Guarding the border: I am sanctified in the flesh

Chapter 93 The final begins, a strong opponent

At this time, the kitchen of the Imperial Forest Army.

A large table with a dozen people sitting around it.

Li Chengan sat in the middle with a gloomy expression.

The others also looked dignified and remained silent.

Like frost-beaten eggplant, wilted.

As the most elite Dragon Shadow Guards of the Imperial Forest Army in the capital, they have never experienced such a setback.

He actually lost to one person.

Lu Fan.

So frustrating.

Wrong!

Extremely aggrieved!

"It's my fault, I didn't understand Lu Fan's strength, alas!"

Li Chengan sighed, "Otherwise we wouldn't be so passive."

No one answered, everyone was silent.

The atmosphere was a little depressing.

"We've only had four players in the final."

After a short pause, Li Chengan continued: "The gap is too big compared to our previous prediction. This is all because of Lu Fan, who actually hid his strength and caught us off guard."

"If you fail, you have to admit it!"

"Life is not just one chance."

"What happened today taught us a lesson, don't underestimate anyone!"

"It's not like nothing."

"What's more, the big competition is not over yet, and the first place has not yet been decided."

"Since we have four people entering the finals, we hope to win back four first places."

Speaking of this, Li Chengan looked around at the crowd and said loudly: "Trust me, we will definitely do it."

"Yes."

Only then did everyone regain some energy, and they responded in unison.

"You have all seen Lu Fan's strength."

Li Chengan turned to look at Zhu Jingtian, "Sedum, are you sure you can win him?"

"No."

Zhu Jingtian had considered this issue a long time ago. In contrast, it was absolutely impossible for him to defeat Mu Yan with one move.

"Yan Qing, what about you?"

Li Chengan turned his gaze to Yan Qing again.

"I?"

Yan Qing was also thinking about this question. Hearing this, he raised his head, his eyes gradually became firmer, "I can beat him!"

"it is good!"

Li Chengan was overjoyed, "What I'm waiting for is your words!"

"In order to be safe, I decided to do this."

"Let Lu Fan fight Ye Wuchen first, so as to consume Lu Fan's physical strength."

"According to my observation, this Ye Wuchen's strength is not ordinary."

"Maybe this person can cause great trouble to Lu Fan."

"Even if Lu Fan wins, he will be exhausted."

"Lu Fan's second opponent is Qin Chuan. This person's archery skills are extremely good. If Lu Fan wants to win against this person, he will have to spend a lot of energy."

"And Xu Hao, I admire his hidden weapon, and it will definitely cause Lu Fan great trouble."

"Of course, none of these people belong to us."

While speaking, Li Chengan glanced at Yan Qing, "Let's let Yan Qing take the lead. With Yan Qing's strength, he will definitely defeat Lu Fan. There is no doubt about it. I have full confidence."

"As long as Yan Qing wins, the rest will be easy."

"Zhu Jingtian is second, Sui Yang is third, and Meng Yu is the last to appear."

Li Chengan swept away the previous decadence, and said loudly: "You believe in me, you will definitely win!"

"Yes."

The crowd agreed in unison.

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……

The next day, afternoon.

Both Lu Fan and Ye Wuchen stayed in the room and did not go out.

One of the two is meditating and practicing, while the other is lying on the bed.

In fact, Lu Fan knew that Ye Wuchen was also practicing, but the way of cultivation was a bit special.

"Boom boom boom!"

There was a knock on the door.

"Please come in."

Lu Fan opened his eyes and looked towards the door.

With a creak, the door opened, Li Yongtai stepped in, and closed the door behind him.

"Master Commander!"

Lu Fan and Ye Wuchen got up to say hello.

"All sit down."

Li Yongtai found a chair and sat down by himself. After thinking for a while, he said: "Tomorrow's matchup has been arranged. The first match is a knife competition. You two need to prepare in advance."

"Yes."

Lu Fan and Ye Wuchen looked at each other with extremely calm expressions.

They had already guessed.

In order to achieve results, Li Chengan will definitely play tricks on the competition system, in order to consume Lu Fan as much as possible.

"This is the capital city after all, and the Imperial Forest Army is powerful, so I can't beat them."

