Nine-layer armor-breaking

Chapter 144: Glory? Shame?

The reason why the opponent must be "dealt with" before the end of the competition is that if not, the competition will be considered a draw, and a draw is a situation that the stronger warriors on both sides do not want to see.

According to the custom of the Five States Martial Arts Show, if a match ends without a winner, it will be considered a draw.

After the competition, if the two fighters are tied, each fighter will get one point.

Therefore, in a competition, if a tie occurs, for the stronger warrior, it is like turning three points into one, and losing two points in vain.

Therefore, if you want to get a higher score and points, you must make up your mind to get rid of your opponent as soon as possible, or at least get rid of the opponent warrior when the competition time is approaching.

But this "solution" is not that solution.

It actually means that no matter what method is used, the opponent must be rendered incapable of fighting.

In the Five States Martial Arts Competition, which is held in the name of competition or exchange, the scope of making the opponent lose their combat ability is much smaller, that is, the opponent must be temporarily deprived of their combat ability without causing fatal damage.

No one has ever spoken publicly about this at the Five States Martial Arts Festival, but it is indeed an unwritten rule among the warriors participating in the Five States Martial Arts Festival.

Moreover, because warriors have a much deeper understanding of martial arts than ordinary people, although there are differences in their strength, each warrior's control over fighting is far beyond what ordinary people can easily understand.

In short, knowing when to stop is an extremely simple thing for a warrior.

Hearing the calm warrior's words, the audience erupted in heated discussion...

"Can't you use force right now? They are warriors, and their attacks will definitely be much more ruthless than us civilians."

In the crowd, a person who was clearly not dressed as a warrior said this with a look of disapproval on his face.

"You're stereotyping!"

Soon, some warriors in the crowd began to refute the previous statement that warriors were more ruthless.

"Yes! Even if they are warriors, they are still human. No one is born out of thin air. We all have parents who bring us up. Warriors are just more skilled than us. What does that have to do with how ruthless they are?"

Some people also spoke up for the warriors.

"Jealous!"

"What am I jealous of? What do I have to be jealous of? Ridiculous!" the man responded.

"What are you jealous of? Tell me, who in the entire Yuan Kingdom hasn't practiced martial arts for a few days? Why? Didn't your family save money for you to enter a private martial arts school when you were a child? Why didn't you become a martial artist? Is it because you're not ruthless enough?"

The man's remarks indeed caused displeasure among the crowd.

The Yuan Kingdom values ​​martial arts. Almost without exception, every child in the Yuan Kingdom, as soon as they begin to speak, regardless of whether their family is wealthy or not, will be sent by their parents to large and small martial arts schools to examine their martial arts aptitude, with the expectation that they will become a warrior or even a monk.

Children from better-off families will be sent to private martial arts schools where there are heavenly-level warriors in charge to learn martial arts; children from poorer families will also be sent to small-scale martial arts schools where there are warriors in charge to learn martial arts.

However, many children are unable to embark on the path of a warrior until they reach adulthood and have to give up on becoming a warrior.

Some children from poor families will give up the path of martial arts early if they do not make any progress after training in a martial arts school for several years.

"I'm afraid he hasn't even had any enlightenment. He says one thing and means another, but in his heart he's actually envious, right?"

"Anyone who stands on the martial arts stage of the Five States Martial Arts Show is undoubtedly a person of exceptional aptitude. The reason I can't take this path is simply because I lack the aptitude. There's no shame in admitting this."

"Haha! What should I envy? Envy that number 161 getting stabbed in the arena? You all brag to them one by one, and how can they even recognize who you are?"

"If you truly become a peak warrior, you'll have the chance to become a cultivator. Do you dare say you're not envious?"

"How many people can become peak warriors? And how many of them can become cultivators? Is it really that glorious to flatter others?"

"Come on, there's no point in talking to him. Besides, are we getting off topic?"

"Yes, it's about whether or not a warrior should strike hard. I know this well. The Five States Martial Arts Show has always had an unwritten rule that warriors on the field cannot use fatal blows, let alone cause death."

"Tell me more details!"

"The Five States Martial Arts Competition is supervised by cultivators. If a warrior uses a lethal move, they will be forcibly stopped by the cultivators. In serious cases, they will be directly disqualified from the competition." "What if the warrior is too seriously injured to be saved after the competition?"

"This situation is extremely rare, but it has happened. Generally speaking, during the Five States Martial Arts Show, famous doctors from the five states are present. Furthermore, the physical strength of the warriors is beyond the reach of ordinary people, so it's rare for a situation to be untreatable."

"This is exactly the regret of previous martial arts performances..."

……

Looking at the shocking wounds on Zhu Yu's body, especially the fresh wound on his collarbone caused by his own soft sword, Jiang Xuan frowned unconsciously at his increasingly weak appearance.

After all, he was the younger brother he had saved. It would be a lie to say that Jiang Xuan was not worried about Zhu Yu's injuries and did not care about whether Zhu Yu won or lost.

Ever since the first time they met in front of the Qizhou City Lord's Mansion, when Jiang Xuan wanted to save him but was stopped by him, Jiang Xuan felt that Zhu Yu was a brave man who did not want to implicate innocent people.

Even though Zhu Yu had no chance of defeating the two seventh-level Heavenly Stage warriors that day, he still didn't want to let a warrior he met by chance be dragged into a fierce battle because of him.

He didn't want others to get hurt or even die because of his affairs.

……

Jiang Xuan was a little worried about Zhu Yu's next fighting style, but he still firmly believed that Zhu Yu would not lose this competition easily.

He felt that with the speed and clear fighting mind that Zhu Yu had demonstrated in the battle, he definitely had the possibility of defeating the burly warrior.

Even if this possibility exists, it seems unlikely to others.

"Number one hundred and sixty-one, give up! If you continue, I can't guarantee that your body will remain healthy."

After saying this, the burly warrior looked at the wounds on Zhu Yu's body and laughed with satisfaction and arrogance.

"Humph!"

After hearing what Warrior No. 44 said, Zhu Yu also laughed.

But no matter how you listened to it, that laughter made people feel uneasy, especially Warrior No. 44, who couldn't help but feel suspicious.

Seeing Zhu Yu laughing so "heartily", he couldn't help feeling flustered, and his laughter stopped abruptly.

Warrior No. 44 looked at Zhu Yu intently.

"What do you mean?"

Upon hearing this, Zhu Yu immediately put away his smile and said, "Winning without fighting is not that glorious; losing without fighting is even more shameful."

As he spoke, Zhu Yu's eyes were determined.

As soon as he finished speaking, he burst into laughter again.

Warrior No. 44 knew clearly that this was Zhu Yu's response to him advising Zhu Yu to give up the competition as soon as he came on the stage.

He frowned slightly. He didn't understand why the other party could be so persistent in just a competition?
Are they willing to throw their lives aside just to win or lose a match? Are they willing to disregard everything else?

Even if there are a few more holes? A few more cuts?

……

Just as Warrior No. 44 was thinking in his heart, a figure quickly rushed towards him...

This time, Zhu Yu did not choose to continue waiting, nor did he choose to use tactics to delay time as much as possible, nor did he choose to blindly dodge or resist the attacks of Warrior No. 44.

Instead, he rushed forward with a soft sword emitting a cold light, and launched an attack on Warrior No. 44.

The attacking and defending sides exchanged positions.

(End of this chapter)