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Chapter 22: The Celebrity Register

  On the third day of the competition, two out of three matches have been played, and there is still one match left. The number of students in the square has not decreased but increased instead.

  The third match was between Kong Ling Society's Gong Feixuan and Ba Gong Society's Zhang Menglong.

  Ba Gong She was the dark horse of this hundred-school showdown, with two students becoming top ten martial arts masters overnight - Zhang Meng Long and Gong Chen. These two were previously unknown students who suddenly became top ten martial arts masters in one night, shocking the tens of thousands of students at Hua Qing Fu.

  The students gathered in the square just to see how powerful Zhang Menglong, who was unknown until now, had become.

  The third match is also the match of Goddess Kong Feixuan, and the name of Goddess Kong is famous in Huqing Mansion. Her match must not be missed.

  Mu Qing stepped onto the martial stage.

  Ordinarily-looking Zhang Menglong slowly stepped onto the performance stage, and he slightly bowed to the judges.

  Gong Feixuan wore a tight-fitting martial arts uniform on stage, causing wave after wave of screams. She is the dream goddess of countless boys, and her reputation surpasses that of Yuè Fēng Chén.

  Kong Feixuan, whether as the pride of the Kong family, or as the tenth generation Wu Wang, president of Kong Ling Society, and future partner of Su Daolin, has been highly anticipated.

  She practiced flying swords, and her swordsmanship was famous in the Huqing Mansion.

  "Please!" Zhang Menglong faced the Goddess Kong, his expression unchanged. In his eyes, the person in front of him was just a red-powdered skull.

  "Please!" Kong Feixuan stepped onto the stage and subconsciously compared Zhang Menglong with Su Daolin, having already formed a habit of comparing anyone she met to Su Daolin.

  "Make your move!" Mu Qing reminded Gong Feixuan and Zhang Menglong to attack.

  Zhang Menglong's legs were slightly apart, standing there like a mountain, he didn't have the intention to launch an attack, with a defensive posture.

  Gong Fei Xuan casually pulled out a flying sword, infused it with power, and shot it out.

  The flying sword transformed into a white line and shot straight at Zhang Menglong's throat.

  Gong Nü Shen draws her sword, and it's a must-kill strike.

  Zhang Menglong slapped his hand, and a black energy enveloped the flying sword.

  "The flying sword has been tainted." Kong Feixuan's pretty face turned pale as she cried out in surprise.

  Bang!

  The flying sword fell to the ground, its body pitch black, and had become a useless sword.

  The crowd under the martial arts platform was also shocked, and they all guessed what kind of kung fu Zhang Menglong had cultivated. How could it be so overbearing that it could pollute the flying sword with just one move, making the flying sword useless?

  Kong Fei Xuan felt a pang in her heart for her flying sword, but she was unable to back down now and casually threw out a second flying sword.

  The second flying sword emitted a cold glow and shot straight at Zhang Menglong's brow.

  Zhang Menglong's eyes opened and closed, his two hands clapped towards the empty air, a huge force caused the flying sword to fly into the distorted air, directly bursting out of the flying sword.

  Kong Feixuan's second flying sword lost its power and fell onto the martial stage beside Zhang Menglong.

  Kong Fei Xuan put all her energy into flying swords. She only had this one attack method, so she could only shoot out a third flying sword.

  Zhang Menglong easily knocked down the third flying sword.

  "Only three flying swords are left, let's see if the Pinzi shape attack can work." Kong Feixuan whispered, and with a raise of her hand, the three flying swords in her hand flew out in a Pinzi shape at the same speed.

  Zhang Menglong shot out two strands of black energy from his hands, which condensed into ropes and wrapped around the three flying swords.

  A loud rumble.

  The rope wrapped around the three flying swords that were still trembling.

  Zhang Menglong flicked his hand and a black energy rope sent Kong Feixuan's three flying swords off the martial arts stage.

  "Kong Fei Xuan, I concede." Zhang Meng Long bowed his head slightly towards Kong Fei Xuan.

  Kong Fei Xuan was so angry that she stomped her foot. She no longer had a flying sword and couldn't continue the trial. With one stomp, she leapt off the martial stage.

  "Zhang Menglong wins, Kong Feixuan loses!" Mu Qing exclaimed loudly.

  Zhang Menglong slowly came down from the performance stage under the gaze of thousands of people, causing a burst of cheers.

  The three matches on the third day of the competition have ended. On the fourth day, there will be a match between Shinto Society's So Daxing and Dongtang Society's Tang Guoqiang. The fifth day will be the final match of the Hundred Societies' showdown, with the winner of the fourth day competing in an ultimate battle against Baigong Society's Zhang Menglong.

  Su Dao Xing returned to Shen Yue Society, entered the secret chamber, and began to meditate, communicating with the sacred temple, merging with the divine image as one, starting to absorb the spiritual energy of heaven and earth for his own use, enhancing his own strength.

  It wasn't until nightfall that Su Dao Xing walked out of the secret room and headed towards his residence, facing the darkness.

  "Director Su!" A person walked up from the front, it was Zhang Chengfeng of Shen Yue Society.

  Su Dao Xing saw Zhang Cheng Feng and stopped, saying: "Cheng Feng, it's so late, why haven't you gone back to rest yet?"

  Zhang Chengfeng smiled wryly and said, "Mr. Hanyang has been waiting for the president in the reception hall of the organization all along, while the president has been cultivating in a secret room. I've had to accompany him until now."

  "Good morning!" Su Daoxing looked around the bright and spacious living room, muttering to himself: "Why would Mr. Hanyou see someone as insignificant as me? What's this all about?"

  "The director will know when he arrives. I'll head back to my residence first." Zhang Chengfeng said to Su Daoxing.

  "Alright."

