Abyss Game: I am covered with cheats

Not knowing how long they had been on the boat, it suddenly stopped.

A loud thud jolted everyone awake from their sleep. Xu Tong, who hadn't been sleeping, immediately woke up Shen Yu and Bai Xia beside him.

Xu Tong: "What the heck are you sleeping for? Aren't you here to monitor me?"

Bai Xia: "Huh? Sorry, did I fall asleep? I didn't even notice."

Shen Yu was also awakened. Although the discomfort from seasickness made him feel a little unwell, he could endure it after getting used to it and perform some basic activities.

The boatman was standing at the bow, surveying the situation ahead, then came to the cabin and said, "Everyone, the waterway is impassable. You'll have to disembark and find your own way to the imperial city. I can't take you any further."

Hearing this, Xu Tong asked, "Did something happen ahead?"

The boatman just shook his head. "Anyway, if you go forward, you'll see a town. Once you enter the town, you'll know what's going on. I'm not going any further, you go on your own."

After disembarking, the Jianghu (martial arts world) people who had been eyeing Xu Tong and his group on the boat immediately lost their temper, saying they wanted to go back to their respective homes and find their mothers.

With a terrifying opponent in the team who could kill the 57th ranked person on the Earth Ranking while seasick, were they really going to the imperial city to compete for the position of martial arts overlord? Wasn't that just courting death?

After witnessing Shen Yu's abilities, they knew they were no match and chose to give up.

Moreover, Shen Yu had mentioned that there were people even more powerful than him. If they couldn't even beat Shen Yu, they shouldn't even think about the more powerful ones, it would just be making things difficult for themselves.

"It seems we can only go by land," Bai Xia scratched the back of her head. "Oh well, it seems some unexpected things have happened, but it doesn't matter, after all, all roads lead to Rome. No matter what, we can still reach our destination."

Hearing this, Shen Yu, who had recovered from his seasickness, looked at Xu Tong and asked, "Who is this...?"

Mainly because Bai Xia didn't have a player ID on her head, but she blurted out the word "Rome," which was difficult to hear in this ancient setting, which made Shen Yu a little puzzled.

Just as Xu Tong was thinking about how to answer this question, Bai Xia jumped up, grabbed Xu Tong's arm, and grinned, "I'm his girlfriend."

Xu Tong: "You're nothing of the sort."

Shen Yu's expression became even more confused, looking at Xu Tong, unable to understand this conversation.

"You don't need to care who she is, you just need to know that in this instance, she's on my side."

"I see."

Shen Yu nodded silently. Xu Tong had done similar things in the City of Sin instance, recruiting NPC help in the instance to help him expand his advantage in the instance. Perhaps this was a characteristic of Xu Tong when doing instances.

After confirming this, Shen Yu didn't ask too much about Bai Xia's identity.

Although he didn't ask, Bai Xia looked at him more often.

"Hmm..."

Bai Xia touched her chin, "There's a familiar feeling..."

The three walked in the direction the boatman had pointed, and soon, they saw a small town in the distance.

The town's main entrance was decorated with lanterns and streamers, as if someone was holding a wedding. Taking a closer look, they heard a burst of锣鼓喧天 (loud sounds of gongs and drums). A huge arena was set up in the center of the town, and heroes from all walks of life gathered here for a hearty battle.

A group of imperial city officials sat on the edge of the arena, watching the Jianghu experts fight each other.

"What's going on?"

As soon as Shen Yu asked this question, someone immediately came over and took the initiative to answer, "Can't you tell? This is the preliminary round of this martial arts overlord competition. Only by winning the competition here can you get a ticket to the imperial city and further participate in the subsequent competitions."

"If you don't participate in the competition here, you won't be able to participate in any of the subsequent processes."

Xu Tong muttered in his heart, "No wonder the boatman insisted on stopping here. It turns out that if you miss this check-in point, you won't be able to enter the process later."

"I see," Shen Yu was also a straightforward young man. After hearing what the person next to him said, he immediately said to Xu Tong, "Then let's sign up?"

Xu Tong glanced at Bai Xia, who nodded, indicating that there was no problem.

While walking towards the registration place, Xu Tong's eyes were also on the masters fighting in the arena.

Noisy voices came from his ears, and Xu Tong couldn't even hear what these people were saying.

But his ears heard it clearly.

[Your ears have gathered all the sound information from the surroundings and successfully arranged the names and characteristics of all the masters on the Heaven and Earth Rankings]

Xu Tong: Huh?

[Your brain uses the information provided by your ears to learn that in the arena, the unscathed white-clothed scholar is the Iron Fan Scholar, ranked twenty-sixth on the Earth Ranking. It is said that his iron fan is extremely hard, and the hidden weapons inside are even more varied, but in theory, as long as he is disarmed, he is no different from an ordinary person]

Damn, does this come with a strategy guide?

In the arena, the iron fan in the Iron Fan Scholar's hand clicked, and a short blade stained with venom suddenly pierced out from the tip of the iron fan, instantly cutting the opponent's throat.

The latter fell to the ground, clutching his throat, making a whimper of screams, and soon lost his life.

"My goodness! As expected of the Iron Fan Scholar ranked twenty-sixth on the Earth Ranking, this skill of lightness is really amazing!"

"It's not just lightness, this ever-changing iron fan is also a must. It is said that the weight of this iron fan is not light, and it is already very difficult to hold in the hand."

"Too powerful, if it were me, I definitely couldn't handle it."

"Not everyone is qualified to enter the arena. You think it's pretty good, can you go up?"

Squeezing a path through the crowd, Xu Tong and his group came to the registration place, where several officials sat at the table, with pens, ink, paper, and inkstones on the table, and the names of the various challengers were recorded on it.

"Hello," Shen Yu said, "I want to sign up to participate in the challenge, and I also want to participate in the martial arts overlord competition."

The official raised his head and glanced at Xu Tong and his group, his eyes suddenly stopping on Xu Tong.

"This little friend," the official spoke in a relatively polite manner, "May I ask what your name is?"

Xu Tong was a little confused, but he still answered the other party's question, "My name is Xu Tong, is there a problem?"

Several officials whispered to each other, checked the information, and then handed a badge to Xu Tong.

"You don't need to participate in the competition, you can go directly to the imperial city."

Xu Tong:?

Shen Yu:? What about me?