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Chapter 879 Swords and Armor
"It's starting! Both participating students are entering the arena!" Qian Baiwan said with a hint of excitement, "As expected, Jiang Xiaopi has chosen the Fang Tian Hua Ji (a Chinese polearm)! My goodness, Jiang Xiaopi actually knows how to use the Fang Tian Hua Ji?"
Beside him, Ye Xunyang also shook her head in confusion, secretly speculating, "Could this be a new skill Xiaopi has learned in the past two years? Did he specifically take out the Fang Tian Hua Ji to counter the enemy's spear?"
In the Yang Ma online live broadcast room, a massive amount of "?" floated across the screen. Jiang Xiao's appearance on the stage carrying the Fang Tian Hua Ji completely detonated the barrage of comments.
"Damn, is the kaleidoscope of attacks going to show off his skills again?"
"This kid has got something. He actually dares to bring something used by the honor guard to the stage for a real fight?"
"Bullshit, how could my Lord Lu Bu's Fang Tian Hua Ji not be good enough for the stage?"
"What are you all discussing? Can't you see the face paint on the Sun Never Sets female mage? Pi the Great is really giving her face, huh?"
"It seems that our Pipi has not only conquered her person but also conquered her heart."
"Just because of what you said, I want to borrow a book from you. I want to see something a real man should see, *sobs* ~(*/w\*)"
On the Olympic arena, the two teams stood still. Hai Rigu carried his spear behind him, holding a seemingly rough-made horn bow in one hand and an arrow in the other, nocking it on the bowstring, with both hands placed at his waist.
Hai Rigu's less-than-standard Chinese came over, "Why not use arrows?"
Jiang Xiao held the Fang Tian Hua Ji with his arm, his left leg straight, his right foot wrapped around his left leg, with his toes touching the ground, his posture surprisingly elegant, and said, "Do you think I have as many star slots as you? I don't have any star techniques that use arrows."
Hai Rigu shook his head and said, "No, you don't need arrow-type star techniques to solve the problem. Didn't you bring a bow and arrow? I have a spare one here."
Jiang Xiao: "Uh..."
In the pre-match communication environment, both students had their microphones on. As the microphones picked up the sound, their words were transmitted to thousands of households.
Qian Baiwan and Ye Xunyang looked at each other. Brother Million reacted quickly and never let the atmosphere cool down, "Contestant Hai Rigu is truly a respectable opponent, actually offering to lend his bow and arrow to Jiang Xiaopi. It seems that contestant Hai Rigu is seeking a wonderful duel!"
"Xiaopi... where is Xiaopi going? Oh, Xiaopi really picked up a bow and arrow!" Ye Xunyang said, becoming excited as well.
In sight, Jiang Xiao walked to the edge of the green field, waved to the coaching staff on the bench, stuck the Fang Tian Hua Ji in the ground, tied up the quiver, and slung a recurve bow across his shoulder.
"Yo hoo~"
"Oh! Oh! Oh!"
"Fight! Fight! Fight!" As Jiang Xiao assumed the pose with the recurve bow on his back, the enthusiasm of the audience was completely ignited. In the Chinese red camp that occupied a small half of the stands, countless cheers of encouragement finally converged into one word: Fight!
Qian Baiwan waved his big hand, "Very good! Contestant Jiang Xiaopi said: I will fulfill your request!"
"Hehe." Ye Xunyang covered her mouth and chuckled, suddenly posing a question, "Xiaopi and Hou Mingming, the previous national team captain, have never faced each other directly. His archery skills shone brilliantly during the final battle, defeating the former European Shield without any chance to fight back.
I wonder, if Xiaopi and Hou Mingming purely compete in skills, who would win?"
Qian Baiwan said uncertainly, "Hou Mingming should be better, after all, all of her star techniques are configured for bows and arrows. Contestant Jiang Xiaopi's archery is purely skill, with only the Affection Halo barely matching his archery?"
"Alas." Ye Xunyang shook her head with a sigh, "Yes, unconsciously, we always place higher demands on Xiaopi and have higher expectations for him."
