Shang Kingdom National Tournament Preliminaries, Part VII

Ten blocks competed yesterday, but twenty blocks competed today. Hou Jingshu was in block eighty. They had only reached block thirty, and if this pace of twenty blocks a day continued, she would compete on the fifth day.

Wu Jian, Hou Jingshu, and Zhou Lihua spent their time in the stands, watching the participants as they fought. Yu Mao, Liu Heifeng, Li Hua, and Zhou Wen were also present, but they were sitting further away. Wu Jian could feel Zhou Wen’s eyes on them. He was doing his best to ignore that.

Many of the competitors were not worth their consideration. They were good, but they were only good for people in the Shang Kingdom. Wu Jian and Hou Jingshu were much stronger than they were. Yu Qiang could defeat most of them too.

Only a few competitors really stood out.

“Húndàn Wang is actually really good,” Zhou Lihua pressed a finger to her lips. “His skill with a blade is most impressive.”