Chapter 333: I Have a Pair of Sharp Eyes

With the help of Hu Daoyou acting as a go-between, Chen Shu could be considered acquainted with the three Demon Race geniuses.

In the Eastern Continent Demon Kingdom, everyone places great importance on bloodline inheritance.

The rat demon is actually a type of marmot, also called a groundhog, or "ah-ah rat"; although it belongs to the same rat clan as the Fox God, the species are actually vastly different. In the competition, he defeated all competitors of the younger generation of the entire great rat clan to receive the favor of the Fox God.

The fox demon is a Tibetan fox, of the same clan as the Fox God; like the tiger demon, she can be called a direct descendant of the Fox God, is knowledgeable, and excels at various spells and Formations.

The eagle demon is the oldest, has the highest cultivation, and the greatest strength. Not only does she lack a divine ancestor, but the golden eagle clan is also a small clan in the Eastern Continent; with few people and weak influence, they are usually categorized under the larger Eagle Clan to huddle together for warmth. She is a genuine grassroots member.

Obviously, she excels at personal attacks.

After the three demons left, Chen Shu also bid farewell to Huang Chu and left this place.

"Xiaoxiao, are you going back this afternoon?"

"What about you, brother-in-law?" The little girl turned her head and stared straight at her brother-in-law.

"I'm asking you..."

"..." The little girl hesitated for a moment. "I want to watch others fight."

"What's so good about watching people fight?"

"It's good."

"It's not as good as a documentary."

"The eagle demon is going to fight Sister Zhang Suannai this afternoon."

"..."

Alright, that is indeed very good to watch.

Chen Shu was briefly silent, wanting to urge the little girl not to be influenced by these violent scenes and not to worship violence, but thinking that she was already grown up, excessive teaching and exhortations were not suitable for an adult, so he swallowed his words back.

The three people and one cat walked toward the Martial Arts Arena.

Taozi took happy little steps, trotting along in front to lead the way; this little thing had only been here a few times, yet she could actually find the way.

It was almost two o'clock.

There was no set time for the competition; once everyone had more or less arrived, they could start fighting.

Zhang Suannai's hands were itching, and she was eager to fight.

The eagle demon was not afraid in the slightest and decisively accepted the challenge.

One was wearing the Sword Sect's training uniform, tall with long legs, wearing a high ponytail, and possessing a gorgeous appearance; the other was wearing clothes similar to a tight-fitting sports outfit, with a tall figure and a pair of eye-catching long legs, her chest high and plump, accentuated by the tight clothing, with a cutout in the middle revealing a delicate cleavage, and an extremely aggressive eagle-like face, just like a Queen.

Before the fight even started, the spectacle was already maxed out.

Then, both sides began a fierce battle.

The eagle demon had extremely high talent and had already ascended to the Sixth Stage before entering the Forbidden Land. Chen Shu knew that those who achieved this were either cheating in the Nanzhou, had an extraordinary Cultivation Spiritual Method, or were patients with a severe Genius Disease; calculating it this way, the eagle demon was truly strong.

After staying in the Forbidden Land for two and a half months, her cultivation was already approaching the Sixth Stage Peak.

Unfortunately, her opponent was Zhang Suannai.

Zhang Suannai had long since reached the Sixth Stage Peak.

And this time, Zhang Suannai was using her own Sword; although she only used one, the might of the Divine Sword was already on display.

The two sides had fought for no more than a few minutes when the Queen-like eagle demon in the arena exploded into countless feathers. The feathers shot out one by one, shattering the Sword Light filling the sky. For that split second, it also blocked everyone's line of sight, and when their vision cleared, a giant golden eagle had appeared in the Martial Arts Arena.

After revealing her true form, the eagle demon circled in the air, casting a shadow that blocked the scorching sun.

At times she shot down illusory feathers, riddling the ground with holes; at times she flapped her wings to shatter the incoming Sword Light and Sword Qi; at times she flew rapidly toward Zhang Suannai, using her indestructible sharp claws and eagle beak to strike Zhang Suannai's Divine Sword.

The two sides would occasionally pull apart, and occasionally collide with each other.