"The match has begun!" Qian Baiwan exclaimed, "Contestant Hai Rigu is moving quickly, rapid-firing into the sky! Contestant Jiang Xiaopi's eyes are red, it's raining! Will this familiar rain cause the opponent to collapse mentally?"
"The staff at the Olympic arena have put in a lot of hard work, erecting transparent protective shields to cover all the spectators and block the rain, so everyone can watch with peace of mind. We... ah..." Ye Xunyang stopped talking.
She saw that on the green field, at a height of about ten meters in the air, dozens of illusory arrows were suspended high, emitting a white light and sprinkling illusory arrows downward.
However, the speed of these illusory arrows was not fast. The slightly white tail feathers at the arrow feathers made these slowly falling illusory arrows look particularly like feathers.
"Purification-type star technique! Contestant Hai Rigu has taken the lead and covered his half of the field with purification arrows!" Qian Baiwan explained.
On the green field, Hai Rigu's rapid-firing posture was particularly pleasing to the eye.
What is a man!?
A mighty body, a broad back, ape-like arms stretched out, and arrows like shooting stars chasing the moon.
Hai Rigu's goal was clear. Within the first few seconds of the opening, he had transformed his area into a "purification zone."
Hai Rigu strode forward, moving left and right, his trajectory completely erratic, obviously dodging Jiang Xiao's Blessing, but...
In the seventh second of the opening, Hai Rigu narrowed his long eyes and turned to look at Jiang Xiao in the enemy's half of the field.
From beginning to end, there was no Blessing, no Silence, and even the falling rain did no harm. So, was this rain Jiang Xiao's Pure Tears? A purification-type star technique?
Whether it was the previous World Cup or this World Cup, among Jiang Xiao's Rain Tears series of star techniques, the ones reported were Pure Tears and Wounded Tears.
In the current situation, Hai Rigu could not feel any harm from the rain and naturally assumed that it was Pure Tears.
"Good!" Hai Rigu's narrowed eyes suddenly widened, and his pair of long eyes shone brightly and hotly, looking at Jiang Xiao from afar.
Hai Rigu seemed to understand what Jiang Xiao was going to do. He seemed to know that Jiang Xiao was going to fulfill his wish!
"Let me see what the 'essence of human combat skills' is!" Hai Rigu shouted, his voice so rough and his momentum overwhelming.
He saw Jiang Xiao suddenly raise his hand, and a pillar of Blessing light fell.
Hai Rigu was startled and hurriedly dodged it.
"Hehe." Jiang Xiao grinned.
Hai Rigu: ???
What does that mean?
Wasn't this supposed to be a pure competition of skills? Why did he use Blessing again?
Most people, in most situations, judge others by themselves. Hai Rigu was an upright man. Jiang Xiao's "afk" behavior at the start made Hai Rigu think that his pre-match communication with Jiang Xiao had changed Jiang Xiao's mind, and the other party was preparing for a pure competition of skills, but...
Looking at Jiang Xiao's mischievous smile, Hai Rigu suddenly felt that this guy was a bit hateful. In his mind, Jiang Xiao's glorious and stalwart image suddenly changed, didn't it?
Jiang Xiao wiped away his tears and cast a Blessing as a polite opening, clearly telling you that it's not that I won't use them, I can use star techniques at any time, so you have to be careful when we fight later.
Whether Hai Rigu received Jiang Xiao's message or not, Jiang Xiao did not know, but the series of arrows shot by Hai Rigu was real.
It was a series of Black Feather Arrows, a special arrow from the Great Meng Empire, and also the signature move of Hou Mingming.
Once, countless archery masters of the Great Meng Empire watched the Huaxia Hou Mingming use their country's Black Feather Arrows to shine in the World Cup, and the Great Meng archers felt particularly uncomfortable.
However, the archers of the Great Meng Empire misunderstood. Hou Mingming's Black Feather Arrows did not come from the Great Meng Empire, but from the Great Meng Province of Huaxia, and were real Huaxia star techniques.
