The day of the competition has arrived. The doors of the Tang Empire's Forbidden City were wide open. Countless warriors, some in armor, some in light clothing, walked past the ranks of elite guards, each of whom had reached the peak of impeccable rank.
According to legend, before becoming the Empress, Wu Di led the descendants of these guards through countless bloodbaths and won hundreds of thousands of fights with them..
Even the greatest geniuses did not raise their heads, feeling their gaze on them. For some reason, Lin Yi himself felt a lot of tension. Perhaps not even because of their strength, but because here the impeccable experts legendary in the Golden Gate served simply as guards.
The Tang Empire was truly impressive. They deserved to be called the greatest Kyushu Empire.
Empress Wu herself did not appear for the competition, nor did Huang Yiting, but the court eunuch announced the beginning and rules.
In the first round, more than ten thousand people fought among themselves until the ten strongest were chosen. In the second, the strongest of the ten had to defeat Huang Yiting herself, and if it didn’t work out, then the competition would be repeated in a year.
Only the victorious Huang Yiting had the right to become the successor of the Tang Empire along with it. No one objected to this rule - after all, she was chosen by Empress Wu herself, so there was no doubt about her strength. However, first they had to climb to the hundredth floor of the pagoda.
Several people looked up at the top of the six hundred meter tall white jade tower. For an impeccable expert, such a distance was a matter of seconds.
The eunuch grinned and raised his hand. At the same moment, everyone suddenly felt as if they were being pressed to the ground by a mountain. Some immediately fell to the ground.
“Earth Shackle Formation! The pagoda is surrounded by the Earthbound Formation!”“No, not only her! Mount Tai Gravity Formation!”
“I always thought it was long lost. How did Empress Wu manage to find it and repeat it??”
“With such a weight, let alone take off, it will be difficult to climb the stairs to the top of the pagoda!”
“Hmph, if it's difficult for you, then get lost now. Did you really think that becoming Empress Wu's successor would be easy? Or do you believe that you will be lucky? There is no luck here! The strongest will win! So get lost and don't disgrace those who came to win!”
There were varying opinions throughout the crowd regarding these formations, but most accepted, if not welcomed, the additional difficulties. Which of them was afraid of obstacles? They all came here with the weight of Mount Tai on their shoulders.!
Despite many complaints, no one left. Everyone looked confident in their strength.
Only Lin Yi chuckled. He heard about the existence of similar formations and expected something like this.
Although they announced two rounds, there were actually three. First, climb to the top of the pagoda with the weight of the mountain on your shoulders, then defeat everyone who succeeds, and finally defeat Huang Yiting.
One test is more difficult than another. There was no talk of any incentive prizes - it’s either all or nothing.
Lin Yi has long been accustomed to this. And so I looked at the white pagoda with a gentle smile.
“Are you watching us, Itin?” he muttered.
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“And Empress Wu knows how to have fun,” Mu Ziyan chuckled as he watched the crowd from the top of the tower. “First, climb the tower with such weight that it’s hard to stand, then fight among yourself, and if you don’t like the finalist, then you punch him in the face and give him another, ha ha ha. Brilliant!”
Huang Yiting's face flashed with pride for a moment..
“I came up with these tests. The Empress wants me to find a worthy husband, and I will. If they don't have the will to even come to me, then how can they be worthy of me??”
“Haha, smart. But how could you not be left completely without a husband?.”
“Maybe I'll stay if I don't like the winner.”
Ziyan raised his eyebrows and laughed. His sister never ceased to amaze him.
Itin waved her hand and said:
“Tell them to get started.”
“Got it,” he chuckled, immediately conveying the order to the maid, who ran down the stairs and almost fell due to the heaviness in her legs.
When she finally got there, the eunuch turned to the square and shouted loudly:
“Open the gate!”
“Open the gate!” the guard commander repeated the order.
The heavy, massive doors at the entrance to the courtyard with the pagoda began to open, and the crowd immediately poured into them like a multi-colored stream. ɌÅΝ∅𐌱Εs
For the first time since they were ordinary people, the impeccable experts felt what a threat simple steps posed.
Part of the pressure was illusory; it did not make their bodies heavier, it only created the feeling as if a whole mountain was resting on their shoulders. But that was enough.
Many, having run only a few tens of meters, collapsed from shortness of breath and fatigue. Others, starting to climb the stairs, got down on all fours.
The most dexterous acrobats turned into half-dead old men.
But a few people stood out. Song Sanbao, Xi Yun, and Yan Yun, owners of platinum movement techniques, walked forward with their backs straightened proudly. A little behind them, three more rose with platinum sutras - they had enough energy, but lacked control over their bodies.
Having risen to the fourth floor, Song Sanbao decided to take a breath - and at the same time grin at the others, and went to the window, placing his elbow on it as if he did not feel any pressure.
However, at that moment he saw what was happening below.
Ten thousand people were still almost crawling just trying to climb the stairs to the courtyard with the pagoda. They already resembled some kind of crowd of caterpillars who did not understand either where they were or where they needed to go..
“Ha ha ha! Don't stress yourself out like that, people! Take a break, there's still plenty of time!”
Turning to the rest of the heirs of the platinum arts, he said:
“It looks like the ten finalists have been decided without any fights, and?”
“As if there were only six finalists,” Ni Shaotian said, looking at the stairs. “You were right when you said that there is no hurry. All the same, six of us will have to fight, and who gets up first doesn’t matter.”
“Good idea,” Xi Yun agreed. “If we hurry now, then by the end of the climb we will be crawling like the rest. Fuck such a shame.”
“But you shouldn’t make the beauty bored,” Song Sanbao smiled. “Let's go slowly.”
The sounds of fights could already be heard below. All that remained for people was to fight for the remaining four places, and then crawl without competitors tugging at their heels..
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