  Su Dao Xing went to the living room for an early morning meeting.

  Zhang Chengfeng left Shen Yue Society and rushed towards his residence.

  Su Dao Xing stepped into the living room and bowed slightly to Han Xiang Cheng, saying: "Greetings, Mr. Han."

  Han Xiangsheng was a refined middle-aged man, he stood up, bowed his head to Su Daoyi and said: "I have long admired the great name of Master Su, today I see you, indeed a hero emerges in youth."

  Su Dao Xing's face was slightly red as he sat down in the main seat.

  Han Xiang Sheng took out a small booklet from his pocket and handed it to Su Dao Xing, explaining: "This is the latest issue of Celebrity Book, please take a look."

  I don't know what kind of medicine is being sold in the gourd with a smile, Su Dao Xing took over the book and started flipping through it.

  The celebrity book has pictures and words, listing some detailed information about the latest four major imperial dynasties' talented young people. Yue Fengchen and Su Daolin are prominently listed in the book.

  Han Xiang saw Su Dao Xing flip to the last page and said, "The last page is still blank. This page is prepared to record the information of the winner of the Bai She tournament."

  Su Dao Xing closed the book and handed it to Han Xiao Sheng, who understood his intention. He said: "If the students can win first place in the Hundred Schools Competition, Mr. Han will print my situation in the Book of Famous People, which will be published throughout the continent, right?"

  "Not bad!" Huan Xiang's smile grew wider as he increasingly appreciated Su Daoming, "The influence of the Celebrity Register on the mainland is something that Su Gongzi has already understood. Once Gongzi enters the Celebrity Register, his reputation on the mainland can quickly rise. The Holy Institute chooses its students based on their reputation, and only those who have reached a certain level of reputation will receive an invitation to take the entrance exam. Who knows how many geniuses on the mainland want to squeeze into the Celebrity Register but don't have the opportunity? This chance is placed in front of Gongzi, Su Gongzi definitely won't let it slip away."

  Su Dao Xing had been excited for a long time, he knew the influence of the Celebrity Book. If he wanted to enter the Holy Institute in the future, the first step was to accumulate his own reputation. The shortcut was to enter the Celebrity Book and use the power behind Huan Xiao Sheng to promote it.

  "Sir, state your conditions." Su Dao woke up and made a decision.

  Upon hearing this, Huan Xiao smiled and laughed, saying: "Discussing business with intelligent people is indeed a pleasure. If you win against Zhang Menglong in two days' time, send someone to Huan Xiao Pavilion with 10,000 taels of silver as the advance payment for promoting the Celebrity Register. Half a year later, send another 10,000 taels of silver as the subsequent promotion fee, and I will print your information on the last page of the Celebrity Register."

  "Deal!"

  Su Dao Xing and Han Xiao Sheng clasped their hands together, sealing the deal.

  Su Dao Xing sent Huan Xiao Sheng out of Shen Yue Society, pondered for a moment, stepped into the night, left Hu Qing Fu, and rushed to the residence of the guardian outside Hu Qing Fu.

  Huaqing Palace is only for students who come to study, and the guardians of the students live in a residential area opposite the academy.

  That residential area was lit up with lanterns, some guards were drinking and playing dice in the wine house, some guards were gathered together to discuss and study, and some guards were making money by setting up stalls.

  Su Dao woke up and arrived at the front of a dilapidated mansion, his heart felt a pang. His family's former business was still quite prosperous, but since he sold off all their assets to buy the Sacred Stone and built the Sacred Temple on Mount Wei, his family's wealth had been squandered away, leaving them with no remaining fortune. He traveled on a thousand-mile horse, while his guardian lived in this old mansion.

  "Su Duan is here!" Su Dao Xing shouted after hearing Su Duan's sword movements.

  Su Duan opened the door and Su Hong Zhuang walked out while drawing her eyebrows, Su Heng and Su Liu Zhi who were chatting also came out of the room.

  "Long time no see, young master!"

  "I've seen Su Duan, Hong Zhuang, and Liu Zhi Shifu!" Su Dao Xing bowed to the guardian deity, his nose slightly sour.

  "Master has come here in the middle of the night, surely there's something important?" Su Hongzhuo asked immediately, knowing Su Daowei best.

  Su Dao Xing told Huan Xiao Sheng about his visit and then talked about his plan to make money from the matches in the next two days.

  "We have confidence in Young Master's victory over Tang Guo Qiang and Zhang Meng Long. Let's go to the eastern gaming house to bet on Young Master winning two games in a row." Su Liu's eyes sparkled as he immediately gave a signal with his eyes to the others.

  Su Hong smiled and said, "Don't worry, young master. We old folks have staked our family fortunes in the gambling house, and we'll definitely come up with 10,000 taels of silver to send to Huanxiang Sheng of Huanxiang Pavilion."

  "I'll leave it to the four masters." Su Dao Xing bowed and left the mansion, returning to his residence in the Huqing Fu Shen Yue Society.

  The eastern wing of the Huqing Mansion was home to a famous gambling den, where Su Hongzhuang and her three companions appeared, pawning their family heirlooms for silver coins, which they then placed on Su Daowei's body.

  "The odds for Master Su are one to two, we bet five thousand taels of silver. If Master Su wins two consecutive games, we will get twenty thousand taels of silver. Ten thousand taels of silver will be sent to Huanxiang Pavilion, and ten thousand taels of silver will be kept for Master Su's return to the Su family to make arrangements." Su Hongzhu cast a questioning glance at the three escorts.

  "Good! Everything will be arranged by Hong Zhuang." The three guardians responded in unison.

  In the secret room of Huaying Mansion's Shen Yue Society, Su Daoying had been cultivating all night. It wasn't until the first ray of sunlight in the morning that he walked out of the secret room and headed towards the square.

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