Unparalleled Double Harmony

Chapter 491: Three Lives Suspended (Part )
The lunch break lasted for nearly an hour. When the afternoon competition started, the audience, who had eaten and drunk their fill, were not sleepy at all. Instead, their spirits were even higher.

However, Sun and Huang and the father and son of the Shao family were exceptions - the four of them didn't want to go back to the dinner table to "seek" again, so they started the seesaw in the toilet.

After Dugu Sheng, who was forcibly dragged away by them, left first, the four of them stayed in the toilet until the lunch break was about to end before coming out. In the end, no one had lunch, but just breathed in the stench of the toilet.

Of course, Huang Donglai's trip was not in vain. Based on the principle of "since I'm here", he still solved some problems by the way. Anyway, it is better to solve them now than to suddenly leave the table in the middle of his explanation to solve them.

Just like that, at noon, Sun Yixie and Huang Donglai, with empty stomachs, both sat on the commentary platform again, and under the strange gazes of some informed people, they were ready to start the afternoon commentary.

"Brother Huang, we did retreat before, but are Brother Yong and the Gao family father and daughter okay?" Sun Yixie finally found a chance to ask this question at this moment.

"Don't worry, I have the skills to poison them. It's almost impossible for them to get the laxative from where they are sitting. Even if they get a little bit under extreme circumstances, the dosage won't be much, and it won't have a big impact. Besides, I've just asked the Noviski brothers, and they said that after we left, those people took a few bites and left." Huang Donglai said.

"Oh? Did they also notice the tug-of-war between you and Shao Shanhu?" Sun Yi asked suspiciously.

"Is it possible that they were just turned off by us, or felt embarrassed after our actions, so they quickly withdrew?" Huang Donglai replied.

"Damn it, it's embarrassing but there's nothing we can do about it." Sun Yixie curled his lips, "Who knew that our trick of 'playing the enemy against them' was seen through by Shao Shanhu? Now they are obviously wary of us, but they haven't torn their faces apart yet. It will be difficult to plot against them in the future."

"Then we can only hope for Plan B... that is, the Three-Character King successfully wins the championship, puts the Xingyi Sect on top, and then uses the swords of the Baquan Sect and the Murong Family to kill them." Huang Donglai continued.

"No, do you really think Lao Wang can win?" Sun Yi said jokingly, "Let's not talk about the others first. Just looking at the strength on paper, he is only at the top four level, right?"

"Yes, judging from their strength on paper, only Huo Ming, Wu Mingzi, Dugu Yong and San Zi Wang can enter the top four. However, this single-round elimination system requires 'positioning'. What if the others are eliminated in a fight? Or if they get injured on the way to the next round, then Lao Wang won't have much chance?" Huang Donglai said.

Sun Yixie heard this and sneered, "Humph... After what you said, I think the chance he had is gone now."

They chatted for a while here, and the preparations on the stage were ready, and the afternoon competition officially began.

And among the two players in the first game in the afternoon was the Three-Character King.

Everyone knows Old Wang. Today, his strength is no less than that of Dugu Yong. Although he still has a hard time facing masters of Huo Ming and Wu Mingzi's level, he can definitely handle other "stepping stone players" with ease.

Moreover, the Three-Character King has another advantage, that is, those so-called famous and upright people and heroes don't like him as a "killer" very much, so he doesn't need to pretend to be a gentleman, let alone care about his opponent's face.

As soon as the Three-Character King appeared in this match, he went all out and knocked his opponent off the ring with just a few moves. After the fight, he just left three words lightly in the air in front of him, "Thank you for giving in", and then walked away.

This caused his opponent's sect and many righteous people who were "helping each other" in the audience to be furious, but since he had barely violated the rules, they couldn't say much.

When Shuang Xie saw this situation, he immediately started to add fuel to the fire, saying trash talk like "The players from Xingyi Gate are so strong~" and "They don't treat the opponents as human beings", and repeatedly emphasized the factor of "Xingyi Gate", making the Shao father and son, who were already isolated in the backstage, even more uneasy.

The competition continued afterwards, but there were no more focus matches in the short term. The strong and weak players were clearly distinguished in basically every game, and the "seed player" Wu Mingzi also advanced calmly.

Obviously, even if Wu Mingzi was on guard against the Three-Character King seeing through his sword moves and further concealed his moves, he could still win, easily!

In the blink of an eye, another hour passed and the elimination match finally entered the second round.

The first match of the second round is between "Defeating Dragon Sword" Dugu Yong, who advanced from the first match of the first round, and the top master of this cup - "Ba Quan" Huo Ming.

Some people may ask: How did these two meet in this position?
It's very simple. Have you seen the promotion table of Xiangbei in the national competition? It was because Dugu Yong put himself in the "last" position, so he ran into the top seed who had a bye in the first round in the second round.

From this perspective, Huang Donglai's so-called "positioning" theory actually makes sense...

This kind of thing often happens in events like the World Cup. Sometimes, between two teams in a certain half that are playing in the semi-finals, either one can beat all the teams in the other half, but they are destined to be eliminated. It is even possible that because the semi-finals are too intense, the team that advances from the other half will win the final.