Li Yongtai suddenly changed the subject, and his eyes became sharper, "However, in the end, the contest is based on strength. They only care about calculations. If the strength is not enough, then it will be nothing."

"My lord, what kind of strength are those people?"

Ye Wuchen asked.

"Don't worry about other people, you only need to care about two people."

Li Yongtai thought for a while, and said: "Zhu Jingtian is good at using swords. As far as I know, he is at least a second-rank elementary cultivation level, or even higher."

"Yan Qing is good at using guns."

"This person is extremely powerful. It is rumored that he has at least a second-rank middle-level cultivation, but according to my estimation, he has at least reached a second-rank high-level, or even a second-rank peak."

Speaking of this, Li Yongtai glanced at Lu Fan and Ye Wuchen, "You two don't need to be stressed, after all, he is already a year older than you two, in terms of talent, he is actually not as good as you two."

"Oh."

Lu Fan was completely relieved at this time,

Yan Qing was the second strongest opponent he expected, but now it seems that he has not been promoted to the first rank.

That's fine.

With his current strength, he can definitely win.

"When Lu Fan fights Yan Qing, you can try it a little bit. If his strength is far superior to yours, I will still say the same thing. If you have to give up, you have to give up."

Li Yongtai said: "Don't fight too hard with him, and cause you to be passive in the next game. After all, your opponent in the next game is Zhu Jingtian, and his strength is not weak."

"Row."

Lu Fan nodded.

Although he defeated Mu Yan with only one move yesterday, he won because Mu Yan underestimated the enemy.

In terms of strength, Mu Yan is actually not weak, he can almost reach the peak cultivation base of the third rank, and may even be a little higher.

And the strength that Lu Fan showed yesterday was only at the middle level of the second rank, which was far from his true strength.

In comparison, it is naturally worse than Yan Qing.

Even Li Yongtai and Li Chengan lost their eyes.

"If you can win, of course you have to do your best to win."

Li Yongtai continued: "No matter what, we have the initiative. As long as the strategy is right, in my estimation, we can win at least five first places in seven competitions."

"Such an achievement is already hard to come by."

"When the time comes, the emperor will definitely be impressed."

"Our entire Zhennan Army will benefit from it."

Li Yongtai smiled, "Tomorrow will depend on you two."

"Yes."

The two agreed in unison.

"Okay, I'm leaving, you two have a good rest."

Li Yongtai stopped the two people who got up, "No need to send them off, I can go by myself."

After speaking, he walked out of the room and closed the door behind him.

"Tomorrow you have to show mercy."

Ye Wuchen lay down on the bed and made a joke.

"Stop teasing me."

Lu Fan shook his head, "I know you are very strong, and you have been hiding your strength. According to my estimation, you are about the same strength as Yan Qing, right? Or even higher?"

This is what Lu Fan has always felt. He has long regarded Ye Wuchen as his biggest opponent.

In his heart, Ye Wuchen was even stronger than Yan Qing.

Because Ye Wuchen was too restrained and low-key, it was easy to be ignored.

But the more people like this, the more terrifying they are.

"Tomorrow you'll find out."

Ye Wuchen turned over and muttered, "Sleep."

This guy is really unfathomable!
Lu Fan looked forward to tomorrow's martial arts competition.

He is not afraid of powerful opponents, let alone any challenges.

Even if his strength is not as good as that of his opponent, he will never give up.

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May [-]th.

morning.

martial arts arena.

There are more people today, which can be regarded as full.

Not only were the seats full of people, but even the aisles were full of people.

Many distinguished guests came to the VIP table.

Even Han Chu, the commander of the Imperial Forest Army who had never shown up before, also came.

Lu Fan stood on the stage, facing the VIP seats.

He knew that Han Chu, who was only in his early thirties, was already a strong person in the Xiantian realm.

With such a cultivation base, he is already considered a master in Dazhou.

In addition to Han Chu, several major commanders of the Yulin Army also arrived.

Liu Zhi and Liu Mei came again, accompanied by more than a dozen children from aristocratic families.

Both men and women.

Then there are some court officials, bosses of big business houses, elders of major families, and children of the royal family, leaders of the Dragon Shadow Guards, celebrities in the capital, disciples of sects, and so on.

The people who came were all famous figures in the capital.

"Lu Fan!"

"Ye Wuchen!"

"come on!"