Jiang Xiao suddenly pulled out the Fang Tian Hua Ji stuck in the ground, and a rich layer of star power wrapped around it. A dazzling halberd flower was thrown out.
Thrust, parry, pick, chop!
People only saw the dazzling halberd flower, but most of them ignored the solid and exquisite basic skills revealed in the halberd flower.
Clang! Clang! Clang! Clang!
As the tip of the Fang Tian Hua Ji and the crescent blades on both sides pointed, parried, picked, and swept, a series of Black Feather Arrows exploded, emitting a dense black mist.
Jiang Xiao fought and retreated, and seven Black Feather Arrows in a row exploded, shattering in mid-air.
"Oh my god! Oh my god!" Qian Baiwan held his head in his hands and shouted loudly, "When I was listening to storytelling and reading novels, I always fantasized about how Lu Bu used this Fang Tian Hua Ji. Does anyone professional tell me, how much of the charm of the ancients does Jiang Xiaopi show with this one halberd flower?"
Ye Xunyang said excitedly, "Do the audience want to know what the picture of Jiang Xiaopi vs Hou Mingming would be? Maybe this match will give you the answer!"
On the field, Hai Rigu was not discouraged at all, but his eyes were even hotter. When a pair of danfeng eyes widened, it seemed to be indicating what was about to happen.
Unfortunately, Hai Rigu was not Lord Guan. It is said that whenever Lord Guan opened his eyes, there would be casualties?
Hai Rigu held the horn bow and rapid-fired madly, a series of Black Feather Arrows shot out again, seven arrows in a group, three groups of arrows shot out rapidly.
Even though the two were far apart, each group of arrows was so accurate that they were aimed at a specific part of Jiang Xiao's body!
Head, heart, right ankle.
Hai Rigu let out a long roar, and a batch of warhorses suddenly appeared beside him. Raging flames spread out, incinerating the surrounding few meters of tender green grass almost instantly.
These horses were not tall, and could even be said to be slightly small.
Erwei's huge White Mountain Snow Feather could probably hold three of Hai Rigu's warhorses.
Although the size was relatively small, they were majestic!
Large head, short neck, broad chest, long mane, and with a lift of their hooves, their black fur was without a single impurity. The horse's hooves burst out layers of hot air, and the places they passed were filled with raging flames, mixed with Jiang Xiao's domain tears and rain, emitting bursts of water mist.
There was no doubt that this was a summoning-type star technique, not a star pet, otherwise, Hai Rigu would be judged as a loser.
Hai Rigu had waited so many years and looked forward to this battle for so long, of course, he would not ruin this battle himself.
Hai Rigu made a light leap and mounted the black warhorse, his powerful legs clamped tightly around the horse's belly, and he shouted softly, "Ha!"
At the same time, Jiang Xiao, who was far away, flashed and moved among the Black Feather Arrow arrays!
In the next moment, Hai Rigu, riding on the horseback, leaned back sharply, and the cold, well-shaped long halberd, with a wave of star power, swept past Hai Rigu's nose.
Clang clang clang!
A series of tracking Black Feather Arrows shot on the warhorse's wide chest, exploding one after another. Hai Rigu quickly dismounted the warhorse, and his body leaped to the side.
"Hiss..." With a miserable neigh, the Flame Warhorse shattered along with the Black Feather Arrows...
Jiang Xiao landed on the grass where the horse's hooves had stepped, and with a step, extinguished a flame flower.
Jiang Xiao's right foot crushed the muddy ground, turned his head, looked at Hai Rigu who had stood up, and pointed the Fang Tian Hua Ji at Hai Rigu from afar.
"Ha..." Ye Xunyang let out a trembling sigh, and covered her heart with one hand.
Rolling air waves, dark mist.
Exploding Black Feather Arrows, a warhorse neighing in grief and indignation.
A majestic man slowly climbing up from the grass,
And a halberd-wielding youth who extinguished the flame flower.
This battle, although wrapped in the shell of star techniques,
But these two people seemed to drag everyone back to the ancient battlefield, back to that era of swords and horses.
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