Right now, Dugu Yong is fighting against Huo Ming. In terms of hard power, it is already a showdown among the top four. But this happens to take place in the first game of the second round, which means that one of them has to be eliminated now. This is also one of the characteristics of the single elimination system.

"You two are both very particular people. I won't say much about this game. Please." This was all the referee Wen Taiqi said to the two players before the fight began - there was really no need for him to say anything more to someone who had behaved very well in the first round and someone who participated in formulating the rules of the game.

So, with the referee's announcement, the game began.

This should be the highest-level match played so far today, and the attention of all the spectators, contestants, and commentators was suddenly drawn to it at this moment.

At this moment, the entire arena fell silent.

The conference hall with thousands of people was suddenly silent. The occasional sound of a few people swallowing saliva was so irritating.

"I've long heard that Master Huo's 'Ba Quan' is unrivaled in the world. Today I have the honor to fight with him. It's worth the trip for me. I hope Master Huo will give me some advice." Dugu Yong unexpectedly made some polite remarks before taking action this time.

But although this seems to be just "polite talk", if you really think about it carefully you will find that what it actually means is: Mr. Huo, I have long wanted to have a fight with you, so please don't show mercy, lest I don't enjoy the fight and make my trip in vain.

And Huo Ming's reaction when he heard this... might have been beyond many people's expectations.

He, who always spoke calmly and politely, actually replied at this moment: "Forgive me for being blunt, but whether I can 'give you advice' depends on whether you have the ability to do so."

As soon as these words were spoken, all the heroes in the martial arts world were surprised, wondering why Master Huo's painting style suddenly changed to the direction of "Sha Hulun".

However, Huo Ming's trusted disciples all knew that this was the true nature of the Sect Leader.

Only when Huo Ming stands on the stage, temporarily forgets his identity as the leader, and acts simply as a warrior, can he "be himself" and briefly transform into the young man who once enjoyed taking revenge.

"Okay!" On the other side, Dugu Yong was excited when he heard Huo Ming's arrogant answer. If the other party was really polite to him, he would feel uncomfortable. Now it is better.

"Then I'm sorry!" As soon as Dugu Yong shouted, his body suddenly leaped forward.

At this moment, he mobilized all his internal strength and started with a sword style he created - "Crazy Sword Slaying Dragon", attacking Huo Ming head-on.

This sword style is sharp and domineering. It can be said to be the strongest move that Dugu Yong mastered before the "Wujian Villa Incident". It is the first peak of his realm after practicing swordsmanship for more than 30 years.

Huo Ming saw that Dugu Yong was just asking for advice, yet he resorted to such tactics. He secretly said in his heart that the young are to be feared.

But, that's all.

The next second, Huo Ming lowered his shoulders, took a step forward, and in a fleeting moment, swung out with his right fist.

In an instant, the powerful force brought out by his fist, like a surging wave hitting the shore, hit the side of the fallen sword blade, and knocked Dugu Yong's domineering sword away, causing it to lose its balance and fall into the air.

"Good boxing!" Upon seeing this, the first person to cheer from the audience was Lei Buji.

Of course, he didn't shout this to ask for help, nor to flatter the master, but he couldn't help it.

As the son of the Eight Desolations Fist Saint, Lei Buji had been accustomed to watching his old father's martial arts performances since he was a child. Even though his own martial arts skills were not yet up to par, just from the perspective of knowledge and understanding, he knew much more about the "ultimate fist and palm skills" than many of the martial arts masters present.

So, when he saw Huo Ming's punch, he couldn't help but shout out.

Lei Buji couldn't do such a strike by himself, but he knew how to do it and how many years of hard work he would have to put in to achieve it.

This is what martial arts training is like at the end. In the eyes of an expert, decades of hard work are all incorporated into this one punch, not a single bit of difference.

"it is good!"

"Okay!"

"The leader is mighty!"

After a few seconds, many Baquan Sect disciples in the venue reacted belatedly and followed Lei Buji in shouting. Of course, they... were shouting more out of their stance.

But this is quite effective. The audience was soon driven by the atmosphere and became excited.

The two commentators also took the opportunity to say...

"Master Huo's punch is the product of at least forty years of experience. He is worthy of being called the 'King of Punches' in today's martial arts world."

"That's right, but the Dragon-Defeating Sword is not just a name, there must be more powerful tricks that have not been used yet."

While the two grandsons were talking nonsense, Dugu Yong was already planning his next move.

What he was going to use this time was the new trick he had figured out in the past year after breaking through the "peak of the first realm" in his past.

However, there was something strange about the move this time.

Dugu Yong felt a slight tingling pain at the Juque and Zhongwan points on his abdomen after he made his first move. He also felt a slight strange numbness at the Quze point on his left arm.

But at this moment, Dugu Yong's nerves were extremely tense and excited. He was completely focused and immersed in the duel with Huo Ming. He ignored these minor abnormalities, so he still attacked as usual.

No one would have thought that his second move would lead to the death of three people...