The Female CEO's Personal Bodyguard

Chapter 3489 Whoever strikes first will suffer more.

Duanmu spoke at length, and everyone understood the core meaning.

To obtain the spirit of the Great Dao, one must first win the competition here, marry his daughter, have children, and spend the rest of one's life with her.

Yes, that's a prerequisite.

If you can't meet the requirements, then don't come. After all, if the other party dares to make this condition, they must have corresponding means to ensure that everything is carried out in this way.

After listening, Nangong Li frowned: "This girl is quite pretty, but spending a lifetime with her, although it's not a long time, is not cultivation, but ordinary life day after day. It takes some patience."

Ning Hesheng thought for a moment and calmly replied, "If you are only after the Spirit of the Great Dao, and all your actions are for the purpose of obtaining the Spirit of the Great Dao in the end, then you will naturally feel that every day is like a year. If you genuinely like this girl, then living with her will naturally make the days less unbearable."

After listening to Ning Hesheng's explanation, Nangong Li looked thoughtful: "That makes sense. If you go with the heart of love, you will gain both love and wealth. If you only think about the spirit of the Great Dao, not only will the days feel like years, but you might also end up losing both love and wealth."

Nangong Li's gaze fell on Duan Mulan's face, and he smiled, "She's quite a beauty, so lovely that I feel sorry for her. Living with a woman like that for decades shouldn't be such a painful thing, right?"

Ning Hesheng smiled and said, "This is a matter of opinion. What do you think, fellow Daoist?"

Nangong Li chuckled: "I'm going to give it a try. If I succeed, I'll send a message to the sect and ask for a hundred-year leave. Who knows, when I return after a hundred years, I'll be a saint. They'll be so envious of me then. Fellow Daoist He, what about you?"

Ning Hesheng laughed and said, "I'll give it a try too. I probably won't make it to the end, but I'll just consider it participation."

Nangong Li laughed and said, "That's right. Since we're already here, we should at least participate. Even if we don't win in the end, it won't be a regret. After all, this kind of opportunity is rare. We're giving away the spirit of the Great Dao and our beautiful wife..."

Lin Chen couldn't help but chuckle inwardly as he listened to Nangong Li's words.

This Nangong Li truly lives up to his reputation as the Holy Son of a Great Sect. Regardless of what he is thinking, his dignified demeanor is unmatched by ordinary people.

Nangong Li didn't mind Ning Hesheng joining the battle, probably because he was confident in his own strength. Since he already had so many powerful opponents, why should he be afraid of adding Ning Hesheng?

Duanmu Wen scanned the entire arena with his eyes: "There is only one restriction in the martial arts competition: contestants are not allowed to use saintly methods. Otherwise, it will not be a competition of who has the greater strength, but a competition of who has the greater background and who has more and more powerful saintly methods."

Upon hearing this, everyone was in an uproar and unanimously agreed.

"That's more like it. Otherwise, those disciples of sages or scions of powerful families all possess sage-level skills. What's the point of us competing? We might even lose our lives."

"This makes sense. It's all about real strength. What's the point of comparing magic weapons or powerful backers?"

"Hey, this is going to be interesting."

"Haha, good, those disciples of major sects and sages are going to be dumbfounded."

Lin Chen glanced at Nangong Li, only to see Nangong Li nod in satisfaction: "This rule is good. It's fair this way and allows us to showcase our true strength."

Duanmu Wen finally spoke: "I have set up a barrier on these peaks. The sky above them is the battlefield. The rules of the battlefield are an elimination tournament. Each person only needs to defeat one opponent to wait for the second round. The elimination continues until the very end. The only winner will be the one who wins this martial arts contest to find a husband, and that will be my son-in-law!"

Lin Chen nodded inwardly; this rule was indeed simple and straightforward.

In an elimination system, no matter how the eliminations are conducted, in the end, only the strongest few will remain, because there can only be one winner. So, no matter which round you encounter a strong opponent and are eliminated, it means that you are not the strongest and you are not qualified to be the final winner.

"A word of advice to everyone: this is a martial arts contest to find a husband, not a killing field. We just need to determine a winner. There's no need for pointless killing. That's all I have to say. Let's begin. The winner will receive the token for the first round."

Duanmu Wen's explanation was simple. After finishing his story, he stepped aside, set down the table and chairs, and then sat down on the sofa with his daughter, ready to leisurely watch the battle. Immediately, someone rushed into the barrier before they could even speak.

Without any preamble, the two immediately began fighting.

With the barrier created by the sage in place, the battle of the near-sage, regardless of its power, is completely restrained, and not a single bit of its power will be leaked.

Everyone watched the battle in the sky with great interest.

Most people come just to watch the excitement, right?

Even if I can't win the championship, it's good to broaden my horizons.

The battle ended quickly. The victor excitedly received Duanmu Wenfa's token and then left the sky, leaving the arena to the next person.

The battles among those who went up at the beginning were quite quick, after all, there was still a big difference in strength between them, and some were even decided in a single move.

Fortunately, Duanmu Wen had given prior notice, and these people, no matter how strong they were, all restrained themselves. Although many were injured in the battle, no one died.

After watching many performances, Nangong Li suddenly nodded: "Look, Dugu Feng from Haiyuan Sect has come on stage."

Lin Chen's eyes lit up, and he looked up at the sky.

Dugu Feng was slender and had delicate features; well, she had a somewhat feminine air about her, like that of the Azure Phoenix Immortal Lord.

He soared into the sky, casually conjured a black seal, and then waited silently for his opponent.

Someone in the crowd recognized Dugu Feng, and there was a lot of discussion. After waiting for a long time, no one dared to go up and fight Dugu Feng.

After waiting for a while, no one went up. Obviously, no one wanted to fight Dugu Feng, because that would basically mean losing.

A defeat that was a foregone conclusion.

Duanmu Wen looked at it for a while, a smile appeared on his face, and he casually tossed out a sign.

"Since no one dares to fight you, and so much time has passed, even if you pass the first round, just wait for the second round."

Dugu Feng accepted the token, bowed slightly, then put away the black seal and left the arena.

Nangong Li stroked his chin and praised, "A big reputation really makes you powerful; no one dares to go up and fight him."

Ning Hesheng turned his head to look at Nangong Li: "We'll have to fight sooner or later, so why don't you step up, fellow Daoist?"

Nangong Li curled his lips: "That Dugu Feng is not someone to be trifled with. If I fight him, regardless of who wins or loses, it will definitely result in both of us being seriously injured. If I am injured now, won't I be at a disadvantage when fighting others in the future?"

Nangong Li glanced at Ning Hesheng and chuckled, "You didn't make a move either, so you probably thought the same thing as me."

Ning Hesheng chuckled: "That makes sense. Let's go and easily get a brand first, and save the tough battle for last."

(End of this chapter)