Seekers Without Bounds

The forty pieces of amber crystals almost emptied out old man Zhang’s family fortune.

It was difficult to buy armor, so he took Shi Xunfei to wander around the blind market and then left.

Since it was Old Liehuo who invited me to the Valley of Broken Souls, I at least provided a weapon, and the rest depends on him.

The alchemist must be much richer than the sweeper, and Old Man Zhang has already made up his mind to blackmail Lao Liehuo.

When you come to Zhilin, there is one place you must visit: Zhilin Martial Arts Arena!

The Zhilin Martial Arts Arena is a huge square Ganoderma lucidum that is hollowed out in the middle, with the volume decreasing layer by layer from the outermost layer to the outermost layer.

Seats are arranged on each descending level so that everyone can see the martial arts arena in the middle of Fang Ling. Those who enter to watch need to pay to enter.

Of course, the lowest prices are on the outermost layer, and the prices increase as you go deeper in.

From the outside, the martial arts arena looks like a huge square box, which is quite shocking.

The Zhilin Martial Arts Arena is one of the largest arenas in the Shenshu Temple and can accommodate 10,000 spectators at the same time.

Old man Zhang had spent most of his money on the Ruyi Blade, so he could only buy a seat in the last row with Shi Xunfei.

Fortunately, the Wind Whispering Warrior was influenced by the blood of the Flying Spirit Clan and has extremely strong eyesight.

Sitting at the far end, one can also see the martial arts arena in the inner field. Zhang Laotou and his apprentice are probably the poorest group of people in the mercenary camp.

The last row is sparsely populated. Almost no one sits on the last floor, and the further in you go, the more people sit.

But this actually has an advantage. The master and disciple can move around freely and go wherever there is a competition.

The current martial arts arena is divided into eight areas, with two people competing in each area and the winner advancing.

There happened to be two duels on the side where Old Man Zhang and Shi Xunfei were. One group was between the Holy Fire Warrior and the Red Maple Warrior, and the two were of similar strength.

Moreover, in terms of attributes, the Holy Fire Warrior does not restrain the Red Maple Warrior, and the fight is difficult to determine.

There was also a group of Aoki warriors fighting against Jinhe warriors. Shi Xunfei noticed that the Aoki warriors were using a green spear.

Green shadows were flowing everywhere on the court, and the Golden Harvest Warriors could only defend blindly. It was only a matter of time before they were defeated.

"Master, aren't all the Aoki warriors archers? How come there are some dancing with spears?" Shi Xun flew to the God Tree Temple and saw only Aoki warriors with bows and arrows. This was the first time he saw someone dancing with spears.

"Aoki warriors are not only good at archery. It can only be said that all Aoki warriors are archers, but the masters among them are both masters of spears and arrows. Otherwise, they will only be able to attack from a distance and not close combat. If the enemy wants to get close to you and take you down, wouldn't that be surrendering?" said old man Zhang.

Before Old Man Zhang had finished speaking, the spear-wielding Aoki warrior had already pierced through the Jinhe warrior's Jinhe shield, and the winner was decided.

"Master, you see the one with the gun won." Shi Xunfei said

"Of course. He is an expert in both spear and archery. How could we ever find such a good talent in the mercenary camp?" said Old Man Zhang.

Near Shi Xunfei, both matches were over, but there was another match going on at the far end.

And the person was someone Shi Xunfei knew, Tian Boyan, who had negotiated with Old Man Zhang in Zizhulin at that time.

The one he faced was a red maple warrior. Tian Boyan was considered one of the best in the mercenary camp, and he had a high chance of entering the inner gate.

Tian Boyan's rapid-fire green arrows shot very quickly, and the red maple warrior's double axes were swung tightly and tightly.

In order to block the "Flame Dance" of all the Green Arrow Red Maple Warriors, Tian Boyan continued to increase the attack speed and the number of green arrows.

The Red Maple Warrior was about to give up, and Tian Boyan thought that his chance had come. Tian Boyan quickly approached the Red Maple Warrior with rapid-fire green arrows.

Planning to get close and shoot when the enemy is unprepared, the two men approached quickly, two fights, one after another.

The two were about to engage in close combat. The Red Maple Warrior had long seen through Tian Boyan's intentions, and he was just waiting for Tian Boyan to get closer.

The range of "Flame Dance" expanded instantly, and red maple leaves were flying in all directions. Tian Boyan secretly cried out that something was wrong, but it was impossible for him to leave, as "Flame Dance" had already enveloped Tian Boyan.

As soon as Tian Boyan took a step back, the red axe of the red maple warrior attacked him. Being within the range of the flame dance, Tian Boyan's green bamboo spear was greatly restrained.

Seeing that the axe was about to reach him, he had no choice but to use his gun to block it. Although the first axe was barely blocked.

With the help of "Flame Dance", the flame of the axe had already cut through Tian Boyan's light armor. Tian Boyan wanted to use the inertia of the red axe's cutting force to break away from the contact.

But the Red Maple Warrior swung out his second axe, which came at him even faster. Although Tian Boyan took a big step back,

Even with the flying axes coming at him, he still couldn't escape the range of "Flame Dance".

