability to subdue Thundercall, he doesn't even need to go all out to defeat Lu Ka—unless Yan Qing's junior doesn't use a sword and they fight hand-to-hand, entering Lu Ka's familiar domain, in which case I think he has a chance." Xiao Jiwo continued to add.

"... makes sense, the swords of the Xianzhou are no longer cold weapons but hot weapons. Yan Qing alone can control seven or eight flying swords, like one person facing a swarm of drones—impossible to defend against. Moreover, Yan Qing is also a practitioner of the Path of the Hunt... Lu Ka's mechanical arm still has some technological sophistication in Belobog, but placed in the Xianzhou it seems rather lacking."

After seeing neutron star swordsmen, white dwarf star blade wielders, and other odd cultivators practicing various strange techniques, Ling Huan even felt that Lu Ka, who merely uses machinery to compensate for his bodily defects, was pure and wholesome to the point of being refreshingly unconventional.

Compared to those eight-armed spider boys, intelligent machines, and other demons and monsters, Lu Ka's iron arm merely enhances strength, speed, and explosive power—this pure competitive spirit is truly moving.

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"Lu Ka seemed to have noticed something and couldn't help but ask curiously, 'You... aren't you also a participant in the Martial Arts Demonstration Ceremony? You're also here to challenge the one named Yan Qing, right?'"

"Yan Qing nodded: 'I guess so; as a martial artist, one must constantly challenge oneself.'"

"Hmm, I agree! A warrior must constantly challenge himself and face strong foes. If he hesitates and is intimidated by the strong enemy before him, then every past battle loses its meaning." Lu Ka rested his chin, analyzing seriously: "Being able to represent Luofu Xianzhou as the arena defender... Yan Qing must be a formidable warrior, right? Thinking about it, I really have no confidence!"

"When I step onto the arena, my heart feels the same as yours—although I have confidence in the skills I've painstakingly trained for years, ultimately I don't know what strength my opponent will have, and I harbor fear inside."

"Haha, I actually have a trick that can help you overcome fear before the match—" Lu Ka walked to the railing of the Starry River Sea, gazing at the surging sea of clouds in the distance, "Find an empty, uninhabited place, shout the opponent's name loudly until you truly believe from the heart that you can defeat the formidable foe that frightens you."

"Haha, what an interesting method—okay, let's do that!"

Yan Qing walked over to him, looked into the distance, and shouted loudly: "I! I will definitely win! The one who finally stands on the arena will definitely be me!"

Lu Ka glanced at Yan Qing, took a deep breath, and also shouted toward the distance: "I! Lu Ka! I will definitely win! I will definitely defeat Yan Qing!"

Yan Qing couldn't help but clutch his stomach, tears almost bursting from laughter: "Ha... hahahaha!"

"Come on, little bro, you also shout a couple of times—let's cheer ourselves up!"

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Luo Xiaohei's War Chronicles.

"Eh? Weren't we supposed to shout in an empty, uninhabited place? But this isn't a bustling district?" Xiao Hei looked at the street of the Starry River Sea, where many people had already turned their gazes toward the two of them; even though he wasn't the center of those strange looks, he couldn't help feeling embarrassed for Lu Ka.

Yan Qing is also a somewhat well-known figure on Luofu Xianzhou, right? Passersby might not recognize him, but why would he hide his identity in front of others?

"This is totally typical of an E-person." Lu Ye only felt embarrassed to the point of curling his toes, quickly lowering his head to start playing with his phone.

"Senior Sister, what is an E-person? Is it some kind of monster?"

"No, simply put, they're the outgoing bunch, usually good at livening up the social atmosphere."

Xiao Hei blinked his big eyes at her: "Oh... Senior Sister, am I an E-person?"

"You..." Looking at the kid beside her gazing up at her, Lu Ye thought about how long she'd actually spent interacting with this junior disciple—it wasn't that long, and she didn't want to be so hasty in judging. She curled the corner of her mouth into a faint smile: "Well, if you could shout your inner thoughts loudly in a crowd like Lu Ka does, then you'd be one."

Xiao Hei felt a bit embarrassed: "Ah, but that would be really embarrassing—those people would all come over to look at me."

"Hmm, then that means you're not an E-person, right?"

However, seemingly wanting to prove something, before Lu Ye could finish speaking, Xiao Hei clenched his fists, determined, and quickly walked out of the restaurant onto the bustling street.

As soon as Lu Ye realized what was about to happen, she swiftly shifted her body and followed him out.

Xiao Hei took a deep breath and shouted at the passersby on the street: "I will definitely become the most formidable monster someday! Surpass Senior Sister, surpass Master! Then protect Senior Sister and Master—huh, what is this?"

Mid-shout, Xiao Hei suddenly noticed a golden "membrane" appear less than half a meter in front of him, like a foam isolating him from the outside world, with a golden talisman stuck on its top.

"This is a silencing talisman; humans can't see it." Lu Ye walked up from behind him, meanwhile lifting the talisman and sighing helplessly, "Alright, alright, I admit you're an E-person. However, I must clarify—I don't need your protection, nor does Master... If the day comes when even that kind of guy needs others' protection, then the clubhouse's fairies will be in big trouble."

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"Ah? I have to shout too?" Yan Qing widened his eyes.

"Come on, shout with me!" Lu Ka stood with hands on hips, "I can definitely defeat Yan Qing!"

Feeling the scorching gazes of the onlookers behind him, Yan Qing momentarily felt as if countless ants were crawling all over his body, but he seemed to have let go, closed his eyes, took a deep breath, and joined Lu Ka in shouting loudly: "I will definitely be able to defeat Yan Qing!"