Before the game started, there was a roar of mountains and tsunami in the stands.

The sound was so loud that it soared into the sky.

The six small competition platforms on the side were all removed, leaving only the largest competition platform in the middle.

Both Lu Fan and Ye Wuchen had their knives in their hands, turned around at the same time, and stood facing each other.

The two looked at each other, and they could understand each other's eyes without talking.

Never release water.

Do your best.

This game is crucial, no matter who it is.

Although there is only one name difference between the first name and No.2, the treatment is very different.

After many years, no one will remember No.2.

But the title is different.

No matter how many years have passed, as long as people mention this big competition, the first thing that comes to mind is the winner's name.

This is still the case many years later, let alone the present?

Now that the Dragon Shadow Guards are in full swing, those who can stand out among the many Dragon Shadow Guards will definitely be reused.

As strong as Ye Wuchen, he also wants to use this to get rid of the family's control over him.

Not to mention Lu Fan.

He needs those martial arts and exercises, as well as those combat achievements.

"let's start."

Ye Wuchen held the handle of the knife with his right hand.

"it is good."

Lu Fan nodded slightly.

With a bang, the two knives were unsheathed at the same time.

Following the flash of the cold light, the two of them drew their swords almost at the same time, attacking each other.

Head first.

In the case of little difference in strength, it is especially important to go first.

The two knives slashed out, seemingly at a slow speed, but they came to each other in an instant.

But they were all silent.

Not even a whiff of wind was stirred up.

Anyone with a discerning eye can see that the sword skills of these two people have reached perfection, and they can perfectly control their own power, pouring their power into the sword without any leakage.

What's even more rare is that the two of them's saber techniques are extremely delicate, with a particular focus on change.

But don't stick to one trick or one style.

When the two knives were about to meet, they suddenly staggered, and the blades turned and attacked their respective vital points.

Immediately afterwards, he used his flexible body technique to dodge at the same time.

Like a mirror image.

After a few tricks, the two were evenly divided.

Lu Fan thought to himself, his guess was right, Ye Wuchen was not inferior to him in terms of sword skills or body skills.

His strengths are strength and a strong physical body.

If you want to win, you have to start from these two points.

"Shh!"

The light of the saber suddenly brightened, and Lu Fan's saber's posture changed, and he slashed out several times in a row. Suddenly, the shadow of the saber was heavy, completely enveloping Ye Wuchen.

Seeing that there was no way to avoid it, Ye Wuchen could only fight recklessly.

Under the eyes of everyone, the two knives finally met.

"boom!"

With a loud noise, violent air waves soared into the sky.

Immediately afterwards, a strong wind rose up, whirling and raging in all directions.

Accompanied by bursts of whistling.

For a moment, the dust was flying.

Even the sky was getting dark.

It seems like a storm is coming.

Both Lu Fan and Ye Wuchen swayed, and each took half a step back before releasing the berserk force.

Evenly matched.

"it is good!"

The loudest cheers erupted from the stands.

Even people with no eyesight can tell that the strength of these two people on the stage is too strong.

Otherwise, how could there be such a big movement?Has such a large destructive power?
Is this the strength of Zhennan Army?

It must be too strong, right?

Lu Fan was also a little surprised. Although he didn't use all his strength just now, he also used the power of the peak of the second rank, and he couldn't help Ye Wuchen.

It can be seen that Ye Wuchen's strength is stronger than he imagined.

What a formidable opponent!

Ye Wuchen was even more surprised at this time.

He almost used all his strength, but he could only be evenly divided with Lu Fan. What does this mean?
Lu Fan's true strength is infinitely close to the first rank?
Has even reached a first-grade cultivation base?
So strong!
What made Ye Wuchen feel even more threatening was Lu Fan's cultivation speed.

How many years has he practiced?
How many years has Lu Fan been practicing?

If things go on like this, within a year, Lu Fan will be able to leave him far behind.

From then on, he could only chase after Lu Fan.

But that's later, at least now he's going to win!
Before he could think about it, Ye Wuchen slashed at Lu Fan again.

Lu Fan also attacked with a knife almost at the same time.

The next moment, the two knives had already met.

"boom!"

Another bang.

This time it was louder and more destructive.

Lu Fan and Ye Wuchen took a few steps back before stabilizing their bodies.