Tian Boyan had no choice but to use his spear to block again. Once he blocked, he could no longer retreat. The Red Maple Warrior immediately attacked him and attacked with an axe, causing the Green Bamboo Spear to fall out of his hand.

He caught the flying red axe and hit Tian Boyan in the chest with the back of the axe. Tian Boyan fell off the martial arts stage, and the victory was decided.

Mu Yifei, the commander of Lin Zhan's Second Division, instantly turned grim-faced. Tian Boyan was considered the most promising of Lin Zhan's Six Divisions to enter the inner gate.

Unexpectedly, he was defeated in the second round. "Go check which family this red maple warrior belongs to."

Tian Boyan was defeated, and Mu Yifei had no interest in staying in the martial arts arena. He left after giving a few instructions.

"Brother, I've watched a few of his shows and he's pretty good." The person who spoke was a little girl, the same little girl who passed by Bianzhi Cliff at that time.

"It is indeed not easy to practice Flame Dance to such a level in the mercenary camp, but we only recognize strength. If he can get the top three in this Jingwu Conference, I will consider recommending him to join the Titanium Camp for trial." Although the little girl's senior brother thought he was good.

But until the last match, no one can be sure of the three places to enter the inner gate.

"Brother, don't forget to take me to buy the Yan Gu Sword after the martial arts performance today. If you go too late, someone else might buy it." said the little girl.

"I don't know if there are any Wind Whispering Warriors in the Sacred Tree Temple. You don't have to worry about someone else buying him." The little girl's senior brother was also very depressed.

The Yan Gu Sword is of no use to them, but this girl has a quirk of collecting weapons, and she will definitely ask the master to reimburse her after she buys one for the inner sect.

“You’ve seen that Red Maple Warrior, right? He represents the top level of the unranked warriors in the mercenary camp. If you don’t want to be mediocre all your life, you have to defeat people like him to make further progress.” Old Man Zhang said earnestly.

"Yeah," Shi Xunfei nodded heavily. After all, he knew in his heart that he was far behind the Red Maple Warrior in terms of strength, speed and skills.

"Master, if Tian Boyan had continued to attack from a distance, perhaps we wouldn't have been defeated so quickly."

After all, Tian Boyan was one of the unranked masters that he had met since he became a mercenary.

Shi Xunfei was also reviewing the situation in his mind. He was afraid that he would not be able to survive more than three moves if he went on the field now.

"No, Tian Boyan has basically shown his all. That Red Maple Warrior may have only shown part of his strength, maybe one-tenth or one-third of it. In any case, it is only a matter of time before Tuo is defeated. It's just his bad luck. If he had met a Red Maple Warrior like this later, he might have been able to reach the top eight." said Old Man Zhang.

He had clearly felt that the Red Maple Warrior who defeated Tian Boyan had reached the threshold of entry.

But he was very curious about when such a strong Red Maple Warrior came to the mercenary camp.

Before the game, the people from Lin Zhan's second division had no specific preparation at all.

Allowing Tian Boyan to attack without any purpose was one of the main reasons why he was defeated so quickly.

Old Man Zhang and Shi Xunfei watched from morning till night, and Shi Xunfei gained a lot from it. He realized how big the gap was between himself and the top mercenary camp members.

The talent of the earth veins was ineffective, and I had no choice but to work hard for four years to get a chance to succeed.

By the time Shi Xunfei and his team left, this year's top sixteen contestants had all been decided.

The martial arts performances tomorrow and the day after tomorrow will determine which three people will be able to enter the inner gate.

Old Man Zhang noticed that one of Lao Liehuo's disciples had actually made it into the top 16, the only one who was not a Shenmu warrior.

Xin Yilie did not come to watch the battle, as it seemed that the journey to the Valley of Broken Souls was getting closer.

As the initiator, what Lao Liehuo needs to prepare is becoming more and more urgent.

It was already late when Master Zhang and his apprentice returned to the hut. Shi Xunfei thought for a while and said, "Master, I want to move to Bianzhi Cliff tonight."

"We're staying at Bianzhi Cliff at night, so don't fall down." Old man Zhang was quite surprised.

"Master, I watched today's martial arts performance. With my talent in the earth veins, I want to participate in the next Jingwu Competition. But if I practice step by step, I will never be able to catch up with others. The only way for me to have a chance is to surpass my own limits." Shi Xunfei said firmly.

"You are very determined and perseverant. Your own safety is more important. If you lose your life, everything else will be in vain." Old Man Zhang thought it was not impossible for Shi Xunfei to go to Bianzhi Cliff at night. Everything has its limits, neither too much nor too little.

"Master, don't worry, I will definitely not fall off the cliff." Shi Xunfei said.

Old man Zhang looked at Shi Xunfei's determined eyes and said, "Remember one thing. Don't untie the ropes on your feet at night. Take this bamboo whistle. If there is something you can't solve, blow it and I will be there immediately."

"Okay, sure." Shi Xunfei took the whistle and nodded excitedly.

Shi Xunfei didn't want to wait a moment, so he went there at night. Looking at Shi Xunfei's back, I felt a little emotional.

When I was Shi Xunfei's age, all I wanted to do was play and have fun. How could I risk my life to practice?

But with the gift of the earth veins, perhaps all efforts are in vain.