For a time, the battle was actually at a stalemate.

Zhang Suannai could fly too, but the sky was destined to be the home turf for flying exotic beasts and the flying Demon Race; humans were neither as fast nor as agile as them. After trying to engage the eagle demon in aerial combat a few times, Zhang Suannai gave up and simply waited for her to come down on the ground and at low altitude.

Thus, for most of the time, both sides had one accumulating Sword Light and momentum on the ground, while the other circled and danced in the high sky, leaving only feathers and Sword Light clashing in between.

Unfortunately, the Martial Arts Arena was still too small.

When Zhang Suannai had accumulated enough Sword Light and her own Sword momentum was full, the outcome was already decided.

In that instant, the endless Sword Light dazzled the eyes.

The Sword Immortal who rose against the trend amidst the Sword Light was also the most dazzling and eye-catching figure of the day.

Both sides stopped at the point of contact.

"Boom..."

The black feathers filling the sky exploded once more, accompanied by black smoke that lingered for a long time.

When the black smoke dissipated, the eagle demon had already returned to human form, still wearing her previous clothes, a pair of sharp eyes sweeping over Zhang Suannai.

After choosing her opponent two days ago, she knew that Zhang Suannai was the Personal Disciple of the Sword Sect's Sword Master, who had already reached the Sixth Stage Mid-Late before entering the Forbidden Land, as mentioned by Huang Chu. However, proud as she was, she did not feel she was weaker than anyone. Zhang Suannai choosing her was also a recognition of her. As soon as she arrived at the Martial Arts Arena today, she had been looking for Zhang Suannai's figure, and after finding her, she had observed Zhang Suannai for the whole morning.

Only now, after the two sides fought and saw the truth in their skills, did she know that what Hu Daoyou said was not false.

The Xia Kingdom was indeed worthy of being the Central Kingdom, with geniuses emerging one after another.

Jin Lan expressed recognition for Zhang Suannai's strength and also felt highly appreciative of her behavior and character in stopping in time at the end, so she cupped her fists at Zhang Suannai with a firm expression and said, "I didn't expect your IQ to be so low, yet your strength is actually quite good. I concede this battle."

"?? What?"

"I concede this battle."

"No! The sentence before that!"

"?"

Jin Lan frowned and polished her language again: "I didn't expect Fellow Daoist Zhang's IQ to be low, yet your strength is quite high. I am convinced by my defeat this time."

"You... which eye of yours saw that my IQ is low?" Zhang Suannai was stunned for a moment, wanting to get angry, but seeing this person's earnest expression—the look of "I am not speaking rudely after losing, nor am I just saying things at random"—she actually didn't know what to do for a moment.

"To tell you the truth, both eyes saw it."

"You... where the hell did you see that from?"

"To tell you the truth..." Jin Lan raised her chin slightly, feeling a little proud, "My clan has a pair of sharp eyes, best at observing."

"Are you an idiot? My IQ is one hundred and eighty!"

"Hehe, Fellow Daoist Zhang, you really know how to joke, but that won't fool me... Since the outcome is decided, I shall return to the spectator stand first. When I reach the Sixth Stage Peak, if I have the chance to come to the Xia Kingdom again, I will fight Fellow Daoist Zhang once more!"

"You... I..."

Zhang Suannai gripped the Long Sword in her hand tightly, her five fingers turning white from the force. The Divine Sword seemed to sense its master's mood and began to tremble, emitting a whimpering sound.

Endure for a moment and get uterine fibroids; take a step back and get breast hyperplasia.

"Bird demon, I..."

Before the beautiful Chinese words could be spat out, she saw the hawk demon fly up, gracefully soaring onto the spectator stand, leaving her with nothing but a view of her back.

Zhang Suannai's mouth hung slightly open, her expression dull.

Scratching her head, she returned to the spectator stand in a daze, only to see that sand-sculpture vegetable wearing a face full of smiles. Standing beside him was a tiger spirit, who, upon seeing her, cast an apologetic look her way: "Fellow Daoist, please don't mind her; Senior Sister Jin is just like that."