Still evenly matched.

"Come again!"

Lu Fan stepped on the ground with both feet, his body rose into the air, and a blade of light sprinkled in the air.

Not to be outdone, Ye Wuchen also jumped up, shaking his wrist lightly, and a few knives followed.

Two knives meet in the air.

"boom!"

Lu Fan and Ye Wuchen flew upside down almost at the same time and fell to the competition stage.

Seeing that they were about to fall hard on the competition platform, the two suddenly twisted their bodies and landed firmly.

"it is good!"

The thunderous cheers resounded over the Martial Arts Arena, and could be heard clearly even ten miles away.

All the soldiers in the stands looked excited.

Today's martial arts competition is so exciting!

The distinguished guests in the VIP seats were also very hooked.

With their eyesight, they can even see that the strength of Lu Fan and Ye Wuchen has reached the peak of the second rank.

"Sister, how are you?"

Liu Zhi managed to calm down the shock in his heart, looked at Liu Mei who was beside him, his complacency and pride were revealed without the slightest concealment.

"Ah."

Liu Mei nodded, still looking calm.

But there were already waves in her heart.

The children of those aristocratic families were even more dumbfounded.

They were already prepared, but when they saw Lu Fan make a move, they realized that they still underestimated Lu Fan.

So strong!
And Ye Wuchen.

There were actually two geniuses in the Zhennan Army at once?
How embarrassing is this for the Imperial Forest Army?
At this time, Li Chengan's face was gloomy, and his mood was quite complicated, which could be regarded as mixed.

The good news is that Ye Wuchen is indeed as strong as he expected, and can greatly consume Lu Fan's physical strength.

Yan Qing's victory over Lu Fan was a little more certain.

What is worrying is that in the comprehensive strength competition a few days later, Yan Qing has another opponent, Ye Wuchen.

When the physical strength is abundant, it's really hard to say who will win.

What worried him even more was that with the two geniuses Lu Fan and Ye Wuchen in the Zhennan Army, wouldn't it be possible to overwhelm the Yulin Army in the future?
How does that work?
"boom!"

"boom!"

"boom!"

Both Lu Fan and Ye Wuchen became ruthless, and instead of competing in moves, they directly competed in strength.

This is the most effective and fastest way to compete.

With a loud bang, the two of them fired their knives continuously and clashed together.

But still tied.

Ten strokes, twenty strokes, one hundred strokes.

Ye Wuchen became more and more surprised as he hit him.

He was a little tired, but Lu Fan didn't feel tired at all, and he became more and more courageous as he fought.

What kind of monster is this?

Physical talent can be so strong?

Ye Wuchen saw that he was losing little by little, and his confidence in his heart was also losing little by little.

If you keep fighting, I'm afraid you will lose.

No!

Must win!
He originally wanted to save some hole cards and use them later in the decisive battle.

Unexpectedly, he was forced out by Lu Fan.

This guy is really amazing.

"boom!"

The two exchanged blows again, and Ye Wuchen retreated more than ten steps before stabilizing his body.

On the other hand, Lu Fan only took seven or eight steps back.

The advantages of physical strength are being revealed little by little.

"it is good!"

Thunderous cheers sounded again from the stands, accompanied by bursts of cheering.

"Come on, Lu Fan!"

"come on!"

Many supporters are loudly cheering for Lu Fan.

Even Liu Zhi was shouting loudly.

The atmosphere at the scene has become heated.

it's time.

Ye Wuchen suddenly slashed at Lu Fanxu a few times.

The two were far away, but Lu Fan felt a little threatened.

The majestic saber energy gushed out instantly, as if it was endless.

Suddenly, these saber qi gathered together to form a powerful saber intent.

Like a big river, with surging waves, it swept towards Lu Fan.

Sword intent?
Lu Fan was a little surprised, he didn't expect Ye Wuchen to be able to condense the sword intent.

Come on then!

He will too.

"Shh!"

The knife lights up, and the light is dazzling.

Instantly illuminated the competition arena.

It seemed as if the dark clouds in the sky had been dispelled, and the entire martial arts arena was brightly illuminated.

Followed by it, there is also a violent knife aura.

The air of the knife is like silk, and the threads are inserted into the buttons, and the buttons are connected.

In the end, an extremely powerful sword intent was formed, with endless momentum, like a galaxy falling to the ground, pouring down.

"what?"

"what is that?"

There were bursts of exclamations from the stands.

Especially the faces of everyone at the VIP table changed greatly in shock.

"Knife intent?"

"It turned out to be the sword intent?"

Someone yelled.

They all know that the rareness of sword intent requires not only strong strength, but also extremely strong mental power and control.

As strong as a master of the first rank, there are many people who cannot condense sword intent.

What's more, it's the second product?

But both of them did it on the stage.

How can we not surprise them?

Even shocked?

Even Liu Mei's expression was no longer calm, and she looked at Lu Fan and Ye Wuchen in astonishment.

Liu Zhi opened his mouth wide in shock, unable to speak.

In the astonished eyes of everyone, two turbulent saber intents suddenly met.

"boom!"

A loud bang.

Violent air waves soared into the sky, wave after wave, continuously.

Gusts of wind swept away, flying sand and rocks.

The two figures were swept up by the strong wind and fell downward.

Seeing that he was about to fall to the ground, Lu Fan suddenly twisted his body, stepped on the void, and kicked hard.

"Whoosh!"

His body rose into the air and landed firmly on the competition platform.

"boom!"

Ye Wuchen fell down heavily on the stage, and didn't get up for a long time.

Ugh!
He sighed in his heart, still losing to Lu Fan.

Unexpectedly, in just one year, Lu Fan has far surpassed him.

At this moment, he was very clear in his heart that although the two seemed to be evenly matched, in fact, Lu Fan was much stronger than him.

He has done his best.

The knife just now consumed a lot of his spiritual power, and he was unable to use the second knife.

On the other hand, Lu Fan was more than capable.

Not only did he not fall off the stage, but he was able to use his strength to land firmly on the stage.

Sit down!

"Lu Fansheng!"

The referee stood on the competition platform and announced loudly.

"it is good!"

Cheers erupted in the stands, and finally they all merged into one person's name.

"Lu Fan!"

"Lu Fan!"

"Lu Fan!"

The uniform shouts resounded throughout the martial arts arena, and then spread far away from the barracks, echoing over the entire capital.

"what happened?"

"Who is Lu Fan?"

Many people looked at the people around them with doubts.

"It seems that there is a big martial arts competition in the military camp. Lu Fan is a contestant, and his strength is very strong."

"Oh."

"It is said that today is the final, and many people with status have gone to watch the match."

"Unfortunately, we can't catch it."

"Yes."

Pedestrians on the street, their own courtyards, vendors selling things, even various government offices, and even many wealthy families are having such conversations.

They all remembered a person's name, Lu Fan.

"Are you OK?"

At this time, Lu Fan had already put away his knife, came to the stage, stood beside Ye Wuchen, and stretched out his hand.

"It's okay, a little hurt."

Ye Wuchen reached out to hold Lu Fan's hand, and stood up with strength.

"It's just too tired."

Ye Wuchen smiled, let go of his hand, and patted Lu Fan lightly, "You won, keep going!"

"Ah."

Lu Fan nodded and said with a smile, "Go and rest."

"it is good."

Ye Wuchen turned and left.

Lu Fan returned to the competition stage, put on the protective gear, took out the bow and arrow, and hung it on his body.

Qin Chuan was already waiting for him on the competition stage.

"Why don't you take a break?"

"No, let's start."

Lu Fan shook his head lightly.

The battle with Ye Wuchen just now had consumed him a lot.

However, he has super resilience.

No matter how much it consumes, it can recover quickly.

"it is good!"

Qin Chuan looked at Lu Fan with admiration, "You really are not an ordinary person."

"let's start."

Lu Fan took off his bow, put on an arrow, and aimed at Qin Chuan.

Qin Chuan has already held the bow in his hand, and the arrow is already on the string.

The two each occupied a corner of the competition platform, aiming at each other with arrows.

A bow is fully drawn, the hand is suddenly released, and the arrow leaves the string.

"call out!"

With a strong piercing sound, the two arrows flew towards each other.

But unbiased, meet in the air.

"Oh!"

The two arrows exploded in the air, and the debris fell and scattered all over the ground.

"it is good!"

There was applause from the stands.

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(End of this chapter)