"Is that hawk demon always this prickly?"

"Fellow Daoist Zhang has a pair of discerning eyes, recognizing her true form as an eagle at a glance."

"..."

Zhang Suannai was actually choked up for a moment.

It was not easy to choke her up.

Immediately, she saw that sand-sculpture vegetable suppressing a laugh as he said to her: "I couldn't tell your IQ was so low, yet your strength is quite high..."

Zhang Suannai stared blankly at him, but her hand tightened around the Long Sword once again.

Looking around, the group members all had subtle expressions.

Even Xiaoxiao glanced at her quietly.

"Wrong!"

Zhang Suannai looked at Huang Chu, then at Chen Shu, and suddenly realized: "Have you met her before!?"

As soon as these words were out, the group members were all surprised.

Even Taozi looked up and thought more highly of her.

"IQ +1."

"What did she say to you?"

"She didn't say anything..."

"I'm going to go ask her!"

Zhang Suannai turned and walked toward the hawk demon.

"..."

Chen Shu's expression stiffened.

Now it was the group members' turn to look at him with subtle expressions.

Xiaoxiao also glanced at him quietly, and after a moment of hesitation, she comforted him: "Brother-in-law, don't believe her, you look very handsome!"

"Xiaoxiao, you are the most honest after all!"

"..."

The little girl fell silent, unable to continue.

Ning Qing raised a hand to smooth her hair, cast a light glance at them, her face devoid of expression, and said nothing.

Next was the duel between the rat demon and the Spirit Person.

Although he was a rat demon, his fighting style was not sneaky, nor did he have any techniques to conceal his form; like most of the Demon Race, his fighting style was upright and fierce. The Spirit Person opposite him was of a race born with a Spirit Sea, following a path similar to a Spirit Cultivator, though with certain differences from the Spirit Sect.

This battle was still very exciting.

In the end, the rat demon won with a slight advantage.

From Chen Shu's perspective, the odds between them were almost fifty-fifty; it was just that there had to be a winner and a loser, and if they fought again, the winner might not necessarily be the rat demon.

Then Master Xuanzhen also took the stage.

This was another "Dayi-Blue" dispute, but Master Xuanzhen was ultimately more gentle and tactful in temperament than Wu Eiwei. When both sides took the stage, the relationship was not tense; they even exchanged formal greetings and said a few polite words, until Master Xuanzhen summoned a certain former Sword Master.

A single shout of "Night Person mongrel" easily provoked hatred.

The Dayi Imperial Family members and officials in the spectator seats hurriedly explained to the Blue side and severely condemned the atmosphere of the Sword Sect and the behavior of this Sword Master who had been dead for many years, acting as if they would drag him over to apologize in person if he were still alive—unfortunately, he had long since died.

The battle ended with Master Xuanzhen's victory.

This did not exceed Chen Shu's expectations—

The Summoning God Technique was a cheat-like spell even among Low Tier levels, though it was not as stable as the Imperial Sect's cheats, and unlike Yan Keling, it was not the sole client of the cheat provider. Generally speaking, the more a battle involved external conflict or the slaying of great villains, the more powerful the Summoning God Technique became.

After all, everyone was a big shot; coming to help you fight in an Arena, their enthusiasm was inevitably lacking, and they mostly held an attitude of entertainment. It would be different if they were fighting outsiders.

The fighting in the Martial Arts Arena continued, lasting for an entire afternoon, giving everyone their fill.

The last match was Brother Jiang and the fox demon.

They were already well-acquainted; it could be considered a pre-arranged match.

Ever since Brother Jiang fused with the Founding Spiritual Power, although he was still at the Sixth Stage, he was different from ordinary Martial Artists. If he were to fight in the Martial King Tournament now, he would likely be able to sweep everything away with ease and take the crown of the Martial King.

Alas, he chose the wrong opponent.

The fox demon did not engage him head-on, but instead used various Spells, set up arrays on the spot, laid down Illusions, and attacked his mind. How could someone who had not yet shed the crude image of a Martial Artist withstand such torment?

Brother Jiang should have chosen those two North Continent Barbarians.